Lornoxicam

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Lornoxicam
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(3E)-6-chloro-3-[hydroxy-(pyridin-2-ylamino)methylidene]-2-methyl-1,1-dioxothieno[2,3-e]thiazin-4-one
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ATC code M01AC05
PubChem 5282204
Chemical data
Formula C13H10ClN3O4S2 
Mol. mass 371.8192 g/mol
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Lornoxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

What is it used for:

  1. Inflammatory disease of the joints
  2. Osteoarthritis
  3. Pain following surgery
  4. Pain in the lower back and hip which travels down the back of the thigh into the leg (sciatica)

METABOLISM: CYP2C9 has been shown to be the primary enzyme responsible for the biotransformation of the lornoxicam to its major metabolite, 5’-hydroxylornoxicam. Recently, it was reported that lornoxicam 5’-hydroxylation by the variant CYP2C9.3 and CYP2C9.13 was markedly reduced compared with wild type, both in vitro and in vivo. We suggest lornoxicam as a good Probe for CYP2C9 activity, both In Vitro and In Vivo.

Three of the most commonly employed substrate probes for determining CYP2C9 activity in crude human tissue fractions are (S)-warfarin (7-hydroxylation), tolbutamide (methylhydroxylation), and diclofenac (4_-hydroxylation). And the best in vivo probes for CYP2C9 activity are tolbutamide and flurbiprofen. Turnover of (S)-warfarin and tolbutamide by CYP2C9 is extremely slow. Conversely, diclofenac has the advantage that CYP2C9 catalyzes its metabolism with a high turnover number, but is not a useful in vivo probe for the CYP2C9 enzyme.

We suggest lornoxicam as a good Probe for CYP2C9, both In Vitro and In Vivo. First, turnover of lornoxicam by CYP2C9 is much faster than (S)-warfarin and tolbutamide. So it is beneficial in allowing for facile, economical HPLC-UV assays to be employed for routine screening in vitro. Second, the lornoxicam poor metabolizer we found who is heterozygous for the CYP2C9*13 together with the CYP2C9*3, i.e. with the invalidated CYP2C9, has the lornoxicam half-life of about 105 h, indicating the specific biotransformation of the NSAID by CYP2C9.


Mode of action: Lornoxicam readily penetrates into synovial fluid. Lornoxicam synovial fluid: plasma AUC ratio is 0.5 after administration of 4mg twice daily.


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