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Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 2011 Aug 15;52:135–151. doi: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010510-100556

Table 2.

Substrates transported by the different human OATPs

OATP1A2 OATP1B1 OATP1B3 OATP1C1

Hormones and conjugates
Estradiol-17β-glucuronide
Estrone-3-sulfate
DHEA-S
Reverse triiodothyronine (rT3)
Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Prostaglandins
Prostaglandin E2
Bile acids
Cholate
Taurocholate
Glycocholate
Taurochenodeoxycholate
Tauroursodeoxycholate
Others
DPDPE
Drugs
Acebutolol, Rosuvastatin, Atenolol, Pitavastatin, Sotalol, Ouabain, Labetalol, Deltorphin II, Nadolol, Ciprofloxacin, Talinolol, Fexofenadine, Saquinavir, Gatifloxacin, Darunavir, Levofloxacin, Imatinib, Methotrexate
Hormones and conjugates
Estradiol-17β-glucuronide
Estrone-3-sulfate
Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
DHEA-S
Prostaglandins
Prostaglandin E2
Bile acids
Cholate
Taurocholate
Tauroursodeoxycholate
Drugs
Atorvastatin, Olmesartan, Bosentan, Phalloidin, Caspofungin, Pitavastatin, Cefazolin, Pravastatin, Cerivastatin, Rapamycin, Darunavir, Rifampicin, Enalapril, Rosuvastatin, Ezetimibe, Saquinavir, Flavopiridol, SN-38, Fluvastatin, Temocapril, Gimatecan, Troglitazone, Lopinavir, Valsartan, Methotrexate
Hormones and conjugates
Estradiol-17β-glucuronide
Estrone-3-sulfate
DHEA-S
Testosterone
Drugs
Atrasentan, Bosentan, Cefadroxil, Cefazolin, Cephalexin, Digoxin, Enalapril, Fexofenadine, Fluvastatin, Gimatecan, Lopinavir, Methotrexate, Demethylphalloin, Paclitaxel, Docetaxel, Methotrexate, Imatinib, Olmesartan, Phalloidin, Pitavastatin, Telmisartan, Rapamycin, Rifampicin, Rosuvastatin, Valsartan, SN-38
Hormones and conjugates
Estradiol-17β-glucuronide
Estrone-3-sulfate
Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Reverse triiodothyronine (rT3)
Thyroxine sulfate (T4S)
Others
BSP
OATP2A1 OATP2B1 OATP3A1 OATP4A1

Prostaglandins
Prostaglandin E1
ProstaglandinE2
ProstaglandinF
Prostaglandin H2
Prostaglandin D2
8-iso-prostaglandin F
Others
Thromboxane B2
Drugs
Latanoprost
Hormones and conjugates
Estrone-3-sulfate
DHEA-S
Thyroxine (T4)
Prostaglandins
Prostaglandin E2
Drugs
Atorvastatin
Bosentan
Ezetimibe
Fluvastatin
Glibenclamide
Pitavastatin
Pitavastatin
Montelukast
Rosuvastatin
Talinolol
Hormones and conjugates
Thyroxine (T4)
Estrone-3-sulfate
Prostaglandins
Prostaglandin E1
Prostaglandin E2
Prostaglandin F
Drugs
Deltorphin
BQ-123
Benzylpenicillin
Others
Vasopressin
Arachidonic acid
Hormones and conjugates
Estradiol-17β-glucuronide
Estrone-3-sulfate
Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Reverse triiodothyronine (rT3)
Bile acids
Taurocholate
ProstaglandinsProstaglandin E2
Drugs
Benzylpenicillin
Unoprostone metabolite

Anticancer drugs are highlighted in red.

Abbreviations: BSP, bromosulfophthalein; DHEA-S, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; DPDPE, [D-penicillamine2,5]enkephalin.