Article
Cyclosporine A metabolism by cytochrome P-450III occurs in microsomes from rat liver but not from normal epidermis or psoriatic lesions.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jun 1991
Duell E, Fischer V, Fisher G, Astrom A, Voorhees J
Abstract excerpt
Cyclosporine A is efficacious in the treatment of psoriasis when taken orally or injected intralesionally but not topically. Lack of penetration to necessary locations or rapid metabolism during passage through the epidermis may account for the ineffectiveness. Cytochromes P-450III in the liver are known to be involved in cyclosporine metabolism and inactivation. This study was undertaken to determine if an...
Topics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cyclosporins
- Enzyme Induction
- Epidermis
- Erythromycin
- Keratinocytes
- Microsomes
- Microsomes, Liver
- Molecular Sequence Data
- NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase
