Study on steroids detection based on dual derivatization couple with tandem mass spectrometry
Objective:To establish a dual derivatization method combined with tandem mass spectrometry for the simultaneous determination of 18 different steroid hormones in human serum.Methods:Serum samples were trea-ted with hydroxylamine and 1,2-dimethylimidazole-5-sulfonyl chloride for derivatization,and the resulting compounds were analyzed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in positive ion selected reaction monitoring(SRM)mode.The Kinetex ® C8 column(100 mm ×2.1 mm,2.6 μm)was used for the separation.Mobile phase A(0.1%acetic acid in water)and mobile phase B(0.1%acetic acid in methanol)with gradient elution(0-0.5 min,35%B;0.5-5 min,35%B→100%B;5.0-5.1 min,100%B→35%B;5.1-7 min,35%B)at the flow rate of 0.4 mL·min-1 were applied.Column temperature was set at 40 ℃.Injection volume was 20 μL and collection time was 6 min.Results:The linearity correlation coefficients for all 18 steroid hor-mones were greater than 0.99,the recovery rates ranged from 85%to 115%,and the precision RSD was less than 15%.This method was successfully applied to the analysis of serum samples from 156 healthy subjects(75 males and 61 females),and reference intervals were established.Conclusion:This method can be used to simul-taneously determine 18 types of steroid hormones,such as pregnenolone,17-hydroxypregnenolone,progester-one,17-hydroxyprogesterone,corticosterone,cortisol,11-deoxycorticosterone,21-deoxycorticosterone,aldo-sterone,testosterone,androstanedione,dehydroepiandrosterone,sulfated dehydroepiandrosterone,adrenocortico-tropin,18-hydroxicorticotropin,estrone,estradiol,and estriol using non-solid-phase extraction.
steroid hormoneliquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryhydroxylaminedual derivatiza-tionendocrine disordershigh throughput