Phase I, Dose-Escalation Study of Dihydromyricetin (DHM) to Treat Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 12
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Pharmacokinetic of DHM
研究概览
简要总结
The current proposal is designed as a first-in-human Phase 1 open-label, dose-escalation study to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics, and the maximum tolerated dose of DHM among healthy volunteers using a purified form of DHM from a local cGMP compliant source (Master Herbs, Inc).
详细描述
Dihydromyricetin (DHM), a bioactive flavonoid from an edible plant (ampelopsis grossedentata), is reported to have multiple protective effects against chemical-induced liver injuries. For example, the antioxidant activity and cellular metabolic protective effects of DHM may act via the AMP kinase (AMPK) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-dependent Sirtuin (Sirt)-1 energy regulating pathway. Furthermore, there is accumulating evidence supporting the use of DHM for the treatment of alcohol use disorder and the possible reduction/prevention of alcohol-associated liver disease in animal models. DHM may represent a novel approach to counteract alcohol-induced liver damage and promote alcohol metabolism via changes in hepatocellular bioenergetics and mitochondrial biogenesis driven by the AMPK/Sirt-1/PGC-1α axis.
These preclinical data suggest the potential of DHM as a novel therapeutic agent in alcohol-related diseases. However, further study in humans is warranted. While DHM has been used for herbal tea in traditional Chinese medicine for hundreds of years, and there has been a small clinical trial using DHM in China among individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, there have been no controlled human studies published that have assessed the safety, pharmacokinetics, or optimal dosing of DHM in humans.
DHM is marketed as a dietary supplement in the United States and is not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a drug. Because the FDA has little control over the quality of herbal products such as DHM, it is necessary to quantitatively estimate the potentially active ingredients and the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile with oral administration.
The current proposal is designed as a first-in-human Phase 1 open-label, dose-escalation study to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics, and the maximum tolerated dose of DHM among healthy volunteers using a purified form of DHM from a local cGMP compliant source (Master Herbs, Inc).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •No prior medical history of alcohol use disorder or alcohol-associated liver disease
- •Between 18-60 years old
排除标准
- •Weight below 50kg.
- •Advanced liver disease
- •Other acute liver diseases
- •HIV co-infection
- •History of pancreatic or biliary disease
- •Acute illness that would interfere with drug absorption
- •Pregnancy
- •Participants who are currently taking drugs with CYP3A4 effects
结局指标
主要结局
Pharmacokinetic of DHM
时间窗: -0.5 (pre-dose), 0 (1st dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 (2nd dose), 10, and 24 hours post-dose.
serum DHM metabolites will be performed using MRM mass
Adverse Events
时间窗: 24 hours post-dose
The National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 3.0 will be used to assess and grade AE severity
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Brian P. Lee
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Southern California