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Planta Med 2013; 79(17): 1666-1673
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1350959
Pharmacokinetic Investigations
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Differences in Pharmacokinetics and Anti-inflammatory Effects between Decoction and Maceration of Sanhuang Xiexin Tang in Rats and Mice

Qian Zhang
1   The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
2   Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai, China
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Yue-ming Ma
3   Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Zheng-tao Wang
1   The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
2   Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai, China
,
Chang-hong Wang
1   The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines and The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources and Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
2   Shanghai R&D Centre for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai, China
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received 02 August 2013
revised 18 September 2013

accepted 23 September 2013

Publication Date:
08 November 2013 (online)

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Abstract

The pharmacokinetics and anti-inflammatory effects of Sanhuang Xiexin Tang, composed of Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, Scutellariae Radix, and Coptidis Rhizoma, prepared by decoction and maceration, were investigated and compared. Rats were orally administered with the decoction and maceration of Sanhuang Xiexin Tang at 30 g/kg. The concentrations of 10 active constituents (berberine, palmatine, jatrorrhizine, coptisine, wogonin, baicalin, wogonoside, emodin, aloe-emodin, and rhein) in plasma were determined by UPLC-MS/MS. Mice were orally administered decoctions and macerations of Sanhuang Xiexin Tang continuously for 7 days at three doses and stimulated with lipopolysaccharide. The plasma concentrations of IL-10 and TNF-α were determined by ELISA. Different preparation methods resulted in significant differences in the pharmacokinetic characteristics of the SXT constituents, especially the protoberberine alkaloids. Maceration decreased the absorption of flavones while promoting the absorption of anthraquinones. Bioavailability of both flavones and anthraquinones increased after administration of macerated Sanhuang Xiexin Tang, especially those of baicalin and rhein, which increased by 3.27 and 7.10 times. Results of ELISA indicated that both the decoction and maceration of Sanhuang Xiexin Tang could significantly increase IL-10 production (p < 0.01) as well as decrease TNF-α production (p < 0.01). Macerated Sanhuang Xiexin Tang has a slightly higher anti-inflammatory effect than the Sanhuang Xiexin Tang decoction. Different preparation methods affected the pharmacokinetic characteristics and anti-inflammatory effects of Sanhuang Xiexin Tangʼs active constituents.

Key words

pharmacokinetics - anti-inflammatory - Sanhuang Xiexin Tang - maceration - decoction - Rheum officinale Baill - Polygonaceae - Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi - Labiatae - Coptis chinensis Franch - Ranunculaceae

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