Pregnancy results in significant changes in drug pharmacokinetics (PK). While previous studies have elucidated the impact of pregnancy-related hormones (PRH) on mRNA or protein expression and activity of major hepatic metabolizing enzymes, their effect on hepatic drug transporters remains largely unexplored. Therefore, we investigated the effect of a cocktail of PRH on the mRNA expression and activity of hepatic transporters.
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