Research Article

Orange Juice and Its Component, Hesperidin, Decrease the Expression of Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2 in Rat Small Intestine and Liver

Table 1

Effect of orange juice on the pharmacokinetic parameters of single-orally administrated pravastatin on rats.

ParameterControlOrange JuiceRatio
( )( )(OJ/Cont)

(ng/mL)120.8 ± 17.2161.4 ± 26.4*1.34
(min)48.0 ± 12.550.0 ± 12.21.04
(min)75.5 ± 18.4138.8 ± 58.5*1.84
CL/f (L/hr)105.0 ± 22.849.0 ± 17.4**0.47
AUC (ng hr/mL)207.1 ± 21.4291.3 ± 78.0*1.41

The data are expressed as the mean ± S.D.
* and ** , significantly different from control.