Chick Early Amniotic Fluid Alleviates Dextran-Sulfate-Sodium-Induced Colitis in Mice via T-Cell Receptor Pathway by Fan Chen, Yining Zhao, Yanfa Dai, Ning Sun, Xuezheng Gao, Jiajun Yin, Zhenhe Zhou, Ke-jia Wu

“…This study demonstrates the potential of ceAF as a protective agent against UC. UPLC-MS mass spectrometry identified key components of ceAF, including various fatty acids and nucleosides. …”
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Growth Phase-Dependent Proteomes of the Malaysian Isolated Lactococcus lactis Dairy Strain M4 Using Label-Free Qualitative Shotgun Proteomics Analysis by Theresa Wan Chen Yap, Amir Rabu, Farah Diba Abu Bakar, Raha Abdul Rahim, Nor Muhammad Mahadi, Rosli Md. Illias, Abdul Munir Abdul Murad

“…In this study, ultraperformance liquid chromatography nanoflow electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC- nano-ESI-MSE) approach was used for qualitative proteomic analysis. …”
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Chemical Composition and Mixing State of Fine Particles during Haze Periods in Yinchuan by Kangning Li, Yanqiu Ma, Liukun Li, Bin Huang

“…For this, the single-particle aerosol mass spectrometry (SPAMS) technique was used. Black carbon particles were found to be the predominant aerosol type (in terms of number fraction) throughout the sampling period, accounting for 61.15% of all sampled particles. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Six Components in Beagle Dog Plasma by UPLC-MS/MS and Its Application to a Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study of Three Different Yuanhu Zhitong Prepara... by Yang Wang, Zhaorui Yin, Kai Zhang, Qingfen Meng, Jianli Guan, Guanwei Fan

“…This study has developed a sensitive, simple, and reliable ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for the simultaneous determination of corydaline, tetrahydropalmatine, tetrahydroberberine, tetrahydrocoptisine, byakangelicin, and byakangelicol in beagle dog plasma after oral administration of Yuanhu Zhitong (YHZT) oral liquid, dispersible tablet, and dropping pills. …”
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Sodium butyrate regulates macrophage polarization by TGR5/β-arrestin2 in vitro by Miao Liu, Wen-jie Xie, Xu Zhang, Wei Wu, Guang Li, Lu Wang

“…Limited proteolysis mass spectrometry (Lip-MS) was used to further investigate the binding sites of butyric acid with its targets and molecular docking was employed to simulate their binding modes. …”
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Determination of Mycotoxins and Veterinary Medicines in Duck Flesh and Viscera and Assessment of Their Exposure by Yi Zheng, Yuxin Wu, Huanxin Zhang, Xiaolan Chen, Zaixiang Lou, Huijuan Jing, Chunpeng (Craig) Wan

“…For the determination of mycotoxins, including the mycotoxins aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), aflatoxin B2 (AFB2), aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), T-2 toxin, zearalenone (ZEN), and ochratoxin A (OTA), a liquid-chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was validated. Overall, 13 out of 48 samples (27%) presented AFB1, and AFB2 was present in 14 out of 48 samples with positive levels ranging from 0.5 μg/kg (gizzard) to 4.1 μg/kg (lung). …”
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Time-Related Changes in Volatile Compounds during Fermentation of Bulk and Fine-Flavor Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Beans by Juan Manuel Cevallos-Cevallos, Laura Gysel, Maria Gabriela Maridueña-Zavala, María José Molina-Miranda

“…Volatiles from each sample were adsorbed into a solid phase microextraction fiber and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Aroma potential of each compound was determined using available databases. …”
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Proteomic analysis of whole blood to investigate the therapeutic effects of nervonic acid on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by Qingqing Li, Fengrong Zhang, Xianyu Li, Qing Wang

“…The differential protein expression profile was analyzed using Liquid Chromatography—Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) whole blood proteomics.ResultsZZZGene Ontology (GO) analysis revealed that, compared to ginkgo biloba extract (EGb), the proteins differentially expressed under NA intervention were predominantly involved in oxidative stress response and calcium-dependent adhesion processes. …”
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GC-MS Analysis, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Extracts of the Aerial Parts of <i>Conyza sumatrensis</i> by Olapeju O Aiyelaagbe, Stephen O Oguntoye, Abdulmumeen A Hamid, Adebola M Ogundare, David B Ojo, Ajibola Ajao, Nurudeen O Owolabi

“…The extracts were also analysed using Gas chromatography – Mass spectrometry, and the chromatogram coupled with mass spectra of the compounds were matched with a standard library. …”
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Application of Monoclonal Antibodies against Bioactive Natural Products: Eastern Blotting and Preparation of Knockout Extract by Hiroyuki Tanaka, Osamu Morinaga, Takuhiro Uto, Shunsuke Fuji, Frederick Asare Aboagye, Nguyen Huu Tung, Xiao Wei Li, Waraporn Putalun, Yukihiro Shoyama

“…Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) tof mass spectrometry was used for the confirmation of hapten number in synthesized antigen. …”
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PPARβ/δ Agonism with GW501516 Increases Myotube PGC-1α Content and Reduces BCAA Media Content Independent of Changes in BCAA Catabolic Enzyme Expression by Caroline N. Rivera, Jason S. Hinkle, Rachel M. Watne, Trent C. Macgowan, Andrew J. Wommack, Roger A. Vaughan

“…Media BCAA content was assessed via liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC/MS). Results. GW significantly increased PGC-1α protein expression, mitochondrial content, and mitochondrial function. …”
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A multi-omics spatial framework for host-microbiome dissection within the intestinal tissue microenvironment by Bokai Zhu, Yunhao Bai, Yao Yu Yeo, Xiaowei Lu, Xavier Rovira-Clavé, Han Chen, Jason Yeung, Dingani Nkosi, Jonathan Glickman, Antonio Delgado-Gonzalez, Georg K. Gerber, Mike Angelo, Alex K. Shalek, Garry P. Nolan, Sizun Jiang

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Human Amniotic Fluid Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Second- and Third-Trimester Amniocentesis: Differentiation Potential, Molecular Signature, and Proteome Analysis by Jurate Savickiene, Grazina Treigyte, Sandra Baronaite, Giedre Valiuliene, Algirdas Kaupinis, Mindaugas Valius, Audrone Arlauskiene, Ruta Navakauskiene

“…Using SYNAPT G2 High Definition Mass Spectrometry technique approach, we performed for the first time the comparative proteomic analysis between undifferentiated AF-MSCs from late trimester of gestation and differentiated into myogenic, adipogenic, osteogenic, and neurogenic lineages. …”
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A Case of Carbamazepine-Induced Aggravation of Self-Limited Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes Epilepsy and Valproate-Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy in a Child with Heteroz... by Imalke Kankananarachchi, Eresha Jasinge, Gemunu Hewawitharana

“…VPA was stopped with the suspicion of VPA-induced hyperammonemia. Tandem mass spectrometry did not show significant abnormality in the amino acid profile. …”
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Studying chemical signals in plant–soil mesofauna interactions by Bohm, Victoria, Michel, Thomas, Forey, Estelle, Agasse, Valérie, Cardinael, Pascal, Chauvat, Matthieu

“…Soil leachates were collected with a percolated solution and analyzed by a fast analytical method combining analytical separation of compounds through ultra high performance liquid chromatography with high resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS). The experimental design appears to be suitable for leachates sampling. …”
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Screening and Characterizing Tyrosinase Inhibitors from Salvia miltiorrhiza and Carthamus tinctorius by Spectrum-Effect Relationship Analysis and Molecular Docking by Ya-Li Wang, Guang Hu, Qian Zhang, Yu-Xiu Yang, Qiao-Qiao Li, Yuan-Jia Hu, Hua Chen, Feng-Qing Yang

“…This study established a spectrum-effect relationship analysis method and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis method to screen and identify the active ingredients that inhibited TYR in Salvia miltiorrhiza–Carthamus tinctorius (Danshen–Honghua, DH) herbal pair. …”
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Gadolinium(III) Complexes with N-Alkyl-N-methylglucamine Surfactants Incorporated into Liposomes as Potential MRI Contrast Agents by Simone Rodrigues Silva, Érica Correia Duarte, Guilherme Santos Ramos, Flávio Vinícius Crizóstomo Kock, Fabiana Diuk Andrade, Frédéric Frézard, Luiz Alberto Colnago, Cynthia Demicheli

“…Complexes of gadolinium(III) with N-octanoyl-N-methylglucamine (L8) and N-decanoyl-N-methylglucamine (L10) with 1 : 2 stoichiometry were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and molar conductivity measurements. …”
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Production of Malheuran A, a Geranylated Flavonoid with Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities, in Hairy Root Cultures of <i>Dalea purpurea</i> by Amit Raj Sharma, Gaurav Gajurel, Salma Abdel-Karim, Mohammad Abrar Alam, Robert Colquhoun Shields, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar

“…The co-treatment of the hairy root cultures with the elicitors methyl-β-cyclodextrin, magnesium chloride, methyl jasmonate, and hydrogen peroxide led to the production and secretion of the geranylated flavanone malheuran A, which was confirmed by mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy analyses. The highest amount (104.3 ± 6.9 mg/L) of malheuran A was detected at 192 h after elicitor treatment. …”
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Aqueous spice extracts as alternative antimycotics to control highly drug resistant extensive biofilm forming clinical isolates of Candida albicans. by Bindu Sadanandan, Vaniyamparambath Vijayalakshmi, Priya Ashrit, Uddagiri Venkanna Babu, Lakavalli Mohan Sharath Kumar, Vasulingam Sampath, Kalidas Shetty, Amruta Purushottam Joglekar, Rashmi Awaknavar

“…The presence of allicin, ellagic acid, and gallic acid as dominant compounds in the aqueous extracts of garlic, clove, and Indian gooseberry respectively was determined by High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. The morphology of C. albicans biofilm at different growth periods was also determined through bright field microscopy, phase contrast microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy. …”
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Imaging lipid rafts reveals the principle of ApoE4-induced Aβ upregulation in human neurons by Se-In Lee, Heejin Lim, Na Yeon Kim, Jichang Yu, Joonho Cho, Hyein Lee, Dae Won Moon, Jinsoo Seo

“…In this study, we developed a protocol for imaging APP on lipid rafts using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and found that astrocyte ApoE4 contributes to an increase in APP localization on lipid rafts, subsequently elevating Aβ42 synthesis in a clathrin-independent manner in neurons.…”
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