Determination of adenosine content in heart tissue by ultra performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1123.2023.09016

Abstract

Abstract:

A method based on ultra performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was developed and validated for the rapid and accurate determination of adenosine (Ado) in cardiac tissues with high sensitivity and specificity. The samples were dissolved in 1 mL of ultrapure water containing 10 μmol/L 2-hydroxy-3-nonyladenine hydrochloride (EHNA) as a stabilizer, ground at low temperature for 2 min, and then ultrasonically extracted at 60 Hz in an ice-water bath for 40 min. Methanol and 5 mmol/L ammonium acetate solution were used as the mobile phases under a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min, a column temperature of 40 ℃ and an injection volume of 3 μL. The Ado in cardiac tissue was qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed by electrospray ionization (ESI) positive-ion-switching in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. A solvent standard curve and the external standard method were used for the accurate quantification of Ado. The results showed that the matrix effect of Ado in cardiac tissue was very low. A good linear relationship was obtained in the range of 0.1-160 ng/mL, and the correlation coefficient (r²) was 0.9930. The limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) were 0.03 and 0.1 ng/mL, respectively. The spiked recoveries of Ado in murine cardiac tissue were 113.6%, 96.3%, and 102.9% at three spiked levels of low, medium, and high, respectively. The intra-day repeatability (RSDs) were 1.7%-8.4%, and the inter-day reproducibility (RSDs) were 2.6%-7.4%. Based on the correlation and consistency results, a positive bias was observed between the proposed UPLC-MS/MS method and the double-antibody sandwich method. Moreover, the Ado contents detected by these two methods were significantly positively correlated (P<0.0001). Cardiac tissue samples were collected from 17 mice and 17 rats and detected in our laboratory. The content ranges of Ado in the cardiac tissues of mice and rats determined by the developed UPLC-MS/MS method were 3.25-8.78 mg/kg and 10.24-15.19 mg/kg, respectively (average adenosine contents: 5.37 and 12.60 mg/kg, respectively). The developed method is simple, accurate, sensitive, and it is suitable for the determination of Ado in cardiac tissues. It also provides important technical support for cardiac clinical research and disease diagnosis.

Key words: ultra performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS), adenosine (Ado), cardiac tissue

CLC Number:

O658

ZHU Zuoyin, GUO Wenbo, ZHAO Hanke, WANG Jie, YANG Junhua, ZHOU Xinli. Determination of adenosine content in heart tissue by ultra performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry[J]. Chinese Journal of Chromatography, 2024, 42(4): 345-351.

Figures/Tables 7

Table 1 Retention time and MS parameters of adenosine (Ado)

Sample	t_R/min	Precursor ion (m/z)	Product ions (m/z)	Cone voltage/V	Collision energies/V
Ado	3.01	268.129	119.098^*/136.133	28	40/16

Fig. 1 MRM chromatograms of Ado using different columns and mobile phases a. column: Waters XBridge BEH C18 (100 mm×3 mm, 2.5 μm); mobile phase: 5 mmol/L ammonium acetate-methanol; b. column: Waters Acquity UPLC BEH C18 (100 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 μm); mobile phase: 5 mmol/L ammonium acetate-methanol; c. column: Waters XBridge BEH C18 (100 mm×3 mm, 2.5 μm); mobile phase: 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution-methanol.

Fig. 2 MRM chromatograms of Ado with different extraction solvents a. water; b. acetonitrile-water (20∶80, v/v); c. acetonitrile-water (80∶20, v/v); d. acetonitrile; e. 70% perchloric acid aqueous solution.

Fig. 3 Content levels of Ado in the heart tissue

Fig. 4 Correlation test between two methods for Ado determination

Fig. 5 Consistency test between two methods for Ado determination LOA: limits of agreement.

Table 2 Comparison of the method developed in this study with assays reported in the publication

Method	Samples	LOD	Ref.
Electrochemical method	plasma and serum	1.0 mmol/L (0.27 ng/mL)	[14]
Electrochemical method	plasma	8.3 mmol/L (2.22 ng/mL)	[15]
Electrochemical method	in vivo	0.1 mmol/L (0.026 ng/mL)	[16]
Hydrogel aptasensor	serum and urine	0.09 mmol/L (0.024 ng/mL)	[17]
LC-UV	health foods	1000 ng/mL	[18]
UPLC-MS/MS	cordyceps products	0.01 ng/mL	[19]
HILIC-MS/MS	serum and urine	0.01 mmol/L (0.026 ng/mL)	[24]
UPLC-MS/MS	heart tissue	0.03 ng/mL	this work

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