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CDC STANDARDIZED TOTAL T and ESTRADIOL ASSAYS and soon to be FREE TESTOSTERONE!
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 197800" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p><h3>Measurement of Free Testosterone in Serum Using Equilibrium Dialysis Coupled With ID-UHPLC-MS/MS: Comparison Between Equilibrium Devices (2021)</h3><p>Hui Zhou, Ph.D., Ashley Ribera, BS, Amonae Dabbs-Brown, BS, Uliana Danilenko, Ph.D., <em><strong>Hubert W. Vesper, Ph.D.</strong></em></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.</em></strong></p><h3></h3><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p></p><p>Free testosterone (FT) has been used as a biomarker in clinical patient care and public health research to assess and manage patients with androgenic abnormalities. <strong><em>The latest Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline for testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadism recommends measuring FT for those with borderline and low total testosterone concentrations, or those who have conditions that change SHBG concentrations, such as some metabolic or hormonal diseases, certain medication use, or SHBG genetic polymorphisms.</em></strong> <strong><em><u>Measuring FT is technically challenging and shows high variability</u>. <u>The CDC clinical standardization program is developing a high throughput method using the gold-standard equilibrium dialysis (ED) procedure with isotope dilution ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (ID-UHPLC-MS/MS)</u>.</em></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>A serum sample was dialyzed against a protein-free HEPES buffer (pH 7.4) at 37 °C until equilibrium. After isolating endogenous FT from protein-bound testosterone by ED, isotope-labeled internal standard (13C3-testosterone) was added to the dialysate for quantification. <strong><em><u>Certified pure primary reference material (National Measurement Institute M914) was used to prepare calibrators, enabling traceable quantitation and ensuring measurement trueness</u>.</em></strong> FT was further isolated from the dialysate matrix using supported liquid extraction and a chromatographic separation from interfering compounds and quantitation by tandem MS. <strong><em>The dialysis step requires maintaining the endogenous free hormone equilibrium so that results in dialysate reflect FT concentrations in the blood without influence from dilution, temperature, or pH.</em></strong><em><strong> <u>The dialyzer system has a 1:1 sample-to-buffer volume and has been used in reference measurement procedures for free hormone measurements, serving as the standard for method performance comparison</u>.</strong></em> Four commercially available devices designed for high throughput in multiple well-plate formats, requiring respective sample-to-buffer ratios, were evaluated for their recovery, speed, ease of automation by a liquid handling system, repeatability, and robustness. <em><strong><u>Preliminary results showed that a device with 1:1 sample-to-buffer volume had the most comparable results to those obtained from the standard dialyzer, with the mean bias less than 15%</u>. </strong></em><strong><em>The device with the highest sample-to-buffer ratio showed bias as high as 50%. <u>These data suggest that controlling the sample-to-buffer ratio is a critical step in the ED FT method</u>.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 197800, member: 13851"] [HEADING=2]Measurement of Free Testosterone in Serum Using Equilibrium Dialysis Coupled With ID-UHPLC-MS/MS: Comparison Between Equilibrium Devices (2021)[/HEADING] Hui Zhou, Ph.D., Ashley Ribera, BS, Amonae Dabbs-Brown, BS, Uliana Danilenko, Ph.D., [I][B]Hubert W. Vesper, Ph.D.[/B][/I] [B][I]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.[/I][/B] [HEADING=2][/HEADING] [B]Abstract[/B] Free testosterone (FT) has been used as a biomarker in clinical patient care and public health research to assess and manage patients with androgenic abnormalities. [B][I]The latest Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline for testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadism recommends measuring FT for those with borderline and low total testosterone concentrations, or those who have conditions that change SHBG concentrations, such as some metabolic or hormonal diseases, certain medication use, or SHBG genetic polymorphisms.[/I][/B] [B][I][U]Measuring FT is technically challenging and shows high variability[/U]. [U]The CDC clinical standardization program is developing a high throughput method using the gold-standard equilibrium dialysis (ED) procedure with isotope dilution ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (ID-UHPLC-MS/MS)[/U].[/I][/B] A serum sample was dialyzed against a protein-free HEPES buffer (pH 7.4) at 37 °C until equilibrium. After isolating endogenous FT from protein-bound testosterone by ED, isotope-labeled internal standard (13C3-testosterone) was added to the dialysate for quantification. [B][I][U]Certified pure primary reference material (National Measurement Institute M914) was used to prepare calibrators, enabling traceable quantitation and ensuring measurement trueness[/U].[/I][/B] FT was further isolated from the dialysate matrix using supported liquid extraction and a chromatographic separation from interfering compounds and quantitation by tandem MS. [B][I]The dialysis step requires maintaining the endogenous free hormone equilibrium so that results in dialysate reflect FT concentrations in the blood without influence from dilution, temperature, or pH.[/I][/B][I][B] [U]The dialyzer system has a 1:1 sample-to-buffer volume and has been used in reference measurement procedures for free hormone measurements, serving as the standard for method performance comparison[/U].[/B][/I] Four commercially available devices designed for high throughput in multiple well-plate formats, requiring respective sample-to-buffer ratios, were evaluated for their recovery, speed, ease of automation by a liquid handling system, repeatability, and robustness. [I][B][U]Preliminary results showed that a device with 1:1 sample-to-buffer volume had the most comparable results to those obtained from the standard dialyzer, with the mean bias less than 15%[/U]. [/B][/I][B][I]The device with the highest sample-to-buffer ratio showed bias as high as 50%. [U]These data suggest that controlling the sample-to-buffer ratio is a critical step in the ED FT method[/U].[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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