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Optimum chromatographic separation and quantification of MET, SIL and Cetirizine was achieved on Phenomenex EVO C18 column with triethyl amine (0.3%): Methanol: Acetonitrile (70:05:25 v\/v) as mobile phase maintaining flow rate of 1 ml\/min, the detector was tuned at 224 nm. The extraction of MET and sildenafil from rat plasma was achieved by solid-phase extraction using Strata-X cartridges. The method was validated as per the ICH guidelines. For docking studies, the crystal structure of organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) protein and multidrug and toxin extrusion (MATE) protein (5XJJ) were downloaded from the PubChem database. The docking study was performed by PyRx virtual screening software, and the results were analyzed by BIOVIA Discovery Studio.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The validation of HPLC method was done, intraday and interday precision study of HPLC method demonstrated %RSD values less than 5%, the extraction recovery for MET and SIL were near to 80 % for low, medium and high QC samples. The plasma stability of MET and SIL showed % RSD values &lt;10% for low, medium, and high QC samples. A sensitivity study for MET and SIL in rat plasma suggested a lower limit of quantification values of 8 and 10 ng\/mL, respectively. The pharmacokinetic parameters were recorded, C\n                      <jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>\n                      of experimental and control rats was 611.2 and 913.2 ng\/mL; t1\/2 1.66 and 1.98, AUC (0-t) 1637.5 and 2727.24, AUC (0-\u221e) 1832.38 and 2995.24 for MET. The results suggested that the C\n                      <jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>\n                      of MET in experimental rats (MET + SIL) was 33.07% lower than the control (MET only) and also the t1\/2 was 0.32 h shorter. Docking analysis suggested a higher binding affinity of sildenafil with MATE protein (5XJJ) compared to OCT1, suggesting possible involvement of MATE family proteins for pharmacokinetic alterations of MET.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The HPLC and solid-phase extraction method were developed and applied successfully for the pharmacokinetics of MET and SIL. Intake of SIL altered the pharmacokinetics of MET in rats. Molecular docking studies suggested the involvement of MATE family proteins for alterations of MET pharmacokinetics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijp.ijp_562_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,5]],"date-time":"2024-07-05T03:01:28Z","timestamp":1720148488000},"page":"178-185","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Does sildenafil citrate affect the pharmacokinetics of metformin in rats? Screening of mechanism through analytical and molecular docking approach"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"56","author":[{"given":"Anil P.","family":"Dewani","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Quality Assurance, P. 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