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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
High-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) chemotherapy with leucovorin (LV) rescue has been used as a therapeutic strategy in oncology since the 1970s. Adverse reactions following extension of methotrexate (MTX) elimination are a crucial problem in HDMTX chemotherapy. MTX is a substrate for drug transporters, which are multidrug resistance protein 2 (Mrp2), organic anion transporter polypeptide 2 (Oatp2) and other transporters. We previously reported that MTX treatment downregulated the expression level of Mrp2 in rats. Here we examined the effect of MTX treatment on the expression of Oatp2, P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and bile salt export pump (Bsep) in rats. MTX was single-injected intraperitoneally at a dose of 150 mg/kg, and Western blot analysis was performed. The levels of Oatp2, P-gp and Bsep in the liver on day 4 after treatment were downregulated to 36.3 +/- 6.9%, 51.5 +/- 5.2% and 61.8 +/- 5.5% (mean +/- S.E.M.) of controls, respectively. Expression levels of P-gp in the kidney and ileum were also downregulated to 38.5 +/- 1.6% and 16.2 +/- 1.6% of controls, respectively. These effects of MTX were partially recovered by LV, which rescues normal cells from MTX toxicity. In conclusion, the result indicates that MTX treatment downregulates expression levels of Oatp2, P-gp and Bsep.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0918-6158
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
493-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of methotrexate treatment on expression levels of organic anion transporter polypeptide 2, P-glycoprotein and bile salt export pump in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Kagoshima University Medical and Dental Hospital, Kagoshima University, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't