Simultaneous Determination of the New HIV Protease Inhibitor Lopinavir (ABT 378) and of Indinavir (1) , Amprenavir, Saquinavir, Ritonavir (ABT 538) (2) and Nelfinavir (3) in Human Plasma by Gradient HPLC
Kuschak, D.; Mauss, S.; Schmutz, G.; Gantke, B.
Clinical Laboratory 47(9-10): 471-477
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 1433-6510 PMID: 11596909 Document Number: 7636
Protease inhibitors are known by their inhibition of a viral protease that leads to production of immature and non-infectious virus particles. The novel protease inhibitor KALETRA TM is a co-formulation of lopinavir and ritonavir. Ritonavir reduces the metabolization of lopinavir by the cytochrome P450 3A4 isoenzyme which leads to markedly increased plasma levels of lopinavir (4). A new rapid and sensitive HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of lopinavir, indinavir, amprenavir, saquinavir, ritonavir and nelfïnavir in human plasma has been developed. An aliquot of 500 µL plasma, spiked with internal standard, was extracted with 500 µL 0.1 M ammonium hydroxide solution and 5 mL tert. -butyl ether. After drying under a nitrogen stream, the residue was redissolved in an eluent consisting of 50 mM phosphate buffer, pH 5.40 and acetonitrile (50:50, v/v). Chromatographic separation was accomplished on a C-18 column using a non-linear gradient elution and ultraviolet detection at 215 nm.
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