Pub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116673
Jianhui Cheng , Qianchuan Lv , Yuanzhao Ji , Chunling Zhou , Jifen Guo , Xinxin Li , Jianzhong Hu
Capillary electrophoresis-sodium dodecyl sulfate (CE-SDS) is widely used in the biopharmaceutical industry for monitoring purity and analyzing impurities. The accuracy of the method may be compromised by artificial species resulting from sample preparation or electrophoresis separation due to suboptimal conditions. During non-reduced CE-SDS analysis of a multispecific antibody (msAb), named as multispecific antibody C (msAb-C), a cluster of unexpected peaks was observed after the main peak. The corrected peak area ratio of these peaks showed a strong dependence on loaded protein concentration, which affected the accurate assessment of the purity of msAb-C. After investigation, the unexpected peaks were identified as artifacts produced during electrophoresis separation. These artifacts can be mitigated by three different strategies: 1) adding a more hydrophobic surfactant, sodium hexadecyl sulfate (SHS), to the sample and/or sieving gel buffer; 2) reducing the sample loading amount; and 3) increasing the capillary separation temperature to above 40 ℃. We adopted strategy 1) and strategy 3), and successfully developed an optimal non-reduced CE-SDS method for the accurate and reliable purity assessment of msAb-C samples. These strategies of optimizing non-reduced CE-SDS can be used in developing quality control methods for other therapeutic bispecific/multispecific antibodies.
{"title":"Investigation and elimination of noncovalent artificial aggregates during non-reduced capillary electrophoresis-sodium dodecyl sulfate analysis of a multi-specific antibody","authors":"Jianhui Cheng , Qianchuan Lv , Yuanzhao Ji , Chunling Zhou , Jifen Guo , Xinxin Li , Jianzhong Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116673","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116673","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Capillary electrophoresis-sodium dodecyl sulfate (CE-SDS) is widely used in the biopharmaceutical industry for monitoring purity and analyzing impurities. The accuracy of the method may be compromised by artificial species resulting from sample preparation or electrophoresis separation due to suboptimal conditions. During non-reduced CE-SDS analysis of a multispecific antibody (msAb), named as multispecific antibody C (msAb-C), a cluster of unexpected peaks was observed after the main peak. The corrected peak area ratio of these peaks showed a strong dependence on loaded protein concentration, which affected the accurate assessment of the purity of msAb-C. After investigation, the unexpected peaks were identified as artifacts produced during electrophoresis separation. These artifacts can be mitigated by three different strategies: 1) adding a more hydrophobic surfactant, sodium hexadecyl sulfate (SHS), to the sample and/or sieving gel buffer; 2) reducing the sample loading amount; and 3) increasing the capillary separation temperature to above 40 ℃. We adopted strategy 1) and strategy 3), and successfully developed an optimal non-reduced CE-SDS method for the accurate and reliable purity assessment of msAb-C samples. These strategies of optimizing non-reduced CE-SDS can be used in developing quality control methods for other therapeutic bispecific/multispecific antibodies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16685,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116673"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142983426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116672
Junhuan Lin , Yibo Song , Yangrui Zhang , Tao Ke , Fengting Ou , Kui Zeng , Debo He , Li Li , Lushan Yu
A simple and fast LC-MS/MS method was developed and validated for simultaneous quantification of 20 L-amino acids (AAs) in human plasma. Chromatographic separation was achieved on an Agilent AdvanceBio Hilic column within 15 min via gradient elution with an aqueous solution containing 5 mM ammonium formate, 5 mM ammonium acetate and 0.1 % formic acid and an organic mobile phase containing 0.1 % formic acid, 5 mM ammonium formate and 5 mM ammonium acetate acetonitrile-water (90:10, v/v) at the flow rate of 0.25 mL/min. Individual AAs and internal standard were analyzed by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in positive ion mode under optimized conditions. Method validation consisted of linearity, sensitivity, accuracy and precision, recovery, matrix effect, and stability, and the results demonstrated this LC-MS/MS method as a specific, accurate, and reliable assay. The method was thus utilized to compare the dynamics of individual plasma AAs between healthy females and patients with ovarian tumors. Our results revealed that, in cancer group, plasma 3-Methyl-L-Histidine, L-Proline, L-Phenylalanine and L-Lysine concentrations were significantly increased in patients with malignant ovarian tumors while L-Leucine and L-Isoleucine levels were sharply decreased. These findings support the utilities of this LC-MS/MS method and the promise of specific AAs as possible biomarkers for ovarian cancer.
{"title":"A reliable LC-MS/MS method for the quantification of natural amino acids in human plasma and its application in clinic","authors":"Junhuan Lin , Yibo Song , Yangrui Zhang , Tao Ke , Fengting Ou , Kui Zeng , Debo He , Li Li , Lushan Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116672","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116672","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A simple and fast LC-MS/MS method was developed and validated for simultaneous quantification of 20 L-amino acids (AAs) in human plasma. Chromatographic separation was achieved on an Agilent AdvanceBio Hilic column within 15 min via gradient elution with an aqueous solution containing 5 mM ammonium formate, 5 mM ammonium acetate and 0.1 % formic acid and an organic mobile phase containing 0.1 % formic acid, 5 mM ammonium formate and 5 mM ammonium acetate acetonitrile-water (90:10, v/v) at the flow rate of 0.25 mL/min. Individual AAs and internal standard were analyzed by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in positive ion mode under optimized conditions. Method validation consisted of linearity, sensitivity, accuracy and precision, recovery, matrix effect, and stability, and the results demonstrated this LC-MS/MS method as a specific, accurate, and reliable assay. The method was thus utilized to compare the dynamics of individual plasma AAs between healthy females and patients with ovarian tumors. Our results revealed that, in cancer group, plasma 3-Methyl-L-Histidine, L-Proline, L-Phenylalanine and L-Lysine concentrations were significantly increased in patients with malignant ovarian tumors while L-Leucine and L-Isoleucine levels were sharply decreased. These findings support the utilities of this LC-MS/MS method and the promise of specific AAs as possible biomarkers for ovarian cancer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16685,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis","volume":"256 ","pages":"Article 116672"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143007232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-06DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116667
Zhiyong Wu , Xinhao Wang , Lin Wang , Na Sun , Zihui Yang , Jianguo Zeng
Allocryptopine (ALL), a principal active component of the novel veterinary medicine Bopu Powder®, has gained widespread application in the poultry farming sector for the effective management of Escherichia coli (E. coli) diarrhea. In order to explore the metabolites and the pivotal enzymes associated with ALL, this study was conducted employing an in vitro chicken liver microsomal incubation. The metabolites of ALL were analyzed and identified by combining isotope tracing technology with the application of mass spectrometry fragmentation patterns. The key metabolic enzymes involved in the biotransformation of ALL were explored using the CYP450 recombinant enzyme method, which facilitated the identification of the enzymes contributing to ALL's metabolic pathway. The liver microsomal metabolism investigation revealed a total of five metabolites, with the predominant being M2 (harmol or 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyl-5,7,8,15-tetrahydro-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-g]benzo[c]azecin-14(6 H)-one). The recombinant enzyme analysis conclusively identified CYP2D6 as the pivotal CYP450 isoenzyme that plays a central role in the metabolic pathway of the principal ALL metabolite, M2. This research not only expands our comprehension of the biotransformation process of ALL but also provides significant scientific evidence for the clinical safety of ALL, which was of great importance for guiding the application of ALL in the field of veterinary medicine.
{"title":"Research on the metabolites and key metabolic enzymes of allocryptopine in chicken liver microsomes via stable isotope tracing technology","authors":"Zhiyong Wu , Xinhao Wang , Lin Wang , Na Sun , Zihui Yang , Jianguo Zeng","doi":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116667","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116667","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Allocryptopine (ALL), a principal active component of the novel veterinary medicine Bopu Powder®, has gained widespread application in the poultry farming sector for the effective management of <em>Escherichia coli</em> (<em>E. coli</em>) diarrhea. In order to explore the metabolites and the pivotal enzymes associated with ALL, this study was conducted employing an in vitro chicken liver microsomal incubation. The metabolites of ALL were analyzed and identified by combining isotope tracing technology with the application of mass spectrometry fragmentation patterns. The key metabolic enzymes involved in the biotransformation of ALL were explored using the CYP450 recombinant enzyme method, which facilitated the identification of the enzymes contributing to ALL's metabolic pathway. The liver microsomal metabolism investigation revealed a total of five metabolites, with the predominant being M2 (harmol or 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyl-5,7,8,15-tetrahydro-[1,3]dioxolo[4′,5′:4,5]benzo[1,2-<em>g</em>]benzo[<em>c</em>]azecin-14(6 H)-one). The recombinant enzyme analysis conclusively identified CYP2D6 as the pivotal CYP450 isoenzyme that plays a central role in the metabolic pathway of the principal ALL metabolite, M2. This research not only expands our comprehension of the biotransformation process of ALL but also provides significant scientific evidence for the clinical safety of ALL, which was of great importance for guiding the application of ALL in the field of veterinary medicine.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16685,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116667"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142978775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dendrobine is a sesquiterpene alkaloid primarily used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, immune system disorders, and conditions related to oxidative stress. To understand the possible degradation pathways of dendrobine for its quality control, we conducted an in-depth investigation of its degradation products using forced degradation methods. The separation of dendrobine and its degradation products was achieved on a Shim-pack XR-ODS III (75 mm × 2 mm, 1.6 µm) column with a methanol-water mixture as the mobile phase under isocratic conditions, the isolated compounds were examined in positive ion mode with an ion trap-time of flight mass spectrometer (IT-TOF). In order to obtain in-depth structural information about the degradation products, mass spectrometry was performed using a five-stage fragmentation approach. This method allowed for thorough structural clarification via several rounds of selective fragmentation and high-resolution detection. System control and data acquisition were managed using LCMSsolution 3.81 software. The results showed that dendrobine undergoes significant degradation under oxidative, acidic, hydrolytic and thermal conditions, resulting in the formation of several degradation products with notable structural changes. Under oxidative conditions, dendrobine primarily generates two degradation products with mass increases of 16 Da and 32 Da, indicating mono-oxidation and di-oxidation reactions. Acidic degradation led to the identification of three degradation products, including a novel compound with an 18 Da mass increase, suggesting potential hydrolysis or dehydration reactions. Hydrolytic and thermal conditions resulted in the formation of two and three degradation products, respectively, with structural changes indicating possible molecular cleavage and reorganization mechanisms. In contrast, dendrobine exhibited strong stability under alkaline and photolytic conditions, with no significant degradation products detected. Detailed characterization of the degradation products via multi-stage mass spectrometry revealed key reaction pathways and mechanisms involved in dendrobine's degradation, providing critical insights for assessing its chemical stability and optimizing storage conditions.
石斛碱是一种倍半萜生物碱,主要用于治疗炎症性疾病、免疫系统紊乱和与氧化应激相关的疾病。为了了解石斛石可能的降解途径并进行质量控制,我们采用强制降解方法对石斛石的降解产物进行了深入研究。采用Shim-pack XR-ODS III(75 mm × 2 mm, 1.6 µm)色谱柱,甲醇-水混合物为流动相,等压条件下对石斛碱及其降解产物进行分离,用离子捕获飞行时间质谱仪(IT-TOF)在正离子模式下对分离产物进行检测。为了获得降解产物的深入结构信息,质谱分析采用五段破碎法进行。这种方法允许通过几轮选择性破碎和高分辨率检测来彻底澄清结构。系统控制和数据采集采用LCMSsolution 3.81软件进行管理。结果表明,石斛石在氧化、酸性、水解和热条件下都发生了明显的降解,形成了几种结构变化明显的降解产物。在氧化条件下,石斛石主要生成两种降解产物,质量分别增加16 Da和32 Da,分别为单氧化和双氧化反应。酸性降解鉴定出三种降解产物,包括一种Da质量增加18 的新化合物,表明可能发生水解或脱水反应。水解和热条件下分别形成2种和3种降解产物,其结构变化表明可能的分子裂解和重组机制。相比之下,石斛石在碱性和光解条件下表现出很强的稳定性,没有检测到明显的降解产物。通过多级质谱分析对降解产物进行了详细表征,揭示了石斛降解的关键反应途径和机制,为评估石斛的化学稳定性和优化储存条件提供了重要见解。
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Accurate determination of plasma protein binding (PPB) is crucial in understanding the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs, particularly for highly bound compounds where traditional methods may fall short. In this study, we present a pioneering approach for the precise determination of PPB that takes advantage of the lipophilicity of highly bound compounds. Twenty four highly bound compounds (with a fraction unbound (fu) from 10−1 to 10−6) were tested with the most commonly used method, i.e., the rapid equilibrium dialysis (RED) method, along with its modifications adapted especially for strongly bound compounds, including dilution, presaturation, competition, and flux-dialysis methods. The results of these methods were compared to data obtained with the modification of RED coupled with extraction to organic phase, and the correlations between them were presented. Comparison studies demonstrate the accuracy of our approach across a set of highly bound compounds within a twofold range. Moreover, PPB values were determined for venetoclax, amiodarone, montelukast, and fulvestrant, for which, to the best of our knowledge and after extensive review of the literature, it has not been possible with the standard RED method until now. In conclusion, our new method can be a big step forward in finding the PPB of strongly plasma protein-bound compounds. It gives us a better understanding of how drugs and proteins interact, which helps us make safer and more effective medicines.
{"title":"Implementation of a novel method for the determination of plasma protein binding of highly bound compounds using the equilibrium dialysis method coupled with extraction to the organic phase and its comparison to known methods","authors":"Dawid Gogola , Sanja Novak Ratajczak , Ewelina Gabor-Worwa , Anna Kowal-Chwast , Nilesh Gaud , Gniewomir Latacz , Krzysztof Brzózka , Kamil Kuś","doi":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116665","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116665","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Accurate determination of plasma protein binding (PPB) is crucial in understanding the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs, particularly for highly bound compounds where traditional methods may fall short. In this study, we present a pioneering approach for the precise determination of PPB that takes advantage of the lipophilicity of highly bound compounds. Twenty four highly bound compounds (with a fraction unbound (f<sub>u</sub>) from 10<sup>−1</sup> to 10<sup>−6</sup>) were tested with the most commonly used method, i.e., the rapid equilibrium dialysis (RED) method, along with its modifications adapted especially for strongly bound compounds, including dilution, presaturation, competition, and flux-dialysis methods. The results of these methods were compared to data obtained with the modification of RED coupled with extraction to organic phase, and the correlations between them were presented. Comparison studies demonstrate the accuracy of our approach across a set of highly bound compounds within a twofold range. Moreover, PPB values were determined for venetoclax, amiodarone, montelukast, and fulvestrant, for which, to the best of our knowledge and after extensive review of the literature, it has not been possible with the standard RED method until now. In conclusion, our new method can be a big step forward in finding the PPB of strongly plasma protein-bound compounds. It gives us a better understanding of how drugs and proteins interact, which helps us make safer and more effective medicines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16685,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116665"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142965574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-05DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116666
Diego Mendicino , Christian Avalos , Romina Chiaraviglio , Ludmila Bazán Domínguez , Federico Schaumburg
Infections with the dengue virus affect more than 100 million people every year. The infected can present a mild form of the disease or a severe form, which can, eventually, lead to death. Dengue prevails in tropical and subtropical regions, although increased incidence has been observed in the last years in tempered climates. Vaccines are available but testing for previous infection is often required prior to application. Commercially available ELISA and rapid tests for the diagnosis of dengue IgG do not fulfill individually the performance required by control agencies. In this context, rapid, simple and decentralized point-of-care testing (POCT) is highly desirable. However, POCT approaches available usually offer expensive solutions, often due to the complex complementary hardware required. In this article, an equipmentless system based on a commercial ELISA kit and a smartphone is developed for POCT of dengue antibodies. A customized app provides guiding, optical reading, result reporting and connectivity. The reading method employes an algorithm which requires no external information, other than the available on the digital images from the smartphone camera, to classify samples into positives, negatives or indeterminates. The full system operation, from sample extraction to result reporting, was tested in a low resource medical facility with real patients (n = 26). After comparison with an ELISA reader, a Cohen’s κ coefficient of 0.92 was obtained, showing very good agreement between both methods. These results show that it is possible to perform ELISA with no specific equipment, bringing massive testing at low resource facilities one step closer.
{"title":"Equipmentless point-of-care testing of dengue antibodies using ELISA and smartphones","authors":"Diego Mendicino , Christian Avalos , Romina Chiaraviglio , Ludmila Bazán Domínguez , Federico Schaumburg","doi":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116666","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116666","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Infections with the dengue virus affect more than 100 million people every year. The infected can present a mild form of the disease or a severe form, which can, eventually, lead to death. Dengue prevails in tropical and subtropical regions, although increased incidence has been observed in the last years in tempered climates. Vaccines are available but testing for previous infection is often required prior to application. Commercially available ELISA and rapid tests for the diagnosis of dengue IgG do not fulfill individually the performance required by control agencies. In this context, rapid, simple and decentralized point-of-care testing (POCT) is highly desirable. However, POCT approaches available usually offer expensive solutions, often due to the complex complementary hardware required. In this article, an equipmentless system based on a commercial ELISA kit and a smartphone is developed for POCT of dengue antibodies. A customized app provides guiding, optical reading, result reporting and connectivity. The reading method employes an algorithm which requires no external information, other than the available on the digital images from the smartphone camera, to classify samples into positives, negatives or indeterminates. The full system operation, from sample extraction to result reporting, was tested in a low resource medical facility with real patients (n = 26). After comparison with an ELISA reader, a Cohen’s κ coefficient of 0.92 was obtained, showing very good agreement between both methods. These results show that it is possible to perform ELISA with no specific equipment, bringing massive testing at low resource facilities one step closer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16685,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116666"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142950388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-05DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116664
Ivana Marković , Iva Lukić , Maja Lukić , Ema Pavičić , Stefan Mrđenović , Ana Kotris , Branko Dmitrović , Željko Debeljak
Ibrutinib and acalabrutinib, Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi) used for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) treatment, aim the same target but their off-target effects are different. The aim of this study was to use single-cell MALDI TOF mass spectrometry imaging to compare the CD19+ lymphocytes’ mass spectra in untreated and ibrutinib- or acalabrutinib-treated subjects in order to better understand the therapeutic effect of BTKi. 180 cells from 9 male subjects divided in 3 groups (untreated, ibrutinib-treated and acalabrutinib-treated) were analyzed using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry analyzer. Mass spectra were acquired in the 300–600 Da mass range. Partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was used for evaluation of mass spectra, while Volcano plots and Venn diagram were used for a review of significantly altered m/z values. Cross-validated PLS-DA classification accuracy of cells was 85 %. Ibrutinib-treated cells overlap with the untreated cell population, while acalabrutinib-treated cells form a separate class. 13 m/z signals were specific for each BTKi group. In conclusion, single-cell MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry imaging detects differences in the mass spectra of CD19+ lymphocytes treated with two different BTKi. Drug-specific m/z signal clusters can be identified as a chemical fingerprint of the BTKi effect and represent candidates for the therapeutic response biomarkers.
{"title":"Differentiation of the chronic lymphocytic leukemia response to ibrutinib and acalabrutinib treatment by single-cell MALDI-TOF MS imaging","authors":"Ivana Marković , Iva Lukić , Maja Lukić , Ema Pavičić , Stefan Mrđenović , Ana Kotris , Branko Dmitrović , Željko Debeljak","doi":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116664","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116664","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ibrutinib and acalabrutinib, Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi) used for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) treatment, aim the same target but their off-target effects are different. The aim of this study was to use single-cell MALDI TOF mass spectrometry imaging to compare the CD19+ lymphocytes’ mass spectra in untreated and ibrutinib- or acalabrutinib-treated subjects in order to better understand the therapeutic effect of BTKi. 180 cells from 9 male subjects divided in 3 groups (untreated, ibrutinib-treated and acalabrutinib-treated) were analyzed using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry analyzer. Mass spectra were acquired in the 300–600 Da mass range. Partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) was used for evaluation of mass spectra, while Volcano plots and Venn diagram were used for a review of significantly altered <em>m/z</em> values. Cross-validated PLS-DA classification accuracy of cells was 85 %. Ibrutinib-treated cells overlap with the untreated cell population, while acalabrutinib-treated cells form a separate class. 13 <em>m/z</em> signals were specific for each BTKi group. In conclusion, single-cell MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry imaging detects differences in the mass spectra of CD19+ lymphocytes treated with two different BTKi. Drug-specific <em>m/z</em> signal clusters can be identified as a chemical fingerprint of the BTKi effect and represent candidates for the therapeutic response biomarkers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16685,"journal":{"name":"Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis","volume":"255 ","pages":"Article 116664"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142978615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-01-03DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116662
Eva Greibe , Boe Sorensen , Peter Meldgaard , Elke Hoffmann-Lücke
Osimertinib (AZD9291) is a widely used tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer patients with activating EGFR mutations. However, the correlation between dose and efficacy has been debated for several years. For this reason, there is a need for standardized methods for routine analysis, clinical studies on pharmacokinetics and dose-response relationships, and greater understanding of preanalytical conditions, such as sample storage stability. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for simultaneous quantification of osimertinib and its two metabolites, AZ7550 and AZ5104, in human plasma and to investigate long-term storage stability of the analytes. Samples were prepared by protein precipitation and separated on a Kinetex EVO C18 column (2.1 × 150 mm, 2.6 µm). Electrospray ionization in positive mode and multiple reaction monitoring were used to monitor the ion transitions. The validated concentration ranges were from 1.25 to 3000 ng/mL. Interassay precisions and accuracies were all ≤ 15 %. Linearity, dilution integrity, and carry-over were also examined and satisfied the validation criteria. Stability was examined under different conditions, and the analytes were found to be stable for more than 3 years at −80°C (< 15 % decline). Finally, the analytical method was successfully applied in a clinical setting on plasma samples from 30 patients with non-small cell lung cancer in treatment with osimertinib, demonstrating its suitability for use in clinical studies and its potential for therapeutic drug monitoring.
奥西替尼(AZD9291)是一种广泛使用的酪氨酸激酶抑制剂,用于治疗具有激活EGFR突变的非小细胞肺癌患者。然而,剂量和疗效之间的关系已经争论了好几年。因此,需要标准化的常规分析方法、药代动力学和剂量-反应关系的临床研究,以及对分析前条件(如样品储存稳定性)的更多了解。本研究的目的是建立并验证一种灵敏的液相色谱-串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)方法,用于同时定量人血浆中奥西替尼及其两种代谢物AZ7550和AZ5104,并研究分析物的长期储存稳定性。样品采用蛋白沉淀法制备,在Kinetex EVO C18色谱柱(2.1 × 150 mm, 2.6 µm)上分离。采用正模式电喷雾电离和多反应监测来监测离子跃迁。验证浓度范围为1.25 ~ 3000 ng/mL。测定间精密度和准确度均≤ 15 %。还检查了线性、稀释完整性和携带性,并满足验证标准。在不同条件下测试了稳定性,发现分析物在-80°C下稳定超过3年(< 15 %下降)。最后,将该分析方法成功应用于临床,对30例接受奥西替尼治疗的非小细胞肺癌患者的血浆样本进行了分析,证明了该方法在临床研究中的适用性和治疗药物监测的潜力。
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Pub Date : 2025-01-03DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2025.116660
Victória Aparecida Vit Crivilari, Jean Bispo dos Santos, Felipe Rebello Lourenço
Measurement uncertainty is a critical factor in the reliability of pharmaceutical analyses, since it directly affects batch acceptance and regulatory compliance. While analytical uncertainty has been extensively studied, uncertainty arising from sampling remains less explored. This study aims to address this gap by evaluating the contributions of sampling and analytical uncertainties to the overall uncertainty for acetaminophen tablets and oral solution. The duplicate method and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to assess the uncertainty from sampling and analytical steps. Ten different batches of acetaminophen tablets and oral solution were analyzed, and the combined uncertainties were calculated. For tablets, uncertainty from sampling accounted for 89 % of the overall uncertainty, highlighting the critical role of sample heterogeneity. In contrast, for oral solutions, analytical uncertainty dominated (90 % of the total), reflecting the homogeneous nature of the solution. Considering the uncertainty from sampling can be important to ensure a reduced risk of false acceptance or false rejection, particularly for heterogeneous dosage forms. In conclusion, incorporating sampling uncertainty into uncertainty budgets can significantly improve decision-making in pharmaceutical quality control.
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Controlling the spread of bacterial infectious diseases is a major public health issue, particularly in view of the pandemic of bacterial resistance to antibiotics. In this context, the detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria is a prerequisite for the implementation of control measures. Current reference methods are mainly based on culture methods, which generate a delay in obtaining a result and requires equipment. Consequently, focusing on the detection of the whole bacterium represents a very attractive alternative, since no culture is required. Several techniques have already been deployed to identify whole-cell bacteria. In recent decades, growing interest in nucleic acid aptamers has emerged as a viable alternative to antibodies as recognition elements, offering preferable stability, cost-efficiency, good specificity and affinity. This review explores current alternative methods for the detection of whole-cell bacteria, with particular emphasis on aptamer-based assays. These assays have shown promising results in various transduction mechanisms, including optical, electrochemical, and mechanical approaches, enhancing their versatility in different diagnostic platforms. The integration of aptamers in these detection methods offers rapid, sensitive, versatile and portable solutions for pathogen identification, positioning them as valuable tools in the fight against bacterial infections.
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