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. 2022 Feb 8;23(3):1898. doi: 10.3390/ijms23031898

Table 2.

Representative transport substrates for ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) and Solute Carrier (SLC) transporters at the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB).

Transporter Representative Centrally Active Transport Substrates
OATPs/Oatps
(SLCOs/Slcos)
HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors (i.e., statins; atorvastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin) [5,96]
Prostaglandin E2 [96]
Estrone-3-Sulfate, Dihydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEAS), Estradiol-17β-Glucuronide [97]
OCTs/Octs
(SLC22A/Slc22a)
Memantine [5]
Pramipexole, Selegiline, Varenicline [6]
Amisulpride [98]
Metformin [99]
MATE1/Mate1
(SLC47A1/Slc47a1)
Metformin, Thiamine, Topotecan [96]
Amisulpride [98]
P-gp (MDR1/Mdr1)
(ABCB1/Abcb1a/Abcb1b)
Amitriptyline, Cyclosporine A, Lapatinib, Losartan, Lovastatin, Phenytoin, Tetracycline, Verapamil [96]
Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin [100]
Tacrolimus, Rifampicin [29]
BCRP/Bcrp
(ABCG2/Abcg2)
Coumestrol, Daidzein, Dantrolene, Dipyridamole, Estradiol-17β-Glucuronide, Genistein, Glyburide, Lapatinib [96]
Atorvastatin, Pravastatin, Rosuvastatin [100]
Estrone-3-Sulfate, Dihydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEAS), Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) [97]
MRPs/Mrps
(ABCC/Abcc)
Glutathione (GSH), GSH Conjugates, GSSG [5]
Estradiol-17β-Glucuronide [96]
Estrone-3-Sulfate, Dihydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEAS) [97]