CHEN Yujie,WANG Yiran,LIAO Zhipeng,et al.Pharmacokinetic study of the antidepressant active components from Jiaotai pills in healthy subjects[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(03):366-370.
CHEN Yujie,WANG Yiran,LIAO Zhipeng,et al.Pharmacokinetic study of the antidepressant active components from Jiaotai pills in healthy subjects[J].ZHONGGUO YAOFANG,2026,37(03):366-370. DOI: 10.6039/j.issn.1001-0408.2026.03.16.
Pharmacokinetic study of the antidepressant active components from Jiaotai pills in healthy subjects
To study the pharmacokinetic characteristics of antidepressant active components from Jiaotai pills in healthy subjects.
METHODS
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Eight healthy subjects (3 males and 5 females) were recruited and given a single oral dose of 8.55 g of Jiaotai pills. Venous blood samples were collected before administration (0 h) and at intervals from 0.25 to 36.0 hours post-administration. After treating the plasma samples with protein precipitation, the blood concentrations of the antidepressant active ingredients (coptisine, berberine, magnoflorine, and palmatine) in Jiaotai pills were determined using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method. DAS 2.0 software was employed to calculate the pharmacokinetic parameters of healthy subjects [half-life (
t
1/2
), peak concentration (
c
max
), time to peak concentration (
t
max
), area under the concentration-time curve (AUC), and mean residence time (MRT)
]
using a non-compartmental model.
RESULTS
2
After healthy subjects took Jiaotai pills, the
drug-time curve of the four antidepressant active ingredients conforms to a two-compartment model and
t
max
values were similar, with all reaching peak blood concentrations within 2.00 to 4.00 hours post-administration. However, the
t
1/2
and MRT
of coptisine and berberine were significantly longer than that of magnoflorine and palmatine. There were also significant differences in the AUC and
c
max
among the four antidepressant active ingredients, with magnoflorine exhibiting markedly higher AUC
0-
t
and
c
max
compared to the other three components.
CONCLUSIONS
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In this study,LC-MS/MS is used to analyze the pharmacokinetic characteristics of the antidepressant active ingredients from Jiaotai pills in healthy subjects, can provide valuable references for the clinical application of Jiaotai pills.
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