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Inter‐individual variability in levels of human microsomal protein and hepatocellularity per gram of liver
Author(s) -
Wilson Z. E.,
RostamiHodjegan A.,
Burn J. L.,
Tooley A.,
Boyle J,
Ellis S. W.,
Tucker G. T.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
british journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.216
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1365-2125
pISSN - 0306-5251
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01881.x
Subject(s) - microsome , in vivo , gram , drug metabolism , biology , in vitro , metabolism , endocrinology , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria
Aims To determine levels of microsomal protein (MPPGL) and hepatocellularity (HPGL) per gram of human liver and their interindividual variability. Methods Triplicate liver samples were used to determine values of MPPGL ( n = 20) and HPGL ( n = 7) after accounting for the fractional loss of microsomal protein or hepatocytes during processing. Repeated measurements from each liver sample allowed the estimation of true interindividual variability in MPPGL and HPGL using ANOVA . Results The value of MPPGL ranged from 26 to 54 mg g −1 (mean geo = 33 mg g −1 ). The value of HPGL ranged from 65 to 185 × 10 6 cells g −1 (mean geo = 107 × 10 6 cells g −1 ). Conclusions There is significant interindividual variability in MPPGL, which has implications for the accurate extrapolation of in vitro data on drug metabolism to predict in vivo metabolic clearance.