Human P-glycoprotein transports cortisol, aldosterone, and dexamethasone, but not progesterone.
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Ueda K, Okamura N, Hirai M, Tanigawara Y, Saeki T, Kioka N, Komano T, Hori R
Human P-glycoprotein transports cortisol, aldosterone, and dexamethasone, but not progesterone.
J Biol Chem. 1992 Dec 5;267(34):24248-52.
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We expressed human MDR1 cDNA isolated from the human adrenal gland in porcine LLC-PK1 cells. A highly polarized epithelium formed by LLC-GA5-COL300 cells that expressed human P-glycoprotein specifically on the apical surface showed a multidrug-resistant phenotype and had 8.3-, 3.4-, and 6.5-fold higher net basal to apical transport of 3H-labeled cortisol, aldosterone, and dexamethasone, respectively, compared with host cells. But progesterone was not transported, although it inhibited azidopine photoaffinity labeling of human P-glycoprotein and increased the sensitivity of multidrug-resistant cells to vinblastine. An excess of progesterone inhibited the transepithelial transport of cortisol by P-glycoprotein. These results suggest that cortisol and aldosterone are physiological substrates for P-glycoprotein in the human adrenal cortex and that substances that efficiently bind to P-glycoprotein are not necessarily transported by P-glycoprotein.
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Drug Transporter Kind Organism Pharmacological Action Actions Aldosterone P-glycoprotein 1 Protein Humans UnknownSubstrateInducerDetails Hydrocortisone P-glycoprotein 1 Protein Humans UnknownSubstrateInducerDetails Hydrocortisone aceponate P-glycoprotein 1 Protein Humans UnknownNot Available Details Hydrocortisone acetate P-glycoprotein 1 Protein Humans UnknownNot Available Details Hydrocortisone butyrate P-glycoprotein 1 Protein Humans UnknownNot Available Details Hydrocortisone cypionate P-glycoprotein 1 Protein Humans UnknownNot Available Details Hydrocortisone phosphate P-glycoprotein 1 Protein Humans UnknownNot Available Details Hydrocortisone probutate P-glycoprotein 1 Protein Humans UnknownNot Available Details Hydrocortisone valerate P-glycoprotein 1 Protein Humans UnknownNot Available Details Progesterone P-glycoprotein 1 Protein Humans UnknownSubstrateInhibitorInducerDetails