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Fardel O, Moreau A, Carteret J, Denizot C, Le Vée M, Parmentier Y. The Competitive Counterflow Assay for Identifying Drugs Transported by Solute Carriers: Principle, Applications, Challenges/Limits, and Perspectives. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2024; 49:527-539. [PMID: 38958896 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-024-00902-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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The identification of substrates for solute carriers (SLCs) handling drugs is an important challenge, owing to the major implication of these plasma membrane transporters in pharmacokinetics and drug-drug interactions. In this context, the competitive counterflow (CCF) assay has been proposed as a practical and less expensive approach than the reference functional uptake assays for discriminating SLC substrates and non-substrates. The present article was designed to summarize and discuss key-findings about the CCF assay, including its principle, applications, challenges and limits, and perspectives. The CCF assay is based on the decrease of the steady-state accumulation of a tracer substrate in SLC-positive cells, caused by candidate substrates. Reviewed data highlight the fact that the CCF assay has been used to identify substrates and non-substrates for organic cation transporters (OCTs), organic anion transporters (OATs), and organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs). The performance values of the CCF assay, calculated from available CCF study data compared with reference functional uptake assay data, are, however, rather mitigated, indicating that the predictability of the CCF method for assessing SLC-mediated transportability of drugs is currently not optimal. Further studies, notably aimed at standardizing the CCF assay and developing CCF-based high-throughput approaches, are therefore required in order to fully precise the interest and relevance of the CCF assay for identifying substrates and non-substrates of SLCs.
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- Olivier Fardel
- Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, 35043, Rennes, France.
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- Institut de R&D Servier, Paris-Saclay, 20 route 128, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset - UMR_S 1085, 35043, Rennes, France
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- Institut de R&D Servier, Paris-Saclay, 20 route 128, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset - UMR_S 1085, 35043, Rennes, France
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- Institut de R&D Servier, Paris-Saclay, 20 route 128, 91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Fang Q, Liu Q, Song Z, Zhang X, Du Y. A NAD(P)H oxidase mimic for catalytic tumor therapy via a deacetylase SIRT7-mediated AKT/GSK3β pathway. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:6585-6595. [PMID: 38465774 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06538c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and its phosphorylated form, NADPH, are essential cofactors that play critical roles in cell functions, influencing antioxidation, reductive biosynthesis, and cellular pathways involved in tumor cell apoptosis and tumorigenesis. However, the use of nanomaterials to consume NAD(P)H and thus bring an impact on signaling pathways in cancer treatment remains understudied. In this study, we employed a salt template method to synthesize a carbon-coated-cobalt composite (C@Co) nanozyme, which exhibited excellent NAD(P)H oxidase (NOX)-like activity and mimicked the reaction mechanism of natural NOX. The C@Co nanozyme efficiently consumed NAD(P)H within cancer cells, leading to increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential. Meanwhile, the generation of the biologically active cofactor NAD(P)+ promoted the expression of the deacetylase SIRT7, which in turn inhibited the serine/threonine kinase AKT signaling pathway, ultimately promoting apoptosis. This work sheds light on the influence of nanozymes with NOX-like activity on cellular signaling pathways in tumor therapy and demonstrates their promising antitumor effects in a tumor xenograft mouse model. These findings contribute to a better understanding of NAD(P)H manipulation in cancer treatment and suggest the potential of nanozymes as a therapeutic strategy for cancer therapy.
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- Qi Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China.
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China.
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China.
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, P. R. China.
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Koh I, Hagiwara M. Modular tissue-in-a-CUBE platform to model blood-brain barrier (BBB) and brain interaction. Commun Biol 2024; 7:177. [PMID: 38418614 PMCID: PMC10901775 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-05857-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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With the advent of increasingly sophisticated organoids, there is growing demand for technology to replicate the interactions between multiple tissues or organs. This is challenging to achieve, however, due to the varying culture conditions of the different cell types that make up each tissue. Current methods often require complicated microfluidic setups, but fragile tissue samples tend not to fare well with rough handling. Furthermore, the more complicated the human system to be replicated, the more difficult the model becomes to operate. Here, we present the development of a multi-tissue chip platform that takes advantage of the modularity and convenient handling ability of a CUBE device. We first developed a blood-brain barrier-in-a-CUBE by layering astrocytes, pericytes, and brain microvascular endothelial cells in the CUBE, and confirmed the expression and function of important tight junction and transporter proteins in the blood-brain barrier model. Then, we demonstrated the application of integrating Tissue-in-a-CUBE with a chip in simulating the in vitro testing of the permeability of a drug through the blood-brain barrier to the brain and its effect on treating the glioblastoma brain cancer model. We anticipate that this platform can be adapted for use with organoids to build complex human systems in vitro by the combination of multiple simple CUBE units.
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- Isabel Koh
- Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
- Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
- Biosystems Dynamics Research, RIKEN, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
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Yu L, Zhou Y, Chen Y, Wang Y, Gu Q, Song D. Antifungal activity and mechanism of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Persoon essential oil against the waxberry spoilage fungi Penicillium oxalicum and its potential application. Int J Food Microbiol 2024; 411:110512. [PMID: 38043475 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2023.110512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Litsea cubeba essential oil (LCEO) is a broad-spectrum bacteriostatic substance produced from the fruit of the Litsea tree that has been used for the treatment of various diseases in China for thousands of years. Here, the antifungal activities of LCEO against 10 different fungi (Naganishia diffluens, Fusarium sacchari, Cladosporium tenuissimum, Fusarium proliferatum, Fusarium verticillioides, Fusarium subglutinans, Mucor racemosus, Penicillium oxalicum, Penicillium chrysogenum, and Aspergillus niger) that cause rot to waxberries were assessed. The chemical components of LCEO and its modes of action against P. oxalicum were investigated. Citral (32.62 %) was characterized as the main component of LCEO by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. LCEO exhibited excellent antifungal activities against all 10 fungi. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration of LCEO against P. oxalicum were 2.24 and 4.48 g/L, respectively. Furthermore, LCEO (MIC) compromised membrane permeability and integrity, caused leakage of the cell components, and increased production of malondialdehyde and reactive oxygen species. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy indicated that the morphology and ultrastructure of the LCEO-treated hyphal cell membrane and organelles were severely damaged. Meanwhile, LCEO increased the shelf life of waxberries from 1-2 to 5-6 d. LCEO is a potential ecologically friendly alternative to commercial fungicides to inhibit postharvest fungal contamination of waxberries during shipment and storage.
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- Liang Yu
- Key Laboratory for Food Microbial Technology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Microbial Technology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China; Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China; Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Microbial Technology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory for Food Microbial Technology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
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Chan SJW, Zhu JY, Mia Soh WW, Bazan GC. Real-Time Monitoring of Mitochondrial Damage Using Conjugated Oligoelectrolytes. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:660-667. [PMID: 38131111 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Conjugated oligoelectrolytes (COEs) comprise a class of fluorescent reporters with tunable optical properties and lipid bilayer affinity. These molecules have proven effective in a range of bioimaging applications; however, their use in characterizing specific subcellular structures remains restricted. Such capabilities would broaden COE applications to understand cellular dysfunction, cell communication, and the targets of different pharmaceutical agents. Here, we disclose a novel COE derivative, COE-CN, which enables the visualization of mitochondria, including morphological changes and lysosomal fusion upon treatment with depolarizing agents. COE-CN is characterized by the presence of imidazolium solubilizing groups and an optically active cyanovinyl-linked distyrylbenzene core with intramolecular charge-transfer characteristics. Our current understanding is that the relatively shorter molecular length of COE-CN leads to weaker binding within lipid bilayer membranes, which allows sampling of internal cellular structures and ultimately to different localization relative to elongated COEs. As a means of practical demonstration, COE-CN can be used to diagnose cells with damaged mitochondria via flow cytometry. Coupled with an elongated COE that does not translocate upon depolarization, changes in ratiometric fluorescence intensity can be used to monitor mitochondrial membrane potential disruption, demonstrating the potential for use in diagnostic assays.
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- Samuel J W Chan
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117544, Singapore
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117585, Singapore
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Phondeth L, Kamaraj R, Nilles J, Weiss J, Haefeli WE, Pávek P, Theile D. Rifabutin but not rifampicin can partly out-balance P-glycoprotein induction by concurrent P-glycoprotein inhibition through high affinity binding to the inhibitory site. Arch Toxicol 2024; 98:223-231. [PMID: 37833491 PMCID: PMC10761502 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-023-03618-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Physiology-based pharmacokinetic modeling suggests that rifabutin can out-balance P-glycoprotein (P-gp) induction by concurrent P-gp inhibition. However, clinical or experimental evidence for this Janus-faced rifabutin effect is missing. Consequently, LS180 cells were exposed to a moderately (2 µM) and strongly (10 µM) P-gp-inducing concentration of rifampicin or rifabutin for 6 days. Cellular accumulation of the fluorescent P-gp substrate rhodamine 123 was evaluated using flow cytometry, either without (induction only) or with adding rifamycin drug to the cells during the rhodamine 123 efflux phase (induction + potential inhibition). Rhodamine 123 accumulation was decreased similarly by both drugs after 6-day exposure (2 µM: 55% residual fluorescence compared to non-induced cells, P < 0.01; 10 µM: 30% residual fluorescence compared to non-induced cells, P < 0.001), indicating P-gp induction. Rhodamine 123 influx transporters mRNA expressions were not affected, excluding off-target effects. Acute re-exposure to rifabutin, however, considerably re-increased rhodamine 123 accumulation (2 µM induction: re-increase by 55%, P < 0.01; 10 µM induction: 49% re-increase, P < 0.001), suggesting P-gp inhibition. In contrast, rifampicin only had weak effects (2 µM induction: no re-increase; 10 µM induction: 16% re-increase; P < 0.05). Molecular docking analysis eventually revealed that rifabutin has a higher binding affinity to the inhibitor binding site of P-gp than rifampicin (ΔG (kcal/mol) = -11.5 vs -5.3). Together, this study demonstrates that rifabutin can at least partly mask P-gp induction by P-gp inhibition, mediated by high affinity binding to the inhibitory site of P-gp.
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- Lottida Phondeth
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University in Prague, Heyrovskeho 1203, 50005, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Birkendorfer Str. 65, 88397, Biberach an der Riss, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University in Prague, Heyrovskeho 1203, 50005, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Panda SP, Singh V. The Dysregulated MAD in Mad: A Neuro-theranostic Approach Through the Induction of Autophagic Biomarkers LC3B-II and ATG. Mol Neurobiol 2023; 60:5214-5236. [PMID: 37273153 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03402-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The word mad has historically been associated with the psyche, emotions, and abnormal behavior. Dementia is a common symptom among psychiatric disorders or mad (schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder) patients. Autophagy/mitophagy is a protective mechanism used by cells to get rid of dysfunctional cellular organelles or mitochondria. Autophagosome/mitophagosome abundance in autophagy depends on microtubule-associated protein light chain 3B (LC3B-II) and autophagy-triggering gene (ATG) which functions as an autophagic biomarker for phagophore production and quick mRNA disintegration. Defects in either LC3B-II or the ATG lead to dysregulated mitophagy-and-autophagy-linked dementia (MAD). The impaired MAD is closely associated with schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. The pathomechanism of psychosis is not entirely known, which is the severe limitation of today's antipsychotic drugs. However, the reviewed circuit identifies new insights that may be especially helpful in targeting biomarkers of dementia. Neuro-theranostics can also be achieved by manufacturing either bioengineered bacterial and mammalian cells or nanocarriers (liposomes, polymers, and nanogels) loaded with both imaging and therapeutic materials. The nanocarriers must cross the BBB and should release both diagnostic agents and therapeutic agents in a controlled manner to prove their effectiveness against psychiatric disorders. In this review, we highlighted the potential of microRNAs (miRs) as neuro-theranostics in the treatment of dementia by targeting autophagic biomarkers LC3B-II and ATG. Focus was also placed on the potential for neuro-theranostic nanocells/nanocarriers to traverse the BBB and induce action against psychiatric disorders. The neuro-theranostic approach can provide targeted treatment for mental disorders by creating theranostic nanocarriers.
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- Siva Prasad Panda
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, India.
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- Research Scholar, Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, India
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Özvegy-Laczka C, Ungvári O, Bakos É. Fluorescence-based methods for studying activity and drug-drug interactions of hepatic solute carrier and ATP binding cassette proteins involved in ADME-Tox. Biochem Pharmacol 2023; 209:115448. [PMID: 36758706 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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In humans, approximately 70% of drugs are eliminated through the liver. This process is governed by the concerted action of membrane transporters and metabolic enzymes. Transporters mediating hepatocellular uptake of drugs belong to the SLC (Solute carrier) superfamily of transporters. Drug efflux either toward the portal vein or into the bile is mainly mediated by active transporters of the ABC (ATP Binding Cassette) family. Alteration in the function and/or expression of liver transporters due to mutations, disease conditions, or co-administration of drugs or food components can result in altered pharmacokinetics. On the other hand, drugs or food components interacting with liver transporters may also interfere with liver function (e.g., bile acid homeostasis) and may even cause liver toxicity. Accordingly, certain transporters of the liver should be investigated already at an early stage of drug development. Most frequently radioactive probes are applied in these drug-transporter interaction tests. However, fluorescent probes are cost-effective and sensitive alternatives to radioligands, and are gaining wider application in drug-transporter interaction tests. In our review, we summarize our current understanding about hepatocyte ABC and SLC transporters affected by drug interactions. We provide an update of the available fluorescent and fluorogenic/activable probes applicable in in vitro or in vivo testing of these ABC and SLC transporters, including near-infrared transporter probes especially suitable for in vivo imaging. Furthermore, our review gives a comprehensive overview of the available fluorescence-based methods, not directly relying on the transport of the probe, suitable for the investigation of hepatic ABC or SLC-type drug transporters.
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- Csilla Özvegy-Laczka
- Institute of Enzymology, RCNS, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, H-1117 Budapest, Magyar tudósok krt. 2., Hungary.
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- Institute of Enzymology, RCNS, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, H-1117 Budapest, Magyar tudósok krt. 2., Hungary; Doctoral School of Biology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, RCNS, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, H-1117 Budapest, Magyar tudósok krt. 2., Hungary
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Farshori NN, Siddiqui MA, Al-Oqail MM, Al-Sheddi ES, Al-Massarani SM, Ahamed M, Ahmad J, Al-Khedhairy AA. Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Exhibit Cell Death Through Oxidative Stress Responses in Human Airway Epithelial Cells: a Mechanistic Study. Biol Trace Elem Res 2022; 200:5042-5051. [PMID: 35000107 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-022-03107-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) are purposefully used to inhibit the growth of bacteria, algae, and fungi. Several studies on the beneficial and harmful effects of CuONPs have been conducted in vivo and in vitro, but there are a few studies that explain the toxicity of CuONPs in human airway epithelial cells (HEp-2). As a result, the purpose of this study is to look into the dose-dependent toxicity of CuONPs in HEp-2 cells. After 24 h of exposure to 1-40 µg/ml CuONPs, the MTT and neutral red assays were used to test for cytotoxicity. To determine the mechanism(s) of cytotoxicity in HEp-2 cells, additional oxidative stress assays (LPO and GSH), the amount of ROS produced, the loss of MMP, caspase enzyme activities, and apoptosis-related genes were performed using qRT-PCR. CuONPs exhibited dose-dependent cytotoxicity in HEp-2 cells, with an IC50 value of ~ 10 μg/ml. The morphology of HEp-2 cells was also altered in a dose-dependent manner. The involvement of oxidative stress in CuONP-induced cytotoxicity was demonstrated by increased LPO levels and ROS generation, as well as decreased levels of GSH and MMP. Furthermore, activated caspase enzymes and altered apoptotic genes support CuONPs' ability to induce apoptosis in HEp-2 cells. Overall, this study demonstrated that CuONPs can cause apoptosis in HEp-2 cells via oxidative stress; therefore, CuONPs may pose a risk to human health and should be handled and used with caution.
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- Nida N Farshori
- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11495, Saudi Arabia
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- DNA Research Chair, Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11495, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11495, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11495, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- DNA Research Chair, Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- DNA Research Chair, Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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The effect of ciprofloxacin on doxorubicin cytotoxic activity in the acquired resistance to doxorubicin in DU145 prostate carcinoma cells. MEDICAL ONCOLOGY (NORTHWOOD, LONDON, ENGLAND) 2022; 39:194. [PMID: 36071289 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-022-01787-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The present study aimed to assess the influence of ciprofloxacin (CIP) against the doxorubicin (DOX)-resistant androgen-independent prostate cancer DU145 cells. The DOX-resistant DU145 (DU145/DOX20) cells were established by exposing DU145 cells to the increasing concentrations of DOX. The antiproliferative effect of CIP was examined through employing MTT, colony formation, and 3D culture assays. DU145/DOX20 cells exhibited a twofold higher IC50 value for DOX, an increased ABCB1 transporter activity, and some morphological changes accompanied by a decrease in spheroid size, adhesive and migration potential compared to DU145 cells. CIP (5 and 25 µg mL-1) resulted in a higher reduction in the viability of DU145/DOX20 cells than in DU145 cells. DU145/DOX20 cells were more resistant to CIP in 3D culture compared to the 2D one. No spheroid formation was observed for DU145/DOX20 cells treated with DOX and CIP combination. CIP and DOX, alone or in combination, significantly reduced the growth of DU145 spheroids. CIP in combination with 20 nM DOX prevented the colony formation of DU145 cells. The clonogenicity of DU145/DOX20 cells could not be estimated due to their low adhesive potential. CIP alone caused a significant reduction in the migration of DU145 cells and resulted in a more severe decrease in the wound closure ability of DOX-exposed ones. We identified that CIP enhanced DOX sensitivity in DU145 and DU145/DOX20 cells. This study suggested the co-delivery of low concentrations of CIP and DOX may be a promising strategy in treating the DOX-resistant and -sensitive hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
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Rizki-Safitri A, Gupta N, Hiratsuka K, Kobayashi K, Zhang C, Ida K, Satlin LM, Morizane R. Live functional assays reveal longitudinal maturation of transepithelial transport in kidney organoids. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:978888. [PMID: 36046340 PMCID: PMC9420851 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.978888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Kidney organoids derived from hPSCs have opened new opportunities to develop kidney models for preclinical studies and immunocompatible kidney tissues for regeneration. Organoids resemble native nephrons that consist of filtration units and tubules, yet little is known about the functional capacity of these organoid structures. Transcriptomic analyses provide insight into maturation and transporter activities that represent kidney functions. However, functional assays in organoids are necessary to demonstrate the activity of these transport proteins in live tissues. The three-dimensional (3D) architecture adds complexity to real-time assays in kidney organoids. Here, we develop a functional assay using live imaging to assess transepithelial transport of rhodamine 123 (Rh123), a fluorescent substrate of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), in organoids affixed to coverslip culture plates for accurate real-time observation. The identity of organoid structures was probed using Lotus Tetragonolobus Lectin (LTL), which binds to glycoproteins present on the surface of proximal tubules. Within 20 min of the addition of Rh123 to culture media, Rh123 accumulated in the tubular lumen of organoids. Basolateral-to-apical accumulation of the dye/marker was reduced by pharmacologic inhibition of MDR1 or OCT2, and OCT2 inhibition reduced the Rh123 uptake. The magnitude of Rh123 transport was maturation-dependent, consistent with MDR1 expression levels assessed by RNA-seq and immunohistochemistry. Specifically, organoids on day 21 exhibit less accumulation of Rh123 in the lumen unlike later-stage organoids from day 30 of differentiation. Our work establishes a live functional assessment in 3D kidney organoids, enabling the functional phenotyping of organoids in health and disease.
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- Astia Rizki-Safitri
- Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States,Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, United States
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- Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States,Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States,Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA, United States,*Correspondence: Ryuji Morizane, ,
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Chaudhari AK, Singh VK, Das S, Kujur A, Deepika, Dubey NK. Unveiling the cellular and molecular mode of action of Melaleuca cajuputi Powell. essential oil against aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus isolated from stored maize samples. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Han C, Zheng J, Wang F, Lu Q, Chen Q, Hu A, Visentin M, Kullak-Ublick GA, Gai Z, Chu L. The Role of NF-kB in the Downregulation of Organic Cation Transporter 2 Expression and Renal Cation Secretion in Kidney Disease. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 8:800421. [PMID: 35059420 PMCID: PMC8763702 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.800421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2), encoded by the SLC22A2 gene, is the main cation transporter on the basolateral membrane of proximal tubular cells. OCT2 facilitates the entry step of the vectorial transport of most cations from the peritubular space into the urine. OCT2 downregulation in kidney disease models is apparent, yet not clear from a mechanistic vantage point. The aim of this study was to explore the role of inflammation, a common thread in kidney disease, and NF-kB in OCT2 modulation and tubular secretion. Among the OCTs, OCT2 was found consistently downregulated in the kidney of rats with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or acute kidney injury (AKI) and in patients diagnosed with CKD, and it was associated with the upregulation of TNFα renal expression. Exposure to TNFα reduced the expression and function of OCT2 in primary renal proximal tubule epithelial cells (RPTEC). Silencing or pharmacological inhibition of NF-kB rescued the expression of OCT2 in the presence of TNFα, indicating that OCT2 repression was NF-kB-dependent. In silico prediction coupled to gene reporter assay demonstrated the presence of at least one functional NF-kB cis-element upstream the transcription starting site of the SLC22A2 gene. Acute inflammation triggered by lipopolysaccharide injection induced TNFα expression and the downregulation of OCT2 in rat kidney. The inflammation did reduce the active secretion of the cation Rhodamine 123, with no impairment of the glomerular filtration. In conclusion, the NF-kB pathway plays a major role in the transcriptional regulation of OCT2 and, in turn, in the overall renal secretory capacity.
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- Chao Han
- Department of Nephrology, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Zaozhuang, China
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- Department of Joint Laboratory for Translational Medicine Research, Liaocheng University/Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, China
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- Department of Urology, Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Zaozhuang, China
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- Department of Pathology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, China
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- Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Liaocheng University/Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Urology, The Affiliated Tengzhou Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Zaozhuang, China.,Department of Urology, Affiliated Tengzhou Hospital of Jining Medical University, Zaozhuang, China
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Zhan J, He F, Cai H, Wu M, Xiao Y, Xiang F, Yang Y, Ye C, Wang S, Li S. Composition and antifungal mechanism of essential oil from Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. Fubaiju. J Funct Foods 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Substrate-Dependent Trans-Stimulation of Organic Cation Transporter 2 Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222312926. [PMID: 34884730 PMCID: PMC8657912 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The search of substrates for solute carriers (SLCs) constitutes a major issue, owing notably to the role played by some SLCs, such as the renal electrogenic organic cation transporter (OCT) 2 (SLC22A2), in pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions and drug toxicity. For this purpose, substrates have been proposed to be identified by their cis-inhibition and trans-stimulation properties towards transporter activity. To get insights on the sensitivity of this approach for identifying SLC substrates, 15 various exogenous and endogenous OCT2 substrates were analysed in the present study, using 4-(4-(dimethylamino)styryl)-N-methylpyridinium iodide (DiASP) as a fluorescent OCT2 tracer substrate. All OCT2 substrates cis-inhibited DiASP uptake in OCT2-overexpressing HEK293 cells, with IC50 values ranging from 0.24 µM (for ipratropium) to 2.39 mM (for dopamine). By contrast, only 4/15 substrates, i.e., acetylcholine, agmatine, choline and metformin, trans-stimulated DiASP uptake, with a full suppression of the trans-stimulating effect of metformin by the reference OCT2 inhibitor amitriptyline. An analysis of molecular descriptors next indicated that trans-stimulating OCT2 substrates exhibit lower molecular weight, volume, polarizability and lipophilicity than non-trans-stimulating counterparts. Overall, these data indicated a rather low sensitivity (26.7%) of the trans-stimulation assay for identifying OCT2 substrates, and caution with respect to the use of such assay may therefore be considered.
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Martinec O, Biel C, de Graaf IAM, Huliciak M, de Jong KP, Staud F, Cecka F, Olinga P, Vokral I, Cerveny L. Rifampicin Induces Gene, Protein, and Activity of P-Glycoprotein (ABCB1) in Human Precision-Cut Intestinal Slices. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:684156. [PMID: 34177592 PMCID: PMC8220149 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.684156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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P-glycoprotein (ABCB1), an ATP-binding cassette efflux transporter, limits intestinal absorption of its substrates and is a common site of drug–drug interactions. Drug-mediated induction of intestinal ABCB1 is a clinically relevant phenomenon associated with significantly decreased drug bioavailability. Currently, there are no well-established human models for evaluating its induction, so drug regulatory authorities provide no recommendations for in vitro/ex vivo testing drugs’ ABCB1-inducing activity. Human precision-cut intestinal slices (hPCISs) contain cells in their natural environment and express physiological levels of nuclear factors required for ABCB1 induction. We found that hPCISs incubated in William’s Medium E for 48 h maintained intact morphology, ATP content, and ABCB1 efflux activity. Here, we asked whether rifampicin (a model ligand of pregnane X receptor, PXR), at 30 μM, induces functional expression of ABCB1 in hPCISs over 24- and 48-h incubation (the time to allow complete induction to occur). Rifampicin significantly increased gene expression, protein levels, and efflux activity of ABCB1. Moreover, we described dynamic changes in ABCB1 transcript levels in hPCISs over 48 h incubation. We also observed that peaks of induction are achieved among donors at different times, and the extent of ABCB1 gene induction is proportional to PXR mRNA levels in the intestine. In conclusion, we showed that hPCISs incubated in conditions comparable to those used for inhibition studies can be used to evaluate drugs’ ABCB1-inducing potency in the human intestine. Thus, hPCISs may be valuable experimental tools that can be prospectively used in complex experimental evaluation of drug–drug interactions.
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- Ondrej Martinec
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia.,Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Graduate School of Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czechia
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Haberkorn B, Fromm MF, König J. Transport of Drugs and Endogenous Compounds Mediated by Human OCT1: Studies in Single- and Double-Transfected Cell Models. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:662535. [PMID: 33967805 PMCID: PMC8100673 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.662535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Organic Cation Transporter 1 (OCT1, gene symbol: SLC22A1) is predominately expressed in human liver, localized in the basolateral membrane of hepatocytes and facilitates the uptake of endogenous compounds (e.g. serotonin, acetylcholine, thiamine), and widely prescribed drugs (e.g. metformin, fenoterol, morphine). Furthermore, exogenous compounds such as MPP+, ASP+ and Tetraethylammonium can be used as prototypic substrates to study the OCT1-mediated transport in vitro. Single-transfected cell lines recombinantly overexpressing OCT1 (e.g., HEK-OCT1) were established to study OCT1-mediated uptake and to evaluate transporter-mediated drug-drug interactions in vitro. Furthermore, double-transfected cell models simultaneously overexpressing basolaterally localized OCT1 together with an apically localized export protein have been established. Most of these cell models are based on polarized grown MDCK cells and can be used to analyze transcellular transport, mimicking the transport processes e.g. during the hepatobiliary elimination of drugs. Multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 1 (MATE1, gene symbol: SLC47A1) and the ATP-driven efflux pump P-glycoprotein (P-gp, gene symbol: ABCB1) are both expressed in the canalicular membrane of human hepatocytes and are described as transporters of organic cations. OCT1 and MATE1 have an overlapping substrate spectrum, indicating an important interplay of both transport proteins during the hepatobiliary elimination of drugs. Due to the important role of OCT1 for the transport of endogenous compounds and drugs, in vitro cell systems are important for the determination of the substrate spectrum of OCT1, the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of polarized transport, and the investigation of potential drug-drug interactions. Therefore, the aim of this review article is to summarize the current knowledge on cell systems recombinantly overexpressing human OCT1.
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- Bastian Haberkorn
- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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Kell DB. A protet-based, protonic charge transfer model of energy coupling in oxidative and photosynthetic phosphorylation. Adv Microb Physiol 2021; 78:1-177. [PMID: 34147184 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2021.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Textbooks of biochemistry will explain that the otherwise endergonic reactions of ATP synthesis can be driven by the exergonic reactions of respiratory electron transport, and that these two half-reactions are catalyzed by protein complexes embedded in the same, closed membrane. These views are correct. The textbooks also state that, according to the chemiosmotic coupling hypothesis, a (or the) kinetically and thermodynamically competent intermediate linking the two half-reactions is the electrochemical difference of protons that is in equilibrium with that between the two bulk phases that the coupling membrane serves to separate. This gradient consists of a membrane potential term Δψ and a pH gradient term ΔpH, and is known colloquially as the protonmotive force or pmf. Artificial imposition of a pmf can drive phosphorylation, but only if the pmf exceeds some 150-170mV; to achieve in vivo rates the imposed pmf must reach 200mV. The key question then is 'does the pmf generated by electron transport exceed 200mV, or even 170mV?' The possibly surprising answer, from a great many kinds of experiment and sources of evidence, including direct measurements with microelectrodes, indicates it that it does not. Observable pH changes driven by electron transport are real, and they control various processes; however, compensating ion movements restrict the Δψ component to low values. A protet-based model, that I outline here, can account for all the necessary observations, including all of those inconsistent with chemiosmotic coupling, and provides for a variety of testable hypotheses by which it might be refined.
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- Douglas B Kell
- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative, Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom; The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
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Gijzen L, Yousef Yengej FA, Schutgens F, Vormann MK, Ammerlaan CME, Nicolas A, Kurek D, Vulto P, Rookmaaker MB, Lanz HL, Verhaar MC, Clevers H. Culture and analysis of kidney tubuloids and perfused tubuloid cells-on-a-chip. Nat Protoc 2021; 16:2023-2050. [PMID: 33674788 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-020-00479-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Advanced in vitro kidney models are of great importance to the study of renal physiology and disease. Kidney tubuloids can be established from primary cells derived from adult kidney tissue or urine. Tubuloids are three-dimensional multicellular structures that recapitulate tubular function and have been used to study infectious, malignant, metabolic, and genetic diseases. For tubuloids to more closely represent the in vivo kidney, they can be integrated into an organ-on-a-chip system that has a more physiological tubular architecture and allows flow and interaction with vasculature or epithelial and mesenchymal cells from other organs. Here, we describe a detailed protocol for establishing tubuloid cultures from tissue and urine (1-3 weeks), as well as for generating and characterizing tubuloid cell-derived three-dimensional tubular structures in a perfused microfluidic multi-chip platform (7 d). The combination of the two systems yields a powerful in vitro tool that better recapitulates the complexity of the kidney tubule with donor-specific properties.
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- Hubrecht Institute-Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute-Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute-Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.,Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Hubrecht Institute-Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Bruyère A, Le Vée M, Jouan E, Molez S, Nies AT, Fardel O. Differential in vitro interactions of the Janus kinase inhibitor ruxolitinib with human SLC drug transporters. Xenobiotica 2021; 51:467-478. [PMID: 33455503 DOI: 10.1080/00498254.2021.1875516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Interactions of the Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor ruxolitinib with solute carriers (SLCs) remain incompletely characterised. The present study was therefore designed to investigate this issue.The interactions of ruxolitinib with SLCs were analysed using transporter-overexpressing human embryonic kidney HEK293 cells. Substrate accumulation was detected by spectrofluorimetry, liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry or scintillation counting.Ruxolitinib was found to potently inhibit the activities of organic anion transporter 3 (OAT3), organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2), multidrug and toxin extrusion 1 (MATE1) and MATE2-K (half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) < 10 µM). It blocked OAT1, OAT4, OATP1B1, OATP1B3, OATP2B1 and OCT3, but in a weaker manner (IC50 > 10 µM), whereas OCT1 was not impacted. No time-dependent inhibition was highlighted. When applying the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) criteria for transporters-related drug-drug interaction risk, OCT2 and MATE2-K, unlike MATE1 and OAT3, were predicted to be in vivo inhibited by ruxolitinib. Cellular uptake studies additionally indicated that ruxolitinib is a substrate for MATE1 and MATE2-K, but not for OAT3 and OCT2.Ruxolitinib in vitro blocked activities of most of SLC transporters. Only OCT2 and MATE-2K may be however clinically inhibited by the JAK inhibitor, with the caution for OCT2 that in vitro inhibition data were generated with an FDA-non recommended fluorescent substrate. Ruxolitinib MATEs-mediated transport may additionally deserve attention for its possible pharmacological consequences in MATE-positive cells.
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- Arnaud Bruyère
- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France
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- Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart and University of Tübingen, Stuttgart, Germany.,iFIT Cluster of Excellence (EXC2180) "Image Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France
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Zare E, Jamali T, Ardestani SK, Kavoosi G. Synergistic effect of Zataria Multiflora essential oil on doxorubicin-induced growth inhibition of PC3 cancer cells and apoptosis. Complement Ther Clin Pract 2020; 42:101286. [PMID: 33340989 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Today, herbs are used as adjuncts to reduce the toxicity of chemotherapy drugs. Here, Zataria-Multiflora Essential Oil (ZEO) was concomitantly employed with doxorubicin, as an anti-cancer drug, to reduce the doxorubicin dosage. The growth inhibition was determined using MTT assay in treated cells. The morphological alteration was observed by fluorescent staining. To verify and compare the apoptosis, AnnexinV-PI flowcytometry and DNA fragmentation assay were performed, and the influence of the compounds on ROS generation was assessed. Changes in MMP and protein expression were analyzed by flowcytometry and western blot, respectively. The results showed that ZEO can act as an amplifier to sensitize PC3 prostate cancer cells to undergo ROS generation and apoptosis. This amplification can heighten the doxorubicin efficacy in lower doses. Consequently, our results indicated that doxorubicin-ZEO combinatory treatment of PC3 cells can reduce the nonspecific toxicity of doxorubicin and can be considered as a candidate in combinatory therapy.
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- Elaheh Zare
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Yang L, Zhang C, Chen J, Zhang S, Pan G, Xin Y, Lin L, You Z. Shenmai injection suppresses multidrug resistance in MCF-7/ADR cells through the MAPK/NF-κB signalling pathway. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2020; 58:276-285. [PMID: 32251615 PMCID: PMC7170370 DOI: 10.1080/13880209.2020.1742167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Context: Shenmai Injection (SMI) is usually used to treat atherosclerotic coronary heart disease and viral myocarditis in China. However, the effect of SMI on multidrug resistance has not been reported.Objective: To investigate the reversal effect of SMI in adriamycin (ADR) resistant breast cancer cell line (MCF-7/ADR) and explore the related molecular mechanisms.Materials and methods: The effect of SMI (0.25, 0.5, 1 mg/mL) to reverse chemoresistance in MCF-7/ADR cells was elucidated by MTT, HPLC-FLD, DAPI staining, flow cytometric analysis, western blotting. At the same time, in vivo test was conducted to probe into the effect of SMI on reversing ADR resistance, and verapamil (10 μM) was used as a positive control.Results: The results showed that the toxicity of ADR to MCF-7/ADR cells was strengthened significantly after treated with SMI (0.25, 0.5, 1 mg/mL), the IC50 of ADR was decreased 54.4-fold. The intracellular concentrations of ADR were increased 2.2-fold (p < 0.05) and ADR accumulation was enhanced in the nuclei (p < 0.05). SMI could strongly enhance the ADR-induced apoptosis and increase intracellular rhodamine 123 accumulation in MCF-7/ADR cells. Additionally, a combination of ADR and SMI (5 mg/kg) could dramatically reduce the weight and volume of tumour (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the results revealed that SMI might reverse MDR via inhibiting ADR-induced activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase/nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway to down-regulated the expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp).Discussion and conclusions: SMI could potentially be used to treat ADR-resistance. This suggests possibilities for future clinical research.
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MESH Headings
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/antagonists & inhibitors
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/metabolism
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/metabolism
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Down-Regulation/drug effects
- Doxorubicin/metabolism
- Doxorubicin/pharmacology
- Doxorubicin/therapeutic use
- Drug Combinations
- Drug Resistance, Multiple/drug effects
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/drug effects
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use
- Female
- Humans
- MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects
- MCF-7 Cells
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Nude
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Rhodamine 123/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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- Lin Yang
- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
- Yanfei Xin
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
- Lin Lin Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, 182 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou310013, China
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- Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
- CONTACT Zhenqiang You
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O’Hagan S, Kell DB. Structural Similarities between Some Common Fluorophores Used in Biology, Marketed Drugs, Endogenous Metabolites, and Natural Products. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:E582. [PMID: 33238416 PMCID: PMC7700180 DOI: 10.3390/md18110582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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It is known that at least some fluorophores can act as 'surrogate' substrates for solute carriers (SLCs) involved in pharmaceutical drug uptake, and this promiscuity is taken to reflect at least a certain structural similarity. As part of a comprehensive study seeking the 'natural' substrates of 'orphan' transporters that also serve to take up pharmaceutical drugs into cells, we have noted that many drugs bear structural similarities to natural products. A cursory inspection of common fluorophores indicates that they too are surprisingly 'drug-like', and they also enter at least some cells. Some are also known to be substrates of efflux transporters. Consequently, we sought to assess the structural similarity of common fluorophores to marketed drugs, endogenous mammalian metabolites, and natural products. We used a set of some 150 fluorophores along with standard fingerprinting methods and the Tanimoto similarity metric. Results: The great majority of fluorophores tested exhibited significant similarity (Tanimoto similarity > 0.75) to at least one drug, as judged via descriptor properties (especially their aromaticity, for identifiable reasons that we explain), by molecular fingerprints, by visual inspection, and via the "quantitative estimate of drug likeness" technique. It is concluded that this set of fluorophores does overlap with a significant part of both the drug space and natural products space. Consequently, fluorophores do indeed offer a much wider opportunity than had possibly been realised to be used as surrogate uptake molecules in the competitive or trans-stimulation assay of membrane transporter activities.
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- Steve O’Hagan
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK;
- Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Molecular, Integrative and Systems Biology, Biosciences Building, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZB, UK
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Building 220, Kemitorvet, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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The organic cation transporters (OCTs) OCT1, OCT2, OCT3, novel OCT (OCTN)1, OCTN2, multidrug and toxin exclusion (MATE)1, and MATE kidney-specific 2 are polyspecific transporters exhibiting broadly overlapping substrate selectivities. They transport organic cations, zwitterions, and some uncharged compounds and operate as facilitated diffusion systems and/or antiporters. OCTs are critically involved in intestinal absorption, hepatic uptake, and renal excretion of hydrophilic drugs. They modulate the distribution of endogenous compounds such as thiamine, L-carnitine, and neurotransmitters. Sites of expression and functions of OCTs have important impact on energy metabolism, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity of drugs, and on drug-drug interactions. In this work, an overview about the human OCTs is presented. Functional properties of human OCTs, including identified substrates and inhibitors of the individual transporters, are described. Sites of expression are compiled, and data on regulation of OCTs are presented. In addition, genetic variations of OCTs are listed, and data on their impact on transport, drug treatment, and diseases are reported. Moreover, recent data are summarized that indicate complex drug-drug interaction at OCTs, such as allosteric high-affinity inhibition of transport and substrate dependence of inhibitor efficacies. A hypothesis about the molecular mechanism of polyspecific substrate recognition by OCTs is presented that is based on functional studies and mutagenesis experiments in OCT1 and OCT2. This hypothesis provides a framework to imagine how observed complex drug-drug interactions at OCTs arise. Finally, preclinical in vitro tests that are performed by pharmaceutical companies to identify interaction of novel drugs with OCTs are discussed. Optimized experimental procedures are proposed that allow a gapless detection of inhibitory and transported drugs.
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- Hermann Koepsell
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Department of Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Julius-von-Sachs-Institute, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Influene of Pharmaceutical Excipients on the Membrane Transport of a P-glycoprotein Substrate in the Rat Small Intestine. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2020; 45:645-652. [PMID: 32583315 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-020-00631-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Generic drugs are generally used worldwide because of affordability compared to brand-name drugs. One of the main differences between brand-name and generic drugs is pharmaceutical excipients. We previously reported the effects of pharmaceutical excipients on the membrane permeation of drugs via the paracellular and transcellular routes, which are passive transport routes. P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is a typical ATP-binding cassette transporter and is mostly responsible for drug-drug interactions involving transporters. In the present study, rhodamine 123 (Rho123) was selected as the P-gp substrate, and the effects of pharmaceutical excipients on its membrane transport in the rat jejunum and ileum were examined. METHODS Twenty major pharmaceutical excipients widely used in the pharmaceutical industry were selected. The in vitro diffusion chamber method using the rat jejunum and ileum was employed to investigate the effects of pharmaceutical excipients on the membrane permeation of Rho123. RESULTS The results obtained showed that the membrane permeability of Rho123 significantly (P < 0.05) changed under certain dosage conditions of pharmaceutical excipients such as sodium carboxymethyl starch, pullulan, glyceryl monostearate and so on. Furthermore, the effects of pharmaceutical excipients were site specific in the small intestine. CONCLUSION The present results demonstrated that some pharmaceutical excipients altered the membrane permeability of Rho123 in the rat small intestine.
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Lalanne S, Le Vée M, Lemaitre F, Le Corre P, Verdier MC, Fardel O. Differential interactions of the β-lactam cloxacillin with human renal organic anion transporters (OATs). Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2020; 34:476-483. [PMID: 32100322 DOI: 10.1111/fcp.12541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The β-lactam penicillin antibiotic cloxacillin (CLX) presents wide inter-individual pharmacokinetics variability. To better understand its molecular basis, the precise identification of the detoxifying actors involved in CLX disposition and elimination would be useful, notably with respect to renal secretion known to play a notable role in CLX elimination. The present study was consequently designed to analyze the interactions of CLX with the solute carrier transporters organic anion transporter (OAT) 1 and OAT3, implicated in tubular secretion through mediating drug entry at the basolateral pole of renal proximal cells. CLX was first shown to block OAT1 and OAT3 activity in cultured OAT-overexpressing HEK293 cells. Half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50 ) value for OAT3 (13 µm) was however much lower than that for OAT1 (560 µm); clinical inhibition of OAT activity and drug-drug interactions may consequently be predicted for OAT3, but not OAT1. OAT3, unlike OAT1, was next shown to mediate CLX uptake in OAT-overexpressing HEK293 cells. Kinetic parameters for this OAT3-mediated transport of CLX (Km = 10.7 µm) were consistent with a possible in vivo saturation of this process for high CLX plasma concentrations. OAT3 is consequently likely to play a pivotal role in renal CLX secretion and consequently in total renal CLX elimination, owing to the low plasma unbound fraction of the antibiotic. OAT3 genetic polymorphisms as well as co-administered drugs inhibiting in vivo OAT3 activity may therefore be considered as potential sources of CLX pharmacokinetics variability.
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- Sébastien Lalanne
- Laboratory of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, 2 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, Univ Rennes, 2 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, 2 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, CHU Rennes, Univ Rennes, 2 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Laboratory of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Univ Rennes, CHU Rennes, 2 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, F-35000, Rennes, France
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- Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail) - UMR_S 1085, CHU Rennes, Univ Rennes, 2 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, F-35000, Rennes, France
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Chen X, Hu C, Zhang Y, Hao W, He X, Li Q, Huang Y, Huang Y, Chen Y. Anticancer Activity and Mechanism of Action of kla-TAT Peptide. Int J Pept Res Ther 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-020-10019-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Anti-HIV and Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Drugs Inhibit P-Glycoprotein Efflux Activity in Caco-2 Cells and Precision-Cut Rat and Human Intestinal Slices. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 63:AAC.00910-19. [PMID: 31481446 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00910-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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P-glycoprotein (ABCB1), an ATP-binding-cassette efflux transporter, limits intestinal absorption of its substrates and is a common site of drug-drug interactions (DDIs). ABCB1 has been suggested to interact with many antivirals used to treat HIV and/or chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Using bidirectional transport experiments in Caco-2 cells and a recently established ex vivo model of accumulation in precision-cut intestinal slices (PCIS) prepared from rat ileum or human jejunum, we evaluated the potential of anti-HIV and anti-HCV antivirals to inhibit intestinal ABCB1. Lopinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, atazanavir, maraviroc, ledipasvir, and daclatasvir inhibited the efflux of a model ABCB1 substrate, rhodamine 123 (RHD123), in Caco-2 cells and rat-derived PCIS. Lopinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir, and atazanavir also significantly inhibited RHD123 efflux in human-derived PCIS, while possible interindividual variability was observed in the inhibition of intestinal ABCB1 by maraviroc, ledipasvir, and daclatasvir. Abacavir, zidovudine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, etravirine, and rilpivirine did not inhibit intestinal ABCB1. In conclusion, using recently established ex vivo methods for measuring drug accumulation in rat- and human-derived PCIS, we have demonstrated that some antivirals have a high potential for DDIs on intestinal ABCB1. Our data help clarify the molecular mechanisms responsible for reported increases in the bioavailability of ABCB1 substrates, including antivirals and drugs prescribed to treat comorbidity. These results could help guide the selection of combination pharmacotherapies and/or suitable dosing schemes for patients infected with HIV and/or HCV.
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Hu C, Chen X, Huang Y, Chen Y. Synergistic effect of the pro-apoptosis peptide kla-TAT and the cationic anticancer peptide HPRP-A1. Apoptosis 2019; 23:132-142. [PMID: 29397453 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-018-1443-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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In this study, a peptide-peptide co-administration therapy between hybrid peptide kla-TAT and cationic anticancer peptide HPRP-A1 was designed to increase the anticancer activity of the combination peptides through synergistic effect. kla is a pro-apoptotic peptide which could induce rapid cancer cell apoptosis by disruption the mitochondrial membrane when internalized the cells. To enhance more kla peptides pass through cell membrane, a double improvement strategy was designed by chemically conjugation with cell penetration peptide TAT as well as co-administration with cationic membrane active peptide HPRP-A1, and the double anticancer mechanism of the kla-TAT peptide and HPRP-A1 including membrane disruption and apoptosis induction was verified through in vitro experiments. The CompuSyn synergism/antagonism analysis showed that kla-TAT acted synergistically with HPRP-A1 against a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) A549 cell line. The anticancer activities of the two peptides were dramatically increased by co-administration, under the mechanism of cell membrane disruption, caspase-dependent apoptosis induction, as well as cyclin-D1 down-regulation based G1 phase arrest. We believe that the synergic therapeutic strategy would be a meaningful method for the anticancer peptides used in cancer treatment.
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- Cuihua Hu
- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.,College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.,College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.,College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Key Laboratory for Molecular Enzymology and Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China. .,College of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
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Xu F, Zhu L, Qian C, Zhou J, Geng D, Li P, Xuan W, Wu F, Zhao K, Kong W, Qin Y, Liang L, Liu L, Liu X. Impairment of Intestinal Monocarboxylate Transporter 6 Function and Expression in Diabetic Rats Induced by Combination of High-Fat Diet and Low Dose of Streptozocin: Involvement of Butyrate-Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- γ Activation. Drug Metab Dispos 2019; 47:556-566. [PMID: 30923035 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.118.085803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Generally, diabetes remarkably alters the expression and function of intestinal drug transporters. Nateglinide and bumetanide are substrates of monocarboxylate transporter 6 (MCT6). We investigated whether diabetes down-regulated the function and expression of intestinal MCT6 and the possible mechanism in diabetic rats induced by a combination of high-fat diet and low-dose streptozocin. Our results indicated that diabetes significantly decreased the oral plasma exposure of nateglinide. The plasma peak concentration and area under curve in diabetic rats were 16.9% and 28.2% of control rats, respectively. Diabetes significantly decreased the protein and mRNA expressions of intestinal MCT6 and oligopeptide transporter 1 (PEPT1) but up-regulated peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) protein level. Single-pass intestinal perfusion demonstrated that diabetes prominently decreased the absorption of nateglinide and bumetanide. The MCT6 inhibitor bumetanide, but not PEPT1 inhibitor glycylsarcosine, significantly inhibited intestinal absorption of nateglinide in rats. Coadministration with bumetanide remarkably decreased the oral plasma exposure of nateglinide in rats. High concentrations of butyrate were detected in the intestine of diabetic rats. In Caco-2 cells (a human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line), bumetanide and MCT6 knockdown remarkably inhibited the uptake of nateglinide. Butyrate down-regulated the function and expression of MCT6 in a concentration-dependent manner but increased PPARγ expression. The decreased expressions of MCT6 by PPARγ agonist troglitazone or butyrate were reversed by both PPARγ knockdown and PPARγ antagonist 2-chloro-5-nitro-N-phenylbenzamide (GW9662). Four weeks of butyrate treatment significantly decreased the oral plasma concentrations of nateglinide in rats, accompanied by significantly higher intestinal PPARγ and lower MCT6 protein levels. In conclusion, diabetes impaired the expression and function of intestinal MCT6 partly via butyrate-mediated PPARγ activation, decreasing the oral plasma exposure of nateglinide.
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- Feng Xu
- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Tubuloids derived from human adult kidney and urine for personalized disease modeling. Nat Biotechnol 2019; 37:303-313. [PMID: 30833775 DOI: 10.1038/s41587-019-0048-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Adult stem cell-derived organoids are three-dimensional epithelial structures that recapitulate fundamental aspects of their organ of origin. We describe conditions for the long-term growth of primary kidney tubular epithelial organoids, or 'tubuloids'. The cultures are established from human and mouse kidney tissue and can be expanded for at least 20 passages (>6 months) while retaining a normal number of chromosomes. In addition, cultures can be established from human urine. Human tubuloids represent proximal as well as distal nephron segments, as evidenced by gene expression, immunofluorescence and tubular functional analyses. We apply tubuloids to model infectious, malignant and hereditary kidney diseases in a personalized fashion. BK virus infection of tubuloids recapitulates in vivo phenomena. Tubuloids are established from Wilms tumors. Kidney tubuloids derived from the urine of a subject with cystic fibrosis allow ex vivo assessment of treatment efficacy. Finally, tubuloids cultured on microfluidic organ-on-a-chip plates adopt a tubular conformation and display active (trans-)epithelial transport function.
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Tacrolimus protects hippocampal neurons of rats with status epilepticus through suppressing oxidative stress and inhibiting mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis. Brain Res 2019; 1715:176-181. [PMID: 30831086 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the mechanisms underlying the neuroprotective effect of tacrolimus (FK506) on the hippocampal neurons of rats with status epilepticus (SE). METHOD A total of 126 male Wistar rats were randomly and equally divided into the control group, the epilepsy group, and the epilepsy + FK506 group. The epilepsy group and the epilepsy + FK506 group were both injected with pilocarpine to establish SE models. The epilepsy + FK506 group was pretreated with FK506 at 24 h and 1 h prior to pilocarpine injection. The contents of nitric oxide (NO), nitric oxide synthase (NOS), malondialdehyde (MDA), and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) of the hippocampus were measured. The expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the hippocampus was determined by immunohistochemistry. Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and mitochondria size were also detected by flow cytometry. RESULTS FK506 could increase the survival of neurons in the hippocampus. Compared with the epilepsy group, the levels of NO, NOS (including nNOS and iNOS), and MDA were obviously decreased by FK506 (P < 0.05). Moreover, FK506 reversed the SE-induced MMP reduction and mitochondrial expansion (P < 0.05). Besides, compared with the epilepsy group, FK506 significantly increased the AIF level in the mitochondrial, but decreased that in the nuclear fractions, respectively (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION FK506 plays an important role in neuroprotection, possibly through suppressing oxidative stress and inhibiting the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis.
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Sayyed K, Camillerapp C, Le Vée M, Bruyère A, Nies AT, Abdel-Razzak Z, Fardel O. Inhibition of organic cation transporter (OCT) activities by carcinogenic heterocyclic aromatic amines. Toxicol In Vitro 2019; 54:10-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2018.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Hoseini Shafa M, Jalal R, Kosari N, Rahmani F. Efficacy of metformin in mediating cellular uptake and inducing apoptosis activity of doxorubicin. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2018; 99:200-212. [PMID: 30266241 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2018.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2018] [Revised: 08/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The clinical use of doxorubicin (DOX) is limited due to its systemic side effects and drug resistance. Recent evidence suggests that metformin prevents and controls certain but not all types of cancer. The beneficial use of metformin in combination with some chemotherapeutic agents has been reported. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of metformin on DOX-induced effects in human prostate DU145 cancer cells and clarify its molecular mechanisms. For this purpose, DU145 cells were treated with DOX or metformin, either alone or in combination with each other. The proliferation of DU145 cells was inhibited by DOX-alone and metformin-alone treatment in a time and dose-dependent manner. Metformin could enhance the cytotoxicity of DOX by increasing DOX cellular uptake and cell cycle arrest at G1/S checkpoint which is associated with the enhancement of p21 protein expression. Moreover, metformin could elevate DOX-induced apoptosis in DU145 cells in a concentration-dependent manner and DOX-induced caspase-3 activity. These findings suggest that the combined treatment of metformin with DOX potentiates the anticancer efficacy of DOX in DU145 cells via inhibiting ABCB1 function, cell cycle arrest at G1/S transition and apoptosis induction.
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- Maryam Hoseini Shafa
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran; Cell and Molecular Biotechnology Research Group, Institute of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Chedik L, Bruyere A, Fardel O. Interactions of organophosphorus pesticides with solute carrier (SLC) drug transporters. Xenobiotica 2018; 49:363-374. [PMID: 29448871 DOI: 10.1080/00498254.2018.1442030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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1. Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) are known to interact with human ATP-binding cassette drug efflux pumps. The present study was designed to determine whether they can also target activities of human solute carrier (SLC) drug transporters. 2. The interactions of 13 OPs with SLC transporters involved in drug disposition, such as organic cation transporters (OCTs), multidrug and toxin extrusion proteins (MATEs), organic anion transporters (OATs) and organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs), were mainly investigated using transporter-overexpressing cell clones and fluorescent or radiolabeled reference substrates. 3. With a cut-off value of at least 50% modulation of transporter activity by 100 µM OPs, OAT1 and MATE2-K were not impacted, whereas OATP1B1 and MATE1 were inhibited by two and three OPs, respectively. OAT3 activity was similarly blocked by three OPs, and was additionally stimulated by one OP. Five OPs cis-stimulated OATP2B1 activity. Both OCT1 and OCT2 were inhibited by the same eight OPs, including fenamiphos and phosmet, with IC50 values however in the 3-30 µM range, likely not relevant to environmental exposure. 4. These data demonstrated that various OPs inhibit SLC drug transporter activities, especially those of OCT1 and OCT2, but only when used at high concentrations not expected to occur in environmentally-exposed humans.
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- Lisa Chedik
- a Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET) , UMR INSERM U1085, Université de Rennes 1 , Rennes , France
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- a Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET) , UMR INSERM U1085, Université de Rennes 1 , Rennes , France
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- a Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET) , UMR INSERM U1085, Université de Rennes 1 , Rennes , France.,b Pôle Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire , Rennes , France
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Sayyed K, Le Vee M, Abdel-Razzak Z, Fardel O. Inhibition of organic anion transporter (OAT) activity by cigarette smoke condensate. Toxicol In Vitro 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2017.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Inhibition of SLC drug transporter activities by environmental bisphenols. Toxicol In Vitro 2017; 40:34-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2016.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chedik L, Bruyere A, Le Vee M, Stieger B, Denizot C, Parmentier Y, Potin S, Fardel O. Inhibition of Human Drug Transporter Activities by the Pyrethroid Pesticides Allethrin and Tetramethrin. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169480. [PMID: 28099443 PMCID: PMC5242521 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Pyrethroids are widely-used chemical insecticides, to which humans are commonly exposed, and known to alter functional expression of drug metabolizing enzymes. Limited data have additionally suggested that drug transporters, that constitute key-actors of the drug detoxification system, may also be targeted by pyrethroids. The present study was therefore designed to analyze the potential regulatory effects of these pesticides towards activities of main ATP-binding cassette (ABC) and solute carrier (SLC) drug transporters, using transporter-overexpressing cells. The pyrethroids allethrin and tetramethrin were found to inhibit various ABC and SLC drug transporters, including multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) 2, breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), organic anion transporter polypeptide (OATP) 1B1, organic anion transporter (OAT) 3, multidrug and toxin extrusion transporter (MATE) 1, organic cation transporter (OCT) 1 and OCT2, with IC50 values however ranging from 2.6 μM (OCT1 inhibition by allethrin) to 77.6 μM (OAT3 inhibition by tetramethrin) and thus much higher than pyrethroid concentrations (in the nM range) reached in environmentally pyrethroid-exposed humans. By contrast, allethrin and tetramethrin cis-stimulated OATP2B1 activity and failed to alter activities of OATP1B3, OAT1 and MATE2-K, whereas P-glycoprotein activity was additionally moderately inhibited. Twelve other pyrethoids used at 100 μM did not block activities of the various investigated transporters, or only moderately inhibited some of them (inhibition by less than 50%). In silico analysis of structure-activity relationships next revealed that molecular parameters, including molecular weight and lipophilicity, are associated with transporter inhibition by allethrin/tetramethrin and successfully predicted transporter inhibition by the pyrethroids imiprothrin and prallethrin. Taken together, these data fully demonstrated that two pyrethoids, i.e., allethrin and tetramethrin, can act as regulators of the activity of various ABC and SLC drug transporters, but only when used at high and non-relevant concentrations, making unlikely any contribution of these transporter activity alterations to pyrethroid toxicity in environmentally exposed humans.
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- Lisa Chedik
- Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET), UMR INSERM U1085, Faculté de Pharmacie, 2 Avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, Rennes, France
- Pôle Pharmacie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, Rennes, France
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- Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET), UMR INSERM U1085, Faculté de Pharmacie, 2 Avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, Rennes, France
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- Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET), UMR INSERM U1085, Faculté de Pharmacie, 2 Avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, Rennes, France
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre de Pharmacocinétique, Technologie Servier, 25–27 rue Eugène Vignat, Orléans, France
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- Centre de Pharmacocinétique, Technologie Servier, 25–27 rue Eugène Vignat, Orléans, France
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- Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET), UMR INSERM U1085, Faculté de Pharmacie, 2 Avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, Rennes, France
- Pôle Pharmacie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, Rennes, France
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- Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET), UMR INSERM U1085, Faculté de Pharmacie, 2 Avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, Rennes, France
- Pôle Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, Rennes, France
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Li M, de Graaf IA, de Jager MH, Groothuis GM. P-gp activity and inhibition in the different regions of human intestineex vivo. Biopharm Drug Dispos 2016; 38:127-138. [DOI: 10.1002/bdd.2047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Ming Li
- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology & Targeting; Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen; Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology & Targeting; Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen; Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology & Targeting; Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen; Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology & Targeting; Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen; Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen the Netherlands
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Hyrsova L, Smutny T, Trejtnar F, Pavek P. Expression of organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1): unique patterns of indirect regulation by nuclear receptors and hepatospecific gene regulation. Drug Metab Rev 2016; 48:139-58. [DOI: 10.1080/03602532.2016.1188936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Lucie Hyrsova
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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Dolberg AM, Reichl S. Expression of P-glycoprotein in excised human nasal mucosa and optimized models of RPMI 2650 cells. Int J Pharm 2016; 508:22-33. [PMID: 27155589 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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To assess the transmucosal drug transport in the development of medications for intranasal administration, cellular in vitro models are preferred over the use of animal tissues due to inter-species variations and ethical concerns. With regard to the distribution of active agents and multidrug resistance, the ABC transporter P-glycoprotein plays a major role in several mammalian tissues. The present study compares the expression of this efflux pump in optimized in vitro models based on the human RPMI 2650 cell line with specimens of human turbinate mucosa. The presence of the ABCB1 gene was investigated at the mRNA and protein levels using RT-PCR and Western blot analysis in differently cultured RPMI 2650 cells and excised human nasal epithelium. Furthermore, the localization and activity of P-gp was examined by immunohistochemical staining and functionality assays using different substrates in both in vitro and ex vivo models. Both mRNA and protein expression of P-gp was found in all studied models. Furthermore, transporter functionality was detected in both RPMI 2650 cell culture models and excised human mucosa. The results demonstrated a highly promising comparability between RPMI 2650 models and explants of human nasal tissue concerning the influence of MDR1 on drug disposition. The RPMI 2650 cell line might become a useful tool in preclinical trials to improve reproducibility and achieve greater applicability to humans of experimental data regarding passive diffusion and active efflux of drug candidates.
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- Anne M Dolberg
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Technologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Technologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany; Zentrum für Pharmaverfahrenstechnik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Volume measurements and fluorescent staining indicate an increase in permeability for organic cation transporter substrates during apoptosis. Exp Cell Res 2016; 344:112-119. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2016.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Evaluation of P-Glycoprotein Inhibitory Potential Using a Rhodamine 123 Accumulation Assay. Pharmaceutics 2016; 8:pharmaceutics8020012. [PMID: 27077878 PMCID: PMC4932475 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics8020012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In vitro evaluation of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitory potential is now a regulatory issue during drug development, in order to predict clinical inhibition of P-gp and subsequent drug-drug interactions. Assays for this purpose, commonly based on P-gp-expressing cell lines and digoxin as a reference P-gp substrate probe, unfortunately exhibit high variability, raising thus the question of developing alternative or complementary tests for measuring inhibition of P-gp activity. In this context, the present study was designed to investigate the use of the fluorescent dye rhodamine 123 as a reference P-gp substrate probe for characterizing P-gp inhibitory potential of 16 structurally-unrelated drugs known to interact with P-gp. 14/16 of these P-gp inhibitors were found to increase rhodamine 123 accumulation in P-gp-overexpressing MCF7R cells, thus allowing the determination of their P-gp inhibitory potential, i.e., their half maximal inhibitor concentration (IC50) value towards P-gp-mediated transport of the dye. These IC50 values were in the range of variability of previously reported IC50 for P-gp and can be used for the prediction of clinical P-gp inhibition according to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) criteria, with notable sensitivity (80%). Therefore, the data demonstrated the feasibility of the use of rhodamine 123 for evaluating the P-gp inhibitory potential of drugs.
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Shah RM, Rajasekaran D, Ludford-Menting M, Eldridge DS, Palombo EA, Harding IH. Transport of stearic acid-based solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) into human epithelial cells. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2015; 140:204-212. [PMID: 26764103 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Revised: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Development of drug delivery systems, as much as the drug molecule itself, is an important consideration for improving drug absorption and bioavailability. The mechanisms by which drug carriers enter target cells can differ depending on their size, surface properties and components. Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) have gained an increased attention in recent years and are the drug carriers of interest in this paper. They are known to breach the cell-membrane barrier and have been actively sought to transport biomolecules. Previous studies by our group, and also other groups, provided an extensive characterization of SLNs. However, few studies have investigated the uptake of SLNs and these have had limited mechanistic focus. The aim of this work was to investigate the pathway of uptake of SLNs by human epithelial cells i.e., lung A549 and cervical HeLa cells. To the best of our knowledge, this is first study that investigates the cellular uptake of SLNs by human epithelial cells. The mechanism of cellular uptake was deciphered using pharmacologic inhibitors (sucrose, potassium-free buffer, filipin and cytochalasin B). Imaging techniques and flow assisted cell sorting (FACS) were used to assess the cellular uptake of SLNs loaded with rhodamine 123 as a fluorescent probe. This study provided evidence that the cellular uptake of SLNs was energy-dependent, and the endocytosis of SLNs was mainly dependent on clathrin-mediated mechanisms. The establishment of entry mechanism of SLNs is of fundamental importance for future facilitation of SLNs as biological or drug carriers.
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- Rohan M Shah
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia
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- Immune Signalling Laboratory, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Australia; Cell Biology Laboratory, Center for Micro-Photonics, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia.
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Mayati A, Bruyere A, Moreau A, Jouan E, Denizot C, Parmentier Y, Fardel O. Protein Kinase C-Independent Inhibition of Organic Cation Transporter 1 Activity by the Bisindolylmaleimide Ro 31-8220. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144667. [PMID: 26657401 PMCID: PMC4675551 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Ro 31–8220 is a potent protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor belonging to the chemical class of bisindolylmaleimides (BIMs). Various PKC-independent effects of Ro 31–8220 have however been demonstrated, including inhibition of the ATP-binding cassette drug transporter breast cancer resistance protein. In the present study, we reported that the BIM also blocks activity of the solute carrier organic cation transporter (OCT) 1, involved in uptake of marketed drugs in the liver, in a PKC-independent manner. Ro 31–8220, in contrast to other pan-PKC inhibitors such as staurosporine and chelerythrine, was thus shown to cis-inhibit uptake of the reference OCT1 substrate tetraethylammonium in OCT1-transfected HEK293 cells in a concentration-dependent manner (IC50 = 0.18 μM) and without altering membrane expression of OCT1. This blockage of OCT1 was also observed in human hepatic HepaRG cells that constitutionally express OCT1. It likely occurred through a mixed mechanism of inhibition. Ro 31–8220 additionally trans-inhibited TEA uptake in OCT1-transfected HEK293 cells, which likely discards a transport of Ro 31–8220 by OCT1. Besides Ro 31–8220, 7 additional BIMs, including the PKC inhibitor LY 333531, inhibited OCT1 activity, whereas 4 other BIMs were without effect. In silico analysis of structure-activity relationships next revealed that various molecular descriptors, especially 3D-WHIM descriptors related to total size, correspond to key physico-chemical parameters for inhibition of OCT1 activity by BIMs. In addition to activity of OCT1, Ro 31–8220 inhibited those of other organic cation transporters such as multidrug and toxin extrusion protein (MATE) 1 and MATE2-K, whereas, by contrast, it stimulated that of OCT2. Taken together, these data extend the nature of cellular off-targets of the BIM Ro 31–8220 to OCT1 and other organic cation transporters, which has likely to be kept in mind when using Ro 31–8220 and other BIMs as PKC inhibitors in experimental or clinical studies.
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- Abdullah Mayati
- Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET), UMR INSERM U1085, Faculté de Pharmacie, 2 Avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35043, Rennes, France
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- Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET), UMR INSERM U1085, Faculté de Pharmacie, 2 Avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35043, Rennes, France
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- Centre de Pharmacocinétique, Technologie Servier, 25–27 rue Eugène Vignat, 45000, Orléans, France
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- Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET), UMR INSERM U1085, Faculté de Pharmacie, 2 Avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35043, Rennes, France
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- Centre de Pharmacocinétique, Technologie Servier, 25–27 rue Eugène Vignat, 45000, Orléans, France
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- Centre de Pharmacocinétique, Technologie Servier, 25–27 rue Eugène Vignat, 45000, Orléans, France
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- Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET), UMR INSERM U1085, Faculté de Pharmacie, 2 Avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35043, Rennes, France
- Pôle Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 2 rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35033, Rennes, France
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Testa A, Zanda M, Elmore CS, Sharma P. PET Tracers To Study Clinically Relevant Hepatic Transporters. Mol Pharm 2015; 12:2203-16. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Andrea Testa
- Kosterlitz
Centre for Therapeutics, School of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- Kosterlitz
Centre for Therapeutics, School of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, U.K
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- AstraZeneca R&D, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WG, U.K
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Fardel O, Le Vee M, Jouan E, Denizot C, Parmentier Y. Nature and uses of fluorescent dyes for drug transporter studies. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2015; 11:1233-51. [PMID: 26050735 DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2015.1053462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Drug transporters are now recognized as major players involved in pharmacokinetics and toxicology. Methods for assessing their activity are important to consider, particularly owing to regulatory requirements with respect to inhibition of drug transporter activity and prediction of drug-drug interactions. In this context, the use of fluorescent-dye-based transport assays is likely to deserve attention. AREAS COVERED This review provides an overview of the nature of fluorescent dye substrates for ATP-binding cassette and solute carrier drug transporters. Their use for investigating drug transporter activity in cultured cells and clinical hematological samples, drug transporter inhibition, drug transporter imaging and drug transport at the organ level are summarized. EXPERT OPINION A wide range of fluorescent dyes is now available for use in various aspects of drug transporter studies. The use of these dyes for transporter analyses may, however, be hampered by classic pitfalls of fluorescence technology, such as quenching. Transporter-independent processes such as passive diffusion of dyes through plasma membrane or dye sequestration into subcellular compartments must also be considered, as well as the redundant handling by various distinct transporters of some fluorescent probes. Finally, standardization of dye-based transport assays remains an important on-going issue.
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- Olivier Fardel
- Institut de Recherches en Santé, Environnement et Travail (IRSET) , UMR INSERM U1085, Faculté de Pharmacie, 2 Avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes , France
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Nicolussi S, Chicca A, Rau M, Rihs S, Soeberdt M, Abels C, Gertsch J. Correlating FAAH and anandamide cellular uptake inhibition using N-alkylcarbamate inhibitors: From ultrapotent to hyperpotent. Biochem Pharmacol 2014; 92:669-89. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2014.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Kawase A, Norikane S, Okada A, Adachi M, Kato Y, Iwaki M. Distinct alterations in ATP-binding cassette transporter expression in liver, kidney, small intestine, and brain in adjuvant-induced arthritic rats. J Pharm Sci 2014; 103:2556-64. [PMID: 24912442 DOI: 10.1002/jps.24043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2014] [Revised: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Pathophysiological changes of infection or inflammation are associated with alterations in the production of numerous absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion-related proteins. However, little information is available on the effects of inflammation on the expression levels and activities of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. We examined the effect of acute (on day 7) and chronic (on day 21) inflammation on the expression of ABC transporters in some major tissues in rat. Adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA) in rats was used as an animal model for inflammation. The mRNA levels of mdr1a and mdr1b encoding P-glycoprotein (P-gp) decreased significantly in livers of AA rats on day 21. Hepatic protein levels of P-gp, Mrp2, and Bcrp decreased significantly in membranes but not homogenates of AA rats after 7 days and after 21 days of treatment with adjuvant. Contrary to liver, protein levels of P-gp and Mrp2, but not Bcrp in kidney, increased significantly in membranes. The biliary excretion of rhodamine 123 was decreased in rats with chronic inflammation owing to decreases in efflux activities of P-gp. Our results showed that the expression of transporters in response to inflammation was organ dependent. In particular, hepatic and renal P-gp and Mrp2 exhibited opposite changes in membrane protein levels.
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- Atsushi Kawase
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Kinki University, Osaka, 577-8502, Japan
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Mo Y, Hou H, Li D, Liang Y, Chen D, Zhou Y. Mitochondrial protein targets of radiosensitisation by 1,8-dihydroxy-3-acetyl-6-methyl-9,10 anthraquinone on nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 738:133-41. [PMID: 24877689 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 05/01/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In our preliminary study, 1,8-dihydroxy-3-acetyl-6-methyl-9,10 anthraquinone (GXHSWAQ-1), synthesised according to the basic structure of emodin, exhibited a 1.58-fold radiosensitisation on nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE-1 cells. This study demonstrated that its radiosensitisation activity was achieved by altering the mitochondrial structure: swollen volume, fragmented crista, and decreasing transmembrane potential (P<0.01). Using isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) technology, 1396 proteins were identified, and the differentially expressed proteins were involved in metabolism, cell proliferation, angiogenesis, DNA repair process according to the biological process clustering results. Bioinformatic analysis showed that CDH1, RAC1, CDC42 proteins might be mostly mitochondrial targets in the radiosensitisation process. Western blotting analyses verified the differential expression of these proteins.
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- Yuanyuan Mo
- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021 China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021 China.
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- Guangxi Institute for Cancer Research, Nanning 530021, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021 China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021 China
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- Guangxi Institute for Cancer Research, Nanning 530021, China
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