High-fat diet promotes gestational diabetes mellitus through modulating gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism by Lei Yao, Xuefei Zhou, Xianqi Jiang, Hao Chen, Yuanliang Li, Xiao Xiong, Yan Tang, Haogang Zhang, Pengfei Qiao

“…Gut microbiota and metabolites were detected by metagenomic sequencing and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, respectively. Bile acids of serum, fecal samples from human and mice were analysised. …”
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Characterization of microplastics in human follicular fluid and assessment of their potential impact on mouse oocyte maturation in vitro by Danyu Ni, Kaidi Yu, Nan Yan, Xiaojiao Chen, Qijun Xie, Yuqin Yang, Wei Jiang, Ye Yang, Junqiang Zhang, Xiufeng Ling

“…Five random samples were analyzed by pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, which detected four types of microplastics—Polyethylene (PE), Polypropylene (PP), Polystyrene (PS), and PVC—at varying concentrations. …”
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Recombinant Anti-PF4 Antibodies Derived from Patients with Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis (VITT) Facilitate Research and Laboratory Diagnosis of VITT by Luisa Müller, Venkata A. S. Dabbiru, Lucy Rutten, Rinke Bos, Roland Zahn, Stefan Handtke, Thomas Thiele, Marta Palicio, Olga Esteban, Marta Broto, Tom Paul Gordon, Andreas Greinacher, Jing Jing Wang, Linda Schönborn

“…Methods: Amino acid sequences of the variable region of immunoglobulin light and heavy chain of anti-PF4 IgG derived from VITT patients were obtained by mass spectrometry sequencing and rAbs were synthetized by reverse-engineering. …”
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HPLC and GC-MS analyses of phytochemicals from Ficus carica leaf extract and essential oil along with their antimicrobial properties by Maximilian Lackner, Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem, Mohamed Z.M. Salem, Abeer A. Mohamed, José Luis Ponce-Covarrubias, Shady Selim

“…The chemical compounds in the ACE were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC-DAD (diode-array detector)), while the GC-MS was used to analyze the chemical compounds in the EO. …”
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Identification of novel serum lipid metabolism potential markers and metabolic pathways for oral cancer: a population-based study by Na Wang, Yujia Chen, Jianli Lin, Yulan Lin, Haoyuan Song, Weihai Huang, Liling Shen, Fa Chen, Fengqiong Liu, Jing Wang, Yu Qiu, Bin Shi, Ling Li, Lisong Lin, Lizhen Pan, Baochang He

“…Methods A total of 41 OC patients and 41 controls were recruited from a hospital in Southeast China to examine the serum lipidomics by Ultra-high Performance Liquid Chromatography Q Exactive Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-QE-MS). Results The total serum lipid profile showed that triglycerides accounted for the highest proportion of total metabolites, reaching 35.90% of the total. …”
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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ciprofol after continuous infusion in elderly patients by Xiaowen Guo, Yang Qiao, Sijie Yin, Fengqin Luo, Lingmei Yi, Jiajia Chen, Man Lu

“…The plasma concentrations of ciprofol and propofol were measured by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC‒MS/MS) and the pharmacokinetics were determined by noncompartmental analysis. …”
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Prenatal exposure to a mixture of organophosphate ester and organophosphorus pesticides in relation to child neurodevelopment in the Shanghai Birth Cohort by Hui Wang, Dezheng Fu, Xiaoning Liu, Xiaochen Chang, Siyu Guo, Xiaomeng Cheng, Ying Tian, Jinjun Ran, Jun Zhang, Shengju Yin

“…In a study involving 530 mother-child dyads from the Shanghai Birth Cohort (SBC) with enrollment occurring between 2013 and 2016, 14 OPEs/OPPs metabolites were evaluated using high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS-MS) in maternal urine collected during both the first and second trimester. …”
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Mineralocorticoid axis activity and cardiac remodeling in patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome by Peter Wolf, Simon Travers, Oliver Domenig, Stephanie Baron, Anne Blanchard, Khaoula Bouazizi, Nadjia Kachenoura, Sylvie Salenave, Marko Poglitsch, Alban Redheuil, Severine Trabado, Jacques Young, Philippe Chanson, Peter Kamenický

“…Angiotensin metabolites and adrenal steroids were measured by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, and their relation to blood pressure and cardiac structure was evaluated. …”
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Illuminating a biologics development challenge: systematic characterization of CHO cell-derived hydrolases identified in monoclonal antibody formulations by Melanie Maier, Linus Weiß, Nikolas Zeh, Valerie Schmieder-Todtenhaupt, Alireza Dehghani, Marius Nicolaus Felix, Daniel Heinzelmann, Benjamin Lindner, Moritz Schmidt, Joey Studts, Patrick Schulz, Bernd Reisinger, Kerstin Otte, Matthias Franzreb, Daniel Lakatos, Simon Fischer

“…By means of a highly sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method, we investigated seven different mAb products, resulting in the identification of 12 potentially PS-degrading hydrolases, including the strongly PS-degrading lipoprotein lipase (LPL). …”
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Screening potential antileukemia ingredients from sweet potato: integration of metabolomics analysis, network pharmacology, and experimental validation by Lianling Xu, Lianling Xu, Kaixuan Zeng, Kaixuan Zeng, Zuoyue Duan, Zuoyue Duan, Jing Liu, Yan Zeng, Miao Zhang, You Yang, Qulian Guo, Yanling Jin, Wenjun Liu, Ling Guo

“…However, the active ingredients associated with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatment and their underlying mechanisms have not been reported to date.ObjectiveThis study aims to identify novel drugs against AML from sweet potato by integrating metabolomics analysis, network pharmacology, and experimental validation.MethodsFirstly, ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was employed to analyze the major constituents in sweet potato. …”
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Potential Mechanisms and Effects of Dai Bai Jie Ethanol Extract in Preventing Acute Alcoholic Liver Injury by Niantong Xia, Hongwei Xue, Yihang Li, Jia Liu, Yang Lou, Shuyang Li, Yutian Wang, Juan Lu, Xi Chen

“…DBJ-3 was isolated and purified, and its components were identified by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS). DBJ-3 had the greatest effect on cell viability in an ethanol environment. …”
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Herbal HuoXueTongFu Formula with anti-inflammatory and fibrinolytic activity regulation for the prevention of postoperative peritoneal adhesions by Lili Yang, Lili Yang, Yali Wang, Yali Wang, Zhengjun Li, Zhengjun Li, Wen Li, Yanqi Chen, Ziyang Kong, Huixiang Zhang, Jiafei Wu, Mingqi Shang, Ming Li, Yaoyao Bian, Yaoyao Bian, Yaoyao Bian, Li Zeng, Li Zeng

“…This study aimed to determine the critical roles of HXTF as a result of its specific anti-inflammatory and antifibrinolytic activities for PPA treatment.MethodsThe eight main bioactive components of HXTF were subjected to high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The core targets, critical biological processes, and underlying pathways of HXTF and PPA were identified via a series of network pharmacological methods. …”
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Baicalein induces apoptosis by inhibiting the glutamine-mTOR metabolic pathway in lung cancer by Jingyang Li, Di Zhang, Shaohui Wang, Peng Yu, Jiayi Sun, Yi Zhang, Xianli Meng, Juan Li, Li Xiang

“…Metabolomics analysis was performed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The binding of baicalein to glutamine transporters and glutaminase was examined using molecular docking. …”
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Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system activation in plasma as marker for prognosis in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a prospective exploratory study by Katharina Krenn, Felix Kraft, Luana Mandroiu, Verena Tretter, Roman Reindl-Schwaighofer, Theresa Clement, Oliver Domenig, Matthias G. Vossen, Gregor Riemann, Marko Poglitsch, Roman Ullrich

“…Angiotensin (Ang) I-IV, Ang 1–7, Ang 1–5 and aldosterone concentrations were measured with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) followed by calculation of markers for activities of renin (PRA-S) and ACE (ACE-S), alternative RAS activation (ALT-S) as well as the ratio of aldosterone to Ang II (AA2R). …”
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Comprehensive comparison on the chemical metabolites and taste evaluation of tea after roasting using untargeted and pseudotargeted metabolomics by Zongde Jiang, Zisheng Han, Mingchun Wen, Chi-Tang Ho, You Wu, Yijun Wang, Na Xu, Zhongwen Xie, Jinsong Zhang, Liang Zhang, Xiaochun Wan

“…In the present study, the roasted and non-roasted teas were compared by liquid-chromatography mass spectrometry and sensory evaluation. The roasted tea tasted less bitter and astringent. …”
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Characterization of terpenoids and norisoprenoids from base and retail Qingke Baijiu by GC × GC-TOFMS and multivariate statistical analysis by Xinlei Wang, Lin Zhu, Xuebo Song, Si Jing, Fuping Zheng, Mingquan Huang, Shengbao Feng, Luzhong La

“…Thus, the terpenoids and norisoprenoids in Qingke Baijiu were investigated by headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) combined with comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC × GC-TOFMS). The results showed that γ-terpinene (0.70–530.72 μg/L), α-phellandrene (0.34–256.66 μg/L), longicyclene (0–38.55 μg/L), α-pinene (1.21–35.54 μg/L) and limonene (0.93–23.69 μg/L) were the top 5 terpenoids/norisoprenoids in Qingke Baijiu. …”
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Emerging Resistance and Virulence Patterns in <i>Salmonella enterica</i>: Insights into Silver Nanoparticles as an Antimicrobial Strategy by Irina Gheorghe-Barbu, Ilda Czobor Barbu, Rareș-Ionuț Dragomir, Ioana Cristina Marinaș, Miruna Silvia Stan, Radu Pericleanu, Andreea Ștefania Dumbravă, Liviu-Iulian Rotaru, Simona Paraschiv, Leontina Mirela Bănică, Ionuț Pecete, Dan Oțelea, Violeta Corina Cristea, Mircea Ioan Popa, Marilena Monica Țânțu, Marius Surleac

“…Methods: In 2019, community-acquired <i>Salmonella</i> strains were collected and identified using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, antibiotic susceptibility profiles have been determined with the MicroScan system, and soluble virulence factors were evaluated using specific culture media, while biofilm formation was quantified in 96-well plates. …”
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花椒油中邻苯二甲酸酯类塑化剂的污染现状 及来源分析Pullution status and source analysis of phthalate plasticizers in Zanthoxylum bungeanum oil by 张家余1,2，张逸飞2，薛楚玲1，文成刚1，赵麟1，代倩1，朱翔1, 2 ZHANG Jiayu1,2, ZHANG Yifei2, XUE Chuling1, WEN Chenggang1, ZHAO Lin1,DAI Qian1, ZHU Xiang1, 2"

“…The contents of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in 92 Zanthoxylum bungeanum oil samples were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and their pollution sources were analyzed. …”
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How Antiretroviral Drug Concentrations Could Be Affected by Oxidative Stress, Physical Capacities and Genetics: A Focus on Dolutegravir Treated Male PLWH by Jessica Cusato, Anna Mulasso, Micol Ferrara, Alessandra Manca, Guido Accardo, Alice Palermiti, Miriam Antonucci, Gianluca Bianco, Francesco Chiara, Jacopo Mula, Maria Cristina Tettoni, Simone Cuomo, Giulia Trevisan, Stefano Bonora, Giovanni Di Perri, Corrado Lupo, Alberto Rainoldi, Antonio D’Avolio

“…Drug concentrations and oxidative stress biomarkers levels were evaluated through liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry, while genetic variants through real-time PCR. …”
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Super-enhancers and efficacy of triptolide in small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic type by Jessica D. Lang, William Selleck, Shawn Striker, Nicolle A. Hipschman, Rochelle Kofman, Anthony N. Karnezis, Felix K.F. Kommoss, Friedrich Kommoss, Jae Rim Wendt, Salvatore J. Facista, William P.D. Hendricks, Krystal A. Orlando, Patrick Pirrotte, Elizabeth A. Raupach, Victoria L. Zismann, Yemin Wang, David G. Huntsman, Bernard E. Weissman, Jeffrey M. Trent

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