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Citalopram enantiomers in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of ABCB1 genotyped depressive patients and clinical response: a pilot study.
Pharmacological research - 1 Jan 2000
Nikisch Georg, Eap Chin B, Baumann Pierre
Abstract excerpt
The antidepressant activity of citalopram (R,S-CIT) is mainly due to its (S)-enantiomer (S-CIT). P-glycoprotein (P-gp), encoded by the ABCB1 gene, is a membrane transport protein which regulates the efflux of many drugs. Polymorphisms in the ABCB1 gene may have an impact on the expression and fun...
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