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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2015

The Alterations in the Expression and Function of P-Glycoprotein in Vitamin A-Deficient Rats as well as the Effect of Drug Disposition in Vivo.

Yubang Wang, Heng Qin, Chengxiang Zhang, Fei Huan, Ting Yan, Lulu Zhang

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yubang WangThe Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, Jiangsu, China. wyb@njmu.edu.cn.
Heng QinThe Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, Jiangsu, China. qh@njmu.edu.cn.
Chengxiang ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, Jiangsu, China. zcx@njmu.edu.cn.
Fei HuanThe Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, Jiangsu, China. huanfei@njmu.edu.cn.
Ting YanThe Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, Jiangsu, China. yanting@njmu.edu.cn.
Lulu ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Ministry of Education, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, Jiangsu, China. lulu_0219@njmu.edu.cn.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was aimed to investigate whether vitamin A deficiency could alter P-GP expression and function in tissues of rats and whether such effects affected the drug distribution in vivo of vitamin A-deficient rats. We induced vitamin A-deficient rats by giving them a vitamin A-free diet for 12 weeks. Then, Abcb1/P-GP expression was evaluated by qRT-PCR and Western blot. qRT-PCR analysis revealed that Abcb1a mRNA levels were increased in hippocampus and liver. In kidney, it only showed an upward trend. Abcb1b mRNA levels were increased in hippocampus, but decreased in cerebral cortex, liver and kidney. Western blot results were in good accordance with the alterations of Abcb1b mRNA levels. P-GP function was investigated through tissue distribution and body fluid excretion of rhodamine 123 (Rho123), and the results proclaimed that P-GP activities were also in good accordance with P-GP expression in cerebral cortex, liver and kidney. The change of drug distribution was also investigated through the tissue distribution of vincristine, and the results showed a significantly upward trend in all indicated tissues of vitamin A-deficient rats. In conclusion, vitamin A deficiency may alter Abcb1/P-GP expression and function in rat tissues, and the alterations may increase drug activity/toxicity through the increase of tissue accumulation.

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AnimalsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalHippocampusKidneyLiverMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyVincristineVitamin A DeficiencyATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily Bmultidrug resistance protein 3VincristineP-glycoproteinrhodamine 123vincristinevitamin A deficiency

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PMID26729079
PMCPMC6273054
OpenAlexW2214534860

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