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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2013, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (7): 749-753.

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Influence of allicin on the function of organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1

YANG Guo-ying1, MA Kai1, WU Lan-xiang2, ZHANG Wei3, ZHOU Hong-hao2,3   

  1. 1Department of Urology, Taishan Medical University Affiliated Zouping People's Hospital, Binzhou 56200, Shangdong, China;
    2Institute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China;
    3Pharmacogenetics Research Institute, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Changsha 400078, Hunan,China
  • Received:2012-07-16 Revised:2012-12-06 Online:2013-07-26 Published:2013-06-20

Abstract: AIM: To investigate the effect of allicin on organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1 (OATP1B1) activities.METHODS: Using human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells stably expressing OATP1B1, to observe the effect of allicin on OATP1B1-mediated uptake of [3H]estrone sulfate and pravastatin.RESULTS: Allicin can competitively inhibit the OATP1B1-mediated uptake of [3H]estrone sulfate and pravastatin, with the Ki values of (18.3±5.2)μmol/L and (15.4±6.8)μmol/L,repectively.CONCLUSION: These data indicate that modification of OATP1B1 transport activity by allicin is a mechanism for herb-drug interactions in human beings.

Key words: Allicin, OATP1B1, Her-drug interaction

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