A Peptide Prodrug Approach for Improving Bisphosphonate Oral Absorption
摘要:
This work was aimed at improving the absorption of bisphosphonates by targeting carrier systems in the intestine and the intestinal peptide carrier system (hPEPT1), in particular. C-14-Labeled pamidronate and alendronate as well as radiolabeled and "cold" peptidyl-bisphosphonates, Pro-[H-3]Phe-[C-14]pamidronate, and Pro-[H-3]Phe-[C-14]alendronate were synthesized. In situ single-pass perfusion studies revealed competitive inhibition of transport by Pro-Phe, suggesting peptide carrier-mediated transport. Prodrug transport in the Caco-2 cell line was significantly better than that of the parent drugs, and the prodrugs exhibited high affinity to the intestinal tissue. Oral administration of the dipeptidyl prodrugs resulted in a 3-fold increase in drug absorption following oral administration in rats, and the bioavailability of Pro-Phe-alendronate was 3.3 (F-TIBIA) and 1.9 (F-URINE) times higher than that of the parent drug. The results indicate that the oral absorption of bisphosphonates can be improved by peptidyl prodrugs via the hPEPT1; however, other transporters may also be involved.
Spermidine: an indirect precursor of the pyrrolidine rings of nicotine and nornicotine in Nicotiana glutinosa
作者:Edward Leete
DOI:10.1016/s0031-9422(00)83161-1
日期:1985.1
harvested, yielding radioactive nicotine (0.43 % incorporation) and nornicotine (0.07 % inc.). A systematic degradation of the alkaloids indicated that they were labelled equally at C-2′ and C-5′ of their pyrrolidinerings. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that spermidine is degraded to putrescine prior to its incorporation into the pyrrolidinerings of nicotine and nornicotine.
The feeding study using L-[1-13C]methionine revealed that labelled carbons were incorporated into C-1, 4′, and 4″ of purified mugineicacid and 2′-deoxymugineicacid from their 13C-NMR spectra.