• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제85권2호
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• pp.111-121
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• 2022

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is caused by an organism that is resistant to both rifampicin and isoniazid. Extensively drug-resistant TB, a rare type of MDR-TB, is caused by an organism that is resistant to quinolone and one of group A TB drugs (i.e., linezolid and bedaquiline). In 2018, the World Health Organization revised the groupings of TB medicines and reclassified linezolid as a group A drug for the treatment of MDR-TB. Linezolid is a synthetic antimicrobial agent in the oxazolidinone class. Although linezolid has a good efficacy, it can cause substantial adverse events, especially hematologic toxicity. In both TB infection and linezolid mechanism of action, mitochondrial dysfunction plays an important role. In this concise review, characteristics of linezolid as an anti-TB drug are summarized, including its efficacy, pathogenesis of hematologic toxicity highlighting mitochondrial dysfunction, and the monitoring and management of hematologic toxicity.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2022

Fargesin, a tetrahydrofurofuranoid lignan isolated from Flos Magnoliae, shows anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-allergic, and anti-hypertensive activities. To evaluate the pharmacokinetics of fargesin in mice, a sensitive, simple, and selective liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometric method using electrospray ionization and parallel reaction monitoring mode was developed and validated for the quantification of fargesin in mouse plasma. Protein precipitation of 6 µL mouse plasma with methanol was used as sample clean-up procedure. The standard curve was linear over the range of 0.2-500 ng/mL in mouse plasma with the lower limit of quantification level at 0.2 ng/mL. The intra- and inter-day coefficient variations and accuracies for fargesin at four quality control concentrations including were 3.6-11.3% and 90.0-106.6%, respectively. Intravenously injected fargesin disappeared rapidly from the plasma with high clearance values (53.2-55.5 mL/min/kg) at 1, 2, and 4 mg/kg doses. Absolute bioavailability of fargesin was 4.1-9.6% after oral administration of fargesin at doses of 1, 2, and 4 mg/kg to mice.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.158-165
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• 2022

Many therapeutic class drugs such as beta-blocker, corticosteroids, NSAIDs, etc are prohibited substances in the horse racing industry. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) technology makes it possible to isolate drugs from interference, enables various drug analyses in complex biological samples due to its sensitive sensitivity, and has been successfully applied to doping control. In this paper, we describe a rapid and sensitive method based on solid-phase extraction (SPE) using solid phase cartridge and LC-MS/MS to screen for different class's 35 drug targets in equine plasma. Plasma samples were pretreated by SPE with the NEXUS cartridge consisted non-polar carbon resin and minimum buffer solvent. Chromatographic separation of the analytes was performed on ACQUITY HSS C18 column (2.1 × 150 mm, 1.8 ㎛). The elution gradient was conducted with 5 mM ammonium formate (pH 3.0) in distilled water and 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile at a flow rate of 0.25 mL/min. The selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode was used for drug screening with multiple transitions in the positive ionization mode. The specificity, limit of detection, recovery, and stability was evaluated for validation. The method was found to be sensitive and reproducible for drug screening. The method was applied to plasma sample analysis for the proficiency test from the Association of Racing Chemist.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2010

농산물 중 bifenazate의 잔류 실태를 조사하기 위하여 HPLC를 사용한 분석법을 개선하였고, LC/MS 분석법을 확립하였다. 개선된 분석법에 대한 직선성과 재현성에 대한 검증을 수행한 결과 bifenazate 0.05~2.5 mg/kg 범위에서 상관계수는 1.0이었고, 정량한계(LOQ)는 0.01 mg/kg이었다. 회수율은 현미(곡류), 강낭콩(콩류), 오렌지(과실류), 들깻잎(채소류), 표고버섯(버섯류)에 대해 0.1 mg/kg 수준에서 82.7~104.1%였고, 0.5 mg/kg에서는 73.1~104.3%였다. 또한 회수율에 대한 상대표준편차(n=3)는 0.2~9.7%였다. 전국 22개 지역에서 수거한 농산물 16품목(쌀, 조, 메밀, 강낭콩, 땅콩, 참깨, 오렌지, 자몽, 키위, 시금치, 들깻잎, 부추, 마늘쫑, 마늘, 생강, 표고버섯) 304건을 대상으로 bifenazate의 잔류량을 조사한 결과 모든 농산물에서 검출되지 않았다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.456-460
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• 2012

본 연구는 기준 미설정 국내 유통 농산물 5품목 (상추, 호박, 양상추, 양배추, 쑥갓)의 기준 규격 설정을 위해 모니터링 자료를 확보하고자 전국에서 총 407건의 시료를 수거하여 ICP-MS와 수은분석기를 이용하여 납, 카드뮴, 비소 및 수은의 함량을 분석하였다. 대상 농산물 5품목의 납의 평균 함량은 0.001~0.026 mg/kg, 카드뮴은 0.001~0.018 mg/kg, 비소는 0.001~0.008 mg/kg, 수은은 0.0005~0.004 mg/kg 이었다. 모든 시료의 납, 카드뮴 함량은 채소류의 Codex 허용기준 (엽채류:납 0.3 mg/kg 카드뮴 0.2 mg/kg, 과채류: 납 0.1 mg/kg, 카드뮴 0.05 mg/kg)보다 낮은 수준이었다. 본 연구의 모니터링 결과와 2008년 국민건강영양조사의 식품별 1일 평균섭취량을 근거로 위해평가를 실시한 결과 조사대상 농산물 모두를 1일 평균섭취량으로 섭취한다고 하더라도 납, 카드뮴, 수은의 섭취량은 모두 PTWI 값의 1% 이하의 수준인 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과는 조사대상 농산물 5품목의 중금속 오염도와 이들의 섭취에 의한 위해도가 모두 낮은 수준이라는 것을 보여준다.

• 분석과학
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2008

LC-MS/MS를 이용하여 신속하고 정확한 혈장 중 레르카니디핀의 분석법을 개발하고 이 분석법에 대한 검증을 수행하였다. 혈장에 내부표준물질로 사용한 암로디핀을 첨가한 후 아세토니트릴로 단백질을 침전시키고, 그 상층액을 취하여 건조시킨 후 50 % 아세토니트릴로 재용해하여 LC-MS/MS로 분석하였다. MS/MS의 MRM (multiple reaction monitoring) 방법을 이용하여 혈장 중 레르카니디핀을 어떠한 분석의 방해물 없이 선택적으로 검출할 수 있었다. 레르카니디핀의 표준 검량선은 0.05-20 ng/mL의 농도 범위에서 우수한 직선성(r = 0.9994)을 보였으며, 일내, 일간 재현성은 변동계수 11.7% 이하, 정확성은 94.4-114.8%로 레르카니디핀의 약물동력학적 연구에 적용되기에 충분한 감도와 특이성, 직선성, 정밀성 및 정확성을 가지고 있음을 확인하였다.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.29-32
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• 2010

Cross reacting antibodies can cause an overestimation of the results of immunoassays. Therefore, alternative methods are needed for the accurate quantification of steroids. Gas chromatography combined with isotope-dilution mass spectrometry (GC-IDMS) is developed to quantify urinary active androgens, testosterone, epitestosterone and dihydrotestosterone, which are clinically relevant androgens to both hair-loss and prostate diseases. The method devised involves enzymatic hydrolysis with $\beta$-glucuronidase, solid-phase extraction, liquid-liquid extraction using methyl tert-butyl ether and subsequent conversion to pentafluorophenyldimethylsilyl-trimethylsilyl (flophemesyl-TMS) derivatives for sensitive and selective analysis in selected-ion monitoring mode. Flophemesyl-TMS derivatization not only eliminates matrix interference but also has a good peak resolution within a 6 min-run. A selective and sensitive GC technique with flophemesyl-TMS derivatives also allows accurate quantitative analysis of three active androgens when combined with IDMS. The limit of quantification of the three analytes was <50 pg/mL, and extraction recoveries ranged from 91.9 to 102.1%. The precision and accuracy were 1.2~6.5% and 89.0~106.7%, respectively. This GC-IDMS method can be useful for evaluating the drug efficacy and monitoring the biological processes responsible for male-pattern baldness and prostate diseases.

• 약학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.181-186
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• 1998

This study was attempted to investigate the pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine (10mg/kg, oral) in rabbits with $CCI_4$ and bile duct ligation-induced hepatic disorder. The area under the curve (AUC) of blood cyclosporine concentration versus time was significantly increased ($CCI_4$-induced hepatic disorder. Elimination rate constant (Kel) was significantly decreased (p<0.05, p<0.01) in rabbits with $CCI_4$ and bile duct ligation-induced hepatic disorder. Volume of distribution (Vdss) and total body clearance (CLtot) were significantly decreased (p<0.01) in rabbits with $CCI_4$-induced hepatic disorder. But Vdss was significantly increased (p4-induced hepatic disorder were 874ng/ml and 2.71 hr, respectively. Cmax and Tmax values in rabbits with bile duct ligation were 105ng/ml and 2.834 hr, respectively. From results of this experiment. It is desirable to do therapeutic drug monitoring of cyclosporine for effective treatment when the cyclosporine is administered to patients with liver disorder m clinical practice.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.432-439
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• 2011

BACKGROUND: An official analytical method was developed to determine etofenprox residues in agricultural commodities using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). METHODS AND RESULTS: The etofenprox residue was extracted with acetone from representative samples of five raw products which comprised rice grain, apple, mandarin, cabbage, and soybean. The extract was then serially purified by liquid-liquid partition and Florisil column chromatography. For rice and soybean samples, acetonitrile/n-hexane partition was additionally coupled to remove nonpolar lipids. Reversed phase HPLC using an octadecylsilyl column was successfully applied to separate etofenprox from co-extractives. Intact etofenprox was sensitively detected by ultraviolet absorption at 225 nm. Recovery experiment at the quantitation limit validated that the proposed method could apparently determine the etofenprox residue at 0.02 mg/kg. Mean recoveries from five crop samples fortified at three levels in triplicate were in the range of 93.6~106.4%. Relative standard deviations of the analytical method were all less than 10%, irrespective of crop types. A selected-ion monitoring LC/mass spectrometry with positive atmospheric-pressure chemical ionization was also provided to confirm the suspected residue. CONCLUSION(s): The proposed method is simple, rapid and sensitive enough to be employed in routine inspection or monitoring of agricultural products for the etofenprox residue.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.78-84
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• 2019

Cell therapeutic agents for treating degenerative brain diseases using neural stem cells are actively being developed. However, few systems have been developed to monitor in real time whether the transplanted neural stem cells are actually differentiated into neurons. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a technology capable of specifically monitoring neuronal differentiation in vivo. In this study, we established a system that expresses cell membrane-targeting red fluorescent protein under control of the Synapsin promoter in order to specifically monitor differentiation from neural stem cells into neurons. In order to overcome the weak expression level of the tissue-specific promoter system, the partial 5' UTR sequence of Creb was added for efficient expression of the cell surface-specific antigen. This system was able to track functional neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells transplanted in vivo, which will help improve stem cell therapies.