TABLE 3

Segmental distribution of transporters and enzymes among the intestinal segments


Transporter

Segmental Distribution

References
Asbt distal intestine > proximal intestine Schneider et al., 1995; Aldini et al., 1996
Pept1 proximal intestine > distal ileum function: (jejunum > ileum > duodenum) Fei et al., 1994
Mct1 duodenum < jejunum > ileum Tamai et al., 1999; Cong et al., 2001
Oatp3 highest in jejunum Walters et al., 2000
CNT highest in jejunum Ngo et al., 2001
CYP3A duodenum ∼ jejunum > ileum Paine et al., 1996, 1997; Li et al., 2002
UGT duodenum ∼ jejunum > ileum Koster et al., 1985
PST duodenum ∼ jejunum > ileum Schwartz and Schwenk, 1974
GST duodenum ∼ jejunum > ileum Pinkus et al., 1977
Estrone sulfatase proximal > distal Huijghebaer et al., 1984
Mrp2 duodenum ∼ jejunum > ileum Mottino et al., 2000; Gotoh et al., 2000
Mdr1 jejunum ∼ ileum > duodenum Saitoh and Aungst, 1995; Collett et al., 1999; Li et al., 2002
Mrp3 (basolateral)
ileum > jejunum > duodenum
Rost et al., 2002