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Sim J, Cho B, Park M, Rhee J, In S, Choe S. Monitoring urinary testosterone and epitestosterone levels, and their ratio, in Korean chemical castration subjects using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. J Anal Toxicol 2019; 44:192-199. [DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkz002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In Europe, chemical castration has been adopted as a treatment for paraphilia since the 1930s. Among the various chemical castration agents, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists are now used widely because of their effectiveness and safety. In South Korea, a legislation of chemical castration to control the sexual impulses of sexual offenders was enforced in July 2011. Most of these subjects are treated with leuprorelin acetate, an LHRH agonist, for chemical castration. Despite this, there are few studies that address the long-term influence of LHRH agonists on testosterone (T) and epitestosterone (E) levels in chemical castration subjects. In order to analyze the urinary levels of T in chemical castration subjects, whose T levels are extremely low, we developed and validated an analytical method for the detection of both T and E in human urine using a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) system. The urine samples were hydrolyzed, extracted, and analyzed by LC–MS/MS with electrospray ionization in the positive-ion mode. The limits of detection were 0.02 ng/mL and the limits of quantitation were 0.05 ng/mL, which provided great sensitivity. The established method was applied to urine samples from chemical castration subjects and healthy male volunteers. The chemical castration subjects showed significantly lower urinary T levels than the control subjects. In addition, the urinary E levels were also lower in the chemical castration subjects; however, the T/E ratios were constant and did not show a notable decrease because of the simultaneous decrease in both urinary T and E. The urinary T levels and T/E ratio did not exceed the doping control criteria for exogenous T ingestion for any subject. This study shows the trend of urinary T and E levels in long-term treated chemical castration subjects by establishing a highly sensitive LC–MS/MS method, that provides useful information for monitoring chemical castration.
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- Juhyun Sim
- National Forensic Service, 26460, 10 Ipchun-ro, Wonju, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
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- National Forensic Service, 26460, 10 Ipchun-ro, Wonju, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
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- National Forensic Service, 26460, 10 Ipchun-ro, Wonju, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
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- National Forensic Service Busan institute, 50612, 50, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea
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- National Forensic Service, 26460, 10 Ipchun-ro, Wonju, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
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- National Forensic Service Seoul institute, 08036, 139, Jiyang-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yoo HJ, Choi GH, Lee MG, Kang CK, Park H. Verification of efficacy as an ergogenic aid and safety in doping of sibjeondaebo-tang. J Exerc Nutrition Biochem 2014; 18:189-95. [PMID: 25566455 PMCID: PMC4241916 DOI: 10.5717/jenb.2014.18.2.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Revised: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- Hyun Jin Yoo
- Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory, College of PE, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Korea
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- Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory, College of PE, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Korea
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- Graduate School of Physical Education, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Korea
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- Graduate School of Physical Education, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Korea
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- Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory, College of PE, Kyung Hee University, Global Campus, Korea
- Corresponding author: Hyon Park, Tel. 82-31-201-2732, Fax. 82-31-204-8117, Email.
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Schulze JJ, Mullen JE, Berglund Lindgren E, Ericsson M, Ekström L, Hirschberg AL. The impact of genetics and hormonal contraceptives on the steroid profile in female athletes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2014; 5:50. [PMID: 24782830 PMCID: PMC3989562 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The steroid module of the Athlete Biological Passport, the newest innovation in doping testing, is currently being finalized for implementation. Several factors, other than doping, can affect the longitudinal steroid profile. In this study, we investigated the effect of hormonal contraceptives (HC) as well as the effect of three polymorphisms on female steroid profiles in relation to doping controls. The study population consisted of 79 female elite athletes between the ages of 18 and 45. HC were used by 32% of the subjects. A full urinary steroid profile was obtained using World Anti-Doping Agency accredited methods. In addition all subjects were genotyped for copy number variation of UGT2B17 and SNPs in UGT2B7 and CYP17. Subjects using HC excreted 40% less epitestosterone as compared to non-users (p = 0.005) but showed no difference in testosterone excretion. When removing individuals homozygous for the deletion in UGT2B17, the testosterone to epitestosterone (T/E) ratio was 29% higher in the HC group (p = 0.016). In agreement with previous findings in men, copy number variation of UGT2B17 had significant effect on female urinary testosterone excretion and therefore also the T/E ratio. Subjects homozygous for the T allele of CYP17 showed a lower urinary epitestosterone concentration than the other CYP17 genotypes. It is of great importance that the athlete's steroidal passport can compensate for all possible normal variability in steroid profiles from women. Therefore, considering the large impact of HC on female steroid profiles, we suggest that the use of HC should be a mandatory question on the doping control form.
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- Jenny J. Schulze
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- *Correspondence: Jenny E. Mullen, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, C1:68, Huddinge, Stockholm 141 86, Sweden e-mail:
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- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Lundmark J, Gårevik N, Thörngren JO, Garle M, Ekström L, Rane A, Schulze JJ. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs do not influence the urinary testosterone/epitestosterone glucuronide ratio. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2013; 4:51. [PMID: 23720652 PMCID: PMC3655282 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The UDP Glucuronosyl Transferase (UGT) enzymes are important in the pharmacokinetics, and conjugation, of a variety of drugs including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as well as anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS). Testosterone glucuronidation capacity is strongly associated with a deletion polymorphism in the UGT2B17 gene. As the use of high doses of NSAIDs has been observed in athletes there is a risk for a drug-drug interaction that may influence the doping tests for AAS. In vitro studies show inhibitory potential on UGT2B7, 2B15, and 2B17 enzymes by NSAIDs. The aim of this study was to investigate if concomitant use of NSAIDs and a single dose of testosterone enanthate would affect the excretion rate of testosterone and epitestosterone glucuronide (TG and EG) as well as the T/E ratio, thereby affecting the outcome of the testosterone doping test. The study was designed as an open, randomized, cross-over study with subjects being their own control. The 23 male healthy volunteers, with either two, one or no allele (ins/ins, ins/del, or del/del) of the UGT2B17 gene, received the maximum recommended dose of NSAID (Ibuprofen or Diclofenac) for 6 days. On day three, 500 mg of testosterone enanthate was administered. Spot urine samples were collected for 17 days. After a wash-out period of 4 months the volunteers received 500 mg testosterone enanthate only, with subsequent spot urine collection for 14 days. The glucuronides of testosterone and epitestosterone were quantified. NSAIDs did not affect the excretion of TG or EG before the administration of testosterone. The concomitant use of NSAIDs and testosterone slightly increased the TG excretion while the EG excretion was less suppressed compared to testosterone use only. The effects of the NSAIDs on the TG and EG excretion did not differ between the UGT2B17 genotype groups. In conclusion, the outcome of testosterone doping tests does not seem to be affected by the use of NSAIDs.
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- Jonas Lundmark
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden
- *Correspondence: Jenny J. Schulze, Clinical Pharmacology C1:68, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. e-mail:
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Analytical progresses of the International Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency Olympic laboratories. Bioanalysis 2012; 4:1549-63. [DOI: 10.4155/bio.12.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The Summer Olympic Games constitute the biggest concentration of human sports and activities in a particular place and time since 776 BCE, when the written history of the Olympic Games in Olympia began. Summer and Winter Olympic anti-doping laboratories, accredited by the International Olympic Committee in the past and the World Anti-Doping Agency in the present times, acquire worldwide interest to apply all new analytical advancements in the fight against doping in sports, hoping that this major human event will not become dirty by association with this negative phenomenon. This article summarizes the new analytical progresses, technologies and knowledge used by the Olympic laboratories, which for the vast majority of them are, eventually, incorporated into routine anti-doping analysis.
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Aturki Z, D'Orazio G, Rocco A, Fanali S. Advances in the enantioseparation of β-blocker drugs by capillary electromigration techniques. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:2602-28. [PMID: 21905049 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Revised: 04/08/2011] [Accepted: 04/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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β-Blocker drugs or β-adrenergic blocking agents are an important class of drugs, prescribed with great frequency. They are used for various diseases, particularly for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, cardioprotection after myocardial infarction (heart attack), and hypertension. Almost all β-blocker drugs possess one or more stereogenic centers; however; only some of them are administered as single enantiomers. Since both enantiomers can differ in their pharmacological and toxicological properties, enantioselective analytical methods are required not only for pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic studies but also for quality control of pharmaceutical preparations with the determination of enantiomeric purity. In addition to the chromatographic tools, in recent years, capillary electromigration techniques (CE, CEC, and MEKC) have been widely used for enantioselective purposes employing a variety of chiral selectors, e.g. CDs, polysaccharides, macrocyclic antibiotics, proteins, chiral ion-paring agents, etc. The high separation efficiency, rapid analysi,s and low consumption of reagents of electromigration methods make them a very attractive alternative to the conventional chromatographic methods. In this review, the development and applications of electrodriven methods for the enantioseparation of β-blocker drugs are reported. The papers concerning this topic, published from January 2000 until December 2010, are summarised here. Particular attention is given to the coupling of chiral CE and CEC methods to MS, as this detector provides high sensitivity and selectivity.
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- Zeineb Aturki
- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Area della Ricerca di Roma, Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy
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Schulze JJ, Rane A, Ekström L. Genetic variation in androgen disposition: implications in clinical medicine including testosterone abuse. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2010; 5:731-44. [PMID: 19442030 DOI: 10.1517/17425250902976862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Testosterone replacement therapy in hypogonadal men has been used for > 60 years. The use of testosterone substitution is continuously growing and is given to aging men to improve the quality of life. Because testosterone use is associated with muscle strength enhancing effects, it has become a popular drug to abuse. Doping with anabolic steroids, such as testosterone, is a severe challenge to the vision, moral and ethics in sports and has also become a significant and increasing problem in society. OBJECTIVE The primary aim of this review is to summarize and discuss the contribution of genetic components to inter-individual variation in androgen disposition. CONCLUSION Genetic variation has a large impact on androgen disposition. This variation is of the utmost importance for the interpretation of doping test results and may modulate the effects of testosterone replacement therapy and testosterone doping.
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- Jenny J Schulze
- Karolinska Institutet, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Hoffman JR, Kraemer WJ, Bhasin S, Storer T, Ratamess NA, Haff GG, Willoughby DS, Rogol AD. Position stand on androgen and human growth hormone use. J Strength Cond Res 2009; 23:S1-S59. [PMID: 19620932 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0b013e31819df2e6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hoffman, JR, Kraemer, WJ, Bhasin, S, Storer, T, Ratamess, NA, Haff, GG, Willoughby, DS, and Rogol, AD. Position stand on Androgen and human growth hormone use. J Strength Cond Res 23(5): S1-S59, 2009-Perceived yet often misunderstood demands of a sport, overt benefits of anabolic drugs, and the inability to be offered any effective alternatives has fueled anabolic drug abuse despite any consequences. Motivational interactions with many situational demands including the desire for improved body image, sport performance, physical function, and body size influence and fuel such negative decisions. Positive countermeasures to deter the abuse of anabolic drugs are complex and yet unclear. Furthermore, anabolic drugs work and the optimized training and nutritional programs needed to cut into the magnitude of improvement mediated by drug abuse require more work, dedication, and preparation on the part of both athletes and coaches alike. Few shortcuts are available to the athlete who desires to train naturally. Historically, the NSCA has placed an emphasis on education to help athletes, coaches, and strength and conditioning professionals become more knowledgeable, highly skilled, and technically trained in their approach to exercise program design and implementation. Optimizing nutritional strategies are a vital interface to help cope with exercise and sport demands (). In addition, research-based supplements will also have to be acknowledged as a strategic set of tools (e.g., protein supplements before and after resistance exercise workout) that can be used in conjunction with optimized nutrition to allow more effective adaptation and recovery from exercise. Resistance exercise is the most effective anabolic form of exercise, and over the past 20 years, the research base for resistance exercise has just started to develop to a significant volume of work to help in the decision-making process in program design (). The interface with nutritional strategies has been less studied, yet may yield even greater benefits to the individual athlete in their attempt to train naturally. Nevertheless, these are the 2 domains that require the most attention when trying to optimize the physical adaptations to exercise training without drug use.Recent surveys indicate that the prevalence of androgen use among adolescents has decreased over the past 10-15 years (). The decrease in androgen use among these students may be attributed to several factors related to education and viable alternatives (i.e., sport supplements) to substitute for illegal drug use. Although success has been achieved in using peer pressure to educate high school athletes on behaviors designed to reduce the intent to use androgens (), it has not had the far-reaching effect desired. It would appear that using the people who have the greatest influence on adolescents (coaches and teachers) be the primary focus of the educational program. It becomes imperative that coaches provide realistic training goals for their athletes and understand the difference between normal physiological adaptation to training or that is pharmaceutically enhanced. Only through a stringent coaching certification program will academic institutions be ensured that coaches that they hire will have the minimal knowledge to provide support to their athletes in helping them make the correct choices regarding sport supplements and performance-enhancing drugs.The NSCA rejects the use of androgens and hGH or any performance-enhancing drugs on the basis of ethics, the ideals of fair play in competition, and concerns for the athlete's health. The NSCA has based this position stand on a critical analysis of the scientific literature evaluating the effects of androgens and human growth hormone on human physiology and performance. The use of anabolic drugs to enhance athletic performance has become a major concern for professional sport organizations, sport governing bodies, and the federal government. It is the belief of the NSCA that through education and research we can mitigate the abuse of androgens and hGH by athletes. Due to the diversity of testosterone-related drugs and molecules, the term androgens is believed to be a more appropriate term for anabolic steroids.
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- Jay R Hoffman
- Department of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, 08628, USA.
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Saugy M, Robinson N, Saudan C. The fight against doping: back on track with blood. Drug Test Anal 2009; 1:474-8. [DOI: 10.1002/dta.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Liu W, Zhang L, Wei Z, Chen S, Chen G. Analysis of β-agonists and β-blockers in urine using hollow fibre-protected liquid-phase microextraction with in situ derivatization followed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:5340-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2009] [Revised: 05/09/2009] [Accepted: 05/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aguilera R, Chapman TE, Pereira H, Oliveira GC, Illanes RP, Fernandes TF, Azevedo DA, Neto FA. Drug testing data from the 2007 Pan American Games: delta13C values of urinary androsterone, etiocholanolone and androstanediols determined by GC/C/IRMS. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2009; 115:107-14. [PMID: 19428237 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2008] [Revised: 03/12/2009] [Accepted: 03/31/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The main purpose of this article is to show the application of the CG/C/IRMS in real time during competition in the steroid confirmation analysis. For this reason, this paper summarizes the results obtained from the doping control analysis during the period of the 2007 Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Approximately 5600 athletes from 42 different countries competed in the games. Testing was performed in accordance to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) technical note for prohibited substances. This paper reports data where abnormal urinary steroid profiles, have been found with the screening procedures. One 8 mL urine sample was used for the analysis of five steroid metabolites with two separate analyses by gas chromatography/combustion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS). Urine samples were submitted to GC/C/IRMS for confirmation analysis to determine the (13)C/(12)C ratio of selected steroids. Fifty-seven urine samples were analyzed by GC/C/IRMS and the delta(13)C values ( per thousand) of androsterone, etiocholanolone, 5beta-androstane-3alpha, 17beta-diol (5beta-diol), 5alpha-androstane-3alpha, 17beta-diol (5alpha-diol) and 5beta-pregnane-3alpha, 20alpha-diol (5beta-pdiol), the endogenous reference compound are presented. One urine sample with a testosterone/epitestosterone (T/E) ratio of 4.7 was confirmed to be positive of doping by GC/C/IRMS analysis. The delta values of 5beta-diol and 5alpha-diol were 3.8 and 10.8, respectively, compared to the endogenous reference compound 5beta-pdiol, which exceeded the WADA limit of 3 per thousand. The results obtained by CG/C/IRMS confirmation analyses, in suspicious samples, were conclusive in deciding whether or not a doping steroid violation had occurred.
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- Rodrigo Aguilera
- House Ear Institute, 2100 West Third Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057, USA.
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Genetic aspects of epitestosterone formation and androgen disposition: influence of polymorphisms in CYP17 and UGT2B enzymes. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2008; 18:477-85. [PMID: 18496127 DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e3282fad38a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Testosterone is a commonly abused androgen in sports and in the gym culture of the society. Its abuse is conventionally disclosed by urinary assay of the testosterone/epitestosterone (T/E) glucuronide ratio, which should not exceed 4. A noteworthy number of athletes, however, have higher natural ratios than 4, most likely because of decreased excretion of epitestosterone glucuronide. Falsely positive doping test results are of great concern for the legal rights of the sportsman. Our objective was to study the genetic aspects of epitestosterone formation, and to elucidate the impact of genetic variation in androgen-metabolizing enzymes. METHODS Urine from different study populations was analysed for androgen glucuronides by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. All men were genotyped for the uridine diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 2B17 deletion polymorphism and single nucleotide polymorphisms in the cytochrome P-450c17alpha (CYP17), UGT2B15 and UGT2B7 genes. Expression of UGT2B15 mRNA in human liver samples was analysed using real-time PCR. RESULTS A T>C (A1>A2) promoter polymorphism in the CYP17 gene was associated with the urinary glucuronide levels of epitestosterone and its putative precursor androstene-3beta, 17alpha-diol, resulting in 64% higher T/E ratios in A1/A1 homozygotes. Individuals devoid of UGT2B17 had significantly higher UGT2B15 mRNA levels in liver than individuals carrying two functional UGT2B17 alleles. CONCLUSION The CYP17 promoter polymorphism may partly explain high natural (>4) T/E ratios. Our data indicate that 5-androstene-3beta, 17alpha-diol is an important precursor of epitestosterone and that CYP17 is involved in its production. In addition, we found that lack of the UGT2B17 enzyme may be compensated for by increase in UGT2B15 transcription.
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Huang L, Lin JM, Yu L, Xu L, Chen G. Field-amplified on-line sample stacking for simultaneous enantioseparation and determination of some β-blockers using capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2008; 29:3588-94. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200700811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Schulze JJ, Lundmark J, Garle M, Skilving I, Ekström L, Rane A. Doping test results dependent on genotype of uridine diphospho-glucuronosyl transferase 2B17, the major enzyme for testosterone glucuronidation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008; 93:2500-6. [PMID: 18334593 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-0218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Testosterone abuse is conventionally assessed by the urinary testosterone/epitestosterone (T/E) ratio, levels above 4.0 being considered suspicious. The large variation in testosterone glucuronide (TG) excretion and its strong association with a deletion polymorphism in the uridine diphospho-glucuronosyl transferase (UGT) 2B17 gene challenge the accuracy of the T/E ratio test. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to investigate whether genotype-based cutoff values will improve the sensitivity and specificity of the test. DESIGN This was an open three-armed comparative study. PARTICIPANTS A total of 55 healthy male volunteers with either two, one, or no allele [insertion/insertion, insertion/deletion, or deletion/deletion (del/del)] of the UGT2B17 gene was included in the study. INTERVENTION A single im dose of 500 mg testosterone enanthate was administered. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Urinary excretion of TG after dose and the T/E ratio during 15 d were calculated. RESULTS The degree and rate of increase in the TG excretion rate were highly dependent on the UGT2B17 genotype with a 20-fold higher average maximum increase in the insertion/insertion group compared with the del/del group. Of the del/del subjects, 40% never reached the T/E ratio of 4.0 on any of the 15 d after the dose. When differentiated cutoff levels for the del/del (1.0) and the other genotypes (6.0) were applied, the sensitivity increased substantially for the del/del group, and false positives in the other genotypes were eliminated. CONCLUSIONS Consideration of the genetic variation in disposition of androgens will improve the sensitivity and specificity of the testosterone doping test. This is of interest not only for combating androgen doping in sports, but also for detecting and preventing androgen abuse in society.
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Hemmersbach P. History of mass spectrometry at the Olympic Games. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2008; 43:839-853. [PMID: 18570181 DOI: 10.1002/jms.1445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Mass spectrometry has played a decisive role in doping analysis and doping control in human sport for almost 40 years. The standard of qualitative and quantitative determinations in body fluids has always attracted maximum attention from scientists. With its unique sensitivity and selectivity properties, mass spectrometry provides state-of-the-art technology in analytical chemistry. Both anti-doping organizations and the athletes concerned expect the utmost endeavours to prevent false-positive and false-negative results of the analytical evidence. The Olympic Games play an important role in international sport today and are milestones for technical development in doping analysis. This review of the part played by mass spectrometry in doping control from Munich 1972 to Beijing 2008 Olympics gives an overview of how doping analysis has developed and where we are today. In recognizing the achievements made towards effective doping control, it is of the utmost importance to applaud the joint endeavours of the World Anti-Doping Agency, the International Olympic Committee, the international federations and national anti-doping agencies to combat doping. Advances against the misuse of prohibited substances and methods, which are performance-enhancing, dangerous to health and violate the spirit of sport, can be achieved only if all the stakeholders work together.
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José Ruiz‐Angel M, Berthod A, Carda‐Broch S, Celia García‐Álvarez‐Coque M. Analytical Techniques for Furosemide Determination. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/15422110600671726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mateus-Avois L, Mangin P, Saugy M. Use of ion trap gas chromatography–multiple mass spectrometry for the detection and confirmation of 3′hydroxystanozolol at trace levels in urine for doping control. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2005; 816:193-201. [PMID: 15664350 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2004] [Accepted: 11/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Stanozolol, a synthetic anabolic androgenic steroid, is often abused in sports to enhance performance. Consequently, the anti-doping laboratories daily screen for its metabolites (3'hydroxystanozolol and 4beta hydroxystanozolol) in all urines, mainly by GC-MS, after enzymatic hydrolysis and TMS derivatization. A sensitive and specific method by GC-MS(3) has been developed for the identification in urine of 3'hydroxystanozolol at trace levels. Full mass spectra and diagnostic ions are presented and a case report is commented. In this case, it was possible to attest the presence of a low concentration of stanozolol metabolite in a sample obtained from a competition test. This would have not been possible with other analytical techniques used in the laboratory. Through this case report, it was also possible to demonstrate the importance of sampling and the difficulties that has to face the laboratory when the pre-analytical step is not correctly performed.
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- Lidia Mateus-Avois
- Laboratoire Suisse d'Analyse du Dopage, Institut Universitaire de Médecine Légale, Rue du Bugnon 21, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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A prática do doping e seu controle são abordados numa perspectiva histórica. As razões para sua prática pelos atletas e a responsabilidade da sociedade sobre esse comportamento são avaliadas. Em seguida, informações sobre a sofisticação atual das práticas de dopagem e a conseqüente evolução das técnicas de análise para seu controle são apresentadas. A situação do seu controle no país, com metodologia do Comitê Olímpico Internacional, é apresentada, bem como a sua complexidade e os custos envolvidos. Esse panorama da situação do controle do doping no Brasil pretende situar os profissionais da medicina desportiva e do desporto em geral nesse segmento importantíssimo para a preservação da integridade física e mental de nossos atletas.
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Cirimele V, Kintz P, Ludes B. Testing of the anabolic stanozolol in human hair by gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS 2000; 740:265-71. [PMID: 10821413 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(00)00137-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A sensitive, specific and reproducible method for the quantitative determination of stanozolol in human hair has been developed. The sample preparation involved a decontamination step of the hair with methylene chloride and the sonication in methanol of 100 mg of powdered hair for 2 h. After elimination of the solvent, the hair sample was solubilized in 1 ml 1 M NaOH, 15 min at 95 degrees C, in the presence of 10 ng stanozolol-d3 used as internal standard. The homogenate was neutralized and extracted using consecutively a solid-phase (Isolute C18) and a liquid-liquid (pentane) extraction. After evaporation of the final organic phase, the dry extract was derivatized using 40 microl MBHFA-TMSI (1000:20, v/v), incubated for 5 min at 80 degrees C, followed by 10 microl of MBHFBA, incubated for 30 min at 80 degrees C. The derivatized extract was analyzed by a Hewlett-Packard GC-MS system with a 5989 B Engine operating in the negative chemical ionization mode of detection. Linearity of the detector response was observed for stanozolol concentrations ranging from 5 to 200 pg/mg with a correlation coefficient of 0.998. The assay was capable of detecting 2 pg of stanozolol per mg of hair when approximately 100 mg hair material was processed, with a quantification limit set at 5 pg/mg. Intra-day precision was 5.9% at 50 pg/mg and 7.8% at 25 pg/mg with extraction recoveries of 79.8 and 75.1%, respectively. The analysis of a 3-cm long hair strand, obtained from a young bodybuilder (27 year old) assuming to be a regular user of Winstrol (stanozolol, 2 mg), revealed the presence of stanozolol at the concentration of 15 pg/mg.
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- V Cirimele
- Institut de Médecine Légale, Strasbourg, France.
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Chapter 15 Doping substances in human and animal sport. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-7192(00)80070-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Creaser CS, Feely SJ, Houghton E, Seymour M. Immunoaffinity chromatography combined on-line with high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for the determination of corticosteroids. J Chromatogr A 1998; 794:37-43. [PMID: 9491555 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(97)00888-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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On-line coupled immunoaffinity chromatography-reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (IAC-HPLC) with detection by quadrupole ion trap mass spectrometry using a particle beam interface has been developed for the determination of the steroids, dexamethasone and flumethasone. HEMA (polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate) was evaluated as a support material for the anti-dexamethasone antibodies used in IAC. Antibody cross-reactivity and non-specific binding have been investigated for the HEMA bound anti-dexamethasone IAC column. The on-line IAC-HPLC-MS determination of dexamethasone and flumethasone in post-administration equine urine samples showed precisions (R.S.D.) of 8.0 and 7.1%, respectively, with limits of detection in the range 3-4 ng/ml.
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- C S Creaser
- Department of Chemistry and Physics, Nottingham Trent University, UK
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Ventura R, Segura J. Detection of diuretic agents in doping control. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS 1996; 687:127-44. [PMID: 9001960 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(96)00279-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Since the inclusion of diuretics in the list of banned substances in sports in 1988, a large number of screening and confirmation procedures to detect the presence of these substances in urine samples have been developed. In this paper, a review of the analytical methodology described to analyze diuretics is presented. The paper has been focused on the needs of doping control and mainly screening procedures including sample preparation and liquid or gas chromatographic separation have been considered. More relevant papers using capillary zone electrophoresis have been also considered. Mass spectrometry is mandatory in doping control for confirmation purposes, and finally, mass spectrometric techniques described for diuretics have been reviewed.
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- R Ventura
- Department de Farmacologia i Toxicologia, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Bahrke MS, Yesalis CE, Wright JE. Psychological and behavioural effects of endogenous testosterone and anabolic-androgenic steroids. An update. Sports Med 1996; 22:367-90. [PMID: 8969015 DOI: 10.2165/00007256-199622060-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Endogenous testosterone levels have been linked to aggressive behaviour in both animals and humans. Studies administering moderate doses of exogenous testosterone for contraceptive and clinical purposes reveal essentially no adverse effects on male sexual and aggressive behaviour. However, investigations and case reports of athletes, usually involving higher doses, demonstrate an association between anabolic-androgenic steroid use and affective and psychotic syndromes and psychological dependence. Efforts to study the psychological and behavioural effects of anabolic-androgenic steroids are complicated by a variety of methodological limitations. Only 3 prospective, blinded studies demonstrating aggression or adverse overt behaviour resulting from anabolic-androgenic steroid use have been reported. With estimates of over 1 million past or current users in the US, an extremely small percentage of individuals using anabolic-androgenic steroids appear to experience mental disturbances severe enough to result in clinical treatment and medical case reports. Even among those so affected, the roles of previous psychiatric history, genetic susceptibility to addictions or mental disorders, environmental and peer influences, and individual expectations remain unclear.
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- M S Bahrke
- Human Kinetics, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
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Lin CE, Chang CC, Lin WC, Lin EC. Capillary zone electrophoretic separation of β-blockers using citrate buffer at low pH. J Chromatogr A 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(96)00516-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hartonen K, Riekkola ML. Detection of beta-blockers in urine by solid-phase extraction-supercritical fluid extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY. B, BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS 1996; 676:45-52. [PMID: 8852043 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(95)00373-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The most convenient way to perform supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of liquid sample matrices is to combine it with solid-phase extraction (SPE). beta-Blockers from urine were collected on an Empore disc, which was then placed into an extraction cell for derivatization and SFE. SPE recovery was best at pH 10. Effects of temperature, pressure and volume of pyridine on the acetylation and SFE processes were studied. Without acetylation the beta-blockers were not significantly soluble in CO2. SFE temperatures of 70 degree C and 150 degree C together with 200 microliters of acetic anhydride and 400 microliters pyridine gave the best results. With the SPE-SFE-GC-MS method developed here, beta-blockers like oxprenolol, metoprolol and propranolol could easily be detected in urine samples, and the limit of detection (LOD) for these compounds was found to be 20 ng/ml, 30 ng/ml and 40 ng/ml, respectively.
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- K Hartonen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Creaser CS, Feely SJ, Houghton E, Seymour M, Teale P. On-line immunoaffinity chromatography—high-performance liquid chromatography—mass spectrometry for the determination of dexamethasone. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996. [DOI: 10.1039/ac9963300005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The use of drugs to enhance physical performance has been observed for thousands of years. Today, individuals continue to use a variety of substances, including anabolic-androgenic steroids, in the hope of enhancing their performance and appearance. Rumours persist regarding the incidence of the nonmedical use of anabolic steroids by athletes and nonathletes: however, true estimates are now available based on the results of systematic surveys. Although the vast majority of the athletic community accepts that anabolic steroids enhance performance and appearance, the extent to which this occurs and the factors influencing such effects remain incompletely understood and documented. Refinement of our knowledge of the ergogenic effects of anabolic steroids is not without merit; however, the existing scientific evidence coupled with an overwhelming number of anecdotal accounts argues against devoting significant resources to this area of investigation at present. The short term health effects of anabolic steroids have been increasingly studied and reviewed, and while anabolic steroid use has been associated with several adverse and even fatal effects, the incidence of serious effects thus far reported has been extremely low. The long term effects of anabolic steroid use are generally unknown. Unfortunately, the lack of scientific information on long term health effects has impeded, if not precluded, the formation of effective health education and drug abuse prevention strategies. Consequently, efforts should be expanded in the areas of prevention and education.
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- C E Yesalis
- Health Policy Science, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
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Lukkari P, Nyman T, Riekkola ML. Determination of nine beta-blockers in serum by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography. J Chromatogr A 1994; 674:241-6. [PMID: 7915602 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9673(94)85229-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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beta-Adrenergic blocking agents are used for the treatment of angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension, anxiety attacks, thyrotoxicosis, migraine and glaucoma. Owing to their sedative effect, they are also used as doping agents in sport. All beta-blockers have an alkanol amine side chain terminating in a secondary amino group in their structure. The pKa values vary from 9.2 to 9.8. Because some beta-blockers are hydrophilic and some lipophilic, simultaneous determination is difficult. In this work, a method based on micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MECC) was developed for the separation and determination of beta-blockers in serum. The phosphate buffer 0.08 M (pH 6.7) solution contained 15 mM N-cetyl-N,N,N-trimethylammonium bromide. Nine parent beta-blockers could be separated in a single run and the concentrations determined by internal standard (ephedrine) method. The simple clean-up procedure consisted of enzyme hydrolysis (Helix pomatia), protein precipitation, and filtration through 0.5-microns PTFE membranes. The MECC method exhibited good repeatability and a linear range of 75-300 micrograms/ml. The method was successfully applied after concentration to the determination of propranolol in real samples.
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- P Lukkari
- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Christophersen AS, Mørland J. Drug analysis for control purposes in forensic toxicology, workplace testing, sports medicine and related areas. PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY 1994; 74:202-10. [PMID: 8090687 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1994.tb01099.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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This MiniReview describes the present guidelines for drug testing in forensic toxicology, workplace testing and doping control of athletes. Such guidelines are established to secure the chain of custody, from sample collection through analysis with screening, confirmation methods and interpretation, to the final report of results. Specifications for good laboratory practice, facility maintenance and quality assurance programs are described. The advantages and limitation of immunological drug assays and the necessity of specific chromatographic confirmation methods are discussed. The importance of correct interpretation of positive test results is illustrated. The effect of drug testing on the prevalence of drug abuse, accident rates and effectivity at the workplace is discussed.
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Saarinen M, Sirén H, Riekkola ML. A Column Switching Technique for the Screening of Diuretics in Urine by High Performance Liquid Chromatography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1080/10826079308019687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Stanley SM, Wilhelmi BS, Rodgers JP. Comparison of immunoaffinity chromatography combined with gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry and radioimmunoassay for screening dexamethasone in equine urine. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY 1993; 620:250-3. [PMID: 8300794 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(93)80012-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A comparison of the sensitive analytical methods of radioimmunoassay (RIA) and immunoaffinity chromatography (IAC) combined with gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the specific and reliable screening of dexamethasone in equine post-race urine is presented. Results from analyses of samples collected from a mare during 144 hours post administration of 26 mg of dexamethasone sodium phosphate are described.
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- S M Stanley
- Laboratory of the Jockey Club of South Africa, Johannesburg
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Lukkari P, Vuorela H, Riekkola ML. Effect of buffer solution pH on the elution and separation of beta-blockers by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography. J Chromatogr A 1993; 652:451-7. [PMID: 7904519 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9673(93)83265-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Study was made of the effect of the pH of phosphate buffer (0.08 M) containing 15 mM cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as surfactant on the elution order of eleven widely used beta-adrenergic blocking agents. In the pH range 6.0-7.8 the elution order of six of the beta-blockers remained the same, while the order of five of them changed. Sotalol eluted as the sixth compound at pH 6.8 and migrated more quickly with increasing pH. Below pH 7.0 labetalol eluted before propranolol and above pH 7.0 afterwards. Likewise, the order of elution of atenolol and timolol was reversed at pH 7.0. The pH also affected the resolution; the best resolution values were achieved between pH 6.6 and 7.0 and between pH 7.4 and 7.8. The relationship between the structure of the beta-blockers described by molecular and molecular connectivity indices and the elution order and separation of the beta-blockers in micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography at varying pH of the buffer solution is discussed.
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- P Lukkari
- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Linnet K. Effect of the biological matrix on the urinary testosterone/epitestosterone ratio measured by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in doping analysis. BIOLOGICAL MASS SPECTROMETRY 1993; 22:412-8. [PMID: 8357856 DOI: 10.1002/bms.1200220708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Testosterone doping in sport is detected by measurement of an increased testosterone/epitestosterone (T/E) ratio in urine. The critical limit is 6. The present study concerns calibration curves for the T/E ratio measured by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (electron impact) according to the guidelines of the International Olympic Committee. Testosterone (T) and epitestosterone (E) are measured as trimethylsilyl (TMS)-enol-TMS ethers in selected ion monitoring mode using m/z 432 with methyltestosterone (MT) (m/z 446) as internal standard. Calibration curves corresponding to T/E = 1, 6 and 12 prepared directly, i.e. without extraction of T and E, were non-linear. The non-linearity was caused by an increase of the relative molar response of T with respect to the internal standard MT with increasing concentration level. A mean increase of 82% was observed from T/E = 1 to T/E = 12 (E fixed). Adding T/E corresponding to 1/1, 6/1 and 12/1 to urine without endogeneous hormone content resulted in an almost linear calibration curve along the diagonal, with only a slight increase of the relative molar response of testosterone (16% from T/E = 1 to 12). Apparently, the biological matrix stabilizes the relative molar response over a wide concentration range. At a molar ratio of about 1/1 for T/MT, the relative molar response for direct measurement of T is identical to that observed in the presence of urine matrix, which is explained on the basis of a simple mathematical model. The practical conclusion of this study is that, contrary to the present-day practice, calibration curves for the T/E ratio should be based on T/E added to blank urine taken through the extraction procedure. Otherwise, the T/E ratio of urine sample is systematically easily underestimated by 30% or more.
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- K Linnet
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry KB 76.4.2, Rigshospitalet University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Stanley SM, Wilhelmi BS, Rodgers JP, Bertschinger H. Immunoaffinity chromatography combined with gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry for the confirmation of flumethasone abuse in the equine. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY 1993; 614:77-86. [PMID: 8496289 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(93)80225-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Immunoaffinity chromatography using a synthesised immunosorbent was used to extract tritiated dexamethasone (with dexamethasone carrier) from equine urine at a recovery of 81.7 +/- 8.4% (mean +/- S.D.). A method utilising this procedure coupled to cool on-column injection gas chromatography-negative ion chemical ionisation mass spectrometry is also described for the confirmation of low levels of flumethasone in equine urine samples.
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- S M Stanley
- Laboratory of the Jockey Club of Southern Africa, Johannesburg
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Sirén H, Saarinen M, Hainari S, Lukkari P, Riekkola ML. Screening of beta-blockers in human serum by ion-pair chromatography and their identification as methyl or acetyl derivatives by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 1993; 632:215-27. [PMID: 8095938 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9673(93)80047-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A simultaneous screening method for atenolol, acebutolol, metoprolol, oxprenolol, alprenolol and propranolol by ion-pair chromatography with a column-switching technique was developed. The serum samples were purified using either liquid-liquid extraction or solid-phase extraction methods. The pretreatment of the samples consisted of hydrolysis and protein precipitation. The drug separation was on either octadecylsilica or polymer-based alkyl column material. Binary eluent mixtures containing methanol and a buffer solution with a quaternary ammonium salt as an ion-pair former were used. Detection of the compounds in liquid chromatographic analysis was based on ultraviolet spectra. The effects of methanol, two buffers and the ion-pair former on the retention of the compounds were studied. The determination limits ranged from nanograms to micrograms in the ion-pair chromatographic method, depending on the drug studied. Identification was based on the mass spectra or, if necessary, on selected-ion monitoring spectra of either the methylated or the acetylated compounds obtained by means of gas chromatography-electron impact or negative chemical ionization mass spectrometry. The detection limits for the identified compounds were in the picogram range. The matrix effect was strong, and this resulted in determination limits in the nanogram range with the scan method.
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- H Sirén
- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Yap BK, Johnston GA, Kazlauskas R. Routine screening and quantitation of urinary corticosteroids using bench-top gas chromatography-mass-selective detection. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY 1992; 573:183-90. [PMID: 1601950 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(92)80118-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A method was developed for the routine screening, confirmation and quantitation of corticosteroids in human urine using bench top capillary gas chromatography (GC)-mass-selective detection. The free and conjugated corticosteroid fractions were isolated by liquid-liquid partition. After evaporation to dryness under vacuum the corticosteroid residues were derivatized to form the methyloxime trimethylsilyl ether derivatives. Both GC retention data and characteristic spectral data based on authentic reference standards were used for the identification and quantitation of cortisol, cortisone, tetrahydrocortisol and tetrahydrocortisone in the ppb (ng/ml) concentration range. The method is simpler and more efficient than the other GC-mass spectrometric (MS) techniques. It is also more sensitive than the liquid chromatographic-MS method.
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- B K Yap
- N.S.W. Regional Laboratory, Australian Government Analytical Laboratories, Pymble
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