The intestinal absorption mechanism of chicoric acid and its bioavailability improvement with chitosan

Autor: Geng Nan Wang, Yi Peng Li, Si Kun Yuan, Hu Zhang, Juan Ren, Xin Ren, Ju Xiang Liu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 8, Iss 7, Pp e09955- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09955
Popis: Chicoric acid (CA), an active phenolic acid of Echinacea purpurea (Linn.) Moench, has been demonstrated to exhibit antioxidative, antiviral and immunological activities. A prior study showed that CA is a water-soluble compound with low bioavailability. The current study was performed to study the intestinal absorption mechanism of CA and improve its bioavailability using natural biodegradable chitosan. A Caco-2 monolayer cell model was established to characterise the mechanisms involved in the intestinal absorption of CA. The bioavailability improvement of CA was studied in Sprague–Dawley rats after oral (20 mg/kg) administration of 0.5% chitosan. In vitro, the results showed that the absorption transport of CA was fairly poor, with Papp values of 8.2 × 10−8 to 2.1 × 10−7 cm/s in the absorption direction and 1.5 × 10−7 to 2.6 × 10−7 cm/s in the secretory direction. The permeability was increased by EDTA and chitosan in both directions. Moreover, the transport through the intestinal monolayer was H+ dependent, and P-glycoprotein and OATP2B1 transporters were involved in the intestinal transport of CA. In vivo, the absorption of CA was increased and accelerated with chitosan in rats because the bioavailability was 1.74-fold that of the prototype drug. The above mentioned results indicated that CA was a poor absorption drug and that paracellular and carrier-mediated trancellular transport both participated in its transport route. Chitosan is an excellent absorption enhancer for CA. The transport characteristics uncovered in this study lay the groundwork for further studies directed toward the development and utilisation of its new formulations.
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