Modulation of Multidrug Resistance Protein 1-mediated Transport Processes by the Antiviral Drug Ritonavir in Cultured Primary Astrocytes

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The Multidrug Resistance Protein 1 (Mrp1) is an ATP-dependent efflux transporter and a major facilitator of drug resistance in mammalian cells during cancer and HIV therapy. In brain, Mrp1-mediated GSH export from astrocytes is the first step in the supply of GSH precursors to neurons. To reveal potential mechanisms underlying the drug-induced modulation of Mrp1-mediated transport processes, we investigated the effects of the antiviral drug ritonavir on cultured rat primary astrocytes. Ritonavir strongly stimulated the Mrp1-mediated export of glutathione (GSH) by decreasing the Km value from 200 nmol/mg to 28 nmol/mg. In contrast, ritonavir decreased the export of the other Mrp1 substrates glutathione disulfide (GSSG) and bimane-glutathione. To give explanation for these apparently contradictory observations, we performed in silico docking analysis and molecular dynamics simulations using a homology model of rat Mrp1 to predict the binding modes of ritonavir, GSH and GSSG to Mrp1. The results suggest that ritonavir binds to the hydrophilic part of the bipartite binding site of Mrp1 and thereby differently affects the binding and transport of the Mrp1 substrates. These new insights into the modulation of Mrp1-mediated export processes by ritonavir provide a new model to better understand GSH-dependent detoxification processes in brain cells.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:49

Enthalten in:

Neurochemical research - 49(2024), 1 vom: 29. Jan., Seite 66-84

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Arend, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Grothaus, Isabell L [VerfasserIn]
Waespy, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Ciacchi, Lucio Colombi [VerfasserIn]
Dringen, Ralf [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1
Antiviral Agents
Astrocyte
GAN16C9B8O
Glutathione
Glutathione Disulfide
Journal Article
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Mrp1
Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins
O3J8G9O825
Ritonavir
Ritonavir¸ Transport
ULW86O013H

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Date Completed 10.01.2024

Date Revised 12.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11064-023-04008-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36101905X