A new approach for the estimation of the axial velocity using ultrasound

The most used estimation method for calculating the blood velocity in commercial scanners is the autocorrelation approach. The calculation of the mean velocity used in this method depends on the center frequency of the interacting ultrasound pulse which downshifts as a function of depth, introducing a bias. A new velocity estimator for the mean axial velocity is presented. The estimation principle is based on the 2D Fourier transform and the Radon transform. The input data are a sequence of RF data forming a 2D data input, one column for each pulse emission. A 2D segment is selected for a specific depth. This data segment is first transformed by a 2D Fourier transform, and the result is then transformed by a Radon transform. The center of gravity for the angles of the lines intersecting the origin of the R-theta coordinate system in the Radon domain gives the mean axial velocity for the data segment. The benefit of this method is an estimate of the mean axial velocity which is independent of the center frequency of the propagating ultrasound pulse. The estimate will only depend on f(s) and f(pr f). Results of the estimation method is presented based on both simple generated RF harmonic data for different signal/noise ratios and simulated acoustic RF responses from a 3D measurement situation with an array transducer and a tube with plug flow. The new method shows improvement with a factor of 1.5-4 on the standard deviation on the estimated mean velocity for the simulated case.     

血液中碳氧血红蛋白饱和度的双波长分光光度简便测定法

本文报道血液中碳氧血红蛋白基于吸光度差值的双波长分光光度检测方法,检血用含有Na2S2O4的溶液释得到HbCO和Hb的双组分溶液,Hb有相同吸光度的双波长处的吸光度差值只反映HbCO的浓度,HbCO有相同吸光度的双波长处的光度差值只反映Hb的浓度,测定了这此吸光度差值可以利用约定的公式计算出检血的HbCO%.进行比较实验,当检出是由HbCO和Hb溶液混合制备时,本方法测定值与理论值严格一致,当检血是中毒案件检血时,本方法测定值与可靠方法的测定值严格一致.     

抗艾滋病药物司他夫定与血液蛋白相互作用的研究

研究药物和血液中载体蛋白的相互作用对阐明药物在体内的转运、分布、代谢和药效等具有重要意义。运用稳态荧光、紫外-可见吸收光谱、动力学瞬态发射光谱和循环伏安法研究了抗艾滋病(HIV)药物司他夫定(stavudine,D4T)对人血清白蛋白(HSA)、牛血清白蛋白(BSA)和血红蛋白(Hb)三种血液蛋白的荧光猝灭机制,均为静态猝灭;得出不同温度(300 K,310 K,320 K)下D4T和载体的结合常数K_a(K_a的大小顺序为Hb＞HSA＞BSA)和结合位点数n(n均为1);分析二者结合过程的热力参数ΔH,ΔS和ΔG,三种血液蛋白均为ΔG＞0,ΔH＞0,说明D4T和载体的结合是一种自发的放热过程,同时由ΔH＜0,ΔS＜0,推测出D4T与HSA,BSA和Hb之间的结合力都为氢键和范德华力;根据Frster非辐射能量转移理论(FRET)分析了供体(蛋白)和受体(D4T)之间发生能量转移的可能性并计算了结合距离R₀和r,其中r＜7 nm且0.5R₀＜r＜1.5R₀,表明从HSA,BSA和Hb到D4T之间发生能量转移的可能性很大。同时利用同步荧光,三维荧光和圆二色谱法得出,D4T与载体结合时对载体(HSA,BSA和Hb)的二级结构无影响,且三级构象变化不大。通过本文实验可知,HSA,BSA和Hb三种血液蛋白均可作为运输D4T到靶位置的良好载体蛋白,这些结果为更深入研究D4T药物分子设计和抗HIV作用的应用提供有利的实验依据。     

Non-invasive glucose sensing with near-infrared spectroscopy enhanced by optical measurement conditions reproduction technique

Non-invasive glucose sensing utilizing near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been a focusing topic in biomedical optics applications. However, different probing locations and contact pressures between the probe and skin cause variations in the light propagation paths within tissue, making it very hard to obtain stable near-infrared spectra concerning body content. This paper proposes one possible solution to the reproduction of light propagation within tissue for near-infrared non-invasive glucose sensing systems by introducing the optical measurement conditions reproduction technique. Results of experiments on glucose concentrations within human body through application of our proposed system show a RMSEP value of 15–20 mg/dL and a correlation coefficient greater than 0.8.     

Chemistry and function of human plasma proteins

Human blood plasma contains a large number of proteins. New analytical and preparative techniques have so far permitted the isolation of more than one hundred such proteins; about ninety percent of these were first characterized in the last 30 years. The plasma proteins include components of the clotting and complement systems as well as proteinase inhibitors, immunoglobulins, lipoproteins, and carrier proteins. The biological function of some of the plasma proteins is not yet known. Deficiency of one or more plasma proteins usually causes serious health disorders, the best known example being hemophilia. Several biologically active proteins can be gained from blood plasma; these proteins—for example the blood clotting factors—are of great prophylactic and therapeutic importance and allow a better exploitation of the valuable plasma than can be obtained by means of transfusion.     

High-resolution ICP–MS determination of Ti,V, Cr,Co, Ni,and Mo in human blood and urine of patients implanted with a hip or knee prosthesis

The main components (Ti, V, Cr, Co, Ni, and Mo) of metallic alloys currently used in hip and knee articular prostheses have been simultaneously determined in human whole blood and urine of implanted people by a (HR)-ICP–MS method previously developed in our laboratory. The determination of those elements has been carried out in patients with knee and hip prosthesis and in a group of pre-operation patients without any metallic device in their bodies, used as controls, demonstrating the usefulness of this technique to perform multielement analysis at ppt levels in complex matrices. The concentrations of V, Cr, Co, Ni, and Mo in urine and blood of implanted people turned out to be very similar to those obtained in control patients. However, raised Ti levels could be found both in urine and blood of patients with articular prostheses made or coated with a titanium alloy (Ti₆Al₄V).     

Turnover of hydrogen isotopes in lake sturgeon blood: implications for tracking movements of wild populations

Naturally occurring deuterium (²H) in biota can be used to trace movement, migration and geographic origin of a range of organisms. However, to evaluate movements of animals using δ²H measurements of tissues, it is necessary to establish the turnover time of ²H in the tissues and the extent of isotopic discrimination from different environmental ²H sources to those tissues. We investigated the turnover of ²H in lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) blood by manipulating both environmental water δ²H and diet δ²H over a four-month period. The half-life of deuterium in lake sturgeon blood was 37.9 days after an increase in the environmental water δ²H of +714?‰. However, no clear turnover in blood ²H occurred over the same period in a separate trial following a change of ?63.8?‰ or +94.2?‰ in diet. These findings suggest that environmental water ²H exchanges much faster with blood than diets and that blood δ²H values can be used to trace movements of sturgeon and other fish moving among isotopically distinct waters.     

Traveling wave solutions in the mathematical model of blood coagulation

Under normal conditions, blood coagulation provides an effective protective mechanism preventing bleeding in case of vessel damage. Details of its functioning are of particular importance since any blood coagulation disorders lead to severe physiological aggravations. Multiple experimental and computational studies demonstrate the thrombin concentration distribution to determine the spatio-temporal dynamics of clot formation. Propagating from the injury site with constant speed, thrombin concentration profile can be modeled with a traveling wave solution of the system of partial differential equations describing main reactions of the coagulation cascade. In the current study, we derive conditions on the existence and stability of such solutions and provide an analytic approach of their wave speed estimation.     

Higher detectability method for the analysis of nucleosides,putative tumor biomarkers,in blood serum samples by CE‐UV with reversed EOF

The development and validation of methodologies for the analysis of biological samples is of outcome importance in order to obtain trustworthy results. This work reports a novel CE‐UV method for the assessment of nucleosides, putative tumor biomarkers, in blood serum. The separation of seven nucleosides within c.a. 20 min has been achieved with: BGE 30 mmol/L borate at pH 9.90, 50 mmol/L CTAB, and 10% methanol; V = –10 kV; T = 20°C; and capillary dimensions of 56 cm × 50 μm. The sample plug was concentrated by a modified large volume sample stacking strategy that provided better detectability. Validation showed that the method is suitable for bioanalytical purposes and initial applications in serum samples from healthy subjects are also presented. Finally, statistical methods were applied to verify the effect of characteristics such as age, smoking habits, and alcohol consumption on nucleoside concentrations in blood serum. Univariate statistical analysis tests emphasized the need for age matching, which was confirmed by PCA‐DA and PLS‐DA. Cancer history in the nearby family may also interfere in nucleoside levels in blood serum, since adenosine concentrations were statistically higher for volunteers who declared having diseased relatives.     

Preparation of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) nanofibers modified pencil graphite electrode and investigation of over-oxidation conditions for the selective and sensitive determination of uric acid in body fluids

In this study, we have performed the preparation of over-oxidized poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) nanofibers modified pencil graphite electrode (Ox-PEDOT-nf/PGE) to develop a selective and sensitive voltammetric uric acid (UA) sensor. It was noted that the over-oxidation potential and time had a prominent effect on the UA response of the Ox-PEDOT-nf/PGE. Characterizations of PEDOT-nf/PGE and Ox-PEDOT-nf/PGE have been performed by cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The highest voltammetric response of UA was obtained at pH 2.0. A linear relationship between the concentration of UA and oxidation peak currents was observed in the concentration range of 0.01–20.0 μM. The detection limit (1.3 nM according to S/N = 3) and reproducibility (RSD: 4.6 % for N:10) have also been determined. The effects of different substances on the determination of UA have been investigated. A very high peak separation value of 423 mV was obtained between UA and ascorbic acid which is the major interfering substance for UA. The use of Ox-PEDOT-nf/PGE has been successfully tested in the determination of UA in human blood serum and urine samples for the first time in the literature.