Research Article

Simultaneous Determination of Five Chromones of Radix Saposhnikoviae Extract in Rat Plasma by UPLC-MS/MS: Application to a Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study in Normal and Febrile Rats

Table 5

Pharmacokinetic parameters in normal and febrile rats after oral administration of Radix Saposhnikoviae (RS) extract (mean ± SD, ).

GroupAnalytesT1/2 (min)Tmax (min)Cmax (μg/mL)AUC0–t (μg/mL ∗ min)AUC0–∞ (μg/mL ∗ min)

NormalPrim-O-glucosylcimifugin2.84 ± 0.850.50 ± 0.000.36 ± 0.070.54 ± 0.070.56 ± 0.08
Cimifugin8.08 ± 4.596.00 ± 1.271.86 ± 0.1827.50 ± 1.9932.61 ± 6.41
4′-O-β-D-glucosyl-5-O-methylvisammino1.67 ± 0.380.47 ± 0.070.11 ± 0.010.17 ± 0.040.18 ± 0.05
5-O-methylvisammino6.35 ± 2.878.33 ± 0.820.38 ± 0.094.47 ± 0.995.08 ± 0.74
Sec-O-glucosylhamaudol20.54 ± 16.510.42 ± 0.140.05 ± 0.010.13 ± 0.020.15 ± 0.04

ModelPrim-O-glucosylcimifugin11.59 ± 7.490.31 ± 0.070.46 ± 0.060.66 ± 0.120.67 ± 0.12
Cimifugin7.79 ± 2.922.17 ± 0.412.29 ± 0.1826.85 ± 1.4132.03 ± 4.67
4′-O-β-D-glucosyl-5-O-methylvisammino7.41 ± 6.600.33 ± 0.000.15 ± 0.010.23 ± 0.020.24 ± 0.03
5-O-methylvisammino6.21 ± 1.208.67 ± 1.030.40 ± 0.055.04 ± 0.385.68 ± 0.58
Sec-O-glucosylhamaudol6.99 ± 3.860.36 ± 0.070.05 ± 0.010.13 ± 0.010.14 ± 0.01