Importance of Considering Fed-State Gastrointestinal Physiology in Predicting the Reabsorption of Enterohepatic Circulation of Drugs

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop a simulation model for the pharmacokinetics (PK) of drugs undergoing enterohepatic circulation (EHC) with consideration to the environment in the gastrointestinal tract in the fed state in humans. The investigation particularly focused on the necessity of compensating for the permeability rate constant in the reabsorption process in consideration of drug entrapment in bile micelles.

METHODS: Meloxicam and ezetimibe were used as model drugs. The extent of the entrapment of drugs inside bile micelles was evaluated using the solubility ratio of Fed State Simulated Intestinal Fluid version 2 (FeSSIF-V2) to Fasted State Simulated Intestinal Fluid version 2 (FaSSIF-V2). Prediction accuracy was evaluated using the Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) value, calculated from the observed and predicted oral PK profiles.

RESULTS: The solubilization of ezetimibe by bile micelles was clearly observed while that of meloxicam was not. Assuming that only drugs in the free fraction of micelles permeate through the intestinal membrane, PK simulation for ezetimibe was performed in both scenarios with and without compensation by the permeation rate constant. The MAPE value of Zetia® tablet, containing ezetimibe, was lower with compensation than without compensation. By contrast, Mobic® tablet, containing meloxicam, showed a relatively low MAPE value even without compensation.

CONCLUSION: For drugs which undergo EHC and can be solubilized by bile micelles, compensating for the permeation rate constant in the reabsorption process based on the free fraction ratio appears an important factor in increasing the accuracy of PK profile prediction.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceutical research - 41(2024), 4 vom: 13. Apr., Seite 673-685

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nakamura, Kohei [VerfasserIn]
Kambayashi, Atsushi [VerfasserIn]
Onoue, Satomi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bile micelles
EOR26LQQ24
Enterohepatic circulation
Ezetimibe
Fed
In silico modeling and simulation
Journal Article
Meloxicam
Micelles
Oral dosage forms
Tablets
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.04.2024

Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11095-024-03669-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36962324X