Human extrahepatic cytochromes P450: function in xenobiotic metabolism and tissue-selective chemical toxicity in the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts

X Ding, LS Kaminsky - Annual review of pharmacology and …, 2003 - annualreviews.org
Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in extrahepatic tissues often play a dominant role in
target tissue metabolic activation of xenobiotic compounds. They may also determine drug …

Genetic Polymorphism of CYP Genes, Alone or in Combination, as a Risk Modifier of Tobacco-related Cancers

H Bartsch, U Nair, A Risch, M Rojas, H Wikman… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2000 - AACR
Tobacco use is causally associated with cancers of the lung, larynx, mouth, esophagus,
kidneys, urinary tract, and possibly, breast. Major classes of carcinogens present in tobacco …

Expression and regulation of xenobiotic-metabolizing cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in human lung

J Hukkanen, O Pelkonen, J Hakkola… - Critical reviews in …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Pathogenesis of lung diseases, such as lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, is tightly linked to exposure to environmental chemicals, most notably tobacco …

Tissue distribution of MRNA expression of human cytochrome P450 isoforms assessedby high-sensitivity real-time reverse transcription PCR

M Nishimura, H Yaguti, H Yoshitsugu, S Naito… - Yakugaku …, 2003 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Pairs of forward and reverse primers and TaqMan probes specific to each human
cytochrome P450 isoform were prepared. Analysis of the mRNA level of each CYP isoform …

Pulmonary drug metabolism, clearance, and absorption

B Olsson, E Bondesson, L Borgström… - … pulmonary drug delivery, 2011 - Springer
Delivering therapeutic agents to the lungs requires a deep understanding of the kinetics and
dynamics of drugs in this biologically and physiologically complex system. In this chapter …

Metabolism and bioactivation of toxicants in the lung. The in vitro cellular approach

JV Castell, MT Donato, MJ Gómez-Lechón - Experimental and Toxicologic …, 2005 - Elsevier
Lung is a target organ for the toxicity of inhalated compounds. The respiratory tract is
frequently exposed to elevated concentrations of these compounds and become the primary …

In utero tobacco exposure epigenetically modifies placental CYP1A1 expression

M Suter, A Abramovici, L Showalter, M Hu, C Do Shope… - Metabolism, 2010 - Elsevier
The metabolic pathways used by higher-eukaryotic organisms to deal with potentially
carcinogenic xenobiotic compounds from tobacco smoke have been well characterized …

Xenobiotica-metabolizing enzymes in the lung of experimental animals, man and in human lung models

F Oesch, E Fabian, R Landsiedel - Archives of toxicology, 2019 - Springer
The xenobiotic metabolism in the lung, an organ of first entry of xenobiotics into the
organism, is crucial for inhaled compounds entering this organ intentionally (eg drugs) and …

The dual role of pharmacogenetics in HIV treatment: mutations and polymorphisms regulating antiretroviral drug resistance and disposition

V Michaud, T Bar-Magen, J Turgeon, D Flockhart… - Pharmacological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Significant intra-and interindividual variability has been observed in response to use of
pharmacological agents in treatment of HIV infection. Treatment of HIV infection is limited by …

[HTML][HTML] Maximizing the relevance and reproducibility of A549 cell culture using FBS-free media

A Chary, K Groff, AO Stucki, S Contal, C Stoffels… - Toxicology in Vitro, 2022 - Elsevier
Scientists are using in vitro methods to answer important research questions and
implementing strategies to maximize the reliability and human relevance of these methods …