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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2011, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (5): 579-585.

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Research approaches of CYP450s' induction/inhibition and their application on drug development

BU Ming-hua1,2, ZHANG Ying 1 , LIU Jian-xun1 , LIU Dong-chun2   

  1. 1Research Center, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China;
    2College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, China
  • Received:2011-02-15 Revised:2011-03-12 Published:2011-07-08

Abstract: Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) is the most important enzyme family in liver which plays a crucial role in metabolism of the exogenous and endogenous substances. The change of CYP450s on activity or content is closely related with the effectiveness and safety of their substrate drugs through altering drugs' effective doses or response time. Therefore, it is an indispensable research during drug development to understand the potential induction or inhibition effects on CYP450 enzyme. This paper reviewed methodology development of degree evaluation, phenotype analysis and mechanistic investigation of CYP450 enzyme induction/inhibition, as well as their application mainly on natural products.

Key words: Cytochrome P450, Induction/inhibition, Research approaches, Drug development, Natural products

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