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. 2022 Mar 23;14(4):694. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040694

Table 2.

The inhibition of OATP1B1 and OATP1B2 by antifungal drugs and potential clinical relevance.

Inhibitor OATP1B1 IC50 (µM) 95% CI OATP1B2 IC50 (µM) 95% CI Cmax,ss (µM) a Citation Cmax,ss/IC50 (>0.1 Considered Clinically Relevant)
Ketoconazole 1.5 (1.2, 1.7) 2.2 (1.4, 3.4) 1.88 [7] 1.25
Cobicistat 0.31 (0.24, 0.40) 0.7 (0.57, 0.83) 1.29 [27] 1.84
Ritonavir 0.34 (0.29, 0.40) ND ND 1.94 [28] 2.71
Rifampin 1.2 (0.9, 2.2) 2.1 (1.5, 3) 29 [29] 24.2
Itraconazole 37 (31, 45) >50 ND 1.15 [30] 0.03
Hydroxy-ITZ 3.5 (3, 3.9) >2 ND 0.6 [30] 0.17
Keto-ITZ 8.3 (6.9, 10) ND ND 0.02 [30] 0.002
Posaconazole 1.9 (1.6, 2.2) >20 ND 2.75 [31] 1.45
Voriconazole 80 (62, 104) >200 ND 10.2 [32] 0.13
Fluconazole 4100 (3200, 5300) >5000 ND 61.7 [33] 0.06
Isavuconazole 2.5 (2.1, 3.0) 2.5 (1.1, 5.8) 8.23 [34] 3.29
Micafungin 2.1 (1.8, 2.4) 4.9 (4.2, 5.7) 17.3 [35] 8.24
Caspofungin 9.2 (8.0, 11) >100 ND 7.99 [36] 0.87
Anidulafungin 42 (31, 57) ND ND 6.14 [37] 0.15

a Maximum plasma concentration values are representative of clinical regimens used for antifungal prophylaxis. Further information regarding the selection of these values is located in Supplementary Table S2. Abbreviations: Cmax,ss—maximum plasma concentration at steady-state; IC50—half-maximal inhibitory concentration; ND—not determined.