2023
Metformin inhibits digestive proteases and impairs protein digestion in mice
Kelly C, Verdegaal A, Anderson B, Shaw W, Bencivenga-Barry N, Folta-Stogniew E, Goodman A. Metformin inhibits digestive proteases and impairs protein digestion in mice. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 105363. PMID: 37863262, PMCID: PMC10663847, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal side effectsSide effectsDrug concentrationsDaily metformin doseFirst-line therapyType 2 diabetesEnteropeptidase activityPrescribed medicationsMetformin doseIntestinal lumenGastrointestinal tissuesMice exhibitMetforminProtein maldigestionHuman duodenumProtein digestionTrypsin activityDigestive enzymesMedicationsDiabetesMaldigestionDuodenumTherapyActivityMice
2019
Separating host and microbiome contributions to drug pharmacokinetics and toxicity
Zimmermann M, Zimmermann-Kogadeeva M, Wegmann R, Goodman AL. Separating host and microbiome contributions to drug pharmacokinetics and toxicity. Science 2019, 363 PMID: 30733391, PMCID: PMC6533120, DOI: 10.1126/science.aat9931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobiome contributionDrug metabolismFunction of bioavailabilityDrug-metabolizing activitySame metabolic transformationsMetabolism of drugsSystemic drugsMetabolite exposureMetabolite absorptionGut microbiotaDrug pharmacokineticsDrug efficacyPharmacokinetic modelDrugsMedical drugsTransit kineticsMetabolismInterpersonal variationMetabolic transformationToxicityMetabolic routesPharmacokineticsMice