Expression of Organic Cation Transporters OCT1 (SLC22A1) and OCT3 (SLC22A3) Is Affected by Genetic Factors and Cholestasis in Human Liver
Expression of Organic Cation Transporters OCT1 (SLC22A1) and OCT3 (SLC22A3) Is Affected by Genetic Factors and Cholestasis in Human Liver
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DOI:
10.1002/hep.23103
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发表时间:
2009-10-01
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13.5
通讯作者:
Schaeffeler, Elke
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作者:
Nies, Anne T.;Koepsell, Hermann;Schaeffeler, Elke
An important function of hepatocytes is the biotransformation and elimination of various drugs, many of which are organic cations and are taken up by organic cation transporters (OCTs) of the solute carrier family 22 (SLC22). Because interindividual variability of OCT expression may affect response to cationic drugs such as metformin, we systematically investigated genetic and nongenetic factors of OCT1/SLC22A1 and OCT3/SLC22A3 expression in human liver. OCT1 and OCT3 expression (messenger RNA [mRNA], protein) was analyzed in liver tissue samples from 150 Caucasian subjects. Hepatic OCTs were localized by way of immunofluorescence microscopy. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism microarray technology served to genotype 92 variants in the SLC22A1-A3/OCT1-3 gene duster. Transport of metformin by recombinant human OCT1 and OCT3 was compared using transfected cells. OM mRNA and protein expression varied 113- and 83-fold, respectively, OCT3 mRNA expression varied 27-fold. OCT1 transcript levels were on average 15-fold higher compared with OCT3. We localized the OCT3 protein to the basolateral hepatocyte membrane and identified metformin as an OCT3 substrate. OCT1 and OCT3 expression are independent of age and sex but were significantly reduced in liver donors diagnosed as cholestatic (P