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Presystemic metabolism and intestinal absorption of antipsoriatic fumaric acid esters.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12973823     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Its treatment is based on the inhibition of proliferation of epidermal cells and interference in the inflammatory process. A new systemic antipsoriasis drug, which consists of dimethylfumarate and ethylhydrogenfumarate in the form of their calcium, magnesium and zinc salts has been introduced in Europe with successful results. In the present study, a homologous series of mono- and diesters of fumaric acid has been studied with respect to the sites and kinetics of presystemic ester degradation using pancreas extract, intestinal perfusate, intestinal homogenate and liver S9 fraction. In addition, intestinal permeability has been determined using isolated intestinal mucosa as well as Caco-2 cell monolayers, in order to obtain estimates of the fraction of the dose absorbed for these compounds. Relationships between the physicochemical properties of the fumaric acid esters and their biological responses were investigated. The uncharged diester dimethylfumarate displayed a high presystemic metabolic lability in all metabolism models. It also showed the highest permeability in the Caco-2 cell model. However, in permeation experiments with intestinal mucosa in Ussing-type chambers, no undegraded DMF was found on the receiver side, indicating complete metabolism in the intestinal tissue. The intestinal permeability of the monoesters methyl hydrogen fumarate, ethyl hydrogen fumarate, n-propylhydrogen fumarate and n-pentyl hydrogen fumarate increased with an increase in their lipophilicity, however, their presystemic metabolism rates likewise increased with increasing ester chain length. It is concluded that for fumarates, an increase in intestinal permeability of the more lipophilic derivatives is counterbalanced by an increase in first-pass extraction.
Authors:
D Werdenberg; R Joshi; S Wolffram; H P Merkle; P Langguth
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biopharmaceutics & drug disposition     Volume:  24     ISSN:  0142-2782     ISO Abbreviation:  Biopharm Drug Dispos     Publication Date:  2003 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-09-15     Completed Date:  2004-05-24     Revised Date:  2013-04-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7911226     Medline TA:  Biopharm Drug Dispos     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  259-73     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Department of Applied BioSciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Atenolol / pharmacology
Biological Availability
Caco-2 Cells
Cell Membrane Permeability / drug effects,  physiology
Cells, Cultured
Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
Fumarates / chemistry,  metabolism,  pharmacokinetics*,  therapeutic use*
Humans
Intestinal Absorption / drug effects*,  physiology
Intestinal Mucosa / drug effects,  metabolism
Intestines / enzymology
Liver Extracts / metabolism
Microvilli / drug effects,  metabolism
Pancreatic Extracts / metabolism
Propranolol / pharmacology
Psoriasis / drug therapy*
Swine
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Fumarates; 0/Liver Extracts; 0/Pancreatic Extracts; 2459-05-4/ethyl fumarate; 29122-68-7/Atenolol; 525-66-6/Propranolol; FO2303MNI2/dimethyl fumarate

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