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Determination of piperaquine concentration in human plasma and the correlation of capillary versus venous plasma concentrations

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  • Norah Mwebaza
  • Vincent Cheah
  • Camilla Forsman
  • Richard Kajubi
  • Florence Marzan
  • Erika Wallender
  • Grant Dorsey
  • Philip J Rosenthal
  • Francesca Aweeka
  • Liusheng Huang

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Background: A considerable challenge in quantification of the antimalarial piperaquine in plasma is carryover of analyte signal between assays. Current intensive pharmacokinetic studies often rely on the merging of venous and capillary sampling. Drug levels in capillary plasma may be different from those in venous plasma, Thus, correlation between capillary and venous drug levels needs to be established. Methods: Liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used to develop the method. Piperaquine was measured in 205 pairs of capillary and venous plasma samples collected simultaneously at ≥24hr post dose in children, pregnant women and non-pregnant women receiving dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine as malaria chemoprevention. Standard three-dose regimen over three days applied to all participants with three 40mg dihydroartemisinin/320mg PQ tablets per dose for adults and weight-based dose for children. Correlation analysis was performed using the program Stata® SE12.1. Linear regression models were built using concentrations or logarithm transformed concentrations and the final models were selected based on maximal coefficient of determination (R2) and visual check. Results: An LC-MS/MS method was developed and validated, utilizing methanol as a protein precipitation agent, a Gemini C18 column (50x2.0mm, 5μm) eluted with basic mobile phase solvents (ammonium hydroxide as the additive), and ESI+ as the ion source. This method had a calibration range of 10–1000 ng/mL and carryover was negligible. Correlation analysis revealed a linear relationship: Ccap = 1.04×Cven+4.20 (R2 = 0.832) without transformation of data, and lnCcap = 1.01×lnCven+0.0125, (R2 = 0.945) with natural logarithm transformation. The mean ratio (±SD) of Ccap/Cven was 1.13±0.42, and median (IQR) was 1.08 (0.917, 1.33). Conclusions: Capillary and venous plasma PQ measures are nearly identical overall, but not readily exchangeable due to large variation. Further correlation study accounting for disposition phases may be necessary.

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  • Norah Mwebaza & Vincent Cheah & Camilla Forsman & Richard Kajubi & Florence Marzan & Erika Wallender & Grant Dorsey & Philip J Rosenthal & Francesca Aweeka & Liusheng Huang, 2020. "Determination of piperaquine concentration in human plasma and the correlation of capillary versus venous plasma concentrations," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(5), pages 1-13, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0233893
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233893
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    1. Erika Wallender & Ali Mohamed Ali & Emma Hughes & Abel Kakuru & Prasanna Jagannathan & Mary Kakuru Muhindo & Bishop Opira & Meghan Whalen & Liusheng Huang & Marvin Duvalsaint & Jenny Legac & Moses R. , 2021. "Identifying an optimal dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine dosing regimen for malaria prevention in young Ugandan children," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-13, December.

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