Abstract
An applicable method for the precise measurement of major carboxylesterase (CESs) activity in liver still limited. Clopidogrel and irinotecan are specific substrates for CES1 and CES2, respectively. Clopidogrel is metabolized to the inactive metabolite clopidogrel carboxylate (CCAM) by CES1. Irinotecan is metabolized to the active metabolite 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN-38) by CES2. In the present study, the LC-MS/MS method for the determination of CCAM and SN-38 were separately developed to characterize the metabolic activities of CES1 and CES2 in mouse liver microsomal. CCAM was separated on a Ecosil ODS column with an isocratic mobile phase consisted of 5mmol/L ammonium formate and 0.1% formic acid in water and acetonitrile (15:85, V:V) at a flow rate of 0.4mL/min. SN-38 was separated on a Waters symmetry C18 column with an gradient mobile phase consisted of 5mmol/L ammonium formate and 0.1% formic acid in water and acetonitrile at a flow rate of 0.3mL/min. Calibration curves were linear within the concentration range of 100-20,000ng/mL for CCAM and 1-200ng/mL for SN-38. The results of method showed excellent accuracy and precision. The recovery rate, matrix effect and stability inspection results were within the acceptance criteria. The optimized incubation conditions were as follows: protein concentration of microsomes were all 0.1mg/mL, incubation time was 60min for clopidogrel and 30min for irinotecan, respectively. This method was sensitive and applicable for the determination of the activity of CESs in the mouse liver microsomes.
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