Desarrollo de un método para la detección de glucurónidos de esteroides anabólicos androgénicos en orina humana en lugares de trabajo mediante cromatografía líquida acoplada a espectrometría de masas de alta resolución

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Desarrollo de un método para la detección de glucurónidos de esteroides anabólicos androgénicos en orina humana en lugares de trabajo mediante cromatografía líquida acoplada a espectrometría de masas de alta resolución


Autores


José Rangel-Hasbún, Tania Garro-Vargas

Resumen


El interés por detectar la presencia del consumo de esteroides anabólicos androgénicos en lugares de trabajo ha aumentado en la última década. Para satisfacer esta demanda, se desarrolló un método rápido y sencillo para la detección de glucurónidos de tres esteroides anabólicos androgénicos en orina utilizando una preparación de muestra basada en el método «dilute and shoot» y un análisis mediante cromatografía líquida acoplada a espectrometría de masas, por lo que el método se podría implementar en laboratorios de alto volumen. El método fue desarrollado para la detección del uso activo de esteroides anabólicos androgénicos; se utilizó un punto de corte de 50 ng/ml para los tres compuestos estudiados. Se logró demostrar una buena linealidad (r2>0.99) para todos los compuestos, pero con un rango lineal corto (10–100 ng/ml). Los límites de detección se encontraron entre el intervalo de 2–10 ng/ml, con una reproducibilidad en el punto de corte inferior a 16% para todos los compuestos. A pesar de que se contó con una cantidad limitada de patrones disponibles, las propiedades de la espectrometría de masas de alta resolución y masa exacta permitió la detección de compuestos que son isobáricos con varios glucurónidos y agliconas de esteroides anabólicos androgénicos en muestras confirmadas positivas, lo cual sugiere que el método podría tener un rango de aplicación más amplio.

Palabras clave

Esteroides anabólicos androgénicos, glucurónidos, toxicología laboral, espectrometría de masas.

Abstract


The interest in testing for the presence of anabolic-androgenic steroids in the workplace has been on the rise. The development of a fast and simple “dilute and shoot” method for the direct detection of the glucuronides of 3 anabolic-androgenic steroids in urine by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, which can be implemented in high throughput laboratories, is described. The method focuses on the detection of active use of anabolic-androgenic steroids, using a 50 ng/mL cut-off for the three compounds. All analytes demonstrated good linearity (r2 > 0.99), albeit with a narrow linear range (10 – 100 ng/mL). Limits of detection were between 2 – 10 ng/mL, with reproducibility at the cut-off lower than 16 % for all compounds. Although the number of standards available was limited, the use of high resolution-accurate mass mass spectrometry allowed the detection of compounds that are isobaric to various anabolic-androgenic steroid glucuronides and aglycones in confirmed positive urine samples, suggesting a wider applicability for the method.


Key words

Anabolic-androgenic steroids, glucuronides, toxicology, chromatography-mass spectrometry.

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