Generic approach for the discovery of drug metabolites in horses based on data-dependent acquisition by liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry and its applications to pharmacokinetic study of daprodustat.
Abstract: In drug metabolism studies in horses, non-targeted analysis by means of liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry with data-dependent acquisition (DDA) has recently become increasingly popular for rapid identification of potential biomarkers in post-administration biological samples. However, the most commonly encountered problem is the presence of highly abundant interfering components that co-elute with the target substances, especially if the concentrations of these substances are relatively low. In this study, we evaluated the possibility of expanding DDA coverage for the identification of drug metabolites by applying intelligently generated exclusion lists (ELs) consisting of a set of chemical backgrounds and endogenous substances. Daprodustat was used as a model compound because of its relatively lower administration dose (100 mg) compared to other hypoxia-inducible factor stabilizers and the high demand in the detection sensitivity of its metabolites at the anticipated lower concentrations. It was found that the entire DDA process could efficiently identify both major and minor metabolites (flagged beyond the pre-set DDA threshold) in a single run after applying the ELs to exclude 67.7-99.0% of the interfering peaks, resulting in a much higher chance of triggering DDA to cover the analytes of interest. This approach successfully identified 21 metabolites of daprodustat and then established the metabolic pathway. It was concluded that the use of this generic intelligent "DDA + EL" approach for non-targeted analysis is a powerful tool for the discovery of unknown metabolites, even in complex plasma and urine matrices in the context of doping control.
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The research article describes a new methodology for drug metabolism analysis in horses using data-dependent acquisition (DDA) and liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry. With Daprodustat as a model compound, the researchers developed exclusion lists to efficiently identify major and minor metabolites in a single run, which is key in doping control.
Methodology
- The researchers used non-targeted analysis by means of liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry with data-dependent acquisition (DDA). This method is growing in popularity for quickly identifying potential biomarkers in post-administration biological samples from horses.
- The main issue usually encountered in such analyses is the presence of highly abundant interfering components that co-elute with the target substances. This is an issue, especially if the concentrations of these substances are relatively low.
New Approach and its Application
- The research team assessed the possibility of expanding DDA coverage for the identification of drug metabolites. They did this by applying intelligently created exclusion lists (ELs) comprised of a set of chemical backgrounds and endogenous substances.
- Daprodustat, a compound used for its relatively lower administration dose in comparison to other hypoxia-inducible factor stabilizers, was used as a model. The high demand in the sensitivity of its metabolites detection at the anticipated lower concentrations made it a suitable model.
- The entire DDA process, after applying the ELs, could efficiently identify both major and minor metabolites in a single run, while excluding 67.7-99.0% of the interfering peaks. This resulted in a much higher chance of triggering DDA to cover the analytes of interest.
- This approach successfully identified 21 metabolites of daprodustat and established the metabolic pathway.
Conclusion
- The researchers concluded that this generic intelligent “DDA + EL” approach for non-targeted analysis is a powerful tool for discovering unknown metabolites. This is extremely useful, even in the detection of complex plasma and urine matrices in the context of doping control.
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Ishii H, Shibuya M, Kusano K, Sone Y, Kamiya T, Wakuno A, Ito H, Miyata K, Sato F, Kuroda T, Yamada M, Leung GN.
(2022).
Generic approach for the discovery of drug metabolites in horses based on data-dependent acquisition by liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry and its applications to pharmacokinetic study of daprodustat.
Anal Bioanal Chem, 414(28), 8125-8142.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-022-04347-2 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Drug Analysis Department, Laboratory of Racing Chemistry, 1731-2 Tsuruta-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 320-0851, Japan. h-ishii@lrc.or.jp.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan. h-ishii@lrc.or.jp.
- Drug Analysis Department, Laboratory of Racing Chemistry, 1731-2 Tsuruta-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 320-0851, Japan.
- Veterinarian Section, Equine Department, Japan Racing Association, 6-11-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0003, Japan.
- Veterinarian Section, Equine Department, Japan Racing Association, 6-11-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0003, Japan.
- Equine Veterinary Clinic, Horse Racing School, Japan Racing Association, 835-1 Ne, Shiroi, Chiba, 270-1431, Japan.
- Equine Veterinary Clinic, Horse Racing School, Japan Racing Association, 835-1 Ne, Shiroi, Chiba, 270-1431, Japan.
- Equine Veterinary Clinic, Horse Racing School, Japan Racing Association, 835-1 Ne, Shiroi, Chiba, 270-1431, Japan.
- JRA Equestrian Park Utsunomiya Office, 321-4 Tokamicho, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 320-0856, Japan.
- Clinical Veterinary Medicine Division, Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association, 1400-4, Shiba, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0412, Japan.
- Clinical Veterinary Medicine Division, Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association, 1400-4, Shiba, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0412, Japan.
- Drug Analysis Department, Laboratory of Racing Chemistry, 1731-2 Tsuruta-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 320-0851, Japan.
- Drug Analysis Department, Laboratory of Racing Chemistry, 1731-2 Tsuruta-machi, Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 320-0851, Japan.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Chromatography, Liquid / methods
- Doping in Sports
- Horses
- Mass Spectrometry / methods
- Pharmaceutical Preparations
- Substance Abuse Detection / methods
Grant Funding
- 2022 / Japan Racing Association
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