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Postoperative restenosis in patients with external ear canal (EEC) atresia or stenosis is a common complication following canaloplasty. Our aim in this study was to explore the feasibility of using a three dimensionally (3D)-printed, patient-individualized, drug ((dexamethasone (DEX)), and ciprofloxacin (cipro))-releasing external ear canal implant (EECI) as a postoperative stent after canaloplasty. We designed and pre-clinically tested this novel implant for drug release (by high-performance liquid chromatography), biocompatibility (by the MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay), bio-efficacy (by the TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor-alpha)-reduction test (DEX) and inhibition zone test (for cipro)), and microbial contamination (formation of turbidity or sediments in culture medium). The EECI was implanted for the first time to one patient with a history of congenital EEC atresia and state after three canaloplasties due to EEC restenosis. The preclinical tests revealed no cytotoxic effect of the used materials; an antibacterial effect was verified against the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the tested UV-irradiated EECI showed no microbiological contamination. Based on the test results, the combination of silicone with 1% DEX and 0.3% cipro was chosen to treat the patient. The EECI was implantable into the EEC; the postoperative follow-up visits revealed no otogenic symptoms or infections and the EECI was explanted three months postoperatively. Even at 12 months postoperatively, the EEC showed good epithelialization and patency. Here, we report the first ever clinical application of an individualized, drug-releasing, mechanically flexible implant and suggest that our novel EECI represents a safe and effective method for postoperatively stenting the reconstructed EEC.
Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignant cancer affecting the oral cavity. It is characterized by high morbidity and very few therapeutic options. Angiotensin (Ang)-(1-7) is a biologically active heptapeptide, generated predominantly from AngII (Ang-(1-8)) by the enzymatic activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE 2). Previous studies have shown that Ang-(1-7) counterbalances AngII pro-tumorigenic actions in different pathophysiological settings, exhibiting antiproliferative and anti-angiogenic properties in cancer cells. However, the prevailing effects of Ang-(1-7) in the oral epithelium have not been established in vivo. Here, we used an inducible oral-specific mouse model, where the expression of a tamoxifen-inducible Cre recombinase (CreERtam), which is under the control of the cytokeratin 14 promoter (K14-CreERtam), induces the expression of the K-ras oncogenic variant KrasG12D (LSLK-rasG12D). These mice develop highly proliferative squamous papilloma in the oral cavity and hyperplasia exclusively in oral mucosa within one month after tamoxifen treatment. Ang-(1-7) treated mice showed a reduced papilloma development accompanied by a significant reduction in cell proliferation and a decrease in pS6 positivity, the most downstream target of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling route in oral papilloma. These results suggest that Ang-(1-7) may be a novel therapeutic target for OSCC.
OCT1 and OCT2 are polyspecific membrane transporters that are involved in hepatic and renal drug clearance in humans and mice. In this study, we cloned dog OCT1 and OCT2 and compared their function to the human and mouse orthologs. We used liver and kidney RNA to clone dog OCT1 and OCT2. The cloned and the publicly available RNA-Seq sequences differed from the annotated exon-intron structure of OCT1 in the dog genome CanFam3.1. An additional exon between exons 2 and 3 was identified and confirmed by sequencing in six additional dog breeds. Next, dog OCT1 and OCT2 were stably overexpressed in HEK293 cells and the transport kinetics of five drugs were analyzed. We observed strong differences in the transport kinetics between dog and human orthologs. Dog OCT1 transported fenoterol with 12.9-fold higher capacity but 14.3-fold lower affinity (higher KM) than human OCT1. Human OCT1 transported ipratropium with 5.2-fold higher capacity but 8.4-fold lower affinity than dog OCT1. Compared to human OCT2, dog OCT2 showed 10-fold lower transport of fenoterol and butylscopolamine. In conclusion, the functional characterization of dog OCT1 and OCT2 reported here may have implications when using dogs as pre-clinical models as well as for drug therapy in dogs.
Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a versatile signaling lipid involved in the regulation of numerous cellular processes. S1P regulates cellular proliferation, migration, and apoptosis as well as the function of immune cells. S1P is generated from sphingosine (Sph), which derives from the ceramide metabolism. In particular, high concentrations of S1P are present in the blood. This originates mainly from erythrocytes, endothelial cells (ECs), and platelets. While erythrocytes function as a storage pool for circulating S1P, platelets can rapidly generate S1P de novo, store it in large quantities, and release it when the platelet is activated. Platelets can thus provide S1P in a short time when needed or in the case of an injury with subsequent platelet activation and thereby regulate local cellular responses. In addition, platelet-dependently generated and released S1P may also influence long-term immune cell functions in various disease processes, such as inflammation-driven vascular diseases. In this review, the metabolism and release of platelet S1P are presented, and the autocrine versus paracrine functions of platelet-derived S1P and its relevance in various disease processes are discussed. New pharmacological approaches that target the auto- or paracrine effects of S1P may be therapeutically helpful in the future for pathological processes involving S1P.
This communication introduces the first-time application of high-resolution continuum-source molecular absorption spectrometry (HR CS MAS) for the quantification of a peptide. The graphite furnace technique was employed and the tripeptide glutathione (GSH) served as a model compound. Based on measuring sulfur in terms of carbon monosulfide (CS), a method was elaborated to analyze aqueous solutions of GSH. The most prominent wavelength of the CS molecule occurred at 258.0560 nm and was adduced for monitoring. The methodological development covered the optimization of the pyrolysis and vaporization temperatures. These were found optimally to be 250 °C and 2250 °C, respectively. Moreover, the effect of modifiers (zirconium, calcium, magnesium, palladium) on the absorption signals was investigated. The best results were obtained after permanent coating of the graphite tube with zirconium (total amount of 400 μg) and adding a combination of palladium (10 µL, 10 g L−1) and calcium (2 µL, 1 g L−1) as a chemical modifier to the probes (10 µL). Aqueous standard samples of GSH were used for the calibration. It showed a linear range of 2.5–100 µg mL−1 sulfur contained in GSH with a correlation coefficient R2 > 0.997. The developed method exhibited a limit of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) of 2.1 µg mL−1 and 4.3 µg mL−1 sulfur, respectively. The characteristic mass accounted for 5.9 ng sulfur. The method confirmed the general suitability of MAS for the analysis of an oligopeptide. Thus, this study serves as groundwork for further development in order to extend the application of classical atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS).
The Na+/taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) is located in the basolateral membrane of hepatocytes, where it transports bile acids from the portal blood back into hepatocytes. Furthermore, NTCP has a role for the hepatic transport of some drugs. Extrapolation of drug transport data from rodents to humans is not always possible, because species differences in the expression level, localization, affinity, and substrate selectivity of relevant transport proteins must be considered. In the present study, a functional comparison of human NTCP (hNTCP) and mouse Ntcp (mNtcp) showed similar Km values of 67 ± 10 µM and 104 ± 9 µM for the probe substrate estrone-3-sulfate as well as of 258 ± 42 µM and 199 ± 13 µM for the drug rosuvastatin, respectively. IC50 values for the probe inhibitor cyclosporine A were 3.1 ± 0.3 µM for hNTCP and 1.6 ± 0.4 µM for mNtcp. In a drug and pesticide inhibitory screening on both transporters, 4 of the 15 tested drugs (cyclosporine A, benzbromarone, MK571, and fluvastatin) showed high inhibitory potency, but only slight inhibition was observed for the 13 tested pesticides. Among these compounds, only four drugs and three pesticides showed significant differences in their inhibition pattern on hNTCP and mNtcp. Most pronounced was the difference for benzbromarone with a fivefold higher IC50 for mNtcp (27 ± 10 µM) than for hNTCP (5.5 ± 0.6 µM).
In conclusion, we found a strong correlation between the transport kinetics and inhibition pattern among hNTCP and mNtcp. However, specific compounds, such as benzbromarone, showed clear species differences. Such species differences have to be considered when pharmacokinetic data are transferred from rodent to humans.
(1) Background: Sepsis is a leading cause of death and a global public health problem. Accordingly, deciphering the underlying molecular mechanisms of this disease and the determinants of its morbidity and mortality is pivotal. This study examined the effect of the rs951818 SNP of the negative costimulatory lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3) on sepsis mortality and disease severity. (2) Methods: 707 consecutive patients with sepsis were prospectively enrolled into the present study from three surgical ICUs at University Medical Center Goettingen. Both 28- and 90-day mortality were analyzed as the primary outcome, while parameters of disease severity served as secondary endpoints. (3) Results: In the Kaplan–Meier analysis LAG-3 rs951818 AA-homozygote patients showed a significantly lower 28-day mortality (17.3%) compared to carriers of the C-allele (23.7%, p = 0.0476). In addition, these patients more often received invasive mechanical ventilation (96%) during the course of disease than C-allele carriers (92%, p = 0.0466). (4) Conclusions: Genetic profiling of LAG-3 genetic variants alone or in combination with other genetic biomarkers may represent a promising approach for risk stratification of patients with sepsis. Patient-individual therapeutic targeting of immune checkpoints, such as LAG-3, may be a future component of sepsis therapy. Further detailed investigations in clinically relevant sepsis models are necessary.
Pentathiepins are polysulfur-containing compounds that exert antiproliferative and cytotoxic activity in cancer cells, induce oxidative stress and apoptosis, and inhibit glutathione peroxidase (GPx1). This renders them promising candidates for anticancer drug development. However, the biological effects and how they intertwine have not yet been systematically assessed in diverse cancer cell lines. In this study, six novel pentathiepins were synthesized to suit particular requirements such as fluorescent properties or improved water solubility. Structural elucidation by X-ray crystallography was successful for three derivatives. All six underwent extensive biological evaluation in 14 human cancer cell lines. These studies included investigating the inhibition of GPx1 and cell proliferation, cytotoxicity, and the induction of ROS and DNA strand breaks. Furthermore, selected hallmarks of apoptosis and the impact on cell cycle progression were studied. All six pentathiepins exerted high cytotoxic and antiproliferative activity, while five also strongly inhibited GPx1. There is a clear connection between the potential to provoke oxidative stress and damage to DNA in the form of single- and double-strand breaks. Additionally, these studies support apoptosis but not ferroptosis as the mechanism of cell death in some of the cell lines. As the various pentathiepins give rise to different biological responses, modulation of the biological effects depends on the distinct chemical structures fused to the sulfur ring. This may allow for an optimization of the anticancer activity of pentathiepins in the future.
Purpose: Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease of the oral cavity with an alarmingly high prevalence within the adult population. The signaling lipid sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) plays a crucial role in inflammatory and immunomodulatory responses. In addition to cardiovascular disease, sepsis and tumor entities, S1P has been recently identified as both mediator and biomarker in osteoporosis. We hypothesized that S1P may play a role in periodontitis as an inflammation-prone bone destructive disorder. The goal of our study was to evaluate associations between periodontitis and S1P serum concentrations in the Study of Health in Pomerania (SHIP)-Trend cohort. In addition, we investigated the expression of S1P metabolizing enzymes in inflamed gingival tissue.
Patients and Methods: We analyzed data from 3371 participants (51.6% women) of the SHIP-Trend cohort. Periodontal parameters and baseline characteristics were assessed. Serum S1P was measured by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. The expression of S1P metabolizing enzymes was determined by immunofluorescence staining of human gingival tissue.
Results: S1P serum concentrations were significantly increased in subjects with both moderate and severe periodontitis, assessed as probing depth and clinical attachment loss. In contrast, no significant association of S1P was seen with caries variables (number and percentage of decayed or filled surfaces). S1P concentrations significantly increased with increasing high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels. Interestingly, inflamed compared to normal human gingival tissue exhibited elevated expression levels of the S1P-generating enzyme sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1).
Conclusion: We report an intriguingly significant association of various periodontal parameters with serum levels of the inflammatory lipid mediator S1P. Our data point towards a key role of S1P during periodontitis pathology. Modulation of local S1P levels or its signaling properties may represent a potential future therapeutic strategy to prevent or to retard periodontitis progression and possibly reduce periodontitis-related tooth loss.
Thiamine is substrate of the hepatic uptake transporter organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1), and pathological lipid metabolism was associated with OCT1‐dependent thiamine transport. However, it is unknown whether clinical pharmacokinetics of thiamine is modulated by OCT1 genotype. We analyzed thiamine transport in vitro, thiamine blood concentrations after high‐dose and low‐dose (nutritional) intake, and heritability of thiamine and thiamine‐phosphate blood concentrations. The variant OCT1*2 had reduced and OCT1*3 to OCT1*6 had deficient thiamine uptake activity. However, pharmacokinetics of thiamine did not differ depending on OCT1 genotype. Further studies in primary human hepatocytes indicated that several cation transporters, including OCT1, OCT3, and THTR‐2, contribute to hepatic uptake of thiamine. As much as 54% of the variation in thiamine and 75% in variation of thiamine monophosphate plasma concentrations was determined by heritable factors. Apparently, thiamine is not useful as a probe drug for OCT1 activity, but the high heritability, particularly of thiamine monophosphate, may stimulate further genomic research.
In Germany, around 5.7 million people suffer from osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is characterised by a reduced bone mineral density that leads to an increased risk of fractures. The 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11β-HSD1) is an important regulator of local cortisol metabolism. It converts biologically inactive cortisone to biologically active cortisol, but can also catalyse the reverse reaction. 11β-HSD1 is strongly expressed in liver, but 11β-HSD1 expression and activity were also reported in bone. Moreover, polymorphisms in intron 5 of HSD11B1 (the gene encoding for 11β-HSD1) are associated with bone mineral density (BMD) and risk of fractures.
This work aimed to confirm and refine the associations between polymorphisms in intron 5 of HSD11B1 and BMD, and to identify the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms. To this end, analyses were performed on three different levels:
i) studies in humans, to confirm and refine the association of polymorphisms in intron 5 of HSD11B1 with BMD, suppressed cortisol levels (PDC) and stiffness index,
ii) cellular analyses, to identify the role of 11β-HSD1 in differentiation of the immortalised human mesenchymal stem cell line SCP-1,
iii) molecular genetic analyses, to reveal the effect of intron 5 polymorphisms on transcriptional regulation.
Fine-mapping analyses of already existing clinical data from 452 osteoporosis patients (HSD study) did not point to another intron 5 SNP as being causative for the observed clinical association. A second prospective clinical study (OsteoGene) was performed to confirm the association of rs11811440 and rs932335 with PDC levels and BMD. A trend to decreased PDC levels and increased BMD was observed in homozygous carriers of the minor A-allele of rs11811440 in patients above the age of 65 years. Pooled analyses of the HSD and the OsteoGene studies revealed a significant association of the minor A-allele with increased Z-scores of the left femoral neck. No associations of rs11811440 and rs932335 with stiffness index, BMI and fat depots were detected the general population using data from the SHIP study.
To analyse the effect of 11β-HSD1 on differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells, HSD11B1 overexpressing and HSD11B1 knockout SCP-1 cells were generated. HSD11B1 was stably overexpressed in SCP-1 cells using targeted chromosomal integration. The successful overexpression was shown by 243-fold increased HSD11B1 mRNA expression levels and a 9 fold increased 11β-HSD1 activity, compared to the wildtype cells. Knockout cells were generated by CRISPR-Cas9 mediated gene editing targeting exon 2 and exon 5 of HSD11B1. Using next generation sequencing, the clones 1C4 and 2D10 were confirmed to carry two inactive HSD11B1 alleles and were chosen for further analyses. mRNA expression was unchanged in both knockout clones. However, a clear enzyme activity was detected in the 2D10 clone, whereas no cortisol production was detected in the 1C4 clone. SNaPshot analyses revealed the presence of wildtype cells in the 2D10 clone that became predominant with increased passages. Therefore, further analyses were focused on the 1C4 clone only. The protein expression in the 1C4 clone decreased to 30% of the expression of the wildtype cells.
HSD11B1 expression and cortisol production were compared between wildtype, knockout and overexpressing SCP-1 cells under three differentiation conditions: adipogenic, osteogenic with 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and osteogenic with dexamethasone. HSD11B1 expression increased upon adipogenic differentiation and in the presence of cortisone in the wildtype and the overexpressing, but not in the knockout cells. Also, the cortisol production from cortisone increased over time in the overexpressing and the wildtype cells, but not in the knockout cells. The increase was dependent on the differentiation used between 3-fold and 9-fold higher in the overexpressing than in the wildtype cells.
The generated and validated overexpressing and knockout cell lines were used to analyse the influence of 11β-HSD1 on adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation. Upon adipogenic differentiation, the overexpressing cells accumulated significantly more lipid droplets than the wildtype cells. The accumulation of lipid droplets was not abolished in the knockout. However, when dexamethasone was substituted by cortisone, the knockout cells accumulated less lipid droplets than in the presence of dexamethasone, supporting the involvement of 11β-HSD1 in adipogenic differentiation. Expression of the adipogenic markers FABP4 and LPL increased upon adipogenic differentiation, but a distinct influence of the presence or absence of HSD11B1 on the FABP4 and LPL expression was not detected. Upon osteogenic differentiation with 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, ALP activity increased only in the knockout cells (more than 5-fold). Accordingly, the strongest increase in ALPL expression was detected also in the knockout cells. Both, ALP activity and gene expression were independent of cortisone. Addtionally, BGLAP expression was increased upon osteogenic differentiation. Unexpectedly, in the presence of cortisone, BGLAP expression increased in the overexpressing cells. Expression of the Wnt inhibitor DKK1 also increased in the overexpressing cells in the presence of cortisone indicating a decreased osteogenic differentiation. Moreover, expression of the adipogenic markers FABP4 and LPL increased in the overexpressing cells in the presence of cortisone indicating a switch from osteogenic to adipogenic differentiation. Upon osteogenic differentiation with dexamethasone, ALP activity and matrix mineralisation was lowest in the overexpressing cells.
Finally, the effects of the SNPs rs11811440, rs11119328, rs1000283 and rs932335 in intron 5 of HSD11B1 on transcriptional regulation were analysed by reporter gene assays and electrophoretic mobility shift assays. All four SNPs are genetically linked and are localized within evolutionary conserved regions. The minor C-allele of rs932335 significantly increased luciferase activity. In contrast, the major G-allele of rs932335 showed strong protein binding. However, no transcription factor binding sites were identified at the SNP sites. Additionally, bioinformatics analyses of publicly available RNA-Seq data of adipose tissue and liver confirmed the absence of alternative splicing. Alignment of HSD11B1 intron 5 to the Rfam database predicted the presence of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in intron 5. However, none of the ncRNAs overlapped with the SNP sites.
In conclusion, 11β-HSD1 was shown to be involved in adipogenic differentiation and peripheral cortisol production by 11β-HSD1 promotes a switch from osteogenic to adipogenic differentiation. Moreover, among osteoporosis patients, homozygous carriers of the minor A-allele of rs11811440 have increased Z-scores of the femoral neck. Furthermore, HSD11B1 knockout and overexpressing cell lines were successfully generated and validated. These cell lines could be a useful tool in future analyses of the role of peripheral cortisol activation by 11β-HSD1 in differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.
Dynamics of Vascular Protective and Immune Supportive Sphingosine-1-Phosphate During Cardiac Surgery
(2021)
Introduction
Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a signaling lipid and crucial in vascular protection and immune response. S1P mediated processes involve regulation of the endothelial barrier, blood pressure and S1P is the only known inducer of lymphocyte migration. Low levels of circulatory S1P correlate with severe systemic inflammatory syndromes such as sepsis and shock states, which are associated with endothelial barrier breakdown and immunosuppression. We investigated whether S1P levels are affected by sterile inflammation induced by cardiac surgery.
Materials and Methods
In this prospective observational study we included 46 cardiac surgery patients, with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB, n=31) and without CPB (off-pump, n=15). Serum-S1P, S1P-sources and carriers, von-Willebrand factor (vWF), C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were measured at baseline, post-surgery and at day 1 (POD 1) and day 4 (POD 4) after surgical stimulus.
Results
Median S1P levels at baseline were 0.77 nmol/mL (IQR 0.61-0.99) and dropped significantly post-surgery. S1P was lowest post-surgery with median levels of 0.37 nmol/mL (IQR 0.31-0.47) after CPB and 0.46 nmol/mL (IQR 0.36-0.51) after off-pump procedures (P<0.001). The decrease of S1P was independent of surgical technique and observed in all individuals. In patients, in which S1P levels did not recover to preoperative baseline ICU stay was longer and postoperative inflammation was more severe. S1P levels are associated with its sources and carriers and vWF, as a more specific endothelial injury marker, in different phases of the postoperative course. Determination of S1P levels during surgery suggested that also the anticoagulative effect of heparin might influence systemic S1P.
Discussion
In summary, serum-S1P levels are disrupted by major cardiac surgery. Low S1P levels post-surgery may play a role as a new marker for severity of cardiac surgery induced inflammation. Due to well-known protective effects of S1P, low S1P levels may further contribute to the observed prolonged ICU stay and worse clinical status. Moreover, we cannot exclude a potential inhibitory effect on circulating S1P levels by heparin anticoagulation during surgery, which would be a new pro-inflammatory pleiotropic effect of high dose heparin in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Gene Expression and Protein Abundance of Hepatic Drug Metabolizing Enzymes in Liver Pathology
(2021)
The tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline is frequently prescribed but its use is limited by its narrow therapeutic range and large variation in pharmacokinetics. Apart from interindividual differences in the activity of the metabolising enzymes cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2D6 and 2C19, genetic polymorphism of the hepatic influx transporter organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) could be contributing to interindividual variation in pharmacokinetics. Here, the impact of OCT1 genetic variation on the pharmacokinetics of amitriptyline and its active metabolite nortriptyline was studied in vitro as well as in healthy volunteers and in depressive disorder patients. Amitriptyline and nortriptyline were found to inhibit OCT1 in recombinant cells with IC50 values of 28.6 and 40.4 µM. Thirty other antidepressant and neuroleptic drugs were also found to be moderate to strong OCT1 inhibitors with IC50 values in the micromolar range. However, in 35 healthy volunteers, preselected for their OCT1 genotypes, who received a single dose of 25 mg amitriptyline, no significant effects on amitriptyline and nortriptyline pharmacokinetics could be attributed to OCT1 genetic polymorphism. In contrast, the strong impact of the CYP2D6 genotype on amitriptyline and nortriptyline pharmacokinetics and of the CYP2C19 genotype on nortriptyline was confirmed. In addition, acylcarnitine derivatives were measured as endogenous biomarkers for OCT1 activity. The mean plasma concentrations of isobutyrylcarnitine and 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine were higher in participants with two active OCT1 alleles compared to those with zero OCT1 activity, further supporting their role as endogenous in vivo biomarkers for OCT1 activity. A moderate reduction in plasma isobutyrylcarnitine concentrations occurred at the time points at which amitriptyline plasma concentrations were the highest. In a second, independent study sample of 50 patients who underwent amitriptyline therapy of 75 mg twice daily, a significant trend of increasing amitriptyline plasma concentrations with decreasing OCT1 activity was observed (p = 0.018), while nortriptyline plasma concentrations were unaffected by the OCT1 genotype. Altogether, this comprehensive study showed that OCT1 activity does not appear to be a major factor determining amitriptyline and nortriptyline pharmacokinetics and that hepatic uptake occurs mainly through other mechanisms.
Genome-wide association studies have identified an association between isobutyrylcarnitine (IBC) and organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) genotypes. Higher IBC blood concentrations in humans with active OCT1 genotypes and experimental studies with mouse OCT1 suggested an OCT1-mediated efflux of IBC. In this study, we wanted to confirm the suggested use of IBC as an endogenous biomarker of OCT1 activity and contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms behind the association between blood concentrations of carnitine derivatives and OCT1 genotype. Blood and urine IBC concentrations were quantified in healthy volunteers regarding intra- and interindividual variation and correlation with OCT1 genotype and with pharmacokinetics of known OCT1 substrates. Furthermore, IBC formation and transport were studied in cell lines overexpressing OCT1 and its naturally occurring variants. Carriers of high-activity OCT1 genotypes had about 3-fold higher IBC blood concentrations and 2-fold higher amounts of IBC excreted in urine compared to deficient OCT1. This was likely due to OCT1 function, as indicated by the fact that IBC correlated with the pharmacokinetics of known OCT1 substrates, like fenoterol, and blood IBC concentrations declined with a 1 h time delay following peak concentrations of the OCT1 substrate sumatriptan. Thus, IBC is a suitable endogenous biomarker reflecting both, human OCT1 (hOCT1) genotype and activity. While murine OCT1 (mOCT1) was an efflux transporter of IBC, hOCT1 exhibited no IBC efflux activity. Inhibition experiments confirmed this data showing that IBC and other acylcarnitines, like butyrylcarnitine, 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine, and hexanoylcarnitine, showed reduced efflux upon inhibition of mOCT1 but not of hOCT1. IBC and other carnitine derivatives are endogenous biomarkers of hOCT1 genotype and phenotype. However, in contrast to mice, the mechanisms underlying the IBC-OCT1 correlation in humans is apparently not directly the OCT1-mediated efflux of IBC. A plausible explanation could be that hOCT1 mediates cellular concentrations of specific regulators or co-substrates in lipid and energy metabolism, which is supported by our in vitro finding that at baseline intracellular IBC concentration is about 6-fold lower alone by OCT1 overexpression.
Organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1, SLC22A1) is localized in the sinusoidal membrane of human hepatocytes and mediates hepatic uptake of weakly basic or cationic drugs and endogenous compounds. Common amino acid substitutions in OCT1 were associated with altered pharmacokinetics and efficacy of drugs like sumatriptan and fenoterol. Recently, the common splice variant rs35854239 has also been suggested to affect OCT1 function. rs35854239 represents an 8 bp duplication of the donor splice site at the exon 7-intron 7 junction. Here we quantified the extent to which this duplication affects OCT1 splicing and, as a consequence, the expression and the function of OCT1. We used pyrosequencing and deep RNA-sequencing to quantify the effect of rs35854239 on splicing after minigene expression of this variant in HepG2 and Huh7 cells and directly in human liver samples. Further, we analyzed the effects of rs35854239 on OCT1 mRNA expression in total, localization and activity of the resulting OCT1 protein, and on the pharmacokinetics of sumatriptan and fenoterol. The 8 bp duplication caused alternative splicing in 38% (deep RNA-sequencing) to 52% (pyrosequencing) of the minigene transcripts when analyzed in HepG2 and Huh7 cells. The alternatively spliced transcript encodes for a truncated protein that after transient transfection in HEK293 cells was not localized in the plasma membrane and was not able to transport the OCT1 model substrate ASP+. In human liver, however, the alternatively spliced OCT1 transcript was detectable only at very low levels (0.3% in heterozygous and 0.6% in homozygous carriers of the 8 bp duplication, deep RNA-sequencing). The 8 bp duplication was associated with a significant reduction of OCT1 expression in the human liver, but explained only 9% of the general variability in OCT1 expression and was not associated with significant changes in the pharmacokinetics of sumatriptan and fenoterol. Therefore, the rs35854239 variant only partially changes splicing, causing moderate changes in OCT1 expression and may be of only limited therapeutic relevance.
Intestinal transporter proteins are known to affect the pharmacokinetics and in turn the efficacy and safety of many orally administered drugs in a clinically relevant manner. This knowledge is especially well-established for intestinal ATP-binding cassette transporters such as P-gp and BCRP. In contrast to this, information about intestinal uptake carriers is much more limited although many hydrophilic or ionic drugs are not expected to undergo passive diffusion but probably require specific uptake transporters. A transporter which is controversially discussed with respect to its expression, localization and function in the human intestine is the organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1). This review article provides an up-to-date summary on the available data from expression analysis as well as functional studies in vitro, animal findings and clinical observations. The current evidence suggests that OCT1 is expressed in the human intestine in small amounts (on gene and protein levels), while its cellular localization in the apical or basolateral membrane of the enterocytes remains to be finally defined, but functional data point to a secretory function of the transporter at the basolateral membrane. Thus, OCT1 should not be considered as a classical uptake transporter in the intestine but rather as an intestinal elimination pathway for cationic compounds from the systemic circulation.
Eine Thrombose ist eine Gefäßerkrankung, bei der eine lokalisierte, intravasale Blutgerinnung zur Bildung eines Thrombus in einem Gefäß führt. Die Aktivierung der
Blutgerinnungskaskade und damit der Gerinnungsfaktoren führt zu einer Bildung sowie Quervernetzung von Fibrin und so zur Entstehung eines Thrombus. Dieser wird
physiologisch über die Fibrinolyse abgebaut. Die Serinprotease PAI-1 inhibiert diese und wirkt somit prothrombotisch. Jüngste Studien haben gezeigt, dass S1P als Schlüsselmolekül des Immunsystems und des Metabolismus auch das Gerinnungssystem beeinflusst und in einer wechselseitigen Beziehung mit dem Gerinnungsfaktor Thrombin und seinen PARs steht. Die S1P-Konzentration im Körper korreliert dabei eng mit dem BMI. Die vorliegende Arbeit beschreibt die Wirkung des Signallipids S1P auf die PAI-1-Expression von Fettzellen und damit die Stellung der Adipozyten bei S1P-vermittelten thrombotischen Ereignissen in vitro. Weiterhin wurde
erstmalig die Wechselwirkung von Thrombin und S1P bei der Produktion von PAI-1 in Fettzellen untersucht. Hierfür wurden 3T3-L1-Fibroblasten in Adipozyten differenziert
und mit S1P stimuliert. Es zeigte sich eine konzentrationsabhängige Steigerung der PAI-1-mRNA. Diese Ergebnisse wurden ebenfalls von anderen Arbeitsgruppen
bestätigt. Der S1P-Effekt ließ sich auch mittels Western Blot-Analyse auf Proteinebene darstellen. Dabei zeigte sich eine starke Steigerung der PAI-1-Expression und
Sekretion von 3T3-L1-Zellen. S1PR-2- und S1PR3-Inhibitoren senkten den S1Pvermittelten Anstieg, sodass S1P über eine S1PR-2- und, bisher in der Literatur noch
nicht beschrieben, auch über eine S1PR-3-Aktivierung einen prothrombotischen Einfluss ausübt. Weiterhin konnte nach Stimulation mit S1P erstmalig eine Expressionssteigerung von PAR-1 und damit eine Wechselwirkung zwischen dem Signalweg von Thrombin und S1P in Adipozyten beobachtet werden. Es wurde die
Hypothese aufgestellt, dass Thrombin über den PAR-1 die Aktivität der Enzyme des S1P-Metabolismus steigert und so über eine endogene S1P-Produktion zu einer zusätzlichen Steigerung von PAI-1 führt. Diese konnte bisher noch nicht bestätigt werden, da lediglich eine geringe, jedoch nicht signifikante Steigerung von PAI-1 nach Thrombin-Stimulation beobachtet werden konnte. Somit ist das Fettgewebe ein wichtiges Bindeglied zwischen dem inflammatorischen Lipid S1P sowie dem Enzym PAI-1 und damit als Gewebe ein bisher stark unterschätzter Einflussfaktor bei der Entstehung und Aufrechterhaltung thrombotischer Ereignisse.