molecules Article Time-dependent Inhibition of CYP2C8 and CYP2C19 by Hedera helix Extracts, A Traditional Respiratory Herbal Medicine Shaheed Ur Rehman 1, In Sook Kim 2, Min Sun Choi 2, Seung Hyun Kim 3, Yonghui Zhang 4 and Hye Hyun Yoo 2,* 1 Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +82-31-400-5804; Fax: +82-31-400-5958 Received: 1 June 2017; Accepted: 20 July 2017; Published: 24 July 2017 Abstract: The extract of Hedera helix L. (Araliaceae), a well-known folk medicine, has been popularly used to treat respiratory problems, worldwide. It is very likely that this herbal extract is taken in combination with conventional drugs. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of H. helix extract on cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme-mediated metabolism to predict the potential for herb–drug interactions. A cocktail probe assay was used to measure the inhibitory effect of CYP. H. helix extracts were incubated with pooled human liver microsomes or CYP isozymes with CYP-specific substrates, and the formation of specific metabolites was investigated to measure the inhibitory effects.