Pharmacokinetics of IMM-H012 in rats using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

The present study examined the pharmacokinetics of IMM-H012 in rat plasma, utilizing ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). Internal standard cilostazol was employed, and plasma samples were processed using acetonitrile precipitation. A mobile phase (acetonitrile-0.1% formic acid in water) with gradient elution was used to achieve chromatographic separation using a UPLC BEH C18 column. In multiple reaction monitoring mode, electrospray ionization MS/MS was utilized in positive ionization mode. Based on findings, the lower limit of quantification was 2 ng/mL, and the linearity of IMM-H012 in rat plasma was found to be acceptable within the range of 2-2000 ng/mL (R2 > 0.995). The intra-day and inter-day precision relative standard deviation was less than 14% of IMM-H012 in rat plasma. The matrix effect was within the range of 102%-107%, and the accuracy ranged from 92% to 113%. Pharmacokinetics of IMM-H012 in rats after oral administration were successfully studied using UPLC-MS/MS.

Diagnostic accuracy of cryptococcal antigen test in pulmonary cryptococcosis: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: The cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) test was proposed as a rapid diagnostic tool to identify cryptococcal meningitis in patients suffering from AIDS. Several studies have demonstrated its diagnostic performance in cryptococcal meningitis. However, the diagnostic performance of the CrAg test in serum or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis remains uncertain. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review is to summarise the evidence concerning diagnostic performance of the CrAg test in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Databases such as PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov, International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, Wanfang Database and China National Knowledge Infrastructure will be searched systematically. The titles and abstracts will be reviewed by two independent reviewers. The Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 tool will be used to evaluate the risk of bias and clinical applicability of each study. Potential sources of heterogeneity will be investigated through visual inspection of the paired forest plots and summary receiver operating characteristic plots. The pooled summary statistics for the area under the curve, sensitivities, specificities, likelihood ratios and diagnostic ORs with 95% CI will be reported. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The underlying study is based on published articles thus does not require ethical approval. The findings of the systematic review and meta-analysis will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and disseminated in various scientific conferences and seminars. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42022373321.