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Analysis of Cannabinoids and Metabolites in Dried Urine Spots (DUS).


ABSTRACT: Dried urine spots (DUS) represent a potential alternative sample storage for forensic toxicological analysis. The aim of the current study was to develop and validate a liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric procedure for the detection and quantitative determination of cannabinoids and metabolites in DUS. A two-step extraction was performed on DUS and urine samples. An LC-MS/MS system was operated in multiple reaction monitoring and positive polarization mode. The method was checked for sensitivity, specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, recovery, matrix effects and carryover. The method was applied to 70 urine samples collected from healthy volunteers and drug addicts undergoing withdrawal treatment. The method was successfully developed for DUS. LODs lower than 2.0 ng/mL were obtained for all the monitored substances. All the validation parameters fulfilled the acceptance criteria either for DUS or urine. Among the real samples, 45 cases provided positive results for at least one compound. A good quali-quantitative agreement was obtained between DUS and urine. A good stability of THC, THCCOOH and THCCOOH-gluc was observed after a 24 h storage, in contrast to previously published results. DUS seems to provide a good alternative storage condition for urine that should be checked for the presence of cannabinoids and metabolites.

SUBMITTER: Moretti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8434267 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Analysis of Cannabinoids and Metabolites in Dried Urine Spots (DUS).

Moretti Matteo M   Freni Francesca F   Carelli Claudia C   Previderé Carlo C   Grignani Pierangela P   Vignali Claudia C   Cobo-Golpe Maria M   Morini Luca L  

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20210902 17


Dried urine spots (DUS) represent a potential alternative sample storage for forensic toxicological analysis. The aim of the current study was to develop and validate a liquid chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric procedure for the detection and quantitative determination of cannabinoids and metabolites in DUS. A two-step extraction was performed on DUS and urine samples. An LC-MS/MS system was operated in multiple reaction monitoring and positive polarization mode. The method was checked fo  ...[more]

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