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Ginkgo ketoester tablets (GT) and donepezil are clinically used in combination to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This study aimed to investigate the anti-dementia effects of two drugs alone and in combination by monitoring the distribution patterns of their active components in different biological matrices. A practical analytical method was developed for simultaneously quantifying 38 active compounds in different matrices at trace levels using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple-quadrupole linear ion-trap tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS 2 ). Under optimized conditions, good chromatographic separation of the 38 target compounds was achieved within 14 min, with acceptable linearity, limits of detections and quantifications, precision, stability, and extraction recovery and matrix effects. The developed analytical method quantified the 38 active components in the brain, plasma, intestine, and intestinal contents of AD mice treated with GT alone, donepezil alone, and a combination of the two drugs. The result showed that the combination group had enhanced anti-dementia active compounds and reduced levels of toxic compounds entering the targeted tissues. These findings support the combined use of GT and donepezil for increasing anti-dementia treatment efficiency and reducing toxicity. The proposed UHPLC-MS 2  strategy could be used to monitor the levels of active compounds from different biological matrices in future studies.

journal of liquid chromatography and related technologies

Simultaneous quantification of multiple active components of the ginkgo ketoester tablet when combined with donepezil in four biological matrices from an Alzheimer’s animal model: Evaluation of drug distribution patterns  in vivo