ABSTRACT
Objective: To rapidly screen the potential analgesic ingredients from Draconis Resina by live cell immobilized chromatography coupled with HRMS. Methods: An HPLC-DAD-ESI-TOF-MS technique was used to rapidly identify the main chemical constituents from Draconis Resina. Based on the bio-specific affinity adsorption of bioactive compounds with receptors or channels on cells, the potential bioactive components in Draconis Resina could be selectively bound to the target cells-mice dorsal root neurons cells, then the chemical constituents with cell target affinity were identified by LC-HRMS. Results: A total of 21 compounds with various structures were tentatively identified and characterized by HPLC-DAD-ESI-TOF-MS, and among them, 10 potentially analgesic active ingredients in Draconis Resina extract combined with dorsal root neurons cells were successfully detected and identified, including two stilbene, two homoisoflavones, one homoisoflavone, two dihydrochalcone, and three flavonoid oligomers. Conclusion: Live cell immobilized chromatography coupled with LC-DAD-HRMS analysis could provide a rapid and efficient tool for finding the potential bioactive components in Draconis Resina for the next pharmacology studies, which provide the reference for exploring of effective materials basis in Chinese medicines.