Effect of rifampin on enantioselective disposition and anti-hypertensive effect of benidipine.

Aims: In vitro study showed that benidipine is exclusively metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A. This study evaluated the effect of rifampin on the enantioselective disposition and anti-hypertensive effect of benidipine.

Methods: Benidipine (8 mg) was administered to healthy subjects with or without repeated rifampin dosing, in a crossover design.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Vapors, Gases, Dusts, or Fumes (VGDF): A Meta-analysis.

To evaluate the association between the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and exposure to vapors, gases, dusts, or fumes (VGDF), we conducted a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies. We searched for studies investigating the relationship between COPD and occupational exposure to VGDF in the adult population. The bibliographic search was conducted in databases (PubMed and Google Scholar).

The CYP3A4*18 allele, the most frequent coding variant in asian populations, does not significantly affect the midazolam disposition in heterozygous individuals.

The objective of this study was to identify CYP3A4 variants in Koreans and to characterize their functional consequences in vitro and in vivo. Four single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified in 50 Koreans by direct DNA sequencing. In an additional genotyping using 248 subjects, CYP3A4(*)18 was confirmed as the most frequent coding variant in Koreans at 1.

The effect of ABCG2 V12M, Q141K and Q126X, known functional variants in vitro, on the disposition of lamivudine.

Aims: To evaluate the effects of three ABCG2 variants (Q141K, V12M and Q126X), which are known to have altered transport properties in vitro, on the disposition of lamivudine in healthy subjects.

Methods: To evaluate whether lamivudine is a substrate of ABCG2, intracellular accumulation and vectorial transport of 3H-lamivudine were determined in MDCK-ABCG2 cells. The pharmacokinetic parameters of lamivudine were compared among subjects with four different ABCG2 genotypes, including wild type (seven subjects), K141/K141 (six subjects), Q126/Stop126 (four subjects) and M12/M12 (five subjects) after a single oral dose of 100 mg lamivudine.

Analysis of benidipine enantiomers in human plasma by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry using a macrocyclic antibiotic (Vancomycin) chiral stationary phase column.

We used a novel chromatographic method to rapidly and simply characterize the pharmacokinetics of benidipine enantiomers in human plasma. The stereoisomers of benidipine were extracted from plasma using diethylether under alkaline conditions. After evaporating the organic layer, the residue was reconstituted in the mobile phase (methanol:acetic acid:triethylamine, 100:0.