Pharmacokinetic study of dendrobine in rat plasma by ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.

Dendrobine, considered as the major active alkaloid compound, has been used for the quality control and discrimination of Dendrobium which is documented in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. In this work, a sensitive and simple ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method for determination of dendrobine in rat plasma is developed. After addition of caulophyline as an internal standard (IS), protein precipitation by acetonitrile-methanol (9:1, v/v) was used to prepare samples. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a UPLC BEH C18 (2.1 ×100 mm, 1.7 µm) column with acetonitrile and 0.1% formic acid as the mobile phase with gradient elution. An electrospray ionization source was applied and operated in positive ion mode; multiple reaction monitoring mode was used for quantification using target fragment ions m/z 264.2 → 70.0 for dendrobine and m/z 205.1 → 58.0 for IS. Calibration plots were linear throughout the range 2-1000 ng/mL for dendrobine in rat plasma. The RSDs of intra-day and inter-day precision were both <13%. The accuracy of the method was between 95.4 and 103.9%. The method was successfully applied to pharmacokinetic study of dendrobine after intravenous administration. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Wang S ，Wu H ，Geng P ，Lin Y ，Liu Z ，Zhang L ，Ma J ，Zhou Y ，Wang X ，Wen C ... -  《-》

Determination and validation of hupehenine in rat plasma by UPLC-MS/MS and its application to pharmacokinetic study.

In this work, a sensitive and selective ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method for determination of hupehenine in rat plasma was developed and validated. After addition of imperialine as an internal standard (IS), protein precipitation by acetonitrile-methanol (9:1, v/v) was used to prepare samples. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a UPLC BEH C18 column (2.1 × 100 mm, 1.7 µm) with 0.1% formic acid and acetonitrile as the mobile phase with gradient elution. An electrospray ionization source was applied and operated in positive ion mode; multiple reaction monitoring mode was used for quantification using target fragment ions m/z 416.3 → 98.0 for hupehenine, and m/z 430.3 → 138.2 for IS. Calibration plots were linear throughout the range 2-2000 ng/mL for hupehenine in rat plasma. Mean recoveries of hupehenine in rat plasma ranged from 92.5 to 97.3%. Relative standard deviations of intra-day and inter-day precision were both <6%. The accuracy of the method was between 92.7 and 107.4%. The method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study of hupehenine after either oral or intravenous administration. For the first time, the bioavailability of hupehenine was reported as 13.4%.

Wen C ，Wang S ，Huang X ，Liu Z ，Lin Y ，Yang S ，Ma J ，Zhou Y ，Wang X ... -  《-》

Pharmacokinetic study of ardisiacrispin A in rat plasma after intravenous administration by UPLC-MS/MS.

In this work, a sensitive and selective UPLC-MS/MS method for determination of ardisiacrispin A in rat plasma was developed. Cyasterone used as an internal standard (IS) and protein precipitation by acetonitrile-methanol (9:1, v/v) was used to prepare samples. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a UPLC BEH C18 column (2.1 × 100 mm, 1.7 μm) with 0.1% formic acid and acetonitrile as the mobile phase with gradient elution. An electrospray ionization source was applied and operated in positive ion mode; multiple reaction monitoring mode was used for quantification using target fragment ions m/z 1083.5 → 407.1 for ardisiacrispin A and m/z 521.3 → 485.2 for IS. Calibration plots were linear throughout the range 5-2000 ng/mL for ardisiacrispin A in rat plasma. Mean recoveries of ardisiacrispin A in rat plasma ranged from 80.4 to 92.6%. The values of RSD of intra- and inter-day precision were both <11%. The accuracy of the method was between 97.3 and 105.6%. The method was successfully applied to pharmacokinetic study of ardisiacrispin A after intravenous administration in rats.

Fang B ，Bao S ，Wang S ，Chen M ，Chen B ，Su K ，Wen C ，Zhou Y ，Wang X ，Jin Y ... -  《-》

Determination of N-methylcytisine in rat plasma by UPLC-MS/MS and its application to pharmacokinetic study.

In this work, a sensitive and selective UPLC-MS/MS method for determination of N-methylcytisine in rat plasma is developed. After addition of hordenine as an internal standard (IS), protein precipitation by acetonitrile-methanol (9:1, v/v) was used to prepare samples. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a UPLC BEH HILIC (2.1 mm×100mm, 1.7μm) with acetonitrile (containing 10mM ammonium formate) and water (containing 0.1% formic acid and 10mM ammonium formate) as the mobile phase with gradient elution. An electrospray ionization source was applied and operated in positive ion mode; multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode was used for quantification using target fragment ions m/z 205.1→58.0 for N-methylcytisine, and m/z 166.1→121.0 for IS. Calibration plots were linear throughout the range 2-2000ng/mL for N-methylcytisine in rat plasma. Mean recoveries of N-methylcytisine in rat plasma ranged from 86.1% to 94.8%. RSD of intra-day and inter-day precision were both<13%. The accuracy of the method was between 94.5% and 109.4%. The method was successfully applied to pharmacokinetic study of N-methylcytisine after either oral or intravenous administration. For the first time, the absolute bioavailability of N-methylcytisine was reported as high as 55.5%.

Wang S ，Wu H ，Huang X ，Geng P ，Wen C ，Ma J ，Zhou Y ，Wang X ... -  《-》

Pharmacokinetics in rats and tissue distribution in mouse of berberrubine by UPLC-MS/MS.

Berberrubine is an isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Berberis vulgaris L, and it is readily derived from berberine. In this study, a sensitive and selective ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method for the determination of berberrubine in rat plasma and mouse tissue has been developed. Magnoflorine was employed as an internal standard (IS), and liquid-liquid extraction by ethyl acetate was used for sample preparation. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a UPLC BEH C18 column (2.1mm×100mm, 1.7μm) with 0.1% formic acid and acetonitrile as the mobile phase with gradient elution. An electrospray ionization source was applied and operated in positive ion mode; multiple reactions monitoring (MRM) mode was used for quantification using target fragment ions m/z 322.0→307.0 for berberrubine and m/z 342.8→298.2 for IS. Calibration plots were linear in the range of 2-2000ng/mL for berberrubine in rat plasma and mouse tissue. Mean recoveries of berberrubine in rat plasma ranged from 79.6% to 84.8%. Intra-day and inter-day precision were less than 11%. The accuracy ranged from 93.6% to 106.8%. The method has also been successfully applied in pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution study of berberrubine. The absolute bioavailability of berberrubine was determined to be 31.6%. The results also show that berberrubine is rapidly absorbed and widely distributed in various tissues. The level of berberrubine in liver is highest, and followed by kidney, spleen and heart. Furthermore, the concentration of berberrubine in various tissues could also be predicted by a BP-ANN model.

Wang X ，Wang S ，Ma J ，Ye T ，Lu M ，Fan M ，Deng M ，Hu L ，Gao Z ... -  《-》