Spin-lattice relaxation times and nuclear overhauser enhancement effect for P metabolites in model solutions at two frequencies: Implications for in vivo spectroscopy

The relaxation time T₁ values and nuclear Overhauser enhancement factor for ³¹P signal were determined in model solutions of metabolites ATP, PCr and Pi, and AMP at two frequencies and in H₂O and ²H₂O solutions. The data were analyzed to resolve the contribution of different relaxation mechanisms. A knowledge of NOE is important in the light of recent applications of double resonance methods to enhance the sensitivity of in vivo ³¹P spectroscopy. The results show that chemical shift anisotropy is the dominant mechanism for ³¹P in ATP at the high field, whereas the dipolar interaction mechanism is the main feature for the ³¹P relaxation of PCr and Pi. The dipolar mechanism responsible for NOE originates from interactions of solvent water with ³¹P moiety. Implications for in vivo spectroscopy are indicated.     

H Magnetic resonance imaging and P magnetic resonance spectroscopy in experimental filariasis

¹H Magnetic resonance imaging and ³¹P magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) have been carried out in experimental rodent filariasis, i.e., Acanthocheilonema viteae infection in the rodent host, Mastomys coucha. The T₂-weighted image of the infected host shows fine hyperintense thread like structures of adult filariid nests in the cervical region. ³¹P MRS of normal and infected hosts, localized over the same region of interest, show seven major peaks corresponding to phosphomonoesters (including glucose-6-phosphate, fructose-6-phosphate, fructose-1-6-diphosphate, phosphorylcholine, and adenine monophosphate or AMP), inorganic phosphate, glycerophosphorylcholine, phosphoenolpyruvate, phosphocreatine and nucleoside di- and tri-phosphates. Concentrations of phosphomonoesters (PMEs) are higher in the normal rodent compared with the infected ones. In vivo ³¹P MRS provides a non-invasive assessment of tissue bioenergetics and phospholipid metabolism.     

Alzheimer''s disease histologically proven studied by MRI and MRS: Two cases

Two patients affected by severe Alzheimer's disease (AD) were investigated by MRI and image-guided ³¹P MRS. In one case, ¹H MRS was additionally performed. In both cases the diagnosis of AD was confirmed, post mortem, by the pathologist. The spectral parameters of the ³¹P MR spectra were estimated by fitting the ³¹P MR signals in the time domain. Our ³¹P MRS results suggest that it is possible to detect the membrane catabolism, as indexed with the level of PDE resonances visible in in vivo ³¹P MRS, at least in severe AD cases. The ¹H spectrum from AD brain showed a marked decrease of NAA signal respect to choline.     

紫杉醇治疗小鼠S180肉瘤的体内31P MRS研究

为了研究紫杉醇治疗小鼠S180肉瘤的³¹P MRS参数的变化及这些参数的变化是否早于常规观察的瘤体积的变化.方法:利用表面线圈³¹P NMR方法,研究小鼠皮下接种的S180肉瘤.结果:用药48h后给药组的PCr/Pi、β-NTP/Pi、PME/β-NTP比值与对照组有显著性差别(P<0.05),而肿瘤体积在给药组和对照组之间无显著性差别,³¹P MRS参数的变化早于瘤体积变化.结论:小鼠S180肉瘤³¹P MRS不仅可以给出定量的结果,而且可以较早地显示出治疗的效果.     

高场磁共振成像1H/31P双调谐射频线圈研究进展

在众多可产生磁共振现象的原子核中,¹H核凭借其在生物体中含量高、磁共振信号强的优势,成为磁共振成像的主要研究对象．但其它杂核在生命科学相关研究中同样具有不可替代的独特性,如³¹P核广泛参与了生物体内的能量代谢过程,是非质子成像研究领域的重要内容．MRI向更高场强的发展使得杂核成像逐渐普及,其核心部件是高质量的¹H/³¹P双调谐射频线圈．本文总结了与¹H/³¹P双调谐射频线圈相关的研究与应用,展示了9.4 T下小鼠脑的质子磁共振成像及磁共振磷谱,并讨论了高场¹H/³¹P双调谐射频线圈的潜在应用价值．     

Metabolite mapping of human filarial parasite, Brugia malayi with nuclear magnetic resonance

Metabolite mapping of human filarial parasite, Brugia malayi was carried out in vitro as well as in situ in host Mastomys coucha by ³¹P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Detection of parasites by visualizing contrast spots due to pathologic changes was observed by ¹H magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Major metabolites of adult B. malayi observed by ³¹P-NMR spectroscopy were of sugar phosphates (SP), phosphomonoesters (PME), glycerophosphoryl-ethanolamine (GPE), -choline (GPC), phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), inorganic phosphate (Pi), nucleoside diphosphosugar and nucleotides-mono, -di and -tri phosphates. PEP and GPC were present in high concentration; PEP being the major energy reservoir and GPC the major phospholipid in this species of filaria. The ³¹P NMR spectra of testis of mastomys, showed seven major peaks of SP, PME, phosphocreatine (PCr), phosphodiesters (PDE), Pi, and nucleotides di- and tri-phosphates. The ³¹P-NMR spectra of testis of B. malayi infected animal also consisted of seven major peaks with significant decrease in the SP and PME peak showing changes in the carbohydrate and lipid metabolism of filaria infected testis. Thus, in vivo ³¹P MRS provided a non-invasive assessment of tissue bioenergetics and phospholipid metabolism.     

In-band M1 and E2 transition rates and collective structures in Ba

Subpicosecond mean lifetimes of eight excited states in ¹²⁸Ba populated via the ⁹⁶Zr(³⁶S,4n) reaction were measured by the Doppler-shift attenuation (DSA) technique using a line-shape analysis. The differential decay-curve method (DDCM) was applied for the lifetime determination. The B(E2) values in the yrast band indicate that the first band-crossing is with a proton S-band. The configuration πh_11/2d_5/2 of the negative-parity semi-decoupled bands is confirmed by the measured B(E2, I → I − 2) and B(M1, I → I − 1) transition strengths. The higher-lying “dipole” band in ¹²⁸Ba can be described as a high-K four-quasiparticle band built on the prolate configuration (πh_11/2d_5/2) (νh_11/2g_7/2).     

Langendorff灌流心脏的31P NMR谱测定

测定了Langendorff灌流大鼠和兔心脏的³¹P NMR谱.观测到PCr、ATP、SP、P_i以及PME和GPC等含磷代谢物的共振峰,各谱峰之间实现了很好的分辨.在3~5min的累加时间内测得的图谱具有较好的S/N,可用于以上含磷代谢物的定量测定,以高能含磷化合物ATP和PCr相对峰强度以及冠脉流量的变化对灌流大鼠心脏代谢的稳定性进行了考察,结果表明,在本实验条件下大鼠心脏的能量储存至少可稳定2h,用所建方法以3min的时间间隔对同一大鼠心脏缺血21min及再灌注12min过程中心脏的³¹P NMR谱进行了连续跟踪测定,并初步观测了缺血及再灌注过程中心肌细胞内ATP、PCr与P_i之间的消长关系.     

1D and 2D solid state NMR investigations of the framework structure of As-synthesized AlPO4-14

The framework structure of As-synthesized A1PO₄-14 has been investigated with a combination of different one-dimensional ²⁷Al and ³¹P solid state NMR techniques and ²⁷Al/³¹P double resonance methods. The results are found to be fully consistent with the assumed structural model. ²⁷Al MAS and DOR experiments at three different magnetic field strengths together with simulations show the presence of two tetrahedral sites, one pentacoordinated and one octahedral aluminum site. The ²⁷Al quadrupolar coupling constants and the ³¹P isotropic chemical shifts of the tetrahedral sites correlate well with tetrahedral shear-strain parameters and mean P-O-A1 bond angles, respectively. These correlations allow one to assign all of the NMR resonances to specific T-sites in the proposed framework structure. The assignments are then further confirmed by the application of three different two-dimensional heteronuclear correlation methods (i.e., ²⁷Al → ³¹P TEDOR, CP, and INEPT) which reveal the connectivities between AlO_x and PO₄ polyhedra. The two-dimensional INEPT experiment is applied here for the first time in the solid state.     

双环磷酸酯类化合物NMR结构效应研究

用现有理论说明不了双环磷酸酯类化合物³¹P NMR化学位移的变化。本文在我们提出的核外电子云球对称效应原理基础上,用量子化学和分子力学计算的参数,表达了这类化合物³¹P化学位移变化的规律,同时还研究了它们的¹³C NMR化学位移和偶合常数的取代基效应。     

NMR探针分子表征分子筛酸性的理论研究

用量子化学计算的方法,采用三甲基氧膦（TMPO）、吡啶和三甲基膦（TMP）3种探针分子,研究了工业上常用的3种分子筛H-Y、H-ZSM5、H-MOR的Bronsted酸强度,讨论了这3种探针分子化学位移与Bronsted相对酸强度的相关性,揭示了各种探针分子在表征Bronsted酸性上的适用性.     

Li1+2xTi2-xMgxP3O12固溶体系统结构31P NMR研究

本文应用固体高分辨³¹P NMR技术,以P原子作为结构探针,对以LiTi2P₃O₁₂为基质的Mg掺杂固溶体系统快离子导体的结构进行了研究。并利用P原子第二配位层阳离子场强与其化学位移的关系,确定了不同化学位移³¹P NMR谱线与固溶体结构中P原子局部结构单元Q°之间的关系,解释了Mg的掺入所引起的晶体结构的变化。     

Dual surface coil with high-B1 homogeneity for deep organ MR imaging

The theory and construction of a dual surface coil which provides good B₁ homogeneity and sensitivity in a defined volume of interest is described. The probe comprises two coaxial rings, of different diameters and in different planes, which carry opposing currents of different values. Current in the second ring compensates for the roll-off of the B₁ field associated with a single surface coil. Coupling between the rings and a third matching ring is by mutual inductance only. A comparison to a traditional surface coil with practical application to pig brain imaging at a field strength of 7 Tesla is shown.     

小鼠大脑急性缺血过程中31P NMR研究

利用³¹P NMR研究了小鼠大脑在急性缺血状态下能量代谢的特点,结扎带迷走神经的颈总动脉后,PCr/Pi、β-ATP/Pi比值迅速下降,且PCr/Pi下降速度较快,同时脑细胞内酸中毒加重.缺血5min后恢复供血,可部分地逆转缺血造成的损伤.     

Double-Resonance Decoupling for Resolution Enhancement of P Solid-State MAS and Al → P MQHETCOR NMR

²⁷Al decoupling has been used to remove residual J-coupling interactions between³¹ P and ²⁷Al in microporous aluminophosphates AlPO₄-14 and AlPO₄-40. In combination with ¹H high-power decoupling, ²⁷Al adapted decoupling yields ³¹P spectra with optimal sensitivity and resolution. The importance of double-resonance decoupling is further demonstrated by incorporating this technique in the MQHETCOR sequence. Unambiguous assignment of all the AlPO₄-14 nuclear magnetic resonances is achieved by combining multiple-quantum evolution in the ²⁷Al dimension and double-resonance decoupling in the ³¹P acquisition domain.     

生物活性有机磷化合物31P NMR化学位移的计算

利用统一计算公式,计算了106个各类开环有机磷化合物的化学位移值,与文献值比较吻合.结果表明:统一计算公式比以往各种化学位移计算方程具有更普遍的意义.核外电子云球对称效应是影响³¹P NMR化学位移的主要因素之一.     

不同磁场环境下Heisenberg XXZ自旋链中的热量子失协

本文研究了不同磁场环境下一维Heisenberg XXZ自旋链中两量子比特的热量子失协特性. 在四种不同的磁场环境下: 1) B₁=B₂=0 (无磁场); 2) B₁≠0, B₂=0 (磁场只作用于其中一个量子比特); 3) B₁=B₂ (均匀磁场); 4) B₁=-B₂ (非均匀磁场), 对分别作用在每个量子比特上的磁场B₁和B₂对其量子关联的影响作了详细的讨论, 且数值计算和比较了其量子失协和量子纠缠的异同. 结果显示: 在有限温度下, 量子失协相比于量子纠缠更普遍, 且非均匀磁场相比于均匀磁场对量子失协和量子纠缠更有用, 更有利于量子通讯和量子信息处理过程. 关键词： 量子关联 纠缠 量子失协     

Excitation of giant spin-isospin multipole vibrations in Fe and Ni

Data on (p,n) reactions at 120 and 160MeV have been used to study the excitation of spin-isospin multipole vibrations in ^{54, 56}Fe and ^{58, 60}Ni. In particular, transitions characterized by L = 0 transfer are identified as spin-isospin transitions (excitation of Gamow-Teller states) or as isospin transitions (excitation of isobaric analog states). An effort is made to estimate Gamow-Teller strength, B(GT), at excitation energies between 20–40 MeV. A comparison between GT and M1 strengths is presented for ^{58, 60}Ni. Shell-model calculations for total strengths, Σ B(GT), are compared with the observed results.     

维拉帕米对离体大鼠心脏缺血-再灌注损伤保护作用的31P核磁共振研究

为评价维拉帕米(Ver)防治心脏缺血-再灌注损伤的作用,采用³¹P核磁共振(^3lP NMR)技术对大鼠心肌缺血前,缺血过程中及缺血后高能磷化物的含量及细胞内pH (pH_i)的变化过程进行了动态跟踪测定,离体心脏于37℃下平衡灌流30min,停止灌流30min,再灌注30min.灌流液中始终含有Ver (0.2μmol·L^-1).Ver可使再灌注后心脏的冠脉流量有较高程度的恢复,^3lP NMR测定显示Ver可使心脏产生代谢上的改善作用.缺血10min后对照组心脏即检测不到磷酸肌酸(PCr),而Ver组心脏PCr仍保持在缺血前的20%.缺血过程中治疗组比未治疗组心脏ATP下降减缓,至缺血结束时心肌ATP分别为缺血前的53%和34%.再灌注后两组心肌的ATP均未回升,但Ver使PCr的恢复显著提高(P<0.05),给药心脏PCr/P_i(无机磷酸盐)无论在缺血前或再灌注阶段,都非常显著(P<0.01)地高于对照组心脏.Ver还可显著减轻缺血过程中的酸中毒并防止再灌注后心肌出现严重酸化的区域.     

Fast spectroscopic imaging strategies for potential applications in fMRI

Technical aspects of two general fast spectroscopic imaging (SI) strategies, one based on gradient echo trains and the other on spin echo trains, are reviewed within the context of potential applications in the field of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Fast spectroscopic imaging of water may prove useful for identifying mechanisms underlying the blood oxygenation level dependence (BOLD) of the water signal during brain activation studies. Reasonably rapid mapping of changes in proton signals from brain metabolites, like lactate, creatine or even neurotransmitter associated metabolites like GABA, is substantially more challenging but technically feasible particularly as higher field strengths become available. Fast spectroscopic methods directed towards the ³¹P signals from phosphocreatine (PCr) and adenosine tri-phosphates (ATP) are also technically feasible and may prove useful for studying cerebral energetics within fMRI contexts.