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Abstract: A molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography (MISPE–HPLC) method was developed for rapid screening of mycophenolic acid (MPA) in human plasma. MPA imprinted polymers (MPA-MIP) were synthesized and then tested for their performance both in organic and in aqueous solution. MPA was selectively trapped and preconcentrated on the MPA-MIP sorbent using different loading and washing conditions. The good selectivity of MPA-MIP enabled further clean-up of the interfering components in human plasma. For the proposed MISPE–HPLC method, the linearity between responses (peak area) and concentration was found over the range of 1–100μg/ml with a linear regression coefficient (R 2) of 0.9989. The limit of detection (LOD) and theoretical limit of quantification (LOQ) for MPA in plasma were 0.10 and 0.32μg/ml, respectively. The precisions were 7.3, 3.5 and 4.7% RSD for intra-day assay and 9.2, 4.1 and 5.5% RSD for inter-day reproducibility, respectively, at three concentration levels of MPA in spiked plasma (1, 10 and 100μg/ml). Both recoveries for the extraction (more than 74%) and for the analytical method (more than 87%) were acceptable for screening MPA in plasma samples. Twelve-hour pharmacokinetic profile of MPA for a renal transplant recipient receiving chronic oral dosing of 500mg mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) was investigated. Results indicated that this method could be applied for therapeutic drug monitoring of mycophenolic acid in patient plasma. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) is a widely-used biomarker of oxidative DNA damages. 8-OHdG in peripheral blood leukocyte is associated with mutation and cancer risk. The level of 8-OHdG in peripheral blood leukocytes can indicate a long-term response to oxidative stress rather than that in urine. Accurate identification and quantification of leukocyte 8-OHdG are essential for understanding its mechanism of formation, repair, and biological consequences. In this study, a fast and accurate ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS) method was developed and validated to detect 8-OHdG in human peripheral leukocyte. DNA in blood samples were extracted and digested, then subjected onto UHPLC–MS/MS using an isocratic elution on a Zorbax Eclipse Plus C18 column (2.1 × 100 mm, 1.8 μm). Multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode was adopted by using [ 15 N 5 ]-8-OHdG as an internal standard. The assay was linear over the concentration range of 1.0–100 nM with R 2 = 0.999. The accuracy for spiked samples was 90.9%–94.8%, and the intra-day precision was within 3.7%. The limit of detection (LOD) is 0.30 nM and limit of quantification (LOQ) is 1.0 nM with 5 μl of sample injection. By the analysis of human leukocyte 8-OHdG (n = 121) using the developed UHPLC–MS/MS method, it demonstrates that the level of leukocyte 8-OHdG of the cancer patients group (n = 46) is significantly higher than that of the health control (n = 75). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: A DNA aptamer based high-performance affinity chromatography is developed for selective extraction and screening of a basic protein lysozyme. First, a poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) monolithic column was synthesized in situ by thermally initiated radical polymerization, and then an anti-lysozyme DNA aptamer was covalently immobilized on the surface of the monolith through a 16-atom spacer arm. The target protein lysozyme but non-target proteins can be trapped by the immobilized anti-lysozyme DNA aptamer. In contrast, lysozyme cannot be trapped by the immobilized oligodeoxynucleotide that does not contain the sequence of the anti-lysozyme DNA aptamer. The study clearly demonstrates the trapping of lysozyme by the immobilized anti-lysozyme DNA aptamer is mainly due to specific recognition rather than simple electrostatic interaction of positively charged protein and the negatively charged DNA. The inter-day precision was determined as 0.8% for migration time and 4.2% for peak area, respectively. By the use of aptamer affinity monolith, a screening strategy is developed to selectively extract lysozyme from chicken egg white, showing the advantages of high efficiency, low cost and ease-of-operation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: A weak ion exchange monolithic column prepared by modifying the GMA–MAA–EDMA (glycidyl methacrylate–methacrylic acid–ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) monoliths with ethylenediamine was applied to remove matrix compounds in biological fluid. Using this monolithic column, on-line clean-up and screening of oxacillin and cloxacillin in human urine and plasma samples had been investigated. Chromatography was performed by reversed-phase HPLC on a C18 column with ultraviolet detection at 225nm. Results showed that the ion exchange monolithic column could be used for deproteinization and retaining oxacillin and cloxacillin in human urine and plasma, which provided a simple and fast method for assaying drugs in human urine and plasma. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]