Gene expression profiling for pharmaceutical safety assessment.

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: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：: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：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 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:Donepezil is a highly selective acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and one of the only four drugs currently approved for treatment of Alzheimer's dementia. Providing high bioavailability and a very long half-time, donepezil is regarded as effective and well tolerable in Alzheimer's disease patients, even in di...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Prvulovic D,Schneider B

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study are to characterize capsaicin glucuronidation using liver microsomes and to determine the contribution of individual UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) enzymes to hepatic glucuronidation of capsaicin. METHODS:The rates of glucuronidation were determined by incubating capsaicin wit...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Sun H,Wang H,Liu H,Zhang X,Wu B

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of transporters in drug disposition and response has led to increasing interest in genetic variations and expression differences of their genes. OBJECTIVE:This review summarizes: i) genetic variations in transporters and associated drug response; and ii) a pharmacogenomic approach to correlat...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Huang Y,Penchala S,Pham AN,Wang J

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：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：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：: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：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:The use of the first generation non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor efavirenz (EFV) as a component of first-line antiretroviral therapy has been accepted worldwide. EFV is the only antiretroviral agent currently on the market that has been combined with emtricitabine and tenofovir dis...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Rakhmanina NY,van den Anker JN

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:A growing body of evidence suggests that everolimus might offer effective immunosuppressive activity together with antiproliferative effects that may address some of the unmet needs in the long-term therapeutic management of the post-transplant patient. OBJECTIVE:To summarize the emerging evidence for emplo...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Sánchez-Fructuoso AI

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Omalizumab is a subcutaneously administrated monoclonal anti-IgE antibody indicated in adults, adolescents and children 6 years of age and older with moderate to severe allergic asthma uncontrolled by conventional pharmacological treatments and sensitization to at least one perennial allergen. Area covered...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Luu M,Bardou M,Bonniaud P,Goirand F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between drug-metabolising enzymes and active transporters is an emerging concept in pharmacokinetics. In the gut mucosa, P-glycoprotein and cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A functionally interact in three ways: i) drugs are repeatedly taken up and pumped out of the enterocytes by P-glycoprotein, thus increasing ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Christians U,Schmitz V,Haschke M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CYP enzymes from the CYP2C and CYP2J subfamilies metabolize arachidonic acid in a regiospecific and stereoselective manner to eight epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs). Various EETs have been detected in the liver, as well as in many extrahepatic tissues, and have been implicated in numerous physiological funct...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Kaspera R,Totah RA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Testosterone replacement therapy in hypogonadal men has been used for > 60 years. The use of testosterone substitution is continuously growing and is given to aging men to improve the quality of life. Because testosterone use is associated with muscle strength enhancing effects, it has become a popular drug ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Schulze JJ,Rane A,Ekström L

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) complicates 10% of all pregnancies and is defined as hyperglycemia first noted during pregnancy. Rates of GDM are rising and untreated GDM results in complications for both mother and fetus. GDM is often managed by diet and exercise but 30-40% of women will require pharm...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Malek R,Davis SN

更新日期：2016-06-01 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:The availability of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anti-coagulants alongside vitamin K antagonists has offered a variety of options for anti-coagulation, but has also necessitated a good understanding of the pharmacological properties of each of these drugs prior to their use, to maximise the therapeutic be...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Fawzy AM,Lip GYH

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

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: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:Catechins of green tea extract (GTE) have been associated with the rare risk of hepatotoxicity in a few individuals. As GTE were coadministered with synthetic drugs in some hepatotoxicity cases, uncertainty emerged whether GTE are a risk factor of drug-induced liver injury (DILI). AREAS COVERED:Case repor...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Teschke R,Zhang L,Melzer L,Schulze J,Eickhoff A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacogenetics is the study of the role of genetics in inter-individual variability to drug response and therapy. This review provides a comprehensive report of the present status of pharmacogenetic studies for opioid drugs. Opioid analgesics are widely used clinically for pain management, and inter-patient variabil...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Kadiev E,Patel V,Rad P,Thankachan L,Tram A,Weinlein M,Woodfin K,Raffa RB,Nagar S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The prevalence of obesity and associated co-morbid conditions is increasing globally. Physiological changes accompanying obesity are likely to result in altered drug pharmacokinetics; however, there is paucity of information on how to best dose adjust for the obese. AREAS COVERED:This review presents mate...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Morrish GA,Pai MP,Green B

更新日期：2011-06-01 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