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Combination of Lipids and Emulsifiers Enhances the Absorption of Orally Administered Quercetin in Rats

2002; American Chemical Society; Volume: 50; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/jf0112421

1520-5118

Keiko Azuma, Katsunari Ippoushi, Hidekazu Ito, Hisao Higashio, Junji Terao,

Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies

The effects of lipids, emulsifiers, and ethanol on the absorption of orally administered quercetin in rats were investigated for its efficient intestinal absorption. Rats were administered 150 μmol/kg quercetin in water supplemented with lipids and/or emulsifiers, or ethanol, and blood was collected from the tail for 6 h after administration. Co-administration of lipids such as lecithin and soybean oil or emulsifiers including sucrose fatty acid ester, polyglycerol fatty acid ester, and sodium taurocholate had no statistically significant effects on quercetin absorption, although these constituents rather increased the accumulation of conjugated forms of quercetin and those of isorhamnetin in rat plasma. However, the combination of lipids and emulsifiers enhanced the absorption of quercetin significantly. Thirty and fifty percent (v/v) of the ethanol in the vehicle raised the efficiency of quercetin absorption in a concentration-dependent manner. Quercetin absorption-enhancing effects of these constituents seemed to be affected by quercetin's solubility in respective vehicles used for the administration. Ethanol is not helpful for the effective absorption of quercetin, as a high concentration is required. In conclusion, a combination of lipids and emulsifiers is necessary for enhancing quercetin absorption. Keywords: Absorption; quercetin; rats; lipids; emulsifiers