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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
18
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-9-15
pubmed:abstractText
Icariin is a bioactive herbal ingredient isolated from Epimedii Herba. This study evaluates the distribution of icariin in rats by microdialysis sampling and high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV). Microdialysis probes were simultaneously placed in the jugular vein, brain striatum, and bile duct of each anesthetized rat for sampling after the administration of icariin (dose=10 or 20 mg/kg) via the femoral vein. The role of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) on icariin distribution was assessed by pretreatment with cyclosporine (CsA, dose=20 mg/kg). This study is the first report of the biliary excretion of icarin in rats, defined as the blood-to-bile distribution (k value), calculated by dividing the area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) of icariin in bile by that in blood (k=AUCbile/AUCblood). The k values were 19.0±5.9 and 18.8±3.8 at the doses of 10 and 20 mg/kg, respectively. The decreased biliary excretion of icariin due to pretreatment with CsA was evidenced by the reduced k values (18.8±3.8 vs 9.9±1.9, p=0.005). This work demonstrates that biliary excretion is the major elimination pathway for icariin disposition and that transporters, such as P-gp, might be related to icariin's biliary excretion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1520-5118
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9905-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Analysis of biliary excretion of icariin in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't