Effects of the administration of miconazole by different routes on the biomarkers of the "steroidal module" of the Athlete Biological Passport.

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Title
Effects of the administration of miconazole by different routes on the biomarkers of the "steroidal module" of the Athlete Biological Passport.
Journal
Drug testing and analysis
Author(s)
Mazzarino M., Comunità F., de la Torre X., Molaioni F., Botrè F.
ISSN
1942-7611 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1942-7603
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Number
10
Pages
1712-1726
Language
english
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Publication types: Comparative Study ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
This article reports the results obtained from the investigation of the influence of miconazole administration on the physiological fluctuation of the markers of the steroid profile included in the "steroidal module" of the Athlete Biological Passport. Urines collected from male Caucasian subjects before, during, and after either systemic (i.e., oral and buccal) or topical (i.e., dermal) treatment with miconazole were analyzed according to validated procedures based on gas chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) (to determine the markers of the steroid profile) or liquid chromatography coupled to MS/MS (LC-MS/MS) (to determine miconazole urinary levels). The results indicate that only after systemic administration, the markers of the steroid profile were significantly altered. After oral and buccal administration, we have registered (i) a significant increase of the 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol/5β-androstane-3α,17β-diol ratio and (ii) a significant decrease of the concentration of androsterone, etiocholanolone, 5β-androstane-3α,17β-diol, and 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol and of the androsterone/etiocholanolone, androsterone/testosterone, and 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol/epitestosterone ratios. Limited effects were instead measured after dermal intake. Indeed, the levels of miconazole after systemic administration were in the range of 0.1-12.5 μg/ml, whereas after dermal administration were below the limit of quantification (50 ng/ml). Significant alteration started to be registered at concentrations of miconazole higher than 0.5 μg/ml. These findings were primarily explained by the ability of miconazole in altering the kinetic/efficacy of deglucuronidation of the endogenous steroids by the enzyme β-glucuronidase during the sample preparation process. The increase of both incubation time and amount of β-glucuronidase was demonstrated to be effective countermeasures in the presence of miconazole to reduce the risk of uncorrected interpretation of the results.
Keywords
Administration, Buccal, Administration, Cutaneous, Administration, Oral, Adult, Athletes, Biomarkers/urine, Chromatography, Liquid, Doping in Sports/prevention & control, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Humans, Male, Miconazole/administration & dosage, Miconazole/pharmacology, Miconazole/urine, Middle Aged, Steroids/metabolism, Steroids/urine, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Time Factors, Young Adult, antidoping analysis, athletes biological passport, confounding factors, miconazole, steroidal module
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