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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms17020155
Keywords
alpha-lipoic acid; pharmacokinetics; enantioselective; membrane permeability; gastrointestinal availability; hepatic availability; Caco-2; MDCKII
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alpha-Lipoic acid (LA) contains a chiral carbon and exists as two enantiomers (R--lipoic acid (RLA) and S--lipoic acid (SLA)). We previously demonstrated that oral bioavailability of RLA is better than that of SLA. This difference arose from the fraction absorbed multiplied by gastrointestinal availability (F-a x F-g) and hepatic availability (F-h) in the absorption phase. However, it remains unclear whether F-a and/or F-g are involved in enantioselectivity. In this study, Caco-2 cells and Madin-Darby canine kidney strain II cells were used to assess the enantioselectivity of membrane permeability. LA was actively transported from the apical side to basal side, regardless of the differences in its steric structure. Permeability rates were proportionally increased in the range of 10-250 mu g LA/mL, and the permeability coefficient did not differ significantly between enantiomers. Hence, we conclude that enantioselective pharmacokinetics arose from the metabolism (F-h or F-g x F-h), and definitely not from the membrane permeation (F-a) in the absorption phase.
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