Organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) is involved in pentamidine transport at the human and mouse blood-brain barrier (BBB).

Pentamidine is an effective trypanocidal drug used against stage 1 Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT). At the blood-brain barrier (BBB), it accumulates inside the endothelial cells but has limited entry into the brain. This study examined transporters involved in pentamidine transport at the human...

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Main Authors: Gayathri N Sekhar, Ana R Georgian, Lisa Sanderson, Gema Vizcay-Barrena, Rachel C Brown, Paula Muresan, Roland A Fleck, Sarah A Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5376088?pdf=render