Research Article

Simultaneous Quantification of Four Ginsenosides in Rat Plasma and Its Application to a Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study in Normal and Depression Rats Using UHPLC-MS/MS

Table 5

Pharmacokinetic parameters of the four analytes in the normal and model group.

ParametersG-Rh1G-Rb1G-RcG-Rd

Normal
Cmax (mg/L)15.163 ± 0.815349.840 ± 6.2387.741 ± 0.36697.458 ± 1.800
Tmax (h)0.50 ± 0.011.00 ± 0.011.00 ± 0.011.00 ± 0.01
AUC 0-72 (mg/Lh)128.871 ± 68.50910399.870 ± 5196.010228.760 ± 110.7312061.658 ± 1011.618
AUC 0-∞ (mg/Lh)129.100 ± 68.50710585.975 ± 5201.551229.541 ± 110.1022062.555 ± 1011.536
t1/2 (h)10.731 ± 0.90517.774 ± 0.2079.659 ± 1.0939.631 ± 0.206
CLz/F (L/h/kg)621.227 ± 54.66417.096 ± 0.382647.808 ± 36.10764.895 ± 2.255
MRT (h)22.278 ± 10.62115.952 ± 0.85116.111 ± 2.79813.997 ± 0.390

Model
Cmax (mg/L)20.010 ± 1.027385.694 ± 8.33912.497 ± 0.809104.959 ± 5.034
Tmax (h)0.50 ± 0.011.00 ± 0.021.00 ± 0.011.00 ± 0.03
AUC 0–72 (mg/Lh)148.939 ± 62.32926347.000 ± 13042.423295.337 ± 165.9082583.439 ± 1254.680
AUC 0-∞ (mg/Lh)149.172 ± 62.33029419.304 ± 12850.460295.641 ± 166.0812587.285 ± 1253.860
t1/2 (h)9.765 ± 0.82513.472 ± 0.5888.166 ± 0.88110.198 ± 0.511
CLz/F (L/h/kg)544.957 ± 6.15011.994 ± 0.385450.788 ± 23.97455.744 ± 2.366
MRT (h)16.589 ± 1.74519.683 ± 0.79314.639 ± 0.19015.126 ± 0.671

Data were reported as mean ± SD for n = 6. , , compared with the normal group.