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Detecting patients with DPD deficiency is becoming a major concern in clinical oncology. Monitoring physiological plasma uracil and/or plasma uracil-to-dihydrouracil metabolic ratio is a common surrogate frequently used to determine DPD phenotype without direct measurement of the enzymatic activity. With respect to the rising number of patients to be analyzed, developing simple, rapid and affordable methods suitable to routine screening is critical. Selleckchem Apabetalone We have developed and validated a simple and robust UPLC-UV method with shorten (i.e., 12 minutes) analytical run times, compatible with these requirements of large-scale upfront screening. The method enabled detection of U over a 5-500 ng.mL-1 range (265 nm) and of UH2 over a 40-500 ng.mL-1 range (210 nm) in plasma with no chromatographic interference. When used as part of routine screening for DPD deficiency, this method was fully able to discriminate non-deficient patients (i.e., with U levels below 16 ng.mL-1 ) from deficient patients at risk of severe toxicities (i.e., U > 16 ng.mL-1 ). Results from one month of routine testing are presented and although no complete deficit were detected, 10,7% of the screened patients presented DPD deficiency and would thus require cut in dosing. Overall, this new method, using a simple pre-analytical solid-phase extraction procedure and based upon the use of standard UPLC apparatus is both cost- and time-effective and can be easily implemented at low cost in any laboratory about to start DPD testing in routine. © 2020 The Authors. Clinical and Translational Science published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.BACKGROUND The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri, is one of the major pests in citrus production because it transmits huanglongbing, a devastating disease of citrus plants. Odourant-binding proteins (OBPs) play an important role in the olfactory perception of insects. Revealing the function of DcitOBPs is beneficial to the development of new ACP management strategies. RESULTS An analysis of the components of volatiles from the new shoots of six host plant species showed that β-caryophyllene was the characteristic volatile compound in flushing shoots and the most abundant volatile compound in three of the six tested ACP host plant species. The tissue expression profiles of nine known DcitOBPs were analyzed based on a transcriptome database, and DcitOBP3 and DcitOBP6 exhibited high expression in the antennae of both sexes and the ovipositor of females. The binding ability of two recombinant proteins with eight ligands was studied through competitive binding analysis; the results showed that DcitOBP6 exhibited stronger binding to β-caryophyllene. Behavioural trials indicated that sexually mature female adults of D. citri were significantly attracted to β-caryophyllene at concentrations of 0.1 μL mL-1 and 10 μL mL-1 . RNAi analysis in female D. citri showed that the reduction of DcitOBP6 transcript abundance led to a decrease in antennae EAG activity and behavioural responses to β-caryophyllene. CONCLUSION The results demonstrate that DcitOBP6 is involved in the perception of an important host plant volatile, β-caryophyllene, in the ACP, and provide a theoretical foundation for behavioural interference in ACP management. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to 1) characterize the distribution of non-interfering pain (defined as the pain intensity level at which individuals can function without interference) across different aspects of life among RA patients, and 2) identify clinical characteristics associated with differing levels of non-interfering pain. METHODS RA patients in FORWARD-The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases completed 8 items from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement System (PROMIS) Pain Interference Item Bank that asked about interference with activities. If subjects reported pain interference, they were asked, "At what level would pain no longer interfere with this activity?" on a scale of 0 to 10. Subjects were also asked, "At what level of pain would you be able to do everything you want to do?" Multiple linear regression analyses examined associations between clinical characteristics and non-interfering pain. RESULTS 3,949 RA patients completed the questionnaires. Pain interference was most common for daily activities and least common for ability to concentrate. The mean level at which pain no longer interfered with activities ranged from 2.7 ± 2.1 for ability to fall/stay asleep to 3.1 ± 2.0 for social activities. Overall, the mean threshold for non-interfering pain was 2.8 ± 1.9. The mean level of pain at which patients could do everything they wanted to do was 2.3 ± 1.9. More severe pain intensity was associated with higher non-interfering pain. CONCLUSION The mean pain level that did not interfere with activities was 3. High pain intensity was associated with high self-reported non-interfering pain. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Rosmarinus species are aromatic plants that mainly grow in the Mediterranean region. They are widely used in folk medicine, food, and flavor industries and represent a valuable source of biologically active compounds (e.g., terpenoids, flavonoids, and phenolic acids). The extraction of rosemary essential oil is being done using three main methods carbon dioxide supercritical extraction, steam distillation, and hydrodistillation. Furthermore, interesting antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, antileishmanial, anthelmintic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, and antiamnesic effects have also been broadly recognized for rosemary plant extracts. Thus the present review summarized data on economically important Rosmarinus officinalis species, including isolation, extraction techniques, chemical composition, pharmaceutical, and food applications. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.The tetraaryl μ-hydridodiborane(4) anion [ 2 H] - possesses nucleophilic B-B and B-H bonds. Treatment of K[ 2 H] with the electrophilic 9-H-9-borafluorene (HBFlu) furnishes the B 3 cluster K[ 3 ]. Its triangular boron core is linked through two BHB two electron, three center bonds and one electron-precise B-B bond, reminiscent of the prominent [B 3 H 8 ] - anion. Upon heating or prolonged stirring at room temperature, K[ 3 ] rearranges to a slightly more stable isomer K[ 3a ]. The reaction of M[ 2 H] (M + = Li + , K + ) with MeI or Me 3 SiCl leads to equimolar amounts of 9-R-9-borafluorene and HBFlu (R = Me or Me 3 Si). Thus, [ 2 H] - behaves as a masked [BFlu] - nucleophile. The HBFlu byproduct can be used in situ to establish a tandem substitution-hydroboration reaction a 11 mixture of M[ 2 H] and allyl bromide gives the 1,3-propylene-linked ditopic 9-borafluorene 5 as sole product. M[ 2 H] also participates in unprecedented [4+1] cycloadditions with dienes to furnish dialkyl diaryl spiroborates, M[R 2 BFlu].
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