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A novel GC-MS method in urinary estrogen analysis from postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

Abstract
Estrogen metabolites play important roles in the development of female-related disorders and homeostasis of the bone. To improve detectability, a validated gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method was conducted with two-phase extractive ethoxycarbonlyation (EOC) and subsequent pentafluoropropionyl (PFP) derivatization was introduced. The resulting samples were separated through a high-temperature MXT-1 column within an 8 min run and were detected in the selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode. The optimized analytical conditions led to good separation with a symmetric peak shape for 19 estrogens as their EOC-PFP derivatives. The limit of quantification (LOQ) was from 0.02 to ∼0.1 ng/ml for most estrogens analyzed, except for 2-hydroxyestriol (0.5 ng/ml). The devised method was found to be linear (r² > 0.995) in the range from the LOQ to 40 ng/ml, whereas the precision (% CV) and accuracy (% bias) ranged from 1.4 to 10.5% and from 91.4 to 108.5%, respectively. The good sensitivity and selectivity of this method even allowed quantification of the estrogen metabolites in urine samples obtained from the postmenopausal female patients with osteoporosis. The present technique can be useful for clinical diagnosis as well as to better understand the pathogenesis of estrogen-related disorders in low-level quantification.
AuthorsJu-Yeon Moon, Kwang Joon Kim, Myeong Hee Moon, Bong Chul Chung, Man Ho Choi
JournalJournal of lipid research (J Lipid Res) Vol. 52 Issue 8 Pg. 1595-603 (Aug 2011) ISSN: 1539-7262 [Electronic] United States
PMID21602563 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Estrogens
  • Ethyl Ethers
  • Fluorocarbons
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones
  • pentafluoropropionic anhydride
Topics
  • Bone and Bones (metabolism, pathology)
  • Estrogens (urine)
  • Ethyl Ethers (chemistry)
  • Female
  • Fluorocarbons (chemistry)
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (methods)
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones (urine)
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal (pathology, urine)

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