Profiling of 19-norandrosterone sulfate and glucuronide in human urine: implications in athlete's drug testing.

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serval:BIB_4A4CE70FC566
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Profiling of 19-norandrosterone sulfate and glucuronide in human urine: implications in athlete's drug testing.
Journal
Steroids
Author(s)
Strahm E., Baume N., Mangin P., Saugy M., Ayotte C., Saudan C.
ISSN
0039-128X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2009
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
74
Number
3
Pages
359-364
Language
english
Abstract
19-Norandrosterone (19-NA) as its glucuronide derivative is the target metabolite in anti-doping testing to reveal an abuse of nandrolone or nandrolone prohormone. To provide further evidence of a doping with these steroids, the sulfoconjugate form of 19-norandrosterone in human urine might be monitored as well. In the present study, the profiling of sulfate and glucuronide derivatives of 19-norandrosterone together with 19-noretiocholanolone (19-NE) were assessed in the spot urines of 8 male subjects, collected after administration of 19-nor-4-androstenedione (100mg). An LC/MS/MS assay was employed for the direct quantification of sulfoconjugates, whereas a standard GC/MS method was applied for the assessment of glucuroconjugates in urine specimens. Although the 19-NA glucuronide derivative was always the most prominent at the excretion peak, inter-individual variability of the excretion patterns was observed for both conjugate forms of 19-NA and 19-NE. The ratio between the glucuro- and sulfoconjugate derivatives of 19-NA and 19-NE could not discriminate the endogenous versus the exogenous origin of the parent compound. However, after ingestion of 100mg 19-nor-4-androstenedione, it was observed in the urine specimens that the sulfate conjugates of 19-NA was detectable over a longer period of time with respect to the other metabolites. These findings indicate that more interest shall be given to this type of conjugation to deter a potential doping with norsteroids.
Keywords
Adult, Chromatography, Liquid, Corticosterone/analogs & derivatives, Corticosterone/urine, Doping in Sports, Estranes/urine, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Humans, Male, Substance Abuse Detection/methods, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Young Adult
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