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The influence of diet on isotope ratio mass spectrometry values.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19638822     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: Athletes have increasingly used testosterone (T) and other endogenous anabolic steroids that cannot be detected by conventional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. This led to gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry(GC/C/IRMS), which measures the relative amount of 13C in urinary steroids. Because exogenous testosterone is relatively low in 13C content, this study will determine if consuming a diet low in 13C plants, such as soy, can be confused with a GC/C/IRMS-positive test for exogenous testosterone. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study in which 22 vegetarians known to consume a diet depleted of 13C isotope were compared with a geographic control group of 14 subjects consuming a normal diet. SETTING: Two distinct subject populations with respect to diet. SUBJECTS: Subjects were recruited from a soy-based cooperative and control volunteers. Twenty-two of 24 research subjects completed the protocol compared with 14 of 22 control subjects. INTERVENTIONS: Independent variables were delta13C IRMS values,urinary steroid profile, and isoflavone analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparisons were made with respect to dietary analysis, isoflavones, and urinary steroid measurements using GC-C-IRMS. RESULTS: The delta13C values for 2 major metabolites of T (androsterone and etiocholanolone) were lower for the vegetarians than the controls (P = 0.005). The vegetarians excreted a median of 23 micromol/d of total isoflavones compared with 2.7 micromol/d for the control group (P =0.0002). CONCLUSIONS: The carbon isotope ratios of urinary testosterone metabolites of vegetarians consuming a diet that is markedly depleted of 13C content were lower than that of control subjects, but not low enough to result in World Anti-Doping Agency criteria for a positive IRMS analysis.
Authors:
Gary Green; Rodrigo Aguilera; Brian Ahrens; Boro Starcevic; Felice Kurtzman; Jinbo Su; Don Catlin
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine     Volume:  19     ISSN:  1536-3724     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin J Sport Med     Publication Date:  2009 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-29     Completed Date:  2009-11-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9103300     Medline TA:  Clin J Sport Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  287-92     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory, 2122 Granville Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA. ggreen@mednet.ucla.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Anabolic Agents / urine
Carbon Isotopes / analysis*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diet*
Doping in Sports
Female
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / standards*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Reference Values
Soy Foods
Substance Abuse Detection
Young Adult
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anabolic Agents; 0/Carbon Isotopes

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