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[Absorption characteristics of ginsenoside Rb2 in Caco-2 cell monolayer]
Jie Zhao1, Cai-hua Yang, Ming Hu
1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. zhaojie_0412@163.com
Objective:
To determine the concentration of ginsenoside Rb(2) and study the absorption characteristics of ginsenoside Rb(2) in Caco-2 cell monolayer.
Methods:
LC-MS-MS was used to determine the concentration of ginsenoside Rb(2), and the apparent permeability coefficient (P(app)) of ginsenoside Rb(2) was calculated.
Results:
P(app(AP-BL)) was 3.27 x 10(-7) cm.s(-1), P(app(BL-AP)) was 3.16 x 10(-6) cm.s(-1), and the efflux ratio (P(app(BL-AP))/P(app(AP-BL))) was 9.63.
Conclusion:
The absorption characteristics of ginsenoside Rb(2) in Caco-2 cell model have been demonstrated.
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