TABLE 2

The Ki values for OATP1B1-mediated pitavastatin uptake and the prediction of the possibility of DDI by considering the maximum plasma unbound concentration at the inlet to the liver

The Ki values are expressed as mean ± computer-calculated S.D. R value = 1 + fu· Iin,max/Ki.


Inhibitor

Ki Value for OATP1B1

R Value
μM
Cyclosporin A 0.242 ± 0.029 3.55
Tacrolimus 0.611 ± 0.069 1.20
Rifampicin 0.477 ± 0.030 13.4
Rifamycin SV 0.171 ± 0.024 65.6
Tolbutamide >100 <1.21
Glibenclamide 0.746 ± 0.101 1.00
Fluconazole >100 <1.25
Ketoconazole 19.2 ± 3.9 1.03
Itraconazole >100 <1.00
Gemfibrozil 25.2 ± 4.7 1.08
Gemfibrozil-1-O-glucuronide 22.6 ± 5.8 1.10a
Gemfibrozil-M3 >300 <1.03a
Clofibrate >300 <1.03
Ciprofibrate 141 ± 22 1.01
Bezafibrate 68.6 ± 11.9 1.03
Fenofibrate >300 <1.00
Cimetidine >300 <1.14
Ranitidine >300 <1.16
Valsartan 8.96 ± 1.33 1.10
Telmisartan 0.436 ± 0.043 1.16
Chlorzoxazone >100 <1.00
Colchichine >100 <1.07
Phenytoin >100 <1.03
Clarithromycin 8.26 ± 0.54 3.29
Erythromycin 11.4 ± 2.1 1.25
Indinavir 18.4 ± 1.9 2.77
Ritonavir 0.781 ± 0.048 2.25
Saquinavir 1.59 ± 0.13 1.62
Probenecid 76.2 ± 7.1 1.85
Methotrexate >300 <1.01
Digoxin 31.7 ± 3.0 1.00
Diltiazem >100 <1.03
Verapamil 51.6 ± 15.9 1.02
Warfarin
83.3 ± 9.7
1.00
  • a These values were calculated by using the reported values for the maximum plasma concentration of inhibitors in the clinical situations, instead of Iin,max, because we did not have enough parameters to estimate the Iin,max value.