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The fully automated system of single drop microextraction coupled with capillary electrophoresis (SDME-CE) was developed for in-line preconcentration and determination of muscimol (MUS) and psilocin (PSC) from urine samples. Those two analytes are characteristic active metabolites of Amanita and Psilocybe mushrooms, evoking visual and auditory hallucinations. Study analytes were selectively extracted from the donor phase (urine samples, pH 4) into the organic phase (a drop of octanol layer), and re-extracted to the acidic acceptor (background electrolyte, BGE), consisting of 25 mM phosphate buffer (pH 3). The optimized conditions for the extraction procedure of a 200 µL urine sample allowed us to obtain more than a 170-fold enrichment effect. The calibration curves were linear in the range of 0.05-50 mg L-1, with the correlation coefficients from 0.9911 to 0.9992. The limit of detections was determined by spiking blank urine samples with appropriate standards, i.e., 0.004 mg L-1 for PSC and 0.016 mg L-1 for MUS, respectively. The limits of quantification varied from 0.014 mg L-1 for PSC and 0.045 mg L-1 for MUS. The developed method practically eliminated the sample clean-up step, which was limited only to simple dilution (11, v/v) and pH adjustment.Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a cancerous disease with poor prognosis. According to the statistics, the 5-year survival rate has not improved significantly over the past 20 years. The platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and its signaling pathway is a key regulator of angiogenesis and tumorigenesis. High level of PDGF and its receptor (PDGFR) have been reported in several types of malignancies. In this study, we investigated the relationship of the molecular expression levels of PDGF and PDGFR with clinicopathological parameters in OSCC. To this end, we measured the mRNA and protein levels of PDGF and PDGFR by real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR), immunohistochemistry, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. We found positive correlations of the mRNA levels of PDGFA, PDGFB, and PDGFRB with lymph node metastasis and poor overall survival (OS). High expression of PDGF, PDGFRA, and PDGFRB were remarkably associated with lymph node metastasis and poor OS, as determined by immunohistochemistry. Preoperative serum levels of PDGF-AA and PDGF-BB had a positive correlation with preoperative platelet count. Elevated serum levels of PDGF-AA. PDGF-BB, and platelet count correlated with lymph node metastasis and an unfavorable outcome. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, PDGFA mRNA, PDGFB mRNA, PDGFRB mRNA, PDGF immunoexpression, PDGFRB immunoexpression, serum PDGF-AA, serum PDGF-BB, and platelet count emerged as significant independent prognostic factors for OS. In vitro, we found that elevated PDGF promotes colony formation, migration, and invasiveness of SAS and OECM-1 cancer cell lines. Our results suggest that the expression level of serum PDGF has the potential to become a useful diagnostic marker for the prognosis of OSCC. In addition, PDGFR should be considered as a potential therapeutic target for OSCC. Furthermore, research should be undertaken to elucidate the role of PDGF and PDGFR regarding the behavior of tumor cells in OSCC.Phosphine resistance is a worldwide issue threatening the grain industry. The cuticles of insects are covered with a layer of lipids, which protect insect bodies from the harmful effects of pesticides. The main components of the cuticular lipids are hydrocarbon compounds. selleckchem In this research, phosphine-resistant and -susceptible strains of two main stored-grain insects, T. castaneum and R. dominica, were tested to determine the possible role of their cuticular hydrocarbons in phosphine resistance. Direct immersion solid-phase microextraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was applied to extract and analyze the cuticular hydrocarbons. The results showed significant differences between the resistant and susceptible strains regarding the cuticular hydrocarbons that were investigated. The resistant insects of both species contained higher amounts than the susceptible insects for the majority of the hydrocarbons, sixteen from cuticular extraction and nineteen from the homogenized body extraction for T. castaneum and eighteen from cuticular extraction and twenty-one from the homogenized body extraction for R. dominica. 3-methylnonacosane and 2-methylheptacosane had the highest significant difference between the susceptible and resistant strains of T. castaneum from the cuticle and the homogenized body, respectively. Unknown5 from the cuticle and 3-methylhentriacontane from the homogenized body recorded the highest significant differences in R. dominica. The higher hydrocarbon content is a key factor in eliminating phosphine from entering resistant insect bodies, acting as a barrier between insects and the surrounding phosphine environment.Many postmenopausal women individually experience varying degrees of climacteric symptoms. Among the many influencing factors, body weight and diet are recognized as important contributors to the incidence and severity of these symptoms. This study was performed to investigate the interaction effect of BMI (body mass index) and dietary consumption on the risk of climacteric symptoms among Korean women. Approximately half of the subjects (48.8%) experienced climacteric symptoms. After adjusting for the covariates, the subjects who are overweight or obese showed significantly greater total scores of climacteric symptoms (p = 0.010) and subscales of symptoms (p = 0.027 for physical climacteric symptoms and p = 0.007 for psychological climacteric symptoms), except for urogenital climacteric symptoms (p = 0.085), than those subjects at a normal weight. When subjects were divided into groups according to dietary macronutrient consumption, those who are overweight or obese were 2.84-fold (adjusted odds ratio, 95% CI = 1.18-6.80, p = 0.019) more likely to experience climacteric symptoms than those at a normal weight among the subjects with high fat consumption. However, the BMI category did not affect the adjusted odds ratio for experiencing climacteric symptoms among subjects who consumed a low-fat diet.