Effects of Simulated Weightlessness on Metabolizing Enzymes and Pharmacokinetics of Folic Acid in SD Rats
- 1 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Pharmaceutical Society of Japan in Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin
- Vol. 44 (2), 162-168
- https://doi.org/10.1248/bpb.b20-00299
Abstract
Folic acid (FA) affect human physiology and drug metabolism. Up to now, the effect of microgravity on the pharmacokinetics of FA remains unclear. The pharmacokinetics of FA in Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats are laying a foundation for safe medicine administration of astronauts. Proteins expression of such FA metabolic enzymes as Methyltetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), Cystathionine beta synthase (CBS) and Methionine synthase (MS) in a variety of organs was analyzed with Western-Blot, and mRNA expression was detected by RT-PCR. The plasma concentration–time profile of FA in normal or tail-suspended SD rats was acquired by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) after oral administration of FA. Area under curve (AUC) and Cmax of FA in SD rats decreased significantly with extending period of tail-suspension. In terms of expressed level of metabolic enzymes over four suspension terms, as well as the level of the corresponding mRNAs, the following regularities were found: an obvious sharp decline of MTHFR tissue in kidney, a time-dependent increase of CBS in liver tissue and duodenum tissues, the resemblance of MS fluctuation to that of CBS in tested tissues. A four-week simulated microgravity of SD rats exhibits an unequivocal diminish of bioavailability of FA, and simulated microgravity shows a varying effect on the expression of FA-metabolizing enzyme in a variety of tissues.Keywords
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