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Maurer M, Cheung DS, Theess W, Yang X, Dolton M, Guttman A, Choy DF, Dash A, Grimbaldeston MA, Soong W. Phase 2 randomized clinical trial of astegolimab in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022; 150:1517-1524. [PMID: 36041655 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The binding of IL-33 to its receptor ST2 (alias of IL1RL1) leads to the release of inflammatory mediators and may play a role in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis. Astegolimab is a fully human, IgG2 mAb that binds to ST2 and inhibits IL-33 signaling. OBJECTIVES This study sought to assess the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of astegolimab in patients with atopic dermatitis. METHODS This was a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study in which adults with chronic atopic dermatitis were randomized 1:1 to receive astegolimab 490 mg every 4 weeks or placebo, for 16 weeks. The primary outcome was the percentage of change from baseline to week 16 of the Eczema Area and Severity Index score. RESULTS A total of 65 patients were enrolled in the study (placebo, n = 32; astegolimab, n = 33). The adjusted mean percentage of change from baseline to week 16 in the Eczema Area and Severity Index score was -51.47% for astegolimab compared with -58.24% for placebo, with a nonsignificant treatment difference of 6.77% (95% CI: -16.57-30.11; P = .5624). No differences were observed between treatment groups for secondary efficacy outcomes and in exploratory biomarkers (blood eosinophils, serum IL-5, serum CCL13). With the use of loading dose, pharmacokinetic exposure was sufficient from week 1. Astegolimab was well-tolerated, with a safety profile consistent with that observed in previous clinical trials. CONCLUSIONS In patients with atopic dermatitis, astegolimab did not show a significant difference compared to placebo for the primary or secondary outcomes.
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- Marcus Maurer
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany; Institute of Allergology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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- Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, Calif
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- Alabama Allergy and Asthma Center and Clinical Research Center of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala
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Hajba L, Guttman A. Recent Advances in Capillary Electrochromatography of Proteins and Carbohydrates in the Biopharmaceutical and Biomedical Field. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2020; 51:289-298. [PMID: 32022586 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2020.1720589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Capillary electrochromatography (CEC) is a powerful hybrid separation technique that combines capillary electrophoresis and capillary chromatography, capable to address the analytical challenges of proteomics and glycomics. The focus of this paper is to review the recent developments in capillary electrochromatography of proteins and carbohydrates. The different column types applied in capillary electrochromatography such as packed bed, open tubular and monoliths are conferred in detail with respective separation examples. A comprehensive comparison is also given listing the mostly utilized coating methods, stationary phase materials and column preparation methods. The choice of porogenic solvent combinations for monolithic column fabrication is thoroughly discussed, paying close attention to the fine tuning options for the separation driving electroosmotic flow. Application examples of CEC in process analytical technology for the biopharmaceutical and biomarker discovery in the biomedical fields are also given.
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- L Hajba
- Translational Glycomics Research Group, Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary
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- Translational Glycomics Research Group, Research Institute of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary.,Horváth Csaba Memorial Laboratory for Bioseparation Sciences, Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Kovacs Z, Guttman A. Utilization of Analytical Omics Tools in the Molecular Diagnostics of Multiple Myeloma. Curr Mol Med 2018; 18:260-272. [PMID: 30295190 DOI: 10.2174/1566524018666181008112738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by the clonal proliferation of malignant plasma B-lymphocytes and even as of today, it is an incurable disease. MM accounts for approximately 10% of all hematologic cancers. Its molecular pathogenesis is poorly understood, but the bone marrow microenvironment of tumor cells and genetic factors have apparent roles in the process. Accurate diagnosis is important to properly identify and stratify the disease, however, MM identification steps are time-consuming and expensive. Thus, development of early molecular diagnostic methods is of high importance in order to start proper therapies as early in the disease progression as possible, given the nature of the poor survival rates/remission periods. Molecular diagnostics via analytical omics represents one of the promising toolsets to speed up the diagnostic process. In this paper, we critically review the utilization of state of the art, high sensitivity analytical omics approaches (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics and glycomics) in MM diagnostics at the molecular level.
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- Z Kovacs
- Horvath Csaba Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen 4032, Hungary
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- Horvath Csaba Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen 4032, Hungary.,MTA-PE Translational Glycomics Research Group, University of Pannónia, Veszprém 8200, Hungary
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Magorivska I, Döncző B, Dumych T, Karmash A, Boichuk M, Hychka K, Mihalj M, Szabó M, Csánky E, Rech J, Guttman A, Vari SG, Bilyy R. Glycosylation of random IgG distinguishes seropositive and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. Autoimmunity 2018; 51:111-117. [PMID: 29733234 DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2018.1468886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The N-glycosylation of human immunoglobulins, especially IgGs, plays a critical role in determining affinity of IgGs towards their effector (pro- and anti-inflammatory) receptors. However, it is still not clear whether altered glycosylation is involved in only antibody-dependent disorders like seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or also in pathologies with similar clinical manifestations, but no specific autoantibodies like seronegative RA. The clarification of that uncertainty was the aim of the current study. Another study aim was the detection of specific glycan forms responsible for altered exposure of native glycoepitopes. We studied sera from seropositive RA (n = 15) and seronegative RA (n = 12) patients for exposure of glycans in native IgG molecules, followed by determination of specific glycans by capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescent detection (CE-LIF). Aged-matched groups of normal healthy donors (NHD) and samples of intravenous immunoglobulin IgG preparations (IVIG) served as controls. There was significantly stronger binding of Lens culinaris agglutinin (LCA) and Aleuria aurantia lectin (AAL) lectins towards IgG from seropositive RA compared to seronegative RA or NHD. CE-LIF analysis revealed statistically significant increases in bisecting glycans FA2BG2 (p = .006) and FABG2S1 (p = .005) seropositive RA, accompanied by decrease of bisecting monogalactosylated glycan FA2(6)G1 (p = .074) and non-bisecting monosialylated glycan FA2(3)G1S1 (p = .055). The results suggest that seropositive RA is distinct from seronegative RA in terms of IgG glycan moieties, attributable to specific immunoglobulin molecules present in seropositive disease. These glycans were determined to be bisecting GlcNAc-bearing forms FA2BG2 and FABG2S1, and their appearance increased the availability of LCA and AAL lectin-binding sites in native IgG glycoepitopes.
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- I Magorivska
- a Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology , Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen , Erlangen , Germany
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- b Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, Horváth Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Debrecen , Debrecen , Hungary
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- c Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University , Lviv , Ukraine
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- c Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University , Lviv , Ukraine
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- c Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University , Lviv , Ukraine
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- c Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University , Lviv , Ukraine
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- d Faculty of Medicine , Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek , Osijek , Croatia.,e University hospital Osijek , Osijek , Croatia
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- f Department of Pulmonology , Semmelweis Hospital , Miskolc , Hungary
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- f Department of Pulmonology , Semmelweis Hospital , Miskolc , Hungary
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- a Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology , Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen , Erlangen , Germany
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- b Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, Horváth Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , University of Debrecen , Debrecen , Hungary.,g MTA-PE Translational Glycomics Group, MUKKI , University of Pannonia , Veszprem , Hungary
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- h International Research and Innovation in Medicine Program , Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology , Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen , Erlangen , Germany.,d Faculty of Medicine , Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek , Osijek , Croatia
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Váradi C, Guttman A, Hollό Z, Poliska S, Nagy L, Szekanecz Z, Váncsa A, Palatka K. AB0023 Combination of Igg N-Glycomics and Corresponding Transcriptomics Data to Identify Anti-Tnf-Alpha Treatment Responders in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.1551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Lew C, Gallegos-Perez JL, Fonslow B, Lies M, Guttman A. Rapid Level-3 Characterization of Therapeutic Antibodies by Capillary Electrophoresis Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. J Chromatogr Sci 2015; 53:443-9. [DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmu229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Jarvas G, Szigeti M, Hajba L, Furjes P, Guttman A. Computational Fluid Dynamics-Based Design of a Microfabricated Cell Capture Device. J Chromatogr Sci 2014; 53:411-6. [DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmu110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Kovàcs A, Guttman A. Medicinal chemistry meets proteomics: fractionation of the human plasma proteome. Curr Med Chem 2014; 20:483-90. [PMID: 23244521 DOI: 10.2174/0929867311320040001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Revised: 11/11/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Human plasma and its fractions/derivatives are frequently used materials in biomedicine as it contains thousands and thousands of proteins representing the majority of human proteome. Several important methods were developed in the past for the fractionation of this important biological fluid and its use for medicinal purposes. One of the greatest challenges is the very large dynamic range of plasma proteins ranging up to 10-12 orders of magnitude. Early attempts were mainly based on methods such as salting out or cold ethanol precipitation, as well as chromatography utilizing affinity, size exclusion, ion exchange and hydrophobic interaction techniques. More recently, fractionation applications started with the depletion of the high abundant plasma components, such as serum albumin and immunoglobulins, before isolating lower abundant proteins of interest. Plasma volumes were utilized from the milliliter scale for diagnostic applications to hundreds of liters for industrial scale plasma fractionation (e.g., medicinal product manufacturing). In this paper we review this important part of medicinal chemistry, highlighting the traditional methods along with some of their variations as well as the most significant recent achievements of the field.
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- A Kovàcs
- Horváth Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences, Research Centre for Molecular Medicine, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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Kovacs A, Guttman A. Medicinal Chemistry Meets Proteomics: Fractionation of the Human Plasma Proteome. Curr Med Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.2174/092986713804910111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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M. Phillips T, Guttman A, Y. Aboul-Enein H, Tomassetti M. A TRIBUTE TO A LIVING LEGEND. CURR PHARM ANAL 2012. [DOI: 10.2174/157341212801619315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Monzo A, Rejtar T, Guttman A. Optimization of poly(GMA-co-EDMA) Monolithic Support for Trypsin Nanoreactor Fabrication. J Chromatogr Sci 2009; 47:467-72. [DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/47.6.467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Vukics V, Kery A, Guttman A. Analysis of polar antioxidants in Heartsease (Viola tricolor L.) and Garden pansy (Viola x wittrockiana Gams.). J Chromatogr Sci 2008; 46:823-7. [PMID: 19007486 DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/46.9.823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Heartsease (Viola tricolor L.) is a well-known medicinal plant. Its biological activities are supposed to be related to its antioxidant capacity. Garden pansies (Viola x wittrockiana Gams.) have been crossbred from heartsease and are applied as ornamental plants only. In this study, the mother and the daughter species are compared from a phytochemical point of view. Their flavonoid and anthocyanidin contents are determined by spectroscopic methods recommended by the European Pharmacopoeia 5.0. The compositions of the samples (heartsease and garden pansy varietas of several petal color) are analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection and their antioxidant capacity is determined by trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity assay. Our results suggest that garden pansy, especially its flower, is a promising source of natural antioxidants. In addition, a significant correlation is found between the flavonoid content and antioxidant activity.
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- V Vukics
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Olajos M, Chován T, Mittermayr S, Kenesei T, Hajos P, Molnár I, Darvas F, Guttman A. Artificial Neural Network Modeling of pH Dependent Structural Descriptor-Mobility Relationship for Capillary Zone Electrophoresis of Tripeptides. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/10826070802281935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- M. Olajos
- a Institute of Chemical Engineering , University of Pannonia , Veszprém, Hungary
- b Horváth Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences , Institute of Analytical Chemistry , Innsbruck, Austria
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- a Institute of Chemical Engineering , University of Pannonia , Veszprém, Hungary
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- b Horváth Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences , Institute of Analytical Chemistry , Innsbruck, Austria
- c Institute of Biomedical Engineering , University for Health Sciences and Technology , Hall, Austria
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- a Institute of Chemical Engineering , University of Pannonia , Veszprém, Hungary
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- a Institute of Chemical Engineering , University of Pannonia , Veszprém, Hungary
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- d Molnár-Institute of Applied Chromatography , Berlin, Germany
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- c Institute of Biomedical Engineering , University for Health Sciences and Technology , Hall, Austria
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- b Horváth Laboratory of Bioseparation Sciences , Institute of Analytical Chemistry , Innsbruck, Austria
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Vukics V, Hevesi Toth B, Ringer T, Ludanyi K, Kery A, Bonn GK, Guttman A. Quantitative and Qualitative Investigation of the Main Flavonoids in Heartsease (Viola tricolor L.). J Chromatogr Sci 2008; 46:97-101. [DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/46.2.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Unger B, Afilalo M, Boivin JF, Bullard M, Guttman A, Lang E, Grafstein E, Schull M, Xue X, Colacone A. Development of a Standardized Diagnosis List for Use in Canadian Emergency Departments. Acad Emerg Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.03.1289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Lang E, Afilalo M, Colacone A, Guttman A, Rowe B, Willis V, Penes M. Does Emergency Department Crowding Affect the Quality of Care Provided to Patients with Acute Asthma Exacerbation? Acad Emerg Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.03.842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Szantai E, Szmola R, Sasvari-Szekely M, Guttman A, Ronai Z. The polymorphic nature of the human dopamine D4 receptor gene: a comparative analysis of known variants and a novel 27 bp deletion in the promoter region. BMC Genet 2005; 6:39. [PMID: 15985158 PMCID: PMC1175085 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-6-39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2005] [Accepted: 06/28/2005] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The human dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) is a candidate gene of great interest in molecular studies of human personality and psychiatric disorders. This gene is unique in having an exceptionally high amount of polymorphic sites both in the coding and in the promoter region. RESULTS We report the identification of a new 27 bp deletion starting 524 bp upstream of the initiation codon (27 bp del) of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene, in the close vicinity of the -521C>T SNP. The presence of the 27 bp deletion leads to the misgenotyping of the -616C>G SNP by the Sau96 I RFLP method, thus the genotype determination of the mutation is of additional importance. The frequency of this novel sequence variation is considerably low (allele frequency is = 0.16%), as no homozygotes, and only 3 heterozygote carriers were found in a healthy, unrelated Caucasian sample (N = 955). CONCLUSION Remarkably, the deleted region contains consensus sequences of binding sites for several known transcription factors, suggesting that the different alleles may affect the transcriptional regulation of the gene. A comparison of methods and results for the allelic variations of the DRD4 gene in various ethnic groups is also discussed, which has a high impact in psychiatric genetic studies.
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- E Szantai
- Department of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Department of Genetics, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Marie Curie Chair of the EC, Horvath Lab. of Bioseparation Science, Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Ronai Z, Guttman A, Keszler G, Sasvari-Szekely M. Capillary electrophoresis study on DNA-protein complex formation in the polymorphic 5' upstream region of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene. Curr Med Chem 2004; 11:1023-9. [PMID: 15078164 DOI: 10.2174/0929867043455503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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DNA-protein interaction in the 5' upstream polymorphic region of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene was analyzed by capillary electrophoretic mobility shift assay (CEMSA). The sequence of interest was amplified using a fluorescent primer and applied as a probe in the binding assays with HeLa nuclear extract. Serial dilution of the probe resulted in a concentration dependent DNA-protein complex formation. Sp 1 specific oligonucleotide competitor significantly inhibited the DNA-protein complex formation. A non-specific competitor, differing only in three base pairs, showed weaker effect pointing to the contribution of the Sp 1 recognition sequence in the complex. Polymorphic competitors were also prepared from homozygous individuals possessing either duplicated (2 x 120 bp) or single copy (1 x 120 bp) of the 120 bp repeat sequence and were used against the Sp 1 specific probe in competition assays. Our data provide experimental evidence for the binding of Sp 1 to the 120 bp duplicated sequence of the DRD4 5' upstream region and suggest enhanced binding capacity of the duplicated form.
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- Z Ronai
- Institute of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, H-1088 Budapest, Puskin u.9., Hungary
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Guttman A, Ronai Z, Khandurina J, Lengyel T, Sasvari-Szekely M. Rapid Analysis of Factor V Leiden Mutation by Membrane Mediated Restriction Digestion and Ultra-Thin Layer Gel Electrophoresis. Chromatographia 2004. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-004-0272-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ronai Z, Szantai E, Szmola R, Nemoda Z, Szekely A, Gervai J, Guttman A, Sasvari-Szekely M. A novel A/G SNP in the -615th position of the dopamine D4 receptor promoter region as a source of misgenotyping of the -616 C/G SNP. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2004; 126B:74-8. [PMID: 15048652 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The polymorphic 5' upstream region of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene containing several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) has recently become a focus of association studies in psychiatric genetics. Most SNP genotyping methods are based on the two-step procedure of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). An alternative technique is a single-step method of allele-specific amplification (ASA), previously introduced for genotyping the -521 C/T SNP of the DRD4 promoter region and applied here for the -616 C/G SNP. Parallel genotyping of individuals with the novel ASA method and the conventionally used Ava II RFLP showed a potential underestimation of the -616 GG genotype frequency by the conventional method. Sequencing the dubious samples clearly demonstrated a novel A/G SNP at the -615th position influencing the Ava II digestion and thus resulting in misgenotyping. To avoid this problem, we introduced the Sau96 I RFLP for the -616 C/G genotyping as this restriction enzyme is not sensitive for the -615 A/G sequence variation. Allele (-616 G = 0.48; -616 C = 0.52) and genotype (-616 GG = 0.25; -616 GC = 0.46; -616 CC = 0.29) frequencies were determined by both the novel ASA and the Sau96 I methods. The obtained genotype frequencies corresponded to the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in our healthy Caucasian sample (N = 534, P = 0.168). Using these methods, no association was found between the -616 C/G SNP and personality factors of Cloninger's temperament and character inventory (N = 153) in our population.
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- Z Ronai
- Institute of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, Puskin u. 9, H-1088 Budapest, Hungary
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Guttman A. Capillary gel electrophoresis. Methods Mol Biol 2003; 52:157-69. [PMID: 8746686 DOI: 10.1385/0-89603-315-5:157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- A Guttman
- Hafslund Nycomed Pharma, Linz, Austria
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Guttman A, Cohen AS, Heiger DN, Karger BL. Analytical and micropreparative ultrahigh resolution of oligonucleotides by polyacrylamide gel high-performance capillary electrophoresis. Anal Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ac00201a010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Boór K, Rónai Z, Nemoda Z, Gaszner P, Sasvári-Székely M, Guttman A, Kalász H. Noninvasive genotyping of dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) using nanograms of DNA from substance-dependent patients. Curr Med Chem 2002; 9:793-7. [PMID: 11966444 DOI: 10.2174/0929867024606821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A noninvasive DNA sampling method has been implemented collecting buccal mucosa cells by cotton wool swabs. An amount of 0.2 2 microg DNA per patient was obtained after the phenol-extraction procedure and 0.2 2 ng DNA template was sufficient for PCR amplification of the polymorphic 48 basepair repeat region of dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene. PCR products were visualized during microfabricated electrophoretic separation by laser-induced fluorescent detection and automatic data registration. Initial data of genotyping drug-dependent subjects shows a relatively high ratio of heterozygotes, possessing either longer or shorter variants beside the common 4-repeat DRD4 allele.
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- K Boór
- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Nemoda Z, Ronai Z, Szekely A, Kovacs E, Shandrick S, Guttman A, Sasvari-Szekely M. High-throughput genotyping of repeat polymorphism in the regulatory region of serotonin transporter gene by gel microchip electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2001; 22:4008-11. [PMID: 11700733 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(200110)22:18<4008::aid-elps4008>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Large-scale genotyping of the repeat polymorphism in the regulatory region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) was attempted by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification followed by gel microchip electrophoresis analysis. The multilane (96) format of the gel microchip system allowed parallel separation of a large number of samples. The separation and visualization of the PCR amplicons from either the 5-HTTLPR short allele (number of repeats are 14) or the 5-HTTLPR long form (16 repeats) was completed in a few minutes. Genotyping of healthy Caucasian individuals showed that the short allele had a somewhat lower frequency (0.42) than the long form (0.58), and the genotype frequencies fulfilled the criteria of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (chi = 0.012, p = 0.994). Based on these results, gel microchip electrophoresis system proved to be a powerful tool for high throughput genotyping of repeat polymorphism.
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- Z Nemoda
- Institute of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Guttman A, Gao HG, Haas R. Rapid analysis of mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy in diabetes by gel-microchip electrophoresis. Clin Chem 2001; 47:1469-72. [PMID: 11468241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- A Guttman
- Torrey Mesa Research Institute, 3115 Merryfield Row, La Jolla, CA 92121, USA.
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Barta C, Ronai Z, Nemoda Z, Szekely A, Kovacs E, Sasvari-Szekely M, Guttman A. Analysis of dopamine D4 receptor gene polymorphism using microchip electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2001; 924:285-90. [PMID: 11521875 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)00915-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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A microfabricated electrophoresis device was used for rapid polymerase chain reaction product analysis in genotyping the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) 48 base pairs repeat polymorphism. An allelic ladder, prepared from homozygous individuals, was used as internal standard during the microchip electrophoresis based analysis. Comparison of this novel separation method with the conventional slab gel and previously reported ultra-thin-layer techniques confirmed the reliability of this new method. Genotyping of 332 healthy Hungarian individuals gave the following allele frequencies: two-repeat: 0.089; three-repeat: 0.026; four-repeat: 0.674; five-repeat: 0.011; six-repeat: 0.002; seven-repeat: 0.189; eight-repeat: 0.011. The genotype frequencies obtained showed no deviation from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (p>0.903), further underlying the reliability of this new genotyping technique.
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- C Barta
- Institute of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Barta C, Ronai Z, Sasvari-Szekely M, Guttman A. Rapid single nucleotide polymorphism analysis by primer extension and capillary electrophoresis using polyvinyl pyrrolidone matrix. Electrophoresis 2001; 22:779-82. [PMID: 11296934 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(200102)22:4<779::aid-elps779>3.0.co;2-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Rapid molecular diagnosis of 21-hydroxylase deficiency by detecting the most common mutation in the 21-hydroxylase gene is presented using primer extension and capillary electrophoresis with a polyvinyl pyrrolidone matrix. DNA samples were subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in order to amplify a 422 bp fragment of the CYP21 gene containing the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) site. This product served as a template in the primer extension reaction using a fluorescently labeled primer in close proximity to the SNP. ddGTP was used to block the extension if the mutation was present and the other three dNTPs to enable elongation of the primer. Fast analysis of the resulting fragments was performed by capillary electrophoresis using 10% polyvinylpyrrolidone as sieving and wall coating matrix. The Cy5-labeled primer and the two possible primer extension products (mutant and wild type) were completely separated in 90 s.
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- C Barta
- Syngenta Agricultural Discovery Institute, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Theodoropoulou M, Barta C, Szoke M, Guttman A, Staub M, Niederland T, Sólyom J, Fekete G, Sasvari-Szekely M. Prenatal diagnosis of steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency by allele-specific amplification. Fetal Diagn Ther 2001; 16:237-40. [PMID: 11399887 DOI: 10.1159/000053918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) is the most common cause of ambiguous genitalia in females at birth. Here, we report the first prenatal diagnosis of 21-OHD by DNA analysis in Hungary. METHODS Allele-specific amplification (ASA) of the DNA obtained by chorionic villus sampling was performed. RESULTS The fetus had a homozygous nonsense mutation (Gln318Stop), suggesting a salt-wasting phenotype. Dexamethasone treatment of the mother was started on the 8th gestational week and, as the fetus was an affected female, it was continued until term. The newborn had normal external genitalia at birth, and severe salt-wasting crisis and postnatal virilization was prevented by mineralo- and glucocorticoid replacement therapy. CONCLUSION 21-OHD was genotyped by ASA, and virilization of the fetus was prevented by antenatal dexamethasone therapy.
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- M Theodoropoulou
- Department of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Ronai Z, Barta C, Guttman A, Lakatos K, Gervai J, Staub M, Sasvari-Szekely M. Genotyping the -521C/T functional polymorphism in the promoter region of dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene. Electrophoresis 2001; 22:1102-5. [PMID: 11358133 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683()22:6<1102::aid-elps1102>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The -521C/Tsingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the promoter region of the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) has recently been detected in oriental (Japanese) individuals and related to novelty seeking and schizophrenia. Here, we report the analysis of the -521C/T polymorphism in a Caucasian (Hungarian) population using two independent genotyping methods. The polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) procedure utilized the Fspl restriction site around the -521 position. An additional, nonpolymorphic cleavage site was also included into the amplified region to serve as an internal standard for verifying the completion of the digestion. As another independent method, a tetraprimer system for single-tube allele-specific PCR (SAS-PCR) was developed to generate -521C and -521T specific PCR products with different fragment sizes. Consequently, genotyping with SAS-PCR is based on the gel-electrophoretic separation of the allele-specific double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) fragments. 119 healthy Hungarian individuals were genotyped for -521C/T polymorphism of the dopamine D4 promoter region, using both methods. Similar allele frequencies were found (-521C allele: 0.43; -521T allele: 0.57) as reported earlier for the Japanese population.
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- Z Ronai
- Institute of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Applicability of modern microfabrication technology to electrophoresis microchips initiated a rapidly moving interdisciplinary field in analytical chemistry. Electric field mediated separations in microfabricated devices (electrophoresis microchips) are significantly faster than conventional gel electrophoresis, usually completed in seconds to minutes. Electrophoretic separation of DNA molecules on microfabricated devices proved to have the potential to improve the throughput of analysis by orders of magnitude. The flexibility of electrophoresis microchips allows the use of a plethora of separation matrices and conditions. In this paper, we report on electric field mediated separation of fluorescent intercalator-labeled dsDNA fragments in polyvinylpyrrolidone matrix-filled microchannel structures. The separations were detected in real time by a confocal, single-point laser-induced fluorescence/photomultiplier setup. Effects of the sieving matrix concentration (Ferguson plot), migration characteristics (reptation plot), separation temperature (Arrhenius plot), as well as applied electric field strength and intercalator concentration on the separation of DNA fragments are thoroughly discussed.
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- Z Ronai
- Novartis Agricultural Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Guttman A. Enumerations in statistical mechanics and combinatorics. Comput Sci Eng 2001. [DOI: 10.1109/5992.919265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Emerging need for large-scale, high-resolution analysis of biopolymers, such as DNA sequencing polymerase chain reaction, (PCR) product sizing, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) hunting and analysis of protein molecules necessitated the development of automated and high-throughput gel electrophoresis based methods enabling rapid, high-performance separations in a wide molecular weight range. Scaling down electric field mediated separation processes supports higher throughput due to the applicability of higher voltages, thus speeding up analysis time. Indeed, efforts in miniaturization resulted in faster, easier, less costly and more convenient analyses, fulfilling the needs of the emerging biotechnology industry for microscale and massively parallel assays. The two primary approaches in miniaturizing electrophoresis dimensions are the capillary and microslab formats. This latter one evolved towards ultrathin-layer gel electrophoresis which is, except from the thickness of the separation platform, slightly in the upper side of the scale, resulting in considerably easier handling. Ultrathin-layer gel electrophoresis combines the advantages of conventional slab-gel electrophoresis (multilane format) and capillary gel electrophoresis (rapid, high-efficiency separations). It is readily automated, automatic versions of it have been extensively used for large-scale DNA sequencing in the Human Genome Project and more recently became popular in high throughput DNA fragment analysis. Ultrathin-layer techniques are the first step towards the wider use of electrophoresis microchips in perfecting a user-friendly interface between the user and the microdevice.
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- A Guttman
- Novartis Agricultural Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92121, USA.
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Guttman A, Rónai Z, Csapó Z, Gerstner A, Sasvári-Székely M. Rapid analysis of covalently and non-covalently fluorophore-labeled proteins using ultra-thin-layer sodium dodecylsulfate gel electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2000; 894:329-35. [PMID: 11100876 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(00)00701-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gel electrophoresis is one of the most frequently used tools for the separation of complex biopolymer mixtures. In recent years, there has been considerable activity in the separation and characterization of protein molecules by sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) gel electrophoresis with particular interest in using this technique to separate on the basis of size and to estimate molecular mass and protein purity. Although the method is informative, it is cumbersome, time consuming and lacks automation. In this paper we report an automated, high-performance SDS gel electrophoresis system that is based on electric-field-mediated separation of SDS-protein complexes using an ultra-thin-layer platform. The integrated fiber optic bundle-based scanning laser-induced fluorescence detection technology readily provided high sensitivity, real-time detection of the migrating solute molecules. Rapid separations of covalently and non-covalently labeled proteins were demonstrated in the molecular mass range 14,000 to 205,000 in less than 9 and 16 min, respectively. Excellent quantitation and lane-to-lane migration time reproducibility were found for all the solute components using the multilane separation platform. The limit of detection was found to be 1.5-3 ng/band for both labeling methods, with excellent linearity over a six times serial double-dilution range. Molecular mass calibration plots were compared for both covalently and non-covalently labeled proteins. A linear relationship was found between the molecular mass and electrophoretic mobility in the case of covalently labeled samples, while a non-linear relationship was revealed for the non-covalently labeled samples.
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- A Guttman
- Novartis Agricultural Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92121, USA.
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Csapo Z, Gerstner A, Sasvari-Szekely M, Guttman A. Automated ultra-thin-layer SDS gel electrophoresis of proteins using noncovalent fluorescent labeling. Anal Chem 2000; 72:2519-25. [PMID: 10857629 DOI: 10.1021/ac991501+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ultra-thin-layer SDS gel electrophoresis in conjunction with automated laser-induced fluorescence detection is a novel and powerful method for the analysis of fluorophore-labeled proteins. The technique described in this paper employs instant, noncovalent fluorophore labeling by the addition of a fluorescent staining dye to the sample proteins either during or immediately prior to the sample loading process. Thus, the method does not require time-consuming post- or preseparation staining/labeling. By combining the multilane format of SDS polyacrylamide slab gel electrophoresis and the high separation efficiency of capillary SDS gel electrophoresis, ultra-thin-layer SDS gel electrophoresis features rapid, high-throughput, and high-resolution analysis of proteins in the molecular mass range of 14-116 kDa. The good heat dissipation inherent to the ultrathin format enables the use of agarose and agarose-based composite separation matrixes, which can be easily replaced within the separation platform. Labeling efficiency as a function of the concentration of the staining dye, SDS, and proteins is thoroughly discussed. Detection sensitivity of the method was found to be at the low-femtomole level (1.25 ng/band), determined by analyzing a set of serial dilutions of standard proteins. Practical example of molecular mass determination and characterization of a complex protein mixture are also shown.
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- Z Csapo
- Genetic BioSystems, Inc., San Diego, California 92121, USA
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Ronai Z, Guttman A, Nemoda Z, Staub M, Kalasz H, Sasvari-Szekely M. Rapid and sensitive genotyping of dopamine D4 receptor tandem repeats by automated ultrathin-layer gel electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2000; 21:2058-61. [PMID: 10879966 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(20000601)21:10<2058::aid-elps2058>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Prior studies have revealed possible association between the presence of a seven repeat of the 48 bp variable number tandem repeat polymorphism of the human dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) and some normal and pathological human traits, such as novelty seeking, hyperactivity disorders, and substance abuse. Some reports supported this finding whereas others did not. Incorrect genotyping could be one of the reasons for these controversial results, and might originate from preferential amplification of shorter polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products, resulting in the so-called allele dropout. In this paper we optimized the conditions for simultaneous amplification of shorter and longer amplicons of the 48 bp repeat region of the DRD4 gene in order to avoid the loss of the longer allele and consequent incorrect genotyping, using very low DNA template concentrations and partial replacement of 2'-deoxyguanosine-5'-triphosphate (dGTP) by 2'-deoxyinosine-5'-triphosphate (dITP). The optimized PCR method in combination with high throughput automated ultrathin-layer gel electrophoresis was suitable for rapid genotyping from less than a nanogram DNA using noninvasive sampling (buccal epithelial cells). All detected genotypes are presented, including such rear heterozygotes as the 2 x and 8 x 48 bp repeats in the same sample, showing the reliability of our novel detection method of longer alleles in the presence of shorter alleles.
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- Z Ronai
- Novartis Agricultural Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA 92121, USA
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Sasvari-Szekely M, Gerstner A, Ronai Z, Staub M, Guttman A. Rapid genotyping of factor V Leiden mutation using single-tube bidirectional allele-specific amplification and automated ultrathin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2000. [PMID: 10733227 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2683(20000301)21:4<816::aid-elps816>3.0.co;2-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We report a novel, high-throughput genotyping method by single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis using bidirectional allele-specific amplification with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a single-step/single-tube format. Blood coagulation factor V G1691A (also referred to as Leiden) mutation was chosen as a model system for SNP detection, as this is one of the most common inherited risk factors of thrombosis, effecting 2-5% of the human population. The rationale of our method is the production of allele-specific PCR fragments, different in size, which was achieved by bidirectional amplification, starting from the position of the mutation. Thus, both homozygosity and heterozygosity were readily identified from a single reaction by simply determining the sizes of the resulting PCR products. The advantage of our assay, compared to other single-tube systems, is that this method did not require the use of pre-PCR labeled (fluorophore) primers or probes. Preferential production of the allele-specific products was achieved by a hot-start, time release PCR system. Specificity was increased by introducing a mismatch in the 3'-antepenultimate position of the allele-specific primers. This method made possible the large-scale screening for the factor V Leiden mutation using single-tube PCR followed by automated ultrathin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis, with real-time detection of the "in migratio" ethidium-bromide-labeled fragments.
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- M Sasvari-Szekely
- Institute of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary
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Gerstner A, Sasvari-Szekely M, Kalasz H, Guttman A. Sequencing difficult DNA templates using membrane-mediated loading with hot sample application. Biotechniques 2000; 28:628-30. [PMID: 10769738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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- A Gerstner
- Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary
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Gerstner A, Csapo Z, Sasvari-Szekely M, Guttman A. Ultrathin-layer sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis of proteins: effects of gel composition and temperature on the separation of sodium dodecyl sulfate-protein complexes. Electrophoresis 2000; 21:834-40. [PMID: 10768766 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2683(20000301)21:5<834::aid-elps834>3.0.co;2-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This paper discusses the effects of gel composition and separation temperature on the migration properties of fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate-labeled protein molecular mass markers (ranging from 20 100 to 205 000 Da) in automated ultrathin-layer sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) gel electrophoresis. The separation mechanism with the agarose and composite agarose - linear polyacrylamide, agarose - hydroxyethyl cellulose, and agarose - polyethylene oxide matrices were all found to comply with the Ogston sieving model in the molecular mass range of the protein molecules investigated. Our temperature studies revealed that electrophoretic separation of SDS protein complexes is an activated process and, in pure agarose and in composite agarose hydroxyethyl cellulose and agarose - polyethylene oxide matrices that the separation requires increasing activation energy as a function of the molecular mass of the separated proteins. On the other hand, when linear polyacrylamide was used as composite additive, the activation energy demand of the separation decreased with increasing solute molecular mass. The sensitivity of the laser-induced fluorescent detection of the automated ultrathin-layer electrophoresis system was evaluated by injecting a series of dilutions of the markers and was found to be less than 2.5 ng/band for the fluorophore-labeled protein.
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Sasvari-Szekely M, Gerstner A, Ronai Z, Staub M, Guttman A. Rapid genotyping of factor V Leiden mutation using single-tube bidirectional allele-specific amplification and automated ultrathin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2000; 21:816-21. [PMID: 10733227 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2683(20000301)21:4<816::aid-elps816>3.0.co;2-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We report a novel, high-throughput genotyping method by single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis using bidirectional allele-specific amplification with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a single-step/single-tube format. Blood coagulation factor V G1691A (also referred to as Leiden) mutation was chosen as a model system for SNP detection, as this is one of the most common inherited risk factors of thrombosis, effecting 2-5% of the human population. The rationale of our method is the production of allele-specific PCR fragments, different in size, which was achieved by bidirectional amplification, starting from the position of the mutation. Thus, both homozygosity and heterozygosity were readily identified from a single reaction by simply determining the sizes of the resulting PCR products. The advantage of our assay, compared to other single-tube systems, is that this method did not require the use of pre-PCR labeled (fluorophore) primers or probes. Preferential production of the allele-specific products was achieved by a hot-start, time release PCR system. Specificity was increased by introducing a mismatch in the 3'-antepenultimate position of the allele-specific primers. This method made possible the large-scale screening for the factor V Leiden mutation using single-tube PCR followed by automated ultrathin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis, with real-time detection of the "in migratio" ethidium-bromide-labeled fragments.
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- M Sasvari-Szekely
- Institute of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary
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Guttman A, Lengyel T, Szoke M, Sasvari-Szekely M. Ultra-thin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis II. Separation of DNA fragments on composite agarose-linear polymer matrices. J Chromatogr A 2000; 871:289-98. [PMID: 10735309 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(99)00958-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effect of hydrophilic linear polymer additives (non-cross-linked polyacrylamide, hydroxyethyl cellulose and polyethylene oxide) on the migration behavior of double stranded DNA molecules, ranging from 200-1000 base pairs, were studied in ultra-thin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis. The detection sensitivity was found to be less than 0.1 ng/band using To-Pro-3 fluorophore labeling and fiber optic bundle-based scanning detection system with a 640 nm red diode laser. Among the various polymers investigated, addition of linear polyacrylamide resulted in the best separation performance (steepest Ferguson plots), while composite gels with hydroxyethylcellulose and polyethylene oxide still exhibited adequate resolving power. Using the composite matrices of 1% agarose-linear polyacrylamide (0.5-3%), 1% agarose-hydroxyethylcellulose (0.2-1%) and 1% agarose-polyethylene oxide (0.2-1%), the mechanism of the separation was found to be in the Ogston sieving regime. Activation energy curves were also plotted based on the slopes of the Arrhenius plots of the various composite matrices, and exhibited decreasing characteristics for the agarose-linear polyacrylamide composite matrix and increasing characteristics for the agarose-hydroxyethylcellulose and agarose-polyethylene oxide composite matrices.
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- A Guttman
- Genetic BioSystems, Inc., San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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Ultrathin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis is a novel combination of the established methodologies of slab gel electrophoresis and capillary gel electrophoresis. This new format provides a multilane separation platform with rapid analysis time and excellent sensitivity by using laser-induced fluorescence scanning detection system. Sample injection onto the ultrathin-layer separation platform is easily accomplished by membrane mediated loading technology. In this paper, we demonstrate the sensitivity and high-throughput fashion of this novel separation and detection system for rapid genotyping of the coagulation factor V Leiden mutation by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. The PCR amplified fragment from exon 10 of the factor V gene was digested by the Mnl I restriction enzyme, followed by automated ultrathin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis analysis with "in migratio" fluorescent labeling during the separation process. Due to its speed and automation, this method should be considered for large scale screening of factor V Leiden mutation.
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- T Lengyel
- Institute of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis Medical School, Budapest, Hungary
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Electroosmotic properties of agarose gels with low, medium, high and super high electroendosmosis (EEO) were evaluated based on the apparent electric field mediated mobility of a neutral, fluorescent marker under constant field strength using ultrathin-layer separation configuration. Electroosmotic flow mobility values were measured in different gel concentrations and also in the absence and the presence of various linear polymer additives. Under ultrathin-layer separation conditions, a slight decrease in electroosmotic flow mobility was observed with increasing agarose gel concentration of 1 to 3% for all agarose gels investigated. When linear polymer additives, such as linear polyacrylamide, hydroxyethyl cellulose or polyethylene oxide were added to 1% low electroendosmosis agarose gel, significant reduction of the electroosmotic flow properties were observed with increasing additive concentration. Effect of the intrinsic electroosmotic properties of the various electroendosmosis agaroses on the apparent mobilities and separation performance of double-stranded DNA fragments during automated ultrathin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis was also investigated.
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- T Lengyel
- Genetic BioSystems, Inc., San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Microporous membrane-mediated loading is a novel and efficient sample injection technique for ultrathin slab gel electrophoresis-based automated DNA sequence analysis. The sequencing reaction mixture is spotted directly onto the tabs of the membrane loader, which is then inserted to close proximity of the straight edge of the separation gel. The use of a higher viscosity (> 60 cSt), low ionic strength (conductivity < 320 microS) well solution with a pH of more than one unit lower that of the separation and gel buffer system makes possible efficient stacking of the DNA sequencing fragments at the interface of the gel matrix. When the injection/separation process is initiated by the application of the electric field, a high local electric potential drop is formed across the low ionic strength well solution zone. This results in very fast migration of the DNA sequencing fragments toward the interface of the separation gel, where they stack up against the higher conductivity sieving matrix. During this stacking process, primarily the local pH mediates the actual mobility of the buffer co-ions (borate), forming the leading and terminating zones in the well solution and separation gel, respectively.
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- A Guttman
- Genetic BioSystems, Inc., San Diego, California 92121, USA
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Francoeur AM, Assalian A, Lesk MR, Morin I, Tétreault F, Calleja K, Guttman A, Rauth M, Pan SS. A comparative study of the chemical stability of various mitomycin C solutions used in glaucoma filtering surgery. J Glaucoma 1999; 8:242-6. [PMID: 10464732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the chemical stability of various mitomycin C (MMC) solutions used in glaucoma filtering surgery. METHODS A survey of the MMC solutions currently in use in 21 hospitals (11 in Canada, 10 in the United States) was conducted. A comparative study of the chemical stability of five different representative solutions was performed. The effects of buffer and storage variables on the chemical breakdown of MMC in the solutions were studied by means of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). RESULTS The survey revealed 33 different variations (including recipes and storage conditions) in the preparation of MMC solutions. Although the majority of the hospitals (15 of 21; 72%) were preparing stable solutions, six of the hospitals (28%) were preparing potentially unstable solutions. The stability of the solutions varied in a nonuniform manner when stored at different temperatures in different buffers. CONCLUSION The lack of standardization and quality control of MMC solutions used in filtering surgery allows for the possibility of hospitals preparing unstable solutions.
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- A M Francoeur
- Glaucoma Research Unit, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Québec, Canada
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Afilalo M, Guttman A, Colacone A, Dankoff J, Tselios C, Stern E, Wolkove N, Kreisman H. Efficacy of inhaled steroids (beclomethasone dipropionate) for treatment of mild to moderately severe asthma in the emergency department: a randomized clinical trial. Ann Emerg Med 1999; 33:304-9. [PMID: 10036345 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(99)70367-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine the efficacy of an inhaled steroid, when added to a standard regimen of beta-agonist therapy, in the treatment of patients with mild to moderately severe asthma in the emergency department. METHODS A convenience sample of adult patients with asthma (FEV1 % predicted 40% to 69%) presenting to the ED was randomly assigned in a double-blind fashion into 2 treatment groups. The first group received 2.5 mg nebulized salbutamol plus 1 mg (4 puffs) of beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) at baseline, 30 minutes, and at 1, 2, and 4 hours, delivered by a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) attached to a spacer device (Vent-AH-aler, Glaxo). The second group was given the same salbutamol regimen plus MDI placebo through the Vent-AH-aler. The primary endpoint was improvement in FEV1 %predicted at 6 hours. RESULTS Of 54 patients enrolled, 28 were assigned to the BDP group and 26 to the placebo group. Spirometry improved significantly in both groups over the 6 hours compared with baseline (ANOVA, P <.001). At 6 hours, the mean absolute improvement in FEV1 % predicted for BDP was 18% versus 17% for placebo (95% confidence interval for the absolute difference of 1% [-8% to 10%]). The proportion of patients in the BDP group who were hospitalized was 7% compared with 19% for patients in the placebo group (95% confidence interval for the difference of 12% [-6%, 30%]). CONCLUSION In this group of patients with mild to moderately severe asthma, 5 mg BDP delivered by MDI during the initial 4 hours of an emergency visit was of no added benefit over standard therapy, as measured by improvement in FEV1 % predicted at 6 hours. However, a trend toward a difference in admission favoring BDP was observed. [Afilalo M, Guttman A, Colacone A, Dankoff J, Tselios C, Stern E, Wolkove N, Kreisman H: Efficacy of inhaled steroids (beclomethasone dipropionate) for treatment of mild to moderately severe asthma in the emergency department: A randomized clinical trial.
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- M Afilalo
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary Division, The Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Growing evidence shows the correlation between the allelic type of the dopamine D4 receptor and the human novelty-seeking personality trait. A sensitive, ultrathin agarose gel electrophoresis-based, high-throughput screening method was developed for genotyping the dopamine D4 receptor (D4DR) exon III 48 base pair repeat polymorphism. The efficiency of the method was increased by reamplification nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - of the 48 base pair repeat containing the PCR product with internal primers. The nested PCR fragments were analyzed by ultrathin layer agarose gel electrophoresis with an automated real-time laser-induced fluorescent detection system. Noncovalent affinity complexation was accomplished during the separation process by the addition of a very low concentration of intercalation dye, To-Pro-3 (2 nM) to the gel buffer system. This resulted in instant fluorescent labeling of the migrating PCR fragments. This method can readily facilitate genetic association studies between dopamine receptor genotypes and some human behavioral and neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- M Szoke
- Genetic Biosystems, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Szoke M, Sasvari-Szekely M, Guttman A. Ultra-thin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis. I. Effect of the gel concentration and temperature on the separation of DNA fragments. J Chromatogr A 1999; 830:465-71. [PMID: 10048202 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(98)00878-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel, rapid and efficient separation method is described for the analysis of double stranded (ds) DNA fragments in the form of horizontal ultra-thin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis. This separation technique combines the multilane, high-throughput separation format of agarose slab gel electrophoresis with the excellent performance of capillary electrophoresis. The electrophoretic separation of the fluorophore (Cy5)-labeled dsDNA molecules were imaged in real time by a scanning laser-induced fluorescence/avalanche photodiode detection system. Effects of the gel concentration (Ferguson plot) and separation temperature (Arrhenius plot) on the migration characteristics of the DNA fragments are discussed. An important genotyping application is also shown by characterizing the polymorphic region (2 X or 4 X 48 base pair repeats) of the dopamine D4 receptor gene (D4DR, exon III region) for ten individuals, using PCR technology with Cy5-labeled primers and ultra-thin-layer agarose gel electrophoresis.
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- M Szoke
- Genetic BioSystems, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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