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KMID : 0043320070300091168
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Archives of Pharmacal Research
2007 Volume.30 No. 9 p.1168 ~ p.1173
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Transport of a New Erectogenic Udenafil in Caco-2 Cells
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Ji Hye-Young
Shim Hyun-Joo
Yoo Moo-Hi
Lee Hye-Suk
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Abstract
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P-glycoprotein, an ATP-dependent efflux pump, is a membrane transporter that influences the absorption and excretion of drugs. There is a striking overlap between the substrates for CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein. This study was designed to assess whether udenafil, a substrate of CYP3A4, is also a P-glycoprotein substrate. Udenafil stimulated P-glycoprotein ATPase activity, a putative measure of P-glycoprotein affinity, although with lower affinity than a proven substrate, verapamil. Bidirectional transport studies of udenafil using Caco-2 cell monolayers showed that its efflux (15.9-22.8 × 10-6 cm/s) was significantly higher than its influx (3.7-9.1 × 10-6 cm/s). P-glycoprotein inhibitors such as cyclosporine, tariquidar and verapamil significantly increased the influx of udenafil and decreased the efflux of udenafil. These results indicate that udenafil is a substrate for P-glycoprotein. The low bioavailability, variable absorption and drug-drug interactions of udenafil may be related to the variability of CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein expression and to possible CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein interactions.
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KEYWORD
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Udenafil, P-glycoprotein, Caco-2, Transport
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