| Literature DB >> 16532306 |
Ernst Petzinger1, Joachim Geyer.
Abstract
This review deals with the drug transporters allowing drugs to enter and leave cells by carrier-mediated pathways. Emphasis is put on liver transporters but systems in gut, kidney, and blood-brain barrier are mentioned as well. Drug-drug interactions on carriers may provoke significant modification in pharmacokinetics as do carrier gene polymorphisms yielding functional carrier protein mutations. An integrated phase concept should reflect the interplay between drug metabolism and drug transport.Mesh:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16532306 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-006-0042-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol ISSN: 0028-1298 Impact factor: 3.000