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Dinoff A, Herrmann N, Swardfager W, Gallagher D, Lanctôt KL. The effect of exercise on resting concentrations of peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in major depressive disorder: A meta-analysis. J Psychiatr Res 2018; 105:123-131. [PMID: 30219561 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Exercise interventions have been shown to successfully improve depression in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), but like other forms of antidepressant treatment, exercise is not effective in all patients and its mechanisms of action have not been fully elucidated. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a key mediator of neurogenesis and neuronal survival, has been shown to be decreased in individuals with MDD. One potential mechanism by which exercise alleviates depression is through an increase in BDNF. In order to evaluate this hypothesis, we conducted a meta-analysis of studies that assessed the effects of a chronic (multi-week) exercise intervention on BDNF concentrations in MDD patients. MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Source, and CINAHL databases were searched for original, peer-reviewed reports of peripheral blood BDNF concentrations before and after a chronic exercise intervention in MDD patients. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) were generated from random effects models. Potential sources of heterogeneity were explored in meta-regression analyses. In six studies that met inclusion criteria, resting blood concentrations of BDNF were not significantly higher after a chronic exercise intervention (SMD = 0.43, 95% CI: -0.06-0.92, p = 0.09) in MDD patients. This meta-analysis did not find evidence that a chronic aerobic exercise intervention increases resting concentrations of BDNF in the blood of MDD patients; however, there is a lack of studies in this area making it difficult to reach a definitive conclusion. Future studies on this topic with larger sample sizes and longer durations are needed to draw more robust conclusions.
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- Adam Dinoff
- Neuropsychopharmacology Research Group, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Neuropsychopharmacology Research Group, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Neuropsychopharmacology Research Group, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada
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- Neuropsychopharmacology Research Group, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada
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Ma J, Chen H, Liu X, Zhang L, Qiao D. Exercise-Induced Fatigue Impairs Bidirectional Corticostriatal Synaptic Plasticity. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:14. [PMID: 29422839 PMCID: PMC5788965 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Exercise-induced fatigue (EF) is a ubiquitous phenomenon in sports competition and training. It can impair athletes’ motor skill execution and cognition. Corticostriatal synaptic plasticity is considered to be the cellular mechanism of movement control and motor learning. However, the effect of EF on corticostriatal synaptic plasticity remains elusive. In the present study, using field excitatory postsynaptic potential recording, we found that the corticostriatal long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) were both impaired in EF mice. To further investigate the cellular mechanisms underlying the impaired synaptic plasticity in corticostriatal pathway, whole-cell patch clamp recordings were carried out on striatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs). MSNs in EF mice exhibited increased spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current (sEPSC) frequency and decreased paired-pulse ratio (PPR), while with normal basic electrophysiological properties and normal sEPSC amplitude. Furthermore, the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)/α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA) ratio of MSNs was reduced in EF mice. These results suggest that the enhanced presynaptic glutamate (Glu) release and downregulated postsynaptic NMDA receptor function lead to the impaired corticostriatal plasticity in EF mice. Taken together, our findings for the first time show that the bidirectional corticostriatal synaptic plasticity is impaired after EF, and suggest that the aberrant corticostriatal synaptic plasticity may be involved in the production and/or maintenance of EF.
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- Jing Ma
- College of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Physical Education and Sports, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Nehmé R, Atieh C, Fayad S, Claude B, Chartier A, Tannoury M, Elleuch F, Abdelkafi S, Pichon C, Morin P. Microalgae amino acid extraction and analysis at nanomolar level using electroporation and capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection. J Sep Sci 2016; 40:558-566. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201601005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Reine Nehmé
- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA); Université d'Orléans; Orléans France
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA); Université d'Orléans; Orléans France
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA); Université d'Orléans; Orléans France
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA); Université d'Orléans; Orléans France
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA); Université d'Orléans; Orléans France
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- Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences II; Université Libanaise; Fanar Liban
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- Biotechnologie des algues, Département de Génie biologique, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax; University of Sfax; Tunisia
- Centre de Biophysique moléculaire; et Université d'Orléans; France
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- Biotechnologie des algues, Département de Génie biologique, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax; University of Sfax; Tunisia
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- Centre de Biophysique moléculaire; et Université d'Orléans; France
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- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA); Université d'Orléans; Orléans France
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Denoroy L, Parrot S. Analysis of Amino Acids and Related Compounds by Capillary Electrophoresis. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2016.1212378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Casado M, Molero M, Sierra C, García-Cazorla A, Ormazabal A, Artuch R. Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid γ-aminobutyric acid by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection. Electrophoresis 2014; 35:1181-7. [PMID: 24338894 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Revised: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The measurement of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is suitable for investigating various neurological disorders. In this study, a sensitive and selective method for free GABA quantification in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been standardised. This method is based on CE with LIF detection using 4-fluoro-7-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-F) as a derivatisating agent. The reaction conditions (NBD-F concentration, pH, temperature and reaction time) and the electrophoretic parameters (run buffer composition and pH and separation voltage) were optimised to obtain the maximum derivatisation efficiency and electrophoretic resolution. The best resolution was obtained using 200 mM sodium borate, 10 mM SDS, 8.5 mM β-CD, pH 10 and 20 kV voltage. The method was linear in the concentration range of 2.5-1000 nM with good inter- and intra-assay precision values. The effects of CSF handling on free GABA concentrations were also evaluated. Our results show that the time delay between CSF collection and freezing strongly increases the CSF GABA values. Age-related reference values were established in 55 paediatric controls. The influence of antiepileptic therapy on free CSF GABA was studied in 38 neuropaediatric patients. Significantly, higher GABA values were obtained in patients taking valproic acid or vigabatrin therapy, which are antiepileptic drugs that modulate GABA metabolism.
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- Mercedes Casado
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Neuropaediatrics, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu-CIBERER-ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UAB, Barcelona, Spain
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Tseng TTC, Monbouquette HG. Implantable Microprobe with Arrayed Microsensors for Combined Amperometric Monitoring of the Neurotransmitters, Glutamate and Dopamine. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2012; 682:141-146. [PMID: 23139647 PMCID: PMC3489491 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2012.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An implantable, micromachined microprobe with a microsensor array for combined monitoring of the neurotransmitters, glutamate (Glut) and dopamine (DA), by constant potential amperometry has been created and characterized. Microprobe studies in vitro revealed Glut and DA microsensor sensitivities of 126±5 nA·μM(-1)·cm(-2) and 3250±50 nA·μM(-1)·cm(-2), respectively, with corresponding detection limits of 2.1±0.2 μM and 62±8 nM, both at comparable ~1 sec response times. No diffusional interaction of H(2)O(2) among arrayed microelectrodes was observed. Also, no responses from the electroactive interferents, ascorbic acid (AA), uric acid (UA), DOPA (a DA catabolite) or DOPAC (a DA precursor), over their respective physiological concentration ranges, were detected. The dual sensing microbe attributes of size, detection limit, sensitivity, response time and selectivity make it attractive for combined sensing of Glut and DA in vivo.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA, Tel: (310) 825-8946, Fax: (310) 206-4107
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Wagner Z, Tábi T, Zachar G, Csillag A, Szökő É. Comparison of quantitative performance of three fluorescence labels in CE/LIF analysis of aspartate and glutamate in brain microdialysate. Electrophoresis 2011; 32:2816-22. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201100032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Zhang ZX, Gao PF, Guo XF, Wang H, Zhang HS. 1,3,5,7-Tetramethyl-8-(N-hydroxysuccinimidyl butyric ester)difluoroboradiaza-s-indacene as a new fluorescent labeling reagent for HPLC determination of amino acid neurotransmitters in the cerebral cortex of mice. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 401:1905-14. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5253-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2011] [Revised: 07/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Li H, Yan ZY. Analysis of amino acid neurotransmitters in hypothalamus of rats during cerebral ischemia-reperfusion by microdialysis and capillary electrophoresis. Biomed Chromatogr 2010; 24:1185-92. [DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chen HL, Zhang XJ, Qi SD, Xu HX, Sung JJ, Bian ZX. Simultaneous determination of glutamate and aspartate in rat periaqueductal gray matter microdialysates by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2009; 877:3248-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2009.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Revised: 08/04/2009] [Accepted: 08/04/2009] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Deng YH, Wang H, Zhang HS. Determination of amino acid neurotransmitters in human cerebrospinal fluid and saliva by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection. J Sep Sci 2008; 31:3088-97. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.200800339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Taurine determination by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection: from clinical field to quality food applications. Amino Acids 2008; 36:35-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0022-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2007] [Accepted: 12/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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De Benedetto GE. Biomedical applications of amino acid detection by capillary electrophoresis. Methods Mol Biol 2008; 384:457-481. [PMID: 18392580 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-376-9_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is an efficient tool for amino acid (AA) analysis. However, its role can be fully accounted for only by examining the applications on real matrices. Methods must be successfully transferred into working environments for use by non-CE experts before their power can be realized. This transfer of technology is rapidly increasing. In this chapter, some applications to real samples are presented with the precise intent to illustrate the great capabilities of CE to AA analysis in clinical applications.
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- Giuseppe E De Benedetto
- Dipartimento dei Beni delle Arti e della Storia, Università degli Studi di Lecce, Lecce, Italy
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Contributions of capillary electrophoresis to neuroscience. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1184:144-58. [PMID: 18054026 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.10.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2007] [Revised: 10/16/2007] [Accepted: 10/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a small-volume separation approach amenable to the analysis of complex samples for their small molecule, peptide and protein content. A number of the features of CE make it a method of choice for addressing questions related to neurochemistry. The figures of merit inherent to CE that make it well suited for studying cell-to-cell and intracellular signaling include small sample volumes, high separation efficiency, the ability for online analyte concentration, and compatibility with sensitive and high-information content detection methods. A variety of instrumental aspects are detailed, including detection methods and sampling techniques that are particularly useful for the analysis of signaling molecules. Studies that have used these techniques to increase our understanding of neurobiology are emphasized throughout. One notable application is single neuron chemical analysis, a research area that has been greatly advanced by CE.
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Dayer MJ, Jonville S, Chatwin M, Swallow EB, Porcher R, Sharshar T, Ross ET, Hopkinson NS, Moxham J, Polkey MI. Exercise-induced depression of the diaphragm motor evoked potential is not affected by non-invasive ventilation. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2007; 155:243-54. [PMID: 16914394 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2006.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2005] [Revised: 06/19/2006] [Accepted: 06/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Whole body exercise is followed by a depression of the diaphragm motor evoked potential (MEP). It is unknown whether the change is due to diaphragm activity or whole body exercise. To test the hypothesis that exercise-induced MEP depression was related to diaphragm activity, we performed two experiments. The first examined the effect of whole body exercise, performed with and without the use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV). NIV resulted in significant unloading of the diaphragm (pressure time product 101+/-68 cm H(2)O/s/min versus 278+/-95 cm H(2)O/s/min, p<0.001). Both conditions produced significant MEP depression compared to the control condition (% drop at 5 min, after exercise and exercise with NIV: 29 and 34%, p=0.77). Study 2 compared exercise with isocapnic hyperventilation. At 20 min the MEP had fallen by 29% in the exercise session versus 5% with hyperventilation (p=0.098). We conclude that the work of breathing during whole body exercise is not the primary driver of exercise-induced diaphragm MEP depression.
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- Mark J Dayer
- Respiratory Muscle Laboratory, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
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Pobozy E, Czarkowska W, Trojanowicz M. Determination of amino acids in saliva using capillary electrophoresis with fluorimetric detection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 67:37-47. [PMID: 16472865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2006.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2005] [Revised: 12/28/2005] [Accepted: 01/01/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In the present study a sensitive method for the quantification of main free amino acids in saliva using capillary electrophoresis with laser induced fluorescence detection was developed. As background electrolyte 20 mM borate buffer pH 9.5 was used. Amino acids were separated after derivatization with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and the conditions for derivatization were optimized. The main amino acids occurring in saliva (Pro, Ser, Gly and Glu) were separated in less than 7 min. The parameters of validation such as linearity of response, precision and detection limits were determined. The detection limits were obtained in the range from 0.1 to 2.4 nM. The developed method was employed for determination of amino acids in real saliva samples.
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- Ewa Pobozy
- Departament of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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Zhao S, Xie C, Lu X, Song Y, Liu YM. A facile and sensitive chemiluminescence detection of amino acids in biological samples after capillary electrophoretic separation. Electrophoresis 2005; 26:1745-50. [PMID: 15812841 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200410338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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It was found that native amino acids enhanced the chemiluminescence (CL) reaction between luminol and BrO(-) in an alkaline aqueous solution. This has led to the development of a facile and highly sensitive CL detection scheme for the determination of amino acids in biological samples after capillary electrophoretic (CE) separation. The CE-CL conditions were optimized. An electrophoretic buffer of 2.5 x 10(-2) M sodium borate (pH 9.4) containing 1 x 10(-4) M luminol was used. The oxidizer solution of 8 x 10(-4) M NaBrO in 0.1 M sodium carbonate buffer solution (pH 12.5) was introduced post-column. Under the optimal conditions, the detection limits were 1.0 x 10(-7) M for glutamic acid (Glu) and 1.3 x 10(-7) M (S/N = 3) for aspartic acid (Asp). The relative standard deviations (RSDs) of peak area and migration time were in the ranges of 3.8-4.3% and 1.4-1.6%, respectively. The present method was applied to the determination of excitatory amino acids (i.e., Asp and Glu) in rat brain tissue and monkey plasma. The levels of these major excitatory amino acids in monkey plasma were quantified for the first time and found to be 1.17 +/- 0.17 x 10(-5) M (mean +/- SD, n = 6) for Glu and 1.64 +/- 0.19 x 10(-6) M for Asp, which were comparable with the levels in human plasma.
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- Shulin Zhao
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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Powell PR, Ewing AG. Recent advances in the application of capillary electrophoresis to neuroscience. Anal Bioanal Chem 2005; 382:581-91. [PMID: 15726336 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-005-3075-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2004] [Revised: 12/29/2004] [Accepted: 01/17/2005] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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With fast separation times (seconds to minutes), minimal sample requirements (nanoliters to femtoliters), and excellent mass detection limits (femtomole to zeptomole), capillary electrophoresis (CE) is ideally suited for in vitro and in vivo sampling of neurological samples with a high degree of spatial resolution. Advances in extracellular fluid analysis employing improved microdialysis and push-pull perfusion sampling methodologies has enabled the resolution of neurotransmitters present in limited amounts using CE. Great progress has been made to resolve complex neuropeptides, amino acids, and biogenic amines in tissue and cell cultures. Finally, owing largely to the small volume sampling abilities of CE, investigations of single nerve cells, both invertebrate and mammalian, have been accomplished. These applications of CE to the advancement of neuroscience are presented.
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- Paula R Powell
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, 104 Chemistry Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Parrot S, Sauvinet V, Riban V, Depaulis A, Renaud B, Denoroy L. High temporal resolution for in vivo monitoring of neurotransmitters in awake epileptic rats using brain microdialysis and capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection. J Neurosci Methods 2004; 140:29-38. [PMID: 15589331 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2004.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2003] [Accepted: 03/22/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A method for high temporal resolution monitoring of five neurotransmitters, dopamine (DA), noradrenaline (NA), gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamate (Glu), l-aspartate (L-Asp), in freely-moving rats using microdialysis and capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection (CE-LIFD) was developed. An on-line device, including microdialysis and derivatization with naphthalene-2,3-dicarboxaldehyde, mixes the dialysate with derivatization reagents directly in the collection tube, i.e. with no reactor. Thereafter, collected derivatized samples are analyzed off-line with an automated CE system coupled to a LIFD using a 442 nm excitation. The sampling time was limited by the minimal volume required for the analysis by the automated CE system used: neurotransmitters could be determined in 667 nl dialysates (940 nl after derivatization), i.e. in samples collected every 20 s with a flow rate of 2 microl/min. The detection limits at the dialysis probe were 3 x 10(-9), 1 x 10(-9), 1.9 x 10(-8), 4.2 x 10(-7), 2.1 x 10(-7) mol/l for DA, NA, GABA, Glu and L-Asp, respectively. The protocol was validated using in vitro/in vivo tests and the performances--repeatability, linearity, characteristics of the probes--were determined. Finally, the high temporal resolution allowed the simultaneous monitoring of these neurotransmitters in rats with genetic absence epilepsy and revealed, for the first time, increases in GABA concentrations concomitantly with the seizures, detected when our new microdialysis method was combined to electroencephalographic recordings.
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- Sandrine Parrot
- Laboratoire de Neuropharmacologie et Neurochimie, INSERM U512, Institut Fédératif des Neurosciences de Lyon (IFR 19), Université Claude Bernard--Lyon I, 8 Avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon 08, France
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Li H, Wang H, Chen JH, Wang LH, Zhang HS, Fan Y. Determination of amino acid neurotransmitters in cerebral cortex of rats administered with baicalin prior to cerebral ischemia by capillary electrophoresis-laser-induced fluorescence detection. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2003; 788:93-101. [PMID: 12668075 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)01032-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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An efficient, sensitive and rapid analysis of the amino acid neurotransmitters in the cerebral cortex of rats was developed by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection and fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) derivatization. This method was used to investigate the pharmacological effect of baicalin during cerebral ischemia. Different parameters which influenced derivatization and separation were optimized. The separation of amino acids was carried out in an uncoated fused-silica capillary (57 cm x 75 microm I.D.) with a buffer of 15 mM borate at pH 9.2 and an applied voltage of 17.5 kV. The detection limits for six amino acids were in the range of 2.1 x 10(-11)-6.3 x 10(-10) M. The changes in the level of amino acid neurotransmitters in brain cortex of three experimental rat groups were studied by this capillary electrophoresis-laser-induced fluorescence detection method. The results show that cerebral ischemia can cause a significant elevation in the concentrations of Glu, Asp, GABA, and Gly in cerebral cortex. Baicalin administration can attenuate the elevations of Glu and Asp induced by cerebral ischemia. This research demonstrates that baicalin may act as a neuroprotectant during cerebral ischemia.
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- Hua Li
- College of Chemistry, Wuhan University, China
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Wang X, Wang Q, Chen Y, Han H. Determination of carbohydrates as their 3-aminophthalhydrazide derivatives by capillary zone electrophoresis with on-line chemiluminescence detection. J Chromatogr A 2003; 992:181-91. [PMID: 12735474 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(03)00273-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A method based on pre-capillary derivatization with luminol (3-aminophthalhydrazide) for carbohydrate analysis using capillary electrophoresis with on-line chemiluminescence (CL) detection was developed. The derivatives of seven monosaccharides were separated and detected by using 200 mM borate buffer containing 100 mM hydrogen peroxide at pH 10.0 as separation electrolyte and 25 mM hexacyanoferrate in 3 M sodium hydroxide solution as post-capillary chemiluminescence reagent with separation efficiencies ranging from 160,000 to 231,000 plates per metre. The minimum amount of carbohydrate derivatized was 2 pmol (corresponding to the concentration of 2 microM). The method also provided a linear response for glucose in the concentration range of 0.1-250 microM with a mass detection limit of 420 amol or a concentration detection limit of 0.1 microM. Preliminary work using the CE-CL format to determine glucose in a rat brain microdialysis sample is presented as a typical case.
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- Xiaoyan Wang
- Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 2709, Beijing 100080, China.
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Wang R, Lu X, Ma W. Non-competitive immunoassay for alpha-fetoprotein using micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography and laser-induced fluorescence detection. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 779:157-62. [PMID: 12361730 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00350-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A non-competitive immunoassay based on micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MECC) with laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) detection has been developed for the determination of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP). The anti-AFP antibody was labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and the product was used as a fluorescent tracer, then AFP was mixed with the labeled antibody. After incubation, the immune AFP-antibody complex was separated from labeled free antibody by MECC. The parameters affecting separation such as the concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), the buffer pH and separation voltage were investigated and the following conditions were selected: 20 mM tetraborate containing 100 mM SDS at pH 9.50, and 20 kV separation voltage. The detection limit of this assay was 0.1 ng/ml with a linear range spanning two orders of magnitude. This method was applied to determine AFP in human serum.
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- Rongying Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Nanosciences, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Wang L, Dong Y, Yu X, Shangguan DH, Zhao R, Han HW, Liu GQ. Analysis of glucose and lactate in dialysate from hypothalamus of rats after exhausting swimming using microdialysis. Biomed Chromatogr 2002; 16:427-31. [PMID: 12378551 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A microbore flow injection analysis-immobilized enzyme reactor-electrochemical detection (FIA-IMER-ECD) system for glucose and lactate detection was built up. The assays were precise, sensitive and practicable for determination of glucose and lactate levels in hypothalamic dialysate. The method had been used to detect the dynamic changes of glucose and lactate levels during rat exhausting swimming and recovery. The data showed that after exhausting swimming, the concentration of glucose in hypothalamic dialysate that reflected the concentration in the hypothalamic extracellular fluid decreased. The level fell to its nadir at day 1 after the exercise and then went back to the basal level at day 3 after the swimming. However, lactate levels increased to a maximum at day 3 and went back to the basal level at day 5 after the swimming.
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- L Wang
- Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China
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