Current Drug Metabolism - Volume 22, Issue 6, 2021

Obesity is a common nutritional disorder associated with a variety of chronic diseases, among them, type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has emerged as a serious worldwide health problem. Insulin resistance and β cell dysfunction are the main pathological characteristics of T2DM, and obesity and hyperlipidemia are the critical causal factors. It is commonly accepted that dietary factors are of paramount importance in the manage Read More

Cubosomes are highly stable nanostructured liquid crystalline dosage delivery form, derived from amphiphilic lipids and polymer-based stabilizers converting it in a form of effective biocompatible carrier for the drug delivery. The delivery form comprised of bicontinuous lipid bilayers arranged in three-dimensional honeycombs like structure provided with two internal aqueous channels for the incorporation of many s biologically Read More

Obesity is a major disorder characterized by excessive fat in the body. Various factors responsible for obesity are dietary, lifestyle, genetic, and environmental factors. The last two decades witnessed an enormous increase in obesity and its comorbidities among people worldwide, thus making it the fifth major cause of human death. As per the recent report of WHO, a total of 38 million children (age < 5 years) were ove Read More

Background: Pantoprazole and atorvastatin are often used jointly in the clinic. The drug-drug interaction of pantoprazole and atorvastatin is worthy of being investigated. Objective: A highly rapid, sensitive, and selective LC-MS/MS method was developed for simultaneous quantification of pantoprazole and atorvastatin in rat plasma. Methods: Omeprazole and atorvastatin-d5 were used as the internal standards (ISs) of pant Read More

Background: Caesalpinia sappan L. is a traditional medicinal plant that is used to promote blood circulation and treat stroke in China. Protosappanin B (PTB) is a unique homoisoflavone compound isolated from Sappan Lignum (the heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan L). In a previous study, the metabolic fate of PTB remained unknown. Objective: To explore whether PTB is extensively metabolized, the metabolites of PTB in bile, Read More