Role of innate immunity in acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity.

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:The elucidation of the toxicological mechanisms of herbal medicines is becoming more and more important with the increasing application of herbal medicines, for treatment of various diseases and the promotion of health. Furthermore, it is widely recognized that as herbal components undergo bioactivation, t...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Fang ZZ,Zhang YY,Wang XL,Cao YF,Huo H,Yang L

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Over the past decade, zebrafish have been tasked to play important roles from modeling human diseases to finding cures for them. Inadvertently, these fish now find themselves swimming along the drug development pipeline. A number of studies have been conducted to see if these small fish are up to the task ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Sukardi H,Chng HT,Chan EC,Gong Z,Lam SH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Multiple myeloma (MM) patients who relapse, or become refractory to currently available novel agents, have limited treatment options with poor outcomes. The introductions of the newer proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib and the immunomodulatory agent pomalidomide have provided new treatment strategies within ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Gay F,Mina R,Troia R,Bringhen S

更新日期：2013-11-01 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: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：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：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:Picoplatin was developed as platinum coordination complex to overcome development of resistance, through conjugation to thioles, by the introduction of a methyl-pyridine moiety into the cisplatin parent structure. Pharmacokinetic parameters of the drug, after intravenous and oral application, were studied ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Hamilton G

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Various trials have attempted to develop gene expression profiles (GEPs) that may provide a better predictor of clinical outcome over traditional clinicopathological criteria. AREAS COVERED:The review focuses on two main areas: trials examining chemotherapy-induced GEP changes pre- and post-treatment, and...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Tan SH,Lee SC

更新日期：2012-09-01 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:Boceprevir is an NS3/NS4A serine protease inhibitor that was approved for use in Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 patients by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May 2011. The approval of this protease inhibitor marked a major paradigm shift in the treatment of HCV, as it was one of the first of...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Shankar H,Bichoupan K,Dieterich DT

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Overactive bladder (OAB) has a heterogeneous presentation that varies between individuals and by gender. Treatment with antimuscarinic medications is standard first line pharmacotherapy for most patients with OAB. However, gender specific differences in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antimu...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Hartigan SM,Dmochowski RR

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Epigenetics is a rapidly growing field describing heritable alterations in gene expression that do not involve DNA sequence variations. Advances in epigenetics and epigenomics have influenced pharmacology, leading to the development of a new specialty, pharmacoepigenetics, the study of the epigenetic basis...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Majchrzak-Celińska A,Baer-Dubowska W

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the metabolic routes and metabolites of myricitrin, an important active ingredient of traditional herbal medicine, yielded by the isolated human intestinal bacteria, which have not been reported previously. METHODS:Fresh human fecal samples were collected from a healthy female volunteer and ab...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Du LY,Zhao M,Xu J,Qian DW,Jiang S,Shang EX,Guo JM,Liu P,Su SL,Duan JA,Leng XJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are widely used for the treatment of epilepsy. However, ∼ 30% of patients do not remain seizure free. It is possible that methylxanthine derivatives (e.g., caffeine and theophylline) may partially account for this outcome. AREAS COVERED:Data on the convulsive activity of methylx...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Chrościńska-Krawczyk M,Radzik I,Miziak B,Czuczwar SJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 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: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: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: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:Co-medication, gene polymorphisms and co-morbidity are main causes for high variability in expression and function of the CYP3A isoenzymes. Pharmacokinetic variability is a major source of interindividual variability of drug effect and response of CYP3A substrates. While CYP3A genotyping is of limited use,...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Hohmann N,Haefeli WE,Mikus G

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Assessments of the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) characteristics are an integral part in the development of novel therapeutic agents. Compared with traditional small molecule drugs, therapeutic proteins possess many distinct PK/PD features that necessitate the application of modified or separate ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Diao L,Meibohm B

更新日期：2015-07-01 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:multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell disorder that represents the second most frequent hematologic cancer. Although MM is still an incurable disease, prognosis has improved in the last decades thanks to the introduction of novel agents such as proteasome inhibitors (PIs), immunomodulatory drugs, monoclon...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Salvini M,Troia R,Giudice D,Pautasso C,Boccadoro M,Larocca A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with gout often have comorbid conditions such as renal failure, cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. The presence and required treatment of these conditions can make the treatment of gout challenging. Knowledge of the pharmacokinetics of the available drugs for the management of gout is ...

journal_title：Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology

authors： Richette P,Frazier A,Bardin T

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00