|
|
||||||||
Articles |
1
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Rutgers University College of Pharmacy, PO Box 789 William Levine Hall, Piscataway, NJ 08855-0789.
2
Division of Pediatric Pharmacology and Toxicology,
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New JerseyRobert Wood Johnson
Medical School, 681 Frelinghuysen Rd., PO Box 1179, Piscataway, NJ
08855-1179.
a Author for correspondence. Fax (908) 281-0706; e-mail glambert{at}umdnj.edu
Xenobiotic-induced liver injury is a clinically important etiology of hepatic disease that, if not recognized, can lead to hepatic failure. In this article we discuss the mechanisms of xenobiotic-induced liver injury, various factors that can alter the risk and severity of injury, the clinical and laboratory manifestations of injury, and the methods used to detect the presence of injury and (or) functioning liver mass.
Key Words: indexing terms: xenobiotic metabolism cytochrome P450 enzymes cytotoxic/cholestatic liver injury liver function tests
The following articles in journals at HighWire Press have cited this article:
![]() |
K. P DeSanty and C. M Amabile Antidepressant-Induced Liver Injury Ann. Pharmacother., July 1, 2007; 41(7): 1201 - 1211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
R. Shakya, B S. Rao, and B. Shrestha Incidence of Hepatotoxicity Due to Antitubercular Medicines and Assessment of Risk Factors Ann. Pharmacother., June 1, 2004; 38(6): 1074 - 1079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. B. Duguay, I. M. Yousef, and G. L. Plaa Manganese-Bilirubin Effect on Cholesterol Accumulation in Rat Bile Canalicular Membranes Toxicol. Sci., January 1, 2000; 53(1): 150 - 155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |