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Schwarzinger J, Adelsberger S, Ortmayr K, Stellnberger SL, Tahir A, Hädrich G, Pichler V, Rollinger JM, Grienke U, Dailey LA. Biopharmaceutical profiling of anti-infective sanggenons from Morus alba root bark for inhalation administration. Int J Pharm X 2024; 8:100272. [PMID: 39252692 PMCID: PMC11381475 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2024.100272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024] Open
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Mulberry Diels-Alder-type adducts (MDAAs), isolated from Morus alba root bark, exhibit dual activity against viral and bacterial pathogens but show sobering efficacy following oral administration. Inhalation administration may overcome issues with oral bioavailability and improve efficacy for the treatment of respiratory infections. To assess the suitability of MDAAs for inhalation administration, physicochemical (e.g. pH, pKa, logP, pH-dependent solubility) and biopharmaceutical (epithelial cytotoxicity, permeability, and uptake) properties of two bioactive MDAA stereoisomers sanggenon C (SGC) and sanggenon D (SGD) were evaluated as isolated natural compounds and within parent extracts (MA21, MA60). Despite their structural similarity, SGD exhibited a 10-fold higher solubility than SGC across pH 1.2-7.4, with slight increases at neutral pH. Both compounds were more soluble in isolated form than in the parent extracts. The more lipophilic SGC was found to be more cytotoxic when compared to SGD, indicating a better cellular penetration, which was confirmed by uptake studies. Nonetheless, SGC and SGD exhibited no measurable permeability across intact Calu-3 monolayers, highlighting their potential for increased lung retention and improved local anti-infective activity following inhalation administration. Results suggest that SGC and SGD in isolated form, rather than as extracts, are promising candidates for pulmonary drug delivery to treat lung infections.
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- Jacqueline Schwarzinger
- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Vienna Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Pharmacognosy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Chen Y, Zhang G, Cao D, Wang F, Zhang F, Shao H, Jiao W. New Monoterpene Glycoside Paeoniflorin Derivatives as NO and IL-1 β Inhibitors: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation. Molecules 2023; 28:6922. [PMID: 37836765 PMCID: PMC10574144 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28196922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Several monoterpene glycoside compounds were extracted from Paeonia lactiflora Pall. Among them, paeoniflorin, a water-soluble monoterpene glycoside found in the root of Paeonia lactiflora Pall, exhibits excellent antioxidant pharmacological functions. Initially, Sc(CF3SO3)3 was employed as the catalyst for paeoniflorin's dehydration and rearrangement reactions with alcohols. Subsequently, structural modifications were performed on paeoniflorin through a series of responses, including acetylation, deacetylation, and debenzoylation, ultimately yielding 46 monoterpene glycoside derivatives. The potential inhibitory effects on the pro-inflammatory mediators interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) and nitric oxide (NO) were assessed in vitro. The results revealed that compounds 29 and 31 demonstrated notable inhibition of NO production, while eight derivatives (3, 8, 18, 20, 21, 29, 34, and 40) displayed substantial inhibitory effects on the secretion of IL-1β. Computational research was also undertaken to investigate the binding affinity of the ligands with the target proteins. Interactions between the proteins and substrates were elucidated, and corresponding binding energies were calculated accordingly. The findings of this study could provide valuable insights into the design and development of novel anti-inflammatory agents with enhanced pharmacological properties.
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- Yongjie Chen
- Natural Products Research Centre, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
- Nanchong Central Hospital, Nanchong 637000, China
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- Natural Products Research Centre, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Natural Products Research Centre, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Natural Products Research Centre, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- School of Pharmacy, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637100, China
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- Natural Products Research Centre, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Natural Products Research Centre, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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Liu J, Li X, Bai H, Yang X, Mu J, Yan R, Wang S. Traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacokinetics of the root bark of Paeonia x suffruticosa andrews: A comprehensive review. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2023; 308:116279. [PMID: 36822345 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.116279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Moutan Cortex (MC), commonly known as "Mu dan pi", refers to the dried root bark of Paeonia x suffruticosa Andrews and is broadly used as a traditional herbal medication in China, Japan, and Korea. For thousands of years, it has been utilized to treat female genital, extravasated blood, cardiovascular, and stagnant blood disorders. AIM OF THE REVIEW The purpose of this review article was to summarize information on the traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of MC, as well as to outline the further research directions for the development of new drugs and the associations between traditional uses and pharmacological effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS The information involved in the study was gathered from a variety of electronic resources, including PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, SciFinder, China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database, and Google Scholar. The date was from 1992 to 2022. RESULTS Approximately 163 chemical compounds have been extracted and identified from MC, including monoterpenes, monoterpene glycosides, triterpenes, phenolics, flavonoids, volatile oils, alkaloids, and others. In these categories, the monoterpene glycosides and phenols being the most common. A wide variety of pharmacological effects have been described for MC crude extracts and active molecules, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral, antitumor, antidiabetic, organ protection, and neuroprotective activities, as well as treating cardiovascular diseases. Pharmacokinetics has been also used in the study of MC, including its crude extracts or chemical constituents, in order to explore the therapeutic mechanism, direct clinically appropriate application and provide new ideas for the exploitation of innovative medicines. CONCLUSION Modern pharmacological research has demonstrated that MC, as a significant therapeutic resource, has the ability to heal a wide range of diseases, particularly female genital and cardiovascular problems. These researches propose therapeutic ideas for the development of novel MC medicines. Furthermore, preclinical and clinical study have verified several observed pharmacological properties related with the traditional usages of MC.
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- Jincai Liu
- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Northwest University Faculty of Life and Health Science, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China.
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Ye Q, Zhang Y, Yan D, Sun Y, Li M, Cao H, Wang S, Meng J. Integrating pharmacokinetics and network analysis to investigate the mechanism of Moutan Cortex in blood-heat and blood stasis syndrome. Chin Med 2022; 17:107. [PMID: 36104759 PMCID: PMC9476706 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-022-00657-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Raw Moutan Cortex (RMC) has been used in China and other Asian countries for thousands of years. Its medical application is the treatment of cooling blood and promoting blood circulation. However, its therapeutic mechanism is still undefined. METHODS In this study, the pharmacokinetics strategy that integrated network analysis was employed to explore the mechanism of RMC in blood-heat and blood stasis syndrome (BHS) model rats. Firstly, Ultra-High performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with Diode Array Detector (UHPLC-DAD) method was developed to determine nine absorbed compounds in rat serum in BHS and normal rats after oral administration of RMC extract respectively. Then the pharmacology network was established based on the relationship between nine compounds absorbed into the blood and BHS targets. Finally, the predicted hub targets were validated experimentally in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). RESULTS Pharmacokinetic study showed that the pharmacokinetic parameters of nine absorbed compounds had significant differences between BHS and normal groups (p < 0.05). Network analysis showed that 8 target genes, namely, F2, F10, F7, PLAU, MAPK14, MAPK10, AKT1, and NOS3 may be the primary targets regulated by RMC for the treatment of BHS. Among them, targets (F2, F10, F7 and MAPK14, MAPK10, AKT) and 4 active ingredients (paeonol, paeoniflorin, quercetin and oxypaeoniflorin) were selected for evaluating the reliability in vitro experiments, which revealed that the mechanism of RMC against BHS syndrome may inhibit inflammatory pathways and regulate coagulation cascades pathway for cooling and promoting blood circulation. CONCLUSION The proposed pharmacokinetics study integrated network analysis strategy provides a combination method to explore the therapeutic mechanism of RMC on BHS.
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- Qiuli Ye
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)/Engineering Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Universities in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)/Engineering Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Universities in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)/Engineering Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Universities in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Medical Research Center, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)/Engineering Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Universities in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)/Engineering Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Universities in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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He Q, Bu F, Wang Q, Li M, Lin J, Tang Z, Mak WY, Zhuang X, Zhu X, Lin HS, Xiang X. Examination of the Impact of CYP3A4/5 on Drug-Drug Interaction between Schizandrol A/Schizandrol B and Tacrolimus (FK-506): A Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling Approach. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23094485. [PMID: 35562875 PMCID: PMC9103789 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23094485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Schizandrol A (SZA) and schizandrol B (SZB) are two active ingredients of Wuzhi capsule (WZC), a Chinese proprietary medicine commonly prescribed to alleviate tacrolimus (FK-506)-induced hepatoxicity in China. Due to their inhibitory effects on cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A enzymes, SZA/SZB may display drug–drug interaction (DDI) with tacrolimus. To identify the extent of this DDI, the enzymes’ inhibitory profiles, including a 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) shift, reversible inhibition (RI) and time-dependent inhibition (TDI) were examined with pooled human-liver microsomes (HLMs) and CYP3A5-genotyped HLMs. Subsequently, the acquired parameters were integrated into a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model to quantify the interactions between the SZA/SZB and the tacrolimus. The metabolic studies indicated that the SZB displayed both RI and TDI on CYP3A4 and CYP3A5, while the SZA only exhibited TDI on CYP3A4 to a limited extent. Moreover, our PBPK model predicted that multiple doses of SZB would increase tacrolimus exposure by 26% and 57% in CYP3A5 expressers and non-expressers, respectively. Clearly, PBPK modeling has emerged as a powerful approach to examine herb-involved DDI, and special attention should be paid to the combined use of WZC and tacrolimus in clinical practice.
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- Qingfeng He
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China; (Q.H.); (F.B.); (Q.W.); (M.L.); (J.L.); (Z.T.); (W.Y.M.); (X.Z.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China; (Q.H.); (F.B.); (Q.W.); (M.L.); (J.L.); (Z.T.); (W.Y.M.); (X.Z.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China; (Q.H.); (F.B.); (Q.W.); (M.L.); (J.L.); (Z.T.); (W.Y.M.); (X.Z.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China; (Q.H.); (F.B.); (Q.W.); (M.L.); (J.L.); (Z.T.); (W.Y.M.); (X.Z.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China; (Q.H.); (F.B.); (Q.W.); (M.L.); (J.L.); (Z.T.); (W.Y.M.); (X.Z.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China; (Q.H.); (F.B.); (Q.W.); (M.L.); (J.L.); (Z.T.); (W.Y.M.); (X.Z.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China; (Q.H.); (F.B.); (Q.W.); (M.L.); (J.L.); (Z.T.); (W.Y.M.); (X.Z.)
- Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Pinang 10450, Malaysia
- Institute for Clinical Research, National Institute of Health, Shah Alam 40170, Malaysia
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, China;
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China; (Q.H.); (F.B.); (Q.W.); (M.L.); (J.L.); (Z.T.); (W.Y.M.); (X.Z.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
- Correspondence: (H.-S.L.); (X.X.); Tel.: +86-21-51980024 (X.X.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China; (Q.H.); (F.B.); (Q.W.); (M.L.); (J.L.); (Z.T.); (W.Y.M.); (X.Z.)
- Correspondence: (H.-S.L.); (X.X.); Tel.: +86-21-51980024 (X.X.)
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Peng L, Wen L, Zhang J, Zhang X, Wei Q, Guo J, Zeng J. Circadian Pharmacological Effects of Paeoniflorin on Mice With Urticaria-like Lesions. Front Pharmacol 2022; 12:639580. [PMID: 35222003 PMCID: PMC8863972 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.639580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Paeoniflorin (PF) is a monoterpene glucoside with various biological properties, and it suppresses allergic and inflammatory responses in a rat model of urticaria-like lesions (UL). In the present study, we treated OVA-induced mice presenting UL with PF at four circadian time points (ZT22, ZT04, ZT10, and ZT16) to determine the optimal administration time of PF. The pharmacological effects of PF were assessed by analyzing the scratching behavior; histopathological features; allergic responses such as immunoglobulin E (IgE), leukotriene B4 (LTB4), and histamine (HIS) release; inflammatory cell infiltration [mast cell tryptase (MCT) and eosinophil protein X (EPX)]; and mRNA levels of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-12, IL-6, interferon-γ (IFN-γ), and IL-4. It was demonstrated that PF significantly alleviated scratching behavior and histopathological features, and ZT10 dosing was the most effective time point in remission of the condition among the four circadian time points. Moreover, PF decreased the serum levels of IgE, LTB4, and HIS, and PF administration at ZT10 produced relatively superior effectiveness. PF treatment, especially dosing at ZT10, significantly reduced the number of mast cells and granules and diminished the infiltration of MCT and EPX in the skin tissues of mice with UL. Furthermore, the oral administration of PF effectively decreased the inflammatory cytokine levels of IL-12 mRNA. In conclusion, different administration times of PF affected its efficacy in mice with UL. ZT10 administration demonstrated relatively superior effectiveness, and it might be the optimal administration time for the treatment of urticaria.
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- Li Peng
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Clinical Skills Center, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- Dermatological Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Guo, ; Jinhao Zeng,
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- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- Geriatric Department, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Guo, ; Jinhao Zeng,
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Ou TT, Chuang CM, Leung YM, Lee IT, Wu CH. Paeoniflorin attenuates oxidative stress injury and improves mitochondrial membrane potential in human EA.hy926 endothelial cell through p-eIF2α and CHOP signaling. J Funct Foods 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Zhang T, Guo S, Niu Y, Huang K, Bu F, Ren H, Zhang Y, Shang E, Duan JA, Qian D. The influence of essential oils from ZhaLi NuSi Prescription on the pharmacokinetics of its non-volatile components in normal rats. Biomed Chromatogr 2021; 36:e5257. [PMID: 34611921 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5257] [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: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hui Medicine ZhaLi NuSi Prescription (ZLNS) is described in "Hui Hui Prescription," and it has been used to treat cerebral infarction in Hui Region, China. In this study, a rapid and reliable ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method was established and applied to simultaneously determine geniposidic acid, oxypaeoniflorin, hydroxysafflor yellow A, caffeic acid, magnoflorine, paeoniflorin, ferulic acid, β-ecdysterone, icariin, rhein, and baohuoside I in rat plasma. The pharmacokinetic parameters of these components and the influence of essential oils (EOs) on them were investigated in normal rats. The results showed that the pharmacokinetic parameters (AUC0 - t , AUC0 - ∞ , t1/2 , tmax , cmax ) of the aforementioned compounds were significantly changed after co-administering with ZLNS EO. The AUC values of oxypaeoniflorin, paeoniflorin, ferulic acid, and baohuoside I with EOs were decreased significantly. This is the first report for the comparative pharmacokinetic study of ZLNS bioactive components in normal rats, which may provide the basis for drug interaction study in vivo and insight into their clinical applications.
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- Ting Zhang
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hui Ethnic Medicine Modernization, Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resources Recycling Utilization of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resources Recycling Utilization of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Liu R, Liang H, Li Z, Zang H. Study on the Pharmacokinetic Profiles of Three Ingredients in Qilong Capsules and Their Potential Interactions in Rats by LC-MS/MS. J Chromatogr Sci 2021; 60:186-193. [PMID: 34059902 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmab058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Qilong capsule (QLC) is a well-known Traditional Chinese Medicine, and it has a long history for the treatment of ischemic stroke. Its major ingredients are saponins, such as paeoniflorin, amygdalin and calycosin-7-glucoside, contributing to vasodilation function. In this study, a simple, rapid and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed to determine three bioactive ingredients in rat plasma after oral administration of QLC. A simple acetonitrile precipitation method was introduced during the sample preparation. Chromatographic separation was performed on a Shiseido CAPCELL PAC MGIII-C18 column using a gradient elution with acetonitrile and water (0.1% formic acid) as a mobile phase, and the chromatographic separation was 5 min. The methodological evaluation showed that this method had a high sensitivity (the lower limit of quantification was 1 ng/mL for calycosin-7-glucoside, 5 ng/mL for paeoniflorin, 5 ng/mL for amygdalin), satisfactory accuracy (relative error ≤ ±15%) and precision (relative standard deviation ≤15%). Then, the analytical method was applied to the pharmacokinetic study in rats following oral administration of the extracts in QLC. Meanwhile, the pharmacokinetic parameters of complex system in QLC were analyzed and the potential interaction between ingredients was explored. The present quantification method and pharmacokinetic study will provide a meaningful reference for the formulas research of QLC in the treatment of ischemic stroke. HIGHLIGHT
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- Ruichen Liu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Wenhuaxi Road 44, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, P.R. China.,National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Wenhuaxi Road 44, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Jining Huaneng Pharmaceutical Factory Co., Ltd., Yingcui Road 69, Jining 272001, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- Jining Huaneng Pharmaceutical Factory Co., Ltd., Yingcui Road 69, Jining 272001, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Wenhuaxi Road 44, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, P.R. China.,National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shandong University, Wenhuaxi Road 44, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, P.R. China
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Sun Y, He Y, Liu S, Gao H, Pi Z, Song F, Liu Z, Liu S. Comparative pharmacokinetics of Ding-Zhi-Xiao-Wan preparation and its single herbs in rats by using a putative multiple-reaction monitoring UPLC-MS/MS method. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2021; 32:362-374. [PMID: 32896044 DOI: 10.1002/pca.2982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The formula of Chinese medicine, Ding-Zhi-Xiao-Wan (DZXW), has the distinct feature of compatibility therapy, which is attributed to the interactions of multi-herbs. However, the quantification problem caused by the absence of pure reference standards is a bottleneck to clarify the compatibility advantages from the perspective of pharmacokinetics (PKs). OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop a putative multiple-reaction monitor (PMRM) strategy for exploring the comparative PKs of DZXW and its single herbs. METHODS First, precursor ion and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) chromatograms were obtained via ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight MS (UHPLC-Q-TOF-MS) under different collision energy (CE) values. Then, the two most abundance ions in the MS/MS chromatograms were chosen as product ions, and CE values were selected according to the abundance of the product ion peaks. Next, a PMRM strategy consisting of optimal MRM parameters was constructed. Finally, the established PMRM parameters were imported to UHPLC coupled with triple quadrupole MS (UHPLC-TQ-MS) for quantification. RESULTS The strategy was exemplified by the comparative PK study of DZXW and its single herbs. This strategy could extend the PK scopes of multi-components. The quantitative results displayed substantial variations in PK parameters between DZXW and its single herbs. CONCLUSION The PK parameters indicated that the DZXW formula could increase the exposure levels of most ingredients and reduce the maximum concentration (Cmax ) of Radix Polygala, indicating that herb compatibility could produce synergistic effects and diminish possible toxic effects. This study provides a viable orientation for the compatibility investigation of traditional Chinese medicine.
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- Yufei Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- School of Pharmacy and Food Science, Zhuhai College of Jilin University, Zhuhai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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Jeong SH, Jang JH, Jung DH, Lee GY, Lee YB. Pharmacokinetic Changes According to Single or Multiple Oral Administrations of Socheongryong-Tang to Rats: Presented as a Typical Example of Changes in the Pharmacokinetics Following Multiple Exposures to Herbal Medicines. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:478. [PMID: 33916059 PMCID: PMC8103508 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13040478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the pharmacokinetic properties of ephedrine, paeoniflorin, and cinnamic acid after single or multiple doses of Socheongryong-tang (SCRT) were administered to rats, and to present an example of the pharmacokinetic changes following multiple doses of an herbal medicine. SCRT is a traditional herbal medicine that has been used clinically for a long time, and its main ingredients include ephedrine, paeoniflorin, and cinnamic acid. However, studies on the pharmacokinetic properties of SCRT are insufficient, and particularly, no pharmacokinetic information has been reported for multiple doses. In this study, SCRT was administered orally to rats once or multiple times, and plasma sampled at different times was quantitatively analyzed for ephedrine, paeoniflorin, and cinnamic acid using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. There was a difference between the pharmacokinetic parameter values of each component (especially in paeoniflorin and cinnamic acid) obtained after single or multiple doses of SCRT. The actual observed values of each component obtained after multiple doses of SCRT were clearly different from the predicted results of multiple-dose simulations based on the pharmacokinetic profiles obtained after a single dose. The results confirmed that the plasma concentrations and, thus, exposures to paeoniflorin and cinnamic acid were significantly increased when SCRT was administered multiple times, whereas that of ephedrine was not. The results of this study are expected to provide useful pharmacokinetic data for the safety and efficacy evaluation of SCRT in the future and demonstrate the necessity of pharmacokinetic comparison studies according to single or multiple oral administrations of herbal medicines.
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- Seung-Hyun Jeong
- College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea; (S.-H.J.); (J.-H.J.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea; (S.-H.J.); (J.-H.J.)
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- Department of Korean Medicinal Resource Development, National Institute for Korean Medicine Development, Udae land gil 288, Jangheung, Jeollanamdo 59338, Korea; (D.-H.J.); (G.-Y.L.)
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- Department of Korean Medicinal Resource Development, National Institute for Korean Medicine Development, Udae land gil 288, Jangheung, Jeollanamdo 59338, Korea; (D.-H.J.); (G.-Y.L.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Korea; (S.-H.J.); (J.-H.J.)
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CP-25, a compound derived from paeoniflorin: research advance on its pharmacological actions and mechanisms in the treatment of inflammation and immune diseases. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2020; 41:1387-1394. [PMID: 32884075 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-020-00510-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Total glycoside of paeony (TGP) has been widely used to treat inflammation and immune diseases in China. Paeoniflorin (Pae) is the major active component of TGP. Although TGP has few adverse drug reactions, the slow onset and low bioavailability of Pae limit its clinical use. Enhanced efficacy without increased toxicity is pursued in developing new agents for inflammation and immune diseases. As a result, paeoniflorin-6'-O-benzene sulfonate (CP-25) derived from Pae, is developed in our group, and exhibits superior bioavailability and efficacy than Pae. Here we describe the development process and research advance on CP-25. The pharmacokinetic parameters of CP-25 and Pae were compared in vivo and in vitro. CP-25 was also compared with the first-line drugs methotrexate, leflunomide, and hydroxychloroquine in their efficacy and adverse effects in arthritis animal models and experimental Sjögren's syndrome. We summarize the regulatory effects of CP-25 on inflammation and immune-related cells, elucidate the possible mechanisms, and analyze the therapeutic prospects of CP-25 in inflammation and immune diseases, as well as the diseases related to its potential target G-protein-coupled receptor kinases 2 (GRK2). This review suggests that CP-25 is a promising agent in the treatment of inflammation and immune diseases, which requires extensive investigation in the future. Meanwhile, this review provides new ideas about the development of anti-inflammatory immune drugs.
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Ye Q, Cheng P, Yan D, Sun Y, Zhang Y, Cao H, Wang S, Meng J. Nine absorbed components pharmacokinetic of raw and processed Moutan Cortex in normal and blood-heat and hemorrhage syndrome model rats. Biomed Chromatogr 2020; 34:e4963. [PMID: 32789887 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Raw Moutan Cortex (RMC) and Processed Moutan Cortex (PMC) have a long history of use in China and other Asian countries. In this study, a rapid and accurate ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detector (UHPLC-DAD) method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of nine absorbed compounds of RMC/PMC. After extraction by protein precipitation with methanol from plasma, the analytes were separated on an Acquity UPLC® BEH Shield RP18 column (2.1 × 100 mm, 1.7 μm, Waters, USA). Acetonitrile (A) and 0.1% (v/v) formic acid in water (B) were selected as the mobile phase to perform gradient elution. The linearity of nine analytes was >0.9915. The intra- and inter-assay precision (RSD) values were within 11.18%, and accuracy ranged from 91.32 to 101.29%. Suitable stability, matrix effect and extraction recoveries were also obtained. The validated method was applied to compare the pharmacokinetics of RMC and PMC in Blood-Heat and Hemorrhage Syndrome Model and normal rats. The results revealed that processing and the pathological state could influence the pharmacokinetic characteristics of compounds in RMC/PMC. The study willbe useful for further studies on pharmacokinetics and clinical application of raw and processed Moutan Cortex.
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- Qiuli Ye
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Engineering Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Universities in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Engineering Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Universities in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Engineering Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Universities in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Engineering Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Universities in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Engineering Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Universities in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University/Key Laboratory of Digital Quality Evaluation of Chinese Materia Medica, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Engineering Technology Research Center for Chinese Materia Medica Quality of Universities in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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Sun Y, Feng G, Zheng Y, Liu S, Zhang Y, Pi Z, Song F, Liu Z. Putative multiple reaction monitoring strategy for the comparative pharmacokinetics of postoral administration Renshen-Yuanzhi compatibility through liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Ginseng Res 2020; 44:105-114. [PMID: 32148393 PMCID: PMC7033327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgr.2018.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 08/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Exploring the pharmacokinetic (PK) changes of various active components of single herbs and their combinations is necessary to elucidate the compatibility mechanism. However, the lack of chemical standards and low concentrations of multiple active ingredients in the biological matrix restrict PK studies. Methods A putative multiple reaction monitoring strategy based on liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC–MS) was developed to extend the PK scopes of quantification without resorting to the use of chemical standards. First, the compounds studied, including components with available reference standard (ARS) and components lacking reference standard (LRS), were preclassified to several groups according to their chemical structures. Herb decoctions were then subjected to ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis with appropriate collision energy (CE) in MS2 mode. Finally, multiple reaction monitoring transitions transformed from MS2 of ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry were used for ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry to obtain the mass responses of LRS components. LRS components quantification was further performed by developing an assistive group-dependent semiquantitative method. Results The developed method was exemplified by the comparative PK process of single herbs Radix Ginseng (RG), Radix Polygala (RP), and their combinations (RG–RP). Significant changes in PK parameters were observed before and after combination. Conclusion Results indicated that Traditional Chinese Medicine combinations can produce synergistic effects and diminish possible toxic effects, thereby reflecting the advantages of compatibility. The proposed strategy can solve the quantitative problem of LRS and extend the scopes of PK studies.
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- Yufei Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- School of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, National Center of Mass Spectrometry in Changchun, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, China
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Chen JB, Li MJ, Chen LX, Sun YS. Effects of Raphani Semen on anti-fatigue and pharmacokinetics of Panax ginseng. CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chmed.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Zhang JY, Hong CL, Chen HS, Zhou XJ, Zhang YJ, Efferth T, Yang YX, Li CY. Target Identification of Active Constituents of Shen Qi Wan to Treat Kidney Yang Deficiency Using Computational Target Fishing and Network Pharmacology. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:650. [PMID: 31275142 PMCID: PMC6593161 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background: Kidney yang deficiency syndrome (KYDS) is one of the most common syndromes treated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) among elderly patients. Shen Qi Wan (SQW) has been effectively used in treating various diseases associated with KYDS for hundreds of years. However, due to the complex composition of SQW, the mechanism of action remains unknown. Purpose: To identify the mechanism of the SQW in the treatment of KYDS and determine the molecular targets of SQW. Methods: The potential targets of active ingredients in SQW were predicted using PharmMapper. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses were carried out using the Molecule Annotation System (MAS3.0). The protein–protein interaction (PPI) network of these potential targets and “components-targets-pathways” interaction networks were constructed using Cytoscape. We also established a KYDS rat model induced by adenine to investigate the therapeutic effects of SQW. Body weight, rectal temperature, holding power, water intake, urinary output, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (Scr), adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), cortisol (CORT), urine total protein (U-TP), and 17-hydroxy-corticosteroid (17-OHCS) were measured. Additionally, the mRNA expression levels of candidates were detected by qPCR. Results: KYDS-caused changes in body weight, rectal temperature, holding power, water intake, urinary output, BUN, Scr, ACTH, CORT, U-TP, and 17-OHCS were corrected to the baseline values after SQW treatment. We selected the top 10 targets of each component and obtained 79 potential targets, which were mainly enriched in the proteolysis, protein binding, transferase activity, T cell receptor signaling pathway, and focal adhesion. SRC, MAPK14, HRAS, HSP90AA1, F2, LCK, CDK2, and MMP9 were identified as targets of SQW in the treatment of KYDS. The administration of SQW significantly suppressed the expression of SRC, HSP90AA1, LCK, and CDK2 and markedly increased the expression of MAPK14, MMP9, and F2. However, HRAS levels remained unchanged. Conclusion: These findings demonstrated that SQW corrected hypothalamic–pituitary–target gland axis disorder in rats caused by KYDS. SRC, MAPK14, HRAS, HSP90AA1, F2, LCK, CDK2, and MMP9 were determined to the therapeutic target for the further investigation of SQW to ameliorate KYDS.
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- Jie Ying Zhang
- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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Dong S, Ma LY, Liu YT, Yu M, Jia HM, Zhang HW, Yu CY, Zou ZM. Pharmacokinetics of costunolide and dehydrocostuslactone after oral administration of Radix aucklandiae extract in normal and gastric ulcer rats. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2018; 20:1055-1063. [PMID: 30130142 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2018.1489379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Costunolide and dehydrocostuslactone are the main active ingredients of Radix Aucklandiae (RA). An accurate and sensitive LC-MS/MS method was established to simultaneously determine contents of costunolide and dehydrocostuslactone in plasma. There were significant differences in pharmacokinetic parameters (AUC0-t, Cmax,1, Cmax,2, Tmax,1, Vd, and CL) of costunolide and dehydrocostuslactone between RA group and costunolide group or dehydrocostuslactone group. The relative bioavailability of costunolide or dehydrocostuslactone of RA extract was improved. As compared to normal group, the Tmax,2 values of dehydrocostuslactone of RA in gastric ulcer group were prolonged, while the Cmax,1, Cmax,2, and AUC0-t values decreased.
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- Shu Dong
- a Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100193 , China
- b College of Life Science and Technology , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , China
- c Laboratory of Food Test & Scientific Research , Institute of the State Administration of Internal Trade , Beijing 100070 , China
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- a Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100193 , China
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- a Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100193 , China
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- a Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100193 , China
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- a Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100193 , China
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- a Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100193 , China
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- b College of Life Science and Technology , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , China
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- a Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100193 , China
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Isoflavones enhance pharmacokinetic exposure of active lovastatin acid via the upregulation of carboxylesterase in high-fat diet mice after oral administration of Xuezhikang capsules. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2018; 39:1804-1815. [PMID: 29921884 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-018-0039-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Xuezhikang capsule (XZK) is a traditional Chinese medicine that contains lovastatin (Lv) for hyperlipidemia treatment, although it has fewer side effects than Lv. However, the pharmacokinetic mechanisms contributing to its distinct efficacy and low side effects are unclear. Mice were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) for 6 weeks to induce hyperlipidemia. We first conducted the pharmacokinetic studies in HFD mice following oral administration of Lv (10 mg/kg, i.g.) and found that HFD remarkably decreased the active form of Lv (the lovastatin acid, LvA) exposure in the circulation system, especially in the targeting organ liver, with a declined conversion from Lv to LvA, whereas the Lv (responsible for myotoxicity) exposure in muscle markedly increased. Then we compared the pharmacokinetic profiles of Lv in HFD mice after the oral administration of XZK (1200 mg/kg, i.g.) or an equivalent dose of Lv (10 mg/kg, i.g.). A higher exposure of LvA and lower exposure of Lv were observed after XZK administration, suggesting a pharmacokinetic interaction of some ingredients in XZK. Further studies revealed that HFD promoted the inflammation and inhibited carboxylesterase (CES) activities in the intestine and the liver, thus contributing to the lower transformation of Lv into LvA. In contrast, XZK inhibited the inflammation and upregulated CES in the intestine and the liver. Finally, we evaluated the effects of monacolins and phytosterols, the fractional extracts of isoflavones, on inflammatory LS174T or HepG2 cells, which showed that isoflavones inhibited inflammation, upregulated CES, and markedly enhanced the conversion of Lv into LvA. For the first time, we provide evidence that isoflavones and Lv in XZK act in concert to enhance the efficacy and reduce the side effects of Lv.
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Zhu L, Sun S, Hu Y, Liu Y. Metabolic study of paeoniflorin and total paeony glucosides from Paeoniae Radix Rubra in rats by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with sequential mass spectrometry. Biomed Chromatogr 2018; 32. [DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2017] [Revised: 10/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Lijun Zhu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Liaoning University; Shenyang People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Liaoning University; Shenyang People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Liaoning University; Shenyang People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Liaoning University; Shenyang People's Republic of China
- Natural Products Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center of Liaoning Province; Shenyang People's Republic of China
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Xu L, Hu YX, Li YC, Liu YF, Zhang L, Ai HX, Liu HS. Study on the interaction of paeoniflorin with human serum albumin (HSA) by spectroscopic and molecular docking techniques. Chem Cent J 2017; 11:116. [PMID: 29150749 PMCID: PMC5691829 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-017-0348-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The interaction of paeoniflorin with human serum albumin (HSA) was investigated using fluorescence, UV–vis absorption, circular dichroism (CD) spectra and molecular docking techniques under simulative physiological conditions. The results clarified that the fluorescence quenching of HSA by paeoniflorin was a static quenching process and energy transfer as a result of a newly formed complex (1:1). Paeoniflorin spontaneously bound to HSA in site I (subdomain IIA), which was primarily driven by hydrophobic forces and hydrogen bonds (ΔH° = − 9.98 kJ mol−1, ΔS° = 28.18 J mol−1 K−1). The binding constant was calculated to be 1.909 × 103 L mol−1 at 288 K and it decreased with the increase of the temperature. The binding distance was estimated to be 1.74 nm at 288 K, showing the occurrence of fluorescence energy transfer. The results of CD and three-dimensional fluorescence spectra showed that paeoniflorin induced the conformational changes of HSA. Meanwhile, the study of molecular docking also indicated that paeoniflorin could bind to the site I of HSA mainly by hydrophobic and hydrogen bond interactions.
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- Liang Xu
- College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China
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- College of Pharmacy, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China. .,Natural Products Pharmaceutical Engineering Technology Research Center of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China.,Research Center for Computer Simulating and Information Processing of Bio-macromolecules of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China.,Liaoning Engineering Laboratory for Molecular Simulation and Designing of Drug Molecules, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China. .,Research Center for Computer Simulating and Information Processing of Bio-macromolecules of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China. .,Liaoning Engineering Laboratory for Molecular Simulation and Designing of Drug Molecules, Shenyang, 110036, People's Republic of China.
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Song S, Xiao X, Guo D, Mo L, Bu C, Ye W, Den Q, Liu S, Yang X. Protective effects of Paeoniflorin against AOPP-induced oxidative injury in HUVECs by blocking the ROS-HIF-1α/VEGF pathway. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2017; 34:115-126. [PMID: 28899493 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2017.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Paeoniflorin, a monoterpene glycoside, exerts protective vascular effects, showing good antioxidant properties. However, whether Paeoniflorin has protective effect against the oxidative damage induced by advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs) in Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) is unknown, as is the underlying mechanism. PURPOSE The present study was designed to investigate the effect of Paeoniflorin on oxidative damage of HUVECs and elucidate its underlying molecular mechanisms. METHODS The fluorescence intensity of 2', 7'-dichlorofluorescein-diacetate (DCFH-DA) staining was detected for intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. The increases mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was measured via flow cytometry and confocal microscopy using MitoTracker® Deep Red/ MitoTracker® Green staining. The intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) was measured by ATP Determination Kit according to the manufacturer's protocol. Nox2, Nox4, hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 expressions were detected by western blot. RESULTS Our results showed that Paeoniflorin increases MMP and ATP levels of HUVECs induced by AOPPs, and attenuates NF-κB p65 expression on HUVECs might mainly result from its antioxidant capability by suppressing ROS production. Moreover, we also found that Paeoniflorin can suppress HIF-1α and VEGF protein expression through a decrease of ROS production via down-regulation of Nox2/Nox4 expression in HUVECs. AOPP-induced RAGE mRNA up-regulation was blocked by Paeoniflorin treatment in HUVECs. CONCLUSION Our results provided the first experimental that Paeoniflorin protects against AOPP-induced oxidative damage in HUVECs, mainly through a mechanism involving a decrease in ROS production by the inhibition of Nox2/Nox4 and RAGE expression; restored ATP depletion and mitochondria dysfunction via ROS suppression; and down-regulated HIF-1α/VEGF, possibly via the ROS-NF-κB axis.
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- Shaolian Song
- Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Boulevard (North), Guangzhou 510515, China; Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Boulevard (North), Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Boulevard (North), Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Boulevard (North), Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Boulevard (North), Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Spinal Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Boulevard (North), Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Boulevard (North), Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Boulevard (North), Guangzhou 510515, China; Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Guo Y, Zhao Y, Li L, Wei X, Gao P, Zhou Y, Liu Y, Yang H. Concentration‑dependent effects of paeoniflorin on proliferation and apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:9567-9572. [PMID: 29039520 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are an important component of arterial walls, and their dysfunction may serve an important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis and restenosis. Paeoniflorin (PF) is a principal component of the commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, peonies. To the best of our knowledge, the effects of PF on apoptosis and proliferation of VSMCs and its underlying molecular mechanisms have not been widely reported. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigated this phenomenon. VSMCs were treated with different concentrations of PF (25, 50 and 100 µg/ml) for 12, 24 or 48 h. The data demonstrated that PF treatment not only significantly decreased cell viability and DNA synthesis but also blocked G0/G1 cell cycle progression. This effect was associated with a decreased expression of cyclin D1, cyclin E, cyclin‑dependent kinase (CDK)4 and CDK2 as well as an upregulation of p21. Notably, a significant concentration‑dependent decrease in the phosphorylation of p65 and nuclear factor of κ light polypeptide gene enhancer in B‑cells inhibitor‑α (IκBα) was observed. In addition, it was demonstrated that PF promoted the apoptosis of VSMCs, which was associated with the increased expression of caspases. In conclusion, PF inhibited the proliferation of VSMCs by downregulating proteins associated with the nuclear factor‑κB signaling pathway. Furthermore, it promoted the apoptosis of VSMCs by upregulating the expression of caspases. These results may be useful in improving the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the apoptotic and anti‑proliferative effects of PF on VSMCs, and facilitate the development of novel treatments for cardiovascular diseases.
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- Yanan Guo
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, P.R. China
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Hengjumrut P, Anukunwithaya T, Tantisira MH, Tantisira B, Khemawoot P. Comparative pharmacokinetics between madecassoside and asiaticoside presented in a standardised extract of Centella asiatica, ECa 233 and their respective pure compound given separately in rats. Xenobiotica 2017; 48:18-27. [PMID: 28001462 DOI: 10.1080/00498254.2016.1273562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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1. ECa 233, the standardised extract of Centella asiatica, contains not less than 80% triterpenoid glycosides, in a madecassoside:asiaticoside ratio of 1.5 (±0.5):1. 2. The pharmacokinetic comparison of madecassoside and asiaticoside was performed in rats following intravenous and oral administration of ECa 233, or an equivalent dose of the individual compounds. Blood, tissues, urine and faeces were collected after dosing to determine drug and metabolite levels using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. 3. Our study demonstrated that plasma levels of madecassoside, and to a lesser extent asiaticoside, were higher after administration of ECa 233 than the corresponding values for the pure compounds. There was a bidirectional interconversion between asiaticoside and madecassoside consistent with the increased exposure of madecassoside and asiaticoside in ECa 233. 4. Both madecassoside and asiaticoside appeared to be widely distributed in several organs and metabolized extensively; following intravenous administration of either compound, approximately 80-90% of the dose was recovered as madecassic acid and asiatic acid in the faeces.
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- Patcharaporn Hengjumrut
- a Department of Pharmacology and Physiology , Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok , Thailand
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- a Department of Pharmacology and Physiology , Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok , Thailand
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- b Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Burapha University , Chonburi , Thailand and
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- a Department of Pharmacology and Physiology , Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok , Thailand
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- a Department of Pharmacology and Physiology , Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok , Thailand.,c Chulalongkorn University Drug and Health Products Innovation Promotion Centre, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University , Bangkok , Thailand
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Chen J, Li M, Chen L, Wang Y, Li S, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Song M, Liu C, Hua M, Sun Y. Effects of processing method on the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of orally administered ginseng. J Ginseng Res 2017; 42:27-34. [PMID: 29348719 PMCID: PMC5766692 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgr.2016.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background The use of different methods for the processing of ginseng can result in alterations in its medicinal properties and efficacy. White ginseng (WG), frozen ginseng (FG), and red ginseng (RG) are produced using different methods. WG, FG, and RG possess different pharmacological properties. Methods WG, FG, and RG extracts and pure ginsenosides were administered to rats to study the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution characteristics of the following ginsenosides—Rg1, Re, Rb1, and Rd. The concentrations of the ginsenosides in the plasma and tissues were determined using UPLC-MS/MS. Results The rate and extent of absorption of Rg1, Re, Rb1, and Rd appeared to be affected by the different methods used in processing the ginseng samples. The areas under the plasma drug concentration-time curves (AUCs) of Rg1, Re, Rb1, and Rd were significantly higher than those of the pure ginsenosides. In addition, the AUCs of Rg1, Re, Rb1, and Rd were different for WG, FG, and RG. The amounts of Rg1, Re, Rd, and Rb1 were significantly (p < 0.05) higher in the tissues than those of the pure ginsenosides. The amounts of Re, Rb1, and Rd from the RG extract were significantly higher than those from the WG and FG extracts in the heart, lungs, and kidneys of the rats. Conclusion Our results show that the use of different methods to process ginseng might affect the pharmacokinetics and oral bioavailability of ginseng as well as the tissue concentrations of Rg1, Re, Rd, and Rb1.
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- Jianbo Chen
- Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Changchun, China
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Wei F, Chen M, Luo C, Chen F, Shen Q, Mo Z. Developing an Absorption-Based Quality Control Method for Hu-Gan-Kang-Yuan Capsules by UFLC-QTOF-MS/MS Screening and HPLC-DAD Quantitative Determination. Molecules 2016; 21:molecules21050592. [PMID: 27213308 PMCID: PMC6274194 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21050592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Revised: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Preparations (TCMPs) contain massive numbers of ingredients responsible for their multiple efficacies. An absorption–based quality control method for complicated TCMPs using Hu–gan–kang–yuan Capsule (HGKYC) as an example was developed. To select proper chemical markers for quality control of HGKYC, an ultra–fast liquid chromatography (UFLC) coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time–off light mass spectrometry (UFLC–QTOF–MS/MS) method was used for the rapid separation and structural identification of the constituents in the HGKYC extract and the rat serum after oral administration of HGKYC. As a result, one hundred and seven prototype constituents including flavonoids, organic acid, phenylpropanoids, anthraquinones, saponins, alkaloids, terpenes, phenols and amino acids in HGKYC extract, and 43 compounds found in rat serum after oral administration of HGKYC were unambiguously identified or tentatively characterized by comparing retention times and MS information with those of authentic standards or available literature references. Finally, a simple, low–cost and effective method of simultaneous determination for baicalein, wogonin, paeonol and emodin in HGKYC was developed using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with a diode array detector. In conclusion, an absorption–based quality control pattern was developed and successfully used for evaluating HGKYC.
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- Fenghuan Wei
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Yi JH, Beak SJ, Lee S, Jung JW, Kim BC, Ryu JH, Kim DH. Danggui-Jakyak-San enhances hippocampal long-term potentiation through the ERK/CREB/BDNF cascade. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2015; 175:481-489. [PMID: 26453932 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2014] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Danggui-Jakyak-San (DJS), a traditional herbal prescription, has long been used to treat gerontological disorders due to insufficient blood supply. AIM OF THE STUDY Previously, we reported that DJS increased hippocampal neurogenesis and enhanced learning and memory. However, the precise mechanism of DJS and its effects on learning and memory are still not well understood. In this study, we investigated the effect of DJS on hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP), a cellular mechanism thought to underlie learning and memory. MATERIALS AND METHODS To understand the effect of DJS on LTP, we used acute mouse hippocampal slices and delivered one train of high frequency stimulation (100 Hz, 100 pulses). Western blots were used to analyze the changes in protein levels induced by DJS. Morris water maze test was used to evaluate the effect of DJS on spatial long-term memory. RESULTS DJS enhanced LTP in the Schaffer-collateral pathway of the hippocampus in a concentration-dependent manner. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) were activated by DJS. Moreover, brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) was also increased by DJS. Blockade of ERK1/2 activation with PD198306 blocked the DJS-induced activation of the ERK1/2/CREB/BDNF cascade and LTP enhancement. In vivo, DJS improved spatial long-term memory and upregulated the hippocampal CREB/BDNF cascade. CONCLUSION These results suggest that DJS enhances hippocampal LTP and spatial memory through the ERK/CREB/BDNF cascade.
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- Jee Hyun Yi
- School of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Chonnam-Bristol Frontier Laboratory, Biomedical Research Institute, Chonnam National University Hospital, Jebong-ro, Gwangju 501-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Aquatic Biomedical Sciences, School of Marine Biomedical Science, College of Ocean Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Herbal Medicinal Pharmacology, College of Herbal Bio-industry, Daegu Haany University, Kyungsan, Republic of Korea
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- Chonnam-Bristol Frontier Laboratory, Biomedical Research Institute, Chonnam National University Hospital, Jebong-ro, Gwangju 501-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences and,College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Oriental Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Dong-A University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
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Zhao L, Xiong Z, Sui Y, Zhu H, Zhou Z, Wang Z, Zhao Y, Xiao W, Lin J, Bi K. Simultaneous determination of six bioactive constituents of Guizhi Fuling Capsule in rat plasma by UHPLC–MS/MS: Application to a pharmacokinetic study. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 1001:49-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shan JJ, Zou JS, Xie T, Kang A, Zhou W, Xu JY, Shen CS, Du LN, Wang SC, Di LQ. Effects of Gancao on pharmacokinetic profiles of platycodin D and deapio-platycodin D in Jiegeng. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2015; 170:50-56. [PMID: 25980422 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Jiegeng (Radix Platycodi), the dried root of Platycodon grandiflorum A. DC (Campanulaceae), has been used to treat cough, sore throat, bronchitis, and bronchial asthma for thousands of years. It is commonly prescribed with Gancao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae) as a herbal combination in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to produce synergistic effects. AIM OF THE STUDY To elucidate the herbaceous compatibility of Jiegeng and Gancao, we investigated the comparative pharmacokinetics, intestinal absorption, and microbial metabolism of platycodin D (PD) and deapio-platycodin D (DPD), the platycodins contained in Jiegeng. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the comparative pharmacokinetic study, the concentrations of PD and DPD in Jiegeng extract (JE) and the Jiegeng-Gancao herb pair (JGHP) were determined in rat plasma using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). In addition, the main pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated using data analysis software (DAS). Furthermore, in vitro studies using Caco-2 cells and fecal lysates were performed to contradistinguish the intestinal absorption and microbial metabolism of PD and DPD in JE from those in JGHP. RESULTS The peak concentration (Cmax) and area under the plasma concentration curve (AUC) of PD in rats orally administrated JGHP significantly increased compared to that in rats treated with JE. In addition, the time to reach peak concentration (Tmax) and half-life (t1/2) of PD and DPD in combination with JGHP were all prolonged compared with those of JE. There was no significant difference in the absorption of PD between JE and JGHP in Caco-2 cells. However, the hydrolysis of both PD and DPD in JGHP were weaker than that in JE after a 2-h incubation in fecal lysate which might be responsible for the different pharmacokinetic profiles of the platycodins in JE and JGHP. CONCLUSION In this study, we discovered that Gancao might influence the pharmacokinetic profiles of PD and DPD in Jiegeng. Furthermore, the difference in profiles may be attributable to the inequable microbial metabolism rather than intestinal absorption of the platycodins in JE and JGHP. The results of this study elucidated the pharmacokinetic compatibility and rationale for the use of JGHP.
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- Jin-Jun Shan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing 210023, China; Changshu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changshu 215500, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, College of Pharmacy, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Kammalla AK, Ramasamy MK, Inampudi J, Dubey GP, Agrawal A, Kaliappan I. Comparative pharmacokinetic study of mangiferin after oral administration of pure mangiferin and US patented polyherbal formulation to rats. AAPS PharmSciTech 2015; 16:250-8. [PMID: 25273025 DOI: 10.1208/s12249-014-0206-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 08/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The US patented polyherbal formulation for the prevention and management of type II diabetes and its vascular complications was used for the present study. The xanthone glycoside mangiferin is one of the major effector constituents in the Salacia species with potential anti-diabetic activity. The pharmacokinetic differences of mangiferin following oral administration of pure mangiferin and polyherbal formulation containing Salacia species were studied with approximately the same dose 30 mg/kg mangiferin and its distribution among the major tissue in Wistar rats. Plasma samples were collected at different time points (15, 30, 60, 120, 180, 240, 360, 480, 600, 1,440, 2,160, and 2880 min) and subsequently analyzed using a validated simple and rapid LC-MS method. Plasma concentration versus time profiles were explored by non-compartmental analysis. Mangiferin plasma exposure was significantly increased when administered from formulation compared to the standard mangiferin. Mangiferin resided significantly longer in the body (last mean residence time (MRTlast)) when given in the form of the formulation (3.65 h). Cmax values of formulation (44.16 μg/mL) administration were elevated when compared to equivalent dose of the pure mangiferin (15.23 μg/mL). Tissue distribution study of mangiferin from polyherbal formulation was also studied. In conclusion, the exposure of mangiferin is enhanced after formulation and administration and could result in superior efficacy of polyherbal formulation when compared to an equivalent dose of mangiferin. The results indicate that the reason which delays the elimination of mangiferin and enhances its bioavailability might the interactions of the some other constituents present in the polyherbal formulation. Distribution study results indicate that mangiferin was extensively bound to the various tissues like the small intestine, heart, kidney, spleen, and liver except brain tissue.
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Ai Y, Wu Y, Wang F, Ma W, Bian Q, Lee DYW, Dai R. A UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous quantitation of three monoterpene glycosides and four alkaloids in rat plasma: application to a comparative pharmacokinetic study of Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan and single herb extract. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2015; 50:567-577. [PMID: 25800193 DOI: 10.1002/jms.3563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 12/07/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The objective of this study was to develop a sensitive and reliable ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method for simultaneous quantitation of three monoterpene glycosides (paeoniflorin, alibiflorin and oxypaeoniflorin) and four alkaloids (tetrahydropalmatine, corydaline, dehydrocorydaline and berberine), the main active ingredients of Radix Paeoniae Rubra extract (RPE) and Corydalis yanhusuo extract (CYE) in Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan (HLXLD), and to compare the pharmacokinetics of these active ingredients in normal and arthritic rats orally administrated with HLXLD or RPE/CYE alone. The analytes and internal standard (IS) (geniposide) were separated on a XBridge C18 column (150 × 4.6 mm, 3.5 µm) using gradient elution with the mobile phase consisting of methanol and 0.01% formic acid in water at a flow rate of 0.6 ml/min. The detection of the analytes was performed on Acquity UPLC-MS/MS system with an electrospray ionization and multiple reaction monitoring mode via polarity switching between negative (for monoterpene glycosides) and positive (for alkaloids) ionization mode. The lower limits of quantification were 2.5, 1, 0.5, 0.2, 0.2, 0.02 and 0.01 ng/ml for paeoniflorin, alibiflorin, oxypaeoniflorin, tetrahydropalmatine, corydaline, dehydrocorydaline and berberine, respectively. Intra-day and inter-day precision and accuracy of analytes were well within acceptance criteria (15%). The mean extraction recoveries of analytes and IS from rat plasma were all more than 83.1%. The validated method has been successfully applied to determination of the analytes. Results showed that there were remarkable differences in pharmacokinetic properties of the analytes between herbal formula and single herb group, normal and arthritic group.
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- Yu Ai
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, China
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Chemical profiling and quantification of Gua-Lou-Gui-Zhi decoction by high performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry and ultra-performance liquid chromatography/triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2015; 986-987:69-84. [PMID: 25710597 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2015.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 12/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gua-Lou-Gui-Zhi decoction (GLGZD) is a classical formula of traditional Chinese medicine, which has been commonly used to treat dysfunction after stroke, epilepsy and spinal cord injury. In this study, a systematic method was established for chemical profiling and quantification analysis of the major constituents in GLGZD. For qualitative analysis, a method of high performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (Q-TOF MS) was developed. 106 compounds, including monoterpene glycosides, galloyl glucoses, phenolic acids, flavonoids, gingerols and triterpene saponins were identified or tentatively presumed by comparison with reference standards or literature data. According to the qualitative results, a new quantitative analysis method of ultra-performance liquid chromatography/triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (QqQ-MS) was established. 24 representative compounds were simultaneously detected in 10 batches of GLGZD samples in 7.5 min. The calibration curves for all analytes showed good linearity (r>0.9959) within the test ranges. The LODs and the LOQs were less than 30.6 and 70.9 ng/mL, respectively. The RSDs of intra- and inter-day precision, repeatability and stability were below 3.64%, 4.85%, 4.84% and 3.87%, respectively. The overall recoveries ranged from 94.94% to 103.66%, with the RSDs within 5.12%. This study established a high sensitive and efficient method for the integrating quality control, including identification and quantification of Chinese medicinal preparation.
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Liu R, Wu Y, Cheng M, Gu P, Zheng L, Liu Y, Ma P, Ding L. Pharmacokinetics and safety of the multiple constituents of Shuanghua Baihe tablets in healthy subjects. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra18665j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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It is the first clinical study to investigate the pharmacokinetics and safety of the multiple constituents of Shuanghua Baihe tablets in humans by LC-MS/MS.
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- Ruijuan Liu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- China
- Nanjing Clinical Tech Laboratories Inc
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- China
- Nanjing Clinical Tech Laboratories Inc
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- China
- Nanjing Clinical Tech Laboratories Inc
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- China
- Nanjing Clinical Tech Laboratories Inc
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- Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group
- Taizhou 225321
- China
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- Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group
- Taizhou 225321
- China
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- Institute of Dermatology
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
- Nanjing 210042
- China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- China
- Nanjing Clinical Tech Laboratories Inc
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Comparative pharmacokinetics study of sinomenine in rats after oral administration of sinomenine monomer and Sinomenium acutum extract. Molecules 2014; 19:12065-77. [PMID: 25120057 PMCID: PMC6271545 DOI: 10.3390/molecules190812065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Various products containing sinomenine monomer and extracts of Sinomenium acutum have been widely applied in clinical treatments. The goal of the present study was to compare the pharmacokinetics of sinomenine in rats after oral administration of sinomenine monomer and Sinomenium acutum extract, and to attempt to explore potential component-component interactions between the constituents of this traditional Chinese herbal medicine. A reliable and specific reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography method was developed to analyze sinomenine in rat plasma. Pharmacokinetic parameters for sinomenine were processed by non-compartmental analysis. The results showed that the maximum concentration, the area under the concentration-time curve, clearance and the apparent volume of distribution of sinomenine in the Sinomenium acutum extract statistically differed from those of sinomenine monomer (p < 0.05); however, the mean residence time, time of peak concentration, and half-life did not show significant differences between the two groups. These findings suggested that some additional components in the Sinomenium acutum extract may decrease the absorption of sinomenine. The complex interactions between sinomenine and other components of the herbal extract could result in the altered pharmacokinetic behavior of sinomenine, which may subsequently cause different therapeutic and detoxification effects.
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Gong C, Yang H, Wei H, Qi C, Wang CH. Pharmacokinetic comparisons by UPLC-MS/MS of isomer paeoniflorin and albiflorin after oral administration decoctions of single-herb Radix Paeoniae Alba and Zengmian Yiliu prescription to rats. Biomed Chromatogr 2014; 29:416-24. [PMID: 25042570 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Zengmian Yiliu (ZMYL), a traditional Chinese formula, is designed to improve clinical efficacy and reduce adverse effects in combination with cisplatin in ovarian cancer chemotherapy. In ZMYL, Radix Paeoniae Alba (RPA, made from root of Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) acts as an adjunctive drug in cancer treatment by ameliorating side effects induced by radio- and chemotherapy. The pharmacokinetics differences between isomer albiflorin and paeoniflorin, the main components of RPA, after oral administration decoction of single-herb RPA and ZMYL were compared using a sensitive and accurate UPLC-MS/MS. The results indicate that there are statistically significant differences between the pharmacokinetic parameters: decreasing area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC), maximum concentration (Cmax ), elimination rate constant (Ke ) and increasing apparent volume of distribution (Vd ) and clearance (CL) for albiflorin, increasing distribution half-life (T1/2d ) and decreasing elimination half-life (T1/2e ), distribution rate constant (Kd ) and absorption rate constant (Ka ) for paeoniflorin in the ZMYL group compared with the single-herb RPA group. In comparison with albiflorin, the pharmacokinetic parameters of paeoniflorin included significantly increasing mean residence time (MRT) and Vd , decreasing CL and Ke in the single-herb RPA group and increasing MRT and T1/2d and decreasing CL, Ke and Kd in the ZMYL group. Both paeoniflorin and albiflorin are more likely, as the main active ingredients in RPA and ZMYL, to play a variety of pharmacological effects, and herb-herb interactions occur, resulting in different pharmacokinetics of albiflorin and paeoniflorin in RPA and ZMYL.
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- Can Gong
- The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, The Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai, 201203, People's Republic of China
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Zhang W, Di LQ, Li JS, Shan JJ, Kang A, Qian S, Chen LT. The effects of Glycyrrhizae uralenis and its major bioactive components on pharmacokinetics of daphnetin in Cortex daphnes in rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2014; 154:584-592. [PMID: 24704595 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Revised: 03/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Glycyrrhizae uralenis (GU) is often prescribed together with Cortex daphnes (CD) in traditional Chinese medicinal practice to increase the efficacy of CD on the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the reasons were still unknown. In order to clarify the rationality of herbaceous compatibility between CD and GU, the comparative evaluations on pharmacokinetic behaviors of daphnetin (a predominantly active ingredient in CD) after intragastric administration of CD and CD-GU (combination of CD and GU) extract were studied. In addition, the effects of glycyrrhizin and liquiritin, active ingredients of Glycyrrhiza triterpenes and Glycyrrhiza flavones respectively, on the pharmacokinetics of daphnetin were also investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five groups of rats were orally administered with CD extract, CD-GU extract, pure daphnetin, co-administration of daphnetin and glycyrrhizin as well as co-administration of daphnetin and liquiritin at the same single dose of daphnetin (20 mg/kg). The rat plasma concentrations of daphnetin were determined by our developed UPLC-MS/MS method. The pharmacokinetics of daphnetin in above groups were investigated and compared. RESULTS Comparing with oral administration of CD extract, AUC and Tmax of daphnetin significantly increased after giving CD-GU (p<0.05). In addition, in comparison to daphnetin alone, co-administration of daphnetin with liquiritin significantly increased the AUC and Cmax of daphnetin for ~1.5-fold, while co-administered with glycyrrhizin showed limited impact on the pharmacokinetics of daphnetin. CONCLUSIONS In this study, it was found that liquiritin, one of the major components of GU, significantly enhanced the bioavailability of the main component daphnetin in CD. In addition, the bioavailability of daphnetin in the CD-GU prescription was also significantly higher than that in CD alone, which could be due to liquiritin. Such results explained the mechanism of the increased efficacy in treating RA with the combined use of CD and GU.
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- Wen Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, PR China; Nanjing Engineering Research Center for Industrialization of Chinese Medicine Pellets, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, PR China; Nanjing Engineering Research Center for Industrialization of Chinese Medicine Pellets, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China; Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Efficient Delivery System of TCM, PR China; Nanjing Engineering Research Center for Industrialization of Chinese Medicine Pellets, PR China
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- First Medicine School, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210046, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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Huang X, Su S, Cui W, Liu P, Duan JA, Guo J, Li Z, Shang E, Qian D, Huang Z. Simultaneous determination of paeoniflorin, albiflorin, ferulic acid, tetrahydropalmatine, protopine, typhaneoside, senkyunolide I in Beagle dogs plasma by UPLC–MS/MS and its application to a pharmacokinetic study after Oral Administration of Shaofu Zhuyu Decoction. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2014; 962:75-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2014.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Revised: 05/13/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Wen J, Wang Y, Yang L, Zheng W, Zhao L, Li F. Comparative pharmacokinetic study of four major components after oral administration of pure compounds, herbs and Si–Ni–San to rats. Xenobiotica 2014; 44:855-60. [DOI: 10.3109/00498254.2014.899407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Zhang L, Yan R, Su R, Yang C, Liu S, Yu X, Chang X, Zhang S, Liu C, Xu M, Zeng W, Chen Y, Wang Q. Bioavailability enhancement of osthole after oral administration of Bushen Yizhi prescription extract to rats followed by Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson fruits extract in comparison to pure osthole at different doses. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2014; 152:266-71. [PMID: 24140583 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Revised: 09/07/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Bushen Yizhi prescription (BSYZ) is a traditional Chinese compound prescription, which is commonly used in China for treating ShenXu and hypophrenia based on traditional Chinese medicine and Alzheimer's Disease according to modern Chinese medicine. Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson fruits (CM) is treated as the main herb of BSYZ, and its main active ingredient Osthole (OST) is considered as one of the major active ingredients of BSYZ. Even though OST plays an important role in the BSYZ its bioavailability is poor. In order to investigate whether the bioavailability of OST was influenced by BSYZ and CM extract, the comparative evaluations on pharmacokinetics of OST after oral administration of pure OST at different doses, CM and BSYZ extract were studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS 30 rats were randomly assigned to five groups and orally administered with pure OST at different doses (15, 75 and 150 mg/kg), CM (15 mg/kg OST) and BSYZ (15 mg/kg OST) extract. At different predetermined time points after administration, the concentrations of OST in rat plasma were determined by using the HPLC-UV method, and main pharmacokinetic parameters were investigated. RESULTS The results showed that the pharmacokinetic parameters of OST were significantly different (p<0.05) among the groups. The AUC(0→t), AUC(0→∞) and Cmax of OST were significantly increased after oral administration of BSYZ extract, followed by CM extract, in comparison to pure osthole at different doses. CONCLUSIONS This present study indicated that the bioavailability of pure OST after oral administration was extremely low and it was dramatically enhanced because of the synergistic effect of the traditional Chinese Bushen Yizhi prescription.
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
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Zhang J, Hu X, Gao W, Qu Z, Guo H, Liu Z, Liu C. Pharmacokinetic study on costunolide and dehydrocostuslactone after oral administration of traditional medicine Aucklandia lappa Decne. by LC/MS/MS. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2013; 151:191-197. [PMID: 24216164 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Revised: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Radix Aucklandiae (RA), a well known traditional Chinese medicine, is widely used for treating various problems in digestive system. A selective and sensitive high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry method was first developed and validated for simultaneous quantification of costunolide and dehydrocostuslactone in rat plasma with diazepam as internal standard after oral administration of RA extraction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Plasma samples were extracted via solid-phase extraction and detected by multiple-reaction monitoring mode under positive electrospray. Chromatographic separation was accomplished on an Agilent C18 column (2.1 mm × 150 mm, 5 µm), with 0.1% formic acid and acetonitrile (1:1) as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min. RESULTS The quantification was performed using the transitions of m/z 233/187 for costunolide, m/z 231/185 for dehydrocostuslactone and m/z 285/193 for diazepam, respectively. Calibration curves were linear over the concentration range of 0.7-769.7 ng/mL for costunolide and 0.9-956.0 ng/mL for dehydrocostuslactone. The intra-day and inter-day precisions (RSD%) for two compounds was less than 8.76% and 9.70% and the accuracy (RE%) range from 6.14% to 5.35%. The time to reach the maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) was 10.46 h for costunolide, 12.39 h dehydrocostuslactone. The elimination half-time (t1/2) of costunolide and dehydrocostuslactone was 5.54 ± 0.81 and 4.32 ± 0.71 (h). The AUC of costunolide and dehydrocostuslactone was 308.83 and 7884.51 respectively (ngh/mL). CONCLUSIONS It was the first report for the study of pharmacokinetic profile of costunolide and dehydrocostuslactone in rat plasma after oral administration of RA extract. These results provided a meaningful basis for better understanding the absorption of traditional medicine, RA, and provide useful scientific data for clinical application.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Logistics College of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300162, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Occupational and Environmental Hazard. Logistics College of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Tianjin 300162, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- The State Key Laboratories of Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics, Tianjin 300193, China
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Liang J, Xu F, Zhang YZ, Huang S, Zang XY, Zhao X, Zhang L, Shang MY, Yang DH, Wang X, Cai SQ. The profiling and identification of the absorbed constituents and metabolites of Paeoniae Radix Rubra decoction in rat plasma and urine by the HPLC–DAD–ESI-IT-TOF-MSn technique: A novel strategy for the systematic screening and identification of absorbed constituents and metabolites from traditional Chinese medicines. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2013; 83:108-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2013.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Revised: 04/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Liu XM, Zhao X, Gao EZ, Zhao YL, Liu Z, Yu ZG. Comparative pharmacokinetics of five saponins after intravenous administration of TSFS injection and TSFS injection plus TFFG in rats under different physiological states. J Pharm Anal 2013; 4:53-62. [PMID: 29403868 PMCID: PMC5761055 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2013.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Sanqi is a popular traditional Chinese medicine and commonly used for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Notoginsenoside R1, ginsenoside Rg1, Re, Rb1 and Rd are the major active constituents of Sanqi. The purpose of the study was to investigate the pharmacokinetic behavior of the five active constituents from total saponin from Sanqi when it was used in the blood stasis animals or in combination with Gegen. The concentrations of the five active constituents in rat plasma were determined by an ultra-HPLC–ESI–MS/MS method. The main pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated and statistically analyzed using the unpaired student's t-test. It was found that the pharmacokinetic parameters of notoginsenoside R1, ginsenoside Rg1 and Rb1 represented a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) between the normal rats and the blood stasis rats after administration of total saponin from Sanqi (TSFS). And there were statistically significant differences (P<0.05) in the pharmacokinetic parameters of all the five constituents between administration of TSFS alone and combined with total flavonoid from Gegen (TFFG) in blood stasis rats. It suggested that the pharmacokinetic behavior of the active constituents from TSFS could be changed when it was used in blood stasis animals or in combination with TFFG.
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- Xiao-Ming Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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Liu JY, Lee KF, Sze CW, Tong Y, Tang SCW, Ng TB, Zhang YB. Intestinal absorption and bioavailability of traditional Chinese medicines: a review of recent experimental progress and implication for quality control. J Pharm Pharmacol 2012; 65:621-33. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2012.01608.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2012] [Accepted: 09/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Experimental studies on the pharmacokinetics of traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) have achieved great progress in recent years. This review aims to summarize the progress made on intestinal absorption and bioavailability of TCMs, and proposes the application of intestinal absorption assays as new tools for the quality and safety control of these medicines.
Key findings
Since only the absorbed constituents may produce possible therapeutic effect (except those that directly target the digestive tract), intestinal absorption is of utmost importance for the drug action of TCMs, which are usually taken orally. Meanwhile, complicated drug interactions may occur among the multiple ingredients in a herbal mixture. In this regard, the intestinal permeability assays not only provide useful pharmacokinetic data of TCMs, but have potential applications for quality and safety control. Moreover, knockout animals, 2/4/A1 in-vitro cell model and physiologically-based in-silico models based on the online TCM database can be quite useful for the prediction of absorption and bioavailability of TCMs.
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A variety of in-vivo, in-vitro, in-situ and in-silico models for predicting the intestinal absorption and bioavailability can be applied to study the herbal interactions and screen appropriate biomarkers for the quality and safety control of TCMs.
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- Jing-Yi Liu
- School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- The School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Zeng XY, Zhou X, Xu J, Chan SMH, Xue CL, Molero JC, Ye JM. Screening for the efficacy on lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells is an effective tool for the identification of new anti-diabetic compounds. Biochem Pharmacol 2012; 84:830-7. [PMID: 22820245 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2012.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2012] [Revised: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Reducing lipid accumulation in insulin target tissues is critical for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to develop a biochemical assay in cells for high throughput (HTP) screening of anti-diabetic drugs by reducing lipid accumulation via different mechanisms. We designed a new method to extract triglyceride (TG) with KOH to allow biochemical quantification of TGs for HTP screening in 3T3-L1 cells. This new method was validated for its biochemical properties with identical results of TG obtained with or without KOH (r(2) = 0.9978, p < 0.001) and a fourfold improvement in TG extraction recovery rate (88-95%, p < 0.001) as compared to the conventional chloroform/methanol extraction (12-18%). The ability of this phenotype screening to capture potential anti-diabetic drugs was verified by pharmacological agents well known to alter lipid accumulation by different mechanisms including AMPK activators, fatty acid synthesis inhibitors, PPARγ activator and several lipogenic substrates. To further demonstrate the application of this screening tool for discovery of new anti-diabetic drugs, we screened >200 new candidates selected from Chinese medicine and identified 49 compounds from different classes which reduced TG content by >50% at 1 μM or >75% at 10 μM. Finally, we tested two selected leads (albiflorin and oxymatrine) in vivo and confirmed their efficacy in reducing visceral adiposity, glucose intolerance and hepatic steatosis in high fat-fed or high fructose-fed mice. Our results indicate that screening for the efficacy on lipid accumulation in cells by biochemical quantification of TGs with KOH extraction is an effective tool for the identification of new anti-diabetic compounds.
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- Xiao-Yi Zeng
- Molecular Pharmacology for Diabetes Group, Health Innovations Research Institute and School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
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Hwang YH, Kim T, Cho WK, Jang D, Ha JH, Ma JY. Food- and gender-dependent pharmacokinetics of paeoniflorin after oral administration with Samul-tang in rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2012; 142:161-167. [PMID: 22543167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Revised: 03/07/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Samul-tang (Si-Wu-tang in Chinese, Shimotsu-to in Japanese), widely used in eastern Asia, is composed of Angelica gigas (Angelicae Gigantis Radix), Cnidium officinale (Cnidii Rhizoma), Paeonia lactiflora (Paeonia Radix) and Rehmannia glutinosa (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata). Paeoniflorin, one of active components in Samul-tang has anti-platelet, anti-inflammation, anti-cancer and neuroprotective properties. However, there is no information about the effects of gender and food intake on the pharmacokinetics of paeoniflorin till now. AIM OF THE STUDY This study was conducted to investigate whether food and gender could influence pharmacokinetic profiles of paeoniflorin after oral administration of Samul-tang. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male and female rats were administered with a single oral dose of Samul-tang equivalent to 80 mg/kg of paeoniflorin. Plasma concentrations of paeoniflorin were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. The statistical differences of each group were evaluated using the analysis of variance (ANOVA) or Student t-test. RESULTS The pharmacokinetic parameters of paeoniflorin were not significant different by gender difference. However, the maximum plasma concentration (C(max), 0.47±0.29 μg/mL versus 1.10±0.35 μg/mL), area under the concentration-time curve (AUC(0→∞), 1.41±0.89 h · μg/mL versus 3.12±1.61 h · μg/mL) and relative bioavailability (F(rel)=2.21) of fed rats were significantly increased in comparison with those of fasted rats (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Taken together, food intake can affect both the rate and extent of absorption of paeoniflorin when Samul-tang was administered orally. Furthermore, this study demonstrates a readily preparative HPLC method in the research of traditional herbal medicine.
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- Youn-Hwan Hwang
- TKM-Based Herbal Drug Research Group, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 305-811, South Korea
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Long J, Gao M, Kong Y, Shen X, Du X, Son YO, Shi X, Liu J, Mo X. Cardioprotective effect of total paeony glycosides against isoprenaline-induced myocardial ischemia in rats. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2012; 19:672-676. [PMID: 22483552 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2012.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2011] [Revised: 02/02/2012] [Accepted: 03/04/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Paeoniae radix is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb for treating some diseases; important components are total paeony glycosides (TPGs), an approved drug by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for the therapy of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We firstly reported myocardial benefits of TPGs previously, and the present study is to further investigate the underlying mechanisms for preventing oxidative damage in cardiomyopathy. We measured the capacity of TPGs to scavenge free radicals in vitro. Then 60 SD rats were randomly divided into five groups: (1) a normal control group, (2) an isoprenaline (ISO)-induced myocardial ischemic model group, (3) a TPG treatment group (TPGs 269.4 mg/kg delivered by intragastric administration for 3 days before ISO administration and TPGs 449 mg/kg delivered for 3 days after ISO administration), (4) a TPG therapy group (TPGs 449 mg/kg delivered for 3 days after ISO administration), and (5) a positive control group (propranolol 15 mg/kg for 3 days after ISO administration). The ISO-induced myocardial ischemic model was established by subcutaneous injection of 1mg/kg/8h ISO (2 times). The activities of myocardial enzymes, including glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), creatine kinase (CK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) as well as the content of lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) were detected. We found that TPGs potently eliminated hydroxyl radicals and superoxide in vitro using ESR assays. Compared with model rats, TPG treatment, TPG therapy and the positive control treatment exhibited significantly reduced activities of GOT, LDH, and CK (p < 0.01), increased activity of SOD (p < 0.01) and lower levels of MDA (p < 0.05). More interestingly, the protective effect of TPG treatment was even better than that of propranolol. These results suggest that TPGs significantly ameliorate ISO-induced myocardial ischemia and their action might be through reducing oxidative stress in ischemic myocardium.
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- Jiangang Long
- Department of Biological Science and Engineering, Institute of Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an 710049, China
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Chen J, Yan X, Kim TJ, Kim SH, Kim KT, Lee YK, Cho CW, Baek JS, Park YK, Kim YH, Lee WJ, Kang JS. Metabolic Pharmacokinetics in Rats: Differences between Pure Amygdalin and Amygdalin in a Decoction of Peach Seeds. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2012. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2012.33.5.1470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ji Q, Yang L, Zhou J, Lin R, Zhang J, Lin Q, Wang W, Zhang K. Protective effects of paeoniflorin against cobalt chloride-induced apoptosis of endothelial cells via HIF-1α pathway. Toxicol In Vitro 2012; 26:455-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2011] [Revised: 11/25/2011] [Accepted: 01/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Xu S, Peng J, Li Y, He L, Chen F, Zhang J, Ding J. Pharmacokinetic comparisons of rutaecarpine and evodiamine after oral administration of Wu-Chu-Yu extracts with different purities to rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2012; 139:395-400. [PMID: 22120018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Revised: 09/18/2011] [Accepted: 11/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Wu-Chu-Yu is a well-known herbal drug used for hypertension. Rutaecarpine and evodiamine are main bioactive components of the medicine. MATERIALS AND METHODS A sensitive and specific HPLC method was developed to analyze rutaecarpine (Rut) and evodiamine (Evo) in rat whole blood. The pharmacokinetics of Rut and Evo after oral administration of Wu-Chu-Yu extracts with different purities to rats was compared to evaluate the effect of purity of Wu-Chu-Yu extracts on the absorption of Rut and Evo. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were given Wu-Chu-Yu extracts with different purities (high, medium and low) approximately the same doses of equivalent to Rut (40 mg/kg) and Evo (31 mg/kg). The contents of Rut and Evo were 45 and 35%, 28 and 21%, 9 and 7% in high, medium and low purity extracts, respectively. At different time points (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 and 4h) after administration, the concentrations of Rut and Evo in rat whole blood were determined by HPLC, and main pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated. RESULTS The results indicated that the absorption of Rut and Evo in Wu-Chu-Yu extracts was improved when compared with the pure Rut and Evo and there were significant differences among different groups. CONCLUSIONS The bioavailability of Rut and Evo was increased along with the increasing of purity (16%-80%) in Wu-Chu-Yu extracts.
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- Shixi Xu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, PR China
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Comparative pharmacokinetics of three triterpene acids in rat plasma after oral administration of Poria extract and its formulated herbal preparation: GuiZhi-FuLing capsule. Fitoterapia 2012; 83:117-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Revised: 10/01/2011] [Accepted: 10/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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