title: Inhibition of P-glycoprotein-mediated transport by terpenoids contained in herbal medicines and natural products.
abstract: Terpenoids form a large and structurally diverse family of natural products and are ingredients of various herbal medicines. We have investigated possible interactions between herbal medicines and conventional medicines, and recently reported that monoterpenoids contained in Zanthoxyli Fructus can be potent inhibitors of P-glycoprotein (P-gp). In the present study, the influence of 70 kinds of terpenoids present in natural products on P-gp-mediated efflux transport was investigated. LLC-GA5-COL150 cells transfected with human MDR1 cDNA encoding P-gp were used to screen the terpenoids. Large increases in the intracellular accumulation of [(3)H]digoxin were observed in the presence of (R)-(+)-citronellal, (S)-(-)-beta-citronellol, alpha-terpinene, terpinolene, (-)-beta-pinene, abietic acid, ophiobolin A, cucurbitacin I, and glycyrrhetic acid. A study of the concentration-dependency revealed that the IC(50) of ophiobolin A, glycyrrhetic acid, (R)-(+)-citronellal, abietic acid, and cucurbitacin I was smaller than that of verapamil. The transcellular transport of [(3)H]digoxin across Caco-2 cell monolayers was then examined in the presence of (R)-(+)-citronellal, abietic acid, and glycyrrhetic acid. Significant increases in the apical-to-basolateral transport and decreases in the basolateral-to-apical transport and efflux ratio were demonstrated. These findings suggest that some natural products containing these terpenoids may inhibit P-gp-mediated transport and interact with P-gp substrates in the intestinal absorption process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Toyama University Hospital, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Mariya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawakami
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D018938:Caco-2 Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004336:Drug Antagonism; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D018374:LLC-PK1 Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013552:Swine; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D004338:Drug Combinations; D028321:Plant Preparations; D013729:Terpenes