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An ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry method has been optimized and validated for the determination of ergosterol and ergocalciferol in mushroom samples, using cholecalciferol as surrogate standard. The separation was carried out with a Synergi Hydro-RP column (100 mm x 3.00 mm i.d, 2.5 μm particle size), (Phenomenex, CA, USA) column, thermostated at 35 °C. The mobile phase was 0.1 % formic acid aqueous solution and methanol in gradient elution mode and it was achieved in 5 min approximately. Detection was achieved by atmospheric pressure chemical ionization in positive mode and quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Desolvation and interface temperatures were set at 500 °C and 150 °C, respectively. The recoveries obtained were within 92-105 % for ergosterol, 77-81 % for ergocalciferol and 83-87 % for cholecalciferol. Method limits of detection were 0.4 and 0.5 μg g-1 for ergosterol and ergocalciferol, respectively, and method limits of quantitation were 1.2 and 1.3 μg g-1 for ergosterol and ergocalciferol, respectively. A rapid and simple extraction procedure using small amount of sample (100 mg) with hexane was optimized and the method was applied to the determination of ergosterol and ergocalciferol in white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus var. bisporus) exposed to UV irradiation. Results were compared to the corresponding non-irradiated mushrooms.Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide-6 (GHRP-6) is a promising molecule (H-His1-d-Trp- Ala-Trp-d-Phe-Lys6-NH2) for the treatment of several diseases. Studies on the degradation pathways of this molecule under stressed conditions are needed to develop appropriate formulations. Degradation products (DPs) of GHRP-6, generated by heating in the dark at 60 °C with pH ranging from 3.0 to 8.0 and in presence of common buffers, were isolated by RP-HPLC and characterized by ESI-MS/MS. C-terminal deamidation of GHRP-6 was generated preferentially at pH 3.0 and 8.0. Hydrolysis and head-to-tail cyclization were favored at pH ranging from 6.0 to 7.0 in phosphate containing buffers. A DP with +12 Da molecular mass was presumably originated by the reaction with formaldehyde derived from some of the additives and/or elastomeric closures. Certain DPs derived from the acylation reaction of the tri- and di-carboxylic buffering species were favored at pH 3.0-6.0 and indicate that buffer components, including those "Generally Recognized as Safe", may potentially introduce chemical modifications and product heterogeneity. Nano LC-MS/MS analysis revealed GHRP-6 was also detected as a low-abundance species with Trp oxidized to 5-hydroxy, kynurenine, and N-formylkynurenine. SHR-3162 The kinetics for the formation of the major degradation products was also studied by RP-HPLC.

Pregnancy and postpartum are periods of life during which pelvic floor disorders (PFD) can occur.

The aim of this review is to make an inventory of what women in the perinatal period know about PFD, their risk factors and preventive measures.

We performed a systematic review of the literature in PubMed, Cochrane Library, LISSA and Kinédoc databases by using the keywords "knowledge", "awareness", "beliefs", "pelvic floor", "postpartum" and "pregnancy". We included studies written in English or French, assessing women's knowledge using a questionnaire and published up to May 2020 with no restriction on start date.

A total of 14 cross-sectional studies were selected from 240 studies, with a sample size of 3950 participants.

The topics covered in the questionnaires were anatomy, pelvic floor function, all PFD, risk factors and preventive measures. Overall, women's knowledge of the perinatal period is limited. It has also been shown that education of women on risk factors and preventive measures regarding the occurrence of PFD was incomplete.

To conclude, the knowledge of women in the perinatal period about PFD is limited.

To conclude, the knowledge of women in the perinatal period about PFD is limited.In eukaryotic cells, pre-mRNA splicing is catalyzed by the spliceosome, a highly dynamic molecular machinery that undergoes dramatic conformational and compositional rearrangements throughout the splicing cycle. These crucial rearrangements are largely driven by eight DExD/H-box RNA helicases. Interestingly, the four helicases participating in the late stages of splicing are all DEAH-box helicases that share structural similarities. This review aims to provide an overview of the structure and function of these DEAH-box helicases, including new information provided by recent cryo-electron microscopy structures of the spliceosomal complexes.The blockade of the PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint pathway with small molecules is an emerging immunotherapeutic approach. A novel series of 4-phenylindoline derivatives were synthesized, and their inhibitory activity against the PD-1/PD-L1 protein-protein interaction (PPI) was evaluated through a homogenous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF) assay. Among them, A20 and A22 exhibited potent activity with IC50 values of 17 nM and 12 nM, respectively. Furthermore, A20 showed the promising inhibitory activity against the PD-1/PD-L1 interaction with the EC50 value of 0.43 μM in a co-culture model of PD-L1/TCR Activator-expressing CHO cells and PD-1-expressing Jurkat cells. Besides, the structure-activity relationships (SAR) of the novel synthesized 4-phenylindoline derivatives was concluded, and the binding mode of A22 with the PD-L1 dimer was analyzed by molecular simulation and docking, demonstrating that the N-atom in the side chain of indoline fragment could interact with the amino acid residue of the PD-L1 protein to lead to the potent inhibitory activity. This study provided a new insight for further drug design.The retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor γt (RORγt) is an important nuclear receptor that regulates the differentiation of Th17 cells and production of interleukin 17(IL-17). RORγt agonists increase basal activity of RORγt and could provide a potential approach to cancer immunotherapy. Herein, hit compound 1 was identified as a weak RORγt agonist during in-house library screening. Changes in LHS core of 1 led to the identification of tetrahydroquinoline compound 6 as a partial RORγt agonist (max. act. = 39.3%). Detailed structure-activity relationship on substituent of the LHS core, amide linker and RHS arylsulfonyl moiety was explored and a novel series of tetrahydroquinolines and benzomorpholines was discovered as potent RORγt agonists. Tetrahydroquinoline compound 8g (EC50 = 8.9 ± 0.4 nM, max. act. = 104.5%) and benzomorpholine compound 9g (EC50 = 7.5 ± 0.6 nM, max. act. = 105.8%) were representative compounds with high RORγt agonistic activity in dual FRET assay, and they showed good activity in cell-based Gal4 reporter gene assay and Th17 cell differentiation assay (104.