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Effects of chronic kidney disease on liver transport: quantitative intravital microscopy of fluorescein transport in the rat liver.

Abstract
Clinical studies indicate that hepatic drug transport may be altered in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Uremic solutes associated with CKD have been found to alter the expression and/or activity of hepatocyte transporters in experimental animals and in cultured cells. However, given the complexity and adaptability of hepatic transport, it is not clear whether these changes translate into significant alterations in hepatic transport in vivo. To directly measure the effect of CKD on hepatocyte transport in vivo, we conducted quantitative intravital microscopy of transport of the fluorescent organic anion fluorescein in the livers of rats following 5/6th nephrectomy, an established model of CKD. Our quantitative analysis of fluorescein transport showed that the rate of hepatocyte uptake was reduced by ∼20% in 5/6th nephrectomized rats, consistent with previous observations of Oatp downregulation. However, the overall rate of transport into bile canaliculi was unaffected, suggesting compensatory changes in Mrp2-mediated secretion. Our study suggests that uremia resulting from 5/6th nephrectomy does not significantly impact the overall hepatic clearance of an Oatp substrate.
AuthorsJennifer C Ryan, Kenneth W Dunn, Brian S Decker
JournalAmerican journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology (Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol) Vol. 307 Issue 12 Pg. R1488-92 (Dec 15 2014) ISSN: 1522-1490 [Electronic] United States
PMID25339682 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2014 the American Physiological Society.
Chemical References
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
  • Abcc2 protein, rat
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Organic Anion Transporters
  • Fluorescein
Topics
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters (metabolism)
  • Animals
  • Bile Ducts (metabolism)
  • Biological Transport
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Down-Regulation
  • Fluorescein (administration & dosage, metabolism)
  • Fluorescent Dyes (administration & dosage, metabolism)
  • Hepatocytes (metabolism)
  • Injections
  • Liver (metabolism)
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton
  • Nephrectomy
  • Organic Anion Transporters (metabolism)
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic (etiology, metabolism)
  • Time Factors

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