Efavirenz and Metabolites in Cerebrospinal Fluid: Relationship with CYP2B6 c.516G→T Genotype and Perturbed Blood-Brain Barrier Due to Tuberculous Meningitis

Efavirenz (EFZ) has been associated with neuropsychiatric side effects. Recently, the 8-hydroxy-EFZ (8OH-EFZ) metabolite has been shown to be a potent neurotoxin in vitro, inducing neuronal damage at concentrations of 3.3 ng/ml. EFZ induced similar neuronal damage at concentrations of 31.6 ng/ml. We...

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Autores principales: Nightingale, Sam, Chau, Tran Thi Hong, Fisher, Martin, Nelson, Mark, Winston, Alan, Else, Laura, Carr, Daniel F., Taylor, Steven, Ustianowski, Andrew, Back, David, Pirmohamed, Munir, Solomon, Tom, Farrar, Jeremy, Törok, M. Estée, Khoo, Saye
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Pharmacology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4958147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27161633
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00280-16

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