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Nutrients ; 16(7)2024 Apr 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38613098

ABSTRACT

The main objective of this study was to determine plasma levels of PS and to study SNVs rs41360247, rs4245791, rs4148217, and rs11887534 of ABCG8 and the r657152 SNV at the ABO blood group locus in a sample of a population treated at our hospital, and to determine whether these SNVs are related to plasma PS concentrations. The secondary objective was to establish the variables associated with plasma PS concentrations in adults. Participants completed a dietary habit questionnaire and a blood sample was collected to obtain the following variables: campesterol, sitosterol, sitostanol, lanosterol, stigmasterol, biochemical parameters, and the SNVs. In addition, biometric and demographic variables were also recorded. In the generalized linear model, cholesterol and age were positively associated with total PS levels, while BMI was negatively related. For rs4245791, homozygous T allele individuals showed a significantly lower campesterol concentration compared with C homozygotes, and the GG alleles of rs657152 had the lowest levels of campesterol compared with the other alleles of the SNV. Conclusions: The screening of certain SNVs could help prevent the increase in plasma PS and maybe PNALD in some patients. However, further studies on the determinants of plasma phytosterol concentrations are needed.


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Phytosterols , Adult , Humans , Lanosterol , Stigmasterol , ABO Blood-Group System , Alleles
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Rev. lab. clín ; 10(1): 4-13, ene.-mar. 2017. tab, ilus
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-160831

ABSTRACT

Introducción. La ceftazidima, el meropenem y la piperacilina son antibióticos ¿-lactámicos de amplio espectro empleados en el tratamiento empírico de pacientes críticos con sepsis. Estos fármacos presentan una actividad antimicrobiana dependiente del tiempo por lo que sus concentraciones de masa en el plasma deberían medirse y mantenerse por encima de la concentración mínima inhibitoria. El objetivo de este estudio es desarrollar y validar un procedimiento de medida basado en la cromatografía de alta y rápida resolución acoplada a la espectrometría de masas en tándem para la medición simultánea de la concentración de masa de ceftazidima, meropenem y piperacilina en el plasma. Material y métodos. Después de una precipitación de proteínas de las muestras con acetonitrilo y posterior dilución con agua, los eluatos son introducidos en una columna C18 de fase inversa usando un gradiente de agua/acetonitrilo que contiene ácido fórmico. Los antibióticos son detectados mediante un espectrómetro de masas de triple cuadrupolo trabajando en las modalidades de ionización por electroespray y monitorización de reacción múltiple. Resultados. Los límites de cuantificación son cercanos a 0,50mg/l. Los coeficientes de variación y sesgos relativos son inferiores a 10,8 y 12,0%, respectivamente. Los valores de recuperación están comprendidos entre 55,7 y 77,4%. La evaluación del efecto matriz muestra una sobreexpresión iónica para todos los antibióticos. No se observan interferencias ni contaminación por arrastre. Conclusiones. El procedimiento de medida validado podría ser empleado en la práctica diaria del laboratorio clínico para la medición de estas magnitudes farmacológicas, principalmente en pacientes críticos con sepsis (AU)


Introduction. Ceftazidime, meropenem and piperacillin are broad spectrum antibiotics often used for the empirical treatment of infections in critically ill patients with sepsis. These antibiotics show time-dependent antimicrobial activity, meaning that the antibiotic mass concentration in plasma should be measured and maintained above the minimal inhibitory concentration. The aim of this study was to develop and to validate an ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry procedure for the simultaneous measurement of ceftazidime, meropenem, and piperacillin mass concentration in plasma. Material and methods. After protein precipitation with acetonitrile and subsequent dilution of the supernatant with water, eluates were introduced into a reverse-phase C18 column using a water/methanol gradient containing formic acid. Antibiotics were detected by electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry in multiple reaction monitoring mode. Results. The lower limits of quantification were close to 0.50mg/l. Coefficients of variation and absolute relative biases were less than 10.8 and 12.0%, respectively. Recovery values ranged from 55.7 to 77.4%. Evaluation of the matrix effect showed ion enhancement for all antibiotics. No interferences or carry-over were observed. Conclusions. The validated measurement procedure could be used in daily clinical laboratory practice to measure the mass concentration of these antibiotics in plasma, and in critically ill patients with sepsis (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , 16136 , Ceftazidime/analysis , Ceftazidime/therapeutic use , Piperacillin/analysis , Piperacillin/therapeutic use , Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods , Chromatography/methods , 35508 , Infusions, Parenteral , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Mass Spectrometry/methods , Mass Spectrometry
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Rev. lab. clín ; 4(2): 84-89, abr.-jun. 2011.
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-88076

ABSTRACT

La medida en suero de la concentración de tirotropina y tiroxina es la base para la evaluación bioquímica de la función tiroidea. Con frecuencia, el intervalo de referencia de la tirotropina sirve como cribado inicial para valorar la necesidad de añadir la medida de tiroxina. Este trabajo se ha realizado con el objetivo de mejorar la sensibilidad diagnóstica del cribado. Se seleccionaron todos los resultados de tirotropina y tiroxina solicitados de manera simultánea a pacientes de consultas externas: para la primera parte del estudio se usaron los del año 2008 (n=10.900) y para la segunda parte, los de pacientes del año 2009 sin seguimiento en el año previo (n=5.367). Se realizaron dos curvas ROC para delimitar el intervalo de decisión del algoritmo con una sensibilidad del 90% y se contabilizó el número de resultados falsos negativos obtenidos. Los intervalos de tirotropina obtenidos en el primer y segundo estudio fueron (2,11-3,50) mint.u./L y (2,04-3,41) mint.u/L respectivamente. En ambos estudios la sensibilidad aumentó aproximadamente de un 70% de media con el intervalo de referencia a un 90% con el intervalo del algoritmo. El número de falsos negativos se redujo de 75 a 30 en el primer caso, y de 37 a 13 en el segundo. La aplicación de un intervalo de tirotropina calculado para la evaluación de la función tiroidea, en pacientes ambulatorios con o sin seguimiento previo, supone un aumento en la sensibilidad diagnóstica, respecto al empleo del intervalo de referencia de tirotropina (AU)


The measurement of thyrotropin and thyroxine concentrations in serum is the basis of the biochemical evaluation of thyroid function. The reference interval of thyrotropin is frequently used as an initial screening to assess the need for thyroxine measurement. This study was carried out to obtain a different and more adjusted interval of thyrotropin, in order to improve the diagnostic sensitivity. All of the results of thyrotropin and thyroxine requested at the same time on outpatients were selected: for the first part of the study, those from year 2008 (n=10,900), and for the second part, those from 2009 with no follow-up in the previous year (n=5,367). Two ROC curves were used to define the algorithm decision interval with a sensitivity of 90% and the number of false negative results was calculated. The thyrotropin intervals obtained in the first and second studies were (2.11-3.50) mIU/L and (2.04-3.41) mIU/L, respectively. In both studies, the sensitivity increased approximately from an average of 70% to 90% of the confidence interval using the algorithm interval. The number of false negatives was reduced from 75 to 30 in the first case, and from 37 to 13 in the second case. The application of a calculated thyrotropin interval to assess thyroid function in outpatients with or without prior monitoring, leads to an increase of the diagnostic sensitivity with regard to the use of the thyrotropin reference interval (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Sensitivity and Specificity , Thyroid Function Tests/methods , Thyroid Function Tests , Mass Screening/methods , Thyroid Function Tests/trends , Receptors, Thyrotropin/analysis , Thyrotropin/analysis , Thyroxine/analysis , Thyroxine , ROC Curve
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