title: Identification of a new class of prostaglandin transporter inhibitors and characterization of their biological effects on prostaglandin E2 transport.
abstract: Prostaglandins (PGs) are involved in several major signaling pathways. Their effects are terminated when they are transported across cell membranes and oxidized intracellularly. The transport step of PG metabolism is carried out by the prostaglandin transporter (PGT). Inhibition of PGT would therefore be expected to change local or circulating concentrations of prostaglandins, and thus their biological effects. To develop PGT-specific inhibitors with high affinity, we designed a library of triazine compounds and screened 1842 small molecules by using Madin-Darby canine kidney cells stably expressing rat PGT. We found several effective PGT inhibitors. Among them, the most potent inhibitor had a Ki of 3.7 +/- 0.2 microM. These inhibitors allowed us to isolate the efflux process of PGE2 and to demonstrate that PGT does not transport PGE2 outwardly under physiological conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Belfer Bldg., Rm. 1008, 1300 Morris Park Ave., Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Yuling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Sonya M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Khersonsky
authors.forename: Young-Tae
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Victor L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Schuster
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D004058:Diffusion; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism*; D004285:Dogs; D051379:Mice; D027361:Organic Anion Transporters / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D027361:Organic Anion Transporters; C503527:Slco2a1 protein, mouse; D015232:Dinoprostone