Research Article

Effects of Digeda-4 Decoction on the CYP450 Activities in Rats Using a Cocktail Method by HPLC

Table 3

Pharmacokinetic parameters of five probe drugs (mean±SD, n=8).

Probe drugsParametersControl groupDigeda groupPositive group

Theophylline T1/2/h6.706±1.62513.917±2.6642.475±0.358
Cmax/ug.mL−131.833±5.61130.737±5.45130.025±5.183
/ug.mL−1.h205.724±37.141299.091±67.01771.926±15.443
/ug.mL−1.h325.588±76.856568.825±141.842117.825±21.367
Cl/L.h−1.Kg−10.033±0.0060.020±0.0030.061±0.012
Tolbutamide T1/2/h6.055±1.08114.947±3.3364.812±0.930
Cmax/ug.mL−135.642±4.10640.204±6.83433.572±3.967
/ug.mL−1.h165.361±31.618253.703±59.84166.621±15.387
/ug.mL−1.h281.315±68.167541.077±103.62893.458±22.481
Cl/L.h−1.Kg−10.011±0.0020.005±0.0010.021±0.004
Chlorzoxazone T1/2/h3.259±0.4554.008±0.6172.722±0.516
Cmax/ug.mL−124.599±2.01723.246±4.72222.677±3.294
AUC0~t/ug.mL−1.h49.731±9.29254.010±9.46838.600±8.152
AUC0~∞/ug.mL−1.h56.041±10.53165.272±10.51342.349±9.768
Cl/L.h−1.Kg−10.053±0.0100.041±0.0050.065±0.018
Omeprazole T1/2/h0.163±0.0320.282±0.0460.118±0.020
Cmax/ug.mL−120.856±3.70638.558±6.68816.913±2.631
/ug.mL−1.h6.923±1.38713.273±2.6344.978±0.845
/ug.mL−1.h7.283±1.31114.153±2.6095.344±0.993
Cl/L.h−1.Kg−10.480±0.0890.294±0.0540.615±0.086
Midazolam T1/2/h0.144±0.0300.199±0.0320.105±0.016
Cmax/ug.mL−12.900±0.4912.675±0.5092.556±0.507
/ug.mL−1.h0.881±0.1511.166±0.2090.653±0.095
/ug.mL−1.h0.928±0.1571.355±0.3090.711±0.125
Cl/L.h−1.Kg−16.230±1.1454.183±0.7436.896±0.964

Comparing Digeda group with the control group, t1/2, half-life time; Cmax, maximum plasma concentration; AUC, the area under the plasma concentration-time curve; CL, plasma clearance.
p < 0.05, p < 0.01