title: Evaluation of the MDR-MDCK cell line as a permeability screen for the blood-brain barrier.
abstract: The objectives of this study were to (1) characterize MDR-MDCK monolayers as an in vitro model to predict brain uptake potential; (2) examine the ability of MDR-MDCK monolayers to identify the brain uptake potential of compounds that interact with P-glycoprotein (P-gp). The study measured the bi-directional transport of 28 compounds across MDR-MDCK monolayers. The brain uptake of a subset of the compounds was determined in the rat brain perfusion model. Drug concentrations were analyzed by LC-MS-MS. CNS-positive drugs exhibited absorptive permeability coefficients (Papp, A-B) values ranging from 3.4 x 10(-6) to 20.2 x 10(-6) cm/s; whereas CNS-negative drugs showed Papp (A-B) ranging from 0.03 x 10(-6) to 0.83 x 10(-6) cm/s. Inhibition of P-gp by cyclosporin A (CsA) significantly reduced secretory flux of compounds known to be P-pg substrates, but only enhanced the absorptive flux of compounds with high efflux ratio (>100). In vitro results were confirmed by brain perfusion studies on selected compounds. MDR-MDCK monolayers can be used to classify compounds into CNS-positive or CNS-negative based on the permeability coefficients (Papp, A-B). Under our experimental conditions, compounds with Papp (A-B)>3 x 10(-6) cm/s have high brain uptake potential; compounds with Papp (A-B)<1 x 10(-6) cm/s are unable to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB); the brain uptake of compounds with Papp (A-B)<1 x 10(-6) cm/s and a P-gp-mediated efflux ratio of >100 may be enhanced by inhibiting P-gp.
authors.affiliation: Absorption Systems, 440 Creamery Way, Suite 300, Exton, PA 19341, USA.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rager
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: Paula S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kardos
authors.forename: Glenn L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.forename: Jibin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ismael J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D010539:Permeability; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations