Abstract

Poster Presentations

Day 1: Wednesday, May 18  Poster Room(Gekko)

Stability of Urinary Prostaglandin Metabolites

(1Kobe Pharm. Univ., 2Tsukuba Univ., 3Kobe Gakuin Univ.)
Rina Hatada1, Toru Takarada1, Kosuke Aritake2, Yoshihiro Urade2, Masafumi Matsuo3, oAtsuko Takeuchi1

Prostaglandins have a variety of biochemical and physiological functions, including inflammation and allergy. Determination of urinary prostaglandin metabolites is useful for assessment of these functions. Urine absorbed in papers is an easy way of collecting, shipping and storing urine samples. We examined the stability of prostaglandin metabolites (PGDM and PGEM) in urine absorbed in paper chips using LC-MS/MS.