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- McKay, James D., et al.
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Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes
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Ingår i: Nature Genetics. - : Nature Publishing Group. - 1061-4036 .- 1546-1718. ; 49:7, s. 1126-1132
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Although several lung cancer susceptibility loci have been identified, much of the heritability for lung cancer remains unexplained. Here 14,803 cases and 12,262 controls of European descent were genotyped on the OncoArray and combined with existing data for an aggregated genomewide association study (GWAS) analysis of lung cancer in 29,266 cases and 56,450 controls. We identified 18 susceptibility loci achieving genome-wide significance, including 10 new loci. The new loci highlight the striking heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across the histological subtypes of lung cancer, with four loci associated with lung cancer overall and six loci associated with lung adenocarcinoma. Gene expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) analysis in 1,425 normal lung tissue samples highlights RNASET2, SECISBP2L and NRG1 as candidate genes. Other loci include genes such as a cholinergic nicotinic receptor, CHRNA2, and the telomere-related genes OFBC1 and RTEL1. Further exploration of the target genes will continue to provide new insights into the etiology of lung cancer.
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- Swortwood, Madeleine J., et al.
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First metabolic profile of PV8, a novel synthetic cathinone, in human hepatocytes and urine by high-resolution mass spectrometry
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Ingår i: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. - : SPRINGER HEIDELBERG. - 1618-2642 .- 1618-2650. ; 408:18, s. 4845-4856
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Novel psychoactive substances (NPS) are ever changing on the drug market, making it difficult for toxicology laboratory methods to stay current with so many new drugs. Recently, PV8, a synthetic pyrrolidinophenone, was detected in seized products in Japan (2013), The Netherlands (2014), and Germany (2014). There are no controlled PV8 administration studies, and no pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic data. The objective was to determine PV8s metabolic stability in human liver microsome (HLM) incubation and its metabolism following human hepatocyte incubation and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) with a Thermo Scientific Q-Exactive. Data were acquired with a full-scan data-dependent mass spectrometry method. Scans were thoroughly data mined with different data processing algorithms and analyzed in WebMetaBase. PV8 exhibited a relatively short 28.8 min half-life, with an intrinsic 24.2 mu L/min/mg microsomal clearance. This compound is predicted to be an intermediate clearance drug with an estimated human 22.7 mL/min/kg hepatic clearance. Metabolic pathways identified in vitro included: hydroxylation, ketone reduction, carboxylation, N-dealkylation, iminium formation, dehydrogenation, N-oxidation, and carbonylation. The top three in vitro metabolic pathways were di-hydroxylation amp;gt; ketone reduction amp;gt; gamma-lactam formation. Authentic urine specimen analyses revealed the top three metabolic pathways were aliphatic hydroxylation amp;gt; ketone reduction + aliphatic hydroxylation amp;gt; aliphatic carboxylation, although the most prominent peak was parent PV8. These data provide useful urinary metabolite targets (aliphatic hydroxylation, aliphatic hydroxylation + ketone reduction, aliphatic carboxylation, and di-hydroxylation) for forensic and clinical testing, and focus reference standard companies synthetic efforts to provide commercially available standards needed for PV8 biological specimen testing.
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- Swortwood, Madeleine J., et al.
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In vitro, in vivo and in silico metabolic profiling of -pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone, a novel thiophene stimulant
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Ingår i: Bioanalysis. - : FUTURE SCI LTD. - 1757-6180 .- 1757-6199. ; 8:1, s. 65-82
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Little or no pharmacological or toxicological data are available for novel psychoactive substances when they first emerge, making their identification and interpretation in biological matrices challenging. Materials & methods: A new synthetic cathinone, alpha-pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone (alpha-PVT), was incubated with hepatocytes and samples were analyzed using liquid chromatography coupled to a Q Exactive(TM) Orbitrap mass spectrometer. Authentic urine specimens from suspected -PVT cases were also analyzed. Scans were data mined with Compound Discoverer for identification and structural elucidation of metabolites. Results/conclusion: Seven alpha-PVT metabolites were identified in hepatocyte incubations, and in the authentic urine samples, also with an additional monohydroxylated product and a glucuronide of low intensity. alpha-PVT dihydroxypyrrolidinyl, alpha-PVT 2-ketopyrrolidinyl, alpha-PVT hydroxythiophenyl and alpha-PVT thiophenol had the most intense in vivo signals.
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