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Critical appraisal of 13C breath tests for microsomal liver function: aminopyrine revisited.
Pijls, Kirsten E; de Vries, Hanne; Nikkessen, Suzan; Bast, Aalt; Wodzig, Will K W H; Koek, Ger H.
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  • Pijls KE; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Liver Int ; 34(4): 487-94, 2014 Apr.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24428683
ABSTRACT
As liver diseases are a major health problem and especially the incidence of metabolic liver diseases like non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rising, the demand for non-invasive tests is growing to replace liver biopsy. Non-invasive tests such as carbon-labelled breath tests can provide a valuable contribution to the evaluation of metabolic liver function. This review aims to critically appraise the value of the (13) C-labelled microsomal breath tests for the evaluation of metabolic liver function, and to discuss the role of cytochrome P450 enzymes in the metabolism of the different probe drugs, especially of aminopyrine. Although a number of different probe drugs have been used in breath tests, the perfect drug to assess the functional metabolic capacity of the liver has not been found. Data suggest that both the (13) C(2) -aminopyrine and the (13) C-methacetin breath test can play a role in assessing the capacity of the microsomal liver function and may be useful in the follow-up of patients with chronic liver diseases. Furthermore, CYP2C19 seems to be an important enzyme in the N-demethylation of aminopyrine, and polymorphisms in this gene may influence breath test values, which should be kept in mind when performing the (13) C(2) -aminopyrine breath test in clinical practice.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Testes Respiratórios / Microssomos Hepáticos / Isótopos de Carbono / Aminopirina / Hepatopatias Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Testes Respiratórios / Microssomos Hepáticos / Isótopos de Carbono / Aminopirina / Hepatopatias Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article