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. 2020 Mar:123:109756.
doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109756. Epub 2019 Dec 25.

A rapid and sensitive UHPLC-MS/MS method for the determination of ziyuglycoside I and its application in a preliminary pharmacokinetic study in healthy and leukopenic rats

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A rapid and sensitive UHPLC-MS/MS method for the determination of ziyuglycoside I and its application in a preliminary pharmacokinetic study in healthy and leukopenic rats

Lin-Jie Zhu et al. Biomed Pharmacother. 2020 Mar.
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Abstract

Ziyuglycoside I (ZgI), one of the main active ingredients in the popular Diyushengbai tablet made from Sanguisorba officinalis L., has been proven to relieve leukopenia clinically. However, to our knowledge, no studies have investigated the pharmacokinetics of either Diyushengbai tablet or ZgI in leukopenic vs. healthy individuals. In the present study, a rapid and sensitive UHPLC-MS/MS method was developed for detecting ZgI. On using this method on a novel cyclophosphamide-induced leukopenia model, we investigated differences in the pharmacokinetic characteristics of ZgI between leukopenic and normal rats. Chromatographic separation of ZgI and glycyrrhetinic acid (IS) was achieved via gradient elution in 0.5 min, and the total run time lasted for 5 min. Methodological validation results presented a good accuracy (102.6 %-110.8 %) and precision (% RSD ≤ 13.8) with a limit of quantitation of 0.5 ng/mL. Pharmacokinetic results showed a significantly shortened peak time (Tmax) (0.93 vs. 0.33 h) while a remarkably decreased maximum concentration (Cmax) (7.96 vs. 3.40 ng/L) in the 20 mg/kg leukopenia group in comparison with those in the 20 mg/kg normal group. In addition, a prolonged elimination half-life (t1/2β) was observed in the 20 mg/kg leukopenia group (5.02 vs. 18.51 h). We observed similar trends in the 5 mg/kg oral dosing treatment and control groups, except for Cmax, which did not differ between the groups. We did not find pharmacokinetic differences in ZgI between the two leukopenia groups. Thus, the pharmacokinetic parameters of ZgI (e.g., Tmax, Cmax, and T1/2β) changed based on the presence of a leukopenic state. This study may provide guidance for the development of ZgI as an agent for the treatment of leukopenia.

Keywords: Leukopenia; Pharmacokinetics; Sanguisorba officinalis L.; UHPLC-MS/MS; Ziyuglycoside I.

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