Influence of food on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of 4-phenylbutyrate in patients with urea cycle disorders
Urea cycle disorders (UCDs), inborn errors of hepatocyte metabolism, cause hyperammonemia and lead to neurocognitive deficits, coma, and even death. Sodium 4-phenylbutyrate (NaPB), a standard adjunctive therapy for UCDs, generates an alternative pathway of nitrogen deposition through glutamine consu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-12-01
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Series: | Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214426921000938 |