A rapid and reliable method for the quantitation of hydroxychloroquine in serum using turbulent flow liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
A rapid and reliable method for the quantitation of hydroxychloroquine in serum using turbulent flow liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cca.2013.02.018
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发表时间:
2013-06-05
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5
通讯作者:
Clarke, William A.
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作者:
Fuezery, Anna K.;Breaud, Autumn R.;Clarke, William A.
Background: Hydroxychloroquine is routinely used in managing systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Whole blood levels are currently measured in the laboratory but at least one study suggests that serum levels may be equally useful. Moreover; serum samples are the preferred matrix type in the clinical laboratory as a result of their reduced complexity compared to whole blood. These observations suggest that the clinical utility of serum hydroxychloroquine levels needs to be reevaluated using larger studies and more robust assays. We report a turbulent flow LC-MS/MS method we developed for this purpose.Methods: After protein precipitation from serum with 033 mol/l perchloric acid, hydroxychloroquine and its deuterated analog were injected onto a Cyclone turbulent flow column for sample cleanup. Analytical separation was accomplished on a HypersilGold C8 column with a gradient of water and methanol, each containing 0.1% formic acid and 10 mmol/l ammonium formate. Analytes were ionized and detected by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry with multiple reaction monitoring.Results: Our method was linear from 15.7 to 2000 ng/ml. Total imprecision at multiple levels was