Journal
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 165, Issue 2, Pages 289-312Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01557.x
Keywords
antidepressant; P-glycoprotein; blood-brain barrier; ABCB1; MDR1; treatment-resistant depression; ABC drug efflux transporter
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- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), through the Irish Government
- SFI [02/CE/B124, 07/CE/B1368]
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Irish Drug Delivery Network [07/SRC/B1154]
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The drug efflux pump P-glycoprotein (P-gp) plays an important role in the function of the bloodbrain barrier by selectively extruding certain endogenous and exogenous molecules, thus limiting the ability of its substrates to reach the brain. Emerging evidence suggests that P-gp may restrict the uptake of several antidepressants into the brain, thus contributing to the poor success rate of current antidepressant therapies. Despite some inconsistency in the literature, clinical investigations of potential associations between functional single nucleotide polymorphisms in ABCB1, the gene which encodes P-gp, and antidepressant response have highlighted a potential link between P-gp function and treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Therefore, co-administration of P-gp inhibitors with antidepressants to patients who are refractory to antidepressant therapy may represent a novel therapeutic approach in the management of TRD. Furthermore, certain antidepressants inhibit P-gp in vitro, and it has been hypothesized that inhibition of P-gp by such antidepressant drugs may play a role in their therapeutic action. The present review summarizes the available in vitro, in vivo and clinical data pertaining to interactions between antidepressant drugs and P-gp, and discusses the potential relevance of these interactions in the treatment of depression.
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