Design, synthesis, and cholesterol-lowering efficacy for prodrugs of berberrubine
作者:Ying-Hong Li、Yi Li、Peng Yang、Wei-Jia Kong、Xue-Fu You、Gang Ren、Hong-Bin Deng、Yue-Ming Wang、Yan-Xiang Wang、Jian-Dong Jiang、Dan-Qing Song
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2010.06.106
日期:2010.9
In order to enhance oral bioavailability of berberine (BBR) for its cholesterol-lowering efficacy in vivo, a series of ester or ether prodrugs of berberrubine (M1), which is an active metabolite of BBR after first-pass metabolism, were designed, semi-synthesized, and evaluated. Among these M1 prodrugs, compound 5g possessing palmitate at the 9-position showed a moderate Log P value and esterase hydrolysis rate for releasing M1 in blood. Its cholesterol-lowering efficacy in vivo was evaluated in hyperlipidemic SD rats. Compound 5g (100 mg/kg/d) reduced blood CHO and LDL-c by 35.8% and 45.5%, respectively, similar to that by BBR. It also exhibited a good safety in rats with no side-effect on liver and kidney function. Therefore, the design of M1 prodrug appears to be an effective strategy to improve pharmacokinetic feature of BBR for its lipid-lowering efficacy in vivo. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.