Intestinale Aminosäurenabsorption bei erblicher Rachitis

Zusammenfassung Ausgehend von der Ähnlichkeit der Transportsysteme für Aminosäuren in Niere und Darm wurde die Frage untersucht, ob bei Rachitis mit Hyperaminoacidurie auch der Aminosäurentransport im Dünndarm gestört ist. In umgestülpten Darmsäckchen wurde die Absorption von ¹⁴C-markierten Aminosäuren bei 2 Ferkeln mit erblicher Pseudomangelrachitis und 7 klinisch gesunden Tieren gemessen. Die Versuche ergaben, daß bei bestehender aktiver Rachitis mit Hyperaminoacidurie die intestinale Aminosäurenabsorption nicht beeinträchtigt ist. Die Absorption nahm dagegen mit dem Alter der Versuchstiere signifikant ab. Das isolierte Auftreten eines Transportschadens für Aminosäuren in der Niere läßt den Schluß zu, daß dieser Defekt nicht durch direkte Einwirkung hämatogener Faktoren (erhöhter PTH-Spiegel oder Mangel an Vitamin D-Metaboliten) auf die Transportsysteme hervorgerufen wird, sondern die Folge vorgeschalteter spezifischer Effekte auf die Tubulusepithelien darstellt.

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Intestinal amino acid absorption in vitamin D dependent rickets

Since structure and specifity of amino acid transport systems are basically similar in kidney and intestines it was suspected that rickets associated with hyperaminoaciduria was linked with defective intestinal amino acid uptake. Therefore amino acid absorption from everted sacs of small intestines was studied in 2 piglets suffering from vitamin D dependent rickets, and 7 healthy piglets using ¹⁴C labelled amino acids. The experiments revealed an unaffected intestinal absorption in the rachitic animals, whereas the uptake decreased significantly with increasing age of the experimental animals. The results from these studies suggest that regulatory factors in the blood system, e. g. increased level of PTH or lack of specific vitamin D metabolites, do not directly affect amino acid transport systems in kidney and intestines. It is concluded that hyperaminoaciduria has to be mediated through specific and thus far unidentified effects at the tubular cell level.

Im Rahmen des Sonderforschungsbereichs 146 Versuchstierforschung finanziell gefördert.     

Evaluation of Prediction Accuracy for Volume of Distribution in Rat and Human Using In Vitro,In Vivo,PBPK and QSAR Methods

Volume of distribution at steady state (V_ss) is an important pharmacokinetic parameter of a drug candidate. In this study, V_ss prediction accuracy was evaluated by using: (1) seven methods for rat with 56 compounds, (2) four methods for human with 1276 compounds, and (3) four in vivo methods and three Kp (partition coefficient) scalar methods from scaling of three preclinical species with 125 compounds. The results showed that the global QSAR models outperformed the PBPK methods. Tissue fraction unbound (f_u,t) method with adipose and muscle also provided high V_ss prediction accuracy. Overall, the high performing methods for human V_ss prediction are the global QSAR models, Øie-Tozer and equivalency methods from scaling of preclinical species, as well as PBPK methods with Kp scalar from preclinical species. Certain input parameter ranges rendered PBPK models inaccurate due to mass balance issues. These were addressed using appropriate theoretical limit checks. Prediction accuracy of tissue Kp were also examined. The f_u,t method predicted Kp values more accurately than the PBPK methods for adipose, heart and muscle. All the methods overpredicted brain Kp and underpredicted liver Kp due to transporter effects. Successful V_ss prediction involves strategic integration of in silico, in vitro and in vivo approaches.     

四-(4-三甲铵苯基)卟啉测定食品中的痕量铜

以水溶性α.β.γ.δ—四—(4—三甲铵苯基)卟啉[T-(4-TAP)P]作显色剂,测定了食品中的痕量铜。对实验条件及共存离子的干扰进行了探讨。在乙醇介质及强酸条件下测定时,其选择性及灵敏度均有显著提高。摩尔吸收系数为4.5×10~5 1mol~(-1).cm~(-1)最小检验量为:0.14ng/cm~2,回收率为96.2～106%,变异系数为:0.46～3.6%。操作简便,结果满意。     

The barrier function of the skin in relation to percutaneous absorption of drugs

There is currently a high level of interest in using the skin as a route for delivering drugs. The skin, however, provides an efficient barrier against percutaneous absorption of drugs. This barrier function can be ascribed to the macroscopical structure of the stratum corneum, which consists of alternating lipoidal and hydrophylic regions. For this reason, physico-chemical characteristics of the drug, such as partition coefficient and molecular weight, play an important role in determining the facility of percutaneous absorption. Another factor to consider in transdermal drug delivery, is the vehicle in which the drug is formulated as it acts on the release of drug from the formulation. Moreover, vehicles may also interact with human stratum corneum, thereby affecting its barrier function. Surfactants and penetration enhancers are well-known examples of the latter. Subsequently, dosing conditions, such as humidity, temperature and occlusion, also have their impact on the actual input (rate) of drug through human skin. Finally, all bits of information are combined to form a reasonably faithful picture of percutaneous absorption.     

Drug absorption in vitro model: filter-immobilized artificial membranes. 2. Studies of the permeability properties of lactones in Piper methysticum Forst.

The assessment of transport properties of 23 drug and natural product molecules was made using the in vitro model based on filter-immobilized artificial membranes (filter-IAM), assembled from phosphatidylcholine in dodecane, in buffer solutions at pH 7.4. Five of the compounds were lactones extracted from the roots of the kava-kava plant. Experiments were designed to test the effects of stirring (0–600 rpm) during assays and the effects of varying the assay times (2–15 h). The highly mobile kava lactones permeated in the order dihydromethisticin (40)>yangonin (37)>kavain (34)>methisticin (32)>desmethoxyyangonin (26), the numbers in parentheses being the measured effective permeabilities in units of 10⁻⁶ cm/s. By comparison, commercial drugs ranked: phenazopyridine (35)>testosterone (19)>propranolol (13)>ketoconazole (6.3)>piroxicam (2.2)>caffeine (1.7)>metoprolol (0.8)>terbutaline (0.01). In addition to permeability measurements, membrane retention of compounds was determined. Yangonin, desmethoxyyangonin, ketoconazole, and phenazopyridine were more than 60% retained by the artificial membranes containing phospholipids. Stirring during assay significantly increased the observed permeabilities for highly mobile molecules, but had minimal impact on the poorly permeable molecules. The influence of hydrogen bonding was explored by determining permeabilities using filters coated with dodecane free of phospholipids. In the filter-IAM method, concentrations were determined by microtitre plate UV spectrophotometry and by LC–MS. Higher-throughput was achieved with direct UV by the use of 96-well microtitre plate formats and with LC–MS by the use of cassette dosing (five-in-one).     

盐酸可乐定透皮贴剂家兔体外法预测其吸收率

中枢性作用的抗高血压药盐酸可乐定、其透皮吸收制剂称为乐百事膏,用家兔体外剩余法预测其吸收率,贴药后3小时透皮吸收累计约18%、12小时约39.7%、24小时约52.79%,贴药3天后累积吸收约60.7%。由于可乐定用药量小,有效血药浓度极低,须用较精密的分析手段才能准确测出血药浓度,应用体外剩余法可间接了解透皮吸收情况。经实验证明不失为一简单而有效的方法,具有一定的参考价值。     

Cyclodextrins and chitosan derivatives in sublingual delivery of low solubility peptides: A study using cyclosporin A, α-cyclodextrin and quaternary chitosan N-betainate

Systemic drug delivery through intraoral membranes may offer a promising administration route for lipophilic peptide drugs. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of α-cyclodextrin (α-CD) and a novel chitosan derivative, chitosan N-betainate (CH), on sublingual absorption of a hydrophobic model peptide cyclosporin A (CsA), and the effect of temperature on the complexation of CsA with α-CD.     

Digestion et absorption des nutriments

Digestion is initiated as soon as the aliments are ingested. Then it is pursued in the digestive tract, by the action of the main enzymes of saliva, gastric juice, pancreatic juice, bile and intestine. Pancreas plays a major role in digestion since it produces the key enzymes of sugars (α-amylase), proteins (trypsin) and lipids (lipase), which change the main aliments in oligosaccharides, oligopeptides and fatty acids. The principal site of digestion is the small intestine. Digestion is initiated by enzymes from pancreatic juice, and finished by the border brush enzymes for proteins and sugars to give amino acids and glucose. Small intestine is also the main site of nutrients absorption, which is facilitated by its 4 meters length. Nutrients absorption is an active phenomenon for glucose and amino acids with a co-transport associated to the sodium. Lipids require a previous solubilization by the biliary acids, which allow a passive diffusion of lipids in the enterocyte after a micelle solubilization. Amino acids and sugars can then pass in the portal vein, whereas fatty acids are changed in triglycerides before their passage in the lymphatic system.     

Impact of traditional medicinal plant extracts on antiretroviral drug absorption

Ethopharmacological relevance

Traditional herbal medicines are often used for the treatment of different diseases in developing countries, especially in the rural areas where a lack of an efficient primary health care system is usually experienced. Many patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus are taking traditional herbal medicines in conjunction with their modern antiretroviral medication and drug–herb interactions can occur in these cases.

Aim of the study

To investigate the effect of water extracts of two traditional medicinal plants, Hypoxis hemerocallidea and Sutherlandia frutescens as well as l-canavanine (a constituent of Sutherlandia frutescens) on the transport of nevirapine across human intestinal epithelial cells.

Materials and methods

Nevirapine transport in the apical to basolateral and basolateral to apical directions across Caco-2 cell monolayers was determined alone (normal control) and in the presence of verapamil (positive control), water extracts of Hypoxis hemerocallidea and Sutherlandia frutescens and an aqueous solution of l-canavanine. The cumulative transport and apparent permeability coefficient (P_app) values were calculated and compared.Results: Nevirapine alone was substantially effluxed in the basolateral to apical direction across the intestinal epithelial cell monolayers, which was statistically significantly (p ≤ 0.05) decreased by addition of verapamil, Hypoxis hemerocallidea extract and the l-canavinine solution. The effect of Sutherlandia frutescens on nevirapine transport was not statistically significantly different from the control.

Conclusions

Hypoxis hemerocallidea and l-canavanine interact with the efflux of nevirapine across intestinal epithelial cells and therefore can potentially increase the bioavailability of this antiretroviral drug when taken concomitantly.