Advantageous Extraction, Cleanup, and UHPLC-MS/MS Detection of Patulin Mycotoxin in Dietary Supplements and Herbal Blends Containing Hawberry from spp.

Patulin (PAT) is a highly genotoxic mycotoxin still found as the common contaminant of various kinds of spoiled fruits and related commodities which are often endorsed as the health-enhancing products. Thus, a fast and convenient liquid-solid extraction followed by a solid-phase cleanup with the MycoSep®228 AflaPat multifunctional column was used for the highly efficient isolation of PAT with an average recovery of 112.7% from commercial dietary supplements and herbal blends formulated with dried hawberry.

New potential phytotherapeutics obtained from white mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves.

The present work demonstrates the profound and unique phyto-pharmacological and nutritional profile of white mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves which containing considerable amounts of easy digestive proteins, carbohydrates, micro- and macronutrients, polyphenols, free amino acids, organic acids. The wide range of significant biopharmaceutical activities of the aqueous and polar organic solvents extracts from mulberry leaves - including antidiabetic, antibacterial, anticancer, cardiovascular, hypolipidemic, antioxidant, antiatherogenic, and anti-inflammatory - have been critically discussed.

Fast Screening of Whole Blood Samples and Pharmaceutical Compounds for Enantiorecognition of Free L-T3 , L-T4 , and D-T4.

A fast screening method of whole blood was proposed for enantiorecognition of free L-T3 , L-T4 , and D-T4 . Stochastic microsensors based on four inulins (IN, IQ, TEX, and HD) immobilized on diamond paste (DP) were used for recognition of free L-T3 , L-T4 , and D-T4 . For the enantiorecognition of free L-T4 and D-T4 in whole blood and pharmaceutical samples, the best microsensor was the one based on TEX/DP (wide linear concentration ranges, and low limits of quantification).

A pilot study on the association between double positive Chlamydia pneumoniae serology and serum lipid indices alterations in obese adult females.

Aims: To study the relationship between Chlamydia pneumoniae serologic status and serum lipid abnormalities in apparently healthy obese female subjects living in urban areas.

Main Methods: Serum samples from 117 apparently healthy females (mean age 50 years), classified as overweight/obese (OW/OB,n=74) or normal weight (NW,n=43) according to their body mass index (BMI), were tested for specific IgG and IgA antibodies against C. pneumoniae using ELISA assay.

Chlamydophila pneumoniae antibodies may be independently associated with increased BMI and percentage of body fat among women.

Objective: To examine the potential association between Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection and obesity indicators after controlling for nutrient and energy intake, as well as age, smoking status, physical activity and educational level.

Subjects: A total of 118 healthy adult females randomly recruited from the local community of Bydgoszcz, aged 20-80 years.

Methods: Serum was tested for specific IgG antibodies against C.