Simultaneous determination of polymyxin B and tigecycline concentrations in rat plasma by LC-MS/MS method
Objective To establish a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry(LC-MS/MS)method for the determination of polymyxin B and tigecycline in rat plasma and to study the pharmacokinetic profile in rats.Methods Rat plasma was treated with 3%trichloroacetic acid-methanol solution(50∶50)for protein precipitation on a Symmetry C18(150.0 mm × 4.6 mm,3.5 μm)column,with mobile phase:0.1%formic acid in water-0.1%formic acid in acetonitrile at a flow rate of 0.6 mL·min-1,the column temperature was 40 ℃,and the ionization source was electrospray ionization,positive ion detection mode:multiple reaction detection.The method was investigated for its specificity,standard curve and lower limit of quantification,precision and recovery,stability and reproducibility.Results The linear range of tigecycline was 25-2 500 ng·mL-1,the lower limit of quantification was 25 ng·mL-1,and the extraction recovery was 95.89%-107.90%;the linear range of polymyxin B,was 82-8 200 ng·mL-1,the lower limit of quantification was 80 ng·mL-1,and the extraction recovery was 93.84%-97.70%;the linear range of polymyxin B2 was 9-900 ng·mL-1,the lower limit of quantification was 9 ng·mL-1,the extraction recovery was 96.41%-104.80%;the intra-day and inter-day relative standard deviations of each substance were 96.41%-104.80%.The linear range was 9-900 ng·mL-1,the lower limit of quantification was 9 ng·mL-1,and the extraction recoveries were 96.41%-104.80%.The intra-day and inter-day relative standard deviations of each substance were less than 10%,and the stability and reproducibility were good.Conclusion This method is simple,sensitive,and has a short analytical time,and is suitable for the determination of the blood concentration of polymyxin B and tigecycline in rat plasma as well as for pharmacokinetic studies.
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