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CYP3A5 Genotype as a Potential Pharmacodynamic Biomarker for Tacrolimus Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis in Japanese Patients.
International journal of molecular sciences - 18 Jun 2020
Yamamoto Yuki, Nakase Hiroshi, Matsuura Minoru, Maruyama Shihoko, Masuda Satohiro
Abstract excerpt
Tacrolimus has been used to induce remission in patients with steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis. It poses a problem of large individual differences in dosage necessary to attain target blood concentration and, often, this leads to drug inefficacy. We examined the difference in mRNA expression levels of ATP binding cassette transporter B1 (ABCB1) between inflamed and non-inflamed tissues, and the influence of...
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