Subject-based steroid profiling and the determination of novel biomarkers for DHT and DHEA misuse in sports.

abstract：:The presence of erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs) in the urine samples collected from athletes is detected using traditional Western blotting following either size-based separation (SDS/SAR-PAGE) or isoelectric focusing (IEF). Although there is an important testing effort, there is little doubt that ESAs are st...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Desharnais P,Naud JF,Ayotte C

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deschloroketamine (2-(methylamino)-2-phenyl-cyclohexanone) is a ketamine analog belonging to a group of dissociative anesthetics, which have been distributed within the illicit market since 2015. However, it was also being sold as 'ketamine' misleading people to believe that they were getting genuine ketamine. Dissoci...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Hájková K,Jurásek B,Čejka J,Štefková K,Páleníček T,Sýkora D,Kuchař M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolving nature of new psychoactive substances (NPS) - often referred to as 'legal highs', 'designer drugs' or 'bath salts' - presents an evolving challenge for toxicologists. Apart from the detection and identification of these compounds, further analytical challenges may arise from the presence of possible metab...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Soh YN,Elliott S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three legal highs; nitracaine (3-(diethylamino)-2,2-dimethylpropyl 4-nitrobenzoate), methoxypiperamide (MEOP, (4-methoxyphenyl)(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)methanone) and mephtetramine (MTTA, 2-((methylamino)methyl)-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one) appeared in 2013 as new psychoactive substances (NPS) on Internet websites ...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Power JD,Scott KR,Gardner EA,Curran McAteer BM,O'Brien JE,Brehon M,Talbot B,Kavanagh PV

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the appearance of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in the 1980s, its expansion and acquisition through the black market has increased, so the detection of its abuse continues to be a challenge. New biomarkers that are more reliable and sensitive, allowing a larger detection window, are still needed. In th...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Ferro P,Ventura R,Pérez-Mañá C,Farré M,Segura J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphetamine (AMP) is used as an illicit drug and also for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Respective drugs most often contain the enantiomer (S)-AMP as active compound or (S)-AMP is formed from the prodrug lisdexamfetamine (Elvanse®) whereas the illicit drug is usually traded as racem...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Binz TM,Williner E,Strajhar P,Dolder PC,Liechti ME,Baumgartner MR,Kraemer T,Steuer AE

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Therapeutic drug monitoring of antipsychotics is important in optimizing individual therapy. In psychiatric populations, classical venous blood sampling is experienced as frightening. Interest in alternative techniques, like dried blood spots (DBS), has consequently increased. A fast and easy to perform DBS method for...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Patteet L,Maudens KE,Stove CP,Lambert WE,Morrens M,Sabbe B,Neels H

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reactions involved in the metabolic pathways of SR9009 were characterized by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to identify the most appropriate marker(s) of use. The effects of gender, genetic polymorphism, and drug-drug interaction on the metabolic profile of SR9009 were also evaluated. In vitro app...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mazzarino M,Rizzato N,Stacchini C,de la Torre X,Botrè F

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, sensitive, and selective spectrophotometric method has been developed for the determination of gabapentin (GBP) in capsules. The method is based on the reaction of GBP and sodium 1,2-naphthoquinone-4-sulfonate (NQS) in the presence of Clark and Lubs buffer of pH 11 to form an orange-coloured product which wa...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Abdulrahman SA,Basavaiah K

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and sensitive method is described for voltammetric determination of promethazine hydrochloride (PMZ), a widely used phenothiazine drug, based on its electrochemical oxidation at a multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). Compared with bare GCE, the MWCNT-modified GCE exhibite...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Xi X,Ming L,Liu J

更新日期：2011-03-01 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

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 accuracy in predicting different chemometric methods was compared when applied on ordinary UV spectra and first order derivative spectra. Principal component regression (PCR) and partial least squares with one dependent variable (PLS1) and two dependent variables (PLS2) were applied on spectral data of pharmaceuti...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Riahi S,Hadiloo F,Milani SM,Davarkhah N,Ganjali MR,Norouzi P,Seyfi P

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three sensitive, selective and precise stability-indicating methods for the determination of the anti-Alzheimer's drug, rivastigmine hydrogen tartrate (RIV) in the presence of its alkaline degradation product (major metabolite, NAP 226-90) and in pharmaceutical formulation were developed and validated. The first metho...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Salem MY,El-Kosasy AM,El-Bardicy MG,Abd El-Rahman MK

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-(2-Aminopropyl)indole (5-IT) is a psychoactive compound that has recently been associated with several fatal and non-fatal intoxications in a number of European countries. There are indications that acute effects may include symptoms of monoaminergic (e.g. serotonin) toxicity and one mechanism involved in the increa...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Herraiz T,Brandt SD

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indole-, indazole-, or azaindole-based synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), bearing a cumyl substituent are a widespread, recreationally used subgroup of new psychoactive substances (NPS). The latest cumyl-derivative, CUMYL-PEGACLONE, emerged in December 2016 on the German drug market. The substance features a novel γ-carbol...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mogler L,Wilde M,Huppertz LM,Weinfurtner G,Franz F,Auwärter V

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study demonstrates the applicability of a strategy involving use of liquid chromatography (LC) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) techniques for the identification and characterization of minute quantities of degradation products, without their isolation from the reaction matrix in pure fo...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Mehta S,Shah RP,Singh S

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) have great therapeutic potential in various diseases including cancer cachexia, sarcopenia, and osteoporosis, and the number of drug candidates has been growing over the last decade. The SARM drug candidates S-22 and S-23 belong to one of the most advanced groups of andro...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Thevis M,Gerace E,Thomas A,Beuck S,Geyer H,Schlörer N,Kearbey JD,Dalton JT,Schänzer W

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Buprenorphine and methadone are commonly used medications for opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), using sublingual and oral administration, respectively. Although beneficial for OMT, these drugs can also be abused by intravenous administration. In intravenous abuse cases, the adjuvants lactose and sucrose are excreted...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Keltanen T,Mariottini C,Walta AM,Rahikainen AL,Ojanperä I

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Italy, Workplace Drug Testing (WDT) has been compulsory by law for specific categories of workers since 2008, offering the opportunity to compare studies conducted within a single regulatory framework. The aims of this paper are to estimate the overall prevalence of WDT positivity (at screening survey) among Italia...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Rosso GL,Montomoli C,Morini L,Candura SM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), mimicking the psychoactive effects of cannabis, consist of a vast array of structurally diverse compounds. A novel compound belonging to the SC family, (1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)-(2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropyl)methanone (named TMCP-CHM in this article) contains a cyclopropane r...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Grigoryev A,Kavanagh P,Labutin A,Pechnikov A,Dowling G,Shevyrin V,Krupina N

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：: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 detection of an intact ester of testosterone in plasma is leading towards unequivocal proof of the administration of exogenous testosterone. In the current study, a sensitive screening method for the detection of nine testosterone esters in human plasma was developed. By preparing oxime derivatives of intact testo...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Forsdahl G,Vatne HK,Geisendorfer T,Gmeiner G

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：: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 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：:The advent of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), with the sensitivity it confers, permits the analysis of both phase I and II drug metabolites that in the past would have been difficult to target using other techniques. These metabolites may have relevance to current analytical toxicology emplo...

journal_title：Drug testing and analysis

authors： Turfus SC,Braithwaite RA,Cowan DA,Parkin MC,Smith NW,Kicman AT

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00