“…Several comparative studies [21,22,23,24,25,26] of the pharmacokinetics, potency, acid suppression, clinical ecacy, and toxicity have been performed previously and have addressed the appropriate use of PPIs in the treatment of acid-related diseases. Unfortunately, none of these clinical studies [21,22,23,24,25,26] have taken into account the genetic polymorphism of CYP2C19, a major enzyme for the metabolism of PPIs in the liver [1,2,10]. Therefore, we were prompted to assess whether the kinetic and dynamic pro®les would dier between lansoprazole and rabeprazole in light of the genetically determined CYP2C19 polymorphism.…”