A light oil was separated into four chromatographic fractions that serve as proxy for SARA fractions. The fractions were (semi)quantified on a rod by TLC-flame ionization detection and characterized on a plate with laser desorption ionization-mass spectrometry imaging (TLC-LDI-MS). Comparisons of (semi)quantitative TLC-FID and qualitative TLC-LDI-MS results showed that LDI-MS was most sensitive for detection of molecules in the polar P1 fraction, and, to some extent, for the aromatics fraction, while no signal was observed for the most polar P2 and saturates fractions. Based on these results, limits of the compositional space, as observed by the laser ionization technique, were evaluated. The molecular speciation between and within the spots of the aromatics and the P1 fractions were analyzed and interpreted in terms of oil-SiO versus oil-solvent interactions, as a function of molecular characteristics such as DBE, aromaticity (H/C ratio), heteroatom content, degree of alkylation, and shielding of heteroatoms. In addition, the high oil loading resulted in an interesting bifurcation of the aromatics spot, which implies that oil-oil interactions can be enforced and studied in the TLC model system.
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Coron Artery Dis
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Objectives: Contemporary studies assessing the importance of the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in older patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are scarce. This study investigated the impact and prognostic value of the SII regarding long-term mortality in older patients with ACS.
Methods: The study included 401 older patients aged 75 years and above admitted with ACS between May 2015 and December 2022.
Langmuir
January 2025
School of Chemical Engineering and Translational Nanobioscience Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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January 2025
Centro Internacional de Vacunas, Cali, Colombia.
A total of 5011 adult volunteers attending vaccination centers in different regions of Colombia were enrolled in a 1-year prospective observational cohort study to evaluate the immunogenicity and effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2-based vaccines as part of a National Vaccine Program established to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Following informed consent, 5,011 participants underwent a sociodemographic survey and PCR testing to assess SARS-CoV-2 infection. Blood samples were collected, and serum fractions were obtained from a participant subsample (n = 3441) at six-time points to assess virus-specific IgG responses to the Spike protein, its Receptor Binding Domain, and the Nucleoprotein by ELISA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether circulating pyruvate kinase M2 (PK-M2) levels are elevated in the peripheral blood and to assess their association with diagnosis and prognosis in patients with heart failure (HF).
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J Am Heart Assoc
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Department of Cardiology, Angiology Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care University Medical Centre Mannheim Medical Faculty Mannheim at the University of Heidelberg Mannheim Germany.
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