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Role of the plasma membrane transporter of organic cations OCT1 and its genetic variants in modern liver pharmacology.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2013
Lozano Elisa, Herraez Elisa, Briz Oscar, Robledo Virginia S, Hernandez-Iglesias Jorge, Gonzalez-Hernandez Ana, Marin Jose J G
Abstract excerpt
Changes in the uptake of many drugs by the target cells may dramatically affect the pharmacological response. Thus, downregulation of SLC22A1, which encodes the organic cation transporter type 1 (OCT1), may affect the response of healthy hepatocytes and liver cancer cells to cationic drugs, such as metformin and sorafenib, respectively. Moreover, the overall picture may be modified to a considerable extent by the...
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