Developmental expression of drug metabolizing enzymes: Impact on disposition in neonates and young children
Hines R. Developmental expression of drug metabolizing enzymes: Impact on disposition in neonates and young children. International Journal Of Pharmaceutics 2012, 452: 3-7. PMID: 22766445, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.05.079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal changesDrug dispositionPediatric drug safetyYoung childrenDrug metabolizing enzymesAge-dependent changesSignificant interindividual variationAdverse eventsPharmacogenetic factorsHepatic drugFunctional genetic variantsDrug safetyDrug efficacyMetabolizing enzymesPharmacokinetic modelInterindividual variationEnzyme ontogenyDrugsEnzyme expressionChildrenClass 3Genetic variantsMajor determinantClass 1Current knowledge