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Profiling of urinary steroids by lithium ion adduction-based UPLC-MS/MS
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  • Toshifumi Takao,
  • Yue Pan,
  • Qiuyi Wang,
  • Mengyao Chen
Toshifumi Takao
Osaka Daigaku Tanpakushitsu Kenkyujo

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Yue Pan
Osaka Daigaku Tanpakushitsu Kenkyujo
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Qiuyi Wang
Osaka Daigaku Tanpakushitsu Kenkyujo
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Mengyao Chen
Osaka Daigaku Tanpakushitsu Kenkyujo
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Abstract

RATIONALE: Urine contains free and conjugated steroids. Total and free steroids were comprehensively quantified; UPLC-MS/MS based on Li adduction allowed for detecting thirteen 3-OH-containing steroids, two of which were detected in human urine for the first time. METHODS: Free urinary steroids were isolated by solid-phase extraction (SPE) with 80% acetonitrile. The total steroids were prepared by enzymatic treatment of urine with a cocktail of sulfatase and glucronidase, protein precipitation, and separation with the above SPE. The free and total steroids were separately analyzed by UPLC-MS/MS with and without introduction of Li + solution. The steroids were quantified by two standard curves created using product ion transitions derived from MH + and [M+Li] +. RESULTS: Two groups of human urine, male and female urine, were analyzed. The absolute amount of each steroid was determined based on creatinine levels. The differences between the male and female groups are clearly attributable to sex steroids. 7-OH P5 and 7-OH DHEA were, for the first time, quantified in the total steroids of female urine, and the latter was identified in both female and male urine. CONCLUSIONS: By combining UPLC-MS/MS based on lithium ion incorporation with conventional UPLC-MS/MS, a total of 29 steroids were identified in human urine containing two newly found steroids.
17 Nov 2023Submitted to Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
17 Nov 2023Submission Checks Completed
17 Nov 2023Assigned to Editor
17 Nov 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
17 Nov 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
25 Jan 20242nd Revision Received
25 Jan 2024Submission Checks Completed
25 Jan 2024Assigned to Editor
25 Jan 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
25 Jan 2024Editorial Decision: Accept