The research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 30472060). Author contribution Xi-jing CHEN and Jing DONG designed research; Jing DONG, Xue YU, and Lei WANG performed research; Xi- jing CHEN and Jing DONG contributed new analytical tools and reagents; Jing DONG analyzed data; Jing DONG and Ye-bin SUN wrote the paper.
Aim: To evaluate the effects of cyclosporin A and itraconazole, which were used as inhibitors of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and/or cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 on the pharmacokinetics of atorvastatin in rats. Methods: T...