Nuclear receptors CAR and PXR: Molecular, functional, and biomedical aspects

A Di Masi, E De Marinis, P Ascenzi, M Marino - Molecular aspects of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Nuclear receptors (NRs) are ligand-activated transcription factors sharing a common
evolutionary history and having similar sequence features at the protein level. Selective …

Antiretroviral drug interactions: overview of interactions involving new and investigational agents and the role of therapeutic drug monitoring for management

RC Rathbun, MD Liedtke - Pharmaceutics, 2011 - mdpi.com
Antiretrovirals are prone to drug-drug and drug-food interactions that can result in
subtherapeutic or supratherapeutic concentrations. Interactions between antiretrovirals and …

Pregnane X receptor (PXR) at the crossroads of human metabolism and disease

I Koutsounas, S Theocharis, E Patsouris… - Current drug …, 2013 - benthamdirect.com
Pregnane X Receptor (PXR), a member of the nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily, is
expressed in liver and intestine, as also in other tissues and cells. PXR is activated by a …

Identification and validation of novel human pregnane X receptor activators among prescribed drugs via ligand-based virtual screening

Y Pan, L Li, G Kim, S Ekins, H Wang… - Drug metabolism and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Human pregnane X receptor (hPXR) plays a key role in regulating metabolism and
clearance of endogenous and exogenous substances. Identification of novel hPXR …

Therapeutic drug monitoring in highly active antiretroviral therapy

X Liu, Q Ma, F Zhang - Expert opinion on drug safety, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: Despite the efficacy of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), a
large proportion of patients living with HIV/AIDS on ART does not achieve or maintain …

Simultaneous determination of lamivudine, lopinavir, ritonavir, and zidovudine concentration in plasma of HIV‐infected patients by HPLC‐MS/MS

S Notari, M Sergi, C Montesano, J Ivanovic… - IUBMB …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors lamivudine and zidovudine and the protease
inhibitors lopinavir and ritonavir are currently used in anti‐human immunodeficiency virus …

Simultaneous determination of maraviroc and raltegravir in human plasma by HPLC‐UV

S Notari, C Tommasi, E Nicastri, R Bellagamba… - IUBMB …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Therapeutic drug monitoring is pivotal to improve the management of HIV infection. Here, a
new HPLC–UV method to quantify simultaneously maraviroc and raltegravir levels in human …

Pregnane X receptor and human malignancy

I Koutsounas, E Patsouris, SE Theocharis - 2013 - digitum.um.es
Pregnane X Receptor (PXR) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, expressed in
liver, intestine and other tissues. PXR exerts transcriptional regulation by binding to its DNA …

[BOEK][B] Advances in chromatographic techniques for therapeutic drug monitoring

A Dasgupta - 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
For drugs with a narrow therapeutic index, therapeutic drug monitoring methods are
essential for patient management. Although immunoassays are commercially available for …

Evaluation of saliva as an alternative matrix for monitoring plasma zidovudine, lamivudine and nevirapine concentrations in Rwanda

A Gras, S Schneider, JC Karasi, AM Ternes… - Current HIV …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Saliva may provide interesting advantages as matrix for compliance measurements,
pharmacokinetic studies and therapeutic drug monitoring in resource limited countries. We …