PharmGKB summary: methotrexate pathway.
PharmGKB summary: methotrexate pathway.
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DOI:
10.1097/fpc.0b013e328343dd93
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发表时间:
2011-10
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Altman RB
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作者:
Mikkelsen TS;Thorn CF;Yang JJ;Ulrich CM;French D;Zaza G;Dunnenberger HM;Marsh S;McLeod HL;Giacomini K;Becker ML;Gaedigk R;Leeder JS;Kager L;Relling MV;Evans W;Klein TE;Altman RB
Methotrexate is a folate analog that is used in the treatment of cancers (eg acute lymphoblastic leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, osteosarcoma, and colon cancer) and autoimmune diseases (eg rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and psoriasis). In the treatment of autoimmune diseases, methotrexate is usually administrated orally or subcutaneously, whereas in the cancer treatment, it can be given orally, intramuscularly, as intrathecal injections, or as intravenous infusions (up to 12g/m2)[1–3]. The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of methotrexate show large interpatient variability regardless of the route of administration or disease being treated [4–6]. The goal of this study is to provide an introduction to methotrexate pharmacogenomics, showing the candidate genes in the PharmGKB methotrexate pathway (Fig. 1), important variants (Tables 1 and 2), discussing key knowledge, and pointing to more in-depth resources.The interindividual variability in methotrexate pharmacokinetics can be explained partially by genetic variations in membrane transporter proteins with an affinity for methotrexate [4, 89]. In the gastrointestinal tract, methotrexate is absorbed through active transport mediated by the reduced folate carrier (SLC19A1) and possibly also by the proton-coupled folate transporter SLC46A1 (HCP1, PCFT) at the apical membrane of enterocytes [90]. Furthermore, the bioavailability of methotrexate after oral dosing may be affected by ABC transporters, which can move methotrexate out of the enterocytes and back into the intestinal tract (ABCC2, ABCB1, and ABCG2) or into the blood (ABCC1 and ABCC3)[91–93]. Systemic clearance of methotrexate happens primarily through renal glomerular filtration and active secretion over the proximal tubular cells. Several renal transporter proteins have an affinity for methotrexate (SLC22A6, SLC22A8, SLC19A1,