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Flavonoids are a class of polyphenolic compounds widely present in the diet and herbal products. The interactions of flavonoids with some major efflux transporters [e.g., P-glycoprotein, multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1), and breast cancer resistance protein] have been reported; however, their interactions with uptake transporters are largely unknown. Organic anion-transporting polypeptide OATP1B1 is a liver-specific uptake transporter important in hepatic drug disposition. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of 20 naturally occurring flavonoids, and some of their corresponding glycosides, on the uptake of [3H]dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) in OATP1B1-expressing and OATP1B1-negative HeLa cells. Many of the tested flavonoids (including biochanin A, genistein, and epigallocatechin-3-gallate) significantly inhibited [3H]DHEAS uptake in a concentration-dependent manner in OATP1B1-expressing cells, with biochanin A being one of the most potent inhibitors with an IC50 of 11.3 +/- 3.22 microM. The flavonoids had negligible or small effects in OATP1B1-negative cells. Four of the eight pairs of tested flavonoids and their glycosides, namely, genistein/genistin, diosmetin/diosmin, epigallocatechin/epigallocatechin-3-gallate, and quercetin/rutin, exhibited distinct effects on [3H]DHEAS uptake. For example, genistin did not inhibit DHEAS uptake, whereas genistein did, and rutin stimulated uptake, whereas quercetin had no effect. [3H]Biochanin A uptake was similar in OATP1B1-expressing and OATP1B1-negative cells, suggesting that it is not a substrate for OATP1B1. A kinetic study revealed that biochanin A inhibited [3H]DHEAS uptake in a noncompetitive manner, with a Ki of 10.2 +/- 1.89 microM. Taken together, these results indicate that flavonoids are a novel class of OATP1B1 modulators, suggesting the potential for diet-drug interactions.
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PMID:Flavonoids as a novel class of human organic anion-transporting polypeptide OATP1B1 (OATP-C) modulators. 1608 70

Increased systemic exposure to statins and consequent risk for complications has been reported in patients concomitantly treated with cyclosporin A (CsA). This has been ascribed to inhibition of drug catabolism by cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) or drug transport by P-glycoprotein (PGP) and organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP1B1). It is not known whether the combination of statins and tacrolimus (Tac) also suffers from this drawback. Therefore, a pharmacokinetic study of atorvastatin and its metabolites was performed in 13 healthy volunteers after 4 days' treatment, and after short (12 h) concomitant exposure to CsA and Tac. A complementary assessment of overall CYP, and hepatic and intestinal CYP3A4+PGP activity was performed after each treatment episode and compared to baseline (no drugs). Systemic exposure to atorvastatin acid and its metabolites was significantly increased when administered with CsA. In contrast, intake of Tac did not have any impact on atorvastatin pharmacokinetics. Concomitantly, a profound decrease of hepatic and intestinal PGP and an increase of intestinal CYP3A4 were noted with CsA, whereas no effect was seen after atorvastatin therapy with or without Tac. Based on these findings treatment with Tac appears a safer option for patients needing a combination of statins and calcineurin inhibitors.
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PMID:Combined therapy with atorvastatin and calcineurin inhibitors: no interactions with tacrolimus. 1609 3

The effects of different fibric acid derivatives (bezafibrate, clofibrate, clofibric acid, fenofibrate, fenofibric acid and gemfibrozil) on human organic anion transporting-polypeptide 1B1 (OATP2, OATP-C, SLC21A6), multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2/ABCC2) and MDR1-type P-glycoprotein (P-gp/ABCB1) were examined in vitro. Cyclosporin A (a known inhibitor of OATP1B1 and P-gp), MK-571 (a known inhibitor of MRP2) and cimetidine (an organic cation) were also tested. Bezafibrate, fenofibrate, fenofibric acid and gemfibrozil showed concentration-dependent inhibition of estradiol 17-beta-D-glucuronide uptake by OATP1B1-stably transfected HEK cells, whereas clofibrate and clofibric acid did not show any significant effects up to 100 microM. Inhibition kinetics of gemfibrozil, which exhibited the most significant inhibition on OATP1B1, was shown to be competitive with a Ki = 12.5 microM. None of the fibrates showed any significant inhibition of MRP2-mediated transport, which was evaluated by measuring the uptake of ethacrynic acid glutathione into MRP2-expressing Sf9 membrane vesicles. Only fenofibrate showed moderate P-gp inhibition as assessed by measuring cellular accumulation of vinblastine in a P-gp overexpressing cell-line. Cyclosporin A significantly inhibited OATP1B1 and P-gp, whereas only moderate inhibition was observed on MRP2. The rank order of inhibitory potency of MK-571 was determined as OATP1B1 (IC50: 0.3 microM) > MRP2 (4 microM) > P-gp (25 microM). Cimetidine did not show any effects on these transporters. In conclusion, neither MRP2- nor P-gp-mediated transport is inhibited significantly by the fibrates tested. Considering the plasma protein binding and IC50 values for OATP1B1, only gemfibrozil appeared to have a potential to cause drug-drug interactions by inhibiting OATP1B1 at clinically relevant concentrations.
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PMID:Effects of fibrates on human organic anion-transporting polypeptide 1B1-, multidrug resistance protein 2- and P-glycoprotein-mediated transport. 1631 32

Inter-individual variability in drug response and the emergence of adverse drug reactions are main causes of treatment failure in cancer therapy. Recently, membrane transporters have been recognized as an important determinant of drug disposition, thereby affecting chemosensitivity and -resistance. Genetic factors contribute to inter-individual variability in drug transport and targeting. Therefore, pharmacogenetic studies of membrane transporters can lead to new approaches for optimizing cancer therapy. This review discusses genetic variations in efflux transporters of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) family such as ABCB1 (MDR1, P-glycoprotein), ABCC1 (MRP1), ABCC2 (MRP2) and ABCG2 (BCRP), and uptake transporters of the solute carrier (SLC) family such as SLC19A1 (RFC1) and SLCO1B1 (SLC21A6), and their relevance to cancer chemotherapy. Furthermore, a pharmacogenomic approach is outlined, which using correlations between the growth inhibitory potency of anticancer drugs and transporter gene expression in multiple human cancer cell lines, has shown promise for determining the relevant transporters for any given drugs and predicting anticancer drug response.
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PMID:Pharmacogenetics/genomics of membrane transporters in cancer chemotherapy. 1732 26

Membrane transporters play a critical role in the absorption, distribution, and elimination of both endogenous substrates and xenobiotics. Defects in transporter function can lead to altered drug disposition including toxicity or loss of efficacy. Inflammation is one condition during which variable drug response has been demonstrated, and this can be attributed, at least in part, to changes in the expression of transporter genes. Thus, knowledge of the mechanisms behind transporter regulation can significantly contribute to our ability to predict variations in drug disposition among individuals and during inflammatory disease. The discovery of several xenobiotic-activated nuclear hormone receptors during the past decade including the pregnane X receptor, constitutive androstane receptor, and farnesoid X receptor has contributed greatly toward this endeavor. These receptors regulate the expression of transporters such as P-glycoprotein, MRP2, MRP3, BCRP, and OATP2 (Oatp1a1/OATP1B1), all of which undergo altered expression during an inflammatory response. Nuclear receptors may therefore play an important role in mediating this effect. This review presents what is currently known about the role of nuclear receptors in transporter regulation during inflammation. The use of this knowledge toward understanding interindividual variation in drug response and drug interactions during inflammation as well toward the development of therapeutics to treat transporter-related diseases will also be discussed.
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PMID:Regulation of transporters by nuclear hormone receptors: implications during inflammation. 1807 49

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) dose-dependently lower both the level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular disease. In 2004, the UK approved a low-dose over-the-counter (OTC) simvastatin, but the US has rejected applications for non-prescription preparations of statins. The pharmacokinetics and interaction potentials of the possible OTC candidate statins simvastatin, lovastatin, fluvastatin and pravastatin are clearly different. Simvastatin and lovastatin are mainly metabolized by cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A, fluvastatin is metabolized by CYP2C9, and pravastatin is excreted largely unchanged. Several cell membrane transporters can influence the disposition of statins, e.g. the organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP) 1B1 enhances their hepatic uptake. The c.521T>C (p.Val174Ala) genetic polymorphism of SLCO1B1 (encoding OATP1B1) considerably increases the plasma concentrations of simvastatin acid and moderately increases those of pravastatin but seems to have no significant effect on fluvastatin. Strong inhibitors of CYP3A (itraconazole, ritonavir) greatly (up to 20-fold) increase plasma concentrations of simvastatin, lovastatin and their active acid forms, thus enhancing the risk of myotoxicity. Weak or moderately potent CYP3A inhibitors such as verapamil, diltiazem and grapefruit juice can be used cautiously with low doses of simvastatin or lovastatin, but their concomitant use needs medical supervision. Potent inducers of CYP3A can greatly decrease plasma concentrations of simvastatin and simvastatin acid, and probably those of lovastatin and lovastatin acid. Although fluvastatin is metabolized by CYP2C9, its concentrations are changed less than 2-fold by inhibitors or inducers of CYP2C9. Pravastatin plasma concentrations are not significantly affected by any CYP inhibition and only slightly affected by inducers. Ciclosporin inhibits CYP3A, P-glycoprotein and OATP1B1. Gemfibrozil and its glucuronide inhibit CYP2C8 and OATP1B1. Ciclosporin and gemfibrozil increase plasma concentrations of statins and the risk of their myotoxicity, but fluvastatin seems to carry a smaller risk than other statins. Inhibitors of OATP1B1 may decrease the benefit-risk ratio of simvastatin, lovastatin and pravastatin by interfering with their (active acid forms) entry into hepatocytes. Understanding the differences in the pharmacokinetics and interaction potential of various statins helps in their selection for possible non-prescription status. On the pharmacokinetic basis, fluvastatin and pravastatin can be better choices than simvastatin or lovastatin for an OTC statin.
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PMID:Pharmacokinetic comparison of the potential over-the-counter statins simvastatin, lovastatin, fluvastatin and pravastatin. 1856 55

Organic anion-transporting polypeptides (OATPs) are important uptake transporters that can have a profound impact on the systemic pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution, and elimination of several drugs. Previous in vivo studies of the pharmacokinetics of the lipophilic camptothecin (CPT) analog gimatecan suggested that the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) B1 (P-glycoprotein) and/or ABCG2 (breast cancer resistance protein) inhibitors elacridar and pantoprazole could inhibit transporters other than ABCB1 and ABCG2. In this study, we tested the possible role of OATP1B1 in this interaction by screening a number of CPT analogs for their transport affinity by human OATP1B1 in vitro. In addition, the impact of several widely used ABCB1 and/or ABCG2 modulators on this OATP1B1-mediated transport was assessed. We identified two novel CPT anticancer drugs, gimatecan and BNP1350, as OATP1B1 substrates, whereas irinotecan, topotecan, and lurtotecan were not transported by OATP1B1. It is interesting to note that transport of 17beta-estradiol 17beta-d-glucuronide (control), gimatecan, and BNP1350 by OATP1B1 could be completely inhibited by the classic ABCB1 and/or ABCG2 inhibitors elacridar, valspodar, pantoprazole, and, to a lesser extent, zosuquidar and verapamil. Therefore, the effect of these ABCB1 and ABCG2 modulators on the plasma pharmacokinetics of gimatecan and BNP1350 (and possibly also other OATP1B1 substrates) may be partly because of inhibition of OATP1B1 besides inhibition of ABCB1 and/or ABCG2. The findings of this study suggest that OATP1B1 polymorphisms or coadministration with one of the ABCB1/ABCG2 inhibitors could affect drug uptake, tissue distribution, and elimination of some CPT anticancer drugs, thereby modifying their efficacy and/or safety profile.
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PMID:Organic anion-transporting polypeptide 1B1 mediates transport of Gimatecan and BNP1350 and can be inhibited by several classic ATP-binding cassette (ABC) B1 and/or ABCG2 inhibitors. 1913 63

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is known to down-regulate expression of drug-detoxifying proteins such as cytochromes P450 (P450s) in human hepatocytes. The present study was designed to determine whether HGF may also impair expression of uptake and efflux drug transporters, which constitute important determinants of the liver detoxification pathway, such as P450s. Exposure of primary human hepatocytes to 20 ng/ml HGF for 48 h was found to down-regulate mRNA levels of major sinusoidal uptake transporters, including sodium taurocholate-cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP), organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) 2B1, OATP1B1, organic cation transporter (OCT) 1, and organic anion transporter 2. HGF concomitantly reduced NTCP, OATP2B1, and OATP1B1 protein expression and NTCP, OATP, and OCT1 transport activities. With respect to efflux pumps, HGF decreased mRNA expression of the canalicular bile salt export pump, whereas that of the multidrug resistance (MDR) 1 gene was transiently increased. Moreover, Western blot analysis indicated that HGF up-regulated expressions of MDR1/P-glycoprotein and breast cancer resistance protein in human hepatocytes, whereas those of multidrug resistance gene-associated protein (MRP) 2 and MRP3 were unchanged. However, HGF prevented constitutive androstane receptor-related up-regulation of MRP2 occurring in phenobarbital-treated hepatocytes. Taken together, these data demonstrate that HGF differentially regulates transporter expression in human hepatocytes, i.e., it represses most of the sinusoidal uptake transporters, whereas expression of most of the efflux transporters is unchanged or increased. Such changes probably contribute to alterations of pharmacokinetics in patients with diseases associated with increased plasma levels of HGF such as fulminant hepatitis.
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PMID:Differential regulation of drug transporter expression by hepatocyte growth factor in primary human hepatocytes. 1966 Dec 16

During the last decade, a greater focus has been given to impact of genetic variation in membrane transporters on the pharmacokinetics and toxicity of numerous therapeutic drugs. While the majority of transporter-related pharmacogenetic research has been in regards to classic genes encoding the outward-directed ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, such as ABCB1 (P-glycoprotein), ABCC2 (MRP2), and ABCG2 (BCRP), more studies have been conducted in recent years evaluating genes encoding solute carriers (SLC) that mediate the cellular uptake of drugs, such as SLCO1B1 (OATP1B1) and SLC22A1 (OCT1). The distribution of ABC and SLC transporters in tissues key to pharmacokinetics, such as intestine (absorption), blood-brain-barrier (distribution), liver (metabolism), and kidneys (excretion), strongly suggests that genetic variation associated with changes in protein expression or function of these transporters may have a substantial impact on systemic drug exposure and toxicity. In this current article, we will review recent advances in understanding the contribution of critical ABC and SLC transporters to interindividual pharmacokinetic and dynamic variability of substrate drugs.
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PMID:Pharmacogenetics of drug transporters. 1983 54

17alpha-Ethinylestradiol (EE2), a component of oral contraceptives, is known to undergo considerable first-pass 3-O-sulfation in the intestine and liver. Once formed, the 3-O-sulfate conjugate (EE2-Sul) is detected in circulation at appreciable levels (versus parent EE2) and is present in bile. Therefore, hepatic uptake of EE2-Sul was assessed with suspensions of cryopreserved human primary hepatocytes. In this instance, there was evidence for active (temperature-dependent) uptake, which was described by a two-K(m) (Michaelis constant) model (K(m1) = 220 nM; K(m2) = 15.5 microM). Uptake was inhibited (approximately 90%) by bromosulfophthalein but not by tetraethylammonium or p-aminohippurate. In agreement, EE2-Sul was shown to be a substrate of recombinant organic anion transporter peptides (OATP1B1 and OATP2B1), and Na(+)/taurocholate-cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP), expressed individually in human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells. Transport by OATP1B1 was described by two K(m) values (87 nM and 141 microM), whereas OATP2B1- and NTCP-mediated uptake into HEK-293 cells conformed to single K(m) kinetics (10.7 and 2.6 microM, respectively). EE2-Sul was also assessed as an efflux transporter substrate using membrane vesicles expressing bile salt export pump, breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), and individual forms of multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP1, MRP2, and MRP3). Transport studies were also conducted with a cell line expression P-glycoprotein. Only vesicles that contained BCRP exhibited ATP-dependent uptake of EE2-Sul (K(m1) = 2.9 and K(m2) = 307 microM). Collectively, the data show that hepatic uptake of EE2-Sul can be mediated by three transporters (OATP1B1, OATP2B1, and NTCP), whereas biliary excretion of EE2-Sul into bile likely involves BCRP.
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PMID:Transporter studies with the 3-O-sulfate conjugate of 17alpha-ethinylestradiol: assessment of human liver drug transporters. 2036 Mar 2


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