A Recombinant Humanized Anticocaine Monoclonal Antibody Alters the Urinary Clearance of Cocaine and Its Metabolites in Rats. 2019

Jordan A Marckel, and Hanna N Wetzel, and Sihame Amlal, and Hassane Amlal, and Andrew B Norman
Departments of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology (J.A.M., H.N.W., A.B.N.) and Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (S.A., H.A.), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio andrew.norman@uc.edu.

A recombinant humanized anticocaine monoclonal antibody, h2E2, has shown potential in the preclinical phases for the treatment of cocaine abuse. The standard tests for cocaine usage are the detection of benzoylecgonine (BE) and cocaine in the urine. This includes workplace drug screens as well as in clinical trials for potential treatments of cocaine abuse. By sequestering cocaine into the plasma compartment, h2E2 prevents cocaine from entering the brain. Due to the altered disposition of cocaine in the presence of h2E2, we investigated the effects of h2E2 on cocaine and metabolite levels in the urine of rats to clarify the use of BE as an endpoint measurement for effectiveness in future clinical trials. The urine concentrations of cocaine and metabolites were considerably altered in the presence of h2E2. After a single injection of h2E2 (120 mg/kg) and cocaine hydrochloride (0.56 mg/kg), the concentration of cocaine and BE excreted into the urine of rats decreased by 92% and 91%, respectively, from vehicle controls. Due to the significant decrease in urinary excretion, BE is not an appropriate indicator of cocaine usage in the presence of h2E2. Another endpoint measurement must be selected for the measurement of cocaine usage in the upcoming clinical trials of h2E2. In contrast to the effects on cocaine and BE urinary excretion, there was a 3-fold increase in ecgonine methyl ester (EME) in the presence of h2E2. Therefore, we conclude that EME is a more appropriate measurement of cocaine intake in the presence of h2E2.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D003042 Cocaine An alkaloid ester extracted from the leaves of plants including coca. It is a local anesthetic and vasoconstrictor and is clinically used for that purpose, particularly in the eye, ear, nose, and throat. It also has powerful central nervous system effects similar to the amphetamines and is a drug of abuse. Cocaine, like amphetamines, acts by multiple mechanisms on brain catecholaminergic neurons; the mechanism of its reinforcing effects is thought to involve inhibition of dopamine uptake. Cocaine HCl,Cocaine Hydrochloride,HCl, Cocaine,Hydrochloride, Cocaine
D004195 Disease Models, Animal Naturally-occurring or experimentally-induced animal diseases with pathological processes analogous to human diseases. Animal Disease Model,Animal Disease Models,Disease Model, Animal
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015813 Substance Abuse Detection Detection of drugs that have been abused, overused, or misused, including legal and illegal drugs. Urine screening is the usual method of detection. Drug Abuse Testing,Illicit Drug Testing,Street Drug Testing,Substance Abuse Testing,Drug Abuse Detection,Drug Abuse Screening,Illicit Drug Detection,Street Drug Detection,Detection, Drug Abuse,Detection, Illicit Drug,Detection, Street Drug,Detection, Substance Abuse,Detections, Drug Abuse,Detections, Illicit Drug,Detections, Street Drug,Detections, Substance Abuse,Drug Abuse Detections,Drug Abuse Screenings,Drug Abuse Testings,Drug Testing, Illicit,Drug Testings, Illicit,Illicit Drug Detections,Illicit Drug Testings,Screening, Drug Abuse,Screenings, Drug Abuse,Street Drug Detections,Street Drug Testings,Substance Abuse Detections,Substance Abuse Testings,Testing, Drug Abuse,Testing, Illicit Drug,Testing, Street Drug,Testing, Substance Abuse,Testings, Drug Abuse,Testings, Illicit Drug,Testings, Street Drug,Testings, Substance Abuse
D017207 Rats, Sprague-Dawley A strain of albino rat used widely for experimental purposes because of its calmness and ease of handling. It was developed by the Sprague-Dawley Animal Company. Holtzman Rat,Rats, Holtzman,Sprague-Dawley Rat,Rats, Sprague Dawley,Holtzman Rats,Rat, Holtzman,Rat, Sprague-Dawley,Sprague Dawley Rat,Sprague Dawley Rats,Sprague-Dawley Rats
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D061067 Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized Antibodies from non-human species whose protein sequences have been modified to make them nearly identical with human antibodies. If the constant region and part of the variable region are replaced, they are called humanized. If only the constant region is modified they are called chimeric. INN names for humanized antibodies end in -zumab. Antibodies, Humanized,Humanized Antibodies

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