Review Article

Pharmacokinetic Interactions of Herbs with Cytochrome P450 and P-Glycoprotein

Table 1

The modulation of CYP and P-gp by ginkgo.

Compound typeSpeciesSystemCYPP-gpRef.

ExtractRatIn vivo
mRNA
CYP1A1/2 (↔)
CYP2B1/2 (↑)
CYP2C11 (↔)
CYP2E1 (↔)
CYP3A1/2 (↑)
CYP4A1 (↔)
[18]

ExtractRatIn vivo
Activity
CYP1A2 (↑)[19]

ExtractHumanIn vitro
Activity
CYP1A2 (↓)
CYP2C9 (↓)
CYP2E1 (↓)
[20]

ExtractHumanIn vivo
Activity
CYP3A4 (↑)[21]

ExtractHumanIn vitro/in vivo
Activity
P-gp (↓)[22, 23]

GinkgolidesHumanIn vitro
Activity
CYP1A2 (↔)
CYP2C9 (↔)
[24]

Ginkgolide AHumanIn vitro
Activity
CYP3A4 (↑)[25]