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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Jun 2024The sustainable catalytic efficacy of transition metal oxides (TMO) and rare earth element-based oxides positions them as pivotal materials for effectively treating...
The sustainable catalytic efficacy of transition metal oxides (TMO) and rare earth element-based oxides positions them as pivotal materials for effectively treating contaminated wastewater. This study successfully synthesized a series of Ce@MnO photocatalysts using a straightforward hydrothermal method. These photocatalysts were thoroughly characterized for their optical properties, structural morphology, and phase purity. Among the synthesized materials, the Ce@MnO (40:60) exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity for the degradation of Acebutolol (ACB), achieving a remarkable degradation efficiency of 92.71% within 90 min under visible light irradiation. This superior performance is attributed to the increased presence of active species and the efficient separation of photogenerated carriers. Additionally, the photocatalytic reaction mechanism was elucidated, highlighting the catalyst's surface charge properties which significantly enhanced performance in a solution with pH 8. The outstanding photo-response in the visible spectrum renders this method not only cost-effective but also environmentally benign, presenting a promising approach for large-scale water purification.
PubMed: 38930919
DOI: 10.3390/molecules29122854 -
The Medical Letter on Drugs and... May 2024
Review
Topics: Humans; Hypertension; Antihypertensive Agents; Blood Pressure
PubMed: 38771738
DOI: 10.58347/tml.2024.1703a -
Journal of Mass Spectrometry : JMS Dec 2023Beta blockers are a class of drugs commonly used to treat heart-related diseases; they are also regulated under the World Anti-Doping Agency. Tandem mass spectrometry is...
Beta blockers are a class of drugs commonly used to treat heart-related diseases; they are also regulated under the World Anti-Doping Agency. Tandem mass spectrometry is often used in the pharmaceutical industry, clinical analysis laboratory, and antidoping laboratory for detection and characterization of drugs and their metabolites. A deeper chemical understanding of dissociation pathways may eventually lead to an improved ability to predict tandem mass spectra of compounds based strictly on their chemical structure (or vice versa), which is especially important for characterization of unknowns such as emerging designer drugs or novel metabolites. In addition to providing insights into dissociation pathways, the use of energy-resolved breakdown curves can produce improved selectivity and lend insights into optimal fragmentation conditions for liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry LC-MS/MS workflows. Here, we perform energy-resolved collision cell and multistage ion trap collision-induced dissociation-mass spectrometry (CID-MS) experiments, along with complementary density functional theory calculations, on five beta blockers (acebutolol, atenolol, bisoprolol, carteolol, and labetalol), to better understand the details of the pathways giving rise to the observed MS/MS patterns. Results from this work are contextualized within previously reported literature on these compounds. New insights into the formation of the characteristic product ion m/z 116 and the pathway leading to characteristic loss of 77 u are highlighted. We also present comparisons of breakdown curves obtained via qToF, quadrupole ion trap, and in-source CID, allowing for differences between the data to be noted and providing a step toward allowing for improved selectivity of breakdown curves to be realized on simple instruments such as single quadrupoles or ion traps.
Topics: Tandem Mass Spectrometry; Bisoprolol; Carteolol; Labetalol; Chromatography, Liquid; Acebutolol; Atenolol
PubMed: 37990768
DOI: 10.1002/jms.4985 -
Heliyon Oct 2023A straightforward approach for creating fast and novel potentiometric sensors that are modified with multi-walled nanotubes (MWCNTs) was described. The impact of the...
Fast and novel multiwalled carbon nanotubes decorated with metal oxide nanoparticles for potentiometric detection of a prohibited medication in sports acebutolol hydrochloride.
A straightforward approach for creating fast and novel potentiometric sensors that are modified with multi-walled nanotubes (MWCNTs) was described. The impact of the selective sensor's material was studied. The suggested sensors were successfully fabricated for instant and fast detection of the prohibited β-adrenoreceptor blocking agent acebutolol hydrochloride (AC) in commercial products. Acebutolol-phosphomolybdate (AC-PM) carbon paste sensor was formed by mixing AC and phosphomolybdic acid and graphite powder in the presence of -nitrophenyl octyl ether (-NPOE) as a plasticizing agent. The functionalized AC-PM-MWCNTs and AC-PM-MWCNTs-AlO nanocomposite sensors were prepared and all parameters affecting the sensors' potential responses have been investigated as well as the green synthesis of AlONPs has been characterized using various microscopic and spectroscopic techniques. AC-PM-MWCNTs and AC-PM-MWCNTs-AlO nanocomposite sensors demonstrated linearity of 1.0 × 10-1.0 × 10 and 1.0 × 10-1.0 × 10 mol L, respectively with regression equations -53.571x + 423.24 (r = 0.999) and -57.107x + 518.54 (r = 0.999). It also revealed excellent selectivity and sensitivity for the determination and quantification of AC. The developed potentiometric system was suitable for the determination of AC in bulk powder and commercial products.
PubMed: 37876475
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20997 -
Forensic Science, Medicine, and... Oct 2023The objective of this study was to investigate the degradation pattern of cardiac troponin I in rats in vivo, and to determine whether the pattern was dependent on the...
The objective of this study was to investigate the degradation pattern of cardiac troponin I in rats in vivo, and to determine whether the pattern was dependent on the cause of death, for the purpose of estimating the postmortem interval. The rats were categorized into three distinct groups depending on the factors leading to their demise: the control group, the group experiencing acebutolol-induced cardiotoxicity, and the group affected by asphyxia. The analysis encompassed the isolation and segregation of the protein, subsequently employing Western blotting as a means of visualizing the results. The results revealed a distinct degradation pattern of cTnI into smaller fragments over time, indicating that cardiac troponin I can serve as a reliable marker for estimating the postmortem interval. Furthermore, noteworthy variations were noted in the degradation pattern of cardiac troponin I among the different causes of death, which suggests that this method can also be used to determine whether cardiac failure was the cause of death or not.
PubMed: 37804400
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-023-00719-x -
Chemosphere Aug 2023Progress in excogitation suitable strategies for monitoring chemical compounds in wastewater is an essential step for further research into the occurrence, impact, and...
Progress in excogitation suitable strategies for monitoring chemical compounds in wastewater is an essential step for further research into the occurrence, impact, and fate of the pollutants in the aquatic environment. At present, it is desirable to advance and use economical, environmentally friendly and non-labour intensive methods of environmental analysis. In this study, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were successfully applied, regenerated, and reused as a sorbent in passive samplers for monitoring contaminants in treated and untreated wastewater at three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) located in different urbanization areas in northern Poland. Three cycles of chemical and thermal regeneration of used sorbents were performed. It was shown that it is possible to regenerate CNTs a minimum of three times and reuse them in passive samplers while maintaining the desired sorption properties. The obtained results confirm that the CNTs are perfectly in line with the main principles of green chemistry and sustainability. Carbamazepine, ketoprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, p-nitrophenol, atenolol, acebutolol, metoprolol, sulfapyridine and sulfamethoxazole were detected in each of the WWTPs, both in treated and untreated wastewater. The obtained data drastically show the inefficiency of the removal of contaminants by conventional WWTPs. More importantly, the results even indicate negative contaminant removal in most cases, i.e. higher concentrations (up to 863%) of these substances in the effluent compared to the influent.
Topics: Wastewater; Nanotubes, Carbon; Environmental Monitoring; Water Pollutants, Chemical; Carbamazepine
PubMed: 37149101
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138855 -
Evaluation of Drug-Drug Interactions via Inhibition of Hydrolases by Orlistat, an Anti-Obesity Drug.Drug Metabolism and Disposition: the... Aug 2023Drug-drug interactions (DDI) have a significant impact on drug efficacy and safety. It has been reported that orlistat, an anti-obesity drug, inhibits the hydrolysis of...
Drug-drug interactions (DDI) have a significant impact on drug efficacy and safety. It has been reported that orlistat, an anti-obesity drug, inhibits the hydrolysis of -nitrophenol acetate, a common substrate of the major drug-metabolizing hydrolases, carboxylesterase (CES) 1, CES2, and arylacetamide deacetylase (AADAC), in vitro. The aim of this study was to examine whether orlistat affects the pharmacokinetics of drug(s) metabolized by hydrolases in vivo after evaluating its inhibitory potencies against CES1, CES2, and AADAC in vitro. Orlistat potently inhibited the hydrolysis of acebutolol, a specific substrate of CES2, in a non-competitive manner (inhibition constant, = 2.95 ± 0.16 nM), whereas it slightly inhibited the hydrolysis of temocapril and eslicarbazepine acetate, specific substrates of CES1 and AADAC, respectively (IC >100 nM). The in vivo DDI potential was elucidated using mice, in which orlistat showed strong inhibition against acebutolol hydrolase activities in the liver and intestinal microsomes, similar to humans. The area under the curve (AUC) of acebutolol was increased by 43%, whereas the AUC of acetolol, a hydrolyzed metabolite of acebutolol, was decreased by 47% by co-administration of orlistat. The ratio of the value to the maximum unbound plasma concentration of orlistat (<0.012) is lower than the risk criteria for DDI in the liver defined by the US Food and Drug Administration guideline (>0.02), whereas the ratio of the value to the estimated intestinal luminal concentration (3.3 × 10) is considerably higher than the risk criteria in the intestine (>10). Therefore, this suggests that orlistat causes DDI by inhibiting hydrolases in the intestine. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: This study demonstrated that orlistat, an anti-obesity drug, causes drug-drug interactions in vivo by potently inhibiting carboxylesterase 2 in the intestine. This is the first evidence that inhibition of hydrolases causes drug-drug interactions.
Topics: Humans; Mice; Animals; Hydrolases; Orlistat; Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; Anti-Obesity Agents; Acebutolol; Carboxylesterase; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Hydrolysis; Drug Interactions
PubMed: 37137721
DOI: 10.1124/dmd.123.001266 -
Pain Practice : the Official Journal of... Sep 2023Acute pain is the most common type of pain. The aim of the present work was carried out to study the antinociceptive effect and pharmacological mechanisms of...
OBJECTIVE
Acute pain is the most common type of pain. The aim of the present work was carried out to study the antinociceptive effect and pharmacological mechanisms of thiocyanoacetamide (Thm) in rats exposed to thermal pain stimulus.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The anti-nociceptive effect of the newly synthesized compound, Thm was studied in comparison to that of paracetamol (Para), dexamethasone (Dex), and morphine (Morph) at different doses using a hot plate test at a constant temperature of 48.0 ± 0.5°C. During this test, the latency time (LT) was measured when rats express pain behavior. Then, the pharmacological mechanisms were determined using receptor-antagonist drugs.
RESULTS
Firstly, the obtained result showed pain modulation of the pretreated rats with Thm at 10 mg/kg dose proved by the delay of latency time during the thermal test. This significant antinociceptive activity of the thiocyanoacetamide was more effective than that of paracetamol or dexamethasone and less than that of morphine. Second, the pretreatment with acebutolol or risperidone antagonist drugs of, respectively, adrenergic and serotonin receptors demonstrated the elimination of pain modulation with Thm 10 mg/kg dose proved by a short latency time of rat's response in hot plate test. In this case, the pharmacological mechanism of Thm was characterized by the involvement of adrenergic and serotoninergic systems.
CONCLUSIONS
It may be concluded that Thm constitutes a promising antinociceptive drug including beta-adrenergic and serotoninergic targets. The present study warrants further investigation to determine the side effects of this compound.
Topics: Rats; Animals; Acetaminophen; Morphine; Acute Pain; Analgesics; Adrenergic Agents; Dexamethasone; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Hot Temperature
PubMed: 37083025
DOI: 10.1111/papr.13234