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Pharmacokinetics of laetispicine and its brain distribution in rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20821821     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Laetispicine, which is a novel amide alkaloid isolated from the stem of Piper laetispicum, has been proven to possess antidepressant and antinociceptive effects. This study examined the pharmacokinetic characteristics of laetispicine in plasma and brain distribution in rats by a simple sensitive HPLC-UV method. The separation was performed on a reverse-phase ODS column (250 mm x 4.6 mm, i.d., 5 microm) with a mobile phase composed of acetonitrile-water (75:25, v/v) as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min with UV detection at 259 nm. The calibration curve of laetispicine in rat plasma showed excellent linear behavior between 0.005-5.0 microg/ml (r2 = 0.9992), and between 0.02-0.5 microg/ml (r2 = 0.9952) in rat brain samples. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) was found to be 0.005 microg/ml in rat plasma and 0.02 microg/ml in rat brain samples. This HPLC assay was a precise and reliable method for the analysis of laetispicine in pharmacokinetic studies. Laetispicine was rapidly and extensively transported across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and distributed into different brain regions.
Authors:
Yong Wang; Hui Xie; Sheng-Li Pan
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of Chinese medicine     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0192-415X     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Chin. Med.     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-07     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7901431     Medline TA:  Am J Chin Med     Country:  Singapore    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  895-907     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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