Uppugunduri Chakradhara Rao S, Ansari Marc
Department of Pediatrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Drug Metab Lett. 2016;10(2):72-4. doi: 10.2174/1872312810666160224143443.
Major lacunae exist in our understanding of how developmental changes in drug biotransformation influence drug's exposure and thus its efficacy and toxicity in children. It is not just about smaller weight in children, which modifies the pattern of the drug's exposure. There are developmental, functional changes in organ systems, liver to body mass ratios, and changes in metabolism. Understanding these changes and conducting studies to obtain data on ontogeny of drug metabolizing enzymes is essential for implementation of personalized dosing schedules in the pediatric population.
在我们对药物生物转化的发育变化如何影响药物暴露,进而影响其在儿童中的疗效和毒性的理解方面,存在重大空白。这不仅仅是儿童体重较轻改变了药物暴露模式的问题。器官系统存在发育性的功能变化、肝脏与体重的比例变化以及代谢变化。了解这些变化并开展研究以获取药物代谢酶个体发育的数据,对于在儿科人群中实施个性化给药方案至关重要。