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PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH
卷 20, 期 8, 页码 1141-1148出版社
KLUWER ACADEMIC/PLENUM PUBL
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025032511040
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P-glycoprotein; pH dependency; passive and active efflux; drug absorption; Caco-2; ABCB1
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the pH-dependent passive and active transport of weakly basic drugs across the human intestinal epithelium. Methods. The bidirectional pH-dependent transport of weak bases was studied in Caco-2 cell monolayers in the physiologic pH range of the gastrointestinal tract. Results. A net secretion of atenolol and metoprolol was observed when a pH gradient was applied. However, the bidirectional transport of both compounds was equal in the nongradient system. Hence, at lower apical than basolateral pH a change in passive transport caused by an imbalance in the concentration of the uncharged drug species resulted in a false asymmetry ( efflux ratio). Furthermore, a mixture of pH-dependent passive and active efflux was found for the P-glycoprotein ( P-gp, MDR1, ABCB1) substrates, talinolol and quinidine, but not for the neutral drug, digoxin. However, the clinically important digoxin - quinidine interaction depended on the presence of a pH gradient. Hence, the degree of interaction depends on the amount of quinidine available at the binding site of the P-gp. Conclusions. Active efflux of weak bases can only be accounted for when the fraction of unionized drug species is equal in all compartments because the transport is biased by a pH-dependent passive component. However, this component may take part in vivo and contribute to drug - drug interactions involving P-gp.
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