| Literature DB >> 20421393 |
Tomomi Furihata1, Yukina Fukuchi, Minami Iikura, Misato Hashizume, Atsushi Miyajima, Miki Nagai, Kan Chiba.
Abstract
Concentrative nucleoside transporter 2 (CNT2) (encoded by the SLC28A2 gene) transports various antiviral or antitumor purine nucleoside analogs to be involved in their pharmacokinetics and pharmacological actions. The results of our study showed that mouse hepatocytes hardly expressed CNT2 mRNA and no CNT2-dependent nucleoside uptake was observed, while rat hepatocytes exhibited high CNT2-dependent nucleoside uptake activity levels with abundant CNT2 mRNA expression. We concluded that CNT2 contributes considerably to nucleoside uptake in rat hepatocytes but not in mouse hepatocytes.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20421393 PMCID: PMC2897278 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00010-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191