The role of pathology in the identification of drug-induced hepatic toxicity.

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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Type 2 diabetes often involves derangements in lipid levels in addition to insulin resistance and diminishing insulin secretion. Colesevelam hydrochloride, a bile acid sequestrant (BAS), is approved for adjunctive therapy to diet and exercise for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes. In clinical studies in ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Younk LM,Davis SN

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has recently become a curable disease with antiviral therapy. The knowledge of drug interactions using direct-acting antivirals (DAA) may permit maximizing antiviral efficacy and avoiding drug-related toxicities. Ageing in the chronic hepatitis C population, along ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Soriano V,Labarga P,Barreiro P,Fernandez-Montero JV,de Mendoza C,Esposito I,Benítez-Gutiérrez L,Peña JM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Type IV drug hypersensitivity remains an important clinical problem and an obstacle to the development of new drugs. Several forms of drug hypersensitivity are associated with expression of specific HLA alleles. Furthermore, drug-specific T-lymphocytes have been isolated from patients with reactions. Despi...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Sullivan A,Watkinson J,Waddington J,Park BK,Naisbitt DJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Idiosyncratic drug-induced agranulocytosis (IDIAG) is a life-threatening adverse reaction characterized by an absolute neutrophil count < 500 cells/μl of blood. It shares many of the characteristics of other idiosyncratic drug reactions (IDRs), and this presumably reflects mechanistic similarities. AREAS ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Johnston A,Uetrecht J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Oral mucositis, one of the major side effects of chemotherapy and irradiation, is still a burden of modern oncology. The keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) palifermin has been approved as a new, targeted therapy for the prevention of severe oral mucositis. AREAS COVERED:The authors review the literature on ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Weigelt C,Haas R,Kobbe G

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：: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：:In adapting to the challenge to make more informed selection of compounds for development, the pharmaceutical industry is increasingly embracing the application of mechanism-based models and prediction tools for prediction of pharmacokinetic parameters. This review first outlines the concepts and application of the ma...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： De Buck SS,Mackie CE

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Hemophilia A is a bleeding disorder resulting from a lack of clotting factor VIII (FVIII), and treatment typically consists of prophylactic replacement of the deficient factor. However, high between subject variability precludes the development of a 'one size fits all' dosing strategy and necessitates an i...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： McEneny-King A,Iorio A,Foster G,Edginton AN

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:genetic and pharmacologically-driven variations in common mechanisms involved in the disposition of antidepressant medications may contribute to variable interpatient response. This review describes the pharmacological properties underlying the safety and efficacy of desvenlafaxine, a second-gen...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Nichols AI,Tourian KA,Tse SY,Paul J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a disabling pain condition. Its pathomechanism remains unknown, but a sensitization and neuronal hyperexcitabilty have been suggested. Only symptomatic pharmacological pain management treatment is currently available. AREAS COVERED:The origin of PDN is enigmatic, and t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Tajti J,Szok D,Majláth Z,Csáti A,Petrovics-Balog A,Vécsei L

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Many different drugs and xenobiotics (chemical compounds foreign to an organism) can injure the bile duct epithelium and cause inflammatory bile duct diseases (cholangiopathies) ranging from transient cholestasis to vanishing bile duct syndrome, sclerosing cholangitis with development of biliary fibrosis a...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Österreicher CH,Trauner M

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：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:In preliminary clinical studies, aleglitazar, a new dual PPAR-α-γ agonist, has been demonstrated to improve hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This review will provide up-to-date information on the clinical safety and efficacy of aleglitazar, which is currently under ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Younk LM,Uhl L,Davis SN

更新日期：2011-06-01 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: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：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: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 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：: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：: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:. 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：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:The prevalence of acute renal allograft rejection has decreased substantially in past decades due to new and more specific immunosuppressive compounds but improvements in long-term graft function have not been achieved. There is a large need for new immunosuppressive agents that lack toxicity of...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Matz M,Naik M,Mashreghi MF,Glander P,Neumayer HH,Budde K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly used to manage antenatal depression. Hence, the aim of this systematic review is to assess the prevalence of birth defects associated with pregnancy exposure to such agents and summarize the hypothesized teratogenic mechanisms. AREAS COVERED:Med...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Gentile S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD:many promising targeted agents and combination therapies are being investigated for brain cancer. However, the results from recent clinical trials have been disappointing. A better understanding of the disposition of drug in the brain early in drug development would facilitate appropriate channe...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Blakeley J,Portnow J

更新日期：2010-12-01 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