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ATP Metabolism as Biomarker Target for Cardiovascular

Protection and Toxicity

ATP Metabolism as Biomarker Target for Cardiovascular

Protection and ToxicityPollen K.F. Yeung, Ph.D

College of Pharmacy & Department of MedicineDalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2

Pollen K.F. Yeung, Pollen K.F. Yeung, Ph.DPh.DCollege of Pharmacy & Department of MedicineCollege of Pharmacy & Department of Medicine

Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 4R2

3rd International Conference on Clinical and Experimental Cardiology

Chicago/North Brook, IL, USAApril 15 - 17, 2013

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Biomarkers Symposia – My involvementBiomarkers Symposia – My involvement “Biomarkers as surrogate endpoints in pre-clinical and

clinical drug development” at the 6th Annual Symposium of the Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Montreal, QC, May 28 -31, 2003.

“Can Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Drug Therapy and Cardiac Toxicity be Effectively Integrated in Drug Development?” at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) in Washington DC (National Harbor, MD), March 18 –21, 2009.

“Predicting Clinical Outcome Events using Biomarkers for Drug Development” at the 2010 FIP/AAPS Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress, New Orleans, LA, USA, Nov 14 – 18, 2010.

“Optimizing Drug Development using Biomarkers and Biowaivers ” at the Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toronto, ON, June 12 –15, 2012.

““Biomarkers as surrogate endpoints in preBiomarkers as surrogate endpoints in pre--clinical and clinical and clinical drug developmentclinical drug development”” at the 6th Annual Symposium of the at the 6th Annual Symposium of the Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Montreal, QC, May Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Montreal, QC, May 28 28 --31, 2003. 31, 2003.

““Can Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Drug Therapy and Can Biomarkers for Cardiovascular Drug Therapy and Cardiac Toxicity be Effectively Integrated in Drug Cardiac Toxicity be Effectively Integrated in Drug Development?Development?”” at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Society at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) in Washington of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT) in Washington DC DC (National Harbor, MD), March 18 (National Harbor, MD), March 18 ––21, 2009.21, 2009.

““Predicting Clinical Outcome Events using Biomarkers for Predicting Clinical Outcome Events using Biomarkers for Drug DevelopmentDrug Development”” at the 2010 FIP/AAPS Pharmaceutical Sciences at the 2010 FIP/AAPS Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress, New Orleans, LA, USA, Nov 14 World Congress, New Orleans, LA, USA, Nov 14 –– 18, 2010.18, 2010.

““Optimizing Drug Development using Biomarkers and Optimizing Drug Development using Biomarkers and BiowaiversBiowaivers ”” at the Annual Meeting and Symposium of the at the Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toronto, ON, June Canadian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toronto, ON, June 12 12 ––15, 2012.15, 2012.

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Drug development is a science, art, or both?Drug development is a science, art, or both?

1970’s - Application of pharmacokinetics 1980’s - Controlled clinical studies for

efficacy 1990’s - Pharmacodynamics and

pharmacogenetics 2000’s - Focus on drug safety 2010’s – Biomarkers?

19701970’’s s -- Application of pharmacokineticsApplication of pharmacokinetics 19801980’’s s -- Controlled clinical studies for Controlled clinical studies for

efficacyefficacy 19901990’’s s -- Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacodynamics and

pharmacogeneticspharmacogenetics 20002000’’s s -- Focus on drug safety Focus on drug safety 20102010’’s s –– Biomarkers?Biomarkers?

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Potential Impacts of Biomarkers (Pharma 2010) Potential Impacts of Biomarkers (Pharma 2010)

Revitalize and sustain a vibrant pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and diagnostic industry.

Develop more targeted drug therapies and reduce cost of drug development.

Form the scientific basis of personalized medicines.

Revitalize and sustain a Revitalize and sustain a vibrant pharmaceutical, vibrant pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and biotechnology, and diagnostic industry.diagnostic industry.

Develop more targeted Develop more targeted drug therapies and drug therapies and reduce cost of drug reduce cost of drug development.development.

Form the scientific basis Form the scientific basis of personalized of personalized medicines.medicines.

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Definition of biomarkersDefinition of biomarkers

Biological marker (biomarker): “A characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a therapeutic intervention.”

e.g. Blood pressure, blood glucose, body weight, etc. Clinical endpoint: “A characteristic or variable that

reflects how a patient feels, functions, or survives”e.g. Feeling depressed

Biological marker (biomarker):Biological marker (biomarker): ““A characteristic A characteristic that is that is objectively measured and evaluatedobjectively measured and evaluated as an as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a processes, or pharmacologic responses to a therapeutic intervention.therapeutic intervention.””

e.g. Blood pressure, blood glucose, body weight, etc.e.g. Blood pressure, blood glucose, body weight, etc. Clinical endpoint:Clinical endpoint: ““A characteristic or variable that A characteristic or variable that

reflects how a patient feels, functions, or survivesreflects how a patient feels, functions, or survives””e.g. Feeling depressede.g. Feeling depressed

Biomarkers Definitions Working Group. Clin. Pharmacol. Ther.69: 89 – 95, 2001

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Processes of New Drug Discovery & DevelopmentProcesses of New Drug Discovery & Development

(Peck et al. (1993) Integration of Pharmacokinetics and toxicokinetics in rational drug development. Edited by A. Yacobi et al. Plenum Press, N.Y.)

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CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR BIOMARKERS AND SURROGATE ENDPOINTS

CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR BIOMARKERS AND SURROGATE ENDPOINTS

Biomarkers Definitions Working Group. Clin. Pharmacol. Ther.69: 89 – 95, 2001

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Selection of Types of BiomarkersSelection of Types of Biomarkers

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ATP Metabolism (Yeung, et al. 1997)ATP Metabolism (Yeung, et al. 1997)

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Physiological Roles Adenosine and ATPPhysiological Roles Adenosine and ATP

Regulate coronary blood flow Inhibit platelet aggregation Cardioprotection Neuro- and immuno- modulation Attenuate tissue necrosis (limit size of

infarct) Mediator of ischemic or exercise

preconditioning Others?

Regulate coronary blood flowRegulate coronary blood flow Inhibit platelet aggregationInhibit platelet aggregation CardioprotectionCardioprotection NeuroNeuro-- and and immunoimmuno-- modulationmodulation Attenuate tissue necrosis (limit size of Attenuate tissue necrosis (limit size of

infarct)infarct) Mediator of ischemic or exercise Mediator of ischemic or exercise

preconditioningpreconditioning Others?Others?

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HPLC of Adenosine and its Oxypurine Metabolites in PlasmaFeng and Yeung, Ther Drug Monit 22:177 – 183, 2000

HPLC of Adenosine and its Oxypurine Metabolites in PlasmaFeng and Yeung, Ther Drug Monit 22:177 – 183, 2000

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HPLC Assay of Purine Nucleotides in RBCHPLC Assay of Purine Nucleotides in RBC

Yeung P, Ding L, Casley W. Journal of PharmBiomed Anal 2008;47377-382.

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Inhibition of RBC uptake of adenosineInhibition of RBC uptake of adenosine

Yeung, Mosher, MacRae, Klassen. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 43:685 - 689, 1991Yeung, Mosher, Yeung, Mosher, MacRaeMacRae, , KlassenKlassen. J. Pharm. . J. Pharm. PharmacolPharmacol. 43:685 . 43:685 -- 689, 1991689, 1991

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Adenosine and DiltiazemInteractions in vivo (Yeung et al., Current Topics in Pharmacology 9 (1): 117 –121, 2005).

Adenosine and DiltiazemInteractions in vivo (Yeung et al., Current Topics in Pharmacology 9 (1): 117 –121, 2005).

Rabbits (n = 6) pretreated with saline or DTZ (5 mg/kg sc bid for 5 doses).

Adenosine administered by rapid iv infusion (over 10 min)

Rabbits (n = 6) Rabbits (n = 6) pretreatedpretreated with with saline or DTZ (5 saline or DTZ (5 mg/kg sc bid for 5 mg/kg sc bid for 5 doses).doses).

Adenosine Adenosine administered by administered by rapid iv infusion rapid iv infusion (over 10 min) (over 10 min)

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Effect of Anti-ischemia Drugs on ATP Metabolism in RBC (Yeung et al., 2011)

Effect of Anti-ischemia Drugs on ATP Metabolism in RBC (Yeung et al., 2011)

ATP

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Effect of Isoproterenol(Yeung et al., 2012)Effect of Isoproterenol(Yeung et al., 2012)

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ATP Metabolism in Rats treated with isoproterenol(Yeung and Seeto, 2012)

ATP Metabolism in Rats treated with isoproterenol(Yeung and Seeto, 2012)

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Effect of exercise on Correlation between plasma DTZ concentrations and SBP

Effect of exercise on Correlation between plasma DTZ concentrations and SBP

Yeung, Hung, Pollak, and Klassen. Int. J. Clin. Pharmacol. Therap. 37:413 - 416, 1999 )Yeung, Hung, Yeung, Hung, PollakPollak, and , and KlassenKlassen. Int. J. . Int. J. ClinClin. . PharmacolPharmacol. Therap. 37:413 . Therap. 37:413 -- 416, 1999 )416, 1999 )

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Effect of Exercise (Yeung, et al., 2010)Effect of Exercise (Yeung, et al., 2010)

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Effect of Exercise on Cardiovascular Protection (Yeung et al., 2011)

Effect of Exercise on Cardiovascular Protection (Yeung et al., 2011)

Survival Rate increased from 50% to 80%

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Effect of dtiltiazem on cardiovascular toxicity induced by isoproterenol (Yeung and Seeto, 2012)

Effect of dtiltiazem on cardiovascular toxicity induced by isoproterenol (Yeung and Seeto, 2012)

After 10 mg/kg of DTZ bid for 4 doses, survival rate increased from 50% to greater than 80%

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Opportunities for ATP metabolism as Biomarker target Opportunities for ATP metabolism as Biomarker target

Disease and health management: May be a measure of “Inner Energy”, “Reserves”, and

“Cardiovascular homeostasis” Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancer, stroke, aging (inside

age) and other neurodegenerated diseases. Aging and other chronic illnesses.

Drug development: Cardiovascular protective agents (ARB, ACEI, CCB, Rennin and

thrombin inhibitors, anti-platelet agent, B-blocker, ant-coagulant, NPH, and others)

Anti-cancer agents Cardiovascular toxicities (cardio + vascular).

Complimentary medicine: Natural health products. Traditional Chinese medicines Energy supplements

Disease and health management:Disease and health management: May be a measure of May be a measure of ““Inner EnergyInner Energy””, , ““ReservesReserves””, and , and

““Cardiovascular homeostasisCardiovascular homeostasis”” Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancer, stroke, aging (inCardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancer, stroke, aging (inside side

age) and other age) and other neurodegeneratedneurodegenerated diseases.diseases. Aging and other chronic illnesses.Aging and other chronic illnesses.

Drug development:Drug development: Cardiovascular protective agents (ARB, ACEI, CCB, Rennin and Cardiovascular protective agents (ARB, ACEI, CCB, Rennin and

thrombin inhibitors, antithrombin inhibitors, anti--platelet agent, Bplatelet agent, B--blocker, antblocker, ant--coagulant, coagulant, NPH, and others)NPH, and others)

AntiAnti--cancer agentscancer agents Cardiovascular toxicities (cardio + vascular).Cardiovascular toxicities (cardio + vascular).

Complimentary medicine:Complimentary medicine: Natural health products.Natural health products. Traditional Chinese medicinesTraditional Chinese medicines Energy supplementsEnergy supplements

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Ideal biomarker of effect(Sistare 2003)

Ideal biomarker of effect(Sistare 2003)

Should be drug or treatment related. Provide a diagnostic linkage to toxicity Represent a mechanistic intervention that

may occur far upstream of actual toxicity for early detection of toxicity.

Inter-species application.

Should be drug or treatment related.Should be drug or treatment related. Provide a Provide a diagnostic linkagediagnostic linkage to toxicityto toxicity Represent a Represent a mechanistic interventionmechanistic intervention that that

may occur far upstream of actual toxicity may occur far upstream of actual toxicity for for early detectionearly detection of toxicity.of toxicity.

InterInter--species applicationspecies application..

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Biomarker Checklist for ATP MetabolismBiomarker Checklist for ATP Metabolism

Is ATP metabolism applied across species (or species independent)?

Is ATP metabolism quantitative and measurable in systemic circulation for pharmacodynamic study?

Could ATP metabolism help lead candidate selection and reduce the risk of attrition?

Is ATP metabolism a sensitive and specific biomarker for disease or therapeutic intervention?

Could ATP metabolism be studied in a routine clinical setting?

Is ATP metabolism applied across species (or Is ATP metabolism applied across species (or species independent)? species independent)?

Is ATP metabolism quantitative and measurable in Is ATP metabolism quantitative and measurable in systemic circulation for systemic circulation for pharmacodynamicpharmacodynamic study?study?

Could ATP metabolism help lead candidate Could ATP metabolism help lead candidate selection and reduce the risk of attrition?selection and reduce the risk of attrition?

Is ATP metabolism a sensitive and specific Is ATP metabolism a sensitive and specific biomarker for disease or therapeutic intervention?biomarker for disease or therapeutic intervention?

Could ATP metabolism be studied in a routine Could ATP metabolism be studied in a routine clinical setting?clinical setting?

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Biomarkers and Critical Path (Karsdal 2009)

Biomarkers and Critical Path (Karsdal 2009)

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Challenges and Opportunities for use of biomarkers in drug development (Woodcock, 2009)

Challenges and Opportunities for use of biomarkers in drug development (Woodcock, 2009)

The imperative to produce high-value, innovative drugs will intensify, creating a higher performance hurdle for new therapeutics.

Basic biomedical science will churn out candidate biomarkers with tantalizing potential to improve value, whereas methods to use them effectively in drug development will evolve more slowly.

The balance between these forces may well determine the success or failure of the drug development enterprise over the next decade.

The imperative to produce The imperative to produce highhigh--value, value, innovative drugsinnovative drugs will intensify, creating a will intensify, creating a higher performance hurdlehigher performance hurdle for new for new therapeutics. therapeutics.

Basic biomedical science will churn out Basic biomedical science will churn out candidate biomarkers with tantalizing candidate biomarkers with tantalizing potential to improve value, whereas methods potential to improve value, whereas methods to use them effectively in drug development to use them effectively in drug development will evolve more slowly. will evolve more slowly.

The balance between these forces may well The balance between these forces may well determine the success or failure of the drug determine the success or failure of the drug development enterprise over the next decade. development enterprise over the next decade.

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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Pharmacokinetics & Metabolism LaboratoryDr. Ban Tsui , Susan Mosher (Buckley), Joe Feng, Mei Xei, Dr. Yushan Wang, Lixia Ding, Dr. Angelita Alcos, Dr. JinglanTang, Julie Dauphinee, Tanya Marcoux, Dena Seeto, Haijun Li, and many undergraduate pharmacy and science co-op students

CollaboratorsDrs. Gerald Klassen, Orlando Hung, Timothy Pollak, Mike Quilliam, Pat Farmer, Bill Casley, Remi Agu, Jason Berman, Amyl Ghanem, Zhaolin Xu

Drs. Christoph Schindler (Germany), Peicheng Zhang (China), Ping-Ya Li (China).

SponsorsCIHR (MRC), NSHRF, DPEF, H&SF, Health Canada, Sanofi-Aventis Pharma, Biovail Corp., ONC, MedMira Lab

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Dalhousie University vsLobster – which is better known for Nova Scotia?

Dalhousie University vsLobster – which is better known for Nova Scotia?