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Purpose: The chemotherapeutic agent irinotecan is hydrolyzed to its active form SN-38 by human carboxyesterases, but SN-38 is converted into the inactive form SN-38G by hepatic UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs).
Takashi Satoh +5 more
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Morphine Metabolism in Human Skin Microsomes [PDF]
For patients with severe skin wounds, topically applied morphine is an option to induce efficient analgesia due to the presence of opioid receptors in the skin.
Heilmann, S. +2 more
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Menthol's potential effects on nicotine dependence: a tobacco industry perspective. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo examine what the tobacco industry knows about the potential effects menthol may have on nicotine dependence.MethodsA snowball strategy was used to systematically search the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library (http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu ...
Yerger, Valerie B
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Current trends in drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics. [PDF]
Pharmacokinetics (PK) is the study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) processes of a drug. Understanding PK properties is essential for drug development and precision medication.
Abduljalil +332 more
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Aspects of UGT2B15 in the human [PDF]
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Fowler, P.A., O'Shaughnessy, P.
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Bidirectional interactions between indomethacin and the murine intestinal microbiota
The vertebrate gut microbiota have been implicated in the metabolism of xenobiotic compounds, motivating studies of microbe-driven metabolism of clinically important drugs.
Xue Liang +5 more
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UGT2B7 c.-161C>T polymorphism frequency in Croatian population
Uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase-2B7 (UGT2B7), enzyme responsible for the elimination of a number of xenobiotics through glucuronidation, is expressed in the gut, kidneys, intestines, and brain.
Božina Tamara +6 more
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Bisphenol-A and phthalate metabolism in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
BackgroundThe etiology of autism spectrum (ASD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity (ADHD) disorders are multifactorial. Epidemiological studies have shown associations with environmental pollutants, such as plasticizers.
T Peter Stein +3 more
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Clinical Pharmacology of Paracetamol in Neonates: A Review
Paracetamol is commonly used to control mild-to-moderate pain or to reduce opioid exposure as part of multimodal analgesia, and is the only compound recommended to treat fever in neonates.
Gian Maria Pacifici, MD, PhD +1 more
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Renal drug metabolism in humans: the potential for drug–endobiotic interactions involving cytochrome P450 (CYP) and UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) [PDF]
This item is under embargo for a period of 12 months from the date of publication, in accordance with the publisher's policy. ‘This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Knights, K. M., Rowland, A. and Miners, J. O.
Knights, Kathleen Mary +2 more
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