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Anti-Infectives
Researchers from University of Kiel report on findings in anti-infectives
September 16th, 2008
"Pentamidine is an antimicrobial drug, intravenously used in the treatment of trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis or pneumocystis pneumonia. To elucidate potential drug interactions with pentamidine and N,N'-dihydroxypentamidine, respectively, the cytochrome P450 (CYP450) inhibitory properties of these compounds were determined," researchers in Kiel, Germany report. "The study was performed in vitro by using human liver microsomes and marker substrates of several CYP450 isoenzymes. Marker activities were investigated by high-performance liquid chromatography in presence of known selective inhibitors or at different concentrations of pentamidine and N,N'-dihydroxypentamidine,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-16)
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