Abstract
Olmesartan, a novel angiotensin II AT1-receptor antagonist, is excreted into both bile and urine, with minimal metabolism. Because olmesartan is a hydrophilic anionic compound, some transporters could be involved in its hepatic and renal clearance. In this study, we characterized the role of human drug transporters in the pharmacokinetics of olmesartan and determined the contribution of each transporter to the overall clearance of olmesartan. Olmesartan was significantly taken up into human embryonic kidney 293 cells expressing organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) 1B1, OATP1B3, organic anion transporter (OAT) 1, and OAT3. We also observed its saturable uptake into human hepatocytes and kidney slices. Estimated from the relative activity factor method and application of specific inhibitors, the relative contributions of OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 to the uptake of olmesartan in human hepatocytes were almost the same, whereas OAT3 was predominantly involved in its uptake in kidney slices. The vectorial transport of olmesartan was observed in OATP1B1/multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) 2 double transfectants, but not in OATP1B1/multidrug resistance (MDR) 1 and OATP1B1/breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) transfectants. ATP-dependent transport into membrane vesicles expressing human MRP2 and MRP4 was clearly observed, with Km values of 14.9 and 26.2 μM, respectively, whereas the urinary excretion of olmesartan in Mrp4-knockout mice was not different from that of control mice. We also investigated the transcellular transport of olmesartan medoxomil, a prodrug of olmesartan. Vectorial basal-to-apical transport was observed in OATP1B1/MRP2, OATP1B1/MDR1 double, and OATP1B1/BCRP double transfectants, suggesting the possible involvement of MRP2, MDR1, and BCRP in the limit of intestinal absorption of olmesartan medoxomil. From these results, we suggest that multiple transporters make a significant contribution to the pharmacokinetics of olmesartan and its prodrug.
Footnotes
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This study was supported by a Research Grant (Development of Technology to Create Research Model Cells) from New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan and a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (19790119) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
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Article, publication date, and citation information can be found at http://dmd.aspetjournals.org.
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doi:10.1124/dmd.107.017459.
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ABBREVIATIONS: MRP, multidrug resistance-associated protein; BCRP, breast cancer resistance protein; CCK-8, cholecystokinin octapeptide; E1S, estrone-3-sulfate; E217βG, estradiol-17β-glucuronide; HEK, human embryonic kidney; MDCK, Madin-Darby canine kidney; MDR, multidrug resistance; OAT, organic anion transporter; OATP, organic anion transporting polypeptide; PAH, p-aminohippurate; PCG, benzylpenicillin; RAF, relative activity factor.
- Received June 27, 2007.
- Accepted September 5, 2007.
- The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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