title: Leukotriene-E4 in human urine: Comparison of on-line purification and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to affinity purification followed by enzyme immunoassay.
abstract: A new analytical method suitable for high throughput measurements of LTE(4) in human urine is described. The methodology utilizes on-line enrichment and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). The novel LC/MS/MS method is rapid, linear from 5 to 500pg/ml in spiked urine samples of both healthy and asthmatic subjects and more accurate and precise than enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and previous LC/MS/MS methods. Results from sample integrity experiments and preliminary values of urinary LTE(4) from healthy adults and children are reported.
authors.affiliation: National Jewish Health, Department of Immunology, 1400 Jackson Street K924, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harbeck
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reisdorph
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rabinovitch
authors.forename: Nichole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Reisdorph
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D017999:Leukotriene E4 / Q000652:urine*; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D053719:Tandem Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D017999:Leukotriene E4