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Rogalski P, Rogalska M, Martonik D, Rusak M, Pawlus J, Chociej-Stypulkowska J, Dabrowska M, Flisiak R. Rotational Thromboelastometry (ROTEM ®) in Relation to Inflammatory Biomarkers and Clinical Outcome in COVID-19 Patients. J Clin Med 2023; 12:3919. [PMID: 37373613 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12123919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Background: The pathogenesis of hypercoagulability in COVID-19 patients is complex and not fully understood. Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) is a viscoelastic method that allows the definition of a patient's hemostatic profile. This study aimed to assess the relationship between ROTEM® parameters, the profile of inflammatory cytokines, and clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients. Methods: A total of 63 participants (n = 29 symptomatic non-ICU COVID-19 patients, and n = 34 healthy controls) were prospectively included in the study. We assessed the relationship between the parameters of three ROTEM® tests (NATEM®, EXTEM®, and FIBTEM®) and levels of CRP, interleukin-8, interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, interleukin-10, tumor necrosis factor, interleukin 12p70, and clinical outcomes. Results: ROTEM® indicated hypercoagulability in COVID-19 patients in all the tests performed. The levels of all inflammatory cytokines were significantly higher in COVID-19 patients. NATEM more frequently detected hypercoagulability in COVID-19 patients compared to EXTEM. The strongest correlations with inflammatory biomarkers and CT severity score were with FIBTEM parameters. The elevated maximum clot elasticity (MCE) in FIBTEM was the strongest predictor of poor outcomes. Conclusions: Increased FIBTEM MCE may be associated with greater severity of COVID-19. Non-activated ROTEM (NATEM test) seems to be more valuable for detecting hypercoagulability in COVID-19 patients compared to the tissue factor activated test (EXTEM).
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- Pawel Rogalski
- Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-540 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-540 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Haematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Haematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Haematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-540 Białystok, Poland
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Ratajczak-Wrona W, Garley M, Rusak M, Nowak K, Czerniecki J, Wolosewicz K, Dabrowska M, Wolczynski S, Radziwon P, Jablonska E. Sex-dependent dysregulation of human neutrophil responses by bisphenol A. Environ Health 2021; 20:5. [PMID: 33413436 PMCID: PMC7791670 DOI: 10.1186/s12940-020-00686-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the present study, we aimed to investigate selected functions of human neutrophils exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) under in vitro conditions. As BPA is classified among xenoestrogens, we compared its action and effects with those of 17β-estradiol (E2). METHODS Chemotaxis of neutrophils was examined using the Boyden chamber. Their phagocytosis and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen (NADPH) oxidase activity were assessed via Park's method with latex beads and Park's test with nitroblue tetrazolium. To assess the total concentration of nitric oxide (NO), the Griess reaction was utilized. Flow cytometry was used to assess the expression of cluster of differentiation (CD) antigens. The formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) was analyzed using a microscope (IN Cell Analyzer 2200 system). Expression of the investigated proteins was determined using Western blot. RESULTS The analysis of results obtained for both sexes demonstrated that after exposure to BPA, the chemotactic capacity of neutrophils was reduced. In the presence of BPA, the phagocytic activity was found to be elevated in the cells obtained from women and reduced in the cells from men. Following exposure to BPA, the percentage of neutrophils with CD14 and CD284 (TLR4) expression, as well as the percentage of cells forming NETs, was increased in the cells from both sexes. The stimulatory role of BPA and E2 in the activation of NADPH oxidase was observed only in female cells. On the other hand, no influence of E2 on the expression of CD14 and CD284, chemotaxis, phagocytosis, and the amount of NET-positive neutrophils was found for both sexes. The study further showed that BPA intensified NO production and iNOS expression in the cells of both sexes. In addition, intensified expression of all tested PI3K-Akt pathway proteins was observed in male neutrophils. CONCLUSIONS The study demonstrated the influence of BPA on neutrophil functions associated with locomotion and pathogen elimination, which in turn may disturb the immune response of these cells in both women and men. Analysis of the obtained data showed that the effect of this xenoestrogen on the human neutrophils was more pronounced than E2.
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- Wioletta Ratajczak-Wrona
- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. Waszyngtona 15A, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. Waszyngtona 15A, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Hematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. Waszyngtona 15A, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. Waszyngtona 15A, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Biology and Pathology of Human Reproduction, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, ul. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. Waszyngtona 15A, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Hematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. Waszyngtona 15A, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Biology and Pathology of Human Reproduction, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, ul. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Białystok, Poland
- Department of Reproduction and Gynecological Endocrinology, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
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- Regional Centre for Transfusion Medicine, Bialystok, ul. M. Skłodowskiej - Curie 23, 15-950 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. Waszyngtona 15A, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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Kazimierczyk E, Eljaszewicz A, Zembko P, Tarasiuk E, Rusak M, Kulczynska-Przybik A, Lukaszewicz-Zajac M, Kaminski K, Mroczko B, Szmitkowski M, Dabrowska M, Sobkowicz B, Moniuszko M, Tycinska A. The relationships among monocyte subsets, miRNAs and inflammatory cytokines in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Pharmacol Rep 2018; 71:73-81. [PMID: 30481637 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2018.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) causes irreversible myocardial damage and release of inflammatory mediators, including cytokines, chemokines and miRNAs. We aimed to investigate changes in the levels of cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α and IL-10), miRNAs profiles (miR-146 and miR-155) and distribution of different monocyte subsets (CD14++CD16-, CD14++CD16+, CD14+CD16++) in the acute and post-healing phases of AMI. METHODS In eighteen consecutive AMI patients (mean age 56.78 ± 12.4 years, mean left ventricle ejection fraction - LVEF: 41.9 ± 9.8%), treated invasively, monocyte subsets frequencies were evaluated (flow cytometry), cytokine concentrations were analyzed (ELISA) as well as plasma miRNAs were isolated twice - on admission and after 19.2 ± 5.9 weeks of follow-up. Measurements were also performed among healthy volunteers. RESULTS AMI patients presented significantly decreased frequencies of classical cells in comparison to healthy controls (median 71.22% [IQR: 64.4-79.04] vs. 84.35% [IQR: 81.2-86.7], p = 0.001) and higher percent of both intermediate and non-classical cells, yet without statistical significance (median 6.54% [IQR: 5.14-16.64] vs. 5.87% [IQR: 4.48-8.6], p = 0.37 and median 5.99% [IQR: 3.39-11.5] vs. 5.26% [IQR: 3.62-6.2], p = 0.42, respectively). In AMI patients both, analyzed plasma miRNA concentrations were higher than in healthy subjects (miR-146: median 5.48 [IQR: 2.4-11.27] vs. 1.84 [IQR: 0.87-2.53], p = 0.003; miR-155: median 25.35 [IQR: 8.17-43.15] vs. 8.4 [IQR: 0.08-16.9], p = 0.027, respectively), and returned back to the values found in the control group in follow-up. miR-155/miR-146 ratio correlated with the frequencies of classical monocytes (r=0.6, p = 0.01) and miR-155 correlated positively with the concentration of inflammatory cytokines - IL-6 and TNF-α. CONCLUSIONS These results may suggest cooperation of both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory signals in AMI in order to promote appropriate healing of the infarcted myocardium.
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Immune Regulation, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Immune Regulation, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Hematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland; Department of Population Medicine and Prevention of Civilization Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Neurodegeneration Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland; Department of Biochemical Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Biochemical Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Hematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Immune Regulation, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland; Department of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland.
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Rusak T, Misztal T, Rusak M, Branska-Januszewska J, Tomasiak M. Involvement of hyperglycemia in the development of platelet procoagulant response: the role of aldose reductase and platelet swelling. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2018; 28:443-451. [PMID: 28820747 DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0000000000000618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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: Rise in mean platelet volume (MPV) has been demonstrated to be associated with increased platelet reactivity. In diabetes patients, augmented MPV was proposed to contribute to increased risk of thrombotic complications. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether under hyperglycemic conditions, aldose reductase (AR)-mediated sorbitol formation and associated rise in cell volume, which subsequently results in platelet hyperactivation. Platelets were obtained from 30 healthy volunteers and 13 patients with diabetes. We evaluated changes in platelet size, their reactivity (measured as aggregation and secretion), and sorbitol content evoked by glucose. Measurement of procoagulant activity and thromboelastography were performed to assess how hyperglycemia affects coagulation. We have found that incubation of platelets with glucose (>10 mmol/l) leads to increased MPV, potentiation of collagen-evoked platelet aggregation, secretion, and procoagulant response (measured as platelet-dependent thrombin generation and phosphatidylserine expression). Glucose-treated platelets had higher sorbitol content and demonstrated enhanced tubulin polymerization. All the above-mentioned phenomena were reduced following the blocking of AR or by vincristine (microtubule destabilizing agent). Thromboelastography measurements demonstrated that hyperglycemia is associated with reduction of clotting time (R) and increase in the alpha angle (reflects platelet activation). Addition of sorbinil (AR inhibitor) or vincristine normalized R variable and alpha angle. The hyperglycemic conditions may accelerate platelet-related thrombin generation through the activation of polyol pathway, enhanced tubulin polymerization and associated with it rise in platelet volume.
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- Tomasz Rusak
- aDepartment of Physical ChemistrybDepartment of Hematological DiagnosticscDepartment of Biology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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Daniluk J, Daniluk U, Rusak M, Dabrowska M, Reszec J, Garbowicz M, Huminska K, Dabrowski A. The effect of penicillin administration in early life on murine gut microbiota and blood lymphocyte subsets. Anaerobe 2017; 47:18-24. [PMID: 28323133 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Antibiotics have many beneficial effects but their uncontrolled use may lead to increased risk of serious diseases in the future. Our hypothesis is that an early antibiotic exposition may affect immune system by altering gut microbiota. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine the effect of penicillin treatment on gut microorganisms and immune system of mice. METHODS 21-days old C57BL6/J/cmdb male mice were treated with low-dose of penicillin (study group) or water only (control group) for 4 weeks. Tissue and stool samples for histology or microbiome assessment and peripheral blood for CBC and flow cytometry evaluation were collected. RESULTS We found high variability in microbiota composition at different taxonomic levels between littermate mice kept in the same conditions, independently of treatment regimen. Interestingly, low-dose of penicillin caused significant increase of Parabacteroides goldsteinii in stool and in colon tissue in comparison to control group (9.5% vs. 4.9%, p = 0.008 and 10.7% vs. 6.1%, p = 0.008, respectively). Moreover, mice treated with penicillin demonstrated significantly elevated percentage of B cells (median 10.5% vs 8.0%, p = 0.01) and decrease in the percentage of total CD4+ cell (median 75.4% vs 82.5%, p = 0.0039) with subsequent changes among subsets - increased percentage of regulatory T cells (Treg), T helper 1 (Th1) and T helper 2 (Th2) cells. CONCLUSION Our study showed significant effect of penicillin on B and T cells in peripheral blood of young mice. This effect may be mediated through changes in gut microbiota represented by the expansion of Parabacteroides goldsteinii.
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- Jaroslaw Daniluk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok ul, M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology, Medical University of Bialystok ul, J. Waszyngtona 17, 15-274 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Haematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok ul, J. Waszyngtona 15A, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Haematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok ul, J. Waszyngtona 15A, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Medical Pathomorphology, Medical University of Bialystok ul, J. Waszyngtona 13, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Genomic Laboratory, DNA Research Center ul, Mickiewicza 31, 60-385 Poznan, Poland
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- Genomic Laboratory, DNA Research Center ul, Mickiewicza 31, 60-385 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok ul, M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
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Daniluk J, Daniluk U, Reszec J, Rusak M, Dabrowska M, Dabrowski A. Protective effect of cigarette smoke on the course of dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis is accompanied by lymphocyte subpopulation changes in the blood and colon. Int J Colorectal Dis 2017; 32:1551-1559. [PMID: 28812128 PMCID: PMC5635083 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-017-2882-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cigarette smoke (CS) exerts protective effect against ulcerative colitis. The mechanism of this phenomenon remains unknown. One of the possible explanation by which CS exerts its anti-inflammatory action is modulation of immune system. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of CS on the course of inflammation and subpopulations of lymphocytes in the blood and colon in mice with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis. METHODS C57BL6/cmdb mice were exposed to CS for 4 weeks. Colitis was induced with 3.5% DSS given for 10 days. Severity of colitis was determined by disease activity index (DAI), body weight changes, and macro- and microscopic characteristics of inflammation. Peripheral subpopulations of lymphocytes were assessed by flow cytometry (blood) or immunohistochemistry (colonic tissue). RESULTS Mice treated with 3.5% DSS developed severe colitis with significantly decreased body weight, increased DAI, and macroscopic and histological features of colonic inflammation. These findings were diminished after concomitant exposure to CS. Mice exposed to DSS alone demonstrated significantly decreased percentage of total CD4+ cells (73.1 vs. 52%, p = 0.0007), accompanied by increase of CD8+ cells (18.4 vs. 39.5%, p = 0.0001). Concomitant CS exposure reversed inappropriate CD4+/CD8+ ratio both in the blood and colon and significantly increased B cell presence in the colon. CONCLUSIONS Our study has demonstrated that CS exposure decreases severity of DSS-induced colitis. This phenomenon was accompanied by changes in CD4/CD8 ratio and B cell level in the peripheral blood and colon. These mechanisms may be responsible for protective effect of smoking in ulcerative colitis.
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- Jaroslaw Daniluk
- 0000000122482838grid.48324.39Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
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- 0000000122482838grid.48324.39Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. J. Waszyngtona 17, 15-274 Bialystok, Poland
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- 0000000122482838grid.48324.39Department of Medical Pathomorphology, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. J. Waszyngtona 13, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- 0000000122482838grid.48324.39Department of Haematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. J. Waszyngtona 15A, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- 0000000122482838grid.48324.39Department of Haematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. J. Waszyngtona 15A, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- 0000000122482838grid.48324.39Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
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Jasiewicz M, Moniuszko M, Pawlak D, Knapp M, Rusak M, Kazimierczyk R, Musial WJ, Dabrowska M, Kaminski KA. Activity of the kynurenine pathway and its interplay with immunity in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Heart 2016; 102:230-7. [PMID: 26769378 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We evaluated blood concentrations of kynurenine pathway metabolites, natural and induced regulatory T cells (nTreg, iTreg), and Th17 cells in order to examine the activity of the kynurenine pathway and its relation to immune status in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS Plasma concentrations of tryptophan, kynurenine, kynurenic acid, anthranilic acid, and 3-hydroxykynurenine were quantified in 26 patients with PAH (vs 30 healthy controls) at baseline and after 6 months, and assessed them in relation to clinical parameters, frequencies of lymphocyte subsets, and outcome. RESULTS The PAH group presented higher concentrations of tryptophan (52.9 (IQR 46.3-57.5) vs 40.3 (35.2-46.3) µmol/L, p=0.00003), kynurenine 2.8 (2.4-3.4) vs 1.9 (1.5-2.3) µmol/L, p=0.000007), kynurenine/tryptophan ratio (0.051 (0.044-0.064) vs 0.043 (0.039-0.055), p=0.03), iTreg frequencies (10.5 (8.8-13.9)% vs 6.8 (5.2-9.5)%, p=0.002) and iTreg/Th17 (1.73 (1.2-2.8) vs 0.93 (0.61-1.27), p=0.003) together with lower ratios of kynurenic acid/kynurenine, 3-hydroxykynurenine/kynurenine, and anthranilic acid/kynurenine. Kynurenine concentrations and kynurenine/tryptophan ratio correlated positively with iTreg/Th17, and inversely with Th17 subsets, whereas kynurenic acid/kynurenine and anthranilic acid/kynurenine ratios correlated positively with Th17. Adverse outcomes occurred in 9 of 26 patients and they showed higher baseline concentrations of kynurenine (3.6 (2.8-4.3) vs 2.7 (2.1-3.2) µmol/L, p=0.033). Median kynurenine values ≥3.4 µmol/L (67% sensitivity, 94% specificity) identified patients with a worse clinical course. CONCLUSIONS PAH is characterised by upregulated tryptophan metabolism and enhanced biosynthesis of kynurenine. Elevated kynurenine concentration is associated with an adverse clinical course. Dysregulated immunity, delineated by Treg-Th17 imbalance, is directly related to diverse activation of the kynurenine pathway, indicating the potential interplay between kynurenines and the immune system in PAH.
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Immune Regulation, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland Department of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Haematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Haematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland Department of Population Medicine and Prevention of Civilization Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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Rusak M, Radzikowska U, Glowinska-Olszewska B, Dobrenko E, Piotrowska-Jastrzebska J, Dabrowska M, Bodzenta-Lukaszyk A, Bossowski A, Moniuszko M. Endothelial progenitor cell levels in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients: effects of anti-inflammatory therapies. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2015; 13:6. [PMID: 25705139 PMCID: PMC4336757 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-015-0001-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), similarly to other arthritides, can be associated with damage of endothelial layer of which structure and function is dependent on reparative properties of endothelial progenitor cells (EPC). To date, it remained unknown whether EPC numbers are altered in young JIA patients and whether on-going anti-inflammatory therapies could exert positive effects on these progenitor cells. METHODS We performed a quantitative analysis of EPC numbers in 25 patients diagnosed with JIA according to International League of Associations for Rheumatism (ILAR) criteria [age 11.50 (7.50-15.00) years] in a broad context of inflammatory and cardiovascular parameters as well as different types of anti-inflammatory treatments. 11 healthy children [age 13.00 (11.00-14.00) years] were recruited as a control group. RESULTS We demonstrated that EPC numbers were similar in JIA patients and control subjects (0.02% vs. 0.05%, respectively, p = 0.37). EPC levels in JIA patients were negatively correlated with index of insulin resistance (rho = -0.458, p = 0.021), endogenous insulin (rho = -0.472, p = 0.017), triglyceride (rho = -0.438, p = 0.029) and TNF-alpha levels (rho = -0.446, p = 0.026). Notably, glucocorticoid (GC) therapy, was associated with detection of decreased EPC levels in JIA patients (p = 0.023). In contrast, methothrexate (MTX) and etanercept therapy in JIA patients did not affect EPC levels (p = 0.92 and p = 0.08, respectively). CONCLUSIONS We found that EPC numbers are maintained at normal levels in JIA patients and are not enhanced by disease-specific anti-inflammatory treatments.
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- Malgorzata Rusak
- Department of Hematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-274 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Immune Regulation, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Diabetology with Cardiology Division, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-274 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Disorders, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-274 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Hematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-274 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Diabetology with Cardiology Division, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-274 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine and Immune Regulation, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-269 Bialystok, Poland ,Department of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland
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Kaminski K, Moniuszko M, Rusak M, Jasiewicz M, Ptaszynska Kopczynska K, Jeznach M, Lisowska A, Witkowski M, Bodzenta Lukaszyk A, Musial WJ. Alterations of monocyte subsets in chronic heart failure patients in association with changes in epigenetic regulation. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht310.p5708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Moniuszko M, Lipinska D, Jeznach M, Kowal K, Grubczak K, Rusak M, McKinnon K, Vaccari M, Liyanage NPM, Fenizia C, Wawrusiewicz-Kurylonek N, Dabrowska M, Jablonska E, Kretowski A, Gorska M, Bodzenta-Lukaszyk A. Glucocorticoids upregulate decreased IL-7 receptor expression in asthmatic patients and simian immunodeficiency virus-infected non-human primates. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2013; 27:427-442. [PMID: 23830393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Signaling through interleukin-7 receptor (IL-7R) is essential for regulation of T-cell homeostasis and survival. Previously, we and others have found diminished IL-7R levels in simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) - infected non-human primates and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - infected patients. To date, it remains unknown whether changes in IL-7R expression could also be linked to non-infectious inflammatory diseases such as asthma or anti-inflammatory drug use. Here, we investigated through flow cytometry the levels of IL-7R expression on CD4+ and CD4- T-cells in asthmatic patients in relation to disease severity, immune status and glucocorticoid (GC) use. In addition, we sought to evaluate the effects of in vivo and in vitro GC treatment on IL-7R expression in both asthmatic patients and SIV-infected non-human primates. We demonstrated that expression of IL-7R on peripheral blood CD4+ T-cells was significantly decreased in clinically stable GC-naive mild and moderate asthmatic patients. Accordingly, the development of asthmatic reaction following bronchial allergen challenge performed in sensitized subjects was associated with a significant drop in levels of IL-7R on circulating CD4+ T-cells. In contrast, CD4+ T-cells from both, mild and moderate, but not severe asthmatics, treated with inhaled GC displayed levels of IL-7R similar to that seen in healthy controls. We did not find significant differences with serum or sputum interleukin-7 levels among healthy controls and GC-naïve and GC-treated asthmatic patients. Furthermore, both in vitro GC treatment and short-term oral GC administration to asthmatic patients resulted in a significant enhancement of IL-7R. Similarly, we demonstrated that GC-stimulated T-cells from SIV-infected non-human primates up-regulated IL-7R expression. Accordingly, experimental short-term systemic in vivo administration of GC to SIV-infected macaques led to enhancement of IL-7R expression on circulating T-cells. Our data indicate that GC bear potential to recover diminished IL-7R expression, as well in asthma as in lentiviral infection.
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- M Moniuszko
- Department of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
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Moniuszko M, Kowal K, Jeznach M, Rusak M, Dabrowska M, Bodzenta-Lukaszyk A. Phenotypic correlations between monocytes and CD4+ T cells in allergic patients. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2013; 161:131-41. [PMID: 23343753 DOI: 10.1159/000343687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Despite widely acknowledged contributions of innate and adaptive immune systems to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, mutual interactions occurring in vivo between components of those two systems have not been studied in sufficient detail. Here, we wished to investigate whether phenotypic features of monocytes and CD4+ T cells in allergic patients are reciprocally related. Therefore, we recruited 50 untreated house dust mite-sensitive allergic rhinitis patients and 29 non-atopic healthy individuals and performed comprehensive simultaneous flow cytometric analysis of mutual correlations between levels of CD14, CD16, CD163, CD206, CD124 (IL-4R), CD210 (IL-10R) and CD25, CD124, CD127 (IL-7R), CD210, ICOS expression on monocytes and CD4+ T cells, respectively. We found that CD163 monocyte expression in allergic but not healthy subjects is positively correlated with monocyte IL-10R, and, to a lesser extent, CD206, but not IL-4R expression. Levels of CD163 expression were not related to frequencies of CD14++CD16-, CD14++CD16+, and CD14+CD16++ monocyte subsets. In contrast to healthy controls, intensities of monocyte IL-10R in allergic individuals were significantly correlated with monocyte CD206 and IL-4R expression. In addition, levels of monocyte IL-4R and IL-10R monocyte expression were positively correlated to expression of IL-4R and IL-10R on CD4+ T cells in both groups of studied subjects. Interestingly, we demonstrated a significant positive correlation between levels of monocyte CD206 expression and levels of IL-10R and IL-4R expression on CD4+ T cells in allergic but not healthy individuals. In summary, we conclude that allergic rhinitis is associated with a number of phenotypic alterations of circulating monocytes and CD4+ T cells.
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- Marcin Moniuszko
- Departments of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
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Bossowski A, Moniuszko M, Dąbrowska M, Sawicka B, Rusak M, Jeznach M, Wójtowicz J, Bodzenta-Lukaszyk A, Bossowska A. Lower proportions of CD4+CD25highand CD4+FoxP3, but not CD4+CD25+CD127lowFoxP3+T cell levels in children with autoimmune thyroid diseases. Autoimmunity 2013; 46:222-30. [DOI: 10.3109/08916934.2012.751981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Łuczaj W, Moniuszko A, Rusak M, Pancewicz S, Zajkowska J, Skrzydlewska E. Lipid peroxidation products as potential bioindicators of Lyme arthritis. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2010; 30:415-22. [PMID: 21057969 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-1102-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Accepted: 10/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lipid peroxidation products, malondialdehyde (MDA), 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) and [Formula: see text], were determined in the plasma and urine of patients with Lyme arthritis and healthy people. The group consisted of 19 patients with Lyme arthritis (mean age 47 years) and the control group consisted of 16 healthy individuals (mean age 38 years). Diagnosis of Lyme disease was confirmed by epidemiological anamnesis, clinical manifestation of arthritis and serological examinations. Lipid peroxidation was estimated by the measurement of aldehydes (MDA and 4-HNE, determined by high-performance liquid chromatography [HPLC]) and prostaglandin derivatives (8 - isoPGF(2a), determined by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry [LC/MS]). MDA and 4-HNE levels were increased about 2-4-fold in the plasma, while in the urine, the increases were about 2-fold. More significant increases were noted for the 8 - isoPGF(2a) total plasma level, which was enhanced over 4-fold, and for the urine 8 - isoPGF(2a) level, which was increased over 8-fold. The 8 - isoPGF(2a) total plasma level consists of free and esterified form. During infection, the ratio of free to esterified form is significantly smaller compared to healthy people. The ratio of free to esterified form of 8 - isoPGF(2a) may be a useful indicator of Lyme arthritis. Moreover, the complementarities of three lipid peroxidation product levels may be helpful in the diagnosis of Lyme arthritis.
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- W Łuczaj
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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The aim of this study was to evaluate platelet activation in gastric cancer patients with regard to histopathological classification and the presence of distant metastases, by using platelet morphological parameters: MPV, L-PLT, MPC, as well as quantitative evaluation of surface receptor expression: CD41a, CD61, CD42b, CD62P, by flow cytometry at the resting state and after TRAP activation. In gastric cancer patients higher values of MPV and LP, as well as decreased MPC values were determined. Quantitative evaluation of surface antigen expression also revealed higher number of CD41a, CD61 and CD62P molecules, as compared with the platelets in the control group. Significant decrease of CD42b molecules' number after TRAP incubation, and the increased CD41a, CD61 and CD62P expression also point to the retained reactivation capacity of platelets. Good correlation between morphological parameters and the number of CD62P molecules indicates the usefulness of routine tests in evaluation of platelet activation.
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- J Osada
- Department of Hematological Diagnostics, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
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Drozdowska D, Rusak M, Miltyk W, Midura-Nowaczek K. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Distamycin Analogues - New Potential Anticancer Agents. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2009; 342:87-93. [DOI: 10.1002/ardp.200800122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Piszcz JA, Lemancewicz D, Kloczko J, Dzieciol J, Rusak M, Dabrowska M. Cannabinoid receptors expression in bone marrow trephine biopsy of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients treated with purine analogues. Exp Oncol 2007; 29:221-225. [PMID: 18004250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 are part the endocannabinoid system that plays an important role in the process of proliferation and apoptosis of different neoplastic cells. B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is one of the diseases in which these processes are altered. AIM The aim of our study was the assessment of cannabinoid receptor expression on the B-lymphocytes in bone marrow trephine biopsy from leukaemic patients at diagnosis and after purine analogue treatment. METHODS The biopsy was taken routinely and standard immunohistochemical staining procedure for paraffin embedded sections was applied. The cannabinoid receptors were detected using specific primary polyclonal antibody anti-CB1 and anti-CB2. Additionally, an existence of cannabinoid receptors was confirmed by flow cytometry. RESULTS The results showed that the expression of CB1 receptor on the surface of neoplastic cells was lower than that of CB2 (17.0+/-3.1% and 92.1+/-1.7% respectively, p<0.001). Nine of the patients responded to applied treatment with a reduction in leukaemic infiltration (77.2+/-6.9% to 30.2+/-6.5%, p=0.007) and CB1 receptor expression (24.4+/-4.8% to 8.6+/-2.9%, p=0.01), but there was no change in CB2 expression (91.7+/-2.7% vs 90.9+/-2.8%, p=0.69). Four patients without remission expressed even greater number of the receptors. In all of the cases both cannabinoid receptor types antibodies gave positive reaction. Furthermore, the existence of cannabinoid receptors on neoplastic lymphocytes was confirmed by flow cytometry. CONCLUSION The study provides original evidence for the existence of cannabinoid receptors on B-lymphocytes in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients. The receptors are thought to be a new structure that can modify the course of the disease and may be considered as a new target in leukaemia treatment.
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- J A Piszcz
- Department of Haematology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.
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Isidorov VA, Rusak M, Szczepaniak L, Witkowski S. Gas chromatographic retention indices of trimethylsilyl derivatives of mono- and diglycerides on capillary columns with non-polar stationary phases. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1166:207-11. [PMID: 17719055 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.07.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2007] [Revised: 07/23/2007] [Accepted: 07/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mono- and diglycerides play an important role in the metabolism of plants and animals. They are usually constitutive elements of complex mixtures and are not always as main components, which considerably hinder the identification of these analytes. This work communicates about a synthesis of a wide range of esters of glycerol and aliphatic C(6)-C(20) acids and presents gas chromatographic characteristics of 32 compounds in the form of the most reproducible parameters-linear-programmed retention indices on high-performance capillary columns with non-polar stationary phases. The article also presents mass spectra for a series of those glycerides which were not characterized earlier by these parameters.
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- V A Isidorov
- Institute of Chemistry, Białystok University, 15-399 Białystok, Poland.
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Moniuszko M, Kowal K, Rusak M, Pietruczuk M, Dabrowska M, Bodzenta-Lukaszyk A. Monocyte CD163 and CD36 expression in human whole blood and isolated mononuclear cell samples: influence of different anticoagulants. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2006; 13:704-7. [PMID: 16760331 PMCID: PMC1489544 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00417-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We investigated whether the choice of anticoagulant or the application of density gradient mononuclear cell isolation may account for conflicting published data regarding the levels of the scavenger receptors' expression in healthy individuals. We demonstrate that the detection of CD163, but not CD36, differs dramatically among the methods.
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- Marcin Moniuszko
- Department of Allergology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Sklodowskiej-Curie Street 24A, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.
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