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Selective activation of the M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype offers a novel strategy for the treatment of psychosis in multiple neurological disorders. Although the development of traditional muscarinic activators has been stymied due to pan-receptor activation, muscarinic receptor subtype selectivity can be achieved through the utilization of a subtype of a unique allosteric site. A major challenge in capitalizing on this allosteric site to date has been achieving a balance of suitable potency and brain penetration. Herein, we describe the design of a brain penetrant series of M4 selective positive allosteric modulators (PAMs), ultimately culminating in the identification of 21 (PF-06852231, now CVL-231/emraclidine), which is under active clinical development as a novel mechanism and approach for the treatment of schizophrenia.
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Encéfalo , Desenho de Fármacos , Receptor Muscarínico M4 , Receptor Muscarínico M4/metabolismo , Receptor Muscarínico M4/agonistas , Regulação Alostérica/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Animais , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Ratos , Cricetulus , Células CHO , Agonistas Muscarínicos/farmacologia , Agonistas Muscarínicos/síntese química , Agonistas Muscarínicos/química , Esquizofrenia/tratamento farmacológico , Esquizofrenia/metabolismoRESUMO
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a rare neurological disorder characterized by increased intracranial pressure, which can lead to visual loss and headaches. While medical therapy exists, weight loss is the only disease-modifying treatment. Weight loss is the only therapy that leads to sustained resolution of papilledema. Involving the patient in their disease management through patient engagement is a way to improve disease outcomes, and strengthen the therapeutic relationship. This feature discusses an overview of the disease, a patient's experience, and a physician's perspective.
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The ring strain present in azetidines can lead to undesired stability issues. Herein, we described a series of N-substituted azetidines which undergo an acid-mediated intramolecular ring-opening decomposition via nucleophilic attack of a pendant amide group. Studies were conducted to understand the decomposition mechanism enabling the design of stable analogues.
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Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL), a serine hydrolase extensively expressed throughout the brain, serves as a key gatekeeper regulating the tone of endocannabinoid signaling. Preclinically, inhibition of MAGL is known to provide therapeutic benefits for a number of neurological disorders. The availability of a MAGL-specific positron emission tomography (PET) ligand would considerably facilitate the development and clinical characterization of MAGL inhibitors via noninvasive and quantitative PET imaging. Herein, we report the identification of the potent and selective irreversible MAGL inhibitor 7 (PF-06809247) as a suitable radioligand lead, which upon radiolabeling was found to exhibit a high level of MAGL specificity; this enabled cross-species measurement of MAGL brain expression (Bmax), assessment of in vivo binding in the rat, and nonhuman primate PET imaging.
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Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Monoacilglicerol Lipases/química , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Animais , Sítios de Ligação , Encéfalo/enzimologia , Carbamatos/farmacologia , Cães , Desenho de Fármacos , Endocanabinoides/metabolismo , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Humanos , Ligantes , Células Madin Darby de Rim Canino , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , SolventesRESUMO
Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) inhibition provides a potential treatment approach to neuroinflammation through modulation of both the endocannabinoid pathway and arachidonoyl signaling in the central nervous system (CNS). Herein we report the discovery of compound 15 (PF-06795071), a potent and selective covalent MAGL inhibitor, featuring a novel trifluoromethyl glycol leaving group that confers significant physicochemical property improvements as compared with earlier inhibitor series with more lipophilic leaving groups. The design strategy focused on identifying an optimized leaving group that delivers MAGL potency, serine hydrolase selectivity, and CNS exposure while simultaneously reducing log D, improving solubility, and minimizing chemical lability. Compound 15 achieves excellent CNS exposure, extended 2-AG elevation effect in vivo, and decreased brain inflammatory markers in response to an inflammatory challenge.
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Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/síntese química , Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/farmacologia , Carbamatos/síntese química , Carbamatos/farmacologia , Inibidores Enzimáticos/síntese química , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Monoacilglicerol Lipases/antagonistas & inibidores , Neurite (Inflamação)/tratamento farmacológico , Amidoidrolases/antagonistas & inibidores , Animais , Ácidos Araquidônicos/metabolismo , Biomarcadores , Química Encefálica/efeitos dos fármacos , Cães , Desenho de Fármacos , Descoberta de Drogas , Endocanabinoides/metabolismo , Glicerídeos/metabolismo , Humanos , Macaca mulatta , Modelos Moleculares , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is the main enzyme responsible for degradation of the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) in the CNS. MAGL catalyzes the conversion of 2-AG to arachidonic acid (AA), a precursor to the proinflammatory eicosannoids such as prostaglandins. Herein we describe highly efficient MAGL inhibitors, identified through a parallel medicinal chemistry approach that highlighted the improved efficiency of azetidine and piperidine-derived carbamates. The discovery and optimization of 3-substituted azetidine carbamate irreversible inhibitors of MAGL were aided by the generation of inhibitor-bound MAGL crystal structures. Compound 6, a highly efficient and selective MAGL inhibitor against recombinant enzyme and in a cellular context, was tested in vivo and shown to elevate central 2-AG levels at a 10 mg/kg dose.
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Azetidinas/farmacologia , Carbamatos/farmacologia , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Monoacilglicerol Lipases/antagonistas & inibidores , Piperidinas/farmacologia , Animais , Azetidinas/química , Azetidinas/farmacocinética , Carbamatos/química , Carbamatos/farmacocinética , Linhagem Celular , Inibidores Enzimáticos/química , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacocinética , Humanos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Modelos Moleculares , Monoacilglicerol Lipases/metabolismo , Piperidinas/química , Piperidinas/farmacocinética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismoRESUMO
A high-throughput phenotypic screen for novel antibacterial agents led to the discovery of a novel pyrazolopyrimidinedione, PPD-1, with preferential activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Resistance mapping revealed the likely target of inhibition to be lysyl tRNA synthetase (LysRS). Preliminary structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies led to an analog, PPD-2, which gained Gram-negative antibacterial activity at the expense of MRSA activity and resistance to this compound mapped to prolyl tRNA synthetase (ProRS). These targets of inhibition were confirmed in vitro, with PPD-1 showing IC50s of 21.7 and 35 µM in purified LysRS and ProRS enzyme assays, and PPD-2, 151 and 0.04 µM, respectively. The highly attractive chemical properties of these compounds combined with intriguing preliminary SAR suggest that further exploration of this compelling novel series is warranted.
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Aminoacil-tRNA Sintetases/antagonistas & inibidores , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Proteínas de Bactérias/antagonistas & inibidores , Desenho de Fármacos , Descoberta de Drogas , Pirazóis/farmacologia , Pirimidinonas/farmacologia , Aminoacil-tRNA Sintetases/genética , Aminoacil-tRNA Sintetases/metabolismo , Antibacterianos/síntese química , Antibacterianos/química , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , Inibidores Enzimáticos/síntese química , Inibidores Enzimáticos/química , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Escherichia coli/efeitos dos fármacos , Escherichia coli/enzimologia , Escherichia coli/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Ensaios de Triagem em Larga Escala , Lisina-tRNA Ligase/antagonistas & inibidores , Lisina-tRNA Ligase/genética , Lisina-tRNA Ligase/metabolismo , Resistência a Meticilina , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/efeitos dos fármacos , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/enzimologia , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Neisseria gonorrhoeae/efeitos dos fármacos , Neisseria gonorrhoeae/enzimologia , Neisseria gonorrhoeae/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/enzimologia , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Pirazóis/síntese química , Pirazóis/química , Pirimidinonas/síntese química , Pirimidinonas/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Aminoacilação de RNA de Transferência/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) regulate the levels of the second messengers cAMP and cGMP and are important drug targets. PDE10A is highly enriched in medium spiny neurons of the striatum and is an attractive drug target for the treatment of basal ganglia diseases like schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or Huntington's disease. Here we describe the design, synthesis, and application of a variety of chemical biology probes, based on the first clinically tested PDE10A inhibitor MP-10, which were used to characterize the chemoproteomic profile of the clinical candidate in its native environment. A clickable photoaffinity probe was used to measure target engagement of MP-10 and revealed differences between whole cell and membrane preparations. Moreover, our results illustrate the importance of the linker design in the creation of functional probes. Biotinylated affinity probes allowed identification of drug-interaction partners in rodent and human tissue and quantitative mass spectrometry analysis revealed highly specific binding of MP-10 to PDE10A with virtually no off-target binding. The profiling of PDE10A chemical biology probes described herein illustrates a strategy by which high affinity inhibitors can be converted into probes for determining selectivity and target engagement of drug candidates in complex biological matrices from native sources.
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Membrana Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Sondas Moleculares/química , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores de Fosfodiesterase/química , Diester Fosfórico Hidrolases/metabolismo , Pirazóis/química , Quinolinas/química , Animais , Sítios de Ligação , Membrana Celular/enzimologia , Cromatografia de Afinidade , Corpo Estriado/citologia , Corpo Estriado/efeitos dos fármacos , Corpo Estriado/enzimologia , Cristalografia por Raios X , Humanos , Luz , Modelos Moleculares , Sondas Moleculares/síntese química , Neurônios/citologia , Neurônios/enzimologia , Inibidores de Fosfodiesterase/farmacologia , Diester Fosfórico Hidrolases/química , Processos Fotoquímicos , Cultura Primária de Células , Ligação Proteica , Pirazóis/farmacologia , Quinolinas/farmacologia , RatosRESUMO
The ability of carbonaceous geosorbents (CGs) such as black carbon (BC) to extensively sorb many common environmental contaminants suggests that they potentially possesses qualities useful to the sequestration of harmful xenobiotics within contaminated land. Presently, however, there is limited understanding of the implications for the bioaccessibility, mobility and environmental risk of organic contaminants while sorbed to BC in soil and sediment, in addition to the inherent toxicity of BC itself to terrestrial flora and fauna. We review both the processes involved in and factors influencing BC sorption characteristics, and ultimately consider the impacts BC will have for bioavailability/bioaccessibility, toxicity and risk assessment/remediation of contaminated land. We conclude that while the application of BC is promising, additional work on both their toxicity effects and long-term stability is required before their full potential as a remediation agent can be safely exploited.
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Carbono/química , Compostos Orgânicos/química , Poluentes do Solo/química , Disponibilidade Biológica , Sedimentos Geológicos , Medição de RiscoRESUMO
The structure-based design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a new pyrazole series of irreversible KAT II inhibitors are described herein. The modification of the inhibitor scaffold of 1 and 2 from a dihydroquinolinone core to a tetrahydropyrazolopyridinone core led to discovery of a new series of potent KAT II inhibitors with excellent physicochemical properties. Compound 20 is the most potent and lipophilically efficient of these new pyrazole analogs, with a k(inact)/K(i) value of 112,000 M(-1)s(-1) and lipophilic efficiency (LipE) of 8.53. The X-ray crystal structure of 20 with KAT II demonstrates key features that contribute to this remarkable potency and binding efficiency.
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Desenho de Fármacos , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Pirazóis/farmacologia , Transaminases/antagonistas & inibidores , Domínio Catalítico/efeitos dos fármacos , Cristalografia por Raios X , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Inibidores Enzimáticos/síntese química , Inibidores Enzimáticos/química , Humanos , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas/efeitos dos fármacos , Modelos Moleculares , Estrutura Molecular , Pirazóis/síntese química , Pirazóis/química , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Transaminases/metabolismoRESUMO
A series of aryl hydroxamates recently have been disclosed as irreversible inhibitors of kynurenine amino transferase II (KAT II), an enzyme that may play a role in schizophrenia and other psychiatric and neurological disorders. The utilization of structure-activity relationships (SAR) in conjunction with X-ray crystallography led to the discovery of hydroxamate 4, a disubstituted analogue that has a significant potency enhancement due to a novel interaction with KAT II. The use of k inact/K i to assess potency was critical for understanding the SAR in this series and for identifying compounds with improved pharmacodynamic profiles.
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The synthesis and antibacterial activity of heterocyclic methylsulfone hydroxamates is presented. Compounds in this series are potent inhibitors of the LpxC enzyme, a key enzyme involved in the production of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) found in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. SAR evaluation of compounds in this series revealed analogs with potent antibacterial activity against challenging Gram-negative species such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
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Amidoidrolases/antagonistas & inibidores , Antibacterianos/química , Inibidores Enzimáticos/química , Bactérias Gram-Negativas/efeitos dos fármacos , Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/química , Amidoidrolases/metabolismo , Antibacterianos/síntese química , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Inibidores Enzimáticos/síntese química , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Compostos Heterocíclicos/química , Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/síntese química , Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/farmacologia , Klebsiella pneumoniae/efeitos dos fármacos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/enzimologia , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Sulfonas/químicaRESUMO
The observed strong sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to black carbon (BC) presents potential implications for PAH bioaccessibility in soils. The effects of BC on the desorption kinetics and mineralization of phenanthrene in four soils was investigated after 1, 25, 50, and 100 d soil-PAH contact time, using sequential hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin (HPCD) extractions in soils amended with 0, 0.1, 1, and 5% (dry wt. soil) activated charcoal (AC, a form of BC). The rapidly (%F(rap)) and slowly (%F(slow)) desorbing phenanthrene fractions and their rate constants were determined using a first-order two-compartment (biphasic) desorption model. A minimum 7.8-fold decrease in %F(rap) occurred when AC was increased from 0 to 5%, with a corresponding increase in %F(slow). Desorption rate constants followed the progression k(rap) (% h(-1)) > k(slow) (% h(-1)) and were in the order of 10(-1) to 10(-2) and 10(-3) to 10(-4), respectively. Linear regressions between %F(rap) and the fractions degraded by a phenanthrene-degrading inoculum (%F(min)) indicated that slopes did not approximate 1 at concentrations greater than 0% AC; %F(min) often exceeded %F(rap), indicating a fraction of sorbed phenanthrene (%F(slow)) remained microbially accessible. Therefore, HPCD-desorption kinetics alone may not be an adequate basis for the prediction of the bioaccessibility of PAHs to microorganisms or bioremediation potential in AC-amended soils.
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Carvão Vegetal/metabolismo , Poluentes Ambientais/metabolismo , Recuperação e Remediação Ambiental/métodos , Fenantrenos/metabolismo , 2-Hidroxipropil-beta-Ciclodextrina , Biodegradação Ambiental , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Cinética , Modelos Lineares , Pseudomonas/metabolismo , beta-Ciclodextrinas/químicaRESUMO
The synthesis and biological activity of a new series of LpxC inhibitors represented by pyridone methylsulfone hydroxamate 2a is presented. Members of this series have improved solubility and free fraction when compared to compounds in the previously described biphenyl methylsulfone hydroxamate series, and they maintain superior Gram-negative antibacterial activity to comparator agents.
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Amidoidrolases/antagonistas & inibidores , Antibacterianos/síntese química , Bactérias Gram-Negativas/efeitos dos fármacos , Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Negativas/tratamento farmacológico , Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/síntese química , Piridonas/síntese química , Ácidos Sulfônicos/síntese química , Animais , Antibacterianos/farmacocinética , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Cristalografia por Raios X , Humanos , Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/farmacocinética , Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/farmacologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Modelos Moleculares , Estrutura Molecular , Conformação Proteica , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/enzimologia , Piridonas/farmacocinética , Piridonas/farmacologia , Ratos , Estereoisomerismo , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Ácidos Sulfônicos/farmacocinética , Ácidos Sulfônicos/farmacologiaRESUMO
Kynurenine aminotransferase (KAT) II has been identified as a potential new target for the treatment of cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. Following a high-throughput screen, cyclic hydroxamic acid PF-04859989 was identified as a potent and selective inhibitor of human and rat KAT II. An X-ray crystal structure and (13)C NMR studies of PF-04859989 bound to KAT II have demonstrated that this compound forms a covalent adduct with the enzyme cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate (PLP), in the active site. In vivo pharmacokinetic and efficacy studies in rat show that PF-04859989 is a brain-penetrant, irreversible inhibitor and is capable of reducing brain kynurenic acid by 50% at a dose of 10 mg/kg (sc). Preliminary structure-activity relationship investigations have been completed and have identified the positions on this scaffold best suited to modification for further optimization of this novel series of KAT II inhibitors.
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An efficient method was developed for the synthesis of 2-methylene-4-substituted ethyl butyrates via cyclopropyl opening followed by a Wittig reaction. The desired products were formed in a two-step, one-pot reaction sequence. Alternatively, the key intermediate ylide 2 was isolable and could be stored under oxygen-free conditions and subsequently utilized. A variety of nucleophiles were found to open the commercially available cyclopropane 1. The resulting ylide reacted with aldehydes to provide E-olefinic products.
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Boratos/química , Compostos Organofosforados/química , Aldeídos/química , Ciclização , Estrutura MolecularRESUMO
We describe a generalized approach to stereocontrolled synthesis of substituted cyclic hydroxamic acids (3-amino-1-hydroxy-3,4-dihydroquinolinones) by selective reduction of substituted 2-nitrophenylalanine substrates. Compounds in this series have antibacterial properties and have also recently been reported as KAT II inhibitors. The key nitrophenyl alanine intermediates are prepared enantioselectively in excellent yield by phase transfer catalyzed alkylation of the corresponding nitrobenzyl bromides. The scope and limitations of the reductive cyclization transformation have been explored with attention to the effects of substitution pattern and electronics on reaction efficiency and byproduct formation. In addition, a novel activated trifluoroethyl ester cyclization strategy has been developed as an alternate approach to the most sterically demanding systems in this series.
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Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/química , Ácidos Hidroxâmicos/síntese química , Nitrocompostos/química , Ciclização , Ésteres , Oxirredução , Fenilalanina/análogos & derivados , Fenilalanina/síntese química , Fenilalanina/química , Acetato de Sódio/química , Especificidade por Substrato , Compostos de Estanho/químicaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: We examined demographic, clinical, and treatment outcome characteristics of Filipinos with tuberculosis (TB) in the United States. METHODS: We calculated TB case rates from US Census Bureau population estimates and National Tuberculosis Surveillance System data for US-born non-Hispanic Whites and for US residents born in the Philippines, India, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Korea--countries that are major contributors to the TB burden in the United States. We compared Filipinos with the other groups through univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS: Of 45,504 TB patients, 15.5% were Filipinos; 43.0% were other Asian/Pacific Islander groups; and 41.6% were Whites. Per 100 000 persons in 2007, the TB rate was 73.5 among Cambodians, 54.0 among Vietnamese, 52.1 among Filipinos, and 0.9 among Whites. Filipinos were more likely than other groups to be employed as health care workers and to have used private health care providers but less likely to be HIV positive and to be offered HIV testing. CONCLUSIONS: The relatively high TB rate among Filipinos indicates that TB control strategies should target this population. Providers should be encouraged to offer HIV testing to all TB patients.
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Asiático , Tuberculose/etnologia , Adulto , Asiático/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Comorbidade , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Análise Multivariada , Havaiano Nativo ou Outro Ilhéu do Pacífico/estatística & dados numéricos , Filipinas/etnologia , Fatores de Risco , Tuberculose/prevenção & controle , Estados Unidos/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Our case-control study sought to identify risk factors for colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at hospital admission among patients with no known healthcare-related risk factors. We found that patients whose most recent hospitalization occurred greater than 1 year before their current hospital admission were more likely to have MRSA colonization. In addition, both the time that elapsed since the most recent hospitalization and the duration of that hospitalization affected risk.
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Portador Sadio/epidemiologia , Hospitalização/estatística & dados numéricos , Hospitais de Veteranos/estatística & dados numéricos , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/isolamento & purificação , Infecções Estafilocócicas/epidemiologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Portador Sadio/microbiologia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Georgia/epidemiologia , Humanos , Tempo de Internação , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/efeitos dos fármacos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Nariz/microbiologia , Vigilância da População , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Infecções Estafilocócicas/microbiologia , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
The development of phenanthrene catabolism in four soils amended with varying concentrations of activated charcoal (AC) (0%, 0.1%, 1% and 5%), a type of black carbon, was investigated. Mineralisation of (14)C-phenanthrene was monitored after 1, 25, 50 and 100 d soil-PAH contact time; lag phases, rates and extents of mineralisation of the (14)C-phenanthrene to (14)CO(2) were determined. At concentrations >0.1% AC rates and extents of mineralisation were reduced by more than 99%. This revealed that the presence of >0.1% AC in soils may substantially diminish the rate at which the catabolic activity of indigenous soil microflora develops in contaminated soil. Soil C, which had the highest organic carbon (OC) content, consistently exhibited the highest extents of degradation. It is suggested that, in accordance with other researchers, OC may have blocked available phenanthrene sorption sites. This enhanced phenanthrene availability ultimately facilitated a greater level of catabolic activity within this soil. Such results reflect the complex nature of interactions between soil, biota and contaminants and their influence on the degradation of contaminants in the environment.