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Attenuation of prostaglandin E2 elimination across the mouse blood-brain barrier in lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation and additive inhibitory effect of cefmetazole

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS volume 8, Article number: 24 (2011) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Peripheral administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces inflammation and increases cerebral prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) concentration. PGE2 is eliminated from brain across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in mice, and this process is inhibited by intracerebral or intravenous pre-administration of anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics such as cefmetazole and cefazolin that inhibit multidrug resistance-associated protein 4 (Mrp4/Abcc4)-mediated PGE2 transport. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of LPS-induced inflammation on PGE2 elimination from brain, and whether antibiotics further inhibit PGE2 elimination in LPS-treated mice.

Methods

[3H]PGE2 elimination across the BBB of intraperitoneally LPS-treated mice was assessed by the brain efflux index (BEI) method. Transporter protein amounts in brain capillaries were quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

Results

The apparent elimination rate of [3H]PGE2 from brain was lower by 87%, in LPS-treated mice compared with saline-treated mice. The Mrp4 protein amount was unchanged in brain capillaries of LPS-treated mice compared with saline-treated mice, while the protein amounts of organic anion transporter 3 (Oat3/Slc22a8) and organic anion transporting polypeptide 1a4 (Oatp1a4/Slco1a4) were decreased by 26% and 39%, respectively. Either intracerebral or intravenous pre-administration of cefmetazole further inhibited PGE2 elimination in LPS-treated mice. However, intracerebral or intravenous pre-administration of cefazolin had little effect on PGE2 elimination in LPS-treated mice, or in LPS-untreated mice given Oat3 and Oatp1a4 inhibitors. These results indicate that peripheral administration of cefmetazole inhibits PGE2 elimination across the BBB in LPS-treated mice.

Conclusion

PGE2 elimination across the BBB is attenuated in an LPS-induced mouse model of inflammation. Peripheral administration of cefmetazole further inhibits PGE2 elimination in LPS-treated mice.

Background

The blood-brain barrier (BBB), which is formed by the tight junctions of brain capillary endothelial cells, expresses various transporters to regulate exchange of compounds between the brain and the circulating blood. Organic anion transporters such as multidrug resistance-associated protein 4 (Mrp4/Abcc4), organic anion transporter 3 (Oat3/Slc22a8) and organic anion transporting polypeptide 1a4 (Oatp1a4/Slco1a4) are involved in the elimination of endogenous anionic compounds across the BBB [1]. Mrp4 is expressed at the luminal membrane of the BBB [2], while Oat3 is expressed at the abluminal membrane of the BBB [3]. Oatp1a4 is localized in both the abluminal and luminal membranes [4]. Involvement of Oat3 and Oatp1a4 in the trans-BBB elimination of various endogenous anionic compounds, such as homovanillic acid and 24S-hydroxycholesterol, has been demonstrated [3, 5]. Moreover, we reported that prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), which is an inflammatory mediator, is eliminated across the BBB in normal mice, and this elimination process involves Mrp4 [6]. Because PGE2-metabolizing activity was not detected either in rat brain or cerebral microvessels [7], PGE2 elimination across the BBB is considered to be critical for controlling PGE2 function in the brain.

Excess PGE2 promotes excitatory signal transduction in the brain, leading to fever progression and behavioral abnormalities [8, 9]. The concentration of PGE2 in the brain is increased by endotoxin challenge during infection [10, 11]. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a gram-negative bacterial cell surface proteoglycan, is one such endotoxin [11]. Intraperitoneal administration of LPS at the dose of more than 1 mg/kg induces systemic inflammatory response syndrome, including systemic and cerebral increase of inflammatory cytokines and the changes of body temperature and locomotive activity [12, 13]. Moreover, LPS at doses of more than 1 mg/kg increases the PGE2 concentration in the brain to 28-141 nM, which is 100- to 700-fold greater than normal [14, 15]. Although systemic or intracerebral administration of LPS induces PGE2-producing enzymes, such as cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and microsomal prostaglandin E synthase (PGES), in the brain [16–18], attenuation of PGE2 elimination across the BBB may also contribute to the dramatic increase of brain PGE2 level induced by LPS.

In patients with gram-negative bacterial infection, anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics are administered for palliative care and treatment [19, 20]. We have reported that the elimination of PGE2 across the BBB was inhibited by either intracerebral or intravenous administration of antibiotics, such as cefmetazole and cefazolin, and also by intracerebral administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs), such as indomethacin and ketoprofen. These drugs strongly inhibit human MRP4-mediated PGE2 transport activity, and Mrp4 is involved in elimination of PGE2 across the BBB [6]. Oat3 accepts PGE2 as a substrate [21]. Oatp1a4 and prostaglandin transporter (Pgt/Slco2a1) were reported to be involved in prostaglandin E1 transport from the circulating blood to the brain [22]. These results raise the possibility that administration of antibiotics and/or NSAIDs could facilitate the increase of PGE2 levels in the brain by interaction at organic anion transport system(s) of the BBB, thereby increasing the probability of cerebral adverse effects. Indeed, fever is related to increased PGE2 in the brain [8], and is a known adverse effect of cefmetazole [23]. Thus, it is important to examine the effect of these drugs on PGE2 elimination across the BBB in inflammation, in order to establish appropriate drug treatment of infectious diseases.

Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of LPS-induced inflammation on PGE2 elimination from the brain across the BBB, and to examine whether antibiotics further inhibit the PGE2 elimination in LPS-treated mice, using the brain efflux index (BEI) method.

Methods

Reagents

Prostaglandin E2, [5,6,8,11,12,14,15-3H(N)]- ([3H]PGE2; 185.6 Ci/mmol) was purchased from PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences (Boston, MA, USA). Inulin carboxyl, [carboxyl-14C]- ([14C]inulin; 1.9 mCi/g) was purchased from Moravek Biochemicals (Brea, CA, USA). Cefazolin sodium salt, cefmetazole sodium salt, cefotaxime sodium salt, cefsulodin sodium salt hydrate, ceftriaxone disodium salt, indomethacin, ketoprofen and LPS (from E. coli serotype O111:B4) were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Cefotiam was purchased from The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (Kansas City, MO, USA). All other chemicals were commercial reagent-grade products.

Animals

Adult male C57BL/6J mice (20-30 g) and ddY mice (25-40 g) were purchased from Japan SLC (Hamamatsu, Japan). All experiments conformed to the provisions of the Animal Care Committee, University of Toyama, and were approved by the Animal Care Committee, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University. In order to obtain the mouse model of inflammation (LPS-treated mice), 3.0 mg/kg LPS was intraperitoneally administered to mice 24 hours prior to experiments.

Mouse brain efflux index (BEI) method

In vivo mouse brain elimination experiments were performed using the intracerebral microinjection technique [6]. In brief, a C57BL/6J mouse was anesthetized by intraperitoneal administration of pentobarbital (50 mg/kg body weight) and placed in a stereotaxic frame (SR-5M; Narishige, Tokyo, Japan). The applied solution, consisting of [3H]PGE2 (96 nCi) and [14C]inulin (4.8 nCi) dissolved in 0.3 μL extracellular fluid (ECF) buffer (122 mM NaCl, 25 mM NaHCO3, 3 mM KCl, 1.4 mM CaCl2, 1.2 mM MgSO4, 0.4 mM K2HPO4, 10 mM D-glucose and 10 mM HEPES, pH 7.4) with 0.1% ethanol in the presence or absence of unlabeled compounds, was administered into the secondary somatosensory cortex (S2) region of the brain. The needle was left in the injection configuration for an additional 4 min to prevent reflux of the injected solution along the injection track, before being slowly retracted. [14C]Inulin is an impermeable marker used to normalize the actual injection volume, as the injection volume is small (0.3 μL). In the pre-administration study, inhibitor solution (10 μL) at the indicated concentration in ECF buffer with or without 0.25% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was injected into the S2 region 5 min prior to administration of the applied solution. To examine the effects of benzylpenicillin and digoxin, inhibitor solution containing 100 μM benzylpenicillin or 20 μM digoxin was injected into the S2 region. As a control, ECF buffer with or without 0.25% DMSO was injected. For the intravenous administration study, 200 μL of Ringer-HEPES buffer (141 mM NaCl, 4 mM KCl, 2.8 mM CaCl2 and 10 mM HEPES-NaOH, pH 7.4) containing cefmetazole or cefazolin was injected into the jugular vein 15 min prior to administration of the applied solution. To test the effect of amiodarone administration, 20 mg/kg amiodarone was intravenously administered 5 min prior to intravenous administration of cefmetazole or cefazolin. At a designated time, the mouse was decapitated and the left and right cerebrum and cerebellum were excised. Each tissue was dissolved in 2 N NaOH (2 mL) at 55°C for 3 h, and then mixed with 14 mL Hionic-Fluor (PerkinElmer Life & Analytical Sciences). The radioactivity was measured in a liquid scintillation counter equipped with an appropriate crossover correction for3H and14C (LSC-5100, Aloka, Tokyo, Japan).

The BEI value was defined according to Eqn. 1 and the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining in the ipsilateral cerebrum (100-BEI) was determined using Eqn. 2:

BEI ( % ) = Test substrate undergoing efflux at the BBB Test substrate injected into the brain × 1 0 0
(1)
1 0 0 - BEI ( % ) = ( Amount of [ 3 H ] PG E 2 in the brain ∕ amount of [ 14 C ] inulin in the brain ) ( Concentration of [ 3 H ] PG E 2 in injectate ∕ concentration of [ 14 C ] inulin in injectate ) × 1 0 0
(2)

As can be seen from these equations, increase of the 100-BEI value of [3H]PGE2 indicates a decrease of PGE2 elimination rate from the brain across the BBB.

The apparent elimination rate constant (k e ) was determined by fitting a semi-logarithmic plot of 100-BEI, i.e., the percentage remaining in the ipsilateral cerebrum, versus time, using a nonlinear least-squares regression analysis program (MULTI) [24]. To evaluate the inhibitory effect on [3H]PGE2 efflux across the BBB, the BEI value of [3H]PGE2 at 40 min was determined in the presence or absence of various drugs.

Preparation of brain capillary fraction from saline-treated and 3.0 mg/kg LPS-treated mice

Mouse brain capillary fraction was prepared as described [25]. All procedures were carried out at 4°C except for perfusion. Mice were transcardially perfused with phosphate-buffered saline to remove blood under anesthesia induced with pentobarbital, and then the cerebrum was isolated. 20 cerebrums were dissected into 1-mm pieces, and homogenized with a Potter-Elvehjem homogenizer using 10 up and down no-rotated strokes by hand in 4-fold volume solution B (101 mM NaCl, 4.6 mM KCl, 2.5 mM CaCl2, 1.2 mM KH2PO4, 1.2 mM MgSO4, 15 mM HEPES, pH 7.4) of brain weight. After the dextran (Mw 60,000-90,000, Sigma-Aldrich) was added to the homogenate as the final concentration of 16%, the mixture was centrifuged at 4500 × g for 10 min. The pellet was suspended in solution A (solution B containing 25 mM NaHCO3, 10 mM glucose, 1 mM pyruvate and 5 g/L bovine serum albumin) and passed through a 85 μm nylon mesh, and the filtrate was passed over a column containing 350-500 μm glass beads, and then washed with 50 mL solution A. The brain capillaries adhering to the beads were detached to solution A by gentle agitation, and, as soon as the beads sank, the supernatant including the capillaries was collected. The supernatant was centrifuged at 230 × g for 5 min. The pellet was suspended with solution B, and centrifuged at 1700 × g for 5 min. Again, the pellet was suspended with solution B, and centrifuged at 1700 × g for 5 min. The pellet was suspended with hypotonic buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl, 10 mM NaCl, 1.5 mM MgCl2, pH 7.4) and sonicated. The capillaries were stored at -80°C after measurement of the protein concentration by the Lowry method using the DC protein assay reagent (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA).

Quantification of transporter protein in mouse brain capillaries by LC-MS/MS

The absolute amount of transporter protein in mouse brain capillary endothelial cells was determined by mass spectrometric analysis [26]. The brain capillary fraction (50 μg protein) was suspended in 500 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.5), 7 M guanidium hydrochloride and 10 mM EDTA, and the proteins were S-carbomoylmethylated. The alkylated proteins were precipitated with a mixture of methanol and chloroform. The precipitates were dissolved in 6 M urea in 100 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.5), diluted 5-fold with 100 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.5) and treated with TPCK-treated trypsin (Promega, Madison, WI, USA) at an enzyme/substrate ratio of 1:100 at 37°C for 16 h. The tryptic digests were mixed with isotope-labeled peptides as internal standards (Table 1) and formic acid, and then centrifuged at 4°C and 17,360 × g for 5 min. The supernatants were subjected to LC-MS/MS analysis.

Table 1 Peptide probe sequences, selected ions for quantification and limit of quantification in isolated brain capillaries of each protein with LC-MS/MS.
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The LC-MS/MS analysis was performed by coupling an Agilent 1100 HPLC system (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA) to a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (API5000; Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA) equipped with Turbo V ion source (Applied Biosystems). Samples equivalent to 33.3 μg protein were injected onto a Waters XBridge BEH130 C18 (1.0 × 100 mm, 3.5 μm) column together with 500 fmol of isotope-labeled peptides. Mobile phases A and B consisted of 0.1% formic acid in water and 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile, respectively. The peptides were separated and eluted from the column at room temperature using a linear gradient with a 120-min run time at a flow rate of 50 μL/min. The sequence was as follows: (A:B), 99:1 for 5 min after injection, 50:50 at 55 min, 0:100 at 56 min and up to 58 min, 99:1 at 60 min and up to 120 min.

The eluted peptides were simultaneously and selectively detected by means of electro-spray ionization in a multiplexed multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode, which can quantify many molecules simultaneously. The dwell time was 10 msec per MRM transition. Each molecule was monitored with four sets of MRM transitions (Q1/Q3-1, Q1/Q3-2, Q1/Q3-3, Q1/Q3-4) derived from one set of unlabeled and isotope-labeled peptides (Table 1). Chromatogram ion counts were determined by using the data acquisition procedures in Analyst software version 1.4.2 (Applied Biosystems). Signal peaks with a peak area count of over 5000 detected at the same retention time as an isotope-labeled peptide were defined as positive. When positive peaks were observed in three or four sets of MRM transitions, the molecules were considered to be expressed in brain capillaries, and then the protein expression amounts were determined as the average of three or four quantitative values. The limit of quantification (fmol/μg protein) of non-detected molecules in the isolated mouse brain capillary was defined as described previously [25] (Table 1). In brief, the limit of quantification was defined as the protein expression level which would give a peak area count of 5000 in the chromatogram when a brain capillary sample is measured by LC-MS/MS.

Data analysis

The apparent elimination rate constant (k e ) is presented as the mean ± S.D.. Other data are given as mean ± S.E.M.. Statistical significance of differences between means was determined by means of the unpaired two-tailed Student's t-test for two groups and one-way analysis of variance followed by Dunnett's test for more than two groups.

Results

Effect of intraperitoneal pre-administration of LPS on PGE2 elimination from mouse brain

Figure 1A shows the time-profile of the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining in the ipsilateral cerebrum after microinjection into the S2 region of LPS-treated mouse brain. The percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining decreased in a time-dependent manner in both saline-treated mice and LPS-treated mice. The remaining percentage at 40 min was 3.46-fold greater in LPS-treated mice than in saline-treated mice (p < 0.01), indicating that the elimination rate was decreased in the brain of LPS-treated mice. The apparent elimination rate constant (k e ) of [3H]PGE2 calculated from the slope was 5.52 × 10-3 ± 2.67 × 10-3 min-1 in LPS-treated mice (mean ± S.D.), which was significantly lower, by 87.0%, than that in saline-treated mice (4.25 × 10-2 ± 0.48 × 10-2 min-1, mean ± S.D.) (p < 0.01). No radioactivity associated with this elimination process was detected in the contralateral cerebrum or cerebellum (data not shown).

Figure 1
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Effect of LPS treatment on elimination of [3H]PGE 2 from mouse brain. (A) Time-course of [3H]PGE2 in the ipsilateral cerebrum after intracerebral microinjection in LPS-treated mice (open circles) and saline-treated mice (closed circles). A mixture of [3H]PGE2 (96 nCi) and [14C]inulin (4.8 nCi; internal reference) dissolved in 0.3 μL ECF buffer containing 0.1% ethanol was injected into the S2 region of mouse brain. Each point represents the mean ± SEM (n = 4 - 5). **p < 0.01, significantly different from the saline-treated mice. (B) Effect of unlabeled PGE2 on the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining in the ipsilateral cerebrum at 40 min after intracerebral microinjection in LPS-treated mice. A mixture of [3H]PGE2 and [14C]inulin dissolved in 0.3 μL ECF buffer containing 3 mM PGE2 was injected. Each column represents the mean ± S.E.M. (n = 3 - 4). *p < 0.05, significantly different from the tracer only.

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The percentage recovery from brain of [14C]inulin, a non-permeable marker, was 50.9 ± 11.3% (n = 5), 31.0 ± 7.5% (n = 3) and 38.8 ± 6.4% (n = 3) at 5 min, 20 min and 40 min, respectively, after microinjection in LPS-treated mice. There was no significant difference between these values. Moreover, the corresponding values in saline-treated mice were 45.5 ± 14.2% (n = 3), 32.8 ± 5.7% (n = 3) and 56.7 ± 10.4% (n = 6) at 5 min, 20 min and 40 min after microinjection, respectively. There was no significant difference in percentage recovery at each time between LPS-treated mice and saline-treated mice.

In LPS-treated mice, intracerebral co-administration of 3 mM unlabeled PGE2 significantly increased the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining in the brain at 40 min after microinjection (114 ± 5%) compared to that in the absence of unlabeled PGE2 (p < 0.05, Figure 1B). This value was nearly identical to the y-intercept of the time-profile of the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining in LPS-treated mice (108 ± 10% (mean ± S.D.), Figure 1A).

Effect of intraperitoneal pre-administration of LPS on protein expression of organic anion transporters in mouse brain capillaries

The transporter protein expression levels of Mrp4, Oat3, Oatp1a4 and Pgt in mouse brain capillaries were simultaneously quantified by LC-MS/MS (Table 2). In the brain capillaries of LPS-treated mice, Mrp4 protein expression was not significantly altered. However, the protein expression levels of Oat3 and Oatp1a4 in the brain capillaries were significantly decreased by 26% (p < 0.05) and 39% (p < 0.01), respectively, in LPS-treated mice compared to saline-treated mice. It is reported that Pgt is expressed in rat cerebral endothelial cells [35]. However, we found the protein expression level of Pgt in the brain capillaries was below the detection limit in both LPS-treated and saline-treated mice, indicating that protein expression level of Pgt in mouse brain capillaries is lower than that of Mrp4, Oat3 and Oatp1a4.

Table 2 Expression level of organic anion transporters in brain capillaries of LPS-treated mice and saline-treated mice.
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Effect of intracerebral pre-administration of NSAIDs or cephalosporins on PGE2 elimination from brain of LPS-treated mice

The effects of intracerebral pre-administration of NSAIDs or cephalosporins on [3H]PGE2 elimination from the brain of LPS-treated mice were investigated. As shown in Table 3, the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining in the ipsilateral cerebrum in LPS-treated mice was significantly increased by 1.46- and 1.49-fold by intracerebral pre-administration of cefmetazole (5 mM) and cefotaxime (5 mM), respectively, compared with the LPS-treated control (p < 0.05). In contrast, ceftriaxone, cefazolin, indomethacin or ketoprofen had no significant effect on the level of [3H]PGE2 remaining in the ipsilateral cerebrum of LPS-treated mice, although these drugs were reported to show an inhibitory effect on [3H]PGE2 elimination in mice not treated with LPS [6]. Intracerebral pre-administration of cefsulodin and clarithromycin, which did not inhibit PGE2 elimination from the brain of mice not treated with LPS [6], had no significant effect on the level of [3H]PGE2 remaining in the brain of LPS-treated mice.

Table 3 Effect of intracerebral pre-administration of antibiotics and NSAIDs (5 mM) on [3H]PGE2 elimination from brain across the BBB in LPS-treated mice.
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Inhibitory effect of intravenous pre-administration of cefmetazole or cefazolin on PGE2 elimination from brain of LPS-treated mice

The effects of intravenous pre-administration of cefmetazole or cefazolin on [3H]PGE2 elimination from the brain of LPS-treated mice were investigated. As shown in Figure 2, the intravenous pre-administration of 200 mg/kg cefmetazole significantly increased the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining (102 ± 3%) in LPS-treated mice (p < 0.05), compared with saline pre-administered LPS-treated mice (78.1 ± 6.7%). In contrast, intravenous administration of 200 mg/kg cefazolin had no significant effect (78.4 ± 2.4%).

Figure 2
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Effect of intravenous pre-administration of cefmetazole or cefazolin on [3H]PGE 2 elimination from the brain in LPS-treated mice. Cefmetazole (200 mg/kg), cefazolin (200 mg/kg) or Ringer-HEPES (control) was administered intravenously 15 min prior to administration of [3H]PGE2 in LPS-treated mice. The 100-BEI value was determined 40 min after intracerebral microinjection of [3H]PGE2. Each column represents the mean ± S.E.M. (n = 3). *p < 0.05, significantly different from control.

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Involvement of Oat3 and/or Oatp1a4 in the inhibitory effect of cefmetazole and cefazolin on PGE2 elimination from mouse brain

To investigate the possible involvement of Oat3 and Oatp1a4 in the inhibitory effect of intracerebral pre-administration of cefmetazole and cefazolin on PGE2 elimination from the brain, Oat3 and Oatp1a4 were selectively inhibited with benzylpenicillin (100 μM) and digoxin (20 μM), respectively, in the brain of mice not treated with LPS (Figure 3). In the case of intracerebral pre-administration of ECF buffer with benzylpenicillin and digoxin (control), the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining was 32.8 ± 4.8%, which is similar to the value reported for pre-administration of ECF buffer alone (34.7%) [6]. When cefmetazole was pre-administered with benzylpenicillin and digoxin in the brain, the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining was increased by 1.95-fold compared to the control (p < 0.01). Intracerebral pre-administration of cefazolin with benzylpenicillin and digoxin did not significantly affect the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining. These results suggest involvement of Oat3 and/or Oatp1a4 in the inhibitory effect of cefazolin in the brain.

Figure 3
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Inhibitory effect of intracerebral pre-administration of cefmetazole or cefazolin on [3H]PGE 2 elimination from the brain of LPS-untreated mice in the presence of benzylpenicillin and digoxin. Either cefmetazole (5 mM) or cefazolin (5 mM) or ECF buffer (ECF, control) was co-administered with 100 μM benzylpenicillin and 20 μM digoxin to the S2 region 5 min prior to administration of [3H]PGE2 in the brain of mice without LPS treatment. The 100-BEI value was determined 40 min after intracerebral microinjection of [3H]PGE2. Each column represents the mean ± S.E.M. (n = 3). **p < 0.01, significantly different from control.

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Involvement of Oatp1a4 in the inhibitory effect of cefmetazole and cefazolin in the circulation on PGE2 elimination from mouse brain

To investigate the involvement of Oatp1a4 in the effect of intravenous administration of cefmetazole and cefazolin on PGE2 elimination from the brain, Oatp1a4 was inhibited by intravenous administration of amiodarone in mice not treated with LPS. Intravenous administration of amiodarone (20 mg/kg) did not affect the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining in the ipsilateral cerebrum (24.6 ± 5.5%) compared with saline-only treatment (29.9 ± 4.3%). In the case of 20 mg/kg amiodarone intravenous administration, intravenous administration of 200 mg/kg cefmetazole or 200 mg/kg cefazolin did not cause a significant increase in the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining in the ipsilateral cerebrum (29.3 ± 5.6% and 25.2 ± 6.6%, respectively; Figure 4).

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Inhibitory effect of intravenous pre-administration of cefmetazole or cefazolin on [3H]PGE 2 elimination from the brain of LPS-untreated mice in the presence of amiodarone. Either cefmetazole (200 mg/kg), cefazolin (200 mg/kg) or Ringer-HEPES were administered with amiodarone (20 mg/kg) or saline intravenously prior to intracerebral administration of [3H]PGE2 in mice not treated with LPS. The 100-BEI value was determined 40 min after intracerebral microinjection of [3H]PGE2. Each point represents the mean ± S.E.M. (n = 3 - 4).

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Discussion

The present study demonstrated that intraperitoneal LPS administration resulted in attenuation of PGE2 elimination from the brain across the BBB (Figure 1A). The elimination rate in LPS-treated mice was decreased to 13.0% of that in saline-treated mice. Intraperitoneal administration of LPS at 3 mg/kg was reported to induce severe inflammatory reaction (sepsis syndrome) in mice [27, 28]. Thus, it is suggested that PGE2 elimination across the BBB might be attenuated in the case of severe bacterial infection. These results indicate that the increase of cerebral concentration of endogenous PGE2 in LPS-induced severe inflammation reflects not only induction of PGE2-synthesizing enzymes, such as COX-2 and microsomal PGES, in the brain [18, 29], but also potent inhibition of PGE2 elimination from the brain.

In general, it is considered that the integrity of the BBB is disrupted by LPS administration [13, 30]. On the other hand, the transport of BBB-impermeable compounds, such as sodium fluorescein and serum albumin, was not significantly changed by LPS administration [31, 32]. There was no significant variation in the percentage of [14C]inulin recovery between LPS-treated mice and saline-treated mice in our study. Thus, it is suggested that the attenuation of PGE2 elimination across the BBB by intraperitoneal 3.0 mg/kg LPS administration (Figure 1A) reflects the reduction of PGE2 efflux transport capacity at the BBB, but not disruption of the BBB.

We previously reported that Mrp4 was involved in PGE2 elimination from the brain across the BBB in normal mice [6]. It has been reported that LPS administration alters the protein expression and function of several transporters, such as P-glycoprotein, at the BBB [30]. However, in LPS-treated mice, the Mrp4 protein expression level was unchanged in brain capillaries, compared with that in saline-treated mice (Table 2). Although the protein expression of Oat3 and Oatp1a4 in brain capillaries was significantly decreased by 25.7% and 39.0%, respectively, in LPS-treated mice (Table 2), these changes of Oat3 and Oatp1a4 protein expression are insufficient to fully account for the 87.0% decrease of the PGE2 elimination rate. Furthermore, benzylpenicillin and digoxin treatment did not affect PGE2 elimination from the brain (compare Figure 3 and our previous results [6]). Under the conditions we used, Oat3 and Oatp1a4 would be inhibited by approximately 71% and 78%, respectively [33, 34]. Therefore, these results suggest that Oat3 and Oatp1a4 do not play significant roles in the PGE2 elimination. Consequently, the attenuation of PGE2 elimination cannot be explained simply in terms of changes in protein expression of relevant transporters at the BBB.

In the present study, we determined protein expression levels in whole capillary endothelial cells, but not in plasma membrane fraction. Therefore, a possible explanation of our results is decreased protein levels of transporter(s) on the plasma membrane owing to induction of internalization. It has been reported that LPS treatment decreases the plasma membrane localization of Pgt at the apical membrane of rat primary-cultured cerebral endothelial cells [35]. On the other hand, the protein expression level of Pgt was below the detection limit in isolated brain capillaries of either saline- or LPS-treated mice (Table 2). It is suggested that the protein expression level of Pgt at the BBB is low compared with that of other organic anion transporters, and so the alteration of plasma membrane localization of Pgt is unlikely to have a major influence on PGE2 transport across the BBB. Another possibility is a change in the molecular transport activity as a result of protein modification. It has been reported that LPS treatment decreased P-glycoprotein activity, without changing its protein expression, via protein kinase C activation [36–38].

It is also conceivable that increased endogenous PGE2 inhibited the elimination of injected [3H]PGE2 from the brain. It was reported that endogenous PGE2 in the brain after 1 mg/kg LPS administration is increased to approximately 28 nM from 0.2 nM [14], and intraperitoneal LPS administration at 40 mg/kg increases the cerebral PGE2 concentration to approximately 141 nM [15]. Moreover, it has been reported that expression of COX-2 and microsomal PGES-1 in mouse brain capillaries is increased by LPS administration [16, 31]. In rats, PGE2-derived immunoreactivity in brain capillaries of cerebral cortex is markedly increased by intravenous administration of 2.5 mg/kg LPS, compared with saline control [39]. Therefore, there is a possibility that increased endogenous PGE2 in brain capillary endothelial cells following LPS administration may inhibit PGE2 transport via Mrp4 at the luminal membrane of brain capillary endothelial cells.

[3H]PGE2 elimination across the BBB in LPS-treated mice was inhibited by co-administration of 3 mM unlabeled PGE2 (Figure 1B). The percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining at 40 min was increased to 114% by 3 mM unlabeled PGE2 co-administration (Figure 1B), and this value was identical to the y-intercept of the time-profile of the percentage of [3H]PGE2 remaining in LPS-treated mice (108%, Figure 1A). Thus, it is suggested that carrier-mediated PGE2 efflux transport is partially retained in LPS-treated mice, and inhibition of PGE2 efflux transport by drug administration could lead to the disappearance of PGE2 elimination across the BBB. Intracerebral and intravenous pre-administration of cefmetazole also inhibited PGE2 elimination across the BBB in LPS-treated mice (Figure 2 and Table 3), suggesting that cefmetazole administration further inhibits PGE2 elimination from the brain in this mouse model of inflammation. Cefmetazole is known to induce fever [23], and fever is associated with increased PGE2 in the brain [8]. Therefore, the adverse effects of cefmetazole may be related to its inhibitory effect on PGE2 elimination, which is expected to result in increased cerebral accumulation of PGE2. The plasma unbound concentration of cefmetazole in mice can be calculated as 251 μM after intravenous administration of 200 mg/kg cefmetazole from the reported values of the volume of distribution of cefmetazole, unbound fraction of drug in plasma and half-life in circulating blood [40, 41]. In humans, cefmetazole is intravenously administered at the dosage of 2 g/human, and the maximum serum unbound concentration of cefmetazole was reported as 80.0 μM at this dose [40, 42]. In addition, the IC50 value of cefmetazole for Mrp4-mediated PGE2 transport was reported to be 10 μM [6]. Because the unbound concentration of cefmetazole in the circulating blood of both mouse and human is higher than this IC50 value, it is possible that the inhibition of PGE2 elimination across the BBB following intravenous administration of cefmetazole can occur in humans.

Cefmetazole in the circulation must enter brain capillary endothelial cells in order to inhibit MRP4-mediated PGE2 transport at the luminal membrane of the BBB. We found that the inhibitory effect of cefmetazole was blocked when Oatp1a4 was inhibited by intravenous administration of amiodarone (Figure 4), suggesting that Oatp1a4 mediates the entry of cefmetazole from the circulating blood into endothelial cells. This raises the possibility that co-administration of other Oatp1a4-substrate drugs might decrease the cerebral adverse effects of cefmetazole via interaction at Oatp1a4 on the luminal membrane of brain capillary endothelial cells.

Either intracerebral or intravenous cefazolin inhibited PGE2 elimination in mice not treated with LPS [6], and intracerebral administration of benzylpenicillin and digoxin suppressed the inhibitory effect of intracerebrally administered cefazolin (Figure 3). Intravenous administration of amiodarone also suppressed the inhibitory effect of intravenous administered cefazolin (Figure 4). These results suggest that cefazolin enters brain capillary endothelial cells from the brain via Oat3 and/or Oatp1a4, and from the circulation via Oatp1a4.

In LPS-treated mice, cefmetazole inhibited PGE2 elimination across the BBB, whereas cefazolin did not (Figure 2). After intravenous administration of 200 mg/kg cefazolin, the plasma unbound concentration of cefazolin in mice reaches 445 μM, as calculated from the volume of distribution of cefazolin, unbound fraction of drug in plasma and half-life in circulating blood [40, 41]. This value is 5.5-fold higher than the Km value (80.9 μM) of Mrp4-mediated cefazolin transport [43]. On the other hand, cefazolin must be taken up into brain capillary endothelial cells from circulating blood in order to inhibit Mrp4-mediated PGE2 transport at the luminal membrane of the BBB. The affinity of cefmetazole for Mrp4 is 8.1-fold higher than that of cefazolin [6, 43], suggesting that the local concentration of cefazolin in brain capillary endothelial cells may not be sufficiently high, compared with that of cefmetazole, to inhibit Mrp4. This seems reasonable, because expression of Oatp1a4 protein, which mediates cefazolin uptake into brain capillary endothelial cells from the circulating blood, is decreased in LPS-treated mice, so the local concentration of cefazolin in brain capillary endothelial cells may not be sufficiently high to inhibit Mrp4 at the luminal membrane of the BBB.

The inhibitory effect of drugs on PGE2 elimination from the brain was different in LPS-treated mice from that in untreated mice. Intracerebral 5 mM pre-administration of ceftriaxone, cefazolin, indomethacin and ketoprofen, which inhibit PGE2 elimination across the BBB in mice not treated with LPS [6], did not significantly inhibit PGE2 elimination in LPS-treated mice (Table 3). Furthermore, intravenous administration of cefazolin had little effect in LPS-treated mice (Figure 2), although intravenous administration of cefazolin showed a significant inhibitory effect on PGE2 elimination in mice not treated with LPS [6]. In contrast, intracerebral and intravenous administration of cefmetazole inhibited PGE2 elimination in either LPS-treated or -untreated mice. These results suggest that the PGE2 elimination process consists of a cefmetazole-sensitive process and a cefazolin-sensitive process, and LPS treatment mainly suppresses the cefazolin-sensitive process. Further study will be needed to clarify in detail the mechanism of PGE2 elimination from the brain and its regulation by LPS treatment, in order to understand the regulatory mechanisms of cerebral PGE2 levels and the mechanisms of the cerebral adverse effects of antibiotics.

Conclusion

Our results show that PGE2 elimination from the brain across the mouse BBB is attenuated in LPS-induced inflammation, and intravenous administration of cefmetazole further increases the inhibition of PGE2 elimination. These findings indicate that the possibility of cerebral adverse effects should be carefully taken into account when using antibiotics to treat severe bacterial infections.

Abbreviations

BBB:

blood-brain barrier

BEI:

brain efflux index

CNS:

central nervous system

COX:

cyclooxygenase

DMSO:

dimethylsulfoxide

ECF:

extracellular fluid

HPLC:

high-performance liquid chromatography

LC-MS/MS:

liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

LPS:

lipopolysaccharide

MRM:

multiple reaction monitoring

MRP4:

multidrug resistance-associated protein 4

NSAIDs:

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Oat3:

organic anion transporter 3

Oatp:

organic anion transporting polypeptide

PGE2:

prostaglandin E2

Pgt:

prostaglandin transporter

PGES:

prostaglandin E synthase

S2:

secondary somatosensory cortex

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The authors thank Dr. Shingo Ito for valuable discussions. This study was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) [KAKENHI: 18109002], for Scientific Research (B) [KAKENHI: 21390042], and for Young Scientists (B) [KAKENHI: 22790150] from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and by a grant for Development of Creative Technology Seeds Supporting Program for Creating University Ventures from Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

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Akanuma, S., Uchida, Y., Ohtsuki, S. et al. Attenuation of prostaglandin E2 elimination across the mouse blood-brain barrier in lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation and additive inhibitory effect of cefmetazole. Fluids Barriers CNS 8, 24 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1186/2045-8118-8-24

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  • Blood-brain barrier
  • lipopolysaccharide
  • inflammation
  • multidrug resistance-associated protein
  • MRP4
  • Oat3
  • Oatp1a4
  • PGE2
  • prostaglandin
  • transporter

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