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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2008, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (3): 344-349.

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Effects of natural drugs on CYP3A

YI Fei, ZHOU Hong-hao   

  1. Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Changsha 410078, Hunan, China
  • Received:2007-11-29 Revised:2008-01-25 Published:2020-10-15

Abstract: Natural drugs are widely used in China and Southeast Asia, and they are more and more popular in Europe and America.Though complicated their component are, their monomer and active ingredients are metabolized by CYP450s as synthetic drugs. CYP3A is one of the most important cytochrome P450, and more than half of drugs are metabolized by this enzyme.Now many in vitro and in vivo researches indicate that many natural drugs and the ingredients effect CYP3A widely, and lead to drug-drug interactions in combined use.So researching on the regulation of natural drugs will not only benefit medication safety, but also make sense to the development of new drugs and revealing the mechanism of drug-drug interactions.

Key words: natural drugs, CYP3A, inhibitory action, induction

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