本研究應用選擇性大量進樣陽離子搭配掃集式微胞電泳法 (cation-selective exhaustive injection-sweeping-micellar electrokinetic chromatography, CSEI-sweeping-MEKC) 對血漿中安眠藥zolpidem (Z) 及其主要代謝物zolpidem-6-carboxylic acid (Z6) 以及zolpidem phenyl-4-carboxylic acid (Z4) 進行同步分析。本法經簡單的檢品前處理過程後,於有效長度30 cm 之熔矽毛細管(內徑50 μm) 完成分離,首先通入分離用緩衝磷酸鹽溶液(40 mM, pH 2.5) 內含 20% ACN,接著通入一高導電度之緩衝磷酸鹽溶液(150 mM, 1 psi, 40 sec),並以10 kV 取樣5 分鐘,再用-20 kV 電壓,通以掃集用緩衝磷酸鹽溶液(40 mM, pH 2.5) 內含 20% ACN 及100 mM SDS,將待測物堆積濃縮並分離。並於200 nm 波長下進行偵測。分析方法經確效後,Z 的定量範圍是5∼500 ng/mL,而Z6 及Z4 皆為25∼1000 ng/mL,其相關係數皆大於0.9996,顯示其具有良好的線性關係;同批間與異批間的精密度與準確度探討,相對標準偏差(RSD) 與相對誤差 (RE)皆小於 10.5%。本方法成功應用於臨床血漿檢品之檢測分析,並期盼未來能利用於偵測病人血中藥物濃度值之變化,以評估藥效及副作用。
In this study, a cation-selective exhaustive injection and sweeping micellar electrokinetic chromatography (CSEI-sweeping-MEKC) method was developed for simultaneous determination of zolpidem and its main metabolites (zolpidem-6-carboxylic acid, Z6; zolpidem phenyl-4-carboxylic acid, Z4) in human plasma. After sample pretreatment, phosphate buffer (40 mM, pH 2.5) containing 20% acetonitrile was filled into an uncoated fused silica capillary (30 cm, 50 μm I.D.), then high conductivity buffer (150 mM, 1 psi for 40 s) was followed. Electrokinetic injection (10 kV, 5 min) was used to load samples and to enhance the sensitivity. The stacking step and separation were performed at -20 kV and 200 nm by using phosphate buffer (40 mM, pH 2.5) containing 20% acetonitrile and 100 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate. During method validation, calibration plots were linear (r≧0.9996) over a range of 5-500 ng/mL for Z, and 25-1000 ng/mL for Z6 and Z4. The intra-batch and inter-batch assays demonstrated the good precision and accuracy due to the small RSD and RE values (≦10.5%). Futhermore, the developed method has been successfully applied to analyze real sample from patients, aiming to be helpful for adverse effect evaluation with drug concentration in plasma.