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Objective:To establish the HPLC fingerprint of MaRSDenia tenacissima; To evaluate the different origins of MaRSDenia tenacissima by combining chemometric methods.Methods:High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was adopted, with DiKMA C18 column (250 mm× 4.6 mm, 5 μm), acetonitrile-0.05% phosphoric acid aqueous solution as mobile phase gradient elution, flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. The detection wavelength was set at 230 nm, the column temperature was 30 ℃, and sample size was 10 μl. Chromatographic information was imported into the similarity evaluation system for TCM chromatographic fingerprints (2012 version) for similarity analysis. SPSS Statistics 26 was used for system clustering analysis, and SIMCA 14.1 software was used for principal component analysis and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA).Results:Totally 12 common peaks were identified. Two chromatographic peaks were identified as tenacissoside G and tenacissoside I. The relative similarity of fingerprints of 15 batches of samples and references ranged from 0.942 to 0.995. When the square Euclidean distance was 20, the samples could be grouped into two categories: S1-S3, S13-S15 were grouped into one category, and S4-S12 were grouped into another category. Principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) showed that there were significant differences among 15 batches of MaRSDenia tenacissima, and there was a certain correlation with the origin.Conclusion:The results can provide a reference for analyzing the differences of MaRSDenia tenacissima from different producing areas and the quality standards of related formula granules in the later stage.

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OBJECTIVE:To establish the method for simultaneous determination of tenacissoside A,tenacissoside H and tenacissoside I in Marsdenia tenacissima. METHODS:UPLC-MS/MS method was adopted. The determination was performed on a Phenomenex Kinetex XB-C18column with mobile phase consisted of 0.1% formic acid solution-acetonitrile(gradient elution)at the flow rate of 0.2 mL/min. The column temperature was set at 40 ℃,and sample size was 5 μ L. Multiple reaction monitoring (MRM)mode was adopted with electrospray ion source as ion source,using positive ion scanning. Source jet voltage was 5 500 V,nebulizer pressure was 60 psi,heating pressure was 60 psi,curtain pressure was 20 psi and cone temp was set at 600 ℃. RESULTS:The linear ranges of tenacissoside A,tenacissoside H and tenacissoside I were 0.1-10 ng/mL(r=0.999 7),0.025-10 ng/mL(r=0.999 5),0.025-10 ng/mL(r=0.998 9),respectively;limited of quantation were 0.1,0.025,0.025 ng/mL,limited of detection were 0.05,0.012 5,0.012 5 ng/mL,respectively;RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were<4.0%. The recoveries were 97.67%-99.00%(RSD=0.47%,n=6),95.00%-101.67%(RSD=2.59%,n=6),96.67%-103.33%(RSD=2.83%, n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,precise,stable and reproducible,and can be used for simultaneous determination of tenacissoside A,tenacissoside H and tenacissoside I in M.tenacissima.

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Marsdenia tenacissima, which is widely used as an anticancer herb in traditional Chinese medicine, has been shown to possess anticancer activity. However, its metabolic profile is poorly investigated. Tenacigenin B is the major steroidal skeleton of C-21 steroids in M. tenacissima. Tenacissoside H and Tenacissoside I are detected at relatively high levels in M. tenacissima. Therefore, we studied their metabolic characteristics in human liver microsomes by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry. Fourteen metabolites were tentatively identified by accurate mass measurement and MS/MS fragmentation behavior. It was found that hydroxylation reactions were the major metabolic pathway of Tenacissoside H and Tenacissoside I in human liver microsomes, whereas the metabolic pathway of Tenacigenin B involved dehydrogenation reactions. This is the first time that the metabolic profile of C-21 steroids from M. tenacissima has been explored in human liver microsomes, which is of great significance for subsequent pharmacokinetic and interaction research. Biotransformation in vivo or in vitro may influence the structure of a compound and change its activity. Identification of their fragmentation behaviors and metabolites provides valuable and new information for further understanding the anti-tumor activity of M. tenacissima. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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A specific, sensitive and accurate analytical LC-MS/MS assay was developed for the simultaneous determination of two steroidal glycosides, tenacissoside H and tenacissoside I, in rat plasma. An Agilent ZORBAX SB-C18 column was used with an isocratic mobile phase system composed of methanol-water-formic acid (70:30:0.1, v/v/v) at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The analysis was performed on a positive ionization electrospray mass spectrometer via selected reaction monitoring mode scan. One-step protein precipitation with acetonitrile was chosen to extract the analytes from plasma. The lower limits of quantification were 0.9 ng/mL for tenacissoside H and tenacissoside I. The intra- and inter-day precisions were 2.03-11.56 and 3.76-11.62%, respectively, and the accuracies were <110.28% at all quality control levels. The validated method was applied to a pharmacokinetic study in rats after oral gavage of Marsdenia tenacissima extract.

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