Thakker Laboratory

Dhiren R Thakker PhD

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, Ferguson Distinguished Professor
Molecular Pharmaceutics

Office
UNC School of Pharmacy
Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics
301 Pharmacy Lane
Beard Hall, Room # 26
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7360

Phone
919-962-0092

Fax
919-966-3525

Email
dhiren_thakker@unc.edu

 

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Enhancers of Absorption Across Intestinal Epithelium

Enhancers of Absorption Across Intestinal Epithelium

Project involves the design and synthesizing analogs of compound U73122 to develop potent enhancers of tight junction with less cell damages for pharmaceutical purpose. These absorption enhancers will selectively increase the transport of hydrophilic molecules across the tight junctions by modulating paracellular permeability. 96-well transwell Caco-2 cell culture model was investigated to establish an in vitro model for permeability assessment of synthesized compounds.