An observational study on electrocardiographic and angiographic correlation in localising the culprit vessel in acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction is one of the most common causes of mortality and morbidity in both developed and developing countries. Coronary angiography is not easily available in most of the developing countries where the incidence of myocardial infarction is on the rise. Electrocardiogram can be used to diagnose ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and to identify the occlusion site in the coronary arteries. OBJECTIVES: To study the electrocardiographic and angiographic correlation in localizing the culprit vessel in acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and to analyse established individual electrographic parameters for their sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value in predicting the culprit vessel. METHODS: 100 patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction underwent both electrocardiography and coronary angiography. Established ECG criteria for identifying the culprit artery and localising the level of lesion were compared with angiographic localisation which is considered as the gold standard. RESULTS: In our study we found that established ECG criteria were able to accurately identify the culprit artery and localise the level of the lesion. CONCLUSIONS: Electrocardiogram plays an important role in diagnosing and classifying myocardial infarction. Specific electrocardiographic criteria are able to predict the occluded coronary artery and localise the level of occlusion to a statistically significant level, comparable with coronary angiographic results

Exceedingly Fast Oxygen Atom Transfer to Olefins via a Catalytically Competent Nonheme Iron Species

The reaction of [Fe(CF3SO3)2(PyNMe3)] with excess peracetic acid at ¢40 8C leads to the accumulation of a metastable compound that exists as a pair of electromeric species, [FeIII(OOAc)(PyNMe3)]2+ and [FeV(O)(OAc)(PyNMe3)]2+, in fast equilibrium. Stopped-flow UV/Vis analysis confirmed that oxygen atom transfer (OAT) from these electromeric species to olefinic substrates is exceedingly fast, forming epoxides with stereoretention. The impact of the electronic and steric properties of the substrate on the reaction rate could be elucidated, and the relative reactivities determined for the catalytic oxidations could be reproduced by kinetic studies. The observed fast reaction rates and high selectivities demonstrate that this metastable compound is a truly competent OAT intermediate of relevance for nonheme iron catalyzed epoxidations

Magnetic cationic liposomal nanocarriers for the efficient drug delivery of a curcumin-based vanadium complex with anticancer potential

In this work novel magnetic cationic liposomal nanoformulations were synthesized for the encapsulation of a crystallographically defined ternary V(IV)-curcumin-bipyridine (VCur) complex with proven bioactivity, as potential anticancer agents. The liposomal vesicles were produced via the thin film hydration method employing N-[1-(2,3-dioleoyloxy)propyl]-N,N,N-trimethylammonium (DOTAP) and egg phosphatidylcholine lipids and were magnetized through the addition of citric acid surface-modified monodispersed magnetite colloidal magnetic nanoparticles. The obtained nanoformulations were evaluated for their structural and textural properties and shown to have exceptional stability and enhanced solubility in physiological media, demonstrated by the entrapment efficiency and loading capacity results and the in vitro release studies of their cargo. Furthermore, the generated liposomal formulations preserved the superparamagnetic behavior of the employed magnetic core maintaining the physicochemical and morphological requirements for targeted drug delivery applications. The novel nanomaterials were further biologically evaluated for their DNA interaction potential and were found to act as intercalators. The findings suggest that the positively charged magnetic liposomal nanoformulations can generate increased concentration of their cargo at the DNA site, offering a further dimension in the importance of cationic liposomes as nanocarriers of hydrophobic anticancer metal ion complexes for the development of new multifunctional pharmaceutical nanomaterials with enhanced bioavailability and targeted antitumor activity

The benefits of k-Carrageenan-gelatin hybrid composite coating on the medical grade stainless steel (SS304) used as anticorrosive barrier

Biopolymers derived from seaweed are good anticorrosive, antibacterial and anticancer agents. These biopolymers family includes the k-Carrageenan with good potential anticorrosive feature that is extracted from the red seaweed Acanthophora spicifera - Rhodophyceae. To obtain the best corrosion inhibition properties the k –Carrageenan hybrid composite with gelatin was prepared by sol-gel method. In the present study, two natural compounds have been used to prepare the proposed hybrid composite material. Such as, a self-assembled multilayer coating for medical grade stainless steel (SS) 304 were formed as substrate which can resist successfully to mild condition (3.5 wt % of NaCl) in the chosen electrolyte medium. The analysis by FT-IR confirms the hybridation of gelatin and biopolymer of k -Carrageenan. The electrochemical results revealed that the coated SS 304 is a promising corrosion inhibition with an efficiency up to 97% at 24h and up to 65% at 227 h. The E oc values from open circuit potential analysis indicated the occurrence of passivation on the surface due to hybrid composite coating. Further, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy showed that the resistance of hybrid composite is higher than the bare steel showing R ct of 6.1 kΩ ⋅ cm 2 and 2.1 kΩ ⋅ cm 2, respectively. The microstructural analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) confirmed that the coating surface have better corrosion resistance than SS 304 bare metal

Cu(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II) Complexes of Salan-Type Ligand Containing Ester Groups: Synthesis, Characterization, Electrochemical Properties, and In Vitro Biological Activities

A salen ligand on reduction and N-alkylation affords a novel [N2O2] chelating ligand containing ester groups [L = diethyl-2,2′-(propane-1,3-diylbis((2-hydroxy-3-methoxy benzyl)azanediyl))diacetate]. The purity of the ligand was confirmed by NMR and HPLC chromatograms. Its Cu(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II) complexes were synthesized and characterized by a combination of elemental analysis, IR, NMR, UV-Vis, and mass spectral data, and thermogravimetric analysis (TG/DTA). The magnetic moments, UV-Vis, and EPR spectral studies support square planar geometry around the Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions. A tetrahedral geometry is observed in four-coordinate zinc with bulky N-alkylated salan ligand. The redox properties of the copper complex were examined in DMSO by cyclic voltammetry. The voltammograms show quasireversible process. The interaction of metal complexes with CT DNA was investigated by UV-Vis absorption titration, ethidium bromide displacement assay, cyclic voltammetry methods, and agarose gel electrophoresis. The apparent binding constant values suggest moderate intercalative binding modes between the complexes and DNA. The in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial potentials of the synthesized compounds were also determined

Synthesis, Characterization, and DNA Binding Studies of Nanoplumbagin

The traditional anticancer medicine plumbagin (PLN) was prepared as nanostructured material (nanoplumbagin, NPn1) from its commercial counterparts, simultaneously coencapsulating with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide or cyclodextrin as stabilizers using ultrasonication technique. Surface morphology of NPn analysed from atomic force microscopy (AFM) indicates that NPn has tunable size between 75 nm and 100 nm with narrow particle size distribution. Its binding efficiency with herring sperm DNA was studied using spectral and electrochemical techniques and its efficiency was found to be more compared to the commercial microcrystalline plumbagin (PLN). DNA cleavage was also studied by gel electrophoresis. The observed results indicate that NPn1 has better solubility in aqueous medium and hence showed better bioavailability compared to its commercial counterparts

Biocompatible curcumin loaded PMMA-PEG/ZnO nanocomposite induce apoptosis and cytotoxicity in human gastric cancer cells

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Although curcumin is efficient in killing cancer cells, its poor water solubility and assocaited inadequate bioavailability remain major limitations to its therapeutic application. The formulation of curcumin micellar nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulated with a biodegradable polymer promises to significantly improve curcumin\u27s solubility, stability, and bioavailability. The past decade has witnessed the development of nanoscale curcumin delivery systems: curcumin-loaded liposomes or nanoparticles, self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems (SMEDDS), cyclodextrin inclusions, solid dispersions, nanodisks, and nanotubes. The intention of the present investigation was to enhance the bioavailability and ultimately the efficacy of curcumin by developing a curcumin loaded PMMA-PEG/ZnO bionanocomposite utilizing insoluble curcumin and poorly soluble ZnO nanoparticles. Here, the drug (curcumin) may be carry and deliver the biomolecule(s) by polymer-encapsulated ZnO NPs. Physical characteristics of these novel nanomaterials have been studied with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) in conjunction with spectral techniques. Aqueous solubility of curcumin was augmented upon conjugation with the polymer-stabilized ZnO NPs. A narrow nanocomposite particle size distribution with an average value of 40 to 90 nm was found via TEM. Most importantly, the pH-responsive release of curcumin from the nano-vehicle ensures safer, more controlled delivery of the drug at physiological pH. Cytotoxic potential and cellular uptake of curcumin loaded ZnO NPs were assessed by) cell viability assay, cell cycle assays along with the cell imaging studies have been done in addition to MTT using AGS cancer cells. Hence, these studies demonstrate that the clinical potential of the Curcumin Loaded PMMA-PEG/ZnO can induce the apoptosis of cancer cells through a cell cycle mediated apoptosis corridor, which raises its probability to cure gastric cancer cells

Reactivity of a cobalt(III)-peroxo complex in oxidative nucleophilic reactions

A mononuclear cobalt(III)-peroxo complex bearing a macrocyclic tetradentate N4 ligand, [CoIII(TMC)(O2)]+ (TMC = 1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane), was generated in the reaction of [CoII(TMC)]2+ and H2O2 in the presence of triethylamine in CH3CN. The reactivity of the cobalt(III)-peroxo complex was investigated in aldehyde deformylation with various aldehydes and compared with that of iron(III)- and manganese(III)-peroxo complexes, such as [FeIII(TMC)(O2)]+ and [MnIII(TMC)(O2)]+. In this reactivity comparison, the reactivities of metal-peroxo species were found to be in the order of [MnIII(TMC)(O2)]+ > [CoIII(TMC)(O2)]+ > [FeIII(TMC)(O2)]+. A positive Hammett ?? value of 1.8, obtained in the reactions of [CoIII(TMC)(O2)]+ and para-substituted benzaldehydes, demonstrates that the aldehyde deformylation by the cobalt(III)-peroxo species occurs via a nucleophilic reaction

CCDC 715699: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures