Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the absorption characteristics and interaction of active ingredients of Sophorae Flavescentis Radix-Hedyotis diffusa Willd. individual herbs and drug pair in intestine.
METHODS The location, time and concentration of the intestinal absorption were studied by everted intestinal sac models. The contents of matrine, oxymatrine and asperuloside in the intestinal sac absorption solution were detected by HPLC, and the absorption kinetic parameters were calculated to investigate the intestinal absorption characteristics of each component.
RESULTS A comparison of the absorption characteristics of matrine, oxymatrine, and asperuloside in single herbs and herb pairs revealed that, at the same absorption site and concentration, the absorbed amount(Q) and absorption rate constant(Ka) of matrine and asperuloside were significantly higher in the herb pair group than in the single herb group(P<0.05). Additionally, the study found that all three active components were absorbed to some extent in the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and colon, with the highest Q observed in the ileum. Furthermore, the intestinal absorption of these components increased with both time and concentration.
CONCLUSION Sophorae Flavescentis Radix-Hedyotis diffusa herb pair has a synergistic therapeutic effect on the compatible application, and the intestinal absorption characteristics of these three components may be passive transport mode with time and concentration dependence and the best absorption in the ileum segment. These findings can provide a reference for further clinical drug design.