LC-MS/MS法测定人血浆中加巴喷丁的浓度及其药动学研究

建立液相色谱串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)法测定人血浆中加巴喷丁的浓度并将其应用于人体药动学研究。取血浆样品经甲醇沉淀蛋白后,以甲醇0.2%甲酸水溶液(80∶20)为流动相,用Inertsil ODS-3 C18柱(50 mm×2.1 mm ID,3μm)分离,采用电喷雾离子源,以多反应监测(MRM)方式进行正离子检测,定量分析的离子反应分别为m/z 172→m/z 154(加巴喷丁)和m/z 130→m/z 71(内标二甲双胍)。加巴喷丁线性范围为40.8～8.16×103 ng.mL 1,定量限为40.8 ng.mL 1,每个样品测试时间仅2.2 min,日内、日间精密度(RSD)均小于12%,准确度(RE)在±6.4%范围内。应用此法研究了20名健康志愿者单剂量口服加巴喷丁胶囊600 mg后的药动学特点。该方法快速、专属、灵敏、适用性强,可应用于加巴喷丁的人体药动学研究。

LC-MS/MS method for quantification and pharmacokinetic study of gabapentin in human plasma

A sensitive, rapid and specific liquid chromatographic-tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method for quantification of gabapentin in human plasma has been developed. After a single plasma protein precipitation with methanol, gabapentin and metformin (internal standard) were chromatographed on a Inertsil ODS-3 column (50 mm x 2.1 mm ID, 3 microm) with mobile phase consisting of methanol-0.2% formic acid aqueous solution (80:20, v/v) at a flow-rate of 0.2 mL x min(-1). Electrospray ionization (ESI) source was applied and operated in the positive ion mode. Multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode with the transitions of m/z 172 --> m/z 154 and m/z 130 --> m/z 71 were used to quantify gabapentin and metformin, respectively. The run time was 2.2 min. The linear calibration curve was obtained in the concentration range of 40.8-8.16x10(3) ng x mL(-1). The lower limit of quantification was 40.8 ng x mL(-1). The intra- and inter-day precision (RSD) was less than 12%, and the accuracy (RE) was within +/-6.4% calculated from quality control (QC) samples. The method was used to determine the concentration of gabapentin in human plasma after a single oral administration of 600 mg gabapentin capsule to 20 healthy male Chinese volunteers. The method was proved to be selective, sensitive, rapid and suitable for pharmacokinetic study of gabapentin in human plasma.