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XB-ART-48577
Pharm Res 2014 Aug 01;318:2035-43. doi: 10.1007/s11095-014-1305-7.
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Substrate- and dose-dependent drug interactions with grapefruit juice caused by multiple binding sites on OATP2B1.

Shirasaka Y , Mori T , Murata Y , Nakanishi T , Tamai I .


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OATP2B1-mediated grapefruit juice (GFJ)-drug interactions are substrate-dependent; for example, GFJ ingestion significantly reduces bioavailability of fexofenadine, but not pravastatin. In the present study, we aimed to establish whether this observation can be explained by the presence of multiple binding sites (MBS) on OATP2B1. OATP2B1-mediated drug uptake was evaluated using a Xenopus oocyte expression system. Drug concentration was quantified by LC/MS/MS analysis. OATP2B1-mediated uptake of pravastatin and fexofenadine exhibited biphasic saturation kinetics, indicating the presence of MBS on OATP2B1. GFJ strongly inhibited pravastatin uptake mediated by the high-affinity site on OATP2B1, while no significant inhibition of the low-affinity site was observed. In contrast, high-affinity transport of fexofenadine was only modestly inhibited by GFJ, while significant inhibition of the low-affinity site was observed. Contribution analysis indicated that both drugs are transported via the low-affinity site on OATP2B1 at therapeutically relevant concentrations. These findings indicate that only fexofenadine is expected to interact with GFJ on OATP2B1 at therapeutic concentrations, in accordance with the clinical observations. Substrate- and dose-dependent GFJ-drug interactions mediated by OATP2B1 might be explained in terms of the presence of MBS: interaction occurs only when drug and GFJ components share the same binding site on OATP2B1.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: slco2b1

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