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Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP)-mediated glyburide transport: effect of the C421A/Q141K BCRP single-nucleotide polymorphism.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 May 2010
Pollex Erika K, Anger Gregory, Hutson Janine, Koren Gideon, Piquette-Miller Micheline
Abstract excerpt
The antidiabetic agent glyburide (glibenclamide) is frequently used for the treatment of type II diabetes and is increasingly being used for the treatment of gestational diabetes. Evidence suggests that breast cancer resistance protein/ATP-binding cassette, subfamily G, member 2 (ABCG2) expressed in the placenta protects the fetus against the accumulation of glyburide. A number of studies have investigated the...
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