Abstract
A versatile method was developed and validated for simultaneous determination of the monoamine neurotransmitters (MNT) dopamine (DA), 3–4-dyhydroxyphenilacetic acid (DOPAC), homovanilic acid (HVA), serotonin (5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA) in rat brain microdialysate samples using high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The method allowed for small sample volume, using positive and negative ionization mode in a single run analysis without any derivatization or cleanup steps. Analytes were quantified at concentrations ranging from 100 ng/mL to 0.05, 10, 0.5, 0.1 or 1 ng/mL (lower limit of quantification, LLOQ) of DA, DOPAC, HVA, 5-HT and 5-HIAA, respectively, showing linearity (r > 0.98), accuracy, and precision (R.S.D ± 15%) according to validation limits accepted by international guidelines. The method was successfully applied for monitoring the concentration changes of MNT in microdialysate samples from medium prefrontal cortex of Wistar rats in a neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia before and after quetiapine 5 mg/kg i.v. bolus dose administration. No alterations in MNTs were observed in schizophrenia phenotyped rats (SPR) in comparison to the baseline shading a light on the limited response rate to antipsychotic drugs observed in chronic schizophrenic patients.
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