Sertraline and Its Metabolite Desmethylsertraline, but not Bupropion or Its Three Major Metabolites, Have High Affinity for P-Glycoprotein

The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter protein subfamily B1 line (ABCB1) transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) plays an important role in the blood-brain barrier limiting a broad spectrum of substrates from entering the central nervous system. In the present study, the transport activity of P-gp for...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 2008, Vol.31 (2), p.231-234
Hauptverfasser: Jun-Sheng WANGac, Hao-Jie ZHUb, Bryan Bradford GIBSONa, John Seth MARKOWITZb, Jennifer Lyn DONOVANa, Carl Lindsay DEVANEa
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Zusammenfassung:The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter protein subfamily B1 line (ABCB1) transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) plays an important role in the blood-brain barrier limiting a broad spectrum of substrates from entering the central nervous system. In the present study, the transport activity of P-gp for sertraline, desmethylsertralin, bupropion, and the major metabolites of bupropion, threo-amino alcohol (TB), erythroamino alchhol (EB), and hydroxy metabolite (HB) was studied using an ATPase assay in expressed human P-gp membranes by measuring concentrations of inorganic P; in expressed human P-gp membranes. Verapamil was included as a positive control. The Michaelis-Menten equation was used for characterizing the kinetic data. Sertraline and desmethylsertraline showed high affinity for P-gp. The Vmax/Km values of sertra line (1.6 min-1×10-3) and desmethylsertrallne (1.4 min-1×10-3) were comparable with that of verapamil (1.7 min-1×10-3). Bupropion and its three metabolites showed very weak affinity for P-gp, with Vmax/Km values lower than 0.01 min-1×10-3. The results of the present study indicate that sertraline and desmethylsertraline have high affinity for P-gp, whereas bupropion and its three major metabolites TB, EB, and HB have very weak affinity for P-gp. These findings may help to explain observed drug-drug interactions among antidepressants.
ISSN:0918-6158