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  • 1
    ISSN: 1573-904X
    Keywords: intestinal transport ; rat jejunum ; rat ileum ; Caco-2 cells ; FITC-dextran
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Drug transport through the tight-junctional pathway in Caco-2 monolayer was studied by examining the relationship between its permeability to hydrophilic drugs and membrane conductance. Compared with the rat isolated jejunum or colon, Caco-2 monolayer displayed high electrical resistance and low conductance, as well as low permeability to sulfanilic acid and FITC-dextran (M.W. 4000). However, there was a linear relationship between the drug permeability and partial Cl− ion conductance for Caco-2 monolayer, rat jejunum and colon. Hence, the permeability to those drugs per unit of Cl− conductance is similar in the three membranes, suggesting that the size (radius) of the tight-junctional pathway in the three membranes is similar. In addition, when the electrical resistance of Caco-2 monolayer was reduced to the same level as that of the jejunum or colon by pretreatment with disodium ethylenediamine-tetraacetate, its permeability to FITC-dextran became significantly higher than that of other membranes. Accordingly, the high resistance and the low permeability of Caco-2 monolayer compared with rat intestinal membrane may be due to structural differences between the membranes, rather than a difference in the tightness of the junction.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1573-904X
    Keywords: intestinal absorption ; vascular perfusion ; mean permeation time ; moment analysis ; diffusion model
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract The rat intestinal lumen and the blood vessel were simultaneously perfused to study drug permeation across the intestinal epithelium. On the basis of drug disappearance from the intestinal lumen and its appearance into the vascular outflow, the mean time required for permeation across the intestinal membrane (MPT) and the permeation clearance (CLp) were calculated. MPT values of water, antipyrine, propranolol, imipramine and mannitol, varied from 0.45 min to 9.91 min depending on their physicochemical property. From both MPT and CLp, five drugs were classified as being (i) highly and rapidly absorbed (water, antipyrine), (ii) highly but slowly absorbed (propranolol, imipramine) and (iii) low and slowly absorbed (mannitol). Permeation profiles of these drugs were analyzed based on the diffusion model which defined the parameter for each permeation process, i.e. partitioning to and diffusion through the epithelium and clearance into the blood flow. Propranolol and imipramine partitioned into the membrane at a higher level than the other drugs. However, the clearance of both drugs from the epithelium was extremely slow, suggesting that this process is the rate-limiting step in their permeation. On the other hand, the rate-limiting step in the permeation of water and antipyrine was found to be the diffusion process in the epithelial layer.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1573-904X
    Keywords: pegylation ; pharmacokinetics ; blood-brain barrier
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Purpose. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was modified by carboxyl-directed protein pegylation in order to both retain biologic activity of the neurotrophin and reduce the rate of systemic clearance of this cationic protein in vivo. Since the modification of surface lysine residues of neurotrophins results in loss of biologic activity, the present studies examine the feasibility of placing polyethyleneglycol (PEG) polymers on carboxyl residues of surface glutamate or aspartate residues of BDNF. Methods. PEG molecules with terminal hydrazide (Hz) moieties of molecular weight 2,000 (PEG2000-Hz) or 5,000 (PEG5000-Hz) Daltons were coupled to BDNF carboxyls using carbodiimide. Results. The systemic clearances of the BDNF-PEG2000 and BDNF-PEG5000 were reduced 67% and 91%, respectively, compared to unconjugated BDNF. The brain volume of distribution (VD) of BDNF-PEG5000 was not significantly different from the cerebral plasma volume. Cell survival studies and TrkB auto-phosphorylation assays showed that the biologic activity of BDNF was not changed following pegylation with PEG2000, and was minimally impaired following pegylation with PEG5000. Conclusions. These experiments describe the first carboxyl-directed pegylation of a neuropeptide, and show this formulation substantially reduces the systemic distribution and elimination of the neurotrophic factor. The biologic activity of the neurotrophin is retained with carboxyl-directed pegylation.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1573-904X
    Keywords: pegylation ; blood-brain barrier ; pharmacokinetics
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Purpose. Peptide drug delivery to the brain requires optimization of (a) plasma pharmacokinetics and (b) blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability. In the present studies, plasma pharmacokinetics are improved with protein pegylation and BBB transport is facilitated with the use of vector-mediated drug delivery using the OX26 monoclonal antibody (MAb) to the rat transferrin receptor, which undergoes receptor-mediated transcytosis through the BBB in vivo. Methods. A conjugate of OX26 and streptavidin (SA), designated OX26/SA, was prepared in parallel with the carboxyl-directed pegylation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). A novel bifunctional polyethyleneglycol (PEG) was used in which a hydrazide (Hz) was attached at one end and a biotin moiety was attached to the other end. This allowed for conjugation of BDNF-PEG-biotin to OX26/SA. Results. The brain uptake of BDNF-PEG-biotin was increased following conjugation to OX26/SA to a level of 0.144 ± 0.004% injected dose per g brain and a BBB permeability-surface area product of 2.0 ± 0.2 μL/min/g. Conclusions. These studies demonstrate that peptide drug delivery to the brain can be achieved with advanced formulation of protein-based therapeutics. The formulation is intended to (a) minimize rapid systemic clearance of the peptide, and (b) allow for vector-mediated drug delivery through the BBB in vivo. Following this dual formulation, the brain uptake of a neurotrophin such as BDNF achieves a value that is approximately 2-fold greater than that of morphine, a neuroactive small molecule.
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1573-904X
    Keywords: Caco-2 monolayer ; intestinal membrane ; drug lipophilicity ; in vitro drug permeability ; in vivo drug absorption
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Purpose. The aim of the present work is to characterize in vitro drug permeation processes across Caco-2 monolayer and to identify the advantages of this cultured cell system in predicting in vivo drug absorption after oral administration. Methods. The passive permeability of various drugs through Caco-2 monolayer was measured using Ussing-type chambers and compared with that of the isolated rat jejunum and colon. The in vivo drug permeability to the intestinal membrane was estimated by means of an intestinal perfusion study using the rat jejunum. Results. In Caco-2 monolayer, drug permeability increased with increasing drug lipophilicity and showed a good linear relationship with the in vivo permeability. In contrast, in the isolated jejunum and colon, the permeability of high lipophilic drugs was almost constant and, propranolol, a drug with the highest lipophilicity, hardly passed through the jejunal membrane in vitro. As a result, there was no significant relationship between in vitro and in vivo drug permeability in rat jejunum. However, the amount of drugs accumulated in the jejunal mucosa increased with increasing drug lipophilicity even under the in vitro condition. Conclusions. The permeation and the accumulation studies suggested that the rate-limiting process of in vitro permeation of lipophilic drugs through the intestinal membrane differs from that of in vivo drug absorption. On the other hand, drug permeation through Caco-2 monolayer, which consists of an epithelial cell layer and a supporting filter, is essentially the same process as that of in vivo drug absorption. We concluded that the simple monolayer structure of a cultured cell system provides a distinct advantage in predicting in vivo drug absorption.
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  • 6
    ISSN: 1573-904X
    Keywords: blood–brain barrier ; moment analysis ; brain perfusion ; indicator dilution
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Drug disposition in the brain was investigated by statistical moment analysis using an improved in situ brain perfusion technique. The right cerebral hemisphere of the rat was perfused in situ. The drug and inulin were injected into the right internal carotid artery as a rapid bolus and the venous outflow curve at the posterior facial vein was obtained. The infusion rate was adjusted to minimize the flow of perfusion fluid into the left hemisphere. The obtained disposition parameters were characteristics and considered to reflect the physicochemical properties of each drug. Antipyrine showed a small degree of initial uptake. Therefore, its apparent distribution volume (V i) and apparent intrinsic clearance (CLint,i) were small. Diazepam showed large degrees of both influx and efflux and, thus, a large Vi. Water showed parameters intermediate between those of antipyrine and those of diazepam. Imipramine, desipramine, and propranolol showed a large CLint,i compared with those of the other drugs. The extraction ratio of propranolol significantly decreased with increasing concentrations of unlabeled propranolol in the perfusion fluid. These findings may be explained partly by the tissue binding of these drugs. In conclusion, the present method is useful for studying drug disposition in the brain.
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  • 7
    Publication Date: 2018-09-24
    Description: Effective delivery of drug carriers selectively to the kidney is challenging because of their uptake by the reticuloendothelial system in the liver and spleen, which limits effective treatment of kidney diseases and results in side effects. To address this issue, we synthesized l-serine (Ser)–modified polyamidoamine dendrimer (PAMAM) as a potent renal targeting drug carrier. Approximately 82% of the dose was accumulated in the kidney at 3 h after i.v. injection of 111In-labeled Ser-PAMAM in mice, while i.v. injection of 111In-labeled unmodified PAMAM, l-threonine modified PAMAM, and l-tyrosine modified PAMAM resulted in kidney accumulations of 28%, 35%, and 31%, respectively. Single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) images also indicated that 111In-labeled Ser-PAMAM specifically accumulated in the kidneys. An intrakidney distribution study showed that fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled Ser-PAMAM accumulated predominantly in renal proximal tubules. Results of a cellular uptake study of Ser-PAMAM in LLC-PK1 cells in the presence of inhibitors [genistein, 5-(N-ethyl-N-isopropyl)amiloride, and lysozyme] revealed that caveolae-mediated endocytosis, micropinocytosis, and megalin were associated with the renal accumulation of Ser-PAMAM. The efficient renal distribution and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition effect of captopril (CAP), an ACE inhibitor, was observed after i.v. injection of the Ser-PAMAM-CAP conjugate. These findings indicate that Ser-PAMAM is a promising renal targeting drug carrier for the treatment of kidney diseases. Thus, the results of this study demonstrate efficient renal targeting of a drug carrier via Ser modification.
    Print ISSN: 0027-8424
    Electronic ISSN: 1091-6490
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General
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  • 8
    Publication Date: 2018-12-01
    Description: l-cysteine (Cys)- and l-serine (Ser)-modified, third-generation polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer with multiple reduced thiols (Ser-PAMAM-Cys) was synthesized as a kidney-targeting reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger to help prevent renal ischemia/reperfusion injury. Ser-PAMAM-Cys effectively scavenged 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical and ROS (hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radical) in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). In addition, ~64% of 111In-labeled Ser-PAMAM-Cys accumulated in mouse kidney 3 h after intravenous administration. An in vivo imaging system (IVIS) study indicated that near-infrared fluorescence dye (NIR)-labeled Ser-PAMAM-Cys specifically accumulated in the kidney. In a mouse renal ischemia/reperfusion injury model, increases in the kidney damage markers creatinine (Cre) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were significantly inhibited by intravenous Ser-PAMAM-Cys administration. In contrast, Cys injection had no statistically significant effect of preventing Cre or BUN elevation relative to the control. Ser-PAMAM-Cys also effectively downregulated the inflammatory factors NGAL, IL-18, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1 in the renal ischemia/reperfusion injury model. These results indicate that Ser-PAMAM-Cys is a promising kidney-targeting ROS scavenger which could prevent ischemia/reperfusion-induced renal failure.
    Electronic ISSN: 1999-4923
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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  • 9
    Publication Date: 2019-04-07
    Description: Generally, the use of absorption enhancers might be the most effective approaches to ameliorate the enteric absorption of poorly absorbed substances. Among numerous absorption enhancers, we already reported that a gemini surfactant, sodium dilauramidoglutamide lysine (SLG-30) with two hydrophobic and two hydrophilic moieties, is a novel and promising adjuvant with a high potency in improving the absorption safely. Here, we examined and elucidated the absorption-improving mechanisms of SLG-30 in the enteric absorption of substances. SLG-30 increased the intestinal absorption of 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein (CF) to a greater level than the typical absorption enhancers, including sodium glycocholate and sodium laurate, as evaluated by an in situ closed-loop method. Furthermore, SLG-30 significantly lowered the fluorescence anisotropy of dansyl chloride (DNS-Cl), suggesting that it might increase the fluidity of protein sections in the intestinal cell membranes. Moreover, SLG-30 significantly lowered the transepithelial-electrical resistance (TEER) values of Caco-2 cells, suggesting that it might open the tight junctions (TJs) between the enteric epithelial cells. Additionally, the levels of claudin-1 and claudin-4 expression decreased in the presence of SLG-30. These outcomes propose that SLG-30 might improve the enteric transport of poorly absorbed substances through both transcellular and paracellular routes.
    Electronic ISSN: 1999-4923
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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  • 10
    Publication Date: 2020-01-17
    Description: Recently, various types of cultured cells have been used to research the mechanisms of transport and metabolism of drugs. Although many studies using cultured cell systems have been published, a comparison of different cultured cell systems has never been reported. In this study, Caco-2, Calu-3, Madin–Darby canine kidney (MDCK), EpiAirway and MucilAir were used as popular in vitro cell culture systems, and the permeability of model compounds across these cell systems was evaluated to compare barrier characteristics and to clarify their usefulness as an estimation system for nasal drug absorption in rats. MDCK unexpectedly showed the best correlation (r = 0.949) with the fractional absorption (Fn) in rats. Secondly, a high correlation was observed in Calu-3 (r = 0.898). Also, Caco-2 (r = 0.787) and MucilAir (r = 0.750) showed a relatively good correlation with Fn. The correlation between Fn and permeability to EpiAirway was the poorest (r = 0.550). Because EpiAirway forms leakier tight junctions than other cell culture systems, the paracellular permeability was likely overestimated with this system. On the other hand, because MDCK formed such tight cellular junctions that compounds of paracellular model were less likely permeated, the paracellular permeability could be underestimated. Calu-3, Caco-2 and MucilAir form suitable cellular junctions and barriers, indicating that those cell systems enable the precise estimation of nasal drug absorption.
    Electronic ISSN: 1999-4923
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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