Abstract
The activities of renal multispecific organic anion transporters (OATs) 1 and 3 have not been fully evaluated in human kidneys. In the present study, the uptake of some organic anions was characterized in kidney slices from human intact renal cortical tissues: hOAT1 and hOAT3 substrates [p-aminohippurate (PAH) and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate (2,4-D)] and hOAT3 substrates [benzylpenicillin (PCG), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), and estrone sulfate (ES)]. Despite large interbatch differences, hOAT1 and hOAT3 mRNA levels correlated well, and there was a good correlation between the uptake of PAH and PCG by kidney slices. The uptake of organic anions by kidney slices was saturable with Km values of 31 to 48 μM for PAH, 0.73 to 4.9 μM for 2,4-D, 14 to 90 μM for PCG, and 9.2 to 11 μM for ES. These parameters were comparable with those for hOAT1 and/or hOAT3. The uptake of DHEAS consists of two saturable components with Km values of 2.2 to 3.9 and 1300 μM, and the Km value of the high-affinity component was close to that for hOAT3. Furthermore, PAH more potently inhibited the uptake of 2,4-D than that of PCG and DHEAS. PCG had a weaker effect on the uptake of PAH and 2,4-D than expected from its Km value. Taken together, it is likely that the uptake of PAH and 2,4-D is due to OAT1, and the uptake of PCG and ES and part of DHEAS uptake are due to OAT3 in human kidney slices. Human kidney slices are useful tools for characterizing the renal uptake of drugs.
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This work was supported by Health and Labor Sciences Research Grants for Research on Regulatory Science of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (to Y.Su.), by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (number KAKENHI 18390046 to H.K.), and by a grant for the 21st Century Center of Excellence program “Strategic Approach to Drug Discovery and Development in Pharmaceutical Sciences” from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan (Monbukagakusho).
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Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at http://jpet.aspetjournals.org.
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doi:10.1124/jpet.106.113076.
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ABBREVIATIONS: OAT, organic anion transporter; PAH, p-aminohippurate; 2,4-D, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate; PCG, benzylpenicillin; DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; ES, estrone sulfate; KG, ketoglutarate; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
- Received August 27, 2006.
- Accepted January 23, 2007.
- The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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