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Lipophilicity and transporter influence on blood-retinal barrier permeability: a comparison with blood-brain barrier permeability.
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PMID:  20859661     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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PURPOSE: To determine the lipophilicity trend line from the relationship between the blood-retinal barrier (BRB) permeability and the lipophilicity of permeants and compare it with that of the blood-brain barrier (BBB).
METHODS: The retinal (RUI) and brain uptake index (BUI) of 26 radiolabeled compounds across the rat BRB and BBB, respectively, were measured using the carotid artery injection method.
RESULTS: RUI was determined using 13 compounds expected to be transported from blood to the retina by passive diffusion and with a log n-octanol/Ringer distribution coefficient (DC) ranging from -2.56 to 2.48. The RUI values were correlated with the log of the DC [RUI = 46.2 × exp (0.515 × log DC), r(2) = 0.807]. A similar trend was obtained between BUI and lipophilicity. The RUI value for substrates of the influx transporters and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) was greater and smaller than the lipophilicity trend line, respectively. In contrast, [(3)H]verapamil, which is a substrate of P-gp, has a greater RUI value than the lipophilicity trend line, but not for BUI, suggesting that the BRB has an influx transport system for verapamil.
CONCLUSIONS: The lipophilicity trend line constructed from the RUI and DC values is considered to reflect the transport properties of drugs undergoing passive diffusion across the BRB.
Authors:
Ken-ichi Hosoya; Atsushi Yamamoto; Shin-ichi Akanuma; Masanori Tachikawa
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-09-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pharmaceutical research     Volume:  27     ISSN:  1573-904X     ISO Abbreviation:  Pharm. Res.     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-18     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406521     Medline TA:  Pharm Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2715-24     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan. hosoyak@pha.u-toyama.ac.jp
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