An LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination and pharmacokinetic studies of bergenin, chlorogenic acid and four flavonoids in rat plasma after oral administration of a QingGanSanJie decotion extract

摘要

A rapid, simple and sensitive, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed and validated for simultaneous determination of bergenin, chlorogenic acid and four flavonoids in a QingGanSanJie preparation in rat plasma. Puerarin was selected as the internal standard (IS). Plasma samples were precipitated with methanol and separated with a reverse phase Agilent Poroshell 120 EC-C-18 column using a gradient mobile phase of methanol-water containing 0.1% formic acid (v/v). A triple quadruple mass spectrometer was used for quantification (limit of detection 0.36-5.55 ng/mL). Intra-day and inter-day precisions were within 15% and the average extraction recoveries ranged from 85 to 115% for each analyte. The method allowed simultaneous quantification for the first time of the pharmacokinetics of bergenin, chlorogenic acid and four flavonoids after intragastric administration of a QingGanSanJie extract in Sprague-Dawley rats. It was found that bergenin and chlorogenic acid had typical extravascular administration concentration-time curves; flavonoids had a bimodal distribution improving bioavailability and extending the pharmacodynamics period. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.