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  • Title: Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) based assay for the simultaneous quantification of 18-hydroxycorticosterone, 18-hydroxycortisol and 18-oxocortisol in human plasma.
    Author: Chen F, Cheng Z, Wang Z, Peng Y, Wang B, Guo W, Pan B.
    Journal: J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci; 2022 Jan 01; 1188():123030. PubMed ID: 34871919.
    Abstract:
    18-hydroxycorticosterone (18-OHB), 18-hydroxycortisol (18-OHF) and 18-oxocortisol (18-OXOF) are important biomarkers for the diagnosis of subtypes of primary aldosteronism. The detection of these three analytes by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is free from structurally similar compounds. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a new LC-MS/MS assay for the simultaneous quantification of 18-OHB, 18-OHF and 18-OXOF in plasma and to establish a reference intervals for apparently healthy population. Plasma samples were prepared by solid phase extraction and separated in an ultra-high performance reversed phase column. MS detection was achieved using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer in both positive and negative ionization modes. The developed assay was then validated against standard guidelines. We collected 691 plasma samples from apparently healthy individuals (M:398, F:293) to establish the reference intervals. The analytes were separated and quantified within 5 min. The newly developed method demonstrated linearity for the detected steroid concentration in range of 5 to 3000 pg/ml for 18-OXOF (r2 = 0.999) and 20 to 3000 pg/ml for 18-OHB (r2 = 0.997) and 18-OHF (r2 = 0.997). The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) was 2.5 pg/ml, 20 pg/ml and 20 pg/m for 18-OXOF, 18-OHB and 18-OHF respectively. Specificity, precision, accuracy and stability were tested, and met the requirements of the guidelines. 18-OHB was higher in females than in males, but 18-OHF were higher in males than females. The reference intervals of 18-OHB, 18-OHF and 18-OXOF for both genders together were 90.5-1040.6 pg/ml, 224.4-1685.2 pg/ml, 4.0-70.5 pg/ml, respectively. Age was also an important factor influencing the levels of these three hormones. We have developed a sensitive and reliable method for the simultaneous quantification of 18-OHB, 18-OHF, and 18-OXOF. Our work provides a reference interval for the clinical application of these three steroid hormones.
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