Precision-cut organ slices as a tool to study toxicity and metabolism of xenobiotics with special reference to non-hepatic tissues.

abstract：:P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is involved in MDR and in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson disease (PD), Alzheimer disease (AD) and epilepsy. Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP450s) catalyze the metabolism of a wide variety of endogenous and exogenous compounds including xenobiotics, drugs, environmental toxins, steroids...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Inglese C,Perrone MG,Berardi F,Perrone R,Colabufo NA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well known that ethanol can cause significant morbidity and mortality, and much of the related toxic effects can be explained by its metabolic profile. OBJECTIVE:This work performs a complete review of the metabolism of ethanol focusing on both major and minor metabolites. METHOD:An exhaustive litera...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Dinis-Oliveira RJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graphene and its modified nano-composites have gained much attention in recent times in cancer therapy as nanotheranostics due to low production cost, ease in synthesis and physicochemical properties (ultra-large surface area with planar structure and π-π conjugation with the unsaturated and aromatic drugs/biomolecule...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Rahman M,Ahmad MZ,Ahmad J,Firdous J,Ahmad FJ,Mushtaq G,Kamal MA,Akhter S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since conventional therapeutic approaches in cancer are highly invasive they hardly prolong patient survival for more than few months. Having the ability to stimulate both cellular and humoural immune responses, immunisation with naked plasmid DNA encoding tumour-associated antigens or tumour-specific antigens has rec...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Chiarella P,Fazio VM,Signori E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Induction or inhibition of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme activities, enzymes that activate or detoxify xenobiotics, is one mechanism by which vegetables may alter cancer risk. As the effect of food on CYP enzyme activities have not been studied in the Jordanian population, we examined the effect of supplement...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Hakooz N,Hamdan I

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the recent advancement in nanoscience and nanotechnology, there is a growing demand for assessment of the toxicological effects of nano materials to humans and other biological systems. And a predictive toxicology approach that uses in vitro screening assays in conjunction with in vivo study results are widely em...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Suma RN,Mohanan PV

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Etoposide (VP-16), a DNA topoisomerase II poison widely used as an antineoplastic agent is also known to cause leukemia. One of its major metabolic pathways involves O-demethylation to etoposide catechol (etoposide-OH) by cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4). The catechol metabolite can undergo sequential one- and two-electro...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Zheng N,Pang S,Oe T,Felix CA,Wehrli S,Blair IA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the lifetime, our cells encounter many challenges to their own existence. The survival of organisms and cells depends on the interplay within a complex, yet precisely orchestrated network of proteins. Since the discovery of the Rel/NF-kappaB family of transcription factors, the research has never come to a stop...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Zineldeen DH,Uranishi H,Okamoto T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing incidences of type 2 diabetes make it necessary to have a better understanding of the risk factors for its prediction. Taking a note of resilience in risk factors, dynamics of the emerging factors other than traditional ones are showing a great interest in recent years which imprints a significant...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Yadav D,Cho KH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arachidonic acid (AA) is metabolized by enzymes of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 4A and CYP4F subfamilies to 20- hydroxyeicosatetraeonic acid (20-HETE), which plays an important role in the cardiovascular system. In the current work, we reviewed the formation of 20-HETE in different species by different CYPs; 20-HETE meta...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Elshenawy OH,Anwar-Mohamed A,El-Kadi AO

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ophthalmic drugs are delivered to ocular tissues predominantly via relatively simple formulations, such as topically dosed water-soluble drug solutions and water-insoluble drug suspensions in ointments. An ideal topical drug delivery system should possess certain desirable properties, such as good corneal and conjunct...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Bu HZ,Gukasyan HJ,Goulet L,Lou XJ,Xiang C,Koudriakova T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gold nanoparticles have been exploited for nanobiotechnology applications for the last two decades. New insights of the nanomaterials as promising agent for cancer diagnosis and therapy have just started to emerge. Due to the size- and shape-dependent optical, electrical and thermal properties, gold nanopart...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Ning L,Zhu B,Gao T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arylamine N-acetyltransferases (NAT) are xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes responsible for the acetylation of many aromatic arylamine and heterocyclic amines, thereby playing an important role in both detoxification and activation of numerous drugs and carcinogens. Two closely related isoforms (NAT1 and NAT2) have been ...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Rodrigues-Lima F,Dairou J,Dupret JM

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucuronidation represents a major pathway which enhances the elimination of many lipophilic xenobiotics and endobiotics to more water-soluble compounds. The UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) family catalyzes the glucuronidation of the glycosyl group of a nucleotide sugar to an acceptor compound (aglycone) at a nucleo...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： King CD,Rios GR,Green MD,Tephly TR

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacological effects of a drug are highly dependent on the absorption, metabolism, elimination, and distribution of the drug. In the past few years it has become apparent that transport proteins play a major role in regulating the distribution, elimination and metabolism of some drugs. As a consequence of our n...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Hochman JH,Yamazaki M,Ohe T,Lin JH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge regarding cytochrome P450 (P450) is crucial to the fields of drug therapy and drug development, as well as in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the metabolic activation of potentially toxic and carcinogenic compounds. Escherichia coli is the most extensively utilized host in the production of re...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Yun CH,Yim SK,Kim DH,Ahn T

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane transporters play an important role in intestinal absorption, distribution and clearance of drugs. Additionally transporters along with enzymes regulate tissue exposures (e.g. liver, kidney and brain), which are important for safety and efficacy considerations. Early identification of transporters involved gu...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Taskar KS,Harada I,Alluri RV

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the hepatic disposition of the prodrug AM365 and the generated antiviral guanosine analogue, AM188 in the isolated perfused rat liver (IPL). The livers of rats (n=12) were isolated and perfused with Krebs-Henseleit pH 7.4 buffer to which AM365 was added as a bolus to achie...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Wang J,Nation RL,Evans AM,Cox S,Shackleford D

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug-induced cholestasis is a risk factor in the progression of drug candidates, and poses a serious health hazard if not detected before going into a human. Intrahepatic accumulation of Bile Acids (BAs) represents a characteristic phenomenon associated with drug-induced cholestasis. METHODS:This review wil...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Chatterjee S,Annaert P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiopurines such as azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine and 6-thioguanine are antimetabolites that have been used for several decades in the treatment of several diseases including inflammatory bowel diseases. Additional anti-inflammatory properties of these thiopurines have been discovered in recent years. Thiopurine meta...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Van Asseldonk DP,de Boer NK,Peters GJ,Veldkamp AI,Mulder CJ,Van Bodegraven AA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacokinetic studies conducted in patients with CRF demonstrate that the nonrenal clearance of multiple drugs is reduced. Although the mechanism by which this occurs is unclear, several studies have shown that CRF affects the metabolism of drugs by inhibiting key enzymatic systems in the liver, intestine and kidney...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Pichette V,Leblond FA

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transporters for organic anions and organic cations in kidney, liver, intestine, brain, and placenta play essential roles in drug disposition. The cloning and characterization of these transporters have significantly advanced our understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of the drug disposition process. T...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： You G

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early understanding of the metabolic pathway and potential interaction of new drug candidates with other drugs is one of the goals of preclinical studies in the drug discovery process. Although other body organs are involved in drug biotransformation, the liver is the predominant organ of metabolism for a wide range o...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Fasinu P,Bouic PJ,Rosenkranz B

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern biologics are biotechnology-derived pharmaceuticals. They are mostly used for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of serious and chronic diseases. Today, therapeutic biologics range from traditional biologics like blood and blood components, fractionated blood products, and antitoxins to modern biologics such a...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Baumann A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) results in a chronic infection that progressively cripples the host immune defenses. HIV infection is associated with increased tryptophan (trp) catabolism by the cytokine-inducible enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). IDO has powerful immune suppressiv...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Boasso A,Shearer GM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic heart failure (CHF) is now recognized as a multisystem disorder with increased sympathetic tone, hormonal derangements, an anabolic/catabolic imbalance, endothelial dysfunction, and systemic low-grade inflammation affecting various organ systems. Pro-inflammatory cytokines appear to play important roles in tha...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Sandek A,Anker SD,von Haehling S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical activities of plant flavonoids and stilbenoids point to many health-related applications, hampered however by a low bioavailability associated with rapid metabolic modification. A possible approach to overcome this obstacle is the development of prodrugs. In this review we provide some background infor...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Biasutto L,Zoratti M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ET-26 hydrochloride is a novel intravenous anesthetic, approved for clinical trials, that produces a desirable sedative-hypnotic effect with stable myocardial performance and mild adrenocortical suppression in rats and beagle dogs. The objective of this study was to assess the absorption, distribution, metab...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Zhang YJ,Deng C,Yang J,Gong D,Kang Y,Liu J,Zhang W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of psychoactive substances is one of the most dangerous social problems worldwide. Nicotine dependence results from the interaction between neurobiological, environmental and genetic factors. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that has a wide range of central nervous system activities. The serotonin tra...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Kandemis E,Tuncel G,Asut O,Temel SG,Ergoren MC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is associated with an increase risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recently, macrovascular complications of diabetes have been shown to start before the development of diabetes. Indeed, several clinical studies have confirmed the increased risk of CVD in patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Sinc...

journal_title：Current drug metabolism

authors： Yamagishi S,Matsui T,Ueda S,Fukami K,Okuda S

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00