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Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2000 Oct;68(4):401-11.
In vivo modulation of CYP enzymes by quinidine and rifampin.
Branch RA, Adedoyin A, Frye RF, Wilson JW, Romkes M.
Center for Clinical Pharmacology and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Brancsx.dept-med.pitt.edu
BACKGROUND: The metabolism of drugs and other xenobiotics is mediated by enzymes whose activities can be modulated by different compounds. The activities of these modulators have the potential to be used to optimize drug action, prevent toxicity, or identify the enzymes involved in a reaction. This approach requires that selective agents be used for specific enzymes. However, selectivity of action has been poorly characterized in vivo. METHODS: This study investigated the effect of 3 and 28 days of treatment with quinidine (200 mg daily) and rifampin (INN, rifampicin) (600 mg daily) on the activities of four cytochrome P450 enzymes and N-acetyltransferase in 28 healthy young male volunteers divided into three groups with a cocktail of drug probes used, including caffeine, mephenytoin, debrisoquin (INN, debrisoquine), and dapsone. RESULTS: Quinidine selectively and almost completely inhibited the activity of CYP2D6 from day 3 through day 28 without affecting any other enzymes. Rifampin showed evidence of time-dependent induction of the activities of all measured oxidative routes of metabolism but decreased the acetylation ratio in fast acetylators. The quinidine/rifampin combination resulted in selective CYP2D6 inhibition and induction of all other enzymes evaluated over this time period, suggesting that predictable complex interactions occur with the drug combination. CONCLUSIONS: These observations illustrate the value of simultaneous assessment of the effect of modulators on the activities of multiple specific enzymes with the drug cocktail approach.
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Lancet. 2002 Nov 9;360(9344):1477-8.
Coffee consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
van Dam RM, Feskens EJ.
Department of Chronic Diseases Epidemiology, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, Netherlands. robvdaio.vu.nl
Coffee is a major source of caffeine, which has been shown to acutely reduce sensitivity to insulin, but also has potentially beneficial effects. We prospectively investigated the association between coffee consumption and risk of clinical type 2 diabetes in a population-based cohort of 17111 Dutch men and women aged 30-60 years. During 125774 person years of follow-up, 306 new cases of type 2 diabetes were reported. After adjustment for potential confounders, individuals who drank at least seven cups of coffee a day were 0.50 (95% CI 0.35-0.72, p=0.0002) times as likely as those who drank two cups or fewer a day to develop type 2 diabetes. Coffee consumption was associated with a substantially lower risk of clinical type 2 diabetes.
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Hum Mol Genet. 2000 Nov 1;9(18):2599-608.
An autosomal dominant congenital myopathy with cores and rods is associated with a neomutation in the RYR1 gene encoding the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor.
Monnier N, Romero NB, Lerale J, Nivoche Y, Qi D, MacLennan DH, Fardeau M, Lunardi J.
Laboratoire de Biochimie de l'ADN, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
Central core disease (CCD) and nemaline myopathy (NM) are congenital myopathies for which differential diagnosis is often based on the presence either of cores or rods. Missense mutations in the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor gene (RYR1) have been identified in some families with CCD. Mutations in the alpha-tropomyosin and alpha-actin genes have been associated with most dominant forms of NM. Analysis of the RYR1 cDNA in a French family identified a novel Y4796C mutation that lies in the C-terminal channel-forming domain of the RyR1 protein. This mutation was linked not only to a severe and penetrant form of CCD, but also to the presence of rods in the muscle fibres and to the malignant hyperthermia susceptibility (MHS) phenotype. The Y4796C mutation was introduced into a rabbit RYR1 cDNA and expressed in HEK-293 cells. Expression of the mutant RYR1 cDNA produced channels with increased caffeine sensitivity and a significantly reduced maximal level of Ca(2+) release. Single-cell Ca(2+) analysis showed that the resting cytoplasmic level was increased by 60% in cells expressing the mutant channel. These data support the view that the rate of Ca(2+) leakage is increased in the mutant channel. The resulting chronic elevation in myoplasmic concentration is likely to be responsible for the severe expression of the disease. Haplotyping analysis indicated that the mutation arose as a neomutation in the proband. This first report of a neomutation in the RYR1 gene has strong implications for genetic linkage studies of MHS or CCD, two diseases characterized by a genetic heterogeneity.
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The most ostensive feature that distinguishes us human from chimps and other primates is the lack of bodily hair. During evolutionary process, we have lost the majority of hair. Hair is no longer an essential part of our body, just like appendix. What little hair we still have on our scalp and a few other bodily parts is still regarded as significant for reasons other than biological necessity. Hair loss is naturally accompanied by aging process, although the extent of hair loss and the timing of onset vary widely among individuals. Thus, loss of hair and baldness is considered as a symbol of maturity or old age. Like winkles and other signs of aging, hair loss is not welcome by most people, because we don't welcome aging, and being perceived as an aging person. However, it is alopecia, or premature hair loss that especially concerns certain people.
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DHEA has been suggested to provide numerous potential benefits. DHEA (or dehydroepiandrosterone) is converted into androgens (male hormones)
or estrogens (female hormones) in the cells.
Our bodies produce decreasing amount of DHEA as we get older.
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improve sexual function/erectile dysfunction, treat cognitive decline, enhance athletic performance,
facilitate weight loss, improve strength, prevent osteoporosis, enhance immunomodulation for rheumatic conditions,
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