Research Article

Effects of Borneol on Pharmacokinetics and Tissue Distribution of Notoginsenoside R1 and Ginsenosides Rg1 and Re in Panax notoginseng in Rabbits

Table 6

Apparent permeability coefficients ( ) of NGR1, GRg1, and GRe with or without the addition of 200 μM Borneol on the Caco-2 Model.

Compound (apical to basolateral) (× 10−7 cm/s) (basolateral to apical) (× 10−7 cm/s)

NGR10.64 ± 0.080.68 ± 0.121.06
GRg13.48 ± 0.423.64 ± 0.291.05
GRe5.46 ± 0.405.73 ± 0.371.05
NGR1 + Borneol1.87 ± 0.23**1.95 ± 0.34**1.04
GRg1 + Borneol9.05 ± 0.67**9.51 ± 0.62**1.05
GRe + Borneol12.67 ± 1.01**13.65 ± 1.59**1.08

, ** compared with corresponding single compound such as NGR1, GRg1, or GRe.