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Different roles of pummelo furanocoumarin and cytochrome P450 3A5*3 polymorphism in the fate and action of felodipine.
Current drug metabolism - 1 Aug 2007
Guo Lian-Qing, Chen Qiao-Yun, Wang Xuan, Liu Yu-Xiu, Chu Xiao-Man, Cao Xiao-Mei, Li Jin-Heng, Yamazoe Yasushi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Herein we aim to test if pummelo furanocoumarins can inhibit cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A both in vitro and in vivo, and to explore the influence of CYP3A5*3 (GenBank AC005020: A22893-->G) polymorphism in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacological response to felodipine. METHOD: Fruit juices of pummelo grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf., G), 'Guanximiyou' (C. grandis Osbeck vs. Guanxi, P) and 'Changshanhuyou'...
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