TABLE 3

Inhibition of human OATP1B1- and OATP1B1*15-mediated transport of [3H]-E217β-G and [3H]-rosuvastatin by selected oral antidiabetic drugs

ClassDrugInhibition of [3H]-E217β-G UptakeInhibition of [3H]-Rosuvastatin Uptake
OATP1B1OATP1B1*15OATP1B1
IC5095% CIIC5095% CIIC5095% CI
μMμMμM
SulfonylureaGlyburide2.991.88–7.562.601.22–5.531.771.50–2.10
Glipizide∼45.30.72–2845a∼48.40.59–3948a11054.4–224
Gliclazide>100na>100na580335–1005
Glimepiride3.551.60–7.896.242.06–18.93.622.79–4.69
Tolbutamide>100na>100na368168–806
ThiazolidinedioneTroglitazone2.501.33–4.703.081.36–6.982.842.23–3.63
Pioglitazone5.091.89–13.75.321.34–21.232.217.4–59.8
BiguanideMetformin>100na>100na>1000na
  • CI, confidence interval; E217β-G, estradiol 17β-d-glucuronide; na, not applicable; OATP, organic anion-transporting polypeptide.

  • a 95% confidence interval is very wide due to incomplete and nonsigmoidal fitting of the curve; IC50 value is estimated (although >50% inhibition is observed at highest measured concentration of 100 µM).