Methylarginines (MAs) are potent vasoconstrictors that have been reported to be present at elevated concentrations in the blood of patients suffering from cardiovascular disease. To determine the diagnostic potential of MAs for cardiovascular disease, a method capable of rapidly quantifying their endogenous concentrations from serum samples is required. To that end, a heat-assisted extraction method was developed. Serum was first rapidly heated, causing it to congeal into a gel, and then subjected to solid-liquid extraction. The extraction solution was then derivatized with a fluorogenic dye and analyzed by CE-LIF to permit quantitation of the MAs. This heat-assisted extraction procedure allowed a no-net-dilution extraction of the analytes to be performed into a solvent compatible with the subsequent CE analysis. This enabled direct detection of low-abundance analytes, such as MAs, without the need for a preconcentration step. This sample preparation method was compared with a commonly used solid-phase extraction method for MA analysis. Endogenous MA concentrations determined by both the heating and solid-phase extraction methods were found to be in good agreement with each other and with values previously reported in the literature.
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