title: Comparison of the analysis of corticosteroids using different techniques.
abstract: In this work we have optimized the analysis of 18 human corticosteroids, some endogenous (tetrahydrocortisol, tetrahydrocortisone, cortisol, and cortisone) and others synthetic (betamethasone, budesonide, cortisone acetate, desonide, dexamethasone, dexamethasone acetate, flunisolide, fluocinolone acetonide, halcinonide, methylprednisolone, prednisolone, prednisone, triamcinolone, and triamcinolone acetonide). Three analytical techniques were developed: ELISA, gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Several sample-preparation methods were optimized for each technique and enabled compounds of interest to be extracted from small urine samples (several mL). The results enabled us to assess the possibilities and the sensitivity of each technique for application to doping tests.
authors.affiliation: Service Central d'Analyses, USR 059, CNRS, BP 22, Vernaison 69390, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pujos
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Flament-Waton
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Paisse
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Grenier-Loustalot
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000032:analysis* / Q000652:urine; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D012015:Reference Standards; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones