PMID- 31002385 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200513 LR - 20200513 IS - 1532-6535 (Electronic) IS - 0009-9236 (Linking) VI - 106 IP - 4 DP - 2019 Oct TI - Use of 4beta-Hydroxycholesterol Plasma Concentrations as an Endogenous Biomarker of CYP3A Activity: Clinical Validation in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes. PG - 831-840 LID - 10.1002/cpt.1472 [doi] AB - The relevance of endogenous 4beta-hydroxycholesterol (4beta-OHC) plasma concentrations or of the 4beta-OHC/total cholesterol concentration ratio (4beta-OHC ratio) as surrogate markers of cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) activity was evaluated in individuals with (n = 38) or without (n = 35) type 2 diabetes (T2D). Midazolam was used as a comparator to validate exploratory measures of phenotypic CYP3A activity. Metabolic ratios of orally administered midazolam in nondiabetic and diabetic populations correlated significantly with 4beta-OHC (r(s) = 0.64 and 0.48; P