Document Type
Journal Article
Department/Unit
Department of Chemistry
Title
Determination of plasma cholesterol sulfate by LC-APCI-MS/MS in the context of pediatric autism
Language
English
Abstract
Cholesterol sulfate (CS) has various biological functions. Previously, plasma CS was measured primarily as a means to diagnose X-linked ichthyosis; however, a recent hypothesis suggests that CS deficiency might be related to autism. As such, an assay capable of measuring both very high (in the case of X-linked ichthyosis) and very low (in the case of autism) plasma CS levels is required. Here we describe a novel LC-APCI-MS/MS method for the determination of CS in human plasma, and we propose normal CS ranges for children, based on studies of a local population of normal Chinese children between the ages of 2 and 10. In addition, we have used this method to measure plasma CS in autistic children. CS was isolated by solid-phase extraction, and quantified by isotope-dilution LC-APCI-MS/MS in negative ion mode monitoring 465.3>97.1 m/z (CS) and 472.3>97.1 m/z (CS-d7). Mean recovery of the assay ranged from 88.1 to 112.7%; within- and between-run imprecisions have CVs less than 7.2 and 8.1%, respectively. The assay was linear up to at least 100 μmol L -1. The reference interval of plasma CS in males (range: 1.16-4.23 μmol L-1) was found to be higher than in females (range: 0.86-3.20 μmol L-1). Comparison of normal and autistic children showed no statistically significant difference in the plasma CS level. In conclusion, a robust LC-APCI-MS/MS method for plasma CS was developed, and a pediatric reference interval was derived from applying the method to normal and autistic children. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
Autism, Chinese pediatric reference interval, LC-APCI-MS/MS, Plasma cholesterol sulfate
Publication Date
2013
Source Publication Title
Talanta
Volume
116
Start Page
115
End Page
121
Publisher
Elsevier
DOI
10.1016/j.talanta.2013.04.075
Link to Publisher's Edition
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2013.04.075
ISSN (print)
00399140
ISSN (electronic)
18733573
Recommended Citation
Fong, Bonnie Mei-Wah, Sidney Tam, and Kelvin Sze-Yin Leung. "Determination of plasma cholesterol sulfate by LC-APCI-MS/MS in the context of pediatric autism." Talanta 116 (2013): 115-121.