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Steroid resistance is a major problem in the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. In Crohn disease, poor response to corticosteroids has been related to increased expression of the drug efflux pump, P-glycoprotein. However, it has not been investigated thoroughly whether corticosteroids commonly used for drug therapy in inflammatory bowel disease are substrates of P-glycoprotein. We tested the hypothesis that budesonide and prednisone are substrates of P-glycoprotein thereby possibly contributing to variable therapeutic effects. Polarized, basal to apical transport of [3H]budesonide and [3H]prednisone was studied in monolayers of L-MDR1 cells (LLC-PK1 cells stably transfected with human MDR1 cDNA) and Caco-2 cells, both of which express P-glycoprotein in their apical membrane. Drug transport was measured during 4 hours at substrate concentrations of 5 microM. Net transport rates and permeability coefficients were calculated. Inhibition of P-glycoprotein-mediated transport across Caco-2 monolayers was determined after addition of the P-glycoprotein inhibitor PSC-833. The net transport rate from the basolateral to the apical side was significantly higher in L-MDR1 than in LLC-PK1 cells for both budesonide and prednisone. Apparent permeability coefficients of budesonide and prednisone reflected polarized transport from basal to apical. PSC-833 inhibited the polarized transport of both corticosteroids. In conclusion, budesonide and prednisone were identified as substrates of the intestinal drug efflux pump, P-glycoprotein. Therefore, drug secretion via P-glyco-protein into gut lumen might play a more important role in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of these corticosteroids than currently appreciated in gastroenterological practice.
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PMID:Identification of budesonide and prednisone as substrates of the intestinal drug efflux pump P-glycoprotein. 1547 18

Patients with refractory inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exhibit increased expression of intestinal P-glycoprotein (P-gp) as well as elevated luminal IFN-gamma and nitric oxide (NO) levels. Using the in vitro Caco-2 cell culture model, we investigated whether these pathological mediators associated with the etiology of IBD affect functional activity of intestinal efflux systems. IFN-gamma reduced cellular uptake of cyclosporin A (CysA) but not methotrexate (MTX) in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. Simultaneously, P-gp expression increased by approximately twofold. Coincubation with the inducible NO synthase inhibitor l-N(6)-(1-iminoethyl)lysine (l-NIL) dramatically reduced production of intracellular NO in response to IFN-gamma stimulus. The presence of l-NIL also abrogated the cytokine-mediated increase in P-gp expression and function suggesting that NO is required for IFN-gamma-mediated activation of this efflux system. Exposure of Caco-2 cells to the chemical NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) produced a concentration-dependent decrease in intracellular CysA accumulation that was paralleled by an increase in P-gp expression. Both IFN-gamma and SNAP enhanced DNA binding of NF-kappaB, whereas inclusion of l-NIL dramatically decreased this cytokine-induced effect on NF-kappaB binding. These results suggest that NO mediates IFN-gamma-induced increase in expression and function of intestinal P-gp in the human Caco-2 cell culture model by altering DNA binding of NF-kappaB, which may enhance transcription of the ABCB1 gene encoding for this efflux system.
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PMID:Nitric oxide mediates increased P-glycoprotein activity in interferon-{gamma}-stimulated human intestinal cells. 1548 47

Drug transporters significantly influence drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. P-glycoprotein (P-gp), the product of the MDR1 (ABCB1) gene, is among the most well-characterized drug transporters, particularly in veterinary medicine. A number of clinically relevant, structurally and functionally unrelated drugs are substrates for P-gp. P-gp is expressed by a variety of normal tissues including the intestines, renal tubular cells, brain capillary endothelial cells, biliary canalicular cells, and others, where it functions to actively extrude substrate drugs. In this capacity, P-gp limits oral absorption and central nervous system entry of many substrate drugs. A number of MDR1 polymorphisms have been described in human patients, some of which result in altered drug pharmacokinetics and susceptibility to diseases such as Parkinson's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, refractory seizures, and others. An MDR1 polymorphism in herding breed dogs, including collies and Australian shepherds, has been demonstrated to be the cause of ivermectin sensitivity in these breeds. Recent evidence suggests that this polymorphism, a 4-bp deletion mutation, results in increased susceptibility to the toxicity of several drugs in addition to ivermectin. Furthermore, data in rodent models suggest that P-gp may play an important role in regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
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PMID:Therapeutic implications of the MDR-1 gene. 1550 May 62

There are many types of colitis models in animals that researchers use to elucidate the mechanism of action of human inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). These models are also used to test novel therapeutics and therapeutic treatment regimens. Here, we will review the characteristics of the mdr1a -/- model of spontaneous colitis that we believe make this model an important part of the IBD researcher's toolbox. We will also share new data that will reinforce the fact that this model is relevant in the study of IBD. Mdr1a -/- mice lack the murine multiple drug resistance gene for P-glycoprotein 170 that is normally expressed in multiple tissues including intestinal epithelial cells. These mice spontaneously develop a form of colitis at around 12 wk of age. The fact that the complexity of this model mirrors the complexity of disease in humans, as well as recent literature that links MDR1 polymorphisms in humans to Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, makes this an appropriate animal model to study.
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PMID:The mdr1a-/- mouse model of spontaneous colitis: a relevant and appropriate animal model to study inflammatory bowel disease. 1577 12

Recent studies suggest that P-glycoprotein (Pgp) encoded by MDR1 gene, may be an important factor in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study, we investigated intestinal Pgp expression and activity: (1) in IL10 deficient (IL10(-/-)) mice which spontaneously develop intestinal inflammation affecting the small and large intestine and (2) in DSS (dextran sodium sulfate)-induced rat colitis. In IL10(-/-) enterocolitis mice, rhodamine 123 efflux was reduced by two to three-fold along the small and large intestine. This decrease was associated with a reduction in membrane's Pgp protein levels. A similar three-fold decrease in Pgps activity and expression was observed in the proximal colon in DSS-induced colitis in rats. However, in the non-inflamed ileum in DSS-induced rat colitis, epithelial cell's Pgp activity and protein levels were unexpectedly increased. This effect was specific to local inflammation since LPS induced systemic inflammation did affect neither the intestinal rho 123 efflux transport nor the abundance of the Pgp protein. These data demonstrate for the first time, an impaired function of epithelial Pgp in IL10 deficient enterocolitis mice. They also show an increase in Pgps activity in the non-inflamed ileum in the DSS-induced rat colitis, which may represent an adaptive mechanism to compensate the impaired activity of Pgp in the colon.
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PMID:Intestinal inflammation induces adaptation of P-glycoprotein expression and activity. 1588 61

P-glycoprotein (p-gp) is a transmembrane protein functioning as a drug-efflux pump in the intestinal epithelium. Human patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who fail to respond to treatment with steroids express high levels of p-gp in lamina propria lymphocytes. The purpose of this study was to investigate p-gp expression in duodenal biopsy samples of dogs with chronic enteropathies and to evaluate the expression of p-gp after treatment with a known inducer of p-gp (prednisolone). Duodenal biopsy samples from 48 dogs were evaluated immunohistochemically with the mouse monoclonal antibody C219 for expression of p-gp in lamina propria lymphocytes. Biopsy samples were available from 15 dogs after treatment with prednisolone and 16 dogs after dietary therapy alone ("elimination diet"). Treatment with prednisolone resulted in an increase in p-gp expression (P=0.005). In contrast, dietary treatment alone produced no significant change in p-gp expression (P=0.59). A low p-gp score before initiation of steroid treatment was significantly associated with a positive response to treatment (P=0.01). These results indicate that lamina propria lymphocyte expression of p-gp is upregulated after prednisolone treatment in dogs with IBD, and that mucosal expression of p-gp may be of value in predicting the response to therapy.
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PMID:P-glycoprotein expression in lamina propria lymphocytes of duodenal biopsy samples in dogs with chronic idiopathic enteropathies. 1632 44

Several lines of evidence suggest a role for the multidrug resistance gene (ABCB1/MDR1) and its product, P-glycoprotein 170, in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In addition, P-glycoprotein activity determines bioavailability of many drugs used regularly in many medical specialties, and ABCB/MDR1 variation appears to be a critical pharmacogenetic determinant. We have utilized a gene-wide haplotype tagging approach to further define the identity of germ-line variations in the ABCB1/MDR1 gene contributing to IBD susceptibility. Six haplotype tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (tSNPs) representing the haplotypic variations of the ABCB1/MDR1 gene were identified initially following the characterization of the haplotype structure of this gene in 24 Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humain Caucasian trios. Genotyping was performed in 249 ulcerative colitis (UC) and 179 Crohn's disease (CD) patients and 260 healthy controls. Using log-likelihood analysis, we observed a highly significant association between the common haplotypes and UC (P=4.22 x 10(-7)) but not CD (P=0.22). This significant association was critically dependent on one tSNP, intronic variant rs3789243. All haplotypes with this variant retained a highly significant association (P=3.2 x 10(-7)-3.6 x 10(-12)), whereas significance was lost when rs3789243 was dropped in systematic haplotypic analysis. The effect of this tSNP was independent of C3435T SNP, previously suggested to be the critical variant in disease susceptibility and drug transport. The association with UC was shown to be strongest with the phenotype of extensive disease (P=1.7 x 10(-7)). This 'candidate gene' approach provides compelling evidence to support the contribution of the ABCB1/MDR1 gene in determining risk to UC but not to CD and provides new insights into the localization of the critical susceptibility determinants within the gene. In addition, these findings have potentially important implications in the application of pharmacogenetics across a range of common diseases, including HIV, epilepsy and colorectal cancer.
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PMID:ABCB1/MDR1 gene determines susceptibility and phenotype in ulcerative colitis: discrimination of critical variants using a gene-wide haplotype tagging approach. 1643 79

The MDR1 gene is an attractive candidate gene for the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and perhaps response to therapy, with evidences at both functional and genetic levels. Its product, the P-glycoprotein (P-gp) functions as a transmembrane efflux pump thus influencing disposition and response of many drugs, some of whom (i.e. glucocorticoids) central to IBD therapy. In addition P-gp is highly expressed in many epithelial surfaces, included gastrointestinal tract (G-I) with a putative role in decreasing the absorption of endogenous or exogenous toxins, and perhaps host-bacteria interaction. Many genetic variations of MDR1 gene has been described and in some instances evidences for different P-gp expression as well drugs metabolism have been provided. However data are often conflicting due to genetic heterogeneity and different methodologies employed. Perhaps the greatest piece of evidence of the physiological importance of P-gp in the G-I tract has come from the description of the mdr1 knock-out mice model, which develops a spontaneous colitis in a specific pathogen-free environment. Studies investigating MDR1 gene polymorphism and predisposition to IBD have also shown conflicting results, owing to the known difficulties in complex diseases, especially when the supposed genetic contribution is weak. In this study we have undertaken a meta-analysis of the available findings obtained with two SNPs polymorphism (C3435T and G2677T/A) in IBD; a significant association of 3435T allele and 3435TT genotype has been found with UC (OR = 1.17, P = 0.003 and OR = 1.36, P = 0.017, respectively). In contrast no association with CD and the G2677T/A polymorphism could be demonstrated.
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PMID:Multidrug resistance 1 gene in inflammatory bowel disease: a meta-analysis. 1677 78

Pathophysiologic changes in mucosal protein expression inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may affect drug concentration in mucosal tissue making it highly relevant to drug dose at the site of action and subsequently for success of the therapy. Tissue samples from an experimental colitis rat model were mounted in Ussing chambers and intratissue concentrations of diverse compounds were quantified. Studies with healthy versus colitis tissue samples and respective microsomal fractions made it possible to assess the involvement of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) on tissue penetration behavior. P-gp-related efflux was slightly increased for colitis tissue. Metabolism studies exhibited higher tacrolimus and testosterone mucosal metabolism in inflamed tissue. However, similar metabolic activity was observed for healthy and colitis groups with equivalent CYP3A expression levels in respective microsome fractions. Severity of colitis as determined by myeloperoxidase activity was found to have linear correlation to changes in tacrolimus degradation (R2 = 0.8299). It is hypothesized that increased drug metabolism is dependent on the number of cells infiltrating inflamed tissue. A dominant contribution of immune-related cells to observed variations in mucosal drug metabolism has been determined. This observed pathophysiologic mechanism may have a significant influence on available drug concentrations at the inflammation site, thus modifying anti-inflammatory efficiency of the therapy.
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PMID:Decreased drug penetration in inflamed tissue related to changed mucosal metabolism in experimental colitis. 1754 13

Budesonide treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel disease commonly leads to non-response or adverse reactions, possibly because of alterations in efflux transport mediated by the ABCB1 gene product P-glycoprotein or metabolism by CYP3A isoenzymes. Two groups, each consisting of nine healthy volunteers, one with the CYP3A5(*)1/(*)3 genotype (expressors) and the other with the CYP3A5(*)3/(*)3 genotype (non-expressors), were given a single oral dose of 9 mg budesonide. Plasma and urine concentrations of budesonide and its major metabolites were determined using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Subsequently, rectosigmoidal biopsies were taken for analysis of messenger RNA (mRNA) expression. Budesonide pharmacokinetics did not differ between genotype groups. However, intestinal CYP3A4 expression was shown to correlate directly with partial metabolic clearances of 16-hydroxy-prednisolone (r(2) = 0.30; P = 0.010) and 6-hydroxy-budesonide (r(2) = 0.25; P = 0.016), but inversely with budesonide AUC(0-24 h) (r(2) = 0.18; P = 0.040). Interestingly, a strong correlation was found between CYP3A5 and ABCB1 expression in CYP3A5 expressors (r(2) = 0.79; P = 0.001). This study suggests that intestinal CYP3A4 expression has an impact on budesonide pharmacokinetics. Moreover, CYP3A5 and ABCB1 expression appears to be coregulated.
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PMID:Influence of CYP3A4, CYP3A5, and ABCB1 genotype and expression on budesonide pharmacokinetics: a possible role of intestinal CYP3A4 expression. 1832 48


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