“…Caco-2 cells (passages 40 and 60) were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection and cultivated as reported previously [13]. Abbreviations: AP-to-BL, apical to basolateral; BCECF, 2P,7P-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxy£uorescein; BCECF-AM, 2P,7P-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxy£uorescein acetoxymethylester; BL-to-AP, basolateral to apical; CyDs, cyclodextrins; DS, degree of substitution; DM-L-CyD, 2,6-di-O-methyl-L-cyclodextrin; HP-K-CyD, 2-hydroxypropyl-K-cyclodextrin; HP-L-CyD, 2-hydroxypropyl-L-cyclodextrin; HP-Q-CyD, 2-hydroxypropyl-Q-cyclodextrin; HPLC, high performance liquid chromatography; MRP2, multidrug resistance-associated protein 2; M-L-CyD, methyl-L-cyclodextrin; MBS, MES-bu¡ered saline; MDR, multidrug-resistant; P app , apparent permeability coe⁄cient; P-gp, P-glycoprotein; RT-PCR, reverse transcription polymerase reaction; SDS, sodium dodecyl sulfate; TEER, transepithelial electric resistance The e¡ects of CyDs on viability and integrity of Caco-2 cell monolayers were measured as reported previously [17].…”