Transport properties of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine and 2',3'-dideoxyinosine in the rat choroid plexus. 1997

K Takasawa, and H Suzuki, and Y Sugiyama
Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Transport properties of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) and 2',3'-dideoxyinosine (DDI) were characterized in the isolated rat choroid plexus. AZT and DDI competitively inhibited the active transport of [3H]benzylpenicillin, a prototypic organic anion, with Ki values of 85.4 +/- 13.1 and 155 +/- 22 microM, respectively. Accumulation of [3H]DDI was against an electrochemical potential via a saturable process (K(m) = 29.7 +/- 4.9 microM, Vmax = 13.5 +/- 2.4 pmol min-1/microL tissue) that was inhibited by metabolic inhibitors (carbonylcyanide p-trifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazone, 10 microM, and rotenone, 30 microM) and sulphydryl reagents (p-chloromercuribenzoic acid, 100 microM, and p-chloromercuribenzenesulphonic acid, 100 microM), but did not require an inwardly directed Na+ gradient. Accumulation of [3H]DDI was inhibited by benzylpenicillin and AZT in a dose-dependent manner, with IC50 values of 91.6 +/- 28.9 and 294 +/- 84 microM, respectively. In contrast, no significant accumulation of [3H]AZT was observed. These results suggest that DDI is transported, at least in part, by the transport system for organic anions located on the rat choroid plexus, whereas AZT is recognized, but not transported by this system.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010400 Penicillin G A penicillin derivative commonly used in the form of its sodium or potassium salts in the treatment of a variety of infections. It is effective against most gram-positive bacteria and against gram-negative cocci. It has also been used as an experimental convulsant because of its actions on GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID mediated synaptic transmission. Benzylpenicillin,Benpen,Benzylpenicillin Potassium,Coliriocilina,Crystapen,Or-pen,Parcillin,Pekamin,Pengesod,Penibiot,Penicilina G Llorente,Penicillin G Jenapharm,Penicillin G Potassium,Penicillin G Sodium,Penicillin GrĂ¼nenthal,Penilevel,Peniroger,Pfizerpen,Sodiopen,Sodipen,Sodium Benzylpenicillin,Sodium Penicillin,Unicilina,Ursopen,Van-Pen-G
D002258 Carbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenyl Hydrazone A proton ionophore. It is commonly used as an uncoupling agent and inhibitor of photosynthesis because of its effects on mitochondrial and chloroplast membranes. CCCP,Carbonyl Cyanide meta-Chlorophenyl Hydrazone,Carbonylcyanide 4-Chlorophenylhydrazone,Propanedinitrile, ((3-chlorophenyl)hydrazono)-,Carbonyl Cyanide m Chlorophenyl Hydrazone,4-Chlorophenylhydrazone, Carbonylcyanide,Carbonyl Cyanide meta Chlorophenyl Hydrazone,Carbonylcyanide 4 Chlorophenylhydrazone
D002729 Chloromercuribenzoates Chloride and mercury-containing derivatives of benzoic acid.
D002731 4-Chloromercuribenzenesulfonate A cytotoxic sulfhydryl reagent that inhibits several subcellular metabolic systems and is used as a tool in cellular physiology. Chloromercuriphenylsulfonate,PCMBS,Chloromercuribenzene-p-sulphonic Acid,Chloromercuribenzenesulfonate,PCMPS,p-Chloromercuriphenylsulphonate,4 Chloromercuribenzenesulfonate,Acid, Chloromercuribenzene-p-sulphonic,Chloromercuribenzene p sulphonic Acid,p Chloromercuriphenylsulphonate
D002831 Choroid Plexus A villous structure of tangled masses of BLOOD VESSELS contained within the third, lateral, and fourth ventricles of the BRAIN. It regulates part of the production and composition of CEREBROSPINAL FLUID. Chorioid Plexus,Plexus Choroideus,Choroideus, Plexus,Plexus, Chorioid,Plexus, Choroid
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001693 Biological Transport, Active The movement of materials across cell membranes and epithelial layers against an electrochemical gradient, requiring the expenditure of metabolic energy. Active Transport,Uphill Transport,Active Biological Transport,Biologic Transport, Active,Transport, Active Biological,Active Biologic Transport,Transport, Active,Transport, Active Biologic,Transport, Uphill
D012402 Rotenone A botanical insecticide that is an inhibitor of mitochondrial electron transport.

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