Synthesis of dexamethasone related compounds. Purification by preparative liquid chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry characterization.

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Applications Of Chromatographic And Spectrometric Techniques To The Study Of Dexamethasone Related-Compounds

peer reviewedA methodology for the analysis of dexamethasone and related compounds is proposed. Nine corticoids (corticosteroids) have been separated by TLC and by normalphase HPLC. The optimization of the HPLC separation is performed on a diol column and with a n-hexane/isopropanol (80:20) mobile phase. Mass spectrometry is used to elucidate the nature of the compounds isolated from illicit drug formulations and to confirm the structure of synthesised derivatives from the parent dexamethasone

Involvement of Virus-Induced Interferon Production in IgG Autoantibody-Mediated Anemia

Infection with viruses, such as the lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus (LDV), is known to trigger the onset of autoimmune anemia through the enhancement of the phagocytosis of autoantibody-opsonized erythrocytes by activated macrophages. Type I interferon receptor-deficient mice show enhanced anemia, which suggests a protective effect of these cytokines, partly through the control of type II interferon production. The development of anemia requires the expression of Fcγ receptors (FcγR) I, III, and IV. Whereas LDV infection decreases FcγR III expression, it enhances FcγR I and IV expression in wild-type animals. The LDV-associated increase in the expression of FcγR I and IV is largely reduced in type I interferon receptor-deficient mice, through both type II interferon-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Thus, the regulation of the expression of FcγR I and IV, but not III, by interferons may partly explain the exacerbating effect of LDV infection on anemia that results from the enhanced phagocytosis of IgG autoantibody-opsonized erythrocytes