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Sembada AA, Lenggoro IW. Transport of Nanoparticles into Plants and Their Detection Methods. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:131. [PMID: 38251096 PMCID: PMC10819755 DOI: 10.3390/nano14020131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Nanoparticle transport into plants is an evolving field of research with diverse applications in agriculture and biotechnology. This article provides an overview of the challenges and prospects associated with the transport of nanoparticles in plants, focusing on delivery methods and the detection of nanoparticles within plant tissues. Passive and assisted delivery methods, including the use of roots and leaves as introduction sites, are discussed, along with their respective advantages and limitations. The barriers encountered in nanoparticle delivery to plants are highlighted, emphasizing the need for innovative approaches (e.g., the stem as a new recognition site) to optimize transport efficiency. In recent years, research efforts have intensified, leading to an evendeeper understanding of the intricate mechanisms governing the interaction of nanomaterials with plant tissues and cells. Investigations into the uptake pathways and translocation mechanisms within plants have revealed nuanced responses to different types of nanoparticles. Additionally, this article delves into the importance of detection methods for studying nanoparticle localization and quantification within plant tissues. Various techniques are presented as valuable tools for comprehensively understanding nanoparticle-plant interactions. The reliance on multiple detection methods for data validation is emphasized to enhance the reliability of the research findings. The future outlooks of this field are explored, including the potential use of alternative introduction sites, such as stems, and the continued development of nanoparticle formulations that improve adhesion and penetration. By addressing these challenges and fostering multidisciplinary research, the field of nanoparticle transport in plants is poised to make significant contributions to sustainable agriculture and environmental management.
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- Anca Awal Sembada
- Department of Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan;
- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
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- Department of Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan;
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Mazarakioti EC, Zotos A, Thomatou AA, Kontogeorgos A, Patakas A, Ladavos A. Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), a Useful Tool in Authenticity of Agricultural Products' and Foods' Origin. Foods 2022; 11:foods11223705. [PMID: 36429296 PMCID: PMC9689705 DOI: 10.3390/foods11223705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Fraudulent practices are the first and foremost concern of food industry, with significant consequences in economy and human's health. The increasing demand for food has led to food fraud by replacing, mixing, blending, and mislabeling products attempting to increase the profits of producers and companies. Consequently, there was the rise of a multidisciplinary field which encompasses a large number of analytical techniques aiming to trace and authenticate the origins of agricultural products, food and beverages. Among the analytical strategies have been developed for the authentication of geographical origin of foodstuff, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) increasingly dominates the field as a robust, accurate, and highly sensitive technique for determining the inorganic elements in food substances. Inorganic elements are well known for evaluating the nutritional composition of food products while it has been shown that they are considered as possible tracers for authenticating the geographical origin. This is based on the fact that the inorganic component of identical food type originating from different territories varies due to the diversity of matrix composition. The present systematic literature review focusing on gathering the research has been done up-to-date on authenticating the geographical origin of agricultural products and foods by utilizing the ICP-MS technique. The first part of the article is a tutorial about food safety/control and the fundaments of ICP-MS technique, while in the second part the total research review is discussed.
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- Eleni C. Mazarakioti
- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
- Correspondence: (E.C.M.); (A.L.); Tel.: +30-26410-74126 (A.L.)
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- Department of Sustainable Agriculture, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
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- Department of Agriculture, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Patras, 30100 Agrinio, Greece
- Correspondence: (E.C.M.); (A.L.); Tel.: +30-26410-74126 (A.L.)
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Cui Y, Wang R, Brady B, Wang X. Fully inkjet-printed paper-based Pb 2+ optodes for water analysis without interference from the chloramine disinfectant. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:7585-7595. [PMID: 35997814 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04286-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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We developed a paper-based colorimetric sensor for facile and cost-effective detection of Pb2+ in drinking and environmental water samples. The Pb2+ ion-selective optodes are fabricated by inkjet printing of ionophore, chromoionophore, and ion exchanger on cellulose paper. Pb2+ in water samples induces deprotonation of the pH chromoionophore and changes the optode color, which is acquired and analyzed by a smartphone. The paper-based optode without any plasticizer or polymer has a dynamic range and selectivity comparable to those of traditional optodes using PVC polymer and/or plasticizer. Furthermore, the response time of the plasticizer/polymer-free paper-based optode is much shorter than those of plasticized PVC-based optodes on paper and glass (5 min vs. 15 and 50 min). Moreover, the plasticizer/polymer-free optode preserves the water-wicking capability of porous cellulose paper, allowing for the design of pump-free microfluidic devices. Chloramine, a widely used disinfectant in drinking water, was found to be a strong and generic interference species for heavy metal ion detection via ion-selective optodes. A fully inkjet-printed lateral-flow paper-based device consisting of a sodium thiosulfate-based chloramine elimination zone and a plasticizer/polymer-free sensing zone was designed for Pb2+ detection in tap water disinfected by chloramine. The dynamic range of the Pb2+ sensor may be shifted from the current 10-6 to 10-5 M to lower concentrations by using stronger ionophores, but this work lays a foundation for the design of paper-based heavy metal ion sensors without detrimental interference from disinfectants.
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- Yu Cui
- Institute for Smart Materials & Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23284, USA.
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Yang HS, LaFrance DR, Hao Y. Elemental Testing Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Laboratories. Am J Clin Pathol 2021; 156:167-175. [PMID: 33978166 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This review aims to describe the principles underlying different types of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and major technical advancements that reduce spectral interferences, as well as their suitability and wide applications in clinical laboratories. METHODS A literature survey was performed to review the technical aspects of ICP-MS, ICP-MS/MS, high-resolution ICP-MS, and their applications in disease diagnosis and monitoring. RESULTS Compared to the atomic absorption spectrometry and ICP-optical emission spectrometry, ICP-MS has advantages including improved precision, sensitivity and accuracy, wide linear dynamic range, multielement measurement capability, and ability to perform isotopic analysis. Technical advancements, such as collision/reaction cells, triple quadrupole ICP-MS, and sector-field ICP-MS, have been introduced to improve resolving power and reduce interferences. Cases are discussed that highlight the clinical applications of ICP-MS including determination of toxic elements, quantification of nutritional elements, monitoring elemental deficiency in metabolic disease, and multielement analysis. CONCLUSIONS This review provides insight on the strategies of elemental analysis in clinical laboratories and demonstrates current and emerging clinical applications of ICP-MS.
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- He S Yang
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Campus, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is a sensitive instrumental analysis technique used for multielemental and isotopic determination. Here we provide a sample preparation and circadian ICP-MS analysis protocol for use with mammalian tissues and cells, using mouse fibroblasts as a case study.
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Sweat chloride assay by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: a confirmation test for cystic fibrosis diagnosis. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:6909-6916. [PMID: 32691087 PMCID: PMC7495987 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02821-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The current guidelines for sweat chloride analysis identify the procedures for sweat collection, but not for chloride assay, which is usually performed by methods originally not aiming at the low concentrations of chloride found in sweat. To overcome this limitation, we set up, characterized, and adopted an original inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) method for sweat chloride determination, which was designed for its easy use in a clinical laboratory. The method was linear in the range 8.5E−3 to 272.0E−3 mM, precision exhibited a relative standard deviation < 6%, and accuracy was in the range 99.7–103.8%. Limit of blank, limit of detection, and limit of quantitation were 2.1 mM, 3.2 mM, and 7.0 mM, respectively, which correspond to real concentrations injected into the mass spectrometer of 3.9E−3 mM for LOD and 8.5E−3 mM for LOQ. At first, the method was tested on 50 healthy volunteers who exhibited a mean chloride concentration of 15.7 mM (25–75th percentile 10.1–19.3 mM, range 2.8–37.4 mM); then, it was used to investigate two patients with suspected cystic fibrosis, who exhibited sweat chloride values of 65.6 mM and 81.2 mM, respectively. Moreover, the method was cross-validated by assaying 50 samples with chloride concentration values in the range 10–131 mM, by both ICP-MS and coulometric titration, which is the technology officially used in Tuscany for cystic fibrosis newborn screening. The reference analytical performances and the relatively low cost of ICP-MS, accompanied by the advantageous cost of a single sweat chloride assay, make this technology the best candidate to provide a top reference method for the quantification of chloride in sweat. The method that we propose was optimized and validated for sweat samples ≥ 75 mg, which is the minimum amount requested by the international protocols. However, the method sensitivity and, in addition, the possibility to reduce the sample dilution factor, make possible the quantification of chloride even in samples weighting < 75 mg that are discarded according to the current guidelines. Graphical abstract ![]()
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Broman LM, Bernardson A, Bursell K, Wernerman J, Fläring U, Tjäder I. Serum selenium in critically ill patients: Profile and supplementation in a depleted region. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2020; 64:803-809. [PMID: 32153016 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND General selenium supplementation to intensive care unit (ICU) patients in regions with selenium-rich soil does not improve outcomes. Still selenium supplementation may reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with low-serum selenium concentration (S-Se) in selenium-poor areas who respond to treatment. The primary aim of this observational study was to investigate S-Se in a selenium-deficient region at time of intensive care admission, and in addition to monitor S-Se during high-dose selenium supplementation for safety. METHODS We measured S-Se in 100 consecutive patients admitted to a tertiary general ICU. After initial sampling, high-dose intravenous (iv) selenium supplementation was administered up to 20 days. RESULTS At admission, in 95% of the cases, S-Se was below the saturation level for selenoenzymes, in 91%, below the Swedish reference level, and in 71%, below the level where selenoenzyme function may be impaired. At day 5 of substitution, all patients still remaining in the ICU (n = 26) were within the range for enzyme function, 12% were below reference, and 24% did not reach full enzymatic saturation. At day 10 and forward, all patients were within target for treatment. No patients were at risk for toxic S-Se concentration. CONCLUSIONS S-Se concentration was substantially lower compared to normal values at ICU admission in this cohort of unselected Swedish critical care patients. Selenium supplementation restituted S-Se to levels corresponding to enzymatic saturation and the Swedish reference interval for all subjects remaining in the ICU on day 5.
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- Lars Mikael Broman
- Department of Pediatric Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care ECMO Centre Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Sweden
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Sweden
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Nyköping Hospital Nyköping Sweden
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine CLINTEC Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care ECMO Centre Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge Sweden
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Miroshnikov SA, Skalny AV, Zavyalov OA, Frolov AN, Grabeklis AR. The Reference Values of Hair Content of Trace Elements in Dairy Cows of Holstein Breed. Biol Trace Elem Res 2020; 194:145-151. [PMID: 31175633 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-019-01768-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The objective of this study was to assess trace element content in hair of Holstein dairy cows bred in the Leningrad Region of Russia and to calculate the site-specific reference intervals. Hair content of arsenic, boron, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, mercury, iodine, lithium, manganese, lead, selenium, silicon, tin, strontium, vanadium, and zinc in 148 cows during first (n = 50), second (n = 48), and third (n = 50) lactation periods of life was determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Dietary intake of trace elements corresponded to the adequate values according to national and international recommendations. Comparative analysis did not reveal any significant differences in hair content of main essential elements on the animals depending on the number of lactation. At the same time, the first-lactation cows had significantly (P < 0.05) lower concentration of lead in hair as compared to the third-lactation cows and a higher level of mercury as compared to the second-lactation cows. The reference intervals and 90% confidence intervals for the lower and upper limits were calculated in agreement with the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology Quality Assurance and Laboratory Standard Guidelines.
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- S A Miroshnikov
- Federal Scientific Center for Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 9th January str., 29, Orenburg, Russia, 460000
- Orenburg State University, Pobedy ave. 13, Orenburg, Russia, 460018
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- Orenburg State University, Pobedy ave. 13, Orenburg, Russia, 460018
- P. G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University, Sovetskaya str., 14, Yaroslavl, Russia, 150000
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Miklukho-Maklaya str., 8, Moscow, Russia, 117198
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- Federal Scientific Center for Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 9th January str., 29, Orenburg, Russia, 460000
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- Federal Scientific Center for Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 9th January str., 29, Orenburg, Russia, 460000
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- P. G. Demidov Yaroslavl State University, Sovetskaya str., 14, Yaroslavl, Russia, 150000.
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Miklukho-Maklaya str., 8, Moscow, Russia, 117198.
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Miroshnikov S, Zavyalov O, Frolov A, Sleptsov I, Sirazetdinov F, Poberukhin M. The content of toxic elements in hair of dairy cows as an indicator of productivity and elemental status of animals. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:18554-18564. [PMID: 31054054 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05163-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The study was conducted on a model of dairy cows of the Holstein breed. At the first stage of research, the elemental composition of cow hair was studied (n = 198). Based on this study, the percentile intervals of chemical elements concentrations in hair were established; values of 25 and 75 percentiles were determined, and they were considered as "physiological standard." At the second stage, the elemental composition of hair from the upper part of withers of highly productive Holstein cows during the period of increasing milk yield was analyzed (n = 47). The elemental composition of biological substrates was studied according to 25 indicators, using the methods of atomic emission and mass spectrometry (AES-ICP and MS-ICP). An assessment of productivity parameters of cows depending on the level of toxic elements in hair revealed a negative statistically significant relationship with the level of lead. Lead content in hair was negatively correlated with the yield of fat (r = - 0.50), protein (r = - 0.37), and dry matter (r = - 0.48) in milk. Based on these data, cows were divided into three groups: group I, with Pb concentration in hair 0.0245-0.0449 mg/g, group II-between 0.0495 and 0.141 mg/kg, and in group III-between 0.145 and 0.247 mg/g. It was established that increasing Pb content decreases daily production of milk fat by 18.8 (P ≤ 0.05) and 25.3% (P ≤ 0.05), protein by 9.7 (P ≤ 0.05) and 10.7% (P ≤ 0.05), and dry matter by 8.0 and 13.0% (P ≤ 0.05) in cows. Average daily milk yield, adjusted for 1% of fat, decreased by 19.2 (P ≤ 0.05) and 25.3% (P ≤ 0.05), respectively. As the concentration of lead in hair increased, the content of toxic elements (Al, As, Cd, Hg, Pb, Sn, Sr) increased from 0.07 to 0.235 mmol/kg in group I, in group II from 0.082 to 0.266 mmol/kg, and in group III-from 0.126 to 0.337 mmol/kg. It was concluded that it is necessary to further study the use of physiological standard indicators of the content of toxic chemical elements in hair of dairy cows to increase productivity and maintain animal health and to create an effective system of individual health monitoring of highly productive cattle.
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- Sergey Miroshnikov
- Federal State Budget Scientific Institution, "Federal Scientific Center for Biological Systems and Agricultural Technologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Orenburg, Russia
- FSBEI HPE "Orenburg State University", Orenburg, Russia
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- Federal State Budget Scientific Institution, "Federal Scientific Center for Biological Systems and Agricultural Technologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Orenburg, Russia
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- Federal State Budget Scientific Institution, "Federal Scientific Center for Biological Systems and Agricultural Technologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Orenburg, Russia.
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- FSBEI HE "Yakut State Agricultural Academy", Yakutsk, Russia
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- Federal State Budget Scientific Institution, "Federal Scientific Center for Biological Systems and Agricultural Technologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Orenburg, Russia
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Zhang P, Georgiou CA, Brusic V. Elemental metabolomics. Brief Bioinform 2019; 19:524-536. [PMID: 28077402 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbw131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Elemental metabolomics is quantification and characterization of total concentration of chemical elements in biological samples and monitoring of their changes. Recent advances in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry have enabled simultaneous measurement of concentrations of > 70 elements in biological samples. In living organisms, elements interact and compete with each other for absorption and molecular interactions. They also interact with proteins and nucleotide sequences. These interactions modulate enzymatic activities and are critical for many molecular and cellular functions. Testing for concentration of > 40 elements in blood, other bodily fluids and tissues is now in routine use in advanced medical laboratories. In this article, we define the basic concepts of elemental metabolomics, summarize standards and workflows, and propose minimum information for reporting the results of an elemental metabolomics experiment. Major statistical and informatics tools for elemental metabolomics are reviewed, and examples of applications are discussed. Elemental metabolomics is emerging as an important new technology with applications in medical diagnostics, nutrition, agriculture, food science, environmental science and multiplicity of other areas.
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- Ping Zhang
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD Australia
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- Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD Australia.,School of Medicine and Bioinformatics Center, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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Rodushkin I, Paulukat C, Pontér S, Engström E, Baxter DC, Sörlin D, Pallavicini N, Rodushkina K. Application of double-focusing sector field ICP-MS for determination of ultratrace constituents in samples characterized by complex composition of the matrix. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 622-623:203-213. [PMID: 29216463 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 11/23/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The performance of double focusing, sector field mass spectrometry (ICP-SFMS) for determination of analytes, including technology critical elements (TCE), at ultra-trace levels in environmental and clinical matrices was critically evaluated. Different configurations of the ICP-SFMS introduction system as well as various sample preparations, pre-concentration and matrix separation methods were employed and compared. Factors affecting detection capabilities and accuracy of data produced (instrumental sensitivity, contamination risks, purity of reagents, spectral interferences, matrix effects, analyte recovery and losses) were discussed. Optimized matrix-specific methods were applied to a range of reference and control materials (riverine, brackish and seawaters; whole blood, serum and urine) as well as tap water and snow samples collected in the area of Luleå city, northern Sweden; brackish and seawater from the Laptev Sea; venous blood samples with a special emphasis on determination of Au, Ag, Ir, Os, Pd, Pt, Re, Rh, Ru, Sb and Te. Even though these low abundant elements are relatively under-documented, the results produced were compared with published data, where available.
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- Ilia Rodushkin
- Division of Geosciences, Luleå University of Technology, S-971 87 Luleå, Sweden; ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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- ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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- ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden.
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- Division of Geosciences, Luleå University of Technology, S-971 87 Luleå, Sweden; ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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- ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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- ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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- Division of Geosciences, Luleå University of Technology, S-971 87 Luleå, Sweden; ALS Laboratory Group, ALS Scandinavia AB, Aurorum 10, S-977 75 Luleå, Sweden
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Atzrodt J, Derdau V, Kerr WJ, Reid M. Deuterium- und tritiummarkierte Verbindungen: Anwendungen in den modernen Biowissenschaften. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201704146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Jens Atzrodt
- Isotope Chemistry and Metabolite Synthesis, Integrated Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry; Industriepark Höchst, G876 65926 Frankfurt Deutschland
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- Isotope Chemistry and Metabolite Synthesis, Integrated Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry; Industriepark Höchst, G876 65926 Frankfurt Deutschland
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, WestCHEM; University of Strathclyde; 295 Cathedral Street Glasgow Scotland G1 1XL Großbritannien
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, WestCHEM; University of Strathclyde; 295 Cathedral Street Glasgow Scotland G1 1XL Großbritannien
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Atzrodt J, Derdau V, Kerr WJ, Reid M. Deuterium- and Tritium-Labelled Compounds: Applications in the Life Sciences. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:1758-1784. [PMID: 28815899 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 407] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hydrogen isotopes are unique tools for identifying and understanding biological and chemical processes. Hydrogen isotope labelling allows for the traceless and direct incorporation of an additional mass or radioactive tag into an organic molecule with almost no changes in its chemical structure, physical properties, or biological activity. Using deuterium-labelled isotopologues to study the unique mass-spectrometric patterns generated from mixtures of biologically relevant molecules drastically simplifies analysis. Such methods are now providing unprecedented levels of insight in a wide and continuously growing range of applications in the life sciences and beyond. Tritium (3 H), in particular, has seen an increase in utilization, especially in pharmaceutical drug discovery. The efforts and costs associated with the synthesis of labelled compounds are more than compensated for by the enhanced molecular sensitivity during analysis and the high reliability of the data obtained. In this Review, advances in the application of hydrogen isotopes in the life sciences are described.
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- Jens Atzrodt
- Isotope Chemistry and Metabolite Synthesis, Integrated Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, Industriepark Höchst, G876, 65926, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Isotope Chemistry and Metabolite Synthesis, Integrated Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, Industriepark Höchst, G876, 65926, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, WestCHEM, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1XL, UK
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- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, WestCHEM, University of Strathclyde, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1XL, UK
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E. T. Moore R, Rehkämper M, Kreissig K, Strekopytov S, Larner F. Determination of major and trace element variability in healthy human urine by ICP-QMS and specific gravity normalisation. RSC Adv 2018; 8:38022-38035. [PMID: 35558613 PMCID: PMC9089848 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra06794e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Sixty five urine samples obtained during one or two non-consecutive days from 10 healthy individuals were analysed for major (Na, Mg, K, Ca) and trace (Co, Cu, Zn, As, Rb, Sr, Mo and Pb) element concentrations. Following microwave digestion, the analyses were carried out using ICP-QMS (inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometry) incorporating a collision/reaction cell. Repeat analyses of quality control samples show that the procedure produces unbiased results and is well suited for routine urinalysis of the investigated elements. Concentrations were normalised using specific gravity (SG) and the resultant decrease in variability supports previous conclusions that SG-normalisation appropriately corrects for differences in urine dilution. The elemental concentrations of the individual urine samples show large differences in dispersion. Most variable are As, Co and Zn, with CVs (coefficients of variation) of >75%. The major elements as well as Rb, Sr and Mo display intermediate variability, whilst Cu and Pb have the least elemental dispersion with CV values of about 30%. A detailed assessment shows that the overall elemental variability is governed both by differences between individuals and variations for a single individual over time. Spot urine samples exhibit elemental concentrations that, on average, resemble the daily mean values to within about 30% for all elements except K and Rb. Diet-related changes in urinary element concentration are most prominent for Mg, K, Co, Rb and Pb. The concentrations of Co, As and Rb appear to vary systematically with gender but this may primarily reflect co-variance with specific diets. Urinary element concentrations were quantified by ICP-QMS and variations over time, between individuals and with gender and diet were assessed.![]()
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- Rebekah E. T. Moore
- Department of Earth Science and Engineering
- Imperial College London
- London SW7 2AZ
- UK
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- Department of Earth Science and Engineering
- Imperial College London
- London SW7 2AZ
- UK
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- Department of Earth Science and Engineering
- Imperial College London
- London SW7 2AZ
- UK
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- Department of Earth Sciences
- University of Oxford
- Oxford OX1 3AN
- UK
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Broman M, Lindfors M, Norberg Å, Hebert C, Rooyackers O, Wernerman J, Fläring U. Low serum selenium is associated with the severity of organ failure in critically ill children. Clin Nutr 2017; 37:1399-1405. [PMID: 28689669 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Low concentration of serum selenium is associated with the inflammatory response and multiple organ failure in adult ICU-patients. Critically ill children are less well characterized. In this study, serum selenium concentration and its possible relation to multiple organ failure as well as glutathione status was investigated in pediatric intensive care (PICU) patients. METHODS A prospective consecutive cohort of critically ill children (n = 100) admitted to the PICU of a tertiary university hospital, and in addition an age stratified reference group of healthy children (n = 60) were studied. The concentrations of serum selenium and reduced and total glutathione were determined at admission and at day 5 for patients still in the PICU. RESULTS Low concentration of serum selenium as well as a high-reduced fraction of glutathione (GSH/tGSH) was associated with multiple organ failure (p < 0.001 and p < 0.01) respectively. A correlation between low serum selenium concentration and high-reduced fraction of glutathione (GSH/tGSH) was also seen (r = -0.19 and p = 0.03). The serum selenium concentrations in the pediatric reference group in a selenium poor area were age dependent with lower concentrations in infants as compared to older children (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Both low serum selenium concentration and high reduced fraction of glutathione (GSH/tGSH) were associated with the development of multiple organ failure. The association between low serum selenium concentration and high fraction of reduced glutathione in whole blood favour the hypothesis that selenium is of critical importance for the scavenge capacity of glutathione peroxidase (GPX).
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- M Broman
- Department of Pediatric Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, ECMO-Centre at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, ECMO-Centre at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden; Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Błażewicz A, Liao KY, Liao HH, Niziński P, Komsta Ł, Momčilović B, Jabłońska-Czapla M, Michalski R, Prystupa A, Sak JJ, Kocjan R. Alterations of Hair and Nail Content of Selected Trace Elements in Nonoccupationally Exposed Patients with Chronic Depression from Different Geographical Regions. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:3178784. [PMID: 28386550 PMCID: PMC5366181 DOI: 10.1155/2017/3178784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Revised: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The aim of this study was to determine if altered levels of selected trace elements manifest themselves during chronic depression. To identify elements strongly associated with chronic depression, relationships between the elemental contents of hair and nails and the interelement correlations were checked. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and ion chromatography were used to evaluate the contents of Zn, Cu, Co, Pb, Mn, and Fe in hair and nail samples from a total of 415 subjects (295 patients and 120 healthy volunteers). The study included logistic regression models to predict the probability of chronic depression. To investigate possible intercorrelations among the studied elements, the scaled principal component analysis was used. The research has revealed differences in TE levels in the group of depressed men and women in comparison to the healthy subjects. Statistically significant differences in both hair and nails contents of several elements were observed. Our study also provides strong evidence that the intermediary metabolism of certain elements is age- and gender-dependent. Zn, Mn, Pb, and Fe contents in hair/nails seem to be strongly associated with chronic depression. We found no statistically significant residence-related differences in the contents of studied elements in nonoccupationally exposed patients and healthy subjects.
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- Anna Błażewicz
- Chair of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4a St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Homu Clinic, No. 61, Dongping Rd., East Dist., Tainan City 701, Taiwan
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- Homu Clinic, No. 61, Dongping Rd., East Dist., Tainan City 701, Taiwan
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- Chair of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4a St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute for Research and Development of the Sustainable Eco Systems, Srebrnjak 59, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering of Polish Academy of Sciences, Sklodowska-Curie 34 Street, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering of Polish Academy of Sciences, Sklodowska-Curie 34 Street, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Internal Diseases, Medical University of Lublin, Staszica 16, 20-081 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Ethics and Human Philosophy, Medical University of Lublin, Staszica 4/6, 20-059 Lublin, Poland
- Department of Nephrology, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954 Lublin, Poland
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- Chair of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4a St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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Developments in forensic mass spectrometry tend to follow, rather than lead, the developments in other disciplines. Examples of techniques having forensic potential born independently of forensic applications include ambient ionization, imaging mass spectrometry, isotope ratio mass spectrometry, portable mass spectrometers, and hyphenated chromatography-mass spectrometry instruments, to name a few. Forensic science has the potential to benefit enormously from developments that are funded by other means, if only the infrastructure and personnel existed to adopt, validate, and implement the new technologies into casework. Perhaps one unique area in which forensic science is at the cutting edge is in the area of chemometrics and the determination of likelihood ratios for the evaluation of the weight of evidence. Such statistical techniques have been developed most extensively for ignitable-liquid residue analyses and isotope ratio analysis. This review attempts to capture the trends, motivating forces, and likely impact of developing areas of forensic mass spectrometry, with the caveat that none of this research is likely to have any real impact in the forensic community unless: (a) The instruments developed are turned into robust black boxes with red and green lights for positives and negatives, respectively, or (b) there are PhD graduates in the workforce who can help adopt these sophisticated techniques.
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Measurement of total iron in Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric epithelial cells. Biometals 2014; 28:143-50. [PMID: 25428685 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-014-9810-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Despite the evidence suggesting a role for Helicobacter pylori in the induction of systemic iron deficiency anaemia, little is known about the possibility of infection-associated changes in cellular iron homeostasis at the gastric epithelium. In this study we compared four different techniques for measuring iron in AGS cells, a gastric epithelial cell line that is widely used to model to H. pylori infection in vitro. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry proved to be an efficient method, but only when large numbers of cells were used. Two colorimetric assays that included the use of concentrated hydrochloric acid with or without potassium ferrocyanide detected iron in the micromolar but not the nanomolar range in cell-free standards. However, the third colorimetric assay that incorporated ferrozine proved to be highly accurate at detecting iron in the nanomolar range, and was able to detect iron in AGS cells, Moreover, using this assay, we were able to show that the level of iron in H. pylori-infected AGS cells is significantly increased when compared to uninfected cells.
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Current role of ICP–MS in clinical toxicology and forensic toxicology: a metallic profile. Bioanalysis 2014; 6:2245-59. [DOI: 10.4155/bio.14.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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As metal/metalloid exposure is inevitable owing to its omnipresence, it may exert toxicity in humans. Recent advances in metal/metalloid analysis have been made moving from flame atomic absorption spectrometry and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry to the multi-elemental inductively coupled plasma (ICP) techniques as ICP atomic emission spectrometry and ICP–MS. ICP–MS has now emerged as a major technique in inorganic analytical chemistry owing to its flexibility, high sensitivity and good reproducibility. This in depth review explores the ICP–MS metallic profile in human toxicology. It is now routinely used and of great importance, in clinical toxicology and forensic toxicology to explore biological matrices, specifically whole blood, plasma, urine, hair, nail, biopsy samples and tissues.
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Christopher SJ, Thompson RQ. Determination of trace level cadmium in SRM 3280 Multivitamin/Multielement Tablets via isotope dilution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Talanta 2013; 116:18-25. [PMID: 24148367 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2013.04.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cadmium was quantified at 80.15±0.86 ng/g (mean±95% expanded uncertainty) in NIST SRM 3280 Multivitamin/Multielement Tablets, using isotope dilution mass spectrometry. The method described utilized various precipitation and solid-phase extraction separation methodologies to isolate Cd from Sn and Mo, present respectively, at 11.1±0.9 mg/kg and 70.7±4.5 mg/kg in the tablet matrix. This allowed for measurement of (111)Cd/(113)Cd and (111)Cd/(114)Cd isotope ratios using both quadrupole collision cell technology inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (Q-CCT-ICP-MS) and sector field (SF)-ICP-MS equipped with a desolvating nebulizer system to mitigate the MoO(+) and MoOH(+) molecular ion interferences that typically affect the envelope of Cd isotopes.
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- Steven J Christopher
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Material Measurement Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, Hollings Marine Laboratory, 331 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412, USA.
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