Quantification of Neuropeptide Y and Four of Its Metabolites in Human Plasma by Micro-UHPLC-MS/MS
Vocat C, Dunand M, Hubers SA, Bourdillon N, Millet G, Brown NJ, Wuerzner G, Grouzmann E, Eugster PJ. Quantification of Neuropeptide Y and Four of Its Metabolites in Human Plasma by Micro-UHPLC-MS/MS. Analytical Chemistry 2019, 92: 859-866. PMID: 31790196, PMCID: PMC8541045, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, ImmobilizedChromatography, High Pressure LiquidEquipment DesignHumansLimit of DetectionNeuropeptide YSolid Phase ExtractionTandem Mass SpectrometryConceptsNeuropeptide YNPY3-36Hypertensive patientsHealthy volunteersConcentrations of NPYEndogenous neuropeptide YHuman plasmaNPY2-36Pathological processesReference intervalsEndogenous peptidesChromatography-tandem mass spectrometryPatientsAcid peptideMS/MSVolunteersMetabolitesInter-assay precisionPeptidesPrototype peptideTandem mass spectrometryDistinct effectsOrthostasisCatecholaminesSubpicomolar concentrations