title: Quantification of urine 17-ketosteroid sulfates and glucuronides by high-performance liquid chromatography-ion trap mass spectroscopy.
abstract: The measurement of androgen steroids has been utilized as a clinical indicator of adrenal function, androgen abuse, and as a prediction of general health or biological aging. An improved high-performance liquid chromatography-ion trap mass spectroscopic method with sonic spray ionization (SSI) technology for the quantification of individual urinary 17-ketosteroid sulfates and glucuronides was developed and validated. Sample preparation was simplified using a C18 cartridge followed by direct injection onto a reversed-phase HPLC column. Individual 17-ketosteroid from 63 urinary specimens collected in a 24-h period was measured. 17-Ketosteroid conjugates, total 17-KS-S and the ratio of total 17-KS-S to creatinine referred to herein as the Anabolic/Catabolic Index (ACI) showed statistically significant negative correlations with age.
authors.affiliation: Univera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Broomfield, CO 80021, USA. qjia@upi1.com
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Z X
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Orndorff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000728:Androgens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000652:urine*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D020719:Glucuronides / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013431:Sulfates / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D020719:Glucuronides; D013431:Sulfates