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A UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Eight Triterpene Compounds From Poria Cocos (Schw.) Wolf Extract in Rat Plasma: Application to a Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study

A UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Eight Triterpene Compounds From Poria Cocos (Schw.) Wolf Extract in Rat Plasma: Application to a Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study

Qi Qian, Na Zhou, Pengcheng Qi, Yuqian Zhang, Xiyan Mu, Xiaowei Shi, Qiao Wang

J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2018 Dec 1;1102-1103:34-44.

PMID: 30366210

Abstract:

Poria cum Radix Pini (PRP), White Poria (WP), Rubra Poria (RP), and Poriae Cutis (PC), different parts of the dried sclerotium of Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf (PCW), have possessed various pharmacological effects and clinical application. In the present study, a novel ultra-high performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS) method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of eight triterpene compounds in rat plasma and then was applied in the comparison of pharmacokinetic characteristics of PRP, WP, RP, and PC extracts. Chromatographic separation was performed on an ACQUITY UPLC® BEH C18 (2.1 × 100 mm, 5 μm) with a mobile phase composed of aqueous solution (containing 0.5‰ formic acid and 0.5 mmol/L ammonium acetate) and acetonitrile in gradient elution. Mass spectrometric of the analytes and internal standard (IS) were conducted in negative electrospray ionization with high-resolution multiple reaction monitoring (MRMHR) mode. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) for the eight analytes were in the range of 2.00-20.16 ng/mL. All calibration curves showed good linearity (r > 0.993). The inter- and intra-batch precision and accuracy for the eight triterpene compounds were acceptable. The results indicated that the eight triterpene compounds displayed different pharmacokinetic characteristics in PRP, WP, RP, and PC, and that poricoic acid B, poricoic acid A, pachymic acid, dehydrotrametenolic acid, dehydrotumulosic acid, polyporenic acid C and dehydropachymic acid may be the major bioactive compounds of PCW contributing to the diuretic effect.

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