Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Online ISSN : 1347-5215
Print ISSN : 0918-6158
ISSN-L : 0918-6158
Notes
Evaluation of the Effects of Absorption Enhancers on Caco-2 Cell Monolayers by Using a Pore Permeation Model Involving Two Different Sizes
Toshinobu Seki Airi HamadaYuya EgawaTsutomu YamakiMasaki UchidaHideshi NatsumeSoichiro KimuraHideo Ueda
Author information
JOURNAL FREE ACCESS FULL-TEXT HTML

2013 Volume 36 Issue 11 Pages 1862-1866

Details
Abstract

We applied a parallel pore permeation model based on the Renkin molecular sieving function by using two different-sized pathways to analyze the permeation-enhancing effects of poly-L-arginine (PLA) or a mixed system of spermine (SPM) and sodium taurocholate (STC). Four paracellular markers were simultaneously applied to Caco-2 cell monolayers, and a set of apparent permeability coefficient (P) values was used to obtain membrane parameters. For PLA treatment, the pore occupancy/length ratio (ε/L) of the large pathways increased while the pore radius (R) did not, suggesting that the number of large pathways for the relatively large hydrophilic molecules in the monolayers could be increased by the addition of PLA. In contrast, application of the mixed system comprising SPM and STC significantly increased not only the R of the large pathways but also ε/L of the small pathways. Such changes in membrane parameters could be related to the enhancing mechanism of these compounds. The simulation curves for molecular weight (MW)-P calculated from the membrane parameters could be used to predict the P of drugs with different MWs.

Content from these authors
© 2013 The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
Previous article Next article
feedback
Top