title: Drug interactions: inhibition of acetaminophen glucuronidation by drugs.
abstract: Glucuronidation of [3H]acetaminophen (APAP) was studied in rat liver preparations. Both Triton X-100 and UDP-N acetylglucosamine (UDPAG) activated 3- to 4-fold the glucuronidation of APAP by liver homogenates or microsomes. Prednisolone inhibited microsomal glucuronidation of APAP, yielding apparent noncompetitive kinetics in native and in UDPAG-activated microsomes. Studies with UDPAG-activated microsomal preparations show that many drugs can inhibit glucuronidation of APAP markedly; among the most poten inhibitors are: morphine, dicumarol, hydroxyzine, phenolphthalein, chloramphenicol and tetracycline.
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005965:Glucuronates / Q000378:metabolism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011912:Rats, Inbred ACI
chemical_list: D005965:Glucuronates; D000082:Acetaminophen