Measuring NAD(+) levels in mouse blood and tissue samples via a surrogate matrix approach using LC-MS/MS.

Xiaorong Liang, Lulu Yang, Ann R Qin, Justin Ly, Bianca M Liederer, Kirsten Messick, Shuguang Ma, Mark Zak, Peter S Dragovich, Brian J Dean, Cornelis E C A Hop, Yuzhong Deng

Index: Bioanalysis 6(11) , 1445-57, (2014)

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Abstract

NAD(+) is an endogenous analyte and is unstable during blood sample collection, both of which present obstacles for quantitation. Moreover, current procedures for NAD(+) sample collection require onsite treatment with strong acid to stabilize the NAD(+) in mouse blood cells.NAD(+) can be stabilized by addition of acid before the frozen mouse blood sample was thawed. A simple sample collection procedure was proposed to facilitate the analysis of NAD(+) in mouse blood and tissue samples. A LC-MS/MS method was developed for quantifying NAD(+) in mouse blood and various tissue samples. The described method was used to measure endogenous NAD(+) levels in mouse blood following oral administration of the nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase inhibitor GNE-617.This study presents a suitable assay and sample collection procedure for high throughput screening of NAD(+) samples in preclinical discovery studies.