A review on regulation of drug transporters during inflammation

Drug metabolism will change significantly during inflammation, including the reduction of expression and activity of many drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters.  Body would release a series of inflammatory cytokines which can regulate drug metabolizing enzymes.  Recent studies have revealed that drug transporters are also regulated by the cytokines with obvious species difference.  Mechanism studies show that several transcription factors play important roles during the signal pathways of regulation.  This review focuses on the progress in the regulation of drug transporters during inflammation.