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The human MDR1 P-glycoprotein (Pgp) extrudes a variety of drugs across the plasma membrane. The homologous MDR3 Pgp is required for phosphatidylcholine secretion into bile. After stable transfection of epithelial LLC-PK1 cells, MDR1 and MDR3 Pgp were localized in the apical membrane. At 15 degrees C, newly synthesized short-chain analogs of various membrane lipids were recovered in the apical albumin-containing medium of MDR1 cells but not control cells. MDR inhibitors and energy depletion reduced apical release. MDR3 cells exclusively released a short-chain phosphatidylcholine. Since no vesicular secretion occurs at 15 degrees C, the short-chain lipids must have been translocated by the Pgps across the plasma membrane before extraction into the medium by the lipid-acceptor albumin.
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PMID:MDR1 P-glycoprotein is a lipid translocase of broad specificity, while MDR3 P-glycoprotein specifically translocates phosphatidylcholine. 889 3

P-Glycoprotein-mediated transcellular transport and intracellular accumulation of [3H]daunorubicin were examined in cell monolayers with different levels of P-glycoprotein. The porcine kidney epithelial cell line LLC-PK1 was transfected with MDR1 cDNA, and four sublines, LLC-GA5, LLC-GA5-VLB4, LLC-GA5-COL10, and LLC-GA5-COL150, were obtained by culturing the cells in the absence or in the presence of 4 ng/mL vinblastine, 10 ng/mL colchicine, and 150 ng/mL colchicine, respectively. Western blot analysis showed a large difference in P-glycoprotein expression within these sublines. The degree of drug resistance was dependent on the expression level of P-glycoprotein. The amount of the unidirectional transport of [3H]daunorubicin by P-glycoprotein corresponded to the expression level of P-glycoprotein, which was followed by the decrease in intracellular accumulation of the agent. The concentration of cyclosporin A required for the inhibition of P-glycoprotein-mediated transport of [3H]daunorubicin was higher in cells with a high expression of P-glycoprotein. These findings suggest that the transport of daunorubicin by P-glycoprotein and its inhibition by cyclosporin A correspond to the expression level of P-glycoprotein.
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PMID:Relationship between expression level of P-glycoprotein and daunorubicin transport in LLC-PK1 cells transfected with human MDR1 gene. 911 94

The purpose of this study was to characterize the transport mechanisms involved in the renal tubular secretion of quinolones. The contribution of P-glycoprotein to the transport of quinolones was elucidated using a kidney epithelial cell line, LLC-PK1, and its transfectant derivative cell line, LLC-GA5-COL150, which expresses human P-glycoprotein on the apical membrane. The transcellular transport of levofloxacin, a quinolone antibacterial drug, from the basolateral to apical side was increased in LLC-GA5-COL150 compared with that in LLC-PK1 monolayers. The apparent Michaelis constant and maximum velocity values for the saturable transcellular transport of levofloxacin from the basolateral to apical side in LLC-GA5-COL150 monolayers were 3.0 mM and 45 nmol/mg protein per 15 min, respectively. The increased basolateral-to-apical transport in LLC-GA5-COL150 monolayers was completely inhibited by cyclosporin A and quinidine to the level observed in LLC-PK1 monolayers. In addition, 3 mM levofloxacin inhibited the basolateral-to-apical transport of daunorubicin in LLC-GA5-COL150 monolayers. The basolateral-to-apical transport of another quinolone antibacterial drug, DU-6859a, in LLC-GA5-COL150 monolayers greatly exceeded than that in LLC-PK1 monolayers, and was inhibited by levofloxacin. These findings suggest that quinolone antibacterial drugs are transported by P-glycoprotein, and that P-glycoprotein may contribute at least in part to the renal tubular secretion of quinolones.
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PMID:Transport of quinolone antibacterial drugs by human P-glycoprotein expressed in a kidney epithelial cell line, LLC-PK1. 926 63

The intracellular concentration of many steroids and xenobiotics is influenced by the membrane protein P-glycoprotein (Pgp). It has been inferred that the intracellular retention of many drugs that upregulate Pgp or modulate Pgp function might also be affected by Pgp. However, the ability of Pgp to influence the translocation of these drugs needs to be established to understand Pgp's influence upon their pharmacological effect. We utilized two approaches to determine the interaction of several agents with Pgp: (a) an in vitro system, LLC-PK1 cell lines and derivative LLC cell lines stably expressing on the apical membrane either mouse mdr1a or human MDR1 Pgp grown as polarized epithelium in transwell culture to measure translocation of radiolabeled drugs; and (b) an in vivo system, mdr1a nullizygous and wild-type animals, to compare the contribution of Pgp to in vivo distribution of radiolabeled drugs. In combination these complementary approaches identified erythromycin as a drug whose intracellular retention is influenced by Pgp, while the intracellular accumulation and tissue distribution of retinoic acid and benzo(a)pyrene were unaffected by Pgp.
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PMID:Human MDR1 and mouse mdr1a P-glycoprotein alter the cellular retention and disposition of erythromycin, but not of retinoic acid or benzo(a)pyrene. 947 10

1. The present work has examined the effects of short- (30 min) and long-term (14 h) exposure to cyclosporine A (CsA) on the uptake of L-DOPA, its decarboxylation to dopamine and the cellular extrusion of taken up L-DOPA and of newly-formed amine in monolayers of LLC-PK1 cells. 2. In the presence of benserazide (50 microM), L-DOPA was rapidly accumulated in LLC-PK1 cells (cultured in collagen-treated plastic) attaining equilibrium at 30 min of incubation. Non-linear analysis of the saturation curves revealed a Km of 113+/-16 microM and a Vmax of 5581+/-297 pmol mg(-1) protein 6 min(-1). 3. In the absence of benserazide, LLC-PK1 cells incubated with increasing concentrations of L-DOPA (10 to 500 microM) for 6 min accumulate newly-formed dopamine by a saturable process with apparent Km and Vmax values of 31+/-6 microM and 1793+/-91 pmol mg(-1) protein 6 min(-1), respectively. The fractional outflow of newly-formed dopamine was found to be 20%. Up to 200 microM of intracellular newly-formed dopamine, the outward transfer of the amine was found to be a non-saturable process. 4. Short-term exposure to CsA (0.3, 1.0 and 3.0 microg ml(-1)) was found not to change the intracellular concentrations of newly-formed dopamine, but increased the levels of dopamine in the incubation medium (143% to 224% increase) and the total amount of dopamine formed (31% to 59% increase). Long-term exposure to CsA (0.03 to 3.0 microg ml(-1)) reduced the total amount of dopamine (15% to 39% reduction) and the intracellular levels of the amine (11% to 56% reduction), without changing dopamine levels in the incubation medium. Both short- and long-term exposure to CsA resulted in a concentration-dependent increase in the fractional outflow of newly-formed dopamine. 5. Short-term exposure to CsA (3.0 microg ml(-1)) reduced the apical extrusion of intracellular L-DOPA by 15% (P<0.05), whereas long-term exposure to CsA reverted this effect and decreased its intracellular availability (15% reduction; P<0.05). 6. Detection of P-glycoprotein activity was carried out by measuring verapamil- or UIC2-sensitive rhodamine 123 accumulation. Both UIC2 (3 microg ml(-1)) and verapamil (25 microM) significantly increased the accumulation of rhodamine 123 in LLC-PK1 cells. A 30 min exposure to CsA was found not to affect the accumulation of rhodamine 123 in the presence of verapamil (25 microM), whereas a 14 h exposure to CsA was found to reduce the accumulation of rhodamine 123. 7. In conclusion, the increase and the reduction in the formation of dopamine after short- and long-term exposure to CsA, respectively, correlate with the effects of the immunosuppressant on the apical cell extrusion of taken up L-DOPA, suggesting the involvement of P-glycoprotein. The effects of CsA on the fractional outflow of newly-formed dopamine appear to be mediated by a different mechanism.
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PMID:Evidence for the involvement of P-glycoprotein on the extrusion of taken up L-DOPA in cyclosporine A treated LLC-PK1 cells. 948 49

We recently showed that absence of mdr1-type P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in mice resulted in profoundly reduced hepatic and intestinal clearance of type 1 and type 2 cationic drugs compared with that in wild-type mice. These data strongly support the concept that mdr1-type P-gps are involved in the disposition of cationic amphiphilic drugs from the body. We tested the hypothesis that mdr1-type P-gps are involved in the transmembrane transport of organic cations in epithelial cells expressing various drug-transporting P-gps. Therefore, transepithelial transport of the P-gp substrate vinblastine, the steroidal (type 2) cation vecuronium, the relatively small (type 1) cationic compound azidoprocainamide methoiodide and the aliphatic cation tri-n-butylmethylammonium were measured. Apical expression of the mdr1a, mdr1b or MDR1 gene in confluently grown polarized transformed LLC-PK1 cells resulted in highly enhanced apical directed secretion of all the drugs tested compared with controls. The vectorial transport of tri-n-butylmethylammonium in the apical direction in the P-gp (over)expressing cells could be inhibited by vinblastine. The present observations show that apical secretion of type 1 as well as of type 2 organic cations is enhanced significantly in the presence of apical expressed mdr1-type P-gp. These findings provide evidence for the involvement of drug-transporting P-gp in transmembrane transport of various organic cations, including relatively small molecular weight aromatic and aliphatic compounds.
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PMID:Heterologous expression of various P-glycoproteins in polarized epithelial cells induces directional transport of small (type 1) and bulky (type 2) cationic drugs. 965 75

The characteristics of doxorubicin handling have been studied in the cultured kidney epithelial cell line LLC-PK1, which has structure and function similar to those of renal tubular cells and expresses P-glycoprotein. The uptake of doxorubicin by LLC-PK1 cells was time dependent, reaching a steady state at about 4 hr, and reduced at low temperature; the initial uptake was saturable. The efflux of doxorubicin from LLC-PK1 cells was also temperature dependent but, even at 37 degrees C, a significant percentage of the drug remained associated with the cells after 180 min, which suggests a strong cellular binding, and the fluorescence microscopy revealed that the drug was concentrated in intracellular organelles. Substances that are substrates for P-glycoprotein, such as verapamil, vinblastine, vincristine and quinidine, significantly increased doxorubicin concentrations in LLC-PK1 cells. Similar results were obtained with the metabolic inhibitors sodium metavanadate and 2,4-dinitrophenol. On the other hand, the uptake was not affected by the classic organic cation transport drugs cimetidine, decynium 22 or decynium 24, nor by the organic anion drug probenecid. These results indicate that, in LLC-PK1 cells, doxorubicin enters by passive diffusion, is trapped in intracellular organelles and then is extruded from cells by a mechanism that probably involves P-glycoprotein. On the contrary, substances that interfere with the renal organic cation or anion secretory system have no effect on doxorubicin net accumulation in these cells.
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PMID:Handling of doxorubicin by the LLC-PK1 kidney epithelial cell line. 965 98

Recently, we have provided evidence that the ABC-transporter MDR1 P-glycoprotein translocates analogs of various lipid classes across the apical plasma membrane of polarized LLC-PK1 cells transfected with MDR1 cDNA. Here, we show that expression of the basolateral ABC-transporter MRP1 (the multidrug resistance protein) induced lipid transport to the exoplasmic leaflet of the basolateral plasma membrane of LLC-PK1 cells at 15 degreesC. C6-NBD-glucosylceramide synthesized on the cytosolic side of the Golgi complex, but not C6-NBD-sphingomyelin synthesized in the Golgi lumen, became accessible to depletion by BSA in the basal culture medium. This suggests the absence of vesicular traffic and direct translocation of C6-NBD-glucosylceramide by MRP1 across the basolateral membrane. In line with this, transport of the lipid to the exoplasmic leaflet depended on the intracellular glutathione concentration and was inhibited by the MRP1-inhibitors sulfinpyrazone and indomethacin, but not by the MDR1 P-glycoprotein inhibitor PSC 833. In contrast to the broad substrate specificity of the MDR1 P-glycoprotein, MRP1 selectively transported C6-NBD-glucosylceramide and C6-NBD-sphingomyelin, the latter only when it was released from the Golgi lumen by brefeldin A. This shows the specific nature of the lipid translocation. We conclude that the transport activity of MDR1 P-glycoprotein and MRP1 must be taken into account in studies on the transport of lipids to the cell surface.
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PMID:The human multidrug resistance protein MRP1 translocates sphingolipid analogs across the plasma membrane. 988 94

In this study, we investigated the mechanism of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) transport of bunitrolol (BTL), as a model of beta-blocker, in vivo and in vitro. In order to define the contribution of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) to the active efflux of BTL from brain to blood, we examined the in vivo brain distribution of BTL in mdr1a(-/-) mice with a disrupted mdr1a gene. After intravenous administration of BTL to mdr1a(-/-) mice, the brain concentration and Kp value of BTL were significantly increased as compared with those in mdr1a(+/+) mice. Next, the contribution of the mdr1a P-gp to in vitro uptake of BTL was compared in LV500 cells and L cells (mouse mdr1a-expressing cells and host cells, respectively). The intracellular accumulations of [3H]vinblastine and BTL by LV500 cells were lower than those by L cells, but were significantly increased by verapamil, a P-gp inhibitor. Furthermore, the BTL uptake by KB-VJ300 cells, which express human P-gp, was also significantly lower than that by KB host cells, and was increased by verapamil. The steady-state uptake of BTL by LLC-GA5-COL300 cells, expressing human P-gp, was significantly increased in the presence of 20 microM cyclosporin A (another P-gp inhibitor), which had no effect in the LLC-PK1 host cells. On the other hand, the steady-state intracellular accumulation of BTL by MBEC4 cells, which express mdr1b P-gp instead of mdr1a P-gp, was not significantly changed in the presence of verapamil. This finding suggested that BTL is not a good substrate for mdr1b P-gp. In conclusion, our results suggest that BTL is transported from brain to blood by mdr1a P-gp in mice and by MDR1 in humans, and this presumably accounts for the low brain distribution of BTL.
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PMID:Contribution of P-glycoprotein to bunitrolol efflux across blood-brain barrier. 1020 23

Fexofenadine, a nonsedating antihistamine, does not undergo significant metabolic biotransformation. Accordingly, it was hypothesized that uptake and efflux transporters could be importantly involved in the drug's disposition. Utilizing a recombinant vaccinia expression system, members of the organic anion transporting polypeptide family, such as the human organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP) and rat organic anion transporting polypeptides 1 and 2 (Oatp1 and Oatp2), were found to mediate [(14)C]fexofenadine cellular uptake. On the other hand, the bile acid transporter human sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) and the rat organic cation transporter rOCT1 did not exhibit such activity. P-glycoprotein (P-gp) was identified as a fexofenadine efflux transporter, using the LLC-PK1 cell, a polarized epithelial cell line lacking P-gp, and the derivative cell line (L-MDR1), which overexpresses P-gp. In addition, oral and i.v. administration of [(14)C]fexofenadine to mice lacking mdr1a-encoded P-gp resulted in 5- and 9-fold increases in the drug's plasma and brain levels, respectively, compared with wild-type mice. Also, a number of drug inhibitors of P-gp were found to be effective inhibitors of OATP. Because OATP transporters and P-gp colocalize in organs of importance to drug disposition such as the liver, their activity provides an explanation for the heretofore unknown mechanism(s) responsible for fexofenadine's disposition and suggests potentially similar roles in the disposition of other xenobiotics.
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PMID:OATP and P-glycoprotein transporters mediate the cellular uptake and excretion of fexofenadine. 1042 12


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