Quantitative RT Real Time PCR and indirect immunofluorescence for the detection of human parainfluenza virus 1, 2, 3
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS
Authors: Terlizzi, Maria Elena; Bergallo, Massimiliano; Sidoti, Francesca; Sinesi, Franca; Vendrame, Rosangela; Gambarino, Stefano; Costa, Cristina; Cavallo, Rossana
Abstract
Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) are distributed worldwide and are involved mainly in the pathogenesis of respiratory tract infections. The development and optimization of three quantitative reverse transcription real time polymerase chain reactions (RT Real Time Qt-PCRs) and an indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) for the detection and quantitation of HPIV-1, -2 and -3 in clinical samples are described. Efficiency, sensitivity, specificity, inter- and intra-assay variability and turnaround time of the two methods were compared. These assays have been validated on 131 bronchoalveolar lavage specimens. Based on the results obtained, the molecular methods represent a valid and rapid tool for clinical management and should be included in diagnostic panels aimed to evaluate suspected respiratory tract infections. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
New dodecanuclear phenylphosphonate-bridged Co(II) complexes
POLYHEDRON
Authors: Burkovskaya, Nataliya P.; Nikiforova, Marina E.; Kiskin, Mikhail A.; Lermontov, Anatoliy S.; Bogomyakov, Artem S.; Mironov, Vladimir S.; Dobrokhotova, Zhanna V.; Pekhnyo, Vasyl I.; Sidorov, Aleksei A.; Novotortsev, Vladimir M.; Eremenko, Igor L.
Abstract
New dodecanuclear phenylphosphonate-bridged Co(II) complexes [(mu(2)-THF)(5)(eta-HPiv)Co-12(mu(3)-OH)(4)(mu(6)-O3PPh)(4)(mu-Piv)(12)]center dot THF center dot 2C(6)H(6) (1 center dot THF center dot 2C(6)H(6)), [(mu(2)-THF)(6)Co-12(mu(3)-OH)(4)(mu(6)-O3PPh)(4)(mu-Piv)(12)]center dot 3THF (2 center dot 3THF) and [(mu(2)-Hmhp)(6)Co-12(mu(3)-OH)(4)(mu(6)-O3PPh)(4)(mu-Piv)(12)]center dot 6.5MeCN (3 center dot 6.5MeCN) have been synthesized by the reaction of the cobalt(II) pivalate polymer {Co(Piv)(2)}(n) (Piv is the pivalate anion), as a source of metal fragments containing cobalt(II) atoms, with potassium phenylphosphonate (K2PO3Ph) in the presence of neutral O-donor additional ligands like molecules of THF or 6-methyl-2-pyridone (Hmhp). The structures of the dodecanuclear complexes 1-3 were determined by using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The magnetic properties of the compounds showed that complexes 1 and 3 exhibit antiferromagnetic exchange interactions between the magnetic centers. The stability of compounds 1 and 3 were studied using thermogravimetric analysis. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.