BACKGROUND Inorganic mercury (Hg) induces a T-cell dependent, systemic autoimmune condition (HgIA) where activating Fcγ-receptors (FcγRs) are important for the induction. In this study we examined the influence of activating FcγRs on circulating levels and organ localization of immune complexes (IC) in HgIA. METHODS AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Mercury treated BALB/c wt mice showed a significant bu...

Tetramethylene dithiocarbamate (TMDTC), diethyldithiocarbamate (DEDTC), and thiourea were investigated as stabilizing agents for calibration purposes in the determination of mercury using solid sampling electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (SS-ETAAS). These agents were used for complexation of mercury in calibration solutions and its thermal stabilization in a solid sampling platform. ...

1,3,5-Triaryl-2-pyrazoline derivatives with a pyridine ring in position 1 and 2-benzimidazolyl or 2-benzothiazolyl bicycles 3 were synthesized. Spectral properties solvents of similar polarity, i.e. aprotic acetonitrile protic methanol, studied, complexation cadmium mercury ions was elucidated as well. Quantum-chemical modeling application the elements Bader's atoms-in-molecules (AIM) theory ti...

Pincer ligand supported RuII chloride complexes may be used for acetylene hydrochlorination as non-mercury molecular catalysts. Based on theoretical calculations, the catalytic mechanism and interaction between catalysts reactants has been evaluated, indicating that (pincer)RuIICl2 platform supports electrophilic proton-ruthenation of C2H2. Energy decomposition studies further illustrate electr...

a selective and sensitive method for determination of cadmium and zinc is presented. the method is based on adsorptive accumulation of the complexes of cd (ii) and zn (ii) ions with 4-amiono-5-methyl-2,4-dihydro-3h-1,2,4-triazol-3-tion (mmtt) onto hanging mercury drop electrode (hmde), followed by reduction of the adsorbed species by voltammetric scan using differential pulse modulation. the li...

lead forms the complexes with xylenol orange in the basic solution. an adsorptivedifferential pulse stripping method for the determination of lead is proposed. the procedureinvolves an adsorptive accumulation of lead on a hanging mercury drop electrode (hmde) inthe presence of xylenol orange, followed by reduction of adsorbed lead by voltammetric scanusing differential pulse modulation. the opt...