Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method to simultaneously determine three bioactive components of the Huangqi Chifeng decoction (HQCF) in rat plasma.
Methods: Taxol was used as an internal standard in the developed method. Chromatographic separation was performed on a C column using a gradient elution with 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile (v/v) and 0.1% formic acid in water (v/v) as the mobile phases at a flow rate of 0.4 mL·minute. All compounds were monitored via selected reaction monitoring with an electrospray ionization source.
Results: The lower limits of quantification of paeoniflorin, calycosin, and prim--glucosylcimifugin were 15.0, 0.75, and 0.75 ng·mL, respectively. The calibration curves indicated optimal linearity ( > 0.99) across the concentration ranges. The specificity, precision, accuracy, recovery, matrix effect, and stability of the method were validated. This method was successfully applied in a pharmacokinetics study of the three compounds in rat plasma.
Conclusion: The pharmacokinetics results provide insights into the mechanisms of HQCF and its future clinical application.
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December 2024
Institute of Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital), Xi'an, China.
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School of Pharmaceutical Science, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China.
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J Ethnopharmacol
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Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510405, China; Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, Guangdong, China; Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China; State Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China. Electronic address:
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