[HTML][HTML] AhR signaling pathways and regulatory functions

L Larigot, L Juricek, J Dairou, X Coumoul - Biochimie open, 2018 - Elsevier
Animals and humans are exposed each day to a multitude of chemicals in the air, water and
food. They have developed a battery of enzymes and transporters that facilitate the …

Human cytochromes P450 in health and disease

DW Nebert, K Wikvall, WL Miller - … Transactions of the …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There are 18 mammalian cytochrome P450 (CYP) families, which encode 57 genes in the
human genome. CYP2, CYP3 and CYP4 families contain far more genes than the other 15 …

Complex interactions between phytochemicals. The multi-target therapeutic concept of phytotherapy

T Efferth, E Koch - Current drug targets, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Drugs derived from natural resources represent a significant segment of the pharmaceutical
market as compared to randomly synthesized compounds. It is a goal of drug development …

Clinical importance of the cytochromes P450

DW Nebert, DW Russell - The Lancet, 2002 - thelancet.com
The human cytochrome P450 (CYP) superfamily comprises 57 genes. These genes code for
enzymes that can have a role in: metabolism of drugs, foreign chemicals, arachidonic acid …

Insect P450 enzymes

R Feyereisen - Annual review of entomology, 1999 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The P450 enzymes (mixed function oxidases, cytochrome P450
monooxygenases), a diverse class of enzymes found in virtually all insect tissues, fulfill …

Induction of phase I, II and III drug metabolism/transport by xenobiotics

C Xu, CYT Li, ANT Kong - Archives of pharmacal research, 2005 - Springer
Drug metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) play central roles in the metabolism, elimination and
detoxification of xenobiotics and drugs introduced into the human body. Most of the tissues …

Substrate recognition sites in cytochrome P450 family 2 (CYP2) proteins inferred from comparative analyses of amino acid and coding nucleotide sequences.

O Gotoh - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1992 - ASBMB
The substrate recognition regions in cytochrome P450 family 2 (CYP2) proteins were
inferred by group-to-group alignment of CYP2 sequences and those of bacterial P450s …

The cytochrome P450 superfamily: biochemistry, evolution and drug metabolism in humans

PB Danielson - Current drug metabolism, 2002 - ingentaconnect.com
Cytochrome P450s comprise a superfamily of heme-thiolate proteins named for the spectral
absorbance peak of their carbon-monoxide-bound species at 450 nm. Having been found in …

Immune system impairment and hepatic fibrosis in mice lacking the dioxin-binding Ah receptor

P Fernandez-Salguero, T Pineau, DM Hilbert… - Science, 1995 - science.org
The aryl hydrocarbon (Ah) receptor (AHR) mediates many carcinogenic and teratogenic
effects of environmentally toxic chemicals such as dioxin. An AHR-deficient (Ahr-/-) mouse …

Role of pharmacokinetics and metabolism in drug discovery and development

JH Lin, AYH Lu - Pharmacological reviews, 1997 - ASPET
Drug research encompasses several diverse disciplines united by a common goal, namely
the development of novel therapeutic agents. The search for new drugs can be divided …