高效液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱法快速分析三子散的入血成分及代谢产物

蒙药三子散由诃子、川楝子、栀子3味药材等比例组成,其临床用药主要采用口服给药方式,药物在体内的吸收、分布、代谢、排泄过程与药物发挥药理作用和疗效的产生密切相关,因此考察灌胃给药后的入血成分有助于阐明三子散的药效物质基础。研究采用血清药物化学研究思路,将Wistar大鼠分成空白组和给药组,给药组给予三子散水提物,腹主动脉取血,离心制备血清样品,采用高效液相色谱-四极杆/静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱(HPLC-Q/Orbitrap HRMS),在SHIMADZU GIST C₁₈色谱柱(150 mm×4.6 mm, 5 μm)上进行色谱分离;以甲醇和0.1%(v/v)甲酸水溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱,柱温30 ℃,流速0.5 mL/min,进样量10 μL,采用加热电喷雾电离(HESI)源,正、负离子同时扫描。通过比对三子散含药血清和空白血清的图谱差异,查阅数据库、各类成分体内代谢途径、三子散成分的相关文献,采用Xcalibur 3.0软件进行峰提取、峰匹配等质谱数据处理,结合Compound Discover 3.0软件对化合物代谢途径的预测分析和裂解规律的推断,解析三子散水提液经大鼠灌胃后血清中的原型成分和代谢产物。结果表明,在给药大鼠血清样品中鉴定出55种入血成分,其中41种原型成分,14种代谢产物。入血的原型成分主要为鞣质类、环烯醚萜类和小分子酚酸类。该研究较为全面地阐释了三子散水提液在大鼠血中的移行成分,有助于揭示三子散的药效物质基础,为该药的临床应用提供参考。     

“仙灵骨葆”灌胃给药大鼠后吸收入血成分的HPLC-MS/MS分析

采用高效液相色谱串联质谱法(HPLC-MS/MS),对中药复方制剂"仙灵骨葆"经大鼠灌胃给药后吸收入血的成分进行分析。以甲醇-乙腈(2∶1,体积比)对血清样本进行前处理,采用C18色谱柱,以乙腈-水(各含0.1%甲酸)为流动相进行梯度洗脱,选择正离子采集模式下的一级、二级质谱全扫描,对"仙灵骨葆"给药后血清、空白血清及"仙灵骨葆"制剂进行液相色谱串联质谱对比分析,根据色谱峰保留时间及质谱碎裂规律,结合文献和空白血清加入对照品的相关信息,确认了"仙灵骨葆"13个吸收入血原型成分并推测了2个代谢物,这些入血成份主要来源于淫羊藿、补骨脂、续断和知母四味组方中药,提示这四味中药可能对该复方体内发挥药效的贡献较大。上述研究可为揭示该复方在体内抗骨质疏松药效物质提供一定实验依据。     

基于UHPLC-QTOFMS的黄芩汤化学成分和大鼠入血成分分析北大核心CSCD

建立了一种超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱(UHPLC-QTOF MS)联用鉴定黄芩汤化学成分及大鼠灌胃给药后入血成分的方法。采用ACQUITY UPLC XBridge BEH C_(18)色谱柱(2.1 mm×100 mm,2.5µm),以0.1%甲酸水和0.1%甲酸乙腈为流动相梯度洗脱;使用电喷雾离子源正负离子模式采集碎片信息。依据质谱裂解规律,结合对照品、文库比对分析,初步鉴定了黄芩汤中68种化学成分和35种入血成分,并讨论了黄芩素、黄芩苷、芍药苷、甘草苷等的治疗潜力。该方法高效、稳定、灵敏,可为黄芩汤的药效物质基础研究提供参考,也可用于其他复方的成分分析,有助于提升传统中药中小分子药物发现的效率。     

代谢组学方法研究奶牛注射氯霉素后牛奶中的生物标志物

建立了高效液相色谱-质谱(HPLC-MS)技术研究牛奶代谢组学的方法.样品用乙腈提取,经浓缩富集,采用HPLC-MS技术研究了注射氯霉素后牛奶中内源性代谢物随时间的变化情况.结果表明,注射氯霉素后,牛奶的代谢指纹图谱中8个谱峰的变化随给药及休药时间呈现一定升降规律;采用偏最小二乘判别分析法(PLS-DA)可将给药组与空白组样品完全分开;鉴定了对组间差异贡献较大的化合物为单羟基十八碳二烯酸(HODE),HODE可以作为注射氯霉素后奶牛体内代谢应激产生的内源性生物标志物.     

超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱法研究菊三七总生物碱致肝毒性的血清代谢组学

应用代谢组学的方法探讨了菊三七总生物碱致肝毒性的可能作用机制。采用超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF MS)技术,建立菊三七总生物碱高剂量组与空白组的大鼠血清代谢指纹谱,利用主成分分析(PCA)及偏最小二乘法-判别分析(OPLS-DA)多元统计分析比较两组的代谢物谱差异。结果表明,与空白组比较,筛选并初步鉴定出34个差异代谢产物(P0.05,VIP1),可作为肝毒性相关的潜在生物标记物,其代谢水平的变化表明菊三七总碱致肝毒性可能与氨基酸、核苷酸、脂质代谢及肝肠循环等途径发生紊乱有关,从代谢组学角度初步探讨了菊三七总碱肝毒性的作用机制。     

基于液相色谱/电喷雾飞行时间质谱技术的结石症尿液代谢组学探讨

探索了一种简便的尿液样品前处理流程,通过反相液相色谱(RPLC)与亲水相互作用色谱(HILIC)相结合的高效液相色谱/电喷雾飞行时间质谱的联用技术(HPLC/ESI-TOFMS),建立了泌尿系结石症的尿液代谢组学模型,研究结石症患者尿液样品中的代谢物浓度水平与健康人对照组间的差异情况。采用主成分分析(PCA)及偏最小二乘法-判别分析(PLS-DA)等多变量数据分析方法,寻找结石症患者组和对照组之间的差异性代谢谱。模型结果显示:结石症患者尿液代谢物水平与健康对照组具有明显差异,寻找其中潜在的差异性标志物群组,有望将该模型用于泌尿系结石症的快速预测和诊断。     

酸枣仁种皮和种仁化学成分的定性及半定量分析

酸枣仁为鼠李科植物酸枣Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var.spinosa(Bunge) Hu ex H. F. Chou的干燥成熟种子,其分为种皮、种仁两个部位,比较研究酸枣仁不同部位化学成分组成及相对含量可为合理开发利用中药酸枣仁资源提供理论依据。基于超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF/MS)技术,从种皮、种仁中共鉴定出57个化学成分。结合主成分分析(PCA)和正交偏最小二乘法判别分析(OPLS-DA)对两者进行差异成分研究,以变量投影重要度(VIP)值> 5为标准,筛选了差异成分17个,其中白桦脂酸、桦木酮酸、麦珠子酸和酸枣仁皂苷Ⅰ主要存在于种皮部位,斯皮诺素、酸枣仁皂苷A和6-阿魏酰斯皮诺素等13个化合物主要存在于种仁部位。通过超高效液相色谱-电雾式检测器(UPLC-CAD)结合反梯度补偿技术,建立半定量液相色谱指纹图谱,考察了6个不同结构类型的代表成分的响应一致性,其不同浓度下平均响应因子间的RSD值为7.04%,各化合物响应一致性良好,可用于酸枣仁的半定量表征分析;结果表明：种皮部位主要成分为白桦脂酸和油酸,其中白桦脂酸的含量约是...     

基于UPLC-Q-Orbitrap MS/MS技术研究酸枣仁发酵过程中的化学成分转化

利用超高效液相色谱-四极杆-静电场轨道阱串联质谱（UPLC-Q-Orbitrap MS/MS）研究了酸枣仁经茯苓发酵前后的主要化学成分变化，初步探讨了茯苓对酸枣仁发酵的转化规律.鉴定了发酵产物中24种化学成分，整合多元统计方法对酸枣仁发酵0，7和14 d后的差异性化学成分进行研究，采用正交偏最小二乘分析找到7个差异成分.采用t-检验对24种化学成分的相对含量进行分析；并分析了酸枣仁中黄酮苷、皂苷类成分的代谢反应途径.通过茯苓发酵，酸枣仁中化学成分主要发生了脱酰基和脱糖基等水解反应.为酸枣仁发酵产物的化学成分检测提供了快速、直观且准确的方法，为酸枣仁-茯苓共发酵产物的深入开发与利用提供了科学依据.     

体外大鼠肠道菌群代谢脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇的研究

运用超高效液相色谱串联四级杆/飞行时间质谱(UPLC-Q/TOF-MS)识别和确定脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇( Deoxynialenol,DON)在大鼠肠道菌群体外代谢模型中的代谢产物,同时运用高效液相色谱串联三重四级杆质谱定量分析DON含量变化,比较各段肠管中厌氧菌群的代谢能力.结果表明,DON不能被大鼠小肠菌群代谢,而能被其大肠菌群代谢为脱环氧代谢产物脱环氧-脱氧雪腐镰刀菌烯醇(Deepoxy-deoxynialenol,DOM).定量测定结果显示,大肠中盲肠菌群代谢能力最强.     

血清代谢轮廓分析在评估乙肝肝硬化病程中的应用

采用高效液相色谱-质谱联用(HPLC-MS)作为代谢组学研究平台,分析不同Child-Pugh分级肝硬化病人和健康人群的血清标本,获取代谢轮廓.对数据进行主成分分析(PCA)和正交偏最小二乘判别分析(OPLS-DA),用各组病例的80%作为训练数据构建疾病的OPLS-DA区分模型,以剩余的20%作为检测数据,观察模型对...     

Development of an analytical strategy to identify and classify the global chemical constituents of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen by using UHPLC with quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry combined with multiple data‐processing approaches

According to traditional Chinese medical theory, Ziziphi Spinosae Semen needs to be stir‐fried before clinical application for its sedative‐hypnotic effect enhancement. A rapid and comprehensive analysis strategy of ultra high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry and multiple data analysis platforms was developed for the efficient and sensitive identification of components in crude and parched Ziziphi Spinosae Semen to explore the composition changes that happen during the stir‐frying process. Both positive and negative ion modes were applied for mass spectrometry detection, and 40 components were identified from crude and parched Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, respectively. Principal component analysis and t‐test were applied to find differences between crude and parched Ziziphi Spinosae Semen. As a result, Ziziphi Spinosae Semen samples could be clearly divided into two groups according to their processing methods, and 19 key markers that contributed to the classification significantly (P < 0.05) were found. This kind of change in contents of components might be responsible for the recommended clinical application of parched Ziziphi Spinosae Semen.     

A strategy to explore the quality markers of Ziziphi Spinosae semen by combining metabolic in vivo study with network pharmacology

Ziziphi Spinosae semen (ZSS), the dried and ripe seed of Ziziphus jujube Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H. F. Chou, has been used as a sedative in China and other Asian countries for over a millennium. However, its quality markers (Q-markers) are not completely clear. In this study, Q-markers selected by a metabolic in vivo study combined with network pharmacology are proposed for ZSS quality control. An UHPLC (ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography)-Q-Orbitrap-MS method was developed to identify or tentatively assign 48 components including 21 flavonoid C-glycosides, 2 flavonoid O-glycosides, 11 dammarane triterpenoid saponins, 13 alkaloids, and 1 other, using a diagnostic product ion filtering strategy in ZSS. Subsequently, 147 metabolites detected from serum, urine, bile, and feces samples of para-chlorophenylalanine–induced insomnia rats treated with ZSS aqueous extracts could be linked to their respective parent compounds, including 27 prototypes. Meanwhile, three metabolic networks of flavonoids, saponins, and alkaloids are preliminarily established and potential metabolic pathways are investigated under the insomnia condition. Finally, 12 key bioactive components against insomnia including magnoflorine, caaverine, coclaurine, norisocorydine, genkwanin, juzinrine, apigenin, jujubogenin, kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, jujuboside A, jujuboside B, and spinosin with the highest degree values in component–target–pathways network were selected as Q-markers for the quality control of ZSS.     

Modulation effect of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae extracts on IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α and IFN-γ in mouse serum

This study aims to explore and evaluate the effects of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae extracts on the serum levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IFN-γ, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-10 and IL-4 in mice, and the regulative effect of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae on the cytokine system. Using an ELISA assay, the serum levels of IL-6, IFN-γ, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-10 and IL-4 were examined in mice after intraperitoneal injection (i.p.) with Semen Ziziphi Spinosae extracts. The results showed that the levels of IL-6 and IL-1β were significantly increased compared with the control groups (p<0.01), while the level of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) was significantly decreased (p<0.01). Semen Ziziphi Spinosae possesses certain modulation effects on cytokines, and the immuno-regulating function and hypnosis effects of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae may be relevant to these modulation effects on cytokines.     

Analysis of fatty oil in Semen Ziziphi Spinosae by capillary gas chromatography

A simple and fast capillary gas chromatographic (CGC) method with flame ionization detection is developed for the analysis of fatty oil in Semen Ziziphi Spinosae. After methyl-esterification, eight components are identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The derivatization condition is investigated in order to validate this method. Palmitic acid and stearic acid are quantitated simultaneously. The limits of detection are 5.024 microg/mL for palmitic acid and 6.957 microg/mL for stearic acid, respectively. The limits of quantitation are 16.76 microg/mL for palmitic acid and 23.19 microg/mL for stearic acid, respectively. The percent recoveries of palmitic and stearic acid are 97.4% and 96.6%. CGC is shown to be a quick and informative tool for the analysis of fatty oil in Semen Ziziphi Spinosae.     

Purification of spinosin from Ziziphi Spinosae Semen using macroporous resins followed by preparative high‐performance liquid chromatography

As a well‐known traditional Chinese medicine, Ziziphi Spinosae Semen has been used for treating anxiety and insomnia for a long time. Spinosin, the main active C‐glycoside flavonoid in Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, has attracted much attention because of its many pharmacological activities including strong hypnotic effects, anxiolytic‐like effects, and so on. In the present work, high‐purity spinosin was separated from Ziziphi Spinosae Semen using the HPD‐300 resin followed by preparative high‐performance liquid chromatography. The adsorption kinetics curve of spinosin on the HPD‐300 resin was studied and fitted well by the pseudo‐second‐order equation. The adsorption isotherms were also constructed and low temperature favored the adsorption reaction. The separation parameters were optimized using dynamic adsorption and desorption tests. After a one‐run treatment with HPD‐300 resin, the concentration of spinosin increased 11.8‐fold from 0.99 to 11.7% with a recovery yield of 80.4%. Furthermore, the purity of spinosin could surpass above 98% after separation by preparative high‐performance liquid chromatography and recrystallization with a recovery yield of 72.6%. The developed method was effective and suitable for the large‐scale preparation of spinosin. Moreover, it was confirmed that HPD‐300 resin could enable good selection for the enrichment of flavonoids from different plants.     

Composition of fatty oils from semen ziziphi spinosae and its cardiotonic effect on isolated toad hearts

In this study, the composition of fatty oil from Semen Ziziphi Spinosae and its cardiotonic activity on the heart isolated from a toad were studied. Oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions of fatty oil were prepared by the perfusion method. The fatty oil had a positive inotropic effect on isolated rat hearts at a concentration between 5?×?10(-3) and 2?×?10(-2)?mL/10?mL, and the effect was in positive correlation with the concentration of calcium ions. In addition, this effect was inhibited by 2?mg/mL nifedipine, suggesting that the cardiotonic mechanism could be responsible for accelerating the inflow of calcium ions. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis showed that the main constituents of the fatty oil were 9-octadecenoic acid (43.32%), 9,12-octadecadienoic acid (42.57%), hexadecanoic acid (4.76%), 9-eicosenoic acid (2.95%), stearic acid (2.41%) and arachidic acid (0.81%). This preliminary study revealed that the fatty oil of Semen Ziziphi Spinosae exhibited remarkable cardiotonic activity in the tested models, and it is necessary to further reveal the effective substances of the fatty oil.     

Identification of the absorptive constituents and their metabolites in vivo of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen by UPLC–ESI–Q-TOF–MS/MS

In this research, ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC–ESI–Q-TOF–MS/MS) was used for detection and identification of the absorptive constituents and their metabolites in rat plasma, urine and feces following oral administration of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen alcohol extract. After structure elucidation, a total of 12 compounds in rat plasma, comprising seven prototypes and five metabolites, 28 compounds in urine, comprising 17 prototypes and 11 metabolites, and 23 compounds in feces, comrpising 17 prototypes and six metabolites, have been tentatively identified by comparison with standard compounds and reference literature information. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive and systematical metabolic study on the seed. Mostly importantly, we propose that gastric acid could convert jujubosides into an absorbable form of ebelin lactone oligosaccharides, which may be responsible for the low bioavailability and specific bioactivities of these compounds. Additionally, we deduced that the absorption site of ebelin lactone oligosaccharides is located in the stomach, and that the ebelin lactone form of jujubosides may be more suitable for absorption than its hydrolysis product. Our investigation will be helpful to narrow the scope for potentially active ingredients of the seed, and pave the way for determination of the pharmacological mechanism of the seed.     

基于高效液相色谱定量指纹图谱和液相色谱-质谱联用定量的酸枣仁提取物质量考察

酸枣仁具有显著的改善睡眠和抗焦虑等作用,其提取物在助眠类功能食品开发中应用前景广阔。但目前市场上酸枣仁提取物质量参差不齐,缺乏统一标准,企业在使用时面临较大的质量风险,因此亟须建立一种准确、全面的内控质量评价方法。针对酸枣仁提取物中黄酮和皂苷两类主要活性成分紫外响应差异巨大且水提物中皂苷成分含量低的问题,该研究建立了酸枣仁水提物HPLC定量指纹图谱方法,共标定了8个共有峰。通过对照品指认、文献比对以及高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱数据解析,8个共有峰均为黄酮类化合物,该方法可同时实现7种黄酮成分的半定量对比分析和斯皮诺素的含量测定;采用超高效液相色谱-三重四极杆质谱,在正离子模式下,以多反应监测扫描方式可实现酸枣仁皂苷A和B的含量测定;最终以雷达图展现上述10种成分的半定量和定量数据。应用上述方法,该研究对比分析了实验室自制的3批酸枣仁水提物和15家供应商的15批提取物样品。结果显示,实验室自制的3批酸枣仁水提物虽然原料来自不同饮片企业,但总体差异性不大,而不同厂家提供的酸枣仁提取物样品成分含量差异巨大,提示不同厂家存在辅料稀释、理枣仁掺假和醇提或纯化富集等情况。该法为企业制定内控质量标准和筛选合格供应商提供了依据。     

Identification and analysis of chemical constituents and rat serum metabolites in Suan‐Zao‐Ren granule using ultra high performance liquid chromatography quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry combined with multiple data processing approaches

Suan‐Zao‐Ren granule is widely used to treat insomnia in China. However, because of the complexity and diversity of the chemical compositions in traditional Chinese medicine formula, the comprehensive analysis of constituents in vitro and in vivo is rather difficult. In our study, an ultra high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry and the PeakView® software, which uses multiple data processing approaches including product ion filter, neutral loss filter, and mass defect filter, method was developed to characterize the ingredients and rat serum metabolites in Suan‐Zao‐Ren granule. A total of 101 constituents were detected in vitro. Under the same analysis conditions, 68 constituents were characterized in rat serum, including 35 prototype components and 33 metabolites. The metabolic pathways of main components were also illustrated. Among them, the metabolic pathways of timosaponin AI were firstly revealed. The bioactive compounds mainly underwent the phase I metabolic pathways including hydroxylation, oxidation, hydrolysis, and phase II metabolic pathways including sulfate conjugation, glucuronide conjugation, cysteine conjugation, acetycysteine conjugation, and glutathione conjugation. In conclusion, our results showed that this analysis approach was extremely useful for the in‐depth pharmacological research of Suan‐Zao‐Ren granule and provided a chemical basis for its rational.