Simultaneous determination of pentoxifylline, metabolites M1 (lisofylline), M4 and M5, and caffeine in plasma and dried blood spots for pharmacokinetic studies in preterm infants and neonates

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Advances in bioanalytical methods are facilitating micro-volume and dried blood spot (DBS) analysis of drugs in biological matrices for pharmacokinetic studies in children and neonates. We sought to develop a UPLC–MS/MS assay for simultaneous measurement of caffeine, pentoxifyll...

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Main Authors: Page-Sharp, Madhu, Strunk, T., Salman, S., Hibbert, J., Patole, S., Manning, L., Batty, Kevin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science BV 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63456
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author Page-Sharp, Madhu
Strunk, T.
Salman, S.
Hibbert, J.
Patole, S.
Manning, L.
Batty, Kevin
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Salman, S.
Hibbert, J.
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description © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Advances in bioanalytical methods are facilitating micro-volume and dried blood spot (DBS) analysis of drugs in biological matrices for pharmacokinetic studies in children and neonates. We sought to develop a UPLC–MS/MS assay for simultaneous measurement of caffeine, pentoxifylline (PTX) and three metabolites of PTX in both plasma and DBS. Caffeine, PTX, the metabolites M1 (lisofylline), M4 and M5, and the internal standards (caffeine-d 9 and PTX-d 6 ) were separated using a Waters Aquity T3 UPLC C 18 column and gradient mobile phase (water-methanol-formic acid). Retention times for caffeine, M5, M4, PTX and M1 were 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 2.0 and 2.1 min, respectively, with a run time of 5 min. The precision (=10%) and accuracy (=15%) across the concentration range 0.1–50 mg/L for caffeine, PTX and the three metabolites in plasma and DBS were within accepted limits, as were the limits of quantification (100 µg/L for caffeine and 10 µg/L for PTX, M1, M4 and M5). Caffeine, PTX and the metabolites were stable in DBS for > 34 days at room and refrigerated temperatures. Plasma and DBS samples were obtained from 24 preterm infants recruited into a clinical pharmacokinetic study of PTX. Paired analysis indicated that DBS concentrations were 9% lower than concurrent plasma concentrations for caffeine, 7% lower for PTX (consistent with the blood:plasma ratio) and 13% lower for M1 (lisofylline). The validated UPLC–MS/MS method is suitable for micro-volume plasma and DBS analysis of caffeine, PTX and its metabolites for pharmacokinetic studies in paediatric patients.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-634562018-02-06T07:41:46Z Simultaneous determination of pentoxifylline, metabolites M1 (lisofylline), M4 and M5, and caffeine in plasma and dried blood spots for pharmacokinetic studies in preterm infants and neonates Page-Sharp, Madhu Strunk, T. Salman, S. Hibbert, J. Patole, S. Manning, L. Batty, Kevin © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Advances in bioanalytical methods are facilitating micro-volume and dried blood spot (DBS) analysis of drugs in biological matrices for pharmacokinetic studies in children and neonates. We sought to develop a UPLC–MS/MS assay for simultaneous measurement of caffeine, pentoxifylline (PTX) and three metabolites of PTX in both plasma and DBS. Caffeine, PTX, the metabolites M1 (lisofylline), M4 and M5, and the internal standards (caffeine-d 9 and PTX-d 6 ) were separated using a Waters Aquity T3 UPLC C 18 column and gradient mobile phase (water-methanol-formic acid). Retention times for caffeine, M5, M4, PTX and M1 were 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 2.0 and 2.1 min, respectively, with a run time of 5 min. The precision (=10%) and accuracy (=15%) across the concentration range 0.1–50 mg/L for caffeine, PTX and the three metabolites in plasma and DBS were within accepted limits, as were the limits of quantification (100 µg/L for caffeine and 10 µg/L for PTX, M1, M4 and M5). Caffeine, PTX and the metabolites were stable in DBS for > 34 days at room and refrigerated temperatures. Plasma and DBS samples were obtained from 24 preterm infants recruited into a clinical pharmacokinetic study of PTX. Paired analysis indicated that DBS concentrations were 9% lower than concurrent plasma concentrations for caffeine, 7% lower for PTX (consistent with the blood:plasma ratio) and 13% lower for M1 (lisofylline). The validated UPLC–MS/MS method is suitable for micro-volume plasma and DBS analysis of caffeine, PTX and its metabolites for pharmacokinetic studies in paediatric patients. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63456 10.1016/j.jpba.2017.08.030 Elsevier Science BV restricted
spellingShingle Page-Sharp, Madhu
Strunk, T.
Salman, S.
Hibbert, J.
Patole, S.
Manning, L.
Batty, Kevin
Simultaneous determination of pentoxifylline, metabolites M1 (lisofylline), M4 and M5, and caffeine in plasma and dried blood spots for pharmacokinetic studies in preterm infants and neonates
title Simultaneous determination of pentoxifylline, metabolites M1 (lisofylline), M4 and M5, and caffeine in plasma and dried blood spots for pharmacokinetic studies in preterm infants and neonates
title_full Simultaneous determination of pentoxifylline, metabolites M1 (lisofylline), M4 and M5, and caffeine in plasma and dried blood spots for pharmacokinetic studies in preterm infants and neonates
title_fullStr Simultaneous determination of pentoxifylline, metabolites M1 (lisofylline), M4 and M5, and caffeine in plasma and dried blood spots for pharmacokinetic studies in preterm infants and neonates
title_full_unstemmed Simultaneous determination of pentoxifylline, metabolites M1 (lisofylline), M4 and M5, and caffeine in plasma and dried blood spots for pharmacokinetic studies in preterm infants and neonates
title_short Simultaneous determination of pentoxifylline, metabolites M1 (lisofylline), M4 and M5, and caffeine in plasma and dried blood spots for pharmacokinetic studies in preterm infants and neonates
title_sort simultaneous determination of pentoxifylline, metabolites m1 (lisofylline), m4 and m5, and caffeine in plasma and dried blood spots for pharmacokinetic studies in preterm infants and neonates
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63456