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Effects of cycle exercise on intestinal absorption in humans.

Intestinal absorption was measured in six trained male cyclists during rest, exercise, and recovery periods with the segmental perfusion technique. Each subject passed a multilumen tube into the duodenojejunum. The experiments consisted of 1) a sequence of 1-h bouts of cycling exercise at 30, 50, and 70% maximal O2 uptake (Vo2max) separated by 1-h rest periods or 2) a 90-min bout at 70% VO2max. The cycling was performed on a constant-load Velodyne trainer. Absorption of water and a 6% carbohydrate-electrolyte (2% glucose, 6% sucrose, 20 meq Na+, 2.6 meq K+) solution (both perfused at 15 ml/min) were compared. The effects of perfusing an isotonic electrolyte solution during mild (30% VO2max) exercise were also studied. Fluid was sampled every 10 min from ports 10 and 50 cm distal to the infusion site. Water flux was determined by differences in polyethylene glycol concentration across the 40-cm test segment. Results showed 1) no difference in water or electrolyte absorption rates among rest, exercise, and recovery periods; 2) no difference in absorption rates among the three exercise intensities or different exercise durations; and 3) significantly greater fluid absorption rates from the carbohydrate-electrolyte (CE) solution than from water. Water flux during rest, exercise, and recovery was about sixfold greater from the CE solution than from the isotonic solution without carbohydrate. We conclude that 1) exercise has no effect on water or solute absorption in the duodenojejunum, 2) fluid absorption occurs significantly faster from a CE solution than from water, and 3) fluid absorption is increased sixfold by addition of carbohydrate to an electrolyte solution.

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Intestinal absorption of drugs. I: The influence of taurocholate on the absorption of dantrolene in the small intestine of the rat.

The influence of sodium taurocholate (1) on the intestinal absorption of the lipophilic drug dantrolene (2) was studied in vivo in a chronically isolated internal loop in the rat. Concentrations of 2 were kept below the saturation concentration in saline. Absorption kinetics of 2 were evaluated on the basis of steady-state blood levels, which develop during single-pass perfusions, and on the basis of the rate of disappearance of the drug from the perfusate during recirculating perfusions. Compound 1 at a concentration of 10 mM in the perfusate induced a twofold reduction of the absorption rate compared with the same concentration of 2 in saline. Pretreatment of the absorptive surface with a 10 mM solution of 1 had no detectable effect on the absorption rate of 2 in saline. After perfusions with 10 mM solutions of 1, the perfusate concentration of proteins, phosphorus, and hexoses in the effluent was increased. The reduction of the absorption rate can be ascribed mainly to a reduction of the thermodynamically active concentration of 2 as calculated from the phase-separation model. In addition, 10 mM 1 seems to temporarily increase the barrier function of the mucous layer.

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Theoretically-derived molecular descriptors important in human intestinal absorption.

A quantitative structure-human intestinal absorption relationship was developed using artificial neural network (ANN) modeling. A set of 86 drug compounds and their experimentally-derived intestinal absorption values used in this study was gathered from the literature and a total of 57 global molecular descriptors, including constitutional, topological, chemical, geometrical and quantum chemical descriptors, calculated for each compound. A supervised network with radial basis transfer function was used to correlate calculated molecular descriptors with experimentally-derived measures of human intestinal absorption. A genetic algorithm was then used to select important molecular descriptors. Intestinal absorption values (IA%) were used as the ANN's output and calculated molecular descriptors as the inputs. The best genetic neural network (GNN) model with 15 input descriptors was chosen, and the significance of the selected descriptors for intestinal absorption examined. Results obtained with the model that was developed indicate that lipophilicity, conformational stability and inter-molecular interactions (polarity, and hydrogen bonding) have the largest impact on intestinal absorption.

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Normal intestinal dietary fat and cholesterol absorption, intestinal apolipoprotein B (ApoB) mRNA levels, and ApoB-48 synthesis in a hypobetalipoproteinemic kindred without any ApoB truncation.

The purpose of this study was to characterize intestinal apolipoprotein B (apoB) metabolism in subjects with familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL), where segregation analysis supports linkage to the apoB gene but no apoB truncations are present. We investigated cholesterol and fat absorption, intestinal apoB mRNA synthesis and editing, as well as apoB-48 synthesis. Plasma triglycerides (TG) and retinyl palmitate in the chylomicron fractions were analyzed after 12 hours of fasting and then repeatedly for 14 hours after ingestion of a vitamin A-containing high-fat meal. Cholesterol absorption was assessed using a dual stable-isotope method. Mean peak times and concentrations and areas under the curve (AUCs) for fat absorption and mean percentages of cholesterol absorption were comparable in affected and nonaffected family members. Intestinal biopsies were extracted for total RNA and also incubated with 35S-methionine for measurements of apoB synthesis. Similar quantities of apoB mRNA were found to be expressed in the intestine in affected and control subjects by RNase protection assay. ApoB mRNA editing assay showed that the majority of apoB-100 mRNA was edited to the apoB-48 form to a similar extent in both groups. Virtually no apoB-100 protein was synthesized by the intestine in any subject, and apoB-48 protein synthesis was not significantly different in the affected individuals. These data are consistent with in vivo metabolism data that show normal production rates for liver-derived apoB-100 but increased apoB-100 fractional catabolic rates in affected members of this family. Thus, the molecular defect probably does not affect transcription, translation, or secretion of apoB-containing lipoproteins, but may instead affect their clearance.

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Immunological control of drug absorption from the gastrointestinal tract: effect of local anaphylaxis on the intestinal absorption of low molecular weight drugs in the rat.

Intestinal absorption of various drugs was examined by means of in situ recirculation technique during local anaphylaxis. The antibody was determined by passive cutaneous anaphylaxis technique in rats immunized once or three times. The optimal condition of local anaphylaxis was determined by the leakage of Evans Blue. The most significant increase in leaks of the dye was observed by the intraluminal challenge with 400 mg of ovalbumin for 10 min in ovalbumin-immunized rats, and this condition was chosen as the optimal condition of local anaphylaxis. Under this condition, intestinal absorption of caffeine, phenylbutazone, and bromthymol blue (BTB) significantly decreased in ovalbumin-immunized rats compared with the control, whereas no significant effect was noted in the intestinal absorption of salicylic acid, quinine, pralidoxime iodide (2-PAM), tetracycline, and phenol red. In normal rats, no significant decrease was obtained in the intestinal absorption of caffeine, phenylbutazone, and BTB. On the other hand, the decreased absorption of BTB was not found in ovalbumin-immunized rats by the intraluminal challenge with bovine gamma-globulin. Furthermore, there was no significant change in the decreased absorption of BTB between rats immunized once and three times. The most effective condition for decreased BTB absorption was observed by the intraluminal challenge with 200 mg of ovalbumin for 10 min in ovalbumin-immunized rats, which almost correlated with the data of Evans Blue leakage. From these observations, it appears that the mucosal immune responses affect the intestinal absorption of low molecular weight drugs.

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Somatostatin and its analogue (D-Trp8,D-Cys14)-somatostatin do not modify intestinal absorption in vivo of carbohydrates in hamster intestine, but they do modify some disaccharidases.

Somatostatin is a widely distributed hormone localized in the central nervous system, pancreas and gastrointestinal tract. We have investigated the possible influence of somatostatin and a synthetic analogue, (D-Trp8,D-Cys14)-somatostatin, on the intestinal absorption 'in vivo' of D(+)-glucose and D(+)-galactose and also the effect on disaccharidase intestinal activities in hamster. Somatostatin, or its analogue, (12 micrograms/100 g body wt) was administered intraperitoneally 4 or 14 h prior to experiments. The results are compared to control animals. Animals treated with somatostatin and the synthetic analogue showed that there were no significant difference from control animals with respect to intestinal absorption of carbohydrates. Somatostatin produced inhibition of brush-border lactase activity in females only, whereas brush-border sucrase was increased 14 h after treatment in males and females, and brush-border maltase was inhibited in females only 4 h after hormone administration.

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Effects of morphine on canine intestinal absorption and blood flow.

1 Intestinal absorption and blood flow were determined in anaesthetized fed or fasted dogs following rapid intravenous injections of morphine (0.01, 0.1, 1 mg/kg). 2 3H2O and 22Na were used to determine the unidirectional fluxes of Na+ and H2O from saline perfused through the ileal lumen and the clearances of 3H2O were used to determine total and absorptive site blood flow. 3 Net Na+ and H2O absorption were increased at each dose of morphine in fed but not in fasted dogs, due primarily to increased absorptive fluxes. 4 Arterial pressure was decreased by morphine but mesenteric vein pressure was little affected. Absorptive site blood flow was increased by morphine due to decreased blood flow resistance but total blood flow resistance was little affected by morphine. 5 The absorptive fluxes of Na+ and H2O were correlated with absorpitve site blood flow in both fed and fasted animals. The secretory fluxes of Na+ and H2O were correlated with estimated capiliary pressure in fasted dogs but morphine decreased the the secretory fluxes at a given capillary pressure in dogs which had been fed. 6 Naloxone (0.12 mg, i.v.) reversed the effects of morphine. The effects of morphine on the gut were reversed more slowly than on systemic blood pressure. 7 It was concluded that morphine can increase net absorption in fed dogs by a selective increase in intestinal absorptive site blood flow and thus increase absorptive fluxes by a washout effect but that there is also an epithelial effect, sensitized by feeding, which reduces the secretory fluxes of Na+ and H2O.

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Inhibitory effect of phloridzin and phloretin on glucuronidation of p-nitrophenol, acetaminophen and 1-naphthol: kinetic demonstration of the influence of glucuronidation metabolism on intestinal absorption in rats.

Intestinal glucuronidation and absorption of p-nitrophenol (p-NP), acetaminophen (APAP) and 1-naphthol (alpha-NA) in the presence of phloridzin (inhibitor of Na+/glucose cotransporter) and phloretin (aglycone of phloridzin) were studied. Glucuronides of p-NP, APAP and alpha-NA appeared on both the serosal and mucosal sides. The amounts of glucuronides on the serosal side were decreased in the presence of phloridzin and phloretin. p-NP, APAP and alpha-NA appeared on the serosal side as well, and the amounts of p-NP, APAP and alpha-NA on the serosal side were increased by the presence of phloridzin and phloretin. Furthermore, the intestinal glucuronidation and absorption of alpha-NA at various concentrations were studied in the presence and absence of phloretin. Metabolic clearance was decreased in the presence of phloretin, and the absorption clearance was increased. The higher concentrations of alpha-NA caused higher absorption clearance. The lower the metabolic clearance, the higher the absorption clearance. The relationship between glucuronidation metabolism and absorption in intestine was kinetically analyzed by the metabolic inhibition model. Complete inhibition of glucuronidation improved the intestinal absorption of alpha-NA, and the absorption clearance increased to 7.17 microliter/min/cm. The formation of phloretin and an unknown metabolite from phloridzin were observed. An unknown metabolite from phloretin was observed, and was suppressed by the presence of alpha-NA. This suggests that phloridzin was hydrolyzed to phloretin, which was metabolized to glucuronide, and thereby inhibited glucuronidation of p-NP, APAP and alpha-NA.

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Intestinal absorption pathway of gamma-aminobutyric acid in rat small intestine.

Intestinal absorption of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), as a model compound for gamma-aminoacids, has not been extensively studied from the kinetic viewpoint. Since data from our laboratory suggested that some competition arises between intestinal absorption of beta-alanine and GABA and since our intent was to maintain the aqueous stagnant diffusion layer in order to approach absorption tests to in vivo physiological conditions, a rat jejunum in situ study was undertaken in order to gain an insight into the mechanism of GABA absorption. In the present paper, results from assays using isotonic perfusion solutions with starting GABA concentrations ranging from 1 to 50 mM are reported. They show that the intestinal absorption of the gamma-aminoacid can be apparently described as a specialized transport mechanism which obeys Michaelis-Menten and first-order kinetics. Parameter values found were Vm = 13.99 +/- 2.37 mM h-1, Km = 3.87 +/- 0.63 mM, and ka(passive) = 0.362 +/- 0.120 h-1. Through the perfusion of 5 mM beta-alanine solutions containing variable concentrations of GABA (from 5 to 50 mM), a partially competitive inhibition of beta-alanine absorption was apparently characterized.

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Intestinal absorption of aluminium.

The intestinal absorption of aluminium can contribute significantly to systemic exposure to this element. Aluminium can be absorbed not only from oral pharmaceuticals but also from solid food and drinking water. The absorption process is not restricted to patients with kidney disorders; other groups of patients and healthy subjects are not excluded. Details of the absorptive mechanism are mainly obtained from in vitro (everted gut sac) and animal studies (intestinal perfusion) rather than from controlled human studies and case reports. The process of absorption depends on the intraluminal speciation, the intraluminal quantity, the presence of competing (iron, calcium) or complexing (citrate) substances and the intraluminal pH. The condition of the exposed organism with respect to the gut also determines intestinal absorption (iron status, calcium [vitamin D, parathyroid hormone] status, age and kidney function). Various absorption sites and passage routes, both transcellular and paracellular, have been reported, each apparently related to a different aluminium species (hydrated ionic species, aluminium citrate complex etc.). No uniform mechanistic model allowing extrapolation to the clinical situation has yet emerged.

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Simultaneous determination of gastric emptying and intestinal absorption during cycle exercise in humans.

Because fluid absorption values derived from intestinal perfusion may not represent intestinal absorption of the same solution following its oral ingestion, the present study measured intestinal absorption following oral ingestion of a beverage. To do so required the simultaneous determination of gastric emptying. Seven males positioned a nasogastric tube in the gastric antrum and a multilumen tube in the duodenum under fluoroscopic guidance. Gastric emptying (GE) and intestinal water flux (WF) were measured during 85 min of cycle exercise at 60.6 +/- 3.7% VO2max (x +/- SE) in a 22 degrees C environment. Subjects ingested a total of 23 ml.kg-1 body weight (2005 +/- 187 ml) of a 6% isotonic carbohydrate-electrolyte solution by drinking 396 +/- 34 ml 5 min prior to exercise followed by 198 +/- 17 ml every 10 min during exercise. Mean stomach volume (312 +/- 80 ml) and GE (19.7 +/- 2.0 ml.min-1) did not change significantly after the initial 35 min equilibration period. Mean WF during oral ingestion of the solution (19.5 +/- 2.6 ml.cm-1.h-1) did not differ significantly from mean WF (16.4 +/- 1.9 ml.cm-1.h-1) during perfusion of the same solution directly into the duodenum at a rate equal to each subject's GE rate. Total solute flux (mmol.cm-1.h-1) was not different between drinking (4.1 +/- 1.3) and infusion (3.8 +/- 1.0) trials, nor were the changes in plasma volume. Urine production immediately following the exercise bout was unchanged between drinking (89.1 +/- 27.5 ml) and perfusion (88.5 +/- 24.2) experiments. These data indicate that: 1) relatively constant stomach volumes can be maintained over a prolonged period of time and can produce relatively constant GE rates, and 2) intestinal absorption of an isotonic carbohydrate-electrolyte beverage can be accurately determined by a modified segmental perfusion technique employing ingestion rather than intestinal perfusion.

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Quantitative relationship between rat intestinal absorption and Abraham descriptors.

Literature data on the intestinal absorption of 158 drug and drug-like compounds in rats have been collected, and Abraham descriptors for the set of drugs have been calculated using the method of Platts and Abraham et al. Results show that there is a significant relationship between rat intestinal absorption and the Abraham descriptors. In agreement with the human intestinal absorption model, the dominant descriptors in the rat model are the drug hydrogen bond acidity and basicity. In order to compare the absorption models in humans and rats, the absorption model developed from rats was used to predict the absorption in humans. The rat intestinal absorption model is similar to the human absorption model, and data on rats can effectively be used to predict human intestinal absorption.

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Computational approaches for modeling human intestinal absorption and permeability.

Human intestinal absorption (HIA) is an important roadblock in the formulation of new drug substances. Computational models are needed for the rapid estimation of this property. The measurements are determined via in vivo experiments or in vitro permeability studies. We present several computational models that are able to predict the absorption of drugs by the human intestine and the permeability through human Caco-2 cells. The training and prediction sets were derived from literature sources and carefully examined to eliminate compounds that are actively transported. We compare our results to models derived by other methods and find that the statistical quality is similar. We believe that models derived from both sources of experimental data would provide greater consistency in predictions. The performance of several QSPR models that we investigated to predict outside the training set for either experimental property clearly indicates that caution should be exercised while applying any of the models for quantitative predictions. However, we are able to show that the qualitative predictions can be obtained with close to a 70% success rate.

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