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Ciarimboli G. Regulation Mechanisms of Expression and Function of Organic Cation Transporter 1. Front Pharmacol 2021; 11:607613. [PMID: 33732143 PMCID: PMC7959823 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.607613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) belongs together with OCT2 and OCT3 to the solute carrier family 22 (SLC22). OCTs are involved in the movement of organic cations through the plasma membrane. In humans, OCT1 is mainly expressed in the sinusoidal membrane of hepatocytes, while in rodents, OCT1 is strongly represented also in the basolateral membrane of renal proximal tubule cells. Considering that organic cations of endogenous origin are important neurotransmitters and that those of exogenous origin are important drugs, these transporters have significant physiological and pharmacological implications. Because of the high expression of OCTs in excretory organs, their activity has the potential to significantly impact not only local but also systemic concentration of their substrates. Even though many aspects governing OCT function, interaction with substrates, and pharmacological role have been extensively investigated, less is known about regulation of OCTs. Possible mechanisms of regulation include genetic and epigenetic modifications, rapid regulation processes induced by kinases, regulation caused by protein–protein interaction, and long-term regulation induced by specific metabolic and pathological situations. In this mini-review, the known regulatory processes of OCT1 expression and function obtained from in vitro and in vivo studies are summarized. Further research should be addressed to integrate this knowledge to known aspects of OCT1 physiology and pharmacology.
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- Giuliano Ciarimboli
- Experimental Nephrology, Medicine Clinic D, Münster University Hospital, Münster, Germany
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Kawase A, Chuma T, Irie K, Kazaoka A, Kakuno A, Matsuda N, Shimada H, Iwaki M. Increased penetration of diphenhydramine in brain via proton-coupled organic cation antiporter in rats with lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation. Brain Behav Immun Health 2020; 10:100188. [PMID: 34589723 PMCID: PMC8474606 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Uptake transporters in brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) are involved in the penetration of basic (cationic) drugs such as diphenhydramine (DPHM) into the brain. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation alters the expression levels and activities of uptake transporters, which change the penetration of DPHM into the brain. A brain microdialysis study showed that the unbound brain-to-plasma partition coefficient (Kp,uu,brain) for DPHM in LPS rats was approximately two times higher than that in control rats. The transcellular transport of DPHM to BMECs was increased when BMECs were cultured with serum from LPS rats. Compared with control rats or BMECs, the brain uptake of DPHM in LPS rats was increased and the intracellular accumulation of DPHM was increased under a high intracellular pH in BMECs from LPS rats, respectively. Treatment of BMECs with transporter inhibitors or inflammatory cytokines had little impact on the intracellular accumulation of DPHM in BMECs. This study suggests that LPS-induced inflammation promotes unidentified proton-coupled organic cation (H+/OC) antiporters that improve the penetration of DPHM into rat brain via the blood-brain barrier. The unbound brain-to-plasma partition coefficient for diphenhydramine (DPHM) was increased in lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in rats. The uptake of DPHM to brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) was promoted by treatments of serum from rats with inflammation. Treatment of BMECs with transporter inhibitors or inflammatory cytokines had little impact on the intracellular accumulation of DPHM in BMECs. LPS-induced inflammation promotes unidentified proton-coupled organic cation antiporters that improve the brain penetration of DPHM.
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- Atsushi Kawase
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
- Corresponding author. 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka, 577-8502, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
- Pharmaceutical Research and Technology Institute, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
- Antiaging Center, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan
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PPARα-Dependent Modulation by Metformin of the Expression of OCT-2 and MATE-1 in the Kidney of Mice. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25020392. [PMID: 31963528 PMCID: PMC7024194 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25020392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Metformin is the first-line drug for type 2 diabetes mellitus control. It is established that this drug traffics through OCT-2 and MATE-1 transporters in kidney tubular cells and is excreted in its unaltered form in the urine. Hereby, we provide evidence that points towards the metformin-dependent upregulation of OCT-2 and MATE-1 in the kidney via the transcription factor proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα). Treatment of wild type mice with metformin led to the upregulation of the expression of OCT-2 and MATE-1 by 34% and 157%, respectively. An analysis in a kidney tubular cell line revealed that metformin upregulated PPARα and OCT-2 expression by 37% and 299% respectively. MK-886, a PPARα antagonist, abrogated the OCT-2 upregulation by metformin and reduced MATE-1 expression. Conversely, gemfibrozil, an agonist of PPARα, elicited the increase of PPARα, OCT-2, and MATE-1 expression by 115%, 144%, and 376%, respectively. PPARα knockout mice failed to upregulate both the expression of OCT-2 and MATE-1 in the kidney upon metformin treatment, supporting the PPARα-dependent metformin upregulation of the transporters in this organ. Taken together, our data sheds light on the metformin-induced mechanism of transporter modulation in the kidney, via PPARα, and this effect may have implications for drug safety and efficacy.
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Brosseau N, Ramotar D. The human organic cation transporter OCT1 and its role as a target for drug responses. Drug Metab Rev 2019; 51:389-407. [PMID: 31564168 DOI: 10.1080/03602532.2019.1670204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The human organic cation uptake transporter OCT1, encoded by the SLC22A1 gene, is highly expressed in the liver and reported to possess a broad substrate specificity. OCT1 operates by facilitated diffusion and allows the entry of nutrients into cells. Recent findings revealed that OCT1 can mediate the uptake of drugs for treating various diseases such as cancers. The levels of OCT1 expression correlate with the responses towards many drugs and functionally defective OCT1 lead to drug resistance. It has been recently proposed that OCT1 should be amongst the crucial drug targets used for pharmacogenomic analyses. Several single nucleotide polymorphisms exist and are distributed across the entire OCT1 gene. While there are differences in the OCT1 gene polymorphisms between populations, there are at least five variants that warrant consideration in any genetic screen. To date, and despite two decades of research into OCT1 functional role, it still remains uncertain what are the define substrates for this uptake transporter, although studies from mice revealed that one of the substrates is vitamin B1. It is also unclear how OCT1 recognizes a broad array of ligands and whether this involves specific modifications and interactions with other proteins. In this review, we highlight the current findings related to OCT1 with the aim of propelling further studies on this key uptake transporter.
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- Nicolas Brosseau
- Department of Medicine, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Research Center, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Research Center, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Xue Y, Ma C, Hanna I, Pan G. Intestinal Transporter-Associated Drug Absorption and Toxicity. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1141:361-405. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-7647-4_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Wang J, Lu L, Kok CH, Saunders VA, Goyne JM, Dang P, Leclercq TM, Hughes TP, White DL. Increased peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ activity reduces imatinib uptake and efficacy in chronic myeloid leukemia mononuclear cells. Haematologica 2017; 102:843-853. [PMID: 28154092 PMCID: PMC5477603 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2016.153270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Imatinib is actively transported by organic cation transporter-1 (OCT-1) influx transporter, and low OCT-1 activity in diagnostic chronic myeloid leukemia blood mononuclear cells is significantly associated with poor molecular response to imatinib. Herein we report that, in diagnostic chronic myeloid leukemia mononuclear cells and BCR-ABL1+ cell lines, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonists (GW1929, rosiglitazone, pioglitazone) significantly decrease OCT-1 activity; conversely, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ antagonists (GW9662, T0070907) increase OCT-1 activity. Importantly, these effects can lead to corresponding changes in sensitivity to BCR-ABL kinase inhibition. Results were confirmed in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ-transduced K562 cells. Furthermore, we identified a strong negative correlation between OCT-1 activity and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ transcriptional activity in diagnostic chronic myeloid leukemia patients (n=84; P<0.0001), suggesting that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ activation has a negative impact on the intracellular uptake of imatinib and consequent BCR-ABL kinase inhibition. The inter-patient variability of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ activation likely accounts for the heterogeneity observed in patient OCT-1 activity at diagnosis. Recently, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonist pioglitazone was reported to act synergistically with imatinib, targeting the residual chronic myeloid leukemia stem cell pool. Our findings suggest that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ ligands have differential effects on circulating mononuclear cells compared to stem cells. Since the effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ activation on imatinib uptake in mononuclear cells may counteract the clinical benefit of this activation in stem cells, caution should be applied when combining these therapies, especially in patients with high peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ transcriptional activity.
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- Jueqiong Wang
- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia
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- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia
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- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia
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- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia
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- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia.,Department of Haematology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, Australia.,Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group, Melbourne, Australia
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- Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia .,School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Australia.,Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group, Melbourne, Australia
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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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Staiger H, Schaeffeler E, Schwab M, Häring HU. Pharmacogenetics: Implications for Modern Type 2 Diabetes Therapy. Rev Diabet Stud 2016; 12:363-76. [PMID: 27111121 DOI: 10.1900/rds.2015.12.363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Many clinical treatment studies have reported remarkable interindividual variability in the response to pharmaceutical drugs, and uncovered the existence of inadequate treatment response, non-response, and even adverse drug reactions. Pharmacogenetics addresses the impact of genetic variants on treatment outcome including side-effects. In recent years, it has also entered the field of clinical diabetes research. In modern type 2 diabetes therapy, metformin is established as first-line drug. The latest pharmaceutical developments, including incretin mimetics, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (gliptins), and sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (gliflozins), are currently experiencing a marked increase in clinical use, while the prescriptions of α-glucosidase inhibitors, sulfonylureas, meglitinides (glinides), and thiazolidinediones (glitazones) are declining, predominantly because of reported side-effects. This review summarizes the current knowledge about gene-drug interactions observed in therapy studies with the above drugs. We report drug interactions with candidate genes involved in the pharmacokinetics (e.g., drug transporters) and pharmacodynamics (drug targets and downstream signaling steps) of the drugs, with known type 2 diabetes risk genes and previously unknown genes derived from hypothesis-free approaches such as genome-wide association studies. Moreover, some new and promising candidate genes for future pharmacogenetic assessment are highlighted. Finally, we critically appraise the current state of type 2 diabetes pharmacogenetics in the light of its impact on therapeutic decisions, and we refer to major problems, and make suggestions for future efforts in this field to help improve the clinical relevance of the results, and to establish genetically determined treatment failure.
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- Harald Staiger
- Interfaculty Centre for Pharmacogenomics and Pharma Research at the University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Centre for Pharmacogenomics and Pharma Research at the University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Centre for Pharmacogenomics and Pharma Research at the University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Interfaculty Centre for Pharmacogenomics and Pharma Research at the University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Watkins DB, Hughes TP, White DL. OCT1 and imatinib transport in CML: is it clinically relevant? Leukemia 2015; 29:1960-9. [PMID: 26122430 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2015.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Imatinib is a highly effective therapy for chronic phase-chronic myeloid leukaemia (CP-CML) patients; however, responses to frontline imatinib are variable. The human organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1; SLC22A1) has been reported to be the main influx transporter involved in imatinib uptake into CML cells. Furthermore, variation in the efficiency of imatinib influx via OCT1 has been demonstrated to result in the inter-patient variation observed in primary response to imatinib. Although studies have questioned the role of OCT1 in imatinib influx, these have been largely performed in non-clinical settings. Measuring both OCT1 mRNA levels and the functional activity of OCT1 in primary leukaemic cells has been demonstrated to predict molecular response and outcome in imatinib-treated CP-CML patients in several independent studies. Here, the role of OCT1 and OCT1 genetic variants in imatinib uptake and response prediction is summarised and data generated from model systems assessing the role of OCT1 in imatinib transport is discussed.
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- D B Watkins
- Leukaemia Research Group, Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Leukaemia Research Group, Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Department of Haematology, SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Leukaemia Research Group, Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Discipline of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Christensen MMH, Højlund K, Hother-Nielsen O, Stage TB, Damkier P, Beck-Nielsen H, Brøsen K. Steady-state pharmacokinetics of metformin is independent of the OCT1 genotype in healthy volunteers. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2015; 71:691-697. [PMID: 25939711 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-015-1853-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of the study was to determine the steady-state pharmacokinetics of metformin in healthy volunteers with different numbers of reduced-function alleles in the organic cation transporter 1 gene (OCT1). METHODS The study was conducted as part of a randomized cross-over trial. Thirty-four healthy volunteers with known OCT1 genotypes (12 with two wild-type alleles, 13 with one and 9 with two reduced-function alleles) were included. In one of the study periods, they were titrated to steady-state with 1 g metformin twice daily. RESULTS Neither AUC(0-12), C(max) nor Cl(renal) were statistically significantly affected by the number of reduced-function alleles (0, 1 or 2) in OCT1: (AUC(0-12): 0, 1, 2: 14, 13 and 14 h ng/L (P = 0.61)); (C(max): 0, 1, 2: 2192, 1934 and 2233 ng/mL, (P = 0.26)) and (Cl(renal): 0, 1, 2: 31, 28 and 30 L/h (P = 0.57)) CONCLUSIONS: In a cohort of healthy volunteers, we found no impact of different OCT1 genotypes on metformin steady-state pharmacokinetics.
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- Mette Marie Hougaard Christensen
- Department of Public Health, Clinical Pharmacology, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsloews Vej 19, 5000, Odense, Denmark.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Clinical Pharmacology, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsloews Vej 19, 5000, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Clinical Pharmacology, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsloews Vej 19, 5000, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Clinical Pharmacology, University of Southern Denmark, J.B. Winsloews Vej 19, 5000, Odense, Denmark
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Kohjima M, Enjoji M, Yada R, Yoshimoto T, Nakamura T, Fukuizumi K, Fukushima N, Murata Y, Nakashima M, Kato M, Kotoh K, Shirabe K, Maehara Y, Nakajima A, Nozaki Y, Honda A, Matsuzaki Y, Nakamuta M. Pathophysiological analysis of primary biliary cirrhosis focusing on choline/phospholipid metabolism. Liver Int 2015; 35:1095-102. [PMID: 24620780 DOI: 10.1111/liv.12526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Injury to biliary epithelial cells caused by disorders in bile composition may be the initial step in the pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). We therefore examined choline/phospholipid metabolism in livers of patients with PBC. METHODS Hepatic levels of mRNA encoded by choline metabolism-related genes in early stage PBC patients were quantified by real-time RT-PCR. Serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations in each lipoprotein compartment and serum/tissue choline levels were also measured. OCT1 expression was quantified by genotype (rs683369 and rs622342). RESULTS Serum choline concentrations were significantly higher in PBC patients than in normal individuals, with the concentrations in the former lowered by treatment with fibrates. Hepatic choline levels were markedly lower in PBC patients than in controls. The levels of expression of genes associated with choline uptake (OCT1 and CTL1), phosphatidylcholine synthesis (PEMT and BHMT), and phosphatidylcholine transport (MDR3) were significantly upregulated in PBC compared with control livers. Serum cholesterol concentrations and the cholesterol/triglyceride ratio in serum very low density lipoprotein were markedly higher in PBC patients than in controls. In PBC liver, OCT1 protein levels were lower in patients with minor (CG/GG at rs683369 and/or CC at rs622342) than major (CC at rs683369 and AA at rs622342) genotypes of the OCT1 gene. CONCLUSION During early stage PBC, hepatocellular choline uptake and PC synthesis become dysregulated. OCT1 genotypes may influence the pathogenesis of PBC.
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- Motoyuki Kohjima
- Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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Goswami S, Yee SW, Stocker S, Mosley JD, Kubo M, Castro R, Mefford JA, Wen C, Liang X, Witte J, Brett C, Maeda S, Simpson MD, Hedderson MM, Davis RL, Roden DM, Giacomini KM, Savic RM. Genetic variants in transcription factors are associated with the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of metformin. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2014; 96:370-9. [PMID: 24853734 PMCID: PMC4171106 DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2014.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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One-third of type 2 diabetes patients do not respond to metformin. Genetic variants in metformin transporters have been extensively studied as a likely contributor to this high failure rate. Here, we investigate, for the first time, the effect of genetic variants in transcription factors on metformin pharmacokinetics (PK) and response. Overall, 546 patients and healthy volunteers contributed their genome-wide, pharmacokinetic (235 subjects), and HbA1c data (440 patients) for this analysis. Five variants in specificity protein 1 (SP1), a transcription factor that modulates the expression of metformin transporters, were associated with changes in treatment HbA1c (P < 0.01) and metformin secretory clearance (P < 0.05). Population pharmacokinetic modeling further confirmed a 24% reduction in apparent clearance in homozygous carriers of one such variant, rs784888. Genetic variants in other transcription factors, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α and hepatocyte nuclear factor 4-α, were significantly associated with HbA1c change only. Overall, our study highlights the importance of genetic variants in transcription factors as modulators of metformin PK and response.
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- S Goswami
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Center of Genomic Medicine, RIKEN, Yokohama City, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center of Genomic Medicine, RIKEN, Yokohama City, Japan
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- Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA
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- Center for Health Research Southeast, Kaiser Permanente Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Cho SK, Oh H, Hong SH, Park MS, Chung JY. Pregnane X Receptor agonist Increases the Expression Levels of the Plasma Membrane Monoamine Transporter. Transl Clin Pharmacol 2014. [DOI: 10.12793/tcp.2014.22.1.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Sung Kweon Cho
- Department of Pharmacology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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- Clinical Trial Center, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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- Clinical Trial Center, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Korea
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Wang L, Giannoudis A, Austin G, Clark RE. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor activation increases imatinib uptake and killing of chronic myeloid leukemia cells. Exp Hematol 2012; 40:811-9.e2. [PMID: 22677017 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2012.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2012] [Revised: 05/08/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Low pretreatment expression of the imatinib uptake transporter human organic cation transporter 1 (hOCT1) is associated with inferior complete cytogenetic response rates, progression-free survival, and overall survival in imatinib-treated chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Upregulation of hOCT1 can therefore increase the uptake of imatinib. The hOCT1 gene is transactivated by hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α in human liver, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) α and γ activation increases OCT1 expression in mouse hepatocytes. Here we report that no isoform of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α is expressed in CML lines or in CML primary cells. In contrast, both PPARα and γ were expressed in all CML cell lines and primary cells studied. PPARα agonist treatment increased imatinib killing of CML KCL22 cells and primitive CD34(+) cells, and also upregulates hOCT1 gene expression and increases imatinib uptake into KCL22 cells and primary cells. PPARα agonists might potentially be of clinical use in CML patients failing imatinib.
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- Lihui Wang
- Section of Haematology, Department of Molecular and Cancer Medicine, the University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Asavapanumas N, Kittayaruksakul S, Meetam P, Muanprasat C, Chatsudthipong V, Soodvilai S. Fenofibrate down-regulates renal OCT2-mediated organic cation transport via PPARα-independent pathways. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2012; 27:513-9. [PMID: 22473497 DOI: 10.2133/dmpk.dmpk-11-rg-123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fibrate drugs, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) agonists, are widely prescribed for the treatment of hyperlipidemia. The present study examined the effect of fibrate drugs on renal OCT2 activity in a heterologous cell system [Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1) cells stably transfected with rabbit (rb) OCT2], LLC-PK1, and intact mouse renal cortical slices. We found that both in the CHO-K1 cells expressing rbOCT2 and in LLC-PK1 cells, fenofibrate significantly inhibited [³H]-MPP⁺ uptake whereas clofibrate and WY14643 had no effect. Surprisingly, the inhibitory effect of fenofibrate was not attenuated by GW6471, a PPARα antagonist, indicating that the inhibitory process observed was via a PPARα-independent pathway. Fenofibrate decreased [³H]-MPP⁺ uptakes through a reduction of the maximal transport (J(max)) but without effect on the transporter affinity (K(t)) corresponding to a decrease in membrane expression of OCT2. Since the inhibitory effect of fenofibrate was not prevented by pretreatment with cycloheximide, its inhibitory action did not involve an inhibition of protein synthesis. Similar to the effect seen in the cell-cultured system, the inhibitory effect of fenofibrate was also observed in intact renal cortical slices. Taken together, our data showed that fenofibrate decreased the activity of OCT2 by reducing the number of functional transporters on the membrane, which is likely to be a PPARα-independent pathway.
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- Nithi Asavapanumas
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Gallou-Kabani C, Gabory A, Tost J, Karimi M, Mayeur S, Lesage J, Boudadi E, Gross MS, Taurelle J, Vigé A, Breton C, Reusens B, Remacle C, Vieau D, Ekström TJ, Jais JP, Junien C. Sex- and diet-specific changes of imprinted gene expression and DNA methylation in mouse placenta under a high-fat diet. PLoS One 2010; 5:e14398. [PMID: 21200436 PMCID: PMC3006175 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Changes in imprinted gene dosage in the placenta may compromise the prenatal control of nutritional resources. Indeed monoallelic behaviour and sensitivity to changes in regional epigenetic state render imprinted genes both vulnerable and adaptable. METHODS AND FINDINGS We investigated whether a high-fat diet (HFD) during pregnancy modified the expression of imprinted genes and local and global DNA methylation patterns in the placenta. Pregnant mice were fed a HFD or a control diet (CD) during the first 15 days of gestation. We compared gene expression patterns in total placenta homogenates, for male and female offspring, by the RT-qPCR analysis of 20 imprinted genes. Sexual dimorphism and sensitivity to diet were observed for nine genes from four clusters on chromosomes 6, 7, 12 and 17. As assessed by in situ hybridization, these changes were not due to variation in the proportions of the placental layers. Bisulphite-sequencing analysis of 30 CpGs within the differentially methylated region (DMR) of the chromosome 17 cluster revealed sex- and diet-specific differential methylation of individual CpGs in two conspicuous subregions. Bioinformatic analysis suggested that these differentially methylated CpGs might lie within recognition elements or binding sites for transcription factors or factors involved in chromatin remodelling. Placental global DNA methylation, as assessed by the LUMA technique, was also sexually dimorphic on the CD, with lower methylation levels in male than in female placentae. The HFD led to global DNA hypomethylation only in female placenta. Bisulphite pyrosequencing showed that neither B1 nor LINE repetitive elements could account for these differences in DNA methylation. CONCLUSIONS A HFD during gestation triggers sex-specific epigenetic alterations within CpG and throughout the genome, together with the deregulation of clusters of imprinted genes important in the control of many cellular, metabolic and physiological functions potentially involved in adaptation and/or evolution. These findings highlight the importance of studying both sexes in epidemiological protocols and dietary interventions.
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- Catherine Gallou-Kabani
- Inserm, AP-HP, Université Paris-Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, U781, Paris, France
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- Inserm, AP-HP, Université Paris-Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, U781, Paris, France
- INRA, UMR1198, UMR INRA/ENV Maisons-Alfort/CNRS: Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, (ENV Maisons-Alfort; CNRS), Physiologie Animale et Systèmes d'Elevage, Centre de recherche de Jouy-en-Josas, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Laboratoire d'Epigénétique, CEA - Institut de Génomique, Centre National de Génotypage, Evry, France
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- Laboratory for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unité Environnement Périnatal et Croissance, EA 4489, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Unité Environnement Périnatal et Croissance, EA 4489, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Inserm, AP-HP, Université Paris-Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, U781, Paris, France
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- Inserm, AP-HP, Université Paris-Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, U781, Paris, France
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- Inserm, AP-HP, Université Paris-Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, U781, Paris, France
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- Inserm, AP-HP, Université Paris-Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, U781, Paris, France
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- Unité Environnement Périnatal et Croissance, EA 4489, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Life Sciences, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Life Sciences, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Unité Environnement Périnatal et Croissance, EA 4489, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Laboratory for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Inserm, AP-HP, Université Paris-Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, U781, Paris, France
- INRA, UMR1198, UMR INRA/ENV Maisons-Alfort/CNRS: Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, (ENV Maisons-Alfort; CNRS), Physiologie Animale et Systèmes d'Elevage, Centre de recherche de Jouy-en-Josas, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Jang EH, Kim HK, Park CS, Kang JH. Increased expression of hepatic organic cation transporter 1 and hepatic distribution of metformin in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2010; 25:392-7. [PMID: 20814161 DOI: 10.2133/dmpk.dmpk-10-nt-010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Although the effect of obesity on drug disposition remains an important issue for clinicians, little is known about the effects of obesity on organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) expression and activity. Here, we show that hepatic OCT1 expression was higher in mice fed a high-fat (HF) diet for 19 weeks compared with mice fed a control diet. Since HF diet-induced obese mice exhibited elevation of plasma proinflammatory cytokines, leptin, and insulin levels, we evaluated the effect of leptin, insulin, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) on OCT1 mRNA expression in HepG2 cells. Both leptin and insulin significantly increased OCT1 mRNA expression in HepG2 cells, but TNF-alpha did not. This finding was consistent with in vivo results. Using the OCT1 substrate metformin, we further measured the extent of hepatic uptake of metformin in obese and lean mice using the ratio of hepatic concentration to plasma concentration of metformin at 1 h after administration. The hepatic uptake of metformin was significantly higher in mice fed a HF diet compared with lean mice. In conclusion, our results suggest, at least in part, that obesity might have an effect on the absorption or distribution pharmacokinetics of metformin through an increase in hepatic OCT1 expression.
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- Eun-Hee Jang
- Department of Pharmacology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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1. Organic cation transporters (OCTs) translocate endogenous (e.g. dopamine) and exogenous (e.g. drugs) substances of cationic nature and, therefore, play an important role in the detoxification of exogenous compounds. This review aims to furnish essential information on OCTs, with an emphasis on pharmacological aspects. 2. Analysis of the literature on OCTs makes clear that there is a species- and organ-specific distribution of the different isoforms, which can also be differentially regulated. OCTs are responsible for the excretion and/or distribution of many drugs and also for serious tissue-specific side-effects such as cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. The presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms in these transporters significantly influences the response of patients to medication, as demonstrated for the antidiabetic drug metformin. 3. A substantial amount of research has to be undertaken to clarify further the OCT structure-function relationships specifically to define the role of oligomerization on their activity and regulation, to identify intracellular interaction partners of OCTs, and to characterize their pharmacogenetic aspects.
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- G Ciarimboli
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik D, Experimentelle Nephrologie, Universitatsklinikum Munster, Germany.
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Choi MK, Song IS. Organic Cation Transporters and their Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Consequences. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2008; 23:243-53. [DOI: 10.2133/dmpk.23.243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Maeda T, Oyabu M, Yotsumoto T, Higashi R, Nagata K, Yamazoe Y, Tamai I. Effect of Pregnane X Receptor Ligand on Pharmacokinetics of Substrates of Organic Cation Transporter Oct1 in Rats. Drug Metab Dispos 2007; 35:1580-6. [PMID: 17553914 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.107.015842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Because rat organic cation transporter 1 (Oct1, SLC22a1) is expressed mainly in the liver and mediates drug transport, its activity may determine the hepatic handling of cationic drugs. Here, we studied the regulation mechanism of the expression of Oct1, focusing on the nuclear receptors. In vitro studies using cultured hepatocytes indicated that expression of Oct1 was up-regulated by treatment with pregnenolone-16 alpha-carbonitrile (PCN) and by overexpression of rat pregnane X receptor (PXR). In addition, isolated rat hepatocytes exhibited an increase of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)) uptake on treatment with PCN. When rats were subcutaneously administered PCN, an increase of biliary excretion clearance and distribution volume was observed for drugs such as MPP(+), metformin, and tetraethylammonium, although the effects on pharmacokinetic parameters were variable among the tested drugs. In addition, the expression of Oct2 in kidney was increased by treatment with PCN. Thus, PXR ligands appear to regulate the expression of organic cation transporters in rats and thereby to influence the pharmacokinetic properties of cationic drugs. Because PXR ligands include various clinically used drugs, alterations of hepatic drug handling may arise from interactions between cationic drugs that are substrates of Oct1 and ligands of PXR.
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- Tomoji Maeda
- Department of Membrane Transport and Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamasaki, Noda, Chiba, 278-8510, Japan
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Koepsell H, Lips K, Volk C. Polyspecific organic cation transporters: structure, function, physiological roles, and biopharmaceutical implications. Pharm Res 2007. [PMID: 17473959 DOI: 10.1007/s11095‐007‐9254‐z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The body is equipped with broad-specificity transporters for the excretion and distribution of endogeneous organic cations and for the uptake, elimination and distribution of cationic drugs, toxins and environmental waste products. This group of transporters consists of the electrogenic cation transporters OCT1-3 (SLC22A1-3), the cation and carnitine transporters OCTN1 (SLC22A4), OCTN2 (SLC22A5) and OCT6 (SLC22A16), and the proton/cation antiporters MATE1, MATE2-K and MATE2-B. The transporters show broadly overlapping sites of expression in many tissues such as small intestine, liver, kidney, heart, skeletal muscle, placenta, lung, brain, cells of the immune system, and tumors. In epithelial cells they may be located in the basolateral or luminal membranes. Transcellular cation movement in small intestine, kidney and liver is mediated by the combined action of electrogenic OCT-type uptake systems and MATE-type efflux transporters that operate as cation/proton antiporters. Recent data showed that OCT-type transporters participate in the regulation of extracellular concentrations of neurotransmitters in brain, mediate the release of acetylcholine in non-neuronal cholinergic reactions, and are critically involved in the regulation of histamine release from basophils. The recent identification of polymorphisms in human OCTs and OCTNs allows the identification of patients with an increased risk for adverse drug reactions. Transport studies with expressed OCTs will help to optimize pharmacokinetics during development of new drugs.
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- Hermann Koepsell
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.
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Koepsell H, Lips K, Volk C. Polyspecific organic cation transporters: structure, function, physiological roles, and biopharmaceutical implications. Pharm Res 2007; 24:1227-51. [PMID: 17473959 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-007-9254-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 745] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 01/26/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The body is equipped with broad-specificity transporters for the excretion and distribution of endogeneous organic cations and for the uptake, elimination and distribution of cationic drugs, toxins and environmental waste products. This group of transporters consists of the electrogenic cation transporters OCT1-3 (SLC22A1-3), the cation and carnitine transporters OCTN1 (SLC22A4), OCTN2 (SLC22A5) and OCT6 (SLC22A16), and the proton/cation antiporters MATE1, MATE2-K and MATE2-B. The transporters show broadly overlapping sites of expression in many tissues such as small intestine, liver, kidney, heart, skeletal muscle, placenta, lung, brain, cells of the immune system, and tumors. In epithelial cells they may be located in the basolateral or luminal membranes. Transcellular cation movement in small intestine, kidney and liver is mediated by the combined action of electrogenic OCT-type uptake systems and MATE-type efflux transporters that operate as cation/proton antiporters. Recent data showed that OCT-type transporters participate in the regulation of extracellular concentrations of neurotransmitters in brain, mediate the release of acetylcholine in non-neuronal cholinergic reactions, and are critically involved in the regulation of histamine release from basophils. The recent identification of polymorphisms in human OCTs and OCTNs allows the identification of patients with an increased risk for adverse drug reactions. Transport studies with expressed OCTs will help to optimize pharmacokinetics during development of new drugs.
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- Hermann Koepsell
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Germany.
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Terada T, Inui KI. Gene expression and regulation of drug transporters in the intestine and kidney. Biochem Pharmacol 2007; 73:440-9. [PMID: 17137557 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2006.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2006] [Revised: 10/06/2006] [Accepted: 10/09/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Intestinal absorption and renal secretion of ionic drugs are controlled by a number of drug transporters expressed at the brush-border and basolateral membranes of epithelial cells. Over the last several years, considerable progress has been made regarding the molecular identification and functional characterization of drug transporters. Under some physiological and pathophysiological conditions, the expression and transport activity of drug transporters are changed, affecting the pharmacokinetics of substrate drugs. The regulation of transport activity in response to endogenous and exogenous signals can occur at various levels such as transcription, mRNA stability, translation, and posttranslational modification. Transcriptional regulation is of particular interest, because changes in transport activity are dynamically regulated by increases or decreases in levels of mRNA expression. The tissue-specific expression of drug transporters is also under transcriptional control, and recent studies using clinical samples from human tissues have revealed the expression profiles of drug transporters in the human body. The purpose of this research updates is to review the recent progress in the study of the gene expression and regulation of intestinal and renal drug transporters.
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- Tomohiro Terada
- Department of Pharmacy, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Li H, Gao Y, Grobe JL, Raizada MK, Katovich MJ, Sumners C. Potentiation of the antihypertensive action of losartan by peripheral overexpression of the ANG II type 2 receptor. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2006; 292:H727-35. [PMID: 17085538 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00938.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Our previous studies demonstrated that peripheral overexpression of angiotensin II (ANG II) type 2 receptors (AT(2)R) prevents hypertension-induced cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling without altering high blood pressure. This, coupled with the observations that AT(2)R play a role in the antihypertensive actions of ANG II type 1 receptor (AT(1)R) blockers (ARBs), led us to propose that peripheral overexpression of AT(2)R would improve the antihypertensive action of losartan (Los) in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats made hypertensive via chronic infusion of ANG II. Here we utilized adenoviral vector-mediated AT(2)R gene transfer to test this hypothesis. A single intracardiac injection of adenoviral vector containing genomic AT(2)R (G-AT(2)R) DNA and enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) gene controlled by cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoters (Ad-G-AT(2)R-EGFP; 5 x 10(9) infectious units) into adult SD rats produced robust AT(2)R overexpression in cardiovascular tissues (kidney, lung, heart, aorta, mesenteric artery, and renal artery) that persisted for 3-5 days postinjection. By 7 days post viral injection, the overexpressed AT(2)R are reduced toward basal values in certain tissues (lung, kidney, and heart) and are undetectable in others (kidney and blood vessels). In two separate protocols, we demonstrated that the hypotensive effect of Los (0.125, 0.5, and 1.0 mg/kg iv) was significantly greater in the AT(2)R-overexpressing animals (-40.7 +/- 4.3, -41.8 +/- 4.8, and -48.1 +/- 2.6 mmHg, respectively) compared with control vector (Ad-CMV-EGFP)-treated rats (-12.4 +/- 2.2, -20.2 +/- 3.4, and -27.3 +/- 3.4 mmHg, respectively). These results provide support for a depressor role of AT(2)R and the proposal that combined AT(2)R agonist and ARB treatment may be an improved therapeutic strategy for controlling hypertension.
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MESH Headings
- Adenoviridae/genetics
- Angiotensin II/metabolism
- Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers/pharmacology
- Animals
- Antihypertensive Agents/pharmacology
- Blood Pressure/drug effects
- Cardiovascular System/drug effects
- Cardiovascular System/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Fibroblasts/metabolism
- Genetic Vectors
- Hypertension/chemically induced
- Hypertension/drug therapy
- Hypertension/metabolism
- Hypertension/physiopathology
- Imidazoles/pharmacology
- Losartan/pharmacology
- Male
- Myocardium/cytology
- Myocardium/metabolism
- Pyridines/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/biosynthesis
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/drug effects
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/genetics
- Time Factors
- Transduction, Genetic
- Up-Regulation
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- Hongwei Li
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0274, USA
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