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SLCO1B1 521T-->C functional genetic polymorphism and lipid-lowering efficacy of multiple-dose pravastatin in Chinese coronary heart disease patients.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Sept 2007
Zhang Wei, Chen Bi-Lian, Ozdemir Vural, He Yi-Jing, Zhou Gan, Peng Dao-Di, Deng Sheng, Xie Qi-Ying, Xie Wei, Xu Lin-Yong, Wang Lian-Ci, Fan Lan, Wang An, Zhou Hong-Hao
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Pravastatin is a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor, which is widely used both in primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). Pravastatin is not subject to metabolism by cytochrome P450s, but it is actively transported from blood into target tissues (e.g. hepatocytes in the liver) by the organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1 (OATP1B1), encoded by...
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