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Enhancement of Zidovudine Uptake by Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate in Rat Syncytiotrophoblast Cell Line TR-TBT 18d-1

Tomohiro Nishimura, Yoshiaki Seki, Kazuko Sato, Takuya Chishu, Noriko Kose, Tetsuya Terasaki, Young-Sook Kang, Yoshimichi Sai and Emi Nakashima
Drug Metabolism and Disposition October 2008, 36 (10) 2080-2085; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/dmd.108.021345
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AZT (3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine; zidovudine), which is used for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1, is transplacentally transferred to the fetus across the blood-placenta barrier, which is composed of syncytiotrophoblasts. We recently showed that apical uptake of AZT by syncytiotrophoblasts is mediated by saturable transport system(s) in the TR-TBT 18d-1 cell line, and the cellular accumulation of AZT was increased in the presence of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS). Here, we aimed to clarify the mechanism of this effect of DHEAS. Inhibitors of efflux transporters, including breast cancer resistance protein, P-glycoprotein, and multidrug resistance proteins, had little effect on the cellular accumulation of AZT in TR-TBT 18d-1. Kinetic study revealed that the rate constant for AZT uptake was greatly increased in the presence of 1 mM DHEAS. These results suggested that the effect of DHEAS was because of enhancement of the uptake process(es), rather than inhibition of efflux. When AZT uptake was analyzed according to the Michaelis-Menten equation, the estimated Michaelis constant, Km, for AZT uptake in the presence of 1 mM DHEAS was lower than that in its absence, whereas maximum uptake velocity, Vmax, and nonsaturable uptake clearance, kns, were similar in the presence and absence of DHEAS, indicating that DHEAS may change the recognition characteristics of the transporter for AZT in TR-TBT 18d-1. Thus, the increase of AZT uptake in TR-TBT 18d-1 cells in the presence of DHEAS was concluded to be because of a DHEAS-induced change in the affinity of AZT uptake system, although the transporter responsible for AZT uptake has not been identified.

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  • This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, by a grant from the “High-Tech Research Center” and “Open Research Center” Project for Private Universities matching fund subsidy, by the Science Research Promotion Fund from the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, and by a grant from the Joint Research Project under the Japan-Korea Basic Scientific Cooperation Program of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Korea Science and Engineering Foundation.

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  • doi:10.1124/dmd.108.021345.

  • ABBREVIATIONS: CNT, concentrative nucleoside transporter; SLC, solute carrier; ENT, equilibrative nucleoside transporter; AZT, 3′-azido-3′-deoxythymidine (zidovudine); ddI, 2′,3′-dideoxyinosine (didanosine); NRTI, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; OATP, organic anion-transporting polypeptide; P-gp, P-glycoprotein; MRP, multidrug resistance protein; BCRP, breast cancer resistance protein; DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; CsA, cyclosporin A; FTC, fumitremorgin C.

    • Received March 4, 2008.
    • Accepted July 22, 2008.
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Enhancement of Zidovudine Uptake by Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate in Rat Syncytiotrophoblast Cell Line TR-TBT 18d-1

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Enhancement of Zidovudine Uptake by Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate in Rat Syncytiotrophoblast Cell Line TR-TBT 18d-1

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Drug Metabolism and Disposition October 1, 2008, 36 (10) 2080-2085; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/dmd.108.021345
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