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Development and validation of a sensitive LC-MS-MS method to quantify psilocin in authentic oral fluid samples.
Cardoso, Marilia Santoro; da Cunha, Kelly Francisco; Silva, Izabelly Geraldes; Fiorentin, Taís Regina; de Campos, Eduardo G; Costa, Jose Luiz.
Afiliação
  • Cardoso MS; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP 13083-887, Brazil.
  • da Cunha KF; Campinas Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Carlos Chagas 150, Hospital das Clínicas, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil.
  • Silva IG; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP 13083-887, Brazil.
  • Fiorentin TR; Campinas Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Carlos Chagas 150, Hospital das Clínicas, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil.
  • de Campos EG; Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Tessália Vieira de Camargo 126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP 13083-887, Brazil.
  • Costa JL; Campinas Poison Control Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Carlos Chagas 150, Hospital das Clínicas, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil.
J Anal Toxicol ; 47(9): 835-841, 2023 Dec 12.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37642343
Psilocin is an active substance and a dephosphorylated product of psilocybin formed after the ingestion of mushrooms. The low stability caused by the quick oxidation of this analyte requires sensitive methods for its determination in biological matrices. In this work, we described the development, optimization and validation of a method for the quantification of psilocin in authentic oral fluid samples by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Liquid-liquid extraction was performed using 100 µL of oral fluid samples collected with a Quantisal™ device and t-butyl methyl ether as the extraction solvent. The method showed acceptable performance, with limits of detection and quantification of 0.05 ng/mL, and the calibration model was achieved between 0.05 and 10 ng/mL. Bias and imprecision results were below -14.2% and 10.7%, respectively. Ionization suppression/enhancement was lower than -30.5%, and recovery was >54.5%. Dilution integrity bias was <14.4%. No endogenous and exogenous interferences were observed upon analyzing oral fluid from 10 different sources and 56 pharmaceuticals and drugs of abuse, respectively. No carryover was observed at 10 ng/mL. Psilocin was stable in oral fluid at -20°C, 4°C and 24°C up to 24, 72 and 24 h, respectively, with variations <17.7%. The analyte was not stable after three freeze/thaw cycles, with variations between -73% and -60%. This suggests the instability of psilocin in oral fluid samples, which requires timely analysis, as soon as possible after the collection. The analyte remained stable in processed samples in an autosampler (at 10°C) for up to 18 h. The method was successfully applied for the quantification of five authentic samples collected from volunteers attending parties and electronic music festivals. Psilocin concentrations ranged from 0.08 to 36.4 ng/mL. This is the first work to report psilocin concentrations in authentic oral fluid samples.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Psilocibina / Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Anal Toxicol Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Psilocibina / Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: J Anal Toxicol Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Reino Unido