MEASUREMENT OF RAPAMYCIN IN WHOLE-BLOOD USING REVERSE-PHASE HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY

被引:59
作者
YATSCOFF, RW [1 ]
FARACI, C [1 ]
BOLINGBROKE, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ALBERTA,DEPT PATHOL,EDMONTON T6G 2E1,ALBERTA,CANADA
关键词
RAPAMYCIN; MEASUREMENT; HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;
D O I
10.1097/00007691-199204000-00011
中图分类号
R446 [实验室诊断]; R-33 [实验医学、医学实验];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
Rapamycin (RAPA) is an immunosuppressant with a potency similar to FK 506 and up to 100-fold greater than cyclosporine. To date, no data have been reported on the pharmacokinetics and disposition of the drug, primarily due to a lack of suitable methods for its analysis. We describe here an evaluation of a reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method for analysis of the drug in whole blood. The method showed excellent analytical recovery of the drug, close to 100%. The sensitivity method was found to be 1.0-mu-g/L with between-run coefficients of variation of 14.4% and 9.8% at 10 and 50 mg/L. The stability of RAPA was investigated with this method in whole-blood specimens. It was found that the drug was stable for 30 days at 4-degrees-C and for 55 days at -40-degrees-C.
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