Effects of genetic polymorphisms on the OCT1 and OCT2-mediated uptake of ranitidine.

Ranitidine (Zantac®) is a H2-receptor antagonist commonly used for the treatment of acid-related gastrointestinal diseases. Ranitidine was reported to be a substrate of the organic cation transporters OCT1 and OCT2. The hepatic transporter OCT1 is highly genetically variable. Twelve major alleles co...

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Main Authors: Marleen Julia Meyer, Tina Seitz, Jürgen Brockmöller, Mladen Vassilev Tzvetkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5728534?pdf=render