Determination of catecholamine in human serum by a fluorescent quenching method based on a water-soluble fluorescent conjugated polymer-enzyme hybrid system

In this paper, a sensitive water-soluble fluorescent conjugated polymer biosensor for catecholamine (dopamine DA, adrenaline AD and norepinephrine NE) was developed. In the presence of horse radish peroxidase (HRP) and H(2)O(2), catecholamine could be oxidized and the oxidation product of catecholamine could quench the photoluminescence (PL) intensity of poly(2,5-bis(3-sulfonatopropoxy)-1,4-phenylethynylenealt-1,4-poly(phenylene ethynylene)) (PPESO(3)). The quenching PL intensity of PPESO(3) (I(0)/I) was proportional to the concentration of DA, AD and NE in the concentration ranges of 5.0 × 10(-7) to 1.4 × 10(-4), 5.0 × 10(-6) to 5.0 × 10(-4), and 5.0 × 10(-6) to 5.0 × 10(-4) mol L(-1), respectively. The detection limit for DA, AD and NE was 1.4 × 10(-7) mol L(-1), 1.0 × 10(-6) and 1.0 × 10(-6) mol L(-1), respectively. The PPESO(3)-enzyme hybrid system based on the fluorescence quenching method was successfully applied for the determination of catecholamine in human serum samples with good accuracy and satisfactory recovery. The results were in good agreement with those provided by the HPLC-MS method.     

In vivo monitoring of the monoamine neurotransmitters in the rat brain by microdialysis coupled with the liquid chromatography dual electrochemical detector

The carbon film based ring-disk dual electrodes in the thin-layer radial flow cell are used as the dual electrochemical detector (DECD) for liquid chromatography (LC) to determine the monoamine neurotransmitters. Cyclic voltammetric experiments show there has great difference in the reversibility of the oxidative reactions of dopamine and ascorbate. Therefore the ring-disk dual electrode arrangement in the radial flow cell can effectively remove the interference of ascorbate and determine dopamine in the LC-DECD. In order to obtain the better collection efficiency (CE) and better peak current of analytes in the LC-DECD, several operational parameters have been investigated: flow rate, pH and the working potentials. Under the optimum conditions, the method shows a good stability and reproducibility to determine dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), epinephrine (E) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC). The limits of detection are 0.1 pmol for DA, 0.1 pmol for NE, 0.1 pmol for 5-HT, 1.0 pmol for E and 0.1 pmol for DOPAC. The application of this method, coupled with microdialysis sampling, for the in vivo determination of the monoamine neurotransmitters in the striatum of the rat brain is satisfactory.     

Selective extraction of catecholamines by packed fiber solid‐phase using composite nanofibers composing of polymeric crown ether with polystyrene

For the first time, electrospun composite nanofibers comprising polymeric crown ether with polystyrene (PCE‐PS) have been used for the selective extraction of catecholamines – dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E) – prior to their analysis by high‐performance liquid chromatography–electrochemical detection. Using a minicartridge packed with PCE‐PS composite nanofibers, the target compounds were extracted effectively from urine samples to which diphenylborinic acid 2‐aminoethyl ester was added as a complexing reagent. The extracted catecholamines could be liberated from the fiber by the addition of acetic acid. A good linearity was observed for catecholamines in the range of 2.0–200 ng mL^?1 (NE, E and DA). The detection limits of catecholamines (signal‐to‐noise ratio = 3) were 0.5 ng mL^?1 (NE), 0.2 ng mL^?1 (E) and 0.2 ng mL^?1 (DA), respectively. Under the optimized conditions, the absolute recoveries of the above three catecholamines were 90.6% (NE), 88.5% (E) and 94.5% (DA). The repeatability of extraction performance was from 5.4 to 9.2% (expressed as relative standard deviation). Our results indicate that the proposed method could be used for the determination of NE, E and DA in urine. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

高效液相-电化学检测法研究针刺对家兔血浆及脑组织中单胺类神经递质的影响

 通过高效液相 电化学检测法测定了电针刺激家兔肾旁穴前后其血浆及脑组织中单胺类神经递质去甲肾上腺素 (NE)、肾上腺素 (E)、多巴胺 (DA)和 5 羟色胺 (5 HT)含量的变化 ;研究了神经递质的变化与家兔繁殖能力的关系。该实验采用ODS柱 ,流动相为V(0 0 2mol/L柠檬酸三钠 0 0 5mol/L磷酸氢二钠 )∶V(甲醇 ) =95∶5的溶液 ,用电化学检测器检测。实验证明 ,血浆及脑组织中NE ,E ,DA和 5 HT的含量在针刺肾旁穴前后都有了显著的变化 ,说明针刺能激发家兔脑内神经元的活动 ,导致相应的递质含量的变化 ,同时使得血浆中相应含量也发生变化。     

无泵负压进样-芯片电泳分离-激光诱导荧光光谱法测定儿茶酚胺类物质

提出了用芯片电泳分离-激光诱导荧光光谱法测定儿茶酚胺类物质的方法。采用自制的无泵负压进样系统,避免了进样歧视效应。在优化的条件下,去甲肾上腺素(NE)、多巴胺(DA)和肾上腺素(E)可在1 min内完全分离。3种儿茶酚胺的平均迁移时间依次为30.59,37.23,46.43 s,其相对标准偏差(n=7)依次为1.10%,1.28%,0.45%。3种物质的线性范围为0.3～5.0 mg.L-1(NE及DA)和0.05～4.0 mg.L-1(E),检出限(3S/N)依次为30,30,10μg.L-1。     

Rapid determination of catecholamines in urine samples by nonaqueous microchip electrophoresis with LIF detection

A method was developed for the rapid separation of catecholamines by nonaqueous microchip electrophoresis (NAMCE) with LIF detection, A homemade pump‐free negative pressure sampling device was used for rapid bias‐free sampling in NAMCE, the injection time was 0.5 s and the electrophoresis separation conditions were optimized. Under the optimized conditions, the samples were separated completely in <1 min. The average migration times of the epinephrine (E), dopamine (DA), and norepinephrine (NE) were 34.26, 43.81, and 50.07 s, with an RSD of 1.05, 1.26, and 0.89% (n = 7), respectively. The linearity of the method ranged from 0.0125 to 2.0 mg/L for E and 0.025～4.0 mg/L for DA and NE, with correlation coefficients ranging between 0.9978 and 0.9986. The detection limits of E, DA, and NE were 2.5, 5.0, and 5.0 μg/L, respectively. The recoveries of E, DA, and NE in spiked urine samples were between 86 and 103%, with RSDs of 4.5～6.8% (n = 5). The proposed NAMCE with LIF detection combined with a pump‐free negative pressure sampling device is a simple, inexpensive, energy efficient, miniaturized system that can be successfully applied for the determination of catecholamines in urine samples.     

Determination of femtomole concentrations of catecholamines by high-performance liquid chromatography with peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence detection.

A highly sensitive method for determination of the plasma catecholamines, norepinephrine (NE), epinephrine (E) and dopamine (DA) is described. The method consists of the extraction of the catecholamines, using 3,4-dihydroxybenzylamine as internal standard, from plasma with alumina (5 mg), followed by a reversed-phase column separation, on-column fluorogenic derivatization with ethylenediamine (ED) and post-column peroxyoxalate chemiluminescent reaction detection utilizing bis[4-nitro-2-(3,6,9-trioxadecyl-oxycarbonyl)phenyl] oxalate (TDPO) and hydrogen peroxide. In order to optimize the reaction conditions for high-performance liquid chromatography to obtain highly sensitive detection, the effects of changing reagent compositions on the chemiluminescence yield were investigated. The following are the optimized conditions. Eluent, a mixture of 50 mmol l-1 potassium acetate (pH 3.20)-50 mmol l-1 potassium phosphate (pH 3.20)-acetonitrile (90.15 + 4.85 + 3 v/v/v) containing 1 mmol l-1 sodium hexanesulfonate (40 degrees C) and flow rate, 0.5 ml min-1. Fluorogenic reagent solution, 105 mmol l-1 ED and 175 mmol l-1 imidazole in acetonitrile-ethanol (90 + 10 v/v) and flow rate, 0.25 ml min-1. Reaction coil (15 m x 0.5 mm i.d.) heated at 80 degrees C. Chemiluminogenic reagent solution, 0.25 mmol l-1 TDPO, 150 mmol l-1 hydrogen peroxide and 110 mmol l-1 trifluoroacetic acid in dioxane-ethyl acetate (50:50 v/v) and flow rate, 1.4 ml min-1. The detection limits for all the catecholamines were 1 fmol (signal-to-noise ratio at 2). The standard deviations of the method for the determination of NE, E and DA added to rat plasma (2.5 nM) were 3, 3 and 4%, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Selective enrichment of catecholamines using iron oxide nanoparticles followed by CE with UV detection

This study examines the use of unmodified magnetite nanoparticles (Fe₃O₄ NPs) for selective extraction and enrichment of the catecholamines dopamine (DA), noradrenaline (NE), and adrenaline (E), prior to analysis using capillary electrophoresis with UV detection. Coordination between Fe³⁺ on‐the‐surface Fe₃O₄ NPs and the catechol moiety of catecholamines enables Fe₃O₄ NPs to capture catecholamines from an aqueous solution. We obtained maximum loading of catecholamines on the NP surface by adjusting the pH of the solution to 7.0. In addition, catecholamine loading on the Fe₃O₄ NPs increased in conjunction with NP concentrations. H₃PO₄ was found to be efficient for the removal of adsorbed catecholamines on the NP surface. Adding 1.2% poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) to the background electrolyte resulted in a baseline separation of the liberated catecholamines within 20 min. Under optimal extraction and separation conditions, the limit of detections at a S/N ratio of 3 for E, NE, and DA were 9, 8, and 10 nM, respectively. Significantly, the combination of a phenylboronate‐containing spin column and the proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of NE and DA in human urine and NE in Portulaca oleracea L. leaves.     

Effects of l-dopa on dopamine and norepinephrine concentrations in rat brain assessed by gas chromatography

A highly specific and sensitive gas chromatographic method has been developed which is capable of determining picogram amounts of dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine (NE) simultaneously. The catecholamines are converted to the N-2,6-dinitro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl, O-trimethylsilyl derivatives, which are analyzed by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection. The method has been applied to the assay of catecholamines in rat brain extracts. One hour after an acute dose (150 mg/kg i.p.) of l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, the rat brain concentration of DA increased by 130% while the concentration of NE was unchanged.     

胶束电动毛细管色谱安培检测中药马齿苋中多巴胺和去甲肾上腺素

建立了胶束电动毛细管色谱结合电化学安培检测同时分析中药马齿苋中多巴胺和去甲肾上腺素的方法。考察了缓冲液的浓度、pH值、十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)浓度以及工作电极电势对分离检测的影响。在优化的条件下,多巴胺和去甲肾上腺素在1.0×10-6～5 0×10-4mol/L范围内有良好线性,浓度检测限(S/N=3)分别为8 7×10-7mol/L和4 2×10-7mol/L,质量检测限分别为1 45fmol和0 41fmol。该方法组分定性可靠,不需要衍生处理,选择性好。将该法应用于中药马齿苋样品的分析,获得了较好的结果。     

Quantitative determination of epinephrine and norepinephrine in the picogram range by flame ionization gas-liquid chromatography.

A gas-liquid chromatographic method has been developed using the hydrogen flame detector to determine epinephrine (E) and norepinephrine (NE) in blood plasma, red blood cells, serum, and urine. The chromatographic method presents several advantages over other existing techniques. The derivatives enable separation of E and NE and are stable at room temperature with no signs of decomposition. The detection limit for the catecholamines with the hydrogen detector was approximately 0.1 pg. The catecholamines can be determined simultaneously from the same gas-liquid chromatogram. Purification of the catecholamines using the conventional procedure of chromatographing on alumina has been eliminated. With this gas chromatographic method, no by-products are formed that interfere with E and NE determinations. Dopamine, which constitutes the major source of interference in the commonly used fluorometric methods, does not interfere with the E and NE determinations. Norepinephrine and epinephrine values for several physiological fluids are given with the analysis expanded to include red blood cells, the contents of which have not been previously reported.     

Simultaneous determination of catecholamines by ion chromatography with direct conductivity detection

A simple method for simultaneous determination of three catecholamines using ion chromatography (IC) with direct conductivity detection (CD) based on the ionization of catecholamines in acidic medium without chemical suppression is developed in the present paper. The method could be used for the determination of these catecholamines in pharmaceutical preparations for the purpose of drug quality control. The recovery of catecholamines was more than 97% (n=3) and the relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) (n=11) was less than 2.1%. In a single chromatographic run, norepinephrine (NE), epinephrine (E) and dopamine (DA) can be determined in less than 10 min. The detection limits were found to be 0.001 μg/ml for NE, 0.01 μg/ml for E and DA respectively. Linear ranges were 0.01–50 μg/ml for NE (r²=0.9998), 0.1–50 μg/ml for E (r²=0.9995) and DA (r²=0.9999), respectively.     

High-performance liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometric method for the analysis of catecholamines and metanephrines in human urine

An assay of norepinephrine (NE), epinephrine (E), dopamine (DA), normetanephrine (NE) and metanephrine (MN) based on high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in combination with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry (APcI-MS) is described. The catecholamines and metanephrines were extracted from urine and aqueous samples using Bio-Rex 70 cation-exchange resin and subjected to analysis by HPLC/APcI-MS. The separation was performed on a C18 column in 50 mM ammonium formate buffer, pH 3.0, using a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min. Acetonitrile was added post-column at a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min via a post-column addition tee. The total analysis time was 6.5 min. The quantitative analysis was performed using 3,4-dihydroxybenzylamine (DHBA) as the internal standard (I.S.). Selected ion monitoring detection was applied: m/z 170 (for NE), 184 (for E and NM), 154 (for DA), 198 (for MN) and 140 (for DHBA, I.S.). The limits of quantitation were 5 ng/mL for NE, E and DA and 2.5 ng/mL for NM and MN. The recovery ranged from 75 to 83% for each analyte. The method was found to be simple and highly selective for the determination of catecholamines and metanephrines in the urine of patients suspected of pheochromocytoma.     

Rapid procedure for chromatographic isolation of DOPA, DOPAC, epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine from a single urinary sample at endogenous levels

A three-step procedure has been investigated to extract 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), epinephrine (E), norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA) from a single urinary sample with the object of obtaining extracts pure enough for specific fluorimetric assay. The procedure described in this paper results from the combination of urine purification on an aluminum oxide column, separation by ion-exchange chromatography of the DOPA-DOPAC fraction from catecholamines, and ether isolation of DOPAC from DOPA. The whole procedure is rapid and easily performed in one work day. Extraction recoveries were 72.4 +- 3.5%, 76 +- 2%, 85.7 +- 3.3%, 85.6 +- 1.4% and 92.4 +- 5.5% for DOPA, DOPAC, E, NE and DA respectively (n=6). The lowest amounts of the five catechols that could be detected in urinary samples by a combination of this extraction procedure and the methods of assay used in our laboratory were 15 ng for DOPA, 40 ng for NE, 20 ng for E, 152 ng for DA and 2.95 micrograms for DOPAC. Urinary volumes convenient for accurate estimation of each compound were 20 ml for healthy human subjects. For pathological or pharmacological purposes, 5 ml of human urine were sufficient. The daily excretion of DOPA, DOPAC, E, NE and DA found by this procedure agrees with data obtained by other authors in healthy subjects. In pathological samples, our three-step procedure led to lower amounts than methods using alumina purification only. The discrepancies between the two methods are discussed in terms of development of internal standards, relative specificity of fluorimetric assays, values of blank eluates, and the possibility of interference from unknown abnormal body metabolites or pharmacological drugs not eliminated by a single-step alumina purification.     

高压液相色谱磷钼杂多酸修饰电极安培检测儿茶酚胺类神经递质的研究

研究了磷钼杂多酸修饰电极对去甲肾上腺素(NE)、肾上腺素(E)和多巴胺(DA)等儿茶酚胺类神经递质的催化氧化作用,探讨了催化机理,并采用高压液相色谱电化学方法对其进行了分离检测,NE、DA和E的线性范围(mol)依次为8.0×10^-11～2.0×10^-8、8.0×10^-11～2.0×10^-8、4.0×10^-11～2.0×10^-8;检测限(mol))依次为4.0×10^-11、4.0×10^-11、2.0×10^-11.7次平行测定的相对标准偏差(％)依次为1.6、2.0和4.5.将此法用于鼠脑组织中神经递质的测定,获得满意的结果.     

A simple and sensitive CE method for the simultaneous determination of catecholamines in urine with in-column optical fiber light-emitting diode-induced fluorescence detection

A simple and sensitive method has been developed for simultaneous analysis of three catecholamines: dopamine (DA), epinephrine (EP) and norepinephrine (NE) in urine by capillary electrophoresis (CE) coupled with in-column fiber-optic light-emitting diode-induced fluorescence detection (ICFO-LED-IFD). Fluorescein isothiocyanate was used as the fluorescence tagged reagent for derivatization of DA, EP and NE. The CE conditions for separation of these catecholamines were systematically investigated. It was found that catecholamines could be more effectively separated by adding β-cyclodextin (β-CD) and acetonitrile (ACN) to a background electrolyte (BGE) of sodium borate. The migration times are 10.61, 10.83 and 11.14 min for DA, EP and NE, respectively and the catecholamines are completely separated within 11.5 min under the optimal condition of a BGE containing 10% v/v ACN, 20 mM β-CD and 20 mM sodium borate (pH 9.5), and an applied voltage of 13 kV. The relative standard deviations of migration time and peak area for these catecholamines are less than 0.16 and 2.0%, respectively. The limit of quantifications (LOQs) for DA, EP and NE are 3.5, 1.0 and 3.1 nM whereas the limit of detections (LODs) for DA, EP and NE are 1.0, 0.3 and 0.9 nM, respectively. Our proposed CE method provides low LOQ and LOD values. This CE-ICFO-LED-IFD methodology has been successfully applied to analyze catecholamines in human urine samples with good accuracy and satisfactory recovery.     

Determination of Plasma Norepinephrine and Epinephrine by High Performance Liquid Chromatography Using a Two-Column System and an Electrochemical Detector

Abstract

A method for the simultaneous plasma norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E) determination by reversed-phase ion-pair liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection has been developed. Catecholamines were extracted from a 4 ml plasma sample using an alumina adsorption procedure. A two-pump, two-injection valve, two-column system allowed both to detect plasma NE and E with a good sensitivity due to large injected volumes of extract without any electrochemical detector disturbance and to eliminate uric acid and dopa the low k' of which would prevent the NE detection. Using this method, NE and E would be detected in respective injected amounts down to 30 and 50 picograms. Plasma NE and E determinations were found to be linear in the range of 288 to 788 pg/ml and 24 to 274 pg/ml respectively. The reproducibility, expressed as the coefficients of variation, varied from 2.1% for NE to 10.8% for E.     

高效液相色谱/电化学法测定大鼠血液和脑组织中单胺类物质的含量

建立了高效液相色谱／电化学检测法测定大鼠脑组织和血液中单胺递质及其代谢产物的方法。能同时测定去甲肾上腺素（NE）、肾上腺素（E）、3,4-二羟基苯乙酸（DOPAC）、多巴胺（DA）、高香草酸（HAV）、5-羟色胺（5-HT）,并能和内标3,4-二羟卞胺（DHBA）分离良好。本方法快速、简便,回收率为92％-105％,线性范围2．8-680ng／mL,检出限为0．05ng（S／N=3）。本方法已应用在服用中药的大鼠下丘脑组织及血液的测定中,数据显示,本法能满足测定要求。     

Assay of urinary free catecholamines: Routine use in a clinical chemistry laboratory

Summary The Bio-Rad HPLC method for the assay of urinary free catecholamines was employed during a period of 13 months, on samples of 720 subjects which were all normal but one with a pheochromocytoma diagnosis. The non-parametric reference limits were in accordance with those of other authors. Preliminary clean-up was carried out both in a standard urine and in the sample urine by means of a disposable micro-cation column prefilled with Bio-Rex 70 and ammonium acetate buffer which retain the weakly basic amines. Next epinephrine (E), norepinephrine (NE), dopamine (DA) and an internal standard (IS, N-methildopamine) were removed using ammonium pentaborate, a highly specific eluant. The final eluate was separated by HPLC on a Bio-Rad cation-exchange column, using 5% methanol in 0.06 M phosphate buffer (pH 5.2) as the mobile phase. Lyphochek normal and abnormal urine controls were elaborated with Lyphline Quality Control Program based on Westgard’s rules. Many amines may be retained on a carboxylic acid resin. However, very few compounds possess a cis-diol structure. In the absence of drug therapy, only three compounds are commonly seen in HPLC chromatograms in addition to E, NE, DA and IS. Two unidentified compounds elute before E. Alpha-methyldopa (Aldomet TM) is a common anti-hypertensive drug which forms two metabolites closely related to biogenic amines. Alpha-methylnorepinephrine elutes between E and NE. Alpha-methyldopamine coelutes with dopamine. The easy and quick method, giving good reproducibility and excellent clinic agreement, is suitable to pheochromocytoma differential diagnosis in clinical chemestry laboratories.     

径向电场调制毛细管电泳法用于神经递质分离

利用双向电场控制毛细管电泳系统，考察了神经递质的分离。在pH2.5的0.01mol/L磷酸盐缓冲体系中，通过加入20％（V／V）正丙醇，改善了多巴胺和5－羟色胺的分离效果，但仍不太理想。通过施加径向电场，可进一步提高分离度。本研究不仅拓宽了径向电场调控的样品分离范围，而且为生物活性物质的痕量分析提供了参考依据。