Organic Cation Transporter 3 (OCT3/SLC22A3) and Multidrug and Toxin Extrusion 1 (MATE1/SLC47A1) Protein in the Placenta: Expression, Localization and Function

Abstract

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Candidate Mgr. Davoud Ahmadimoghaddam Supervisor Prof. PharmDr. František Štaud, Ph.D. Title of Doctoral Thesis Organic Cation Transporter 3 (OCT3/SLC22A3) and Multidrug and Toxin Extrusion 1 (MATE1/SLC47A1) Protein in the Placenta: Expression, Localization and Function. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression, localization, and function of organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3, Slc22a3) and multidrug and toxin extrusion protein 1 (MATE1, Slc47a1) in the rat placenta. Using qRT-PCR, Western blotting and immunohistochemical techniques, we demonstrated abundant expression of OCT3 on the basolateral, i.e., fetus-facing side of the placenta, and MATE1 on the apical, i.e., maternal side of the placenta. To investigate the role of these transporters in the transplacental pharmacokinetics, the in situ method of dually perfused rat term placenta was employed in open- and closed-circuit arrangements; 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) was used as a model substrate of both OCT3 and MATE1. We provide evidence that OCT3 and MATE1 cause considerable asymmetry between maternal-to-fetal and fetal-to-maternal transport of MPP+ in favor of fetomaternal direction. Using closed- circuit..