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Effect of the single CYP2C9*3 allele on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of losartan in healthy Japanese subjects.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Nov 2003
Sekino Kazuishi, Kubota Takahiro, Okada Yuko, Yamada Yasuhiko, Yamamoto Koujirou, Horiuchi Ryuya, Kimura Kenjirou, Iga Tatsuji
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Losartan is metabolized to the active carboxylic acid metabolite EXP3174 by CYP2C9. In this study, we determined the effects of the single CYP2C9*3 variant on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of losartan. METHODS: Seven healthy Japanese subjects ( CYP2C9*1/*1, n=4 and CYP2C9*1/*3, n=3) were phenotyped with a single dose of losartan (25 mg). Blood and urine samples were collected and assayed...
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