TABLE 1

mRNA expression of transporters in the cerebral cortex

All mRNA levels were determined by real-time PCR and normalized by the value of Gapdh. n = 3, mean ± S.E.

Transporter/Gapdh × 100Ratio Oatp1a4(−/−)/Wild Type
Wild-TypeOatp1a4(−/−)
Oatp1a430.3 ± 3.10.912 ± 0.0800.030
Oatp1c11.69 ± 0.101.40 ± 0.230.83
Oat312.3 ± 0.913.2 ± 2.11.1
Mdr1a0.312 ± 0.0260.310 ± 0.0381.0
Bcrp0.906 ± 0.0800.827 ± 0.1200.91
Mrp44.25 ± 0.083.22 ± 1.560.76
  • Gadph, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.