The pharmacokinetic process of traditional Chinese medicine remedies are mainly studied by measuring the time course of either biological responses or active component concentration. In recent years, some progress has been achieved in developing new methods. This review article outlined the rationale and characteristics of these methods and evaluated their advantages and disadvantages when applied in study of traditional Chinese medicine remedy. Some future research directions in the field were prospected.

Mammal multidrug and toxin extrusion proteins (MATEs) play an important role in the transport of organic cations in the body. MATEs mediate the final excretion step for multiple organic cation drug used clinically and important endogenous substances. This article reviews the discovery, type, gene coding and polymorphism, body distribution, classification of substrates and inhibitors and their research method of MATEs. The article also discusses the major research significance of MATEs with examples.

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic model (PBPK), a mechanistic mathematic model, which can simulate the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs, is being more widely used in pharmaceutical research and development areas. This article reviews primarily the recent advances in the procedure of establishing a PBPK model, including specifying of the PBPK model structure, specification of the tissue model, writing of equations, set of model parameters, simulation and evaluation. Application significance, major challenges and future developments of PBPK model in pharmaceutical areas are also discussed.

Hepatic drug transporters(HDTs),including uptake transporters and efflux transporters, play an important role in drug distribution and elimination in the liver. The influx HDTs include organic anion transporters,organic cation transporters,organic anion transporter polypeptides and Na+-tauro-cholate cotransporting polypeptide. The efflux HDTs include multidrug resistance proteins,multidrug resistance-associated proteins,breast cancer resistance protein and bile salt export pumps. Major research methods involve gene knock-out animals,isolated perfused livers,liver slices,primary hepato-cytes and transfection cells. They have been used in study of drug distribution,drug-drug interaction and drug toxicity.

AIM:To study the urinary pharmacokinetics of five anthraquinones after oral administration of Xiexin Decoction(Radix et Rhizoma rhei,Rhizoma coptidis and Radix scutellariae) in rats.METHODS:A high-performance liquid chromatographic method with fluorescence detection(HPLC-FLD) was established and validated the quantification for five anthraquinones(aloe-emodin,rhein,emodin,chrysophanol and physcion) in rat urine.SD rats were given 12 g/kg of Xiexin Decoction.Urine was collected before and after perfusion.Anthraquinones components in urine were measured by HPLC-FLD.Urinary pharmacokinetic parameters were determined according to urinary output-time data.RESULTS:After oral administration of Xiexin Decoction all the five anthraquinones were excreted from the urine.The excretion T_ 1/2 of aloe-emodin,rhein,emodin,chrysophanol and physcion were 3.46?1.18,3.24?0.60,4.69?1.99,4.49?1.63,5.65?1.74 h,respectively.The amounts of aloe-emodin,rhein,emodin,chrysophanol and physcion excreted from urine during 0～48 h were(11.28?4.30)?g,(116.73?17.46)?g,(5.48?2.92)?g,(9.53?2.67)?g,(0.41?0.20)?g,respectively.CONCLUSION:After oral administration of Xiexin Decoction five anthraquinones were excreted from urine and a small quantity of five anthraquinones excreted from urine in rats is less than 10% of oral dose.

AIM: To investigate the influence of Sijunzi Decoction(Radix et Rhizoma ginseng,Rhizoma atractylodis macrocephalae,poria,Radix et Rhizoma glycyrrhizae) on the pharmacokinetics of Levofloxacin(LVFX) in rats with deficiency of spleen. METHODS: Twenty-four rats were randomly divided into four groups: NS(normal rats given 0.9% saline solution),NS+SJZT(normal rats given 0.9% saline solution and Sijunzi Decoction),R(rats pretreated with Reserpine) and R+SJZT(rats pretreated with Reserpine and then cured with Sijunzi Decoction).After a single oral administration of LVFX 20 mg/kg,blood samples were collected at different intervals.The concentrations of LVFX plasma were determined by HPLC.Pharmacokinetic parameters were determined from the plasma concentration-time data. RESULTS: Reserpine led to the syndromes similar to the deficiency of spleen,a traditional Chinese medicine syndrome.The pharmacokinetic parameters of LVFX in NS,NS+SJZT,R and R+SJZT groups were as follows: AUC_((0-∞))=(8.55 ?0.99),(7.41?1.39),(4.68?0.95) and(7.89?1.41)mg/(L?h),respectively and C_(max)=(3.31?0.63),(2.38?1.15),(1.29?0.45) and(3.35?1.15) mg/L,respectively.Compared with the parameters of LVFX in NS group,Reserpine markedly decreased AUC_((0-∞)) and C_(max) of LVFX(P

AIM: To determine the contents of protocatechuic acid,peoniflorin,coumarin,cinnamic acid,cinnamaldehyde and glycyrrhizic acid in categorized formulas about Guizhi Decoction (Ramulus cinnamoni,Radix paeoniae alba,Rhizoma zingiberis recens,Radix et Rhizoma glycyrrhizae and Fructus jujubae) by HPLC.METHODS: The gradient elution mode was applied in chromatographic separation.The C18 column was used with the mobile phase of 0.05% phosphoric acid-acetonitrile,flow rate was at 1.0 mL/min,detection wavelength at 230 nm and 254 nm,and the column temperature was at 30 ℃.The contents of the above-mentioned six constituents were determined in Guizhi Decoction,Guizhi Decoction plus Ramulus cinnamoni and Guizhi Decoction plus Radix paeoniae alba,respectively.The differences among all combinations were tested by one-way analysis of variance using SPSS software.RESULTS: The concentrations of the above-mentioned six constituents in different decoctions were simultaneously determined by HPLC and the linear equations of six constituents were established.Compared with Ramulus Cinnamomi alone,cinnamic acid content decreased and protocatechuic acid content increased in categorized formulas about Guizhi Decoctions significantly,but then coumarin content increased in Guizhi Decoction and Guizhi Decoction plus Radix paeoniae alba.Compared with Radix Paeoniae Alba alone,peoniflorin content decreased in categorized formulas about Guizhi Decoctions significantly.Compared with Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhiza alone,glycyrrhizic acid content increased in categorized formulas about Guizhi Decoctions significantly.CONCLUSION:The methods are accurate,reproducible and suitable for determineation of the contents of six constituents in categorized formulas about Guizhi Decoctions,Results show that the contents change with different decoctions.

Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft fracture in adolescents.Methods:From May 2017 to October 2019, 30 adolescent patients with femoral shaft fracture were treated at Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. They were 20 males and 10 females, aged from 12 to 17 years (average, 14 years), with 13 left and 17 right sides affected. They were all fixated with intramedullary nailing; open reduction and internal fixation was performed in 12 cases and closed reduction and internal fixation in 18 cases. Recorded were operation time, intraoperative blood loss, and time for postoperative antibiotic use; compared were lower limb length, neck-shaft angle, femoral neck diameter (FND), articular trochanteric distance (ATD) and Harris scores between the healthy and affected sides at the final follow-up.Results:For the 18 patients undergoing closed reduction and 12 patients undergoing open reduction, respectively, the intraoperative blood loss averaged 153.2 mL and 238.0 mL, the operation time 70.5 min and 91.5 min, and the time for antibiotic use 1.5 d and 3.0 d. The 30 patients were followed up for 12 to 41 months (average, 20.3 months). Follow-up revealed no such complications as fracture nonunion, delayed union, malunion, heterotopic ossification of the hip, refracture of the femoral shaft, or developmental deformity of the proximal femur. The lower limb length, neck-shaft angle, FND, ATD and Harris scores at the final follow-up were, respectively, 133.4°±2.3°, (29.3±4.2) mm, (27.1±6.3) mm and 96.4±3.6 for the affected side, insignificantly different from those for the healthy side [132.4°±3.5°, (30.2±3.6) mm, (26.4±6.8) mm and 95.6±4.7] ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Intramedullary nailing is effective for femoral shaft fracture in adolescents, leading to positive efficacy and limited complications and impact on the development of proximal femur.

AIM: To study the pharmacokinetics of flavonoids in mice after ig administration of Xiexin Decoction (Radix et Rhizoma rhei, Rhizoma coptidis, Radix Scutellariae). METHODS: Mice were given a single ig dose of Xiexin Decoction 4.5, 9.0 or 18.0 g/kg. Flavonoids in plasma were analysed by HPLC and plasma concentration of baibalin was determined. Pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated from the plasma concentration-time data with the DAS software package. RESULTS: After ig administration of Xiexin Decoction in mice, baicalin, baicalein and another flavonoid were detected in plasma and baicalin concentration was the highest of the three kinds of flavonoids in plasma. After a single ig dose of Xiexin Decoction 4.5, 9.0 or 18.0 g/kg, the pharmacokinetic parameters of baicalin were as follows:T_ 1/2 =2.77、5.69、6.20 h,AUC_ 0-∞ =9.09、23.49、39.57 ?g?h/mL,CL= 12.52 、 6.962 、 11.50 L?h/kg,V_d= 50.11 、 79.56 、 102.95 L/kg,C_ max1 =1.89、3.32、4.79 ?g/mL(T_ p1 = 0.08 h ), C_ max2 =1.46、2.57、4.16 ?g/mL(T_ p2 =3 h), respectively. CONCLUSION: Three kinds of flavonoids can be absorbed after ig administration of Xiexin Decoction in mice, of which baicalin is the major component.

Objective To investigate the effect of Xiexin Decoction(XXD) on the early diabetic nephropathy(DN) of diabetic rats induced by high-fat diet with injection of streptozotocin(STZ).MethodsMale Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups and fed with normal pellet diet(NPD) or high-fat diet(HFD),respectively,for a period of four weeks and then HFD-fed rats were ip injected with STZ.The diabetic rats were divided into three groups: model group,XXD group,and metformin group.After 13-weeks ig administration,fasting blood glucose(FBG),glycated hemoglobin(HbAlc),blood lipids(TG and TC),serum insulin(INS),renal function,kidney index,albumin in urine,and the renal histology and ultrastructure were observed.Results Compared with the model group,XXD reduced the levels of water intake,food consumption,urine volume,HbAlc,insulin resistance index(IRI),creatinine clearance rate(CCr),albumin in urine and blood lipids(P