On the road of dried blood spot sampling for antidoping tests: Detection of GHRP-2 abuse.

Drug Testing and Analysis
Gemma Reverter-BranchatOscar J Pozo

Abstract

Dried blood spots (DBSs) sampling is gaining support by the antidoping community because of simplicity and cost-effective characteristics, especially in collection, transport, and storage. Nevertheless, DBS applicability demands specific studies for each of the analytes proposed for testing. Here, GHRP-2 has been selected as a representing member of the growth hormone-releasing peptides (GHRPs) family to provide further evidence of DBS suitability for GHRPs abuse detection in sport testing. An analytical procedure to extract GHRP-2 and its main metabolite (AA-3) from DBS and to detect them by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) has been developed. The method has been validated for the detection of GHRP-2. Specificity and identification capabilities have been assessed in agreement with antidoping guidelines. The low AA-3 levels found in DBS samples prevented its effective application for the determination of this metabolite. The limit of detection (LoD) for GHRP-2 has been established at 50 pg/ml. Long-term stability (>2 years) has been confirmed. The procedure has been successfully applied to actual DBS samples from an administration study with a single intravenous dose of GHRP-2 (100 μg) being detected up...Continue Reading

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