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Marwaha TK, Madgulkar A, Bhalekar M, Asgaonkar K, Gachche R, Shewale P. Tailoring the properties of chitosan by grafting with 2-mercaptobenzoic acid to improve mucoadhesion: in silico studies, synthesis and characterization. Prog Biomater 2022; 11:397-408. [PMID: 36205916 DOI: 10.1007/s40204-022-00201-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Mucoadhesive polymers improve oral bioavailability of drugs by prolonging the duration of adhesion of drugs with mucosa. Various methods could be employed to address the problems of mucoadhesive polymers like weak adhesion forces. Chemical modification of polymers, such as the addition of a thiol group or thiolation, is another way for improving the polymers' mucoadhesive properties that is studied in present research work. A novel thiomer of chitosan was prepared by attaching 2-mercaptobenzoic acid, a hydrophobic ligand onto it. The docking of thiomer and chitosan with mucin structure showed higher binding energy for former. The prepared thiomer was subjected to X-ray diffraction and DSC which established reduction in crystallinity and formation of a new compound through changes in glass transition, melting point and change in diffraction pattern. The NMR studies established conjugation of 2-mercapto benzoic acid to chitosan. The increased mucoadhesion in thiomer behaviour (2-3 fold) was confirmed through mucus glycoprotein assay as well as through texture analysis. The permeation enhancing the property of thiomer was established by demonstrating the permeation of phenol red across thiomer treated intestinal membrane. An in vitro cell toxicity assay was done to establish toxicity of chitosan and thiolated chitosan. Finally, the reduced water uptake of thiomer over chitosan proved that the increase in mucoadhesion is not contributed by swelling. Thus, a thiomer with improved mucoadhesion and enhanced permeation properties was prepared and characterized. Hence, all these properties render the newly synthesized polymer a better alternative to chitosan as an excipient for mucoadhesive drug delivery systems.
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- Tejinder K Marwaha
- Department of Pharmaceutics, AISSMS College of Pharmacy, RB Motilal Kennedy Rd, Near RTO, Sangamvadi, Pune, Maharashtra, 411001, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, AISSMS College of Pharmacy, RB Motilal Kennedy Rd, Near RTO, Sangamvadi, Pune, Maharashtra, 411001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, AISSMS College of Pharmacy, RB Motilal Kennedy Rd, Near RTO, Sangamvadi, Pune, Maharashtra, 411001, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Savitribaiphule Pune University, Pune, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Savitribaiphule Pune University, Pune, India
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Machado RD, Silva JCG, Silva LAD, Oliveira GDAR, Lião LM, Lima EM, de Morais MC, da Conceição EC, Rezende KR. Improvement in Solubility-Permeability Interplay of Psoralens from Brosimum gaudichaudii Plant Extract upon Complexation with Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27144580. [PMID: 35889459 PMCID: PMC9322082 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Psoralen (PSO) and 5-methoxypsoralen (5-MOP) are widely used drugs in oral photochemotherapy against vitiligo and major bioactive components of root bark extract of Brosimum gaudichaudii Trécul (EBGT), previously standardized by LC-MS. However, the exceptionally low water solubility of these psoralens can cause incomplete and variable bioavailability limiting their applications and patient adherence to treatment. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to investigate the effects of 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) inclusion complex on the solubility and jejunal permeability of PSO and 5-MOP from EBGT. Characterization of inclusion complexes were evaluated by current methods in nuclear magnetic resonance studies on aqueous solution, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and scanning electron microscopy in solid state. Ex vivo rat jejunal permeability was also investigated and compared for both pure psoralens and plant extract formulation over a wide HP-β-CD concentration range (2.5 to 70 mM). Phase solubility studies of the PSO- and 5-MOP-HP-β-CD inclusion complex showed 1:1 inclusion complex formation with small stability constants (Kc < 500 M−1). PSO and 5-MOP permeability rate decreased after adding HP-β-CD by 6- and 4-fold for pure standards and EBGT markers, respectively. Nevertheless, the complexation with HP-β-CD significantly improved solubility of PSO (until 10-fold) and 5-MOP (until 31-fold). As a result, the permeability drop could be overcome by solubility augmentation, implying that the HP-β-CD inclusion complexes with PSO, 5-MOP, or EBGT can be a valuable tool for designing and developing novel oral drug product formulation containing these psoralens for the treatment of vitiligo.
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- Rúbia Darc Machado
- Laboratório de Biofarmácia e Farmacocinética (BioPk), Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, GO, Brazil; (R.D.M.); (J.C.G.S.)
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- Laboratório de Biofarmácia e Farmacocinética (BioPk), Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, GO, Brazil; (R.D.M.); (J.C.G.S.)
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- Laboratório de Nanotecnologia Farmacêutica e Sistemas de Liberação de Fármacos (FarmaTec), Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, GO, Brazil; (L.A.D.S.); (E.M.L.)
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- Laboratório de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear (LabRMN), Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, GO, Brazil; (G.d.A.R.O.); (L.M.L.)
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- Laboratório de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear (LabRMN), Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, GO, Brazil; (G.d.A.R.O.); (L.M.L.)
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- Laboratório de Nanotecnologia Farmacêutica e Sistemas de Liberação de Fármacos (FarmaTec), Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, GO, Brazil; (L.A.D.S.); (E.M.L.)
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- Laboratório de PD&I de Bioprodutos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, GO, Brazil; (M.C.d.M.); (E.C.d.C.)
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- Laboratório de PD&I de Bioprodutos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, GO, Brazil; (M.C.d.M.); (E.C.d.C.)
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- Laboratório de Biofarmácia e Farmacocinética (BioPk), Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-170, GO, Brazil; (R.D.M.); (J.C.G.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-(62)3209-6470
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Machado RD, de Morais MC, da Conceição EC, Vaz BG, Chaves AR, Rezende KR. Crude plant extract versus single compounds for vitiligo treatment: Ex vivo intestinal permeability assessment on Brosimum gaudichaudii Trécul. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 191:113593. [PMID: 32942105 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 08/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Roots´ bark extract of Brosimum gaudichaudii Trécul (EBGT) is traditionally used for photochemotherapy of vitiligo due to the presence of furanocoumarins psoralen (PSO) and 5-methoxypsoralen (5-MOP) as major compounds. Though plant extracts may provide additional highly permeable psoralens-like substances which may act synergically on vitiligo's therapy. Thus, the aim of this work was to develop an LC-MS/MS method for screening new highly permeable furanocoumarins from B. gaudichaudii and to compare biomarkers permeability and solubility provided as single compounds or as crude extract, according to BCS. An optimized LC-MS/MS method showed twelve permeable and bioactive compounds, among which 9 furanocoumarins, 2 pyranocoumarins and 1 dihydrocinnamic acid derivative were detected in EBGT samples. Solubility of PSO and 5-MOP was found to be, respectively, six- and eleven-fold higher in crude extract than as pure compounds. Permeability (Papp) of PSO and 5-MOP in EBGT were higher than metoprolol, the low/high BCS permeability class boundary reference compound. Hence, both biomarkers were considered as highly permeable (BCS2) compounds. Their permeability were concentration-dependent displaying values from 30.26 ± 5.13-8.21 ± 2.16 × 10-6 cm/s and 10.72 ± 1.73-6.07 ± 1.27 × 10-6 cm/s, respectively, over a wide range (2.3-200.0 mg mL-1). Thus, a carrier-mediated absorption process is suggested as the main mechanism. Accordingly, all additional permeated coumarins, identified by LC-MS/MS, showed to be at comparable amount of biomarkers in the permeated samples inferring similar high permeability rate. Moreover, biomarkers and other highly absorbable and bioactive linear furanocoumarins from EBGT may be used for vitiligo´s photochemotherapy. Taken together, these findings bring additional evidences for using crude plant extract when aiming synergistic effects of bioactive compounds on melanogenic therapies.
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- Rúbia Darc Machado
- BioPk, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Laboratório de PD&I de Bioprodutos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- LaCEM, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- BioPk, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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Yamane M, Matsui K, Sugihara M, Tokunaga Y. The Provisional No-Effect Threshold of Sugar Alcohols on Oral Drug Absorption Estimated by Physiologically Based Biopharmaceutics Model. J Pharm Sci 2020; 110:467-477. [PMID: 32470348 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2020.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Sugar alcohols reduce oral drug bioavailability by osmotic effects, but the magnitude of these effects differs among different drugs. This study aimed to identify the drug-related critical attributes of osmotic effects and estimate the impact of a "practical" sugar alcohol dose on the pharmacokinetics of various molecules using modeling and simulation approaches. We developed a physiologically based biopharmaceutics model that considers the dose-dependent effects of sugar alcohols on the gastrointestinal physiology. The developed model captured the effects of sugar alcohols on ranitidine hydrochloride, metoprolol tartrate, theophylline, cimetidine, and lamivudine. Sensitivity analysis provided quantitative insights into the effects of sugar alcohols dependent on different drug permeability. In addition, our developed model indicated for the first time that a high systemic elimination rate is crucial for the reduction in maximum plasma concentration even for highly permeable drugs. Nonetheless, mannitol/sorbitol level of less than 400 mg had minor effects on the pharmacokinetics of the most sensitive drugs, indicating a provisional no-effect threshold dose. This mechanistic approach provides comprehensive estimation of osmotic effects on variety of drugs. Subsequently, these findings may invoke scientific discussion on the criteria for excipient changes in the context of biowaiver guidelines (e.g. biopharmaceutics classification system-based biowaiver).
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- Miki Yamane
- Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 5-2-30, Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0003, Japan
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- Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 5-2-30, Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0003, Japan.
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- Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 5-2-30, Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0003, Japan
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- Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 5-2-30, Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0003, Japan
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Jin L, Pan Y, Tran NLL, Polychronopoulos LN, Warrier A, Brouwer KLR, Nicolazzo JA. Intestinal Permeability and Oral Absorption of Selected Drugs Are Reduced in a Mouse Model of Familial Alzheimer's Disease. Mol Pharm 2020; 17:1527-1537. [PMID: 32212738 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b01227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Compared with the significant number of studies reporting altered abundance and function of drug transporters at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in Alzheimer's disease (AD), the impact of AD on the abundance of intestinal drug transporters and the subsequent effects on oral drug absorption have received little attention. We have reported the altered abundance of some small intestinal drug transporters in a familial mouse model of AD; however, whether this leads to altered oral drug absorption is unknown. The current study examined plasma concentrations of caffeine and diazepam (markers for transcellular passive transport), digoxin (P-glycoprotein substrate), and valsartan (multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 substrate) following oral administration to 8-10 month old female wild-type (WT) and APPswe/PSEN1dE9 (APP/PS1) transgenic mice, a commonly used mouse model of familial AD. The plasma exposure of valsartan and digoxin was significantly (p < 0.05) lower in APP/PS1 animals compared with WT mice, whereas the plasma concentrations of the passive transcellular markers caffeine and diazepam did not significantly differ between the two genotypes. To assess whether the reduced oral absorption of valsartan and digoxin was due to decreased intestinal transport, the ex vivo transport of the previously mentioned drugs and mannitol (a marker of paracellular transport) across the jejunum of WT and APP/PS1 mice was assessed over 120 min. In line with the in vivo absorption studies, the permeability of caffeine and diazepam did not significantly differ between WT and APP/PS1 mice. The permeability of 3H-digoxin through the APP/PS1 mouse jejunum was lower than that measured through the WT jejunum; the average amount (relative to dose applied) permeating the tissue over 120 min was 0.22 ± 0.11% (mean ± SD) for the APP/PS1 jejunum and 0.85 ± 0.3% for the WT jejunum. A 1.9-fold reduction in the average amount of valsartan permeating the jejunum of APP/PS1 mice relative to that of WT mice was also detected. Although no apparent morphological alterations were observed in the jejunal tissue of APP/PS1 mice, the permeability of 14C-mannitol across the jejunum from APP/PS1 mice was lower than that across the WT jejunum (Papp= 10.7 ± 3.7 × 10-6 and 6.0 ± 3.4 × 10-6 cm/s, respectively), suggesting tightened paracellular junctions in APP/PS1 mice. These studies are the first to demonstrate, in APP/PS1 mice, reduced intestinal permeability and the absorption of drugs commonly prescribed to people with AD for their comorbidities. If these findings translate to people with AD, then modified dosing regimens may be necessary for selected drugs to ensure that their plasma concentrations remain in the effective range.
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- Liang Jin
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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Speer JE, Gunasekara DB, Wang Y, Fallon JK, Attayek PJ, Smith PC, Sims CE, Allbritton NL. Molecular transport through primary human small intestinal monolayers by culture on a collagen scaffold with a gradient of chemical cross-linking. J Biol Eng 2019; 13:36. [PMID: 31061676 PMCID: PMC6487070 DOI: 10.1186/s13036-019-0165-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The luminal surface of the small intestine is composed of a monolayer of cells overlying a lamina propria comprised of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. The ECM provides a porous substrate critical for nutrient exchange and cellular adhesion. The enterocytes within the epithelial monolayer possess proteins such as transporters, carriers, pumps and channels that participate in the movement of drugs, metabolites, ions and amino acids and whose function can be regulated or altered by the properties of the ECM. Here, we characterized expression and function of proteins involved in transport across the human small intestinal epithelium grown on two different culture platforms. One strategy employs a conventional scaffolding method comprised of a thin ECM film overlaying a porous membrane while the other utilizes a thick ECM hydrogel placed on a porous membrane. The thick hydrogel possesses a gradient of chemical cross-linking along its length to provide a softer substrate than that of the ECM film-coated membrane while maintaining mechanical stability. RESULTS The monolayers on both platforms possessed goblet cells and abundant enterocytes and were impermeable to Lucifer yellow and fluorescein-dextran (70 kD) indicating high barrier integrity. Multiple transporter proteins were present in both primary-cell culture formats at levels similar to those present in freshly isolated crypts/villi; however, expression of breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) and multidrug resistance protein 2 (MRP2) in the monolayers on the conventional scaffold was substantially less than that on the gradient cross-linked scaffold and freshly isolated crypts/villi. Monolayers on the conventional scaffold failed to transport the BCRP substrate prazosin while cells on the gradient cross-linked scaffold successfully transported this drug to better mimic the properties of in vivo small intestine. CONCLUSIONS The results of this comparison highlight the need to create in vitro intestinal transport platforms whose characteristics mimic the in vivo lamina propria in order to accurately recapitulate epithelial function. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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- Jennifer E. Speer
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27599 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27599 USA
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27599 USA
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Gunasekara DB, Speer J, Wang Y, Nguyen DL, Reed MI, Smiddy NM, Parker JS, Fallon JK, Smith PC, Sims CE, Magness ST, Allbritton NL. A Monolayer of Primary Colonic Epithelium Generated on a Scaffold with a Gradient of Stiffness for Drug Transport Studies. Anal Chem 2018; 90:13331-13340. [PMID: 30350627 PMCID: PMC6339567 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Animal models are frequently used for in vitro physiologic and drug transport studies of the colon, but there exists significant pressure to improve assay throughput as well as to achieve tighter control of experimental variables than can be achieved with animals. Thus, development of a primary in vitro colonic epithelium cultured as high resistance with transport protein expression and functional behavior similar to that of a native colonic would be of enormous value for pharmaceutical research. A collagen scaffold, in which the degree of collagen cross-linking was present as a gradient, was developed to support the proliferation of primary colonic cells. The gradient of cross-linking created a gradient in stiffness across the scaffold, enabling the scaffold to resist deformation by cells. mRNA expression and quantitative proteomic mass spectrometry of cells growing on these surfaces as a monolayer suggested that the transporters present were similar to those in vivo. Confluent monolayers acted as a barrier to small molecules so that drug transport studies were readily performed. Transport function was evaluated using atenolol (a substrate for passive paracellular transport), propranolol (a substrate for passive transcellular transport), rhodamine 123 (Rh123, a substrate for P-glycoprotein), and riboflavin (a substrate for solute carrier transporters). Atenolol was poorly transported with an apparent permeability ( Papp) of <5 × 10-7 cm s-1, while propranolol demonstrated a Papp of 9.69 × 10-6 cm s-1. Rh123 was transported in a luminal direction ( Papp,efflux/ Papp,influx = 7) and was blocked by verapamil, a known inhibitor of P-glycoprotein. Riboflavin was transported in a basal direction, and saturation of the transporter was observed at high riboflavin concentrations as occurs in vivo. It is anticipated that this platform of primary colonic epithelium will find utility in drug development and physiological studies, since the tissue possesses high integrity and active transporters and metabolism similar to that in vivo.
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- Dulan B. Gunasekara
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
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Karasov WH. Integrative physiology of transcellular and paracellular intestinal absorption. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 220:2495-2501. [PMID: 28724701 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.144048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Glucose absorption by the small intestine has been studied for nearly a century. Despite extensive knowledge about the identity, functioning and regulation of the relevant transporters, there has been and there remains controversy about how these transporters work in concert to determine the overall epithelial absorption of key nutrients (e.g. sugars, amino acids) over a wide range of dietary and/or luminal concentrations. Our broader, integrative understanding of intestinal absorption requires more than the reductionist dissection of all the components and their elaboration at molecular and genetic levels. This Commentary emphasizes the integration of discrete molecular players and processes (including paracellular absorption) that, in combination, determine the overall epithelial absorption of key nutrients (e.g. sugars, amino acids) and putative anti-nutrients (water-soluble toxins), and the integration of that absorption with other downstream processes related to metabolic demands. It identifies historic key advances, controversies and future research ideas, as well as important perspectives that arise through comparative as well as biomedical physiological research.
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- William H Karasov
- Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Pocock K, Delon L, Bala V, Rao S, Priest C, Prestidge C, Thierry B. Intestine-on-a-Chip Microfluidic Model for Efficient in Vitro Screening of Oral Chemotherapeutic Uptake. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2017; 3:951-959. [PMID: 33429567 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Many highly effective chemotherapeutic agents can only be administered intravenously as their oral delivery is compromised by low gastro-intestinal solubility and permeability. SN-38 (7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin) is one such drug; however, recently synthesized lipophilic prodrugs offer a potential solution to the low oral bioavailability issue. Here we introduce a microfluidic-based intestine-on-a-chip (IOAC) model, which has the potential to provide new insight into the structure-permeability relationship for lipophilic prodrugs. More specifically, the IOAC model utilizes external mechanical cues that induce specific differentiation of an epithelial cell monolayer to provide a barrier function that exhibits an undulating morphology with microvilli expression on the cell surface; this is more biologically relevant than conventional Caco-2 Transwell models. IOAC permeability data for SN38 modified with fatty acid esters of different chain lengths and at different molecular positions correlate excellently with water-lipid partitioning data and have the potential to significantly advance their preclinical development. In addition to advancing mechanistic insight into the permeability of many challenging drug candidates, we envisage the IOAC model to also be applicable to nanoparticle and biological entities.
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- Kyall Pocock
- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, City East Campus, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio and Nano Science and Technology, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, South Australia 5095, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio and Nano Science and Technology, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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Joubert R, Steyn JD, Heystek HJ, Steenekamp JH, Du Preez JL, Hamman JH. In vitro oral drug permeation models: the importance of taking physiological and physico-chemical factors into consideration. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2016; 14:179-187. [PMID: 27397695 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2016.1211639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The assessment of intestinal membrane permeability properties of new chemical entities is a crucial step in the drug discovery and development process and a variety of in vitro models, methods and techniques are available to estimate the extent of oral drug absorption in humans. However, variations in certain physiological and physico-chemical factors are often not reflected in the results and the complex dynamic interplay between these factors is sometimes oversimplified with in vitro models. Areas covered: In vitro models to evaluate drug pharmacokinetics are briefly outlined, while both physiological and physico-chemical factors that may have an influence on these techniques are critically reviewed. The shortcomings identified for some of the in vitro techniques are discussed in conjunction with novel ways to improve and thereby overcome some challenges. Expert opinion: Although conventional in vitro methods and theories are used as basic guidelines to predict drug absorption, critical evaluations have identified some shortcomings. Advancements in technology have made it possible to investigate and understand the role of physiological and physico-chemical factors in drug delivery more clearly, which can be used to improve and refine the techniques to more closely mimic the in vivo environment.
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- Ruan Joubert
- a Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences , North-West University , Potchefstroom , South Africa
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- a Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences , North-West University , Potchefstroom , South Africa
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- a Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences , North-West University , Potchefstroom , South Africa
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- a Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences , North-West University , Potchefstroom , South Africa
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- a Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences , North-West University , Potchefstroom , South Africa
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- a Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences , North-West University , Potchefstroom , South Africa
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Fröhlich E, Roblegg E. Oral uptake of nanoparticles: human relevance and the role of in vitro systems. Arch Toxicol 2016; 90:2297-314. [PMID: 27342244 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1765-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Nanoparticles (NPs) present in environment, consumer and health products, food and medical applications lead to a high degree of human exposure and concerns about potential adverse effects on human health. For the general population, the exposure through contact with the skin, inhalation and oral uptake are most relevant. Since in vivo testing is only partly able to study the effects of human oral exposure, physiologically relevant in vitro systems are being developed. This review compared the three routes taking into account the estimated concentration, size of the exposed area, morphology of the involved barrier and translocation rate. The high amounts of NPs in food, the large absorption area and the relatively high translocation rate identified oral uptake as most important portal of entry for NPs into the body. Changes of NP properties in the physiological fluids, mechanisms to cross mucus and epithelial barrier, and important issues in the use of laboratory animals for oral exposure are mentioned. The ability of in vitro models to address the varying conditions along the oro-gastrointestinal tract is discussed, and requirements for physiologically relevant in vitro testing of orally ingested NPs are listed.
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- Eleonore Fröhlich
- Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, Stiftingtalstr. 24, 8010, Graz, Austria.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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