“Further, the pretreatment of GBE significantly attenuated the hypoglycemic action of tolbutamide in the aged rats, corresponding well to the enhanced activity of (S)-warfarin 7-hydroxylase, which is responsible for CYP2C9 subtype, a major isoform metabolizing tolbutamide.”
“In conclusion, the present study has shown that the simultaneous and continuous intake of GBE significantly affects the hypoglycemic action of tolbutamide , possibly via a hepatic CYP enzyme-mediated mechanism, particularly in the aged rats.”
“In contrast, the simultaneous administration of GBE with tolbutamide potentiated the hypoglycemic action of this drug.”
“In the young rats, the 5 day pretreatment with GBE significantly attenuated the hypoglycemic action of tolbutamide , but a simultaneous treatment had little influence on the tolbutamide effect.”
“The in vitro experiments revealed that GBE competitively inhibited the metabolism of tolbutamide by (S)-warfarin 7-hydroxylase in the rat liver microsomes.”