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Establishment and use of new MDCK II cells overexpressing both UGT1A1 and MRP2 to characterize flavonoid metabolism via the glucuronidation pathway
Author(s) -
Wang Meifang,
Yang Guangyi,
He Yu,
Xu Beibei,
Zeng Min,
Ge Shufan,
Yin Taijun,
Gao Song,
Hu Ming
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
molecular nutrition and food research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.495
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1613-4133
pISSN - 1613-4125
DOI - 10.1002/mnfr.201500321
Subject(s) - multidrug resistance associated protein 2 , glucuronidation , efflux , transporter , glucuronide , flavonoid , chemistry , atp binding cassette transporter , biochemistry , metabolism , microsome , glucuronosyltransferase , pharmacology , biology , enzyme , gene , antioxidant
Scope The purpose of this study is to characterize how overexpression of an efflux transporter and an UDP‐glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) affects the cellular kinetics of glucuronidation processes. Methods and results A new MDCK II cell line overexpressing both MRP2 and UGT1A1 (MDCKII‐UGT1A1/MRP2 cells) was developed and used to determine how overexpression of an efflux transporter affects the kinetics of cellular flavonoid glucuronide production. The results showed that most model flavonoids (from a total of 13) were mainly metabolized into glucuronides in the MDCKII‐UGT1A1/MRP2 cells and the glucuronides were rapidly excreted. Flavonoids with three or fewer hydroxyl group at 7, 3′ or 6 hydroxyl group were also metabolized into sulfates. Mechanistic studies using 7‐hydroxylflavone showed that its glucuronide was mainly (90%) effluxed by BCRP with a small (10%) but significant contribution from MRP2. Maximal velocity of glucuronide production MDCK‐MRP2/UGT1A1 cells showed a fairly good correlation ( R 2 >0.8) with those derived using UGT1A1 microsomes, but other kinetic parameters (e.g., K m ) did not correlate. Conclusion Overexpression of a second efficient efflux transporter did not significantly change the fact that BCRP is the dominant transporter for flavonoid glucuronide nor did it diminish the influence of the efflux transporter as the “gate keeper” of glucuronidation process.