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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Applicability of a Chemiluminescence Immunoassay to Screen Postmortem Bile Specimens and Its Agreement with Confirmation Analysis.

Martina Franzin, Rachele Ruoso, Monica Concato, Davide Radaelli, Stefano D'Errico, Riccardo Addobbati

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martina FranzinInstitute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", Via dell'Istria 65/1, 34137 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1304-6190
Rachele RuosoInstitute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", Via dell'Istria 65/1, 34137 Trieste, Italy.
Monica ConcatoDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.
Davide RadaelliDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7053-6463
Stefano D'ErricoDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3689-0001
Riccardo AddobbatiInstitute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo", Via dell'Istria 65/1, 34137 Trieste, Italy.
IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo · ITUniversity of Trieste · IT

Funding

Italian Ministry of Health, through the contribution given to IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo" RC 56/22
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bile has emerged as an alternative matrix for toxicological investigation of drugs in suspected forensic cases of overdose in adults and intoxications in children. Toxicological investigation consists in screening and, subsequently, confirming the result with specific techniques, such as liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). As there is no screening test on the market to test postmortem bile specimens, the novelty of this study was in investigating the applicability of a chemiluminescence immunoassay, designed for other matrices and available on the market, on bile and validate its use, testing the agreement with LC-MS/MS analysis. Bile specimens were obtained from 25 forensic cases of suspected death from overdose and intoxication. Sample preparation for bile screening consists simply in centrifugation and dilution. Confirmation analysis allows simultaneous identification of 108 drugs and was validated on bile. Kappa analysis assessed a perfect agreement (0.81-1) between the assays for benzodiazepines, methadone, opiates, cocaine, oxycodone, cannabinoids, buprenorphine and pregabalin; a substantial agreement (0.41-0.6) was reported for barbiturates. No agreement was assessed for amphetamines, due to an abundance of putrefactive amines in postmortem specimens. In conclusion, this fast and easy immunoassay could be used for initial screening of bile specimens, identifying presence of drugs, except amphetamines, with reliability.

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BileDrug OverdoseAdultAmphetaminesChildChromatography, LiquidHumansLuminescenceReproducibility of ResultsTandem Mass SpectrometryAmphetaminesbileforensicpostmortemtoxicology

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PMID38612632
PMCPMC11011420
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