Relative quantification of albumin and fibrinogen modifications by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in the diagnosis and monitoring of acute pancreatitis

Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ulrich LankesPeter M George

Abstract

The increasing availability of liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in clinical laboratories provides the opportunity to replace or complement present underperforming immuno- and chemometric assays. Amylase and lipase show limited specificity and sensitivity for pancreatic inflammation and lack the capacity of monitoring the disease due to their short half-lives. Previous findings suggested that cleavage products of the pancreatic enzyme carboxypeptidase A could be a more suitable indicator for defining and classifying pancreatic inflammation. The plasma proteins albumin and β-fibrinogen were digested with trypsin and truncated forms (des-Leu-albumin, and des-Gln-β-fibrinogen) quantified against their non-truncated forms by LC-MS/MS. Four hundred fifty eight samples from 83 patients were used to evaluate the novel method and affirm its suitability for detecting acute pancreatitis. A robust, selective, precise and accurate LC-MS/MS method was set up to measure the proportion of truncated proteins. Reference ranges for the proportion of the truncated albumin and β-fibrinogen were from 2% to 9% and 3% to 25%, respectively. Acute pancreatitis patients had values above these ranges and were distinctly separated ...Continue Reading

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Apr 28, 2017·BMC Gastroenterology·Shoukang LiHeshui Wu

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