Journal
MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 557-570Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/mp800227w
Keywords
Intestinal fatty acid binding protein; drug absorption; lipophilic drug binding; intracellular drug transport
Funding
- Peter Doherty Fellowship [384300]
- National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
- Australian Research Council [DP0342458, DP0664069]
- Australian Research Council [DP0664069, DP0342458] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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Intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) is present at high levels in the absorptive cells of the intestine (enterocytes), where it plays a role in the intracellular solubilization of fatty acids (FA). However, I-FABP has also been shown to bind to a range of non-FA ligands, including some lipophilic drug molecules. Thus, in addition to its central role in FA trafficking, I-FABP potentially serves as an important intracellular carrier of lipophilic drugs. In this study we provide a detailed thermodynamic analysis of the binding and stability properties of I-FABP in complex with a series of fibrate and fenamate drugs to provide an insight into the forces driving drug binding to I-FABP. Drug binding and selectivity for I-FABP are driven by the interplay of protein-ligand interactions and solvent processes. The Gibbs free energies (Delta G degrees) determined from dissociation constants at 25 degrees C ranged from -6.2 to -10 kcal/mol. The reaction energetics indicate that drug binding to I-FABP is an enthalpy-entropy driven process. The relationship between I-FABP stability and drug binding affinity was examined by pulse proteolysis. There is a strong coupling between drug binding and I-FABP stability. The effect of an I-FABP protein sink on the kinetics and thermodynamics of tolfenamic acid permeation across an artificial phospholipid membrane were investigated. I-FABP significantly decreased the energy barrier for desorption of tolfenamic acid from the membrane into the acceptor compartment. Taken together, these data suggest that the formation of stable drug-I-FABP complexes is thermodynamically viable under conditions simulating the reactant concentrations likely observed in vivo and maybe a significant biochemical process that serves as a driving force for passive intestinal absorption of lipophilic drugs.
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