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He Y, Zou H, Zhou S, Liu D, Jiang X, Zhang Z, Li S. Smartphone-assisted fluorescent sensor for the visualization and quantitative detection of doxycycline and L-arginine. Food Chem 2024; 459:140365. [PMID: 39024874 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
Abstract
A novel smartphone-assisted fluorescent sensor based on europium/zirconium metal-organic framework (Eu0.5/Zr0.5-MOF) was developed for the fast and sensitive determination of doxycycline (DOX) and L-arginine (Arg). After the addition of DOX, the fluorescence of Eu0.5/Zr0.5-MOF was quenched owing to the inner filter effect (IFE). When Arg was introduced into the Eu0.5/Zr0.5-MOF@DOX complex system, the fluorescence was recovered because the interaction between Arg and Eu0.5/Zr0.5-MOF@DOX weakened the IFE. Moreover, the Eu0.5/Zr0.5-MOF produced continuous fluorescence color changes for the visual measurement of DOX and Arg. The fluorescent probe for DOX and Arg offered broad linear ranges of 0.05-80 and 0.1-60 μg/mL, respectively, with detection limits as low as 2.07 and 67.5 ng/mL. The proposed method was successfully applied to monitor DOX in eggs and Arg in human serum. This work provides a powerful platform for the real-time and visual analysis of DOX and Arg in food and biological samples.
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- Yuxin He
- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Chongqing 400016, China.
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Smith RL, Ikeda AK, Rowley CA, Khandhadia A, Gorbach AM, Chimalizeni Y, Taylor TE, Seydel K, Ackerman HC. Increased brain microvascular hemoglobin concentrations in children with cerebral malaria. Sci Transl Med 2023; 15:eadh4293. [PMID: 37703350 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adh4293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Brain swelling is associated with death from cerebral malaria, but it is unclear whether brain swelling is caused by cerebral edema or vascular congestion-two pathological conditions with distinct effects on tissue hemoglobin concentrations. We used near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to noninvasively study cerebral microvascular hemoglobin concentrations in 46 Malawian children with cerebral malaria. Cerebral malaria was defined by the presence of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum on a blood smear, a Blantyre coma score of 2 or less, and retinopathy. Children with uncomplicated malaria (n = 33) and healthy children (n = 29) were enrolled as comparators. Cerebral microvascular hemoglobin concentrations were higher among children with cerebral malaria compared with those with uncomplicated malaria [median (25th, 75th): 145.2 (95.2, 190.0) μM versus 82.9 (65.7, 105.4) μM, P = 0.008]. Cerebral microvascular hemoglobin concentrations correlated with brain swelling score determined by MRI (r = 0.37, P = 0.03). Fluctuations in cerebral microvascular hemoglobin concentrations over a 30-min time period were characterized using detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA). DFA determined self-similarity of the cerebral microvascular hemoglobin concentration signal to be lower among children with cerebral malaria compared with those with uncomplicated malaria [0.63 (0.54, 0.70) versus 0.91 (0.82, 0.94), P < 0.0001]. The lower self-similarity of the hemoglobin concentration signal in children with cerebral malaria suggested impaired regulation of cerebral blood flow. The elevated cerebral tissue hemoglobin concentration and its correlation with brain swelling suggested that excess blood volume, potentially due to vascular congestion, may contribute to brain swelling in cerebral malaria.
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- Rachel L Smith
- Physiology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Physiology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Physiology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Infrared Imaging and Thermometry Unit, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Infrared Imaging and Thermometry Unit, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and Blantyre Malaria Project, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and Blantyre Malaria Project, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
- Department of Osteopathic Medical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and Blantyre Malaria Project, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
- Department of Osteopathic Medical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Physiology Unit, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, MD, USA
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Zhu L, Zhou H, Xu F, Yang H, Li P, Sheng Y, Liu P, Kong W, Liu X, Yang L, Liu L, Liu X. Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Impairs Blood-Brain Barrier Partly Due to Release of Arginase From Injured Liver. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:724471. [PMID: 34721021 PMCID: PMC8548691 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.724471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Aim: Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (HIR) induces remote organs injury, including the brain. The homeostasis of the brain is maintained by the blood-brain barrier (BBB); thus, we aimed to investigate whether HIR impaired BBB and attempted to elucidate its underlying mechanism. Methods: Cell viability of human cerebral microvascular endothelial cells (hCMEC/D3) was measured following 24 h incubation with a serum of HIR rat undergoing 1 h ischemia and 4 h reperfusion, liver homogenate, or lysate of primary hepatocytes of the rat. The liver homogenate was precipitated using (NH4)2SO4 followed by separation on three columns and electrophoresis to identify the toxic molecule. Cell activity, apoptosis, proliferation, cell cycle, and expressions of proteins related to cell cycle were measured in hCMEC/D3 cells incubated with identified toxic molecules. HIR rats undergoing 1 h ischemia and 24 h reperfusion were developed to determine the release of an identified toxic molecule. BBB function was indexed as permeability to fluorescein and brain water. Endothelial cell proliferation and expressions of proteins related to the cell cycle in cerebral microvessels were measured by immunofluorescence and western blot. Results: Toxic molecule to BBB in the liver was identified to be arginase. Arginase inhibitor nor-NOHA efficiently attenuated hCMEC/D3 damage caused by liver homogenate and serum of HIR rats. Both arginase and serum of HIR rats significantly lowered arginine (Arg) in the culture medium. Arg addition efficiently attenuated the impairment of hCMEC/D3 caused by arginase or Arg deficiency, demonstrating that arginase impaired hCMEC/D3 via depriving Arg. Both arginase and Arg deficiency damaged hCMEC/D3 cells by inhibiting cell proliferation, retarding the cell cycle to G1 phase, and downregulating expressions of cyclin A, cyclin D, CDK2, and CDK4. HIR notably increased plasma arginase activity and lowered Arg level, increased the BBB permeability accompanied with enhanced brain water, and decreased the proliferative cells (marked by Ki67) in cerebral microvessels (marked by CD31) and protein expressions of cyclin A, cyclin D, CDK2 and CDK4 in isolated brain microvessels. Oral supplement of Arg remarkably attenuated these HIR-induced alterations. Conclusion: HIR leads to substantial release of arginase from the injured liver and then deprives systemic Arg. The Arg deficiency further impairs BBB via inhibiting the proliferation of brain microvascular endothelial cells by cell cycle arrest.
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- Liang Zhu
- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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Wang Y, Hao Z, Pan L. Evaluation of multiple hydrophilic interaction chromatography columns and surrogate matrix for arginine quantification in saliva by high-resolution mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2021; 44:3580-3593. [PMID: 34405941 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Arginine, a pivotal ingredient in many biochemical synthetic pathways, can be used as a biomarker for many oral care clinical applications. It is still a challenge to develop a sensitive and reliable chromatographic method to quantify arginine as a biomarker in saliva, with or without arginine product pretreatment. The current method solved two critical issues for arginine quantitation in human saliva. The first issue was how to optimize arginine peak shape. A hydrophilic interaction chromatography method based on the column selection, pH and pKa relationship, mobile phase ionic strength, organic solvent consideration, and temperature effects was developed. An optimized chromatographic condition for arginine quantitation in the saliva matrix was obtained. The second issue was how to build confidence in the use of a simple surrogate matrix methodology to replace the more complex traditional standard addition methodology. The surrogate matrix methodology we developed is applicable to the measurement of arginine as a potential non-invasive biomarker in human saliva. The method detection and quantification limit reached 2 and 6 ng/mL. The tailing factor was within the 0.9-1.1 range even though arginine had three pKa values at 2.18, 9.09, and 13.2.
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- Yu Wang
- Cross Category Research and Innovation Department, Technology Center, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Cross Category Research and Innovation Department, Technology Center, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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- Cross Category Research and Innovation Department, Technology Center, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
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Ginésy M, Enman J, Rusanova-Naydenova D, Rova U. Simultaneous Quantification of L-arginine and Monosaccharides during Fermentation: An Advanced Chromatography Approach. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24040802. [PMID: 30813364 PMCID: PMC6413082 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24040802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Increasing demand for L-arginine by the food and pharmaceutical industries has sparked the search for sustainable ways of producing it. Microbial fermentation offers a suitable alternative; however, monitoring of arginine production and carbon source uptake during fermentation, requires simple and reliable quantitative methods compatible with the fermentation medium. Two methods for the simultaneous quantification of arginine and glucose or xylose are described here: high-performance anion-exchange chromatography coupled to integrated pulsed amperometric detection (HPAEC-IPAD) and reversed-phase ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography combined with charged aerosol detection (RP-UHPLC-CAD). Both were thoroughly validated in a lysogeny broth, a minimal medium, and a complex medium containing corn steep liquor. HPAEC-IPAD displayed an excellent specificity, accuracy, and precision for arginine, glucose, and xylose in minimal medium and lysogeny broth, whereas specificity and accuracy for arginine were somewhat lower in medium containing corn steep liquor. RP-UHPLC-CAD exhibited high accuracy and precision, and enabled successful monitoring of arginine and glucose or xylose in all media. The present study describes the first successful application of the above chromatographic methods for the determination and monitoring of L-arginine amounts during its fermentative production by a genetically modified Escherichia coli strain cultivated in various growth media.
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- Mireille Ginésy
- Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Biochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
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Quinn CT, Saraf SL, Gordeuk VR, Fitzhugh CD, Creary SE, Bodas P, George A, Raj AB, Nero AC, Terrell CE, McCord L, Lane A, Ackerman HC, Yang Y, Niss O, Taylor MD, Devarajan P, Malik P. Losartan for the nephropathy of sickle cell anemia: A phase-2, multicenter trial. Am J Hematol 2017; 92:E520-E528. [PMID: 28589652 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Nephropathy is a common and progressive complication of sickle cell anemia (SCA). In SCA mice, we found that hyperangiotensinemia in the absence of hypertension underlies nephropathy, and its downregulation by losartan, an angiotensin-II-receptor-1 blocker, reduced albuminuria and progression of nephropathy. Therefore, we performed a phase-2 trial of oral losartan, given for 6 months, to explore whether it reduced albuminuria in children and adults with SCA. Participants were allocated to groups defined by class of baseline urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR): no albuminuria (NoA), microalbuminuria (MicroA), and macroalbuminuria (MacroA). The primary endpoint was a ≥25% reduction UACR from baseline. There were 32 evaluable participants (mean age 24 years; NoA = 14, MicroA = 12, MacroA = 6). The primary endpoint was met in 83% of the MacroA group (P < 0.0001) and 58% of the MicroA group (P < 0.0001). Median fold-change in UACR was -0.74 for MacroA and -0.46 for MicroA. In MacroA and MicroA, UACR classification improved in 50% but worsened in 11%. Urine osmolality and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) did not change significantly. Losartan was discontinued in three participants [leg cramps, N = 1; decline in eGFR >25% (142➝104 mL/minute/1.73 m2 ), N = 1; rise in serum creatinine >50% (0.2➝0.3 mg/dL), N = 1]. Albuminuria was associated with diastolic dysfunction and impaired functional capacity, although cardiopulmonary status was unchanged after 6 months of losartan therapy. In summary, losartan decreased urinary albumin excretion in most participants with albuminuria. Those with macroalbuminuria had the greatest benefit. This study forms the basis for a phase-3, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of losartan for the nephropathy of SCA.
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- Charles T. Quinn
- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati Ohio
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- Hematology/Oncology, University of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago Illinois
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- Hematology/Oncology, University of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago Illinois
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- Sickle Cell Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health; Bethesda Maryland
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- Hematology, Oncology & BMT, Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus Ohio
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- Hematology and Oncology, Akron Children's Hospital; Akron Ohio
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- Hematology Center, Texas Children's Hospital; Houston Texas
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- Pediatric Cancer & Blood Disorders, University of Louisville; Louisville Kentucky
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- Hematology-Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas Texas
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati Ohio
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- Clinical and Translational Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati Ohio
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati Ohio
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- Sickle Cell Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health; Bethesda Maryland
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- Sickle Cell Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health; Bethesda Maryland
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati Ohio
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- Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati Ohio
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- Nephrology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati Ohio
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Cincinnati Ohio
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Alkaitis MS, Nardone G, Chertow JH, Ackerman HC. Resolution and quantification of arginine, monomethylarginine, asymmetric dimethylarginine, and symmetric dimethylarginine in plasma using HPLC with internal calibration. Biomed Chromatogr 2015; 30:294-300. [PMID: 26130049 PMCID: PMC4755038 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.3548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Revised: 04/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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N(G) ,N(G) -dimethyl-l-arginine (asymmetric dimethylarginine, ADMA),N(G) -monomethyl-l-arginine (l-NMMA) and N(G) ,N(G') -dimethyl-l-arginine (symmetric dimethylarginine, SDMA) are released during hydrolysis of proteins containing methylated arginine residues. ADMA and l-NMMA inhibit nitric oxide synthase by competing with l-arginine substrate. All three methylarginine derivatives also inhibit arginine transport. To enable investigation of methylarginines in diseases involving impaired nitric oxide synthesis, we developed a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay to simultaneously quantify arginine, ADMA, l-NMMA and SDMA. Our assay requires 12 μL of plasma and is ideal for applications where sample availability is limited. We extracted arginine and methylarginines with mixed-mode cation-exchange columns, using synthetic monoethyl-l-arginine as an internal standard. Metabolites were derivatized with ortho-phthaldialdeyhde and 3-mercaptopropionic acid, separated by reverse-phase HPLC and quantified with fluorescence detection. Standard curve linearity was ≥0.9995 for all metabolites. Inter-day coefficient of variation (CV) values were ≤5% for arginine, ADMA and SDMA in human plasma and for arginine and ADMA in mouse plasma. The CV value for l-NMMA was higher in human (10.4%) and mouse (15.8%) plasma because concentrations were substantially lower than ADMA and SDMA. This assay provides unique advantages of small sample volume requirements, excellent separation of target metabolites from contaminants and validation for both human and mouse plasma samples.
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- Matthew S Alkaitis
- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, Maryland, USA.,Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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- Research Technologies Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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