热解吸-连续进样离子阱质谱快速检测血液中痕量毒物

Rapid Detection of Trace Toxicants in Blood Using Thermal Desorption Coupled to Continuous Atmospheric Pressure Interfaced Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry

  • 摘要: 急性中毒已成为中国城镇居民死亡的第五大原因,如何快速对毒物进行确认以制定对应的诊疗方案是面临的挑战。传统的气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)虽然灵敏度高、选择性好,但通常需要复杂的样品预处理、专业的操作人员以及较长的周转时间,难以实现现场快速检测。本研究基于热解吸-连续进样离子阱质谱开展3类9种常见毒物的检测,实现了血液样本中多类别毒物的快速筛查与准确定量。通过对农药、镇静安眠药、治疗药物标准品的检测,验证了质谱仪良好的毒物检测能力。为了提升血液中毒物定性识别的准确性,通过调节浮动直流电压,触发碰撞诱导解离,获取特征碎片离子。此外,结合简单高效的液液萃取方法,2 min内即可实现血液中毒物的快速、准确检测。仪器100次重复检测的相对标准偏差为6.41%,稳定性良好;基于3倍信噪比计算得到血液中毒物的检测限在1.3~3.9 μg/L之间。该方法不仅能够通过精准的定性分析为针对性诊疗提供指导,还可对救治后血液中的毒物进行定量分析,及时掌握中毒抢救措施的效果。该方法成本低廉、操作简便,适用于县级医院等资源有限的医疗机构,可用于急性中毒的快速诊断、药物浓度的实时监测以及疾病检测,为医生提供精准及时的信息,从而提升患者的护理质量和治疗效率。

     

    Abstract: Acute poisoning has become the fifth leading cause of death among urban residents in China. A pivotal challenge in clinic is the rapid and precise identification of toxicants to guide targeted detoxification strategies. Conventional laboratory-based techniques, such as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), have the advantages of high sensitivity and high selectivity, but often require complex sample preparation, specialized operators, and prolonged turnaround times, rendering them unsuitable for rapid on-site detection. Miniaturized ion trap mass spectrometers have characteristics of high working pressure, tandem-in-time mass spectrometry functions, and field-portable design, which represent a promising approach for rapid on-site detection and hold significant potential for supporting the diagnosis and treatment of acute poisoning. In this study, a novel analytical platform integrating thermal desorption (TD) with a continuous atmospheric pressure interfaced ion trap mass spectrometry (CAPI-ITMS) was developed to rapidly and accurately detect common toxicants in blood matrices. The results demonstrated that this instrument exhibited excellent detection capabilities for three categories (nine types) of common toxicants, including pesticides, sedative hypnotics, and therapeutic drugs. To improve the accuracy of qualitative identification of toxicants in blood, the floating DC was adjusted to trigger collision-induced dissociation and obtain characteristic fragment ions of toxicants. In addition, combined with simple and efficient liquid-liquid extraction, the rapid and accurate detection of toxicants in blood was achieved within 2 min. The instrument exhibited good stability, with the relative standard deviation of 6.41% over 100 repeated tests. Based on a signal-to-noise ratio of 3, the detection limit of toxins in blood is in the range of 1.3-3.9 µg/L. The thermal desorption-continuous atmospheric pressure interfaced ion trap mass spectrometer not only provides critical guidance for targeted treatment of acute poisoning patients through precise qualitative analysis, but also enables the assessment of treatment effectiveness through quantitative analysis of the toxic substances. Given its cost-effectiveness and ease of operation, this instrument holds significant potential for widespread application in county-level hospitals with limited analytical resources, enabling rapid diagnosis of acute poisoning, real-time monitoring of drug levels, and disease detection. This approach provides doctors with precise and timely information to improve patient care quality and treatment efficiency.

     

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