Journal of Forensic Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6): 533-541.DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2024.340705

Special Issue: 高分辨质谱技术专题

• Topic on High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Technology • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Research Progress on the Analysis of Anabolic Androgenic Steroids in Biological Samples Based on High Resolution Mass Spectrometry

Zhen-shuo GUO1,2(), Wen-jia DUAN1, Yu LIU1,2, Yi-ling TANG1, Hui YAN1()   

  1. 1.Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Ministry of Justice, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai 200063, China
    2.College of Forensic Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, China
  • Received:2024-07-12 Online:2025-03-10 Published:2024-12-25
  • Contact: Hui YAN

Abstract:

Anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs) are a class of synthetic steroid hormones that mimic androgens, and they rank as the most widely abused doping agents worldwide. High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) has unique advantages in the detection of AASs due to its high resolution, high sensitivity, high selectivity and data traceability. HRMS can not only be used for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of AASs and their metabolites in different biological samples, effectively improving the ability to analyze complex samples and increasing the reliability of analytical results, but can also infer AASs metabolites and reveal metabolic pathways by combining in vitro and in vivo metabolic models. This paper reviews the research progress of HRMS in AASs analysis methods, in vitro and in vivo metabolism of AASs, and also explores its application prospects in the field of forensic science.

Key words: forensic medicine, toxicological analysis, high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), anabolic androgenic steroid, doping agent, biological sample, metabolite, review

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