Pharmacokinetic profile of 2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside in mice after oral administration of Polygonum multiflorum extract.

Context: Stilbene glycoside (2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside) is a main bioactive component of Polygonum multiflorum, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) commonly used in clinic for anti-aging treatment. Its medicinal activities, such as anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation and endothelial protection, have been extensively studied, but its pharmacokinetic property is still unclear.Objective: A pharmacokinetic study was undertaken to quantitatively determine P. multiflorum stilbene glycoside (PM-SG) in mouse plasma after oral administration of 100 mg/kg P. multiflorum extract.Materials and methods: A sensitive reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) coupled with liquid-liquid phase extraction method was employed for this study. Pharmacokinetic parameters of PM-SG were determined in mice applying both compartmental and non-compartmental analyses.Results and discussion: The calibration curve for PM-SG in the plasma was linear (r2 > 0.99) over the range of 0.66 to 56.40 μ...