Santos-Fandila A, Zafra-Gómez A, Barranco A, Navalón A, Rueda R, Ramírez M. Quantitative determination of neurotransmitters, metabolites and derivates in microdialysates by UHPLC-tandem mass spectrometry.
Talanta 2013;
114:79-89. [PMID:
23953445 DOI:
10.1016/j.talanta.2013.03.082]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Revised: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
The main objective of the present work is to study the time-course of rat brain neurotransmitters in vivo after an oral challenge with a nutritional ingredient or an external stimulus, such as a chemical agent. An ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the identification and quantification of neurotransmitters, metabolites and derivates in microdialysates from rat brain was previously developed. Betaine, glutamine, glutamic acid, gamma-aminobutyric acid, phosphocholine, glycerophosphocholine, cytidine 5'-diphosphocholine, choline, acetylcholine, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, tyrosine, epinephrine, tryptophan and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid were selected as analytes. The method involves direct injection of samples of microdialysates from rat brain onto the chromatographic equipment and quantification with a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer detector using an electrospray ionization interface in positive mode. The limits of detection ranged from 0.1 to 50 ng mL(-1) and the limits of quantification from 0.3 to 200 ng mL(-1). The inter- and intra-day variability were lower than 15%. Recovery rates ranged from 85% to 115%.
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