Zheng Xianhui, Zhan Yingying, Peng Mengling, Xu Wen, Deng Guanghai
The Second Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Metabolites. 2024 Jun 14;14(6):333. doi: 10.3390/metabo14060333.
Tongmai Sini decoction (TSD), the classical prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine, consisting of three commonly used herbal medicines, has been widely applied for the treatment of myocardial infarction and heart failure. However, the absorbed components and their metabolism in vivo of TSD still remain unknown. In this study, a reliable and effective method using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with hybrid quadrupole-Orbitrap mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-Exactive-MS/MS) was employed to identify prototype components and metabolites in vivo (rat plasma and urine). Combined with mass defect filtering (MDF), dynamic background subtraction (DBS), and neutral loss filtering (NLF) data-mining tools, a total of thirty-two major compounds were selected and investigated for their metabolism in vivo. As a result, a total of 82 prototype compounds were identified or tentatively characterized in vivo, including 41 alkaloids, 35 phenolic compounds, 6 saponins. Meanwhile, A total of 65 metabolites (40 alkaloids and 25 phenolic compounds) were tentatively identified. The metabolic reactions were mainly hydrogenation, demethylation, hydroxylation, hydration, methylation, deoxylation, and sulfation. These findings will be beneficial for an in-depth understanding of the pharmacological mechanism and pharmacodynamic substance basis of TSD.
通脉四逆汤(TSD)是一种由三味常用草药组成的经典中药方剂,已被广泛应用于心肌梗死和心力衰竭的治疗。然而,TSD的体内吸收成分及其代谢情况仍不清楚。在本研究中,采用超高效液相色谱联用混合四极杆-轨道阱质谱(UHPLC-Q-Exactive-MS/MS)这一可靠有效的方法,来鉴定体内(大鼠血浆和尿液)的原型成分和代谢产物。结合质量亏损过滤(MDF)、动态背景扣除(DBS)和中性丢失过滤(NLF)数据挖掘工具,共筛选出32种主要化合物,并对其体内代谢情况进行研究。结果显示,体内共鉴定出或初步表征了82种原型化合物,包括41种生物碱、35种酚类化合物、6种皂苷。同时,初步鉴定出65种代谢产物(40种生物碱和25种酚类化合物)。代谢反应主要包括氢化、去甲基化、羟基化、水合、甲基化、脱氧和硫酸化。这些研究结果将有助于深入了解TSD的药理机制和药效物质基础。