Alogliptin 25mg tablets
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Alogliptin is a selective, orally-bioavailable inhibitor of enzymatic activity of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4).
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Alogliptin 25mg tablets
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WHO defined daily dose (DDD)
25 mg
Not a recommended dose. The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. It is a statistical measure used for research and comparison purposes only.
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Alogliptin
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Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
None known
Half-life
21 hours
Mechanism
Alogliptin inhibits dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), which normally degrades the…
Food interactions
1 warning
Human targets
1 target
Data: DrugBank · CC BY-NC 4.0
Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Absorption
800 mg
Half-life
21 hours
Protein binding
20%
Volume of distribution
12.5 mg
Metabolism
1%
The N-acetylated metabolite is inactive. Cytochrome enzymes that are involved with the metabolism of alogliptin are CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 but the extent to which this occurs is minimal. Approximately 10-20% of the dose is hepatically metabolized by cytochrome enzymes.
Elimination
76%
Clearance
9.6 L/h
Systemic clearance = 14.0 L/h.
Pharmacokinetic data: DrugBank · CC BY-NC 4.0
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How the body processes this drug — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
The absolute bioavailability of NESINA is approximately 100%. Food does not affect the absorption of alogliptin.
The N-acetylated metabolite is inactive. Cytochrome enzymes that are involved with the metabolism of alogliptin are CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 but the extent to which this occurs is minimal. Approximately 10-20% of the dose is hepatically metabolized by cytochrome enzymes.
Systemic clearance = 14.0 L/h.
Proteins and enzymes this drug interacts with in the body
PMID:10900005 PMID:10951221 PMID:11772392 PMID:17287217
Acts as a positive regulator of T-cell coactivation, by binding at least ADA, CAV1, IGF2R, and PTPRC .
PMID:10900005 PMID:10951221 PMID:11772392 PMID:14691230
Its binding to CAV1 and CARD11 induces T-cell proliferation and NF-kappa-B activation in a T-cell receptor/CD3-dependent manner .
PMID:17287217
Its interaction with ADA also regulates lymphocyte-epithelial cell adhesion .
PMID:11772392
In association with FAP is involved in the pericellular proteolysis of the extracellular matrix (ECM), the migration and invasion of endothelial cells into the ECM .
PMID:10593948 PMID:16651416
May be involved in the promotion of lymphatic endothelial cells adhesion, migration and tube formation .
PMID:18708048
When overexpressed, enhanced cell proliferation, a process inhibited by GPC3 .
PMID:17549790
Also acts as a serine exopeptidase with a dipeptidyl peptidase activity that regulates various physiological processes by cleaving peptides in the circulation, including many chemokines, mitogenic growth factors, neuropeptides and peptide hormones such as brain natriuretic peptide 32 .
PMID:10570924 PMID:16254193
Removes N-terminal dipeptides sequentially from polypeptides having unsubstituted N-termini provided that the penultimate residue is proline PMID:10593948
Enzymes involved in drug metabolism — important for understanding drug interactions
ATC A10BD13
ATC A10BD09
ATC A10BH04
Chemical identifiers
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Chemical identifiers
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Alogliptin
Additional database identifiers
Drugs Product Database (DPD)
22181
ChemSpider
9625485
BindingDB
16285
PDB
T22
ZINC
ZINC000014961096
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:3009
GenAtlas
DPP4
GeneCards
DPP4
GenBank Gene Database
U13735
GenBank Protein Database
535388
Guide to Pharmacology
1612
UniProt Accession
DPP4_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:2637
GenAtlas
CYP3A4
GeneCards
CYP3A4
GenBank Gene Database
M18907
Guide to Pharmacology
1337
UniProt Accession
CP3A4_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:2625
GenAtlas
CYP2D6
GeneCards
CYP2D6
GenBank Gene Database
M20403
GenBank Protein Database
181350
Guide to Pharmacology
1329
UniProt Accession
CP2D6_HUMAN
Patent information
4 active patents, 16 expired
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