Martinez-Moral Maria-Pilar, Kannan Kurunthachalam
Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, 12237, NY, United States; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, College of Integrated Health Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, New York, 12237, United States.
Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, 12237, NY, United States; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, College of Integrated Health Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, New York, 12237, United States.
Talanta. 2025 Jul 24;297(Pt A):128627. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2025.128627.
Circadian rhythm (CR) in humans regulates the physical and mental changes that take place following rhythmic shifts of light and darkness. Dysregulation of CR is related to sleep disorders and other health problems including immune suppression, cancer, neurological and cardiovascular diseases. The two main hormones that maintain a balance to control the sleep-wake cycles are melatonin (MEL) and cortisol (COR). Here we describe a novel environmentally friendly low-density solvent-dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction-ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LDS-DLLME-UPLC-MS/MS) method for simultaneous quantification of MEL, COR and their metabolites: 2-hydroxymelatonin (2-HMEL), 6-hydroxymelatonin (6-HMEL), cyclic-3-hydroxymelatonin (3-cHMEL), N-γ-acetyl-5-methoxykynurenamine (AMK), N-acetyl-N-formyl-5-methoxykynuramine (AFMK), N-acetylserotonin (NAS), 6-sulfatoxy melatonin (SaMT), 6-hydroxycortisol (6-HCOR), cortisol sulfate (CORS), cortisone (CON), β-cortol (CO) and β-cortolone (COL) in urine. Chemometrics approaches were applied for method optimization. The method was validated with the recovery of target analytes at 100 %, precision <16 % RSD and the absence of matrix effects. The method limits of quantification (LOQs) were from 0.013 ng mL for MEL to 0.79 ng mL for COL. This novel method was applied for the analysis of real urine samples. All targeted biomarkers were detected in urine samples, except AMK. MEL, 2-HMEL, 3-cHMEL, 6-HMEL, AFMK, NAS, COL and CO were found predominantly as glucuronidated conjugates, whereas SaMT, CORS and 6-HCOR were detected in free form in urine. We observed remarkable variation in profiles of MEL and COR metabolites in first morning void, daytime and nighttime urine samples, suggesting that this method can be applied for monitoring circadian rhythm in adults and children. The most sensitive urinary biomarkers of CR are 2-HMEL, 6-HMEL, SaMT, COR, 6-HCOR and CON.
人类的昼夜节律(CR)调节着随昼夜节律性变化而发生的身心变化。CR失调与睡眠障碍及其他健康问题相关,包括免疫抑制、癌症、神经和心血管疾病。维持睡眠-觉醒周期平衡的两种主要激素是褪黑素(MEL)和皮质醇(COR)。在此,我们描述了一种新型的环境友好型低密度溶剂分散液液微萃取-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法(LDS-DLLME-UPLC-MS/MS),用于同时定量尿液中的MEL、COR及其代谢物:2-羟基褪黑素(2-HMEL)、6-羟基褪黑素(6-HMEL)、环-3-羟基褪黑素(3-cHMEL)、N-γ-乙酰-5-甲氧基犬尿胺(AMK)、N-乙酰-N-甲酰-5-甲氧基犬尿胺(AFMK)、N-乙酰血清素(NAS)、6-硫酸氧褪黑素(SaMT)、6-羟基皮质醇(6-HCOR)、皮质醇硫酸盐(CORS)、可的松(CON)、β-皮质醇(CO)和β-皮质酮(COL)。采用化学计量学方法对方法进行优化。该方法经验证,目标分析物回收率为100%,精密度<16%RSD,且不存在基质效应。方法定量限(LOQs)从MEL的0.013 ng/mL到COL的0.79 ng/mL。这种新方法用于实际尿液样本的分析。除AMK外,所有目标生物标志物均在尿液样本中检测到。MEL、2-HMEL、3-cHMEL、6-HMEL、AFMK、NAS、COL和CO主要以葡萄糖醛酸化缀合物形式存在,而SaMT、CORS和6-HCOR在尿液中以游离形式检测到。我们观察到晨尿、白天和夜间尿液样本中MEL和COR代谢物谱有显著差异,表明该方法可用于监测成人和儿童的昼夜节律。CR最敏感的尿液生物标志物是2-HMEL、6-HMEL、SaMT、COR、6-HCOR和CON。