A tandem mass spectrometry method combined with an ion-pair chromatographic separation after weak cation exchange solid phase sample extraction for epinephrine (E), norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA) has been developed. Two surrogate matrixes for plasma and urine as well as stable isotope labeled internal standards were utilized for quantitation. The observed dynamic range of E, NE and DA was 0.025-100ng/ml for plasma, and 0.25-1000ng/ml for urine with a r(2) regression coefficient >0.99. Extraction recoveries were greater than 60% and the lower limit of quantitation was 25pg/ml for all three analytes in plasma. This method provided excellent sensitivity and selectivity for use with small sample volumes (≤25uL), enabling high-throughput pharmacodynamic animal model development and screening of adverse effects.
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Noncoding RNA
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Department of Genomic Medicine, D.O. Ott Research Institute for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproduction, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia.
Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a serious condition affecting 2-8% of pregnancies worldwide, leading to high maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNA molecules, have emerged as potential biomarkers for various pregnancy-related pathologies, including PE. MiRNAs in plasma and serum have been extensively studied, but urinary miRNAs remain underexplored, especially during early pregnancy.
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Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA.
Cisplatin is a platinum-based chemotherapeutic that causes acute kidney injury in over 30% of patients. The aim of this study was to develop a population pharmacokinetic/toxicodynamic (PKTD) model of cisplatin-induced kidney injury that incorporated plasma total platinum and urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) concentrations. Cancer patients receiving their first or second round of cisplatin-containing chemotherapy (n=39) were prospectively randomized to a 5-HT antagonist (5-HTA) antiemetic (ondansetron, granisetron, or palonosetron) and had blood and urine collected over 10 days.
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Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
Purple yam (Dioscorea alata L.) is a tuber widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics. We previously isolated several acylated anthocyanins from purple yam.
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December 2024
Nu instruments, Wrexham Industrial Estate, 74 Clywedog Road South, Wrexham LL13 9XS, United Kingdom.
Zinc (Zn) is an essential element for all living organisms, and Zn isotopes play a key role in studying the formation of disease. Despite extensive studies on Zn isotopes in healthy and diseased human tissues, the role of Zn isotopes in urinary stones remains unexplored. This study investigates Zn isotopes in 37 urinary stones using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
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Newborn Screening, Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Pharmacy Laboratory, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, 50139 Florence, Italy; Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy. Electronic address:
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