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MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
卷 8, 期 3, 页码 664-672出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/mp100234z
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- Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation [D2006-44, 2008-4691]
- Pharmacy Endowment Fund
The molecular and functional expression of peptide transporters (PEPT1 and PEPT2, PHT1, PHT2) in human nasal epithelium was investigated. Quantitative/reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qPCR/RT-PCR), Western blotting and indirect immuno-histochemistry were used to investigate the functional gene and protein expression for the transporters. Uptake and transport studies were performed using metabolically stable peptides [beta-alanyl-L-lysyl-N epsilon-7-amino-4-methyl-coumarin-3-acetic acid (beta-Ala-Lys-AMCA) and beta-alanyl-L-histidine (carnosine)]. The effects of concentration, temperature, polarity, competing peptides, and inhibitors on peptide uptake and transport were investigated. PCR products corresponding to PEPT1 (150 bp), PEPT2 (127 bp), PHT1 (110 bp) and PHT2 (198 bp) were detected. Immunohistochemistry and Western blotting confirmed the functional expression of PEPT1 and PEPT2 genes. The uptake of beta-Ala-Lys-AMCA was concentration-dependent and saturable (V(max) = 4.1 +/- 0.07 mu mol/min/mg protein, K(m) = 0.6 +/- 0.07 mu M). The optimal pH for intracellular accumulation of beta-Ala-Lys-AMCA was 6.5. Whereas dipeptides and carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) significantly inhibited peptide uptake and transport, L-Phe had no effect on peptide transport. The permeation of beta-alanyl-L-histidine was concentration-, direction-, and temperature-dependent. The uptake, permeation, qPCR/RT-PCR and protein expression data showed that the human nasal epithelium functionally expresses proton-coupled oligopeptide transporters.
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