Advances in the Function of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Brain and Their Research Progress in Neuropsychiatric Disease
- VernacularTitle: 脑内细胞色素P450酶的功能及其在神经精神疾病中的研究进展
- Author:
Xue-Mei HAN
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- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Brain; Cytochrome P450 enzymes; Drug metabolism; Metabolism of endogenous substances; Neuropsychiatric diseases
- From: Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 2020;55(10):789-793
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Cytochrome P450 enzymes participate in the biotransformation of various organic compounds in living organisms. Cytochrome P450 enzymes are present and active in various brain regions, which mediate the synthesis and metabolism of various endogenous substances in the brain, so the enzymes play an important role in maintaining homeostasis of the central nervous system. And cytochrome P450 enzymes in brain are widely involved in metabolism of central drugs such as tramadol, so the changes of their activities or expressions may affect the drug's efficacy in brain. In addition, in view of the important roles of cytochrome P450 enzymes in the biotransformation of endogenous and exogenous substances in brain, the importance of their genetic polymorphism or activity changes in neuropsychiatric diseases is being gradually described. Therefore, in order to provide theoretical basis for the development of related targeted therapeutic drugs and explore whether cytochrome P450 enzymes in the brain can be used as therapeutic targets for central diseases, the development in the function of cytochrome P450 enzymes in brain and their recent advances in neuropsychiatric diseases by reviewing the relevant research in recent years are summarized.
