Fabrication and evaluation of a molecular-imprinted-polymer functionalized electrode for selective electric field-assisted solid-phase microextraction of phytohormones.

Specific extraction and separation plays a pivotal role in the accurate quantification of trace phytohormones (PHs). However, due to their high polarity, specific capture of PHs is challenging. In this study, under the assistance of electric field, a molecular-imprinted-polymer functionalized electrode (MIP@ED) was in-situ prepared using 3-indoleacetic acid (IAA) as template and employed as the adsorbent of electric field-assisted solid-phase microextraction (EA-SPME) for specific capture of PHs. Results showed that the implementation of electric field during the preparation of MIP@ED and EA-SPME procedures improved the extraction selectivity, the selective factors towards IAA and its structural analogues increased from 2.09 to 2.45 to 2.88-3.51. Under the optimum conditions, the proposed MIP@ED/EA-SPME was combined with HPLC technique to monitor trace PHs in water and agricultural products. The achieved limits of detection were in the ranges of 0.0053-0.011 µg/L and 0.048-0.12 µg/kg for water and agricultural product, respectively. The established approach was successfully applied to quantify trace PHs in real samples, and the spiked recoveries varied from 84.0 % to 118 % with good repeatability (RSDs blow 10 %). The obtained results provided clear evidence that the developed approach employing the MIP@ED/EA-SPME technique demonstrated high sensitivity, good selectivity, satisfactory reproducibility and environmental friendliness in the quantification of trace PHs in complex samples. In addition, the current study supplied a new strategy to enhance the specific recognition performance of MIP-based SPME.

Assessment of bidirectional relationships between systemic lupus erythematosus and anxiety disorder: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study.

BACKGROUND: Observational studies have demonstrated that there was a significant correlation between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and anxiety disorder, but the causal relationship between them is not so clearly established. This study aims to reveal the potential causal link between SLE and anxiety disorder. METHODS: Summary statistical data of SLE and anxiety disorder were from two large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of European ancestry, followed by a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. The inverse variance-weighted (IVW) method was used as the main method to evaluate causal effects, while MR-Egger, weighted median, simple mode, and weighted mode were supplementary methods. Outliers were excluded by MR-pleiotropy residual sum and outlier (MR-PRESSO). Cochran's Q test, MR-Egger intercept test, and leave-one-out analysis were used to evaluate the stability of the results. RESULTS: According to the results of IVW, we did not observe that there was a statistically significant causal association between genetically predicted SLE and the risk of anxiety disorder (OR = 1.000, 95%CI = 0.992 to 1.008, p =.997). Conversely, there were no causal effects between anxiety disorder and SLE risk (OR = 1.000, 95%CI = 0.992 to 1.008, p = .997). A similar result was obtained by supplementing the MR method. In addition, sensitivity analysis indicated high stability of the result. CONCLUSION: Bidirectional two-sample MR study does not support the causal relationship between SLE and anxiety disorder.

Hemophilia A developing cerebral infarction after surgical treatment of giant hemophilic pseudotumor: a case report.

BACKGROUND: Cerebral infarction (CI) is an unusual complication in patients with bleeding disorders. To our knowledge, this is the first case of postoperative internal border-zone infarction (I-BZI) from Hemophilia A. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of Hemophilia A developing I-BZI, after surgical treatment of giant hemophilic pseudotumor. A 36-year-old man was introduced from other hospital by Hemophilia with giant hemophilic pseudotumor in his left thigh. Patient and his relatives did not have a history of thrombophilia. After excluding the relevant surgical contraindications, we performed the operation of pseudotumor resection. Prior to surgery, blood tests revealed hemoglobin of 137 g/L. FVIII activity was 1.5%. Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) was 71.50 s and D-dimer was 3.33 mg/L FEU. Immediately before surgery, the patient received an intravenous infusion of FVIII products (Xyntha®) at a dose of 3500 IU for his body weight of 80 kg. Post-operative day two (POD2), patient developed vomiting, decreased response, and dysarthria. Hemoglobin was 54 g/L with blood pressure of 110/70 mmHg. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed there were multiple acute cerebral infarctions in bilateral lateral ventricles (internal border zone) and multiple ischemic foci in the white matter areas and basal ganglia of the bilateral cerebral hemispheres. This case suggested that acute severe anemia can be one of the causes of I-BZI. CONCLUSIONS: For the treatment of I-BZI caused by acute anemia from Hemophilia A, volume expansion, red blood cell supplement and continuous improvement of coagulation with suitable dose of factor VIII (FVIII) should be considered to improve prognosis.

One-pot fabrication of poly (ionic liquid)s functionalized magnetic adsorbent for efficient enrichment of phenylurea herbicides in environmental waters.

Efficient capture is an essential procedure in the highly sensitive monitoring of phenylurea herbicides (PUHs) in various environmental waters. Herein, a new poly (ionic liquid)s functionalized magnetic adsorbent (PFMA) was conveniently fabricated by means of "one-pot" strategy. The preparation procedure was quite simple by mixing 1-allyl-3-methylimidazoliumbis[(trifluoromethy)sulfonyl]imide, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, Fe3+, Fe2+, mixed solution of dimethyl sulfoxide/H2O and azobisisobutyronitrile in one pot, and the total reaction time was just 3.0 h which was far shorter than that needed in previous approaches. A series of characterized techniques were employed to observe and inspect the morphology, structure and magnetic properties of prepared PFMA. Results revealed that the adsorbent contained abundant functional groups and superior magnetic property. Combing with magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) format, the resultant PFMA displayed high capture capability towards studied PUHs through multiple interactions, and the enrichment factors were in the range of 126-227. Under the selected extraction parameters, the introduced PFMA/MSPE was combined with HPLC equipped with diode array detector (HPLC/DAD) to measure investigated PUHs at trace levels in various environmental waters. Wide linear range (0.010-200 µg/L), low limit of detection (0.0025-0.015 µg/L) and good precision (RSDs<10%) were achieved. The reliability and practicality of established approach was demonstrated by quantifying trace studied PUHs in various waters. Satisfactory fortified recoveries (80.2-119%) and repeatability were achieved. The results well evidence that the prepared PFMA is a good alternative for capture PUHs, and the introduced approach has wide prospect in the analyzing trace levels of PUHs in water and other complex samples.