Impact of the catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism on the pharmacokinetics of L-dopa and its metabolite 3-O-methyldopa in combination with entacapone

Autor: Joe, Yamamoto, Tomohiro, Omura, Sachiko, Kasamo, Shota, Yamamoto, Masayoshi, Kawata, Atsushi, Yonezawa, Yosuke, Taruno, Hisako, Endo, Hitoshi, Aizawa, Nobukatsu, Sawamoto, Kazuo, Matsubara, Ryosuke, Takahashi, Yoshikazu, Tasaki
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996). 128(1)
ISSN: 1435-1463
Popis: In the pharmacotherapy of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), entacapone reduces the peripheral metabolism of L-dopa to 3-O-methyldopa (3-OMD), thereby prolonging the half-life (t
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