Pharmacokinetics studies of ginsenoside Rb1 in rats / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To develop a highly snsitive and specific LC-MS/MS method to explore the pharmacokinetic propeties of ginsenoside Rb1. METHODS: Ginsenoside Rb1 dissolved in normal saline was administered in a dose of 100 mg·kg-1 via gastric in fusion and 10 mg·kg-1 by intravenous injection in rats. Plasma was collected from fundus oculi venous plexus and ginsenoside Rb1 was analyzed by a validated LC-MS/MS method in plasma after intravenous and oral administration. The pharmacokinetic parameters were evaluated by software PKSolver V2.0. RESULTS: The main pharmacokinetic parameters of ginsenoside Rb1 after oral administration of 100 mg·kg-1 dosage were as follows ρmax (2.01 ± 0.93) μg·mL-1, tmax (7.20 ± 5.49) h, t1/2 (25.91 ± 15.84) h, AUC0~96h (88.47 ± 58.99) μg·h·mL-1. The main pharmacokinetic parameters of ginsenoside Rb1 after intravenous administration of 10 mg ·kg-1 dosage were as follows ρmax (194.81 ± 28.84) μg·mL-1, t1/2α (0.18 ± 0.05) h, t1/2β (14.66 ± 4.19) h, AUC0~96h (1671.16 ± 388.91) μg·h·mL-1. CONCLUSION: The ginsenoside Rb1 of orally administered was 0.62%, shows poor absolute bioavailability, and intravenous injection directly distribute into the blood vessels, can be the priority.