The effects of obesity on drug pharmacokinetics in humans.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to evaluate the bioequivalence of two itraconazole 100 mg capsule formulations. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:The single-center, open-label, randomized, three-period, three-sequence, reference-replicated, cross-over study included 38 healthy subjects under fed conditions. In each stud...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Dragojević-Simić V,Kovačević A,Jaćević V,Rančić N,Djordjević S,Kilibarda V,Mikov M,Bokonjić D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The key feature of the newborn is its fast age-dependent maturation, resulting in extensive variability in pharmacokinetics and -dynamics, further aggravated by newly emerging covariates like treatment modalities, environmental issues or pharmacogenetics. This makes clinical research in neonates relevant a...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Samardzic J,Turner MA,Bax R,Allegaert K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The second-line treatment of endometriosis-related pain symptoms includes injectable depot formulations of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs (GnRH-as). These drugs improve the symptomatology by inducing a hypoestrogenic status and a consequent regression of endometriotic implants. However, GnRH-a may ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Della Corte L,Barra F,Mercorio A,Evangelisti G,Rapisarda AMC,Ferrero S,Bifulco G,Giampaolino P

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the progressive ageing of the population, an increasing number of elderly patients are being exposed to multiple drugs because of co-existing morbidity states requiring pharmacological management. However, the knowledge of the effects of ageing on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of individual drugs is f...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Mangoni AA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathologists play a central role in the recognition and prevention of drug-induced toxicity. Pathologists engaged in clinical practice must identify a pattern of histological lesions that are interpreted in concert with a variety of clinical data to determine the probability of drug-induced toxicity versus background ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Cullen JM,Miller RT

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of pharmacokinetics and the use of a mechanistic-based approach can improve our ability to predict the effects of pregnancy for medications when data are limited. Despite the many physiological changes that occur during pregnancy that could theoretically affect absorption, bioavailability does not appear to ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Anderson GD

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Anticancer drugs are characterized by a narrow therapeutic window and significant inter-patient variability in therapeutic and toxic effects. Current body surface area (BSA)-based dosing fails to standardize systemic anticancer drug exposure and other alternative dosing strategies also have their limitations...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Gao B,Klumpen HJ,Gurney H

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:Antithrombotic therapies form the cornerstone of management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). An ideal antithrombotic agent should reduce ischemic complications while keeping bleeding events to a minimum. Heparins, both unfractionated and low molecular weight, reduce ischemic outcomes but also significantly increase ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Chaturvedi V,Karthikeyan G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aerosol administration of therapeutics to the respiratory system represents a significant opportunity for many classes of drugs, both small molecules and macromolecules, including recently engineered peptide and protein therapeutics. However, minimally invasive assessment of drug absorption mechanisms in viv...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Sporty JL,Horálková L,Ehrhardt C

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Maintaining effective antiretroviral treatment for life is a major problem in both resource-limited and resource-rich countries. Despite the progress observed in paediatric antiretroviral therapy, approximately 12% of children still experience treatment failure due to drug resistance, inadequate dosing and...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Piana C,Danhof M,Della Pasqua O

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic constipation is a frequent condition often treated pharmacologically. The laxatives available belong to very different pharmacologic groups. AREAS COVERED:This is a short but comprehensive review of the pharmacology, efficacy and safety of currently available laxatives for chronic constipation. Pe...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Müller-Lissner S

更新日期：2013-04-01 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:Piperine has various pharmacological effects and can modulate the functional activity of metabolic enzymes and drug transporters. Consequently, there is a great interest in the application of piperine as an alternative medicine or bioavailability enhancer. Areas covered: This review deals with the effects ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Lee SH,Kim HY,Back SY,Han HK

更新日期：2018-01-01 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:Despite initial patient benefit, drug resistance to first-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) is inevitable. One of the key mechanisms responsible for the development of acquired drug resistance is the secondary T790M missense mutation in exon 20 of the EGFR kinase domain. Afatinib is an ATP-...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Yap TA,Popat S

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Sesamin is a major lignan found in sesame and is known to have various biological effects. Some of these biological effects occur following its metabolic conversion to corresponding catechols and, therefore, the study of sesamin metabolism is quite important. There is currently a need to identify the enzym...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Yasuda K,Sakaki T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare endocrine malignancy accounting for a significant percentage of thyroid cancer-related fatal events. Traditional treatment modalities used in the other types of thyroid carcinomas have been proved largely ineffective in advanced MTC. Better understanding of the m...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Karras S,Anagnostis P,Krassas GE

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disease characterized by complex interactions between genetic predisposition and the environment. Current treatments for IBS are characterized by a highly variable response. Gene variations may result from insertions or deletions, gene rearrangements, splice variants or copy...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Acosta A,Camilleri M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mortality from invasive fungal disease involving the central nervous system (CNS) is excessive. Achieving therapeutic drug concentrations at the site of infection within the CNS is always difficult and its evaluation is complex due to anatomical barriers and variable pathophysiological lesions. Areas cover...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Stott KE,Hope W

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:Extensive growth in the field of molecular biology in recent decades has led to the development of new and powerful experimental and computational tools that enable the analysis of complex biological responses to chemical exposure on both a functional and structural genetic level. The ability to profile global respons...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Harrill AH,Rusyn I

更新日期：2008-11-01 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:Approaches aiming to model the time course of tumor growth and tumor growth inhibition following a therapeutic intervention have recently been proposed for supporting decision making in oncology drug development. When considered in a comprehensive model-based approach, tumor growth can be included in the c...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Bernard A,Kimko H,Mital D,Poggesi I

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:Acetaminophen (APAP) hepatotoxicity is currently the single most important cause of acute liver failure in the US, and is associated with a significant number of deaths. The toxic response to APAP is triggered by a highly reactive metabolite N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone-imine. Following the hepatocellular initiation events...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Liu ZX,Kaplowitz N

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists such as leuprolide acetate (LA) are the most frequently utilized treatment of advanced prostate cancer as the regimen for achieving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). The efficacy of LA is determined by extent of testosterone (T) suppression in prostate cance...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Crawford ED,Moul JW,Sartor O,Shore ND

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Drug-induced cholestasis, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and viral hepatitis are acquired forms of liver disease. Cholestasis is a pathophysiologic state with impaired bile formation and subsequent accumulation of bile salts in hepatocytes. The bile salt export pump (BSEP) (ABCB11) is the key export...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Stieger B,Geier A

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00