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OATP1B2 deficiency protects against paclitaxel-induced neurotoxicity
Alix F. Leblanc, … , Alex Sparreboom, Shuiying Hu
Alix F. Leblanc, … , Alex Sparreboom, Shuiying Hu
Published January 16, 2018
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2018;128(2):816-825. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI96160.
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Concise Communication Oncology

OATP1B2 deficiency protects against paclitaxel-induced neurotoxicity

Abstract

Paclitaxel is among the most widely used anticancer drugs and is known to cause a dose-limiting peripheral neurotoxicity, the initiating mechanisms of which remain unknown. Here, we identified the murine solute carrier organic anion–transporting polypeptide B2 (OATP1B2) as a mediator of paclitaxel-induced neurotoxicity. Additionally, using established tests to assess acute and chronic paclitaxel-induced neurotoxicity, we found that genetic or pharmacologic knockout of OATP1B2 protected mice from mechanically induced allodynia, thermal hyperalgesia, and changes in digital maximal action potential amplitudes. The function of this transport system was inhibited by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor nilotinib through a noncompetitive mechanism, without compromising the anticancer properties of paclitaxel. Collectively, our findings reveal a pathway that explains the fundamental basis of paclitaxel-induced neurotoxicity, with potential implications for its therapeutic management.

Authors

Alix F. Leblanc, Jason A. Sprowl, Paola Alberti, Alessia Chiorazzi, W. David Arnold, Alice A. Gibson, Kristen W. Hong, Marissa S. Pioso, Mingqing Chen, Kevin M. Huang, Vamsi Chodisetty, Olivia Costa, Tatiana Florea, Peter de Bruijn, Ron H. Mathijssen, Raquel E. Reinbolt, Maryam B. Lustberg, Lara E. Sucheston-Campbell, Guido Cavaletti, Alex Sparreboom, Shuiying Hu

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