In Situ Intestinal Perfusion of Irinotecan: Application to P-gp Mediated Drug Interaction and Introduction of an Improved HPLC Assay

Authors

  • Abdullah Khalil Rabba School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Luqin Si School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Kewen Xue School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Ming Li School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Gao Li School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18433/J36W2J

Abstract

PURPOSE: To determine experimentally the intestinal permeability of the anticancer prodrug irinotecan, and to quantify the amount of its cytotoxic metabolite SN-38 that is intestinally excreted (exsorped) as a predictor of intestinal toxicity, and to assess the effect of p-glycoprotein (p-gp) inhibitors (verapamil as a model) on the permeability and toxicity of irinotecan. METHODS: Single pass intestinal perfusion of rat’s whole length small intestines is applied to assess the permeability of the parent drug and quantify the intestinally excreted metabolite. The perfusion solution contained 30μg/ml of irinotecan (control group) without or with verapamil (verapamil group). A simple reversed phase HPLC method with UV detection is developed and validated for simultaneous determination of irinotecan and SN-38 using camptothecin as an internal standard. RESULTS: HPLC-UV method found to be simple, specific, accurate, and precise. Effective permeability coefficient of irinotecan found to be 4.9±1.7 10-3 mm/min and was doubled in verapamil group (P=0.007). Average cumulative amount of SN-38 exsorped found to be 29 ng/cm over 2 hours perfusion time which was decreased to 15 ng/cm in verapamil group (P=0.016). CONCLUSIONS: in situ intestinal perfusion method was successfully applied to quantify the permeability of irinotecan and the exsorption of SN-38 in the same experiment, in a manner that robustly reflects real in vivo situation. P-gp inhibition using verapamil found to significantly enhance the intestinal permeability of irinotecan and potentially decrease the intestinal toxicity due to SN-38 exposure. This article is open to POST-PUBLICATION REVIEW. Registered readers (see “For Readers”) may comment by clicking on ABSTRACT on the issue’s contents page.

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Published

2011-04-18

How to Cite

Rabba, A. K., Si, L., Xue, K., Li, M., & Li, G. (2011). In Situ Intestinal Perfusion of Irinotecan: Application to P-gp Mediated Drug Interaction and Introduction of an Improved HPLC Assay. Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 14(2), 138–147. https://doi.org/10.18433/J36W2J

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Pharmaceutical Sciences; Review Articles