Correction of Permeability with Pore Radius of Tight Junctions in Caco-2 Monolayers Improves the Prediction of the Dose Fraction of Hydrophilic Drugs Absorbed by Humans

Author： Saitoh Ryoichi Sugano Kiyohiko Takata Noriyuki Tachibana Tatsuhiko Higashida Atsuko Nabuchi Yoshiaki Aso Yoshinori

Publisher： Springer Publishing Company

ISSN： 0724-8741

Source： Pharmaceutical Research, Vol.21, Iss.5, 2004-05, pp. : 749-755

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Abstract

Purpose. To improve predictions of fraction dose absorbed (Fa) for hydrophilic drugs, a correction of paracellular permeability using the pore radius of tight junctions (TJs) in Caco-2 monolayers was performed.Methods. The apparent permeability coefficient (P_app) of drugs was measured using the Caco-2 assay and the parallel artificial membrane permeation assay (PAMPA), and values were corrected with the pore radius of TJs.Results. An equation for calculating the pore radius of TJs from the P_app of lucifer yellow was obtained. The optimal pore radius of TJs in Caco-2 monolayers for predicting human Fa was calculated to be 7 Å. The correlation between the actual and predicted Fa was improved by using the P_app corrected with the pore radius of TJs. Permeability in the PAMPA, which was corrected using the pore radius and membrane potential, was well correlated with that in the Caco-2 assay. Most of the hydrophilic drugs tested in this study were absorbed mainly through the paracellular pathway.Conclusions. The results suggest the necessity of optimizing paracellular permeation for the prediction of Fa, and also the importance of the paracellular pathway to the absorption of hydrophilic drugs. This method might contribute to the setting of appropriate dosages and the development of hydrophilic drugs.