PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Noriko Kohyama
AU  - Hisae Shiokawa
AU  - Masayuki Ohbayashi
AU  - Yasuna Kobayashi
AU  - Toshinori Yamamoto
TI  - Characterization of Monocarboxylate Transporter 6: Expression in Human Intestine and Transport of the Antidiabetic Drug Nateglinide
AID  - 10.1124/dmd.113.051854
DP  - 2013 Nov 01
TA  - Drug Metabolism and Disposition
PG  - 1883--1887
VI  - 41
IP  - 11
4099  - http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/41/11/1883.short
4100  - http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/41/11/1883.full
SO  - Drug Metab Dispos2013 Nov 01; 41
AB  - Monocarboxylate transporter (MCT) 6, encoded by SLC16A5, is a member of the monocarboxylate transporter family. Nateglinide, an oral hypoglycemic agent, quickly reaches the maximal serum concentration after its premeal administration. Although the functional existence of uptake systems for nateglinide in the intestine has been demonstrated, these transport systems have not yet been identified at the molecular level. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the localization of MCT6 in the human small intestine and characterize the transport properties of nateglinide via MCT6. Immunohistochemical analysis of the human small intestine revealed that anti-MCT6 antiserum stained the luminal side of the epithelial cells. When expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes, MCT6-mediated uptake of [14C]nateglinide was sensitive to extracellular pH and membrane potential. Furthermore, the Kt value of nateglinide (45.9 μM) for MCT6 was lower than those previously reported in Caco-2 cells and rat intestinal brush-border membrane vesicles. In addition, probenecid, fluorescein, valproic acid, and salicylic acid, which are inhibitors of nateglinide uptake in Caco-2 cells and rat intestine, did not inhibit the uptake of nateglinide via MCT6. These results suggest that MCT6 may play a role in the intestinal absorption of nateglinide, although other transporters are also likely involved.