The Efflux Mechanism of Fraxetin-O-Glucuronides in UGT1A9-Transfected HeLa Cells: Identification of Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins 3 and 4 (MRP3/4) as the Important Contributors

• Main Authors: Zifei Qin (Author), Beibei Zhang (Author), Jing Yang (Author), Shishi Li (Author), Jinjin Xu (Author), Zhihong Yao (Author), Xiaojian Zhang (Author), Frank J. Gonzalez (Author), Xinsheng Yao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Fraxetin, a natural compound present in many dietary supplements and herbs, is useful in the treatment of acute bacillary dysentery and type 2 diabetes. Previously, several metabolic studies have revealed extensive first-pass metabolism causing formation of fraxetin-O-glucuronides (G1 and G2), resul...