基于磁共振弛豫时间实现加权像和压脂技术

磁共振成像是根据生物磁性核在磁场中表现的共振特性进行成像的新技术,其中弛豫时间是实现和控制成像的重要物理量.本文使用磁共振成像实验仪,对相关样品的纵向弛豫时间T₁、横向弛豫时间T₂进行测量,并且基于不同弛豫时间采用自旋回波序列实现T₁、T₂加权像,用反转恢复成像序列实现磁共振成像对脂肪的抑制.     

分子间多量子相干横向弛豫时间(和自扩散系数)测量的参数优化和数据处理方法

针对测量横向弛豫时间T₂的CPMG脉冲序列和我们所设计的可同时测量高极化单组份单 峰核自旋体系n阶分子间多量子相干横向弛豫时间T_2,n和自扩散系数D_n的改进的CRAZED脉冲序列,分析了影响测量T₂、T_2,n（或D_n）的各种因素,并着重从技术方面讨论了准确测量T_2,n和D_n的实验参数优化和实验数据处理方法.     

表面活性剂CTAB水溶液中的T2弛豫分散研究

用CPMG脉冲序列测定了表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）分子中的氮甲基(N-CH₃)质子的横向弛豫时间（T₂表观）,并发现测得的T₂表观\}与序列中的重聚脉冲间隔时间的一半τ _cp有关,说明存在横向弛豫分散现象. 当在τ_cp≤1 ms时,T₂表观与τ²_cp}呈线性关系;而当τ_cp≥4.6 ms时,T₂表观变得与τ_cp无关. 利用Luz-Meiboom两体化学交换模型计算了不同浓度的CTAB溶液中的N-CH₃质子的本征横向弛豫时间（T₂本征）和化学交换速率k_ex,发现k_ex与T₂本征和自扩散系数D一样,在临界胶束浓度（CMC）附近发生突变. 这个突变反映了CTAB分子在从单体到胶束的转变过程中其动力学特性发生了改变.      

卡泊三醇的核磁共振谱解析

利用核磁共振氢谱（¹H NMR）、碳谱（¹³C NMR）、同核位移相关谱（¹H-¹H COSY）、异核单量子相干谱（HSQC）和异核多键相关谱（HMBC）等多种核磁研究方法对抗银屑病药物卡泊三醇的¹H、¹³C信号进行完全归属.     

发光颜色可调的硅酸盐长余辉发光材料 Ba4(Si3O8)2∶Eu2+,Ce3+,Dy3+

在还原气氛下利用高温固相法制备了Ba_3.982-x(Si₃O₈)₂∶0.008Eu²⁺,xCe³⁺,0.01Dy³⁺系列样品。光谱分析表明,Ce³⁺进入到晶格中将取代不同Ba²⁺格位从而形成不同的发光中心。通过Ce³⁺→Eu²⁺的能量传递,得到了一系列发光颜色可调、余辉颜色为绿色的长余辉发光材料。Ce³⁺的掺入可以增大样品的余辉强度但是同时缩短了样品的余辉时间。热释光谱的分析表明,Ce³⁺的掺入可以同时增加浅陷阱T₁和深陷阱T₃的数量,深陷阱对载流子的再捕获效应导致了样品余辉强度的增大和余辉时间的缩短。     

双色噪声驱动非对称双稳系统平均第一穿越时间研究

利用统一色噪声近似理论,研究乘性色噪声和加性色噪声驱动的非对称双稳系统中,势阱的非对称性和噪声对系统两个方向的平均第一穿越时间T₊（x_s1→x_s2）和T_-（x_s2→x_s1）的影响（x_s1和x_s2是双稳系统的两个稳定点）.数值结果表明：T₊（x_s1→x_s2）随乘性噪声的自关联时间τ₁以及加性噪声的自关联时间τ₂的增大而减小.T_-（x_s2→x_s1）随乘性噪声的自关联时间τ₁以及加性噪声的自关联时间τ₂的增大而增大.在曲线（T₊（x_s1→x_s2）,λ）和（T_-（x_s2→x_s1）,λ）上都存在单峰.T₊（x_s1→x_s2）随非对称系数r的增大而增大,T_-（x_s2→x_s1）随非对称系数r的增大而减小. 关键词： 统一色噪声近似 平均第一穿越时间 加性色噪声 乘性色噪声     

正十二烷基硫酸钠在聚丙烯酰胺溶液中聚集的1H NMR研究

利用核磁共振自旋-晶格弛豫时间（T₁）、自旋-自旋弛豫时间（T₂）、自扩散系数（D）以及二维核Overhause增强谱（2D NOESY）技术研究了表面活性剂正十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）在聚丙烯酰胺（PAM）浓度固定为10 g/L水溶液中的聚集. 结合与SDS水溶液体系核磁共振实验数据比较,得到了如下信息：（1） 当溶液中有PAM存在时,SDS分子的运动性下降,临界聚集浓度提前;（2） 随着SDS浓度的增加,PAM分子的自扩散性能下降,同时分子链的柔软性也下降了;（3） 2D NOESY谱结果表明,PAM与SDS分子间未发生直接的缔合作用.     

小白鼠肌肉组织的NMR质子自旋交换分析

本文在Zimmerman-Brittin两相质子交换核磁共振弛豫模型基础上,分析了NMR弛豫实验中检测信号与各相表现和本征弛豫多数的关系,编写了自动化处理实验数据的计算机程序,这一技术可用于复相系统中不同成分的NMR表现和本征弛豫特性研究中,本文中的样品是选用健康新鲜的小白鼠肌肉,没加任何处理,用h-h,s-h,s-s脉冲序列,反转恢复法(π-τ-π/2)在强场下(0.92T)做T₁、T₂测定实验,分析结果表明本征弛豫参数T₁=1050ms,T₂=4500μs的成分是由肌肉中的"自由水"引起的,其质子相对含量为69%;本征弛豫参数T₁=530ms,T₂=26μs的成分是由肌肉中的"束附水"引起的,其质子相对含量为9%,本征弛豫多数T₁=530ms,T₂=1250μs的成分是由肌肉中的各种大分子和有机物引起的,其质子相对含量为9%,本征弛豫参数T₁=470ms,T₂=1250μs的成分由样品中的脂肪引起的,其质子相对含量为13%,在肌肉组织中的质子与水中质子之间有强烈的交换作用,其交换率k=1000s^-1.在脂肪中的质子与其它成分之间没有交换作用。     

电池正极材料中Li+运动特性的7Li NMR研究

利用变温⁷LiNMR实验对Li-电池正极材料LiMn₂O₄和LiCoO₂中Li⁺的运动特性进行了研究,结果表明,随实验温度的提高,LiMn₂O₄的⁷LiNMR谱线窄化,表明其中Li⁺迁移能力增加,而LiCoO₂的谱线无变化.此外随温度提高,LiMn₂O₄的⁷Li的T₁变短,而LiCoO₂的T₁变长,产生这种不同变化趋势的原因在于LiMn₂O₄和LiCoO₂晶相结构的差异造成其中Li⁺迁移能力的差别,它们各自的相关时间τ_c使⁷Li核的T₁分别位于T₁-τ_c曲线极小点两侧.     

常规T2像和组织学研究APPswe/PS1dE9转基因小鼠模型

用常规的T₂加权像研究阿尔茨海默病双转基因APPswe/PS1dE9小鼠模型,拟合了海马和顶叶皮层的T₂,并用组织学方法研究了APP/PS1小鼠在这2个感兴趣区域随年龄相关的淀粉样斑块病理的发展及铁质的沉积. T₂拟合的结果显示,较高月龄的APP/PS1小鼠相比于低月龄APP/PS1小鼠T₂有升高但不显著,各月龄组APP/PS1小鼠与同窝生非阳性小鼠之间也无明显差异;组织学的结果则显示年龄相关的淀粉样斑块的增多,铁质在16月龄的APP/PS1小鼠脑区中有明显沉积且和斑块具有“共域性”. 两方面的实验结果提示：在该模型淀粉样斑块沉积病理发展的早期,这2个脑区的T₂并不能作为特异性的病理发展的标志.     

Comparison of quantitative imaging of cartilage for osteoarthritis: T2, T1ρ, dGEMRIC and contrast-enhanced computed tomography

Evaluation of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) concentration in articular cartilage is of particular interest to the study of degenerative joint diseases such as osteoarthritis (OA). Noninvasive imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) have demonstrated the potential to assess biochemical markers of cartilage integrity such as GAG content; however, many imaging techniques are available and the optimization of particular techniques in the diagnosis of joint disease remains an active area of research. In order to highlight the differences between these various approaches, this work compares MRI (T1, T2 and T1ρ) and contrast-enhanced CT in human articular cartilage, in both the presence and absence of gadolinium-based contrast agent. Pre- and postcontrast T2 values were found to be similar on a regional level and correlated with each other. As expected, T1 values were shortened significantly on both a global and a spatial basis in the presence of gadolinium (Gd); similar results were found for T1ρ. T2 values were found to correlate mildly with postcontrast T1, T1(Gd) and with precontrast T1ρ values. In addition, contrast-enhanced CT values correlated with both precontrast T1ρ and T1(Gd) more strongly than with precontrast T2. Finally, T1(Gd) and precontrast T1ρ were found to be moderately correlated with CT data. However, T1(Gd) and precontrast T1ρ were found to be almost completely uncorrelated. Together, these results indicate that T1ρ, T2 and contrast-enhanced techniques may provide complementary information about the molecular environment in cartilage during the evolution of OA.     

Repetitive cross-polarization contacts via equilibration-re-equilibration of the proton bath: Sensitivity enhancement for NMR of membrane proteins reconstituted in magnetically aligned bicelles

Thermodynamic limit of magnetization corresponding to the intact proton bath usually cannot be transferred in a single cross-polarization contact. This is mainly due to the finite ratio between the number densities of the high- and low-gamma nuclei, quantum-mechanical bounds on spin dynamics, and Hartmann-Hahn mismatches due to rf field inhomogeneity. Moreover, for fully hydrated membrane proteins refolded in magnetically oriented bicelles, short spin-lock relaxation times (T1ρ) and rf heating can further decrease cross polarization efficiency. Here we show that multiple equilibrations-re-equilibrations of the high- and low-spin reservoirs during the preparation period yield an over twofold gain in the magnetization transfer as compared to a single-contact cross polarization (CP), and up to 45% enhancement as compared to the mismatch-optimized CP-MOIST scheme for bicelle-reconstituted membrane proteins. This enhancement is achieved by employing the differences between the spin-lattice relaxation times for the high- and low-gamma spins. The new technique is applicable to systems with short T1ρ's, and speeds up acquisition of the multidimensional solid-state NMR spectra of oriented membrane proteins for their subsequent structural and dynamic studies.     

R1ρ at high spin-lock frequency could be a complementary imaging biomarker for liver iron overload quantification

PurposeTo compare the correlations among the R1ρ, R2, and R2* relaxation rates with liver iron concentration (LIC) in the assessment of rat liver iron content and explore the application potential of R1ρ in assessing liver iron content.MethodsIron dextran (dosage of 0, 25, 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg body weight) was injected into 35 male rats to increase the amount of iron storage in the liver. After one week, all rats were euthanized with isoflurane. A portion of the largest hepatic lobe was extracted to quantify the LIC by inductively coupled plasma, and the remaining liver tissue was stored in 4% buffered paraformaldehyde for 24 h before MRI. Spin-lock preparation with a RARE (rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement) readout (9 different spin-lock times and 7 different spin-lock frequencies (FSLs)) and multi-echo UTE (ultrashort TE) pulses were developed to quantify R1ρ and R2 * on a Bruker 11.7 T MR system. For comparisons with R1ρ and R2*, R2 was acquired using the CPMG sequence.ResultsMean R1ρ values displayed dispersion, with decrease in R1ρ at higher FSLs. Spearman's correlation analysis (two-tailed) indicated that the R1ρ values were significantly associated with LIC at FSL = 2000, 2500, and 3000 Hz (r = 0.365 and P = 0.031, r = 0.608 and P < 0.001, and r = 0.764 and P < 0.001, respectively), and were not significantly associated with LIC at FSL = 500, 1000, 1250, and 1500 Hz (all P > 0.05). R2 and R2* showed significant linear correlations with LIC (r = 0.787 and P < 0.001, and r = 0.859 and P < 0.001, respectively). Correlation analysis across R1ρ, R2, and R* also suggested that the correlation strength between R1ρ and R2 and between R1ρ and R* showed an increasing trend with increase in FSL.ConclusionIn this study, a strong association was observed between R1ρ and LIC at high FSLs further confirming previous findings. The results demonstrated that R1ρ at high FSL might serve as a complementary imaging biomarker for liver iron overload quantification.     

1H assisted 13C/15N heteronuclear correlation spectroscopy in oriented sample solid-state NMR of single crystal and magnetically aligned samples

(1)H-irradiation under mismatched Hartmann-Hahn conditions provides an alternative mechanism for carrying out (15)N/(13)C transfers in triple-resonance heteronuclear correlation spectroscopy (HETCOR) on stationary samples of single crystals and aligned samples of biopolymers, which improve the efficiency especially when the direct (15)N-(13)C dipolar couplings are small. In many cases, the sensitivity is improved by taking advantage of the (13)C(α) labeled sites in peptides and proteins with (13)C detection. The similarities between experimental and simulated spectra demonstrate the validity of the recoupling mechanism and identify the potential for applying these experiments to virus particles or membrane proteins in phospholipid bilayers; however, further development is needed in order to derive quantitative distance and angular constraints from these measurements.     

SPINAL modulated decoupling in high field double- and triple-resonance solid-state NMR experiments on stationary samples

Continuous wave irradiation has limited bandwidth for heteronuclear 1H decoupling at high fields and for 13C decoupling in 1H/13C/15N triple-resonance experiments. SPINAL-16 modulation is shown to improve the efficiency of 1H and 13C heteronuclear decoupling on single crystals of peptides and on magnetically aligned samples of membrane proteins in bicelles, which is of particular importance because aqueous samples of biomolecules are lossy at high fields, which limits the strengths of the RF fields that can be applied.     

Hydration water dynamics in biopolymers from NMR relaxation in the rotating frame

Assuming dipole-dipole interaction as the dominant relaxation mechanism of protons of water molecules adsorbed onto macromolecule (biopolymer) surfaces we have been able to model the dependences of relaxation rates on temperature and frequency. For adsorbed water molecules the correlation times are of the order of 10(-5)s, for which the dispersion region of spin-lattice relaxation rates in the rotating frame R(1)(ρ)=1/T(1)(ρ) appears over a range of easily accessible B(1) values. Measurements of T(1)(ρ) at constant temperature and different B(1) values then give the "dispersion profiles" for biopolymers. Fitting a theoretical relaxation model to these profiles allows for the estimation of correlation times. This way of obtaining the correlation time is easier and faster than approaches involving measurements of the temperature dependence of R(1)=1/T(1). The T(1)(ρ) dispersion approach, as a tool for molecular dynamics study, has been demonstrated for several hydrated biopolymer systems including crystalline cellulose, starch of different origins (potato, corn, oat, wheat), paper (modern, old) and lyophilized proteins (albumin, lysozyme).     

Frequency-selective heteronuclear dephasing and selective carbonyl labeling to deconvolute crowded spectra of membrane proteins by magic angle spinning NMR

We present a new method that combines carbonyl-selective labeling with frequency-selective heteronuclear recoupling to resolve the spectral overlap of magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectra of membrane proteins in fluid lipid membranes with broad lines and high redundancy in the primary sequence. We implemented this approach in both heteronuclear (15)N-(13)C(α) and homonuclear (13)C-(13)C dipolar assisted rotational resonance (DARR) correlation experiments. We demonstrate its efficacy for the membrane protein phospholamban reconstituted in fluid PC/PE/PA lipid bilayers. The main advantage of this method is to discriminate overlapped (13)C(α) resonances by strategically labeling the preceding residue. This method is highly complementary to (13)C(i-1)(')-(15)N(i)-(13)C(i)(α) and (13)C(i-1)(α)-(15)N(i-1)-(13)C(i)(') experiments to distinguish inter-residue spin systems at a minimal cost to signal-to-noise.     

2D 1H-31P solid-state NMR studies of the dependence of inter-bilayer water dynamics on lipid headgroup structure and membrane peptides

The dynamics of hydration-water in several phospholipid membranes of different compositions is studied by 2D (1)H-(31)P heteronuclear correlation NMR under magic-angle spinning. By using a (1)H T(2) filter before and a (1)H mixing-time after the evolution period and (31)P detection, inter-bilayer water is selectively detected without resonance overlap from bulk water outside the multilamellar vesicles. Moreover the (1)H T(2) relaxation time of the inter-bilayer water is measured. Lipid membranes with labile protons either in the lipid headgroup or in sterols exhibit water-(31)P correlation peaks while membranes free of exchangeable protons do not, indicating that the mechanism for water-lipid correlation is chemical exchange followed by relayed magnetization transfer to (31)P. In the absence of membrane proteins, the inter-bilayer water (1)H T(2)'s are several tens of milliseconds. Incorporation of charged membrane peptides shortened this inter-bilayer water T(2) significantly. This T(2) reduction is attributed to the peptides' exchangeable protons, molecular motion and intermolecular hydrogen bonding, which affect the water dynamics and the chemically relayed magnetization transfer process.     

非晶态磁性合金的磁阻和磁击穿现象

在室温下磁场在0—15kOe范围内测量了非晶态磁性合金(Fe_1-xCo_x)₈₂Cu_0.4Si_4.4B_13.2的横向磁阻△ρ/ρ。发现在高磁场下,磁阻与磁场强度有三种函数关系:(1)磁阻趋于饱和;(2)磁阻随磁场平方正比地增加;(3)对x=0.15的合金,在特殊的电流、磁场方向和确定的磁场强度下,有磁阻尖峰出现。情况(3)是一种磁击穿现象。磁击穿发生在自旋向上和向下的两片Fer 关键词：     

Rapid acquisition strategy for functional T1ρ mapping of the brain

Functional T1ρ mapping has been proposed as a method to assess pH and metabolism dynamics in the brain with high spatial and temporal resolution. The purpose of this work is to describe and evaluate a variant of the spin-locked echo-planar imaging sequence for functional T1ρ mapping at 3 T. The proposed sequence rapidly acquires a time series of T1ρ maps with 4.0 second temporal resolution and 10 slices of volumetric coverage. Simulation, phantom, and in vivo experiments are used to evaluate many aspects of the sequence and its implementation including fidelity of measured T1ρ dynamics, potential confounds to the T1ρ response, imaging parameter tradeoffs, time series analysis approaches, and differences compared to blood oxygen level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging. It is shown that the high temporal resolution and volumetric coverage of the sequence are obtained with some expense including underestimation of the T1ρ response, sensitivity to T1 dynamics, and reduced signal-to-noise ratio. In vivo studies using a flashing checkerboard functional magnetic resonance imaging paradigm suggest differences between T1ρ and blood oxygen level dependent activation patterns. Possible sources of the functional T1ρ response and potential sequence improvements are discussed. The capability of T1ρ to map whole-brain pH and metabolism dynamics with high temporal and spatial resolution is potentially unique and warrants further investigation and development.