TABLE 2

Inhibition of diazepam metabolism by omeprazole in rat liver microsomes and rat hepatocytes


Metabolic Pathway

Microsome Ki

Hepatocyte Ki
μM μM
4′-HDZ 7.2 ± 2.4 7.8 ± 2.3
3-HDZ 19.7 ± 2.7 21.9 ± 9.1
NDZ 32.9 ± 6.0 46.2 ± 22.3
Metabolite formation weighted Ki 12.4 ± 2.4 15.8 ± 5.1
Depletion Ki
16.2 ± 2.6
7.3 ± 2.2
  • Data represent a mean ± S.D. (n = 4).