Effects of Glycyrrhizic Acid on Pharmacokinetics of Nifedipine in Rats
- VernacularTitle:甘草酸对大鼠体内硝苯地平药动学的影响
- Author:
Jun MAO
1
,
2
;
Xiangyu ZHU
1
;
Hongguang XIA
1
;
Zhihao WANG
1
;
Huiru LIU
2
;
Haiyan JIANG
1
;
Yong JIN
1
Author Information
1. Key Lab of Anti-inflammatory and Immune Medicine,Ministry of Education,School of Pharmacy,Anhui Medical University,Hefei 230032,China
2. Dept. of Pharmacy,Hefei Second People’s Hospital,Hefei 230026,China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Glycyrrhizic acid;
Nifedipine;
Diazepam;
HPLC;
Pharmacokinetics;
Rat
- From:
China Pharmacy
2019;30(21):2942-2945
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of glycyrrhizic acid on the pharmacokinetics of nifedipine in rats. METHODS: Rats were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, with 10 rats in each group. Experimental group was given glycyrrhizic acid 5 mg/kg and control group was given 0.5% CMC-Na (sodium carboxymethylcellulose) solution, once a day, for 14 consecutive days. On 14th day after 30 min of intragastric administration, both groups were given nifedipine 3 mg/kg intragastrically. Blood samples 0.5 mL were collected from intraocular vein plexus before and at 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 h after intragastric administration. The concentration of nifedipine was determined by HPLC using diazepam as internal standard. The determination was performed on ODS-C18 column with mobile phase consisted of methanol-water (62 ∶ 38, V/V,pH adjusted to 4.5 with acetic acid) at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The column temperature was 30 ℃. The detection wavelength was set at 238 nm, and sample size was 20 μL. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated with Winonlin 6.0 software, and statistical analysis was performed by t-test. RESULTS: The main pharmacokinetic parameters of the experimental group and the control group were as follows as tmax was (1.40±0.15), (1.50±0.01) h; cmax was (0.15±0.03), (0.29±0.09) mg/L; t1/2 was (4.70±1.17), (5.20±1.38) h; AUC0-24 h were (1.00±0.10), (1.89±0.37) mg·h/L; AUC0-∞ was (1.00±0.16), (1.98±0.32) mg·h/L; MRT was (6.76±0.64), (6.60±1.36) h, respectively. Compared with control group, cmax, AUC0-24 h and AUC0-∞ of nifedipine were decreased significantly in experimental group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Glycyrrhizic acid can reduce the bioavailability of nifedipine in rats. It is suggested that the dosage of nifedipine should be increased in order to achieve effective blood concentration.