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The Effect Of Oatp2b1-Mediated Statin Transport On Beta Cell Dysfunction, Jihoon Kwon
The Effect Of Oatp2b1-Mediated Statin Transport On Beta Cell Dysfunction, Jihoon Kwon
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Statins are a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs which work by inhibiting the mevalonate pathway. Statin treatment has been linked to an increase in the risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus, and previous studies have suggested impairment in insulin secretion following statin treatment. Recent work from our laboratory confirmed the expression of organic anion transporting polypeptide 2B1 (OATP2B1), an important statin uptake transporter, in human pancreatic beta cells. Our study examined the role of OATP2B1 in statin-associated beta cell toxicity using INS-1 cells as a beta cell model. We showed that OATP2B1 augments cellular accumulation of rosuvastatin and atorvastatin, but not pravastatin. …