Enzymatic assay for urine lactose in the assessment of recent intravenous abuse of buprenorphine.

abstract：:The steroidal module of the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) aims to detect doping with endogenous steroids, e.g. testosterone (T), by longitudinally monitoring several biomarkers. These biomarkers are ratios combined into urinary concentrations of testosterone and metabolically related steroids. However, it is evide...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mullen J,Baekken LV,Törmäkangas T,Ekström L,Ericsson M,Hullstein IR,Schulze JJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of corticosteroids, such as betamethasone, in performance horses is tightly regulated. The objective of the current study was to describe the plasma pharmacokinetics of betamethasone as well as time-related urine and synovial fluid concentrations following intra-articular administration to horses. Twelve racin...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Knych HK,Stanley SD,Harrison LM,Mckemie DS

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Higenamine was included in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited Substances and Methods List as a β2 -adrenoceptor agonist in 2017, thereby resulting in its prohibition both in and out of competition. The present mini review describes the physiology and pharmacology of adrenoceptors, summarizes the literature...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Hudzik TJ,Patel M,Brown A

更新日期：2020-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of performance enhancing drugs is a widespread phenomenon in professional and leisure sports. A spectroscopic study was carried out on anabolic tablets labelled as 5 mg methandienone tablets provided by police departments. The analytical approach was based on a two-step methodology: a fast analysis of tablets ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Rebiere H,Ghyselinck C,Lempereur L,Brenier C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Designer drugs belong to a group of legally or illegally produced substances that are structurally and pharmacologically very similar to illicit drugs. In the past, designer drugs were often used during all-night dance parties, but they are now consumed in multiple settings from college bars to parks to private house ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Karila L,Reynaud M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietin (EPO) has been misused in sports for many years due to its performance-enhancing effect. In the last decade, detection of abuse has been possible with isoelectric focusing (IEF) based on the different isoform profiles of endogenous and recombinant EPO. The release of new EPOs on the market, such as the ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Dehnes Y,Hemmersbach P

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral fluid (OF) offers a simple, non-invasive, directly observable sample collection for clinical and forensic drug testing. Given that chronic cannabis smokers often engage in drug administration multiple times daily, evaluating OF cannabinoid pharmacokinetics during ad libitum smoking is important for practical deve...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Lee D,Vandrey R,Mendu DR,Murray JA,Barnes AJ,Huestis MA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic cannabinoids are the psychotropic compounds frequently identified as active components of smoking mixtures easily available via the Internet in several countries. These herbal blends have become extremely popular as a legal alternative to cannabis-based products and are difficult to detect by regular drug te...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Sobolevsky T,Prasolov I,Rodchenkov G

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of altitude training on haematological parameters and the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP) was evaluated in international-level elite athletes. One group of swimmers lived high and trained high (LHTH, n = 10) for three to four weeks at 2130 m or higher whereas a control group (n = 10) completed a three-wee...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Bonne TC,Lundby C,Lundby AK,Sander M,Bejder J,Nordsborg NB

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absence of reference material is a commonly experienced difficulty among medical and forensic professionals tasked with identifying new psychoactive substances that are encountered for the first time. The identification of newly emerging substances lies at the heart of forensic and clinical analysis, and a proacti...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Brandt SD,Tearavarich R,Dempster N,Cozzi NV,Daley PF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Docetaxel (DTX) is an anti-cancer compound derived from 10-deacetyl baccatin III which is indicated for treatment of breast, lung, prostate, gastro-esophageal, and head and neck cancers. Epimerization of DTX at the C-7 hydroxyl position has intrigued chemists and has been implicated in loss of potency, as well as in t...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mohsin S,Arellano IH,Choudhury NR,Garg S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high frequency of the synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) emergence renders this group of new psychoactive compounds particularly demanding in terms of detection, identification, and responding. Without the available reference material, one of the specific problems is differentiation and structure eluc...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Martek BA,Mihelač M,Gazvoda M,Virant M,Urankar D,Krivec M,Gostič T,Nemec B,Koštrun B,Janežič M,Klemenc S,Košmrlj J

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of drug abuse in horseracing often requires knowledge of drug metabolism, especially if urine is the matrix of choice. In this study, equine liver/lung microsomes/S9 tissue fractions were used to study the phase I metabolism of eight drugs of relevance to equine drug surveillance (acepromazine, azaperone...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Scarth JP,Spencer HA,Timbers SE,Hudson SC,Hillyer LL

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The second programme of its kind globally, the highly successful, collaborative, productive and energizing IFDAT-International Forum for Drug and Alcohol Testing, was held in Barcelona, Spain, from 12-14 April. IFDAT was attended by over 100 delegates, conference sponsors and exhibitors from the international workplac...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Kenney J D JE,Björklöv P

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the field of natural extracts, research generally focuses on the study of their biological activities for food, cosmetic, or pharmacological purposes. The evaluation of their adverse effects is often overlooked. In this study, the extracts of Thymus vulgaris L. were obtained by two different extraction methods. Int...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Benourad F,Kahvecioglu Z,Youcef-Benkada M,Colet JM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The method of high sensitive gas chromatographic/time-of-flight mass-spectrometric (GC/TOF-MS) analysis of steroids was developed. Low-resolution TOF-MS instrument (with fast spectral acquisition rate) was used. This method is based on the formation of the silyl derivatives of steroids; exchange of the reagent mixture...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Revelsky AI,Samokhin AS,Virus ED,Rodchenkov GM,Revelsky IA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work presents an analytical procedure for the identification and characterization of liposome-entrapped haemoglobins, based on flow cytofluorimetry. Flow cytofluorimetric detection is carried out following labelling by two distinct fluorescent reagents, an anti-haemoglobin antibody, fluorescein isothiocyanate con...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Esposito S,Colicchia S,de la Torre X,Donati F,Mazzarino M,Botrè F

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread use of antibiotics in animals is causing concerns about the growing risk for development and the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic consumption is higher in animals than in humans as reported in a joint publication of EFSA (European Food Safety Agency), ECDC (European Centre for Disease...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Daeseleire E,De Graef E,Rasschaert G,De Mulder T,Van den Meersche T,Van Coillie E,Dewulf J,Heyndrickx M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) has been used as a recreational drug since the 1990s and over the last few years there has been increasing use of its analogues gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and to a lesser extent 1,4-butanediol (1,4BD). This review will summarize the literature on the pharmacology of these compounds; the patt...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Wood DM,Brailsford AD,Dargan PI

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is the main mechanism of action of organophosphorus compounds (OP), and AChE reactivators (oximes) are at present the only causal therapeutic approach. Being the key target of OP toxicity, AChE may serve as a valuable tool for diagnosis of OP exposure as well as for the invest...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Worek F,Eyer P,Thiermann H

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Harm reduction services, including needle-exchange programmes, have been implemented in Switzerland for over 20 years. Their main aim is to lessen the negative social and/or physical consequences associated with illicit drug consumption and, therefore, improve prevention messages. To this end, knowledge of illicit dru...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Lefrançois E,Augsburger M,Esseiva P

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of the abuse of synthetic steroids in food production is nowadays relatively straightforward using modern techniques such as gas or liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS or LC-MS/MS, respectively). However, proving the abuse of 'endogenous' (or naturally occurring) steroids is more dif...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Scarth JP,Kay J,Teale P,Akre C,Le Bizec B,De Brabander HF,Vanhaecke L,Van Ginkel L,Points J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, there is a growing trend toward the intentional adulteration of dietary supplements (DS) with synthetic pharmaceuticals, which represents an alarming emerging risk to consumers and a serious problem for regulatory agencies. An amazing array of synthetic drugs and their analogues have been reported as adult...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Muschietti L,Redko F,Ulloa J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In doping control analysis, the characterization of urinary steroid metabolites is of high interest for a targeted and long-term detection of prohibited anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS). In this work, the structure of a long-term metabolite of dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT) was elucidated. Altogether, 8 pos...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Forsdahl G,Geisendorfer T,Göschl L,Pfeffer S,Gärtner P,Thevis M,Gmeiner G

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard treatment of poisoning by organophosphorus (OP) nerve agents with atropine and oximes lacks efficacy with some nerve agents. Promising in vitro and in vivo results were obtained with the bispyridinium compound SAD-128 which was partly attributed to its interaction with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Previ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Niessen KV,Tattersall JE,Timperley CM,Bird M,Green C,Thiermann H,Worek F

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of a mass spectrometric method for the unambiguous detection of doping with recombinant human erythropoietins (rhEPO) has been attempted for many years. Unfortunately, progress in this field was hampered by the unavailability of highly purified human endogenous EPOs (urinary[uhEPO], serum/plasma EPO)--a pr...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Reichel C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of a real-time assay to experimentally investigate the release of encapsulated proteins would be beneficial given the interest in the use of liposomes as a drug delivery vehicle. Although simple assays for small molecular weight substances exist, assays to evaluate macromolecules do not. Here we descr...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mujoo H,Reynolds JNJ,Tucker IG

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triamcinolone (T) is a glucocorticoid commonly used to relieve inflammation and treat arthritis, severe allergies, and asthma; however, it is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency in competition for athletes when administered orally, intravenously, intramuscularly, or rectally. The minimum required performance limit ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Chen TT,Tseng YC,Huang TY,Chang-Chien GP,Hsu MC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-(1-adamantyl)-1-pentyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide (APINACA) and N-(1-adamantyl)-1-pentyl-1H-indole-3-carboxamide (APICA) are carboxamide-type synthetic cannabinoids comprising indazole/indole-3-carboxylic acid and adamantan-1-amine moieties. However, in the case of compounds like APINACA or APICA, adamantyl positiona...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Asada A,Doi T,Tagami T,Takeda A,Sawabe Y

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, substances such as Mildronate (Meldonium) are not on the radar of anti-doping laboratories as the compound is not explicitly classified as prohibited. However, the anti-ischemic drug Mildronate demonstrates an increase in endurance performance of athletes, improved rehabilitation after exercise, protection ag...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Görgens C,Guddat S,Dib J,Geyer H,Schänzer W,Thevis M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00