HPLC/UV quantitation of retinal, retinol, and retinyl esters in serum and tissues
HPLC/UV quantitation of retinal, retinol, and retinyl esters in serum and tissues
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ab.2008.03.038
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发表时间:
2008-07-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Napoli, Joseph L.
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作者:
Kane, Maureen A.;Folias, Alexandra E.;Napoli, Joseph L.
We report robust HPLC/UV methods for quantifying retinyl esters (RE), retinol (ROL), and retinal (RAL) applicable to diverse biological samples with lower limits of detection of 0.7, 0.2, and 0.2 pmol, respectively, and linear ranges greater than 3 orders of magnitude. These assays function well with small, complex biological samples (10-20 mg tissue). Coefficients of variation range from 5.9 to 10.0% (intraday) and from 5.9 to 11.0% (interday). Quantification of endogenous RE, ROL, and RAL in mouse serum and tissues (liver, kidney, adipose, muscle, spleen, testis, skin, brain, and brain regions) reveals utility. Ability to discriminate spatial concentrations of ROL and RE is illustrated with C57BL/6 mouse brain loci (hippocampus, cortex, olfactory bulb, thalamus, cerebellum, and striatum). We also developed a method to distinguish isomeric forms of ROL to investigate precursors of retinoic acid. The ROL isomer assay has limits of detection between 3.5 and 4.5 proof and has a linear range and coefficient of variation similar to those of the RCL/RE and RAL assays. The assays described here provide for sensitive and rigorous quantification of endogenous RE, ROL, and RAL to elucidate retinoid homeostasis in disease states such as Alzheimer's disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cancer. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.