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  • Title: Uptake of (3)H-1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ((3)H-MPP(+)) by human intestinal Caco-2 cells is regulated by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation mechanisms.
    Author: Martel F, Keating E, Calhau C, Azevedo I.
    Journal: Biochem Pharmacol; 2002 Apr 15; 63(8):1565-73. PubMed ID: 11996899.
    Abstract:
    Several transmembrane transporters of organic compounds are regulated by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation mechanisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible regulation of the intestinal uptake of organic cations by these mechanisms. The intestinal apical uptake of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)) was studied by incubating Caco-2 cells at 37 degrees for 5 min with 200 nM (3)H-MPP(+). Uptake of (3)H-MPP(+) by Caco-2 cells was not affected by activators of protein kinase G, and was not affected or slightly reduced (by 15-20%) by activators of protein kinase A or protein kinase C. Uptake of (3)H-MPP(+) by Caco-2 cells was reduced in a concentration-dependent manner by non-selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors (3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX), caffeine, teophylline). The IC(50) of IBMX was found to be 119 microM (102-138; n=9). Uptake of (3)H-MPP(+) by Caco-2 cells was not affected by inhibition of protein tyrosine kinase, but it was concentration-dependently reduced in the presence of inhibitors of mitogen-activated protein kinase. Uptake of (3)H-MPP(+) by Caco-2 cells was strongly reduced by Ca(2+)/calmodulin-mediated pathway inhibitors, but it was not dependent on extracellular Ca(2+). Our results suggest that the intestinal apical uptake of MPP(+) is regulated by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation mechanisms, being most probably active in the dephosphorylated state. Moreover, uptake of (3)H-MPP(+) by Caco-2 cells and by the extraneuronal monoamine transporter (EMT) are regulated in a very similar manner, suggesting an important participation of EMT in the intestinal uptake of this compound.
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