PubMed · 14367038
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1955-05-07. CHELATION and sequestration.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14367038/
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We report a method for determining fluorinated organic compounds such as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonylamide (PFOSA) in human blood samples by column-switching liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry. The sample preparation prior to solid phase extraction (Waters Oasis HLB extraction column) involved simply mixing plasma sample with internal standard followed by centrifugation and extraction. The compounds were separated by reversed-phase chromatography with a C(8) column, and detected by mass spectrometry using selected ion monitoring in the negative mode. The average recoveries of PFOS, PFOA and PFOSA ranged from 82.2 to 98.7% (R.S.D.: from 2.0 to 5.2%, n = 6). The limits of quantitation of PFOS, PFOA and PFOSA at signal to noise (S/N = 10) were 0.5, 0.5 and 1.0 ng ml(-1). The method enables the precise determination of standards and can be applied to the detection of PFOS, PFOA and PFOSA in human plasma samples for monitoring human exposure.
Mannitol hexaacetate (MHA) has been detected by GC-MS in some brown illicit drug seizures in which diacetylmorphine (DAM) was completely lacking. The presence of MHA as a genuine ingredient of the drug seizures rather than a storage- or an analytical artifact, formed by transacetylation of mannitol with the DAM in the heroin, has been verified. It is argued that MHA was formed as a result of the addition of mannitol, as diluent, before the acetylating step in the process of the heroin preparation. This early dilution in the production and distribution chain of the illicit drug is deemed as peculiar, nonetheless it may be highly indicative of a specific production process of heroin in a trafficking organization.
Lactic acid accumulation in the caecum and colon resulting from the fermentation of carbohydrates can lead to deleterious effects in ruminant and monogastric animals, including humans. In the present study, we examined the behavioural effects of two types of commonly consumed foods: soluble and fermentable carbohydrates (FCs). Thirty-six male Wistar rats were fed either a commercial rat and mouse chow, a soluble carbohydrate (SC)-based diet or an FC-based diet. Social interaction, anxiety, aggression and locomotor activity were examined by employing a social interaction test and a light/dark emergence test, while physical parameters of hindgut fermentation were examined after sacrifice, either 3 or 21 h after feeding. Results showed that anxiety (spending less time in the light compartment during the light/dark emergence test) and aggression (increased fighting during the social interaction test) were increased following raised concentrations of fermentation end products, such as lactic acid and volatile fatty acids (VFAs) in the caecum of rats. These associations occurred regardless of dopamine and 5-HT concentrations in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and provide evidence supporting a general effect of FCs on behaviour. Possible mechanisms of action along with similarities between a rat and human model of acidosis are discussed.