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Poor correlation between 6beta-hydroxycortisol:cortisol molar ratios and midazolam clearance as measure of hepatic CYP3A activity.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Aug 2006
Chen Ya-Chi, Gotzkowsky S Karl, Nafziger Anne N, Kulawy Robert W, Rocci Mario L, Bertino Joseph S, Kashuba Angela D M
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AIMS: A non-invasive proposed method for measuring CYP3A activity is the urinary 6beta-hydroxycortisol:cortisol ratio. This ratio has been used as an indicator of CYP3A induction and inhibition, with mixed results. This investigation evaluated the relationship between a validated, biomarker, intravenous midazolam clearance and the urinary cortisol ratio under constitutive conditions and with the influence of a...
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