Objective: To study the relationship between HPLC fingerprint chromatogram and inhibitory effect on respiratory burst of rat PMN of leaves of crataegus L.
Method: HPLC fingerprint peaks of different species of hawthorn leaves were isolated and used for the effective experiment on the respiratory burst of rat PMN. The mathematic models of the relationship between the area and the effect of fingerprint peaks were established. According to the mathematic models, the HPLC fingerprint were change into bioactive fingerprint (include effective fingerprint and potency fingerprint) with the helps of mathematics, chemometrics, computer program simulation and etc.
Result: The chromatogram-effect relationship of leaves of crataegus. on respiratory burst of rat PMN was established. According to this relationship, the activities of fourteen samples of leaves of crataegus. were forecasted. It was positive correlation between the expected value and the practical value. And the correlation coefficients was 0.968 (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: An all-around evaluative system, which includes not only chemical identification but also effective evaluation for traditional Chinese medicine was established. It will provide a new idea for study on fingerprint chromatogram of traditional Chinese medicine.