title: Direct quantitative analysis of lysophosphatidic acid molecular species by stable isotope dilution electrospray ionization liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
abstract: In order to better understand the role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in physiology and pathophysiology, it is necessary to accurately determine the molecular species and amounts of LPA in biological samples. We have developed a stable-isotope dilution, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry assay for the direct quantitative analysis of 1-acyl-LPA. This method utilizes a deuterium-labeled internal standard, LPA (18:0-d(35)), and a single liquid-liquid extraction with acidic butanol that allows >95% recovery of LPA, followed by online normal-phase liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. This protocol allows for the accurate, sensitive, and reproducible analysis of the individual 1-acyl-LPA species present in biological samples. The utility of the assay is demonstrated through the analysis of LPA species in plasma and serum from human volunteers. Total LPA in EDTA plasma was 0.61 +/- 0.14 microM in males and 0.74 +/- 0.17 microM in females, which increased to 0.91 +/- 0.23 and 0.99 +/- 0.38 microM after incubation for 24 h at 25 degrees C. Total LPA in serum was 0.85 +/- 0.22 microM in males and 1.57 +/- 0.56 microM in females, which increased to 4.78 +/- 0.89 and 5.57 +/- 0.73 microM after incubation for 24 h at 25 degrees C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Desiderio
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tolley
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tigyi
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002138:Calibration; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D003903:Deuterium / Q000378:metabolism; D004492:Edetic Acid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood* / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; D004492:Edetic Acid; D003903:Deuterium