Bile Acid Profiling and Quantification in Biofluids Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Bile acids are important end products of cholesterol metabolism. While they have been identified as key factors in lipid emulsification and absorption due to their detergent properties, bile acids have also been shown to act as signaling molecules and intermediates between the host and the gut microbiota. To further the investigation of bile acid functions in humans, an advanced platform for high throughput analysis is essential. Herein, we describe the development and application of a 15 min UPLC procedure for the separation of bile acid species from human biofluid samples requiring minimal sample preparation. High resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry was applied for profiling applications, elucidating rich bile acid profiles in both normal and disease state plasma. In parallel, a second mode of detection was developed utilizing tandem mass spectrometry for sensitive and quantitative targeted analysis of 145 bile acid (BA) species including primary, secondary, and tertiary bile acids. The latter system was validated by testing the linearity (lower limit of quantification, LLOQ, 0.25–10 nM and upper limit of quantification, ULOQ, 2.5–5 μM), precision (≈6.5%), and accuracy (81.2–118.9%) on inter- and intraday analysis achieving good recovery of bile acids (serum/plasma 88% and urine 93%). The ultra performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS)/MS targeted method was successfully applied to plasma, serum, and urine samples in order to compare the bile acid pool compositional difference between preprandial and postprandial states, demonstrating the utility of such analysis on human biofluids.
Date Issued
2015-10-06
Date Acceptance
2015-09-01
Citation
Analytical Chemistry, 2015, 87 (19), pp.9662-9670
ISSN
1520-6882
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
9662
End Page
9670
Journal / Book Title
Analytical Chemistry
Volume
87
Issue
19
Copyright Statement
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Analytical Chemistry, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.5b01556
Sponsor
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Grant Number
MC_PC_12025
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, Analytical
Chemistry
BIOLOGICAL-FLUIDS
LC-MS/MS
SULFATE METABOLITES
SAMPLE PREPARATION
GUT MICROBIOME
MOUSE-LIVER
URINE
SERUM
STEROIDS
PLASMA
Bile Acids and Salts
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Failure
Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Analytical Chemistry
0301 Analytical Chemistry
0904 Chemical Engineering
0399 Other Chemical Sciences
Publication Status
Published