title: Fluorimetric assay of 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in human plasma.
abstract: The first fluorimetric method for assaying plasma 1 alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] is described. Lipid extracts from human plasma were successively purified by a Bond Elut NH2 column and a normal-phase HPLC column, and the 1,25-(OH)2D3 fractions obtained were fluorescence-labelled with 4-[2-(6,7-dimethoxy-4-methtyl-3-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinoxalyl)et hyl]-1, 2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione (DMEQ-TAD). The fluorescent adducts of 1,25-(OH)2D3 were analyzed by HPLC on a reversed-phase column, after extensive elimination of the degradation products of excess reagents, by a Bond Elut PSA column followed by a normal-phase HPLC column. The intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were within 10% in both assays. The analytical recoveries of standard 1,25-(OH)2D3 added to plasma were quantitative. The present fluorimetric assay was compared with the established radioreceptor assay (RRA) used in measuring plasma 1,25-(OH)2D3 concentration. The regression analysis of the data afforded a relationship y = 1.049x - 2.657 and a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.900.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005470:Fluorometry; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011810:Quinoxalines; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014230:Triazoles
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011810:Quinoxalines; D014230:Triazoles; C070204:4-(2-(6,7-dimethoxy-4-methyl-3-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinoxalinyl)ethyl)-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-dione; D002117:Calcitriol