Abstract:Objective: To study the pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of danshensu in rat.Method: Twelve SD rats were randomly divided into 2 groups for both oral and intravenous administration of danshensu at a single dose of 46 mg·kg-1.UPLC triple-quadrupole mass spectrometric method was applied to determine the plasma concentration of danshensu.The calculations of pharmacokinetic parameters were performed with topfit program.Pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of danshensu were investigated in rat after administration of danshensu.Result: For oral administration,Cmax,tmaxx,t1/2 and AUC were(1 419±439) ng·mL-1,(60.1±19.0) min,(138.9±42.2) min and(2.01±0.40)×105 ng·min·mL-1,respectively.While for intravenous administration,t1/2 and AUC were(159.9±77.2) min and(2.11±0.55)×106 ng·min·mL-1,respectively.Conclusion: The oral bioavailability of danshensu was relatively low at 9.53%,which was suggesting that the poor absorption of danshensu by oral aderministration.There was no obvious difference between oral and intravenous administration.