Salvianolic acid compound T, preparation method therefor, and use thereof

1. A pharmaceutically acceptable oral preparation in the form of a tablet or a capsule consisting of 30 to 95 weight percent of salvianolic acid T represented by the structural formula (I), its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, chiral isomers, solvates of salvianolic acid T represented by the structural formula (I):

and pharmaceutical carrier, wherein the oral preparation is effective to treat pulmonary fibrosis.

2. A method of making the oral preparation of claim 1 consisting of:

(A) making the salvianolic acid T by the steps of (1a)-(1b):

(1a) extracting Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae crude drug with water, concentrating the filtrate to obtain a water extract, then adding alcohol to precipitate and obtain a supernatant, concentrating the supernatant to obtain an alcohol extract; and,

(1b) diluting the alcohol extract of the step (1a) in water, applying the diluted alcohol extract on a macroporous absorbent resin, washing the resin with an acidic aqueous solution to remove impurities, and then eluting the resin with ethanol to obtain an ethanol eluent, concentrating the ethanol eluent to obtain an extract; and,

(B) pressing or molding the preparation into a tablet or capsule.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, in the step (1a), the said Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae crude drug or the mixture of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae and other crude drugs are decoction pieces, crushed particles or powders, the said other crude drugs are Radix Notoginseng or Radix Astragali or the combination of the two that which are compatible with the Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, in the step (1a), the said water-extraction is as follows: decocting the crude drug with water of 4-8 times the volume of the crude drug for 1.5-4 h; filtrating; concentrating the filtrate to obtain a water extract with a relative density of 1.10-1.30 (80° C.).

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, in the step (1b), the weight ratio of the crude drug used in the step (1a) to the macroporous absorbent resin is 5:1-1:1.

6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, in the step (1b), 4-10 times of 50%-95% (v/v) ethanol is used to wash the column, then the eluent is concentrated to obtain an extract without alcoholic smell.

7. A method of making the oral preparation of claim 1 consisting of:

(A) making the salvianolic acid T by the steps of (1)-(4):

(1) dissolving salvianolic acid B in water, and heating;

(2) adjusting the pH of the reaction liquid obtained in the step (1) to be acidic,

(3) purifying an extract obtained in the step (2) by employing a preparative high pressure liquid chromatograph, with C18 reversed phase silica gel column as the chromatographic packing, acetonitrile-water-formic acid as the eluent, and carrying out isocratic elution or gradient elution, with a detection wavelength of 280 nm and monitoring the elution process by high performance liquid chromatography,

(4) collecting eluent containing salvianolic acid T from step (3) and, concentrating the eluent to obtain the salvianolic acid T; and

(B) pressing or molding the preparation into a tablet or capsule.

8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, in the step (2), the said high pressure liquid chromatograph is dynamic axial high pressure liquid chromatograph, the chromatographic packing is C18 reversed phase silica gel column, dissolving the reaction liquid the pH of which is adjusted in the step (1) or the extract obtained in the said step (1b) with mobile phase, the said mobile phase is acetonitrile:water:formic acid (volume ratio)(10:90:1)−(90:10:1); the eluent uses the above ratio of the mobile phase, the elution is isocratic elution or gradient elution; the flow rate is 300 mL/min; the detection wavelength is 280 nm; high performance liquid chromatography is used to monitor the elution process, collecting the components the retention time of which is 21.2-24.0 min, concentrating to dry, obtaining salvianolic acid T sample.

9. A method of treating at least one of acute myocardial infarction, acute myocardial ischemia, and pulmonary fibrosis disease, wherein said method comprises administering the oral preparation of claim 1 to a patient.

10. The oral preparation of claim 1 wherein the tablets are selected from sugar-coated tablets, film-coated tablets, enteric-coated tablets, and buccal tablets.

11. The method of claim 2 wherein the tablet is selected from a sugar-coated tablet, a film-coated tablet, an enteric-coated tablet, and a buccal tablet.

12. The method according to claim 7 , wherein, in the step (1), the mass ratio of the said salvianolic acid B to the said aqueous solution is 1:0.1-1:100000, the reaction temperature is 10-150° C., the reaction time is 10 min to 24 h.

13. A pharmaceutically acceptable oral preparation in the form of a tablet or a capsule consisting of:

30 to 95 weight percent of salvianolic acid T represented by the structural formula (I), its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, chiral isomers, solvates of salvianolic acid T represented by the structural formula (I):

and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier selected from the group consisting of sugar-alcohol; amino acid; vitamin C; disodium EDTA; EDTA calcium sodiumsodium pyrosulfite; inorganic salts; stearate; inorganic acid; organic acid salts; oligosaccharide; polysaccharide; maltose; glucose; fructose; sucrose; lactose; gelatin; polyvinylpyrrolidone; glycerol; agar; polyethylene glycol; phospholipids; kaolin; talc powder; and combinations thereof, and wherein the oral preparation is effective to treat pulmonary fibrosis.