Résumé
Objective:To investigate the in vitro effect of capsaicin on four major rat cytochrome P450 ( CYP) enzymes using a cocktail probe drug method. Methods:The in vitro incubation was divided into capsaicin group and the control group. Rat liver micro-somes, probe drugs, capsaicin at various concentration ( buffer solution in the control group) and cofactors were cultured altogether for 20 min. After the culture, the concentration of metabolites was determined by HPLC to assess the activities of enzymes. IC50 value of capsaicin on every isoform was calculated using Graphpad prism 5. 0. Capsaicin and hepatic microsomess were pre-incubated respec-tively for 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 min, and then the relative activity of the four isoforms at different time was calculated. Results:The activity of the rat liver microsomes enzyme CYP450 isoforms (CYP1A2, CYP2C11, CYP2E1 and CYP3A2) was all inhibited by capsaicin in vitro with IC50 value of 36. 21, 17. 19, 51. 64 and 18. 86 μmol·L-1 , respectively. Pre-incubation could not increase cap-saicin inhibitory activity against the four CYP enzymes. Conclusion:Capsaicin shows inhibition on CYP1A2, CYP2C11, CYP2E1 and CYP3A2 in rat liver microsomes in vitro without pre-incubation time-dependent property.