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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-4-27
pubmed:abstractText
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) is the major circulating steroid in man. Pharmacologically, it exerts marked neuropsychiatric effects. Since no target receptor has been identified, we investigated whether the organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP), a multispecific steroid carrier, transports DHEAS. Expression of the human liver OATP in Xenopus laevis oocytes resulted in high-affinity, partially Na+-dependent uptake of [3H]DHEAS (Km: 6.6 micromol/l). DHEAS transport was inhibited by bromosulfophthalein, bile acids, sulfated estrogens and dexamethasone. Northern blot analysis showed widespread expression of OATP in human brain. These data identify OATP as the first known target protein of DHEAS in human liver and brain.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
424
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
173-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS): identification of a carrier protein in human liver and brain.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Germany. kullak@med2.med.uni-muenchen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't