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89 and 3.59 Mbp, respectively. The strain F63223T had 3,335 predicted genes with DNA G + C content of 35.6 %. The major respiratory quinone was MK-6 and the major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine and one unidentified lipid. According to the results of the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic characterization, phylogenetic classification and genome analysis, the two isolates could be considered to represent a novel species of the genus Salegentibacter, for which the name Salegentibacter maritimus sp. nov., is proposed, with F63223T (=MCCC 1H00433T = KCTC 82417T) as the type strain.The inhibitory activities of eight cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoenzymes for representative or suspected inhibitors of CYPs, including pesticides, were evaluated simultaneously using an in vitro cocktail incubation method to demonstrate the importance of systematic evaluation of CYP inhibitory risks in drug interaction (DI). Potent inhibition of CYP2B6 was noticeable for some azoles, including voriconazole. Fadraciclib supplier When voriconazole and cyclophosphamide were co-administered in mice, cyclophosphamide-induced alopecia and leukopenia were significantly suppressed by approximately 50% with increased blood concentrations of cyclophosphamide. The formation of an active metabolite of cyclophosphamide was suppressed effectively by voriconazole in the mouse liver microsomes. Surveys of adverse event reporting databases in Japan (JADER) and the U.S. (FAERS) showed that the proportional reporting ratios of neutropenia, hemorrhagic cystitis, and alopecia for cyclophosphamide, which is principally activated by CYP2B6 in humans, were mostly reduced, or tended to be reduced when azoles, including voriconazole, were prescribed in combination. It is highly likely that DIs between cyclophosphamide and azoles occur in the clinical setting. This study also suggests that more proper consideration of CYP2B6-mediated DIs is warranted. The combination of the in vitro cocktail method and a survey of adverse event reporting databases was a useful method to comprehensively detect pharmacokinetic DIs.Paraoxonase (PON) plays roles in the metabolism of organophosphate xenobiotics and drugs. Despite the importance of marmosets for research into drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, marmoset paraoxonase has not yet been fully characterized. Consequently, we identified the PON1 gene in the marmoset genome by sequence homology analysis. Marmoset PON1 cDNA containing an open reading frame (1065 bp) was successfully cloned from marmoset liver by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The deduced amino acid sequence (355 amino acids) has approximately 93% identity with the human ortholog and contains important amino acid residues for substrate binding and calcium ion coordination. According to a phylogenetic tree of PON1 amino acid sequences constructed using data from seven animal species, marmoset PON1 is closer to human PON1 than it is to the PON1 orthologs of experimental animals such as pigs, rabbits, rats, and mice. Marmoset PON1 mRNA was predominantly expressed in liver among the five tissues examined. Marmoset PON1 protein secreted into plasma was detected by immunoblotting. The paraoxon-hydrolyzing activity in plasma was higher in marmosets than in humans. Based on these data, we concluded that marmoset and human PON1 have similar characteristics with regard to genomic structure, amino acid sequences, and tissue distribution.The accidental ingestion of drugs is a common concern, especially in the case of young children. A physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model that implements the age-dependent size growth and ontogeny of organ functions can be used to predict the concentration-time profiles of drugs in the pediatric population. In this study, the feasibility of using a PBPK model for predicting the amount of drug accidentally swallowed by a child was assessed based on a case study in an infant. Alprazolam was the drug involved in the current case. The developed PBPK model of alprazolam was first evaluated using pharmacokinetic data obtained in healthy adult male volunteers. Then, it was adapted for application to virtual Japanese pediatric subjects having the same demographic information as the infant of interest. The pharmacokinetic data observed in the infant fell within the range of the 5th and 95th percentiles of the pharmacokinetic simulations after administration of 0.4 mg alprazolam (equivalent to one tablet) in the panel of virtual infants. PBPK simulations could provide estimates of the amount accidentally ingested by a child and also give mechanistic insights into the observed drug concentrations. The current study demonstrates the potential clinical utility of PBPK modeling.Agriculture is known to commonly cause soil degradation. In the Mediterranean, soil erosion is widespread due to the millennia-old farming, and new drip-irrigated plantations on slopes, such as the citrus ones, accelerate the process of soil degradation. Until now, the published data about soil erosion in citrus orchards is based on short-term measurements. Long-term soil erosion measurements are needed to assess the sustainability of drip-irrigated citrus production and to design new strategies to control high soil erosion rates. The objective of this study is to assess long-term soil erosion rates in citrus plantations and report the changes in soil bulk density as indicators of land degradation. We applied ISUM (Improved Stock-Unearthing Method) to 67 paired trees in an inter-row of 134 m (802 m2 plot) with 4080 measurements to determine the changes in soil topography from the plantation (2007) till 2020. Soil core samples (469) were collected (0-6 cm depth) to determine the soil bulk density at the time of plantation (2007) and in 2020. The results demonstrate an increase in soil bulk density from 1.05 g cm-3 to 1.33 g cm-3. Changes in soil bulk density were higher in the center of the row as a result of compaction due to passing machinery. Soil erosion was calculated to be 180 Mg ha-1 y-1 due to a mean soil lowering of 1.5 cm yearly. The highest soil losses were found in the center of the inter-row and the lowest underneath the trees. The extreme soil erosion rates measured in new drip-irrigated citrus plantations are due to soil lowering in the center of the inter-row and in the lower inter-row position where the incision reached 80 cm in 13 years. The whole field showed a lowering of the soil topography due to extreme soil erosion and no net sedimentation within the plantation. The results show the urgent need for soil erosion control strategies to avoid soil degradation, loss of crop production, and damages to off-site infrastructures.