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. 2021 Apr 14;12:648388. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.648388

TABLE 3.

Overview of clinically relevant drugs that are orally administered and potent inhibitors of OCT1.

Drug/compound Class Inhibitory effect References
Amitriptyline Non-selective NSRI IC50 = 4.4 µM Tzvetkov et al. (2013)
Cimetidine H2-receptor antagonist IC50 = 60 µM Koepsell (2020)
Citalopram SSRI IC50 = 2.8 µM Koepsell et al. (2007)
Clonidine α-adrenoceptor antagonist IC50 = 0.6–6.5 µM Koepsell et al. (2007)
Desipramine Non-selective NSRI IC50 = 5.4 µM Koepsell et al. (2007)
Diphenhydramine H1-receptor antagonist IC50 = 3.4 µM Müller et al. (2005)
Fluoxetine SSRI IC50 = 6.0 µM Tzvetkov et al. (2013)
Imipramine Non-selective NSRI IC50 = 6.2 µM Tzvetkov et al. (2013)
Memantine NMDA receptor antagonist IC50 = 3.7 µM Busch et al. (1998)
Metoclopramide D2/5-HT3 receptor anatgonist IC50 = 16–95 µM Koepsell (2020)
Morphine Opioid receptor agonist IC50 = 4.2–28 µM Koepsell (2020)
Ondansetron 5-HT3 receptor antagonist IC50 = 1.2 µM Tzvetkov et al. (2013)
Oxybutynin Muscarinic receptor antagonist IC50 = 20 µM Koepsell (2020)
Prazosin α-adrenoceptor antagonist IC50 = 1.8 µM Hayer-Zillgen et al. (2002)
Quinidine Na+channel blocker (antiarrhythmic) IC50 = 18 µM Koepsell et al. (2007)
Quinine Antimalaria drug IC50 = 13–23 µM Koepsell et al. (2007)
Ranitidine H1-receptor antagonist IC50 = 28 µM Müller et al. (2005)
Ritonavir HIV protease inhibitor IC50 = 5.2 µM Zhang et al. (2000)
Trospium Muscarinic receptor antagonist IC50 = 5.3–18 µM Koepsell (2020)
Verapamil Ca2+channel blocker IC50 = 1.6–2.9 µM Koepsell et al. (2007), Tzvetkov et al. (2013)

IC50, half maximal inhibitory concentration; NMDA, N-methyl-D-aspartate; NSRI, norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.