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Monoclonal antibodies were raised to haptens containing moieties common to both the triazole fungicide penconazole and its proposed primary urinary metabolite (4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-5-(H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)pentoic acid). The monoclonal antibody 2E4 was used to develop competitive ELISA assays where binding of antibody to immobilized haptens conjugated to BSA competed with penconazole or its metabolite in solution. At pH 4.0 and pH 8.0, penconazole was detected with an IC50 of 1.0-1.2 microg/L respectively and at pH 4 penconazole metabolite was detected with an IC50 of 0.9 microg/L. These assays were specific for penconazole and/or its metabolite compared to other triazole fungicides. The immunoassay conditions optimal for penconazole metabolite (pH 4.0) were used and applied to the analysis of spiked human urine, and following sample extraction using a C18 SPE column, could detect 0.5 microg/L metabolite. This is the first report of an immunoassay to the urinary metabolite of penconazole, an assay with application in the monitoring of occupational and non-occupational exposure to this commonly used pesticide.
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Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática/métodos , Fungicidas Industriales/orina , Triazoles/orina , Animales , Humanos , RatonesRESUMEN
New kinase inhibitors can be found by synthesis of targeted arrays of compounds designed using system-based knowledge as well as through screening focused or diverse compounds. Most array strategies aim to add functionality to a fragment that binds in the purine subpocket of the ATP-site. Here, an alternative pharmacophore-guided array approach is described which set out to discover novel purine subpocket-binding groups. Results are shown for p38alpha and cFMS kinase, for which multiple distinct series with nanomolar potency were discovered. Some of the compounds showed potency in cell-based assays and good pharmacokinetic properties.
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Amidas/síntesis química , Amidas/farmacocinética , Compuestos Heterocíclicos con 1 Anillo/síntesis química , Compuestos Heterocíclicos con 1 Anillo/farmacocinética , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/síntesis química , Adenosina Trifosfato/química , Amidas/química , Animales , Técnicas Químicas Combinatorias , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Compuestos Heterocíclicos con 1 Anillo/química , Concentración 50 Inhibidora , Proteína Quinasa 14 Activada por Mitógenos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Modelos Moleculares , Estructura Molecular , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/química , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacocinética , Ratas , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
The biphenyl amides (BPAs) are a novel series of p38alpha MAP kinase inhibitor. The optimisation of the series to give compounds that are potent in an in vivo disease model is discussed. SAR is presented and rationalised with reference to the crystallographic binding mode.
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Benzamidas/síntesis química , Benzamidas/farmacología , Compuestos de Bifenilo/síntesis química , Compuestos de Bifenilo/farmacología , Proteína Quinasa 14 Activada por Mitógenos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/síntesis química , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Administración Oral , Animales , Benzamidas/sangre , Benzamidas/química , Compuestos de Bifenilo/sangre , Compuestos de Bifenilo/química , Técnicas Químicas Combinatorias , Cristalografía por Rayos X , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Conformación Molecular , Estructura Molecular , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/sangre , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/química , RatasRESUMEN
Shila Patel explains the different management protocols for controlling an outbreak of MRSA in hospital and the community.
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/prevención & control , Infección Hospitalaria/prevención & control , Control de Infecciones/métodos , Resistencia a la Meticilina , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/prevención & control , Staphylococcus aureus , Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/diagnóstico , Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/epidemiología , Infección Hospitalaria/diagnóstico , Infección Hospitalaria/epidemiología , Humanos , Incidencia , Tamizaje Masivo , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Aislamiento de Pacientes , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/diagnóstico , Infecciones Estafilocócicas/epidemiología , Reino Unido/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
Shila Patel explains the principles of glove use, highlighting the procedures for which they are indicated and advising on appropriate storage.
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Equipos Desechables/normas , Guantes Protectores/normas , Líquidos Corporales , Infección Hospitalaria/prevención & control , Equipos Desechables/provisión & distribución , Falla de Equipo , Medicina Basada en la Evidencia , Guantes Protectores/provisión & distribución , Humanos , Control de Infecciones/instrumentación , Control de Infecciones/normas , Nitrilos , Polietileno , Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto , Medición de Riesgo , Goma , Compuestos de ViniloRESUMEN
Intimin and EspA proteins are virulence factors expressed by attaching and effacing Escherichia coli (AEEC) such as enteropathogenic and enterohaemorrhagic E. coli. The EspA protein makes up a filament structure forming part of the type III secretion system (TTSS) that delivers effector proteins to the host epithelial cell. Bacterial surface displayed intimin interacts with translocated intimin receptor in the host cell membrane leading to intimate attachment of the bacterium and subsequent attaching and effacing lesions. Here, we have assessed the use of recombinant monoclonal antibodies against E. coli O157:H7 EspA and intimin for the disruption of AEEC interaction with the host cell. Anti-gamma intimin antibodies did not reduce either adhesion of E. coli O157:H7 to host cell mono-layers or subsequent host cell actin rearrangement. Anti-EspA antibodies similarly had no effect on bacterial adhesion however they had a marked effect upon E. coli O157:H7-induced host cell actin rearrangement, where both monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies completely blocked cytoskeletal changes within the host cell. Furthermore, these anti-EspA antibodies were shown to reduce actin rearrangement induced by some but not all other AEEC serotypes tested. Both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies could be used to label E. coli O157 EspA filaments and these immunoreagents did not inhibit the formation of such filaments. This is the first report of monoclonal antibodies to EspA capable of disrupting the TTSS function of E. coli O157:H7.
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Anticuerpos Antibacterianos/inmunología , Adhesión Bacteriana/inmunología , Escherichia coli O157/fisiología , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/inmunología , Proteínas Recombinantes/inmunología , Actinas/metabolismo , Animales , Línea Celular , Mapeo Epitopo , Escherichia coli O157/inmunología , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Fluoresceína-5-Isotiocianato , Humanos , Fragmentos de Inmunoglobulinas/inmunología , Faloidina , Conejos , Coloración y Etiquetado/métodosRESUMEN
The spread of infection can be associated with inanimate objects in the environment, referred to as fomites. These include beds, mattresses, curtains, bedpans and sphygmomanometers, all of which may be contaminated with micro-organisms (Wilson, 2001).
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Ropa de Cama y Ropa Blanca , Lechos , Infección Hospitalaria/etiología , Infección Hospitalaria/prevención & control , Contaminación de Equipos/prevención & control , Ropa de Cama y Ropa Blanca/efectos adversos , Ropa de Cama y Ropa Blanca/microbiología , Lechos/efectos adversos , Lechos/microbiología , Reservorios de Enfermedades , Desinfectantes/clasificación , Desinfectantes/normas , Desinfección/métodos , Contaminación de Equipos/estadística & datos numéricos , Servicio de Limpieza en Hospital/métodos , Humanos , Ensayo de Materiales , Permeabilidad , Factores de Riesgo , Esterilización/métodosRESUMEN
Over the last few years alcohol-based hand disinfectants have become widely available within health care, providing an alternative means of achieving good hand decontamination. In the hospital setting their advantage over soap and water is that they can be applied in transit to the next patient or task and therefore may help improve compliance with hand decontamination. Within the community setting they provide a suitable alternative to handwashing, particularly where there may be inadequate handwashing facilities. This article considers some issues around their use, namely indications for use, efficacy, and potential for skin damage.
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Alcoholes , Infección Hospitalaria/enfermería , Infección Hospitalaria/prevención & control , Desinfectantes , Control de Infecciones/métodos , Desinfección de las Manos , HumanosRESUMEN
Much has been said in recent years about the lack of environmental cleanliness in hospitals. The House of Lords Select Committee (1998) talked about falling standards in hospital cleaning and, more recently, the government acknowledged in The NHS Plan (Department of Health, 2000) that hospitals were unacceptably dirty. Such comments may affect people's perceptions of hospitals and, rather than regarding them as safe environments that promote healing, they may be viewed as dangerous places that might cause vulnerable patients greater harm. While it is known that about 10 per cent of hospital inpatients have a nosocomial infection at any one time (Emmerson et al, 1996), there is uncertainty about whether there is a sound evidence base to support the theory that dirty hospitals cause infection.
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Infección Hospitalaria/etiología , Microbiología Ambiental , Servicio de Limpieza en Hospital , Infección Hospitalaria/epidemiología , Infección Hospitalaria/prevención & control , Medicina Basada en la Evidencia , Encuestas Epidemiológicas , Humanos , Control de InfeccionesRESUMEN
Practitioners working in the community setting and whose caseload predominantly consists of treating chronic wounds often use tap water as a wound cleanser with the rationale that chronic wounds are already colonised with bacteria. However, there is some controversy, as discussed within this review, of the suitability of tap water as a cleansing agent for acute wounds.