| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Research Abstract |
Plasma clearance of methotrexate (MTX) decreased about 50% in the inflammatory rat model, which is prepared by the administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Involvement of glomerular filtration as well as tubular secretion were suggested in the decreased renal clearance of MTX by LPS. Renal tissue/plasma concentration ratio and efflux clearance from renal tissue to the tubular lumen also decreased in LPS rats, and were comparable to the decreased expression levels of organic anion transporters (rOAT1, rOAT3, rMRP2, rMRP4) in the kidney. In conclusion, the renal clearance of MTX markedly decreased in the LPS-treated rats and the contribution of decreased glomerular filtration as well as decreased expression levels of organic anion transporters in the renal tubules were suggested.
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