Patent Publication Number: US-8969312-B2

Title: Low side effect pharmaceutical composition containing antituberculosis drugs

Description:
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention features a novel, no/low side-effect pharmaceutical composition, comprising the pharmaceutically effective dose of isoniazid (INH) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of rifampin (RIF) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of pyrazinamide (PZA) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of ethambutol (EMB) and pharmaceutically effective dose of at least one of the following compounds which were cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) or amidase inhibitors. Said compound was selected from the following groups of compounds: Nordihydroguaiaretic acid, (−)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, Capillarisin, Kaempferol, Phloretin, Hesperetin, 6-Gingerol, gallic acid, Isoliquritigenin, Naringenin, (+)-Taxifolin, Wongonin, Protocatechuic acid, (+)-Catechin, β-naphthoflavone, Embelin, Trans-Cinnamic acid, (−)-Epicatechin, Phloridzin, Brij 58, Brij 76, Brij 35, Tween 20, Tween 80, Tween 40, PEG 2000, PEG 400, Trans-Cinnamaldehyde, Daidzein, Isovitexin, β-Myrcene, Quercetin, (+)-Limonene, Myricetin, Quercitrin, Luteolin-7-Glucoside, Morin, Neohesperidin, Hesperidin, (−)-Epigallocatechin, Luteolin, Hyperoside, Ethyl Myristate, Tamarixetin, Baicalein, Rutin, Baicalin, Apigenin, (+)-Epicatechin, (−)-Epicatechin-3-gallate, Silybin, Vitexin, Genistein, Isorhamnetin, Diosmin, Puerarin, Umbelliferone, Galangin, fisetin, Cremophor EL, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Microcrystalline cellulose, Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, Mannitol, Cremophor RH40, Sucralose, Crospovidone, Sodium starch glycolate, Crospovidone, Eudragit S100, Croscarmellose sodium, Menthol, Saccharin, hydroxypropylcellulose, Pregelatinized starch, Dextrates NF hydrated, Citric acid, Aerosil 200, PEG 8000, Sorbic acid, Lemon oil, Hydroxy propylcellulose, Sodium benzoate, Acesulfame K, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Hydroxy ethyl methylcellulose, Methyl cellulose, Sodium cyclamate, Lactose monohydrate, Maltodextrin, Glyceryl behenate, Oxide red, Glycerrin monostearate, Copovidone K28, Starch acetate, Magnesium stearate, Sodium lauryl sulfate, Povidone K-30, Benzyl alcohol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Solutol H15, Butylated hydroxyl anisol. Furthermore, the present invention features a novel, no/low side-effect pharmaceutical composition, comprising the pharmaceutically effective dose of pyrazinamide (PZA) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of isoniazid (INH) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of rifampin (RIF) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of ethambutol (EMB) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of other pharmaceutical compositions and pharmaceutically effective dose of at least one of the following compounds which were amidase inhibitors. Said compound was selected from the following groups of compounds: Quercetin, Galangin, Morin, fisetin, Isoliquritigenin, Myricetin, Luteolin, Kaempferol, Capillarisin, Cremophor EL, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Tween 20, Brij58. 
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a novel, low side-effect compound complex which contains isoniazid (INH) and/or rifampin (RIF) and/or pyrazinamide (PZA) and/or ethambutol (EMB) and at least one of CYP2E1 or amidase inhibitors to reduce isoniazid or pyrazinamide induced hepatotoxicity. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     According to the estimate made by World Health Organization (WHO), nearly one-third of the world populations are infected with tuberculosis (TB) and around eight million new cases were reported every year. In Taiwan, registered new tuberculosis cases have increased dramatically in the past few years, and approximately sixty out of a hundred thousand people were infected at present. However, only three-forth of the patients were receiving the treatments. As indicated by the Department of Health (DOH), 4.2 people died of tuberculosis everyday in Taiwan, and hepatotoxicity and neurological damage, e.g. auditory and optic neuroninjury, etc. are common clinical side effects observed in patients treated with TB drugs. Among which, hepatotoxicity is the most commonside effect reported. Furthermore, due to the fact that chronic hepatitis B and C are prevailing diseases in Taiwan, if 14,000 people were infected with tuberculosis each year, it is estimated that approximately 2,000 to 3,000 people among those active tuberculosis patients also have chronic liver disorders and require the treatment of tuberculosis. Therefore, the most universal side effect of the tuberculosis treatment, hepatotoxicity, is an iatrogenicdisorder that should not be neglected. 
     Most primary anti-tuberculosis drugs, e.g. isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and rifampin, have potential side effects such as hepatotoxicity. Among those drugs, isoniazid is the most effective, but also the one that can easily induce hepatotoxicity. Isoniazid induced hepatotoxicity has been reported since the late 60&#39;s, and roughly 0.1 to 1% of the treated patients showed clinical symptoms of hepatotoxicity (Kopanoff D E et al., Isoniazid-related hepatitis: a U.S. Public Health Service cooperative surveillance study, 1978. Am. Rev Respir Dis 117:991-1001; Nolan C M et al., Hepatotoxicity associated with isoniazid preventive therapy: a 7-year survey from a public health tuberculosis clinic. 1999. JAMA 281: 1014). Moreover, 10 to 20% of those patients exhibited abnormal liver functions in the absence of clinical symptoms, and the first sign of liver malfunction usually took place two months after the initial treatment of isoniazid (Steele M A et al., Toxic hepatitis with isoniazid and rifampin: A meta-analysis. 1991. Chest. 99: 465). 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the major pathway of isoniazid metabolism is acetylation to acetylisoniazidby N-acetyltransferase (NAT) followed by rapidly hydrolysis to isonicotinic acid and acetylhydrazine. Acetylhydrazine can be further acetylated into either non-toxic diacetylhydrazine or toxic molecules which include acetyldiazene, acetylonium ion, acetylradical, and ketene etc. by N-acetyltransferase and Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP 450 2E1), respectively. Additionally, in the presence of oxygen and NADPH, acetylhydrazine can react with Cytochrome P450 2E1 and produce free radicals, and such oxidation stress can induce cell death. Moreover, both isoniazid and acetylhydrazine can be hydrolyzed to toxic hydrazine by amidase. 
     Recent studies have indicated that hydrazine (not isoniazid or acetylhydrazine) is most likely to be responsible for INH-induced hepatotoxicity observed in rabbits and rats, and the severity of hepatotoxicity is positively correlate with the concentration of hydrazine (Sarich T C, Youssefi M, Zhou T, Adams S P, Wall R A, Wright J M. Role of hydrazine in the mechanism of isoniazid hepatotoxicity in rabbits. 1996. Arch Toxicol 70: 835-840; Yue J, Peng R X, Yang J, Kong R, Liu J. CYP2E1 mediated isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. 2004. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 25: 699-704.). Sarich et al. in 1999 reported that bis-p-nitrophenyl phosphate (BNPP), an inhibitor of amidase, can prevent isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity by inhibition of hydrazine production (Sarich T C, Adams S P, Petricca G, Wright J M Inhibition of isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity in rabbits by pretreatment with an amidase inhibitor. 1999. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 289: 695-702). 
     Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) is constitutively expressed in liver and is involved in metabolic pathways of many compounds, e.g. CCl 4  and acetaminophen (Lee S S, Buters J T, Pineau T, Fernandez-Salguero P, Gonzalez F J. Role of CYP2E1 in the hepatotoxicity of acetaminophen. 1996. J Biol Chem 271: 12063-12067; Wong F W, Chan W Y, Lee S S. Resistance to carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in mice which lack CYP2E1 expression. 1998. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 153: 109-118). Nevertheless, the role of CYP22E1 in isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity remains unclear. Isoniazid is an inducer of CYP22E1 (Ramaiah S K, Apte U, Mehendale H M. Cytochrome P4502E1 induction increases thioacetamide liver injury in diet-restricted rats. 2001. Drug Metab Dispos. 29: 1088-1095.). Some studies have suggested that CYP22E1 in liver is involved in the mechanism of isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity (Yue J, Peng R X, Yang J, Kong R, Liu J. CYP2E1 mediated isoniazid-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. 2004. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 25: 699-704; Huang Y S, Chem H D, Su W J, Wu J C, Chang S C, Chiang C H, Chang F Y, et al. Cytochrome P450 2E1 genotype and the susceptibility to antituberculosis drug-induced hepatitis. 2003. Hepatology 37: 924-930.). In vitro studies have also suggested that disulfuram (DSF) and its metabolite, diethyldithiocarbamate, are the selective mechanism-based inhibitors for CYP2E1 in human liver microsomes (Guengerich F P, Kim D H, Iwasaki M. Role of human cytochrome P-450 IIE1 in the oxidation of many low molecular weight cancer suspects. 1991. Chem Res Toxicol. 4: 168-179; Hunter A L, Neal R A Inhibition of hepatic mixed-function oxidase activity in vitro and in vivo by various thiono-sulfur-containing compounds. 1975. Biochem Pharmacol. 24: 2199-2205.). Brady et al. have demonstrated that oral administration of a single dose of disulfuram (DSF) in rats can result in immunoreactive hepatic content and rapidly reduce the activity of CYP2E1 (Brady J F, Xiao F, Wang M H, Li Y, Ning S M, Gapac J M, Yang C S. Effects of disulfuram on hepatic P45011E1, other microsomal enzymes, and hepatotoxicity in rats. 1991. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 108: 366-373.). 
     Sodhi et al. reported in 1997 that oxidative-stress is one of the factors that contribute to the hepatotoxicity induced by isoniazid and rifampicin in young rats (Sodhi C P, Rana S V, Mehta S K, Vaiphei K, Attari S, Mehta S. Study of oxidative-stress in isoniazid-rifampicin induced hepatic injury in young rats. 1997. Drug Chem Toxicol 20: 255-269). Numerous research focused on identification of appropriate biomarkers so as to evaluate the in vivo rate of oxidation has discovered three types of biomarkers: biomarkers for damage caused by lipid, protein and nucleic acid oxidation. 8-iso-prostaglandin F 2α  (8-iso-PGF 2α ) is the product of lipid oxidation of arachidonic acid and is chemically stable. The amount of 8-iso-PGF 2α  can be used as an indicator for in vivo lipid oxidation and the oxidation is likely related to the production of free radicals, oxidative damage, and antioxidant deficiency (Morrow J D, Hill K E, Burk R F, Nammour T M, Badr K F, Roberts L I, 2nd. A series of prostaglandin F2-like compounds are produced in vivo in humans by a non-cyclooxygenase, free radical-catalyzed mechanism. 1990. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87: 9383-9387; Morrow J D. The isoprostanes: their quantification as an index of oxidant stress status in vivo. 2000. Drug Metab Rev. 32: 377-385.). Presently, many methods are available for measuring the concentration of 8-iso-PGF 2α  which include enzyme immunoassay (Devaraj S, Hirany S V, Burk R F, Jialal I. Divergence between LDL oxidative susceptibility and urinary F(2)-isoprostanes as measures of oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes. 2001. Clin. Chem. 47: 1974-1979.); radioimmunoassay (Helmersson J, Basu S. F2-isoprostane excretion rate and diurnal variation in human urine. 1999. Prostaglandins Leukot. Essent. Fatty Acids 61: 203-205.); gas-chromatography mass spectrometry (Morrow J D, Roberts L J, 2nd. Mass spectrometric quantification of F2-isoprostanes in biological fluids and tissues as measure of oxidant stress. 1999. Methods Enzymol. 300: 3-12.) and liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (Li H, Lawson J A, Reilly M, Adiyaman M, Hwang S W, Rokach J, FitzGerald G A. Quantitative high performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometric analysis of the four classes of F(2)-isoprostanes in human urine. 1999. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96: 13381-13386.) etc. In addition, 8-iso-PGF 2α  in human urine and its metabolite, 2,3-dinor-8-iso-PGF 2α , can be extracted by C18 solid phase extraction (SPE) and then apply to LC/MS/MS analysis (Liang Y, Wei P, Duke R W, Reaven P D, Harman S M, Cutler R G, Heward C B. Quantification of 8-iso-prostaglandin-F 2α  and 2,3-dinor-8-iso-prostaglandin-F 2α  in human urine using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. 2003. Free Radic. Biol. Med 34: 409-418.). 
     Currently, the available tests for assessing liver function so as to monitor the progress of liver damage and screen for chronic liver diseases include both conventional and quantitative tests. The most common tests used are examining the concentrations of plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST), plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT), plasma alkaline phosphatase, and liver metabolites, e.g. bilirubin and albuminetc.; or studying the coagulation factorsby measuring the prothrombin time etc. (Carlisle R, Galambos J T, Warren W D. The relationship between conventional liver tests, quantitative function tests, and histopathology in cirrhosis. 1979. Dig. Dis. Sci. 24: 358-362.). 
     The tests of liver function mostly are based on the turn-over or time-dependent serum concentrations of a test substrate that is metabolized almost exclusively via the liver (hepatic elimination). The clearance of such substrates is determined by the hepatic portal vein and hepatic artery blood flow, as well as by the extraction of these substances by the liver. The hepatic blood flow correlates with the amount of the substances supplied to the liver. On the other hand, its elimination is determined by the hepatic metabolic capacity (Herold C, Heinz R, Niedobitek G, Schneider T, Hahn E G, Schuppan D. Quantitative testing of liver function in relation to fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B and C. 2001. Liver 21: 260-265.). 
     Galactose is one type of carbohydrates that has high extraction ratio and 90% of its metabolism was processed in liver. In Liver, galactose was epimerized to glucose-1-phosphate by galactokinase and the reaction of galactokinase is the rate-limiting step in galactose metabolism. Due to the high extraction ratio of galatose and related hepatic blood flow, galactose elimination capacity became the most widespread test for examining liver function. At present, no specific test was available for evaluating residual liver function in rats, hence, measuring the metabolism capacity of a definite compound (e.g. galactose) can provide information on both rate-limiting step(s) in liver metabolism and representative value of residual liver function (Keiding S, Johansen S, Tonnesen K. Kinetics of ethanol inhibition of galactose elimination in perfused pig liver. 1977. Scand J. Clin. Lab Invest. 37: 487-494; Keiding S, Johansen S, Winkler K. Hepatic galactose elimination kinetics in the intact pig. 1982. Scand J. Clin. Lab Invest. 42: 253-259). 
     Galactose elimination capacity (GEC) is a well-established quantitative test for assessing human liver function (Lindskov J. The quantitative liver functions as measured by the galactose elimination capacity. I. Diagnostic value and relations to clinical, biochemical, and histological findings in patients with steatosis and patients with cirrhosis. 1982. Acta Med. Scand. 212: 295-302). Nonetheless, the requirement of obtaining multiple blood samples so as to establish a standard curve impedes its clinical applications. Consequently, galactose single point (GSP) test was used instead in numerous studies to assess human liver function. The inventor(s) of the present invention used GSP method to test liver function of patients with chronic hepatitis; liver cirrhosis; and hepatoma, and demonstrated that GSP test can precisely identify these liver disorders (Tang H S, Hu O Y. Assessment of liver function using a novel galactose single point method. 1992. Digestion 52: 222-231). Moreover, previous study has shown that GSP test can be successfully applied to measuring the residual liver function among patients with chronic liver diseases after treatment of promazine and cefoperazone (Hu O Y, Tang H S, Chang C L. The influence of chronic lobular hepatitis on pharmacokinetics of cefoperazone—a novel galactose single-point method as a measure of residual liver function. 1994. Biopharm Drug Dispos 15: 563-576; Hu O Y, Hu T M, Tang H S. Determination of galactose in human blood by high-performance liquid chromatography: comparison with an enzymatic method and application to the pharmacokinetic study of galactose in patients with liver dysfunction. 1995. J. Pharm. Sci. 84: 231-235; Hu O Y, Tang H S, Sheeng T Y, Chen T C, Curry S H. Pharmacokinetics of promazine in patients with hepatic cirrhosis—correlation with a novel galactose single point method. 1995. J. Pharm. Sci. 84: 111-114). In addition, GSP test was recommended by FDA, U.S.A. in the published “Guidance for Industry” to be used as one of the tests for assessing liver function (FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Pharmacokinetics in patients with impaired hepatic function: Study design, data analysis, and impact on dosing and labeling. Guidance for Industry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. 2003. pp 5). In conclusion, the primary anti-tuberculosis drug, isoniazid, has many side effects and is not well-designed, hence, improvement is much needed. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention provides a novel, low side-effect compound complex comprising isoniazid (INH) and/or rifampin (RIF) and/or pyrazinamide (PZA) and/or ethambutol (EMB) and a cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) inhibitor or a amidase inhibitor and such complex can considerably reduce INH-induced side-effects, particularly hepatotoxicity. 
     The novel compound complex mentioned above contains pharmaceutically effective doses of isoniazid (INH) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of rifampin (RIF) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of pyrazinamide (PZA) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of ethambutol (EMB) and pharmaceutically effective dose of at least one of the following compounds which were cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) or amidase inhibitors. Said compound was selected from the following groups of compounds: Nordihydroguaiaretic acid, (−)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, Capillarisin, Kaempferol, Phloretin, Hesperetin, 6-Gingerol, gallic acid, Isoliquritigenin, Naringenin, (+)-Taxifolin, Wongonin, Protocatechuic acid, (+)-Catechin, β-naphthoflavone, Embelin, Trans-Cinnamic acid, (−)-Epicatechin, Phloridzin, Brij 58, Brij 76, Brij 35, Tween 20, Tween 80, Tween 40, PEG 2000, PEG 400, Trans-Cinnamaldehyde, Daidzein, Isovitexin, β-Myrcene, Quercetin, (+)-Limonene, Myricetin, Quercitrin, Luteolin-7-Glucoside, Morin, Neohesperidin, Hesperidin, (−)-Epigallocatechin, Luteolin, Hyperoside, Ethyl Myristate, Tamarixetin, Baicalein, Rutin, Baicalin, Apigenin, (+)-Epicatechin, (−)-Epicatechin-3-gallate, Silybin, Vitexin, Genistein, Isorhamnetin, Diosmin, Puerarin, Umbelliferone, Galangin, fisetin, Cremophor EL, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Microcrystalline cellulose, Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, Mannitol, Cremophor RH40, Sucralose, Crospovidone, Sodium starch glycolate, Crospovidone, Eudragit S100, Croscarmellose sodium, Menthol, Saccharin, hydroxypropylcellulose, Pregelatinized starch, Dextrates NF hydrated, Citric acid, Aerosil 200, PEG 8000, Sorbic acid, Lemon oil, Hydroxy propylcellulose, Sodium benzoate, Acesulfame K, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Hydroxy ethyl methylcellulose, Methyl cellulose, Sodium cyclamate, Lactose monohydrate, Maltodextrin, Glyceryl behenate, Oxide red, Glycerrin monostearate, Copovidone K28, Starch acetate, Magnesium stearate, Sodium lauryl sulfate, Povidone K-30, Benzyl alcohol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Solutol H15, Butylated hydroxyl anisol. 
     Furthermore, the present invention features a novel, no/low side-effect pharmaceutical composition, comprising the pharmaceutically effective dose of pyrazinamide (PZA) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of isoniazid (INH) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of rifampin (RIF) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of ethambutol (EMB) and/or the pharmaceutically effective dose of other pharmaceutical compositions and pharmaceutically effective dose of at least one of the following compounds which were amidase inhibitors. Said compound was selected from the following groups of compounds: Quercetin, Galangin, Morin, fisetin, Isoliquritigenin, Myricetin, Luteolin, Kaempferol, Capillarisin, Cremophor EL, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Tween 20, Brij58. 
     Moreover, the novel compound complex with no/low side effects addressed in the present invention also includes, but is not limited to pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and such excipients can be diluents, fillers, binders, disintegrating agents or lubricants, such as Tween 20, Tween 40, Tween 60, Tween 80, Brij 35, Brij 58 Brij 76, Pluronic F68, Pluronic F127, (Poloxamer 407), PEG 400, PEG 2000, PEG 4000, Span 60, Span 80, Myri 52, PEG 8000, Acesulfame potassium, Aerosil 200, (Colloidal silicon dioxide), Butylated hydroxyl anisol, Corn starch, Crospovidone, Croscarmellose sodium, Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, EDTA 2 Na, Lactose, Lactose monohydrate, Lactose S.G, Low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose, Maltodextrin, Mannitol, Menthol, Propyl paraben, Methyl paraben, Microcrystalline cellulose, Guar gum, Xanthan gum, Pregelatinized starch, Povidone K-30, Sodium starch glycolate, Sodium lauryl sulfate, Sucralose, Solutol H15, Cremophor EL, Cremophor RH40, Sodium cyclamate, PVP K90F, Oxide red, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Chemy, Lemon oil, Sorbic acid, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerrin, Sodium benzolate, Starch acetate, Citric acid, Sorbitol solution, Opady white, Dextrates, NF hydrate, Magnesium stearate, Alginic acid, Eudragit E90, Eeudragit E, Glyceryl behenate, Gelucire, kollidon VA64 (copovidone K28), Hydrochoric acid, Hydroxy ethyl methyl cellulose, Hydroxy propyl cellulose, Methyl cellulose, Methacrylic acid copolymer type B (Eudragit 100), Maltose, Methacrylic Eudragit S100 acid copolymer, PEG 1450, Povidone K-90, phosphoric acid 85%, polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil (RH 40), Polyoxyl 35 castor oil (EL 35), sodium dihydrogen phosphate, saccarin, triethyl citrate, Tri-Sodium Citrate or other compound which was include in the list of USFDA Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS). 
     The inventor(s) of the present invention expanded the previous application and further discloses the results showing reduction of the hepatoxicity and other side effects induced by the existing anti-TB drug, isoniazid (INH). In addition, the previous application, PCT application number PCT/CS2008/001353 (A novel low side effect isoniazid composition), revealed that treatments that combined isoniazid with the pharmaceutical composition CYP2E1 inhibitors notably reduced hapatotoxicity and other side effects caused by isoniazid. However, the follow up studies conducted by the inventor(s) further demonstrated that random combinations of these compounds may not prevent hepatotoxicity caused by isoniazid. For example, in vivo animal study indicated that daily intraperitoneal injection of Kaempferol (3.78 mg/kg) and INH/RIF (50/100 mg/kg) for 3 weeks significantly inhibited the liver toxicity induced by isoniazid in mice. The results of relevant liver function tests including GOT, GPT and GSP in the control group (INH/RIF 50/100 mg/kg) were 571±295 U/L, 364±192 U/L, and 866±339 mg of/L, respectively. On the other hand, GOT, GPT and GSP measured from mice injected with 3.78 mg/kg Kaempferol were 89±19 U/L, 48±21 U/L and 245±98 mg/L, respectively, and were close to normal range. Nonetheless, administration of reduced Kaempferol (1.89 mg/kg) showed no obvious reduction in various liver function tests and less effectiveness in mice injected with 3.78 mg/kg Kaempferol when compared to the control group. Hence, combination of the CYP2E1 inhibitors and isoniazid indeed prevents liver toxicity caused by isoniazid, but the dose must be carefully determined. Based on the obtained results, the present invention focuses on determination of the inhibitor dosage. 
     The present invention provides following beneficial effects compared with prior arts: 
     1 The new no/low side effect isoniazid composition provided in the present invention significantly reduced liver toxicity caused by INH when compared with administration of INH alone, combined INH and/or Rifampin (RIF), or INH and/or pyrazinamide (PZA) as showed in various tests including biochemical analysis (ALT and AST values), pathological analysis, residual liver function test (GSP and GEC values) and oxidative stress indicators (the concentration of plasma 8-iso-PGF2α), and be used to vary the nicotine amide (INH), different nicotine amide (INH) and/or standing complex amphotericin (rifampin, RIF), the different nicotine amide (INH) and/or propylthiouracil isonicotinic amide (pyrazinamide, PZA) test results compared with each other in, has significantly reduced the use of different nicotine amide (INH) of the liver caused by the toxic side effects.
 
2 The new no/low side effect isoniazid composition disclosed in the present invention may also be used as a prodrug that acts as the cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) inhibitor or amide hydrolase (amidase) inhibitor in traditional Chinese Medicine. The composition provided in the present invention was extracted from natural traditional Chinese herbs/drugs and exhibits no physiological or chemical toxicity. Most importantly, the present composition shows significant inhibitory activity against human liver cytochrome P450 2E1 activity.
 
    
    
     
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       The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of the invention, will be better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments shown. 
       In the drawings: 
         FIG. 1  shows the major pathways of isoniazid (INH) metabolism in liver. 
         FIG. 2  shows the activities of AST and ALT in rats treated with control, INH, BNPP-INH, DSF-INH or BDPP-DSF-INH. Values represent the mean±SD, * indicates significant difference was observed between experimental and control groups, P&lt;0.05. 
         FIG. 3  shows the H&amp;E staining of liver sections of rats treated with control and INH.  FIG. 3A  shows the normal hepatic tissue from control group (H&amp;E staining, 400×),  FIG. 3B  shows central portal vein (V) hepatocyte damage and vacuolization (H&amp;E staining, 400×),  FIG. 3C  is the electron microscope scan of rat liver sections from control group, Nu: nucleus (9,000×),  FIG. 3D  shows electron microscope scan of rat liver sections from INH group. In compare with control group, the rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER) in rats treated with INH increased significantly, Nu: nucleus (9,000×). 
         FIG. 4  shows the molecular structures and chronographs of 8-iso-PGF 2α -d 4  (A) and 8-iso-PGF 2α  (B). 
         FIG. 5  shows LC/MS/MS chromatograph of reference compounds using MRM (multiple reaction monitor) mode. (A) Spiked with internal standard solution of 250 pg 8-iso-PGF 2α -d 4 , (B) spiked with internal standard solution of 100 pg 8-iso-PGF 2α , and (C) blank sample solution. Ion pairs are m/z 357/197 and m/z 353/193 for 8-iso-PGF 2α -d 4  (A) (as internal standard) and 8-iso-PGF 2α  (B) (as internal standard), respectively. Peak1: blank plasma; Peak2: internal standard plasma. 
         FIG. 6  shows the plasma 8-iso-PGF 2α  concentrations of rats treated with control, INH, BNPP-INH, DSF-INH and BNPP-DSF-INH. Values represent the mean±SD, * indicates significant differences between experimental and control groups, P&lt;0.001 and # indicates significant differences between experimental and control groups, P&lt;0.05. 
         FIG. 7  shows the GSP values of rats treated with control, INH, BNPP-INH, DSF-INH and BNPP-DSF-INH. Values represent the mean±SD, * indicates significant differences between experimental and control groups, P&lt;0.001; # indicates significant differences between experimental and control groups, P&lt;0.001; and indicates significant differences between experimental and control groups, P&lt;0.005. 
         FIG. 8  shows the GEC values of rats treated with control, INH, BNPP-INH, DSF-INH and BNPP-DSF-INH. Values represent the mean±SD, * indicates significant differences between experimental and control groups, P&lt;0.001; # indicates significant differences between experimental and control groups, P&lt;0.005; and indicates significant differences between experimental and control groups, P&lt;0.005. 
         FIG. 9  is the statistical analysis results and demonstrated that GSP test values highly correlate with the concentration of 8-iso-PGF 2α  in rats treated with control, INH, BNPP-INH, DSF-INH and BNPP-DSF-INH. 
         FIG. 10  is the statistical analysis results and demonstrated that GSP test values highly correlate with GEC test values in rats treated with control, INH, BNPP-INH, DSF-INH and BNPP-DSF-INH. 
         FIG. 11  shows the activities of AST and ALT in rats treated with control, PZA, BNPP-PZA or BNPP. Values represent the mean±SD, * indicates significant difference was observed between experimental and control groups, P&lt;0.05. 
         FIG. 12  shows the H&amp;E staining of liver sections of rats treated with control, PZA, BNPP-PZA, or BNPP.  FIG. 12A  shows the normal hepatic tissue from control group (H&amp;E staining, 400×),  FIG. 12B  shows central portal vein (V) hepatocyte damage and vacuolization (H&amp;E staining, 400×). 
         FIG. 13  shows the GSP values of rats treated with control, PZA, BNPP-PZA and BNPP. Values represent the mean±SD. 
         FIG. 14  shows the activities of AST and ALT in rats treated with control, INH-RIF, INH-RIF-PZA, Kaempferol-INH-RIF, Quercetin-INH-RIF, Kaempferol-INH-RIF-PZA or Quercetin-INH-RIF-PZA. Values represent the mean±SD, * indicates significant difference was observed between experimental and control groups, P&lt;0.05. 
         FIG. 15  shows the GSP values of rats treated with control, INH-RIF, INH-RIF-PZA, Kaempferol-INH-RIF, Quercetin-INH-RIF, Kaempferol-INH-RIF-PZA or Quercetin-INH-RIF-PZA. Values represent the mean±SD. 
         FIG. 16  shows the H&amp;E staining results of liver sections of rats treated with control (A), INH-RIF-PZA (B), Quercetin-INH-RIF-PZA (C) or Kaempferol-INH-RIF-PZA (D). 
         FIG. 17  shows the H&amp;E staining results of liver sections of rats treated with control (A), INH-RIF (B), Quercetin-INH-RIF (C) or Kaempferol-INH-RIF (D). 
         FIG. 18  shows the H&amp;E staining results of liver sections of rats treated with control (A), INH-RIF (B), MH-INH-RIF (C) or MM-INH-RIF (D) or ML-INH-RIF (E). 
         FIG. 19  shows the serum concentrations of Chlorzoxazone in healthy subjects treated with Chlorzoxazone+Rifamate and in the presence or absence of Mannitol; solid box indicates Rifamate control group that received Chlorzoxazone (500 mg)+Rifamate (INH/RIF 150/300 mg); hollow circle indicates HUCHE033 group that received Chlorzoxazone (500 mg)+Rifamate (INH/RIF 150/300 mg)+Mannitol (100 mg). 
         FIG. 20  shows the serum concentrations of 6-OH-Chlorzoxazone in healthy subjects treated with Chlorzoxazone+Rifamate and in the presence or absence of Mannitol; solid box indicates Rifamate control group that received Chlorzoxazone (500 mg)+Rifamate (INH/RIF 150/300 mg); hollow circle indicates HUCHE033 group that received Chlorzoxazone (500 mg)+Rifamate (INH/RIF 150/300 mg)+Mannitol (100 mg). 
     
    
    
     EXAMPLES 
     The present invention will now be described more specifically with reference to the following embodiments, which are provided for the purpose of demonstration rather than limitation. 
     Example 1 
     Animal Study of INH Treatment Combined with the CYP2E1 Inhibitor, Disulfuram (DSF) and/or Bis-p-Nitrophenyl Phosphate (BNPP) 
     1. Materials and Methods 
     All organic solvents are HPLC grade and purchased from Tedia (Fairfield, Ohio, USA) and corn oils were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, Mo., USA). 8-iso-PGF 2α  and radioactive 8-iso-PGF 2α  were obtained from Cayman (Ann Arbor, Mich., USA). Galactose injection solution was prepared by South Photochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd by dissolving 400 g of Galactose in 1 L isotonic buffering distilled water. 
     2. Animals 
     Male SD (Sprague-Dawley) rats weighing 320 to 350 g were purchased from National Laboratory Animal Center (Taiwan) and study was performed according to the animal study guidance published by Nation Health Research Institute (NHRI). Throughout the experiment, the rats were housed in air-conditioned and temperature-adjusted cages with a 12-h light/dark cycle and free access to water and food. The body weight of the rats was monitored throughout the experiment. Rats were anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital intraperitoneally (i.p.) at the dose of 50 mg/kg and Galactose was injected intravenously through a polyethylene catheter positioned in internal jugular vein. The catheter was positioned by cut-down technique and its end was embedded under the skin behind the neck. After the surgery, the rats were fasted overnight during the recovery period (about 16 hours) with unrestricted water access. 
     3. Experimental Procedures 
     Animals were randomized into one of five groups, each involving three treatments. The first treatment involved either a BNPP injection of 25 mg/kg or a BNPP vehicle (VEH1) injection (saline). BNPP was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl) after heating to approximately to 60° C., and after cooling, intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected at a volume of 1 mg/kg. The second treatment involved injections of either 100 mg/kg DSF or DSF vehicle (VEH2, corn oil). DSF was dissolved in corn oil and i.p. injected at a volume of 1 mg/kg. The third treatment involved injections of INH (25 mg/kg) or INH vehicle (VEH3, saline). INH was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl), and i.p. injected at a volume of 1 mg/kg. The first treatment (BNPP or VEH1) was administered 30 minutes before the third treatment (INH or VEH3), and the second treatment (DSF or VEH2) was administered 15 minutes before the third treatment (INH or VEH3). 
     The five treatment groups are: 
     Normal control group (NC, n=12): continuously injections of VEH1, VEH2 and VEH3 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     INH group (INH, n=7): continuously injections of INH, VEH1 and VEH2 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     BNPP-INH group (BNPP-INH, n=7): continuously injections of BNPP, INH and VEH2 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     DSF-INH group (DSF-INH, n=7): continuously injections of DSF, INH and VEH1 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     BNPP-DSF-INH group (BNPP-DSF-INH, n=7): continuously injections of BNPP DSH and INH intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     Galactose elimination capacity (GEC) test was performed 16 hours after the rats were sacrificed at the end of 21 days-treatment to measure the liver function. 
     4. Blood Sampling 
     After 21 days treatment, the rats were sacrificed with ether and blood samples collected in test tubes containing EDTA by dorsal aorta extract. The blood samples were centrifuged at 13,000 g for 15 min at 4° C. and plasma was aliquot into eppendorf tubes and stored at −80° C. 
     5. Biochemical Analysis 
     Hepatocellular damage was quantified by measuring both peak plasma Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities. AST and ALT activities are the most common biomarkers for hepatotoxicity and were measured by Synchron LXi 725 system (Beckman Instruments, USA). 
     6. Light Microscopy and Electron Microscopy 
     After the rats were sacrificed, the livers were subjected to histology analysis. Liver samples were fixed with 10% phosphate-buffered formalin and then, dehydrated and embedded in paraffin. Tissue was sectioned at 5 mm thick and stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Periodic acid Schiff stain (PAS) simultaneously, and results were observed under a light microscope. In addition, liver sections were washed with 0.1M cacodylate buffer (pH 7.4) and then fixed with 20% aqueous osmium tetroxide for 1 hour. Dehydrated and embedded in Spurr resin, and ultra-thin sections were obtained by using a diamond blade and double-stained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate, and sections were further examined under a Transmission Electron Microscope, Hitachi 600 (Hitachi Co., Japan). 
     7. Extraction and Quantification of 8-Iso-PGF2α 
     All isomers of PGF 2α  were dissolved or diluted in adequate amount of ethanol and after aliquot, stored at −70° C. As an internal standard, 10 ng of 8-iso-PGF 2α -d 4  was mixed with 0.5 ml of plasma in a glass tube and was then purified by a C18 Solid-Phase Extraction column (J. T. Baker, MA, USA). Sample eluants were evaporated under a stream of nitrogen and re-dissolved in 50 μl acetonitrile:water (15:85 v/v) solution followed by vortex for 30 seconds and 10 μl extract was further analyzed with a LC/MS/MS system. 
     8. Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) Analysis 
     The HPLC system used includes two Shimadzu LC-10ADvP pumps, one 
     Shimadzu system control and one Shimadzu autosampler (Shimadzu, Japan). HPLC purification of the extract by C18 column (mesh size 5-μm, diameter 50×2.1 mm) using 2 mM ammonium acetate/acetonitrile, ACN gradient as mobile phase (t=0 mM, 15% ACN; t=6 mM, 70% ACN; t=7 mM, 90% ACN; t=8 mM, 90% ACN; t=8.5 min, 15% ACN). The flow rate of LC/MS/MS was maintained at 200 μl/min and the total time of purification was 13.5 minutes. Such HPLC system was connected to a triple stage quadrupole mass spectrometer (API3000, Applied Biosystem, Foster City, Calif., USA) and is equipped with a Turbo Ion Spray ionization source, and uses negative electrospray for ionization. Such spectrophotometer uses diffusion of standard solution of 200 ng/ml 8-iso-PGF2α or 8-iso-PGF2α-d4 to optimize the mode for multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). Ion pairs, m/z 353/193 and m/z 357/197, were used to monitor 8-iso-PGF2α and 8-iso-PGF2α-d4, respectively. 
     After quantification, linear calibration curve was constructed by plotting 6 8-iso-PGF2α concentrations (C) and area (Y) of 8-iso-PGF2α to 8-iso-PGF2α-d4 ratio, and the obtained correlation coefficient (r) is 0.999. Plasma 8-iso-PGF2α linearity range from 0.1 to 2.5 ng/ml and its regression equation is Y=−0.0517C+0.823 ng/ml. The measured results were calculated using deuterated 8-iso-PGF2α as internal control, and inter-batch precision and accuracy of the standard curve were evaluated by Back-Calculation on 6 individual measurements of internal control samples and the relative errors range from 5.06% to 3.13%. 
     9. Quantitative Tests of Liver Function 
     All rats were subjected to GSP and GEC tests. Galactose was injected intravenously within 30 seconds (0.4 g/ml, 0.5 g/kg BW) and blood samples were collected once at 5, 10, 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes post injection by tail vein puncture. The amount of galactose was measured by the concentration of colorimetric galactose dehydrogenase and the tested concentrations ranged from 50 to 1,000p g/ml. The within-day variation of each concentration was calculated by percentage of standard deviation and coefficient of variation (CV). Day to day variation was determined by examining the slopes and the intercepts of the calibration curves and GEC was calculated by the following equation, and said equation was modified from Tygstrup&#39;s equation (Tygstrup N. The Galactose Elimination Capacity in Control Subjects and in Patients with Cirrhosis of the Liver. 1964. Acta Med. Scand 175: 281-289). 
     
       
         
           
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     D is the injection volume of galactose; T c=0  is the time required for galactose to reach concentration of 0 and was obtained from blood concentrations-time curve linear regression 20 to 60 min post injection (usually at 2.22 mmol/L); 7 is the correction value of in vivo uneven distribution amended in accordance with rules of thumb; and GSP value was the blood concentration of galactose 60 min after the 30-second injection. 
     10. Statistical Analysis 
     All representative values are mean±standard deviation (SD) and were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and P values was determined for significant differences. Calculation was made by using Statistical Package of the social Science program (version 13, SPSS Inc.) software and followed by post hoc test so as to compare the least significant difference and confirm the significant differences among groups, the average of significant difference is P&lt;0.05. 
     Results 
     1. Biochemical Analysis 
     At the end of the study, no significant differences was found between experimental and control animal groups in their body weight and relative liver weight. Biochemical analysis as shown in  FIG. 2 , peak plasma AST and ALT activities were significantly increased above control levels only in the INH group (the plasma AST activities were 116±11 IU/L and 129±10 IU/L in the control and the INH groups, respectively, (p&lt;0.05); and the plasma ALT activities were 44±6 IU/L and 52±3 IU/L in the control and the INH groups, respectively, (p&lt;0.05)) which demonstrated that biochemical hepatocellular injury was induced in the INH group whereas the concentrations of plasma aminotransferases in the control, BNPP-INH and BNPP-DSF-INH groups remained normal. 
     2. Histopathology 
     After daily i.p. injections of 150 mg/kg for three weeks, rats in the INH group showed hepatocellular damage. In contrary, liver structure remained normal in the control group. As shown in  FIG. 3 , hepatocytes in liver parenchyma from the control group were arranged inside of mesh plate in the radiation from the centrilobular portal vein, and hepatic sinusoids were found between two anastomosing plates. Liver sections from the INH group were shown in  FIG. 3B , and hepatocytes surrounding the portal vein were fragmented and shown vacuolization. However, no hepatic necrosis was observed from the EM results. Comparison of the control group and the INH group (as shown in  FIG. 3 ) indicated that hepatocytes rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER) from the INH group increased significantly. Previous studies have indicated that INH is a potent cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) inducer (Ryan D E, Ramanathan L, Iida S, Thomas P E, Haniu M, Shively J E, Lieber C S, et al. Characterization of a major form of rat hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450 induced by isoniazid. 1985. J. Biol. Chem. 260: 6385-6393), and CYP2E1 can cause the production of superoxide and hydroxyl radicals (Ekstrom G, Ingelman-Sundberg M. Rat liver microsomal NADPH-supported oxidase activity and lipid peroxidation dependent on ethanol-inducible cytochrome P-450 (P-450IIE1). 1989. Biochem. Pharmacol. 38: 1313-1319) and can increase ER function (Sodhi C P, Rana S V, Mehta S K, Vaiphei K, Attri S, Thakur S, Mehta S. Study of oxidative stress in isoniazid-induced hepatic injury in young rats with and without protein-energy malnutrition. 1996. J Biochem Toxicol. 11: 139-146.). Therefore, current results is consistent with prior research and liver injury in other tested groups including BNPP-INH, DSF-INH, and BNPP-DSF-INH showed no significant differences in compared with the control group (data not shown). 
     3. Quantification of 8-Iso-PGF2α from the Blood Samples 
     Under the mode of electrospray ionization, the maximum mass-to charge ratios of 8-iso-PGF 2α  and 8-iso-PGF 2α -d 4  are (m/z) 353 and (m/z) 357 ions, respectively. These negative charged ions were produced after numerous collisions and the molecular structures and mass spectrum of these two target compounds were shown in  FIG. 4 . In addition to the fact that the daughter ions of 8-iso-PGF 2α -d 4  is four times higher than 8-iso-PGF 2α &#39;s, fragmentation patterns are very similar between 8-iso-PGF 2α  and 8-iso-PGF 2α -d 4  which indicated that most stable daughter ions were produced from A chain, and four deuterium atoms were labeled on such A chain. The most intensive daughter ions of 8-iso-PGF 2α  and 8-iso-PGF 2α -d 4  are (m/z) 193 and (m/z) 197 ions.  FIG. 5  shows the LC/MS/MS chromatograph of 100 pg 8-iso-PGF 2α  and 250 pg/ml 8-iso-PGF 2α -d 4  (standard internal control) and a typical blood sample using MRM (multiple reaction monitor) mode. After injection of 1 ng 8-iso-PGF 2α -d 4  as internal control, such control and blood samples were both purified by SEP and further analyzed by LC/MS/MS as mentioned earlier. 
     4. Concentrations of Plasma 8-Iso-PGF2α 
     Plasma 8-iso-PGF 2α  is an indicator for oxidative stress. As shown in  FIG. 6 , in compare with the control group, plasma 8-iso-PGF 2α  increased significantly in the INH group (the plasma concentrations of 8-iso-PGF 2α  in the INH and the control groups are 151±26 pg/ml and 110±15 pg/ml, respectively, p&lt;0.001) and BNPP-INH, DSF-INH, and BNPP-DSF-INH groups all showed considerably reduction of INH-induced 8-iso-PGF 2α  (the plasma concentrations of 8-iso-PGF 2α  in the BNPP-INH, DSF-INH, and BNPP-DSF-INH groups are 128±29 pg/ml, 126±20 pg/ml and 123±17 pg/ml) and plasma 8-iso-PGF 2α  concentration in the INH group is 151±26 pg/ml, p&lt;0.005. Interestingly, no significant differences were observed among the control, BNPP-INH, DSF-INH, and BNPP-DSF-INH groups. Moreover, INH combined with either BNPP or DSF did not further reduce the plasma concentration of 8-iso-PGF 2α . 
     5. Residual Liver Function Test 
     As shown in  FIG. 7 , the GSP test values between the control group and the INH group are significantly different (GSP values of the control and INH groups are 384±69 μg/ml and 565±87 μg/ml, respectively). In addition, GSP values of the BNPP-INH, DSF-INH, and BNPP-DSF-INH groups are 401±70 μg/ml, 449±45 pg/ml, and 388±53 pg/ml. The BNPP-INH, DSF-INH, and BNPP-DSF-INH groups are an significantly different from the INH group (p&lt;0.001, p&lt;0.005, and p&lt;0.001). Furthermore, GSP value was elevated considerably in the INH group, whereas groups treated with combination drugs of INH and BNPP, INH and DSF, or INH and BNPP-DSF can resist such increase. On the other hand, compare to the DSF-INH group, INH combined with BNPP and DSF can significantly reduce INH-induced hepatotoxicity, though no statistical difference was observed (p=0.1). Also, no statistical differences were found among the GSP values of the control, the BNPP and the BNPP-DSF groups. 
     Similar results were also observed in GEC tests. As shown in  FIG. 8 , GEC values are significantly reduced in the INH group compare to the control group (the GEC values of the INH and the control groups are 3.4±0.6 mg/min·kg and 4.9±0.8 mg/min·kg, p&lt;0.001, respectively). Additionally, GEC values of the BNPP-INH, DSF-INH, and BNPP-DSF-INH groups are 4.5±0.6 mg/min·kg, 4.3±0.4 mg/min kg and 4.7±0.5 mg/min kg. An three groups exhibited significant differences from the INH group (p&lt;0.005, p&lt;0.05, and p&lt;0.005). GEC values reduced noticeably in the INH group, whereas the combination of BNPP and INH; DSF and INH; and BNPP-DSF and INH can restore such reduction. Moreover, compare to DSF-INH group, INH combined with both BNPP and DSF tend to increase the GEC value (the GEC values of the DSF-INH and BNPP-DSF-INH groups are 4.3±0.4 mg/min kg and 4.7±0.5 mg/min·kg, respectively, p=0.29). In addition, no statistical differences were found among the GSP values of the control, the BNPP, the DSF, and the BNPP-DSF groups. 
     In order to confirm the concentrations of plasma AST, plasma ALT and plasma 8-iso-PGF 2α  and to verify the correlation between quantitative tests for liver function (e.g. GSP and GEC tests), several analyses were performed and the results have suggested that the GSP values are highly correlate with plasma 8-iso-PGF 2α  concentration (as shown in  FIG. 9 ), the co-efficient is 0.836; the GSP values are highly correlate with the GEC values, (p&lt;0.001), the co-efficient is—0.822; and finally, the GEC values are also highly correlate with plasma 8-iso-PGF 2α  concentration, the co-efficient is −0.743 (p&lt;0.001). On the other hand, GSP values, GEC values and plasma 8-iso-PGF 2α  concentration are not correlated with either AST or ALT concentrations (as shown in table 1). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Correlations between biochemical analysis  
               
               
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                 r = 0.114 
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                 r = 0.016 
                 r = 0.039 
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                 r = 0.836* 
                 r = −0.743* 
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     Example 2 
     Screening of Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) Inhibitors-cDNA Synthesized Microsomal Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) 
     1. Materials and methods 
     CYP2E1 High Throughput Inhibitor Screening Kit (BD Bioscience, USA) was used to screen the cytochrome P450 (CYP2E1) inhibitors from 22 Chinese medicine guiding drugs and 10 excipients and microsomal cytochrome P450 (CYP2E1) was synthesized from cDNA (BD Bioscience, USA). The principle of the screening kit is to measure the percentage of CYP2E inhibition, after adding the test sample to substrate MFC (7-Methoxy-4-trifluoromethyl coumarin) and cytochrome P450 (CYP2E1), by measuring the synthesis of standard CYP2E1 metabolite (HFC, 7-Hydroxy-4-trifluoromethyl coumarin) and use control HFC as baseline. 
     All test samples were dissolved in acentoitrile and tested for their effects on inhibition of CYP2E1 at different concentrations: Chinese medicine guiding drugs (66 μM, 33 μM, 16.5 μM) and excipients (0.167%, 0.08%, 0.042%, w/v). The tested results of Chinese herbs and excipients were listed in  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , respectively. 
     The materials used for CYP2E1 High Throughput Inhibitor Screening Kit included: 
     (1) CYP2E1+P450 Reductase+Cytochrome b5: 100 mM potassium phosphate (pH 7.4) with 1.3 nmol P450 and p-Nitrophenol dehydrogenase. 
     (2) Control proteins: 15 mg/mL control protein was dissolved in 100 mM potassium (pH7.4). 
     (3) Buffer solution: 0.5M potassium phosphate (pH 7.4). 
     (4) Stop solution: 0.5 M Tris Base. 
     (5) Cofactors: contains 1.3 mM NADP + , 66 mM MgCl 2  and 66 mM Glucose 6-Phosphate. 
     (6) Glucose 6-Phosphate dehydrogenase: 40 units/ml in 5 mM Sodium Citrate Buffer (pH 7.5). 
     (7) MCF (7-Methoxy-4-trifluoromethyl coumarin), a fluorescence substrate, was dissolved in 50 mM acetonitrile. 
     (8) DDTC (Diethyldithiocarbamic acid): a CYP2E1 selective inhibitor (experimental group), 20 mM DDTC was dissolved in acentoitrile. 
     (9) HFC (7-Hydroxy-4-trifluoromethyl coumarin): a CYP2E1 metabolite standard, 0.25 mM HFC was dissolved in 0.1M Tris (pH 9.0). 
     (10) NADPH-Cofactor Mix: 187.5 μl cofactors, 150 μl G6PDH (glucose 6-Phosphate dehydrogenase solution) and 100 μl control protein in 14.56 μl sterilized water. 
     (11) Cofactor/acentonitrile mix: 66 μl acentonitrile was added into 9.93 ml NADPH-cofactor mix. 
     (12) Enzyme/Substrate Mix: 5.94 ml sterilized water, 50 μl HTS-706 (CYP2E1, 2 nM P450 content), and 28 μl 50 mM MFC (7-Methoxy-4-trifluoromethyl coumarin (fluorescence substrate) were added to 5.94 ml sterilized water. 
     Selection of Cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) Inhibitors 
     The procedures of selection of cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) inhibitors from Chinese medicine guiding drugs and excipients using the CYP2E1 High Throughput Inhibitor Screening Kit (BD Bioscience, USA) are: 
     Preparation of Controls: 
     a. 149 μl NADPH-Cofactor Mix and 1 μl 20 mM DDTC were added to the #1 well in a 96-well plate and mixed thoroughly, 
     b. Add 100 μl Cofactor/acetonitrile mix to #2 to #12 wells, and well #1 to #8 are positive control. Well #9 and 10 are control and well #11 and #12 are blank, 
     c. Perform serial dilution from well #1 to #8 by transferring 50 μl from well #1 and transfer to well #2; after mixed thoroughly, transferring 50 μl from well #2 and transfer to well #3 and so on to well #8 and remove 50 μl from well #8 and the diluted concentrations are: 66.6, 22.2, 7.4, 2.47, 0.82, 0.27, 0.091 and 0.03 μM,
 
2. Preparation of Experimental Groups:
 
a. 149 μl NADPH-Cofactor Mix and 1 μl 20 mM Chinese medicine guiding drugs or 1 μl 25% (w/v) excipients were added to the well #1 and #2, respectively, in a 96-well plate and mixed thoroughly,
 
b. Transfer 50 μl from well #1 and #2 and added to well #3 and mixed thoroughly (triplicate for each sample),
 
3. Initiation and Termination of the Reaction:
 
a. The 96-well plate was incubated at 37° C. for 10 mM,
 
b. 100 μl of Enzyme/Substrate Mix was added to every well and mixed thoroughly except the blank wells,
 
c. The 96-well plate was incubated at 37° C. for 40 min,
 
d. 75 μl Stop Solution was added to every well and mixed thoroughly,
 
e. Immediately add 100 μl Enzyme/Substrate Mix to blank wells and mixed thoroughly,
 
f. Measure with a Fluoroskan Ascent FL (Thermo Electron Corporation, Finland) with excitation at 405 nm and emission at 538 nm,
 
4. The fluorescence was transverse into CYP 2E1 metabolite standard (HFC) concentration (pmol) and the percentage (%) of CYP 2E1 inhibition was calculated using control as baseline by following equation:
 
               CYP   ⁢           ⁢   2   ⁢           ⁢   E   ⁢           ⁢   1   ⁢           ⁢     inhibition   ⁡     (   %   )         =     1   -       Sample   ⁢           ⁢   HFC       Control   ⁢           ⁢   HFC               
Results
 
1. Positive Controls
 
     CYP 2E1 inhibition of positive controls (DDTC) was shown in table 2 Inhibition of CYP 2E1 reached 97.555% when DDTC was at 66.6 μM concentration (that is 0.167%, w/v). This is the highest tested concentration for Chinese medicine guiding drugs, and 0.167% (w/v) is the highest tested concentration for excipients. 
                     TABLE 2                  Inhibition of CYP 2E1 (%) by positive controls                                         Inhibition of           DDTC concentration (μM)   HFC synthesis (pmol)   CYP 2E1 (%)                                             0 (control)   222.00   0           0.03   256.00   —           0.091   202.00   8.71           0.27   151.71   31.52           0.82   126.14   43.06           2.47   55.18   75.09           7.4   21.08   90.49           22.2   15.10   93.19           66.6   5.42   97.55                        
2. Inhibition of CYP 2E1 in Test Groups
 
     The CYP 2E1 inhibition activity of various Chinese medicine guiding drugs was shown in  FIG. 3  and different guiding drug shave different inhibition effects at various concentrations (66 μM, 33 μM, 16.5 μM). Among those tested guiding drugs, Nordihydroguaiaretic acid at 66 μM exhibited the best inhibition activity (97.99±0.66%). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
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                 0.66 
                 17 
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                 3.86 
                 17 
               
               
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                 0.18 
                 25 
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                 0.46 
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                 Capillarisin 
                 76.12 ± 
                 1.89 
                 17 
                 49.05 ± 
                 5.18 
                 17 
               
               
                 Kaempferol 
                 70.63 ± 
                 2.53 
                 16 
                 71.87 ± 
                 1.14 
                 16 
               
               
                 Phloretin 
                 66.84 ± 
                 4.79 
                 15 
                 42.04 ± 
                 3.63 
                 15 
               
               
                 disulfiram 
                 66.54 ± 
                 2.55 
                 17 
                 57.89 ± 
                 3.91 
                 17 
               
               
                 Hesperetin 
                 54.75 ± 
                 1.37 
                 33 
                 32.10 ± 
                 5.80 
                 33 
               
               
                 6-Gingerol 
                 51.89 ± 
                 3.33 
                 16 
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                 2.67 
                 16 
               
               
                 gallic acid 
                 48.24 ± 
                 4.20 
                 9 
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                 10.03 
                 9 
               
               
                 Isoliquritigenin 
                 47.83 ± 
                 5.36 
                 18 
                 39.08 ± 
                 2.75 
                 18 
               
               
                 Narigenin 
                 41.84 ± 
                 3.51 
                 9 
                 25.11 ± 
                 7.60 
                 9 
               
               
                 (+)-Taxifolin 
                 34.54 ± 
                 3.47 
                 17 
                 22.58 ± 
                 11.69 
                 17 
               
               
                 Wongonin 
                 23.48 ± 
                 2.59 
                 16 
                 15.64 ± 
                 7.82 
                 16 
               
               
                 Protocatechuic 
                 22.75 ± 
                 4.07 
                 8 
                 25.66 ± 
                 12.74 
                 8 
               
               
                 acid 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 (+)-Catechin 
                 16.45 ± 
                 9.67 
                 16 
                 41.53 ± 
                 7.62 
                 16 
               
               
                 β-naphthoflavone 
                 15.40 ± 
                 12.94 
                 15 
                 6.52 ± 
                 6.64 
                 15 
               
               
                 Embelin 
                 13.54 ± 
                 11.64 
                 16 
                 5.95 ± 
                 7.48 
                 16 
               
               
                 trans-Cinnamic 
                 7.10 ± 
                 6.95 
                 8 
                 5.71 ± 
                 10.53 
                 8 
               
               
                 acid 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 (−)-Epicatechin 
                 2.57 ± 
                 11.60 
                 16 
                 18.27 ± 
                 9.34 
                 16 
               
               
                 Phloridzin 
                 1.42 ± 
                 9.28 
                 24 
                 1.25 ± 
                 7.90 
                 24 
               
               
                 Puerarin 
                 −12.86 ± 
                 2.75 
                 23 
                 0.43 ± 
                 2.31 
                 23 
               
               
                 Umbelliferone 
                 −1081.56 ± 
                 168.00 
                 9 
                 −280.41 ± 
                 19.48 
                 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 *Minimum Effective Dose: minimum tested concentration (mg/L) × the volume of human liver and intestine (3L) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The CYP 2E1 inhibition activity of various excipients was shown in  FIG. 4 . Different excipients have different inhibitory effects on cytochrome P450 under different conditions (0.167%, 0.08%, 0.042%, w/v) and among which 0.167% Brij 58 showed the best inhibition activity (97.75±0.66%). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Inhibition of CYP 2E1(%) by excipients 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Chinese 
                 Inhibition of CYP2E1 (%) 
                 Minimum 
               
               
                 medicine 
                 Tested concentration (w/v) 
                 Effective 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 guiding drugs 
                 0.167% 
                 0.08% 
                 0.042% 
                 Dose* (mg) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Control 
                 0 
                   
                   
                 — 
               
               
                 Positive 
                  97.55 ± 1.862 
                   
                   
                 — 
               
               
                 control 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 (DDTC) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Brij 58 
                 97.75 ± 0.66 
                 96.58 ± 0.40 
                 96.02 ± 0.17 
                 1260 
               
               
                 Brij 76 
                 97.56 ± 1.02 
                 96.87 ± 1.00 
                 94.76 ± 0.47 
                 1260 
               
               
                 Brij 35 
                 93.33 ± 0.82 
                 89.45 ± 0.68 
                 76.21 ± 7.37 
                 180 
               
               
                   
                 (Tested 
                 (Tested 
                 (Tested 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentration 
                 concentration 
                 concentration 
                   
               
               
                   
                 0.025%) 
                 0.013%) 
                 0.006%) 
                   
               
               
                 Tween 20 
                 87.20 ± 1.29 
                 82.80 ± 1.71 
                 71.77 ± 4.48 
                 1260 
               
               
                 Tween 80 
                 73.92 ± 4.71 
                 65.45 ± 2.50 
                  64.02 ± 12.54 
                 1260 
               
               
                 Tween 40 
                 58.97 ± 3.29 
                 47.05 ± 6.48 
                 44.79 ± 2.49 
                 1260 
               
               
                 PEG 2000 
                 44.33 ± 2.75 
                 40.13 ± 3.06 
                 35.81 ± 3.26 
                 1260 
               
               
                 PEG 400 
                 42.33 ± 5.25 
                 39.10 ± 0.73 
                 31.98 ± 5.97 
                 1260 
               
               
                 Pluornic F68 
                 41.72 ± 5.34 
                 42.98 ± 3.24 
                  37.11 ± 10.35 
                 1260 
               
               
                 PEG 4000 
                 37.21 ± 1.91 
                 41.22 ± 0.97 
                  37.18 ± 10.52 
                 1260 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 *Minimum Effective Dose: minimum tested concentration (mg/L) × the volume of human liver and intestine (3 L) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 3 
     Selection of Cytochrome P450 2E1 Inhibitors-Human Liver Microsomal Cytochrome P450 2E1 
     1. Materials and Methods 
     Materials 
     Microsomes prepared from human liver were used to extract cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) and CYP2E1 inhibitors were screened from 39 Chinese medicine guiding drugs and 10 excipients. Chlorzoxazone hydroxylation is a reaction catalyzed primarily by CYP2E1 in liver. The extracted human liver microsomal cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) was mixed with its substrate, Chlorzoxazone, and test sample was then added Inhibition of CYP2E1 activity was calculated by measuring CYP2E1 standard metabolite, 6-OH-CZX (6-Hydroxy-Chlorzoxazone), and compared with control 6-OH-CZX. 
     All test samples were dissolved in 10% methanol or distilled water and guiding drugs and excipients at various concentrations were tested for their effects on inhibition of CYP2E1 activity. Tested Chinese medicine guiding drugs and excipients are shown in  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , respectively. 
     The materials required for screening human hepatocyte cytochrome P450 (CYP2E1) inhibitors are: 
     1. CYP2E1: 100 mM potassium phosphate (pH 7.4) which contains 10 mg/ml P450 protein concentrate 
     2. Control protein: 10 mg/ml P450 protein in 100 mM potassium phosphate (pH 7.4) 
     3. Buffer solution: 0.5 M potassium phosphate (pH 7.4); stop solution: ice-acetonitrile 
     4. Cofactors: include 100 mM NADP and 10 mM Glucose 6-Phosphate 
     5. Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase: 2000 units/ml in sterilized water 
     6. Chlorzoxazone: substrate, 16 mM Chlorzoxazone in 10% methanol 
     7. DDTC (Diethyldithiocarbamic acid): CYP2E1 selective inhibitor (positive control), 20 mM DDTC in 10% methanol 
     8. NADPH-regenerating System: add 530 μl Cofactor, 40 μl G6PDH (Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Solution) and 100 μl Control Protein to 3.42 ml 
     2. Screening of cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) inhibitors 
     Experimental procedures for screening cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) inhibitors: 
     1.0. 1M potassium phosphate (pH 7.4) which contains 10 mg/ml P450 protein concentrate was mixed with 5 mM MgCl 2  and incubated at 4° C. water bath for 15 min, 
     2. After incubation, 16 mM Chlorzoxazone and test samples were added to experimental groups; methanol:sterilized water at 1:1 ratio was added to control groups and DDTC was added to positive control groups, 
     3. Finally, cofactor 1 mM NADP + , 10 mM G6P and 2 IU G6PD were added and reaction mixtures were transferred to pre-incubation 37° C. water bath for 1 mM and activity was measured after 30 min of reaction 
     4. At the end of reaction, 500 μl acetonitrile was added to stop the reaction followed by 5 g/mL 4-hydroxy-tobutamide after 1 mM incubation. The mixture was then centrifuged and 20 L of supernatant was diluted ten times with methanol/sterilized water and 5 L was used for LC/MS/MS analysis.
 
5. Results: the measured signal values obtained from LC/MS/MS analysis were logarithmically-transformed to give the amounts of CYP2E1 standard metabolite, 6-Hydroxy-Chlorzoxazone (pmol), using the control group as baseline with inhibition set at 0%. The inhibition of CYP2E1 was then calculated by the following equation:
 
     The amount of 6-OH-CZX in experimental 
               Inhibition   ⁢           ⁢   of   ⁢           ⁢   CYP   ⁢           ⁢   2   ⁢           ⁢   E   ⁢           ⁢   1   ⁢     (   %   )       =     1   -             The  amount  of  6-OH-CZX               in   ⁢           ⁢   experimental   ⁢           ⁢   group             Control   ⁢           ⁢   6   ⁢     -     ⁢   OH   ⁢     -     ⁢   CZX               
Results
 
1. Positive Control
 
     The inhibition of CYP 2E1 of positive control, DDTC, is shown in table 2 and according to table 5, DDTC can inhibit up to 87.56% of CYP 2E1 activity at concentration 100 μM. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Inhibition of CYP 2E1(%) by positive control 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 DDTC concentration 
                 6-OH-CZX 
                 CYP 2E1 
               
               
                 (μM) 
                 concentration (pmol) 
                 inhibition (%) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 0 (control) 
                 3207.5 
                 0 
               
               
                 50 
                 1644.5 
                 48.66 
               
               
                 100 
                 431.2 
                 87.56 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     2. Inhibition of CYP 2E1 by Chinese medicine guiding drugs was shown in table 6 and suggested that different guiding drugs have different effects on cytochrome P450CYP 2E1 activity at various concentrations (66 μM, 33 μM, 16.5 μM) and Nordihydroguaiaretic acid at 66 μM showed the best inhibition activity (96.98±0.19%). 
                     TABLE 6                  Inhibition of CYP 2E1(%) by Chinese medicine guiding drugs                             Inhibition of CYP 2E1 (%)   Minimum           Tested Concentration   Effective                                 Guiding Drugs   66 μM   33 μM   16.5 μM   Dose* (mg)               Control   0   0   0   —       Nordihydroguaiaretic acid   96.98 ± 0.19   67.68. ± 2.24    49.81 ± 2.42   17       Trans-Cinnamaldehyde   92.81 ± 0.53   89.56 ± 1.52   60.79 ± 3.00   7       Daidzein   86.77 ± 1.04   76.33 ± 2.28   73.55 ± 1.74   14       Isovitexin   81.82 ± 1.34   67.60 ± 3.24   59.82 ± 1.41   24       Kaempferol   79.25 ± 0.27   74.74 ± 0.60   66.53 ± 1.71   16       Disulfiram   78.23 ± 0.25   75.75 ± 1.38   74.09 ± 1.10   17       β-Myrcene   76.49 ± 2.18   75.50 ± 2.14   53.40 ± 4.93   8       Quercetin   73.32 ± 1.57   53.02 ± 2.17   46.40 ± 4.68   16       (−)-Epigallocetechin-3-gallate   72.16 ± 1.02   60.53 ± 2.06   50.19 ± 1.89   25       (+)-Limonene   63.64 ± 2.74   38.05 ± 1.95   13.77 ± 1.96   7       Myricetin   61.60 ± 0.88   59.21 ± 1.27   42.21 ± 2.55   17       Quercitrin   61.04 ± 5.88   53.77 ± 3.51   33.51 ± 4.29   24       Luteolin-7-Glucoside   60.26 ± 1.11   55.87 ± 0.67   42.96 ± 5.10   24       Morin   60.26 ± 1.56   52.08 ± 1.70   36.88 ± 1.56   16       Neohesperidin   58.70 ± 1.06   48.96 ± 2.37   42.81 ± 1.75   33       Hesperidin   58.57 ± 3.78   50.91 ± 2.81   45.32 ± 1.57   33       Capillarisin   57.31 ± 1.31   46.22 ± 2.65   32.89 ± 2.46   17       (−)-Epigallocatechin   57.08 ± 1.85   36.40 ± 2.18   38.95 ± 1.92   17       Hyperoside   53.51 ± 1.20   35.58 ± 3.68   −24.16 ± 1.19    25       Luteolin   53.23 ± 1.78   43.40 ± 4.74   39.15 ± 3.42   16       Ethyl Myristate   51.95 ± 2.38   41.04 ± 4.76   22.08 ± 0.78   14       Tamarixetin   50.91 ± 3.12   47.79 ± 2.81   37.40 ± 1.96   17       Phloretin   50.90 ± 2.09   39.78 ± 3.28   29.60 ± 3.21   15       Baicalein   50.13 ± 5.11   47.79 ± 3.40   35.32 ± 1.51   15       Baicalin   49.30 ± 2.26   35.61 ± 3.09   22.51 ± 2.24   24       Apigenin   47.51 ± 3.66   36.80 ± 1.98   28.89 ± 1.54   15       Naringenin   45.16 ± 4.43   28.45 ± 2.21   19.50 ± 2.02   9       Hesperetin   44.56 ± 2.35   34.28 ± 2.03   25.74 ± 2.45   17       (+)-Epicatechin   44.32 ± 1.25   52.32 ± 1.59   66.71 ± 1.79   16       Rutin   43.51 ± 3.09   30.13 ± 1.62   30.00 ± 0.81   33       (−)-Epicatechin-3-gallate   42.92 ± 0.65   34.84 ± 1.72   30.31 ± 1.27   24       Isoliquritigenin   41.12 ± 0.92   31.48 ± 1.24   21.18 ± 1.96   18       Silybin   38.96 ± 1.19   37.14 ± 1.15   59.48 ± 2.34   26       Vitexin   38.70 ± 1.62   30.65 ± 0.78   23.12 ± 1.19   24       Genistein   36.88 ± 1.56   30.91 ± 1.62   43.90 ± 2.06   15       Isorhamnetin   36.31 ± 1.59   18.68 ± 1.22   12.06 ± 1.06   14       gallic acid   27.96 ± 1.56   18.79 ± 2.03   10.50 ± 1.12   9       Diosmin   21.56 ± 1.19   43.12 ± 3.57   60.00 ± 1.96   33       6-Gingerol   19.08 ± 1.36   11.51 ± 1.02    7.84 ± 0.92   16               *Minimum Effective Dose: minimum tested concentration (mg/L) × the volume of human liver and intestine (3 L)            
CYP 2E1 inhibition by excipients was shown in table 4 and indicated that different excipients have different effects on cytochrome P450 CYP 2E1 activity at various concentrations (0.167%, 0.08%, 0.042%, w/v) and 0.167% Brij 58 has the best inhibition of 91.24±1.33%.
 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Inhibition of CYP 2E1 (%) by excipients 
               
            
           
           
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Minimum 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Inhibition of CYP 2E1 (%) 
                 Effective 
               
               
                   
                 Tested concentration (w/v) 
                 Dose* 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Excipients 
                 0.167% 
                 0.08% 
                 0.042% 
                 (mg) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Control 
                 0 
                 0 
                 0 
                   
               
               
                 Brij 58 
                 91.24 ± 1.33 
                 80.50 ± 1.14 
                 62.57 ± 2.10  
                 1260 
               
               
                 Brij 76 
                 86.15 ± 1.02 
                 75.71 ± 1.61 
                 68.99 ± 3.77  
                 1260 
               
               
                 Saccharin 
                 78.5 ± 2.1 
                 51.2 ± 0.9 
                 29.4 ± 2.7  
                 10 
               
               
                   
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Brij 35 
                 77.28 ± 1.02 
                 64.17 ± 1.71 
                 42.37 ± 1.78  
                 18 
               
               
                   
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 0.025%) 
                 tion 0.013%) 
                 tion 0.006%) 
                   
               
               
                 Tween 20 
                 75.38 ± 3.64 
                 70.44 ± 0.93 
                 55.38 ± 1.95  
                 1260 
               
               
                 PEG 400 
                 64.17 ± 1.53 
                 54.78 ± 3.53 
                 26.42 ± 1.81  
                 1260 
               
               
                 Microcrystalline 
                 60.2 ± 4.1 
                 54.4 ± 3.8 
                 48.8 ± 0.2  
                 180 
               
               
                 cellulose 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 0.025%) 
                 tion 0.013%) 
                 tion 0.006%) 
                   
               
               
                 Dicalcium 
                 60.1 ± 0.3 
                 56.8 ± 2.2 
                 31.2 ± 2.9  
                 9 
               
               
                 phosphate 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                 dihydrate 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Sucralose 
                 55.8 ± 2.0 
                 45.8 ± 4.0 
                 37.1 ± 2.8  
                 22 
               
               
                   
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Mannitol 
                 54.5 ± 4.2 
                 51.2 ± 2.1 
                 44.8 ± 1.8  
                 10 
               
               
                   
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Cremophor 
                 50.4 ± 1.1 
                 43.2 ± 3.1 
                 30.2 ± 2.8  
                 1260 
               
               
                 RH40 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Sodium starch 
                 50.3 ± 1.9 
                 51.3 ± 2.2 
                 34.7 ± 1.3  
                 158 
               
               
                 glycolate 
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 PEG 4000 
                 47.11 ± 0.92 
                 23.94 ± 0.92 
                 8.70 ± 0.77 
                 1260 
               
               
                 PEG 2000 
                 47.06 ± 1.53 
                 41.43 ± 1.60 
                 22.25 ± 1.93  
                 1260 
               
               
                 Crospovidone 
                 44.1 ± 0.9 
                 40.3 ± 2.1 
                 34.8 ± 1.1  
                 158 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Tween 40 
                 46.34 ± 3.06 
                 33.43 ± 2.10 
                 16.88 ± 1.17  
                 1260 
               
               
                 Tween 80 
                 39.14 ± 2.40 
                 40.56 ± 3.85 
                 23.1 ± 3.0  
                 158 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Eudragit S100 
                 38.1 ± 0.1 
                 35.6 ± 2.4 
                 10.2 ± 0.3  
                 158 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Croscarmellose 
                 35.4 ± 0.8 
                 30.3 ± 2.4 
                 4.3 ± 0.3 
                 158 
               
               
                 sodium 
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Pluornic F68 
                 31.46 ± 1.60 
                 17.39 ± 1.07 
                 7.93 ± 0.27 
                 1260 
               
               
                 Menthol 
                 30.8 ± 0.3 
                 20.8 ± 2.1 
                 10.5 ± 0.4  
                 8 
               
               
                 Hydroxypropyl- 
                 22.1 ± 0.4 
                 20.3 ± 1.1 
                 17.5 ± 0.9  
                 158 
               
               
                 cellulose 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 0.025%) 
                 tion 0.013%) 
                 tion 0.006%) 
                   
               
               
                 Pregelatinized 
                 18.3 ± 1.1 
                 12.8 ± 0.2 
                 10.2 ± 2.3  
                 158 
               
               
                 starch 
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Dextrates NF 
                 19.2 ± 1.1 
                 14.4 ± 3.2 
                 10.6 ± 1.5  
                 158 
               
               
                 hydrated 
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Citric acid 
                 20.5 ± 1.8 
                 15.5 ± 0.0 
                 9.9 ± 3.1 
                 10 
               
               
                   
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Cremophor EL 
                 19.2 ± 0.5 
                 15.2 ± 2.2 
                 2.4 ± 0.3 
                 158 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Aerosil 200 
                 15.4 ± 1.1 
                 17.8 ± 2.1 
                 4.3 ± 0.1 
                 158 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Myrj 52 
                 18.1 ± 2.6 
                 15.7 ± 2.7 
                 14.6 ± 1.8  
                 1260 
               
               
                 PEG 8000 
                 21.1 ± 3.4 
                 14.2 ± 3.3 
                 9.4 ± 0.2 
                 1260 
               
               
                 Sorbic acid 
                 14.8 ± 0.1 
                 10.9 ± 2.1 
                 8.4 ± 1.6 
                 6 
               
               
                   
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Lemon oil 
                  7.8 ± 0.3 
                  9.8 ± 0.4 
                 2.2 ± 0.4 
                 158 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Span 60 
                 17.4 ± 0.9 
                 13.9 ± 0.7 
                 12.4 ± 2.3  
                 1260 
               
               
                 Sorbitol 
                 16.1 ± 0.7 
                  5.6 ± 0.5 
                 4.4 ± 1.7 
                 158 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Sodium 
                 15.8 ± 0.9 
                  7.8 ± 4.1 
                 7.1 ± 2.0 
                 9 
               
               
                 benzoate 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Acesulfame K 
                 14.5 ± 1.9 
                  7.1 ± 2.3 
                 3.9 ± 2.7 
                 10 
               
               
                 Hydroxypropyl 
                 13.9 ± 2.2 
                 13.6 ± 2.6 
                 6.1 ± 0.3 
                 158 
               
               
                 methylcellulose 
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Hydroxy ethyl 
                 11.6 ± 0.9 
                 13.2 ± 0.6 
                 1.7 ± 0.2 
                 158 
               
               
                 methylcellulose 
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Methyl 
                 10.2 ± 1.7 
                  5.5 ± 0.5 
                 4.1 ± 1.9 
                 158 
               
               
                 cellulose 
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Span 80 
                 10.1 ± 2.1 
                  6.2 ± 0.4 
                 5.9 ± 0.3 
                 1260 
               
               
                 Sodium 
                  9.1 ± 2.6 
                  1.7 ± 4.7 
                 9.4 ± 2.7 
                 10 
               
               
                 cyclamate 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Lactose 
                  8.7 ± 3.8 
                  3.9 ± 2.3 
                 7.8 ± 2.2 
                 18 
               
               
                 monohydrate 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Maltodextrin 
                  8.5 ± 2.8 
                  5.9 ± 2.1 
                 7.2 ± 1.2 
                 158 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Glyceryl 
                  8.2 ± 2.0 
                  3.1 ± 2.5 
                 3.1 ± 0.3 
                 52 
               
               
                 behenate 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Oxide red 
                  8.0 ± 5.8 
                 10.3 ± 5.3 
                 10.7 ± 4.5  
                 34 
               
               
                   
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Glycerrin 
                  6.9 ± 3.8 
                  7.4 ± 2.9 
                 5.8 ± 1.7 
                 158 
               
               
                 monostearate 
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Copovidone 
                  6.1 ± 0.7 
                  4.5 ± 0.5 
                 6.4 ± 0.5 
                 158 
               
               
                 K28 
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Starch acetate 
                  5.3 ± 0.7 
                  4.9 ± 1.2 
                 4.9 ± 1.4 
                 158 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Magnesium 
                  5.0 ± 1.6 
                  3.0 ± 0.7 
                 2.0 ± 1.0 
                 29 
               
               
                 stearate 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Sodium lauryl 
                  4.9 ± 1.6 
                  6.4 ± 0.9 
                 4.6 ± 1.1 
                 14 
               
               
                 sulfate 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Povidone K-30 
                  3.2 ± 0.2 
                  2.2 ± 0.1 
                 4.7 ± 1.0 
                 6 
               
               
                   
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Benzyl alcohol 
                 −10.3 ± 6.3  
                  6.7 ± 1.0 
                 7.7 ± 2.6 
                 158 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Methylparaben 
                 −21.5 ± 2.0  
                 −14.0 ± 2.2  
                 4.6 ± 3.2 
                 8 
               
               
                   
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Propylparaben 
                 −27.3 ± 3.7  
                 −17.2 ± 2.4  
                 −4.1 ± 1.2  
                 9 
               
               
                   
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
                   
               
               
                 Solutol H15 
                 −21.0 ± 4.8  
                 −9.3 ± 0.8 
                 2.7 ± 0.3 
                 158 
               
               
                   
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                   
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 0.084%) 
                 tion 0.042%) 
                 tion 0.00525%) 
                   
               
               
                 Butylated 
                 −85.5 ± 3.9  
                 −47.1 ± 5.1  
                 −16.8 ± 0.5  
                 9 
               
               
                 hydroxyl 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                 (test 
                   
               
               
                 anisol 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                 concentra- 
                   
               
               
                   
                 tion 66 uM) 
                 tion 33 uM) 
                 tion 16.5 uM) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 4 
     Screening of Amidase Inhibitors 
     Mouse Liver Microsomal Amidase 
     I. Materials and Methods 
     (1) Materials 
     Quantification of Isonicotinic acid by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC-UV). All organic solvents were HPLC grade, and were purchased from Tedia Co., Ltd. (Fairfield, Ohio, USA). Isoniazid, isonicotinic acid and nicotinic acid (internal standard) were purchased from Sigma Chemical Company (St. Louis, Mo., USA). 
     (2) Sample Processing 
     Mouse liver microsomes were used as the source of amidase, and isoniazid was used as the amidase metabolism drugs. quantitative isoniazid was catalyzed into metabolites isonicotinic acid (INA) by amidase, and was used as the index for measurement of the amidase activity for establishment of the platform for screening in vitro amidase activity inhibitors. The HPLC system includes a Shimadzu the LC-LOAD pump, 1 Shimadzu system control and a Shimadzu autosampler (Shimadzu Scientific Instrument, Japan). A C18 column (particle size 5 μm, inner diameter of 50×4.6 mm, 25 cm) containing 70% methanol and 30% ammonium formate (50 mM, pH=2.5) of the mobile phase for HPLC separation, and the experimental steps are outlined as follows: 
     (1) Preparation of the mouse liver microsomal enzyme solutions and determination of concentrations. 
     (2) An aliquot of 150 μL mouse liver microsomal solution was added to 100 μL isoniazid solution in 35 μL 67 mM potassium phosphate buffer solution (KH2PO3, pH=7) with a final concentration at 3 mM, and then mixed thoroughly with 15 μL amidase inhibitor (deionized water was added in the control group).
 
(3) Incubation at 37° C. water bath for 30 minutes.
 
(4) An aliquot of 300 μL acetonitrile (ACN) was added and mixed thoroughly, and incubated for 6 minutes.
 
(5) An aliquot of 30 μL perchloric acid was then mixed and incubated for 6 minutes.
 
(6) The mixture was centrifuged at 13000 g for 6 minutes.
 
(7) After centrifugation, 100 μL of the supernatant was injected into HPLC.
 
(8) Methanol ammonium formate (50 mM, pH=2.5)=70:30 (V/V) was selected as the mobile phase, and the flow rate was controlled at 1 mL/mM and detected at 270 nm UV.
 
(9) Result analysis: Conversion of the HPLC-UV signal measured values into the amount of isonicotinic acid (ng/mL), which is the amidase metabolite standard, and the control amidase inhibition was selected as baseline and defined as 0% inhibition. The amidase inhibition % was then calculated using the following formula:
 
               amidase   ⁢           ⁢     inhibition   ⁡     (   %   )         =     1   -       the   ⁢           ⁢   amount   ⁢           ⁢   of   ⁢           ⁢   isonicotinic   ⁢           ⁢   acid   ⁢           ⁢   obtained   ⁢           ⁢   in   ⁢           ⁢   test   ⁢           ⁢   group       the   ⁢           ⁢   amount   ⁢           ⁢   of   ⁢           ⁢   isonicotinic   ⁢           ⁢   acid   ⁢           ⁢   obtained   ⁢           ⁢   in   ⁢           ⁢   control   ⁢           ⁢   group               
(2) Results
 
     The inhibition of the Amidase measured from the pure ingredients of traditional Chinese herbs/drugs and excipients are shown in Table 8 and 9, respectively. According to the results, various pure ingredients of traditional Chinese herbs/drugs and excipients exhibit different amidase inhibitory effects at different concentrations, and among which 100 μM HUCHE033 showed the best inhibition (75.5±2.2%). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 8 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 In vitro Amidase inhibition of the screened 
               
               
                 compounds of traditional Chinese herbs/drugs 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Amidase inhibition (%) 
                 Minimun 
               
               
                 Screened 
                 Inhibitory concentration (%) 
                 Effective 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 compound 
                 100 uM 
                 10 uM 
                 1 uM 
                 Dose (mg) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Positive Control 
                 92.1 ± 8.7 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 (BNPP) 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Quercetin 
                 75.5 ± 2.2 
                 62.3 ± 4.4 
                 48.1 ± 15.0 
                 0.8 
               
               
                 Galangin 
                 61.5 ± 2.7 
                 32.8 ± 4.4 
                 9.6 ± 9.9 
                 0.5 
               
               
                 Morin 
                 59.8 ± 5.1 
                  9.1 ± 1.7 
                 −16.6 ± 4.8  
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Isoliquirtigenin 
                 57.2 ± 8.5 
                 17.7 ± 8.3 
                 −18.7 ± 26.0  
                 0.8 
               
               
                 Myricetin 
                 56.4 ± 1.5 
                 37.8 ± 8.4 
                 8.0 ± 4.9 
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Fisetin 
                 56.4 ± 2.9 
                 38.3 ± 2.0 
                 −9.2 ± 2.5  
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Disulfiram 
                 50.2 ± 9.1 
                 42.1 ± 4.1 
                 44.1 ± 1.0  
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Kaempferol 
                 49.1 ± 8.6 
                 25.3 ± 7.8 
                 7.3 ± 8.2 
                 1.0 
               
               
                 Luteolin 
                 47.5 ± 6.2 
                 23.0 ± 6.0 
                 6.1 ± 9.1 
                 0.6 
               
               
                 Capillarisin 
                 45.7 ± 4.2 
                 18.2 ± 3.7 
                 −4.1 ± 8.1  
                 0.4 
               
               
                 α-Naphthoflavone 
                 36.9 ± 2.7 
                 19.3 ± 3.7 
                 7.3 ± 7.9 
                 1.8 
               
               
                 (+)-Taxifolin 
                 36.4 ± 3.4 
                 32.2 ± 5.8 
                 36.8 ± 11.5 
                 1.3 
               
               
                 Baicalin 
                  34.8 ± 10.2 
                 15.2 ± 6.3 
                 2.1 ± 7.5 
                 1.4 
               
               
                 Umbelliferone 
                 33.5 ± 8.2 
                  −1.0 ± 13.2 
                 24.1 ± 11.6 
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Eriocitrin 
                 32.8 ± 1.9 
                 19.0 ± 3.0 
                 −16.1 ± 12.8  
                 0.8 
               
               
                 Isorhamnetin 
                 31.3 ± 1.3 
                 20.0 ± 4.6 
                 13.8 ± 1.0  
                 1.3 
               
               
                 Phloretin 
                 29.9 ± 8.1 
                  9.8 ± 5.4 
                 16.5 ± 14.3 
                 0.8 
               
               
                 Embelin 
                 29.1 ± 1.2 
                  6.6 ± 8.6 
                 5.3 ± 5.2 
                 1.4 
               
               
                 Tamarixetin 
                 28.9 ± 4.2 
                 27.9 ± 6.3 
                  3.5 ± 10.5 
                 1.8 
               
               
                 Oleanolic Acid 
                 24.5 ± 4.0 
                 14.8 ± 3.4 
                 20.3 ± 5.2  
                 0.8 
               
               
                 Glycyrrhizin 
                  24.4 ± 12.7 
                  4.3 ± 11.3 
                 −1.3 ± 3.1  
                 1.3 
               
               
                 Nariagenin 
                 24.2 ± 7.6 
                 13.5 ± 9.4 
                 11.2 ± 6.5  
                 1.0 
               
               
                 Chrysoeriol 
                 23.2 ± 1.2 
                  24.9 ± 11.2 
                 7.7 ± 7.1 
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Cineole 
                  22.9 ± 10.4 
                 −4.7 ± 4.9 
                 −16.5 ± 17.5  
                 1.8 
               
               
                 6-Gingerol 
                 22.6 ± 3.4 
                  0.5 ± 0.7 
                 −8.2 ± 9.0  
                 1.8 
               
               
                 Eriodictyol 
                 22.3 ± 4.7 
                  6.5 ± 11.3 
                 9.0 ± 4.7 
                 1.4 
               
               
                 Isosakuranetin 
                 22.2 ± 7.3 
                  −8.9 ± 11.2 
                 −8.0 ± 10.5 
                 1.2 
               
               
                 Chrysin 
                 21.5 ± 2.1 
                 24.7 ± 2.2 
                 3.5 ± 6.1 
                 1.1 
               
               
                 Sciadopitysin 
                  20.6 ± 19.3 
                 20.7 ± 6.0 
                 10.3 ± 3.8  
                 1.3 
               
               
                 Isoquercitrin 
                 19.6 ± 5.9 
                  5.1 ± 3.6 
                 −3.7 ± 1.4  
                 0.4 
               
               
                 Hesperetin 
                 19.0 ± 3.6 
                  5.4 ± 2.5 
                 −40.5 ± 24.8  
                 1.7 
               
               
                 Homoorientin 
                 18.0 ± 2.6 
                  3.5 ± 0.9 
                 7.4 ± 3.8 
                 0.5 
               
               
                 Puerarin 
                 17.9 ± 7.2 
                 33.0 ± 3.3 
                 40.9 ± 3.6  
                 0.8 
               
               
                 Poncirin 
                 17.3 ± 5.8 
                  8.1 ± 11.7 
                 10.8 ± 3.8  
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Daidzein 
                  16.2 ± 12.6 
                  1.0 ± 7.4 
                 −12.1 ± 6.3  
                 1.4 
               
               
                 Protocatechuic acid 
                 15.7 ± 8.1 
                 10.9 ± 2.0 
                 11.5 ± 4.0  
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Baicalein 
                 15.6 ± 1.0 
                  5.7 ± 2.6 
                  2.8 ± 15.1 
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Luteolin-7-Glucoside 
                 12.9 ± 3.1 
                  8.7 ± 1.9 
                 3.2 ± 0.8 
                 0.8 
               
               
                 Trans-Cinnamic Acid 
                 12.6 ± 1.7 
                 −1.4 ± 0.6 
                 −11.9 ± 2.3  
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Liquiritin 
                 12.5 ± 8.3 
                  −7.5 ± 13.4 
                 2.5 ± 2.9 
                 0.8 
               
               
                 Eupatorin 
                 12.0 ± 7.4 
                  7.5 ± 0.7 
                 0.9 ± 2.8 
                 0.8 
               
               
                 Vitexin 
                 11.5 ± 1.0 
                  6.3 ± 5.0 
                 −0.6 ± 16.7 
                 1.3 
               
               
                 Genkwanin 
                 11.3 ± 1.3 
                  2.1 ± 10.0 
                 1.6 ± 3.4 
                 0.8 
               
               
                 Formononetin 
                  9.8 ± 5.2 
                  5.0 ± 0.4 
                 −2.1 ± 5.0  
                 0.5 
               
               
                 Sinensetin 
                  9.7 ± 0.9 
                  6.6 ± 0.5 
                 −0.8 ± 3.0  
                 1.1 
               
               
                 Curcumin 
                  9.7 ± 6.0 
                 16.1 ± 0.4 
                 16.9 ± 11.0 
                 1.1 
               
               
                 Hyperoside 
                  8.4 ± 3.7 
                  3.8 ± 4.4 
                 4.6 ± 2.7 
                 1.3 
               
               
                 Daidzin 
                  7.4 ± 6.3 
                  1.1 ± 5.4 
                 3.6 ± 3.0 
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Phloridzin 
                  7.1 ± 13.9 
                 −3.1 ± 3.4 
                 −3.2 ± 11.0 
                 1.3 
               
               
                 (+)-Limonene 
                  6.2 ± 3.8 
                  3.2 ± 8.6 
                 5.1 ± 0.4 
                 0.5 
               
               
                 Genistein 
                  5.8 ± 6.8 
                  1.8 ± 7.6 
                 −2.1 ± 46.2 
                 0.5 
               
               
                 β-Myrcene 
                  5.8 ± 2.7 
                  6.6 ± 4.1 
                 1.7 ± 1.3 
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Rutin 
                  5.7 ± 8.2 
                 −4.7 ± 4.7 
                 −5.2 ± 1.2  
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Terpineol 
                  4.4 ± 5.2 
                  7.0 ± 4.6 
                 −0.7 ± 5.0  
                 1.7 
               
               
                 Lauryl Alcohol 
                  4.1 ± 4.3 
                 −0.7 ± 1.5 
                 2.2 ± 3.1 
                 1.8 
               
               
                 (−)-Epicatechin 
                  3.6 ± 4.3 
                  −4.8 ± 10.5 
                 −25.8 ± 6.2  
                 1.4 
               
               
                 (−)-Epigallocatechin 
                  2.2 ± 4.1 
                 −7.3 ± 7.6 
                 −1.2 ± 2.1  
                 0.9 
               
               
                 Diosmin 
                  1.6 ± 5.1 
                 −0.7 ± 7.7 
                 0.3 ± 8.1 
                 1.2 
               
               
                 Quercitrin 
                  1.6 ± 4.4 
                 −14.4 ± 5.3  
                 −14.1 ± 12.1  
                 1.3 
               
               
                 (+)-Catechin 
                  1.3 ± 6.3 
                 −11.8 ± 20.2 
                 −2.1 ± 1.1  
                 0.8 
               
               
                 Isovitexin 
                  1.1 ± 7.1 
                  5.8 ± 2.7 
                 13.9 ± 2.3  
                 2.5 
               
               
                 Ergosterol 
                  0.4 ± 3.6 
                  −0.4 ± 10.7 
                  4.3 ± 10.7 
                 1.9 
               
               
                 Gallic Acid 
                 −20.2 ± 26.5 
                 20.0 ± 5.1 
                 12.0 ± 5.5  
                 1.3 
               
               
                 Apigenin 
                   
                 13.2 ± 3.4 
                 −10.2 ± 20.3  
                 1.2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 * The minimum effective dose: the lowest screening concentration (mg/L) × huamn enterohepatic volume (3 L) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 In vitro Amidase inhibition of screened excipients 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Amidase inhibition (%) 
                   
               
               
                   
                 Inhibitory concentration (%) 
                 Minimun Effective 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Screened compound 
                 0.05% 
                 0.005% 
                 0.0005% 
                 Dose (mg) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Positive Control (BNPP) 
                 92.1 ± 8.7 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Sodium Lauryl Sulfate 
                 66.1 ± 2.1 
                 19.3 ± 2.7  
                 9.6 ± 5.0 
                 17 
               
               
                 Tween 20 
                 64.4 ± 1.2 
                 14.9 ± 3.6  
                 −47.4 ± 14.1  
                 17 
               
               
                 Cremophor EL 
                 56.4 ± 2.5 
                 7.6 ± 9.6 
                 8.3 ± 5.1 
                 17 
               
               
                 Brij58 
                 55.8 ± 9.7 
                 16.9 ± 5.5  
                 14.3 ± 0.3  
                 17 
               
               
                 Acesulfame Potassium 
                 24.3 ± 4.9 
                 −167.2 ± 167.3  
                 −12.4 ± 27.4  
                 17 
               
               
                 Brij76 
                 21.0 ± 6.2 
                 1.2 ± 6.6 
                 −10.8 ± 5.7  
                 17 
               
               
                 Tween 80 
                 16.7 ± 6.7 
                 −3.3 ± 9.9  
                 11.9 ± 2.1  
                 17 
               
               
                 Tween 40 
                 15.4 ± 8.1 
                 7.2 ± 7.4 
                 3.1 ± 4.2 
                 17 
               
               
                 Mryi52 
                  4.0 ± 6.5 
                 1.5 ± 3.9 
                 −3.4 ± 1.3  
                 17 
               
               
                 Mannitol 
                  1.9 ± 6.0 
                 52.8 ± 7.6  
                 58.3 ± 4.3  
                 17 
               
               
                 Pluronic F68 
                  1.2 ± 9.1 
                 1.7 ± 6.8 
                 −1.0 ± 4.7  
                 17 
               
               
                 PEG400 
                  0.3 ± 5.9 
                 −2.7 ± 7.9  
                 1.0 ± 4.2 
                 17 
               
               
                 PEG2000 
                 −7.0 ± 7.1 
                 9.2 ± 2.8 
                  2.5 ± 12.8 
                 17 
               
               
                 Tween 60 
                 −10.2 ± 17.4 
                 −19.0 ± 23.3  
                 4.1 ± 8.1 
                 17 
               
               
                 Pluronic F127 
                 −13.7 ± 3.1  
                 −8.0 ± 5.1  
                 −4.5 ± 2.2  
                 17 
               
               
                 PEG300 
                 −19.8 ± 3.2  
                 −24.7 ± 6.1  
                 2.7 ± 9.7 
                 17 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 * The minimum effective dose: the lowest screening concentration (mg/L) × huamn enterohepatic volume (3 L) 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 5 
     Animal Study Results Obtained from Rats Treated with Propylthiouracil Isonicotinic Amide (PZA) and Amidase Inhibitor Nitro-Phenol Phosphate Diester (BNPP) 
     1. Materials and methods 
     All organic solvents are HPLC grade and purchased from Tedia (Fairfield, Ohio, USA) and corn oils were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, Mo., USA). Galactose injection solution was prepared by South Photochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd by dissolving 400 g of galactose in 1 L isotonic buffering distilled water. 
     2. Animals 
     Male SD (Sprague-Dawley) rats weighing 320 to 350 g were purchased from National Laboratory Animal Center (Taiwan) and study was performed according to the animal study guidance published by Nation Health Research Institute (NHRI). Throughout the experiment, the rats were housed in air-conditioned and temperature-adjusted cages with a 12-h light/dark cycle and free access to water and food. The body weight of the rats was monitored throughout the experiment. Rats were anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital intraperitoneally (i.p.) at the dose of 50 mg/kg and galactose was injected intravenously through a polyethylene catheter positioned in internal jugular vein. The catheter was positioned by cut-down technique and its end was embedded under the skin behind the neck. After the surgery, the rats were fasted overnight during the recovery period (about 16 hours) with unrestricted water access. 
     3. Experimental Procedures 
     Animals were randomized into one of five groups, each involving three treatments. The first treatment involved either a BNPP injection of 50 mg/kg or a BNPP vehicle (VEH1) injection (saline). BNPP was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl) after heating to approximately to 60° C., and after cooling, intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected at a volume of 1 mg/kg. The second treatment involved injections of either 500 mg/kg PZA or PZA vehicle (VEH2, saline). PZA was dissolved in saline and i.p. injected at a volume of 1 mg/kg. The first treatment (BNPP or VEH1) was administered 15 minutes before the third treatment (PZA or VEH2). 
     The three treatment groups are: 
     1. Normal control group (NC, n=10): continuously injections of VEH1, VEH2 and VEH3 intraperitoneally once every day for 49 days; 
     2. PZA group (PZA, n=10): continuously injections of PZA, VEH1 and VEH2 intraperitoneally once every day for 49 days; 
     3. BNPP-PZA group (BNPP-PZA, n=10): continuously injections of BNPP, PZA and VEH2 intraperitoneally once every day for 49 days; 
     Galactose single point (GSP) test was performed 16 hours after the rats were sacrificed at the end of SP days-treatment to measure the liver function. 
     4. Blood Sampling 
     After 49 days treatment, the rats were sacrificed with ether and blood samples collected in test tubes containing EDTA by dorsal aorta extract. The blood samples were centrifuged at 13,000 g for 15 min at 4° C. and plasma was aliquot into eppendorf tubes and stored at −80° C. 
     5. Biochemical Analysis 
     Hepatocellular damage was quantified by measuring both peak plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities. AST and ALT activities are the most common biomarkers for hepatotoxicity and were measured by Synchron LXi 725 system (Beckman Instruments, USA). 
     6. Light Microscopy and Electron Microscopy 
     After the rats were sacrificed, the livers were subjected to histology analysis. Liver samples were fixed with 10% phosphate-buffered formalin and then, dehydrated and embedded in paraffin. Tissue was sectioned at 5 mm thick and stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Periodic acid Schiff stain (PAS) simultaneously, and results were observed under a light microscope. In addition, liver sections were washed with 0.1M cacodylate buffer (pH 7.4) and then fixed with 20% aqueous osmium tetroxide for 1 hour. Dehydrated and embedded in Spurr resin, and ultra-thin sections were obtained by using a diamond blade and double-stained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate, and sections were further examined under a Transmission Electron Microscope, Hitachi 600 (Hitachi Co., Japan). 
     7. Quantitative Tests of Liver Function 
     All rats were subjected to GSP tests. Galactose was injected intravenously within 30 seconds (0.4 g/ml, 0.5 g/kg BW) and blood samples were collected once at 60 minutes post injection by tail vein puncture. The amount of galactose was measured by the concentration of colorimetric galactose dehydrogenase and the tested concentrations ranged from 50 to 1,000 μg/ml. The within-day variation of each concentration was calculated by percentage of standard deviation and coefficient of variation (CV). Day to day variation was determined by examining the slopes and the intercepts of the calibration curves and GSP value was the blood concentration of galactose 60 min after the 30-second injection. 
     8. Statistical Analysis 
     All representative values are mean±standard deviation (SD) and were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and P values was determined for significant differences. Calculation was made by using Statistical Package of the social Science program (version 13, SPSS Inc.) software and followed by post hoc test so as to compare the least significant difference and confirm the significant differences among groups, the average of significant difference is P&lt;0.05. 
     Results 
     1. Biochemical Analysis 
     At the end of the study, no significant differences was found between experimental and control animal groups in their body weight and relative liver weight. Biochemical analysis as shown in  FIG. 11 , peak plasma AST and ALT activities were significantly increased above control levels only in the PZA group (the plasma AST activities were 109±27 IU/L and 179±10 IU/L in the control and the PZA groups, respectively, (p&lt;0.05); and the plasma ALT activities were 43±9 IU/L and 91±11 IU/L in the control and the PZA groups, respectively, (p&lt;0.05)) which demonstrated that biochemical hepatocellular injury was induced in the PZA group whereas the concentrations of plasma aminotransferases in the control and BNPP-PZA groups remained normal. 
     2. Histopathology 
     After daily i.p. injections of 500 mg/kg for seven weeks, rats in the PZA group showed hepatocellular damage. In contrary, liver structure remained normal in the control group. As shown in  FIG. 12A , hepatocytes in liver parenchyma from the control group were arranged inside of mesh plate in the radiation from the centrilobular portal vein, and hepatic sinusoids were found between two anastomosing plates. Liver sections from the PZA group were shown in  FIG. 12B , and hepatocytes surrounding the portal vein were fragmented and shown vacuolization. Therefore, liver injury in BNPP-PZA group showed no significant differences in compared with the control group. 
     3. Residual Liver Function Test 
     As shown in  FIG. 13 , the GSP test values between the control group and the PZA group are significantly different (GSP values of the control and PZA groups are 260±50 μg/ml and 776±65 μg/ml, p&lt;0.005, respectively). In addition, GSP values of the BNPP-PZA group was 293±61 μg/ml. The BNPP-PZA group was significantly different from the PZA group (p&lt;0.005). Furthermore, GSP value was elevated considerably in the PZA group, whereas groups treated with combination drugs of BNPP-PZA can resist such increase. On the other hand, PZA combined with BNPP can significantly reduce PZA-induced hepatotoxicity. Also, no statistical differences were found among the GSP values of the control and the BNPP-PZA groups. 
     Example 6 
     Animal Study Results Obtained from Mice Treated with Isoniazid (INH) and/or Rifampin (RIF) and/or Propylthiouracil Isonicotinic Amide (PZA) Alone or Combined with the CYP2E1 Inhibitor Kaempferol or Amidase Inhibitor Quercetin 
     1. Materials and methods 
     All organic solvents are HPLC grade and purchased from Tedia (Fairfield, Ohio, USA) and INH, RIF, PZA, Kaempferol, Quercetin were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, Mo., USA). Galactose injection solution was prepared by South Photochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd by dissolving 400 g of galactose in 1 L isotonic buffering distilled water. 
     2. Animals 
     129/sv mice weighing 18 to 25 g were purchased from National Laboratory Animal Center (Taiwan) and study was performed according to the animal study guidance published by Nation Health Research Institute (NHRI). Throughout the experiment, the mice were housed in air-conditioned and temperature-adjusted cages with a 12-h light/dark cycle and free access to water and food. The body weight of the mice was monitored throughout the experiment. Mice were anesthetized with ether and galactose was injected intraorbitally. 
     3. Experimental Procedures 
     Animals were randomized into one of seven groups, each involving five treatments. The first treatment involved either a Kaempferol injection of 3.78 mg/kg or a vehicle (VEH1) injection (saline). Kaempferol was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl) after heating to approximately to 60° C., and after cooling, intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected at a volume of 1 ml/kg. The second treatment involved injections of either 3.02 mg/kg Quercetin or a vehicle (VEH2, saline). Quercetin was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl) after heating to approximately to 60° C., and after cooling, intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected at a volume of 1 ml/kg. The third treatment involved injections of either 50 mg/kg INH or a vehicle (VEH3, saline). INH was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl) after heating to approximately to 60° C., and after cooling, intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected at a volume of 1 ml/kg. The fourth treatment involved injections of either 100 mg/kg RIF or a vehicle (VEH4, saline). RIF was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl) after heating to approximately to 60° C., and after cooling, intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected at a volume of 1 ml/kg. The fifth treatment involved injections of either 100 mg/kg PZA or a vehicle (VEH5, saline). PZA was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl) after heating to approximately to 60° C., and after cooling, intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected at a volume of 1 ml/kg. 
     The seven treatment groups are: 
     1. Normal control group (NC, n=10): continuously injections of VEH1, VEH2 and VEH3 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     2. INH-RIF group (n=10): continuously injections of INH, RIF, VEH1, VEH2 and VEH5 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     3. Kaempferol-INH-RIF group (n=10): continuously injections of Kaempferol, INH, RIF, VEH2 and VEH5 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     4. Quercetin-INH-RIF group (n=10): continuously injections of Quercetin, INH, RIF, VEH1 and VEH5 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     5. INH-RIF-PZA group (n=10): continuously injections of INH, RIF, PZA, VEH1, and VEH2 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     6. Kaempferol-INH-RIF-PZA group (n=10): continuously injections of Kaempferol, INH, RIF, PZA and VEH2 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     7. Quercetin-INH-RIF-PZA group (n=10): continuously injections of Quercetin, INH, RIF, PZA and VEH1 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     Galactose single point (GSP) test was performed 16 hours after the mice were sacrificed at the end of SP days-treatment to measure the liver function. 
     4. Blood Sampling 
     After 21 days treatment, the rats were sacrificed with ether and blood samples collected in test tubes containing EDTA by dorsal aorta extract. The blood samples were centrifuged at 13,000 g for 15 min at 4° C. and plasma was aliquot into eppendorf tubes and stored at −80° C. 
     5. Biochemical Analysis 
     Hepatocellular damage was quantified by measuring both peak plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities. AST and ALT activities are the most common biomarkers for hepatotoxicity and were measured by Synchron LXi 725 system (Beckman Instruments, USA). 
     6. Light Microscopy and Electron Microscopy 
     After the mice were sacrificed, the livers were subjected to histology analysis. Liver samples were fixed with 10% phosphate-buffered formalin and then, dehydrated and embedded in paraffin. Tissue was sectioned at 5 mm thick and stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Periodic acid Schiff stain (PAS) simultaneously, and results were observed under a light microscope. In addition, liver sections were washed with 0.1M cacodylate buffer (pH 7.4) and then fixed with 20% aqueous osmium tetroxide for 1 hour. Dehydrated and embedded in Spurr resin, and ultra-thin sections were obtained by using a diamond blade and double-stained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate, and sections were further examined under a Transmission Electron Microscope, Hitachi 600 (Hitachi Co., Japan). 
     7. Quantitative Tests of Liver Function 
     All mice were subjected to GSP tests. Galactose was injected intravenously within 30 seconds (0.4 g/ml, 0.5 g/kg BW) and blood samples were collected once at 60 minutes post injection by tail vein puncture. The amount of galactose was measured by the concentration of colorimetric galactose dehydrogenase and the tested concentrations ranged from 50 to 1,000 μg/ml. The within-day variation of each concentration was calculated by percentage of standard deviation and coefficient of variation (CV). Day to day variation was determined by examining the slopes and the intercepts of the calibration curves and GSP value was the blood concentration of galactose 60 min after the 30-second injection. 
     8. Statistical Analysis 
     All representative values are mean±standard deviation (SD) and were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and P values was determined for significant differences. Calculation was made by using Statistical Package of the social Science program (version 13, SPSS Inc.) software and followed by post hoc test so as to compare the least significant difference and confirm the significant differences among groups, the average of significant difference is P&lt;0.05. 
     Results 
     1. Biochemical Analysis 
     The weight of the tested mice and their relative liver weights were measured at the end of the study, and no significant difference was observed when compared with the control group. Biochemical analysis results (as shown in  FIG. 14  and Table 10) indicated that the activities of plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were significantly higher than the control group when treated with 50/100 mg/kg/day INH/RIF for 3 weeks (blank AST plasma activity was 90±15 IU/L; AST plasma activity in the INH/RIF control group, the AST plasma activity in test group was 571±295 IU/L, p&lt;0.001; blank plasma ALT activity was 40±5 IU/L; the plasma ALT activity in INH/RIF control group was 364±192 IU/L, p&lt;0.001), which implied that INH/RIF indeed induced biochemical liver damage in these mice. Moreover, in mice treated with 50/100/250 mg INH/RIF/PZA/kg/day continuously for 3 weeks, the plasma AST and ALT activities of the INH/RIF/PZA control group were 702±172 IU/L and 464±72 IU/L, respectively, which were significantly higher than blank control group and the INH/RIF control group, and further demonstrated that INH/RIF/PZA certainly induced biochemical liver damage in the treated mice, and the resulted damage was more severe than that in INH/RIF treated mice. On the contrary, for the mice treated with the CYP2E1 inhibitor, Kaempferol, or the amidase inhibitor, Quercetin, the serum concentrations of AST and ALT in Quercetin-INH-RIF, Kaempferol-INH-RIF, Quercetin-INH-RIF-PZA, and Kaempferol-INH-RIF-PZA experimental groups were all close to normal range. 
                     TABLE 10                  Analysis of Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity, Alanine       aminotransferase (ALT) activity, and total HAI score among       the control, INH-RIF, KH-INH-RIF, KM-INH-RIF, KL-INH-RIF,       MH-INH-RIF, and tML-INH-RIF groups (mean ± SD).                             Liver function           Total HAI       parameters   AST (IU/L)   ALT (IU/L)   score               Normal control (n = 9)   80 ± 13     46 ± 10     0.0 ± 0.0        INH-RIF (n = 8)   420 ± 66     358 ± 67     5.3 ± 2.2        KH-INH-RIF (n = 8)   93 ± 12***   60 ± 12***   1.8 ± 0.7*       KM-INH-RIF (n = 6)   96 ± 15***   77 ± 30***   1.7 ± 0.8*       KL-INH-RIF (n = 6)   111 ± 27***    128 ± 36***    2.8 ± 1.3*       MH-INH-RIF (n = 8)   93 ± 12***   54 ± 18***    0.8 ± 0.5***       MM-INH-RIF (n = 6)   85 ± 16***   52 ± 12***    0.7 ± 0.8***       ML-INH-RIF (n = 6)   154 ± 62*     119 ± 55**    2.0 ± 0.6*               Data are shown as mean ± SD.       *p &lt; 0.05,       **p &lt; 0.01,       ***p &lt; 0.005: Study compare to control group.            
2. Histopathology
 
     After daily i.p. injections of 50/100 mg/kg/day INH/RIF and 50/100/250 mg/kg/day INH/RIF/PZA for three weeks, the treated mice showed hepatotoxicity. In contrary, the liver tissue remained relatively normal in the blank control group. On the other hand, mice in the Kaempferol-INH-RIF, Quercetin-INH-RIF, Kaempferol-INH-RIF-PZA and Quercetin-INH-RIF-PZA groups showed no apparent fragmentation around the centrlobular portal vein, and less vacuolization and inflammation were observed in compared with the mice received INH/RIF/PZA treatment. 
     As for HAI score that was used to asses the level of damage shown in liver histopathological sections, after continuous treatments of INH-RIF or INH-RIF-PZA for 3 weeks, Intralobular Degeneration and Focal Necrosisall were significantly improved. Moreover, Piecemeal necrosis was found in the INH-RIF and INH-RIF-PZA control groups, whereas considerable improvements were noted in Kaempferol-INH-RIF, Quercetin-INH-RIF, Kaempferol-INH-RIF-PZA and Quercetin-INH-RIF-PZAgroups (as shown in  FIGS. 16 and 17 ). 
     Residual Liver Function Test 
     As shown in  FIG. 15 , the GSP test values between the INH-RIF group or INH-RIF-PZA group and the control group are significantly different (GSP values of the control, INH-RIF, INH-RIF-PZA groups are 177±22 μg/ml, 866±339 μg/ml and 858±172 μg/ml, p&lt;0.001, respectively). In addition, GSP values of the Kaempferol-INH-RIF, Quercetin-INH-RIF, Kaempferol-INH-RIF-PZA and Quercetin-INH-RIF-PZA group were 401±178 mg/L, 203±76 mg/L, 273±61 mg/L and 216±67 mg/L which were significantly different from the PZA group (p&lt;0.005). Furthermore, GSP value was elevated considerably in the INH-RIF group or INH-RIF-PZA group, whereas groups treated with combination of Quercetin and Kaempferol can resist such increase. Also, no statistical differences were found among the GSP values of the control and the Kaempferol-INH-RIF, Quercetin-INH-RIF, Kaempferol-INH-RIF-PZA and Quercetin-INH-RIF-PZA groups. 
     Example 7 
     Animal Study Results Obtained from Mice Treated with Isoniazid (INH) and Rifampin (RIF) Combined with the CYP2E1 Inhibitor (Kaempferol), Mannitol, Saccharin, Sucralose, Dicalcium phosphate, or Crospovidone 
     1. Materials and methods 
     All organic solvents are HPLC grade and purchased from Tedia (Fairfield, Ohio, USA) and INH, RIF, Kaempferol, Mannitol, Saccharin, Sucralose, Dicalcium phosphate and Crospovidone were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, Mo., USA). Galactose injection solution was prepared by South Photochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd by dissolving 400 g of galactose in 1 L isotonic buffering distilled water. 
     2. Animals 
     129/sv mice weighing 18 to 25 g were purchased from National Laboratory Animal Center (Taiwan) and study was performed according to the animal study guidance published by Nation Health Research Institute (NHRI). Throughout the experiment, the mice were housed in air-conditioned and temperature-adjusted cages with a 12-h light/dark cycle and free access to water and food. The body weight of the mice was monitored throughout the experiment. Mice were anesthetized with ether and galactose was injected intraorbitally. 
     3. Experimental Procedures 
     Animals were randomized into one of thirteen groups, each involving three treatments. The first treatment involved a Kaempferol oral solution of 1.67, 4.27 or 8.33 mg/kg or a mannitol oral solution of 0.17, 0.83 or 1.67 mg/kg or a Saccharin oral solution of 0.83 mg/kg or a Sucralose oral solution of 1.67 mg/Kg or a Saccharin 0.83 mg/kg+Mannitol 0.83 mg/kg oral solution or a Dicalcium phosphate oral solution of 0.83 mg/Kg or a Crospovidone oral solution of 2.83 mg/Kg. The second treatment involved injections of either 50 mg/kg INH or a vehicle (VEH1, saline). INH was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl) after heating to approximately to 60° C., and after cooling, intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected at a volume of 1 ml/kg. The third treatment involved injections of either 100 mg/kg RIF or a vehicle (VEH2, saline). RIF was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl) after heating to approximately to 60° C., and after cooling, intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected at a volume of 1 ml/kg. 
     The five treatment groups include: 
     (1) Normal control group (NC, n=10): continuously injections of VEH1 and VEH2 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     (2) INH-RIF group (INH-RIF, n=10): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days; 
     (3) KL-INH-RIF group (KL-INH-RIF, n=8): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally and oral administrations of Kaempferol 1.67 mg/kg once every day for 21 days; 
     (4) KM-INH-RIF group (KM-INH-RIF, n=6): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally and oral administrations of Kaempferol 4.17 mg/kg once every day for 21 days; 
     (5) KH-INH-RIF group (KH-INH-RIF, n=6): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally and oral administrations of Kaempferol 8.33 mg/kg once every day for 21 days; 
     (6) ML-INH-RIF group (ML-INH-RIF, n=8): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally and oral administrations of Mannitol 0.17 mg/kg once every day for 21 days; 
     (7) MM-INH-RIF group (MM-INH-RIF, n=6): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally and oral administrations of Mannitol 0.83 mg/kg once every day for 21 days; 
     (8) MH-INH-RIF group (MM-INH-RIF, n=6): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally and oral administrations of Mannitol 1.67 mg/kg once every day for 21 days; 
     (9) SA-INH-RIF group (SA-INH-RIF, n=4): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally and oral administrations of Saccharin 0.83 mg/kg once every day for 21 days; 
     (10) SU-INH-RIF group (SU-INH-RIF, n=4): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally and oral administrations of Saccharin 1.67 mg/kg once every day for 21 days; 
     (11) SAM-INH-RIF group (SAM-INH-RIF, n=4): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally and oral administrations of Saccharin 0.83 mg/kg+Mannitol 0.83 mg/kg once every day for 21 days; 
     (12) D-INH-RIF group (D-INH-RIF, n=4): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally and oral administrations of Dicalcium phosphate 0.83 mg/kg once every day for 21 days; 
     (13) C-INH-RIF group (C-INH-RIF, n=4): continuously injections of INH and RIF intraperitoneally and oral administrations of Crospovidone 2.83 mg/kg once every day for 21 days; 
     4. Blood Sampling 
     Upon completion of the treatment, the mice were sacrificed with ether and blood samples collected by dorsal aorta extract and transferred to test tubes containing Heparin. The blood were centrifuged at 13,000 g for 10 min at 4° C. and plasma was aliquot into eppendorf tubes and stored at −80° C. 
     5. Biochemical Analysis 
     Hepatocellular damage was quantified by measuring both peak plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities. AST and ALT activities are the most common biomarkers for hepatotoxicity and were measured by Synchron LXi 725 system (Beckman Instruments, USA). 
     6. Light Microscopy and Electron Microscopy 
     After the mice were sacrificed, the livers were subjected to histology analysis. Liver samples were fixed with 10% phosphate-buffered formalin and then, dehydrated and embedded in paraffin. Tissue was sectioned at 5 mm thick and stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Periodic acid Schiff stain (PAS) simultaneously, and results were observed under a light microscope. In addition, liver sections were washed with 0.1M cacodylate buffer (pH 7.4) and then fixed with 20% aqueous osmium tetroxide for 1 hour. Dehydrated and embedded in Spurr resin, and ultra-thin sections were obtained by using a diamond blade and double-stained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate, and sections were further examined under a Transmission Electron Microscope, Hitachi 600 (Hitachi Co., Japan). 
     6. Quantitative Tests of Liver Function 
     All mice were subjected to GSP test. Galactose was retro-orbitally injected within 30 seconds (0.4 g/ml, 0.5 g/kg BW) and blood samples were collected once at 60 minutes post injection by tail vein puncture. The amount of galactose was measured by the concentration of colorimetric galactose dehydrogenase and the tested concentrations ranged from 50 to 1,000 μg/ml. The within-day variation of each concentration was calculated by percentage of standard deviation and coefficient of variation (CV). In addition, the maximal acceptable coefficient of variation (CV) was 10% and the day to day variation was determined by examining the slopes and the intercepts of the calibration curves. GSP value was the blood concentration of galactose 60 min after the 30-second injection. 
     7. Statistical Analysis 
     All representative values are mean±standard deviation (SD) and were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and P values was determined for significant differences. Calculation was made by using Statistical Package of the social Science program (version 13, SPSS Inc.) software and followed by post hoc test so as to compare the least significant difference and confirm the significant differences among groups, the average of significant difference is P&lt;0.05. 
     (1) Results 
     1. Biochemical Analysis 
     At the end of the study, no significant differences was found between experimental and control animal groups in their body weight and relative liver weight. Biochemical analysis as shown in  FIG. 18 , plasma AST and ALT activities in INH/RIF control group which mice were continuously treated with 50/100 mg/kg/day INH/RIF for 3 weeks were significantly higher than blank control group (the plasma AST activities were 80±13 IU/L and 420±66 IU/L in blank control and the INH/RIF groups, respectively, (p&lt;0.01); and the plasma ALT activities were 46±10 IU/L and 358±67 IU/L in the control and the INH/RIF groups, respectively, (p&lt;0.01)) which demonstrated that biochemical hepatocellular injury was induced in the INH/RIF group while the concentrations of plasma aminotransferases in the groups that received CYP2E1 inhibitors including Kaempferol and Mannitol were all notably less than the INH/RIF control group. 
     1. Histopathology 
     After daily i.p. injections of 50/100 mg/kg/day INH/RIF for three weeks, mice in the INH/RIF group showed hepatocellular damage. In contrary, liver structure remained relatively normal in the blank control group. On the other hand, comparison of the mice received different Mannitol treatments and INH-RIF group indicated that no apparent fragmentation was observed around the centrlobular portal vein with less vacuolization and inflammation in various Mannitol groups ( FIG. 18 ). 
     As for HAI score that was used to asses the level of damage shown in liver histopathological sections, after continuous treatments of INH-RIF for 3 weeks, significant improvement was found in all Kaempferol- and Mannitol-treated groups when compared to the INH/RIF control group. 
     2 Residual Liver Function Test 
     GSP test values of the INH/RIF group increased along with the INH/RIF treatment time, and significant differences were observed between GSP values of the blank and INH-RIF control groups (GSP values of the blank and INH-RIF control groups after 3-week treatment were 192±18 mg/L and 666±126 mg/L, respectively. (p&lt;0.001)). Nonetheless, GSP values measured from the mice in the groups that were treated with Kaempferol, Mannitol, Saccharin, Sucralose or Dicalcium phosphate remained constant, and no significant differences were noted between the blank control group and experimental groups including KH-INH-RIF, KM-INH-RIF, MH-INH-RIF, MM-INH-RIF, and SU-INH-RIF groups (as shown in Table 11). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 11 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Galactose single point (GSP) test results of the INH-RIF control, 
               
               
                 KH-INH-RIF, KM-INH-RIF, KL-INH-RIF, MH-INH-RIF, MM-INH-RIF, ML-INH- 
               
               
                 RIF, SA-INH-RIF, SU-INH-RIF, SAM-INH-RIF, INH-RIF and C-INH-RIF groups. 
               
               
                 All representative values are mean ± standard deviation (SD). 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
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                 GSP (mg/L) 
                 0 weeks 
                 2 weeks 
                 3 weeks 
                 0-2 
                 0-3 
                 2-3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Normal control (n = 4) 
                 197 ± 16 
                 186 ± 19 
                 192 ± 18 
                 ND 
                 ND 
                 ND 
               
               
                 INH-RIF (n = 8) 
                 201 ± 23 
                  472 ± 128 
                  666 ± 126 
                 &lt;0.005 
                 &lt;0.005 
                 &lt;0.01 
               
               
                 KH-INH-RIF (n = 8) 
                 199 ± 19 
                 195 ± 41 
                 254 ± 34 
                 ND 
                 ND 
                 ND 
               
               
                 KM-INH-RIF (n = 6) 
                 195 ± 26 
                 221 ± 17 
                 262 ± 33 
                 ND 
                 ND 
                 ND 
               
               
                 KL-INH-RIF (n = 6) 
                 212 ± 34 
                 290 ± 43 
                 327 ± 50 
                 &lt;0.005 
                 &lt;0.005 
                 ND 
               
               
                 MH-INH-RIF (n = 8) 
                 196 ± 22 
                 208 ± 26 
                 252 ± 24 
                 ND 
                 ND 
                 ND 
               
               
                 MM-INH-RIF (n = 6) 
                 201 ± 17 
                 240 ± 29 
                 237 ± 30 
                 ND 
                 ND 
                 ND 
               
               
                 ML-INH-RIF (n = 6) 
                 188 ± 26 
                 287 ± 28 
                 300 ± 40 
                 &lt;0.01  
                 &lt;0.01  
                 ND 
               
               
                 SA-INH-RIF (n = 4) 
                 199 ± 21 
                 269 ± 40 
                 258 ± 28 
                 ND 
                 ND 
                 ND 
               
               
                 SU-INH-RIF (n = 4) 
                 203 ± 19 
                 300 ± 31 
                 399 ± 22 
                 &lt;0.005 
                 &lt;0.005 
                 &lt;0.05 
               
               
                 SAM-INH-RIF (n = 4) 
                 196 ± 22 
                 240 ± 38 
                 223 ± 29 
                 ND 
                 ND 
                 ND 
               
               
                 D-INH-RIF (n = 4) 
                 208 ± 25 
                 249 ± 35 
                 366 ± 77 
                 ND 
                 &lt;0.005 
                 &lt;0.01 
               
               
                 C-INH-RIF (n = 4) 
                 193 ± 7  
                 330 ± 56 
                 459 ± 76 
                 &lt;0.005 
                 &lt;0.005 
                 ND 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Data are shown as mean ± SD. 
               
               
                 *p &lt; 0.05, **p &lt; 0.01, ***p &lt; 0.005: Study compare to control group. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 8 
     Animal Study of INH, RIF and PZA Treatments Combined with the CYP2E1 Inhibitor, Mannitol 
     1. Materials and Methods 
     All organic solvents are HPLC grade and purchased from Tedia (Fairfield, Ohio, USA) and INH, RIF, PZA and Mannitol were purchased from Sigma (St. Louis, Mo., USA). Galactose injection solution was prepared by South Photochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd by dissolving 400 g of galactose in 1 L isotonic buffering distilled water. 
     2. Animals 
     Three male and 4 female 129/sv mice weighing 18 to 25 g were purchased from Dr. Gonzalez at National Institute of Health (USA), After breeding, study was performed according to the animal study guidance published by Nation Health Research Institute (NHRI). Throughout the experiment, the mice were housed in air-conditioned and temperature-adjusted cages with a 12-h light/dark cycle and free access to water and food. The body weight of the mice was monitored throughout the experiment. Mice were anesthetized with ether at the dose of 50 mg/kg and galactose was retro-orbitally injected and blood samples were collected 60 min after injection through tail vein. 
     3. Experimental Procedures 
     Animals were randomized into one of three groups, each involving four treatments. The first treatment involved Mannitol oral administration of 1.67 mg/kg in the volume of 0.1 ml/kg. The second treatment involved injections of 50 mg/kg INH or INH vehicle (VEH1, normal saline). INH was dissolved in normal saline (0.9% NaCl) and i.p. injected at a volume of 1 mg/kg. The third treatment involved injections of RIF (100 mg/kg) or RIF vehicle (VEH2, saline). RIF was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl), and i.p. injected at a volume of 1 mg/kg. The fourth treatment involved injections of PZA (250 mg/kg) or PZA vehicle (VEH3, saline). PZA was dissolved in saline (0.9% NaCl), and i.p. injected at a volume of 1 mg/kg. 
     The three treatment groups are:
         Normal control group (NC, n=10): continuously injections of VEH1, VEH2 and VEH3 intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days;   INH-RIF-PZA group (n=6): continuously injections of INH, RIF and PZA intraperitoneally once every day for 21 days;   M-INH-RIF-PZA group (n=6): continuously injections of INH, RIF and PZA intraperitoneally and oral administration of Mannitol 1.67 mg/kg once every day for 21 days;
 
4. Blood Sampling
       

     After 21 days treatment, the rats were sacrificed with ether and blood samples collected in test tubes containing EDTA by dorsal aorta extract. The blood samples were centrifuged at 13,000 g for 10 min at 4° C. and plasma was aliquot into eppendorf tubes and stored at −80° C. 
     5. Quantitative Tests of Liver Function 
     All mice were subjected to GSP test. Galactose was retro-orbitally injected within 30 seconds (0.4 g/ml, 0.5 g/kg BW) and blood samples were collected once at 60 minutes post injection by tail vein puncture. The amount of galactose was measured by the concentration of colorimetric galactose dehydrogenase and the tested concentrations ranged from 50 to 1,000 μg/ml. The within-day variation of each concentration was calculated by percentage of standard deviation and coefficient of variation (CV). In addition, the maximal acceptable coefficient of variation (CV) was 10% and the day to day variation was determined by examining the slopes and the intercepts of the calibration curves. GSP value was the blood concentration of galactose 60 min after the 30-second injection. 
     6. Statistical Analysis 
     All representative values are mean±standard deviation (SD) and were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and P values was determined for significant differences. Calculation was made by using Statistical Package of the social Science program (version 13, SPSS Inc.) software and followed by post hoc test so as to compare the least significant difference and confirm the significant differences among groups, the average of significant difference is P&lt;0.05. 
     (1) Result 
     1. Residual Liver Function Test 
     GSP test values of the INH/RIF/PZA group increased along with the INH/RIF treatment time, and significant differences were observed between GSP values of the blank and INH-RIF-PZA control groups (GSP values of the blank and INH-RIF control groups after 3-week treatment were 570±293 mg/L and 948±236 mg/L, respectively. (p&lt;0.001)). However, GSP values measured from the Mannitol group reamined constant (as shown in Table 12). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 12 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Galactose single point (GSP) test results of the control, 
               
               
                 INH-RIF-PZA and M-INH-RIF-PZA groups. All representative 
               
               
                 values are mean ± standard deviation (SD). 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 NC 
                 INH-RIF-PZA 
                 M-INH-RIF-PZA 
               
               
                 GSP(mg/L) 
                 (n = 6) 
                 (n = 8) 
                 (n = 6) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 0 weeks 
                 344 ± 196 
                 372 ± 172 
                 356 ± 144 
               
               
                 2 weeks 
                 381 ± 157 
                 431 ± 103 
                 283 ± 178 
               
               
                 3 weeks 
                 570 ± 293 
                 948 ± 236 
                   296 ± 102*** 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Data are shown as mean ± SD. 
               
               
                 *p &lt; 0.05, 
               
               
                 **p &lt; 0.01, 
               
               
                 ***p &lt; 0.005: Study compare to control group. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 9 
     The Effects of the No/Low Side Effect INH/RIF Pharmaceutical Composition on Relevant In Vivo INH Metabolism Enzymes in Healthy Volunteers 
     I. Materials and Methods 
     1. Experimental Procedures 
     Pharmacokinetic studies were conducted in healthy subjects by administration of combined drugs including CYP2E1 phenotyping drugs, Chlorzoxazone 500 mg and Rifamate, (Isoniazid 150 mg/Rifampin 300 mg), and Mannitol 100 mg. During the experiment, plasma Chlorzoxazone (CZX), its metabolites and major biochemical values of ALT, AST and GSP were monitored closely so as to assess the change of CYP2E1 activity in the presence and absence of the CYP2E1 inhibitors in healthy subjects. 
     2. Experimental Groups 
     The trial was conducted in the Tri-Service General Hospital Clinical Research Center and included two individual treatments that were one week apart. The first treatment involved an oral administration of brand name Rifamate (Isoniazid 150 mg/Rifampin 300 mg) and Chlorzoxazone (500 mg of). One week after first treatment, the same group of subjects were given brand name Rifamate (Isoniazid 150 mg/Rifampin 300 mg)+Mannitol (100 mg) and Chlorzoxazone (500 mg). 
     3. Assessment and Statistical Analysis 
     The collected data was analyzed statistically and presented as an integrated overview. The results obtained from pharmacokinetic studies were represented as means and standard deviations, and will be further analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) or other appropriate statistical methods. 
     Result 
     1 Blood Analysis 
     Eighteen subjects have completed the clinical trial including 9 subjects in the control group (Chlorzoxazone 500 mg+Isoniazid 300 mg) and 9 subjects in the experimental group (Chlorzoxazone 500 mg+Isoniazid 300 mg+HUCHE033 180 mg). The results indicated that no significant differences in the pharmacokinetic parameters were observed in the group treated with both HUCHE033 and Chlorzoxazone; however, the Cmax of CYP2E1 metabolite 6-OH Chlorzoxazone was significantly lower, and metabolism of 6-OH-Chlorzoxazone/Chlorzoxazone was also notably lower than the control group ( FIGS. 19 ,  20 , and Table 13). 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 13 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Phamarkinetic (PK) parameters of Chlorzoxazone and its 
               
               
                 metabolite 6-OH Chlorzoxazone in healthy subjected treated with 
               
               
                 Chlorzoxazone + Rifamatein the presence or 
               
               
                 absence of Mannitol. Data are shown as mean ± SD. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                 Control 
                 Mannitol 
                   
               
               
                   
                 PK parameters 
                 (n = 4) 
                 (n = 4) 
                 Folds 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 CZX 
                 T½(hr) 
                 1.42 ± 0.28 
                 1.25 ± 0.26 
                 0.88    
               
               
                   
                 Tmax(hr) 
                 2.00 ± 0.00 
                 2.00 ± 0.00 
                 1.00    
               
               
                   
                 C/max(ug/mL) 
                 16.15 ± 1.81  
                 22.18 ± 2.35  
                 1.37 *** 
               
               
                   
                 AUCi(hr* ug/mL) 
                 61.72 ± 3.31  
                 86.14 ± 6.17  
                 1.40 *** 
               
               
                   
                 AUCi(hr* ug/mL) 
                 62.21 ± 3.20  
                 87.65 ± 4.79  
                 1.41 *** 
               
               
                 60H- 
                 Tmax(hr) 
                 5.50 ± 1.00 
                 4.50 ± 1.00 
                 0.82    
               
               
                 CZX 
                 C/max(ug/mL) 
                 1.21 ± 0.15 
                 0.75 ± 0.06 
                 0.62 *  
               
               
                   
                 AUCi(hr* ug/mL) 
                 6.76 ± 0.50 
                 3.99 ± 0.53 
                 0.59 **  
               
               
                   
                 AUCi(hr* ug/mL) 
                 7.15 ± 0.64 
                 4.15 ± 0.55 
                 0.58 *  
               
               
                   
                 Metabolic Ratio 
                 0.11 ± 0.01 
                 0.05 ± 0.01 
                 0.42 *** 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Data represent mean ± S.D.. 
               
               
                 * p &lt; 0.05, 
               
               
                 ** p &lt; 0.01, 
               
               
                 *** p &lt; 0.005 
               
               
                 * Mtabolic Ratio: AUC t 6OH-CZX/AUCt czx 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The compositions, methods and/or processes disclosed and claimed herein can be made and executed without undue experimentation in light of the present disclosure. While the compositions and methods of this invention have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those of skill in the art that variations may be applied to the compositions, methods and/or processes and in the steps or in the sequence of steps of the methods described herein without departing from the concept and scope of the invention. More specifically, it will be apparent that certain agents which are both chemically and physiologically related may be substituted for the agents described herein while the same or similar results would be achieved. For example, the concentrations and ratios of INH, cytochrome P450 2E1 inhibitors, and amidase inhibitors; and the types of cytochrome P450 2E1 inhibitors and amidase inhibitors selected, etc. All such similar substitutes and modifications apparent to those skilled in the art are deemed to be within the scope and concept of the invention.