Title : Artemisinin and thiabendazole are potent inhibitors of cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) activity in humans.

Pub. Date : 2005 Nov

PMID : 16261361






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1 Artemisinin and thiabendazole are potent inhibitors of cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) activity in humans. Thiabendazole cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 2 Homo sapiens
2 Artemisinin and thiabendazole are potent inhibitors of cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) activity in humans. Thiabendazole cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 2 Homo sapiens
3 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the likelihood of artemisinin and thiabendazole causing pharmacokinetic interactions involving cytochrome P450 (CYP1A2) in humans given their potent inhibitory effects on the isoform in vitro. Thiabendazole cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 2 Homo sapiens
4 RESULTS: Using the ratio of paraxanthine to caffeine after 4 h as an indicator of CYP1A2 activity, thiabendazole and artemisinin inhibited 92 and 66%, respectively, of the enzyme activity in vivo. Thiabendazole cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 2 Homo sapiens
5 CONCLUSIONS: Co-administration of thiabendazole or artemisinin with CYP1A2 substrates could result in clinically significant effects. Thiabendazole cytochrome P450 family 1 subfamily A member 2 Homo sapiens