REGULATION OF DRUG TRANSPORTERS: DURING INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION

Table 1.

Clinically Important Substrates of ABC Drug Efflux Transporters

Transporter Substrates
aSQV, saquinavir; RTV, ritonavir; NFV, nelfinavir; INV, indinavir; APV, amprenavir.
PGP (ABCB1) Antiretrovirals: Protease inhibitors (RTV, SQV, INV, NFV, APV)aAnticancers: Anthracyclines, vinca alkaloids, taxanes, epipodophyllines, anthracenes
 Anti-infectives: Erythromycin, levofloxacin, sparfloxacin, ketoconazole
 Cardiovascular: Digoxin, quinidine, diltiazem, verapamil, β-blockers, statins
 Immunosuppressants: Cyclosporin A, tacrolimus,
 Steroids: Dexamethasone, prednisolone, corticosteron, cortisol
 Opioids: Morphine, loperamide
 Other: 99mTc-Sestamibi, 99mTc-tetrofosfine
MRP1 (ABCC1) Antiretrovirals: Protease inhibitors (RTV, SQV, INV)
 Anticancers: Anthracyclines, vinca alkaloids, epipodophyllines, methotrexate, cisplatin, anthracenes, flutamide
 Steroids: 17-β-Glucoronyl estradiol, S-glutathionyl prostaglandin A2
 Toxins: Aflatoxin B1
 Other: 99mTc-Sestamibi , 99mTc-tetrofosfine, fluoroscein, indomethacin
 Notable physiological substrate: LTC4
MRP2 (ABCC2) Antiretrovirals: Protease inhibitors (RTV, SQV, INV)
 Antibiotics: Ceftriaxone, grepafloxacin, rifampicin
 Anticancers: Methotrexate, cisplatin, vinblastine, vincristine, doxorubicin, etoposide
 Steroids: Estradiol, octreotide
 Toxins: Heavy metals, arsenite, food carcinogens
 Other: Temocaprilat, furosemide, sulphinpyrazone, pravastatin, phenytoin, flavonoids, diclofenac, acetaminophen
 Notable physiological substrate: Bilirubin
MRP3 (ABCC3) Antiretrovirals: None reported
 Anticancers: Etoposide, teniposide, leucovorin, methotrexate
 Other: Furosemide, leukotriene C4, acetaminophen
 Notable physiological substrate: Bile acids
BCRP (ABCG2) Antiretrovirals: AZT, 3TC
 Anticancers: Topotecan, irinotecan, mitoxantrone, methotrexate, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, adriamycin, etoposide, flavopiridol
 Food additives: Pheophorbide
 Other: Prazocin, novobiocin

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  1. MI April 2007 vol. 7 no. 2 99-111