Feasibility study of QAMS for quantitative analysis of multiple structural types of ingredients in Atractylodis Rhizome by GC / 中国中药杂志

In this study， quantitative analysis of multi-components with single marker(QAMS) was established and validated to simultaneously determine four sesquiterpenoids(β-eudesmol， atractylon， atractylolideⅠ， atractylolide Ⅱ) in Atractylodis Rhizome based on the gas chromatographic method(GC). Using β-eudesmol as the contrast， the relative correctionfactors(RCF) of the other three sesquiterpenoids were determined by GC. Within the line arranges，the values of RCF of β-eudesmol to atractylon， atractylolideⅠand atractylolide Ⅱ were 0.823， 0.690 and 0.766， respectively. The RCF had a good reproducibility in various instruments， chromatographic columns. According to their RCF， we simultaneously determined four sesquiterpenoids in Atractylodis Rhizome only using one marker. The results of QAMS method were validated by comparing with that of internal standard method， and no obvious significant difference was found.

Determination of three anthroic acids in petri dish cultured Antrodia camphorate by quantitative analysis of multi-component with single marker / 中国中药杂志

The present study is establish the quantitative analysis of multi-component with single marker for determining three anthroic acids, (25S)-antcin K, (25R)-antcin K and (25S)-antcin C in the petri dish cultured Antrodia camphorata. The relative correction factors of (25S)-antcin K and (25R)-antcin K were established by high performance liquid chromatography with (25S)-antcin C as the internal reference. Relative correction factors were used to calculate the contents of (25S)-antcin K and (25R)-antcin K which were difficult to gain in abundance. At the same time, the contents of these three compounds were determined by external standard method. Two methods were compared to evaluate the accuracy and rationality of the multi-components with single marker method in the determination of the petri dish cultured A. camphorate. It was found that the quantitative method of multi-component with single marker and external standard method showed no significant difference. In summary, taking (25S)-antcin C as the internal reference, the method of multi-component with single marker can be applied to the quantitative analysis of (25S)-antcin K and (25R)-antcin K in the petri dish cultured A. camphorata.

Determination of seven effective constituents in crude and processed Cuscuta australis by quantitative analysis of multi-components with single marker / 中草药

Objective To establish a quantitative analysis of multi-components with single marker (QAMS) for the simultaneous determination of chlorogenic acid, cryptochlorogenin acid, caffeic acid, hyperoside, isoquercitrin, astragalin, kaempferol in crude and processed Cuscuta australis, which is proved to be a scientific and feasible method in the quality analysis in C. australis. Methods Six relative correction factors (RCFs) of chlorogenic acid, cryptochlorogenin acid, caffeic acid, isoquercitrin, astragalin, kaempferol was established in the HPLC method with the hyperoside as the internal standard (IS), which was to calculate the mass fraction of each. The mass fraction of seven effective constituents in crude and processed C. australis was calculated by the external standard method (ESM) 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 The relative correction factor (RCF) was perfect. The detection calculated by QAMS was consistent with the results by ESM. Conclusion The method with a single marker, using the hyperoside as IS, is accurate and feasible for the quantitative analysis of six other effective constituents in C. australis.

O papel do Doppler da artéria umbilical na decisão da interrupção da gestação em fetos com RCF: uma revisão de ensaios clínicos randomizados / Role of umbilical artery Doppler in the decision to deliver a pregnancy with a fetal growth restriction: a review of randomized trials

Introdução: O uso da ultrassonografia tem sido importante no âmbito da obstetrícia e a introdução da Dopplervelocimetria angariou vantagens no auxílio da avaliação da vitalidade fetal. O uso do Doppler da artéria umbilical tem apresentado melhores resultados perinatais, especialmente em fetos com RCF (restrição de crescimento fetal). A vigilância fetal em casos de RCF é indispensável na determinação do momento ideal para a interrupção da gestação, a fim de se minimizar o risco tanto de uma interrupção excessivamente prematura quanto o de um óbito fetal potencialmente evitável. Objetivo: Realizar uma revisão da literatura, a fim de avaliar o melhor momento da interrupção da gestação em fetos com RCF com Doppler da artéria umbilical alterado. Metodologia: Foi utilizada como fonte de pesquisa a base de dados eletrônica PubMed/Medline. Foram incluídos estudos randomizados que avaliaram especificamente o Doppler da artéria umbilical como método diagnóstico na decisão quanto ao momento da interrupção da gestação em situações de RCF. Foram localizados 89 resultados com a estratégia de busca, dentre os quais 22 foram considerados potencialmente elegíveis e revisados integralmente, e apenas 2 foram definitivamente elegíveis, ambos referentes a um único estudo. Resultados: Os dois artigos selecionados são estudos clínicos multicêntricos randomizados controlados, sendo que um revela os resultados a curto prazo, com 548 gestantes entre 24 e 36 semanas de gestação, e o outro, os resultados após 2 anos de acompanhamento, com 588 crianças que desenvolveram RCF durante a gestação. Os desfechos avaliados em ambos os estudos (óbito fetal ou neonatal e comprometimento neurológico no longo prazo) não foram significativamente diferentes entre grupos em que, após o diagnóstico de diástole umbilical comprometida, se realizou a interrupção precoce após corticoterapia versus vigilância com interrupção mais tardia, mediante piora no padrão do Doppler umbilical. Conclusão: Não é possível utilizar apenas o Doppler da artéria umbilical para indicar a interrupção da gestação em fetos com RCF, devendo-se associar outros métodos para a avaliação da vitalidade fetal. Mais ensaios clínicos randomizados são necessários para elucidar esta questão.(AU)

Introduction: The use of ultrassonography has been an important development in the field of obstetrics, and the introduction of Doppler assessment has gathered many advantages in the evaluation of fetal well-being. Umbilical artery Doppler has demonstrated the best perinatal results, especially in fetal growth restriction (FGR). Fetal surveillance, in these scenarios, is invaluable in determining the ideal moment for delivery, avoiding both an excessively and unnecessarily premature interruption, and a preventable intrauterine fetal demise due to an inappropriately delayed delivery. Objective: To perform a review of the literature, with the objective to evaluate the best moment of interruption of gestation in fetuses with FGR and an abnormal umbilical artery Doppler. Methodology: Electronic database PubMed/ MEDLINE was used to search and locate the studies. Randomized trials which specifically studied umbilical artery Doppler as a decision-making diagnostic study among fetuses with growth restriction were considered for inclusion in this review. There were 89 results retrieved with the search strategy, among which 22 were selected as potentially eligible, and only 2 were definitely included (both from a single study). Results: Both included papers are multicentric randomized controlled trials, the first reporting short term outcomes of 548 pregnancies between 24 and 36 weeks, and the second one reporting long-term outcomes of 588 children who had FGR, after two years of follow-up. Both short term outcomes (fetal or neonatal death) and long-term outcomes (death or disability) were not significantly different when, after diagnosing compromised umbilical end diastolic flow, immediate delivery was compared with expectant management and delayed delivery after worsening of the umbilical Doppler pattern. Conclusion: It is not possible to use only umbilical artery Doppler to decide whether to deliver a FGR or not, and that other fetal assessment methods should be associated. More randomized trials are needed to definitely answer this question.(AU)

Study on dynamic change of flavonoids in traditional SHE medicine-Shiliang Tea by quantitative analysis of multi-components by single-marker / 中草药

Objective: To establish an assay method of flavonoids (four components) in traditional SHE medicine-Shiliang Tea by quantitative analysis of multi-components by single-marker (QAMS), and to analyze the dynamic change of flavonoids at different harvest time and different collection places. Methods: With rutin as the internal reference substance, the relative correction factor (RCF) of kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, quercetin, and kaempferol was calculated. Then the contents of four components were calculated, and the accuracy and feasibility of method was evaluated through external standard method. Results: The RCF of rutin to kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, quercetin, and kaempferol were 1.158 with RSD 0.73%, 0.475 6 with RSD 1.55%, 0.431 9 with RSD 1.58%, respectively. There was no significant difference of assay results between QAMS method and external standard method. While the differences of content between different harvest months and two different species were significant. Conclusion: The QAMS method with rutin as internal reference substance can be used for quantitative analysis of four flavonoids in Shiliang Tea. It is suggested that the best harvest time of Shiliang Tea for flavonoids is in July and August.

Simultaneous determination of six components in water extract and alcohol precipitation liquid in Astragali Radix by HPLC-UV-ELSD / 中国中药杂志

A HPLC-UV-ELSD method was established for simultaneous determination of six components in two intermediates of Shenqi Fuzheng injection (SFI) and the feasibility of establishing quantitative analysis of multi-components by single marker (QAMS) methods on different detectors was further explored. Calycosin-7-O-β-D-glucoside and astragloside Ⅳ were selected as internal reference substances for respectively flavonoids and saponins, and relative correlation factors (RCF) of formononetin-7-O-β-D-glucoside, 9, 10-dimethoxypterocarpan-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 2'-dihydroxy-3', 4'-dimethoxyisoflavan-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside and astragloside Ⅱ were calculated. Eventually, quantitative results of the 14 samples were compared between QAMS and external standard method. The sample concentrations calculated by QAMS were similar with concentrations calculated by external standard method, and the absolute values of relative deviations were generally less than 5% according to the UV detection of flavonoids. On the basis of ELSD detection for saponins, however, the absolute values of relative deviation of the two methods ranged from 0.48% to 23.17%. The QAMS method built on ultraviolet (UV) detectors was stable and can be used as a substitute method to reduce the consumption of standard compounds; meanwhile, the accuracy of QAMS method built on evaporative light scattering detector (ELSD) was inferior to that of external standard method, and the working principle of ELSD and feasible concentration range remain to be further studied.

A quantitative method using one marker for assay of multi-components in Xianling Gubao Capsule / 中草药

Objective: To investigate the positioning based on the relative retention time of fingerprinting and to establish a new quality evaluation method for traditional Chinese medicine preparations, using one chemical reference substance to calcutate multi- components simultaneously. Methods: Employed icariin as the maker component, icariin relative correction factors (RCF) of epimedin C to icariin, asperosaponin VI to icariin, psoralen to icariin and angelicin to icariin were ealeatated in the chromatographic conditions for determination of the four components in Xianling Gubao Capsule (XGC). The contents of icariin were determined by external standard method, and those of epimedin C, asperosaponin VI, psoralen and angelicin were calculated by icariin and their RCF. The accuracy of the new method was evaluated by comparing the relative retention times and calculating the content which using different brands columns for determination. Results: The analysis methods were established,the linearity was good when sample volume was in the range of at 8.2—328.0 ng for icariine(r = 0.999 5), 0.055 6—2.224 μg for epimedin C (r = 0.999 6), 0.144 1—5.764 μg for asperosaponin VI (r = 0.999 6), 5.4—215.2 ng (r = 0.998 0) for psoralen, 6.6—265.6 ng (r = 0.998 5) for angelicin. The average recoveries of asperosaponin VI, psoralen and psoralen were 97.59%, 98.58%, 98.11%, 97.86%, 98.22%, respectively. The RSDs of recovery were all less than 2.0%; There has been no significant difference between the calculated contents and the determined contents, according to the angle cosine value. Conclusion: The method can control the components without providing epimedin C, asperosaponin VI, psoralen, and angelicin reference. The method is not only save reference substance and medicine resources, but also suitable quality evaluation pattern for TCM preparation. This new method made fingerprinting more meaningful in TCM quality control.

Determination of five naphthaquinones in Arnebia euchroma by quantitative analysis multi-components with single-marker / 中国中药杂志

This study is to determine five naphthaquinones (acetylshikonin, β-acetoxyisovalerylalkannin, isobutylshikonin, β,β'-dimethylacrylalkannin,α-methyl-n-butylshikonin） by quantitative analysis of multi-components with a single marker (QAMS). β,β'-Dimethylacrylalkannin was selected as the internal reference substance, and the relative correlation factors (RCFs) of acetylshikonin, β-acetoxyisovalerylalkannin, isobutylshikonin and α-methyl-n-butylshikonin were calculated. Then the ruggedness of relative correction factors was tested on different instruments and columns. Meanwhile, 16 batches of Arnebia euchroma were analyzed by external standard method (ESM) and QAMS, respectively. The peaks were identifited by LC-MS. The ruggedness of relative correction factors was good. And the analytical results calculated by ESM and QAMS showed no difference. The quantitative method established was feasible and suitable for the quality evaluation of A. euchroma.

Simultaneous determination of three nucleosides in Cordyceps sinensis by QAMS / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To establish a quantitative analysis of multi-components by single-marker (QAMS) method for determination of uridine, guanosine and adenosine in Cordyceps sinensis. METHODS: Adenosine was used as the marker to calculate the relative correction factors (RCF) for uridine and guanosine by using high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC). Both QAMS method and external standard method (ESM) were performed to determine the three kinds of nucleosides in Cordyceps sinensis. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between the two methods. CONCLUSION: The developed QAMS method is feasible to evaluate the quality of Cordyceps sinensis.

Simultaneous Determination of Palmatine, Berberine and Jateorhizine in Jinji Capsules by QAMS / 中国药师

Objective: To establish a quantitative analysis of multi-components by single marker ( QAMS ) for determining the three alkaloids in Jinji capsules. Methods:With the typical composition palmatine as the internal standard, the relative correction fac-tor ( RCF) between the palmatine and berberine or jateorhizine was respectively established, and the content of berberine and jateorhiz-ine was respectively calculated by QAMS. An external standard method was used to determine the three alkaloids, and the calculated values were compared with the estimated values by Pearson correlation coefficient. Results:There was no significant difference between the calculated values in QAMS and the estimated values in the external standard method, and the RCF was credible. Conclusion:The new method is feasible and accurate to evaluate the contents of the three alkaloids in Jinji capsules.

Determination of soybean isoflavones in semen sojae praeparatum by quantitative analysis of multi-components with a single-marker / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To develop a method of quantitative analysis of multi-components by single marker (QAMS) for simultaneous determination of daidzein, daidzin, genistein and genistin in Semen Sojae Praeparatum.

Simultaneous determination of four flavonoid glycosides in Mentha haplocalyx Briq. by a quantitative analysis of multi-components by single marker / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To develop a quantitative analysis of multi-components by single marker (QAMS) method for simultaneous determination of four flavonoid glycosides in Mentha haplocalyx Briq. by using one reference substance. METHODS: Four main effective components (hesperidin, diosmin, didymin, and buddleoside) were selected as analytes to evaluate the quality of Mentha haplocalyx Briq.. With hesperidin as internal reference standard, the relative correction factors (RCF) of the other three components to hesperidin were calculated within certain ranges. The contents of hesperidin in the samples of Mentha haplocalyx Briq. were determined by using the external standard method, and the contents of the three other ingredients were calculated by their RCFs. The method was evaluated by comparison of the quantitative results between external standard method and QAMS method by SPSS 17.0. RESULTS: No significant differences were observed between the quantitative results of these two methods (RSD 0.05). The validated HPLC method had the advantages of precision, reproducibility, and reliability. CONCLUSION: The QAMS method we established is suitable and feasible for the quality control of Mentha haplocalyx Briq.

Application of quantitative analysis of multi-components by single-marker in detection of eight components of Fufang Xueshuantong capsule / 国际药学研究杂志

Objective: To set up a new method - quantitative analysis of multi-components by single-marker(QAMS) to determine eight components - notoginsenoside R1, ginsenoside Rg1, Re, Rb1 and Rd, harpagoside, cryptotanshinone and tanshinone I in Fufang Xueshuantong(FX) capsule simultaneously, and validate its accuracy and feasibility for application in preparation. Methods: FX capsule was used as the research object, notoginsenoside R1 was selected as marker under 203 nm to evaluate the quality of ginsenoside Rg1, Re and Rb1, Rd, and cryptotanshinone as marker under 270 nm to evaluate the quality of harpagoside and tanshinone I. The relative correction factors (RCF) of components were calculated. The method was validated by comparison of the quantitative results between external standard method and QAMS method. Results: No significant differences were found in the quantitative analysis of components by external standard method and QAMS method. Conclusion: It is a convenient and accurate method to determine multi-components when authentic standard substances are not available. It can be used to control the quality of FX capsule.

Simultaneous determination of four flavones in Yinhuang preparations by QAMS / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To establish a quality evaluation method, quantitative analysis of multi-components with a single-marker(QAMS), to simultaneously determine the contents of four flavones in Yinhuang preparations. METHODS: Baicalin was used as the internal reference substance. The relative correlation factors(RCF) of wogonoside, baicalein and wogonin to baicalin were calculated and established. The contents of these four flavones were determined by the external standard method and QAMS respectively. The QAMS method was validated through comparison of the results obtained by the two different methods. RESULTS: Within the linear ranges, the values of RCF determined at 274 nm of wogonoside, baicalein and wogonin to baicalin were 1.20, 1.62 and 1.68 respectively. The RCF showed good reproducibility within the range of 1.7%-4.8% for the three studied compounds. The two methods did not show significant difference in assay results. CONCLUSION: The QAMS method is feasible, credible, and can be used to determine multiple flavones in Yinhuang preparations.

Simultaneous determination of flavones in Shuanghuanglian preparations by both QAMS and external standard method / 中国药学杂志

OBJECTIVE: To study the feasibility of quantitative analysis of multi-components by single-marker (QAMS) in determination of flavones in Shuanghuanglian preparations by comparing the results assayed by QAMS and external standard method (ESM). METHODS: The analysis was performed on a Xtimate™ C18 column (4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5 μm)with methanol and water containing 0.2% phosphoric acid as the mobile phase in gradient elution. The flow rate was set at 1.0 mL · min-1. The UV detector wavelength was 274 nm, and the column temperature was 30°C. RESULTS: Within the linear ranges, the analysis results showed no significant difference between QAMS and ESM. CONCLUSION: The QAMS method is credible and will be a new quality evaluation pattern for the determination of multiple flavones in Shuanghuanglian preparations.