Quantitative high performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometric analysis of the four classes of F2-isoprostanes in human urine

H Li, JA Lawson, M Reilly… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
H Li, JA Lawson, M Reilly, M Adiyaman, SW Hwang, J Rokach, GA FitzGerald
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1999National Acad Sciences
Isoprostanes (iPs) are free radical catalyzed prostaglandin isomers. Analysis of individual
isomers of PGF2α—F2-iPs—in urine has reflected lipid peroxidation in humans. However,
up to 64 F2-iPs may be formed, and it is unknown whether coordinate generation,
disposition, and excretion of F2-iPs occurs in humans. To address this issue, we developed
methods to measure individual members of the four structural classes of F2-iPs, using liquid
chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), in which sample preparation is …
Isoprostanes (iPs) are free radical catalyzed prostaglandin isomers. Analysis of individual isomers of PGF—F2-iPs—in urine has reflected lipid peroxidation in humans. However, up to 64 F2-iPs may be formed, and it is unknown whether coordinate generation, disposition, and excretion of F2-iPs occurs in humans. To address this issue, we developed methods to measure individual members of the four structural classes of F2-iPs, using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), in which sample preparation is minimized. Authentic standards of F2-iPs of classes III, IV, V, and VI were used to identify class-specific ions for multiple reaction monitoring. Using iPF-VI as a model compound, we demonstrated the reproducibility of the assay in human urine. Urinary levels of all F2-iPs measured were elevated in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia. However, only three of eight F2-iPs were elevated in patients with congestive heart failure, compared with controls. Paired analyses by GC/MS and LC/MS/MS of iPF-VI in hypercholesterolemia and of 8,12-iso-iPF-VI in congestive heart failure were highly correlated. This approach will permit high throughput analysis of multiple iPs in human disease.
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