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Human dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 inhibition by proton pump inhibitors and the cardiovascular risk marker asymmetric dimethylarginine: in vitro and in vivo significance

Human dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 inhibition by proton pump inhibitors and the... www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Human dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 inhibition by proton pump Received: 14 February 2017 inhibitors and the cardiovascular Accepted: 20 April 2017 Published: xx xx xxxx risk marker asymmetric dimethylarginine: in vitro and in vivo significance 1 1 1 1,2 3 1 S. Tommasi , D. J. Elliot , J. A. Hulin , B. C. Lewis , M. McEvoy & A. A. Mangoni Proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-induced inhibition of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 (DDAH1), with consequent accumulation of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), might explain the increased cardiovascular risk with PPI use. However, uncertainty exists regarding whether clinical PPI concentrations significantly inhibit DDAH1 under linear initial rate conditions, and whether PPI-induced DDAH1 inhibition significantly increases ADMA in humans. DDAH1 inhibition by esomeprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, lansoprazole and rabeprazole was determined by quantifying DDAH1-mediated L-citrulline formation in vitro. Plasma ADMA was measured in PPI users (n = 134) and non-users (n = 489) in the Hunter Community Study (HCS). At clinical PPI concentrations (0.1–10 μmol/L), DDAH1 retained >80% activity vs. baseline. A significant, reversible, time-dependent inhibition was observed with lansoprazole (66% activity at 240 min, P = 0.034) and rabeprazole (25% activity at 240 min, P < 0.001). In regression analysis, PPI use was not associated with ADMA in HCS participants (beta 0.012, 95% CI −0.001 to 0.025, P = 0.077). Furthermore, there were no differences in ADMA between specific PPIs (P = 0.748). At clinical concentrations, PPIs are weak, reversible, DDAH1 inhibitors in vitro. The lack of significant associations between PPIs and ADMA in HCS participants questions the significance of DDAH1 inhibition as a mechanism explaining the increased cardiovascular risk reported with PPI use. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely prescribed for the treatment of disorders characterized by excessive gastric acid production . Globally, PPIs account for 113 million prescriptions and USD13 billion in sales per 2, 3 4 year . In 2009, 84 million visits with documented PPI use were observed in the US ambulatory setting alone . However, there is increasing evidence that PPIs are inappropriately prescribed, particularly in the older popu- lation; an area of concern due to an emerging and ever-growing list of adverse effects linked to PPI use . Recent studies have reported associations between long-term PPI use and adverse clinical outcomes, such as incident chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, falls and fractures, dementia, infections, and vitamin and mineral 6–10 deficiency . In addition, PPI use has been associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events, yet 11, 12 the exact mechanism mediating this effect has been largely unassessed . One proposed mechanism involves Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia. Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia. Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to A.A.M. (email: [email protected] ) Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 1 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a potent endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). There is strong evidence that increased plasma/serum ADMA concentrations independently predict adverse cardio- vascular outcomes via an impairment of nitric oxide (NO)-mediated processes such as endothelial-dependent vasodilation and regulation of vascular tone and blood pressure . Ghebremariam et al. recently reported that PPIs exhibit a class effect to competitively inhibit isoform 1 of the enzyme dimethylarginine dimethylaminohy- drolase (DDAH1, IC = 51–63 µmol/L), which is responsible for the degradation of ADMA into L-citrulline and dimethylamine . PPI-mediated DDAH1 inhibition was associated with increased intracellular ADMA concen- trations and reduced NO synthesis in endothelial cells . Furthermore, the PPI omeprazole impaired vascular reactivity ex-vivo, whereas subcutaneous administration of lansoprazole in C57BL/6 J mice increased systemic ADMA concentrations . Despite the potential clinical relevance of these observations, the reported study had several limitations: the observed PPI concentrations in human studies (generally between 0.1–10 µ mol/L) are considerably lower than the reported IC values and the concentrations of omeprazole used in vascular reactivity studies (100 µ mol/L), the dose of lansoprazole used in C57BL/6 J mice (30 mg/Kg/day) are considerably higher than the typical doses in humans (15–30 mg/day in adults), the incubation conditions differed considerably from what is observed to be associated with linear conversion of ADMA into L-citrulline, no information was provided about the stability of PPIs in the experimental system, and any time-dependent effect of DDAH1 inhibition was not assessed . The use of initial rate conditions in kinetic assays is important to meet the assumptions of the Michaelis Menten enzyme kinetic model. When investigating drugs as competitive inhibitors of enzyme activity it is essential to perform experiments using strictly linear initial rate conditions, and probe substrate concentra- tions must be equal to, or less than, the K values. i Th s allows the quantitative comparison of the observed ee ff cts. e u Th se of non-linear conditions, such as long incubation time, may result in experimental artefacts, namely the degradation of the substrate, the enzyme or other components in the incubation mixture, that adversely ae ff ct data interpretation . Furthermore, minimal information exists regarding whether PPI use is associated with significant elevations in serum/plasma ADMA concentrations in humans, and whether individual PPIs may exhibit die ff rential ee ff cts. Here, we sought to address these issues by (a) investigating the kinetics of human DDAH1 inhibition by five commonly prescribed PPIs (esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, rabeprazole, and pantoprazole) under ini- tial rate conditions with concentrations observed in human studies, (b) testing the hypothesis that PPI-mediated DDAH1 inhibition is time-dependent, which may be associated with the previously reported chemical instability of PPIs during in vitro studies , and (c) measuring plasma ADMA concentrations in PPI users and non-users participating in an epidemiological cohort of human ageing, the Hunter Community Study (HCS). Results DDAH1 inhibition. Linear conditions for the conversion of ADMA into L-citrulline were observed up to 0.6 mg/mL and 80 min for protein concentration and time, respectively. Using 0.4 mg/mL protein and a 30-min incubation time, further experiments were conducted to characterize the kinetic behaviour of the DDAH1 expres- sion system. ADMA conversion to L-citrulline resulted in K and V values of 45 ± 2 µ mol/L and 352 ± 4 pmol/ m max min/mg, respectively (Fig. 1 and Table 1). Therefore, the ADMA concentration used for inhibition studies was 45 µ mol/L. Preliminary kinetic experiments were conducted in the presence and absence of EDTA at the con- centration of 1 mmol/L. The addition of EDTA had no significant ee ff ct on enzyme kinetics (data not shown). Consequently, the in vitro experiments conducted in this study did not include a chelating agent. Concentration-dependent effects. When tested under initial rate conditions, a concentration-dependent inhi- bition of DDAH1 was observed for lansoprazole, omeprazole and rabeprazole (P < 0.01 for trend), but not for esomeprazole or pantoprazole (Fig. 2). A significant inhibition relative to baseline was observed at concentrations of 60 µ mol/L (lansoprazole and omeprazole) and 100 µ mol/L (omeprazole and rabeprazole). As shown in Fig. 2, at concentrations of 100 µ mol/L the inhibition of DDAH1-mediated formation of L-citrulline by lansoprazole, omeprazole and rabeprazole was 23%, 24%, and 39%, respectively. However, there was no significant DDAH1 inhibition at concentrations of 0.1, 1, and 10 µ mol/L, with >80% of DDAH enzymatic activity retained for all PPIs studied (Fig. 2). Inhibition with the known DDAH1 inhibitor ZST316 was 72% . Time-dependent effects. The increase in incubation time from 30 to 240 min (60 µ mol/L PPI concentration) was associated with a significant time-dependent inhibition, i.e. an increased inhibitory activity toward DDAH1, with lansoprazole and rabeprazole, but not with esomeprazole, omeprazole or pantoprazole (Table 2). DDAH1 inhibition ranged from 14% with pantoprazole to 75% with rabeprazole following a 240 min incubation (Table 2). To explore possible mechanisms for the observed time-dependent inhibition, particularly with rabeprazole, we investigated both the reversibility of the PPI-DDAH1 interaction and the stability and reactivity of PPIs during in vitro experiments. Reversibility was tested in a conventional two-step dilution experiment. DDAH1 activity was restored following a 10-fold dilution of the PPI concentration. This was particularly evident with rabeprazole, as it exhibited a greater magnitude of inhibition before dilution compared to the other PPIs (Fig. 3). These data suggest a reversible interaction between all PPIs tested and DDAH1. We also observed a significant time-dependent degradation of rabeprazole (Fig.  4). Several degradation prod- ucts were assigned based on previously published mass spectral data and the known breakdown of rabeprazole in neutral aqueous conditions . Whilst rabeprazole exhibited a higher DDAH1 inhibition relative to other PPIs, its instability in 0.1 mol/L phosphate buffer at pH 7.4 leaves the mechanism of inhibition in these experiments unclear. These issues not withstanding, the data suggest that the in vitro rabeprazole-mediated DDAH1 inhibition is reversible. Furthermore, it is important to note that none of the PPIs tested reacted directly with ADMA, thus ruling out the possibility of substrate limitation as the cause of inhibition (data not shown). Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 2 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ Figure 1. Kinetic plots representing the conversion of ADMA to L-citrulline by DDAH11. Protein linearity (A) and time linearity (B) data were collected in singlicate. For ADMA concentration versus rate (C) each data point is the mean of three singlicate experiments and error bars represent the standard error. The data is represented as an Eadie-Hoffstee transform in (D). The Michaelis-Menten fit is shown as a solid line in panel C and D. Parameter Replicate 1 Replicate 2 Replicate 3 Mean SD K (µmol/L) 49.8 45.3 41.5 45.5 4.2 V (pmol/min/mg) 378 355 326 353 26 max F statistic 8307 4620 827 R-squared 0.9990 0.9981 0.9892 Table 1. Derived kinetic parameters for the conversion of asymmetric dimethylarginine to L-citrulline by dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1. Kinetic constants (K , V ) for L-citrulline formation were m max derived from fitting the Michaelis-Menten equation to experimental data using the nonlinear curve fitting software EnzFitter. SD: standard deviation. Taken together, these data suggest that, at concentrations normally measured in humans, esomeprazole, lanso- prazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, and rabeprazole are mild, reversible, inhibitors of DDAH1 in vitro. PPI use and ADMA in the Hunter Community Study. Clinical and demographic characteristics of PPI users (n = 134) and non-users (n = 489) are described in Table 3. In unadjusted analyses, PPI users were signif- icantly older, had a higher rate of previous myocardial infarction and prevalence of diabetes, used more statins and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, and had higher triglyceride and ADMA concentrations compared to non-users. By contrast, PPI non-users had higher total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol concentrations, diastolic blood pressure, and estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) rate relative to users (Table  3). The PPI-user group consisted of 32 esomeprazole users, 40 omeprazole users, 23 rapebrazole users, 21 pantoprazole users, and 18 lan- soprazole users. There were no significant differences in age and eGFR between users of different PPIs (Table  4). Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 3 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ Figure 2. Concentration dependent inhibition of DDAH1 by ZST316 (positive control), esomeprazole (EPZ), lansoprazole (LPZ), omeprazole (OPZ), pantoprazole (PPZ) and rabeprazole (RPZ). Residual DDAH1 activity is reported as percentage of control activity. Each data point represents the mean of at least two single # ^ experiments. Error bars represent the standard deviation. *P < 0.01 for trend; P < 0.05 vs. baseline; P < 0.01 vs. baseline. Figure 3. Reversibility of PPI binding to DDAH1. Measurement of DDAH1 activity is expressed as percentage of control activity (incubation with no PPI). Each data point represents the mean of two sets of triplicate experiments (10-fold PPI dilution) or one triplicate experiment (no PPI dilution). Error bars indicate the standard deviation. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. PPI 30 min 60 min 120 min 180 min 240 min P-value* Esomeprazole 89 ± 10 86 ± 2 82 ± 10 79 ± 6 75 ± 9 0.253 Lansoprazole 93 ± 1 78 ± 14 71 ± 6 63 ± 8 66 ± 1 0.034 Omeprazole 87 ± 8 91 ± 20 78 ± 6 77 ± 4 76 ± 3 0.367 Pantoprazole 90 ± 10 89 ± 14 92 ± 13 92 ± 8 86 ± 7 0.959 Rabeprazole 56 ± 7 43 ± 5 31 ± 3 26 ± 6 25 ± 4 <0.001 Table 2. Time dependent inhibition of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 by proton pump inhibitors represented as percent residual activity. Residual dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 activity (expressed as percentage of the control) following different pre-incubation times for each proton pump inhibitor. Each value represents the mean of three experiments ± SD. Experiments were performed with a proton pump inhibitor concentration of 60 µmol/L. PPI: proton pump inhibitor; *: for trend. e Th following variables were associated (P < 0.2) with ADMA concentrations and were entered into regression analysis: age, gender, history of myocardial infarction and stroke, diabetes, regular alcohol consumption, use of statins, beta-blockers, diuretics, renin-angiotensin system inhibitors and antiplatelet drugs, total, HDL and LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, C-reactive protein, and eGFR. In adjusted multivariable regression analysis, PPI use was not independently associated with ADMA concentrations (beta 0.079, 95% CI −0.001 to 0.025, P = 0.077; Supplementary Table S2). Furthermore, there were no significant differences in ADMA concentrations between users of the five PPIs studied (P = 0.748 for trend, Table 4). Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 4 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ Figure 4. Detection of rabeprazole (RPZ) degradation products. UV chromatograms detected at 280 nm for pantoprazole (PPZ) and RPZ at time 0 (A and B, respectively), aer 30 ft min of incubation (C and D, respectively) and aer 4 ft h of incubation (E and F, respectively). Additional peaks in RPZ chromatograms are attributed to RPZ degradation products and were identified using published mass spectral data (data not shown). The arrow indicates the residual peak for RPZ. Discussion We assessed the DDAH1 inhibitory activity of five widely prescribed PPIs (esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omepra- zole, pantoprazole and rabeprazole) under strict linear conditions in vitro, using PPI concentrations normally observed in human plasma (0.1–10 µ mol/L). All PPIs studied displayed weak, reversible, DDAH1 inhibition, albeit at concentrations greater than that observed clinically (60–100 µmol/L). A time-dependent inhibition was observed with lansoprazole and rabeprazole, with their inhibitory effect increasing with longer incubation time. Although the DDAH1 inhibitory potential of rabeprazole was greater than all other PPIs studied its level of inhi- bition still remained mild at clinically relevant concentrations. Our in vitro data support the lack of independent associations between PPI use and ADMA concentrations in an epidemiological cohort. Furthermore, there were no significant differences in ADMA concentrations with specific PPIs, including rabeprazole, the PPI we found to have the greatest DDAH1 inhibitory potential in vitro. 11, 12 Recent studies have reported associations between PPI use and increased cardiovascular risk . PPI-mediated inhibition of the hepatic enzyme CYP2C19, essential for the activation of the antiplatelet prodrug clopidogrel, has been proposed as a potential mechanism behind this association. However, the increased cardio- vascular risk with PPI use has been demonstrated to be independent of clopidogrel use . In support of this, some PPIs displaying associations with cardiovascular risk are in fact relatively weak CYP2C19 inhibitors . Recently, an alternative mechanism has been proposed to explain the cardiovascular toxicity: PPI-induced inhibition of the enzyme DDAH1 with a consequential increase in ADMA concentrations . There is very good evidence that ele- vations in plasma ADMA concentrations independently predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, through inhibition of endothelial NO synthesis resulting in endothelial dysfunction and increased risk of cardiovascular 13, 20 21 events . The majority of ADMA is hydrolytically degraded by DDAH , and as such a likely cause of an ele- vation in plasma ADMA concentrations is an impairment to DDAH function. A reduction in DDAH1 catalytic Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 5 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ PPI non-users PPI users Variable (n = 489) (n = 134) P-value Age (years) 63 (59–69) 66 (61–72) <0.001 Females (%) 48.3 44.6 0.446 Myocardial infarction (%) 4.1 9.8 0.011 Stroke (%) 2.5 2.2 0.877 Diabetes or use of antidiabetic drugs (%) 10.0 18.0 0.010 Current smoker (%) 6.6 5.7 0.944 Regular alcohol consumption (%) 69.2 67.6 0.733 Statins (%) 31.5 42.9 0.017 Diuretics (%) 12.4 12.0 0.915 Beta-blockers (%) 18.7 24.8 0.126 RAS inhibitors (%) 39.8 52.6 0.009 Antiplatelet agents (%) 3.4 6.7 0.093 NSAIDs (%) 12.9 15.8 0.392 Fasting glucose (mmol/L) 4.8 (4.4–5.3) 4.9 (4.5–5.4) 0.173 Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 5.1 (4.4–5.9) 4.8 (4.2–5.5) 0.015 HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) 1.3 (1.1–1.6) 1.2 (1.1–1.6) 0.485 LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) 3.1 (2.5–3.8) 2.8 (2.3–3.5) 0.008 Triglycerides (mmol/L) 1.1 (0.8–1.6) 1.3 (0.8–1.8) 0.033 C-reactive protein (mg/L) 2.0 (1.2–3.7) 2.5 (1.1–5.1) 0.095 SBP (mmHg) 135 (124–146) 135 (122–145) 0.563 DBP (mmHg) 81 (72–87) 76 (71–84) 0.004 ADMA (µmol/L) 0.54 (0.49–0.60) 0.56 (0.51–0.63) 0.002 eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m ) 80 ± 16 76 ± 17 0.005 Table 3. Clinical and demographic characteristics of the Hunter Community Study cohort. PPI: proton pump inhibitor; RAS: renin-angiotensin system; NSAIDs: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; SBP: systolic blood pressure: DBP: diastolic blood pressure; ADMA: asymmetric dimethylarginine; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula). Esomeprazole Omeprazole Rabeprazole Pantoprazole Lansoprazole (n = 32) (n = 40) (n = 23) (n = 21) (n = 18) P-value Age (years) 69 (62–73) 68 (62–75) 63 (59–69) 65 (60–73) 66 (61–73) 0.092 eGFR (mL/ 77 ± 20 73 ± 15 76 ± 15 82 ± 20 74 ± 15 0.401 min/1.73 m ) ADMA (µmol/L) 0.57 (0.52–0.64) 0.58 (0.51–0.64) 0.55 (0.50–0.65) 0.57 (0.51–0.60) 0.53 (0.49–0.63) 0.748 Table 4. Plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine concentrations in users of specific proton pump inhibitors GFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula); ADMA: asymmetric dimethylarginine. activity and/or expression is therefore a potential contributor to endothelial dysfunction and increased cardio- vascular risk. PPI administration was recently found to be associated with an inhibition of DDAH1 activity accompanied by increased ADMA concentrations both in vitro and ex-vivo and in animal models . However, this study employed sustained incubation times (4 h) and utilized ADMA concentrations that correlated with the enzyme maximal rate (V ) rather than the substrate concentration at half maximal velocity (K ). Additionally, the concentra- max m tions of omeprazole in vascular reactivity studies (100 µ mol/L) were significantly higher than those observed in humans (0.1–10 µ mol/L). Similarly, the doses of lansoprazole used in C57BL/6 J mice (30 mg/Kg/day) were considerably higher than the typical doses in humans (15–30 mg/day in adults) . Furthermore, the lack of assess- ment of PPI stability in recent studies suggests the observed PPI-mediated DDAH1 inhibition in vitro may be an artefact of the experimental conditions used. We aimed to minimise the aforementioned limitations by investigating PPI-mediated DDAH1 inhibition in vitro employing a highly sensitive and specific UPLC-MS method to measure L-citrulline formation from ADMA. i Th s method is characterized by high specic fi ity and precision and does not require intensive sample pre-treatment or the use of an artificial substrate . Kinetic characterization of DDAH1-mediated ADMA conversion to L-citrulline resulted in K and V values of 45 ± 2 µ mol/L and 352 ± 4 pmol/min/mg, respectively. Our data m max are in agreement with the previously reported kinetic characterization of L-citrulline formation from ADMA by DDAH1 expressed in E. coli, obtained by a colorimetric assay (K = 68.7 μmol/L and V = 356 pmol/min/mg). m max However, the K data reported by Ghebremariam et al. exhibited an approximate 3–4 fold reduction in ADMA Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 6 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ affinity (K = 180 μmol/L) , which might be indicative of the aforementioned differences in the experimental conditions and the methods used to characterize DDAH1 activity in vitro. Perhaps more importantly, observed C and area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) data fol- max lowing typically prescribed PPI doses in humans range between 0.2–23.2 µ mol/L and 0.58–13.5 µ mol/hr/L, respectively , and are considerably lower than the inhibitory concentrations identified in previos studies (IC = 51–63 µ mol/L) . In order to obtain more clinically relevant data, we tested the inhibitory potential of PPIs within a concentration range of 0.1–10 µ mol/L. Interestingly, no significant inhibition of DDAH1 activity was observed within this concentration range, suggesting that, at clinically observed concentrations, PPIs are unlikely to cause a significant inhibition of DDAH1 that would result in elevated ADMA concentrations. However, higher PPI concentrations in extravascular compartments cannot be ruled out. For example, PPIs can accumulate 1,000-fold in the secretory canaliculus of the parietal cell because of the favourable acidic environment; here PPIs + + 15 irreversibly bind and inhibit H , K -ATPase transporters . Nonetheless, there is currently no reported evidence for PPI accumulation within any other cellular compartment or under neutral/slightly alkaline pH conditions. In contrast to previous studies , we employed a PPI incubation time of only 30 min instead of the considera- bly longer 4 hours. However, a progressive increase in the incubation time in our study (up to 4 h) demonstrated the presence of a time-dependent inhibitory effect, with an increase in DDAH1 inhibition ranging from 29% to 61%. This effect was significant with lansoprazole and, especially, rabeprazole, but not with esomeprazole, ome- prazole, or pantoprazole (Table 2 and Supplementary Figure 3). These data suggest that prolonged exposure to PPIs, particularly rabeprazole, might result in significant DDAH1 inhibition. The reversibility of PPI-binding to DDAH1 was verified following a 10-fold dilution of PPI concentration. The significant reduction in the resulting DDAH1 inhibitory potential demonstrated a displacement of the inhibitor from the DDAH1 active site, and thus reversibility. These data are consistent with previously reported observations . As there was no evidence for a PPI class effect on DDAH inhibition we also investigated the stability of PPIs within our experimental system. The recovery of each PPI was measured at the end of a canonical incubation. Whilst the recovery of esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, and pantoprazole approached complete recov- ery, there was a significant reduction in the concentration of rabeprazole recovered. Rabeprazole degrades in a phosphate buffered solution at pH 7.4, thus resulting in the increased formation of degradation products over time. The comparison of our MS spectrum extracted for each peak with data reported by Bahandi et al . con- firmed the identification of each specific rabeprazole degradation product (Fig.  4). As discussed previously, rabeprazole displayed a markedly potent DDAH1 inhibitory potential, which was distinct from all other PPIs studied. Since rabeprazole is not chemically stable under the experimental conditions utilized, it is likely the observed increase in DDAH1 inhibition in incubations comprising rabeprazole is largely due to the degradation product(s). Alternatively, if the inhibition of DDAH1 activity is indeed due to the residual rabeprazole, it would suggest that this compound is a significantly more potent DDAH1 inhibitor than estimated. e Th exact mechanism of rabeprazole-mediated inhibition of DDAH1 remains to be elucidated. The measurement of plasma ADMA concentrations in our epidemiological cohort provides further sup- port for the in vitro data. There were no independent associations between ADMA and the use of PPIs, as a class, after adjusting for clinical, demographic and biochemical confounders. Although there was a trending (P = 0.077) association between PPI use and ADMA concentrations, the observed differences in median ADMA concentrations between PPI users and non-users (~0.02 µ mol/L, Table 3) are unlikely to be significant in terms of cardiovascular risk . Although the aforementioned in vitro studies showed a significantly higher DDAH1 inhibitory activity with rabeprazole, particularly after prolonged exposure, we did not observe any significant differences in ADMA concentrations in users of rabeprazole vs. other PPIs. Therefore, at a population level, the PPI-mediated inhibition of DDAH is unlikely to be of biological or clinical significance. Kruzelnicka et al . have recently reported a lack of significant differences in ADMA concentrations with PPI use in a smaller cohort of non-diabetic men (PPI users: n = 53, age 59 ± 11 years; PPI non-users: n = 75, age 56 ± 10 years) with stable coro- nary artery disease . However, in this study ADMA concentrations were measured with a commercially available ELISA method, which is reported to overestimate ADMA concentrations by ≥20% and is matrix-dependent. Since plasma samples from a human population are characterized by a heterogeneous matrix, ELISA methods for the determination of ADMA concentrations are less reliable than mass spectrometry when the endpoint is to differentiate sample groups . Furthermore, a number of factors potentially affecting DDAH1 activity and ADMA concentrations, particularly gender, renal function and concomitant medicines, were not accounted for 22, 25, 27 in regression analyses . In comparison to previous reports, our study comprises rigorous kinetic characterization of DDAH1 inhi- bition by PPIs under strictly linear conditions. We assessed PPI-mediated inhibition at clinically observed con- centrations, and evaluated alternate pre-incubation times in determining the magnitude of inhibition and the stability of PPIs during incubation. Furthermore, the biological and clinical significance of PPI-mediated DDAH1 inhibition was investigated by measuring ADMA concentrations in an epidemiological cohort of older adults with various co-morbid states and concomitant medications, ae ft r adjusting for clinical and demographic con - founders ae ff cting per se ADMA concentrations. We used lysate from cells expressing recombinant DDAH1, rather than purified DDAH1, to more accurately mimic the complex cytosolic environment where DDAH1 catalysis occurs in vivo. While it may be possible that other substituents of the cell lysate may interfere with the PPIs, ADMA or DDAH1 itself, the complexity of the cell lysate mixture creates an in vitro environment that closely approximates intracellular physiological conditions. A possible limitation of the study is that, similar to other pharmacoepidemiological studies, the evidence of a dispensed prescription, in this case a PPI, does not necessarily reflect the actual intake of the drug by the partic- ipant. Further limitations involve the cross-sectional nature of the epidemiological study, which does not permit establishment of a cause-effect relationship between PPI use and ADMA concentrations, and the fact that plasma ADMA concentrations do not necessarily reflect intracellular concentrations . Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 7 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ In conclusion, the in vitro and in vivo results of our study question the significance of DDAH1 inhibition and ADMA elevation as a mechanism to explain the increased cardiovascular risk reported with PPI use. Conclusions drawn from comparisons between our data and the work of others suggest that in vitro inhibition of DDAH1 by PPIs is highly influenced by the experimental conditions and by the stability of PPIs over time. It is clear, however, that PPI use does not translate into significant increases in plasma ADMA concentrations at a population level. Further studies are warranted to identify the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the increased cardi- ovascular risk associated with PPI use. Methods DDAH1 inhibition in vitro. The experimental protocols for the assessment of DDAH1 inhibition in vitro , described below, were approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee of Flinders University (IBC No. 2009-08). Materials. Deuterated L-citrulline (L-citrulline-d6) was obtained from Sapphire Bioscience (Sapphire Bioscience, Redfern, Australia). High purity water was obtained using a MilliQ Synergy UV Ultrapure water system (Merck Millipore, Sydney, Australia). Acetonitrile (Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, LC-MS, Grade), 2-propanol and formic acid (High Performance Liquid Chromatography, HPLC, Grade) were obtained from Merck Millipore (Merck Millipore, Melbourne, Australia). All other laboratory grade chemicals and rea- gents were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (Sigma-Aldrich, Sydney, Australia). DDAH1 over-expression was per- formed as reported by Tommasi et al. A single batch of lysate prepared from DDAH1-expressing HEK293Tcells was used for all in vitro experiments. Analytical Instrumentation. Concentrations of L-citrulline and individual PPIs were measured using an Aquity Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography, UPLC, (Waters, Sydney, Australia) coupled to a tunable UV vari- able wavelength detector and a quadrupole time-of-flight (qToF) Premier high-resolution mass spectrometer (Waters, Sydney, Australia). The electrospray ionisation source was operated in positive ionisation mode. ToF data were collected in MS mode between 100 and 500 Da with an instrument scan time of 0.5 sec and inter-scan delay of 0.05 sec. Further details of the mass spectrometer parameters are provided in Supplementary Table 1. Instrument control, data acquisition and data processing were performed using Waters MassLynx version 4.1 software (Waters, Sydney, Australia). DDAH1 activity assay. L-citrulline formation was determined at 37 °C in a total incubation volume of 0.1 mL using 12 × 75 mm borosilicate glass tubes. Incubation mixtures contained DDAH1-expressing HEK293T cell lysate (0.4 mg/mL total protein), phosphate buffer (0.1 mol/L, pH 7.4), PPI (0–100 µ mol/L) and ADMA (0 to 500 µ mol/L). The DDAH1 inhibitor ZST316 (compound 10a) was used as a positive control for DDAH1 inhi- bition at a concentration of 1 µ mol/L. Following pre-incubation (0 to 240 min), reactions were initiated by the addition of substrate (ADMA). Aer 30-min in ft cubation reactions were terminated by the addition of 300 μL 0.1% formic acid in 2-propanol and 10 µL of the assay internal standard (30 µmol/L L-citrulline-d6). The samples were vortex mixed (20 sec) and cooled on ice for 10 min prior to centrifugation (10 min, 18,000 × g) to precipitate the proteins. The supernatant (300 μL) was transferred to clean 12 × 75 mm borosilicate glass tubes and the solvent was removed by evaporation in a MiVac concentrator (T = 50 °C, P = 30 mbar, -OH programme, 25 min). The residue was redissolved in 125 μL of a 1:4 water/0.1% formic acid in 2-propanol mixture and a 3 μL aliquot was injected onto the UPLC column for analysis. The PPI concentrations used in DDAH1 inhibition experiments included those normally observed (0–10 µ mol/L) in human studies at therapeutic doses . Higher (supra-physiological) concentrations (60 and 100 µ mol/L) were also investigated in order to more comprehensively characterize the potential dose-response relationship between PPIs and DDAH1 inhibition. UPLC-MS analysis of L-citrulline. L-citrulline was separated on a Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH HILIC column (1.7 µ m, 2.1 mm × 100 mm) with a gradient mobile phase containing 0.1% v/v formic acid and acetonitrile in water at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. Full details are provided in the Supplementary File. Selected ion chromato- grams were extracted from the total ion chromatogram at m/z 176.10 → 159.10 and 181.13 → 165.12 correspond- ing to the fragments of L-citrulline and L-citrulline-d6, respectively. Calibration standards were prepared by spiking L-citrulline (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 µ mol/L) into the incubation matrix. Calibrators were treated in the same manner as incubation samples and calibration curves obtained by plotting the peak area ratio L-citrulline to internal standard versus the standard concentration. UPLC analysis of PPIs. Proteins were precipitated by addition of three volumes of ice-cold methanol to the reaction mixture followed by cooling on ice for 10 min, and then centrifugation (18,000 × g, 5 min). An aliquot of the supernatant was diluted 10-fold with mobile phase and 3 µL of the diluted sample was injected for analysis. Chromatography was performed on a Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 1.7 μm (2.1 × 100 mm) column with an isocratic mobile phase (0.1% formic acid and 28% acetonitrile in water) at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The column temperature was maintained at 35 °C and each PPI was detected at 280 nm. Further details of the experimental conditions are provided in the Supplementary File. PPI use and ADMA in the Hunter Community Study. Study population. Study participants consisted of a cohort of community-dwelling subjects aged between 55–85 years residing in Newcastle (NSW, Australia). Participants were recruited from the Hunter Community Study (HCS), a population-based cohort study on Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 8 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ human ageing . Participants were randomly selected from the electoral roll and contacted between December 2004 and December 2007. Participants completed two self-report questionnaires and which were returned upon their attendance at the HCS data collection centre, during which time several clinical and biochemical parameters were also assessed. Clinical assessment included a full physical examination and measurement of routine biochemical parameters including C-reactive protein (CRP), fasting lipids and glucose concentrations, and renal function. Consent to link personal information obtained during the study to data from Medicare Australia and local health databases was also sought. A further package of three self-reporting questionnaires, to be returned by reply-paid post, was given to each participant to complete at home. The questionnaires provided details on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, nutritional assessment, medical and surgical history, medication exposure, tobacco use and alco- hol consumption. Full details of the data collected are described elsewhere . e s Th ample group of participants for this investigation (n = 623) was derived from the initial cohort by sim- ple random sampling. A comparison of this sample with the entire cohort showed no significant differences with respect to a range of clinical, biochemical, socioeconomic, and behavioural factors (data not shown). The HCS was performed according to the Declaration of Helsinki. All procedures were approved by the local ethics committee of the University of Newcastle and the Hunter New England Area Health Service (NSW, Australia). Informed consent was obtained from each HCS participant. Assessment of PPI exposure. Treatment with PPIs, both as a class and as specific agents, was determined by accessing data from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), a program of the Australian Government that provides subsidised prescription drugs to Australian residents . Participants with at least one PPI prescription dispensed within 91 days before or after the date of blood sampling, performed by the Hunter Area Pathology Service within one week of their visit at the HCS data collection centre, were identified as PPI users. ADMA measurement. Blood was collected in EDTA tubes and centrifuged at 4 °C and 3,000 g for 10 min to separate plasma, which was stored at −80 °C until analysis. 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www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Human dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 inhibition by proton pump Received: 14 February 2017 inhibitors and the cardiovascular Accepted: 20 April 2017 Published: xx xx xxxx risk marker asymmetric dimethylarginine: in vitro and in vivo significance 1 1 1 1,2 3 1 S. Tommasi , D. J. Elliot , J. A. Hulin , B. C. Lewis , M. McEvoy & A. A. Mangoni Proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-induced inhibition of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 (DDAH1), with consequent accumulation of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), might explain the increased cardiovascular risk with PPI use. However, uncertainty exists regarding whether clinical PPI concentrations significantly inhibit DDAH1 under linear initial rate conditions, and whether PPI-induced DDAH1 inhibition significantly increases ADMA in humans. DDAH1 inhibition by esomeprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, lansoprazole and rabeprazole was determined by quantifying DDAH1-mediated L-citrulline formation in vitro. Plasma ADMA was measured in PPI users (n = 134) and non-users (n = 489) in the Hunter Community Study (HCS). At clinical PPI concentrations (0.1–10 μmol/L), DDAH1 retained >80% activity vs. baseline. A significant, reversible, time-dependent inhibition was observed with lansoprazole (66% activity at 240 min, P = 0.034) and rabeprazole (25% activity at 240 min, P < 0.001). In regression analysis, PPI use was not associated with ADMA in HCS participants (beta 0.012, 95% CI −0.001 to 0.025, P = 0.077). Furthermore, there were no differences in ADMA between specific PPIs (P = 0.748). At clinical concentrations, PPIs are weak, reversible, DDAH1 inhibitors in vitro. The lack of significant associations between PPIs and ADMA in HCS participants questions the significance of DDAH1 inhibition as a mechanism explaining the increased cardiovascular risk reported with PPI use. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely prescribed for the treatment of disorders characterized by excessive gastric acid production . Globally, PPIs account for 113 million prescriptions and USD13 billion in sales per 2, 3 4 year . In 2009, 84 million visits with documented PPI use were observed in the US ambulatory setting alone . However, there is increasing evidence that PPIs are inappropriately prescribed, particularly in the older popu- lation; an area of concern due to an emerging and ever-growing list of adverse effects linked to PPI use . Recent studies have reported associations between long-term PPI use and adverse clinical outcomes, such as incident chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, falls and fractures, dementia, infections, and vitamin and mineral 6–10 deficiency . In addition, PPI use has been associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events, yet 11, 12 the exact mechanism mediating this effect has been largely unassessed . One proposed mechanism involves Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia. Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. Centre for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia. Correspondence and requests for materials should be addressed to A.A.M. (email: [email protected] ) Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 1 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a potent endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). There is strong evidence that increased plasma/serum ADMA concentrations independently predict adverse cardio- vascular outcomes via an impairment of nitric oxide (NO)-mediated processes such as endothelial-dependent vasodilation and regulation of vascular tone and blood pressure . Ghebremariam et al. recently reported that PPIs exhibit a class effect to competitively inhibit isoform 1 of the enzyme dimethylarginine dimethylaminohy- drolase (DDAH1, IC = 51–63 µmol/L), which is responsible for the degradation of ADMA into L-citrulline and dimethylamine . PPI-mediated DDAH1 inhibition was associated with increased intracellular ADMA concen- trations and reduced NO synthesis in endothelial cells . Furthermore, the PPI omeprazole impaired vascular reactivity ex-vivo, whereas subcutaneous administration of lansoprazole in C57BL/6 J mice increased systemic ADMA concentrations . Despite the potential clinical relevance of these observations, the reported study had several limitations: the observed PPI concentrations in human studies (generally between 0.1–10 µ mol/L) are considerably lower than the reported IC values and the concentrations of omeprazole used in vascular reactivity studies (100 µ mol/L), the dose of lansoprazole used in C57BL/6 J mice (30 mg/Kg/day) are considerably higher than the typical doses in humans (15–30 mg/day in adults), the incubation conditions differed considerably from what is observed to be associated with linear conversion of ADMA into L-citrulline, no information was provided about the stability of PPIs in the experimental system, and any time-dependent effect of DDAH1 inhibition was not assessed . The use of initial rate conditions in kinetic assays is important to meet the assumptions of the Michaelis Menten enzyme kinetic model. When investigating drugs as competitive inhibitors of enzyme activity it is essential to perform experiments using strictly linear initial rate conditions, and probe substrate concentra- tions must be equal to, or less than, the K values. i Th s allows the quantitative comparison of the observed ee ff cts. e u Th se of non-linear conditions, such as long incubation time, may result in experimental artefacts, namely the degradation of the substrate, the enzyme or other components in the incubation mixture, that adversely ae ff ct data interpretation . Furthermore, minimal information exists regarding whether PPI use is associated with significant elevations in serum/plasma ADMA concentrations in humans, and whether individual PPIs may exhibit die ff rential ee ff cts. Here, we sought to address these issues by (a) investigating the kinetics of human DDAH1 inhibition by five commonly prescribed PPIs (esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, rabeprazole, and pantoprazole) under ini- tial rate conditions with concentrations observed in human studies, (b) testing the hypothesis that PPI-mediated DDAH1 inhibition is time-dependent, which may be associated with the previously reported chemical instability of PPIs during in vitro studies , and (c) measuring plasma ADMA concentrations in PPI users and non-users participating in an epidemiological cohort of human ageing, the Hunter Community Study (HCS). Results DDAH1 inhibition. Linear conditions for the conversion of ADMA into L-citrulline were observed up to 0.6 mg/mL and 80 min for protein concentration and time, respectively. Using 0.4 mg/mL protein and a 30-min incubation time, further experiments were conducted to characterize the kinetic behaviour of the DDAH1 expres- sion system. ADMA conversion to L-citrulline resulted in K and V values of 45 ± 2 µ mol/L and 352 ± 4 pmol/ m max min/mg, respectively (Fig. 1 and Table 1). Therefore, the ADMA concentration used for inhibition studies was 45 µ mol/L. Preliminary kinetic experiments were conducted in the presence and absence of EDTA at the con- centration of 1 mmol/L. The addition of EDTA had no significant ee ff ct on enzyme kinetics (data not shown). Consequently, the in vitro experiments conducted in this study did not include a chelating agent. Concentration-dependent effects. When tested under initial rate conditions, a concentration-dependent inhi- bition of DDAH1 was observed for lansoprazole, omeprazole and rabeprazole (P < 0.01 for trend), but not for esomeprazole or pantoprazole (Fig. 2). A significant inhibition relative to baseline was observed at concentrations of 60 µ mol/L (lansoprazole and omeprazole) and 100 µ mol/L (omeprazole and rabeprazole). As shown in Fig. 2, at concentrations of 100 µ mol/L the inhibition of DDAH1-mediated formation of L-citrulline by lansoprazole, omeprazole and rabeprazole was 23%, 24%, and 39%, respectively. However, there was no significant DDAH1 inhibition at concentrations of 0.1, 1, and 10 µ mol/L, with >80% of DDAH enzymatic activity retained for all PPIs studied (Fig. 2). Inhibition with the known DDAH1 inhibitor ZST316 was 72% . Time-dependent effects. The increase in incubation time from 30 to 240 min (60 µ mol/L PPI concentration) was associated with a significant time-dependent inhibition, i.e. an increased inhibitory activity toward DDAH1, with lansoprazole and rabeprazole, but not with esomeprazole, omeprazole or pantoprazole (Table 2). DDAH1 inhibition ranged from 14% with pantoprazole to 75% with rabeprazole following a 240 min incubation (Table 2). To explore possible mechanisms for the observed time-dependent inhibition, particularly with rabeprazole, we investigated both the reversibility of the PPI-DDAH1 interaction and the stability and reactivity of PPIs during in vitro experiments. Reversibility was tested in a conventional two-step dilution experiment. DDAH1 activity was restored following a 10-fold dilution of the PPI concentration. This was particularly evident with rabeprazole, as it exhibited a greater magnitude of inhibition before dilution compared to the other PPIs (Fig. 3). These data suggest a reversible interaction between all PPIs tested and DDAH1. We also observed a significant time-dependent degradation of rabeprazole (Fig.  4). Several degradation prod- ucts were assigned based on previously published mass spectral data and the known breakdown of rabeprazole in neutral aqueous conditions . Whilst rabeprazole exhibited a higher DDAH1 inhibition relative to other PPIs, its instability in 0.1 mol/L phosphate buffer at pH 7.4 leaves the mechanism of inhibition in these experiments unclear. These issues not withstanding, the data suggest that the in vitro rabeprazole-mediated DDAH1 inhibition is reversible. Furthermore, it is important to note that none of the PPIs tested reacted directly with ADMA, thus ruling out the possibility of substrate limitation as the cause of inhibition (data not shown). Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 2 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ Figure 1. Kinetic plots representing the conversion of ADMA to L-citrulline by DDAH11. Protein linearity (A) and time linearity (B) data were collected in singlicate. For ADMA concentration versus rate (C) each data point is the mean of three singlicate experiments and error bars represent the standard error. The data is represented as an Eadie-Hoffstee transform in (D). The Michaelis-Menten fit is shown as a solid line in panel C and D. Parameter Replicate 1 Replicate 2 Replicate 3 Mean SD K (µmol/L) 49.8 45.3 41.5 45.5 4.2 V (pmol/min/mg) 378 355 326 353 26 max F statistic 8307 4620 827 R-squared 0.9990 0.9981 0.9892 Table 1. Derived kinetic parameters for the conversion of asymmetric dimethylarginine to L-citrulline by dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1. Kinetic constants (K , V ) for L-citrulline formation were m max derived from fitting the Michaelis-Menten equation to experimental data using the nonlinear curve fitting software EnzFitter. SD: standard deviation. Taken together, these data suggest that, at concentrations normally measured in humans, esomeprazole, lanso- prazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, and rabeprazole are mild, reversible, inhibitors of DDAH1 in vitro. PPI use and ADMA in the Hunter Community Study. Clinical and demographic characteristics of PPI users (n = 134) and non-users (n = 489) are described in Table 3. In unadjusted analyses, PPI users were signif- icantly older, had a higher rate of previous myocardial infarction and prevalence of diabetes, used more statins and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, and had higher triglyceride and ADMA concentrations compared to non-users. By contrast, PPI non-users had higher total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol concentrations, diastolic blood pressure, and estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) rate relative to users (Table  3). The PPI-user group consisted of 32 esomeprazole users, 40 omeprazole users, 23 rapebrazole users, 21 pantoprazole users, and 18 lan- soprazole users. There were no significant differences in age and eGFR between users of different PPIs (Table  4). Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 3 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ Figure 2. Concentration dependent inhibition of DDAH1 by ZST316 (positive control), esomeprazole (EPZ), lansoprazole (LPZ), omeprazole (OPZ), pantoprazole (PPZ) and rabeprazole (RPZ). Residual DDAH1 activity is reported as percentage of control activity. Each data point represents the mean of at least two single # ^ experiments. Error bars represent the standard deviation. *P < 0.01 for trend; P < 0.05 vs. baseline; P < 0.01 vs. baseline. Figure 3. Reversibility of PPI binding to DDAH1. Measurement of DDAH1 activity is expressed as percentage of control activity (incubation with no PPI). Each data point represents the mean of two sets of triplicate experiments (10-fold PPI dilution) or one triplicate experiment (no PPI dilution). Error bars indicate the standard deviation. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. PPI 30 min 60 min 120 min 180 min 240 min P-value* Esomeprazole 89 ± 10 86 ± 2 82 ± 10 79 ± 6 75 ± 9 0.253 Lansoprazole 93 ± 1 78 ± 14 71 ± 6 63 ± 8 66 ± 1 0.034 Omeprazole 87 ± 8 91 ± 20 78 ± 6 77 ± 4 76 ± 3 0.367 Pantoprazole 90 ± 10 89 ± 14 92 ± 13 92 ± 8 86 ± 7 0.959 Rabeprazole 56 ± 7 43 ± 5 31 ± 3 26 ± 6 25 ± 4 <0.001 Table 2. Time dependent inhibition of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 by proton pump inhibitors represented as percent residual activity. Residual dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1 activity (expressed as percentage of the control) following different pre-incubation times for each proton pump inhibitor. Each value represents the mean of three experiments ± SD. Experiments were performed with a proton pump inhibitor concentration of 60 µmol/L. PPI: proton pump inhibitor; *: for trend. e Th following variables were associated (P < 0.2) with ADMA concentrations and were entered into regression analysis: age, gender, history of myocardial infarction and stroke, diabetes, regular alcohol consumption, use of statins, beta-blockers, diuretics, renin-angiotensin system inhibitors and antiplatelet drugs, total, HDL and LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, C-reactive protein, and eGFR. In adjusted multivariable regression analysis, PPI use was not independently associated with ADMA concentrations (beta 0.079, 95% CI −0.001 to 0.025, P = 0.077; Supplementary Table S2). Furthermore, there were no significant differences in ADMA concentrations between users of the five PPIs studied (P = 0.748 for trend, Table 4). Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 4 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ Figure 4. Detection of rabeprazole (RPZ) degradation products. UV chromatograms detected at 280 nm for pantoprazole (PPZ) and RPZ at time 0 (A and B, respectively), aer 30 ft min of incubation (C and D, respectively) and aer 4 ft h of incubation (E and F, respectively). Additional peaks in RPZ chromatograms are attributed to RPZ degradation products and were identified using published mass spectral data (data not shown). The arrow indicates the residual peak for RPZ. Discussion We assessed the DDAH1 inhibitory activity of five widely prescribed PPIs (esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omepra- zole, pantoprazole and rabeprazole) under strict linear conditions in vitro, using PPI concentrations normally observed in human plasma (0.1–10 µ mol/L). All PPIs studied displayed weak, reversible, DDAH1 inhibition, albeit at concentrations greater than that observed clinically (60–100 µmol/L). A time-dependent inhibition was observed with lansoprazole and rabeprazole, with their inhibitory effect increasing with longer incubation time. Although the DDAH1 inhibitory potential of rabeprazole was greater than all other PPIs studied its level of inhi- bition still remained mild at clinically relevant concentrations. Our in vitro data support the lack of independent associations between PPI use and ADMA concentrations in an epidemiological cohort. Furthermore, there were no significant differences in ADMA concentrations with specific PPIs, including rabeprazole, the PPI we found to have the greatest DDAH1 inhibitory potential in vitro. 11, 12 Recent studies have reported associations between PPI use and increased cardiovascular risk . PPI-mediated inhibition of the hepatic enzyme CYP2C19, essential for the activation of the antiplatelet prodrug clopidogrel, has been proposed as a potential mechanism behind this association. However, the increased cardio- vascular risk with PPI use has been demonstrated to be independent of clopidogrel use . In support of this, some PPIs displaying associations with cardiovascular risk are in fact relatively weak CYP2C19 inhibitors . Recently, an alternative mechanism has been proposed to explain the cardiovascular toxicity: PPI-induced inhibition of the enzyme DDAH1 with a consequential increase in ADMA concentrations . There is very good evidence that ele- vations in plasma ADMA concentrations independently predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, through inhibition of endothelial NO synthesis resulting in endothelial dysfunction and increased risk of cardiovascular 13, 20 21 events . The majority of ADMA is hydrolytically degraded by DDAH , and as such a likely cause of an ele- vation in plasma ADMA concentrations is an impairment to DDAH function. A reduction in DDAH1 catalytic Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 5 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ PPI non-users PPI users Variable (n = 489) (n = 134) P-value Age (years) 63 (59–69) 66 (61–72) <0.001 Females (%) 48.3 44.6 0.446 Myocardial infarction (%) 4.1 9.8 0.011 Stroke (%) 2.5 2.2 0.877 Diabetes or use of antidiabetic drugs (%) 10.0 18.0 0.010 Current smoker (%) 6.6 5.7 0.944 Regular alcohol consumption (%) 69.2 67.6 0.733 Statins (%) 31.5 42.9 0.017 Diuretics (%) 12.4 12.0 0.915 Beta-blockers (%) 18.7 24.8 0.126 RAS inhibitors (%) 39.8 52.6 0.009 Antiplatelet agents (%) 3.4 6.7 0.093 NSAIDs (%) 12.9 15.8 0.392 Fasting glucose (mmol/L) 4.8 (4.4–5.3) 4.9 (4.5–5.4) 0.173 Total cholesterol (mmol/L) 5.1 (4.4–5.9) 4.8 (4.2–5.5) 0.015 HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) 1.3 (1.1–1.6) 1.2 (1.1–1.6) 0.485 LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) 3.1 (2.5–3.8) 2.8 (2.3–3.5) 0.008 Triglycerides (mmol/L) 1.1 (0.8–1.6) 1.3 (0.8–1.8) 0.033 C-reactive protein (mg/L) 2.0 (1.2–3.7) 2.5 (1.1–5.1) 0.095 SBP (mmHg) 135 (124–146) 135 (122–145) 0.563 DBP (mmHg) 81 (72–87) 76 (71–84) 0.004 ADMA (µmol/L) 0.54 (0.49–0.60) 0.56 (0.51–0.63) 0.002 eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m ) 80 ± 16 76 ± 17 0.005 Table 3. Clinical and demographic characteristics of the Hunter Community Study cohort. PPI: proton pump inhibitor; RAS: renin-angiotensin system; NSAIDs: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; SBP: systolic blood pressure: DBP: diastolic blood pressure; ADMA: asymmetric dimethylarginine; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula). Esomeprazole Omeprazole Rabeprazole Pantoprazole Lansoprazole (n = 32) (n = 40) (n = 23) (n = 21) (n = 18) P-value Age (years) 69 (62–73) 68 (62–75) 63 (59–69) 65 (60–73) 66 (61–73) 0.092 eGFR (mL/ 77 ± 20 73 ± 15 76 ± 15 82 ± 20 74 ± 15 0.401 min/1.73 m ) ADMA (µmol/L) 0.57 (0.52–0.64) 0.58 (0.51–0.64) 0.55 (0.50–0.65) 0.57 (0.51–0.60) 0.53 (0.49–0.63) 0.748 Table 4. Plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine concentrations in users of specific proton pump inhibitors GFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula); ADMA: asymmetric dimethylarginine. activity and/or expression is therefore a potential contributor to endothelial dysfunction and increased cardio- vascular risk. PPI administration was recently found to be associated with an inhibition of DDAH1 activity accompanied by increased ADMA concentrations both in vitro and ex-vivo and in animal models . However, this study employed sustained incubation times (4 h) and utilized ADMA concentrations that correlated with the enzyme maximal rate (V ) rather than the substrate concentration at half maximal velocity (K ). Additionally, the concentra- max m tions of omeprazole in vascular reactivity studies (100 µ mol/L) were significantly higher than those observed in humans (0.1–10 µ mol/L). Similarly, the doses of lansoprazole used in C57BL/6 J mice (30 mg/Kg/day) were considerably higher than the typical doses in humans (15–30 mg/day in adults) . Furthermore, the lack of assess- ment of PPI stability in recent studies suggests the observed PPI-mediated DDAH1 inhibition in vitro may be an artefact of the experimental conditions used. We aimed to minimise the aforementioned limitations by investigating PPI-mediated DDAH1 inhibition in vitro employing a highly sensitive and specific UPLC-MS method to measure L-citrulline formation from ADMA. i Th s method is characterized by high specic fi ity and precision and does not require intensive sample pre-treatment or the use of an artificial substrate . Kinetic characterization of DDAH1-mediated ADMA conversion to L-citrulline resulted in K and V values of 45 ± 2 µ mol/L and 352 ± 4 pmol/min/mg, respectively. Our data m max are in agreement with the previously reported kinetic characterization of L-citrulline formation from ADMA by DDAH1 expressed in E. coli, obtained by a colorimetric assay (K = 68.7 μmol/L and V = 356 pmol/min/mg). m max However, the K data reported by Ghebremariam et al. exhibited an approximate 3–4 fold reduction in ADMA Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 6 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ affinity (K = 180 μmol/L) , which might be indicative of the aforementioned differences in the experimental conditions and the methods used to characterize DDAH1 activity in vitro. Perhaps more importantly, observed C and area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) data fol- max lowing typically prescribed PPI doses in humans range between 0.2–23.2 µ mol/L and 0.58–13.5 µ mol/hr/L, respectively , and are considerably lower than the inhibitory concentrations identified in previos studies (IC = 51–63 µ mol/L) . In order to obtain more clinically relevant data, we tested the inhibitory potential of PPIs within a concentration range of 0.1–10 µ mol/L. Interestingly, no significant inhibition of DDAH1 activity was observed within this concentration range, suggesting that, at clinically observed concentrations, PPIs are unlikely to cause a significant inhibition of DDAH1 that would result in elevated ADMA concentrations. However, higher PPI concentrations in extravascular compartments cannot be ruled out. For example, PPIs can accumulate 1,000-fold in the secretory canaliculus of the parietal cell because of the favourable acidic environment; here PPIs + + 15 irreversibly bind and inhibit H , K -ATPase transporters . Nonetheless, there is currently no reported evidence for PPI accumulation within any other cellular compartment or under neutral/slightly alkaline pH conditions. In contrast to previous studies , we employed a PPI incubation time of only 30 min instead of the considera- bly longer 4 hours. However, a progressive increase in the incubation time in our study (up to 4 h) demonstrated the presence of a time-dependent inhibitory effect, with an increase in DDAH1 inhibition ranging from 29% to 61%. This effect was significant with lansoprazole and, especially, rabeprazole, but not with esomeprazole, ome- prazole, or pantoprazole (Table 2 and Supplementary Figure 3). These data suggest that prolonged exposure to PPIs, particularly rabeprazole, might result in significant DDAH1 inhibition. The reversibility of PPI-binding to DDAH1 was verified following a 10-fold dilution of PPI concentration. The significant reduction in the resulting DDAH1 inhibitory potential demonstrated a displacement of the inhibitor from the DDAH1 active site, and thus reversibility. These data are consistent with previously reported observations . As there was no evidence for a PPI class effect on DDAH inhibition we also investigated the stability of PPIs within our experimental system. The recovery of each PPI was measured at the end of a canonical incubation. Whilst the recovery of esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, and pantoprazole approached complete recov- ery, there was a significant reduction in the concentration of rabeprazole recovered. Rabeprazole degrades in a phosphate buffered solution at pH 7.4, thus resulting in the increased formation of degradation products over time. The comparison of our MS spectrum extracted for each peak with data reported by Bahandi et al . con- firmed the identification of each specific rabeprazole degradation product (Fig.  4). As discussed previously, rabeprazole displayed a markedly potent DDAH1 inhibitory potential, which was distinct from all other PPIs studied. Since rabeprazole is not chemically stable under the experimental conditions utilized, it is likely the observed increase in DDAH1 inhibition in incubations comprising rabeprazole is largely due to the degradation product(s). Alternatively, if the inhibition of DDAH1 activity is indeed due to the residual rabeprazole, it would suggest that this compound is a significantly more potent DDAH1 inhibitor than estimated. e Th exact mechanism of rabeprazole-mediated inhibition of DDAH1 remains to be elucidated. The measurement of plasma ADMA concentrations in our epidemiological cohort provides further sup- port for the in vitro data. There were no independent associations between ADMA and the use of PPIs, as a class, after adjusting for clinical, demographic and biochemical confounders. Although there was a trending (P = 0.077) association between PPI use and ADMA concentrations, the observed differences in median ADMA concentrations between PPI users and non-users (~0.02 µ mol/L, Table 3) are unlikely to be significant in terms of cardiovascular risk . Although the aforementioned in vitro studies showed a significantly higher DDAH1 inhibitory activity with rabeprazole, particularly after prolonged exposure, we did not observe any significant differences in ADMA concentrations in users of rabeprazole vs. other PPIs. Therefore, at a population level, the PPI-mediated inhibition of DDAH is unlikely to be of biological or clinical significance. Kruzelnicka et al . have recently reported a lack of significant differences in ADMA concentrations with PPI use in a smaller cohort of non-diabetic men (PPI users: n = 53, age 59 ± 11 years; PPI non-users: n = 75, age 56 ± 10 years) with stable coro- nary artery disease . However, in this study ADMA concentrations were measured with a commercially available ELISA method, which is reported to overestimate ADMA concentrations by ≥20% and is matrix-dependent. Since plasma samples from a human population are characterized by a heterogeneous matrix, ELISA methods for the determination of ADMA concentrations are less reliable than mass spectrometry when the endpoint is to differentiate sample groups . Furthermore, a number of factors potentially affecting DDAH1 activity and ADMA concentrations, particularly gender, renal function and concomitant medicines, were not accounted for 22, 25, 27 in regression analyses . In comparison to previous reports, our study comprises rigorous kinetic characterization of DDAH1 inhi- bition by PPIs under strictly linear conditions. We assessed PPI-mediated inhibition at clinically observed con- centrations, and evaluated alternate pre-incubation times in determining the magnitude of inhibition and the stability of PPIs during incubation. Furthermore, the biological and clinical significance of PPI-mediated DDAH1 inhibition was investigated by measuring ADMA concentrations in an epidemiological cohort of older adults with various co-morbid states and concomitant medications, ae ft r adjusting for clinical and demographic con - founders ae ff cting per se ADMA concentrations. We used lysate from cells expressing recombinant DDAH1, rather than purified DDAH1, to more accurately mimic the complex cytosolic environment where DDAH1 catalysis occurs in vivo. While it may be possible that other substituents of the cell lysate may interfere with the PPIs, ADMA or DDAH1 itself, the complexity of the cell lysate mixture creates an in vitro environment that closely approximates intracellular physiological conditions. A possible limitation of the study is that, similar to other pharmacoepidemiological studies, the evidence of a dispensed prescription, in this case a PPI, does not necessarily reflect the actual intake of the drug by the partic- ipant. Further limitations involve the cross-sectional nature of the epidemiological study, which does not permit establishment of a cause-effect relationship between PPI use and ADMA concentrations, and the fact that plasma ADMA concentrations do not necessarily reflect intracellular concentrations . Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 7 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ In conclusion, the in vitro and in vivo results of our study question the significance of DDAH1 inhibition and ADMA elevation as a mechanism to explain the increased cardiovascular risk reported with PPI use. Conclusions drawn from comparisons between our data and the work of others suggest that in vitro inhibition of DDAH1 by PPIs is highly influenced by the experimental conditions and by the stability of PPIs over time. It is clear, however, that PPI use does not translate into significant increases in plasma ADMA concentrations at a population level. Further studies are warranted to identify the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the increased cardi- ovascular risk associated with PPI use. Methods DDAH1 inhibition in vitro. The experimental protocols for the assessment of DDAH1 inhibition in vitro , described below, were approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee of Flinders University (IBC No. 2009-08). Materials. Deuterated L-citrulline (L-citrulline-d6) was obtained from Sapphire Bioscience (Sapphire Bioscience, Redfern, Australia). High purity water was obtained using a MilliQ Synergy UV Ultrapure water system (Merck Millipore, Sydney, Australia). Acetonitrile (Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, LC-MS, Grade), 2-propanol and formic acid (High Performance Liquid Chromatography, HPLC, Grade) were obtained from Merck Millipore (Merck Millipore, Melbourne, Australia). All other laboratory grade chemicals and rea- gents were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (Sigma-Aldrich, Sydney, Australia). DDAH1 over-expression was per- formed as reported by Tommasi et al. A single batch of lysate prepared from DDAH1-expressing HEK293Tcells was used for all in vitro experiments. Analytical Instrumentation. Concentrations of L-citrulline and individual PPIs were measured using an Aquity Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography, UPLC, (Waters, Sydney, Australia) coupled to a tunable UV vari- able wavelength detector and a quadrupole time-of-flight (qToF) Premier high-resolution mass spectrometer (Waters, Sydney, Australia). The electrospray ionisation source was operated in positive ionisation mode. ToF data were collected in MS mode between 100 and 500 Da with an instrument scan time of 0.5 sec and inter-scan delay of 0.05 sec. Further details of the mass spectrometer parameters are provided in Supplementary Table 1. Instrument control, data acquisition and data processing were performed using Waters MassLynx version 4.1 software (Waters, Sydney, Australia). DDAH1 activity assay. L-citrulline formation was determined at 37 °C in a total incubation volume of 0.1 mL using 12 × 75 mm borosilicate glass tubes. Incubation mixtures contained DDAH1-expressing HEK293T cell lysate (0.4 mg/mL total protein), phosphate buffer (0.1 mol/L, pH 7.4), PPI (0–100 µ mol/L) and ADMA (0 to 500 µ mol/L). The DDAH1 inhibitor ZST316 (compound 10a) was used as a positive control for DDAH1 inhi- bition at a concentration of 1 µ mol/L. Following pre-incubation (0 to 240 min), reactions were initiated by the addition of substrate (ADMA). Aer 30-min in ft cubation reactions were terminated by the addition of 300 μL 0.1% formic acid in 2-propanol and 10 µL of the assay internal standard (30 µmol/L L-citrulline-d6). The samples were vortex mixed (20 sec) and cooled on ice for 10 min prior to centrifugation (10 min, 18,000 × g) to precipitate the proteins. The supernatant (300 μL) was transferred to clean 12 × 75 mm borosilicate glass tubes and the solvent was removed by evaporation in a MiVac concentrator (T = 50 °C, P = 30 mbar, -OH programme, 25 min). The residue was redissolved in 125 μL of a 1:4 water/0.1% formic acid in 2-propanol mixture and a 3 μL aliquot was injected onto the UPLC column for analysis. The PPI concentrations used in DDAH1 inhibition experiments included those normally observed (0–10 µ mol/L) in human studies at therapeutic doses . Higher (supra-physiological) concentrations (60 and 100 µ mol/L) were also investigated in order to more comprehensively characterize the potential dose-response relationship between PPIs and DDAH1 inhibition. UPLC-MS analysis of L-citrulline. L-citrulline was separated on a Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH HILIC column (1.7 µ m, 2.1 mm × 100 mm) with a gradient mobile phase containing 0.1% v/v formic acid and acetonitrile in water at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. Full details are provided in the Supplementary File. Selected ion chromato- grams were extracted from the total ion chromatogram at m/z 176.10 → 159.10 and 181.13 → 165.12 correspond- ing to the fragments of L-citrulline and L-citrulline-d6, respectively. Calibration standards were prepared by spiking L-citrulline (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 µ mol/L) into the incubation matrix. Calibrators were treated in the same manner as incubation samples and calibration curves obtained by plotting the peak area ratio L-citrulline to internal standard versus the standard concentration. UPLC analysis of PPIs. Proteins were precipitated by addition of three volumes of ice-cold methanol to the reaction mixture followed by cooling on ice for 10 min, and then centrifugation (18,000 × g, 5 min). An aliquot of the supernatant was diluted 10-fold with mobile phase and 3 µL of the diluted sample was injected for analysis. Chromatography was performed on a Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 1.7 μm (2.1 × 100 mm) column with an isocratic mobile phase (0.1% formic acid and 28% acetonitrile in water) at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The column temperature was maintained at 35 °C and each PPI was detected at 280 nm. Further details of the experimental conditions are provided in the Supplementary File. PPI use and ADMA in the Hunter Community Study. Study population. Study participants consisted of a cohort of community-dwelling subjects aged between 55–85 years residing in Newcastle (NSW, Australia). Participants were recruited from the Hunter Community Study (HCS), a population-based cohort study on Scientific Repo R ts | 7: 2871 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-03069-1 8 www.nature.com/scientificreports/ human ageing . Participants were randomly selected from the electoral roll and contacted between December 2004 and December 2007. Participants completed two self-report questionnaires and which were returned upon their attendance at the HCS data collection centre, during which time several clinical and biochemical parameters were also assessed. Clinical assessment included a full physical examination and measurement of routine biochemical parameters including C-reactive protein (CRP), fasting lipids and glucose concentrations, and renal function. Consent to link personal information obtained during the study to data from Medicare Australia and local health databases was also sought. A further package of three self-reporting questionnaires, to be returned by reply-paid post, was given to each participant to complete at home. The questionnaires provided details on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, nutritional assessment, medical and surgical history, medication exposure, tobacco use and alco- hol consumption. Full details of the data collected are described elsewhere . e s Th ample group of participants for this investigation (n = 623) was derived from the initial cohort by sim- ple random sampling. A comparison of this sample with the entire cohort showed no significant differences with respect to a range of clinical, biochemical, socioeconomic, and behavioural factors (data not shown). The HCS was performed according to the Declaration of Helsinki. All procedures were approved by the local ethics committee of the University of Newcastle and the Hunter New England Area Health Service (NSW, Australia). Informed consent was obtained from each HCS participant. Assessment of PPI exposure. Treatment with PPIs, both as a class and as specific agents, was determined by accessing data from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), a program of the Australian Government that provides subsidised prescription drugs to Australian residents . Participants with at least one PPI prescription dispensed within 91 days before or after the date of blood sampling, performed by the Hunter Area Pathology Service within one week of their visit at the HCS data collection centre, were identified as PPI users. ADMA measurement. Blood was collected in EDTA tubes and centrifuged at 4 °C and 3,000 g for 10 min to separate plasma, which was stored at −80 °C until analysis. ADMA was measured in a 0.1 mL aliquot of plasma by hydrophilic-interaction liquid chromatography and isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry . e Th intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation (CV) were <15%. Statistical analysis. Results are expressed as means ± SD, medians and interquartile ranges, or frequencies as appropriate. Variables were tested for normal distribution by using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Differences between groups were assessed by one-way ANOVA or Mann-Whitney U test. Associations between clinical and demographic variables and plasma ADMA concentrations were assessed by Spearman’s rank correlation coeffi- cient. Non-normally distributed variables were log transformed. Clinical and demographic variables showing associations with either PPI use or ADMA concentrations (P < 0.2) were entered in multiple linear regression analysis, along with potentially confounding variables, to identify factors independently associated with ADMA concentrations. 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