A película adquirida (PA) é um filme formado pela adsorção seletiva de proteínas, glicoproteínas e lipídeos à superfície dentária. A presença de proteínas na PA forma uma interface protetora sobre a superfície do dente, participando em todos os eventos interfaciais que ocorrem na cavidade bucal, tais como des- e remineralização, lubrificação das superfícies dos dentes, e aderência bacteriana. Com o advento da proteômica, tem havido um aumento considerável no conhecimento acerca do perfil proteico de PAs adquiridas formadas sobre o esmalte dentário, em diferentes situações, mas nenhum trabalho até o momento descreveu o perfil proteômico de PAs formadas sobre a dentina. Este estudo foi pioneiro em comparar o perfil proteico de PAs formadas in situ sobre o esmalte e a dentina, nos tempos de 10 minutos e 2 horas, utilizando análise proteômica quantitativa livre de marcadores. Os experimentos foram realizados por três dias consecutivos. Em cada dia, os 9 voluntários receberam profilaxia dentária e em seguida utilizaram um aparelho vestibular com 6 blocos de esmalte e 6 de dentina humanos por 10 minutos ou 2 horas. Após esses períodos, a PA formada era coletada com auxílio de um papel filtro de eletrodos embebido em ácido cítrico 3%. Para as análises foi realizado um pool com os papéis dos 9 voluntários de todos os dias, para cada substrato e tempo de formação. Após a extração e digestão das proteínas, a separação dos peptídeos foi realizada por nano-HPLC (nano-Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Performace), interligada a um espectrômetro de massa (nLC-ESI-MS/MS). Os dados MS/MS obtidos foram processados e pesquisados em bancos de dados de proteínas humanas (UniProt e TrEMBL), utilizando o algoritmo SEQUEST no software Proteome Discoverer 1.3. Para a PA formada sobre o esmalte, foram identificadas 160 e 64 proteínas, nos tempos de formação de 10 minutos e 2 horas, respectivamente. Os respectivos números de proteínas identificadas para a dentina foram 86 e 52, respectivamente. Nos tempos de 10 minutos e 2 horas, respectivamente, 25 e 11 proteínas foram comuns a ambos os substratos e foram submetidas à quantificação livre de marcadores (SIEVE), revelando que a maioria das proteínas com diferença de expressão entre os dois substratos teve sua expressão aumentada na dentina. Foram identificadas ainda, no tempo de 10 minutos de formação da PA, 135 e 61 proteínas exclusivas ao esmalte ou à dentina, respectivamente. O número correspondente de proteínas exclusivas para o tempo de 2 horas foi de 53 e 41 proteínas, para o esmalte e dentina, respectivamente. Dentre as proteínas exclusivas da dentina, foram identificadas várias proteínas relacionadas ao complexo cálcio/calmodulina, assim como proteínas associadas à tumorigênese e à fosforilação/desfosforilação de proteínas. Em adição, muitas das proteínas identificadas no presente estudo, tanto para o esmalte quanto para a dentina, ainda não foram caracterizadas e, portanto, não têm função conhecida na PA. Sua caracterização e estudos funcionais futuros poderão trazer novos horizontes no entendimento da importância da PA para a proteção da estrutura dentária, bem como do papel da PA como sítio de biomarcadores para doenças bucais e sistêmicas. / The acquired pellicle (AP) is a film that results from selective adsorption of proteins, glicoproteins and lipids on the tooth surface. The presence of proteins in the AP forms a protective interface on the tooth surface that participates in all the surface events occurring in the oral cavity, such as de- and remineralization, lubrification of the tooth surfaces and bacterial adherence. With the advent of Proteomics, considerable increase in the knowledge of the protein profile of the AP formed on tooth enamel, under different circunstances, has been observed. However, so far the proteomic profile of the AP formed on dentin has not been described. This is the first study to compare the proteomic profile of APs formed in situ for 10 minutes and 2 hours, on enamel and dentin, using quantitative label-free proteomics. The experiments were conducted for 3 consecutive days. Each day, 9 volunteers were submitted to dental prophylaxis and in sequence wore a vestibular device containing 6 human enamel and 6 human dentin blocks for 10 minutes or 2 hours. After these periods, the PA formed was collected with an electrode filter paper soaked in 3% citric acid. The papers from the 9 volunteers, for each substrate and time of pellicle formation were pooled and used for analysis. After protein extraction and digestion, peptides were separated by nano-HPLC (High-performance liquid chromatography) coupled to a mass spectrometer (nLC-ESI- MS/MS). The obtained MS/MS spectra were searched against human protein databases (UniProt and TrEMBL) using SEQUEST algorithm in Proteome Discoverer 1.3 software. For the AP formed on enamel, 160 and 64 proteins were identified for the times of pellicle formation of 10 minutes and 2 hours, respectively. The respective numbers of identified proteins for dentin were 86 and 52, respectively. For the times of 10 minutes and 2 hours, respectively, 25 and 11 proteins were common to both substrates. They were submitted to label-free quantification, which revealed that most of the proteins with differential expression were overexpressed in the dentin. For APs formed for 10 minutes, 135 and 61 proteins were identified exclusively for enamel or dentin, respectively. The corresponding number for the 2-hour APs was 53 and 41 proteins, respectively. Among the proteins identified exclusively in dentin, many proteins related with calcium/calmodulin complex, as well as proteins associated with tumorigenesis and protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation were found. In addition, many of the identified proteins, both for enamel and dentin, remain uncharacterized and, therefore have no described function in the AP. In the future, their characterization and functional studies might open new avenues for the understanding of the importance of the AP for the protection of the dental structure, as well as for the use of the AP as a site for biomarkers of oral and systemic diseases.

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Les phytochélatines (PC) sont des polypeptides ayant la structure générale, (alpha-Glu-Cys)n-Gly, où n = 2 à 11. Leur synthèse est induite par un grand nombre de végétaux en réponse à une élévation de la concentration du milieu en métaux, en particulier le cadmium (ci-après, Cd). Le but de cette étude a été de développer un outil pour évaluer la biodisponibilité du Cd dans les eaux douces. Pour ce faire, une méthode analytique a été réalisée afin de déterminer les phytochélatines induites dans les algues C. reinhardtii. Celle-ci consiste à utiliser la chromatographie liquide couplée à la spectrométrie de masse en tandem (LCHP-SM/SM) "on-line". L’ionisation des molécules est celle faite par électronébulisation (IEN) (traduction de electrospray ionisation). L’objectif principal de ce mémoire est la validation de cette méthode : la détermination des courbes de calibration et des limites de détection et l'identification d'interférences potentielles. L’utilisation de dithiothreitol (DTT) à une concentration de 25 mM a été nécessaire à la conservation de la forme réduite des phytochélatines. En effet, suite à la validation de la méthode d’analyse des phytochélatines il a été démontré qu’elle représente un potentiel d’application. Ceci dans la mesure où l’induction des phytochélatines (PC2, PC3 et PC4) dans les algues C. reinhardtii a été possible à deux concentrations de Cd (1 x 10-7 M et 1 x 10 6 M) et ce, après plusieurs temps d'induction (1, 2, 4, et 6 h). Ainsi, l’étude de la stabilité des phytochélatines a été réalisée et toutes les températures examinées ont démontré une diminution des phytochélatines analysées par HPLC-ESI-MS/MS. Il se pourrait que la cause de la dégradation des phytochélatines soit physique ou chimique plutôt que bactérienne. Toutefois, un approfondissement au niveau de la purification de la solution d’extraction serait nécessaire à la mise au point de la dite méthode analytique afin de quantifier les phytochélatines dans l’algue C. reinhardtii. / Phytochelatins (PC) are polypeptides having the general structure, (alpha-Glu-Cys)n-Gly, where n = 2 to 11. Many plants respond to an elevated concentration of metals in environment, particularly Cd, by synthesizing PC. The purpose of this study was to develop a tool to assess the bioavailability of the Cd in fresh water by determining phytochelatins in algae, C. reinhardtii, by online HPLC-ESI-MS/MS. The gold of this work was the validation of the analytical method i.e. the determination of the calibration curves and the limits of detection. The addition of dithiothreitol (DTT), 25 mM, was found to be necessary to maintain the PC in their reduced form for analysis. It was shown that the liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS) technique has excellent potential for PC analysis, however, it will still requires some more work with respect to sample purification. Furthermore, the stability of the PC was evaluated for different sample storage temperatures. At all temperatures studied, some degradation of PC was observed possibly due to physical rather than chemical or bacterial reasons. Finally, the induction of phytochelatins (PC2, PC3 and PC4) was observed in C. reinhardtii for two Cd concentrations (10-7 M and 10-6 M) and for several induction times (1, 2, 4, and 6 h).

Les phytochélatines (PC) sont des polypeptides ayant la structure générale, (alpha-Glu-Cys)n-Gly, où n = 2 à 11. Leur synthèse est induite par un grand nombre de végétaux en réponse à une élévation de la concentration du milieu en métaux, en particulier le cadmium (ci-après, Cd). Le but de cette étude a été de développer un outil pour évaluer la biodisponibilité du Cd dans les eaux douces. Pour ce faire, une méthode analytique a été réalisée afin de déterminer les phytochélatines induites dans les algues C. reinhardtii. Celle-ci consiste à utiliser la chromatographie liquide couplée à la spectrométrie de masse en tandem (LCHP-SM/SM) "on-line". L’ionisation des molécules est celle faite par électronébulisation (IEN) (traduction de electrospray ionisation). L’objectif principal de ce mémoire est la validation de cette méthode : la détermination des courbes de calibration et des limites de détection et l'identification d'interférences potentielles. L’utilisation de dithiothreitol (DTT) à une concentration de 25 mM a été nécessaire à la conservation de la forme réduite des phytochélatines. En effet, suite à la validation de la méthode d’analyse des phytochélatines il a été démontré qu’elle représente un potentiel d’application. Ceci dans la mesure où l’induction des phytochélatines (PC2, PC3 et PC4) dans les algues C. reinhardtii a été possible à deux concentrations de Cd (1 x 10-7 M et 1 x 10 6 M) et ce, après plusieurs temps d'induction (1, 2, 4, et 6 h). Ainsi, l’étude de la stabilité des phytochélatines a été réalisée et toutes les températures examinées ont démontré une diminution des phytochélatines analysées par HPLC-ESI-MS/MS. Il se pourrait que la cause de la dégradation des phytochélatines soit physique ou chimique plutôt que bactérienne. Toutefois, un approfondissement au niveau de la purification de la solution d’extraction serait nécessaire à la mise au point de la dite méthode analytique afin de quantifier les phytochélatines dans l’algue C. reinhardtii. / Phytochelatins (PC) are polypeptides having the general structure, (alpha-Glu-Cys)n-Gly, where n = 2 to 11. Many plants respond to an elevated concentration of metals in environment, particularly Cd, by synthesizing PC. The purpose of this study was to develop a tool to assess the bioavailability of the Cd in fresh water by determining phytochelatins in algae, C. reinhardtii, by online HPLC-ESI-MS/MS. The gold of this work was the validation of the analytical method i.e. the determination of the calibration curves and the limits of detection. The addition of dithiothreitol (DTT), 25 mM, was found to be necessary to maintain the PC in their reduced form for analysis. It was shown that the liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS) technique has excellent potential for PC analysis, however, it will still requires some more work with respect to sample purification. Furthermore, the stability of the PC was evaluated for different sample storage temperatures. At all temperatures studied, some degradation of PC was observed possibly due to physical rather than chemical or bacterial reasons. Finally, the induction of phytochelatins (PC2, PC3 and PC4) was observed in C. reinhardtii for two Cd concentrations (10-7 M and 10-6 M) and for several induction times (1, 2, 4, and 6 h).

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive lipid with a plethora of biological functions, including roles in cell survival, proliferation, and migration. Although high-performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC ESI-MS/MS) technology has been used to measure the levels of LPA in human blood, serum and plasma, current methods cannot readily detect the minute levels of LPA from cell culture. In this study, a novel HPLC ESI-MS/MS method with enhanced sensitivity was developed which allows accurate measurements of LPA levels with a limit of quantitation at approximately 10 femtomoles. The method was validated by quantitation of LPA levels in the media of previously characterized cell lines ectopically expressing autotaxin. Autotaxin overexpression induced an increase in several subspecies of LPA while others remained unchanged. Lastly, this HPLC ESI-MS/MS method was validated via biological assays previously utilized to assay LPA production. Hence, this new HPLC ESI-MS/MS will allow researchers to measure in vitro LPA levels and also distinguish between specific LPA subspecies for the delineation of individual biological mechanisms.

SOUZA, Pedro Filho Noronha de. Análise comparativa de parâmetros bioquímicos e fisiológicos de um genótipo de feijão-de-corda (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) suscetível e seu mutante derivado, resistente, infectados com o vírus do mosaico severo do caupi (CPSMV). 2016. 180 f. Tese (Doutorado em bioquímica)- Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza-CE, 2016. / Submitted by Elineudson Ribeiro (elineudsonr@gmail.com) on 2016-07-28T15:30:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_tese_pfnsouza.pdf: 6363124 bytes, checksum: a74bcc0c69df39e0286b864e93babb1a (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by José Jairo Viana de Sousa (jairo@ufc.br) on 2016-08-02T14:43:45Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_tese_pfnsouza.pdf: 6363124 bytes, checksum: a74bcc0c69df39e0286b864e93babb1a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-02T14:43:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016_tese_pfnsouza.pdf: 6363124 bytes, checksum: a74bcc0c69df39e0286b864e93babb1a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016 / Cowpea is an important crop that makes major nutritional contributions as a source of proteins and carbohydrates in the diet of many people worldwide. However, its production is impaired due to various stresses including those of biotic origins. Cowpea Severe Mosaic Virus (CPSMV) infects cowpeas leading to severe symptoms and low productivity. Several studies of plant-virus interaction show that seed treatment with Ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS, chemical mutagen), results in a resistant phenotype in plants, which was previously susceptibility, to virus infection of the Potyvirus genus. The aim of this study was to investigate some physiological and biochemical parameters of a susceptible cowpea cultivar (CPI) (CE-31, sin. Pitiuba) in comparison with its derived resistant mutagenized (MCPI), both infected with CPSMV. MCPI plantlets were obtained after treatment of CE-31 seeds with 0.04% EMS. Two different approaches were used in this study: 1) biochemical (antioxidant enzymes and H2O2 content, PR-proteins and secondary metabolites) and physiological analysis (photosynthetic parameters and chlorophyll content); and 2) Label free quantitative proteomic approach (LC-ESI-MS / MS) to identify proteins responsive to viral infection. Our results showed that MCPI had no symptoms of CPSMV infection and biochemical (high H2O2, PR-proteins and secondary compounds [phenolic and lignin]) and physiological responses (High photosynthesis index and chlorophyll content) is activated in MCPI plantlets after CPSMV inoculation. With regard to proteomic analysis, 99 proteins were differentially represented, where these 68 are up- and 31 down represented in MCPI compared to CPI. Regardless whether to CPI (susceptible) or MCPI (mutagenized resistant) plantlets, CPSMV induce changes in proteome profile that involve several biological process (energy and metabolism, photosynthesis, response to stress, oxidative burst, and scavenging). Moreover, these results suggest that the CPSMV responsive proteins in the MCPI represent a complex network involving in resistant mechanisms to CPSMV. Treatment of the susceptible CE-31 genotype seeds with the mutagenic agent EMS induced genomic alterations generating a cowpea mutagenized resistant to CPSMV by apparently inducing classical biochemical and physiological responses against infection. / O feijão-de-corda tem grande importância socioeconômica no Nordeste brasileiro. Entretanto, sua produção é baixa devido a diversos fatores bióticos, como, por exemplo, o vírus do mosaico severo do caupí (CPSMV, gênero Comovirus), que apresenta grande destaque, por causar a virose que mais acomete essa cultura no país. No estudo da interação planta-vírus, diversos trabalhos mostram que o tratamento de sementes com o etil metanosulfonato (EMS, mutagênico químico) resulta no fenótipo de resistência em plantas que, anteriormente, apresentavam susceptibilidade à infecção por vírus do gênero Potyvirus. Por essa razão, o presente estudo teve como objetivo investigar as respostas de defesa bioquímicas e fisiológicas das plantas de feijão-de-corda do genótipo (CE-31) susceptível ao CPSMV (CPI) a partir de sementes tratadas com EMS (0,04% v/v), e avaliar se as plantas mutagenizadas (MCPI), produzidas a partir dessas sementes se tornaram resistentes ao CPSMV. Duas diferentes abordagens foram utilizadas neste trabalho: 1) análises bioquímicas (enzimas antioxidantes e conteúdo de H2O2, PR-proteínas e compostos secundários) e fisiológicas (parâmetros fotossintéticos e teor de clorofila); 2) abordagem proteômica quantitativa (LC-ESI-MS/MS), livre de marcação, para identificar proteínas responsivas à infecção viral. Os resultados obtidos demonstram que as plantas MCPI são capazes de induzir respostas bioquímicas (aumento de H2O2, indução de PR-proteínas e aumento no conteúdo de compostos secundários) e alterações nos parâmetros fisiológicos (alta taxa fotossintética e teor de clorofila) que, aparentemente, têm relação com o fenótipo de resistência das plantas mutagenizadas ao CPSMV. Na análise proteômica, 99 proteínas foram identificadas como sendo diferenciais, das quais 68 aumentaram e 31 diminuíram em abundância nas plantas MCPI em relação as plantas CPI. A análise proteômica, mostrou diversas vias metabólicas (Metabolismo Redox, Energia e Metabolismo, Fotossíntese, Metabolismo de RNA e Defesa) envolvidas nas respostas de defesa das plantas MCPI frente a infecção viral. O tratamento das sementes com o EMS, resultou em plantas de feijão-de-corda com fenótipo de resistência capazes de acionar mecanismos de defesa para impedir a infeção viral.

no / Lipidomics aim to generate qualitative and quantitative information on different classes of lipids and their species, and when applied in conjunction with proteomic and genomic assays, facilitate the comprehensive study of lipid metabolism in cellular, organ or body systems. Advances in mass spectrometry have underpinned the expansion of lipidomic methodologies. Prostanoids are potent autacoids present in a plethora of cellular systems, known best for their intimate role in inflammation. Electrospray ionisation (ESI) allows the efficient ionisation of prostanoids in aqueous systems. ESI can be readily coupled to liquid chromatography (LC) followed by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS)-based detection, thus allowing the development of a potent and selective LC/ESI-MS/MS quantitative assays. The protocol we describe in this chapter outlines the steps we follow to a) extract prostanoids from solid or liquid samples, b) semi-purify the metabolites using solid phase extraction c) set-up the HPLC separation using reverse phase chromatography and d) set up the MS/MS assay using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The experimental details and notes presented here are based on the detailed protocols followed in our group

Esta tese foi dividida em três capítulos. O capítulo I descreve o desenvolvimento do método Column switching UHPLC-MS/MS para a determinação simultaneamente de fármacos psicotrópicos em amostras de plasma de pacientes esquizofrênicos. A politerapia é uma prática comum no tratamento da esquizofrenia. Portanto, a monitorização terapêutica destes fármacos tem sido realizada para o ajuste das doses e individualização da terapia farmacológica. O método Column switching UHPLC-MS/MS apresentou linearidade na faixa de concentração de 0,025 a 1,25 ng mL-1 com R2 acima de 0,9950 e a falta de teste de ajuste (p > 0,05); precisão com coeficientes de variação inferiores a 12% e exatidão com erro padrão relativo inferior a 14%. Este método foi aplicado com sucesso para determinação de fármacos em amostras de plasma de pacientes esquizofrênicos para fins de monitorização terapêutica. No capítulo II, o desempenho cromatográfico de colunas C18 superficialmente e totalmente porosas com diferentes tamanhos de partícula foi avaliado para a análise de fármacos psicotrópicos por LC-MS/MS e LC-DAD. Com o sistema LC-MS/MS foram avaliados os seguintes parâmetros cromatográficos: altura do prato reduzido vs velocidade linear reduzida, impedância vs velocidade linear reduzida, tempo da corrida cromatográfica vs vazão, pressão vs vazão, resolução, capacidade de pico, assimetria e fator de retenção. Já com o sistema LC-DAD foram avaliados a hidrofobicidade, atividade silanol e impurezas metálicas também foram avaliadas. As colunas com superfície carregada apresentaram maior eficiência cromatográfica para os fármacos em sua forma ionizada. Já as colunas com partículas menores que 2 µm (Cortecs 1,6 µm, Acquity 1,7 µm, e Kinetex 1,7 µm) apresentaram maior eficiência cromatográfica para os fármacos na forma parcialmente ionizada. Os modelos matemáticos gerados foram capazes de prever a pressão e o tempo da corrida cromatográfica em diferentes vazões para todas as colunas. Considerando a eficiência, impedância, resolução, capacidade de pico, fator de retenção e hidrofobicidade, as colunas Cortecs 1,6 µm e Acquity 1,7 µm apresentaram melhor desempenho durante a análise dos fármacos em amostra de plasma. O capítulo III descreve o desenvolvimento e validação dos métodos SPME-UHPLC-MS/MS e Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS para a determinação dos endocanabinóides (AEA e 2-AG) em amostras biológicas. Para a otimização do processo SPME foram avaliadas as fases SPME (C18, C30 e HLB) e os solventes para dessorção (metanol, acetonitrila e isopropanol). Os aditivos modificadores de matriz, como cloridrato de guanidina, ácido trifluoroacético e acetonitrila foram avaliados por planejamento experimental. Os métodos SPME-UHPLC-MS/MS e Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS, com a fase HLB biocompatível, apresentaram para ambos endocanabinóides valores de LOQs de 1 ng mL-1 e 50 ng mL-1, respectivamente. O método Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS permitiu o direto acoplamento da fibra SPME ao espectrômetro de massas via dessorção/ionização nanoeletrospray que resultou em rápida determinação quantitativa dos endocanabinóides em amostras biológicas. / This thesis is divided into three chapters. Chapter I describes the development of a column switching UHPLCMS/MS method to determine psychotropic drugs in schizophrenic patients plasma samples simultaneously. Polytherapy is a common practice in schizophrenia treatment. Therefore, therapeutic drug monitoring has been applied to adjust doses and to customize pharmacological therapy. The column switching UHPLCMS/MS method developed here is linear at concentrations ranging from 0.025 to 1.25 ng mL-1 with R2 above 0.9950 and presents lack of fit test (p > 0.05), precision with coefficients of variation lower than 12%, and accuracy with relative standard error lower than 14%. This method was successfully applied to determine drugs in schizophrenic patients plasma samples for therapeutic drug monitoring. In chapter II, the chromatographic performance of C18 superficially porous columns and of C18 fully porous columns with different particle sizes were evaluated for analysis of psychotropic drugs by LC-MS/MS and LC-DAD. Within the LC-MS/MS system, the following chromatographic parameters were assessed: reduced plate height vs reduced linear velocity, impedance vs reduced linear velocity, chromatographic run time vs flow rate, backpressure vs flow rate, resolution, peak capacity, asymmetry, and retention factor. Within the LC-DAD system, hydrophobicity, silanol activity, and metal impurities were also examined. Columns with charged surface displayed improved chromatographic efficiency for drugs in the ionized form. Columns with particles smaller than 2 µm (Cortecs 1.6 µm, Acquity 1.7 µm, and Kinetex 1.7 µm) presented higher chromatographic efficiency for the drugs, which were in their partially ionized form. The generated mathematical models were able to predict the backpressure and the chromatographic run time at different flow rates for all the columns. Considering efficiency, impedance, resolution, peak capacity, retention factor, and hydrophobicity, columns Cortecs 1.6 µm and Acquity 1.7 µm provided the best performance during analysis of drugs in plasma samples. Chapter III describes the development and validation of the SPME-UHPLC-MS/MS and the Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS methods for determination of endocannabinoids (AEA and 2-AG) in biological samples. To optimize the SPME process, SPME coatings (C18, C30, and HLB) and solvents for desorption (methanol, acetonitrile, and isopropanol) were evaluated. Matrix modifier additives, such as guanidine hydrochloride, trifluoroacetic acid, and acetonitrile, were assessed by experimental design. The SPME-UHPC-MS/MS and the Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS methods with HLB biocompatible coating provided LOQ values of 1 ng mL-1 and 50 ng mL-1, respectively, for both endocannabinoids. The Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS method allowed direct coupling of SPME fibers to the mass spectrometer by desorption/ionization nanoelectrospray, which resulted in rapid quantitative determinations of endocannabinoids in biological samples.

Esta tese foi dividida em três capítulos. O capítulo I descreve o desenvolvimento do método Column switching UHPLC-MS/MS para a determinação simultaneamente de fármacos psicotrópicos em amostras de plasma de pacientes esquizofrênicos. A politerapia é uma prática comum no tratamento da esquizofrenia. Portanto, a monitorização terapêutica destes fármacos tem sido realizada para o ajuste das doses e individualização da terapia farmacológica. O método Column switching UHPLC-MS/MS apresentou linearidade na faixa de concentração de 0,025 a 1,25 ng mL-1 com R2 acima de 0,9950 e a falta de teste de ajuste (p > 0,05); precisão com coeficientes de variação inferiores a 12% e exatidão com erro padrão relativo inferior a 14%. Este método foi aplicado com sucesso para determinação de fármacos em amostras de plasma de pacientes esquizofrênicos para fins de monitorização terapêutica. No capítulo II, o desempenho cromatográfico de colunas C18 superficialmente e totalmente porosas com diferentes tamanhos de partícula foi avaliado para a análise de fármacos psicotrópicos por LC-MS/MS e LC-DAD. Com o sistema LC-MS/MS foram avaliados os seguintes parâmetros cromatográficos: altura do prato reduzido vs velocidade linear reduzida, impedância vs velocidade linear reduzida, tempo da corrida cromatográfica vs vazão, pressão vs vazão, resolução, capacidade de pico, assimetria e fator de retenção. Já com o sistema LC-DAD foram avaliados a hidrofobicidade, atividade silanol e impurezas metálicas também foram avaliadas. As colunas com superfície carregada apresentaram maior eficiência cromatográfica para os fármacos em sua forma ionizada. Já as colunas com partículas menores que 2 µm (Cortecs 1,6 µm, Acquity 1,7 µm, e Kinetex 1,7 µm) apresentaram maior eficiência cromatográfica para os fármacos na forma parcialmente ionizada. Os modelos matemáticos gerados foram capazes de prever a pressão e o tempo da corrida cromatográfica em diferentes vazões para todas as colunas. Considerando a eficiência, impedância, resolução, capacidade de pico, fator de retenção e hidrofobicidade, as colunas Cortecs 1,6 µm e Acquity 1,7 µm apresentaram melhor desempenho durante a análise dos fármacos em amostra de plasma. O capítulo III descreve o desenvolvimento e validação dos métodos SPME-UHPLC-MS/MS e Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS para a determinação dos endocanabinóides (AEA e 2-AG) em amostras biológicas. Para a otimização do processo SPME foram avaliadas as fases SPME (C18, C30 e HLB) e os solventes para dessorção (metanol, acetonitrila e isopropanol). Os aditivos modificadores de matriz, como cloridrato de guanidina, ácido trifluoroacético e acetonitrila foram avaliados por planejamento experimental. Os métodos SPME-UHPLC-MS/MS e Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS, com a fase HLB biocompatível, apresentaram para ambos endocanabinóides valores de LOQs de 1 ng mL-1 e 50 ng mL-1, respectivamente. O método Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS permitiu o direto acoplamento da fibra SPME ao espectrômetro de massas via dessorção/ionização nanoeletrospray que resultou em rápida determinação quantitativa dos endocanabinóides em amostras biológicas. / This thesis is divided into three chapters. Chapter I describes the development of a column switching UHPLCMS/MS method to determine psychotropic drugs in schizophrenic patients plasma samples simultaneously. Polytherapy is a common practice in schizophrenia treatment. Therefore, therapeutic drug monitoring has been applied to adjust doses and to customize pharmacological therapy. The column switching UHPLCMS/MS method developed here is linear at concentrations ranging from 0.025 to 1.25 ng mL-1 with R2 above 0.9950 and presents lack of fit test (p > 0.05), precision with coefficients of variation lower than 12%, and accuracy with relative standard error lower than 14%. This method was successfully applied to determine drugs in schizophrenic patients plasma samples for therapeutic drug monitoring. In chapter II, the chromatographic performance of C18 superficially porous columns and of C18 fully porous columns with different particle sizes were evaluated for analysis of psychotropic drugs by LC-MS/MS and LC-DAD. Within the LC-MS/MS system, the following chromatographic parameters were assessed: reduced plate height vs reduced linear velocity, impedance vs reduced linear velocity, chromatographic run time vs flow rate, backpressure vs flow rate, resolution, peak capacity, asymmetry, and retention factor. Within the LC-DAD system, hydrophobicity, silanol activity, and metal impurities were also examined. Columns with charged surface displayed improved chromatographic efficiency for drugs in the ionized form. Columns with particles smaller than 2 µm (Cortecs 1.6 µm, Acquity 1.7 µm, and Kinetex 1.7 µm) presented higher chromatographic efficiency for the drugs, which were in their partially ionized form. The generated mathematical models were able to predict the backpressure and the chromatographic run time at different flow rates for all the columns. Considering efficiency, impedance, resolution, peak capacity, retention factor, and hydrophobicity, columns Cortecs 1.6 µm and Acquity 1.7 µm provided the best performance during analysis of drugs in plasma samples. Chapter III describes the development and validation of the SPME-UHPLC-MS/MS and the Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS methods for determination of endocannabinoids (AEA and 2-AG) in biological samples. To optimize the SPME process, SPME coatings (C18, C30, and HLB) and solvents for desorption (methanol, acetonitrile, and isopropanol) were evaluated. Matrix modifier additives, such as guanidine hydrochloride, trifluoroacetic acid, and acetonitrile, were assessed by experimental design. The SPME-UHPC-MS/MS and the Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS methods with HLB biocompatible coating provided LOQ values of 1 ng mL-1 and 50 ng mL-1, respectively, for both endocannabinoids. The Bio-SPME-Nano-ESI-MS/MS method allowed direct coupling of SPME fibers to the mass spectrometer by desorption/ionization nanoelectrospray, which resulted in rapid quantitative determinations of endocannabinoids in biological samples.

Das übergeordnete Ziel dieser Promotion war die Untersuchung und Kompensation des Matrixeffekts für die Analytik von Arzneimitteln in komplexen Probenmatrices mit LC-ESI-MS/MS-Technik. Zunächst konnte eine einfache analytische Methode für eine breite analytische Anwendbarkeit entwickelt werden. Es zeigte sich jedoch, dass die Matrixeffektkompensation zu einem Mehraufwand bei der Probenvorbereitung führt. Deshalb wurde anschließend der Mechanismus des Matrixeffektes auf die LC-ESI-MS/MS-Technik genauer untersucht. Die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse wurden anschließend eingesetzt, um eine einfache alternative Quantifizierungsmethode mittels der PCI eines internen Standards zu entwickeln. Im ersten Teilprojekt wurde eine LC-ESI-MS/MS-Methode für die Analytik von häufig verschriebenen Antibiotika in Abwasserproben der Stadt Dresden entwickelt. Da weder Vergleichsmatrix für Abwasser zur Verfügung stand, noch für alle Zielanalyte isotopenmarkierte Standards erhältlich sind, wurde der stark variierende Matrixeffekt der Abwasserproben mittels der Standardaddition kompensiert. Die Ergebnisse der Methodenentwicklung zeigen, dass eine genaue und flexible Methode entwickelt werden konnte, die Matrixkompensation jedoch zu einem erhöhten Zeit- und Materialaufwand führt. Es wurde deutlich, dass neben bisher genutzten Kompensationsmethoden für den Matrixeffekt, wie Standardaddition und interner isotopenmarkierter Standards, neue alternative Strategien getestet werden müssen. In dem zweiten Teilprojekt wurde daher der Matrixeffektmechanismus von Urin-, Plasma- und verschiedenen Abwasserproben bei der Messung von verschiedenen Arzneimitteln mittels LC-ESI-MS/MS analysiert. Die Ergebnisse der Untersuchungen mittels „post-column infusion“ konnten bisherige Erkenntnisse zu Matrixeffektmechanismen bestätigen und das Verständnis vertiefen. Matrixeffekte sind von der jeweiligen Zusammensetzung der Probenmatrix abhängig, aber auch substanzspezifisch. Dabei kommt es zwischen Analyt und Begleitsubstanzen zu einer Konkurrenz um freie Ladungsträger oder zu einer veränderten Anordnung/Verteilung innerhalb der ESI-Spray-Tröpfchen. Gleichzeitig zeigten die Ergebnisse, dass es auch andere Mechanismen, wie z. B. Ladungstransfers zwischen Analyt und Begleitsubstanzen, geben muss. Schließlich wurden die Ergebnisse des zweiten Teilprojekts in einer innovativen Methodenentwicklung zur Matrixkompensation und zur Quantifizierung von 16 Arzneimitteln in Urinproben verwendet. Der Matrixeffekt der Substanzen mit vergleichbarer Signalsuppression konnte über einen einzelnen nachsäuleninfundierten internen Standard kompensiert werden. Die Ergebnisse zeigen einen deutlichen Vorteil der entwickelten Methode gegenüber Matrix-Kalibrierung in Präzision und Richtigkeit oder dem Einsatz von isotopenmarkierten internen Standards in Aufwand der Methodenentwicklung und Verbrauch von Standardsubstanzen. Die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden Arbeit zeigen die Bedeutung, Komplexität und den Einfluss der Matrixeffekte in der Anwendung der LC-ESI-MS/MS-Technik. Einerseits sind geeignete Methoden für die Minimierung von Matrixeffekten wie Probenvorbereitung und Chromatographie nötig, andererseits müssen Ionisierungsmechanismen, insbesondere die Wechselwirkungen von Zielanalyten und Begleitsubstanzen, zukünftig Gegenstand weiterer Untersuchungen sein. Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit liefern wichtige Beiträge zur Verbesserung der Analytik von komplexen Proben mittels der LC-ESI-MS/MS-Technik. / The overall goal of this Ph.D. thesis was to investigate and compensate the matrix effect of the analysis of drugs in complex sample matrices with LC-ESI-MS/MS technique. First, a simple analytical method for a broad analytical applicability was developed for wastewater analysis. However, the matrix effect compensation embraced the main part effort in sample preparation. Therefore, the mechanism of the matrix effect on the LC-ESI-MS/MS technique was examined in more detail. The findings were used to develop an alternative quantification method using post-column infusion of an internal standard substance. In the first project, a LC-ESI-MS/MS method was developed to analyze commonly prescribed antibiotics in wastewater samples of Dresden. Since neither comparison matrix for wastewater nor all isotopically-labeled analogs for the target analytes were available, the strongly varying matrix effect of the wastewater samples was compensated by standard addition. The results show that the developed method is precise and flexible, but the matrix effect compensation leads to an increased expenditure of time and materials. Besides previously used matrix effect compensation methods, such as standard addition and internal isotopically-labeled standard, new alternative strategies need to be tested. Therefore, the matrix effect mechanism of various drugs and sample matrix combinations was examined in the second project using post-column infusion. The results confirmed previous findings on matrix effect mechanisms and deepened our understanding that matrix effects not only depend on the composition of the sample matrix but are also substance-specific. This results to a competition of free charge carriers between analyte and accompanying substances or to an alternated distribution within the ESI spray droplets. Furthermore, the results indicate that there are other mechanisms, such as charge transfer between analyte and concomitant substances. The results of the second project were used to invent a method for matrix effect compensation and quantification of 16 drugs in urine samples. The matrix effects of the substances with comparable signal suppression were compensated by a single post-column infused internal standard. The developed method has a significant advantage over the matrix calibration regarding precision and accuracy as well as the use of isotopically-labeled internal standards in effort of method development and consumption of standard substances. Finally, the results of this work show the importance, complexity and influence of the matrix effects in the application of the LC-ESI-MS/MS-technique. Suitable methods for minimizing matrix effects such as sample preparation and chromatography are needed and ionization mechanisms, in particular the interactions of target analytes with accompanying substances, should be investigated in future studies. The work of this Ph.D. project contributes to the improvement of the analysis of complex samples using the LC-ESI-MS/MS-technique.