“…Similarly, microdialysis plays a key role in elucidating disease mechanisms ( Xu et al, 2019 , Xu et al, 2020 , Mever et al, 2020 ; Su et al 2019). (ii) For in vivo single drug studies, microdialysis being applied for PK monitoring and quantification of drugs in skin tissue ( Voelkner et al 2018 ) and plasma ( Girondi et al, 2018 , Wang et al, 2020c ), among others. (iii) For complex component systems, investigators established the study of Ermiao wan metabolites in bile ( Zhao et al, 2020 ) and Mahuang decoction in blood and brain ( Wan et al, 2020 ).…”