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Eicosanoids are key mediators and regulators of inflammation and oxidative stress often used as biomarkers for diseases and pathological conditions such as cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases and cancer. Analytically, comprehensive and robust quantification of different eicosanoid species in a multi-method approach is problematic because most of these compounds are relatively unstable and may differ in their chemical properties. Here we describe a novel ultra-performance liquid chromatography-selected reaction monitoring mass spectroscopy (UPLC-SRM/MS) method for simultaneous quantification of key urinary eicosanoids, including the prostaglandins (PG) tetranor PGE-M, 8-iso-, and 2,3-dinor-8-iso-PGF(2 alpha); the thromboxanes (TXs) 11-dehydro-and 2,3-dinor-(TXB2) over bar; leukotriene E-4; and 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid. In contrast to previous methods, which used time-consuming and complex solid phase extraction, we prepared samples with a simple liquid/liquid extraction procedure. Because collision-induced dissociation produced characteristic product ions for all analytes, no derivatization step for SRM/MS analysis was necessary. Analytes were separated with a short UPLC reversed-phase column (1.7 mu m particles), allowing shorter run times than conventional HPLC columns. The method was validated and applied to human urine samples showing excellent precision, accuracy, detection limits, and robustness.jlr In summary, the developed method allows robust and sensitive profiling of urinary eicosanoid species, making it a useful and valuable tool for biomarker profiling in clinical/toxicological studies. Sterz, K., G. Scherer, and J. Ecker. A simple and robust UPLC-SRM/MS method to quantify urinary eicosanoids. J. Lipid Res. 2012. 53: 1026-1036.
- 出版日期2012-5
