Article
Influence of debrisoquine phenotype and of quinidine on mexiletine disposition in man.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics - 1 Nov 1991
Turgeon J, Fiset C, Giguère R, Gilbert M, Moerike K, Rouleau J R, Kroemer H K, Eichelbaum M, Grech-Bélanger O, Bélanger P M
Abstract excerpt
Mexiletine is a low clearance drug which undergoes extensive metabolism in man. In vitro studies with human liver microsomes have suggested that major oxidation pathways of mexiletine are predominantly catalyzed by the genetically determined debrisoquine 4-hydroxylase (cytochrome P450IID6) activity. In this study, we investigated the role of debrisoquine polymorphism and the effects of low dose quinidine, a...
Topics
- Administration, Oral
- Adult
- Debrisoquin
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Interactions
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Quinidine
