Qiurui Zhao , Xinyao Yu , Mengyuan Liu , Chuansen Qin , Yahui He , Suilou Wang , Haixiang Wang
{"title":"Preparation of molecularly imprinted polymers for the selective extraction and purification of hesperidin from orange peels","authors":"Qiurui Zhao , Xinyao Yu , Mengyuan Liu , Chuansen Qin , Yahui He , Suilou Wang , Haixiang Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124696","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124696","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Orange peels are a common by-product in the global food processing industry, leading to resource wastage and environmental pollution. They are rich in hesperidin, a flavonoid with multiple pharmacological and biological activities, possessing significant economic value. Based on this, in this study, a one-pot method was developed to create hesperidin MIPs for selective separation and purification of hesperidin from waste orange peels. To obtain the optimal MIPs, the best functional monomer was first determined through computer simulations and spectroscopic scanning, and the synthesis process was optimized. The characterization results demonstrated that the obtained MIPs, due to the presence of the functional monomer 2-vinylpyridine (2-VP), effectively adsorbs hesperidin through hydrophobic interactions and π-π stacking between the benzene ring and pyridine ring, achieving an adsorption capacity of 74.18 mg/g. MIPs exhibited excellent selectivity in the presence of two structural analogs, naringin and neohesperidin, and the imprinting factor reached 2.01. Furthermore, the MIPs exhibited excellent selectivity in the presence of structurally similar compounds within a complex matrix. In practical applications using MIPs as the adsorbent, the maximum extraction efficiency of hesperidin can reach 73.88 %, with the purity of extracted hesperidin reaching 81.24 %. After seven consecutive adsorption-desorption cycles, the adsorption capacity of MIPs for hesperidin decreased by only 1.55 mg/g. This research provides a simple and efficient integrated strategy for the separation and purification of hesperidin from orange peel waste, with great potential for commercial application.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chromatography B","volume":"1263 ","pages":"Article 124696"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144241413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ryan De Palma, Murali K. Matta, Vikram Patel, Jeffry Florian, David G. Strauss, Rodney Rouse
{"title":"Development and validation of a high-throughput LC-MS/MS bioanalytical method for the simultaneous quantification of cannabidiol and metabolites in human plasma.","authors":"Ryan De Palma, Murali K. Matta, Vikram Patel, Jeffry Florian, David G. Strauss, Rodney Rouse","doi":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124694","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124694","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The removal of hemp from the definition of marijuana in the 2018 Agricultural Improvement Act has increased the number of cannabidiol-containing products available to consumers. Consequently, consumer use has also increased. Increased product availability and use drives the need for sensitive and specific analytical assays to measure the cannabidiol (CBD) and metabolites in patients, to establish dose–effect relationships and to gain knowledge of their pharmacokinetics. Here we describe the development and validation of a rapid high-throughput LC-MS/MS bioanalytical method for the quantification of cannabidiol and primary metabolites in human plasma to support an FDA-sponsored clinical study (<span><span>NCT06192589</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>). Sample preparation a single step protein precipitation followed by filtration through 96-well Phree™ Phospholipid removal plates. The method was validated over ranges of CBD: 1.95–500.00 ng mL<sup>−1</sup>; 7-hydroxy-cannabidiol (7-OH-CBD): 3.91–1000.00 ng mL<sup>−1</sup>; 7-carboxy-cannabidiol (7-COOH-CBD): 31.25–8000.00 ng mL<sup>−1</sup>. There was no cross-analyte interference, injection carryover, or matrix effect observed with this method. Analyte recoveries were consistent across three QC levels ranging from 83.90 to 90.85 %. Inter-day Accuracy across four QC level of all three analytes ranged from 93.87 to 107.31 % while precision ranged from 1.03 to 14.33 %. These results and other outlined in this manuscript met acceptance criteria as outline the current M10 Guidance for Bioanalytical Method Validation and Study Sample Analysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chromatography B","volume":"1263 ","pages":"Article 124694"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xinbo Pan , Zhirong Gu , Yingwen Yang , Rina Sa , Yali Wang
{"title":"Analysis of Angelica sinensis at different growth stages by 1H NMR-based metabolic fingerprinting combined with chemometrics","authors":"Xinbo Pan , Zhirong Gu , Yingwen Yang , Rina Sa , Yali Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124676","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124676","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The metabolite fingerprint analysis was performed using <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectroscopy was adopted for systematically evaluate the <em>Angelica sinensis</em> metabolite profile analysis in diverse growth periods, along with the identification of the metabolites, so as to analyze changes in <em>Angelica sinensis</em> secondary metabolites during growth. This aims at analyzing changes in <em>Angelica sinensis</em> secondary metabolites during growth. Metabolic profiles were analyzed through <sup>1</sup>H NMR spectroscopy, meanwhile, crude extracts in the root of <em>Angelica sinensis</em> were analyzed in terms of multivariate data. <sup>1</sup>H NMR chemical shifts were compared with those of available reference standards to identify metabolites. Principal component analyses (PCA) together with partial least-squares discriminate analysis (PLS-DA) on <sup>1</sup>H NMR data clearly separated different year's samples by components axis. According to this study, <em>Angelica sinensis</em> secondary metabolite accumulation was tightly associated with growth periods, demonstrating that metabolomics might be used in the natural health product <em>Angelica sinensis</em>. The <sup>1</sup>H NMR-based metabolomics technology may be used to explore changes in <em>Angelica sinensis</em> secondary metabolites in the process of growth. As revealed by <sup>1</sup>H NMR metabolite fingerprinting in combination with chemometric analysis, some substances like ferulic acid, ligustilide, levistilide A and sugars could be quality assurance markers for <em>Angelica sinensis</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chromatography B","volume":"1263 ","pages":"Article 124676"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144195311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hollow polymer nanospheres (HPSs) as reusable adsorbent for solid-phase extraction (SPE) of trans, trans-muconic acid from urine samples","authors":"Nematullah Kurd , Abbas Afkhami , Hanieh Ganji","doi":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124674","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124674","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the present work, hollow polymer nanospheres (HPSs) were prepared and applied as reusable adsorbent in solid-phase extraction (SPE) to extract and determine trans, trans- muconic acid (tt-MA) from urine samples as a potential biomarker of low-level exposure to benzene. HPSs with controllable size and functional shells were synthesized through weak acid-base assembly under hydrothermal conditions. Hollow nanospheres can act as a storage reservoir or a nanoreactor, the functional shell not only provides a significant surface area for reactions, but also easily chelates target compounds through the abundant functional groups present in it. The main factors affecting the extraction performance, including sample volume, sample flow rate, elution volume, sample pH, type of washing solvent, and type of elution solvent, were evaluated and optimized through coupling to a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC-UV) analyzer. The highest recovery rate of tt-MA from urine with HPSs adsorbent was obtained at pH 7, sample volume 2 ml, sample flow rate 1 ml/min, deionized water/methanol (9,1 <em>v</em>/v) as washing solvent, and ethanol/acetic acid 3 % (8,2 v/v) as elution solvent. The optimized method was validated using three concentrations of 0.1, 25, and 50 μg/ml, and its within-day and day-to-day reproducibility was confirmed (RSD < 7.7 %). A good linear range (r <sup>2</sup> > 0.99) and low limits of detection (0.05 μg/ml) were obtained as well. The recovery of tt-MA from spiked urine samples in the quality control (QC) concentrations was more than 96 %, demonstrating the HPS-SPE method's applicability in the analysis of urine samples of benzene-exposed people.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chromatography B","volume":"1263 ","pages":"Article 124674"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144204666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle Vogts , Julian Witt , Maria Riedner , Chris Meier
{"title":"Development of a HILIC-MS/MS method for simultaneous quantification of lipophilic antitumor TriPPPro-prodrugs and their polar metabolites in HT29 cell extracts","authors":"Michelle Vogts , Julian Witt , Maria Riedner , Chris Meier","doi":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124673","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124673","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nucleoside analogues are among the most widely used antiviral and also antitumoral agents. The nucleoside analogues require intracellular metabolic activation through stepwise phosphorylation resulting in the bioactive nucleoside triphosphates. To directly deliver the active metabolite, our group developed a prodrug system where the nucleoside triphosphate (NTP) is masked by two lipophilic moieties which are enzymatically cleaved off after successful cellular uptake. To date, no data are available on the intracellular concentrations of the active metabolites responsible for the determined antiviral or antitumor activity.</div><div>In this paper, we describe the development of a HILIC-MS/MS method for the quantification of Tri<em>PPP</em>ro-prodrugs, derived from the anticancer drug fluorouracil (5-FU) and all resulting metabolites, FdU, FdU-monophosphate (MP), FdU-diphosphate (DP), and FdU-triphosphate (TP), in cancer cell lysate. Because of the different chemical properties of the lipophilic prodrugs and the hydrophilic metabolites, sample preparation as well as liquid chromatography method development were challenging factors. A liquid-liquid extraction protocol was employed and with use of hydrophilic liquid chromatography, the simultaneous retention of all analytes was guaranteed.</div><div>The method was validated for the following concentration ranges in cancer cell lysate and the associated supernatant: 2.0–1000 ng/mL.</div><div>The method was successfully applied to quantify prodrugs and metabolites in HT29 cancer cell lysate and supernatant samples after cellular uptake studies with two different Tri<em>PPP</em>ro-prodrugs. The method can also be employed for the quantification of other lipophilic prodrugs, as well as nucleotides and nucleosides (derivatives).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chromatography B","volume":"1263 ","pages":"Article 124673"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144204665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhihui Zhao , Zhiyuan Liu , Xiaojiaoyang Li, Bei Wang
{"title":"Expression of lumbrokinase protein genes in Escherichia coli","authors":"Zhihui Zhao , Zhiyuan Liu , Xiaojiaoyang Li, Bei Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124675","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124675","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, we present a novel method for the heterologous expression of lumbrokinase proteins in <em>Escherichia coli</em>, aimed at overcoming the limitations of traditional extraction and purification processes. By lowering the expression temperature to 16 °C, we successfully reduced the formation of inclusion bodies and expressed three lumbrokinase proteins—A0A0P0YK20, A8ILN1, and Q8I6N3—demonstrating fibrinolytic activity with enzyme activities of 7040 U/mL, 46,772.6 U/mL, and 21,800 U/mL, respectively. These activities surpass those reported in other literature. This approach eliminates the lengthy growth cycles and complex extraction methods associated with earthworm-derived lumbrokinase, significantly improving production yield. Furthermore, the individual lumbrokinase proteins exhibited higher thrombolytic activity compared to their combined forms, highlighting the potential for optimized therapeutic applications. Despite these advances, challenges remain, including the persistence of contaminating <em>E. coli</em> proteins in the purified samples, necessitating further optimization of the purification protocol. Our findings provide a promising strategy for scalable and standardized production of lumbrokinase, paving the way for its broader clinical use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chromatography B","volume":"1263 ","pages":"Article 124675"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144184593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Xiaojianzhong decoction inhibits gastric cancer progression and enhances 5-Fu efficacy by regulating the MAPK and PI3K-AKT signaling pathway","authors":"Yanxue Xu , Yumeng Zhang , Chen Huang , Min Zhao , Yihe Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124671","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124671","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim of the study</h3><div>This study aims to investigate the pharmacological mechanisms underlying the enhancement of fluorouracil (5-Fu) efficacy by Xiaojianzhong decoction (XJZD) in the treatment of gastric cancer (GC).</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>Network pharmacology was utilized to assess the therapeutic pathways of XJZD in the treatment of GC. The results from the network pharmacology analysis were validated through MTT assays, flow cytometry, qPCR, and ELISA experiments. Additionally, metabolomics was applied to identify differential metabolites and clarify the primary metabolic pathways involved.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>XJZD inhibited the proliferation of GC-803 cells and induced apoptosis. Furthermore, the combination of XJZD with 5-Fu significantly upregulated the mRNA levels of JNK1, JNK2, while downregulating the mRNA levels of ERK1, ERK2 and p38. Additionally, XJZD +5-Fu treatment reduced the expression of PI3K, AKT, and mTOR in GC-803 cells, suggesting that XJZD enhances the therapeutic effect of 5-Fu by inducing apoptosis and modulating the MAPK and PI3K-AKT signaling pathways. Metabolomics analysis identified 16 key metabolites that primarily influence amino acid and energy metabolism.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>In this study, the potential therapeutic pathway of XJZD in combination with 5-Fu for the treatment of GC was identified through network pharmacology, in vitro validation, and metabolomics. The therapeutic mechanism of XJZD in GC involves the synergistic effects of multiple active ingredients, targets, and signaling pathways, as well as the modulation of amino acid and energy metabolism. These findings provide new insights into the pharmacological mechanisms underlying the combination of XJZD and 5-Fu in the treatment of GC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chromatography B","volume":"1263 ","pages":"Article 124671"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144184592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simonas Balčiūnas , Matas Damonskis , Vytautas Tamošiūnas , Dennis Köhler , Evaldas Naujalis , Lukas Taujenis
{"title":"Scale-up of analytical IP-RP-HPLC methods for high-purity semi-preparative purification of oligonucleotides","authors":"Simonas Balčiūnas , Matas Damonskis , Vytautas Tamošiūnas , Dennis Köhler , Evaldas Naujalis , Lukas Taujenis","doi":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124670","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124670","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Oligonucleotides (ONs) have a wide variety of applications in molecular biology, diagnostics and biotechnology. Liquid chromatographic techniques are often used for their characterization and purification. The process of scaling up chromatographic methods for ON purification is theoretically well-understood, yet practical examples and detailed considerations are often lacking. This study addresses this gap by focusing on the scale-up of analytical ion-pair reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (IP-RP-HPLC) methods to the semi-preparative scale. Key properties such as linear velocity, load and gradient profiles were investigated, to ensure consistency between analytical and preparative formats. Using identical resin across different columns and a single HPLC system with two different configurations, we successfully achieved matching separation profiles between analytical and preparative scales. The scaled-up methods allowed effective purification of studied ON samples, yielding HPLC purities of 92.9 % and higher, with recoveries ranging from 94.1 % to 99.3 %. Our results demonstrate the importance of maintaining kinetic and dynamic equivalence during the scale-up process to allow efficient purification while maintaining separation achieved on the analytical scale. This study offers a comprehensive framework for scaling analytical IP-RP-HPLC methods and collecting high purity fractions, allowing further characterization of full-length products and impurities of interest.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chromatography B","volume":"1262 ","pages":"Article 124670"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144139262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing Feng , Liqing He , Xipeng Ma , Xinmin Yin , Eugene G. Mueller , Zhanxiang Zhou , Wenke Feng , Craig J. McClain , Xiang Zhang
{"title":"Comparison of liver bile acid profiles in chronic alcohol feeding and NIAAA binge-on-chronic alcohol feeding mouse models","authors":"Jing Feng , Liqing He , Xipeng Ma , Xinmin Yin , Eugene G. Mueller , Zhanxiang Zhou , Wenke Feng , Craig J. McClain , Xiang Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124650","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124650","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is associated with disturbances in bile acid (BA) metabolism. Several mouse models have been established to mimic human ALD in the clinical setting for mechanistic investigations, and differences in BA metabolism between these models have not been systematically studied. We quantified BA alterations by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) in the livers of two widely used mouse models: the chronic Lieber-DeCarli ethanol diet (CLD) model and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism binge-on-chronic alcohol feeding (NIAAA) model, both of which aim to mimic the early stages of human ALD. Statistical analysis showed that total BA levels did not change significantly in either model. However, unconjugated BAs were elevated in both models, and glycol-conjugated BAs were significantly increased only in the NIAAA model. The deconjugation capacity of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) and β-muricholic acid (β-MCA) was increased in the CLD model, whereas that of cholic acid (CA) and lithocholic acid (LCA) was increased in the NIAAA model. NIAAA mice showed increased FXR affinity, implying that the classical biosynthetic pathway of hepatic BAs was inhibited. In conclusion, although total BA levels remained unchanged in the early stages of ALD in both models, the BA composition was more altered in the NIAAA model than in the CLD model, suggesting that different ALD mouse models may exhibit divergent regulatory mechanisms for BA metabolism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chromatography B","volume":"1262 ","pages":"Article 124650"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144124739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yong-Juan Zhao , Wen-Yue Zhou , Lu Zhang , Jia-Xiu Guo , Lu-Lu Fan , Yu-Ting Zhu , Ying-Li , Bing-Chun Yan , Han-Qing Pang
{"title":"Chemical identification and metabolic profiling of Tongmai granules using UHPLC-QTOF-MS-based molecular networking and modified mass defect filtering techniques","authors":"Yong-Juan Zhao , Wen-Yue Zhou , Lu Zhang , Jia-Xiu Guo , Lu-Lu Fan , Yu-Ting Zhu , Ying-Li , Bing-Chun Yan , Han-Qing Pang","doi":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124669","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jchromb.2025.124669","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ischemic stroke (IS) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, and its complicated biological processes make developing effective treatments challenging. Tongmai granules, the famous Chinese herbal formula, was good at treating IS. However, the active compounds and their underlying mechanisms are still not well understood. To elucidate the active compounds of Tongmai granules against IS, the chemical compounds of Tongmai granules were characterized using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS). Using molecular networking (MN) method, a total of 89 compounds were quickly identified. Afterwards, the metabolites profiling of Tongmai granules in the middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) rats' plasma and brain were conducted using UHPLC-HRMS and mass defect filtering (MDF) strategy. And 80 metabolites (25 prototypes and 55 metabolites) were characterized in plasma and brain samples. Network pharmacology and molecular docking have identified 8 active components for treating IS, including daidzein, tanshinone IIA, puerarin, cryptotanshinone, tanshinone IIb, butylidenephthalide, senkyunolide A and salvianolic acid A. These components may exert their effects through regulating TP53, SRC, and STAT3. The study provides a comprehensive characterization of Tongmai granules and insights into their therapeutic mechanisms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":348,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Chromatography B","volume":"1262 ","pages":"Article 124669"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144139165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}