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Human sympathetic activation by alpha2-adrenergic blockade with yohimbine: Bimodal, epistatic influence of cytochrome P450-mediated drug metabolism.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Aug 2004
Le Corre Pascal, Parmer Robert J, Kailasam Mala T, Kennedy Brian P, Skaar Todd P, Ho Herbert, Leverge Roger, Smith Douglas W, Ziegler Michael G, Insel Paul A, Schork Nicholas J, Flockhart David A, O'connor Daniel T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: alpha2-Adrenergic blockade responses suggest adrenergic dysfunction in hypertension. alpha2-Blockade is also used to treat autonomic dysfunction. However, pharmacokinetic determinants of yohimbine disposition are not understood. METHODS: We evaluated alpha2-blockade with intravenous yohimbine in 172 individuals. Specific cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoform-mediated metabolism was investigated. Results were...
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