Hypertonicity Regulation of Cytochrome P450 CYP3A

Cytochrome P450 3A isozymes (CYP3A) metabolize approximately 50% of therapeutic drugs. It has recently been discovered that human CYP3A mRNA levels can be induced by hypertonicity; a physiological state not previously linked to its regulation. The osmosensitive transcription factor, Nuclear Factor o...

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Main Author: I-Chyang, Andrew Chuang
Other Authors: Ito, Shinya
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33963