title: Simple determination of mycophenolic acid in human serum by column-switching high-performance liquid chromatography.
abstract: A column-switching high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis was established to monitor the serum concentration of mycophenolic acid, the active metabolite from mycophenolate mofetil administered for the prophylaxis of acute organ rejection in renal transplantation. The system consisted of two pumps for solvent delivery, a column-switching valve, a precolumn, and a reversed-phase analytical column. The present method enabled us to determine MPA by injecting serum samples directly into HPLC without any pretreatment. The mobile phases with different amounts of organic solvent were delivered to the precolumn and analytical column by separate lines, and samples were applied to the precolumn. The column switching valves were switched automatically following the processes for the elimination of protein and the drug analysis. The peak heights of MPA were linearly related to the concentrations (r=0.999) in the range of 0.1-20 micro g/ml, and the limit of quantification was 0.1 micro g/ml (S/N ratio=3). This method was accurate and reproducible on the basis of the results of recovery (94.0-98.0%) and small coefficient of variations of intra and inter-assay (less than 8.3%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Higashi-ku, Maidashi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. dteshima@st.hosp.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teshima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otsubo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oishi
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D009173:Mycophenolic Acid