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Med Sci Monit ; 28: e933942, 2022 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35231021

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BACKGROUND This study retrospectively explored body composition changes and related factors in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients with UC and healthy individuals who served as the healthy control at the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University September 2017 to August 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical data and laboratory examination indexes were collected. The skeletal muscle area (SMA) of the third lumbar vertebra cross-section, the subcutaneous fat area (SFA), and the visceral fat area (VFA) at the umbilical level were measured by computed tomography (CT), and the skeletal muscle index (SMI) was calculated to evaluate the loss of muscle mass. RESULTS Data from a total of 80 patients (median age, 49.49 years; 44 [55%] men) with active UC in the UC group and 80 healthy people age- and sex-matched in the healthy control group were collected. The incidence of low SMI and malnutrition was remarkably higher in the UC group than in the healthy control group (P<0.05). Low SMI was observed in 62.5% of UC patients who had a normal body mass index. Based on classification by the Truelove and Witts' criteria, the prevalence of malnutrition in severe UC patients was remarkably higher than that in mild and moderate UC patients (P<0.05). Based on the disease extent, the prevalence of low SMI in E3 type UC was dramatically higher than that in E2 type (P=0.028). CONCLUSIONS Loss of muscle mass was related to disease extent in patients with UC. Loss of muscle mass is more likely to be associated with malnutrition.


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Composição Corporal/fisiologia , Colite Ulcerativa/diagnóstico , Desnutrição/epidemiologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Idoso , China/epidemiologia , Colite Ulcerativa/epidemiologia , Colite Ulcerativa/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Mikrochim Acta ; 186(2): 103, 2019 01 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30637512

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The authors describe a new spherical metal-organic coordination polymer (MOCP) for use as an adsorbent in solid-phase microextraction (SPME). By applying the ions Co(II), Fe(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) in these polymers, MOCP with different morphology were obtained. The respective coatings for SPME display different extraction efficiency towards neonicotinoid insecticides (neo-nics). The Co(II)@MOCP coating displays an improved extraction capability for neo-nics when compared to the four commercially available coatings studied. Following extraction with the Co(II)@MOCP-coated fiber, the neo-nics were eluted using 1 mL of trifluoroacetic acid/acetonitrile solution and quantified by high performance liquid chromatography. The method, when applied to spiked honey samples, has good linearity (0.5-600 µg kg-1) and a low limit of detection (0.05-0.15 µg kg-1). The precision (n = 6) for a single fiber was in the range of 3.6-8.3%. The reproducibility (for n = 5) from fiber-to-fiber ranges between 5.4 and 8.8%. The Co(II)@MOCP-coated fiber can be reused more than 80 times without any apparent reduction in its performance. In addition, the relative recoveries from spiked honey samples are very good (91.5%-103.5%). Graphical abstract A spherical metal-organic coordination polymer (MOCP) was synthesized under the regulation of Co(II) and used for the solid-phase microextraction (SPME) of neonicotinoid insecticides found in honey.

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Anal Bioanal Chem ; 410(25): 6539-6548, 2018 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30043112

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An efficient analytical method based on molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction (MISPE) coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) was established for the determination of iridoid glycosides (IGs) in Di-huang pills. As the solid-phase extraction medium, superhydrophilic molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) with high affinity and selectivity to IGs in water media were fabricated using divinyl galactose as a single cross-linking monomer. The structure, porosity, and hydrophilicity of MIPs were characterized. The properties involving dynamic adsorption, kinetic adsorption, and selectivity were evaluated. Under optimal conditions the MISPE-HPLC-DAD based method was applied for loganin, morroniside, cornin, and sweroside determination in three kinds of Di-huang pills. The limits of detection of four IGs were 0.002-0.003 mg g-1. Furthermore, the proposed method exhibited some merits including good linearity, excellent precision, and desirable accuracy. The established MISPE-HPLC-DAD method has great potential for the selective determination of IGs in Chinese patent drugs. Graphical Abstract ᅟ.


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Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Reagentes de Ligações Cruzadas/química , Glicosídeos Iridoides/análise , Preparações Farmacêuticas/análise , Polímeros/química , Adsorção , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Glicosídeos Iridoides/química , Limite de Detecção , Impressão Molecular/métodos , Estrutura Molecular , Preparações Farmacêuticas/química , Extração em Fase Sólida/métodos , Água/química
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J Sep Sci ; 41(16): 3294-3301, 2018 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29929216

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Molecularly imprinted covalent organic polymers were constructed by an imine-linking reaction between 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol and 2,6-diaminopyridine and used for the selective solid-phase extraction of benzoxazole fluorescent whitening agents from food samples. Binding experiments showed that imprinting sites on molecularly imprinted polymers had higher selectivity for targets compared with those of the corresponding non-imprinted polymers. Parameters affecting the solid-phase extraction procedure were examined. Under optimal conditions, actual samples were treated and the eluent was analyzed with high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection. The results showed that the established method has a wide linearity, satisfactory detection limits and quantification limits, and acceptable recoveries. Thus, this developed method possesses the practical potential for the selective determination of benzoxazole fluorescent whitening agents in complex food samples.


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Benzoxazóis/isolamento & purificação , Corantes Fluorescentes/isolamento & purificação , Contaminação de Alimentos/análise , Impressão Molecular , Polímeros/química , Agaricales/química , Benzoxazóis/química , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Farinha/análise , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Estrutura Molecular , Extração em Fase Sólida
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J Sep Sci ; 41(13): 2759-2766, 2018 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29676851

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Five iridoid glycosides were prepared using molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction combined with preparative high-performance liquid chromatography. Hydrophilic molecularly imprinted polymers were synthesized using α-1-allyl-2-N-acetyl glucosamine, which introduced an abundance of hydrophilic groups into the polymers. Using molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction as the sample pretreatment procedure, five iridoid glycosides, gardenoside, geniposide, shanzhiside, geniposidic acid, and genipin-1-O-gentiobioside, were selectively enriched from Gardenia fructus extracts. Preparative high-performance liquid chromatography then provided iridoid glycosides with a purity >98%. The structures were elucidated by using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, optical rotation and melting point measurements, and mass spectrometry. The results demonstrate that molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction combined with preparative high-performance liquid chromatography was an efficient, rapid, and economical method for the preparation of bioactive compounds from natural products.


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Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/isolamento & purificação , Gardenia/química , Glicosídeos Iridoides/isolamento & purificação , Polímeros/química , Extração em Fase Sólida/métodos , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/química , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Glicosídeos Iridoides/química , Impressão Molecular , Polímeros/síntese química , Extração em Fase Sólida/instrumentação
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J Hazard Mater ; 469: 134048, 2024 May 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38493624

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As plastic waste continues to accumulate in natural environments, the impact of aged microplastics (MPs) on soil ecosystems is increasingly becoming a matter of global concern. However, the effects of aged MPs on the stability of water-stable soil aggregates have not been clearly elucidated. Therefore, we investigated the influence of two types of aged MPs, namely, polystyrene and polypropylene, on soil aggregate stability. We found that MPs have a notable effect on the fundamental structural units of soil aggregates, including organic matter and microorganisms. Consequently, reducing the structural stability of soil aggregates by disrupting the bonding mechanisms of soil particles affects the erosion resistance of coarse aggregates. Furthermore, we investigated the coupled effects of "soil electric field-MPs" on aggregate stability. The results showed that the critical potential for aggregate explosive fragmentation corresponds to an electric field intensity at an electrolyte concentration of 10-2 mol·L-1. In this study, we have clarified the primary factors through which MPs affect the stability of water-stable soil aggregates, providing new insights for a more accurate assessment of the impact of MPs on soil aggregates.

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Sci Total Environ ; 951: 175433, 2024 Nov 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39134275

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The interaction and combination of nanoplastics with microorganisms, enzymes, plant proteins, and other substances have garnered considerable attention in current research. This study specifically examined the interaction and biological effects of NPs and proteins. The findings indicated that the presence of externally wrapped proteins alters the original morphology and surface roughness of nanoplastics, leading to the formation of unevenly distributed coronas on the surface. This confirms that nanoplastics can interact with proteins to form protein coronas. The study characterized the adsorption behavior of bacterial proteins on unmodified, amino-modified, and carboxyl-modified nanoplastics using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models, showing that the adsorption process of the three nanoplastics on bacterial proteins was mainly controlled by chemisorption. Fluorescence spectroscopy revealed a higher binding affinity of unmodified nanoplastics. Nearly 40 % of the proteins in the protein corona of unmodified NPs are involved in metabolite production and electron transport processes. Nearly 50 % of the proteins in the protein corona of amino-modified NPs are involved in cellular metabolic processes, followed by enzymes that carry out redox reactions. The protein corona of carboxyl-modified NPs has the highest number of proteins involved in metabolic pathways, followed by proteins involved in energy-electron transfer. The formation of protein coronas on NPs with different surface modifications can reduce the toxicity of nanoplastics to bacteria to a certain extent compared to pure nanoplastics, especially amino-modified NPs, which show a significant increase in bacterial survival. The formation of protein coronas on NPs leads to varying degrees of decrease in bacterial ROS and MDA generation, with amino-modified NPs showing the most reduction; SOD and CAT exhibit varying degrees of increase and decrease. These findings not only advance our understanding of the biological impacts of NPs but also provide a basis for future in-depth investigations into the pathways of NP contamination in real environments.


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Proteínas de Bactérias , Coroa de Proteína , Coroa de Proteína/química , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Nanopartículas/toxicidade , Nanopartículas/química , Adsorção , Plásticos
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Int Forum Allergy Rhinol ; 14(9): 1488-1500, 2024 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39017391

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BACKGROUND: Acupuncture has been shown for the treatment of allergic rhinitis in previous studies. Nevertheless, relevant evidence was lacked for paediatric patients with allergic rhinitis. We aim to validate the efficacy of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis in children by meta-analysis and trial sequence analysis. METHOD: Comprehensive search of eight databases were conducted until August 27, 2023. Randomized controlled trials comparing acupuncture alone or in combination with drugs versus medication in children with AR were included. The primary outcome was total nasal symptom score (TNSS). The secondary outcomes were serum immunoglobulin E levels, and relapse rates. RESULTS: Thirteen studies involving 1186 participants were included. In results, acupuncture group (AC group) versus medication group (Med group) shows no significant difference in the treatment of AR in children (risk ratio [RR] = 1.10, 95% CI = 0.97 to 1.24, p = 0.13), while TSA suggested the included sample size did not exceed required information size (RIS). Significant differences were found between the AC + Med group versus the Med group (RR = 1.29, 95% CI = 1.17 to 1.42, p < 0.00001), with sufficient sample size. Results in serum IgE after treatment which favored the Med group (MD = 51.94, 95% CI [22.24, 81.65], p = 0.0006). In terms of relapse rate, The AC group had a lower relapse rate than the Med group (RR = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.26-0.63, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture is an efficacious treatment for allergic rhinitis in children, but this conclusion might be limited by the generally low quality of evidence. TSA suggested additional high-quality trials with larger sample sizes and longer treatment durations were needed.


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Terapia por Acupuntura , Imunoglobulina E , Rinite Alérgica , Humanos , Rinite Alérgica/terapia , Rinite Alérgica/imunologia , Criança , Resultado do Tratamento , Imunoglobulina E/sangue , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto
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Sci Total Environ ; 918: 170645, 2024 Mar 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38320695

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) can lead to risks associated with animal and human health through the transfer along food chains. It is confirmed that PFASs can be transported to each part of plants after taken up by the roots. To better elucidate the underlying mechanisms for such exposure, it is highly valuable to develop analytical capabilities for in vivo monitoring of PFASs in live plants. In this work, a novel imprinted covalent organic frameworks (CMIP) solid-phase microextraction coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was developed with low limits of detection for six acidic PFASs (0.1-0.3 ng g-1) and used for in vivo monitoring in live aloe. The CMIP coating shows good precision (RSD of intra and inter ≤9.6 % and 10.2 %, respectively) and possesses much higher extraction efficiency than the commercial coatings. After cultivating aloe in soil spiked PFASs, the in vivo assays gave a wealth of information, including steady-state concentrations, translocation factors, elimination rate constants, and half-life of PFASs. The in vivo tracing method for live plants can provide much needed and unique information to evaluate the risk of PFASs, which are very important for the safety of agriculture production.


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Aloe , Fluorocarbonos , Estruturas Metalorgânicas , Humanos , Animais , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Aloe/química , Microextração em Fase Sólida , Fluorocarbonos/análise
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J Chromatogr A ; 1713: 464520, 2024 Jan 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37995545

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Aflatoxins (AFs) exhibit hepatotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and carcinogenicity, and their detection in food has attracted widespread concern. An ordered macroporous metal-organic framework (OM-ZIF-8) based on solid-phase extraction (SPE) was used to extract six AFs from milk products. The SPE conditions, including eluting solvent, eluting volume, amounts of OM-ZIF-8, pH of loading solution, loading solvent, ionic strength, loading flow rate, and elution flow rate, were exhaustively optimized. Under optimal parameters, the six AFs were detected by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). The OM-ZIF-8 exhibited satisfactory AFs extraction performance through ordered macropore structure, π-π interaction, coordination interaction, and electrostatic interaction. Furthermore, linearity in the range of 0.01-100 ng mL-1 with low detection limits of 0.002-0.0150 ng mL-1 was obtained, and the relative recoveries of AFs were 80.3-110 % with relative standard deviation ≤8.7 %. Thus, this research provides a promising platform for the analysis of trace AFs in complex foods.


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Aflatoxinas , Estruturas Metalorgânicas , Animais , Leite/química , Aflatoxinas/análise , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos , Extração em Fase Sólida/métodos , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Solventes/análise
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39329500

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INTRODUCTION: Transient global ischaemia in rodents causes selective loss of hippocampal CA1 neurons, but the potential involvement of endocytic pathways has not been fully explored. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in early endosomes in the CA1 subfield after ischaemia and reperfusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A four-vessel occlusion (4-VO) model was established in Wistar rats to induce 13 minutes of global cerebral ischaemia. Neuronal death was detected by Fluoro-Jade B (FJ-B) staining at various intervals after reperfusion, and intracellular membrane changes in ischaemic neurons were revealed using DiOC6(3), a lipophilic fluorescent probe. Ras-related protein Rab5 (Rab5) immunostaining was performed to detect changes in early endosomes in ischaemic neurons. Western blot analysis was used to confirm the morphological observations on Rab5 in the CA1 hippocampal subfield. RESULTS: FJ-B staining confirmed progressive neuronal death in the CA1 subfield in ischaemic rats after reperfusion. DiOC6(3) staining revealed abnormally increased membranous components in ischaemic CA1 neurons. Specifically, early endosomes, as labelled by Rab5 immunostaining, significantly increased in number and size in CA1 neurons at 1.5 and 2 days post-reperfusion, followed by rupture at day 3 and a decrease in staining intensity at day 7 post-reperfusion. Western blot analysis confirmed a significant upregulation of Rab5 protein levels at day 2, which returned to near control levels by day 7. CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed significant changes in the dynamics of early endosomes in CA1 neurons after ischaemia-reperfusion injury. The initial increase in the area fraction of early endosomes in CA1 neurons may reflect an upregulation of endocytic activity, whereas the fragmentation and reduction of early endosomes at the later stage may indicate a failure of adaptive mechanisms of ischaemic neurons against ischaemia-induced death. Understanding the temporal dynamics of early endosomes provides critical insights into the cellular mechanisms that govern fate of CA1 hippocampal neuronsl after ischaemia/reperfusion.

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J Chromatogr A ; 1731: 465195, 2024 Aug 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39038416

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N,N'-Substituted p-phenylenediamine quinones (PPD-Qs) are the emerging toxicant, which transform from the rubber tire antioxidant N,N'-substituted p-phenylenediamines (PPDs). Because of their potential toxic and widespread occurrence in the environment, PPD-Qs have received great attention. However, efficiently extracting PPD-Qs from complex samples is still a challenge. Herein, a cysteine functional covalent organic framework (Cys-COF) designed according to the "donor-acceptor" sites of hydrogen bonding of PPD-Qs was synthesized via click reaction and then used as solid-phase extraction (SPE) adsorbent. Cys-COF can form the seven-member ring adsorption structure with PPD-Qs via hydrogen bonding. The adsorption mechanism was tentatively revealed by density functional theory (DFT). After optimizing the Cys-COF-SPE parameters, PPD-Qs were efficiently extracted from water, soil, sediment, and fish, followed by detection using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS). The Cys-COF-SPE-UHPLC-MS/MS method exhibited ideal linearity (R2 ≥ 0.9932), high relative recoveries (80.4-111 %), and low limits of detection (0.0001-0.0013 ng mL-1). In addition, the bioconcentration kinetics in goldfish provides a feasible platform to investigate the toxicity and accumulated ability of PPD-Qs.


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Química Click , Cisteína , Fenilenodiaminas , Quinonas , Extração em Fase Sólida , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem , Fenilenodiaminas/química , Cisteína/química , Extração em Fase Sólida/métodos , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos , Quinonas/química , Quinonas/isolamento & purificação , Química Click/métodos , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão/métodos , Animais , Limite de Detecção , Adsorção , Estruturas Metalorgânicas/química , Peixes
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Plants (Basel) ; 12(20)2023 Oct 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37896018

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Micro(nano)plastics (MNP) are pervasive in various environmental media and pose a global environmental pollution issue, particularly in terrestrial ecosystems, where they exert a significant impact on plant growth and development. This paper builds upon prior research to analyze and consolidate the effects of MNP on soil properties, seed germination, plant growth, and litter decomposition. The objective is to elucidate the environmental behavior of MNP and their mechanisms of influence on the plant life cycle. The unique physicochemical and electrical properties of MNP enable them to modify soil structure, water retention capacity, and pH. They can potentially act as "electron shuttles" or disrupt natural "electron shuttles" in litter decomposition, thereby interfering with nutrient transport and availability in the soil. Furthermore, MNP can physically obstruct nutrient and water channels within plants, impacting nutrient and water absorption. Once infiltrating plant tissues, MNP can form eco-coronas with plant proteins. Together with MNP adsorbed on the plant's surface and within its tissues, they disrupt normal physiological processes, leading to changes in photosynthesis, biomass, cellular toxicity, genetics, nutrient uptake, and gene expression. These changes, in turn, influence seed germination and plant growth and development. As a burgeoning research field, future studies should delve deeper into various aspects of these changes, such as elucidating the pathways and mechanisms through which MNP enter plant tissues, assessing their intensity and mechanisms of toxicity on different plant species, and exploring the relationship between micro(nano)plastics and "electron shuttles". These endeavors will contribute to establishing a more comprehensive theoretical framework for understanding the environmental behavior of MNP and their impact on plants.

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PLoS One ; 18(12): e0293890, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38064428

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In the era of globalization, financial development plays a key role in socioeconomic and environmental development. However, its adverse consequences on human life, environmental hazards, and high energy consumption cannot be ignored. Thus, this study investigates the non-linear relationship between globalization, financial development, and energy consumption for BRICS economies. In doing so, we have applied second-generation tests to identify cross-sectional dependence in the data. Cross-sectional augmented Dickey-Fuller (CADF) and Cross-sectional Im-Pesaran Shin (CIPS) have been performed to find the stationary level of variables. The long-term equilibrium link between the investigated variables has been established in continuance using the Westerlund Cointegration test. The Dynamic Seemingly Unrelated Regression (DSUR) indicates that U-shaped relationships exist for financial development and globalization with energy consumption. Conversely, there is an inverted U-shaped relationship exist between economic growth and energy consumption in BRICS. The Dumitrescu-Hurlin panel causality test findings show that a unidirectional link runs from energy consumption to financial development, economic growth to energy consumption, and globalization towards energy usage. Important policy implications have also been discussed.


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Dióxido de Carbono , Desenvolvimento Econômico , Humanos , Estudos Transversais , Internacionalidade , Políticas , Energia Renovável
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Food Chem ; 403: 134310, 2023 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36156398

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The growing detection of emerging perfluoropolyether carboxylic acids (PFECAs) in food has raised considerable concerns about their high persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity. In this study, a pyridine-functionalized covalent organic framework (Py-COF) was synthesized by introducing basic pyridyl groups into Br-COF via Heck cross-coupling. According to density functional theory, PFECAs were adsorbed in the pore sites of Py-COF via O-···HN+ interaction, which was the stable and predominant adsorption configuration. After systematic characterization, Py-COF was used as the coating for solid-phase microextraction combined with high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (SPME-HPLC-MS/MS) for the efficient determination of PFECAs in food. Under the optimum conditions, the method showed satisfactory linearity (R2 ≥ 0.998), low limits of detection (0.001-0.004 ng g-1), and good relative recoveries (82.5 %-112 %). The established method was satisfactorily used for the analysis of trace PFECAs in food samples.


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Estruturas Metalorgânicas , Microextração em Fase Sólida , Microextração em Fase Sólida/métodos , Estruturas Metalorgânicas/química , Ácidos Carboxílicos , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem , Limite de Detecção
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Front Plant Sci ; 14: 1204616, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37521913

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Although baicalein and wogonin contents in Scutellaria baicalensis, a traditional Chinese herb, are known to be regulated by jasmonic acid, the exact mechanism by which jasmonic acid regulates the accumulation of baicalein and wogonin remains unclear. In this study, we discovered SbLOX3, a gene encoding 13-lipoxygenase from the roots of S. baicalensis, which plays an important role in the biosynthesis of jasmonic acid. The contents of methyl jasmonate, baicalin, wogonin, and three metabolic intermediates of methyl jasmonate, 13-HPOT, OPDA, and OPC-8, were downregulated in the hair roots of the SbLOX3 RNAi lines. We confirmed that SbLOX3 was induced by drought stress simulated by PEG and Fusarium oxysporum, which subsequently led to changes in the content of MeJA, baicalin, and wogonin. Taken together, our results indicate that a 13-LOX is involved in the biosynthesis of jasmonic acid, and regulates the accumulation of baicalein and wogonin in S. baicalensis roots.

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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35800005

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Background: Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a biomarker for large-caliber axonal degeneration in the subcortex. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between plasma neurofilament light chain (pNfL) and cognitive impairment following a posterior circulation stroke. Methods: Patients over the age of 18 with their first-ever acute ischemic stroke (AIS) of the posterior cerebral circulation within 24 h of symptom onset were included from July 1, 2017, to December 31, 2019. Blood samples were collected within 48 h after the stroke. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) (MOCA < 26) was adopted to define poststroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) 90 days after stroke onset. Results: A total of 264 patients were analyzed in this research 101 (38.30%) patients were clinically diagnosed with PSCI. The PNfL concentration was significantly higher in the PSCI group compared with the non-PSCI group (p < 0.001). The pNfL concentration (OR 1.044; p < 0.001) remained to be a significant predictor for PSCI after a multivariable logistic regression analysis, even after adjusting for factors including age, sex, education background (OR 1.044; p < 0.001), baseline NIHSS, infarct volume, and TOAST classification (OR 1.035; p < 0.001). The diagnostic efficacy of pNfL concentration for PSCI was then explored with a ROC analysis. The optimum pNfL concentration threshold was 38.12 pg/ml, with a sensitivity of 78.20%, a specificity of 66.9%, and an AUC of 0.782 (p < 0.001). Conclusion: This research showed that pNfL concentration, independent of established conventional risk factors, could predict the cognitive impairment in 90 days following posterior circulation stroke.

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Front Neurol ; 13: 896428, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35937070

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Background: As the treatment target, the imaging information and histologic characteristics of the thrombus may differ according to the stroke subtype. This study aimed to provide the correlative study of stroke etiology with the non-contrast CT, and histological composition of retrieved clots in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Materials and Methods: A total of 94 patients with AIS who underwent the endovascular treatment with successfully retrieved clots from January 2017 to October 2020 were enrolled in the present study. Histological analysis was performed using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and immunostaining with CD3, CD20, CD105, and actin antibodies. CT obtained at the patients' admission was to measure the attenuation and volume of all thrombus. Results: A total of 94 subjects were included in this study. Fifty-six patients were classified as cardioembolic (CE), and 38 were classified with large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA). The subjects with LAA tend to exhibit higher actin and CD105 levels, and lower Hounsfield Unit (HU) values than subjects with CE. After adjusting for confounders, the actin was positively correlated with CD105 but not with HU values. Logistics regression shows actin was valuable for the prediction of LAA (OR, 1.148; 95% CI, 1.075-1.227; p < 0.001), even adjusted for age, sex, and intervention type (OR, 1.129; 95% CI, 1.048-1.216; p = 0.001), CT density and CD105 (OR, 1.161; 95% CI, 1.056-1.277; p = 0.002). Actin levels have a strong accuracy in differentiating LAA from CE, especially combined with CT density and CD105, which yielded a sensitivity of 63.2%, a specificity of 89.3%, with the area under the curve (AUC) at 0.821 (95% CI, 0.731-0.912). Conclusion: Our findings suggest that actin's level was a major factor differentiating atherothrombotic origin strokes from the cardioembolic stroke. Clinical Trial Registration: ChiCTR2100051173.

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J Hazard Mater ; 423(Pt B): 127226, 2022 02 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34555760

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Due to the environmental persistence and various health problems associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), they have come under increased public scrutiny. However, the efficient extraction of PFASs from complex media remains challenging. Herein, an olefin-linked covalent organic framework (COF-CN) has been prepared via a Knoevenagel condensation reaction, followed by reduction using LiAlH4 to form an amine-functionalized COF (COF-NH2). The characterization results demonstrated that the crystal structure was maintained during the post-modification step. Isothermal and kinetic adsorption studies showed the higher affinity of COF-NH2 toward PFASs. Based on density functional theory, the adsorption mechanism of the stable six-member-ring structure formed between COF-NH2 and PFASs via hydrogen bonding was tentatively revealed. After optimizing the solid-phase microextraction parameters, legacy and emerging PFASs were efficiently extracted from fish using the COF-NH2 coating, followed by detection using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The method exhibited ideal linearity, low limits of quantification, excellent precision, and high relative recoveries. Finally, the bioconcentration kinetics for goldfish was studied, which can provide a feasible platform for investigating the accumulate ion and toxicity of PFASs.


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Estruturas Metalorgânicas , Alcenos , Aminas , Animais , Limite de Detecção , Espectrometria de Massas , Microextração em Fase Sólida
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