TABLE 1

Clinically important substrates of ABC drug efflux transporters

Reviewed in Petrovic et al. (2007).


Transporter

Substrates
ABCB1 Antiretroviral protease inhibitors: (RTV, SQV, INV, NFV, APV)
Anticancer drugs: anthracyclines, vinca alkaloids, taxanes, epipodophyllines, anthracenes
Anti-infective drugs: erythromycin, levofloxacin, sparfloxacin, ketoconazole
Cardiovascular: digoxin, quinidine, diltiazem, verapamil, β-blockers, statins
Immunosuppressants: cyclosporin A, tacrolimus
Steroids: dexamethasone, prednisolone, corticosterone, cortisol
Opioids: morphine, loperamide
Other: 33mTc-sestamibi, 33mTc-tetrofosfine
ABCC1 Antiretroviral protease inhibitors: (RTV, SQV, INV)
Anticancer drugs: anthracyclines, vinca alkaloids, epipodophyllines, methotrexate, cisplatin, anthracenes, flutamide
Steroids: 17β-glucoronyl estradiol, S-glutathionyl prostaglandin A2
Other: 33mTc-sestamibi, 33mTc-tetrofosfine, fluorescein, indomethacin, aflatoxin B1
ABCC2 Antiretroviral protease inhibitors: (RTV, SQV, INV)
Antibiotics: ceftriaxone, grepafloxacin, rifampicin
Anticancer drugs: methotrexate, cisplatin, vinblastine, vincristine, doxorubicin, etoposide
Steroids: estradiol, octreotide
Other: temocaprilat, furosemide, sulfinpyrazone, pravastatin, phenytoin, flavonoids, diclofenac, acetaminophen, heavy metals, arsenite, food carcinogens
ABCC3 Anticancer drugs: etoposide, teniposide, leucovorin, methotrexate
Other: furosemide, leukotriene C4, acetaminophen
ABCG2 Antiretroviral drugs: AZT, 3TC
Anticancer drugs: topotecan, irinotecan, mitoxantrone, methotrexate, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, Adriamycin, etoposide, flavopiridol

Other: prazosin, novobiocin, pheophorbide
  • SQV, saquinavir; RTV, ritonavir; NFV, nelfinavir; INV, indinavir; APV, amprenavir; AZT, azidothymidine, zidovudine; 3TC, 2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-thiacytidine, lamivudine.