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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
16
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
Sex differences have been described in the hepatic transport of many organic anions. Proposed mechanisms include differences in the rate of metabolism, in the degree of binding to cytoplasmic proteins, and in the rate of membrane transport. To better define these factors, we used the perfused rat liver to study the hepatic transport of the glutathione conjugate of sulfobromophthalein (BSP-GSP), a model compound that does not require metabolism for excretion. Hepatic transport of BSP-GSH was saturable for both sexes. Clearance of BSP-GSH from 1% albumin solutions at steady-state was 35-52% greater in female livers than in male livers, and reflected a 47% larger apparent Vmax with no change in the apparent Km. Analysis of the rate of disappearance of BSP-GSH from recirculating perfusate and its appearance in bile using a simple two-compartment model indicated that the ratio of influx to efflux was greater in female livers. These findings are compatible with sex-related differences in the electrochemical driving forces for BSP-GSH uptake.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-2952
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3119-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Sex differences in sulfobromophthalein-glutathione transport by perfused rat liver.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't