Research Article

Paclitaxel-Containing Extract Exerts Anti-Cancer Activity through Oral Administration in A549-Xenografted BALB/C Nude Mice: Synergistic Effect between Paclitaxel and Flavonoids or Lignoids

Table 4

The effect of HDS-2 and HDS-3 on enterocytic permeability (Papp and ER) of paclitaxel in the Caco-2 permeability experiment. versus PTX group.

GroupAgentsPapp (×10−6 cm/s)Efflux ratio ER
Targeted agentCombinative agentsAP–BLBL–AP

PTXPaclitaxel 1 μg/mL0.25 ± 0.4375.26 ± 7.43299.26 ± 34.25
PTX + VRPPaclitaxel 1 μg/mLVerapamil 100 μM30.85 ± 4.0849.01 ± 16.151.59 ± 0.18
PTX + HDS-2Paclitaxel 1 μg/mLHDS-2 80 μg/mL14.45 ± 1.8333.72 ± 4.522.33 ± 0.55
PTX + HDS-2Paclitaxel 1 μg/mLHDS-2 20 μg/mL3.31 ± 0.3049.24 ± 5.1214.89 ± 0.53
PTX + HDS-3Paclitaxel 1 μg/mLHDS-3 80 μg/mL9.21 ± 1.8834.06 ± 7.763.70 ± 0.43
PTX + HDS-3Paclitaxel 1 μg/mLHDS-3 20 μg/mL0.23 ± 0.2035.02 ± 9.53150.62 ± 17.98