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. 2020 Apr 22;177(12):2666–2682. doi: 10.1111/bph.15055

TABLE 4.

Effect of ligand‐based activation of NR1I3 (CAR) and NR1I2 (PXR) on expression of ABC transporters and metabolising enzymes in blood–brain barrier endothelial cells

Receptor Species Model Ligand Effect on expression and/or activity Reference
NR1I3 Mouse Isolated capillaries from wild‐type C3H mice TCPOBOP ↑ P‐gp, Mrp2, Bcrp (Wang et al., 2010)
Isolated capillaries from NR1I3 (−/−) C3H mice N/E
Rat Isolated capillaries from Sprague–Dawley rats Phenobarbital ↑ P‐gp, Mrp2, Bcrp (Wang et al., 2010)
Porcine Primary culture CITCO ↑ P‐GP, BCRP (Lemmen, Tozakidis, Bele, & Galla, 2013)
Human hCMEC/D3 cells CITCO ↑ P‐GP (Chan et al., 2011)
NR1I32 Mouse Isolated capillaries from wild‐type CB6F1 mice PCN ↑ P‐gp (Bauer et al., 2006)
Isolated capillaries from hNR1I2 humanised CB6F1 mice

Rifampicin

Hyperforin

↑ P‐gp
CD‐1 mice Dexamethasone ↑ P‐gp (cortical capillaries), N/E Cyp3a11 (Chan et al., 2013)
Rat Isolated capillaries from Sprague–Dawley rats

PCN

Dexamethasone

↑ P‐gp, Gstp (Bauer et al., 2004; Bauer et al., 2008)
Primary culture from Sprague–Dawley rats Dexamethasone ↑ P‐GP, Mrp2, Bcrp (Narang et al., 2008)
Porcine Primary culture

Rifampicin

Hyperforin

↑ P‐GP, BCRP (Ott et al., 2009); (Lemmen, Tozakidis, & Galla, 2013)
White large × Landrace hybrid pigs Rifampicin

N/E CYP3A22

CYP3A29, CYP3A46 and CYP2B22, P‐GP, MRP1, MRP2

(Nannelli et al., 2010)
Human hCMEC/D3 cells

Rifampicin

SR12813

↑ P‐GP (Chan et al., 2011)
Primary culture ↑ CYP3A4, CYP2C9, CYP2E1 (Ghosh et al., 2017)

Note: ↑ denotes increased expression or activity, and ↓ decreased expression or activity.

Abbreviation: N/E, no effect.