Synthetic food dyes,widely used to enhance the visual appeal of food and beverages,are associated with potential neurobehavioral impacts,particularly in children.Despite its banned status in many regions,Auramine O(AO...Synthetic food dyes,widely used to enhance the visual appeal of food and beverages,are associated with potential neurobehavioral impacts,particularly in children.Despite its banned status in many regions,Auramine O(AO)has been detected as a contaminant in various food products.In silico studies have demonstrated that AO can induce neurotoxic effects.Zebrafish were exposed to varying concentrations of AO(5 and 10 mg/L)and acrylamide at 100 mg/L in the positive control(PC)group.Behavioral tests(Novel Object Recognition,Open Field Test,Light-Dark Test,Novel Tank Test,T-maze Test),enzymatic assays,histological analysis,and gene expression studies were conducted.Staining assays such as dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate(DCFH-DA)for reactive oxygen species(ROS),acridine orange for apoptosis,thioflavin for amyloid plaques,Alizarin Red S for calcification,and AO accumulation in brain tissue were conducted using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography(HPLC)analysis.AO exposure led to dose-dependent cognitive impairment,anxietylike behaviors,decreased enzymatic marker levels,increased ROS levels,apoptosis,amyloid plaques,and calcification.Gene expression analysis revealed the upregulation of stress and inflammation-related genes and the downregulation of antioxidant and neuroprotective genes.HPLC confirmed AO accumulation in brain tissue.AO induces significant neurotoxicity in zebrafish,with higher concentrations causing more pronounced effects.These findings raise concerns about potential neurotoxic impacts on humans,particularly children,and highlight the need for stringent regulatory measures.展开更多
Objective:Vesical Imaging Reporting and Data System(VIRADS)score was developed to standardize the reporting and staging of bladder tumors on pre-operative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging.It helps in avoidin...Objective:Vesical Imaging Reporting and Data System(VIRADS)score was developed to standardize the reporting and staging of bladder tumors on pre-operative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging.It helps in avoiding unnecessary repeat transurethral resection of bladder tumor in high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients.This study was done to determine the validity of VIRADS score prospectively for the diagnosis of muscleinvasive bladder cancer.Methods:This study was conducted from March 2019 to March 2020 at Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital,Jaipur,Rajasthan,India.Patients admitted with the provisional diagnosis of bladder tumor were included as participants.All these patients underwent a 3 Tesla mpMRI to obtain a VIRADS score before they underwent transurethral resection of bladder tumor and these data were analyzed to evaluate the correlation of pre-operative VIRADS score with mus-cle invasiveness of the tumor in final biopsy report.Results:A cut-off of VIRADS≥4 for prediction of detrusor muscle invasion yielded a sensitivity of 79.4%,specificity of 94.2%,positive predictive value of 90.0%,negative predictive value of 87.5%,and diagnostic accuracy of 86.4%.A cut off of VIRADS≥3 for prediction of detrusor muscle invasion yielded a sensitivity of 91.2%,specificity of 78.8%,positive predictive value of 73.8%,negative predictive value of 93.2%,and accuracy of 83.7%.The receiver operating curve showed the area under the curve to be 0.922(95%confidence interval:0.862e0.983).Conclusion:VIRADS score appears to be an excellent and effective pre-operative radiological tool for the prediction of detrusor muscle invasion in bladder cancer.展开更多
基金supported by the Researchers Supporting Project,King Saud University,Saudi Arabia(No.RSP2025R465)。
文摘Synthetic food dyes,widely used to enhance the visual appeal of food and beverages,are associated with potential neurobehavioral impacts,particularly in children.Despite its banned status in many regions,Auramine O(AO)has been detected as a contaminant in various food products.In silico studies have demonstrated that AO can induce neurotoxic effects.Zebrafish were exposed to varying concentrations of AO(5 and 10 mg/L)and acrylamide at 100 mg/L in the positive control(PC)group.Behavioral tests(Novel Object Recognition,Open Field Test,Light-Dark Test,Novel Tank Test,T-maze Test),enzymatic assays,histological analysis,and gene expression studies were conducted.Staining assays such as dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate(DCFH-DA)for reactive oxygen species(ROS),acridine orange for apoptosis,thioflavin for amyloid plaques,Alizarin Red S for calcification,and AO accumulation in brain tissue were conducted using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography(HPLC)analysis.AO exposure led to dose-dependent cognitive impairment,anxietylike behaviors,decreased enzymatic marker levels,increased ROS levels,apoptosis,amyloid plaques,and calcification.Gene expression analysis revealed the upregulation of stress and inflammation-related genes and the downregulation of antioxidant and neuroprotective genes.HPLC confirmed AO accumulation in brain tissue.AO induces significant neurotoxicity in zebrafish,with higher concentrations causing more pronounced effects.These findings raise concerns about potential neurotoxic impacts on humans,particularly children,and highlight the need for stringent regulatory measures.
文摘Objective:Vesical Imaging Reporting and Data System(VIRADS)score was developed to standardize the reporting and staging of bladder tumors on pre-operative multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging.It helps in avoiding unnecessary repeat transurethral resection of bladder tumor in high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients.This study was done to determine the validity of VIRADS score prospectively for the diagnosis of muscleinvasive bladder cancer.Methods:This study was conducted from March 2019 to March 2020 at Sawai Man Singh Medical College and Hospital,Jaipur,Rajasthan,India.Patients admitted with the provisional diagnosis of bladder tumor were included as participants.All these patients underwent a 3 Tesla mpMRI to obtain a VIRADS score before they underwent transurethral resection of bladder tumor and these data were analyzed to evaluate the correlation of pre-operative VIRADS score with mus-cle invasiveness of the tumor in final biopsy report.Results:A cut-off of VIRADS≥4 for prediction of detrusor muscle invasion yielded a sensitivity of 79.4%,specificity of 94.2%,positive predictive value of 90.0%,negative predictive value of 87.5%,and diagnostic accuracy of 86.4%.A cut off of VIRADS≥3 for prediction of detrusor muscle invasion yielded a sensitivity of 91.2%,specificity of 78.8%,positive predictive value of 73.8%,negative predictive value of 93.2%,and accuracy of 83.7%.The receiver operating curve showed the area under the curve to be 0.922(95%confidence interval:0.862e0.983).Conclusion:VIRADS score appears to be an excellent and effective pre-operative radiological tool for the prediction of detrusor muscle invasion in bladder cancer.
