Published online Aug 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i29.8817
Peer-review started: January 29, 2015
First decision: June 2, 2015
Revised: June 18, 2015
Accepted: July 3, 2015
Article in press: July 3, 2015
Published online: August 7, 2015
Processing time: 198 Days and 18.1 Hours
Core tip: Organic anion transporter 5 (Oat5) is an organic anion/dicarboxylate exchanger which has impact on renal excretion of hormones, drugs and xenobiotics. The primary function of sodium-dicarboxylate cotransporter 1 (NaDC1) is to reabsorb filtered Krebs cycle intermediates, such as citrate. We found upregulations of both transporters and a decrease in urinary citrate excretion in bile duct-ligated rats. Citrate excretion is decreased at least in part, because of the higher NaDC1 expression. Using the outward gradient of citrate generated by NaDC1, Oat5 can reabsorb/eliminate different organic anions of pathophysiological importance. Attention might be paid for those drugs transported by this protein because their pharmacokinetics may be altered during cholestasis.
