Hepatol Res. 2006 Mar;34(3):193-8. doi: 10.1016/j.hepres.2005.08.013. Epub 2006 Feb 14.

Effect of cyclosporin A on the biliary excretion of cholephilic compounds in rats.

Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology

Masahiro Akashi, Atsushi Tanaka, Hajime Takikawa

PMID: 16476567 DOI: 10.1016/j.hepres.2005.08.013

Abstract

Cyclosporin A (CsA) is known to cause cholestasis. CsA is reported to competitively inhibit the transport of the substrates of the bile salt export pump (Bsep), multidrug resistance protein 2 (Mrp2) and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in the canalicular membrane vesicles. However, the inhibitory effect of CsA on various substrates of the canalicular ATP-dependent transporters in vivo is unknown. Therefore, in the present study, the acute effect of CsA on the biliary excretion of the substrates of Bsep, Mrp2 and P-gp was examined under the same condition. Ten minutes after the intravenous administration of CsA (25mg/kg), the biliary excretion of various bile acids and organic anions and cations was studied. CsA decreased the biliary excretion of tracer amounts of taurocholate, leukotriene C(4), estradiol-17beta-glucuronide, pravastatin, vinblastine and erythromycin. In contrast, the biliary excretion of high doses of taurocholate and sulfobromophthalein was only slightly or not inhibited by CsA. In conclusion, CsA may competitively inhibit biliary excretion of substrates of Bsep, Mrp2 and P-gp also in vivo, and CsA is considered to inhibit bile acid-dependent bile flow by the competitive inhibition of the canalicular transport of bile acids by Bsep.

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