Separation of selenium-containing proteins in human and mice plasma using tandem high-performance liquid chromatography columns coupled with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

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An analytical method that uses two different high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) columns in tandem has been developed that separates three major selenium-containing proteins (albumin, glutathione peroxidase and selenoprotein P) found in human blood plasma. The first column was a heparin affinity column and the second was a gel filtration column whose outlet was directly connected to an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The method successfully separated plasma selenium into the three selenium-containing proteins and revealed the preferential retention of selenium in the form of selenoprotein P in a selenium-deficient human and in selenium-deficient mice, and a preference for supplemented selenium to be taken up as selenoprotein P.Advantages of the tandem column method are that it allows rapid and convenient analyzes of the distribution of plasma selenium, and that it is suitable for stable isotope tracer studies and metal interaction studies.