Table 3.
Apparent permeability coefficients (Papp) (cm/s) and cumulative permeable percentage of PR, PEG4k-PR, and PEG5k-PR.
| Conc. | Jejunum | Ileum | Colon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (μM) |
Papp (×10−6 cm/s) |
W (%) |
Papp (×10−6 cm/s) |
W (%) |
Papp (×10−6 cm/s) |
W (%) |
|
| P | 28 | 7.68 ± 2.04 | 4.44 ± 1.98 | 6.17 ± 2.17 | 3.55 ± 1.50 | 4.07 ± 1.33 | 2.50 ± 0.82 |
| 56 | 8.36 ± 3.11 | 4.92 ± 1.12 | 6.77 ± 2.32 | 4.23 ± 1.38 | 5.83 ± 1.9 | 3.36 ± 0.79 | |
| 112 | 10.42 ± 2.58 | 5.77 ± 1.70 | 8.90 ± 1.65 | 5.27 ± 2.31 | 8.57 ± 3.54 | 5.18 ± 1.22 | |
| PEG4k-PR | 28 | 0.87 ± 0.15 | 0.81 ± 0.11 | 0.61 ± 0.13 | 0.32 ± 0.05 | ND * | ND * |
| 56 | 0.83 ± 0.21 | 0.55 ± 0.07 | 0.66 ± 0.37 | 0.42 ± 0.13 | 0.51 ± 0.08 | 0.36 ± 0.05 | |
| 112 | 1.36 ± 0.32 | 0.54 ± 0.1 | 0.97 ± 0.28 | 0.63 ± 0.19 | 0.65 ± 0.14 | 0.44 ± 0.13 | |
| PEG5k-PR | 28 | 0.55 ± 0.16 | 0.39 ± 0.15 | 0.69 ± 0.13 | 0.42 ± 0.16 | ND * | ND * |
| 56 | 0.60 ± 0.08 | 0.37 ± 0.07 | 0.57 ± 0.28 | 0.36 ± 0.10 | 0.39 ± 0.07 | 0.24 ± 0.04 | |
| 112 | 0.54 ± 0.23 | 0.35 ± 0.08 | 0.61 ± 0.16 | 0.39 ± 0.04 | 0.41 ± 0.18 | 0.25 ± 0.07 | |
* Not detected.