scholarly journals Using UPLC-MS/MS for Characterization of Active Components in Extracts of Yupingfeng and Application to a Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study in Rat Plasma after Oral Administration

Molecules ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng-Qi Jia ◽  
Ye-Juan Xiong ◽  
Yun Xue ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Chao Yan
Keyword(s):  
Oral Administration ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Study ◽  
Rat Plasma ◽  
Active Components ◽  
Comparative Pharmacokinetic

scholarly journals Simultaneous Determination of Bufalin and Its Nine Metabolites in Rat Plasma for Characterization of Metabolic Profiles and Pharmacokinetic Study by LC–MS/MS

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 1662
Author(s):  
Wenlong Wei ◽  
Yang Yu ◽  
Xia Wang ◽  
Linhui Yang ◽  
Hang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Administration ◽  
Simultaneous Determination ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Study ◽  
Metabolic Pathways ◽  
Multiple Reaction Monitoring ◽  
Rat Plasma ◽  
Limit Of Quantitation

Characterization and determination of metabolites to monitor metabolic pathways play a paramount role in evaluating the efficacy and safety of medicines. However, the separation and quantification of metabolites are rather difficult due to their limited contents in vivo, especially in the case of Chinese medicine, due to its complexity. In this study, an effective and convenient method was developed to simultaneously quantify bufalin and its nine metabolites (semi-quantitation) in rat plasma after an oral administration of 10 mg/kg to rats. The prototype and metabolites that were identified were subsequently quantified using positive electrospray ionization in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode with transitions of m/z 387.4→369.6 and 387.4→351.3 for bufalin, m/z 513.7→145.3 for IS, and 387.4→369.6, 419.2→365.2, and 403.2→349.2 for the main metabolites (3-epi-bufalin, dihydroxylated bufalin, and hydroxylated bufalin, respectively). The method was validated over the calibration curve range of 1.00–100 ng/mL with a limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 1 ng/mL for bufalin. No obvious matrix effect was observed, and the intra- and inter-day precisions, as well as accuracy, were all within the acceptable criteria in this method. Then, this method was successfully applied in metabolic profiling and a pharmacokinetic study of bufalin after an oral administration of 10 mg/kg to rats. The method of simultaneous determination of bufalin and its nine metabolites in rat plasma could be useful for pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic relationship research of bufalin, providing experimental evidence for explaining the occurrence of some adverse effects of Venenum Bufonis and its related preparations.

UHPLC-MS Simultaneous Determination and Pharmacokinetic Study of Three Aromatic Acids and One Monoterpene in Rat Plasma after Oral Administration of Shaofu Zhuyu Decoction

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (03) ◽  
pp. 697-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shulan Su ◽  
Wenxia Cui ◽  
Jin-Ao Duan ◽  
Yongqing Hua ◽  
Jianming Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Administration ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Study ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Multiple Reaction Monitoring ◽  
Rat Plasma ◽  
Negative Ion ◽  
Aromatic Acids ◽  
Active Components ◽  
Negative Ion Mode

We developed a sensitive and rapid method for determination of ferulic acid, caffeic acid, vanillic acid, and paeoniflorin in rat plasma based on ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS). The separation of the four compounds was carried out on an AcQuity UHPLC™ BEH C18 column using a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile and water (containing 0.1% formic acid). Electrospray ionization in positive and negative ion mode and multiple reaction monitoring was used to identify and quantify active components. All calibration curves gave good linearity (r > 0.991) over the concentration range from 4.24–2875 ngmL-1 for all components. The precision of the in vivo study was evaluated by intraday and interday assays and the percentages of RSD were all within 10.6%. The recovery ranged from 60.2 to 77.9%. The method was successfully applied to pharmacokinetic study of all three aromatic acids and one monoterpene in rat plasma. Furthermore, we compared the pharmacokinetics profile of the four compounds in normal and primary dysmenorrhea rats' plasma following oral administration of Shaofu Zhuyu decoction (SFZYD) and its ethanol supernatant extract (SFE).

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