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Kiss T, Timár Z, Szabó A, Lukács A, Velky V, Oszlánczi G, Horváth E, Takács I, Zupkó I, Csupor D. Effect of green tea on the gastrointestinal absorption of amoxicillin in rats. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 2019; 20:54. [PMID: 31470904 PMCID: PMC6717353 DOI: 10.1186/s40360-019-0332-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The investigation of food-drug and plant-drug interactions has become increasingly important. In case of antibiotics, it is essential to achieve and maintain a plasma concentration sufficient for the antimicrobial action. Although, on theoretical basis, the interaction of polyphenols and antibiotics may be hypothesized, experimental data are lacking to assess its clinical relevance. The aim of our study was to assess the interaction between one of the most widely used antibiotics, amoxicillin, and green tea, the most frequently consumed drink with high polyphenol content. METHODS The effects of green tea on the plasma level of amoxicillin was studied in an in vivo experiment in rats. The plasma level of amoxicillin was monitored by LC-MS/MS for 240 min after oral administration. The polyphenol content of green tea was determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. RESULTS The peak plasma concentration of amoxicillin significantly decreased upon its co-administration with green tea, although the AUC0-240 of the antibiotic did not decrease significantly in the group treated with amoxicillin suspended in green tea. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest a potentially relevant interaction between green tea and amoxicillin, worth being further studied in humans.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tivadar Kiss
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Natural Products, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
| | - Zoltán Timár
- SOLVO Biotechnology, Közép Fasor 52, Szeged, H-6726 Hungary
| | - Andrea Szabó
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Natural Products, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 10, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
| | - Anita Lukács
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Natural Products, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 10, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
| | - Viktória Velky
- SOLVO Biotechnology, Közép Fasor 52, Szeged, H-6726 Hungary
| | - Gábor Oszlánczi
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Natural Products, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 10, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
| | - Edina Horváth
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 10, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
| | - István Takács
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
| | - István Zupkó
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Natural Products, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
- Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
| | - Dezső Csupor
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Natural Products, University of Szeged, Eötvös utca 6, Szeged, H-6720 Hungary
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