Renal tubular secretion of pramipexole

Knop J, Hoier E, Ebner T, Fromm M, Müller F (2015)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2015

Journal

Publisher: Elsevier

Book Volume: 79

Pages Range: 73-8

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2015.09.004

Abstract

The dopamine agonist pramipexole is cleared predominantly by the kidney with a major contribution of active renal secretion. Previously the organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2) was shown to be involved in the uptake of pramipexole by renal tubular cells, while the mechanism underlying efflux into tubular lumen remains unclear. Cimetidine, a potent inhibitor of multidrug and toxin extrusion proteins 1 (MATE1) and 2-K (MATE2-K), decreases renal pramipexole clearance in humans. We hypothesized that, in addition to OCT2, pramipexole may be a substrate of MATE-mediated transport. Pramipexole uptake was investigated using MDCK or HEK cells overexpressing OCT2, MATE1 or MATE2-K and the respective vector controls (Co). Transcellular pramipexole transport was investigated in MDCK cells single- or double-transfected with OCT2 and/or MATE1 and in Co cells, separating a basal from an apical compartment in a model for renal tubular secretion. Pramipexole uptake was 1.6-, 1.1-, or 1.6-folds in cells overexpressing OCT2, MATE1 or MATE2-K, respectively as compared to Co cells (p<0.05). In transcellular transport experiments, intracellular pramipexole accumulation was 1.7-folds in MDCK-OCT2 (p<0.001), and transcellular pramipexole transport was 2.2- and 4.0-folds in MDCK-MATE1 and MDCK-OCT2-MATE1 cells as compared to Co cells (p<0.001). Transcellular pramipexole transport was pH dependent and inhibited by cimetidine with IC50 values of 12?M and 5.5?M in MATE1 and OCT2-MATE1 cells, respectively. Taken together, coordinate activity of OCT2-mediated uptake and MATE-mediated efflux determines pramipexole renal secretion. Reduced OCT2 or MATE transport activity due to genetic variation or drug-drug interactions may affect pramipexole renal secretion.

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APA:

Knop, J., Hoier, E., Ebner, T., Fromm, M., & Müller, F. (2015). Renal tubular secretion of pramipexole. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 79, 73-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2015.09.004

MLA:

Knop, Jana, et al. "Renal tubular secretion of pramipexole." European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 79 (2015): 73-8.

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