The Non-Linear Child: Ontogeny, Isoniazid Concentration, and NAT2 Genotype Modulate Enzyme Reaction Kinetics and Metabolism.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.07.031 and PMC identifier 5049930.
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Abstract
N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) catalyzes the acetylation of isoniazid to N-acetylisoniazid. NAT2 polymorphism explains 88% of isoniazid clearance variability in adults. We examined the effects of clinical and genetic factors on Michaelis-Menten reaction kinetic constants of maximum velocity (V<sub>max</sub>) and affinity (K<sub>m</sub>) in children 0-10years old. We measured the rates of isoniazid elimination and N-acetylisoniazid production in the blood of 30 children. Since maturation effects could be non-linear, we utilized a pharmacometric approach and the artificial intelligence method, multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), to identify factors predicting NAT2 V<sub>max</sub> and K<sub>m</sub> by examining clinical, genetic, and laboratory factors in toto. Isoniazid concentration predicted both V<sub>max</sub> and K<sub>m</sub> and superseded the contribution of NAT2 genotype. Age non-linearly modified the NAT2 genotype contribution until maturation at ≥5.3years. Thus, enzyme efficiency was constrained by substrate concentration, genes, and age. Since MARS output is in the form of basis functions and equations, it allows multiscale systems modeling from the level of cellular chemical reactions to whole body physiological parameters, by automatic selection of significant predictors by the algorithm.
Medical subject headings
- Antitubercular Agents
- Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase
- Genotype
- Isoniazid
- Tuberculosis