The therapeutic importance of acid-base balance

BN Quade, MD Parker, R Occhipinti - Biochemical pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Baking soda and vinegar have been used as home remedies for generations and today we
are only a mouse-click away from claims that baking soda, lemon juice, and apple cider …

[HTML][HTML] Structural biology of the multidrug and toxic compound extrusion superfamily transporters

T Kusakizako, H Miyauchi, R Ishitani… - Biochimica et biophysica …, 2020 - Elsevier
Xenobiotic and metabolite extrusion is an important process for the proper functions of cells
and their compartments, including acidic organelles. MATE (multidrug and toxic compound …

The culmination of multidrug-resistant efflux pumps vs. meager antibiotic arsenal era: Urgent need for an improved new generation of EPIs

S Chetri - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Efflux pumps function as an advanced defense system against antimicrobials by reducing
the concentration of drugs inside the bacteria and extruding the substances outside. Various …

Transport of L-arginine related cardiovascular risk markers

S Banjarnahor, RN Rodionov, J König… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
L-arginine and its derivatives, asymmetric and symmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA and
SDMA) and L-homoarginine, have emerged as cardiovascular biomarkers linked to …

[HTML][HTML] The potential therapeutic effects of ergothioneine in pre-eclampsia

RN Kerley, C McCarthy, DB Kell, LC Kenny - Free Radical Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ergothioneine (ERG), is a water-soluble amino acid that is derived entirely from dietary
sources. It has received much attention as a therapeutic agent due to its anti-oxidant …

Organic anion transporting polypeptides: emerging roles in cancer pharmacology

RR Schulte, RH Ho - Molecular pharmacology, 2019 - ASPET
The organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs) are a superfamily of drug transporters
involved in the uptake and disposition of a wide array of structurally divergent endogenous …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting uptake transporters for cancer imaging and treatment

Y Zhang, J Wang - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer cells reprogram their gene expression to promote growth, survival, proliferation, and
invasiveness. The unique expression of certain uptake transporters in cancers and their …

The impact of genetic polymorphisms in organic cation transporters on renal drug disposition

Z Zazuli, NJCB Duin, K Jansen, SJH Vijverberg… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
A considerable number of drugs and/or their metabolites are excreted by the kidneys
through glomerular filtration and active renal tubule secretion via transporter proteins …

Identification of appropriate endogenous biomarker for risk assessment of multidrug and toxin extrusion protein‐mediated drug‐drug interactions in healthy volunteers

T Miyake, E Kimoto, L Luo… - Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Endogenous biomarkers are emerging to advance clinical drug‐drug interaction (DDI) risk
assessment in drug development. Twelve healthy subjects received a multidrug and toxin …

Organic cation transporter 3 facilitates fetal exposure to metformin during pregnancy

N Lee, MF Hebert, DJ Wagner, TR Easterling… - Molecular …, 2018 - ASPET
Metformin, an oral antihyperglycemic, is increasingly being prescribed to pregnant women
with gestational diabetes. Metformin is a hydrophilic cation and relies on organic cation …