title: [Interactions of food and drug metabolism].
abstract: The nutritional state, and/or the ingestion of specific nutrients, is/are able to modify drug disposition, by interfering with drug absorption, distribution, storage, and metabolism. Recent data report that nutrients interfere with drug metabolism either by modifying key enzymes of phase I (cytochromeP450 dependent mixed function oxidase) and II (glucuronosyl, sulfonyl- ... transferases), or by modulating coenzymes availability (NADPH, UDPglucuronic acid...). Food components involved in drug metabolism modifications are either macro-nutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, ethanol), micronutriments (vitamins, minerals), or phytochemicals. Drug-nutrients interactions may be beneficials, and thus could constitute, i.e. a way to improve drug therapeutic index, or generate adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Pharmacocinétique, Métabolisme, Nutrition et Toxicologie, Ecole de Pharmacie Université Catholique de Louvain MD/FARM/PMNT 7369, Avenue Emmanuel Mounier, 73 B-1200 Bruxelles. Delzenne@pmnt.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Delzenne
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Verbeeck
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018565:Food-Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000378:metabolism*; D010599:Pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations