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Munia NS, Alanazi MM, El Bakri Y, Alanazi AS, Mukhrish YE, Hasan I, Kawsar SMA. Uridine Derivatives: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and In Silico Studies as Antimicrobial and Anticancer Agents. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:1107. [PMID: 37374310 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59061107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Nucleoside analogs are frequently used in the control of viral infections and neoplastic diseases. However, relatively few studies have shown that nucleoside analogs have antibacterial and antifungal activities. In this study, a fused pyrimidine molecule, uridine, was modified with various aliphatic chains and aromatic groups to produce new derivatives as antimicrobial agents. All newly synthesized uridine derivatives were analyzed by spectral (NMR, FTIR, mass spectrometry), elemental, and physicochemical analyses. Prediction of activity spectra for substances (PASS) and in vitro biological evaluation against bacteria and fungi indicated promising antimicrobial capability of these uridine derivatives. The tested compounds were more effective against fungal phytopathogens than bacterial strains, as determined by their in vitro antimicrobial activity. Cytotoxicity testing indicated that the compounds were less toxic. In addition, antiproliferative activity against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma (EAC) cells was investigated, and compound 6 (2',3'-di-O-cinnamoyl-5'-O-palmitoyluridine) demonstrated promising anticancer activity. Their molecular docking against Escherichia coli (1RXF) and Salmonella typhi (3000) revealed notable binding affinities and nonbonding interactions in support of this finding. Stable conformation and binding patterns/energy were found in a stimulating 400 ns molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Structure-activity relationship (SAR) investigation indicated that acyl chains, CH3(CH2)10CO-, (C6H5)3C-, and C2H5C6H4CO-, combined with deoxyribose, were most effective against the tested bacterial and fungal pathogens. Pharmacokinetic predictions were examined to determine their ADMET characteristics, and the results in silico were intriguing. Finally, the synthesized uridine derivatives demonstrated increased medicinal activity and high potential for future antimicrobial/anticancer agent(s).
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- Nasrin S Munia
- Laboratory of Carbohydrate and Nucleoside Chemistry (LCNC), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Theoretical and Applied Chemistry, South Ural State University, Lenin prospect 76, Chelyabinsk 454080, Russia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, P.O. Box 2097, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Carbohydrate and Nucleoside Chemistry (LCNC), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh
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Torrens I, Ganza Á, Hernández G, Gonzalo A, Zazpe A. Ocular Biodistribution of Once-Daily 0.6% Bilastine Eye Drops Reveals Highest Levels in Conjunctiva Up to 24 h Postadministration. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2022; 38:617-625. [PMID: 36269652 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2022.0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Purpose: Bilastine is a second-generation antihistamine that has been shown to be effective for treatment of allergic conjunctivitis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PKs) and biodistribution of 0.6% bilastine preservative-free eye drops. Methods: Bilastine was quantified in the conjunctiva, cornea, aqueous humor, vitreous humor, iris/ciliary body, retina/choroid, crystalline lens, and plasma, following a single topical administration to male Dutch-belted rabbits. Results: Concentrations of bilastine were highest in the conjunctiva [Cmax: 2,545.04 ng/g, at 6 h postadministration; area under the concentration-time curve (AUCt): 11,382.40 ng·h/g] and cornea (Cmax: 609.11 ng/g, at 1 h postadministration; AUCt: 1,993.88 ng·h/g), followed by the iris/ciliary body, retina/choroid, aqueous humor, plasma, vitreous humor, and crystalline lens. Quantifiable bilastine concentrations were observed up to 24 h after instillation in the conjunctiva (388.45 ng/g), cornea (28.68 ng/g), iris/ciliary body (12.42 ng/g), retina/choroid (1.91 ng/g), and crystalline lens (0.12 ng/g). In plasma, aqueous humor, and vitreous humor, bilastine was detected up to 12 h postadministration (0.18 ng/mL, 0.40 ng/mL, and 0.32 ng/g, respectively). Conclusions: PKs and biodistribution of 0.6% bilastine eye drops in rabbits revealed a marked preferential distribution in the conjunctiva (target tissue), with sustained levels up to 24 h. These findings are consistent with clinical efficacy trials supporting once-daily administration of topical bilastine for treatment of allergic conjunctivitis.
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- Inés Torrens
- Research, Development and Innovation Department (R&D+i Department), Faes Farma, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Research, Development and Innovation Department (R&D+i Department), Faes Farma, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Research, Development and Innovation Department (R&D+i Department), Faes Farma, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Research, Development and Innovation Department (R&D+i Department), Faes Farma, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Research, Development and Innovation Department (R&D+i Department), Faes Farma, Bizkaia, Spain
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Jiang Y, Yang C, Zheng Y, Liu Y, Chen Y. A Set of Global Metabolomic Biomarker Candidates to Predict the Risk of Dry Eye Disease. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:344. [PMID: 32582687 PMCID: PMC7295093 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Purpose We used ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled with quadrupole/time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q/TOF-MS/MS) to analyze the metabolic profile of reflex tears obtained from patients with dry eye disorders. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study involving 113 subjects: 85 patients diagnosed with dry eye syndrome (dry eye group) and 28 healthy volunteers (control group). Reflex tears (20–30 μl) were collected from the tear meniscus of both eyes of each subject using a Schirmer I test strip. MS data were acquired with a standard workflow by UPLC-Q/TOF-MS/MS. Metabolites were quantitatively analyzed and matched with entries in the Metlin, Massbank, and HMDB databases. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was conducted to detect important metabolites. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify the significant metabolic biomarker candidates for dry eye syndrome. Open database sources, including the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes and MetaboAnalyst, were used to identify metabolic pathways. Results After the LASSO regression and multiple logistic regression analysis, 4 of 20 metabolic biomarker candidates were significantly correlated with Ocular Surface Disease Index score, 42 of 57 with fluorescein breakup time, and 26 of 57 with fluorescein staining. By focusing on the overlap of these three sets, 48 of 51 metabolites contributed to the incidence of dry eye and there were obvious changes in different age groups. Metabolic pathway analysis revealed that the main pathways were glucose metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and glutathione metabolism. Conclusion Dry eye syndrome induces changes in the metabolic profile of tears, and the trend differs with age. This evidence reveals the relationship between changes in metabolites, symptoms of dry eye syndrome, and age.
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- Yaping Jiang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yangpu Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Yangpu Daqiao Community Health Service Center, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Yangpu Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Sayed MM, El-Sabagh HA, Al-mahallawi AM, Abd El-Halim ES, Amin AM, AbdEl-Bary A. Enhancing Tumor Targeting Efficiency of Radiolabeled Uridine (via) Incorporation into Nanocubosomal Dispersions. Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2020; 35:167-176. [DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2019.2949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Manal M. Sayed
- Department of Labeled Compounds, Hot Labs Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Labeled Compounds, Hot Labs Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern Science and Arts (MSA), Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Labeled Compounds, Hot Labs Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Labeled Compounds, Hot Labs Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Noh K, Kang ΨW. Calculation of a First-In-Man Dose of 7- O-Succinyl Macrolactin A Based on Allometric Scaling of Data from Mice, Rats, and Dogs. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2017; 25:648-658. [PMID: 28274094 PMCID: PMC5685435 DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2016.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Revised: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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7-O-Succinyl macrolactin A (SMA) exerts several pharmacological effects including anti-bacterial, anti-inflammation, and anti-cancer activities. Recently, SMA has been extensively evaluated as an anti-cancer drug. Thus, the objectives of the present study were to characterise the pharmacokinetics of SMA via both non-compartmental and compartmental analysis in mice, rats, and dogs, and to derive an appropriate first-in-man dose based on allometric scaling of the animal data. The time courses of plasma SMA concentrations after intravenous administration to rats and dogs were analysed retrospectively, as were data collected after intraperitoneal SMA injection in mice. Pharmacokinetic parameters were estimated via both noncompartmental and compartmental analysis, and were correlated with body weight and/or the potential maximum life-span. The clearance and distribution volume of SMA in humans were predicted, and a first-in-man dose proposed. A two-compartment model best described the time courses of SMA plasma concentrations after a saturation elimination process was applied to fit the dataset obtained from rats. Incorporation of the maximum potential life-span during allometric scaling was required to improve the estimation of human clearance. The SMA clearance and the distribution volume in the steady state, in a 70-kg adult male, were estimated to be 30.6 L/h and 19.5 L, respectively. To meet the area under the curve (AUC) required for anti-tumour activity, a dose of 100 mg (∼1.5 mg/kg) was finally proposed as the first dose for a 70-kg human. Although toxicological profiles derived from non-clinical studies must be considered before any final decision is made, our work will facilitate clinical studies on SMA.
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- Keumhan Noh
- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea
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Li Y, Li YX, Dang J, Luo L, Yuan A, Zhao MJ, Gong XH, Peng C. Simultaneous Determination and Comparative Pharmacokinetics of Fuzi Water-Soluble Alkaloids between Normal and Acute Heart Failure Rats by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Method. J Chromatogr Sci 2017; 55:719-728. [DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmx026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yan Li
- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Systematic Research, Development and Utilization of Chinese Medicine Resources, No. 1166 Liutai Avenue, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 610075, People's Republic of China
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Cicko S, Grimm M, Ayata K, Beckert J, Meyer A, Hossfeld M, Zissel G, Idzko M, Müller T. Uridine supplementation exerts anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects in an animal model of pulmonary fibrosis. Respir Res 2015; 16:105. [PMID: 26369416 PMCID: PMC4570657 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-015-0264-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Rationale Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive disease with only few treatment options available at the moment. Recently, the nucleoside uridine has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory effects in different animal models, e.g. in acute lung injury or bronchial asthma. Method Therefore, we investigated the influence of uridine supplementation on inflammation and fibrosis in the classical bleomycin model. Male C57BL/6 mice received an intratracheal injection of bleomycin on day 0 and were treated intraperitoneally with uridine or vehicle. The degree of inflammation and fibrosis was assessed at different time points. Results Uridine administration resulted in attenuated inflammation, as demonstrated by reduced leukocytes and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. Furthermore, collagen deposition in the lung interstitium was also reduced by uridine supplementation. Similar results were obtained in a model in which animals received repeated intraperitoneal bleomycin injections. In addition uridine inhibited collagen and TGF-ß synthesis by primary lung fibroblasts, the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines by human lung epithelial cells, as well as the production of reactive oxygen species by human neutrophils. Conclusion In summary, we were able to show that uridine has potent anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic properties. As uridine supplementation has been shown to be well tolerated and safe in humans, this might be a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of fibrotic lung diseases.
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- Sanja Cicko
- Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Freiburg, Killianstrasse 6, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Freiburg, Killianstrasse 6, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Freiburg, Killianstrasse 6, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Freiburg, Killianstrasse 6, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Freiburg, Killianstrasse 6, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Freiburg, Killianstrasse 6, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Freiburg, Killianstrasse 6, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Freiburg, Killianstrasse 6, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Freiburg, Killianstrasse 6, 79106, Freiburg, Germany. .,Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
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