3D flower-like ceria silver co-doped zinc oxide catalyst assembled by nanorod for electrochemical sensing of zearalenone in food samples.

To ensure food safety and quality, the development of rapid detection of mycotoxins using sensitive and accurate methods is essential. Zearalenone is one of the mycotoxins found in cereals, and its toxicity poses a serious risk to humans. For this concern, a simple ceria silver co doped zinc oxide (Ce-Ag/ZnO) catalyst was prepared by coprecipitation approach.

Quantitative serology for SARS-CoV-2 using self-collected saliva and finger-stick blood.

Convenient and widespread serology testing may alter the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study seeks to leverage high-throughput, multiplexed serologic assays, which have been adopted as benchmarks for vaccine efficacy, to support large-scale surveys of SARS-CoV-2 immunity using finger-stick blood and/or saliva. Specifically, we optimized MSD's serology assays, which were analytically validated for serum, to test self-collected finger-stick blood and saliva samples to identify prior infection.

Measurement of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antigens in Plasma of Pediatric Patients With Acute Coronavirus Disease 2019 or Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Using an Ultrasensitive and Quantitative Immunoassay.

Background: Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigens in blood has high sensitivity in adults with acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but sensitivity in pediatric patients is unclear. Recent data suggest that persistent SARS-CoV-2 spike antigenemia may contribute to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). We quantified SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) and spike (S) antigens in blood of pediatric patients with either acute COVID-19 or MIS-C using ultrasensitive immunoassays (Meso Scale Discovery).

Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 antigens in plasma of pediatric patients with acute COVID-19 or MIS-C using an ultrasensitive and quantitative immunoassay.

Background: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigens in blood has high sensitivity in adults with acute COVID-19, but sensitivity in pediatric patients is unclear. Recent data suggest that persistent SARS-CoV-2 spike antigenemia may contribute to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). We quantified SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) and spike (S) antigens in blood of pediatric patients with either acute COVID-19 or MIS-C using ultrasensitive immunoassays (Meso Scale Discovery).

Enantioselective Desymmetrization of Prochiral Cyclopentene-1,3-diones Triggered by Remote C(sp)-N Bond Formation.

The enantioselective desymmetrization via remote C(sp)-H amidation of the prochiral 2,2-disubstituted cyclopentene-1,3-dione with -methoxybenzamide has been developed. The overall process was catalyzed by a chiral bifunctional thiourea catalyst through a sequential conjugate-addition-elimination-tautomerization. This strategy provides rapid access to highly functionalized five-membered carbocycles, bearing an all-carbon quaternary stereogenic center through remote stereocontrol in high yields with moderate to excellent enantioselectivities.

LC-HRMS determination of piperine on rat dried blood spots: A pharmacokinetic study.

A liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) method was developed and validated for the determination of piperine (PPR) on dried blood spots (DBS). DBS samples were prepared by spiking the whole blood with analyte to produce 30 µL of blood spots on specimen collection cards. Chromatographic separation was achieved on an Atlantis dC column using acetonitrile and water (0.

Comparison of conventional and supported liquid extraction methods for the determination of sitagliptin and simvastatin in rat plasma by LC-ESI-MS/MS.

Three extraction methods were compared for their efficiency to analyze sitagliptin and simvastatin in rat plasma by LC-MS/MS, including (1) liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), (2) solid phase extraction (SPE) and (3) supported liquid extraction (SLE). Comparison of recoveries of analytes with different extraction methods revealed that SLE was the best extraction method. The detection was facilitated with ion trap-mass spectrometer by multiple reactions monitoring (MRM) in a positive ion mode with ESI.

Direct injection HILIC-MS/MS analysis of darunavir in rat plasma applying supported liquid extraction.

A novel bioanalytical method was developed and validated for the quantitative determination of darunavir (DRV) in rat plasma by employing hydrophilic interaction chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry (HILIC-MS/MS) with supported liquid extraction (SLE). Irbesartan (IRB) was used as an internal standard (IS). The analyte in rat plasma (200 µL) was isolated through SLE using ethyl acetate as the eluting solvent.

Listeria septicaemia following insertion of a dynamic hip screw: A case report and literature review.

Introduction: Listeria monocytogenes is a food borne bacterial pathogen which is rarely encountered in the United Kingdom. This rare and potentially life threatening infection has a high mortality rate and therefore requires early antimicrobial intervention.

Presentation Of Case: A case report of a patient who developed Listeria septicaemia following insertion of a dynamic hip screw is described.

Pure compound from Boswellia serrata extract exhibits anti-inflammatory property in human PBMCs and mouse macrophages through inhibition of TNFalpha, IL-1beta, NO and MAP kinases.

The aim of the present study is to probe the anti-inflammatory potential of the plant Boswellia serrata by studying the effect of the crude extract and the pure compound isolated from it on key inflammatory mediators like TNFalpha, IL-1beta, and NO thus enabling the understanding of the key signaling events involved. The crude methanolic extract and the pure compound were analysed for their inhibitory effect on TNFalpha, IL-1beta and IL-6. The results demonstrated that all three cytokines are down regulated when PBMCs are cultured in the presence of crude extract or the pure compound at various time points.

Inhibition of MAP kinases by crude extract and pure compound isolated from Commiphora mukul leads to down regulation of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IL-2.

The anti-inflammatory effect of the medicinal plant, Commiphora mukul gum was studied in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Bioassay-guided fractionation using conventional solvent extraction procedures, subsequent column fractionation, followed by monitoring specific activity in PBMC led to the isolation of a lead compound. Both crude ethyl acetate extract and the lead compound, thus isolated, showed inhibitory effect on proliferative response of PBMC in mitogenic lymphocyte proliferation and MLR assays.

Beneficial effect of copper supplementation on deposition of fluoride in bone in fluoride- and molybdenum-fed rabbits.

Fluorosis is a major public health problem in the world, including India. The present study was undertaken to investigate the role of molybdenum (Mo) in the deposition of fluoride (F) in bone and whether copper (Cu) supplementation has any alleviating role when F and Mo are ingested together. For this purpose, four groups of rabbits were used [control (C), fluoride (F), fluoride + molybdenum (F + Mo), and fluoride + molybdenum + copper (F + Mo + Cu)] to find out the effect of these treatments on various bone-related parameters like intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), alkaline phosphatase and Cu in serum, hydroxyproline and calcium (Ca) in urine, and minerals (F, Cu, manganese, and zinc) in femur bone ash.

Keloids and diabetes in a family.

An interesting familial association of keloids with diabetes mellitus in three successive generations is reported. Keloids did not develop if the injection site was changed to the anterior abdominal wall.