Transepithelial transport mechanisms of 7,8-dihydroxyflavone, a small molecular TrkB receptor agonist, in human intestinal Caco-2 cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 5215-5227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yufeng Chen ◽  
Fan Xue ◽  
Guobin Xia ◽  
Zhenlei Zhao ◽  
Chun Chen ◽  
...  

7,8-DHF was transported across Caco-2 cell monolayers by passive transport with carrier-mediated influx and efflux transporters.

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 277-286
Author(s):  
Amy L. Elkins ◽  
John G. Eley ◽  
Merrill C. Miller III ◽  
Iris H. Hall ◽  
Anup Sood ◽  
...  

Oral delivery of proteins and peptides as therapeutic agents is problematic due to their low bioavailability. This study examined the effect of boronation on the transepithelial transport and metabolism of three glycine-phenylalanine dipeptides in Caco-2 and HCT-8 cell monolayers. The three dipeptides exhibited passive transport characteristics in the monolayer systems. However, metabolism of the boronated dipeptides did occur, but to a lesser extent than the non-boronated glycine-phenylalanine dipeptide. The same metabolic scheme was seen in both cell monolayer system, but greater metabolism was seen in the HCT-8 cell monolayers.


Pharmaceutics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adele Faralli ◽  
Elhamalsadat Shekarforoush ◽  
Ana Mendes ◽  
Ioannis Chronakis

Electrospun xanthan polysaccharide nanofibers (X) were developed as an encapsulation and delivery system of the poorly absorbed polyphenol compounds, gallic acid (GA) and (−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Scanning electron microscopy was used to characterize the electrospun nanofibers, and controlled release studies were performed at pH 6.5 and 7.4 in saline buffer, suggesting that the release of polyphenols from xanthan nanofibers follows a non Fickian mechanism. Furthermore, the X-GA and X-EGCG nanofibers were incubated with Caco-2 cells, and the cell viability, transepithelial transport, and permeability properties across cell monolayers were investigated. An increase of GA and EGCG permeability was observed when the polyphenols were loaded into xanthan nanofibers, compared to the free compounds. The observed in vitro permeability enhancement of GA and EGCG was induced by the presence of the polysaccharide nanofibers, which successfully inhibited efflux transporters, as well as by tight junctions opening.


2021 ◽  
pp. 108899
Author(s):  
Ting Li ◽  
Xiao Li ◽  
Xi Huang ◽  
Hao Yu ◽  
Shupeng Li ◽  
...  

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Xu Bai ◽  
Bo Hu ◽  
Maochen Xing ◽  
Qi Cao ◽  
...  

Detailed knowledge of the intestinal transport of polymannuronic acid (PM) and polyguluronic acid (PG) is critical for understanding their biological activities. To investigate the transport in the gastrointestinal tract, PM and PG were chemically modified with tyramine and conjugated with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) to synthesize FITC-PM (F-PM) and FITC-PG (F-PG) successfully. The transport mechanisms of F-PM and F-PG across the intestinal epithelial cell monolayers (Caco-2 cell monolayers) were then investigated. The results demonstrated that the transport of F-PM and F-PG into epithelial cells was time- and energy-dependent, which was mediated by the macropinocytosis pathway and the clathrin- and caveolae (or lipid raft)-mediated endocytic pathway. The transport process of F-PM and F-PG in Caco-2 cells depended on the acidification of endosomes and involved lysosomes. Tubulin mediated the transport of F-PM, but not of F-PG. Moreover, the absorption enhancer chitosan (CS) promoted the transport of F-PM and F-PG, increasing the apparent permeability coefficient (Papp) by 1.9-fold and 2.6-fold, respectively, by reversibly opening the tight junction (TJ). In summary, this study provided a comprehensive understanding of the transport of PM and PG in the small intestinal epithelial cells, which will provide a theoretical basis for the development of PM and PG with good intestinal absorption.


2020 ◽  
Vol 237 (10) ◽  
pp. 3173-3190
Author(s):  
Chia-Hao Fan ◽  
Chia-Wei Lin ◽  
Hei-Jen Huang ◽  
Guey-Jen Lee-Chen ◽  
Ying-Chieh Sun ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da-Hua Fu ◽  
Zhi-Li Liu ◽  
Jun-Shi Liu ◽  
Yun Luo ◽  
Yong Shu ◽  
...  

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