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To establish an HPLC characteristic fingerprint method of Fuke Qianjin Capsules,and determine the contents of its main components. The analysis was carried out on a Kromasil 100-5-C18 analytical column(4. 6 mm ×250 mm,5 μm) with gradient elution by acetonitrile(A)-0. 1% phosphoric acid aqueous solution(B),a flow rate at 1. 0 m L·min-1 and the detection wavelength of 254 nm.The column temperature was 30 ℃,and the injection volume was 10 μL. The determination method of genistin,jatrorrhizine,andrographolide and 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide index components were studied methodologically. The common mode of the characteristic fingerprint of Fuke Qianjin Capsules was set up with 8 common peaks,which were identified as genistin,jatrorrhizine,palmatine,berberine,andrographolide,14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide,Z-ligustilide,and Z-3-butylidenephthalide,respectively,in comparison with the references. The similarities of 20 batches of Fuke Qianjin Capsules samples were above 0. 95. All of the above-mentioned 4 analytes could be well separated under the optimized chromatographic conditions. RSD of precision and repeatability experiment were both less than 1. 5%,and the sample solution was stable during 72 h. All of the compounds had a good linearity and linear range. The contents of genistin,jatrorrhizine,andrographolide,and 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide in 20 batches of Fuke Qianjin Capsules samples were 28. 66-56. 04,94. 77-197. 92,1 705. 33-4 148. 93 and 462. 16-1 225. 96 μg in each capsule,respectively. The developed HPLC characteristic fingerprint and quantitative analysis methods were reliable,accurate and sensitive,and could be used effectively evaluate the quality of Fuke Qianjin Capsules samples.
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Objective@#To investigate the changes of alkaloids in Chinese medicine Phellodendron amurense.@*Methods@#High performance liquid chromatographywas used to detect the content of berberine, corkaline, jatrorrhizine, palmatinebefore and after processing in different processed products of Chinese medicine Phellodendron amurense. The column was Ecosil C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 2.5 μm), and the mobile phase was acetonitrile: 0.2% phosphoric acid buffer solution (55:45)(0.4 g of sodium lauryl sulfate per 100 ml of 0.2% phosphoric acid aqueous solution), detection wavelength was 265 nm, column temperature was 35 ℃, flow rate was 1.0 ml/min, and injection volume was 3.0 μl.@*Results@#The best processing temperature of brine-dried cork, anthrax, and wine-running cork was below 160 ℃. Themass fraction of total alkaloid was 4.512 7%, 2.789 4% and 4.047 1% at 100 ℃. Among them, the wine-dried cork and salt water-filled cork products and raw products had a high mass indicating that the auxiliary materials for increasing the dissolution rate of alkaloids were salt and wine. Compared with the raw products, the content of berberine and palmatine in salt water-running cork and wine-running cork was obvious. The content of berberine and palmatine in anthrax was significantly decreased, and the content of corkaline and jatrorrhizine did not change significantly.@*Conclusions@#The changes of alkaloids before and after in different processing of Cortex Phellodendron have showed some differences. The different processing and temperature have a direct influence on the changes of its composition, which can changes the chemical properties of Chinese medicine Phellodendron amurense before and after processing.
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This paper aimed to investigate the hypoglycemic effect and relative mechanism of jatrorrhizine in insulin-resistance (IR)-3T3-L1 adipocytes. The 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were used to induce mature adipocytes, then the stable IR model was established with 1 μmol·L⁻¹ dexamethasone. The adipocytes were divided into normal group, IR model group, rosiglitazone positive group and jatrorrhizine group (0.5, 1, 5, 10, 20 μmol·L⁻¹). After different time points (12, 24, 30, 36, 48 h) treatment, glucose content of 3T3-L1 adipocytes was detected by the glucose oxidase peroxidase method and TG content was measured by glycerol phosphate oxidase method, whereas cell viability was detected by CCK-8 assay. Furthermore, the protein expression levels of insulin receptor substrate 2 (IRS2), phosphinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 1(PI3KR1), phosphorylated protein B [p-AKT (Ser473)], phosph-AMP-activated protein [p-AMPK (Thr172)], and glucose transporter type 4/1/2 (GLUT4/1/2) were detected by Western blot assay. The results showed that as compared with the normal group, the glucose consumptionwas significantly decreased in IR model group(<0.01); whereas 0.5, 1, 5, 10, 20 μmol·L⁻¹ jatrorrhizine and rosiglitazone group elevated IR-3T3-L1 cells glucose consumption (<0.01) at 36 h and 48 h administration as compared with IR group. The optimal administration time was 48 h for jatrorrhizine. 1, 5, 10, 20 μmol·L⁻¹ of jatrorrhizine decreased the TG content in 3T3-L1 adipocytes for 48 h administration (<0.05). The protein expression levels of IRS2, PI3KR1, p-AKT (Ser473), p-AMPK (Thr172), GLUT4/1/2 were significantly up-regulated by different concentrations of jatrorrhizine and rosiglitazone (<0.01). The results showed that jatrorrhizine increased glucose uptake with elevated glucose consumption, whereas reduced intracellular TG content in IR-3T3-L1 adipocytes. Moreover, it intervened classic insulin signal pathway IRS2/PI3KR1/p-AKT/GLUT4 and increase AMPK protein phosphorylation level for the activation of GLUT1/4 for insulin sensibility. Thus, jatrorrhizine could effectively regulate the GLUTs with multiple manners for hypoglycemic effect.
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OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for simultaneous determination of gallic acid,magnoflorine,ellagic acid,jatrorrhizine hydrochloride,palmatine hydrochloride,berberine hydrochloride and curcumin in Siwei jianghuang decoction powder.METHODS:HPLC method was adopted.The determination was performed on Capcell Pak C18-MG Ⅱ column with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.1％ phosphoric acid (gradient elution) at the flow rate of 0.8 mL/min.The detection wavelengths were 270 nm (0-60 min,gallic acid,magnoflorine,ellagic acid,jatrorrhizine hydrochloride,palmatine hydrochloride,berberine hydrochloride) and 428 nm (60-70 min,curcumin).The column temperature was set at 30 ℃,and sample size was 10 μL.RESULTS:The linear ranges of gallic acid,magnoflorine,ellagic acid,jatrorrhizine hydrochloride,palmatine hydrochloride,berberine hydrochloride and curcumin were 0.249 6-1.497 6,0.284 0-1.704 0,0.075 6-0.453 6,0.015 9-0.095 9,0.023 6-0.141 6,0.098 2-0.589 0 and 0.060 4-0.362 4 μtg (r≥0.999 8).The limits of detection were 6.24,4.73,7.56,2.36,3.20,6.54,6.04 ng,and the limits of quantitation were 17.47,16.08,20.86,7.31,10.24,19.62,19.32 ng,respectively.RSDs of precision,stability (12 h),reproducibility tests were lower than 2.0％ (n=6).The recoveries were 95.45％-103.47％ (RSD=0.86％-1.98％,n=9).CONCLUSIONS:Established method is simple,accurate,reliable and suitable for simultaneous determination of 7 components such as gallic acid in Siwei jianghuang decoction powder.
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AIM To establish an HPLC method for the simultaneous content determination of six constituents in Jiaotai Pills (Coptidis Rhizoma and Cinnamomi Cortex).METHODS The analysis of 30％ methanol of this drug was performed on a 30 ℃ Agilent ZORBAX SB-C1s column (4.6 mm ×250 mm,5 μm),with the mobile phase comprising of acetonitrile-KH2PO4flowing at 0.8 mL/min in a gradient elution manner,and the detection wavelength was set at 276 nm.RESULTS Epiberberine,jatrorrhizine hydrochloride,coptisine hydrochloride,palmatine chloride,berberine hydrochloride and cinnamaldehyde showed good linear relationships within the ranges of 0.64-41.24 μg/mL (R2 =0.999 9),0.65-43.76 μg/mL (R2 =1.000 0),0.82-52.65 μg/mL (R2 =0.999 9),0.79-50.70 μg/mL (R2 =0.999 9),3.08-197.20 μg/mL (R2=0.999 8) and 0.65-41.65 μg/mL (R2 =0.999 9),whose average recoveries were 98.06％,102.76％,99.27％,99.75％,96.74％ and 101.33％ with the RSDs of 0.56％,0.54％,0.39％,0.55％,0.48％ and 2.14％,respectively.CONCLUSION This accurate,sensitive,stable and reproducible method can be used for the quality control of Jiaotai Pills.
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Objective To develop a quantitative analysis multi-components by single marker (QAMS) method for the quantification of multiple characteristic components, namely, puerarin, daidzin, jatrorrhizine, palmatine, soybean glycol, wogonoside, wogonin, in Gegen Qinlian Pills (GQP) with puerarin as the internal reference. Methods Samples were analyzed by Waters ultra-high efficiency liquid chromatography (UPLC) system, equipped with a reverse phase Acquity BEH C18 chromatographic column, with the mobile phase of methanol-0.1% phosphoric acid solution at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The column temperature and the detection wavelength set at 30 ℃ and 260 nm respectively. Based on puerarin as the internal reference, the relative correction factors (RCFs) with other six characteristic components were calculated, then compared with the external standard method. This result benefits to verify the accuracy and advantages of the established QAMS method. Results Under the linear range of determination, RCFs of daidzin, jatrorrhizine, palmatine, soybean glycol, wogonoside, wogonin with reference to puerarin, were 1.02, 1.07, 1.05, 1.32, 0.62, and 0.90 in GQP, respectively. And the repeatability was good in different experimental conditions. Moreover, there was no significant difference on the quantitative results of seven characteristic components, derived from between external standard method and QAMS method in the 10 batches of GQP samples. The range of seven characteristic components contents in the 10 batches of GQP samples, namely puerarin, daidzin, jatrorrhizine, palmatine, soybean glycol, wogonoside and wogonin, were 8.923-10.746 mg/g, 2.231-2.988 mg/g, 0.825-1.197 mg/g, 1.274-1.522 mg/g, 2.330-2.713 mg/g, 0.836-0.951 mg/g, and 0.901-1.092 mg/g, respectively. Conclusion In present study, a feasible, convenient and accurate QAMS method with puerarin as the internal reference was established. Therefore, it is suitable to quantify multiple characteristic components in GQP and provide a useful approach for the quality control of GQP.
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Objective To observe the influence of jatrorrhizine on the Akt/AMPK/eNOS signaling pathways and potential protective function in blood vessel of diabetes rats. Methods Male Wistar rats ( n=60) were randomly divided into normal control group, model control group, low-and high dose jatrorrhizine groups. Except normal control group, the other rats were given intraperitoneal injection of STZ after induced insulin resistance, to made typeⅡdiabetes model. CMC-Na solution (5%) was given to normal control and model control group, and the jatrorrhizine resolved in the same solution was administered to low (50 mgkg-1) and high dose (100 mgkg-1) jatrorrhizine groups for 8 weeks. Their body weight, blood glucose, and seruminsulin levels were measured at the end of the treatment, IL-1β, TNF-αlevel in serum were measured by ELISA, and the eNOS, Akt/AMPK protein expression levels in the blood vessel were measured by Western blotting. Results Compared with normal control group, the weight of model control gropwas lossed, blood glucose was increased(P<0.01). Compared with model control group, high-dose jatrorrhizine significantly increased body weight, alleviated blood glucose and decreased serum insulin ( P<0.01) . Serum inflammatory factor like IL-1βwas (92.3±4.3) pgmL-1 in normal control group, (152.4±20.0) pgmL-1 in model control group, (120.96±33.0) pgmL-1 and (95.05±7.7) pgmL-1 in low-and high-dose jatrorrhizine groups, respectively. TNF-αwas (10.50±0.82) pgmL-1 in model control group, (7.48±0.36) pgmL-1 in normal control group, (8.82±0.42) and (7.11±0.33) pgmL-1 in low- and high- dose jatrorrhizine groups, respectively. As compared with control group, eNOS and Akt/AMPK expression in blood vessel was significantly reduced (P<0.05) in model control group, and those were significantly increased in high-dose jatrorrhizine group as compared with model control group ( P<0.05 or P<0.01) . Conclusion Jatrorrhizine may exert protective effect on diabetes mellitus rats through regulating Akt/AMPK/eNOS signaling pathway in blood vessel.
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Objective To observe the influence of jatrorrhizine on the Akt/AMPK/eNOS signaling pathways and potential protective function in blood vessel of diabetes rats. Methods Male Wistar rats ( n=60) were randomly divided into normal control group, model control group, low-and high dose jatrorrhizine groups. Except normal control group, the other rats were given intraperitoneal injection of STZ after induced insulin resistance, to made typeⅡdiabetes model. CMC-Na solution (5%) was given to normal control and model control group, and the jatrorrhizine resolved in the same solution was administered to low (50 mgkg-1) and high dose (100 mgkg-1) jatrorrhizine groups for 8 weeks. Their body weight, blood glucose, and seruminsulin levels were measured at the end of the treatment, IL-1β, TNF-αlevel in serum were measured by ELISA, and the eNOS, Akt/AMPK protein expression levels in the blood vessel were measured by Western blotting. Results Compared with normal control group, the weight of model control gropwas lossed, blood glucose was increased(P<0.01). Compared with model control group, high-dose jatrorrhizine significantly increased body weight, alleviated blood glucose and decreased serum insulin ( P<0.01) . Serum inflammatory factor like IL-1βwas (92.3±4.3) pgmL-1 in normal control group, (152.4±20.0) pgmL-1 in model control group, (120.96±33.0) pgmL-1 and (95.05±7.7) pgmL-1 in low-and high-dose jatrorrhizine groups, respectively. TNF-αwas (10.50±0.82) pgmL-1 in model control group, (7.48±0.36) pgmL-1 in normal control group, (8.82±0.42) and (7.11±0.33) pgmL-1 in low- and high- dose jatrorrhizine groups, respectively. As compared with control group, eNOS and Akt/AMPK expression in blood vessel was significantly reduced (P<0.05) in model control group, and those were significantly increased in high-dose jatrorrhizine group as compared with model control group ( P<0.05 or P<0.01) . Conclusion Jatrorrhizine may exert protective effect on diabetes mellitus rats through regulating Akt/AMPK/eNOS signaling pathway in blood vessel.
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AIM To develop an HPLC method for the simultaneous content determination of berberine hydrochloride,jatrorrhizine hydrochloride,palmatine hydrochloride,kaempferol,luteolin and apigenin in Qingre Zhili Pills (Berberidis Radix and Portulacae Herba).METHODS The analysis of methanol extract of this drug was performed on a 35 ℃ thermostatic Agilent TC-C18 column (4.6 mm × 250 mm,5 μm),with the mobile phase comprising of acetonitrile-0.02％ potassium dihydrogen phosphate flowing at 0.9 mL/min in a gradient elution manner,and the detection wavelengths were set at 265 nm and 360 nm.RESULTS Six constituents showed good linear relationships within their own ranges (r≥0.999 3),whose average recoveries were 97.16％-99.90％ with the RSDs of 0.62％-1.48％.CONCLUSION This simple method can be used for the rapid quality control of Qingre Zhili Pills.
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Objective To optimize the particle size of Huoxue powder by contents comparison of emodin,phellodendrine,berberine and jatrorrhizine before and after permeabilized skin absorption of Huoxue powder in different particle size of 0.150,0.075,0.048,0.038 mm.Methods The contents of emodin,phellodendrine,berberine and jatrorrhizine in transparent absorbent fluid of Huoxue power in different particle size within 24 hours were measured by ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry,and optimize its particle size by contents comparison of the effective components.Results The contents of the active components in Huoxue power with the particle size of 0.075 mm were high before and after percutaneous absorption.Conclusion Particle size of 0.075 mm is best for Huoxue powder.
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In this study, the total alkaloids of Huangteng were given to the rats by the methods of intragastric administration and tail vein. After the concentration changes of palmatine and jatrorrhizine in the plasma of rats were determined by RP-HPLC, pharmacokinetic parameters and oral bioavailability were calculated by 3P97 software. After the rats were pre-treated with total alkaloid 60 mg•kg⁻¹ by the methods of intragastric administration and tail vein, the main pharmacokinetic parameters were determined as follows： in the intragastric administration group, the Cmax of palmatine and jatrorrhizine were (0.91±0.06), (0.70±0.08) mg•L⁻¹; tmax of palmatine and jatrorrhizine were (35.24±0.83), (47.76±1.24) min; t1/2 of palmatine and jatrorrhizine were (187.03±1.53), (105.64±16.99) min, AUC of palmatine and jatrorrhizine were (280.30±18.69), (144.36±1.06) mg•min•L⁻¹; in the intravenous injection group, the t1/2 of palmatine and jatrorrhizine were (172.18±12.38), (147.26±1.82) min; AUC of palmatine and jatrorrhizine were (2 553.14±214.91), (328.83±10.81) mg•min•L⁻¹. The oral bioavailability of palmatine was 10.98% and jatrorrhizine was 43.90%.
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Objective: To establish a quantitative analysis of multi-components by single marker (QAMS) for the simultaneous determination of six alkaloids in crude and processed Coptidis Rhizoma. Methods: An HPLC method was established to determine the six alkaloids (jatrorrhizine hydrochloride, columbamine hydrochloride, epiberberine hydrochloride, coptisine hydrochloride, palmatine hydrochloride, and berberine hydrochloride) by the external standard method (ESM). With this HPLC method, the berberine hydrochloride was used as the internal standard (IS) to determine five relative correction factors (RCFs) of the five other alkaloids, and their contents in all samples were calculated by their RCFs at the same time. Compared with the content results determined by the ESM and QAMS, the feasibility and accuracy of QAMS method were verified. Results: Within a certain range, the RCFs of jatrorrhizine hydrochloride, columbamine hydrochloride, epiberberine hydrochloride, coptisine hydrochloride, and palmatine hydrochloride to berberine hydrochloride were 1.131, 0.999, 1.011, 1.076, and 1.025, respectively, with the good repeatability in different experimental conditions. There was no significant difference between the QAMS method and ESM method. Conclusion: The QAMS method is feasible and accurate for the simultaneous determination of the six alkaloids in crude and processed Coptidis Rhizoma.
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Objective: To establish an HPLC method for simultaneous assay of seven main active constituents (protopine, coptisine, palmatine, dehydrocorydaline, D-tetrahydro jatrorrhizine, tetrahydropalmatine, and corydaline) in Corydalis Rhizoma, and on this basis, establishing a methodology of quantitative analysis on multi-components by single marker (QAMS) to validate the feasibility of method and technical adaptability of quality control applications for Corydalis Rhizoma. Methods: Taking seven components in Corydalis Rhizoma as indicators, two correction methods were used to establish the relative correction factor (fk/s) between each component and tetrahydropalmatine. Then the correction factor was used to calculate the amount of each component in Corydalis Rhizoma and finally to achieve this method. In the meantime, the external standard method was used to measure the above seven components to compare the difference between the calculated and measured value of the two fk/s, and to validate the correctness and adaptability of QAMS. Results: The methodology of QAMS which was used to evaluate the seven kinds of alkaloids in Corydalis Rhizoma was established; There was no significant difference between the data calculated by QAMS in different columns and instruments and the values measured by the external standard method. Conclusion: The QAMS method for measuring the components of protopine, coptisine, palmatine, dehydrocorydaline, D-tetrahydro jatrorrhizine, tetrahydropalmatine, and corydaline in Corydalis Rhizoma is reliable and accurate, it could be used to control the quality of crude drugs and herbal pieces of Corydalis Rhizoma.
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OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standard of Huoxuesan. METHODS:Microscopic identification method was adopted for the qualitative identification of Rhizoma pinelliae,Eupolyphaga seu,Phellodendron amurense and Fructus kochiae in the preparation. HPLC was adopted for the contents determination of phellodendrine,polydatin,jatrorrhizine,berberine and emo-din:the column was ZORBAX Eclipse Plus C18 with methanol-0.1% phosphoric acid(gradient elution)at a flow rate of 0.4 ml/min,the detection wavelength was 240 nm,column temperature was 30 ℃,and the injection volume was 5 μl. RESULTS:Micro-scopic identification map of R. pinelliae,E. seu,P. amurense and F. kochiae was clear. The linear range was 0.159-5.073 μg(r=0.997 4)for phellodendrine、0.149-4.761 μg(r=0.999 9)for polydatin、0.239-7.649 μg(r=0.995 5)for jatrorrhizine、0.165-5.268 μg (r=0.997 2)for berberine、0.012-0.382 μg(r=0.999 9)for emodin;RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were low-er than 3.0%;recoveries were 98.9%-104.1%(RSD=1.9%,n=6),96.1%-101.7%(RSD=2.5%,n=6),99.6%-105.1%(RSD=2.6%,n=6),90.3%-98.2%(RSD=2.9%,n=6)and 92.9%-96.4%(RSD=2.0%,n=6)respectively. CONCLUSIONS:The es-tablished standard can be used for the quality control of Huoxuesan.
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In order to establish the quality standard of Berberidis Cortex and improve its quality control level, water, total ash, acid-insoluble ash and alcohol-soluble extract were determined according to procedures recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2010 edition). The qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods. The results showed that TLC identification had a good resolution with clear spots. The water content was 8.39%-12.23%; total ash was 4.50%-9.96%; acid-insoluble ash was 0.10%-0.69%, and the alcohol-soluble extraction was 20.62%-37.13%. The average contents of magnoflorine, jatrorrhizine, palmatine, and berberine in Berberidis Cortex were 5.98%, 0.63%, 0.30%, 2.50%, respectively. It was concluded that the developed method was accurate and good in specificity, which can be used for quality control of Berberidis Cortex in the future.
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Objective: To investigate the chemical constituents from Tinosporae Radix (the roots of Tinospora sagittata) and their antiproliferative effects in cancer cells. Methods: The compounds were isolated and purified by means of silica gel, ODS, and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. The structures were identified on the basis of physicochemical properties and spectroscopic analysis. The antiproliferative effects in HL-60 and MCF-7 cells were tested by Trypan blue and MTT methods, respectively. Results: Nine compounds were isolated and their structures were identified as tetrahydropalmatine (1), tetrahydrojatrorrhizine (2), jatrorrhizine (3), palmatine (4), neoechinulin A (5), echinuline (6), N-trans-feruloyltyramine (7), uracil (8), and triethylamine hydroiodide (9). Conclusion: Among them, compounds 5, 6, 8 and 9 are isolated from the plants of Tinospora Miers for the first time. Compounds 1, 3-5 and 7 show the moderate antiproliferative effects in HL-60 cells.
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Objective: To investigate the inhibition of rutaecarpine, a main component in Evodiae Fructus, on the hepatic metabolism of five Coptis alkaloids, and to provide the basis for further study of compatibility mechanism between Coptidis Rhizoma and Evodiae Fructus. Methods: Using rat liver microsome incubation method, the inhibition of rutaecarpine on hepatic metabolism of five Coptis alkaloids in vitro was investigated. Results: Rutaecarpine could inhibit the in vitro hepatic metabolisms of coptisine, epiberberine, berberine, palmatine, and jatrorrhizine. The half inhibitory concentration (IC50) was all greater than 50 μmol/L which showed rutaecarpine had a weak inhibition on Coptis alkaloids. The differences of inhibition constant (Ki) were statistically significant (P jatrorrhizine > palmatine > epiberberine > coptisine. Conclusion: The results could provide the basis to learn the major role on the links that Evodiae Fructus acted on Coptis alkaloids and reveal the compatibility mechanism between Coptidis Rhizoma and Evodiae Fructus.
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Objective: To study the content difference of berberine hydrochloride, palmatine hydrochloride, jatrorrhizine hydrochloride, and paeoniflorin in Wujiwan traditional decoction, granule prescription, and compound granule using HPCE internal standard method. Methods: Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) method was used for a complete separation of the components, which was achieved with 50 mmol/L borax buffer-methanol (2:1), constant voltage of 25 kV, pressure injection 5 kPa × 15 s, electrolyle sealing 5 kPa × 10 s, and column temperature of 15°C. Results: The capillary electrophoresis method is simple and accurate. The contents of the three alkaloids in the granule prescription were obviously higher than those in traditional decoction and compound granule. Conclusion: This method is instructive for clinical application and quality control of Wujiwan prescription and compound granule.
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Objective: To establish an HPLC method for simultaneously measuring the content of berberine, palmatine, and jatrorrhizine in Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex, and on this basis, the multiple components were examined by way of using a single test to validate the method's feasibility and technical suitability of quality control applications for Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex. Methods: Taking berberine, the main component in Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex, as an indicator, a relative correction factor between berberine and palmatine as well as jatrorrhizine was established. Then the correction factor was used to calculate the content of the other two in Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex. In this way, the calculated value was compared with the external standard method. Results: A measuring method of evaluating the three alkaloids in Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex was established via using a single test; There was no significant difference compared with the external standard method. Conclusion: The method for simultaneously measuring the content of berberine, palmatine, and jatrorrhizine in Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex is reliable and accurate, it could be used to control the quality of crude drugs and herbal pieces of Phellodendri Amurensis Cortex.
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AIM: To investigate the changes of alkaloid in Rhizorrm Coptidis and Fructus Evodiae before and after combination. METHODS: The content of berberine hydrochloride,palmatine hydrochloride,jatrorrhizine hydrochloride in Rhizoma Coptidis and Fructus Evodiae before and after combination were determined by TLCS.RESULTS : After combination of Rhizoma Coptidis and Fructus Evodiae,contents of berberine hydrochioride,palmatine hydrochloride,jatrorrhizine hydrochloride significantly reduced,among which the reduction of berberine hydrochloride was more obvious.CONCLUSION: In decoction,Fructus Evodiae appears to restrict the alkaloid from Rhizoma Coptidis in order to lower the side effect of Rhizoma Coptidis.