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Molecular dynamics simulations of 1,2-di-O-acyl-3-O-β-D-galactopyranosyl-sn-glycerol (MGDG) and 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DOPC) bilayers were carried out to compare the effect of the lipid head group's chemical structure on the dynamics and orientational order of the water molecules hydrating the bilayer. The effect of the bilayers on the diffusion of water is strong for the neighbouring water molecules i.e., those located not further than 4 Å from any bilayer atom. This is because the neighbouring water molecules are predominantly hydrogen bonded to the lipid oxygen atoms and their mobility is limited to a confined spatial volume. The choline group of DOPC and the galactose group of MGDG affect water diffusion less than the polar groups located deeper in the bilayer interface, and similarly. The latter is an unexpected result since interactions of water with these groups have a vastly different origin. The least affected by the bilayer lipids is the lateral diffusion of unbound water in the bilayer plane (x,y-plane) - it is because the diffusion is not confined by the periodic boundary conditions, whereas that perpendicular to the plane is. Interactions of water molecules with lipid groups also enforce certain orientations of water dipole moments. The profile of an average water orientation along the bilayer normal for the MGDG bilayer differs from that for the DOPC bilayer. In the DOPC bilayer, the ordering effect of the lipid head groups extends further into the water phase than in the MGDG bilayer, whereas inside the bilayer/water interface, ordering of the water dipoles in the MGDG bilayer is higher. It is possible that differences in the profiles of an average water orientation across the bilayer in the DOPC and MGDG bilayers are responsible for differences in the lateral pressure profiles of these bilayers.
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Orientation of lutein in a lipid bilayer - revisited

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Lutein is present in the human retina and lens, where it plays a protective role. As lutein is associated with the lipid matrix of biomembranes, the role depends on its membrane location. Experimental studies predicted two orientations of lutein in a phosphatidylcholine (PC) bilayer: vertical and horizontal. Using a molecular dynamics simulation, we observed, in two different PC bilayers, both orientations of lutein, and in each bilayer, a single change from vertical to horizontal orientation or vice versa. Both orientations were stabilized by hydrogen bonding of lutein OH groups with mainly carbonyl but also phosphate oxygen atoms of PC.
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication of cardiopulmonary bypass. The paucity of early, predictive, non-invasive biomarkers has impaired our ability to institute potentially effective therapy as soon as possible. The most promising new biomarker is neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL). The aim of the study was to assess the urine and serum level of NGAL in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) due to severe congenital heart disease. Material and methods: We prospectively studied 48 children (17 girls and 31 boys) after CPB, which were divided in two group: with and without acute kidney injury defined as a 50% increase in serum creatinine from baseline. Serum and urine samples were collected before and after 2, 4, 12, 24, 48 hours of the CPB beginning. Results: Twenty-four (54%) children developed AKI. Serum NGAL rose from 26 ng/ml at baseline to 60 ng/ml after 2 and 65 ng/ml after 4 hours post-procedure outstripping creatinine rise (12 hours). Serum concentration was not different in both group (AKI and non- AKI). Urine concentration of NGAL rose in differently in both group (AKI, non-AKI) in 2 (median 62 vs 27 ng/ml; p=0.01) and 4 hours (median 28 vs 13 ng/ml; p=0.056). Conclusion: Urine and serum concentration of NGAL raises in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. NGAL can be useful as a early biomarker of acute kidney injury.
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Wstęp: Ostre uszkodzenie nerek (OUN) jest częstym powikłaniem zabiegów kardiochirurgicznych z wykorzystaniem krążenia pozaustrojowego. Wczesne rozpoznanie OUN wpływa na rokowanie, poszukuje się więc nowych biomarkerów wyprzedzających wzrost stężenia kreatyniny. Wykazano, że podwyższone stężenie lipokaliny neutrofilowej (NGAL) jest wczesnym markerem prognostycznym OUN. Celem naszego badania było określenie zmian stężenia NGAL w surowicy i w moczu u dzieci operowanych w krążeniu pozaustrojowym z powodu skomplikowanych wad wrodzonych układu krążenia. Materiał i metody: Badanie prospektywne przeprowadzono u 48 dzieci (17 dziewcząt i 31 chłopców) operowanych w krążeniu pozaustrojowym z powodu wrodzonych wad serca. Średni wiek wynosił 25±38 miesięcy. Stężenie NGAL w moczu i surowicy (metodą immunoenzymatyczną) i stężenie kreatyniny oznaczano przed i seryjnie po zabiegu. Według kryteriów ostrego uszkodzenia nerek (wzrost stężenia kreatyniny o 50% do wartości wyjściowej w czasie 72 godzin od zabiegu) grupę badaną podzielono na dwie podgrupy: dzieci z OUN – 26 i bez OUN – 22. Wyniki: W całej grupie badanej mediana stężenia NGAL przed zabiegiem wynosiła 26 ng/ml i wzrastała w 2. (60 ng/ml) i 4. godzinie (65 ng/ml), wyprzedzając wzrost stężenia kreatyniny, który następował w 12. godzinie po zabiegu. Stężenie NGAL w surowicy nie różniło się istotnie w obu grupach. Z kolei stężenie NGAL w moczu wzrastało, ale także różniło się istotnie pomiędzy grupami w 2. (mediana 62 vs 27 ng/ml; p=0,01) i 4. (mediana 28 vs 13 ng/ml; p=0,056) godzinie po zabiegu, z tendencją do utrzymywania się zmian także w 12. godzinie po nim (mediana 10 vs 6 ng/ml). Wnioski: Badanie potwierdziło, że po zabiegach kardiochirurgicznych u dzieci w krążeniu pozaustrojowym obserwuje się narastanie stężenia NGAL w surowicy i w moczu. Oba te wskaźniki mogą być wykorzystane jako wczesny wskaźnik ostrego uszkodzenia nerek.
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