title: Mass spectrometry-based analysis of IGF-1 and hGH.
abstract: Mass spectrometric approaches have been used to determine various peptide hormones in sports drug testing. While insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and its synthetic analogs are qualitatively and/or quantitatively measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry after immunoaffinity purification, methods of uncovering doping rule violations with illegal applications of human growth hormone (hGH) have not yet been established using mass spectrometry-based assays. However, substantial information on the heterogeneity of hGH, splice variants and post-translational modifications with respective locations as elucidated by mass spectrometry are of utmost importance for improving currently employed immunological procedures.
authors.affiliation: Center for Preventive Doping Research - Institute of Biochemistry, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany. thevis@dshs-koeln.de
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thevis
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bredehöft
authors.forename: Maxie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kohler
authors.forename: Wilhelm
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schänzer
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D004300:Doping in Sports / Q000379:methods*; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I