Safety considerations for patients with epilepsy taking antiepileptic drugs alongside caffeine or other methylxanthine derivatives.

abstract：:Luminogenic cytochrome P450 (CYP) assays couple CYP enzyme activity to firefly luciferase luminescence in a technology called P450-Glo(TM) (Promega). Luminogenic substrates are used in assays of human CYP1A1, -1A2, -1B1, -2C8, -2C9, -2C19, -2D6, -2J2, -3A4, -3A7, -4A11, -4F3B, -4F12 and -19. The assays detect dose-dep...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Cali JJ,Ma D,Sobol M,Simpson DJ,Frackman S,Good TD,Daily WJ,Liu D

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Major depressive disorder (MDD), one of the most common disorders in medical practice and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, is frequently comorbid with anxiety disorders. Vortioxetine (Lu AA21004) is a new antidepressant that combines a number of neurotransmitter reuptake and receptor effe...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Dubovsky SL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carboxylesterases (CEs) are ubiquitous enzymes responsible for the hydrolysis of numerous clinically useful drugs. As ester moieties are frequently included in molecules to improve their water solubility and bioavailability, de facto they become substrates for CEs. OBJECTIVE:In this review, we describe the ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Hatfield JM,Wierdl M,Wadkins RM,Potter PM

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are the cornerstone of treatment of patients with epilepsy, and there are presently 27 licensed AEDs making AEDs among the most common medications for which therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is performed. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the current evidence ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Johannessen Landmark C,Johannessen SI,Patsalos PN

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Due to their multiple effects, glucocorticoids (GCs) have versatile medical uses. They can regulate many xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) superfamily, and thus, influence pharmacotherapy. AREAS COVERED:The aim of this paper is to summarize the molecular effects of GCs on CYP as...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Matoulková P,Pávek P,Malý J,Vlček J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Coumadin (R/S-warfarin) is the most widely prescribed oral anticoagulant in the world; nevertheless, its clinical use is complicated by unpredictability in dose requirements to achieve and maintain optimal anticoagulation. Variations in warfarin metabolism among patients contribute to unpredictability in t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Jones DR,Miller GP

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Medication of pregnant women is increasingly common in developed countries. Several placental drug transporters have been shown to transfer their substrates from the trophoblast back to the maternal circulation, thus hindering the transplacental passage of xenobiotics and protecting the fetus. However, the...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Staud F,Ceckova M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neonatal patients, because of the inability of their immune system to properly respond to microbial challenge, are highly susceptible to viral infections. Immunoglobulins, monoclonal antibody and antiviral drugs are used for prophylaxis and treatment of viral diseases in neonates. Neonates and, especially,...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Enioutina EY,Constance JE,Stockmann C,Linakis MW,Yu T,Rower JE,Balch AH,Sherwin CM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There have been increasing concerns regarding adverse reactions and toxicity incidents caused by traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs), among which the nephrotoxicity is particularly worrying. AREAS COVERED:This review summarizes the ingredients with renal toxicity from some TCMs through searching the rele...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Xu XL,Yang LJ,Jiang JG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Iron overload is an inevitable consequence of transfusion therapy for a variety of underlying anemias. Iron overload, without effective chelation, will lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Deferasirox (Exjade®) is an oral tridentate iron chelator used for reducing iron overload. AREAS COVERED:In a...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Galanello R,Campus S,Origa R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valproate (2-propylpentanoate) is available as valproic acid, sodium valproate and semisodium valproate. It has actions on dopamine, GABA and glutamate neurotransmission and intracellular signaling. Its main psychiatric use is to treat bipolar disorder. It has been used in other psychiatric disorders, including schizo...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Haddad PM,Das A,Ashfaq M,Wieck A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mathematical models of dermal transport offer the advantages of being much faster and less expensive than in vitro or in vivo studies. The number of methods used to create such models has been increasing rapidly, probably due to the steady rise in computational power. Although each of the various approache...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Selzer D,Neumann D,Schaefer UF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxicogenomics is the application of gene expression profiling technology to toxicology. This results in the generation of very large and complex gene expression data sets associated with the development of toxicities. It is widely assumed that this data can be deconvoluted to reveal novel insights into toxicological ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Huby R,Tugwood JD

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease manifesting as recurrent seizures. Despite the availability of numerous antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), one-third of the patients are not responsive to treatment. Such inter-individual variability in the response to AEDs may be partly explained by genetic differences....

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Piana C,Antunes Nde J,Della Pasqua O

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past decade has seen an increase in therapeutic options for Alzheimer's disease (AD) that target neurotransmitters, such as acetylcholine, and research continues to target abnormal proteins in the AD brain. Recently, glutamate excitotoxicity has also become a target for AD treatment with the advent of memantine. C...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Schmitt F,Ryan M,Cooper G

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The fixed-dose combination therapy of sofosbuvir (SOF) plus velpatasvir (VEL) is the first pangenotypic, direct-acting antiviral (DAA), single-treatment regimen (STR) for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to be commercialized. It is approved for the treatment of HCV genotypes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Brieva T,Rivero A,Rivero-Juarez A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:There has been much interest in generating gene signatures to predict treatment response in breast cancer. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW:There are at least 15 published studies that describe baseline tumor gene signatures predicting chemotherapy sensitivity. As an extension of these baseline stu...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Tan SH,Lee SC

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The treatment of psoriasis with conventional topical therapies and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) is often linked to unsatisfactory outcomes and the risk of serious adverse events. Over the last decades, research advances in understanding the role of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF α) a...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Campanati A,Paolinelli M,Diotallevi F,Martina E,Molinelli E,Offidani A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro pharmacological profiling of drugs using a large panel of cloned receptors (e.g., G protein-coupled receptors, ligand-gated ion channels, Na(+)-dependent monoamine transporters), an approach that has come to be known as 'receptorome screening', has unveiled novel molecular mechanisms responsible for the a...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Setola V,Roth BL

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is wide inter-individual variability in the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and tolerance of anticancer drugs. Recent evidence suggests that there is even greater variability between individuals of different ethnicity. Allelic variants of genes encoding drug metabolising enzymes are expressed with different i...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Phan VH,Moore MM,McLachlan AJ,Piquette-Miller M,Xu H,Clarke SJ

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats are an important tool in pharmacology and toxicology. The authors focus on rat P450s in relation to diazepam metabolism. In particular, considerable attention is devoted to the CYP2D subfamily, which is a group of highly polymorphic enzymes. First, the metabolic profiles of diazepam of humans and other animals ar...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Sakai N,Ishizuka M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pemphigus is an autoimmune blistering disease of the skin and mucous membranes characterized by the development of autoantibodies against the desmosomal proteins, desmoglein-1 and -3. Before the advent of corticosteroids, therapy was almost fatal. The introduction of high-dose corticosteroid therapy has re...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Doukaki S,Pistone G,Aricò M,Bongiorno MR

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A more concentrated insulin glargine formulation, containing 300 U/mL (Gla-300) was approved in 2015 in the US and Europe for the treatment of diabetes mellitus in adults. AREAS COVERED:This drug evaluation focuses on the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of Gla-300 from studies published up...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Owens DR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: The inclusion of pharmacogenetics alongside clinical information in anticoagulant therapy offers the opportunity for a tailored approach to treatment according to individual patient characteristics. Areas covered: Literature was searched using PubMed database, focusing on pharmacogenetics of oral anticoa...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Kampouraki E,Kamali F

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:It is widely accepted that current practice of polypharmacy inevitably increases the incidence of drug-drug interactions (DDIs). Serious DDIs are a major liability for new molecular entities entering the pharmaceutical market. Various strategies are employed to avoid problematic compounds for clinical deve...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Riley RJ,Wilson CE

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gut microbiota plays critical roles in drug metabolism. The variation of gut microbiota contributes to the interindividual differences toward drug therapy including drug-induced toxicity and efficacy. Accordingly, the investigation and elucidation of gut microbial impacts on drug metabolism and toxicity wi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Li H,He J,Jia W

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:. Membrane transporters are integral to the maintenance of cellular integrity of all tissue and cell types. While transporters play an established role in the systemic pharmacokinetics of therapeutic drugs, tissue specific expression of uptake transporters can serve as an initiating mechanism that governs ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Huang KM,Uddin ME,DiGiacomo D,Lustberg MB,Hu S,Sparreboom A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is the most common complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT); therefore, the prevention of GVHD is important for a successful treatment. Tacrolimus (Tac), a calcineurin inhibitor, has been widely used for the prophylaxis of GVHD in HSCT recipients. Ar...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Gao Y,Ma J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Oral bioavailability is one of the most important properties in drug design and development. A poor oral bioavailability can result in low efficacy and unpredictable response to a drug. Several dosages of melatonin have been used for various investigations to clarify its bioavailability in humans. Aiming to s...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Proietti S,Carlomagno G,Dinicola S,Bizzarri M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated serum cholesterol is a known risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease. Circulating cholesterol is a product of both cholesterol absorption from the gut and cellular cholesterol production. Ezetimibe is a novel cholesterol-lowering drug that acts at the brush border of the small intestine. Re...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Sweeney ME,Johnson RR

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00