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Liu T, Lin S. Comprehensive characterization of the chemical constituents of Lianhua Qingwen capsule by ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27352. [PMID: 38496865 PMCID: PMC10944244 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27352] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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Lianhua Qingwen capsule is a famous traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) prescription that is widely used for the treatment of respiratory diseases in China. To facilitate in-depth and global characterization of the chemical constituents of Lianhua Qingwen capsule, a profiling method based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS) was applied in both positive and negative ion modes for the comprehensive characterization of the chemical profiles of Lianhua Qingwen capsule. A total of 596 compounds were identified or tentatively characterized, including 137 flavonoids, 46 phenylpropanoids, 43 phenylethanoid glycosides, 145 terpenoids, 83 organic acids and their derivatives, 15 quinones, 39 alkaloids, 32 alcohol glycosides and 56 other compounds. Thus, this results widely extended and enriched the chemical constituents of Lianhua Qingwen capsule, which will provide comprehensive and valuable information for its quality control and further pharmacological study, facilitate understanding the effective substance and pharmacodynamic material basis, thereby providing a solid foundation for further development of the Lianhuaqingwen capsule.
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- Ting Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, China
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Zhang Y, Liu T, Zhao Y, Zhao C, Zhao M. Deciphering the enigma between low bioavailability and high anti-hepatic fibrosis efficacy of Yinchen Wuling powder based on drug metabolism and network pharmacology. J Ethnopharmacol 2024; 321:117538. [PMID: 38056536 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117538] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Yinchen Wuling powder (YCWLP) is a famous traditional Chinese medicine formula with the effect of "removing jaundice and eliminating dampness", which has the potential to prevent and treat hepatic fibrosis (HF). However, the mechanism of the active ingredients of YCWLP in treating HF remains to be clarified. AIM OF THE STUDY This study aims to investigate the in vivo metabolic profile of YCWLP and the mechanism of its gut microbiota-mediated therapeutic effect on HF via network pharmacology. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this comprehensive study, the UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS platform was used for the systematic characterization of the in vivo metabolic profile of YCWLP, and the mediating effect of gut microbiota was elucidated by comparing the differences of metabolites between the normal rats and pseudo germ-free rats administrated with YCWLP. Then, the identified active ingredients of YCWLP metabolized by gut microbiota and their targets associated with HF were used for further network pharmacological analysis, including the construction of PPI network, GO and KEGG enrichment and compound-target-pathway-disease network. RESULTS Overall, 41 prototype compounds and 138 metabolites were identified in the biosamples after YCWLP administration. Among them, 15 drug prototypes are clearly metabolized by gut microbiota, and 91 metabolites showed significant differences between the N-YCWLP group and the PGF-YCWLP group, which might be attributed to the mediation of gut microbiota. Network pharmacology studies on the aforementioned 15 prototype components indicated crucial roles of arginine biosynthesis and complement and coagulation cascades-related genes such as PLG, NOS3, GC and F2 in the treatment of HF by YCWLP mediated by gut microbiota. CONCLUSIONS The therapeutic effects of multiple active ingredients in YCWLP on HF depend on the metabolism of gut microbiota. This study offers novel insights into the relationship between bioactive chemical constituents and the action mechanism of YCWLP against HF.
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- Yumeng Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Wenhua Road 103, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China.
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Liu T, Lin S. Systematic Screening of the Chemical Constituents of Lanqin Oral Liquid by Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Combined with Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry. Molecules 2023; 28:7053. [PMID: 37894534 PMCID: PMC10608861 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28207053] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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A rapid and sensitive method that combined ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography combined with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS) was used to identify the chemical constituents in Lanqin oral liquid. On the basis of UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS analysis, systematic characterization of the chemical profile of Lanqin oral liquid was carried out, and a total of 441 compounds were identified or tentatively characterized including alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, organic acids, phenylpropanoids, and other types. The results provide a reference for improving quality control, contribute to establishing higher quality standards, provide a scientific basis for further research on the pharmacodynamic material basis, and help illustrate the relationship between the complicated constituents and therapeutic effects of Lanqin oral liquid.
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- Ting Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang 110034, China;
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Liu T, Li R, Zhang N, Cui Y, Zhao Y, Yu Z. Screening of differential components of Gegenqinlian decoction and their comparative pharmacokinetics in normal and pyrexia rats using UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS and UHPLC-MS/MS. Biomed Chromatogr 2021; 35:e5186. [PMID: 34075601 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.5186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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UHPLC combined with Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance MS metabonomic approach was employed to screen the differential components between normal rats and yeast-induced pyrexia rats after an oral administration of Gegenqinlian decoction (GQLD). Nine compounds, namely puerarin, daidzein, baicalin, wogonoside, wogonin, berberine, palmatine, jateorhizine, and coptisine, were identified as differential components in the plasma. A rapid, sensitive, selective, and accurate UHPLC-MS method was developed and fully validated for the simultaneous determination of the screened components in rat plasma after an oral administration of GQLD. The values for the limit of quantification ranged from 0.025 to 5.0 ng/mL. The inter- and intra-day precision of all analytes was ≤10.7%, with an accuracy of ≤10.5%. Good extraction recovery and matrix effects were also obtained. The method was successfully applied to a comparative pharmacokinetic study of GQLD in normal and pyrexia rats. The results showed that the pharmacokinetic behavior of the analytes was changed in pyrexia rats compared to normal rats. These results could provide beneficial guidance for clinical applications of GQLD.
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- Ting Liu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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Cui Y, Yang H, Jing J, Liu T, Wang R, Di F, Han F, Zhao Y, Yu Z. Rapid characterization of chemical constituents of Gansuibanxia decoction by UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS analysis. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 179:113029. [PMID: 31835125 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.113029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gansuibanxia decoction (GSBXD) is one of the most famous traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It is a herbal formula used for treating hydrops, such as cancerous ascites, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, etc. However, the chemical constituents of GSBXD were still unclear. In this study, an UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS method was established and applied to the separation and characterization of the chemical constituents of GSBXD. A total of 62 components were chemically defined or tentatively identified, including diterpenoids, triterpenoids, flavonoids, monoterpene glycosides and alkaloids. The results is meaningful for a better understanding of the material basis of GSBXD and can be the basis for its further in vitro and in vivo studies.
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- Yue Cui
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Medical College, No. 146, North Huanghe Street, Huanggu District, Shenyang 110034, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Liu T, Li R, Cui Y, Yu Z, Zhao Y. Metabonomic analysis of plasma biochemical changes in pyrexia rats after treatment with Gegenqinlian decoction, aspirin and itraconazole by UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS. J Pharm Anal 2020; 10:581-7. [PMID: 33425452 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2019.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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A metabonomic approach involving an ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography combined with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS) was used to investigate the changes in the endogenous metabolites in the plasma of rats with yeast-induced pyrexia treated with Gegenqinlian decoction (GQLD), aspirin and itraconazole. The differences in the small molecule profiles of treatment using traditional Chinese medicine, etiological treatment and symptomatic treatment were elucidated. Thirty-six plasma metabolites were identified or putatively identified, and the effects of the three medicines on the thirty-six metabolites were studied. Their metabolic pathways indicated that GQLD, aspirin and itraconazole ameliorated the rats with yeast-induced pyrexia predominantly by regulating the metabolisms of phospholipid, sphingolipid, fatty acid oxidation, fatty acid amides, amino acid and glycerolipid in vivo. The pharmacodynamics and metabonomic results showed that the three medicines exhibited the therapeutic effects on pyrexia by regulating the perturbations of multiple metabolisms. The study provided a scientific basis for an in-depth understanding of the therapeutic effects of GQLD, aspirin and itraconazole on rats with yeast-induced pyrexia. A UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS metabonomic approach was developed to study the anti-pyrexia effect of GQLD, aspirin and itraconazole. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment, etiological treatment and symptomatic treatment were used for anti-pyrexia. The effects of the three medicines on the thirty-six plasma metabolites were revealed. The study provided a scientific basis for understanding the therapeutic effects of the three medicines on pyrexia rats.
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Cui Y, Wang R, Zhang Y, Liu T, Han F, Li R, Zhang N, Zhao Y, Yu Z. Investigation of the mechanism of incompatible herb pair gansui-gancao-induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity and the attenuated effect of gansuibanxia decoction by UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS-based plasma metabonomic analysis. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 173:176-182. [PMID: 31146173 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Gansui-Gancao is one of the "eighteen incompatible herb pairs" which was recorded 2000 years ago according to TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) theory for their toxicity when using together. Nevertheless, Gansuibanxia decoction contained the herb pair have satisfactory effect on the treatment of cancerous ascites, pericardial effusion, etc. The present study aimed to investigate the mechanism of the incompatibility of Gansui-Gancao and the compatibility of Gansuibanxia decoction using UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS in a metabonomic perspective. Rats were divided into four groups administrated with different herb combination extracts for successive 14 days. Orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) was used to plot the metabolic state and screen the potential biomarkers in plasma. A total of 20 biomarkers contributed to the separation of Gansui-Gancao group and control group were tentatively identified mainly involved in 7 metabolic pathways related to hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. The contents of these biomarkers were adjusted to normal levels in Gansuibanxia decoction group. Thus, the results of our study reveled the mechanism of the incompatibility of Gansui-Gancao and the compatibility of Gansuibanxia decoction in a metabonomic perspective and it's valuable for better understanding the "eighteen incompatible madicaments" of TCM theory.
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- Yue Cui
- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- The Precise Medicine Center, Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Microecology, Liaoning Province, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenyang Medical College, No. 146, North Huanghe Street, Huanggu District, Shenyang 110034, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, 103 Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Liu T, Li S, Tian X, Li Z, Cui Y, Han F, Zhao Y, Yu Z. A plasma metabonomic analysis on potential biomarker in pyrexia induced by three methods using ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2017; 1063:214-25. [PMID: 28886580 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2017.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Pyrexia usually is a systemic pathological process that can lead to metabolic disorders. Metabonomics as a powerful tool not only can reveal the pathological mechanisms, but also can give insight into the progression of pyrexia from another angle. Thus, an ultra high performance liquid chromatography combined with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS) metabonomic approach was employed for the first time to investigate the plasma biochemical characteristics of pyrexia induced by three methods and to reveal subtle metabolic changes under the condition of pyrexia so as to explore its mechanism. The acquired metabolic data of the models were subjected to principal component analysis (PCA) for allowing the clear separation of the pyrexia rats from the control rats. Variable importance for project values (VIP) and Student's t-test were used to screen the significant metabolic changes caused by pyrexia. Fifty-two endogenous metabolites were identified and putatively identified as potential biomarkers primarily associated with phospholipid metabolism, sphingolipid metabolism, fatty acid oxidation metabolism, fatty acid amides metabolism and amino acid metabolism, and related to bile acid biosynthesis and glycerolipid catabolism. LysoPC (14:0), LysoPC (18:3), LysoPC (20:4), LysoPC (16:0), phytosphingosine, Cer (d18:0/12:0), N-[(4E,8E)-1,3-dihydroxyoctadeca-4,8-dien-2-yl]hexadecanamide, oleamide, fatty acid amide C22:1, tryptophan, acetylcarnitine, palmitoylcarnitine and stearoylcarnitine were considered as common potential biomarkers of pyrexia rats induced by three methods: Our results revealed that the UHPLC-FT-ICR-MS-based metabolomic method is helpful for finding new potential metabolic markers for pyrexia detection and offers a good perspective in pyrexia research.
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