Apium graveolens L. (seledri) merupakan obat herbal yang digunakan untuk pengobatan hipertensi. Penelitian terdahulu melaporkan bahwa penggunaan bersama herbal dengan obat sintetik dapat menyebabkan terjadinya perubahan pada farmakokinetik dan farmakodinamik obat sintetik. Informasi mengenai interaksi antara obat herbal dengan obat sintetik masih terbatas sehingga perlu diketahui efektivitas dan keamanan penggunaan kombinasi tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membuktikan adanya interaksi farmakodinamik dan farmakokinetik kombinasi kaptopril dan ekstrak seledri yang diberikan secara oral sebagai antihipertensi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental yang terbagi menjadi dua bagian. Bagian pertama adalah pengujian interaksi farmakokinetik dengan mengambil darah tikus pada titik waktu tertentu setelah pemberian obat dan ekstrak seledri. Konsentrasi kaptopril diukur menggunakan kromatografi cair kinerja ultra tinggi-tandem spektrometri massa (KCKUT-SM/SM), selanjutnya dihitung Ke, Cmax, AUC, Tmax, dan T1/2. Bagian kedua yaitu pengujian interaksi farmakodinamik untuk efek antihipertensi dengan metode pengukuran tekanan darah secara non-invasive pada ekor. Tekanan darah diukur sebelum perlakuan, setelah induksi NaCl 4%, dan setelah pemberian bahan uji. Pengambilan sampel urin dan darah untuk pengujian kadar natrium, kalium, volume urin, kadar kreatinin, aktivitas enzim ALT (SGPT), dan enzim penghambat konversi angiotensin. Hasil uji pada profil farmakokinetik kaptopril berbeda antara pemberian tunggal dengan kombinasi ekstrak seledri. Pemberian kaptopril 2,5 mg/kg bb bersamaan dengan ekstrak seledri 40 mg/kg bb tanpa jeda waktu menurunkan Cmax dan AUC serta memperpanjang waktu Tmax dan T1/2. Pemberian ekstrak seledri 1 jam sebelum kaptopril (10 mg/kg bb) pada kombinasi, meningkatkan Cmax dan AUC, serta memperpanjang T1/2. Tekanan darah tikus yang mendapat kombinasi kaptopril dosis 5 mg/kg bb dengan ekstrak seledri dosis 40 mg/kg bb menurun lebih besar dibandingkan dengan pemberian kaptopril tunggal. Penurunan tekanan darah pada kelompok kombinasi kaptopril dan ekstrak seledri diikuti dengan peningkatan volume urin. Kadar natrium urin dan serum, serta kadar kalium serum cenderung mengalami peningkatan pada semua kelompok perlakuan namun tidak berbeda bermakna dengan kelompok normal. Kadar kalium urin cenderung mengalami penurunan kecuali pada kelompok kombinasi kaptopril (5 mg/kg bb) dan ekstrak seledri (40 mg/kg bb). Kreatinin serum cenderung meningkat pada kelompok kombinasi kaptopril dengan ekstrak seledri tetapi masih dalam rentang normal. Kreatinin urin dan bersihan kreatinin pada tikus yang mendapat kombinasi kaptopril dan ekstrak seledri tidak berbeda dengan kelompok normal. Kadar SGPT cenderung menurun pada semua kelompok kombinasi kaptopril dan ekstrak seledri, namun tidak berbeda bermakna dengan kelompok normal. Kesimpulan hasil penelitian ini adalah pemberian kombinasi kaptopril dosis 2,5 mg/kg bb dan 10 mg/kg bb dengan ekstrak seledri dosis 40 mg/kg bb secara oral dapat mengubah farmakokinetik kaptopril. Pemberian kombinasi kaptopril dosis 5 mg/kg bb dan ekstrak seledri dosis 40 mg/kg bb menurunkan tekanan darah kembali normal pada tikus hipertensi yang diinduksi NaCl.
Apium graveolens L. (celery) is commonly used as herbal medicine for antihypertension. There was evidence that herb combines with the synthetic drug may affect the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the synthetic drug. Information about the interaction between herbal medicines and synthetic drugs is still limited, therefore it will be necessary to explore the clinical results when using these combinations. This study aimed to investigate the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic interaction of oral administration of combined captopril and celery as antihypertensive agent in animal model. The study was divided into two parts. In the first part which was the pharmacokinetics study, blood samples were collected at a various time points after herb-drug combination administration. The blood values of Ke, Cmax, AUC, Tmax, and T1/2 of captopril were obtained by using LC-MS/MS method. The second part was the pharmacodynamic study. The blood pressure was measured bymeans of non-invasive tail method and recorded before and after treatment of induction of 4% NaCl solution and herb-drug administration. The urine and blood were collected and the sodium and potassium concentration, cumulative urine volume, creatinine, the activities of glutamic pyruvic transaminase enzyme and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition were measured. The results of the pharmacokinetic study showed that concomittant administration of 2.5 mg/kg bw of captopril and 40 mg/kg bw of celery extract decreased Cmax, Ke, AUC and increased T1/2 and Tmax of captopril. When 40 mg/kg bw of celery extract was given 1 hour before 10 mg/kg bw of captopril, the Cmax, T1/2, AUC of captopril were increased and Ke was decreased compared with captopril alone. The combination 5 mg/kg bw of captopril and 40 mg/kg bw of celery extract decreased the blood pressure in hypertensive rats better than 5 mg/kg bw of captopril alone. The decreased in blood pressure was followed by an increase in urine volume. Urinary and serum sodium, serum potassium levels tended to increase in all treatment groups, but they were not significantly different from the normal group. Urinary potassium levels tended to decrease except in the combined 5 mg/kg bw of captopril and 40 mg/kg bw of celery extract. In conclusion, oral administration of combination of 2,5 mg/kg bw and 10 mg/kg bw captopril with 40 mg/kg bw celery extract changes the pharmacokinetics of captopril, whereas the administration of combination of 5 mg/kg bw captopril and 40 mg/kg bw celery extract decreased the blood pressure to normal value in NaCl-induced hypertension rats.
"Latar belakang: Kurkumin memiliki aktivitas antikanker yang poten, namun profil farmakokinetik dan ketersediaan kurkumin di organ target sangat rendah. Nanopartikel kurkumin dibuat untuk meningkatkan aktivitas kurkumin sehingga dapat meningkatkan efek obat pada proses angiogenesis dan proliferasi sel pada tikus model kanker ovarium.
Metode: Nanopartikel kurkumin dibuat dengan metode gelasi ionik menggunakan kitosan sebagai polimer. Profil farmakokinetika kurkumin dan nanokurkumin dilakukan pada tikus dengan pemberian dosis oral sebesar 100 mg/kgBB. Sampel darah diambil pada sembilan waktu dan konsentrasi kurkumin dalam plasma dianalisis menggunakan UPLC-MS/MS. Pengujian nanokurkumin sebagai ko-kemoterapi secara in vivo pada kanker ovarium dilakukan pada tikus model kanker ovarium dengan induksi DMBA. Tikus model kanker ovarium diberikan terapi cisplatin atau kombinasi cisplatin dan kurkumin, atau kombinasi cisplatin dan nanokurkumin. Efek antikanker dilihat dari pengukuran marker antiproliferasi (Ki67), marker apoptosis serta jalur sinyal TGF-b/PI3K/Akt dan IL-6/JAK/STAT3.
Hasil: Diperoleh ukuran partikel nanokurkumin sebesar 19,43±11,24 nm, dengan efisiensi penjerapan 99,97%, dan loading capacity 11,34%. Sifat mukoadhesif nanokurkumin lebih baik dibandingkan dengan kurkumin. Evaluasi profil farmakokinetik pada tikus diperoleh bahwa nanokurkumin meningkatkan AUC, Cmax, Tmax dan menurunkan klirens. Pada uji aktivitas in vivo, pemberian cisplatin dan ko-kemoterapi nanokurkumin menyebabkan penurunan yang signifikan pada volume dan berat ovarium. Penemuan ini sesuai dengan penurunan ekspresi protein TGF-β, PI3K dan p-Akt/Akt. Efek ko-kemoterapi nanokurkumin juga dapat dapat menurunkan ekspresi protein IL-6, JAK, dan p-STAT3/STAT3. Pemberian cisplatin dan nanokurkumin juga menyebabkan peningkatan marker apoptosis yang signifikan seperti Bax, kaspase-9 dan kaspase-3 serta menurunkan ekspresi Bcl-2.
Kesimpulan: Nanokurkumin dapat memperbaiki profil farmakokinetika kurkumin, sehingga dapat diaplikasikan pada strategi ko-kemoterapi kanker ovarium dengan menghambat proliferasi melalui penghambatan jalur sinyal PI3K/Akt, JAK/STAT3, peningkatan apoptosis marker Bax, kaspase-3 dan kaspase-9 serta menurunkan ekspresi Bcl-2.
Kata kunci: kurkumin, kitosan, nanopartikel, kanker ovarium, PI3K/Akt, JAK/STAT
Background: Curcumin has a potent anticancer activity. However, its systemic bioavailability and its concentration in organ is extremely low. The modification of curcumin to curcumin nanoparticles was expected to increase the activity of curcumin on angiogenesis and cell proliferation process in rat ovarian cancer.
Methods: Nanocurcumin were made using ionic gelation methods. The pharmacokinetic profiles of curcumin particles and nanoparticles were then assessed in rats by administering a single oral dose of 100 mg/kg BW. Blood samples were taken from nine predetermined time points, and curcumin plasma concentrations were then analyzed using UPLC-MS/MS. Nanocurcumin was tested as a co-chemotherapy in vivo and was carried out on ovarian cancer animal models, induced with 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA). The ovarian cancer animal models were then treated with cisplatin, or cisplatin and curcumin, or combination of cisplatin with nanocurcumin. The anticancer effect of nanocurcumin as co-chemotherapy was investigated with the measurement of antiproliferation marker (Ki67), apoptotic markers as well as the expression of TGF-b/PI3K/Akt dan IL-6/JAK/STAT3.
Result: The particle size of the curcumin nanoparticles obtained were 19,43±11,24 nm. Entrapment efficiency (EE) of curcumin nanoparticles were exceeding 99.97%, and drug loading capacity (DLC) was 11.34%. The mucoadhesive properties of the nanoparticles were superior to that of curcumin particles. Pharmacokinetic evaluation in rats revealed that curcumin nanoparticles resulted in an increase of AUC, Cmax, Tmax, and lower Cl. The administration of cisplatin and nanocurcumin co-chemotherapy caused a significant reduction in ovarian volume and weight. These findings followed with decreased protein expression of TGF-β, PI3K and p-Akt/Akt. The co-chemotherapy effect nanocurcumin is also investigated as a mechanism of action via IL-6, JAK, p-STAT3/STAT3 expressions. Treatments of cisplatin and nanocurcumin resulted in a significant increase in apoptotic markers such as Bax, caspase-9, and caspase-3 expressions and decreased Bcl-2 expression.
Conclusion: Nanocurcumin is an effective formulation to improve pharmacokinetics profile. Nanocurcumin as a co-chemotherapy can be considered as a potential co-chemotherapy in ovarian cancer. The improved mechanism of actions are shown by the proliferation inhibition, downregulation of PI3K/Akt, JAK/STAT3 signaling pathways, and Bcl-2 expression and increasing apoptosis through the expression of Bax, caspase-9 and caspase-3.
Keywords: curcumin, chitosan, nanoparticles, ovarian cancer, PI3K/Akt, JAK/STAT
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