On-line detection of hydrocortisone concentration in rat subcutaneous adipose with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry / 南方医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To develop a method for detecting the topical concentration of hydrocortisone (HC) in the subcutaneous adipose of rats using microdialysis sampling technique and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Topical samples were collected by applying the probe into the subcutaneous adipose of rats, with alcohol (5%)-ringers solution as the perfusion solution. A LC-MS/MS method was established for detecting the HC concentration in the dialysates.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The protonated precursor to produce ion transitions monitored for HC was m/z 363.2→121.1. The calibration curve was linear over the range of 0.5-1000 ng/ml, with the intra- and inter-day precision and accuracy within ∓15%, and no significant matrix effect was noted. The in vivo recovery of the probe was about 59%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A selective and sensitive method has been successfully established for the on-line HC detection in the subcutaneous adipose of rats.</p>