Research Article

Herb-Drug Interaction: Application of a UPLC-MS/MS Method to Determine the Effect of Polygonum capitatum Extract on the Tissue Distribution and Excretion of Levofloxacin in Rats

Table 3

Precision and accuracy of LVFX in rat liver tissues, urine, and feces (n = 5).

BiosamplesSpiked concentration (ng/mL)IntradayInterday
Calculated concentration (ng/mL)Precision (RSD, %)Accuracy (%)Calculated concentration (ng/mL)Precision (RSD, %)Accuracy (%)

LVFX in liver tissue10.029.33 ± 1.0311.0393.079.18 ± 0.555.9491.59
100.20104.61 ± 3.893.72104.40103.86 ± 4.093.94103.65
5010.004815.20 ± 158.683.3096.114803.63 ± 111.962.3395.88

LVFX in urine10.029.49 ± 0.858.9994.6710.46 ± 0.514.85104.35
200.40209.45 ± 10.495.01104.52207.55 ± 12.986.25103.57
4008.004183.48 ± 102.272.44104.393875.60 ± 97.532.5296.70

LVFX in feces10.029.54 ± 0.869.0395.1710.54 ± 0.736.90105.16
20.0420.56 ± 1.165.66102.5819.54 ± 0.914.6497.53
200.40215.78 ± 13.686.34107.67190.05 ± 20.4910.7894.83