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Variation in oral clearance of saquinavir is predicted by CYP3A5*1 genotype but not by enterocyte content of cytochrome P450 3A5.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Dec 2005
Mouly Stéphane J, Matheny Chris, Paine Mary F, Smith Glenn, Lamba Jatinder, Lamba Vishal, Pusek Susan N, Schuetz Erin G, Stewart Paul W, Watkins Paul B
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OBJECTIVE: Saquinavir, a widely prescribed human immunodeficiency virus 1 protease inhibitor, has a low and variable oral bioavailability that has been attributed to extensive first-pass extraction mediated by hepatic or intestinal cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 and intestinal P-glycoprotein (P-gp). The polymorphic CYP3A5 has also been shown to influence the saquinavir metabolite/parent urinary ratio, suggesting a...
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