TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening novel CNS drug candidates for P-glycoprotein interactions using the cell line iP-gp
T2 - In vitro efflux ratios from iP-gp and MDCK-MDR1 monolayers compared to brain distribution data from mice
AU - Ozgür, Burak
AU - Saaby, Lasse
AU - Janfelt, Christian
AU - Langthaler, Kristine
AU - Eneberg, Elin
AU - Jacobsen, Anne-Marie
AU - Badolo, Lassina
AU - Montanari, Dino
AU - Larsen, Birger Brodin
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Drug efflux by P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1) is considered as a major obstacle for brain drug delivery for small molecules. P-gp-expressing cell monolayers are used for screening of new drug candidates during early states of drug development. It is, however, uncertain how well the in vitro studies can predict the in vivo P-gp mediated efflux at the blood–brain barrier (BBB). We previously developed a novel cell line of porcine origin, the iP-gp cell line, with high transepithelial resistance and functional expression of human P-gp. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the applicability of the cell line for screening of P-gp interactions of novel drug candidates. For this purpose, bidirectional fluxes of 14 drug candidates were measured in iP-gp cells and in MDCK-MDR1 cells, and compared with pharmacokinetic data obtained in male C57BL/6 mice. The iP-gp cells formed extremely tight monolayers (>15 000 Ω∙cm2) as compared to the MDCK- MDR1 cells (>250 Ω∙cm2) and displayed lower Papp,a-b values. The efflux ratios obtained with iP-gp and MDCK-MDR1 monolayers correlated with Kp,uu,brain values from the in vivo studies, where compounds with the lowest Kp,uu,brain generally displayed the highest efflux ratios. 12 of the tested compounds displayed a poor BBB penetration in mice as judged by Kp,uu less than 1. Of these compounds, nine compounds were categorized as P-gp substrates in the iP-gp screening, whereas analysis of data estimated in MDCK-MDR1 cells indicated four compounds as potential substrates. The results suggest that the iP-gp cell model may be a sensitive and useful screening tool for drug screening purposes to identify possible substrates of human P-glycoprotein.
AB - Drug efflux by P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1) is considered as a major obstacle for brain drug delivery for small molecules. P-gp-expressing cell monolayers are used for screening of new drug candidates during early states of drug development. It is, however, uncertain how well the in vitro studies can predict the in vivo P-gp mediated efflux at the blood–brain barrier (BBB). We previously developed a novel cell line of porcine origin, the iP-gp cell line, with high transepithelial resistance and functional expression of human P-gp. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the applicability of the cell line for screening of P-gp interactions of novel drug candidates. For this purpose, bidirectional fluxes of 14 drug candidates were measured in iP-gp cells and in MDCK-MDR1 cells, and compared with pharmacokinetic data obtained in male C57BL/6 mice. The iP-gp cells formed extremely tight monolayers (>15 000 Ω∙cm2) as compared to the MDCK- MDR1 cells (>250 Ω∙cm2) and displayed lower Papp,a-b values. The efflux ratios obtained with iP-gp and MDCK-MDR1 monolayers correlated with Kp,uu,brain values from the in vivo studies, where compounds with the lowest Kp,uu,brain generally displayed the highest efflux ratios. 12 of the tested compounds displayed a poor BBB penetration in mice as judged by Kp,uu less than 1. Of these compounds, nine compounds were categorized as P-gp substrates in the iP-gp screening, whereas analysis of data estimated in MDCK-MDR1 cells indicated four compounds as potential substrates. The results suggest that the iP-gp cell model may be a sensitive and useful screening tool for drug screening purposes to identify possible substrates of human P-glycoprotein.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejpb.2021.10.006
DO - 10.1016/j.ejpb.2021.10.006
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34756975
VL - 169
SP - 211
EP - 219
JO - European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
JF - European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
SN - 0939-6411
ER -