Article
Phenotypic polymorphism and gender-related differences of CYP1A2 activity in a Chinese population.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Feb 2000
Ou-Yang D S, Huang S L, Wang W, Xie H G, Xu Z H, Shu Y, Zhou H H
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To investigate the distribution characteristics of CYP1A2 in a Chinese population, and to examine gender-related differences in CYP1A2 activity. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-nine healthy subjects, 120 men and 109 women, were enrolled in this study. CYP1A2 activity was measured by plasma paraxanthine/caffeine (1,7X/1,3,7X) ratio 6 h after administration of 300 mg caffeine. The concentrations of...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Caffeine
- China
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Metabolic Clearance Rate
