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Evaluation of dried blood spot sampling for verification of exposure to chemical threat agents. 检验暴露于化学威胁剂的干血点取样的评价。
IF 2.8 4区 医学
Forensic Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-025-00721-8
Katie A Walker, Trinity K Rudd, Justin N Vignola, Thomas M McClymont, Noah D Roberts, Kevin Laitipaya, Robert C diTargiani
{"title":"Evaluation of dried blood spot sampling for verification of exposure to chemical threat agents.","authors":"Katie A Walker, Trinity K Rudd, Justin N Vignola, Thomas M McClymont, Noah D Roberts, Kevin Laitipaya, Robert C diTargiani","doi":"10.1007/s11419-025-00721-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11419-025-00721-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Exposure to chemical threat agents (CTAs), including nerve agents, the vesicating agent sulfur mustard, and opioids, remains a significant threat to warfighter and civilian populations. Definitive analytical methods to verify exposure to CTAs require shipping refrigerated or frozen biomedical samples to reference laboratories for analysis. Logistical and financial burdens arise as the transport of biomedical samples is subject to strict restrictions and complex packaging, which, if done incorrectly, can lead to sample deterioration. The use of dried blood spot (DBS) sampling could provide operational improvements for collecting, storing, and shipping important forensic samples. Therefore, this effort focuses on developing DBS techniques with Mitra® 30-µL volumetric absorptive microsampling (VAMS®) devices for use in CTA exposure verification.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>VAMS® devices were loaded and dried with human whole blood that was exposed to the metabolites pinacolyl methylphosphonic acid (PMPA), ethyl methylphosphonic acid (EMPA), 1,1'sulfonylbis[2-(methylsulfinyl)ethane] (SBMSE), norfentanyl, norcarfentanil, norsufentanil, and norlofentanil. Following extraction from the VAMS® devices, metabolites were detected using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The methods were validated for performance by assessing sensitivity, precision, accuracy, and recovery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>These methods were sensitive to 1 ng/mL for SBMSE, 0.5 ng/mL for PMPA, EMPA, and norfentanyl; 0.1 ng/mL for norlofentanil, and 0.05 ng/mL for norsufentanil and norcarfentanil. All methods met acceptable precision and accuracy criteria with favorable recovery.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These results demonstrated the utility of VAMS® in stabilizing human whole blood and show promise as an improved collection method for verification of exposure to various CTAs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12329,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"280-293"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12241275/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143993321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evaluating the value of entomotoxicology in forensic toxicology casework using the first minipig model. 用第一迷你猪模型评价昆虫毒理学在法医毒理学案件工作中的价值。
IF 2.8 4区 医学
Forensic Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-26 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-025-00728-1
Olwen C Groth, Anaëlle Pi, Andres E Jensen, Frank Reckel, Jiri Hodecek, Abderrahmane Kori Yahia, Susan Rahaus, Martin H Villet, Matthias Graw
{"title":"Evaluating the value of entomotoxicology in forensic toxicology casework using the first minipig model.","authors":"Olwen C Groth, Anaëlle Pi, Andres E Jensen, Frank Reckel, Jiri Hodecek, Abderrahmane Kori Yahia, Susan Rahaus, Martin H Villet, Matthias Graw","doi":"10.1007/s11419-025-00728-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11419-025-00728-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>A principal objective of forensic entomotoxicology is to apply insect specimens for post-mortem toxicological analysis. Successful identification of drugs in necrophagous insects may depend on pharmacokinetic processes occurring in larvae. We thus applied a model system involving Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) (Diptera, Calliphoridae) to investigate pharmacokinetics of diazepam in larvae in vitro, followed by a field experiment with Göttingen Minipigs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Lucilia sericata larvae were fed one of four diazepam concentrations at constant temperature, sampled regularly, and analysed for diazepam and metabolites by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Two Göttingen Minipigs of 60 kg each were euthanised one hour after oral administration of 25 mg/kg diazepam and placed outdoors. While available, samples of peripheral blood, cardiac blood, liver, and fly larvae were collected over 70 days. Extracts from porcine samples and larvae were analysed by LC-MS/MS. Some larvae were bred to adulthood and identified morphologically together with 718 larvae.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Oxazepam was a primary metabolite of diazepam in L. sericata larvae. The most prevalent fly species on minipig carcasses were Lucilia caesar (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera, Calliphoridae) and Lucilia illustris (Meigen, 1826) (Diptera, Calliphoridae). Diazepam and metabolites were detected in all larval samples, even weeks after porcine samples were unacquirable due to post-mortem decomposition. Ratios of oxazepam and nordazepam to diazepam concentrations in larvae were significantly higher than in associated porcine samples, confirming metabolism in larvae.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These findings are relevant to forensic casework, as there is potential for misinterpreting that the deceased consumed oxazepam or nordazepam rather than diazepam. This caution may also apply to other drugs that can form through metabolism in larvae.</p>","PeriodicalId":12329,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"333-348"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12241295/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144149804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Urinary excretion profiles of the orexin receptor antagonist suvorexant and its metabolites. 食欲素受体拮抗剂suvoexant及其代谢产物的尿排泄谱。
IF 2.8 4区 医学
Forensic Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-18 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-024-00706-z
Misato Wada, Hiroe Kamata, Noriaki Shima, Atsushi Nitta, Hidenao Kakehashi, Shihoko Fujii, Shuntaro Matsuta, Tooru Kamata, Munehiro Katagi, Hiroshi Nishioka
{"title":"Urinary excretion profiles of the orexin receptor antagonist suvorexant and its metabolites.","authors":"Misato Wada, Hiroe Kamata, Noriaki Shima, Atsushi Nitta, Hidenao Kakehashi, Shihoko Fujii, Shuntaro Matsuta, Tooru Kamata, Munehiro Katagi, Hiroshi Nishioka","doi":"10.1007/s11419-024-00706-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11419-024-00706-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Suvorexant is an orexin receptor antagonist used in the treatment of insomnia. In this study, we investigated the urinary excretion profiles of suvorexant and its major metabolites, including conjugates, to obtain fundamental information for proving exposure to suvorexant in criminal cases.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Urine specimens were collected from three subjects for maximum 168 h after a single oral ingestion of suvorexant (10 mg), and suvorexant and its metabolites in urine were determined using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry with a C18 semi-micro column.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The carboxylic and hydroxy metabolites (M4 and M9) were identified with authentic standards synthesized in our laboratory, and their glucuronides and other hydroxy metabolites (M8 and M10) were tentatively detected based on measured exact masses and product ion spectra of them. Suvorexant, M4 and M9 would be detectable for 20-34 h, 6-7 days and 42-61 h after intake, respectively. The quantitative results demonstrated that the molar ratios of accumulated amounts of M4 and M9 including their glucuronides excreted in urine to dose ranged about 2.6-6.2% and 0.37-0.51%, respectively, while that of the unchanged parent was much lower (0.011-0.013%). The ratios of the amount of glucuronide to the total amount of M4 and M9 excreted in urine was less than 10% and approximately 90%, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The urinary excretion profiles indicated that M4 and M9 would be effective indicators for proving suvorexant intake, and M4 could be detected until one week after intake even without enzymatic hydrolysis (limit of detection: 0.05 ng/mL).</p>","PeriodicalId":12329,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"179-189"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142853547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Acute and subacute cardiovascular effects of synthetic cannabinoid JWH-018 in rat. 合成大麻素JWH-018对大鼠急性和亚急性心血管的影响。
IF 2.8 4区 医学
Forensic Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-16 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-025-00720-9
Onural Ozhan, Necip Ermis, Osman Celbis, Emine Samdanci, Semih Petekkaya, Mucahit Oruc, Ozcan Soylu, Pelin Koparir, Ahmet Acet, Hakan Parlakpinar
{"title":"Acute and subacute cardiovascular effects of synthetic cannabinoid JWH-018 in rat.","authors":"Onural Ozhan, Necip Ermis, Osman Celbis, Emine Samdanci, Semih Petekkaya, Mucahit Oruc, Ozcan Soylu, Pelin Koparir, Ahmet Acet, Hakan Parlakpinar","doi":"10.1007/s11419-025-00720-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11419-025-00720-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study investigates the cardiovascular effects of the synthetic cannabinoid naphthalene-1-yl-(1-pentylindole-3-yl)methanone (JWH-018) in rats. The research aims to evaluate the pharmacologic, cardiologic, biochemical, and histopathological effects of acute and subacute administration at low and high doses. The primary research question is how JWH-018 impacts heart function, blood pressure, ECG patterns, and cardiac tissue integrity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Wistar albino rats were divided into five groups: control, acute low-dose (ALD, 0.5 mg/kg), acute high-dose (AHD, 5 mg/kg), subacute low-dose (SALD, 0.5 mg/kg for 14 days), and subacute high-dose (SAHD, 5 mg/kg for 14 days). Cardiovascular effects were assessed using echocardiography, hemodynamic and ECG analysis, histopathology, biochemical markers, and LC-MS/MS quantification of JWH-018 and its metabolites in heart tissue.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Acute high-dose JWH-018 caused bradycardia and hypotension, while subacute high-dose increased heart rate but continued to lower blood pressure. JWH-018 induced cardiac arrhythmias, conduction blocks, and ischemic ECG changes, with prolonged QT intervals in subacute high-dose rats. Histopathological findings revealed myocardial infarction-like features, including contraction bands and ischemic damage, particularly in subacute groups. Elevated pro-BNP and triglycerides indicated cardiac stress and metabolic effects. JWH-018 and its metabolites were detected in heart tissue, primarily in high-dose groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>JWH-018 has significant cardiovascular risks, causing heart rate dysregulation, hypotension, arrhythmias, and ischemic damage. These effects depend on dose and duration. The study highlights the potential dangers of synthetic cannabinoids, emphasizing that they should not be considered safe alternatives to natural cannabis.</p>","PeriodicalId":12329,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"266-279"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12241184/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143989740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A simple method for the determination of stimulant substances in postmortem blood: development, validation, and application in nearly 1000 forensic cases. 一种测定死后血液中兴奋剂物质的简单方法:在近1000个法医案例中的发展、验证和应用。
IF 2.8 4区 医学
Forensic Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-07-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-025-00725-4
Letícia Birk, Bruno Pereira Dos Santos, Daniela Souza Ossanes, Patrícia de Souza Schwarz, Mariana Lopes Mesquita, Sarah Eller, Tiago Franco de Oliveira
{"title":"A simple method for the determination of stimulant substances in postmortem blood: development, validation, and application in nearly 1000 forensic cases.","authors":"Letícia Birk, Bruno Pereira Dos Santos, Daniela Souza Ossanes, Patrícia de Souza Schwarz, Mariana Lopes Mesquita, Sarah Eller, Tiago Franco de Oliveira","doi":"10.1007/s11419-025-00725-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11419-025-00725-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Toxicological analyses of postmortem blood samples are essential to elucidate forensic cases involving toxic agents, such as illicit drugs. A simple method for determining stimulant substances in postmortem blood samples through protein precipitation and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was developed and applied in nearly 1000 samples from Brazilian forensic cases.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For sample preparation, 100 µL of postmortem blood was precipitated using acetonitrile. The supernatant was analyzed via LC-MS/MS system for sixteen substances, including amphetamine, benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene, cocaine, diethylpropion, dimethyltryptamine, ecgonine methyl ester (EME), ephedrine, fenproporex, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyethylamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, methamphetamine, methylphenidate, phenylephrine, and sibutramine. The method was validated following the parameters established by the ANSI/ASB Standard 036 Guideline. After validation, a total of 971 postmortem blood samples were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The lower limits of quantification varied from 5 to 20 ng/mL, with all substances demonstrating linearity up to 1000 ng/mL. The method exhibited maximum precision values of 19.3%, while the bias ranged from - 15.4 to + 4.3%. A significant matrix effect was observed only for EME and phenylephrine. Approximately 20.1% of the analyzed samples tested positive for at least one substance, and 12 out of the 16 target analytes were detected. The most prevalent substances identified were benzoylecgonine (17.8%), ecgonine methyl ester (13.9%), and cocaine (13.0%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A rapid and straightforward LC-MS/MS method for the quantitative analysis of drugs in postmortem blood was validated and successfully applied to nearly 1000 postmortem blood samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":12329,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"400-409"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144005408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Application of the transient matrix effect for determination of anabolic-androgenic steroids in biological samples by GC-MS/MS. 瞬态基质效应在GC-MS/MS测定生物样品中合成代谢雄激素含量中的应用。
IF 2.8 4区 医学
Forensic Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-025-00731-6
Michal P Dybowski, Krystian Siwek
{"title":"Application of the transient matrix effect for determination of anabolic-androgenic steroids in biological samples by GC-MS/MS.","authors":"Michal P Dybowski, Krystian Siwek","doi":"10.1007/s11419-025-00731-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11419-025-00731-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) enhance athletic performance, giving athletes an unfair advantage and disrupting fair competition. Banned in sports and listed by World Anti-Doping Agency, they require precise detection. This study aimed to develop a method using the transient matrix effect to improve AAS identification in biological samples.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) method for determination of AAS samples was developed and validated. Biological samples were prepared using the QuEChERS technique.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The optimised and validated method enhances AAS signals using high-boiling protectants. It ensures good linearity, low detection limits, and reliable precision. Optimal QuEChERS extraction and multiple reaction monitoring transitions in GC-MS/MS were evaluated, confirming applicability with blood plasma samples. The addition of a protectant to the analysed sample results in several notable effects. High-boiling protectants, such as polyethylene glycol (PEG-400), tetradecanoic acid (C14-COOH), n-tetradecylalcohol (C14-OH), and n-tetradecylamine (C14-NH₂), significantly enhance AAS's signal in blood plasma. This enhancement, however, is accompanied by a transient matrix effect induced by the protectants. PEG-400 produced the most substantial signal increase, with the response for nandrolone rising by as much as 912%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results demonstrate the potential offered by the utilisation of PEG-400 as a protectant to generate a transient matrix effect. The outcome of this process is an increased analytical signal from AAS in blood plasma, enabling their identification even at trace concentrations. The methodology developed and applied during the study can be used to reduce the detection limit of steroids and thus improve antidoping measures in sport.</p>","PeriodicalId":12329,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144495450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Incorporation of suvorexant and lemborexant into hair and their distributions after a single intake. 一次摄入后,毛发中的suvorexant和lemborexant及其分布情况。
IF 2.8 4区 医学
Forensic Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-09 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-024-00700-5
Atsushi Nitta, Noriaki Shima, Hiroe Kamata, Misato Wada, Kengo Matsumoto, Hidenao Kakehashi, Shihoko Nakano-Fujii, Shuntaro Matsuta, Tooru Kamata, Munehiro Katagi, Takako Sato, Hiroshi Nishioka
{"title":"Incorporation of suvorexant and lemborexant into hair and their distributions after a single intake.","authors":"Atsushi Nitta, Noriaki Shima, Hiroe Kamata, Misato Wada, Kengo Matsumoto, Hidenao Kakehashi, Shihoko Nakano-Fujii, Shuntaro Matsuta, Tooru Kamata, Munehiro Katagi, Takako Sato, Hiroshi Nishioka","doi":"10.1007/s11419-024-00700-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11419-024-00700-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study examined the applicability of hair analysis as an approach to identify suvorexant (SUV) and lemborexant (LEM) intake by analyzing black hair specimens collected from study participants after a single oral administration.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Hair specimens were collected form participants who took a single dose of 10 mg SUV or 5 mg LEM. Identification of the dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs) and their metabolites was performed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Reference standards of S-M9 and L-M4, the metabolites of SUV and LEM, respectively, were synthesized in our laboratory. Sectional analysis of 1-mm segments of the single-hair strands was also performed to investigate the incorporation behavior of the drugs into hair.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Unchanged SUV and LEM, and their metabolites S-M9 and L-M4 were detected even in the single-hair specimens. Results of the segmental hair analysis showed predominant incorporation of the drugs into hair through the hair bulb region rather than through the upper dermis zone of the hair root. The drug concentrations in the hair specimens, collected about 1 month after intake, were 0.033-0.037 pg/hair strand (0.17-0.19 pg/mg) for SUV and 0.054-0.28 pg/hair strand (0.28-1.5 pg/mg) for LEM. The calculated distribution ratios of the DORAs into hair to the oral doses were much lower than those of benzodiazepines and zolpidem reported in a previous study.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This is the first report of the detection of the DORAs in hair. The incorporation behavior of the DORAs into hair revealed herein are crucial for proper interpretation of hair test results.</p>","PeriodicalId":12329,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"97-107"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141912378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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α-Pyrrolidinooctanophenone facilitates activation of human microglial cells via ROS/STAT3-dependent pathway. α-吡咯烷酮通过 ROS/STAT3 依赖性途径促进人类小胶质细胞的活化
IF 2.8 4区 医学
Forensic Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-09 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-024-00708-x
Yuji Sakai, Junta Hattori, Yoshifumi Morikawa, Toshihiro Matsumura, Shunsuke Jimbo, Koichi Suenami, Tomohiro Takayama, Atsushi Nagai, Tomomi Michiue, Akira Ikari, Toshiyuki Matsunaga
{"title":"α-Pyrrolidinooctanophenone facilitates activation of human microglial cells via ROS/STAT3-dependent pathway.","authors":"Yuji Sakai, Junta Hattori, Yoshifumi Morikawa, Toshihiro Matsumura, Shunsuke Jimbo, Koichi Suenami, Tomohiro Takayama, Atsushi Nagai, Tomomi Michiue, Akira Ikari, Toshiyuki Matsunaga","doi":"10.1007/s11419-024-00708-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11419-024-00708-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Pyrrolidinophenone derivatives (PPs) are amphetamine-like designer drugs containing a pyrrolidine ring, and their adverse effects resemble those of methamphetamine (METH). Microglial activation has been recently suggested as a key event in eliciting the adverse effects against dysfunction of the central nervous system. The aim of this study is to clarify the mechanisms of microglial activation induced by PPs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We employed the human microglial cell line HMC3 to assess microglial activation induced by PPs and evaluated the capacities for proliferation and interleukin-6 (IL-6) production that are characteristic features of the activation events.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The WST-1 assay indicated that viability of HMC3 cells was increased by treatment with sublethal concentrations (5-20 µM) of α-pyrrolidinooctanophenone (α-POP), a highly lipophilic PP, whereas it was decreased by treatment with concentrations above 40 µM. Treatment with sublethal α-POP concentrations up-regulated the expression and secretion of IL-6. Additionally, α-POP-induced increase in cell viability was restored by pretreating with N-acetyl-L-cysteine, a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger, and stattic, an inhibitor of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), respectively, suggesting that activation of the ROS/STAT3 pathway is involved in the α-POP-induced activation of HMC3 cells. The increases in cell viability were also observed in HMC3 cells treated with other α-POP derivatives and METH.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These results suggest that enhanced productions of ROS and IL-6 are also involved in microglial activation by drug treatment and that HMC3 cell-based system is available to evaluate accurately the microglial activation induced by abused drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":12329,"journal":{"name":"Forensic Toxicology","volume":" ","pages":"142-154"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11782452/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142800002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Recent advances in electrochemical detection of common azo dyes. 常见偶氮染料电化学检测的最新进展。
IF 2.8 4区 医学
Forensic Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-024-00696-y
Sumi Sundaresan, Vijendran Vijaikanth
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Reply to the paper of Breuer et al.: complementary information concerning the suspected interindividual transmission of GW1516, a substance prohibited in sport, through intimate contact-a case report. 对 Breuer 等人论文的回复:关于疑似通过亲密接触在个人间传播体育禁用物质 GW1516 的补充信息--病例报告。
IF 2.8 4区 医学
Forensic Toxicology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-27 DOI: 10.1007/s11419-024-00694-0
Pascal Kintz
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