Huang Rongmei, Hong Yi, Wu Yike, Li Weifeng, Liu Wenlan
Department of Endocrinology, Shenzhen Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital/the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
The Center for Medical Genetics & Molecular Diagnosis, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital/the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, 518035, China.
Anal Bioanal Chem. 2023 Nov;415(27):6851-6861. doi: 10.1007/s00216-023-04963-6. Epub 2023 Sep 25.
Testosterone (TTe) and free testosterone (FTe) are clinically important indicators for the diagnosis of androgen disorders, so accurate quantitative determination of them in serum is clinically of paramount significance. Currently, there is no available method suitable for routine and simultaneous measurement of TTe and FTe. Here, we developed a new UPLC-MS/MS method to quantify serum TTe and FTe simultaneously and accurately. Rapid equilibrium dialysis was used to obtain FTe in serum followed by derivatization with hydroxylamine hydrochloride. With these strategies, TTe and FTe could be measured in single injection. After optimizing the extraction and derivatization conditions, the performance of LC-MS/MS was evaluated and applied to quantify the levels of TTe and FTe in clinical samples from 42 patients. The assays were linear for TTe within the range of 0.2-30 ng/mL and for FTe within the range of 1.5-1000 pg/mL. This improved method provided a limit of quantification for TTe of 0.2 ng/mL and for FTe of 1.5 pg/mL. The intra- and inter-run CVs were less than 4.3% and 3.6% for TTe and less than 8.2% and 6.7% for FTe, respectively. The intra- and inter-run accuracies for both TTe and FTe were in the range of 96.1-108.1%. Interference, carryover effect, and matrix effect were in acceptable range. In conclusion, our new LC-MS/MS method is simple to perform and can serve as a reliable method for simultaneous determination of TTe and FTe in clinical practice, providing important information for diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of androgen-related diseases.
睾酮(TTe)和游离睾酮(FTe)是诊断雄激素紊乱的重要临床指标,因此在血清中准确地定量测定它们具有至关重要的临床意义。目前,尚无适用于常规同时测量TTe和FTe的方法。在此,我们开发了一种新的超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法(UPLC-MS/MS),可同时准确地定量测定血清中的TTe和FTe。采用快速平衡透析法获取血清中的FTe,然后用盐酸羟胺进行衍生化。通过这些策略,一次进样即可测定TTe和FTe。优化提取和衍生化条件后,对液相色谱-串联质谱的性能进行了评估,并将其应用于定量测定42例患者临床样本中TTe和FTe的水平。该测定方法在0.2 - 30 ng/mL范围内对TTe呈线性,在1.5 - 1000 pg/mL范围内对FTe呈线性。这种改进的方法对TTe的定量限为0.2 ng/mL,对FTe的定量限为1.5 pg/mL。TTe的批内和批间变异系数分别小于4.3%和3.6%,FTe的批内和批间变异系数分别小于8.2%和6.7%。TTe和FTe的批内和批间准确度均在96.1 - 108.1%范围内。干扰、残留效应和基质效应均在可接受范围内。总之,我们新的液相色谱-串联质谱法操作简单,可作为临床实践中同时测定TTe和FTe的可靠方法,为雄激素相关疾病的诊断、治疗和监测提供重要信息。