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Li M, Huang J, Xu K, Gong S, Liang Y, Xu X, Liu Z, Wang Z, Wang S. Comprehensive investigations of four ratiometric fluorescent chemosensors based on 4-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzaldehyde skeleton for malononitrile detection. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 318:124476. [PMID: 38776670 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Malononitrile is a very important chemical material and has wide application fields in production of medicines, pesticides, and extraction of gold. However, its nonnegligible hypertoxicity inspired researchers to develop more efficient analysis techniques to sensitively and selectively detect malononitrile. Nopinone derivatives initiated by our research group have been developed as a class of organic fluorescent chemosensors for identifying multiple analytes in recent years. Different heterocyclic compounds based on nopinone were designed and synthesized to be applied in the fields of environmental analysis, food detection and bioimaging. Nevertheless, the comparison research on the optical properties of fluorescent compounds containing the nopinyl matrix with other structural analogs including alkyl, cyclohexyl and phenyl groups was deficient. Herein, four 4-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzaldehyde-based ratiometric fluorescent chemosensors based on o-dimethyl cyclohexyl, phenyl and nopinyl units for recognizing malononitrile were designed and developed, and their differences in the optical properties and detection performances were investigated by using spectral analysis combined with theoretical calculations. Moreover, the nopinone-based 4-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzaldehyde fluorescent chemosensor NMZQ was successfully applied in the dual channel fluorescence bioimaging of malononitrile in living HeLa cells and zebrafish, which attributed to its outstanding spectral property and detection performance.
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- Mingxin Li
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute, Yangzhou 225127, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute, Yangzhou 225127, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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Wang X, Xiang P, Zhang S, Wang J, Zhang J, Wu H, Wang X. Retrospective analysis of forensic toxicology data from 2021 to identify patterns of various forensic cases. Forensic Sci Int 2023; 347:111683. [PMID: 37068373 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2023.111683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Knowing and analyzing the characteristics and trends of forensic toxicology cases in a certain area is particularly important for a local government to establish an effective prevention and control system. The purpose of this work was to summarize data from forensic toxicology cases received by the Academy of Forensic Sciences (AFS) in 2021. METHODS As requested by the police or according to the details of cases, samples were systematically screened or analyzed by various methods. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry were used to identify medicinal drugs, drugs of abuse, pesticides, poison gases, etc. RESULTS: AFS received a total of 17,758 cases in 2021, of which 314 cases underwent autopsy. The main cause of death was sudden death, and the manner of death was mainly accident. Among 13,744 drug abuse cases, the number of positive cases was 1721, with a positive rate of 12.5%, and synthetic cannabinoids were the most frequently detected substances. In 3640 traffic cases, 85.3% of drivers were suspected of drunk driving. In 103 poisoning cases, hydrogen sulfide poisoning and pesticide suicide account for a large proportion. In drug-facilitated crimes, zolpidem was the most frequently tested component. In 55 case of dog poisonings, the main poisons were cyanides and succinylcholine, and the main poisoning tools were poisonous baits and poisonous syringe darts. CONCLUSIONS This study profiles the toxicological characteristics of forensic toxicological cases conducted at the AFS in 2021 and provides a scientific basis for poisoning cases and drug abuse prevention.
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- Xinying Wang
- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China; School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Forensic Toxicology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Science Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China.
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De Ruyver C, Baert K, Cartuyvels E, Beernaert LAL, Tuyttens FAM, Leirs H, Moons CPH. Assessing animal welfare impact of fourteen control and dispatch methods for house mouse (Mus musculus ), Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus ) and black rat (Rattus rattus ). Anim Welf 2023; 32:e2. [PMID: 38487454 PMCID: PMC10937213 DOI: 10.1017/awf.2022.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Population control of the house mouse (Mus musculus), Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and black rat (Rattus rattus) is common practice worldwide. Our objective was to assess the impact on animal welfare of lethal and non-lethal control methods, including three dispatch methods. We used the Sharp and Saunders welfare assessment model with eight experts scoring eleven control methods and three dispatch methods used on the three species. We presumed the methods were performed as prescribed, only taking into account the effect on the target animal (and not, for example, on non-target catches). We did not assess population control efficacy of the methods. Methods considered to induce the least suffering to the target animal were captive-bolt traps, electrocution traps and cervical dislocation, while those with the greatest impact were anticoagulants, cholecalciferol and deprivation. Experts indicated considerable uncertainty regarding their evaluation of certain methods, which emphasises the need for further scientific research. In particular, the impact of hydrogen cyanide, chloralose and aluminium phosphide on animal welfare ought to be investigated. The experts also stressed the need to improve Standard Operating Procedures and to incorporate animal welfare assessments in Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The results of our study can help laypeople, professionals, regulatory agencies and legislators making well-informed decisions as to which methods to use when controlling commensal rodents.
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- Ciska De Ruyver
- Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Ethology and Animal Welfare Research Group, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, 9820Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Wildlife Management and Invasive species, Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Havenlaan 88 bus 73, Brussels, Belgium
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- Wildlife Management and Invasive species, Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Havenlaan 88 bus 73, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biotechnology, Vives University College, Wilgenstraat 32, 8800Roeselare, Belgium
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- Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Ethology and Animal Welfare Research Group, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, 9820Merelbeke, Belgium
- Animal Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Scheldeweg 68, 9090Melle, Belgium
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- Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Ethology and Animal Welfare Research Group, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Heidestraat 19, 9820Merelbeke, Belgium
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Sequential recognition of La3+ and CN− ions using isophthalic dihydrazide derivative via aggregation induced enhanced emission (AIEE): a fluorescence relay enhancement in aqueous medium. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-022-02633-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Feng YX, Li CZ, Lin YJ, Yu XZ. Involvement of β-cyanoalanine synthase (β-CAS) and sulfurtransferase (ST) in cyanide (CN -) assimilation in rice seedlings. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 294:133789. [PMID: 35101430 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In spite of available information demonstrating the assimilation of cyanide (CN-) by β-cyanoalanine synthase (β-CAS) in plants, involvement of sulfurtransferase (ST) in CN- assimilation in rice plants is still undefined. In this study, a microcosmic hydroponic system was used to investigate the involvement of β-cyanoalanine synthase (β-CAS) and sulfurtransferase (ST) in the CN- assimilation in rice seedlings under the exposure of potassium cyanide (KCN) in presence or absence of 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC). Our results indicated that the measurable thiocyanate (SCN-) was detected in both rice roots and shoots under KCN exposure, and the abundances of ST-related transcripts were up-regulated significantly (p < 0.05), suggesting that the ST pathway is involved in CN- assimilation in the rice plants. The application of exogenous ACC significantly (p < 0.05) decreased the accumulation of CN- and SCN- in rice tissues after KCN exposures, and also up-regulated the expression of β-CAS and ST genes and their enzymatic activities, suggesting a positive interaction between aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase (ACO), β-CAS and ST in rice plants during the CN- assimilation. This is the first attempt to experimentally clarify the involvement of ST in CN- assimilation in rice seedlings.
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- Yu-Xi Feng
- College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China.
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Anxiolytic and antidepressant-like activities of aqueous extract of Azadirachta indica A. Juss. flower in the stressed rats. Heliyon 2022; 8:e08881. [PMID: 35198760 PMCID: PMC8844689 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate whether an aqueous extract of Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (A. indica) flower had anxiolytic and antidepressant-like effects in the stressed rats. Male Wistar rats were randomly allocated to one of two experimental groups: control or stress. The stress groups were received restraint stress for 3 h. The stressed rats were administered a vehicle, diazepam, fluoxetine, and A. indica at doses of 250, 500, and 1000 mg/kg BW for 30 days. The elevated plus-maze test (EPMT), the forced swimming test (FST), and the open field test (OFT) were used to assess anxiolytic and antidepressant-like behaviors. In the EPMT, the percentage of the number of open arm entries and the duration spent in open arms were measured. These measurements were considerably enhanced in the stressed rats treated with diazepam and A. indica flower extract at a dose of 500 mg/kg BW. Furthermore, the stressed rats given fluoxetine and A. indica flower extract at all doses employed in this study showed a significant reduction in the amount of time the rats were immobilized in the FST. However, there was no significant difference in spontaneous locomotor activity between any of the groups. Additionally, the stressed rats treated with either positive control medications or A. indica flower extract exhibited significantly higher brain dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) levels, but lower blood cortisol levels as compared to the stressed rats treated with vehicle. Moreover, A. indica flower extract had no harmful effect on the stressed rats’ liver tissue.
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Wang X, Cheng S, Liu C, Zhang Y, Su M, Rong X, Zhu H, Yu M, Sheng W, Zhu B. Discovery of a highly selective and ultra-sensitive colorimetric fluorescent probe for malononitrile and its applications in living cells and zebrafish. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj04815e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A selective and ultra-sensitive colorimetric fluorescent probe was discovered to detect malononitrile in living cells and zebrafish.
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- Xin Wang
- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China
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- Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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DeLey Cox VE, Hartog MA, Pueblo E, Racine M, Jennings L, Tressler J, Tuet WY, Stone S, Pierce SA, Thompson L, Dukes A, Hoard-Fruchey H, Wong B, McCranor BJ. Methylene blue and monosodium glutamate improve neurologic signs after fluoroacetate poisoning. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2020; 1479:196-209. [PMID: 32285953 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fluoroacetate (FA) is a tasteless, odorless, water-soluble metabolic poison with severe toxicological effects. Characterized in the mid-1900s, it has been used as a rodenticide but is comparably lethal to all mammals. Many countries have restricted its use, and modern-day accidental human exposures are rare, but recently, concerns have been raised about its application as a chemical weapon with no known antidote. A combined treatment of methylene blue (MB), an antioxidant, and monosodium glutamate (MSG), a precursor of the citric acid cycle substrate alpha-ketoglutarate, has been recommended as an effective countermeasure; however, no peer-reviewed articles documenting the efficacy of this therapy have been published. Using a rodent model, we assessed the effects of MB and MSG on the neurologic, cardiac, and pulmonary systems. Transcriptomic analysis was used to elucidate inflammatory pathway activation and guide bioassays, which revealed the advantages and disadvantages of these candidate countermeasures. Results show that MB and MSG can reduce neurologic signs observed in rats exposed to sodium FA and improve some effects of intoxication. However, while this strategy resolved some signs of intoxication, ultimately it was unable to significantly reduce lethality.
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- Vanessa E DeLey Cox
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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Manoj KM, Ramasamy S, Parashar A, Gideon DA, Soman V, Jacob VD, Pakshirajan K. Acute toxicity of cyanide in aerobic respiration: Theoretical and experimental support for murburn explanation. Biomol Concepts 2020; 11:32-56. [PMID: 32187011 DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2020-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The inefficiency of cyanide/HCN (CN) binding with heme proteins (under physiological regimes) is demonstrated with an assessment of thermodynamics, kinetics, and inhibition constants. The acute onset of toxicity and CN's mg/Kg LD50 (μM lethal concentration) suggests that the classical hemeFe binding-based inhibition rationale is untenable to account for the toxicity of CN. In vitro mechanistic probing of CN-mediated inhibition of hemeFe reductionist systems was explored as a murburn model for mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (mOxPhos). The effect of CN in haloperoxidase catalyzed chlorine moiety transfer to small organics was considered as an analogous probe for phosphate group transfer in mOxPhos. Similarly, inclusion of CN in peroxidase-catalase mediated one-electron oxidation of small organics was used to explore electron transfer outcomes in mOxPhos, leading to water formation. The free energy correlations from a Hammett study and IC50/Hill slopes analyses and comparison with ligands ( CO/ H 2 S/ N 3 - ) $\left( {\text{CO}}/{{{{\text{H}}_{2}}\text{S}}/{\text{N}_{3}^{\text{-}}}\;}\; \right)$ provide insights into the involvement of diffusible radicals and proton-equilibriums, explaining analogous outcomes in mOxPhos chemistry. Further, we demonstrate that superoxide (diffusible reactive oxygen species, DROS) enables in vitro ATP synthesis from ADP+phosphate, and show that this reaction is inhibited by CN. Therefore, practically instantaneous CN ion-radical interactions with DROS in matrix catalytically disrupt mOxPhos, explaining the acute lethal effect of CN.
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- Kelath Murali Manoj
- Satyamjayatu: The Science & Ethics Foundation Snehatheeram, Kulappully, Shoranur-2 (PO), Kerala, India-679122
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India-781039
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- Department of Biotechnology, Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology & Research, Vadlamudi, Guntur, India-522213
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India-620017
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India-110016
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- Satyamjayatu: The Science & Ethics Foundation Snehatheeram, Kulappully, Shoranur-2 (PO), Kerala, India-679122
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India-781039
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Rice NC, Rauscher NA, Wilkins WL, Lippner DS, Rockwood GA, Myers TM. Behavioural and physiological assessments of dimethyl trisulfide treatment for acute oral sodium cyanide poisoning. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2019; 125:289-303. [DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Nathaniel C. Rice
- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland
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- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland
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- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland
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- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland
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- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland
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- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland
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McCranor BJ, Young TD, Tressler J, Jennings L, Irwin J, Alli NA, Abilez MK, Stone S, Racine M, Devorak JL, Sciuto AM, Wong B. The Cardiopulmonary Effects of Sodium Fluoroacetate (1080) in Sprague-Dawley Rats. COGENT BIOLOGY 2019; 5:1568669. [PMID: 31595219 PMCID: PMC6782068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Sodium fluoroacetate (1080) is a highly toxic metabolic poison that has the potential because of its lack of defined color, odor, and taste and its high water solubility to be intentionally or unintentionally ingested through food adulteration. Although the mechanism of action for 1080 has been known since the 1950's, no known antidote exists. In an effort to better understand the cardiopulmonary impacts of 1080, we utilized whole-body plethysmography and telemeterized Sprague-Dawley rats which allowed for the real-time measurement of respiratory and cardiac parameters following exposure using a non-invasive assisted-drinking method. Overall, the animals showed marked depression of respiratory parameters over the course of 24 hours post-exposure and the development of hemorrhage in the lung tissue. Tidal volume was reduced by 30% in males and 60% in females at 24 hours post-exposure, and respiratory frequency was significantly depressed as well. In telemeterized female rats, we observed severe cardiac abnormalities, highlighted by a 50% reduction in heart rate, 75% reduction in systolic blood pressure, and a 3.5-fold lengthening of the QRS interval over the course of 24 hours. We also observed a reduction in core body temperature of nearly 15°C. Our study was able to describe the severe and pronounced effects of sodium fluoroacetate poisoning on cardiopulmonary function, the results of which indicate that both tissue specific and systemic deficits contribute to the toxicological progression of 1080 intoxication and will need to be accounted for when developing any potential countermeasure for 1080 poisoning.
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- Bryan J. McCranor
- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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- US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 8350 Ricketts Point Rd, APG, MD 21010
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