Validation of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method to enable quantification of 3-iodothyronamine from serum

J Chromatogr A. 2008 Nov 7;1210(1):55-9. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.09.022. Epub 2008 Sep 12.

Abstract

There is great interest lately in the availability of analytical methods for quantification of 3-iodothyronamine from blood and tissues. To date, no validated method for determination of 3-iodothyronamine from biological matrices has been described. Detailed in this report is an LC-MS/MS method that permits accurate and reproducible quantification of pharmacological concentrations of 3-iodothyronamine from rat serum, with a 0.0008 M lower limit of quantification. Endogenous 3-iodothyronamine was observed from rodent and human serum (0.2 mL) at the method limit of detection. In summary, the LC-MS/MS method enables quantification of circulating 3-iodothyronamine to allow examination of a relationship with biological activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Thyronines / blood*

Substances

  • 3-iodothyronamine
  • Thyronines