title: Determination of prostaglandin E1 and its main plasma metabolites 15-keto-prostaglandin E0 and prostaglandin E0 by gas chromatography/negative ion chemical ionization triple-stage quadrupole mass spectrometry.
abstract: Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), 15-keto-PGE0 and PGE0 in plasma were determined in an isotope dilution assay by gas chromatography/triple-stage quadrupole mass spectrometry. After addition of deuterated internal standards, the prostaglandins were extracted by a solid-phase cartridge and derivatized to the pentafluorobenzyl ester methoxime. The samples were purified by thin-layer chromatography, converted to the trimethylsilyl ethers and quantified by gas chromatography/triple-stage quadrupole mass spectrometry. The parent ions in the negative ion chemical ionization mode were [M-pentafluorobenzyl]- ([P]-), the daughter ions used for quantification were [P-(CH3)3SiOH]- (PGE0 and 15-keto-PGE0) and [P-2(CH3)3SiOH]- (PGE1), respectively. Plasma concentrations in healthy subjects were at about 1-3 pg ml-1 for PGE1 and PGE0 and 2-15 pg ml-1 for 15-keto-PGE0. After infusion of 60 micrograms PGE1 in 2 h, the concentrations in plasma were 3-10 pg ml-1 for PGE1, 8-17 pg ml-1 for PGE0 and 115-205 pg ml-1 for 15-keto-PGE0.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Phillips University Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schweer
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Meese
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Watzer
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Seyberth
mesh_terms: D000527:Alprostadil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques
chemical_list: C086635:prostaglandin E0; D000527:Alprostadil; C086634:15-keto-prostaglandin E0