Determination of 6-keto prostaglandin F1α and its metabolites in human plasma by LC-MS/MS.

An HPLC-MS/MS method was developed and validated for the quantification of 6-keto prostaglandin F1α, the stable hydrolysis product of prostacyclin, and its metabolites 2,3-dinor-6-keto prostaglandin F1α and 6,15-diketo-13,14-dihydro prostaglandin F1α in human plasma. For sample preparation, a solid phase extraction step was combined with a column switching approach for analytes enrichment and further sample clean-up of the processed sample. The assay was validated in the concentration range 50.