| Literature DB >> 34227366 |
Yongpeng Huang1, Hui Tang1, Yunyang Song1, Bo Chen1, Hui Zhong1.
Abstract
Vecuronium, rocuronium, and pancuronium are widely used as non-depolarizing muscle relaxants. There have been occasional cases of allergic reactions and even death when using such muscle relaxants. Rapid determination of the concentration of these muscle relaxants in blood can provide valuable information for early clinical diagnosis. As quaternary ammonium compounds, these muscle relaxants are highly polar. Hence, they cannot be retained effectively on reversed-phase chromatographic columns with conventional mobile phases. These quaternary ammonium muscle relaxants are mainly separated by ion-pair chromatography. Using an ion-pairing reagent can help improve the retention capabilities of quaternary ammonium muscle relaxants. Nevertheless, the sensitivity of MS detection is significantly decreased because of ionic inhibition caused by the ion-pairing reagent in the mobile phase. Furthermore, ion-pairing reagents can pollute the MS system. A method based on high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) was established for the simultaneous determination of the three quaternary ammonium muscle relaxants in blood. The blood samples were diluted and subjected to high-speed centrifugation. The supernatant was purified on a Bond Elut AL-N solid phase extraction column and then filtered through a 0.45 μm microporous membrane. The quaternary ammonium muscle relaxants were separated on a ZIC-cHILIC analytical column (50 mm×2.1 mm, 3.0 μm) with gradient elution. Acetonitrile and 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution were used as mobile phases. The separated compounds were analyzed by tandem MS with an electrospray ionization (ESI) source in positive and multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) modes. The matrix effects of vecuronium, rocuronium, and pancuronium in blood were 88.1% to 95.4%. The calibration curves for vecuronium, rocuronium, and pancuronium showed good linear relationships in each range, and all correlation coefficients (R2) were > 0.996. The limits of detection of vecuronium, rocuronium, and pancuronium were 0.2-0.8 ng/mL, with the corresponding limits of quantification being 0.5-2.0 ng/mL. The recoveries of vecuronium, rocuronium, and pancuronium were 92.8% to 110.6%, with relative standard deviations (RSDs) of 3.2%-9.4%. This method is sensitive, accurate, and easy to operate, and it can be used to rapidly determine vecuronium, rocuronium, and pancuronium in blood.Entities:
Keywords: high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS); muscle relaxants; pancuronium; quaternary ammonium; rocuronium; vecuronium
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34227366 PMCID: PMC9404065 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1123.2020.09020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Se Pu ISSN: 1000-8713
3种肌松剂的质谱参数
| Compound | Precursor | Mass | Fragmentor/ | Collision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vecuronium | [M-Br-+H]2+ | 279.2/100.1 | 131 | 24 |
| bromide | 279.2/249.2* | 8 | ||
| Rocuronium | [M-Br-+H]2+ | 265.2/235.1 | 122 | 12 |
| bromide | 265.2/244.2* | 9 | ||
| Pancuronium | [M-2Br-]2+ | 286.6/100.1* | 123 | 21 |
| bromide | 286.6/256.2 | 10 |
* Quantification ion pair.
图 13种肌松剂的全扫描质谱图
图 2不同色谱柱上3种肌松剂的提取离子流色谱图
图 3采用不同流动相时3种肌松剂的提取离子流色谱图
图 4(a)3种肌松剂混合标准溶液和(b)空白血液样品的总离子流色谱图
3种肌松剂的线性范围、线性方程、相关系数、检出限、定量限、回收率及相对标准偏差
| Compound | Linear range/ | Linear equation | R2 | LOD/ | LOQ/ | Recovery/% | RSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vecuronium bromide | 0.5-1000 | Y=79.68X+945.47 | 0.9967 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 92.8-108.3 | 3.2-5.6 |
| Rocuronium bromide | 2.0-1000 | Y=107.36X-3040.50 | 0.9972 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 94.3-106.2 | 4.2-5.4 |
| Pancuronium bromide | 1.7-1000 | Y=88.68X-1881.70 | 0.9963 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 97.9-110.6 | 5.5-9.4 |
Y: peak area; X: mass concentration, ng/mL.
4个兔子血液样品的测定结果(n=3)
| No. | Vecuronium | Rocuronium | Pancuronium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ND | ND | 428 |
| 2 | 364 | ND | ND |
| 3 | ND | 450 | ND |
| 4 | 231 | 173 | 287 |
ND: not detected.