Infrared spectroscopy: A new diagnostic tool in Alzheimer disease

Biological markers play an evolving role in the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD). We compare conventional measurements of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tau and β-amyloid_1–42 proteins to a novel approach – Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy – a simple technique derived from chemical and physical sciences that characterizes intramolecular bonds. For automatic diagnostic analysis, we developed an artificial neural network (ANN). We examined 71 patients with a clinical diagnosis of AD and 66 controls. β-Amyloid_1–42 was decreased (sensitivity 80% and specificity 78%); tau was elevated (sensitivity 76% and specificity 88%) in CSF of AD patients. The combined tau/β-amyloid_1–42 quotient was able to distinguish healthy from diseased subjects with 99% sensitivity and 86% specificity. The ANN could separate FT-IR spectroscopy data with 88.5% sensitivity and 80% specificity. FT-IR spectroscopy proved to be cost-effective and simple to perform. Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity is in the range of CSF tau and β-amyloid_1–42 protein analysis. Larger sample numbers for ANN training and validation could increase diagnostic accuracy and thus prove to be a useful screening tool.     

Near‐infrared spectroscopy determined brain and muscle oxygenation during exercise with normal and resistive breathing

To elevate effects of carbon dioxide (CO₂) retention by way of an increased respiratory load during submaximal exercise (150 W), the concentration changes of oxy‐ (ΔHbO₂) and deoxy‐haemoglobin (ΔHb) of active muscles and the brain were determined by near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in eight healthy males. During exercise, pulmonary ventilation increased to 33 (28–40) L min^–1 (median with range) with no effect of a moderate breathing resistance (reduction of the pneumotach diameter from 30 to 14 and 10 mm). The end‐tidal CO₂ pressure (P_ETCO ₂) increased from 45 (42–48) to 48 (46–58) mmHg with a reduction of only 1% in the arterial haemoglobin O₂ saturation (S_aO ₂). During control exercise (normal breathing resistance), muscle and brain ΔHbO₂ were not different from the resting levels, and only the leg muscle ΔHb increased (4 (–2–10) μM , P < 0.05). Moderate resistive breathing increased ΔHbO₂ of the intercostal and vastus lateralis muscles to 6 ± (–5–14) and 1 (–7–9) μM (P < 0.05), respectively, while muscle ΔHb was not affected. Cerebral ΔHbO₂ and ΔHb became elevated to 6 (1–15) and 1 (–1–6) μM by resistive breathing (P < 0.05). Resistive breathing caused an increased concentration of oxygenated haemoglobin in active muscles and in the brain. The results indicate that CO₂ influences blood flow to active skeletal muscle although its effect appears to be smaller than for the brain.     

基于近、中红外光谱技术的热毒宁注射液制备过程中金银花浓缩过程含量预测研究

目的 采用近红外光谱（near infrared spectroscopy,NIRS）、中红外光谱（mid-infrared spectroscopy,MIRS）技术实现对热毒宁注射液制备过程中金银花浓缩过程绿原酸、新绿原酸、隐绿原酸、异绿原酸A、异绿原酸B、异绿原酸C、断氧化马钱子苷和固含量8个质控指标的含量预测,并对比2种技术的预测效果。方法 收集热毒宁注射液制备过程中金银花浓缩过程样本,进行NIRS、MIRS采集和含量测定,优选最佳光谱预处理方法和特征波段,采用偏最小二乘（partial least square,PLS）法建立8个质控指标的含量预测模型,并比较8个质控指标的NIRS、MIRS模型性能,得到8个最优含量预测模型,并对其进行外部验证。结果 NIRS技术对绿原酸、隐绿原酸、异绿原酸C、断氧化马钱子苷、固含量的预测效果更好,平均相对预测误差（average relative prediction error,ARPE）分别为1.57%、1.88%、4.13%、3.79%、0.94%,故选用NIRS模型作为这5个质控指标的最佳模型;MIRS技术对新绿原酸、异绿原酸A、异绿...     

基于“药辅合一”理念的Pickering乳技术提升儿科用药羚珠散中石菖蒲挥发油热稳定性的研究

目的 在“药辅合一”理念下导入Pickering乳技术,提升儿科用药羚珠散中石菖蒲挥发油的稳定性。方法 对羚珠散各饮片粉末进行初步表征,确定稳定剂。通过成乳量、包油量和乳剂形态筛选出最佳稳定剂质量浓度、油水比和制备方法。并使用近红外光谱（nearinfraredspectroscopy,NIRS）分析石菖蒲油在Pickering乳中的包裹状态。比较不同时间下各组别挥发油的保有量、丙二醛和过氧化物的含量。再通过GC-MS分析其中成分的变化趋势。结果 筛选出珍珠粉作为Pickering乳的稳定剂,珍珠粉质量浓度为65 mg/mL,油水比9∶11为最优成乳条件,高压均质法为最优的制备方法,NIRS分析可知石菖蒲挥发油被珍珠粉包裹,Pickering乳液中没有形成新的化学键。对比各组在不同时间段下石菖蒲油的保有率和其中丙二醛和过氧化物含量,可知40℃放置1、3、8 h的Pickering乳剂相比于石菖蒲挥发油组有更高的保有率和更低的氧化程度。GC-MS分析结果表明,相比于石菖蒲挥发油组,Pickering乳组挥发性成分的稳定性显著提高。结论 在“药辅合一”理念下Pickering乳可用于含油固...     

便携式近红外光谱仪用于东阿阿胶鉴定及特征波长筛选研究

目的 采用便携式近红外(near infrared,NIR)光谱仪建立东阿阿胶鉴别分析模型,并优选出特征波段。方法 采用BWS903型NIR光谱仪和microPHAZIR^TMRX型NIR光谱仪2款便携式光谱仪采集了47份阿胶样品的光谱,并采用软独立建模聚类分析(soft independent modeling class analog,SIMCA)和偏最小二乘判别分析(partial least squares discriminant analysis,PLS-DA)等化学计量学算法,建立了东阿阿胶的判别分析模型。结果 所建立模型能够准确区分东阿阿胶和其他品牌阿胶。在此基础上,采用相关系数法优选出BWS903光谱特征波长为1300～1380 nm和1460～1540 nm;microPHAZIR^TMRX光谱特征波长为1600～1680 nm和2160～2240 nm,上述波段分别代表-NH₂和-CONHR肽键的1级倍频吸收,这些波段可作为东阿阿胶的特征波段,并可据此设计专用型、小型化的NIR光谱仪,用于东阿阿胶的品牌...     

Reliability of erector spinae oxygenation and blood volume responses using near-infrared spectroscopy in healthy males

The purpose of this investigation was to (1) describe the trends in oxygenation (OXY) and blood volume (BV) of the right and left paraspinal muscles during the Biering-Sorensen muscle endurance (BSME) test using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), and (2) assess the test-retest reliability of OXY and BV changes during the BSME in healthy males. Seventeen healthy males [age=28.4 (9.8) years, height=1.75 (0.05) m, body mass=82.7 (9.1) kg; mean (SD)] completed two BSME trials within 1 week. NIRS probes were placed bilaterally at lumbar 3. The test was performed with the subject in the prone position using the following protocol: 2 min baseline, BSME, and 4 min recovery. The delta and range values of OXY and BV were used for analysis. Acceptable intra-class correlations were observed for endurance time and all the NIRS variables at the point of fatigue and at each 10% segment of the BSME during the two trials. Bland-Altman plots confirmed the reproducibility of the bilateral NIRS responses of the paravertebral muscles. The BV responses were more reliable than the OXY responses during the two trials. The OXY and BV responses of the paravertebral muscles during static contractions can be measured reliably using NIRS. Future studies should focus primarily on BV for analysis.     

半导体红外线激光经巩膜行睫状体光凝术治疗难治性青光眼临 …

目的：观察８１０ｎｍ半导体红外线激光经巩膜睫状体光凝术（ｔｒａｎｓｃｈｅｒａ ｃｉｌｉａｒｙ ｐｈｏｔｏｃｏａｇｎｌａｔｉｏｎ ＴＳＣＰＣ）治疗难治性青光眼的临床效果。方法：应用法国ＢＩＶ公司生产的８１０ｎｍ半导体红外线激光仪,经光纤将能量传输到激光头,在距角膜缘后１．２～１．５ｍｍ,紧贴眼球壁,使激光头与视轴平行,设置激光能量１．８～２．２Ｗ,时间２～３ｓ,发射激光后听到眼内“爆破声”作为治疗能     

多功能红外治疗仪治疗宫颈糜烂86例疗效观察

目的　探讨多功能红外治疗宫颈糜烂的疗效。方法　将 171例宫颈糜烂患者随机分为两组 ,治疗组用多功能红外治疗仪探头点状光凝子宫颈 ,每点 2～ 3秒 ,对照组用CO2 激光治疗。结果　治疗组治愈 84例 ,占 97.67% ,对照组治愈 73例 ,占 85.88% ,两组疗效比较P <0 .0 5。结论　采用多功能红外治疗仪治疗宫颈糜烂疗效明显优于对照组。