Postmortem analysis of human bone marrow aspirate - Quantitative determination of SSRI and SNRI drugs. 2019

Magdalena Snamina, and Renata Wietecha-Posłuszny, and Marcin Zawadzki
Laboratory for Forensic Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Kraków, Poland.

For the first time the MAE/UHPLC-TOFMS method was developed and used in order to determine the antidepressant drugs within the human bone marrow aspirate in real forensic cases. The following drugs, belonging to the group of selective serotonin (or serotonin-norepinephrine) reuptake inhibitors, were tested in this study: venlafaxine, citalopram, fluoxetine, sertraline and paroxetine. The sample preparation proposed in the present article included several steps: homogenization in ultrasound bath, liquid-liquid extraction, fat removal and evaporation under nitrogen. The extraction involved microwave-assisted extraction, performed for 15 min at 55 °C, with hexane-isoamyl alcohol (99:1, v/v) mixture, as an extraction solvent. Time and temperature of extraction were optimized using the simplex method. The fat removal step was introduced because of the fatty nature of the bone marrow that resulted in insufficiently purified samples, impossible to analyze using HPLC. It was achieved by adding a mixture of ethanol, water and formic acid to samples consisting of hexane and isoamyl alcohol, so that the analytes could diffuse to polar phase and fat could stay in non-polar phase. The method was validated and parameters such as: LOD, LOQ, linearity, matrix effect, recovery were determined. The validation parameters obtained allowed to recognize the method as quantitative. Due to lack of the data on therapeutic and toxic levels of considered drugs in bone marrow, data regarding serum has been used for reference. Under this assumption, the developed method allows for quantification of all mentioned drugs at therapeutic levels. Moreover this method has been used in real cases. Finally four analytes: venlafaxine (104 ng/mL), fluoxetine (84 ng/mL), paroxetine (about 3.6 μg/mL) and citalopram (68 ng/mL) were found in three case samples.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D001853 Bone Marrow The soft tissue filling the cavities of bones. Bone marrow exists in two types, yellow and red. Yellow marrow is found in the large cavities of large bones and consists mostly of fat cells and a few primitive blood cells. Red marrow is a hematopoietic tissue and is the site of production of erythrocytes and granular leukocytes. Bone marrow is made up of a framework of connective tissue containing branching fibers with the frame being filled with marrow cells. Marrow,Red Marrow,Yellow Marrow,Marrow, Bone,Marrow, Red,Marrow, Yellow
D002851 Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Liquid chromatographic techniques which feature high inlet pressures, high sensitivity, and high speed. Chromatography, High Performance Liquid,Chromatography, High Speed Liquid,Chromatography, Liquid, High Pressure,HPLC,High Performance Liquid Chromatography,High-Performance Liquid Chromatography,UPLC,Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography,Chromatography, High-Performance Liquid,High-Performance Liquid Chromatographies,Liquid Chromatography, High-Performance
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000068760 Serotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors Drugs that selectively block or suppress the plasma membrane transport of SEROTONIN and NORADRENALINE into axon terminals and are used as ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS. SNRI,SNRIs,SSRIs and NRIs,Serotonin and Noradrenaline Uptake Inhibitors,Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors,Serotonin and Norepinephrine Uptake Inhibitors,NRIs and SSRIs
D000928 Antidepressive Agents Mood-stimulating drugs used primarily in the treatment of affective disorders and related conditions. Several MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS are useful as antidepressants apparently as a long-term consequence of their modulation of catecholamine levels. The tricyclic compounds useful as antidepressive agents (ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC) also appear to act through brain catecholamine systems. A third group (ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION) is a diverse group of drugs including some that act specifically on serotonergic systems. Antidepressant,Antidepressant Drug,Antidepressant Medication,Antidepressants,Antidepressive Agent,Thymoanaleptic,Thymoanaleptics,Thymoleptic,Thymoleptics,Antidepressant Drugs,Agent, Antidepressive,Drug, Antidepressant,Medication, Antidepressant
D013058 Mass Spectrometry An analytical method used in determining the identity of a chemical based on its mass using mass analyzers/mass spectrometers. Mass Spectroscopy,Spectrometry, Mass,Spectroscopy, Mass,Spectrum Analysis, Mass,Analysis, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analysis,Analyses, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analyses,Spectrum Analyses, Mass
D017367 Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Compounds that specifically inhibit the reuptake of serotonin in the brain. 5-HT Uptake Inhibitor,5-HT Uptake Inhibitors,5-Hydroxytryptamine Uptake Inhibitor,5-Hydroxytryptamine Uptake Inhibitors,SSRIs,Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor,Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor,Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors,Serotonin Uptake Inhibitor,Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors,Inhibitors, 5-HT Uptake,Inhibitors, 5-Hydroxytryptamine Uptake,Inhibitors, Serotonin Reuptake,Inhibitors, Serotonin Uptake,Reuptake Inhibitors, Serotonin,Uptake Inhibitors, 5-HT,Uptake Inhibitors, 5-Hydroxytryptamine,Uptake Inhibitors, Serotonin,Inhibitor, 5-HT Uptake,Inhibitor, 5-Hydroxytryptamine Uptake,Inhibitor, Serotonin Reuptake,Inhibitor, Serotonin Uptake,Reuptake Inhibitor, Serotonin,Uptake Inhibitor, 5-HT,Uptake Inhibitor, 5-Hydroxytryptamine,Uptake Inhibitor, Serotonin
D044707 Forensic Sciences Disciplines that apply sciences to law. Forensic sciences include a wide range of disciplines, such as FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; and others. Digital Forensics,Forensic Mathematics,Digital Forensic,Forensic Mathematic,Forensic Science,Forensic, Digital,Mathematic, Forensic,Mathematics, Forensic,Science, Forensic
D057230 Limit of Detection Concentration or quantity that is derived from the smallest measure that can be detected with reasonable certainty for a given analytical procedure. Limits of Detection,Detection Limit,Detection Limits

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