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Gheorghe DC, Stefan-van Staden RI, van Staden JKF. Mini-Review: Electrochemical Sensors Used for the Determination of Water- and Fat-Soluble Vitamins: B, D, K. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2024; 54:1-10. [PMID: 35225092 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2022.2045557] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
Vitamins are one of the most essential organic compounds that are necessary for the human body, in order to develop and grow in a healthy way. The aim of this mini-review is to bring together a series of electrochemical sensors (voltametric and amperometric) developed for the determination of vitamins from the families of B, D and K in biological, pharmaceutical or food-related samples. For this mini-review, 16 articles published between 2016 and 2021 were taken into consideration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Damaris-Cristina Gheorghe
- National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Timisoara - Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Timisoara - Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Timisoara - Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, Bucharest, Romania
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Staden RI, Rasit EY, Gheorghe DC, van Staden J(KF. Disposable Stochastic Miniplatforms for Simultaneous Recognition and Determination of Vitamins B5, B7, and B9 in Food and Pharmaceutical Compounds. ACS Omega 2024; 9:10440-10444. [PMID: 38463335 PMCID: PMC10918658 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Vitamins are essential for supporting daily physiological functions and are crucial for metabolic processes, including preventing vascular events and delaying the progression of diabetic nephropathy. The specific assessment of food and pharmaceutical compound quality requires the highly sensitive evaluation of vitamins B5, B7, and B9. Therefore, it is necessary to have a fast screening method for multivitamin tablets, pharmaceutical tablets, water, food, including raw egg yolk, and biological fluids, including urine, in order to ensure the precise identification and measurement of vitamins B5, B7, and B9. This paper introduces a novel disposable stochastic miniplatform that utilizes an incorporated 2D stochastic sensor to be able to simultaneously assay the three vitamins. Cobalt-phthalocyanine was used to modify the carbon film of the 2D sensor. High sensitivities (of 102-108 s-1 g-1 mL magnitude order) and low detection limits (of pg mL-1 magnitude order) were recorded for the disposable stochastic miniplatforms. The validation procedure involved the utilization of pharmaceutical tablets, supplement tablets, water samples, food samples, including raw egg yolk, and biological samples, specifically urine. The disposable stochastic miniplatforms demonstrate cost-effectiveness and suitability for the fast screening tests, with a time frame of 6 min, across a range of samples, a capacity of over 150 measurements, and an endurance of up to one month. Recovery values higher than 94.00% with RSD (%) values lower than 1.00 were recorded.
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- Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van
Staden
- Laboratory
of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National
Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., Bucharest-6 060021, Romania
- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Bucharest 060021, Romania
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- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Bucharest 060021, Romania
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- Laboratory
of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National
Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., Bucharest-6 060021, Romania
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- Laboratory
of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National
Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., Bucharest-6 060021, Romania
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Stefan-van Staden RI, Bratei AA, Ilie-Mihai RM, Gheorghe DC, Tuchiu BM. New stochastic devices for simultaneous analysis of mismatch repair proteins and KRAS in biological samples. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2023; 235:115630. [PMID: 37643504 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115630] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Two stochastic microsensors based on the immobilization of inulins: inutec and frutafit in a paste obtained from a graphene decorated with nitrogen (10.8 %), and boron (2.6 %), and paraffin oil (IR purity) were designed, characterized and validated for the molecular recognition and analysis of mismatch repair proteins like MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, and of KRAS in biological samples such as: whole blood, urine, saliva, and tumoral tissues. The sensor based on inutec exhibited the largest working concentration range (10 decades of concentration) and the lowest limit of determination (0.32fg mL-1) when used for the assay of MLH1, and the wider working concentration range (8 decades of concentration), and the lowest limit of determination (2.30fg mL-1) when used for the assay of MSH6. The sensor based on frutafit exhibited the largest working concentration range (10 decades of concentration) when used for the determination of KRAS, and the wider working concentration range (5 decades of concentration), and the lowest limit of determination (1.00fg mL-1) when used for the assay of PMS2. No influence of the modifier (inutec and frutafit) was recorded on the linear concentration range (10 decades of concentration), and on the limit of determination (1.00 fg mL-1) for the assay of MSH2. The recoveries of MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, and of KRAS in whole blood, urine, saliva, and tumoral tissues were higher than 98.00 with RSD (%) values lower than 0.10 %.
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- Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str, Bucharest-6 060021, Romania; Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str, Bucharest-6 060021, Romania; Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str, Bucharest-6 060021, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str, Bucharest-6 060021, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str, Bucharest-6 060021, Romania
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Bratei AA, Stefan-van Staden RI, Ilie-Mihai RM, Gheorghe DC. Simultaneous Assay of CA 72-4, CA 19-9, CEA and CA 125 in Biological Samples Using Needle Three-Dimensional Stochastic Microsensors. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:8046. [PMID: 37836876 PMCID: PMC10575467 DOI: 10.3390/s23198046] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Two-needle 3D stochastic microsensors based on boron- and nitrogen-decorated gra-phenes, modified with N-(2-mercapto-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-5-yl), were designed and used for the molecular recognition and quantification of CA 72-4, CA 19-9, CEA and CA 125 biomarkers in biological samples such as whole blood, urine, saliva and tumoral tissue. The NBGr-2 sensor yielded lower limits of determination. For CEA, the LOD was 4.10 × 10-15 s-1 g-1 mL, while for CA72-4, the LOD was 4.00 × 10-11 s-1 U-1 mL. When the NBGr-1 sensor was employed, the best results were obtained for CA12-5 and CA19-9, with values of LODs of 8.37 × 10-14 s-1 U-1 mL and 2.09 × 10-13 s-1 U-1 mL, respectively. High sensitivities were obtained when both sensors were employed. Broad linear concentration ranges favored their determination from very low to higher concentrations in biological samples, ranging from 8.37 × 10-14 to 8.37 × 103 s-1 U-1 mL for CA12-5 when using the NBGr-1 sensor, and from 4.10 × 10-15 to 2.00 × 10-7 s-1 g-1 mL for CEA when using the NBGr-2 sensor. Student's t-test showed that there was no significant difference between the results obtained utilizing the two microsensors for the screening tests, at a 99% confidence level, with the results obtained being lower than the tabulated values.
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- Alexandru-Adrian Bratei
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania; (A.-A.B.); (R.-M.I.-M.); (D.-C.G.)
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, National University of Science & Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, Emergency University Hospital, 050098 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania; (A.-A.B.); (R.-M.I.-M.); (D.-C.G.)
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, National University of Science & Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania; (A.-A.B.); (R.-M.I.-M.); (D.-C.G.)
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania; (A.-A.B.); (R.-M.I.-M.); (D.-C.G.)
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Stefan-van Staden RI, Bratei AA, Ilie-Mihai RM, Gheorghe DC, Tuchiu BM, Gurzu S. Bioanalysis of MMR and KRAS - a key factor in diagnosis of colorectal cancer. RSC Adv 2023; 13:24086-24092. [PMID: 37577090 PMCID: PMC10415748 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04260j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Two miniaturized electrochemical devices were designed for the simultaneous bioanalysis of MMR (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2), and of KRAS in whole blood, urine, saliva, and tumoral tissues. The devices comprised besides the electronic part of the potentiostat a combined 3D stochastic microsensor (combined microplatform) with the sensing part based on the modification of graphene decorated with nitrogen, sulfur and boron (NSB-EGR) modified with two types of frutafit: FTEX and FHD. For the assay of MSH2, MSH6, KRAS, and PMS2 higher sensitivities were recorded when the microdevice based on FHD was used, while for the assay of MLH1 the best sensitivity was achieved by using the microdevice based on FTEX. While the limits of quantification for MLH1, MSH2, and PMS2 were not influenced by the modifier, the microdevice based on FHD provided the lowest limit of quantification for KRAS, the microdevice based on FTEX provided the lowest limit of quantification for MSH6. The validation tests performed proved that recoveries of MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, and of KRAS in whole blood, urine, saliva, and tumoral tissues higher than 98.50% with RSD (%) values lower than 0.10% were recorded.
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- Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter 202 Splaiul Independentei Str. 060021 Bucharest-6 Romania +40213163113 +40751507779
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, Politehnica University of Bucharest Bucharest Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter 202 Splaiul Independentei Str. 060021 Bucharest-6 Romania +40213163113 +40751507779
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, Politehnica University of Bucharest Bucharest Romania
- Department of Pathology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology Targu-Mures Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter 202 Splaiul Independentei Str. 060021 Bucharest-6 Romania +40213163113 +40751507779
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter 202 Splaiul Independentei Str. 060021 Bucharest-6 Romania +40213163113 +40751507779
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter 202 Splaiul Independentei Str. 060021 Bucharest-6 Romania +40213163113 +40751507779
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- Department of Pathology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology Targu-Mures Romania
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Gheorghe DC, Stefan-van Staden RI, Ilie-Mihai RM, Sfarloaga P. Nanoplatform-based analysis for the detection of HER3 and HER4 for gastric cancer diagnosis. Nanotechnology 2023. [PMID: 37253333 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acd9d3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Nanographene and α-cyclodextrin based sensors modified with gold nanoparticles and spheroidal cooper were used to develop two stochastic sensors, which were then characterized and validated for the purpose of molecularly identifying and quantifying HER3 and HER4 in biological samples. In order to accomplish this goal, each of the stochastic sensors was incorporated in a nanoplatform. The two nanoplatforms were connected to a smartphone and recorded very low limits of determination (1×10-15 g mL-1) and wide linear concentration ranges (1×10-15-1×10-8 g mL-1) when a potential of 170 mV vs. Ag/AgCl was applied. This allowed for the molecular identification and quantification of HER3 and HER4 in patients with gastric cancer, as well as in healthy individuals.
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- Damaris-Cristina Gheorghe
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, INCEMC Timişoara, Splaiul Independentei Nr. 202 Bucuresti, Bucharest, Bucharest, Bucharest, 060021, ROMANIA
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- Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Electrochimie si Materie Condensata, Str Splaiul Independentei nr 202, Bucharest, Bucharest, 060021, ROMANIA
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- Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Electrochimie si Materie Condensata, Str Splaiul Independentei 202, Bucharest, 060021, ROMANIA
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- Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Electrochimie si Materie Condensata, Str AP PODEANU, Timisoara, 300569, ROMANIA
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Gheorghe DC, van Staden J(KF, Stefan-van Staden RI, Sfirloaga P. Gold Nanoparticles/Nanographene-Based 3D Sensors Integrated in Mini-Platforms for Thiamine Detection. Sensors (Basel) 2022; 23:344. [PMID: 36616942 PMCID: PMC9824161 DOI: 10.3390/s23010344] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Vitamins are essential for sustaining daily activities and perform crucial roles in metabolism, such as preventing vascular events and delaying the development of diabetic nephropathy. The ultrasensitive assessment of thiamine in foods is required for food quality evaluation. A mini-platform utilizing two 3D sensors based on nanographene and gold nanoparticles paste modified with protoporphyrin IX and protoporphyrin IX cobalt chloride is proposed for the detection of thiamine in blueberry syrup, multivitamin tablets, water, and a biological sample (urine). Differential pulse voltammetry was utilized for the characterization and validation of the suggested sensors. The sensor modified with protoporphyrin IX has a detection limit of 3.0 × 10-13 mol L-1 and a quantification limit of 1.0 × 10-12 mol L-1, whereas the sensor modified with protoporphyrin IX cobalt chloride has detection and quantification limits of 3.0 × 10-12 and 1.0 × 10-11 mol L-1, respectively. High recoveries (values greater than 95.00%) and low RSD (%) values (less than 5.00%) are recorded for both 3D sensors when used for the determination of thiamine in blueberry syrup, multivitamin tablets, water, and urine, demonstrating the 3D sensors' and suggested method's high reliability.
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- Damaris-Cristina Gheorghe
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development in Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Dr. Aurel Paunescu Podeanu 144, 300569 Timisoara, Romania
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Stefan-van Staden RI, Chera-Anghel IA, Gheorghe DC, van Staden J(KF, Badulescu M. Smart Portable Device Based on the Utilization of a 2D Disposable Paper Stochastic Sensor for Fast Ultrasensitive Screening of Food Samples for Bisphenols. Sensors (Basel) 2022; 23:314. [PMID: 36616912 PMCID: PMC9824048 DOI: 10.3390/s23010314] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Since the determination of the high toxicity of bisphenol A, alternative structures for bisphenols have been synthesized, resulting in bisphenols C, E, F, S, and Z. These bisphenols have replaced bisphenol A in plastic bottles, toys, and cans used for preserving food. Later, the toxicity and negative effects of all of these bisphenols on people's health were proven. Therefore, there is a need for a fast ultrasensitive screening method that is able to detect the presence of these bisphenols in any condition directly from food samples. This paper presented a disposable device based on the utilization of a 2D disposable paper stochastic sensor for the fast ultrasensitive screening of food samples for bisphenols A, C, E, F, S, and Z. The 2D disposable sensor was obtained by the deposition of graphene and silver nanolayers on paper using cold plasma. Furthermore, the active side of the sensor was modified using 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethyl-21H,23H Mn porphyrin. The limits of quantification of these bisphenols were 1 fmol L-1 for bisphenols C and E, 10 fmol L-1 for bisphenols A and F, 10 pmol L-1 for bisphenol S, and 1 pmol L-1 for bisphenol Z. The recoveries of these bisphenols in milk, canned fruits, vegetables, and fish were higher than 99.00% with RSD (%) values lower than 1.50%.
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- Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Low Temperature Plasma Laboratory, National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics (NILPRP), 409 Atomistilor St., 077125 Magurele, Romania
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Stefan-van Staden RI, Musat OR, Gheorghe DC, Ilie-Mihai RM, Cioates Negut C, Sfirloaga P. Ultrasensitive assay of HER1, HER2, and heregulin-α in whole blood. Talanta Open 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talo.2022.100151] [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: 10/14/2022] Open
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Stefan-van Staden RI, Gheorghe DC. Molecular Recognition and Quantification of HER-3, HER-4 and HRG-α in Whole Blood and Tissue Samples Using Stochastic Sensors. Micromachines (Basel) 2022; 13:1749. [PMID: 36296101 PMCID: PMC9609568 DOI: 10.3390/mi13101749] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Human epidermal growth factor receptor-3, human epidermal growth factor-receptor-4, and heregulin-α are some of the biomarkers related to gastric cancer currently being used for early detection, personalized treatment, and evaluation of the efficiency of the treatment. Two stochastic sensors based on graphene decorated with TiO2 and/or Au modified with maltodextrin were proposed for the screening of two types of whole blood and tissue samples for the simultaneous recognition and analysis of the three biomarkers. The sensitivity of the two sensors showed high values, whereas the limits of determination were of fg mL-1 magnitude order. Thus, the proposed screening method can perform the quantitative analysis of both of the biomarkers of interest in whole blood and tissue samples, with recoveries higher than 96.00% and relative standard deviations lower than 1.00%.
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- Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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Stefan-van Staden RI, Musat OR, Gheorghe DC, Ilie-Mihai RM, van Staden J(KF. Carbon Nanopowder-Based Stochastic Sensor for Ultrasensitive Assay of CA 15-3, CEA and HER2 in Whole Blood. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 12:3111. [PMID: 36144899 PMCID: PMC9501540 DOI: 10.3390/nano12183111] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Two microsensors obtained by the physical immobilization of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphine (TPP) and 5,10,15,20-tetrakis (pentafluorophenyl chloride)-21H,23H-iron (III) porphyrin (Fe(TPFPP)Cl) in carbon nanopowder decorated with gold nanoparticles (AuNp) were designed, characterized, validated and used for the molecular recognition and simultaneous ultrasensitive determination of CEA, CA15-3 and HER2 in whole blood. High sensitivities were recorded for both microsensors. Low limits of quantification were recorded for all biomarkers: CEA (12.8 pg mL-1 by using Fe(TPFPP)Cl/AuNp, and 190 fg mL-1 by using TPP/AuNp), CA 15-3 (100 fU mL-1 for both microsensors) and HER2 (3.9 fg mL-1 by using Fe(TPFPP)Cl/AuNp, and 35 fg mL-1 by using TPP/AuNp). A very good correlation between the results obtained using the proposed microsensors and ELISA, certified by the Student t-test, proves that the screening test can be used for ultrasensitive assays of the three biomarkers in whole blood.
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- Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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Stefan-van Staden RI, Bogea MI, Ilie-Mihai RM, Gheorghe DC, Aboul-Enein HY, Coros M, Pruneanu SM. N,S-Decorated graphenes modified with 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethyl-21H,23H-porphine manganese(III) chloride-based 3D needle stochastic sensors for enantioanalysis of arginine: a key factor in the metabolomics and early detection of gastric cancer. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:6521-6530. [PMID: 35833946 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04209-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Arginine has an important role in the metabolomics of gastric cancer. Two 3D enantioselective needle stochastic sensors based on the physical immobilization of 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethyl-21H,23H-porphine manganese(III) chloride (solution, 10-3 mol L-1) in graphene paste matrices decorated with N and S atoms were designed, characterized and validated for the enantioanalysis of arginine in whole blood and tissue samples. The signature values obtained for the enantiomers of arginine confirmed that the stochastic sensors are enantioselective. The lowest limit of quantification obtained for both enantiomers of arginine was 1 fmol L-1, while sensitivity of up to 1011 s-1 mol-1 L was recorded for the stochastic sensors. High recoveries were obtained for the determination of one enantiomer in the presence of the other one; moreover, very good correlation was found between the results obtained with the two 3D enantioselective needle stochastic sensors.
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- Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021, Bucharest-6, Romania. .,Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021, Bucharest-6, Romania.,Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021, Bucharest-6, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021, Bucharest-6, Romania
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- Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry Department, The Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Dokki, 12311, Egypt
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103, Donat Street, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103, Donat Street, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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Stoica RA, Drăgana N, Ancuceanu R, Geicu OI, Guja C, Pantea-Stoian A, Gheorghe DC, Stefan-van Staden RI, Serafinceanu C, Costache A, Ionescu-Tîrgoviște C. Interleukin-8, CXCL10, CXCL11 and their role in insulin resistance in adult females with subclinical hypothyroidism and prediabetes. J Clin Transl Endocrinol 2022; 28:100299. [PMID: 35433269 PMCID: PMC9006329 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcte.2022.100299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In obesity, the hormonal secretion of the thyroid gland switches from homeostasis to type 2 allostasis in order to adapt to persistent modifications of adipose tissue and inflammation. Previous meta-analyses have linked obesity with an increased risk of developing thyroid diseases, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. We designed an observational cross-sectional study including all female patients presenting consecutively in an ambulatory clinic for 16 months. This study aimed to describe the level of serum cytokines and chemokines in relation to TSH, fT4 and insulin resistance (IR) indexes in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH). The study included 72 women with a median age of 59 ± 17.75 years, and a mean BMI (Body Mass Index) of 31.48 ± 6.75 kg/m2. Modelling homeostasis model assessment of IR indices (HOMA-IR) based on chemokines (IL-8, CXCL10, CXCL11, leptin), C-reactive protein, the presence or absence of SCH, taking into account age, BMI, abdominal circumference, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (ATPO) as covariates, identified a single chemokine that was significantly associated with the dependent variable (IL-8). IR indices are negatively associated with IL-8 in female patients with subclinical hypothyroidism, but the effect of the cytokine is minimal. BMI rather than TSH influences the level of CXCL11 in our population. CXCL10 has a tendency to increase in patients with SCH, obesity and prediabetes, with no association with TSH.
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- Roxana Adriana Stoica
- Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020475 Bucharest, Romania
- Corresponding author.
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- “Francisc I. Rainer” Anthropological Research Centre, Romanian Academy, 076241 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Botanical Pharmaceutics, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020956 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Preclinical Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020475 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020475 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020475 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020475 Bucharest, Romania
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Gheorghe DC, Ilie-Mihai RM, Stefan-van Staden RI, Lungu-Moscalu A, van Staden JKF. Fast screening method for early diagnostic of gastric cancer based on utilization of a chitosan - S-doped graphene - based needle stochastic sensors. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 214:114725. [PMID: 35303648 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Needle stochastic sensors were developed for the assay of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in different biological samples (e.g., whole blood, tissues, urine, and saliva). Sulfur doped graphene powders were modified with chitosan; paraffin oil was added to form a homogeneous paste that was used as active side of the stochastic sensors. High sensitivities and low limits of determination were achieved for the assay of CA19-9 and CEA in biological samples. The validation of the proposed screening method (which is utilizing the stochastic sensors as screening tools) was made by using real biological samples obtained from confirmed patients with gastric cancer; very good correlations for the concentrations of CEA and CA19-9 were obtained using the needle stochastic sensors.
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- Damaris-Cristina Gheorghe
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest-6, Romania; Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest-6, Romania.
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest-6, Romania; Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest-6, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021 Bucharest-6, Romania
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Stefan-van Staden RI, Bogea IM, Ilie-Mihai RM, Gheorghe DC, Coroş M, Pruneanu SM. Stochastic microsensors based on modified graphene for pattern recognition of maspin in biological samples. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:3667-3673. [PMID: 35266021 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04007-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Maspin is a novel serine protease inhibitor differentially expressed in several types of human cancers. It proved to be a key biomarker in the assessment of gastric cancer. Therefore, we design, characterize, and validate two stochastic microsensors based on graphene co-doped with N and S, and modified with α-cyclodextrin and maltodextrin, for the pattern recognition and quantification of maspin in whole blood, gastric tumor tissue, saliva, and urine. While the sensitivities were comparable with magnitude order, the variations were in the wideness of the linear concentration range, when measurements were performed at a pH of 7.40. Very low limits of quantification were recorded at both working pHs: 7.40, and 3.00. High recoveries of maspin in whole blood, gastric tissue tumor, saliva, and urine were also recorded.
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- Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021, Bucharest-6, Romania. .,Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021, Bucharest-6, Romania.,Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021, Bucharest-6, Romania.
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, 202 Splaiul Independentei Str., 060021, Bucharest-6, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103, Donat Street, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103, Donat Street, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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Ilie-Mihai RM, Gheorghe DC, Staden RISV, Lungu-Moscalu A, Coros M, Pruneanu SM, Staden JFV. Fast Screening Method of Biological Samples Based on Needle Stochastic Sensors for Early Detection of Gastric Cancer. Rev Chim 2021. [DOI: 10.37358/rc.21.4.8453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Early detection of cancer is essential for saving the life of patients. Needle stochastic sensors were proposed as new tools for the fast screening of biological samples. The design of the stochastic sensors was based on the immobilization of protoporphyrin IX in pastes of S-doped graphene. The selected biomarkers were CEA and CA19-9. High sensitivities, and wide linear concentration ranges as well as low limits of quantification were achieved. The proposed sensors were validated; student t-test shown that the proposed needle stochastic sensors can be reliably used for the pattern recognition and quantification of CEA and CA19-9 in whole blood, gastric tumor tissue, saliva, and urine.
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- Mihaela Iuliana Bogea
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Bucharest, Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter, Bucharest, Romania
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Stefan-van Staden RI, Gheorghe DC, Ilie-Mihai RM, Tudoran LB, Pruneanu SM. Stochastic biosensors based on N- and S-doped graphene for the enantioanalysis of aspartic acid in biological samples. RSC Adv 2021; 11:23301-23309. [PMID: 35479820 PMCID: PMC9036598 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra02066h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Metabolomics plays a very important role in cancer mechanism and also in the early diagnosis of cancer. The enantioanalysis of aminoacids found in biological samples may favor the development of new screening tests for the early diagnosis of cancer. Two stochastic biosensors, based on the immobilization of α-hemolysin and hemin in exfoliated reduced graphene modified with nitrogen and sulphur, were proposed for the enantioanalysis of aspartic acid in biological samples (whole blood, urine, saliva, and tissue). The proposed biosensors showed low limits of quantification, high sensitivity, and large linear concentration ranges. The recoveries of d- and l-aspartic acid in biological samples were higher than 95.00%, with a relative standard deviation lower than 1.00%. Stochastic biosensors based on N- and S-doped graphene modified with hemin or α-hemolysin contributed to establishing the metabolomics of gastric cancer by performing the enantioanalysis of aspartic acid in different biological samples.![]()
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- Raluca-Ioana Stefan-van Staden
- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter 202 Splaiul Independentei Str. 060021 Bucharest-6 Romania .,Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest Bucharest Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter 202 Splaiul Independentei Str. 060021 Bucharest-6 Romania .,Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Politehnica University of Bucharest Bucharest Romania
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry and PATLAB, National Institute of Research for Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter 202 Splaiul Independentei Str. 060021 Bucharest-6 Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies Donat Street 67-103 Cluj-Napoca Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies Donat Street 67-103 Cluj-Napoca Romania
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Perenyi A, Toth F, Nagy AA, Skrivan J, Boucek J, Gheorghe DC, Neagos A, Kiss JG, Jori J, Rovo L. Early experience on a modern, thin cochlear implant family. A retrospective, international multicenter study. J Med Life 2018; 11:146-152. [PMID: 30140321 PMCID: PMC6101685] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Cochlear implantation is the most effective method of rehabilitation for patients with severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss. Binaural hearing forms the basis of the development of hearing-associated cortical networks in infants and toddlers, but simultaneous bilateral implantation is often postponed due to the demands of classical surgical methods, which are associated with large incisions and a deep bony well. OBJECTIVE The authors report on the use of a modern, thin implant type and the possibilities it provided to simplify the surgical technique. METHODS AND RESULTS Recent models of the Cochlear™ Nucleus® implant family were studied in an international retrospective multi-center study: 6 otolaryngologists in 5 centers shared their experiences on 73 consecutively implanted, thin implants. The surgical incision could be made shorter than before and only shallow bony wells or none at all were created in 4 out of 5 centers. No complications occurred. DISCUSSION This study underlines that implants with thin electronics capsules enable a simplified, fast and safe implantation procedure that allows simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation.
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- A Perenyi
- University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Szeged
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- University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Szeged
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- University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Szeged
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Charles University in Prague, Second Faculty of Medicine, Motol University Hospital
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine, Motol University Hospital
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- ENT Clinic “Maria Sklodowska Curie” Hospital, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
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- Emergency County University Hospital of Târgu Mures, ENT Department
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- University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Szeged
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- University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Szeged
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- University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Györgyi Clinical Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Szeged
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Zamfir-Chiru-Anton A, Stanciu AE, Gheorghe DC. Cricoid malformation and endolaryngeal submucosal drilling - a possible technique. J Med Life 2017; 10:194-196. [PMID: 29075350 PMCID: PMC5652269] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Cricoid malformations vary according to their severity and anatomic features. Some of them get a delayed diagnosis in spite of the complex medical care. Objective: To present a case with a laryngeal malformation and our surgery technique. Material, method: A case presentation of a cannulated child, who previously had a heart surgery, with difficult decannulation. RESULTS The patient was considered to have an acquired subglottic stenosis due to his medical record. A cricoid cartilage malformation was elicited intraoperatively. A submucosal drilling of the redundant cartilage, with a preservation of the covering laryngeal mucosa was performed. Decannulation was possible at 13 days after surgery. Conclusion: Instead of having extensive resection surgery we decided to perform an endolaryngeal submucosal drilling, after laryngofissure, with quick and long lasting success. Laryngeal surgery should always be tailored to the patient needs and the surgeon's preferences.
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- Research Department, Oncology Institute of Bucharest
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- ENT Department, “M.S. Curie” Children Hospital, Bucharest; “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest
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Zamfir-Chiru-Anton A, Gheorghe DC. Saccular cyst with atypical presentation. J Med Life 2016; 9:199-204. [PMID: 27453755 PMCID: PMC4863515] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Respiratory obstruction and stridor in infants and children are not uncommon. A rare cause of these sometimes life-threatening symptoms is the congenital saccular cyst. OBJECTIVES We present the case of a 5-year-old girl with a cervical tumor, which appeared after a laryngeal endoscopic surgery of a saccular cyst with two relapses and a particular local evolution of its recurrence through the cricothyroid membrane. MATERIAL AND METHOD The patient data has been reviewed over the entire follow-up period and a thorough an analysis of her investigations and surgery was performed. RESULTS The unusual evolution of this case was marked by an atypical exteriorization - not found in the published literature. The surgical approach was external, by paramedian thyrotomy, with no further long-term recurrence. CONCLUSIONS An accurate diagnosis of saccular cysts can be made with the help of medical history, by an endoscopic visualization of the lesion and by the CT-scan imaging of the cervical region. Sometimes, saccular cysts can extend beyond laryngeal limits, determining fluid-filled tumors in the cervical region.
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- A Zamfir-Chiru-Anton
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, “G. Alexandrescu” Children Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, “M.S. Curie” Children Clinical Emergency Hospital;
“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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Gheorghe DC, Stanciu AE, Ulici A, Zamfir-Chiru-Anton A. Bilateral external ear canal osteomas - discussion on a clinical case. J Med Life 2016; 9:434-436. [PMID: 27928451 PMCID: PMC5141407] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Osteomas of the external ear are uncommon benign tumors that need to be differentiated from the external ear canal exostoses, bony proliferations that are linked mainly to cold-water exposure. Clinical manifestations vary from no symptoms to recurrent local infections and external ear cholesteatoma. Objective: presenting a rare case that we did not find described in the published literature. A patient with multiple long-term asymptomatic osteomas of both external ear canals presented to our department. Material: Data recorded from the patient's medical record was reviewed and analyzed. Surgery was performed and histology confirmed the presumptive diagnosis. Results: There was a discrepancy between the local severity of the disease, with a complete obstruction of his ear canals, and the long-term disease-free status of the patient. Conclusion: We hypothesized about the etiology of these multiple bilateral osteomas of the EAC, in light of the clinical and surgical findings.
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- DC Gheorghe
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, “M. S. Curie” Children Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania;
“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Orthopaedics, “G. Alexandrescu” Children Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, “G. Alexandrescu” Children Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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Zamfir-Chiru-Anton A, Gheorghe DC. Vallecular cysts in clinical practice: report of two cases. J Med Life 2016; 9:288-290. [PMID: 27974936 PMCID: PMC5154316] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The objective of the two case reports was to discuss the pathogenesis, origin, and therapeutic options for vallecular cysts. Method of Study. 2 children diagnosed in our department were treated by transoral endoscopic surgery, using cold instruments, suspension laryngoscopy and the operating microscope. Results. Both cases presented breathing and deglutition problems at diagnosis. The surgery aimed the complete excision, with cold instruments, via transoral access. No complications occurred and the postoperative healing was uneventful. No recurrences were observed on the long-term follow-up. Conclusion. Clinical, imagistic, and surgical data support the thyroglossal duct origin of vallecular cysts (base of tongue variant) and the complete excision is required to obtain long lasting cure.
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- A Zamfir-Chiru-Anton
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, “G. Alexandrescu” Children Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania,
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, “M.S. Curie” Children Clinical Emergency Hospital;
“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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Zamfir Chiru AA, Popescu CR, Gheorghe DC. Melatonin and cancer. J Med Life 2014; 7:373-4. [PMID: 25408757 PMCID: PMC4233441] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Melatonin plays an important role in cancer (tumor growth and metastasis) through different pathways and may have therapeutic significance.
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Gheorghe DC, Ardelean C, Anton G. Virological and immunological aspects in the juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis. Rom J Virol 1999; 50:85-9. [PMID: 11601383] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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The juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis, a disease which in the absence of an adequate monitoring may have an invalidating character, represented for a long time a problem as regards both its treatment and its possible etiology. The use of monoclonal antibodies, as well as of molecular biology techniques, permitted to elucidate some aspects, such as the viral origin of the infection. Twenty five juvenile laryngeal papillomas, removed intra-operatively, were investigated immunohistochemically, a significant increase of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor being found. Ten samples were also analyzed with the PCR technique, for the purpose of detecting the presence of the corresponding DNA sequences of human papillomaviruses (HPV): all were positive. The HPV genotyping showed the presence of only the HPV6 and 11 genotypes.
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- D C Gheorghe
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Children Hospital, Bucharest
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