Research Article

Determination of Crizotinib in Mouse Tissues by LC-MS/MS and Its Application to a Tissue Distribution Study

Table 1

The differences between the current method and some previously developed methods.

SampleLinear range (ng mL)Retention time (min)ColumnSample preparation methodMobile phaseReference

Mouse tissue20–80001.31Acquity UPLC HSS T3 column (1.8 μm, 100 mm × 2.1 mm i.d.)Protein precipitationMethanol (solvent A) and 0.3% formic acid water solution (solvent B)Current method
Human plasma50–50004.40Gemini C18 column (5.0 μm, 50 × 2.0 mm i.d.)Protein precipitation.10 mM ammonium bicarbonate in water and 10 mM ammonium bicarbonate in methanol-water (1 : 9, v/v)[11]
Human plasma4–8001.17CORTECS® C18 UPLC column (dp = 1.6 μm, 2.1 × 50 mm)Solid-phase extraction0.01% acetic acid buffer in water (solvent A) and acetonitrile added with 10% A[12]
Human plasma5–10003.80Accucore® C18 column (2.1 × 50 mm, 2.6 μm)Protein precipitation0.1% (v/v) formic acid and acetonitrile containing 0.1% (v/v) formic acid[13]
Human plasma0.1–10001.22ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column (50 × 2.1 mm, i.d., 1.7 μm)Protein precipitation and dried under nitrogen gas0.1% formic acid aqueous and acetonitrile/methanol (v : v, 1 : 1)[15]
Rat plasma1–20001.65Agilent zorbax XDB C18 column (2.1 × 50 mm, 3.5 μm)Protein precipitation0.1% formic acid and methanol containing 0.1% formic acid[16]
Mouse plasma10–100001.2Acquity UPLC® BEH C18 column (30 mm × 2.1 mm, dp = 1.7 μm)Protein precipitation0.1% (v/v) ammonium hydroxide and methanol[17]