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Development of a rapid liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantitation of serum dexamethasone and its clinical verification.

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:Background Measurement of serum dexamethasone during the overnight dexamethasone-suppression test has been recommended to reduce false-positive results when investigating Cushing's syndrome or increasingly commonly found adrenal incidentalomas. Despite this, there remains a paucity of well-validated dexamethasone methods currently available. Here, we describe the development of a rapid and sensitive liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry serum dexamethasone assay and verify its utility in a cohort of postmenopausal females. Method Isotopically labelled internal standard was added to samples prior to supported liquid extraction. Extracts were analysed using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in the positive electrospray ionization mode. Multiple reaction monitoring was used to detect dexamethasone and its corresponding internal standard transitions. Normal healthy postmenopausal women ( n = 95) were recruited and underwent an overnight dexamethasone suppression test, with serum dexamethasone and cortisol measurements at 09:00 after administration of oral dexamethasone 1 mg at 23:00 the night before. Results Mean intra- and inter-assay imprecision were 4.1% and 2.9%, respectively, for dexamethasone concentrations of 1.5, 6.0 and 12.0 nmol/L. Matrix effects were found to be negligible at 106-109% with recovery ranging from 96 to 100%. The limit of quantitation was 0.25 nmol/L, and structural analogue analysis proved the method to be robust against interferences. Applying a serum dexamethasone cut-off of >3.3 nmol/L was associated with a serum cortisol ≤50 nmol/L in 84/95 individuals. Conclusion We have developed a sensitive and robust liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantitation of serum dexamethasone. The method can be used to identify false-positive results during the overnight dexamethasone suppression test or for pharmacokinetic studies.

journal_name

Ann Clin Biochem

journal_title

Annals of clinical biochemistry

authors

Hawley JM,Owen LJ,Debono M,Newell-Price J,Keevil BG

doi

10.1177/0004563218766566

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-11-01 00:00:00

pages

665-672

issue

eissn

0004-5632

issn

1758-1001

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Development of a rapid liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantitation of serum dexamethasone and its clinical verification.