Effect of Jaeumkanghwatang (JEKHT), a Polyherbal Formula on the Pharmacokinetics Profiles of Tamoxifen in Male SD Rats (2) - Oral Combination Treatment of Tamoxifen 50 mg/kg with JEKHT 100 mg/kg on JEKHT 6-day Repeated Pretreated Rats with 8-day Repeated Co-administration -

  • Park, Soo Jin (Department of Anatomy and Histology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Kwak, Min A (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Park, Sung Hwan (Department of Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Young Joon (The Medical Research center for Globalization of Herbal Formulation, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Ku, Sae Kwang (Department of Anatomy and Histology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
  • Received : 2016.07.02
  • Accepted : 2016.07.14
  • Published : 2016.08.31

Abstract

Objectives : The effects of Jaeumkanghwatang (JEKHT) co-administration on the pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen were observed after oral combination treatment of tamoxifen 50 mg/kg with JEKHT 100 mg/kg on JEKHT 6-day repeated oral pretreated rats with 8-day repeated co-administration to confirm the effects of JEKHT co-administration on the pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen. Methods : Six days after pretreatment of JEKHT 100 mg/kg, tamoxifen 50 mg/kg was co-administered with JEKHT 100 mg/kg, once a day for 8 days within 5 min. The blood were collected at 30 min before administration, 30 min, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hrs after end of first and last 8th tamoxifen treatment, and plasma concentrations of tamoxifen were analyzed using LC-MS/MS methods. PK parameters of tamoxifen ($T_{max}$, $C_{max}$, AUC, $t_{1/2}$ and $MRT_{inf}$) were analysis as compared with tamoxifen single administered. Results : Six-day repeated oral pretreatment of JEKHT and 8-day repeated oral co-administration of tamoxifen within 5 min did not influenced on the plasma concentrations and pharmacokinetic parameters of tamoxifen, oral bioavailability, as compared with tamoxifen single treated rats, except for some negligible effects. Conclusions : It is concluded that JEKHT did not influenced on the plasma concentrations and pharmacokinetic parameters, the oral bioavailability of tamoxifen. Therefore, it is considered that co-administration of JEKHT and tamoxifen will be provide an effective novel treatment regimen on the comprehensive and integrative medicine for breast cancer patients, if they showed favorable synergic effects on the pharmacodynamics or reduce the tamoxifen treatment related toxicity and side effects in future studies.

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