PMID- 31384856 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200205 LR - 20211204 IS - 2042-650X (Electronic) IS - 2042-6496 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 8 DP - 2019 Aug 1 TI - Transepithelial transport mechanisms of 7,8-dihydroxyflavone, a small molecular TrkB receptor agonist, in human intestinal Caco-2 cells. PG - 5215-5227 LID - 10.1039/c9fo01007f [doi] AB - 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF), as a high-affinity TrkB receptor agonist, has been extensively explored in many human disorders involving brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, depression, and obesity. However, to date, the transepithelial transport mechanisms of 7,8-DHF in the intestines remain unclear. The aim of our work was to quantify and to characterize in vitro transport of naturally occurring 7,8-DHF distinguished by its physicochemical and pharmacological properties. We discussed the transport mechanisms of 7,8-DHF using the Caco-2 cell model to determine the bi-directional permeability with different environmental factors (time, concentration, pH, metabolic inhibitors etc.). The influx and efflux characteristics of 7,8-DHF were also clarified. 7,8-DHF was poorly transported across Caco-2 cell monolayers by mainly passive diffusion via a transcellular pathway and not a paracellular pathway. The transport of 7,8-DHF was time and concentration-dependent in both the apical (AP) to basolateral (BL) side and the reverse direction. Interestingly, decreasing the pH from 7.4 to 6.0 markedly enhanced 7,8-DHF transport. It is noteworthy that 7,8-DHF transport was strongly inhibited by metabolic inhibitors and was highly dependent on temperature. The efflux ratio (ER) values at different concentrations were all above 1.5, indicating the existence of the efflux transporter. We found that breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) was not involved in 7,8-DHF secretion and that the transport mechanism of 7,8-DHF was passive transport with an active efflux mediated by P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and multidrug resistance associated proteins (MRPs), particularly MRP 2. Moreover, the use of various influx transporter inhibitors in Caco-2 cells showed that organic cation transporters (OCTs) and organic anion-transporting polypeptides (OATPs) participated in 7,8-DHF transport. Taken together, the elucidated transport characteristics of 7,8-DHF provide useful information for designing novel and efficient delivery systems and avoiding food-food or food-drug interactions. FAU - Chen, Yufeng AU - Chen Y AD - Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing; Zhejiang Engineering Center for Food Technology and Equipment; Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. yzhang@zju.edu.cn. FAU - Xue, Fan AU - Xue F FAU - Xia, Guobin AU - Xia G FAU - Zhao, Zhenlei AU - Zhao Z FAU - Chen, Chun AU - Chen C FAU - Li, Yunhong AU - Li Y FAU - Zhang, Ying AU - Zhang Y LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190806 PL - England TA - Food Funct JT - Food & function JID - 101549033 RN - 0 (6,7-dihydroxyflavone) RN - 0 (ABCC2 protein, human) RN - 0 (ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1) RN - 0 (Flavones) RN - 0 (Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2) RN - 0 (Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins) RN - 0 (Organic Anion Transporters) RN - 0 (Organic Cation Transport Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) SB - IM MH - ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1/metabolism MH - Biological Transport MH - Caco-2 Cells MH - Epithelial Cells/*metabolism MH - Flavones/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Intestinal Mucosa/*metabolism MH - Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2 MH - Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins/metabolism MH - Organic Anion Transporters/metabolism MH - Organic Cation Transport Proteins MH - Receptor, trkB/*agonists/genetics/metabolism EDAT- 2019/08/07 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/06 06:00 CRDT- 2019/08/07 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1039/c9fo01007f [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Food Funct. 2019 Aug 1;10(8):5215-5227. doi: 10.1039/c9fo01007f. Epub 2019 Aug 6.