Elucidation of the Intestinal Absorption Mechanism of Loganin in the Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cell Model

Xu, Renjie; Yuan, Yichu; Qi, Jia; Zhou, Jia; Guo, Xiaowen; Zhang, Jian; Zhan, Ruanjuan

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8340563

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Elucidation of the Intestinal Absorption Mechanism of Loganin in the Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cell Model

Renjie Xu,¹Yichu Yuan,²Jia Qi,¹Jia Zhou,¹Xiaowen Guo,¹Jian Zhang,¹and Ruanjuan Zhan³

Academic Editor: Mona Abdel-Tawab

Received25 Jun 2018

Revised26 Aug 2018

Accepted04 Dec 2018

Published23 Dec 2018

Abstract

Loganin, iridoid glycosides, is the main bioactive ingredients in the plant Strychnos nux-vomica L. and demonstrates various pharmacological effects, though poor oral bioavailability in rats. In this study, the intestinal absorption mechanism of loganin was investigated using the human intestinal Caco-2 cell monolayer model in both the apical-to-basolateral (A-B) and the basolateral-to-apical (B-A) direction; additionally, transport characteristics were systematically investigated at different concentrations, pHs, temperatures, and potential transporters. The absorption permeability (AB) of loganin, which ranged from 12.17 to 14.78 × 10⁻⁶cm/s, was high at four tested concentrations (5, 20, 40, and 80μM), while the major permeation mechanism of loganin was found to be passive diffusion with active efflux mediated by multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP). In addition, it was found that loganin was not the substrate of efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) since the selective inhibitor (verapamil) of the efflux transporter exhibited little effects on the transport of loganin in the human intestinal Caco-2 cells. Meanwhile, transport from the apical to the basolateral side increased 2.09-fold after addition of a MRP inhibitor and 2.32-fold after addition of a BCRP inhibitor. In summary, our results clearly demonstrate, for the first time, a good permeability of loganin in the human intestinal Caco-2 cell model and elucidate, in detail, the intestinal absorption mechanism and the effects of transporters on iridoid glycosides compounds.

1. Introduction

Many traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) have been applied in modern medicine to promote health and prevent disease. TCM have attracted attention due to their distinctive biological activities without toxicity and/or side-effects [1].

Loganin (Figure 1) is an iridoid glycoside extracted from the plant Strychnos nux-vomica L.; additionally, it is also distributed in the plants Oleander Branch and Columelliaceae [2]. In traditional Chinese medicine, nux-vomica is used to enhance limb repair after trauma, whereas loganin is used as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant in modern medicine. Recent studies have shown that loganin inhibits inflammation [3–5] and protects the kidney [6, 7] and nerves [8–10].

Unfortunately, these pharmacological activities of loganin are curtailed due to its low oral bioavailability [11]. Analogously to other iridoid glycosides, it is well known that loganin exhibits low water solubility which limits its absorption and bioavailability. The intestinal absorption barrier is a major factor controlling the absorption and oral bioavailability of drugs [12], and it is here that the first steps of pharmacokinetics occur after oral intake. Therefore, exploration of the intestinal absorption mechanism of loganin is necessary not only for the in vivo pharmacokinetics study but also to provide some key information for their effective delivery systems.

The aim of the present study was to further investigate the intestinal absorption characteristics of loganin by utilizing the Caco-2 human intestinal cells model, an in vitro absorption model. Human intestinal Caco-2 cell monolayers have been widely used to determine the permeation rate and to examine the permeation mechanisms of bioactive compounds [13]. These cells also express nutrient and drug transporters that allow for the study of carrier mediated uptake and efflux mechanisms [14]. Different studies demonstrated that in vivo absorption could be accurately predicted from the apparent permeation rate () across the human intestinal Caco-2 cell monolayers [15–18]. Although the values obtained from different laboratories differ, there is a general trend that a high implies effective absorption. A published report using the human intestinal Caco-2 cells model for the study of geniposide [19] a structural analog of loganin, showed good intestinal permeability by passive diffusion, chiefly. The present study is devoted for the first time to the investigation of the detailed intestinal absorption mechanism of loganin, and the results will be useful for further studies on this type of compounds in vitro and in vivo.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Materials

The human colon adenocarcinoma cell line, Caco-2, was purchased from the Cell Bank of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shanghai, China). Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium (DMEM), Hank’s buffered salt solution (HBSS), antibiotic solutions (100,000 U/L penicillin and 100,000 mg/L streptomycin), fetal bovine serum (FBS), 100× nonessential amino acids, 100× penicillin and streptomycin, and 0.25% trypsin with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) were from Invitrogen Corp. (Carlsbad, CA). Transwell permeable polycarbonate inserts (0.4 μm) and 12-well cell culture plates were obtained from Corning. Verapamil, MK 571, indomethacin, benzbromarone, apigenin, sodium vanadate, and cimetidine were obtained from Aladdin Industrial Inc. (Shanghai, China). Loganin (purity > 98.0%) and puerarin (internal standard (IS), purity > 98.0%) were obtained from the National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products (Beijing, China). All other reagents were of analytical grade.

2.2. Cell Culture

Cells were maintained in DMEM with 10% FBS, 1× nonessential amino acids, and 1× penicillin and streptomycin at 37°C with 5% CO₂. Cells of passage 35-40 were used in this study to maintain relatively constant cellular phenotypes. The medium was replaced every 2-3 days during incubation. After reaching approximately 80% confluence, the cells were detached using 0.02% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and 0.05% trypsin at a density of 5.3×10⁴ cells/cm² on a 60-mm plastic culture dish for the uptake experiment or a 12-mm polyester membrane insert in a 12-well plate for the permeation experiment. The media in the culture plates were changed every two days for the first week after seeding and replaced daily afterward. The integrity of the cell monolayers was examined by measuring the transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) with a Millicell-ERS-electrode (Millipore Corp, Billerica, MA, USA). After 21-23 days, monolayers with a TEER value (TEER=[- ]×area) above 500Ωcm² were used during the transport experiments.

2.3. Cytotoxicity Assay

Cell viability was assessed using an MTT assay. Briefly, 0.1 mL of human intestinal Caco-2 cells was seeded onto 96-well plates at a density of 1×10⁵ cells per well in a 96-well plate. The cells were grown in an atmosphere with 5% CO₂ and 95% relative humidity over approximately 48 h. Subsequently, the culture medium was replaced with HBSS containing different concentrations of loganin (0.1-200 μM); the final concentration of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in HBSS remained at <1%. The negative control was HBSS containing 1% DMSO. The cells were exposed to the drug for 2 h. Then, 0.2 mL of 0.5mg/mL MTT solution was added to each well and incubated for 4 h in dark. The medium was then removed, the MTT-formazan crystals were solubilized by incubating with 150 μL of DMSO with gentle shaking for 10 min, and absorbance was determined at 490 nm in a Multiskan Spectrum microplate reader (Thermo Labsystems, MA, USA). In each MTT assay, every sample was tested in five replicates and the viability of the nontreated control cells was arbitrarily defined as 100%.

2.4. Transport Experiments

Before the experiments, the human intestinal Caco-2 cell monolayers were washed twice with HBSS medium (pH 7.4). The transport experiments were conducted by adding the drug solutions (containing 1% DMSO) to either the apical (AP, 0.5 mL) or basolateral side (BL, 1.0 mL), while the receiving chamber contained the corresponding volume of blank HBSS medium. The monolayers were incubated at 37°C, and 50 μL samples were taken at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, and 120 min from the acceptor compartment, and the volume was then immediately replaced with50 μL of fresh, prewarmed blank HBSS. TEER measurements for assessing the membrane integrity took place before and after the experiment. The samples were frozen immediately and stored below −80°C before analysis.

The loganin transport (20 μM) at 4°C and 37°C was evaluated in the AP to BL direction to investigate the effect of temperature. The effect of pH on the loganin transport (20 μM) in the AP to BL direction was studied using the following pH combinations for the HBSS in the acceptor/donor compartments: 6.0/7.4 and 7.4/7.4.

Several efflux and influx transporters were investigated for their effects on the transport flux of loganin. One hundred μM verapamil was added to evaluate the selectivity of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) [20]; inhibiting the efflux by multidrug resistance-associated proteins (MRPs) was undertaken by adding 100μM MK571, 50μM benzbromarone, and 200μM indomethacin [21–23]; 25 μM apigenin was used to investigate breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) [24]; 50 μM sodium vanadate and cimetidine were used as Na⁺/K⁺pump and organic anion transporters (OATs) inhibitors [25].

2.5. Sample Processing

In a 1.5mL centrifuge tube, an aliquot of 5 μL of the internal standard working solution (5 ng/mL) was added to 50 μL of collected sample followed by the supplementary addition of 145 μL of acetonitrile (4:1, v/v). After 1 min of vortexing and 10 min centrifugation at 14,000 rpm, the supernatant (2μL) was injected into the UPLC-MS/MS system for direct analysis.

2.6. UPLC-MS/MS Analytical Methods

Chromatographic and mass spectrometry detection were performed according to a previous method [11]. Briefly, loganin and puerarin (internal standard, IS) were isolated using a ZORBAX Eclipse Plus column (50 mm × 2.1 mm, 1.8 μm) with an API5500 triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer (Applied Biosystems-SCIEX, Concord, Canada). The mobile phase consisted of water-formic acid (100:0.5, v/v) (solvent A) and 100% acetonitrile (solvent B). A gradient program was used for the UPLC separation, with a flow rate of 0.4 ml/min. The initial composition of the mobile phase was 5% solvent B, adjusted to 0-3.1 min (5-63% solvent B), 3.1-3.2 min (63-95% solvent B), 3.2-4.2 (95% solvent B) and 4.2-4.3 min (5% solvent B), and followed by a 1.0 min re-equilibration to the initial condition.

The MS analysis was carried out in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode by monitoring the ion transitions from [M+H]⁺ m/z 408.2→229.0 for loganin and m/z [M+H]⁺ 417.2→296.9 for puerarin (IS). The MS/MS conditions were as follows: ion spray source temperature at 550°C, ionspray voltage (IS) at 5500V; Gas 1 and Gas 2 (nitrogen) at 40 psi, and collision energy (CE) at 12 eV for loganin and 32 eV for IS.

2.7. Statistical Analysis

UPLC-MS/MS data acquisition was performed using Analyst 1.5.2 and MultiQuant 2.1.1 software (Applied Biosystems). The data were analyzed by SPSS Software. The apparent permeability coefficient () was calculated according to = (dQ/dt)/(A·C₀)

where dQ/dt is the steady-state flux (nmol/s), A is the surface area of the insert (cm²); C₀ is the initial concentration. The efflux ratio (P) was determined by calculating the ratio of BA versus AB as inStatistical analysis was performed with analysis of variance (ANOVA) after confirmation of normal distributions.

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cell Viability Assay

The viability of human intestinal Caco-2 cells was directly measured by the MTT test to evaluate the cytotoxicity of loganin, and the results were shown in Table 1. As shown in Table 1, the concentrations of loganin ranging from 0.1 to 100 μM were nontoxic to the human intestinal Caco-2 cells after 4 h exposure. When 200 μM of loganin was added, the human intestinal Caco-2 cells were inhibited by 4.67%. Generally, cell survival rates of less than 50% of the controls were considered as the reduction of mitochondrial activity, while an inhibition rate of less than 10% indicated that the compounds at the concentrations were nontoxic to the cells [26]. The results indicated that, in our experimental design, concentrations of approximately 5, 20, 40, and 80μM could be chosen for loganin in the following studies.

3.2. Development of LC/MS/MS Method to Quantify Loganin

The retention time for loganin and IS was approximately 1.39 and 1.32 min, respectively. The chromatogram showed baseline separation of loganin and IS without any interference from the endogenous components. The representative chromatograms are presented in Figure 2. A typical calibration curve equation for loganin was y = 0.0496x+0.2201 (R²=0.9981), where y represents the ratio of the loganin peak area to the puerarin peak area (x is the concentration of loganin in rat plasma and R is about the correlation coefficient). The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) in the collected samples was 2 ng/mL and linear ranges from 2 ng/mL to 1750 ng/mL.

3.3. Effects of Concentration and Time on Transcellular Transport of Loganin

The transport of different concentrations (5, 20, 40, and 80μM) of loganin was investigated in both directions, and both the absorptive (AB) the and secretory (BA) permeability of loganin were estimated (Figure 3). As shown in Figure 3, AB of loganin ranged from 12.17 to 14.78×10⁻⁶cm/s (AP to BL) and from 11.13 to 12.96×10⁻⁶cm/s (BL to AP). A close correlation between the permeability across human intestinal Caco-2 cell monolayers and the absorption after oral administration in vivo has been obtained for several compounds. It is well known that compounds with values less than 1×10⁻⁶cm/s are considered to demonstrate low absorption (<30%), while compounds with values between 1×10⁻⁶ and 1×10⁻⁵cm/s are considered to have a moderate absorption (30%-70%) and those compounds with values of more than 1×10⁻⁵cm/s are considered to have a high absorption (>70%) [27]. The values determined in the present study indicated good intestinal absorption of loganin. At first instance this high permeability observed in the Caco-2 model seems to be inconsistent with the previously reported low oral bioavailability of loganin [11]. Besides its low water solubility, a strong metabolism may be regarded as the major cause of the low oral bioavailability of loganin in vivo. In fact, other iridoid glycosides, such as geniposide [28, 29], catalpol [30], and gentiopicroside [31, 32], were effectively metabolized by liver or intestinal microflora. All in all, the in vivo processing of drug is complex and additional research is needed to explain the low oral bioavailability.

The transport of loganin in the Caco2 cell monolayer was plotted versus time at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, and 120 min for every concentration range. The concentration of loganin increased almost linearly with time within the first 60 min. After 60 min, the concentration gradient between the two sides had greatly decreased, resulting in reduced transport and curves plateau (Figure 3). This indicated that the transport of loganin was driven by a concentration gradient, and passive diffusion represents the main transport mechanism for loganin on both sites.

3.4. Effect of pH and Temperature on the Uptake of Loganin by Human Intestinal Caco-2 Cells

The effects of different pH conditions and temperature on the uptake of loganin by human intestinal Caco-2 cells were investigated, as shown in Figure 4. The AB values of loganin at pH 7.4 were significantly higher than those at pH 6 (p<0.05), indicating an easier transport of loganin at a higher pH (7.4) than at lower a pH (6.0).

A decrease in temperature reduces cellular metabolism and acts as an inhibitor of energy-dependent transport [33]. As shown in Figure 4, incubation at low temperature (4°C) significantly reduced the uptake of loganin, as AB decreased from 11.31 × 10⁻⁶cm/s to 7.12×10⁻⁶cm/s.

These data show that loganin transport is both pH-dependent and temperature-dependent, indicating that some transporters may be involved in the efflux of loganin. In fact, a pH dependent transport has been reported before for BCRP, being more efficient at lower pH irrespective of the dissociation status of the substrate [34, 35]. It can therefore be assumed that loganin is also a substrate of BCRP. This could be indeed verified in the next experiments.

3.5. Effects of Transporters on Transcellular Loganin Transport

Various inhibitors were investigated for their effects on the transport flux of loganin across the human intestinal Caco-2 cells (Table 2). As shown in Table 2, no significant effects were observed in the values after pretreatment with 50μM of sodium vanadate or cimetidine, suggesting that the influx transporters like OATs or Na⁺/K⁺ pump contributed little to their transport.

P-glycoprotein (P-gp) has been confirmed as one of the main transporters that influencing drug transport in the intestine [36]. The P-gp inhibitor verapamil may significantly increase the transport of some compounds from the AP to BL side. However, it seemed that loganin was not a substrate of P-gp, as the AB difference between the verapamil and the control groups was insignificant. In addition to the P-gp transporter, MRP and BCRP transporters are also members of the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily [37], which is related to the processes of drug absorption and distribution. As shown in Table 2, in the presence of 100μM MK 571, a MRPs inhibitor, the AB value of 20μM loganin was both almost 2-fold that of the control group, whereas its BA value was reduced by 66.7%, resulting in a reduction in efflux ratio from 0.9 to 0.14 (p < 0.01). This implied that the MRPs transporters governed the loganin secretion. Earlier observations indicated that Caco-2 cells express more MRP2 and MRP3 than MRP1 and MRP5; moreover, MRP2 and MRP3 were the main apically and basolaterally localized MRPs of the Caco-2 cells, respectively [21, 38]. Therefore, the inhibitory effect of MK-571 implied that MRP2 may be primarily responsible for the loganin efflux in the AP to BL direction. This result was validated by the AB values when loganin efflux was inhibited by two additional inhibitors, benzbromarone, and indomethacin. Indomethacin is a MRP2 inhibitor that markedly increased the AB value of loganin (2.0-fold, p < 0.01). Benzbromarone, an inhibitor of MRP2 and MRP3 [21, 23], enhanced loganin transport just like indomethacin (p < 0.01). Seemingly, MRP3 has little effect on the transport of loganin. The result turned out to be that apically localized MRPs especially MRP2 were the main efflux protein in intestinal absorption mechanism of loganin. The observed reduced BA values in the presence of MK 571, indomethacin, and benzbromarone compared to the control may be attributed to the inhibition of the basolaterally localized MRPs [39, 40].

Moreover, loganin was found to be a substrate of BCRP, as in the presence of apigenin, a BCRP inhibitor, the AB value was about 2.3-fold that of the control group.

4. Conclusions

In the present study, it was shown that the transport of loganin is complex and involves dual processes: (a) passive diffusion as the main absorption mechanism and (b) a major role of transporter mediated active efflux. Efflux transporters BCRP and MRP are vital for loganin transport in the intestine. The elucidated loganin absorption mechanism provides useful information for the study of pharmacokinetics. Further studies are needed to explain the low oral bioavailability about loganin.

Data Availability

The data used to support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon request.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Authors’ Contributions

Renjie Xu and Yichu Yuan contributed equally to this work as first authors.

Acknowledgments

This work was partially supported by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Project nos. 18ZR1424900, 16401900500, and 154119639900), by the Cross-Fund of Biomedical Engineering of Shanghai Jiaotong University (No. YG2016MS77), and by Shanghai Health and Family Planning Commission (201840121).

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