title: Chlorzoxazone as a single sample probe of hepatic CYP2E1 activity in humans.
abstract: The objective of this investigation was to determine whether the oral clearance (CL) of chlorzoxazone could be estimated accurately from a single plasma chlorzoxazone measurement. In 6 healthy male subjects the mean clearance estimate (CLest) from a single 6-hour postdose measurement of plasma chlorzoxazone was within 6% of the actual mean CL calculated conventionally from the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC). After a second dose of chlorzoxazone administered 1 week later, the 6-hour mean CLest was within approximately 10% of the value from the previous week and within 15% of the value of CL from the previous week. No significant differences occurred between these three clearances, suggesting that for purposes of phenotyping CYP2E1 activity in humans with chlorzoxazone, a single-dose, single-sample procedure may suffice.
authors.affiliation: Center for Applied Pharmacology, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bachmann
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Sarver
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002753:Chlorzoxazone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D019392:Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1; D002753:Chlorzoxazone