Research Article

HPLC-MS/MS-Mediated Analysis of the Pharmacokinetics, Bioavailability, and Tissue Distribution of Schisandrol B in Rats

Table 2

Precision and accuracy of the approach to Schisandrol B measurement in biological samples (n = 6).

SamplesSpiked conc (ng/mL)Intra-day (n = 6)Inter-day (n = 6 × 3)
Measured conc. (ng/mL)Precision (RSD, %)Accuracy (RE, %)Measured conc. (ng/mL)Precision (RSD, %)Accuracy (RE, %)

Plasma55.46 ± 0.264.739.225.45 ± 0.274.998.99
1513.60 ± 1.4010.32−9.3113.68 ± 1.4310.46−8.78
150145.30 ± 13.058.98−3.14143.58 ± 14.119.82−4.28
15001436.42 ± 93.556.51−1.081410.53 ± 112.677.99−5.96

Heart10.99 ± 0.087.91−1.270.97 ± 0.033.08−3.41
22.00 ± 0.2210.820.172.01 ± 0.020.960.50
4036.90 ± 0.391.06−7.7437.11 ± 0.220.59−7.22
800789.33 ± 48.326.12−1.33753.10 ± 32.124.27−5.86

Liver10.98 ± 0.022.47−2.160.96 ± 0.066.50−4.06
21.83 ± 0.063.11−8.491.85 ± 0.020.90−7.53
4038.32 ± 0.962.51−4.2038.09 ± 0.210.55−4.78
800713.49 ± 7.441.04−10.81735.12 ± 18.942.58−8.11

Spleen10.96 ± 0.033.24−4.170.95 ± 0.032.66−4.52
21.90 ± 0.105.02−5.171.85 ± 0.052.80−7.31
4040.18 ± 1.774.420.4539.38 ± 0.781.97−1.54
800761.79 ± 53.226.99−4.48762.48 ± 9.571.26−4.69

Lung11.00 ± 0.1010.020.101.01 ± 0.021.520.72
22.06 ± 0.104.822.822.03 ± 0.063.121.41
4036.27 ± 2.276.26−9.3237.01 ± 0.882.37−7.47
800722.25 ± 43.095.979.72723.66 ± 4.490.62−9.54

Kidney10.90 ± 0.056.08−10.330.97 ± 0.076.96−2.93
21.85 ± 0.116.06−7.701.88 ± 0.042.08−5.86
4041.92 ± 3.889.264.8140.94 ± 0.882.152.36
800721.96 ± 30.574.239.76748.65 ± 25.223.37−6.42

Brain11.03 ± 0.066.252.730.98 ± 0.055.10−2.02
22.04 ± 0.063.071.951.89 ± 0.147.31−5.47
4043.12 ± 2.375.517.8139.06 ± 3.559.09−3.35
800749.13 ± 31.014.14−6.36736.89 ± 13.011.77−7.89