Pharmacokinetics of Baicalin Following Single Oral Administration in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).

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Main Authors: Liu, Long-Xun, Wang, Fei, Zhao, Zi-Chen, Zhong, Zhi-Hong, Yang, Shu-Min, Sun, Yun, Wang, Shi-Feng, Guo, Wei-Liang, Zhou, Yong-Can
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author Liu, Long-Xun
Wang, Fei
Zhao, Zi-Chen
Zhong, Zhi-Hong
Yang, Shu-Min
Sun, Yun
Wang, Shi-Feng
Guo, Wei-Liang
Zhou, Yong-Can
author_facet Liu, Long-Xun
Wang, Fei
Zhao, Zi-Chen
Zhong, Zhi-Hong
Yang, Shu-Min
Sun, Yun
Wang, Shi-Feng
Guo, Wei-Liang
Zhou, Yong-Can
Liu, Long-Xun
Wang, Fei
Zhao, Zi-Chen
Zhong, Zhi-Hong
Yang, Shu-Min
Sun, Yun
Wang, Shi-Feng
Guo, Wei-Liang
Zhou, Yong-Can
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Pharmacokinetics of Baicalin Following Single Oral Administration in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Liu, Long-Xun Wang, Fei Zhao, Zi-Chen Zhong, Zhi-Hong Yang, Shu-Min Sun, Yun Wang, Shi-Feng Guo, Wei-Liang Zhou, Yong-Can Animals Flavonoids Administration, Oral Cichlids Half-Life Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Anti-Bacterial Agents Baicalin, a bioactive flavonoid from Scutellaria baicalensis, shows significant therapeutic efficacy on tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) bacterial infections, but its application remains limited due to the lack of pharmacokinetic data. In this study, single oral administration of baicalin at 12 mg/kg was carried out in O. niloticus under 32°C. Then, samples of plasma, kidney, bile, muscle, liver and brain were collected at various time intervals up to 96 h. A high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed and validated for baicalin quantification assay in each sample and subjected to non-compartmental analysis. Results showed that baicalin was rapidly absorbed following oral administration. A double-peak phenomenon was observed in tilapia plasma. The first (C) and the second (C) peaks were 46.828 μg/mL at 1 h and 17.069 μg/mL at 4 h, respectively. The elimination half-life (t) and the volume of distribution (V) were 26.654 h and 0.462 L/kg, respectively. A double-peak phenomenon was also observed in kidney and liver. The C and C in kidney were 66.981 μg/g at 2 h and 85.577 μg/g at 8 h, respectively, and in liver were 34.147 μg/g at 2 h and 39.971 μg/g at 8 h. While a single peak was observed in brain and bile, their Cs were 29.787 μg/g at 8 h and 63.038 μg/g at 12 h, respectively. Notably, the triple-peak phenomenon was observed in muscle and the C, C and C were 55.771 μg/g at 1 h, 23.603 μg/g at 4 h, 25.488 μg/g at 12 h and 30.192 μg/g at 48 h. The t of baicalin in kidney, liver, brain and bile were 57.273, 38.169, 38.169, 8.315 and 72.705 h, respectively. In plasma, liver, kidney, brain, muscle and bile, the area under the concentration-time curve from 0 to 96 h relative to the half maximal inhibitory concentration against Streptococcus agalactiae β-hemolysin/cytolysin (AUC/IC) of baicalin were 132.755, 443.169, 731.920, 66.283, 452.864 and 540.540 h, respectively; the peak concentration to IC ratio (C/IC) in plasma, liver, kidney, brain, muscle and bile were 8.688, 7.416, 15.877, 5.526, 10.347 and 11.695, respectively; the concentration remained above the IC (T > IC)for over 96 h in all tissues examined, with the exception of the brain (27.205 h). These results provide a scientific basis for the application of baicalin in the prevention and control of tilapia bacterial diseases, especially tilapia streptococcosis.
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spellingShingle Pharmacokinetics of Baicalin Following Single Oral Administration in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
Liu, Long-Xun
Wang, Fei
Zhao, Zi-Chen
Zhong, Zhi-Hong
Yang, Shu-Min
Sun, Yun
Wang, Shi-Feng
Guo, Wei-Liang
Zhou, Yong-Can
Animals
Flavonoids
Administration, Oral
Cichlids
Half-Life
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Pharmacokinetics of Baicalin Following Single Oral Administration in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Liu, Long-Xun Wang, Fei Zhao, Zi-Chen Zhong, Zhi-Hong Yang, Shu-Min Sun, Yun Wang, Shi-Feng Guo, Wei-Liang Zhou, Yong-Can Animals Flavonoids Administration, Oral Cichlids Half-Life Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Anti-Bacterial Agents Baicalin, a bioactive flavonoid from Scutellaria baicalensis, shows significant therapeutic efficacy on tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) bacterial infections, but its application remains limited due to the lack of pharmacokinetic data. In this study, single oral administration of baicalin at 12 mg/kg was carried out in O. niloticus under 32°C. Then, samples of plasma, kidney, bile, muscle, liver and brain were collected at various time intervals up to 96 h. A high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed and validated for baicalin quantification assay in each sample and subjected to non-compartmental analysis. Results showed that baicalin was rapidly absorbed following oral administration. A double-peak phenomenon was observed in tilapia plasma. The first (C) and the second (C) peaks were 46.828 μg/mL at 1 h and 17.069 μg/mL at 4 h, respectively. The elimination half-life (t) and the volume of distribution (V) were 26.654 h and 0.462 L/kg, respectively. A double-peak phenomenon was also observed in kidney and liver. The C and C in kidney were 66.981 μg/g at 2 h and 85.577 μg/g at 8 h, respectively, and in liver were 34.147 μg/g at 2 h and 39.971 μg/g at 8 h. While a single peak was observed in brain and bile, their Cs were 29.787 μg/g at 8 h and 63.038 μg/g at 12 h, respectively. Notably, the triple-peak phenomenon was observed in muscle and the C, C and C were 55.771 μg/g at 1 h, 23.603 μg/g at 4 h, 25.488 μg/g at 12 h and 30.192 μg/g at 48 h. The t of baicalin in kidney, liver, brain and bile were 57.273, 38.169, 38.169, 8.315 and 72.705 h, respectively. In plasma, liver, kidney, brain, muscle and bile, the area under the concentration-time curve from 0 to 96 h relative to the half maximal inhibitory concentration against Streptococcus agalactiae β-hemolysin/cytolysin (AUC/IC) of baicalin were 132.755, 443.169, 731.920, 66.283, 452.864 and 540.540 h, respectively; the peak concentration to IC ratio (C/IC) in plasma, liver, kidney, brain, muscle and bile were 8.688, 7.416, 15.877, 5.526, 10.347 and 11.695, respectively; the concentration remained above the IC (T > IC)for over 96 h in all tissues examined, with the exception of the brain (27.205 h). These results provide a scientific basis for the application of baicalin in the prevention and control of tilapia bacterial diseases, especially tilapia streptococcosis.
title Pharmacokinetics of Baicalin Following Single Oral Administration in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).
topic Animals
Flavonoids
Administration, Oral
Cichlids
Half-Life
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Anti-Bacterial Agents
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41446956/