[Comparative study on pharmacokinetics of gentiopicroside and gentianae radix extract in rats].Zhong Yao Cai. 2013 May; 36(5):783-6.ZY
OBJECTIVE
To compare the pharmacokinetics of gentiopicroside and Gentianae Radix extract in rats and assess the effect of other components in Gentianae Radix on the pharmacokinetics of gentiopicroside.
METHODS
The rats were oral administrated with gentiopicroside and Gentianae Radix extract, the content of geritiopicroside was chosen as index and determined by HPLC. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated with DAS 2.1.1 program.
RESULTS
The concentration-time curve of gentiopicroside and Gentianae Radix extract was described by two compartment model. The main pharmacokinetic parameters of gentiopicroside and Gentianae Radix extract were: C(max) (16.53 +/- 0.37) g/mL and (16.61 +/- 0.49) g/mL, T(max) 0.25 h and 1.5 h, t1/2(alpha) (0.20 +/- 0.04) h and (0.69 +/- 0. 14) h, t /2 (beta) (0.64 +/- 0.08) hand (0.80 +/- 0.11) h, AUC(0-infinity) (18.20 +/- 1.97) g x h/mL and (39.20 +/- 1.18) g x h/mL, CL(2.75 +/- 0.32) L/(h x kg) and (1.22 +/- 0.04) L (h x kg), respectively.
CONCLUSION
There are significantly differences in pharmacokinetic parameters between gentiopicroside and Gentianae Radix extract in rats.