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Xenobiotica
the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems
Volume 39, 2009 - Issue 2
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Research Article

Involvement of Mrp2/MRP2 in the species different excretion route of benzylpenicillin between rat and human

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Pages 171-181 | Received 22 Sep 2008, Accepted 21 Nov 2008, Published online: 01 Feb 2009
 

Abstract

  1. The purpose of this study was to investigate the involvement of rat Mrp2 and human MRP2 in benzylpenicillin transport using canalicular liver plasma membrane (cLPM) vesicles isolated from Sprague–Dawley or Easai hyperbilirubinemic (EHBR) rats, and MDCKII cells overexpressing MRP2.

  2. The adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent uptake of benzylpenicillin and oestradiol-17β-D-glucuronide (E217βG), a representative substrate for Mrp2, into EHBR–cLPM vesicles was decreased relative to that seen with control–cLPM vesicles, which may reflect the absence of Mrp2 in the EHBR. The ATP-dependent uptake of taurocholate, which is not a substrate for Mrp2, was similar in both control and EHBR–cLPM vesicles. The concentration dependence of ATP-dependent benzylpenicillin uptake was reflected in a Km of 44.0 μM and a Vmax of 508.4 pmol mg−1 min−1. Additional inhibition studies using E217βG and methotrexate as representative substrates for Mrp2/MRP2 demonstrated the involvement of rat Mrp2, but not human MRP2, in benzylpenicillin efflux. Benzylpenicillin appears not to be a substrate for or inhibitor of other human efflux transporters such as MDR1, MRP1, MRP3, or BCRP.

  3. In conclusion, rat Mrp2, but not human MRP2, plays an important role in ATP-dependent benzylpenicillin uptake in the bile canalicular membrane, which may explain why biliary excretion of benzylpenicillin is high in the rat but negligible in humans.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the grant from Inje University, 2007.

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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