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Using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (in combination with ultrafiltration) and microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography, the drug properties of two new, potentially multi-targeting Ru(III) and Pt(IV) compounds, containing biologically active ligands, were evaluated. The ruthenium complex with bexarotene was shown to bind to albumin faster than to transferrin and exhibits much the same (to albumin) binding profile in human serum. The Pt(IV)-lonidamine complex interacts with albumin relatively slowly but possesses high stability and lipophilicity (log P 1.62), which makes it possible the cellular uptake in a free (of proteins) form. Although both examined compounds display a moderate solubility (below 10-4 M), this stands compatible with their nanomolar cytotoxic activities. The Ru(III) compound, whose active moiety is a complexed anion, is deemed promising to be loaded on nanoscale anion-exchangers with the aim of controlled delivery.A heating system for in situ XANES measurements in the soft X-ray region of bulk samples is newly developed and installed in BL10 at NewSUBARU. The system employs Joule heating, which can heat various bulk samples up to 250 ℃. For demonstration, the C K- and O K-XANES spectra of sugar (sucrose) whose melting point is approximately 150 ℃ are measured while heating from 27 to 180 ℃ under a vacuum pressure of 10-5 Pa. The in situ XANES spectra of heated sugars can successfully observe the thermal transformation of sucrose molecules and their hydrogen bonds.Regorafenib as an oral multi-kinase inhibitor has displayed a promising future in the anticancer drug market. However, there are no articles reporting the method for the determination of related substances in regorafenib tablets. A quality standard was first included in the Ph. Eur. 10.4 until April 2021 but could not detect seven known impurities A, C, D, E, FP-A, FP-B, and FP-C simultaneously. In this paper, a simple and sensitive HPLC method was established for the determination of related substances in regorafenib tablets. The determination was performed on a Polar-RP column with dual wavelength detection set at 230 nm and 260 nm. This method was validated according to the ICH guidelines. Furthermore, the possible sources of impurities were analyzed and forced degradation tests were performed, which provided guidance for formulation development and storage conditions. The established method is simple, sensitive and accurate for the determination of related substances in regorafenib tablets. A specified and sensitive HPLC method for the determination of related substances in regorafenib tablets.Real-time examination of water behavior in cuticle, cortex, and medulla of untreated and bleached hair was performed by Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) microscopy. Penetration of heavy water from the cuticle to the medulla was visualized and quantified by monitoring the O-D stretching band located at 2500 cm-1. The medulla of untreated hair had a significantly higher peak O-D intensity from 20 min after the heavy water penetration to 20 min after drying than that of bleached hair. Furthermore, heavy water evaporated 1 h slower in untreated hair than in bleached hair in any part. These differences may be due to the increase of S=O stretching of sulfonic acid caused to breaking of the disulfide and thioester bonds by bleach treatment. The method proposed in this study revealed potential application in visualizing and quantifying real-time water behavior in hair.Cyanide is highly toxic to humans and the environment. It is very important to develop an on-site system for the quantitative analysis of cyanide with high sensitivity and reliability. In this study, we developed a cyanide detection system based on the reaction of vaporized cyanide on a glass-fiber filter soaked in a mixture of naphthalene-2,3-dicarboxaldehyde (NDA)-taurine-borate solution. Although the reaction product was stable for at least 3 days at room temperature, the reaction product on the strip was quickly quenched within a few minutes by direct irradiation with 405 nm light. To overcome this problem, we fabricated a simple device designed to detect the fluorescence intensity immediately after inserting a reaction strip into the device. The linearity of the calibration was obtained over a range of 1-100 µM of cyanide with good repeatability. The device is cost-effective (~ $300) and powered by batteries; therefore, it is suitable for the on-site determination of cyanide in crude samples.A zirconia (ZrO2) stationary phase with a chemically fixed silane coupling agent (trimethyl [3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ammonium chloride; TMA), which possesses quaternary ammonium functional groups, is evaluated as a separation column for ion chromatography (IC) of anions. The selectivity for anions varies depending on the amount of TMA immobilized on the ZrO2. The TMA-ZrO2, with an anion-exchange capacity of 17 ± 3 µeq/g, shows an anion-exchange reaction that involves the specific retention of fluoride ion on ZrO2. The TMA-ZrO2 exhibits a decrease of the anion resolution with an increase of the eluent pH and an enhancement of the selective separation of fluoride ion with an increase of the column temperature. Through this study, the TMA-ZrO2 stationary phase shows potential as a new medium for ion separation.In this study, the magnetic Fe3O4-graphene oxide (GO) nanohybrid composite material was prepared via the combination of the modified Hummer's method and coprecipitation. The morphology of the hybrid sample showed that the diffusion of Fe3O4 nanoparticles into the porous channels of mesoporous GO layers not only restricted the restacking of GO nanosheets but also prevented the leaching and agglomeration of magnetic nanoparticles. The result of the kinetic and isotherm studies that were performed to evaluate the adsorption mechanism showed a good fit with the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir isotherm models. The As(V) adsorption efficiency, H, of the GO/Fe3O4 nanohybrid composite material reached the maximum value of 99.37% after 60 min. The maximum adsorption capacity qm of the GO/Fe3O4 nanohybrid material was 14.1 mg·g-1 in an acidic aqueous solution (pH 1). The role and contribution of GO and Fe3O4 nanoparticles in adsorption and the improvement in As(V) adsorption efficiency were also investigated in further detail. The findings of this work suggested that the GO/Fe3O4 nanohybrid material could be widely applied for polluted water treatment.Fluidic chips have attracted considerable interest in recent years for their potential applications in analytical devices. Previously, we developed a method to fabricate polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) fluidic chips via templates made using a low-priced commercial Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) type 3D printer and polymer coatings. However, in general, methods using a template cannot form a flow channel thinner than the template thickness and the width. In this study, the inner wall of a PDMS fluidic chip was coated with PDMS to create a chip with a channel inner diameter smaller than a template. Then, by measuring the flow signal of methyl orange with a single line, the basic properties of the non-coated and coated chip were investigated. As a result, almost the same flow profile was obtained in non-coated and coated chips at the same linear velocity and the same sample injection length. By coating and narrowing the channel width, it is possible to save the amount of sample and carrier solution. NVP-BGJ398 Measuring hydrazine in water using a coated chip was also tried. The calibration curve indicated good linearity in the range of 1-6 ppm. However, a concentration point of 7 ppm deviated. The reason for this deviation was presumably due to inadequate mixing of the sample and reagent. By decreasing the flow rate, the calibration curve indicated good linearity in the range of 1-7 ppm.The kosmotropic effect induced by ammonium sulfate (AS) at concentrations greater than approximately 2.8 M allows the marked intensification of chemiluminescence (CL) arising from a conventional luminol-hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-horseradish peroxidase (HRP) reaction. Because of the kosmotropic effect, CL is intensified by at least three orders of magnitude than that from the conventional HRP-catalyzed luminol reaction with no AS; the linear relationship between the CL intensity and the HRP concentration is established over the range of 0.3 pM to several tens of pM. The novel CL intensification effect on the HRP-catalyzed luminol CL can be stably and reproducibly induced.A pulsed dynamic light scattering (DLS) system, which would be potentially applied to nonlinear DLS with molecular selectivity, was developed by combining a sub-nanosecond pulsed laser with a software-based detection system. The distortion of the time correlation function due to the clipping effect in the photon counting module, and the resulting underestimation of the particle size, were successfully calibrated based on a theoretical simulation. The effective removal of random noises was also demonstrated via time gating synchronized to the laser pulses.
To evaluate the corneal epithelial thickness (CET) profiles and their correlations with axial length (AL) and anterior corneal radius of curvature (Rm F) across different refractive error groups.

A total of 1225 eyes of 616 normal patients were included. CET mapping, AL, and Rm F were obtained using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, optical biometry, and Scheimpflug corneal tomography, respectively. In the CET map, one central (2mm), eight paracentral (2-5mm), and eight peripheral (5-6mm) quadrants were evaluated separately. The subjects were divided into four groups based on their refractive status hyperopia (spherical equivalent [SE] ≥  +0.50 D), emmetropia (SE >  -0.50 D and <  +0.50 D), low myopia (SE ≤ -0.50 D and >  -3.0 D), and moderate-high myopia (SE ≤ -3.0 D) groups. Linear mixed model analysis with Bonferroni correction was used to compare CET according to refractive error groups. The correlations between the CET profile and the AL and Rm F were analyzed.

The central CET was 53.7 ± 3.3μm in hyperopia (n = 34), 53.2 ± 2.9μm in emmetropia (n = 353), 52.8 ± 2.9μm in low myopia (n = 677), and 52.0 ± 3.1μm in moderate-high myopia (n = 161). Although thinning was observed in CET in all quadrants from hyperopia to moderate-high myopia, it was only significant in the superior and superonasal quadrants at the 2-5mm and 5-6mm-diameter rings. While AL and CET were significantly positively correlated (r range 0.17-0.28) in the moderate-high myopia group, Rm F and CET were significantly positively correlated (r range 0.08-0.10) in the low and moderate-high myopia groups.

CET varied according to different refractive error groups and was positively correlated with AL and Rm F, particularly in the moderate-high myopia group.
CET varied according to different refractive error groups and was positively correlated with AL and Rm F, particularly in the moderate-high myopia group.C1q tumor necrosis factor-related protein 15 (CTRP15), a newly identified myokine, is closely implicated in cardiovascular disease. However, the role of CTRP15 in atherosclerosis is still unclear. This study aims to determine the role of CTRP15 in atherosclerosis and explore the underlying mechanisms. Our findings revealed that lentivirus-mediated CTRP15 overexpression significantly decreased atherosclerotic plaque lesions and increased reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) efficiency and circulating HDL-C levels in apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE-/-) mice. Consistently, in vitro, overexpression of CTRP15 also inhibited intracellular lipid accumulation and promoted cholesterol efflux from macrophages. Mechanistically, CTRP15 decreased the expression of miR-101-3p by upregulating T-cadherin, thereby facilitating ABCA1 expression and cholesterol efflux. In summary, these data indicate that CTRP15 inhibits the development of atherosclerosis by enhancing RCT efficiency and increasing plasma HDL-C levels via the T-cadherin/miR-101-3p/ABCA1 pathway.
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