Metabolic profiling of normal and hypertensive rat kidney tissues by hrMAS-NMR spectroscopy

Intact kidney tissue samples of normal and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were analyzed by hrMAS-NMR spectroscopy and principal component analysis (PCA). Radial components (cortex, outer stripe of the outer medulla, inner stripe of the outer medulla, and papilla) were sampled from various regions across the kidney from multiple animals in order to establish inter- and intra-animal variability. The effects of temperature were also measured. Papilla was differentiated from the other tissue types, and this variation by tissue type was greater than the effect of temperature on the samples (spectra were compared from samples at 2 and 30 °C). This study also revealed long term stability issues of tissue storage at -80 °C. The PCA showed that the greatest differentiation between normal rats and SHRs was found in the cortex and the regions in the NMR spectra that were correlated with this variation were identified.Abbreviations hrMAS High-resolution magic angle spinning - NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance - PCA Principal component analysis - CSA Chemical shift anisotropy - DD Dipolar coupling - SHR Spontaneously hypertensive rat     

A microwave-assisted sequential extraction of water and dilute acid soluble arsenic species from marine plant and animal tissues

This paper describes the use of dilute nitric acid for the extraction and quantification of arsenic species. A number of extractants (e.g. water, 1.5 M orthophosphoric acid, methanol-water and dilute nitric acid) were tested for the extraction of arsenic from marine biological samples, such as plants that have proved difficult to quantitatively extract. Dilute 2% (v/v) nitric acid was found to give the highest recoveries of arsenic overall and was chosen for further optimisation. The optimal extraction conditions for arsenic were 2% (v/v) HNO₃, 6 min⁻¹, 90 °C. Arsenic species were found to be stable under the optimised conditions with the exception of the arsenoriboses which degraded to a product eluting at the same retention time as glycerol arsenoribose. Good agreement was found between the 2% (v/v) HNO₃ extraction and the methanol-water extraction for the certified reference material DORM-2 (AB 17.1 and 16.2 μg g⁻¹, respectively, and TETRA 0.27 and 0.25 μg g⁻¹, respectively), which were in close agreement with the certified concentrations of AB 16.4 ± 1.1 μg g⁻¹ and TETRA 0.248 ± 0.054 μg g⁻¹.To preserve the integrity of arsenic species, a sequential extraction technique was developed where the previously methanol-water extracted pellet was further extracted with 2% (v/v) HNO₃ under the optimised conditions. Increases in arsenic recoveries between 13% and 36% were found and speciation of this faction revealed that only inorganic and simple methylated species were extracted.     

Low volume microwave digestion for the determination of selenium in marine biological tissues by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy

A microwave digestion method for the determination of marine biological tissues has been developed to allow determination of selenium in small sample sizes (< 0.1 g). The benefits of this technique include maintaining concentrates in extracts without the subsequent over dilution encountered when using larger vessels, increased sample throughput and reduced loss of volatile material. Freeze dried biological material (< 0.1 g) and nitric acid (1 ml) were placed into 7 ml screw top Teflon vessels which are completely sealed on capping. Two 7 ml vials were placed into larger 120 ml vessels fitted with a Teflon spacer and 10 ml of distilled water. The effects of microwave power and time, and sample mass on selenium recovery from three marine standard reference materials (NIST SRM 1566a Oyster Tissue, NRCC DORM-1 Dogfish Muscle and NRCC TORT-1 Lobster Hepatopancreas) were examined. The optimum conditions: 600 W, 2 min; 0 W, 2 min; 450 W, 45 min, allowed quantitative recoveries of selenium from these and three other standard reference materials (NRCC DOLT-1 Dogfish liver, NIST RM-50 Albacore tuna and IAEA MA-A-2 fish flesh). Studies on sample mass showed that the analysis of sample masses from 0.025 to 0.1 g gave selenium concentrations within the certified range. Six species of selenium: selenite, selenate, selenomethionine, selenocysteine, selenocystamine, and trimethyl selenonium were added to oyster, dogfish, and lobster tissues. Recoveries were near quantitative for all species (94–105%) except trimethyl selenonium (90–101%).     

液相微萃取-反萃取在磺胺药物残留测定中的应用

利用液相微萃取-反萃取技术,建立测定动物组织中磺胺药物残留量的新方法.将动物组织中磺胺药物经液相微萃取-反萃取后进行高效液相色谱紫外检测.磺胺、磺胺嘧啶、磺胺二甲嘧啶、磺胺喹口恶啉4种磺胺类药物的线性范围均在0.05～10.0 μg/mL,磺胺甲口恶唑的线性范围在0.5～10.0 μg/mL之间,方法的平均回收率不低于80.2%,RSD＜6.8%,检出限为0.1 mg/kg.     

良性前列腺增生组织对钛宝石激光的吸收和散射特性

研究了经尿道等离子体双极电切除术(PKRP)切除和经尿道前列腺电切术(TURP)切除的前列腺增生(BPH)组织对640, 660, 680, 700, 720, 740, 760, 780, 800, 820, 840, 860和880 nm波长的钛宝石激光的光学特性及其差异,实验采用双积分球测量系统以及反向倍增法获取BPH组织的吸收和散射特性参数。结果表明：PKRP和TURP切除的BPH组织对这1３个不同波长的激光的吸收系数和约化散射系数都是随着激光波长增大而明显减小的,PKRP切除的BPH组织对这同一波长的激光的吸收系数和约化散射系数都明显较TURP切除的BPH组织对相应的波长的激光的吸收系数和约化散射系数要小,PKRP和TURP切除的BPH组织的吸收系数以及约化散射系数的最大值都在640 nm,其值分别为(0.885±0.022)和(0.955±0.024)mm-1以及(1.564±0.039)和(1.658±0.042)mm-1,其差异分别为7.91%以及6.01%,其最小值都在880 nm,其值分别为(0.443±0.011)和(0.455±0.011)mm-1以及(1.117±0.028)和(1.197±0.030)mm-1,其差异分别为2.71%以及7.16%。PKRP和TURP切除的BPH组织对660 nm的吸收系数的差异最大,其值为8.95%,其差异最小在860 nm,其值为1.75%,PKRP和TURP切除的BPH组织对800 nm的约化散射系数的差异最大,其值为9.13%,其差异最小在640 nm,其值为6.01%。     

热凝固致良性前列腺增生组织在590～1 064 nm的吸收和散射特性的变化

研究了自然的和热凝固的良性前列腺增生(BPH)组织在590～1 064 nm光谱范围的光学特性及其差异,实验采用带积分球附件的分光光度计以及反向倍增法获取组织样品的吸收和散射特性参数。结果表明：热凝固导致BPH组织在590～1 064 nm光谱范围的吸收系数明显地减小的,自然的和热凝固的BPH组织的吸收系数都有一个峰值在990 nm处,其值分别为0.438和0.416 mm-1,自然的和热凝固的BPH组织的吸收系数的最大差异在1 064 nm,其值为86.79%,其最小差异在920 nm,其值为4.74%。热凝固导致BPH组织在600～1 064 nm光谱范围的约化散射系数明显地增大,而在590 nm处,热凝固导致BPH组织的约化散射系数却是明显地减小,自然的和热凝固的BPH组织的约化散射系数都有一个峰值在970 nm处,其值分别为1.090和1.449 mm-1,其另一个峰值都在1 050 nm处,其值分别为1.116和1.627 mm-1,自然的和热凝固的BPH组织的约化散射系数的最大差异在1 060 nm,其值为47.73%,其最小差异在600 nm,其值为4.86%。     

An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Determination of Dicyclanil in Animal Tissue

Dicyclanil is a toxic, pyrimidine-derived insect growth regulator used in veterinary medicine for the prevention of myiasis. A competitive indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed firstly for the determination of dicyclanil in animal tissue. The antigen was prepared using the glutaraldehyde method and polyclonal antibodies were obtained by immunizing rabbits with a dicyclanil-bovine serum albumin conjugate. The antibody obtained was specific for dicyclanil with an IC₅₀ of 9 ng/mL. Recoveries from sheep tissue and liquid milk were in the range of 52.5–72.4%, with coefficients of variation between 4.7% and 11.9%. The results were further confirmed by high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry.     

Novel B,O-chelated fluorescent probe for nitric oxide imaging in Raw 264.7 macrophages and onion tissues

A novel fluorescent probe based on B,O-chelated dipyrromethene chromophore in far-visible and near-infrared spectral region (600–900 nm), boron chelated 8-(3,4-diaminophenyl)-3,5-bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indancene (BOPB), has been first developed for nitric oxide (NO) imaging. BOPB, a turn-on fluorescent probe, can react with NO rapidly under physiological condition. The reaction product of BOPB with NO, BOPB-T, emits bright red fluorescence at 643 nm when excited at 622 nm. Meanwhile, BOPB-T displays high fluorescent quantum yield of 0.21 and good photostability. The selectivity for NO over other reactive oxygen/nitrogen species and ascorbic acid has been investigated and BOPB has good specificity for the detection of NO. MTT assay shows that the toxicity of BOPB (below 10 μM) to living cells can be neglected. Based on these investigations, BOPB has been used for NO imaging in Raw 264.7 cells and onion tissues. Meanwhile, mechanical injury to onion tissues results in a brighter fluorescence around the wound, which indicates that more NO has been produced in plant tissues in response to external stimuli. Our studies illustrate that BOPB has advantages of high sensitivity, low background interference and little photo damage on fluorescence imaging of NO.     

ToF‐SIMS spectrometry to observe fatty acid profiles of breast tissues in broiler chicken subjected to varied vegetable oil diet

This study is aimed to observe changes in fatty acid profiles by time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF‐SIMS) in breast muscle tissues of broilers. Four different groups were identified. The source of fat in group I was soy oil (rich in linoleic acid, ω‐6), group II received linseed oil (ω‐3), and the third group was fed a mixture of the two mentioned oils. Broilers in the control group were fed with beef tallow, used in mass commercial production. The results reveal that the use of vegetable oils in animal nutrition determines the lipid profile of fatty acids. ToF‐SIMS measurements showed that the lipid profile of muscle fibers and intramuscular fat reflect the composition of fats used as feed additives. In both structures, the ratio of ω‐6/ω‐3 fatty acids, which is most favorable for human health, was found in the groups in which a mixture of vegetable oils and a supplement of linseed oil were used.     

气相色谱-质谱法测定动物组织中三种1,2-二苯乙烯类药物的残留量

建立了动物组织中己烯雌酚(DES)、己二烯雌酚(DIS)和己烷雌酚(HS)残留量的气相色谱-质谱分析方法。动物组织样品在碱性条件下用乙酸乙酯提取,经碳酸钠溶液液-液分配净化,再用硅胶柱固相萃取净化,洗脱液均分成两份后经氮气吹干,分别用双三甲基硅基三氟乙酰氨(BSTFA)和七氟丁酸酐(HFBA)衍生,采用选择离子监测模式(SIM)进行测定,外标法定量。检出限为0.30 μg/kg(cis-DES),0.10 μg/kg(trans-DES和HS)和0.15 μg/kg(DIS)。在0.5~4.0 μg/kg添加水平,回收率为73.0%～86.5%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.0%～7.2%。衍生物的峰面积与样品浓度在10～1000 μg/L(DES和DIS) 和5～500 μg/L(HS)范围内呈良好的线性关系,线性回归系数大于0.99。