Abstract |
A simple and accurate high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed to measure levels of N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (fenretinide, 4-HPR) and its main metabolite N-(4-methoxyphenyl)retinamide (4-MPR) in tissue. Following ultrasonic extraction of fresh tissue in acetonitrile ( ACN), 4-HPR and 4-MPR were measured by HPLC with UV absorbance detection at 340 nm, using isocratic elution with ACN, H(2)O, and acetic acid. N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)retinamide (4-EPR) was employed as an internal standard. The 4-HPR and 4-MPR recovery in bovine liver or bovine brain tissue samples spiked with known amounts of 4-HPR and 4-MPR ranged from 93 to 110%. The detection limit of the method was 50 ng/ml. The method was tested on actual samples from an athymic (nu/nu) mouse carrying a subcutaneous tumor xenograft originating from SMS-KCNR neuroblastoma cells. The tissues were harvested and analyzed following a 3 day long treatment with intraperitoneal injections of 4-HPR/Diluent-12. 4-HPR and the metabolite 4-MPR were detected and quantitated in the tested tissues including tumor, liver, and brain. This method can be used to quantify 4-HPR and 4-MPR in different tissues to determine the bioavailability of 4-HPR.
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Authors | Jitka Vratilova, Tomas Frgala, Barry J Maurer, C Patrick Reynolds |
Journal | Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences
(J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci)
Vol. 808
Issue 2
Pg. 125-30
(Sep 05 2004)
ISSN: 1570-0232 [Print] Netherlands |
PMID | 15261805
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Fenretinide
- Tretinoin
- N-(4-methoxyphenyl)retinamide
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Topics |
- Animals
- Cattle
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
(methods)
- Fenretinide
(metabolism)
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Reference Standards
- Reproducibility of Results
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
- Tretinoin
(analogs & derivatives, metabolism)
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