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The N-H bond dissociation enthalpies (BDE's) of 40 anilines (pGC(6)H(4)NHY) from series 1 to 4 with alpha-Y and p-G substituents and the stability of related radicals (pGC(6)H(4)Ndot;Y) were studied using ab initio (MP2) and density functional methods (B3LYP) with large basis sets. The results show that both methods reproduce earlier experimental BDEs within 2-3 kcal/mol and satisfactorily predict the alpha and remote substituent effects on BDEs (DeltaBDEs), as they reproduced the experimental DeltaBDEs within less than 1 kcal/mol. Furthermore, the conventional radical stabilization enthalpy (RSE = - DeltaBDE) was found to be invalid to represent the trend of the radical stabilization because the molecule effect (ME) can contribute more to RSE than the radical effect (RE) for certain series (1 and 4). These radicals are in fact stabilized by electron-withdrawing groups (EWGs) but destabilized by electron-donating groups (EDGs), a phenomenon just opposite to the observed O-behavior of many other aromatic heteroatomic radicals studied so far. These radicals are thus assigned as a new radical class, Class counter-O (or O) according to Walter's terminology. Moreover, the excellent multi-parametric Hammett-type correlations indicated that the para substituent effects on BDEs originate mainly from polar effects, but those on radical stability originate from both spin delocalization and polar effects. The atomic charge and spin population variations at a radical center due to p-G substitution were also found to correlate satisfactorily with REs. These results show that the spin delocalization effect should be explicitly considered in accounting for both DeltaBDEs and radical stabilization effects. Finally, an overall subsituent effect scale for radical stability has been proposed, and the overall substituent effect on the N-radicals was found to conform to the Capto-dative Principle.
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PMID:A detailed investigation of subsitituent effects on N-h bond enthalpies in aniline derivatives and on the stability of corresponding N-centered radicals. 1296 86

The prevalence of binge eating disorder (BED) was assessed in a sample of 110 morbidly obese presurgery patients by means of self-report (Questionnaire on Eating and Weight Patterns [QEWP]). Subsequently, patients with (n = 19, 17.3%) and without BED (n = 91, 82.7%) were compared on several eating-related and general psychopathological instruments, as well as an obesity-specific health-related quality-of-life measure. Patients with BED exhibited higher scores than non-BED patients on most of the subscales of two questionnaires measuring eating behavior and attitudes towards eating, shape, and weight (Three Factor Eating Questionnaire [TFEQ], Eating Disorders Examination-questionnaire version [EDE-Q4]) with the exception of the respective restraint subscales. The two groups also differed significantly on the disease-specific quality-of-life measure (Impact of Quality of Life Questionnaire-Lite [IWQOL-Lite]). No differences were found for measures of severity of depressive symptoms (Inventory of Depressive Symptoms [IDS]) and impairment of self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire [RSE]). Our findings replicate the results of other studies comparing patients with and without BED in samples with different degrees of obesity and extend the results to an obesity-specific quality-of-life measure. Further research needs to investigate the short- and long-term impact of presurgery BED on surgery outcome, as well as the impact of surgery on binge eating and eating-related psychopathology.
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PMID:Characteristics of morbidly obese patients before gastric bypass surgery. 1450 5

The novel Roussin red-salt ester (PPIX-RSE) with a pendant porphyrin chromophore was prepared and investigated as a precursor for the photochemical generation of nitric oxide. PPIX-RSE has the general formula Fe(2)(NO)(4)[(mu-S,mu-S')P] (where (S,S')P is the bis(2-thiolatoethyl) diester of protoporphyrin IX. The photoexcitation of PPIX-RSE with 436- or 546-nm light in an aerated chloroform solution led to the photodecomposition of the cluster with the respective quantum yields (5.2 +/- 0.7) x 10(-4) and (2.5 +/- 0.5 x 10(-4)) and the concomitant release of NO. PPIX-RSE is a significantly more effective NO generator at longer wavelength excitation than are other Fe(2)(mu-SR)(2)(NO)(4) esters for which R is a simple alkyl group such as CH(3)CH(2)- because of the much higher absorptivity of the pendant PPIX chromophore at these wavelengths and a modestly higher quantum yield. Fluorescence intensity and lifetime data indicate that the photoexcited porphyrin of PPIX-RSE is largely quenched by the energy transfer to the Fe(2)S(2)(NO)(4) cluster's core. However, a small fraction of this emission is not quenched, and it is proposed that PPIX-RSE may exist in solution as two conformers.
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PMID:Synthesis and photochemical properties of a novel iron-sulfur-nitrosyl cluster derivatized with the pendant chromophore protoporphyrin IX. 1533 5

Herein we demonstrate the successful photochemical generation of nitric oxide via two-photon excitation (TPE) from the supramolecular complex PPIX-RSE ({mu-S,mu-S'-protoporphyrin-IX-bis(2-thioethyl)diester]tetranitrosyl-diiron). The TPE fluorescence spectra indicate efficient energy transfer from the PPIX antennae to the iron sulfur nitrosyl cluster. Further evidence of NO release is demonstrated using a nitric oxide specific electrode and ESI+ MS.
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PMID:Photochemical production of nitric oxide via two-photon excitation with NIR light. 1549 84

Decrease in self-esteem (SE) is found in all mood disorders during inter-episode phases. This trait was associated with relapse and suicidality but its genetic basis is still undefined, probably because SE has multiple components. The aim of the current study was to ascertain which of those components were altered in a sample of affective patients. Three hundred and thirty-one outpatients with bipolar (N=199) and major depressive MD (N=132) disorders in remission for at least three months and one hundred controls completed the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSE; [Rosenberg, M., 1965. The measurement of self-esteem, Society and the Adolescent Self-Image. Princeton University Press, pp.16-36]). Principal component analysis was performed to identify RSE factor structure. Extracted factors were compared across case and control groups in the whole sample (N=431) and in a sub-sample (N=301) with low self-esteem (RSE <20). PCA yielded a two-factor solution with self-confidence (SC) and self-deprecation (SD) that was largely consistent with the existing literature. Such factors were both associated with lower scores in affective patients than controls (SC: F=52, p<0.01; SD: F=43, p<0.01). However in the low RSE group only self-confidence was found to be decreased in subjects with mood disorders (SC: F=13.8, p<0.01; SD: F=0.05, p=0.9). These findings suggest that self-esteem deficit in affective disorders might involve specific components. Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed.
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PMID:Components of self-esteem in affective patients and non-psychiatric controls. 1604 Jan 27

Eukaryotic cells target mRNAs to the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway when translation terminates within the coding region. In mammalian cells, this is presumably due to a downstream signal deposited during pre-mRNA splicing. In contrast, unspliced retroviral RNA undergoes NMD in chicken cells when premature termination codons (PTCs) are present in the gag gene. Surprisingly, deletion of a 401-nt 3' UTR sequence immediately downstream of the normal gag termination codon caused this termination event to be recognized as premature. We termed this 3' UTR region the Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) stability element (RSE). The RSE also stabilized the viral RNA when placed immediately downstream of a PTC in the gag gene. Deletion analysis of the RSE indicated a smaller functional element. We conclude that this 3' UTR sequence stabilizes termination codons in the RSV RNA, and termination codons not associated with such an RSE sequence undergo NMD.
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PMID:A 3' UTR sequence stabilizes termination codons in the unspliced RNA of Rous sarcoma virus. 1630 1

Ion mobility mass spectrometry (IM-MS) was used to probe the structures of several metal complexes carrying pendant chromophores. The three complexes investigated were the copper(II) complex Cu(DAC)2+ (DAC = 1,8-bis(9-methylanthracyl)cyclam, cyclam = 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane), the N-nitrosylated ligand DAC-NO, and the Roussin's red salt ester (mu-S,mu-S')-protoporphyrin-IX-bis(2-thioethyl ester)tetranitrosyldiiron (PPIX-RSE). From the IM-MS data coupled with theoretical calculations, it was found that [Cu(II)(DAC - H)]+ exists as a single conformer, with one anthracenyl group above the cyclam and the other below, similar to the crystal structure of Cu(II)(DAC)2+. The metal-free N-nitrosylated ligand (DAC-NO + H)+ has two conformations: one family of structures has one anthracenyl group above the cyclam and one below, while the other has both anthracenyl groups on the same side of the cyclam. These observations are consistent with 1H NMR data for the neutral DAC-NO complex that indicate the presence of two geometric isomers in solution. The third species, PPIX-RSE, has a porphyrin chromophore covalently linked to an Fe2S2(NO)4 cluster for use as a precursor for the photochemical delivery of nitric oxide in single- and two-photon excitation processes. Ion mobility indicates the presence of two (PPIX-RSE + H)+ conformations, consistent with the previous interpretation of the bimodal fluorescence lifetime decay seen for PPIX-RSE. DFT structures, in good agreement with the IM-MS cross sections, indicate two "bent" conformations with the planes of the porphyrin and Fe2S2 rings at different angles with respect to each other.
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PMID:Probing shapes of bichromophoric metal-organic complexes using ion mobility mass spectrometry. 1636 75

SE in the pediatric age group presents challenges in diagnosis and management. There is need for renewed consensus on the temporal definition of SE, both clinical and electrographic. SE in children exhibits an age-dependent vulnerability, with genetic predisposition and etiology as determinants of susceptibility. Nonepileptic phenomena may mimic SE. Clinical and electrographic SE in neonates are relatively rare, while serial (clinical and electrographic) and repetitive seizures are more common. Neurometabolic disease, chromosomal disorders, and abnormalities of cortical development are important etiological considerations. Abrupt discontinuation of or an aberrant response to AEDs can also precipitate SE. Metabolic perturbations and toxins can further aggravate the situation. Clinical and experimental data suggest that the longer a seizure lasts, the more difficult it becomes to control, and that seizures can have immediate and long-term adverse consequences on the immature and developing brain. Hence, treatment (usually with a benzodiazepine) should be started early in the clinical course. A trial of pyridoxine, biotin, or folinic acid should be considered in the appropriate clinical setting (e.g., neonates or young infants, in particular). Phenytoin/fosphenytoin and phenobarbital remain important treatment options. Pentobarbital and midazolam are preferred choices in the management of RSE. Once metabolic causes are excluded, children with RSE should be evaluated for surgical treatment early in the clinical course. Clinical guidelines based on best available evidence have to be periodically reviewed. The clinical consequences and management of electrographic SE, especially in the neonate, have to be addressed. Guidelines for continuous (video) EEG monitoring are needed to facilitate this task. AEDs that do not have an adverse effect on the developing brain have to be developed. Our review suggests a continuing need for prospective studies into all aspects of SE in the pediatric age group.
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PMID:Status epilepticus in pediatric practice: neonate to adolescent. 1638 32

This report describes the synthesis, spectroscopy, and photochemistry of a new fluorescein-derivatized iron sulfur nitrosyl compound, the Roussin's red salt ester bis-((mu-S,mu-S')-fluorescein-2-thioethyl-ester)-tetranitrosyldiiron (Fluor-RSE). Under continuous photolysis Fluor-RSE decomposes with moderate quantum yields (0.0036 +/- 0.0005 at lambda(irr) = 436 nm) with the corresponding release of most of the NO carried by the Fe2S2NO4 cluster. Large changes in the optical absorptivity occur upon photolysis of the Fluor-RSE, and these changes have been attributed to the different protic forms available to the fluorescein chromophore as it is separated from the cluster. Steady-state luminescence experiments have shown that the fluorescence of Fluor-RSE is about 85% quenched relative to the model compound ethyl fluorescein (Fluor-Et). Thus, it is clear that excitation of the fluorescein chromophore antennae is followed by energy transfer to the Fe/S/NO cluster at a rate at least comparable to fluorescence. However, the effect of the iron-sulfur core on the fluorescent lifetimes from fluorescein chromophore is much smaller. A single-exponential decay (tau = 3.3 ns) was seen for Fluor-RSE that is only modestly shorter than that for Fluor-Et (tau = 4.5 ns), and this is the effect of the smaller radiative rate constant (k(r)) for the former. These systems further demonstrate that attachment of a pendant dye chromophore as an antenna significantly improves the effective rate for photochemical NO generation from the Roussin's red salt esters at longer excitation wavelengths.
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PMID:Toward development of water soluble dye derivatized nitrosyl compounds for photochemical delivery of NO. 1644 Nov 30

The experiments described here demonstrate the use of two-photon excitation (TPE) to sensitize nitric oxide (NO) release from a dye-derivatized iron/sulfur/nitrosyl cluster Fe2(mu-RS)2(NO)4 (Fluor-RSE, RS = 2-thioethyl ester of fluorescein) with near-infrared (NIR) light in the form of femtosecond pulses from a Ti:sapphire laser. TPE at 800 nm leads both to weak fluorescence from the organic chromophore at lambda(max) = 532 nm and to NO labilization from the cluster. Since the emission from the reference compound Fluor-Et (the ethyl ester of fluorescein) under identical conditions (50/50 CH3CN/phosphate buffer (1 mM) at pH 7.4) is considerably more intense, the weaker emission from Fluor-RSE and the NO generation indicate that the fluorescein excited states initially formed by TPE are largely quenched by energy transfer to the cluster core. The two-photon absorption (TPA) cross section of Fluor-RSE at 800 nm was determined to be delta = 63 +/- 7 GM via the TPA photoluminescence technique. This can be compared to the TPA cross section of 36 GM reported for fluorescein dye in pH 11 aqueous solution and of 32 +/- 3 GM for Fluor-Et measured under conditions comparable to those used for Fluor-RSE. Pulse intensity dependence studies showed that the quantity of NO released from the latter as the result of NIR photoexcitation follows a quadratic relationship to excitation intensity, consistent with the expectation for a TPE process. These studies demonstrate the potential utility of a two-photon antenna for sensitization of the photochemical release of an active agent (in this case, NO) from a photoactive pro-drug.
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PMID:A two-photon antenna for photochemical delivery of nitric oxide from a water-soluble, dye-derivatized iron nitrosyl complex using NIR light. 1653 59


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