Determination of acetylcholinesterase activity by the Ellman assay: a versatile tool for in vitro research on medical countermeasures against organophosphate poisoning.

abstract：:In Australia, drug monitoring systems have been in place for more than a decade allowing for the measurement of ongoing trends in drug use and the detection of new drugs. The Drug Trends Unit at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre monitors drugs through four separate systems. The Illicit Drug Reporting Syste...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Burns L,Roxburgh A,Bruno R,Van Buskirk J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addiction is a complex disorder with interacting factors, including environmental factors, drug-induced neurobiological changes, comorbidity, personality traits and stress responsivity. Numerous genetic variants that affect these factors may work in concert to affect vulnerability and severity of addiction. Traditiona...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Fattore L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The steroid profile (SP) is a powerful tool to detect the misuse of endogenous anabolic androgenic steroids in sports, and it is included in the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP). Glucocorticoids (GCs), which are widely prescribed in sports and only prohibited in competition by systemic routes, inhibit the hypothalami...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Coll S,Matabosch X,Garrostas L,Perez-Maña C,Ventura R

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and forensic toxicology laboratories are continuously confronted by analytical challenges when dealing with the new psychoactive substances phenomenon. The number of synthetic cannabinoids, the chemical diversity, and the speed of emergence make this group of compounds particularly challenging in terms of det...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Liu C,Jia W,Hua Z,Qian Z

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new, simple, rapid, accurate and precise high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) method has been developed for the estimation of ondansetron hydrochloride in bulk and sublingual tablets. The mobile phase composition was chloroform : ethyl acetate : methanol : ammonia (9:5:4:0.1 v/v). Spectrodensitometric ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mujtaba A,Kohli K,Ali J,Baboota S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral fluid (OF) is an important matrix for monitoring drugs. Smoking cannabis is common, but vaporization and edible consumption also are popular. OF pharmacokinetics are available for controlled smoked cannabis, but few data exist for vaporized and oral routes. Frequent and occasional cannabis smokers were recruited ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Swortwood MJ,Newmeyer MN,Andersson M,Abulseoud OA,Scheidweiler KB,Huestis MA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to French law, the roadside testing for drugs of abuse (DOA) should be performed in oral fluid (OF) using an immunological screening kit. If the screening is positive, confirmation has to be done in OF collected by a special swab, called the FLOQSwab™ (FS). Unlike other sampling kits, this device was not des...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Fabresse N,Aouad H,Knapp A,Mayer C,Etting I,Larabi IA,Alvarez JC

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：: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：:An orthogonal signal correction-partial least squares (OSC-PLS) method was developed for the simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of orotic acid (OA), creatinine (CRE), and uric acid (UA) in spiked real samples. By multivariate calibration methods, such as PLS regression, it is possible to obtain a model adju...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Khajehsharifi H,Tavallali H,Shekoohi M,Sadeghi M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classic examples of psychoactive arylcycloalkylamines include ketamine and 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine (PCP) and many others serve as important structural templates for neuropharmacological research. The recent emergence of PCP analogues that can be obtained from internet retailers requires the implementation of ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Wallach J,De Paoli G,Adejare A,Brandt SD

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine samples were analyzed for lactose to investigate if elevated lactose concentrations indicate recent (< 48 hours) intravenous abuse of substances containing lactose as an excipient. Elevated lactose levels were found in samples given by patients who had recently injected substances intravenously, verified by fres...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Keltanen TN,Heikman PK,Muhonen LH,Gunnar TO,Ojanperä IA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) administration has been widely studied for anti-doping purposes in men, whereas only a few studies have been performed in women. In the present study, the impact of DHEA on the steroid profile parameters and their carbon isotopic ratios was explored. Eleven healthy young wom...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Buisson C,Frelat C,Privat K,Martinat N,Audran M,Collomp K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New Psychoactive Substances are now a feature of Australia's recreational drug market. Little is known, however, about the prevalence of use, the characteristics of people who use them and the relationship between the NPS and ecstasy markets. This study examined the prevalence and correlates of NPS use amongst a group...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Burns L,Roxburgh A,Matthews A,Bruno R,Lenton S,Van Buskirk J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amphetamine molecule contains a chiral center and its enantiomers exhibit differences in pharmacological effects, with the S-enantiomer mediating most of the central nervous system stimulating activity. The majority of prescribed amphetamine consists of the pure S-enantiomer, but therapeutic formulations containin...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Havnen H,Hansen M,Spigset O,Hegstad S

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:Driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) is a worldwide problem. Several countries have adopted DUID legislations which prove their deterrent effect and impact on road safety. However, the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and prescription drugs is not known, as the applied roadside screening tests have not ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Wille SMR,Richeval C,Nachon-Phanithavong M,Gaulier JM,Di Fazio V,Humbert L,Samyn N,Allorge D

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently published two protocols for the detection of Sotatercept (ACE-011, ACVR2A-Fc) and Luspatercept (ACE-536, ACVR2B-Fc) in human serum. Both methods used covalently immobilized antibodies on agarose beads for immunoprecipitation and SAR-PAGE/Western blotting for detection. Disadvantages were the relatively hig...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Reichel C,Gmeiner G,Walpurgis K,Thevis M

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：:Prenylamine is a vasodilator of phenylalkylamine structure and was used for the treatment of angina pectoris, until reports of undesirable effects including ventricular tachycardia led to a decreasing use of the drug in the 1980s. Metabolic N-dealkylation of orally ingested prenylamine can liberate amphetamine in huma...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Beuck S,Sigmund G,Koch A,Schänzer W,Pokrywka A,Kwiatkowska D,Thevis M

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:Sulfate metabolites have been described as long-term metabolites for some anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS). 4-chlorometandienone (4Cl-MTD) is one of the most frequently detected AAS in sports drug testing and it is commonly detected by monitoring metabolites excreted free or conjugated with glucuronic acid. Sulfatio...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Balcells G,Gómez C,Garrostas L,Pozo ÓJ,Ventura R

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and sensitive method involving liquid chromatography electrospray tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) coupled to an intracerebral microdialysis technique was developed for the determination and pharmacokinetic investigation of tramadol and its major active metabolite O-desmethyltramadol (ODT) in rat brain....

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Liu M,Wang P,Yu X,Dong G,Yue J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emerging new psychoactive substances made available for recreational drug use have recently started to include designer benzodiazepines. As a consequence, the routine immunoassay drug testing for benzodiazepines may become less effective, due to an increased occurrence of 'false negative' and 'false positive' resu...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Pettersson Bergstrand M,Helander A,Hansson T,Beck O

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research is to validate the biomarker-based approach for the detection of doping with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in sport. The GH-2000 project proposed an indirect method for the detection of exogenously administered growth hormone (GH) based on the measurement of the GH-dependent mark...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Jing J,Zhou X,He C,Zhang L,Yang S,Xu Y,Xie M,Yan Y,Su H,Wu M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different extracts of Nigella sativa L. seed waste; aqueous (AE) 200 mg/kg, ethanol 70% (EE) 250 mg/kg and hexane (HE) 10 mg/kg, were evaluated for their hepatoprotective activities. They were administered orally, once daily, for 5 consecutive days. On day 5, liver injury was induced in animals by a single i.p. inject...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Michel CG,El-Sayed NS,Moustafa SF,Ezzat SM,Nesseem DI,El-Alfy TS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of positional isomers of designer drugs is a common way of bypassing legal restrictions. For forensic case work, and especially for the legal assessment of cases, there is a need for screening methods capable of the unequivocal identification of positional isomers. The presented liquid chromatography-ele...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Grumann C,Auwärter V

更新日期：2018-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate on-site devices to screen for drug intake are critical for establishing whether an individual is driving under the influence of drugs (DUID); however, on-site oral fluid (OF) cocaine device performance is variable. We evaluated the performance of a newly developed benzoylecgonine (BE) test-strip for the Draeg...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Ellefsen KN,Concheiro M,Pirard S,Gorelick DA,Huestis MA

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:Abuse of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) has been known since the early 1990's, but is not as widespread as the consumption of other illegal drugs. However, the number of severe intoxications with fatal outcomes is comparatively high; not the least of which is brought about by the consumption of the currently legal pr...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Andresen H,Aydin BE,Mueller A,Iwersen-Bergmann S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00