title: Quantitative analysis of human serum corticosterone by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.
abstract: An original method based upon high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry has been developed for corticosterone (B) quantification in human serum. After extraction by diethyl ether using triamcinolone (T) as an internal standard, solutes are separated on a C18 microbore column (250 X 1.0 mm, I.D.), using acetonitrile-water-formic acid (40:59.9:0.1, v/v/v) as the mobile phase (flow-rate 40 microl/min). Detection is performed on an API 1 single quadrupole mass spectrometer equipped with a ESI interface and operated in positive ionization mode. Corticosterone quantifications were realized by computing peak area ratios (B/T) of the serum extracts analyzed in SIM mode (m/z 347 and m/z 395 for B and T. respectively), and comparing them with the calibration curve (r=0.998).
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie Endocrinologique, C.H.R.U., Lille, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghulam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kouach
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Racadot
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boersma
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vantyghem
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Briand
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D003345:Corticosterone