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Simultaneous determination of MK-0767 and seven metabolites in rat urine using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry.

Abstract
MK-0767, 5-[2,4-dioxothiazolidin-5-yl)methyl]-2-methoxy-N-[[(4-trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl]benzamide (I, Table 1), is a dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha/gamma agonist previously studied for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia. To support further toxicological studies in one of the animal species used in chronic testing of I, a liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method for the simultaneous quantification of I and seven metabolites in rat urine was developed and validated. In this method, urine samples were diluted with acetonitrile/methanol (50:50, v/v) and injected directly onto the column of an LC system. Detection was achieved by MS/MS using a turbo ion spray probe monitoring precursor --> product ion combinations in selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode. The linear range for I and three metabolites was 0.8-800 ng/mL, and 8-8000 ng/mL for four other metabolites found to be present in urine at higher concentrations than I. Intra-day and inter-day variation using this method were < or = 13.0%. The method exhibited good linearity, reproducibility, specificity and sufficient sensitivity when used for the analysis of rat urine samples. Concentrations of I and its major metabolites in rat urine were determined in samples collected between 0-24 h after dosing on the last day of administration of nine daily oral doses to three male (1000 mg/kg/day) and three female (300 mg/kg/day) Sprague-Dawley rats. The urinary concentrations of I and its metabolites were similar in male and female rats. The average concentrations of I were 0.51 and 0.33 microg/mL in male and female rats, respectively. Concentrations of four of the seven metabolites quantified were 6- to 45-fold higher than those of I. The most abundant metabolite, with concentrations of 24.2 and 13.3 microg/mL in male and female rat urine, respectively, was a methyl sulfoxide derivative formed by oxidative cleavage of the thiazolidinedione ring, followed by S-methylation and oxidation of the sulfide intermediate.
AuthorsZhongzhou Shen, Christopher Kochansky, Ray Bakhtiar, Ronald B Franklin, Stella H Vincent
JournalRapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM (Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom) Vol. 18 Issue 18 Pg. 2113-20 ( 2004) ISSN: 0951-4198 [Print] England
PMID15317046 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Evaluation Study, Journal Article, Validation Study)
CopyrightCopyright 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Chemical References
  • MK0767
  • Thiazoles
Topics
  • Administration, Oral
  • Algorithms
  • Animals
  • Chromatography, Liquid (methods)
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Male
  • Mass Spectrometry (methods)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sex Factors
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization (methods)
  • Thiazoles (administration & dosage, pharmacokinetics, urine)
  • Urinalysis (methods)

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