Determination of free cortisol and free cortisone in human urine by on-line turbulent flow chromatography coupled to fused-core chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (TFC–HPLC–MS/MS)

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Standard line slopes as a measure of a relative matrix effect in quantitative HPLC-MS bioanalysis.

B Matuszewski (2006)

A simple experimental approach for studying and identifying the relative matrix effect (for example "plasma-to-plasma" and/or "urine-to-urine") in quantitative analyses by HPLC-MS/MS is described. Using as a database a large number of examples of methods developed in recent years in our laboratories, the relationship between the precision of standard line slopes constructed in five different lots of a biofluid (for example plasma) and the reliability of determination of concentration of an analyte in a particular plasma lot (or subject) was examined. In addition, the precision of standard line slopes was compared when stable isotope-labeled analytes versus analogs were used as internal standards (IS). Also, in some cases, a direct comparison of standard line slopes was made when different HPLC-MS interfaces (APCI versus ESI) were used for the assay of the same compound, using the same IS and the same sample preparation and chromatographic separation conditions. In selected cases, the precision of standard line slopes in five different lots of a biofluid was compared with precision values determined five times in a single lot. The results of these studies indicated that the variability of standard line slopes in different lots of a biofluid [precision of standard line slopes expressed as coefficient of variation, CV (%)] may serve as a good indicator of a relative matrix effect and, it is suggested, this precision value should not exceed 3-4% for the method to be considered reliable and free from the relative matrix effect liability. Based on the results presented, in order to assess the relative matrix effect in bioanalytical methods, it is recommended to perform assay precision and accuracy determination in five different lots of a biofluid, instead of repeat (n=5) analysis in the same, single biofluid lot, calculate standard line slopes and precision of these slopes, and to use <3-4% slope precision value as a guide for method applicability to support clinical studies. It was also demonstrated that when stable isotope-labeled analytes were used as internal standards, the precision of standard line slopes in five different lots of a biofluid was

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Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for analysis of steroids in clinical laboratories.

David Roberts, Mark Kushnir, Bingfang Yue … (2010)

Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry is one of the most specific techniques available in clinical laboratories. In the past, immunoassays were the primary methodology for analysis of steroids in biological samples because they are rapid and easy to perform. However, these methods were shown to suffer from the lack of specificity for measuring many of the diagnostically important steroids. LC-MS/MS overcomes many of the limitations of immunoassays, enhances diagnostic utility of the testing, and expands diagnostic capabilities in endocrinology. In addition to the superior quality of the measurements, LC-MS/MS allows high throughput testing using small sample volume with minimal sample preparation, and frees the laboratory from dependence on suppliers of assay specific reagents. LC-MS/MS is being widely employed for routine measurement of steroids, and the methodology plays an important role in the standardization and harmonization of measurements among clinical laboratories. Copyright Â© 2010 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Sexual dimorphism in cortisol secretion starts after age 10 in healthy children: urinary cortisol metabolite excretion rates during growth.

F. Hartmann, T Remer, Stefan A. Wudy (2007)

Detailed data on the physiological pattern of adrenocortical activity during normal growth are lacking. An established method to determine adrenocortical glucocorticoid secretion is the measurement of 24-h excretion rates of major urinary cortisol metabolites (C21). To test the hypothesis that the frequently reported higher cortisol secretion in men than in women develops during puberty, we examined C21 together with excretions of combined urinary free and conjugated cortisol (F(comb)) in 400 healthy boys and girls aged 3-18 yr using GC-MS. Daily excretion rates of C21, F(comb), and body surface area (BSA)-corrected F(comb) significantly increased with age in both sexes. In contrast, C21/BSA (microgxm(-2).day(-1)) declined from the age of 3-4 yr to 7-8 yr in boys and girls (P < 0.01; e.g., in boys: from 3,991 +/- 1,167 to 3,193 +/- 804), then increased in both sexes, and finally became discordant after the age of 11-12 yr with a further rise in males only (17- to 18-yr-olds: boys, 5,275 +/- 1,414; girls 3,939 +/- 1,586, P < 0.01). This pattern was associated with the occurrence of a lower index for 5alpha-reductase activity (allotetrahydrocortisol/tetrahydrocortisol) in females compared with males. Our results demonstrate dynamic changes in adrenocortical activity in healthy children resulting in an emerging sexual dimorphism in cortisol secretion after age 11. The latter can be explained, at least partly, by diverging 5alpha-reductase activities in boys and girls. F(comb), a frequently analyzed GC-MS parameter, proved not to reflect dynamic changes in cortisol secretion. In conclusion, the varying metabolic need for cortisol during normal growth may have implications for future improvements in glucocorticoid replacement therapy.

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Title: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Abbreviated Title: Anal Bioanal Chem

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISSN (Print): 1618-2642

ISSN (Electronic): 1618-2650

Publication date Created: January 2014

Publication date (Print): November 2013

Volume: 406

Issue: 3

Pages: 793-801

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DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7505-x

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