A solid phase extraction procedure(SPE)is described for the quantitative analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)in atmospheric particulate matter(PM),as ubiquitous environmental pollutants routinely measure...
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A solid phase extraction procedure(SPE)is described for the quantitative analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)in atmospheric particulate matter(PM),as ubiquitous environmental pollutants routinely measured in air qualitymonitoring.A SPE cartridge was used based on a molecular imprinted polymer(MIP-SPE)properly tailored for selective retention of PAHs with 4 and more benzene fused *** performance of the clean-up procedure was evaluated with the specific concern of selective purification towards saturated hydrocarbons,which are the PM components mostly interfering GC analysis of target *** optimized operative conditions,the MIP-SPE provided analyte recovery close to 95%for heavier PAHs,from benzo(α)pyrene to benzo(ghi)perylene,and close to 90%for four benzene rings PAHs,with good reproducibility(RSDs:2.5%-5.9%).Otherwise,C_(17)-C_(32) n-alkanes were nearly completely *** proposed method was critically compared with Solid Phase Micro Extraction(SPME)using a polyacrylate *** methods were successfully applied to the analysis of ambient PM2.5 samples collected at an urban polluted *** the two procedures,the MIP-SPE provided the highest recovery(R%≥93%)for PAHs with 5 and more benzene rings,but lower for lighter *** contrast,SPME showed a mean acceptable R%value(∼80%)for all the investigated PAHs,except for the heaviest PAHs in the most polluted samples(R%:110%-138%),suggesting an incomplete purification from the interfering n-hydrocarbons.
AIM:To propose an alternative model of hepatic encephalopathy(HE) in mice,resembling the human features of the ***:Mice received two consecutive intraperitoneal injections of thioacetamide(TAA) at low dosage(300 mg/kg...
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AIM:To propose an alternative model of hepatic encephalopathy(HE) in mice,resembling the human features of the ***:Mice received two consecutive intraperitoneal injections of thioacetamide(TAA) at low dosage(300 mg/kg).Liver injury was assessed by serum transaminase levels(ALT) and liver histology(hematoxylin and eosin).Neutrophil infiltration was estimated by confocal liver intravital *** was evaluated using prolonged prothrombin and partial thromboplastin *** parameters were measured through tail *** levels were quantified in serum and brain ***(EEG) and psychomotor activity score were performed to show brain *** edema was evaluated using magnetic resonance ***:Mice submitted to the TAA regime developed massive liver injury,as shown by elevation of serum ALT levels and a high degree of liver *** intense hepatic neutrophil accumulation occurred in response to TAA-induced liver *** led to mice mortality and weight loss,which was associated with severe ***,TAA-treated mice presented with increased serum and cerebral levels of ammonia,in parallel with alterations in EEG spectrum and discrete brain edema,as shown by magnetic resonance *** agreement with this,neuropsychomotor abnormalities ensued 36 h after TAA,fulfilling several HE features observed in *** this context of liver injury and neurological dysfunction,we observed lung inflammation and alterations in blood pressure and heart rate that were indicative of multiple organ dysfunction ***:In summary,we describe a new murine model of hepatic encephalopathy comprising multiple features of the disease in humans,which may provide new insights for treatment.
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