PURPOSE: To characterise in detail the patterns of expression and functional activities of CYP and efflux pump genes in Caco-2 cells stably transfected with human Pregnane X Receptor or murine Constitutive Androstane Receptor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cell lines transfected with nuclear receptors were treated with established ligands, and gene expression of CYP and efflux pump genes were quantified by qRT-PCR and Western blot. P-glycoprotein activity was assessed by measuring calcein-AM accumulation and bidirectional permeability coefficients of digoxin and quinidine. CYP activities were measured with both fluorescent and non-fluorescent substrates. RESULTS: hPXR and mCAR upregulated some CYP and efflux pump genes ligand dependently. P-glycoprotein level was increased, but CYP3A4 protein remained below the limit of detection. P-glycoprotein activity was markedly elevated in Caco/mCAR cells and more modestly in Caco/hPXR cells. CYP3A4 activity remained lower than that in vitamin D-treated Caco-2 cells. CONCLUSIONS: Nuclear receptors can modulate the expression of metabolic genes in Caco-2 cells, but the overall level of metabolism could not be efficiently controlled. P-glycoprotein activity increased, but CYP activities remained very low.
PURPOSE: To characterise in detail the patterns of expression and functional activities of CYP and efflux pump genes in Caco-2 cells stably transfected with humanPregnane X Receptor or murineConstitutive Androstane Receptor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cell lines transfected with nuclear receptors were treated with established ligands, and gene expression of CYP and efflux pump genes were quantified by qRT-PCR and Western blot. P-glycoprotein activity was assessed by measuring calcein-AM accumulation and bidirectional permeability coefficients of digoxin and quinidine. CYP activities were measured with both fluorescent and non-fluorescent substrates. RESULTS: hPXR and mCAR upregulated some CYP and efflux pump genes ligand dependently. P-glycoprotein level was increased, but CYP3A4 protein remained below the limit of detection. P-glycoprotein activity was markedly elevated in Caco/mCAR cells and more modestly in Caco/hPXR cells. CYP3A4 activity remained lower than that in vitamin D-treated Caco-2 cells. CONCLUSIONS: Nuclear receptors can modulate the expression of metabolic genes in Caco-2 cells, but the overall level of metabolism could not be efficiently controlled. P-glycoprotein activity increased, but CYP activities remained very low.
Authors: Duxin Sun; Hans Lennernas; Lynda S Welage; Jeffery L Barnett; Christopher P Landowski; David Foster; David Fleisher; Kyung-Dall Lee; Gordon L Amidon Journal: Pharm Res Date: 2002-10 Impact factor: 4.200
Authors: Rommel G Tirona; Wooin Lee; Brenda F Leake; Lu-Bin Lan; Cynthia Brimer Cline; Vishal Lamba; Fereshteh Parviz; Stephen A Duncan; Yusuke Inoue; Frank J Gonzalez; Erin G Schuetz; Richard B Kim Journal: Nat Med Date: 2003-01-06 Impact factor: 53.440