Aim To investigate the difference in pharmacokinetics between gatifloxacin mesylate(GATM) and gatifloxacin(GAT) in SD rats in vivo.Method The plasma concentration-time courses of GAT in rats were measured by HPLC method after a single oral dose of GATM and GAT,and the pharmacokinetic parameters were estimated by program 3p97 software.Results The results shown that both of GATM and GAT plasma concentration-time courses were best fitted to two-compartment models after a single oral dose(GATM 23.43 mg?kg~(-1)and GAT 20 mg?kg~(-1),respectively).The major average pharmacokinetic parameters of GATM were as follwing: T_(2)?: 9.13 h,AUC: 15.05 mg?L~(-1)?h,C_(max): 4.41 mg?L~(-1),and T_(max): 0.5 h,respectively.On the other hand,the pharmacokinetic parameters of GAT were as follwing: T_(2)?:10.70 h,AUC:13.84 mg?L~(-1)?h,C_(max):4.25 mg?L~(-1),T_(max):0.5 h,respectively.Conclusion Under the equi-mole dose condition treated as above,both of pharmacokinetic characters between GATM and GAT were not significantly differences in rats

Objective:To evaluate the potential mutagenicity of Echinacea Herb P.E via salmonella typhimurium Ames test. Methods:To test the Echinacea Herb P.E diffusion through Ames test. In the plate incorporation test of Salmonella Typhimurium,the average number of spontaneous revertants of TA97,TA98,TAl00,and TA102 at four concentrations was calculated after incubation at 37 ℃ for 48 hours. Results:Whether added S 9 or not,the number of induced revertants when compared to that of spontaneous revertants did not increase statistically significant. The result of Ames test was negative. Conclusion:Echinacea Herb P.E will not cause the increase of the back mutation in murine typhoid salmonella which shows that Echinacea Herb P.E will not cause gene mutation.