Abstract
The metabolism of testosterone ($17{\beta}$-hydroxy-androst-4-en-3-one) was confirmed in horse after a single intramuscular administration of testosterone cypionate (750 mg). Solvent extracts of urine obtained with enzymatic hydrolysis and methanolysis were analyzed by GC/MS after oxime t-butyldimethylsilyl (oxime-TBDMS) derivatization. The structures of four urinary metabolite after testosterone administration in horse were determined based on EI mass spectra and $5{\alpha}$-androstane-$3{\beta}$, $17{\alpha}$-diol and $5{\alpha}$-androstane-$3{\beta}$-ol-17-one as major was confirmed with authentic standard. Also the concentrations of $5{\alpha}$-androstane-$3{\beta}$, $17{\alpha}$-diol, $5{\alpha}$-androstane-$3{\beta}$, $17{\beta}$-diol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), $5{\alpha}$-androstane-$3{\beta}$-ol-17-one and testosterone were determined in the urine of normal subjects and the urine after administration. The recovery and detection limit in the most drugs were 86.3~94.7% and 1~3 ppb, respectively. Correlation coefficients for calibration were in the range of 0.984~0.999. Excretion profile of testosterone presents the rapid and large increasement up to maximum values at days 5 after administration and the slow regression. The relative ratios of testosterone, its metabolites over DHEA were determined for indication of testosterone administration in horse doping.
Testosterone cypionate (750 mg) 주사제를 말에 투여한 후 testosterone의 대사과정을 살펴보았다. 채취한 뇨에서의 추출물은 효소와 산에 의해 가수분해한 후 oxime-t-butyldimethylsilyl(oxime-TBDMS)의 형태로 유도체화하여 gas chromatography/mass spectrometry(GC/MS)로 분석하였다. Testosterone의 체내 대사과정에서 생성되는 주요 대사체인 $5{\alpha}$-androstan-$3{\beta}$, $17{\alpha}$-diol, $5{\alpha}$-androstan-$3{\beta}$, $17{\beta}$-diol 그리고 $5{\alpha}$-androstan-$3{\beta}$-ol-17-one과 testosterone 및 DHEA의 구조는 표준물질과 질량스펙트럼을 비교하여 확인하였으며, 그들의 배설정도를 GC/MS의 selected ion monitoring (SIM) 방법으로 동시 분석하였다. 그 결과 본 실험방법에서 얻은 검정곡선은 정량 범위 내에서 직선성(r>0.984)을 나타내었고, 회수율은 86.3~94.7% 이었으며, 검출한계는 1~3 ppb 이었다. Testosterone의 배설정도는 주사제 투여 후 5일째 최고 농도에 이른 후 서서히 감소하였다. DHEA와 testosterone 및 그 대사체들의 비는 경주마 약물검사에서 testosterone의 투여 여부를 판단할 수 있는 방법으로 매우 유용함을 알 수 있었다.
