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Hufnagel M, Rademaekers A, Weisert A, Häberlein H, Franken S. Pharmacological profile of dicaffeoylquinic acids and their role in the treatment of respiratory diseases. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1371613. [PMID: 39239645 PMCID: PMC11374715 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1371613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024] Open
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Dicaffeoylquinic acids (DCQAs) are polyphenolic compounds found in various medicinal plants such as Echinacea species and Hedera helix, whose multi-constituent extracts are used worldwide to treat respiratory diseases. Besides triterpenes, saponins, alkamides, and other constituents, DCQAs are an important group of substances for the pharmacological activity of plant-derived extracts. Therefore, the pharmacological properties of DCQAs have been studied over the last decades, suggesting antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, hypoglycaemic, cardiovascular protective, neuroprotective, and hepatoprotective effects. However, the beneficial pharmacological profile of DCQAs has not yet been linked to their use in treating respiratory diseases such as acute or even chronic bronchitis. The aim of this review was to assess the potential of DCQAs for respiratory indications based on published in vitro and in vivo pharmacological and pre-clinical data, with particular focus on antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and respiratory-related effects such as antitussive or antispasmodic properties. A respective literature search revealed a large number of publications on the six DCQA isoforms. Based on this search, a focus was placed on 1,3-, 3,4-, 3,5-, and 4,5-DCQA, as the publications focused mainly on these isomers. Based on the available pre-clinical data, DCQAs trigger cellular mechanisms that are important in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as decreasing NF-κB activation, reducing oxidative stress, or activating the Nrf2 pathway. Taken together, these data suggest an essential role for DCQAs within herbal medicines used for the treatment of respiratory diseases and highlights the need for the identifications of DCQAs as lead substances within such extracts.
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- Engelhard Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG, Niederdorfelden, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Xiang G, Yang L, Qin J, Wang S, Zhang Y, Yang S. Revealing the potential bioactive components and mechanism of Qianhua Gout Capsules in the treatment of gouty arthritis through network pharmacology, molecular docking and pharmacodynamic study strategies. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30983. [PMID: 38770346 PMCID: PMC11103544 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Recent clinical studies have confirmed the effectiveness of Qianhua Gout Capsules (QGC) in the treatment of gouty arthritis (GA). However, the specific regulatory targets and mechanisms of action of QGC are still unclear. To address this gap, we utilized network pharmacology, molecular docking, and pharmacodynamic approaches to investigate the bioactive components and associated mechanisms of QGC in the treatment of GA. By employing UPLC-Q Exactive-MS, we identified the compounds present in QGC, with active ingredients defined as those with oral bioavailability ≥30 % and drug similarity ≥0.18. Subsequently, the targets of these active compounds were determined using the TCMSP database, while GA-related targets were identified from DisGeNET, GeneCards, TTD, OMIM, and DrugBank databases. Further analysis including PPI analysis, GO analysis, and KEGG pathway enrichment was conducted on the targets. Validation of the predicted results was performed using a GA rat model, evaluating pathological changes, inflammatory markers, and pathway protein expression. Our results revealed a total of 130 components, 44 active components, 16 potential shared targets, GO-enriched terms, and 47 signaling pathways related to disease targets. Key active ingredients included quercetin, kaempferol, β-sitosterol, luteolin, and wogonin. The PPI analysis highlighted five targets (PPARG, IL-6, MMP-9, IL-1β, CXCL-8) with the highest connectivity, predominantly enriched in the IL-17 signaling pathway. Molecular docking experiments demonstrated strong binding of CXCL8, IL-1β, IL-6, MMP9, and PPARG targets with the top five active compounds. Furthermore, animal experiments confirmed the efficacy of QGC in treating GA in rats, showing reductions in TNF-α, IL-6, and MDA levels, and increases in SOD levels in serum. In synovial tissues, QGC treatment upregulated CXCL8 and PPARG expression, while downregulating IL-1β, MMP9, and IL-6 expression. In conclusion, this study applied a network pharmacology approach to uncover the composition of QGC, predict its pharmacological interactions, and demonstrate its in vivo efficacy, providing insights into the anti-GA mechanisms of QGC. These findings pave the way for future investigations into the therapeutic mechanisms underlying QGC's effectiveness in the treatment of GA.
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- Gelin Xiang
- National Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Base and Drug Research Center of the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Ethnic Medicine of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- National Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Base and Drug Research Center of the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Institute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Ethnic Medicine of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Ethnic Medicine of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- Meishan Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Meishan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Ethnic Medicine of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- Meishan Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Meishan, China
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- National Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Research Base and Drug Research Center of the Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- Institute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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Chen ZH, Zou QF, Jiang LJ, Liu CJ, Li JJ, Shi W, Chen ZF, Zhang FX. The comparative analysis of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos and Lonicerae Flos: A systematical review. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 323:117697. [PMID: 38185261 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Lonicerae Japonicae Flos (LJF) and Lonicerae Flos (LF) were once used as the same herb in China, but they were distinguished by Chinese Pharmacopoeia in 2005 in terms of their medicinal history, plant morphology, medicinal properties and chemical constituents. However, their functions, flavor, and meridian tropism are the same according to the Chinese pharmacopoeia 2020 edition, making researchers and customers confused. AIM OF THE REVIEW This review aimed to provide a comparative analysis of LJF and LF in order to provide a rational application in future research. MATERIALS AND METHODS The information was gathered from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), SciFinder, Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, and Chinese Masters and Doctoral Dissertations (all chosen articles were reviewed attentively from 1980.1 to 2023.8). RESULTS Till now, 507 chemical compounds have been isolated and identified in LJF, while 223 ones (79 overlapped compounds) are found in LF, including organic acids and derivatives, flavonoids, triterpenoids, iridoids, and essential oil components, etc. In addition, the pharmacological activities of LJF and LF, especially for their anti-influenza efficacy and mechanism, and their difference in terms of pharmacokinetic parameters, toxicology, and clinical applications were also summarized. CONCLUSION The current work offers comparative information between LJF and LF in terms of botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, and pharmacology, especially their anti-influenza activities. Despite the same clinical applications and similar chemical components in LJF and LF, differentiated components were still existed, resulting in differentiated pharmacological activities and pharmacokinetics parameters. Moreover, the research about anti-influenza mechanism and functional substances of LJF and LF is dramatically limited, restricting their clinical applications. In addition, few studies have investigated the metabolism feature of LF in vivo, which is one of the important bases for revealing the pharmacological mechanism of LF. At the same time, the toxicity of LJF and LF is not fully studied, and the toxic compounds of LJF and LF need to be screened out in order to standardize the drug use and improve their rational applications.
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- Zi-Hao Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, PR China.
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A Mechanism Exploration for the Yi-Fei-San-Jie Formula against Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Based on UPLC-MS/MS, Network Pharmacology, and In Silico Verification. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2023; 2023:3436814. [PMID: 36654811 PMCID: PMC9842415 DOI: 10.1155/2023/3436814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most prevalent cancers worldwide. A Yi-Fei-San-Jie formula (YFSJF), widely used in NSCLC treatment in south China, has been validated in clinical studies. However, the pharmacological mechanism behind it remains unclear. In this study, 73 compounds were identified using ultraperformance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS), with 58 enrolled in network pharmacology. The protein-protein interaction network, functional enrichment analysis, and compound-target-pathway network were constructed using 74 overlapping targets from 58 drugs and NSCLC. YFSJF has many targets and pathways in the fight against NSCLC. PIK3R1, PIK3CA, and AKT1 were identified as key targets, and the PI3K/AKT pathway was identified as the key pathway. According to the Human Protein Atlas (THPA) database and the Kaplan-Meier Online website, the three key targets had varying expression levels in normal and abnormal tissues and were linked to prognosis. Molecular docking and dynamics simulations verified that hub compounds have a strong affinity with three critical targets. This study revealed multiple compounds, targets, and pathways for YFSJF against NSCLC and suggested that YFSJF might inhibit PIK3R1, PIK3CA, and AKT1 to suppress the PI3K/AKT pathway and play its pharmacological role.
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Sun F, Zeng L, Li J, Zhong Y, Wu X, Wang K, Wang S, Liang S. Developing the liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method for simultaneously quantifying five components in rat serums after oral administration of hawthorn aqueous extracts and its application to a pharmacokinetic study. J Sep Sci 2022; 45:1839-1846. [PMID: 35318796 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hawthorn, one of the widely-used traditional Chinese medicines, has been used to treat dyspepsia, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease in the clinic. Our previous study revealed that gallic acid, neochlorogenic acid, cryptochlorogenic acid, vitexin, and quercetin were active components of hawthorn. In this study, a simple, precise, and reliable liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method was developed for the simultaneous quantification of five components in rat serums. The separation was achieved on the Hypersil GOLD C18 column, and the mobile phases consisted of 0.1% acetic acid water and methanol at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The mass spectrometry data acquisition was performed on Q-Extractive-Orbitrap mass spectrometry with an electrospray ionization source in negative ion mode. The proposed liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method was validated in terms of linearity, intra- and inter-precision, accuracy, recoveries, matrix effects, and stability. Then this newly proposed liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study on rats after oral administration of hawthorn aqueous extracts. This study provided relevant information on the pharmacokinetics of active components of hawthorn and explained the underlying mechanism of their bioactivity.
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- Fei Sun
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China.,Engineering and Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China.,Innovation Team of Chinese Materia Medica Analysis of Department of Education, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China.,Engineering and Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China.,Innovation Team of Chinese Materia Medica Analysis of Department of Education, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China.,Engineering and Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, P. R. China.,Innovation Team of Chinese Materia Medica Analysis of Department of Education, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Zhao D, Liu XF, Tian YG, Dong HR, Feng SX, Li JS. The pharmacokinetic study of Tanreqing and the interaction with cefixime in rat model of pneumonia by validated UPLC-MS/MS. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 209:114484. [PMID: 34891004 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Combining traditional Chinese medicine and chemical drugs with antimicrobial activities has become more popular, but there is insufficient relevant research on such combinations. The Tanreqing injection (TRQI), a Chinese compound medicine, exhibits therapeutic effects in treating upper respiratory tract infections, severe influenza, and pneumonia. This research investigates the pharmacokinetics of TRQI in pneumonia model rats and explores the effect of the antibiotic cefixime on its metabolism. The pneumonia model rats were randomly divided into six groups: low, medium, and high (3, 6, and 12 mL kg-1) dose TRQI group, and a medium dose TRQI combined with cefixime (14.4 mg kg-1) group, with the remainder two groups were control group. Blood samples were collected from the tail vein at different time points between 0 and 24 h after injection. A sensitive and quick method based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was established for the simultaneous determination of the 13 TRQI components in the blood samples. The analytes were separated on an XBridge™C18 column (2.1 mm × 150 mm, 5 µm), with the flow phase consisting of methanol and 0.1% formic acid water at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The assay method met the biological sample determination requirements, demonstrating good adaptability and practicability for application in the pharmacokinetic study of TRQI in pneumonia model rats. Moreover, the method was used successfully in the interaction study of TRQI with cefixime. The results indicated that co-administration results in a significant change in the pharmacokinetic parameters of the main TRQI components. However, the changes in the pharmacokinetic characteristics of multiple TRQI components were inconsistent. Thus, the results of this drug combination under different pathological conditions in clinical applications were unpredictable. Therefore, more attention should be paid to the combined use of cefixime and TRQI in clinical applications to avoid the risk of adverse drug reactions in future studies.
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- Di Zhao
- Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases Co-constructed by Henan Province & Education Ministry of P.R. China, 450046, China
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- Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases Co-constructed by Henan Province & Education Ministry of P.R. China, 450046, China
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- Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases Co-constructed by Henan Province & Education Ministry of P.R. China, 450046, China
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- Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases Co-constructed by Henan Province & Education Ministry of P.R. China, 450046, China
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- Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases Co-constructed by Henan Province & Education Ministry of P.R. China, 450046, China; Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Quality Control and Evaluation, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
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- Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450046, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases Co-constructed by Henan Province & Education Ministry of P.R. China, 450046, China; Zhengzhou Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Quality Control and Evaluation, Zhengzhou 450046, China.
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Shun L, Yi-Xuan W, Hai-Dan W, Zhi-Rong G, Shi-Hai Y. Simultaneous determination of seven effective components in Shenkui Tongmai granules based on UHPLC-MS/MS. J Pharm Pharmacol 2021; 73:758-766. [PMID: 33769533 DOI: 10.1093/jpp/rgab017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of the study was to establish the quality standard of the formulation of Shenkui Tongmai granules (SKTM) from the perspective of safety and effectiveness. METHODS A sensitive and specific method to simultaneously detect seven effective components by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem-mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) in SKTM, including calycosin 7-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, icariin, sodium danshensu, hyperoside, astragaloside IV, hesperidin, and salvianolic acid, was developed and validated. A Kromasil 100-3.5 C18 column with a mobile phase of 6.5 mmol/l ammonium acetate in acetonitrile was used to separate these above-listed components. Gradient programming was used with a flow rate of 0.2 ml/min, and the components were achieved in 13 min. Multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in positive/negative mode was applied for the MS/MS detection. KEY FINDINGS The analytical method was satisfactorily validated for linearity, accuracy and precision, repeatability and stability. The developed UHPLC-MS/MS method had high repeatability and accuracy and it was in a good linear relationship within their respective ranges (r = 0.9999) with the RSD value of the sample recovery of less than 5%. CONCLUSIONS The current method established here is suitable for use in determining seven effective components in SKTM simultaneously, which may provide a new reliable method for overall quality control of SKTM.
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- Liu Shun
- Department of Pharmacology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, P.R China.,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, P.R China and
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- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, P.R China and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P.R China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, P.R China.,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, P.R China and.,State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P.R China
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Li S, Pei WH, Zhang H. Simultaneous determination of eight bioactive components in Marsdenia tenacissima extract in rat plasma by LC-MS/MS and its application in a pharmacokinetic study. Biomed Chromatogr 2020; 34:e4946. [PMID: 32643816 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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As a traditional Chinese medicine, Marsdenia tenacissima (Roxb.) Wight et Arn. plays an indispensable role in clinical practice owing to its specific efficacy in treating malignant tumors, leukocythemia, cystitis and asthma. This study aimed to establish a novel and scientific LC-MS/MS approach to simultaneously determine tenacissoside B, H, G and I, caffeic acid, cryptochlorogenic acid, chlorogenic acid and neochlorogenic acid from M. tenacissima extract within the rat plasma samples. Digoxin was used as the internal reference. All determinations were carried out using the Eclipse Plus C18 column, and water (containing 0.1% formic acid) was used as the mobile phase A, while acetonitrile was the mobile phase B for gradient elution. The UPLC methods were validated, including calibration curves, accuracy, precision, stability and recovery of the total eight analytes, in accordance with the requirements for biopharmaceutical analysis. Moreover, the proposed approach was also used in comprehensive pharmacokinetic research on those eight analytes in rats following M. tenacissima extract gavage. According to the pharmacokinetic parameters, tenacissoside B, I, H and G are the long-acting and primary bioactive constituents in M. tenacissima extract, with long mean residence times and high concentrations. Our findings shed light on the absorption mechanism and provide significant information for the clinical application of M. tenacissima.
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- SiYu Li
- College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, P. R. China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dalian, P. R. China
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Luca SV, Miron A, Aprotosoaie AC, Mihai CT, Vochita G, Gherghel D, Ciocarlan N, Skalicka-Woźniak K. HPLC-DAD-ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS profiling of Verbascum ovalifolium Donn ex Sims and evaluation of its antioxidant and cytogenotoxic activities. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2019; 30:34-45. [PMID: 30155925 DOI: 10.1002/pca.2788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Plant species of Verbascum genus have been intensively investigated in the last decades but most studies focused on evaluation of their biological activities; there are only few studies dealing with their chemical characterisation. OBJECTIVE Detailed investigation of the qualitative and quantitative chemical composition, antioxidant and cytogenotoxic activities of a previously non-studied Verbascum species (V. ovalifolium Donn ex Sims). METHODS Qualitative analysis of secondary metabolites was performed by HPLC-DAD-ESI-Q-TOF-MS/MS, whereas quantitative data were obtained through HPLC-DAD. Antioxidant activity was evaluated using in vitro assays; cytotoxic and genotoxic effects were assessed by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium (MTT) and comet assays, respectively. RESULTS More than 50 secondary bioactive metabolites belonging to various classes (iridoids, phenylethanoids, flavonoids, phenolic acids) were detected in the methanolic extract of V. ovalifolium and its fractions. The fragmentation pathways of acylated catalpol-type iridoid diglycosides are thoughtfully described herein. The extracts showed good free radical scavenging and ferric ion reducing properties correlated with phenolic, flavonoid, chlorogenic acid and verbascoside contents. Moreover, 24 h treatment of SK-MEL-2 cells with V. ovalifolium extracts produced significant changes in terms of tumour cell viability. The crude extract and the ethyl acetate fraction showed no important signs of cytogenotoxicity in non-tumour cells. CONCLUSION The performed phytochemical and biological analyses contribute to the preclinical knowledge about V. ovalifolium and they could help exploiting it in novel herbal medicinal products.
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- Simon Vlad Luca
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Iasi, Romania
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- Institute of Biological Research/National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Iasi, Romania
- Advanced Centre for Research and Development in Experimental Medicine (CEMEX), Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Iasi, Romania
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- Institute of Biological Research/National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Iasi, Romania
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- Institute of Biological Research/National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Iasi, Romania
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- Botanical Garden, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
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- Chair and Department of Pharmacognosy with Medicinal Plant Unit, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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Simultaneous Determination of Chlorogenic Acid Isomers and Metabolites in Rat Plasma Using LC-MS/MS and Its Application to A Pharmacokinetic Study Following Oral Administration of Stauntonia Hexaphylla Leaf Extract (YRA-1909) to Rats. Pharmaceutics 2018; 10:pharmaceutics10030143. [PMID: 30200538 PMCID: PMC6161084 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics10030143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Stauntonia hexaphylla leaf extract (YRA-1909), which is widely used for the antirheumatic properties, has been under phase 2 clinical trials in patients with rheumatoid arthritis since April 2017. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric method while using liquid–liquid extraction with ethyl acetate was validated for the simultaneous determination of the major active components of YRA-1909, including chlorogenic acid (CGA), neochlorogenic acid (NCGA), cryptochlorogenic acid (CCGA), and their metabolites (i.e., caffeic acid (CA), caffeic acid 3-O-glucuronide (CA-3-G), caffeic acid 4-O-glucuronide (CA-4-G), and ferulic acid (FA)) in rat plasma and applied to a pharmacokinetic study of YRA-1909 in rats. Seven analytes were separated on Halo C18 while using gradient elution of formic acid and methanol, and then quantified in selected reaction monitoring mode whle using negative electrospray ionization. Following oral administration of YRA-1909 at doses of 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg to male Sprague-Dawley rats, CGA, NCGA, and CCGA were rapidly absorbed and metabolized to CA, CA-3-G, and CA-4-G. The area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUClast) of CGA, NCGA, CCGA, and three metabolites linearly increased as the YRA-1909 dose increased. Other pharmacokinetic parameters were comparable among three doses studied. AUClast values for CA, CA-3-G, and CA-4-G exceeded those for CGA, NCGA, and CCGA.
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Qian W, Kang A, Peng L, Xie T, Ji J, Zhou W, Shan J, Di L. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry based plasma metabolomics of H1N1-induced inflammation in mice and intervention with Flos Lonicerae Japonica-Fructus Forsythiae herb pair. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2018; 1092:122-130. [PMID: 29890405 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2018.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Flos Lonicerae Japonica-Fructus Forsythiae herb pair (Yin-Qiao in Chinese, YQ), is used clinically for the treatment of viral pneumonia due to its heat-clearing and detoxifying functions. In the present work, the effect of YQ in H1N1-induced inflammation in mice was investigated by metabolomics based on GC-MS. Body weight and histological results were used to assess the lung injury, while the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in plasma were used to evaluate the extent of inflammation. The acquired GC-MS data were further subjected to multivariate data analysis, and the significantly altered metabolites identified. After statistical and pathway analysis, 17 significantly altered metabolites and 3 possible metabolic pathways were found in plasma between normal and H1N1-induced pneumonia mice, while 17 significant differential metabolites were identified when YQ treatment group was compared with model group. This work indicates that oral administration of YQ could protect mice from H1N1-induced inflammation partially by ameliorating the associated metabolic disturbances.
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- Wenjuan Qian
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Nanjing Engineering Research Center for Industrialization of Chinese Medicine Pellets, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Nanjing Engineering Research Center for Industrialization of Chinese Medicine Pellets, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Medical Metabolomics Center, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Medical Metabolomics Center, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Nanjing Engineering Research Center for Industrialization of Chinese Medicine Pellets, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Medical Metabolomics Center, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Nanjing Engineering Research Center for Industrialization of Chinese Medicine Pellets, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China.
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Yang Z, Zhang W, Li X, Shan B, Liu J, Deng W. Determination of sophoraflavanone G and kurarinone in rat plasma by UHPLC-MS/MS and its application to a pharmacokinetic study. J Sep Sci 2016; 39:4344-4353. [PMID: 27808456 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201600681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Revised: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This study aimed to develop and validate a simple and sensitive ultra high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous determination of sophoraflavanone G and kurarinone in rat plasma by using rutin as the internal standard. Then, the developed method was applied to investigate the pharmacokinetics of sophoraflavanone G and kurarinone in rats after dosing the flavonoid extract from Sophora flavescens. Plasma samples were processed using a liquid-liquid extraction procedure with ethyl acetate. The analysis was performed on a triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometer by multiple reaction monitoring with an electrospray ionization source in negative ionization mode. Quantitative ion transitions of m/z 423.2→161.2, 437.2→161.1, and 609.3→300.3 were monitored for sophoraflavanone G, kurarinone, and rutin, respectively. The calibration curves of the two analytes exhibited good linearity (r2 >0.9923) over the range of 0.1-200 ng/mL for sophoraflavanone G and 0.1-1000 ng/mL for kurarinone. Relative standard deviations were less than 13.2% for the intra- and inter-day precisions and no more than 12.6% for the recovery, showing good precision and satisfactory accuracy of the developed method. The validated method was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study of sophoraflavanone G and kurarinone after a single intravenous (25 mg/kg) and oral (500 mg/kg) administration of the flavonoid extract from S. flavescens, and the absolute bioavailability for sophoraflavanone G and kurarinone was about 36 and 17%, respectively.
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- Zhixin Yang
- College of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- The 211st hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Harbin, China
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Zhang F, Sun L, Gao SH, Chen WS, Chai YF. LC-MS/MS analysis and pharmacokinetic study on five bioactive constituents of Tanreqing injection in rats. Chin J Nat Med 2016; 14:769-775. [PMID: 28236406 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(16)30091-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Tanreqing injection (TRQ), a well-known traditional Chinese medicine formula, is commonly used to treat respiratory diseases. In the present study, a rapid, selective, and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed and validated to simultaneously determinate the plasma contents of 5 major constituents of TRQ, including chlorogenic acid (CHA), caffeic acid (CFA), baicalin (BA), ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) in rats after intravenous administration of TRQ. Chromatographic separation was performed on an Agilent Zorbax SB-C18 column (3.5 μm, 100 mm × 2.1 mm), with acetonitrile and 0.1% aqueous formic acid as mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.3 mL·min-1. The calibration curves were linear over the ranges of 27.0-13 333.0 ng·mL-1 for CFA, 30.0-14 933.0 ng·mL-1 for CHA, 50.0-50 333.0 ng·mL-1 for BA, 550.0-55 000.0 ng·mL-1 for UDCA, and 480.0-48 000.0 ng·mL-1 for CDCA, respectively. Intra- and inter-day precisions (relative standard deviations, RSDs) were from 3.11% to 14.08%. The extraction recoveries were greater than 71% and accuracy (relative recovery) was from 89% to 137% for all analytes, except endogenous bile acids. This validated method was successfully applied to the first pharmacokinetic study of CFA, CHA, BA, UDCA and CDCA in rat plasma after intravenous administration of TRQ.
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- Feng Zhang
- Department of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China; Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; Department of Pharmacy, The 98th Hospital of PLA, HuZhou 313000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Wu YT, Cai MT, Chang CW, Yen CC, Hsu MC. Bioanalytical Method Development Using Liquid Chromatography with Amperometric Detection for the Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Forsythiaside in Rats. Molecules 2016; 21:molecules21101384. [PMID: 27754467 PMCID: PMC6274433 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21101384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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An analytical method entailing high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection was developed for determining forsythiaside (FTS) in rat plasma. Rat plasma samples were prepared through efficient trichloroacetic acid deproteination. FTS and the internal standard were chromatographically separated on a reversed-phase core-shell silica C18 column (100 mm × 2.1 mm, i.d. 2.6 μm), with a mobile phase consisting of an acetonitrile-0.05-M phosphate solution (11.8:88.2, v/v), at a flow rate of 400 μL/min. The calibration curve, with r² > 0.999, was linear in the 20-1000 ng/mL range. The intra- and interday precision were less than 9.0%, and the accuracy ranged from 94.5% to 106.5% for FTS. The results indicated that the newly developed HPLC-EC method is more sensitive than previous reported methods using UV detection, and this new analytical method is applied successfully for the pharmacokinetic study of FTS. The hydrogel delivery system can efficiently improve bioavailability and mean residual time for FTS, as evidenced by the 2.5- and 6.3-fold increase of the area under the curve and the extension of the half-life, respectively.
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- Yu-Tse Wu
- School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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Ilex kaushue and Its Bioactive Component 3,5-Dicaffeoylquinic Acid Protected Mice from Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34243. [PMID: 27681838 PMCID: PMC5041076 DOI: 10.1038/srep34243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) is a severe respiratory disease with high mortality rates worldwide. Recent reports suggest that human neutrophil elastase (HNE) plays a key role in the inflammatory response that is characteristic of ALI, which indicates that the development of HNE inhibitors could be an efficient treatment strategy. In the current study, an enzyme-based screening assay was used to identify effective HNE inhibitors from a number of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). Among them, a water extract of Ilex kaushue (IKWE) effectively inhibited HNE activity (IC50, 11.37 ± 1.59 μg/mL). Using bioactivity-guided fractionation, one new compound and 23 known compounds were identified. Compound 6 (identified as 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid; 3,5-DCQA) exerted the most potent and selective inhibitory effect on HNE activity (IC50, 1.86 ± 0.06 μM). In a cell-based assay, 3,5-DCQA not only directly reduced superoxide generation and elastase activity but also attenuated the Src family kinase (SRKs)/Vav signaling pathway in N-formyl-L-Met-L-Leu-L-Phe (fMLF)-stimulated human neutrophils. In an animal disease model, both 3,5-DCQA and standardized IKWE protected against lipopolysaccharide-induced ALI in mice, which provides support for their potential as candidates in the development of new therapeutic agents for neutrophilic inflammatory diseases.
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Karaman Ersoy Ş, Tütem E, Sözgen Başkan K, Apak R, Nergiz C. Preparation, characterization and usage of molecularly imprinted polymer for the isolation of quercetin from hydrolyzed nettle extract. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2016; 1017-1018:89-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Pharmacokinetic of 5 components after oral administration of Fructus Forsythiae by HPLC-MS/MS and the effects of harvest time and administration times. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 993-994:36-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhou W, Tam KY, Meng M, Shan J, Wang S, Ju W, Cai B, Di L. Pharmacokinetics screening for multi-components absorbed in the rat plasma after oral administration of traditional Chinese medicine Flos Lonicerae Japonicae–Fructus Forsythiae herb couple by sequential negative and positive ionization ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem triple quadrupole mass spectrometric detection. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1376:84-97. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2014] [Revised: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zhao Y, Geng CA, Ma YB, Huang XY, Chen H, Cao TW, He K, Wang H, Zhang XM, Chen JJ. UFLC/MS-IT-TOF guided isolation of anti-HBV active chlorogenic acid analogues from Artemisia capillaris as a traditional Chinese herb for the treatment of hepatitis. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2014; 156:147-154. [PMID: 25219603 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Revised: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 08/31/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Hepatitis B induced by HBV is a serious health problem. Artemisia capillaris (Yin-Chen) has long been used to treat hepatitis in traditional Chinese medicine. Coumarins, flavonoids and organic acids were revealed as its hepatoprotective and choleretic components, but its anti-HBV active components remain unknown. This current study focused on its anti-HBV active constituents by various chromatographic methods. MATERIAL AND METHODS LC/MS and bioassay-guided fractionation on the active extract of Artemisia capillaris led to the isolation of nine chlorogenic acid analogues. Structures of the isolates were elucidated by MS/MS and NMR techniques. Anti-HBV assay was performed on HepG 2.2.15 cell line in vitro: reduction of HBsAg and HBeAg secretions was measured by an ELISA method; inhibition of HBV DNA replication was monitored by real-time quantitative PCR and cellular toxicity was assessed by a MTT method. RESULTS The 90% ethanol extract of Artemisia capillaris (Fr. AC) showed significantly inhibitory activity on HBV DNA replication with an IC₅₀ value of 76.1 ± 3.9 μg/mL and low cytotoxic effects (SI>20.1). To clarify its active constituents, the extract was further separated into 3 sub-fractions (AC-1, AC-2 and AC-3), of which Fr. AC-2 was the most active fraction against HBeAg secretion and HBV DNA replication with IC50 values of 44.2 ± 2.8 and 23.2 ± 1.9 μg/mL. Nine chlorogenic acid analogues were detected from the active part (Fr. AC-2) by a LC/MS technique and further separated by a HPLC method. The isolates were determined as chlorogenic acid (1), cryptochlorogenic acid (2), neochlorogenic acid (3), 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (4), 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (5), 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid (6), chlorogenic acid methyl ester (7), cryptochlorogenic acid methyl ester (8), neochlorogenic acid methyl ester (9). Compounds 1-6 possessed potent activity against HBV DNA replication with IC50 values in the range of 5.5 ± 0.9-13.7 ± 1.3 μM. Di-caffeoyl analogues (4-6) also exhibited activity against the secretions of HBsAg and HBeAg. Esterified analogues (7-9) showed dramatically decreased anti-HBV activity, indicating that carboxyl group is closely associated to the anti-HBV activity. CONCLUSIONS This investigation was focused on the active fractions of Artemisia capillaris and their active compositions, which showed that Fr. AC-2 was the main active section of Artemisia capillaris and chlorogenic acid analogues were the main constituents contributing to its anti-HBV activity. These results support the ethnopharmacological use of Artemisia capillaris as anti-HBV agents.
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- Yong Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, PR China.
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Study on the main components interaction from Flos Lonicerae and Fructus Forsythiae and their dissolution in vitro and intestinal absorption in rats. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109619. [PMID: 25275510 PMCID: PMC4183595 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The Flos Lonicerae-Fructus Forsythiae herb couple is the basic components of Chinese herbal preparations (Shuang-Huang-Lian tablet, Yin-Qiao-Jie-Du tablet and Fufang Qin-Lan oral liquid), and its pharmacological effects were significantly higher than that in Flos Lonicerae or Fructus Forsythiae, but the reasons remained unknown. In the present study, pattern recognition analysis (hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA)) combined with UHPLC-ESI/LTQ-Orbitrap MS system were performed to study the chemical constitution difference between co-decoction and mixed decoction in the term of chemistry. Besides, the pharmacokinetics in vivo and intestinal absorption in vitro combined with pattern recognition analysis were used to reveal the discrepancy between herb couple and single herbs in the view of biology. The observation from the chemical view in vitro showed that there was significant difference in quantity between co-decoction and mixed decoction by HCA, and the exposure level of isoforsythoside and 3, 5-dicaffeoylquinic acid in co-decoction, higher than that in mixed decoction, directly resulted in the discrepancy between co-decoction and mixed decoction using both PCA and HCA. The observation from the pharmacokinetics displayed that the exposure level in vivo of neochlorogenic acid, 3, 4-dicaffeoylquinic acid, isoforsythoside and forsythoside A, higher than that in single herbs, was the main factor contributing to the difference by both PCA and HCA, interestingly consistent with the results obtained from Caco-2 cells in vitro, which indicated that it was because of intestinal absorption improvement of neochlorogenic acid, 3, 4-dicaffeoylquinic acid, isoforsythoside and forsythoside A that resulted in a better efficacy of herb couple than that of single herbs from the perspective of biology. The results above illustrated that caffeic acid derivatives in Flos Lonicerae-Fructus Forsythiae herb couple could be considered as chemical markers for quality control of its preparations.
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Zeng RJ, Li Y, Chen JZ, Chou GX, Gao Y, Shao JW, Jia L, Wu SD, Wu SS. A novel UPLC-MS/MS method for sensitive quantitation of boldine in plasma, a potential anti-inflammatory agent: application to a pharmacokinetic study in rats. Biomed Chromatogr 2014; 29:459-64. [DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Revised: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Rong-Jie Zeng
- School of Pharmacy; Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Fuzhou 350108 China
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- School of Pharmacy; Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Fuzhou 350108 China
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- School of Pharmacy; Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Fuzhou 350108 China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Shanghai 201203 China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Fuzhou University; Fuzhou 350002 China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Fuzhou University; Fuzhou 350002 China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Fuzhou University; Fuzhou 350002 China
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- School of Pharmacy; Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Fuzhou 350108 China
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- School of Pharmacy; Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Fuzhou 350108 China
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Zhang A, Zou D, Yan G, Tan Y, Sun H, Wang X. Identification and characterization of the chemical constituents of Simiao Wan by ultra high performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry coupled to an automated multiple data processing method. J Sep Sci 2014; 37:1742-7. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201400105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Aihua Zhang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis; National TCM Key Laboratory of Serum Pharmacochemistry; Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine; Harbin China
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