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[Effects of borneol on pharmacokinetics of protocatechuic acid in rabbits]
Jie Yang1, Shixiang Wang, Wei Lan
1The College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Objective:
To study the effect of borneol on the pharmacokinetics of protocatechuic acid (PA) in rabbits.
Method:
A method for determinating PA in rabbit plasma by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was established. The 12 healthy New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into 2 groups. PA concentration in plasma samples of rabbits was determined by HPLC after oral administration of PA (30 mg x kg(-1)) and PA combined with borneol (protocatechuic acid 30 mg x kg(-1) + borneol 15 mg x kg(-1)). The data were processed by DAS 2.0 software to calculate the pharmacokinetic parametes.
Result:
Chromatographic peaks were separated well by the HPLC method. Regression analysis of the data of PA concentration against its peak area showed a good straight line in the range of 0.04-2.0 mg x L(-1) (r = 0.9983). In comparison with PA alone, the pharmacokinetics parameters of PA (t1/2Ka, T(max), V1/F, CL/F) in the PA + borneol combination group were decreased, while the AUC(0-infinity) was increased.
Conclusion:
Borneol could significantly promote absorption, increase the dose absorption and slow elimination of PA in rabbits. Borneol could improve the bioavailability of PA.
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