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Determination of aldosterone in serum by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
Measurement of serum aldosterone is clinically important in the diagnosis of hypertension. While isotope dilution gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (ID-GC–MS) provides reliable results, it requires derivatization and is lengthy and time-consuming. Detection by liquid chromatography–mass spectrome...
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Published in: | Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 2008-02, Vol.862 (1), p.113-118 |
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Summary: | Measurement of serum aldosterone is clinically important in the diagnosis of hypertension. While isotope dilution gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (ID-GC–MS) provides reliable results, it requires derivatization and is lengthy and time-consuming. Detection by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) is a potentially superior method. The analysis utilizes 0.5
mL of serum. The samples were extracted with dichloromethane–ether. The extract was evaporated to dryness and aldosterone was analyzed by LC–MS/MS operating in the negative mode ESI after separation on a reversed-phase column. Aldosterone was also measured by RIA. The calibration curves for analysis of serum aldosterone exhibited consistent linearity and reproducibility in the range of 60–3000
pmol/L. Interassay CVs were 4.3–7.5% at aldosterone concentrations of 97–993
pmol/L. The lower limit of quantitation (LOQ) was 30
pmol/L (signal to noise ratio
=
10). The mean recovery of the analyte added to serum ranged from 95 to 102%. The regression equation by LC–MS/MS (
x) and RIA (
y) method was:
y
=
1.33
x
+
185 (
r
=
0.95;
n
=
124). Sensitivity and specificity of the LC–MS/MS method for serum aldosterone offer advantages over GC–MS by eliminating derivatization. The novel method is rapid, reliable and simple to perform with a routine LC–MS/MS spectrometer. The sensitivity is adequate for patient samples. Aldosterone concentrations reported by nonextraction RIA were consistently higher than those produced by LC–MS/MS. |
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ISSN: | 1570-0232 1873-376X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jchromb.2007.11.005 |