Vitamin C and 6-amino-vitamin C conjugates of diclofenac: synthesis and evaluation
Vitamin C and 6-amino-vitamin C conjugates of diclofenac: synthesis and evaluation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ijpharm.2004.07.054
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发表时间:
2005-03-03
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5.8
通讯作者:
Manfredini, S
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作者:
Dalpiaz, A;Pavan, B;Manfredini, S
Diclofenac (Diclo), its ascorbic acid (AA) or 6-amino-AA (AA-NH2) pro-drugs (AA-Diclo or AA-NH-Diclo) were prepared and evaluated on human retinal pigment epithelium (HRPE) cells to investigate their ability to interact with the vitamin C transporter SVCT2 and their cellular uptake. Furthermore, stabilities in physiological fluids of these compounds were investigated. For kinetic experiments, AA-Diclo was incubated in Tris-HCl buffer, human plasma or whole blood. The extracted samples were analysed by HPLC. AA-Diclo was hydrolysed following first order kinetics in buffer, plasma (t(1/2) about 10 h) and whole blood (t(1/2) about 3.5 h). Transport and inhibition assays were performed by adding [C-14]AA and the above-mentioned unlabelled compounds to plated HRPE cells. Intracellular accumulation was measured incubating HRPE cells with increasing concentrations of unlabelled compounds, following by HPLC analysis. Diclo resulted as a non-competitive inhibitor of AA-transport, showing a Na+-dependent and ascorbate-independent uptake. AA-Diclo behaved as a competitive inhibitor, but it was not transported into cells, whereas its analogue AA-NH-Diclo showed a decreased inhibitory activity. Stability studies suggest AA-Diclo as a potential candidate to enhance the Diclo short half life in vivo. The discovery of a Na+-dependent transporter for Diclo on HRPE cells opens new perspectives for targeting diclofenac into the brain. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.