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Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for measuring deoxythioguanosine in DNA from thiopurine-treated patients

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Sally Coulthard, Philip Berry, Sarah McGarrity, Dr Chris RedfernORCiD

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Abstract

Adverse reactions and non-response are common in patients treated with thiopurine drugs. Current monitoring of drug metabolite levels for guiding treatment are limited to analysis of thioguanine nucleotides (TGNs) in erythrocytes after chemical derivatisation. Erythrocytes are not the target tissue and TGN levels show poor correlations with clinical response. We have developed a sensitive assay to quantify deoxythioguanosine (dTG) without derivatisation in the DNA of nucleated blood cells. Using liquid chromatography and detection by tandem mass spectrometry, an intra- and inter-assay variability below 7.8% and 17.0% respectively were achieved. The assay had a detection limit of 0.0003125 ng (1.1 femto-moles) dTG and was quantified in DNA samples relative to endogenous deoxyadenosine (dA) in a small group of 20 patients with inflammatory bowel disease, all of whom had been established on azathioprine (AZA) therapy for more than 25 weeks. These patients had dTG levels of 20-1360 mol dTG/10(6) mol dA; three patients who had not started therapy had no detectable dTG. This method, comparable to previous methods in sensitivity, enables the direct detection of a cytotoxic thiopurine metabolite without derivatisation in an easily obtainable, stable sample and will facilitate a better understanding of the mechanisms of action of these inexpensive yet effective drugs. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.


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Author(s): Coulthard SA, Berry P, McGarrity S, Ansari A, Redfern CPF

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Chromatography B

Year: 2016

Volume: 1028

Pages: 175-180

Print publication date: 01/01/2016

Online publication date: 15/06/2016

Acceptance date: 12/06/2016

Date deposited: 12/09/2016

ISSN (print): 1570-0232

ISSN (electronic): 1873-376X

Publisher: Elsevier Science

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.06.017

DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2016.06.017


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IBD-0355R2BROAD Foundation

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