In vitro characterization of ABC transporters involved in the absorption and distribution of liensinine and its analogs
In vitro characterization of ABC transporters involved in the absorption and distribution of liensinine and its analogs
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参与莲西宁及其类似物吸收和分布的 ABC 转运蛋白的体外表征
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2013.08.061
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发表时间:
2013-11-25
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Zeng, Su
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作者:
Yu, Lushan;Shen, Qi;Zeng, Su
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Lotus plumule, the dried young cotyledon and radicle of the Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (Fam. Nymphaeaceae) ripe seed, is a famous Traditional Chinese Medicine to remove heat from the heart, anchor the mind, improve seminal emission, and arrest bleeding for centuries in China. Liensinine and its analogs neferine and isoliensinine are the major active components in lotus plumule. Aim of the study is to investigate the association of liensinine, neferine, and. isoliensinine with efflux transporters.Materials and methods: Caco-2, MDCK, MDCK-MDR1, and MDCK-MRP2 were used as cell models for the transcellular transport and accumulation studies.Results: The results obtained in Caco-2 cells suggested that P-glycoprotein (P-gp) might be involved in transcellular transport. Cellular accumulation and transport experiments were further performed in MDCK-MDR1 cells. GF120918 and cyclosporine A were found to completely inhibit the efflux, and the net efflux ratios of these alkaloids exhibited saturation over the concentration range. No significant differences in liensinine accumulation and transport were observed between MDCK and MDCK-MRP2 cells.Conclusions: These results demonstrated that liensinine, neferine, and isoliensinine are substrates of P-gp, whereas MRP2 is not involved in the transport process, suggesting that P-gp might be responsible for the absorption and distribution of the 3 alkaloids. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.