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Vitamin D, a secosteroid, plays an important role in several physiological processes, and its deficiency can lead to numerous pathophysiological conditions in humans. The primary objective of this study was to develop and validate the robustness of a mass spectrometry-based method capable of quantifying 25(OH)D3 for an upcoming epidemiological survey in India and to pilot test it on healthy volunteers. We first describe the development and validation of various experimental parameters that ascertain the robustness and reliability of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) extractions and quantitative measurements from Dried Blood Spot (DBS) samples, where we used eight disks of 3 mm each, punched from the circular spot covering the entire circumference of the spot. Next, we conducted a pilot study, comparing 25(OH)D3 levels from serum and DBS samples from 45 participants using a protocol developed for specifically this purpose. We found that the mean 25(OH)D3 concentrations in DBS samples were comparable to the serum levels (P > 0.05). In summary, our extraction and LC–MS protocol for quantitative 25(OH)D3 measurements are robust and reproducible, and will serve as an invaluable tool for upcoming epidemiological surveys in India and perhaps around the world.

A LC–MS method for 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3 measurements from dried blood spots for an epidemiological survey in India