Drug Transporters ABCB1 (P-gp) and OATP, but not Drug-Metabolizing Enzyme CYP3A4, Affect the Pharmacokinetics of the Psychoactive Alkaloid Ibogaine and its Metabolites

• Main Authors: Margarida L. F. Martins (Author), Paniz Heydari (Author), Wenlong Li (Author), Alejandra Martínez-Chávez (Author), Nikkie Venekamp (Author), Maria C. Lebre (Author), Luc Lucas (Author), Jos H. Beijnen (Author), Alfred H. Schinkel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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The psychedelic alkaloid ibogaine is increasingly used as an oral treatment for substance use disorders, despite being unlicensed in most countries and having reported adverse events. Using wild-type and genetically modified mice, we investigated the impact of mouse (m)Abcb1a/1b and Abcg2 drug efflu...