The intestinal absorption of four stereoisomers of tuberostemonine-type alkaloids, neotuberostemonine (1), tuberostemonine (2), tuberostemonine H (3), and tuberostemonine J (4), isolated from the antitussive Chinese medicinal herb Radix Stemonae, and the IN VIVO antitussive activity of alkaloids 1, 2 and 3 were investigated in the current study.
METHODS AND RESULTS:
All three alkaloids exhibited dose-dependent inhibitory effects on citric acid-induced cough in guinea pigs after intraperitoneal administration. Alkaloid 2 had the same potency via both oral and intraperitoneal dosing, 1 exhibited significantly lower oral activity than that following intraperitoneal application, while 3 did not show oral activity.
CONCLUSIONS:
Alkaloid 4 demonstrated a moderate permeability in Caco-2 monolayer cells while alkaloids 1, 2 and 3 exhibited relatively higher intestinal permeabilities, indicating that all four alkaloids tested had reasonable oral absorption. |
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