Determination of 7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one level in plasma using isotope-dilution mass spectrometry and monitoring its circadian rhythm in human as an index of bile acid biosynthesis

Author(s):  
Tadashi Yoshida ◽  
Akira Honda ◽  
Naomi Tanaka ◽  
Yasushi Matsuzaki ◽  
Junichi Shoda ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. ACI.S611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadashi Yoshida ◽  
Akira Honda ◽  
Hiroshi Miyazaki ◽  
Yasushi Matsuzaki

For more than a decade, we have developed stable isotope dilution mass spectrometry methods to quantify key intermediates in cholesterol and bile acid biosynthesis, mevalonate and oxysterols, respectively. The methods are more sensitive and reproducible than conventional radioisotope (RI), gas-chromatography (GC) or high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods, so that they are applicable not only to samples from experimental animals but also to small amounts of human specimens. In this paper, we review the development of stable isotope dilution mass spectrometry for quantifying mevalonate and oxysterols in biological materials, and demonstrate the usefulness of this technique.


2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1054-1060
Author(s):  
Guiwan Koh ◽  
Ee-mei Gui ◽  
Tang-Lin Teo ◽  
Tong-Kooi Lee

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