A comprehensive review on non-clinical methods to study transfer of medication into breast milk - A contribution from the ConcePTION project.

Nauwelaerts, Nina; Deferm, Neel; Smits, Anne; Bernardini, Chiara; Lammens, Bart; Gandia, Peggy; Panchaud, Alice; Nordeng, Hedvig; Bacci, Maria Laura; Forni, Monica; Ventrella, Domenico; Van Calsteren, Kristel; DeLise, Anthony; Huys, Isabelle; Bouisset-Leonard, Michele; Allegaert, Karel; Annaert, Pieter (2021). A comprehensive review on non-clinical methods to study transfer of medication into breast milk - A contribution from the ConcePTION project. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, 136, p. 111038. Elsevier 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.111038

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Breastfeeding plays a major role in the health and wellbeing of mother and infant. However, information on the safety of maternal medication during breastfeeding is lacking for most medications. This leads to discontinuation of either breastfeeding or maternal therapy, although many medications are likely to be safe. Since human lactation studies are costly and challenging, validated non-clinical methods would offer an attractive alternative. This review gives an extensive overview of the non-clinical methods (in vitro, in vivo and in silico) to study the transfer of maternal medication into the human breast milk, and subsequent neonatal systemic exposure. Several in vitro models are available, but model characterization, including quantitative medication transport data across the in vitro blood-milk barrier, remains rather limited. Furthermore, animal in vivo models have been used successfully in the past. However, these models don't always mimic human physiology due to species-specific differences. Several efforts have been made to predict medication transfer into the milk based on physicochemical characteristics. However, the role of transporter proteins and several physiological factors (e.g., variable milk lipid content) are not accounted for by these methods. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling offers a mechanism-oriented strategy with bio-relevance. Recently, lactation PBPK models have been reported for some medications, showing at least the feasibility and value of PBPK modelling to predict transfer of medication into the human milk. However, reliable data as input for PBPK models is often missing. The iterative development of in vitro, animal in vivo and PBPK modelling methods seems to be a promising approach. Human in vitro models will deliver essential data on the transepithelial transport of medication, whereas the combination of animal in vitro and in vivo methods will deliver information to establish accurate in vitro/in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE) algorithms and mechanistic insights. Such a non-clinical platform will be developed and thoroughly evaluated by the Innovative Medicines Initiative ConcePTION.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Medical Education > Institute of General Practice and Primary Care (BIHAM)

UniBE Contributor:

Panchaud Monnat, Alice Elke Martine

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services

ISSN:

1950-6007

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Doris Kopp Heim

Date Deposited:

11 Feb 2021 09:36

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:47

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.biopha.2020.111038

PubMed ID:

33526310

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Breastfeeding In vitro In vivo Infants Lactation Maternal medication Medication exposure Neonates PBPK Pharmacokinetics

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/152144

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/152144

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