Objective: To study the bi-direction transport
behavior of
brucine and
strychnine in the MDCK-MDR1
cell monolayer model.
Methods: MTT
method was employed to confirm the safe concentration of
brucine and
strychnine towards MDCK-MDR1
cells . The effects of transport
time ,
drug concentration, and
P-glycoprotein inhibitor
verapamil on cumulative
absorption concentration (Ccum) and apparent
permeability coefficient (Papp) of
brucine and
strychnine in MDCK-MDR1 monolayer
cells were studied.
Results: The Papp value of
brucine and
strychnine was larger than 1 × 10-5 cm/s and the ratio of Papp(BL→AP) vs Papp(AP→BL) was less than 2.
Brucine /
strychnine combined with
verapamil decreased the ratio of Papp(BL→AP) vs Papp(AP→BL).
Conclusion: The
absorption of
brucine and
strychnine in MDCK-MDR1
cell monolayer model was well and the passive transference was its main
intestinal absorption mechanism. The P-gp inhibitor
verapamil has a significant inhibitory effect on
brucine and
strychnine absorption .
Brucine and
strychnine may be a substrate of
P-glycoprotein .