Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of donepezil for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

abstract：:Psychiatric disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide and despite significant pharmacologic advances, often remain difficult to diagnose correctly and treat fully. Factors which contribute to these difficulties include imprecise understanding of etiology, syndromal nature of many disorders and overlap in d...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Lombard J,Doraiswamy PM

更新日期：2013-01-01 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:Cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death worldwide. There are many environmental and genetic factors that play a role in the development of cardiovascular disease. The treatment of cardiovascular disease is beginning to move in the direction of personalized medicine by using biomarkers fr...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Berinstein E,Levy A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADME-tox) processes of drugs are of importance and require preclinical investigation intestine in addition to the liver. Various models have been developed for prediction of ADME-tox in the intestine. In this review, precision-cut intestinal...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Li M,de Graaf IA,Groothuis GM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pregabalin is an alternative compound to SSRIs and SNRIs for the first-line treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Areas covered: We describe the pharmacokinetic properties of pregabalin and their implications for the treatment of GAD. A search in the main database sources (Medline, ISI, Web of K...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Buoli M,Caldiroli A,Serati M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have advanced rapidly in the last decade. Pegylated interferon alpha 2a (PEG-IFN alpha 2a) alone, in combination with ribavirin and with or without direct acting antivirals (DAAs) is modestly effective in the treatment of chronic HCV infection. Areas covered...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Maughan A,Ogbuagu O

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Topotecan was initially approved for the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer. In cervical cancer, it has been investigated for its potential as part of systemic therapy for advanced and/or recurrent disease and in combination with cisplatin and radiation as a first-line treatment for advanced disease. As...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Musa F,Blank S,Muggia F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The association between pregnancy and altered drug pharmacokinetic (PK) properties is acknowledged, as is its impact on drug plasma concentrations and thus therapeutic efficacy. However, there have been few robust PK studies of antimalarial use in pregnancy. Given that inadequate dosing for prevention or t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Moore BR,Davis TM

更新日期：2020-09-01 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:The review aims to discuss effects of vitrectomy on pharmacokinetics of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents, and attempt to provide treatment guidance. Areas covered: An Embase search was conducted using the terms 'anti-VEGF', 'pegaptanib', 'ranibizumab', 'bevacizumab', 'aflibercept'...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Edington M,Connolly J,Chong NV

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The pharmacokinetic properties of anti-infective drugs are a determinant part of treatment success. Pathogen replication is inhibited if adequate drug levels are achieved in target sites, whereas excessive drug concentrations linked to toxicity are to be avoided. Anti-infective distribution can be predicte...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Moss DM,Marzolini C,Rajoli RK,Siccardi M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Unacceptable failure rates in clinical trials are largely responsible for the high costs of bringing successful drugs to market - costs that are passed on to patients, insurers or healthcare providers. Furthermore, failures in clinical trials deny patients much-needed new drugs and potentially expose them ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Clotworthy M,Archibald K

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：:The expression of drug-metabolising enzymes is affected by many endogenous and exogenous factors, including sex, age, diet and exposure to xenobiotics and drugs. To understand fully how the organism metabolises a drug, these alterations in gene expression must be taken into account. The central process, the definition...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Podvinec M,Meyer UA

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The intestinal epithelial membrane expresses ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters such as P-glycoprotein (P-gp), multi-drug resistance-associated proteins (MRPs) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), in addition to various solute carrier (SLC) transporters. These ABC transporters affect the oral bi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Murakami T,Takano M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sumatriptan was developed more than 20 years ago as a 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonist, the first drug in a new class of specific anti-migraine drugs, the triptans. A large amount of information and experience has been gained from the clinical trials undertaken as well the various formulations of sumatriptan use...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Tfelt-Hansen P,Hougaard A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The activity of various CYP isoforms is critical for maintaining the clinical effectiveness of many medications. Therefore, determining the sex-dependent activity of clinically relevant CYP families is highly important for optimal therapeutic effectiveness. OBJECTIVE:This review examined the sex-dependent a...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Scandlyn MJ,Stuart EC,Rosengren RJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The goal of pharmacologic therapy with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is to reduce the frequency of seizures and achieve a seizure-free state with minimal side effects. However 30% of patients treated with available AEDs continue to experience uncontrolled seizures. There is still need for new AEDs with enhanc...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： de Biase S,Valente M,Gigli GL,Merlino G

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cytochromes P450 (P450) and associated monooxygenases are a family of heme proteins involved in metabolism of endogenous compounds (arachidonic acid, eicosanoids and prostaglandins) as also xenobiotics including drugs and environmental chemicals. Liver is the major organ involved in P450-mediated metabolis...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Ravindranath V,Strobel HW

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmaceutical relevance of proton-coupled peptide transporters is currently under intense investigation in many laboratories. Studies have shown that these membrane proteins, expressed in intestine, kidney, choroid plexus and other tissues, accept many peptidomimetic drugs and prodrugs as substrates. The focus of...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Brandsch M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a major problem in drug development and clinical practice and the most common cause of market withdrawals of drugs. Individualised drug safety aims at the prospective identification of single patients who carry genetic predispositions for the development of serious or fatal ADR...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Gut J,Bagatto D

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A major challenge in transplantation is improving long-term organ transplant and patient survival. Immunosuppressants protect the transplant organ from alloimmune reactions, but sometimes also exhibit limiting side effects. The key to improving long-term outcome following transplantation is the selection o...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Christians U,Klawitter J,Klawitter J,Brunner N,Schmitz V

更新日期：2011-02-01 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:The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a selectively permeable micro-vascular unit which prevents many central nervous system (CNS)-targeted compounds from reaching the brain. A significant problem in CNS drug development is the ability to model BBB permeability in a timely, reproducible and cost-effective manne...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Geldenhuys WJ,Allen DD,Bloomquist JR

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite increasing early detection and treatment of prostate cancer, a subset of patients presents with or develops metastatic disease. Androgen deprivation therapy is effective but resistance eventually develops, resulting in a lethal phenotype known as castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Recentl...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Tsao CK,Liaw B,Yee T,Galsky MD,Oh WK

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate fixed-dose combination (FTC/TDF FDC) is the co-formulation of a nucleoside and a nucleotide, respectively. After oral administration, both drugs exhibit plasma and intracellular half-lives suitable for once-daily dosing. Within the host cells, active metabolites ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Uglietti A,Zanaboni D,Gnarini M,Maserati R

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in mammalian diets alter the hepatic expression of CYP drug-metabolising enzymes and endobiotic oxidases. Thus, dietary constituents may significantly influence the duration of action of chemicals in tissues. Recent improvements in the mechanistic information on the regulation of constitutive and inducible exp...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Murray M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury is a common condition and is associated with a high mortality rate. It has been recognised that routinely used measures of renal function, such as levels of blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine, increase significantly only after substantial kidney injury occurs and then with a time delay. Insen...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Vaidya VS,Bonventre JV

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:There are few true international meetings dedicated to covering multiple areas of toxicology. The XII International Congress of Toxicology (IUTOX) held from 19 to 23 July 2010 in Barcelona, Spain is one such meeting. The IUTOX is important as its emphasis is on chemical safety and integrating ap...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Anadón A,Valerio LG Jr

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Whereas in the past, (Q)SAR methods have been largely used to support the design of new drugs, in the last few decades, there has been a new interest in its applications for the assessment of drug safety. In particular, the ICH M7 guideline has introduced the concept that (Q)SAR predictions for the Ames mu...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Benigni R,Bassan A,Pavan M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00