Simultaneous determination of 2-arachidonoylglycerol, 1-arachidonoylglycerol and arachidonic acid in mouse brain tissue using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry
作者:Mei-Yi Zhang、Ying Gao、Joan Btesh、Natasha Kagan、Edward Kerns、Tarek A. Samad、Pranab K. Chanda
DOI:10.1002/jms.1701
日期:2010.2
Endocannabinoids (ECs), such as anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), modulate a number of physiological processes, including pain, appetite and emotional state. Levels of ECs are tightly controlled by enzymatic biosynthesis and degradation in vivo. However, there is limited knowledge about the enzymes that terminate signaling of the major brain EC, 2-AG. Identification and quantification of 2-AG, 1-AG and arachidonic acid (AA) is important for studying the enzymatic hydrolysis of 2-AG. We have developed a sensitive and specific quantification method for simultaneous determination of 2-AG, 1-AG and AA from mouse brain and adipose tissues by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) using a simple brain sample preparation method. The separations were carried out based on reversed phase chromatography. Optimization of electrospray ionization conditions established the limits of detection (S/N = 3) at 50, 25 and 65 fmol for 2-AG, 1-AG and AA, respectively. The methods were selective, precise (%R.S.D. < 10%) and sensitive over a range of 0.02–20, 0.01–10 and 0.05–50 ng/mg tissue for 2-AG, 1-AG and AA, respectively. The quantification method was validated with consideration of the matrix effects and the mass spectrometry (MS) responses of the analytes and the deuterium labeled internal standard (IS). The developed methods were applied to study the hydrolysis of 2-AG from mouse brain extracts containing membrane bound monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL), and to measure the basal levels of 2-AG, 1-AG and AA in mouse brain and adipose tissues. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
内源性大麻素(ECs),如阿奈酰胺(AEA)和2-花生四烯酸甘油酯(2-AG),调节多种生理过程,包括疼痛、食欲和情绪状态。ECs的水平在体内通过酶的生物合成和降解被严格控制。然而,关于终止主要脑内EC(2-AG)信号传导的酶的知识仍然有限。鉴定和定量2-AG、1-AG和花生四烯酸(AA)对于研究2-AG的酶水解非常重要。我们开发了一种灵敏且特异的定量方法,通过液相色谱/串联质谱(LC/MS/MS)利用简单的脑样本制备方法,能够同时测定小鼠脑和脂肪组织中的2-AG、1-AG和AA。分离是基于反相色谱进行的。电喷雾离子化条件的优化确定了检测限(信噪比=3),2-AG、1-AG和AA的检测限分别为50、25和65 fmol。这些方法在2-AG、1-AG和AA的范围内具有选择性、精确性(相对标准偏差<10%)和灵敏性,分别为0.02–20、0.01–10和0.05–50 ng/mg组织。定量方法经过考虑基质效应和分析物及相对氘标记内部标准(IS)的质谱响应进行了验证。这些方法应用于研究小鼠脑提取物中含膜结合单酰基甘油脂肪酶(MAGL)的2-AG水解,并测定小鼠脑和脂肪组织中2-AG、1-AG和AA的基础水平。版权 © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.