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Saeed A, Hadoux X, van Wijngaarden P. Hyperspectral retinal imaging biomarkers of ocular and systemic diseases. Eye (Lond) 2024:10.1038/s41433-024-03135-9. [PMID: 38778136 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-024-03135-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Hyperspectral imaging is a frontier in the field of medical imaging technology. It enables the simultaneous collection of spectroscopic and spatial data. Structural and physiological information encoded in these data can be used to identify and localise typically elusive biomarkers. Studies of retinal hyperspectral imaging have provided novel insights into disease pathophysiology and new ways of non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring of retinal and systemic diseases. This review provides a concise overview of recent advances in retinal hyperspectral imaging.
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- Abera Saeed
- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, 3002, VIC, Australia
- Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3002, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, 3002, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, 3002, VIC, Australia.
- Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3002, VIC, Australia.
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Sheen YJ, Wang HC, Chen HM. An observation of short-wave near-infrared hyperspectral imaging in tracking of invisible post-traumatic subcutaneous lesions. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2023; 16:e202300116. [PMID: 37679867 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202300116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Post-traumatic soft tissue damage could persist for an extended period, and the non-traumatic side could be affected by indirect consequences. Hyperspectral imaging soft abundance scorer can identify these concealed and asymptomatic lesions.
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- Yi-Jing Sheen
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Center for Quantitative Imaging in Medicine (CQUIM), Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Center for Quantitative Imaging in Medicine (CQUIM), Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Center for Quantitative Imaging in Medicine (CQUIM), Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Mishra S, Mishra AK, Sharma R. Structural dynamics of chlorpromazine (CPZ) drug with dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) lipid: a potential drug for SARS-CoV-2. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:7595-7602. [PMID: 36124814 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2123393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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There is an urgent requirement for drug discovery and more importantly drug repositioning due to infectious new Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2. As per the recent report published in the journal L'Encéphale in May 2020, there is a planned ReCoVery Study examining the repurposing the chlorpromazine for the treatment of COVID-19. Here, we apply a combined Raman microspectroscopy and DFT-MD approach to investigate the structural dynamics of the Chlorpromazine (CPZ) drug with dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) lipid bilayer, identifying the specific position of the drug in the DPPC lipid bilayer. The intensity ratios of the Raman peaks I2935/I2880, I1097/I1064 and I1097/I1129 are representative of the interaction of drugs with lipid alkyl chains and furnish conformation of lipid alkyl chains. Raman imaging microscopy for the study of the distribution of CPZ inside the lipid vesicles is reported. We also investigated the influence of order and disorder ratio in the CPZ on the DPPC liposomes prepared on phase transition temperature. HIGHLIGHTSDrug-membrane interactions using micromolar concentrations of both lipid and drugs.Neuroleptic drug and DPPC vesicles composed of DPPC/drug mixtures reveal qualitative differences between the Raman spectraThe temperature-controlled Raman microspectroscopic study has demonstrated that below phase-transition temperature, the fatty acid chains of the phospholipids are stiff and packed in a highly ordered array.DFT and MD simulations to understand molecular interactions, structural dynamics, and Raman spectra.Above phase-transition temperature, the chains are disordered and possess more motional freedom. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Soni Mishra
- Department of Physics, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, India
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- Department of Physics, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttrakhand, India
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- Department of Applied Science, Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Raebareli, Uttarpradesh, India
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Austin C, Kumar P, Carter EA, Lee J, Smith TM, Hinde K, Arora M, Lay PA. Stress exposure histories revealed by biochemical changes along accentuated lines in teeth. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 329:138673. [PMID: 37054846 PMCID: PMC10167648 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The regular incremental secretion of enamel and dentine can be interrupted during periods of stress resulting in accentuated growth lines. These accentuated lines, visible under light microscopy, provide a chronology of an individual's stress exposure. Previously, we showed that small biochemical changes along accentuated growth lines detected by Raman spectroscopy, coincided with the timing of medical history events and disruptions of weight trajectory in teeth from captive macaques. Here, we translate those techniques to study biochemical changes related to illness and prolonged medical treatment during early infancy in humans. Chemometric analysis revealed biochemical changes related to known stress-induced changes in circulating phenylalanine as well as other biomolecules. Changes in phenylalanine are also known to affect biomineralization which is reflected in changes in the wavenumbers of hydroxyapatite phosphate bands associated with stress in the crystal lattice. Raman spectroscopy mapping of teeth is an objective, minimally-destructive technique that can aid in the reconstruction of an individual's stress response history and provide important information on the mixture of circulating biochemicals associated with medical conditions, as applied in epidemiological and clinical samples.
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- Christine Austin
- Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Environmental Health Sciences Laboratory, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.
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- Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Environmental Health Sciences Laboratory, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Sydney Analytical, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia; School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Sydney Analytical, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia; School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, Australia; Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Parklands Drive, Southport, Queensland, 4222, Australia
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- School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, USA; Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85281, USA
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- Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Environmental Health Sciences Laboratory, Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Sydney Analytical, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia; School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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Yakubovskaya E, Zaliznyak T, Martínez JM, Taylor GT. Raman Microspectroscopy Goes Viral: Infection Dynamics in the Cosmopolitan Microalga, Emiliania huxleyi. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:686287. [PMID: 34795644 PMCID: PMC8593419 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.686287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Emiliania huxleyi is a cosmopolitan member of the marine phytoplankton. This species’ capacities for carbon sequestration and sulfur mobilization make it a key player in oceanic biogeochemical cycles that influence climate on a planetary scale. Seasonal E. huxleyi blooms are abruptly terminated by viral epidemics caused by a clade of large DNA viruses collectively known as coccolithoviruses (EhVs). EhVs thereby mediate a significant part of material and energy fluxes associated with E. huxleyi population dynamics. In this study, we use spontaneous Raman microspectroscopy to perform label-free and non-invasive measurements of the macromolecular composition of individual virions and E. huxleyi host cells. Our novel autofluorescence suppression protocol enabled spectroscopic visualization of evolving macromolecular redistributions in individual E. huxleyi cells at different stages of EhV infection. Material transfer from E. huxleyi hosts to single EhV-163 virions was confirmed by combining stable isotope probing (SIP) experiments with Raman microspectroscopy. Inheritance of the host cells’ 13C-enriched isotopic signature was quantified based on red shifts of Raman peaks characteristic of phenylalanine’s phenyl ring. Two-dimensional Raman mapping of EhV-infected E. huxleyi cells revealed that the compact region producing an intense Raman DNA signal (i.e., the nucleus) in healthy E. huxleyi cells becomes diffuse during the first hours of infection. Raman DNA emissions integrated throughout individual cells decreased during the infection cycle. Our observations are consistent with EhV-163 degrading the host’s nuclear DNA, scavenging released nucleotides for its own genome replication, and shedding newly-produced virions prior to host lysis via budding.
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- Elena Yakubovskaya
- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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Hwang J, Ku Z, Jeon J, Kim Y, Kim JO, Kim DK, Urbas A, Kim EK, Lee SJ. Plasmonic-Layered InAs/InGaAs Quantum-Dots-in-a-Well Pixel Detector for Spectral-Shaping and Photocurrent Enhancement. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E1827. [PMID: 32933197 PMCID: PMC7559483 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The algorithmic spectrometry as an alternative to traditional approaches has the potential to become the next generation of infrared (IR) spectral sensing technology, which is free of physical optical filters, and only a very small number of data are required from the IR detector. A key requirement is that the detector spectral responses must be engineered to create an optimal basis that efficiently synthesizes spectral information. Light manipulation through metal perforated with a two-dimensional square array of subwavelength holes provides remarkable opportunities to harness the detector response in a way that is incorporated into the detector. Instead of previous experimental efforts mainly focusing on the change over the resonance wavelength by tuning the geometrical parameters of the plasmonic layer, we experimentally and numerically demonstrate the capability for the control over the shape of bias-tunable response spectra using a fixed plasmonic structure as well as the detector sensitivity improvement, which is enabled by the anisotropic dielectric constants of the quantum dots-in-a-well (DWELL) absorber and the presence of electric field along the growth direction. Our work will pave the way for the development of an intelligent IR detector, which is capable of direct viewing of spectral information without utilizing any intervening the spectral filters.
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- Jehwan Hwang
- Interdisciplinary Materials Measurement Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34113, Korea; (J.H.); (J.J.); (Y.K.)
- Department of Physics and Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB, OH 45433, USA; (Z.K.); (A.U.)
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Measurement Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34113, Korea; (J.H.); (J.J.); (Y.K.)
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea;
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Measurement Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34113, Korea; (J.H.); (J.J.); (Y.K.)
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- Advanced Instrumentation Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34113, Korea;
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea;
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB, OH 45433, USA; (Z.K.); (A.U.)
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- Department of Physics and Research Institute for Convergence of Basic Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Measurement Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34113, Korea; (J.H.); (J.J.); (Y.K.)
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Raman imaging is a microspectroscopic approach revealing the chemistry and structure of plant cell walls in situ on the micro- and nanoscale. The method is based on the Raman effect (inelastic scattering) that takes place when monochromatic laser light interacts with matter. The scattered light conveys a change in energy that is inherent of the involved molecule vibrations. The Raman spectra are thus characteristic for the chemical structure of the molecules and can be recorded spatially ordered with a lateral resolution of about 300 nm. Based on thousands of acquired Raman spectra, images can be assessed using univariate as well as multivariate data analysis approaches. One advantage compared to staining or labeling techniques is that not only one image is obtained as a result but different components and characteristics can be displayed in several images. Furthermore, as every pixel corresponds to a Raman spectrum, which is a kind of "molecular fingerprint," the imaging results should always be evaluated and further details revealed by analysis (e.g., band assignment) of extracted spectra. In this chapter, the basic theoretical background of the technique and instrumentation are described together with sample preparation requirements and tips for high-quality plant tissue sections and successful Raman measurements. Typical Raman spectra of the different plant cell wall components are shown as well as an exemplified analysis of Raman data acquired on the model plant Arabidopsis. Important preprocessing methods of the spectra are included as well as single component image generation (univariate) and spectral unmixing by means of multivariate approaches (e.g., vertex component analysis).
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- Batirtze Prats Mateu
- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biophysics, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biophysics, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biophysics, BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria.
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Deep Learning for Hyperspectral Image Analysis, Part II: Applications to Remote Sensing and Biomedicine. HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE ANALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38617-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Olmos V, Marro M, Loza-Alvarez P, Raldúa D, Prats E, Piña B, Tauler R, de Juan A. Assessment of tissue-specific multifactor effects in environmental -omics studies of heterogeneous biological samples: Combining hyperspectral image information and chemometrics. Talanta 2018; 194:390-398. [PMID: 30609549 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The use of hyperspectral imaging techniques in biological studies has increased in the recent years. Hyperspectral images (HSI) provide chemical information and preserve the morphology and original structure of heterogeneous biological samples, which can be potentially useful in environmental -omics studies when effects due to several factors, e.g., contaminant exposure, phenotype,…, at a specific tissue level need to be investigated. Yet, no available strategies exist to exploit adequately this kind of information. This work offers a novel chemometric strategy to pass from the raw image information to useful knowledge in terms of statistical assessment of the multifactor effects of interest in -omic studies. To do so, unmixing of the hyperspectral image measurement is carried out to provide tissue-specific information. Afterwards, several specific ANOVA-Simultaneous Component Analysis (ASCA) models are generated to properly assess and interpret the diverse effect of the factors of interest on the spectral fingerprints of the different tissues characterized. The unmixing step is performed by Multivariate Curve Resolution-Alternating Least Squares (MCR-ALS) on multisets of biological images related to each studied condition and provides reliable HSI spectral signatures and related image maps for each specific tissue in the regions imaged. The variability associated with these signatures within a population is obtained through an MCR-based resampling step on representative pixel subsets of the images analyzed. All spectral fingerprints obtained for a particular tissue in the different conditions studied are used to obtain the related ASCA model that will help to assess the significance of the factors studied on the tissue and, if relevant, to describe the associated fingerprint modifications. The potential of the approach is assessed in a real case of study linked to the investigation of the effect of exposure time to chlorpyrifos-oxon (CPO) on ocular tissues of different phenotypes of zebrafish larvae from Raman HSI of eye cryosections. The study allowed the characterization of melanin, crystalline and internal eye tissue and the phenotype, exposure time and the interaction of the two factors were found to be significant in the changes found in all kind of tissues. Factor-related changes in the spectral fingerprint were described and interpreted per each kind of tissue characterized.
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- Víctor Olmos
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss 3, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss 3, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Diagnostic (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Research and Development Centre (CID-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Diagnostic (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Diagnostic (IDAEA-CSIC), Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Olmos V, Marro M, Loza-Alvarez P, Raldúa D, Prats E, Padrós F, Piña B, Tauler R, de Juan A. Combining hyperspectral imaging and chemometrics to assess and interpret the effects of environmental stressors on zebrafish eye images at tissue level. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2018; 11:e201700089. [PMID: 28766927 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201700089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Changes on an organism by the exposure to environmental stressors may be characterized by hyperspectral images (HSI), which preserve the morphology of biological samples, and suitable chemometric tools. The approach proposed allows assessing and interpreting the effect of contaminant exposure on heterogeneous biological samples monitored by HSI at specific tissue levels. In this work, the model example used consists of the study of the effect of the exposure of chlorpyrifos-oxon on zebrafish tissues. To assess this effect, unmixing of the biological sample images followed by tissue-specific classification models based on the unmixed spectral signatures is proposed. Unmixing and classification are performed by multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) and partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), respectively. Crucial aspects of the approach are: (1) the simultaneous MCR-ALS analysis of all images from 1 population to take into account biological variability and provide reliable tissue spectral signatures, and (2) the use of resolved spectral signatures from control and exposed populations obtained from resampling of pixel subsets analyzed by MCR-ALS multiset analysis as information for the tissue-specific PLS-DA classification models. Classification results diagnose the presence of a significant effect and identify the spectral regions at a tissue level responsible for the biological change.
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- Víctor Olmos
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Ciencies Fotòniques (ICFO), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels, Spain
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- Institut de Ciencies Fotòniques (ICFO), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Castelldefels, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Diagnostic (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Research and Development Centre (CID-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathological Diagnostic Service in Fish, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Diagnostic (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Diagnostic (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Beaulieu RJ, Goldstein SD, Singh J, Safar B, Banerjee A, Ahuja N. Automated diagnosis of colon cancer using hyperspectral sensing. Int J Med Robot 2018; 14:e1897. [PMID: 29479794 DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 12/03/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Surgical management of colorectal cancer relies on accurate identification of tumor and possible metastatic disease. Hyperspectral (HS) sensing is a passive, non-ionizing diagnostic method that has been considered for multiple tumor types. The ability to use HS for identification of tumor specimens during surgical resection of colorectal cancers was explored. METHODS Patients with colorectal cancer who underwent operative resection were enrolled. HS measurements were performed both intra- and extra-luminally. Spectral results were correlated with pathologic evaluation. RESULTS Fifteen patient specimens were analyzed. For patients with confirmed colorectal cancer, extraluminal spectra analysis yielded 61.68% sensitivity with 90% specificity. For intraluminal specimens, sensitivity increased to 91.97% with 90% specificity. CONCLUSIONS Hyperspectral sensing can reliably detect tumors in resected colon specimens. This research offers promising results for a diagnostic technology that is non-ionizing and does not require the use of contrast agents to achieve accurate colorectal cancer detection.
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Cao Z, Wang Z, Shang Z, Zhao J. Classification and identification of Rhodobryum roseum Limpr. and its adulterants based on fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and chemometrics. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0172359. [PMID: 28207900 PMCID: PMC5313229 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) with the attenuated total reflectance technique was used to identify Rhodobryum roseum from its four adulterants. The FTIR spectra of six samples in the range from 4000 cm-1 to 600 cm-1 were obtained. The second-derivative transformation test was used to identify the small and nearby absorption peaks. A cluster analysis was performed to classify the spectra in a dendrogram based on the spectral similarity. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to classify the species of six moss samples. A cluster analysis with PCA was used to identify different genera. However, some species of the same genus exhibited highly similar chemical components and FTIR spectra. Fourier self-deconvolution and discrete wavelet transform (DWT) were used to enhance the differences among the species with similar chemical components and FTIR spectra. Three scales were selected as the feature-extracting space in the DWT domain. The results show that FTIR spectroscopy with chemometrics is suitable for identifying Rhodobryum roseum and its adulterants.
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- Zhen Cao
- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
- Hebei College of Industry and Technology, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Hebei College of Industry and Technology, Shijiazhuang, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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Andrew Chan KL, Kazarian SG. Attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) imaging of tissues and live cells. Chem Soc Rev 2016; 45:1850-64. [PMID: 26488803 DOI: 10.1039/c5cs00515a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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FTIR spectroscopic imaging is a label-free, non-destructive and chemically specific technique that can be utilised to study a wide range of biomedical applications such as imaging of biopsy tissues, fixed cells and live cells, including cancer cells. In particular, the use of FTIR imaging in attenuated total reflection (ATR) mode has attracted much attention because of the small, but well controlled, depth of penetration and corresponding path length of infrared light into the sample. This has enabled the study of samples containing large amounts of water, as well as achieving an increased spatial resolution provided by the high refractive index of the micro-ATR element. This review is focused on discussing the recent developments in FTIR spectroscopic imaging, particularly in ATR sampling mode, and its applications in the biomedical science field as well as discussing the future opportunities possible as the imaging technology continues to advance.
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- K L Andrew Chan
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Rusciano G, Zito G, Pesce G, Del Prete S, Cennamo G, Sasso A. Assessment of conjunctival microvilli abnormality by micro-Raman analysis - by G. Rusciano et al. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2016; 9:551-559. [PMID: 26876569 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201500278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 01/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Conjunctival microvilli are microscopic cellular membrane protrusions on apical epithelial cells, which increase the surface area available for tear adherence. Pathological alterations of microvilli structure affect the tear film stability and, conversely, dysfunctions of tear film composition can lead to a suffering epithelium (dry-eye syndrome). In this work we propose the use of micro-Raman analysis to reveal conjunctival microvilli abnormalities. Samples were obtained by impression cytology from patients by different stage of dry-eye syndrome. Our experimental outcomes demonstrate that Raman analysis, combined with the use of Principal Component Analysis, is able to detect different stages of microvilli reduction. Globally, these results hold promise for the use of Raman analysis for an objective, effective, non-invasive and potentially also in-vivo analysis of the conjunctiva in all the cases of microvilli-related ocular pathologies.
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- Giulia Rusciano
- Department of Physics E. Pancini, University of Naples Federico II, via Cintia, 80126-I, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Physics E. Pancini, University of Naples Federico II, via Cintia, 80126-I, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Physics E. Pancini, University of Naples Federico II, via Cintia, 80126-I, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, via Pansini 5, 80131-I, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, via Pansini 5, 80131-I, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Physics E. Pancini, University of Naples Federico II, via Cintia, 80126-I, Naples, Italy
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Zhang Q, Flach CR, Mendelsohn R, Mao G, Pappas A, Mack MC, Walters RM, Southall MD. Topically applied ceramide accumulates in skin glyphs. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2015; 8:329-37. [PMID: 26170709 PMCID: PMC4493983 DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s83857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Ceramides (CERs), structural components of the stratum corneum (SC), impart essential barrier properties to this thin outer layer of the epidermis. Variations in CER species within this layer have been linked to several skin diseases. A recent proliferation of CER-containing topical skin-care products warrants the elucidation of CER penetration profiles in both healthy and diseased skin. In the current study, the spatial distributions of CER concentration profiles, following topical application of two species of CER, were tracked using infrared imaging. Suspensions of single-chain perdeuterated sphingosine and phytosphingosine CER in oleic acid were applied, in separate experiments, to the surface of healthy intact ex vivo human skin using Franz diffusion cells. Following either a 24- or 48-hour incubation period at 34°C, infrared images were acquired from microtomed skin sections. Both CER species accumulated in glyph regions of the skin and penetrated into the SC, to a limited extent, only in these regions. The concentration profiles observed herein were independent of the CER species and incubation time utilized in the study. As a result, a very heterogeneous, sparse, spatial distribution of CERs in the SC was revealed. In contrast, oleic acid was found to be fairly homogeneously distributed throughout the SC and viable epidermis, albeit at lower concentrations in the latter. A more uniform, lateral distribution of CERs in the SC would likely be important for barrier efficacy or enhancement.
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- Qihong Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Skillman, NJ, USA
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Bunaciu AA, Fleschin Ş, Aboul-Enein HY. Biomedical investigations using Fourier transform-infrared microspectroscopy. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2015; 44:270-6. [PMID: 25391565 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2013.829389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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One of the most exciting recent developments in infrared spectroscopy has been the coupling of the spectrometer to an infrared microscope. The combination of the new infrared spectrometer and a microscope was a natural thought of scientists in these fields. This development has been so rewarding and so useful in solving today's chemical problems that infrared microspectroscopy has quickly become a significant subclassification of infrared spectroscopy. Infrared microspectroscopy has a much longer history than the recent enthusiasm would imply, however. The great interest in the use of infrared spectroscopy to solve biomedical problems that occurred in recent years shortly spread into the medical and biological fields. The aim of this review is to discuss the new developments in applications of FT-IR microspectroscopy in biomedical analysis, covering the period between 2008 and 2013.
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- Andrei A Bunaciu
- a SCIENT - Research Center for Instrumental Analysis (S.C. CROMATEC_PLUS S.R.L.) , Bucharest , Romania
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Lu G, Fei B. Medical hyperspectral imaging: a review. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2014; 19:10901. [PMID: 24441941 PMCID: PMC3895860 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.19.1.010901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 751] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is an emerging imaging modality for medical applications, especially in disease diagnosis and image-guided surgery. HSI acquires a three-dimensional dataset called hypercube, with two spatial dimensions and one spectral dimension. Spatially resolved spectral imaging obtained by HSI provides diagnostic information about the tissue physiology, morphology, and composition. This review paper presents an overview of the literature on medical hyperspectral imaging technology and its applications. The aim of the survey is threefold: an introduction for those new to the field, an overview for those working in the field, and a reference for those searching for literature on a specific application.
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- Guolan Lu
- Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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- Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
- Emory University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia 30329
- Emory University, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
- Emory University, Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
- Address all correspondence to: Baowei Fei, E-mail:
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Lu G, Fei B. Medical hyperspectral imaging: a review. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2014; 19:96013. [PMID: 24441941 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.19.9.096013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is an emerging imaging modality for medical applications, especially in disease diagnosis and image-guided surgery. HSI acquires a three-dimensional dataset called hypercube, with two spatial dimensions and one spectral dimension. Spatially resolved spectral imaging obtained by HSI provides diagnostic information about the tissue physiology, morphology, and composition. This review paper presents an overview of the literature on medical hyperspectral imaging technology and its applications. The aim of the survey is threefold: an introduction for those new to the field, an overview for those working in the field, and a reference for those searching for literature on a specific application.
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- Guolan Lu
- Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia 30322
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- Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia 30322bEmory University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia 30329cEmory Univ
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Microspectroscopic infrared specular reflection chemical imaging of multi-component urinary stones: MIR vs. FIR. OPEN CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.2478/s11532-013-0349-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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AbstractSpecular reflection infrared microspectroscopy was used for chemical imaging of cross-sectioned urinary stones to determine their chemical composition and morphology simultaneously. Absorption spectral bands were recovered from reflection spectra by Kramers-Kronig transform. FUse of far-infrared radiation provides high-contrast images and allows more precise constituent distribution determinations than mid-infrared because band asymmetry after the transform caused by diffuse reflection is less in the far-infrared.
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Raman microspectroscopy analysis in the treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72127. [PMID: 23977228 PMCID: PMC3748113 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare but serious corneal disease, often observed in contact lens wearers. Clinical treatment of infected patients frequently involves the use of polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB), a polymer used as a disinfectant and antiseptic, which is toxic also for the epithelial cells of the cornea. Prompt and effective diagnostic tools are hence highly desiderable for both starting early therapy and timely suspension of the treatment. In this work we use Raman microspectroscopy to analyse in vitro a single Acanthamoeba cell in cystic phase. In particular, we investigate the effect of PHMB at the single-cell level, providing useful information on both the underlying biochemical mechanism and the time frame for Acanthamoeba eradication in ocular infections. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Raman spectroscopy, in conjunction with standard multivariate analysis methods, allows discriminating between live and dead Acanthamoebas, which is fundamental to optimizing patients' treatment.
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Alexandrov T, Lasch P. Segmentation of confocal Raman microspectroscopic imaging data using edge-preserving denoising and clustering. Anal Chem 2013; 85:5676-83. [PMID: 23701523 DOI: 10.1021/ac303257d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Over the past decade, confocal Raman microspectroscopic (CRM) imaging has matured into a useful analytical tool to obtain spatially resolved chemical information on the molecular composition of biological samples and has found its way into histopathology, cytology, and microbiology. A CRM imaging data set is a hyperspectral image in which Raman intensities are represented as a function of three coordinates: a spectral coordinate λ encoding the wavelength and two spatial coordinates x and y. Understanding CRM imaging data is challenging because of its complexity, size, and moderate signal-to-noise ratio. Spatial segmentation of CRM imaging data is a way to reveal regions of interest and is traditionally performed using nonsupervised clustering which relies on spectral domain-only information with the main drawback being the high sensitivity to noise. We present a new pipeline for spatial segmentation of CRM imaging data which combines preprocessing in the spectral and spatial domains with k-means clustering. Its core is the preprocessing routine in the spatial domain, edge-preserving denoising (EPD), which exploits the spatial relationships between Raman intensities acquired at neighboring pixels. Additionally, we propose to use both spatial correlation to identify Raman spectral features colocalized with defined spatial regions and confidence maps to assess the quality of spatial segmentation. For CRM data acquired from midsagittal Syrian hamster ( Mesocricetus auratus ) brain cryosections, we show how our pipeline benefits from the complex spatial-spectral relationships inherent in the CRM imaging data. EPD significantly improves the quality of spatial segmentation that allows us to extract the underlying structural and compositional information contained in the Raman microspectra.
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- Theodore Alexandrov
- Center for Industrial Mathematics, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstr. 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany.
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Suwa M, Nakano Y, Tsukahara S, Watarai H. Faraday rotation dispersion microscopy imaging of diamagnetic and chiral liquids with pulsed magnetic field. Anal Chem 2013; 85:5176-83. [PMID: 23581712 DOI: 10.1021/ac400541k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We have constructed an experimental setup for Faraday rotation dispersion imaging and demonstrated the performance of a novel imaging principle. By using a pulsed magnetic field and a polarized light synchronized to the magnetic field, quantitative Faraday rotation images of diamagnetic organic liquids in glass capillaries were observed. Nonaromatic hydrocarbons, benzene derivatives, and naphthalene derivatives were clearly distinguished by the Faraday rotation images due to the difference in Verdet constants. From the wavelength dispersion of the Faraday rotation images in the visible region, it was found that the resonance wavelength in the UV region, which was estimated based on the Faraday B-term, could be used as characteristic parameters for the imaging of the liquids. Furthermore, simultaneous acquisition of Faraday rotation image and natural optical rotation image was demonstrated for chiral organic liquids.
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- Masayori Suwa
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan.
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Kazarian SG, Ewing AV. Applications of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic imaging to tablet dissolution and drug release. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2013; 10:1207-21. [DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2013.801452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Pucetaite M, Hendrixson V, Zelvys A, Jankevicius F, Tyla R, Ceponkus J, Sablinskas V. Application of infrared spectroscopic imaging in specular reflection mode for determination of distribution of chemical components in urinary stones. J Mol Struct 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2012.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Flach CR, Moore DJ. Infrared and Raman imaging spectroscopy of ex vivo skin. Int J Cosmet Sci 2012; 35:125-35. [DOI: 10.1111/ics.12020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Carol R. Flach
- Department of Chemistry; Rutgers University; 73 Warren Street; Newark; NJ; USA
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- Center for Skin Science and Applied Dermatology; TRI/Princeton; 601 Prospect Avenue; Princeton; NJ; USA
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Glassford S, Chan KLA, Byrne B, Kazarian SG. Chemical imaging of protein adsorption and crystallization on a wettability gradient surface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:3174-3179. [PMID: 22260648 DOI: 10.1021/la204524w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The use of self-assembled monolayers is an established method to study the effect of surface properties on proteins and other biological materials. The generation of a monolayer with a gradient of chemical properties allows for the study of multiple surface properties simultaneously in a high throughput manner. Typically, in order to detect the presence of proteins or biological material on a surface, the use of additional dyes or tags is required. Here we present a novel method of studying the effect of gradient surface properties on protein adsorption and crystallization in situ through the use of ATR-FTIR spectroscopic imaging, which removes the need for additional labeling. We describe the successful application of this technique to the measurement of the growth of a gradient monolayer of octyltrichlorosilane across the surface of a silicon ATR element. ATR-FTIR imaging was also used to study the adsorption of lysozyme, as a model protein, onto the modified surface. The sensitivity of measurements obtained with a focal plane array (FPA) detector were improved though the use of pixel averaging which allowed small absorption bands to be detected with minimal effect on the spatial resolution along the gradient. Study of the effect of surface hydrophobicity on both adsorption of lysozyme to the element and lysozyme crystallization revealed that more lysozyme adsorbed to the hydrophobic side of the ATR element and more lysozyme crystals formed in the same region. These findings strongly suggest a correlation exists between surface protein adsorption and protein crystallization. This method could be applied to the study of other proteins and whole cells.
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- Stefanie Glassford
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Sablinskas V, Urboniene V, Ceponkus J, Laurinavicius A, Dasevicius D, Jankevicius F, Hendrixson V, Koch E, Steiner G. Infrared spectroscopic imaging of renal tumor tissue. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2011; 16:096006. [PMID: 21950920 DOI: 10.1117/1.3622292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic imaging has been used to probe the biochemical composition of human renal tumor tissue and adjacent normal tissue. Freshly resected renal tumor tissue from surgery was prepared as a thin cryosection and examined by FTIR spectroscopic imaging. Tissue types could be discriminated by utilizing a combination of fuzzy k-means cluster analysis and a supervised classification algorithm based on a linear discriminant analysis. The spectral classification is compared and contrasted with the histological stained image. It is further shown that renal tumor cells have spread in adjacent normal tissue. This study demonstrates that FTIR spectroscopic imaging can potentially serve as a fast and objective approach for discrimination of renal tumor tissue from normal tissue and even in the detection of tumor infiltration in adjacent tissue.
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- Valdas Sablinskas
- Vilnius University, Faculty of Physics, Saulėtekio av. 9, LT-10222 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Gender determination of fertilized unincubated chicken eggs by infrared spectroscopic imaging. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 400:2775-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-4941-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2011] [Revised: 03/20/2011] [Accepted: 03/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ueberbacher R, Dürauer A, Ahrer K, Mayer S, Sprinzl W, Jungbauer A, Hahn R. EDDIE fusion proteins: Triggering autoproteolytic cleavage. Process Biochem 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2009.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Cisek R, Spencer L, Prent N, Zigmantas D, Espie GS, Barzda V. Optical microscopy in photosynthesis. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2009; 102:111-41. [PMID: 19851883 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-009-9500-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2009] [Accepted: 10/05/2009] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Emerging as well as the most frequently used optical microscopy techniques are reviewed and image contrast generation methods in a microscope are presented, focusing on the nonlinear contrasts such as harmonic generation and multiphoton excitation fluorescence. Nonlinear microscopy presents numerous advantages over linear microscopy techniques including improved deep tissue imaging, optical sectioning, and imaging of live unstained samples. Nonetheless, with the exception of multiphoton excitation fluorescence, nonlinear microscopy is in its infancy, lacking protocols, users and applications; hence, this review focuses on the potential of nonlinear microscopy for studying photosynthetic organisms. Examples of nonlinear microscopic imaging are presented including isolated light-harvesting antenna complexes from higher plants, starch granules, chloroplasts, unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and cyanobacteria Leptolyngbya sp. and Anabaena sp. While focusing on nonlinear microscopy techniques, second and third harmonic generation and multiphoton excitation fluorescence microscopy, other emerging nonlinear imaging modalities are described and several linear optical microscopy techniques are reviewed in order to clearly describe their capabilities and to highlight the advantages of nonlinear microscopy.
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- Richard Cisek
- Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
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Palombo F, Danoux CB, Weinberg PD, Kazarian SG. Measurement of drug and macromolecule diffusion across atherosclerotic rabbit aorta ex vivo by attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared imaging. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2009; 14:044008. [PMID: 19725720 DOI: 10.1117/1.3174395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Diffusion of two model drugs-benzyl nicotinate and ibuprofen-and the plasma macromolecule albumin across atherosclerotic rabbit aorta was studied ex vivo by attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) imaging. Solutions of these molecules were applied to the endothelial surface of histological sections of the aortic wall that were sandwiched between two impermeable surfaces. An array of spectra, each corresponding to a specific location in the section, was obtained at various times during solute diffusion into the wall and revealed the distribution of the solutes within the tissue. Benzyl nicotinate in Ringer's solution showed higher affinity for atherosclerotic plaque than for apparently healthy tissue. Transmural concentration profiles for albumin demonstrated its permeation across the section and were consistent with a relatively low distribution volume for the macromolecule in the middle of the wall. The ability of albumin to act as a drug carrier for ibuprofen, otherwise undetected within the tissue, was demonstrated by multivariate subtraction image analysis. In conclusion, ATR-FTIR imaging can be used to study transport processes in tissue samples with high spatial and temporal resolution and without the need to label the solutes under study.
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- Francesca Palombo
- Imperial College London, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Palombo F, Shen H, Benguigui LES, Kazarian SG, Upmacis RK. Micro ATR-FTIR spectroscopic imaging of atherosclerosis: an investigation of the contribution of inducible nitric oxide synthase to lesion composition in ApoE-null mice. Analyst 2009; 134:1107-18. [DOI: 10.1039/b821425e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gowen A, O’Donnell C, Cullen P, Bell S. Recent applications of Chemical Imaging to pharmaceutical process monitoring and quality control. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2008; 69:10-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2007.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2007] [Revised: 10/02/2007] [Accepted: 10/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gierlinger N, Sapei L, Paris O. Insights into the chemical composition of Equisetum hyemale by high resolution Raman imaging. PLANTA 2008; 227:969-80. [PMID: 18057960 PMCID: PMC2756348 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-007-0671-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2007] [Accepted: 11/13/2007] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Equisetaceae has been of research interest for decades, as it is one of the oldest living plant families, and also due to its high accumulation of silica up to 25% dry wt. Aspects of silica deposition, its association with other biomolecules, as well as the chemical composition of the outer strengthening tissue still remain unclear. These questions were addressed by using high resolution (<1 microm) Confocal Raman microscopy. Two-dimensional spectral maps were acquired on cross sections of Equisetum hyemale and Raman images calculated by integrating over the intensity of characteristic spectral regions. This enabled direct visualization of differences in chemical composition and extraction of average spectra from defined regions for detailed analyses, including principal component analysis (PCA) and basis analysis (partial least square fit based on model spectra). Accumulation of silica was imaged in the knobs and in a thin layer below the cuticula. In the spectrum extracted from the knob region as main contributions, a broad band below 500 cm(-1) attributed to amorphous silica, and a band at 976 cm(-1) assigned to silanol groups, were found. From this, we concluded that these protrusions were almost pure amorphous, hydrated silica. No silanol group vibration was detected in the silicified epidermal layer below and association with pectin and hemicelluloses indicated. Pectin and hemicelluloses (glucomannan) were found in high levels in the epidermal layer and in a clearly distinguished outer part of the hypodermal sterome fibers. The inner part of the two-layered cells revealed as almost pure cellulose, oriented parallel along the fiber.
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- Notburga Gierlinger
- Department of Biomaterials, Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
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Barth A. Infrared spectroscopy of proteins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2007; 1767:1073-101. [PMID: 17692815 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2768] [Impact Index Per Article: 162.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2007] [Revised: 06/18/2007] [Accepted: 06/19/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This review discusses the application of infrared spectroscopy to the study of proteins. The focus is on the mid-infrared spectral region and the study of protein reactions by reaction-induced infrared difference spectroscopy.
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- Andreas Barth
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, The Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Garidel P, Boese M. Mid infrared microspectroscopic mapping and imaging: a bio-analytical tool for spatially and chemically resolved tissue characterization and evaluation of drug permeation within tissues. Microsc Res Tech 2007; 70:336-49. [PMID: 17262783 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The combination of the two classical biophysical methods, microscopy and infrared spectroscopy, has led to the development of a potent analytical technology termed infrared microspectroscopy. It combines high lateral resolution as obtained by microscopy and the chemical identification of the sample components by infrared spectroscopy. The two approaches mainly utilized in microspectroscopy are the mapping and the imaging techniques, which are introduced and presented. Especially, since the development of so called focal plane array detectors, which are implemented in the imaging methods (microspectroscopic imaging) has become a promising bio-analytical tool for ultrastructural medical diagnostics, due to the fact that the time required for analyzing a sample has been reduced dramatically and the lateral resolution improved to approximately 4 microm. Mid infrared microscopy allows a direct access to spatially resolved molecular and structural information of the analyzed area. The image contrast is generated on the basis of the tissue's intrinsic biochemical composition. The current investigation shows how mid infrared microspectroscopic mapping and imaging is used for the bio-analytical characterization and identification of specific molecular components of a tissue sample at high lateral resolution of a few microns (approaching the mid infrared diffraction limit). Furthermore, the potential of these methods for monitoring the penetration and distribution of drugs within biological tissues are presented. Due to the fact, that mid infrared microspectroscopy is a noninvasive, nondestructive technique for the analyzed sample, requiring no complicated and time consuming staining procedures, it is a convenient method for histological and pathological investigations, allowing the generation of a huge amount of biochemical information not yet available with other nonvibrational techniques. The strength of the presented microscopic technique is the fact that the infrared images are directly comparable to outcomes of classical histological staining procedures and can be interpreted by nonspectroscopists.
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- Patrick Garidel
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany.
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Andrew Chan KL, Kazarian SG. Chemical imaging of the stratum corneum under controlled humidity with the attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy method. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2007; 12:044010. [PMID: 17867814 DOI: 10.1117/1.2754686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic imaging was applied to study human stratum corneum (SC) tissue, the outermost layer of the skin. This imaging approach was combined with a controlled environment cell to demonstrate the possibility of obtaining chemical images of SC exposed to a wide range of relative humidities and diffusion of ethanol through the SC tissue with a specially designed liquid cell. The effect of water vapor sorbed into the SC on the distribution of other components in the SC was studied. Principal component analysis was applied in conjunction with univariate analysis to differentiate the distribution of different components in the SC. Swelling of the SC, a heterogeneous distribution of natural moisturizing factor and water, was detected upon the increase of relative humidity. The approach to image the penetration of liquid ethanol into the SC was also demonstrated and showed good potential and implications for studying transdermal drug delivery.
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- K L Andrew Chan
- Imperial College London, Department of Chemical Engineering, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Palero JA, de Bruijn HS, van der Ploeg van den Heuvel A, Sterenborg HJCM, Gerritsen HC. Spectrally resolved multiphoton imaging of in vivo and excised mouse skin tissues. Biophys J 2007; 93:992-1007. [PMID: 17449667 PMCID: PMC1913153 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.099457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The deep tissue penetration and submicron spatial resolution of multiphoton microscopy and the high detection efficiency and nanometer spectral resolution of a spectrograph were utilized to record spectral images of the intrinsic emission of mouse skin tissues. Autofluorescence from both cellular and extracellular structures, second-harmonic signal from collagen, and a narrowband emission related to Raman scattering of collagen were detected. Visualization of the spectral images by wavelength-to-RGB color image conversion allowed us to identify and discriminate tissue structures such as epidermal keratinocytes, lipid-rich corneocytes, intercellular structures, hair follicles, collagen, elastin, and dermal cells. Our results also showed morphological and spectral differences between excised tissue section, thick excised tissue, and in vivo tissue samples of mouse skin. Results on collagen excitation at different wavelengths suggested that the origin of the narrowband emission was collagen Raman peaks. Moreover, the oscillating spectral dependency of the collagen second-harmonic intensity was experimentally studied. Overall, spectral imaging provided a wealth of information not easily obtainable with present conventional multiphoton imaging systems.
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Wessel E, Heinsohn G, Schmidt-Lewerkuehne H, Wittern KP, Rapp C, Siesler HW. Observation of a penetration depth gradient in attenuated total reflection fourier transform infrared spectroscopic imaging applications. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2006; 60:1488-92. [PMID: 17217601 DOI: 10.1366/000370206779321391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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- Elke Wessel
- Beiersdorf AG, Research and Development, Unnastrasse 48, D-20253 Hamburg, Germany.
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Capelle MAH, Gurny R, Arvinte T. High throughput screening of protein formulation stability: practical considerations. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2006; 65:131-48. [PMID: 17107777 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2006.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2006] [Revised: 09/01/2006] [Accepted: 09/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The formulation of protein drugs is a difficult and time-consuming process, mainly due to the complexity of protein structure and the very specific physical and chemical properties involved. Understanding protein degradation pathways is essential for the success of a biopharmaceutical drug. The present review concerns the application of high throughput screening techniques in protein formulation development. A protein high throughput formulation (HTF) platform is based on the use of microplates. Basically, the HTF platform consists of two parts: (i) sample preparation and (ii) sample analysis. Sample preparation involves automated systems for dispensing the drug and the formulation ingredients in both liquid and powder form. The sample analysis involves specific methods developed for each protein to investigate physical and chemical properties of the formulations in microplates. Examples are presented of the use of protein intrinsic fluorescence for the analysis of protein aqueous properties (e.g., conformation and aggregation). Different techniques suitable for HTF analysis are discussed and some of the issues concerning implementation are presented with reference to the use of microplates.
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- Martinus A H Capelle
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Kazarian SG, Chan KLA. Applications of ATR-FTIR spectroscopic imaging to biomedical samples. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2006; 1758:858-67. [PMID: 16566893 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2006] [Accepted: 02/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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FTIR spectroscopic imaging in ATR (Attenuated Total Reflection) mode is a powerful tool for studying biomedical samples. This paper summarises recent advances in the applications of ATR-FTIR imaging to dissolution of pharmaceutical formulations and drug release. The use of two different ATR accessories to obtain chemical images of formulations in contact with water as a function of time is demonstrated. The innovative use of the diamond ATR accessory allowed in situ imaging of tablet compaction and dissolution. ATR-FTIR imaging was also applied to obtain images of the surface of skin and the spatial distribution of protein and lipid rich domains was obtained. Chemical images of cross-section of rabbit aorta were obtained using a diamond ATR accessory and the possibility of in situ imaging of arterial samples in contact with aqueous solution was demonstrated for the first time. This experiment opens an opportunity to image arterial samples in contact with solutions containing drug molecules. This approach may help in understanding the mechanisms of treatment of atherosclerosis.
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- S G Kazarian
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Lambert PJ, Whitman AG, Dyson OF, Akula SM. Raman spectroscopy: the gateway into tomorrow's virology. Virol J 2006; 3:51. [PMID: 16805914 PMCID: PMC1526436 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-3-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2006] [Accepted: 06/28/2006] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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In the molecular world, researchers act as detectives working hard to unravel the mysteries surrounding cells. One of the researchers' greatest tools in this endeavor has been Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectroscopy is a spectroscopic technique that measures the unique Raman spectra for every type of biological molecule. As such, Raman spectroscopy has the potential to provide scientists with a library of spectra that can be used to unravel the makeup of an unknown molecule. However, this technique is limited in that it is not able to manipulate particular structures without disturbing their unique environment. Recently, a novel technology that combines Raman spectroscopy with optical tweezers, termed Raman tweezers, evades this problem due to its ability to manipulate a sample without physical contact. As such, Raman tweezers has the potential to become an incredibly effective diagnostic tool for differentially distinguishing tissue, and therefore holds great promise in the field of virology for distinguishing between various virally infected cells. This review provides an introduction for a virologist into the world of spectroscopy and explores many of the potential applications of Raman tweezers in virology.
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- Phelps J Lambert
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Zhang G, Moore DJ, Mendelsohn R, Flach CR. Vibrational microspectroscopy and imaging of molecular composition and structure during human corneocyte maturation. J Invest Dermatol 2006; 126:1088-94. [PMID: 16514411 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The outermost region of the epidermis, the stratum corneum (SC), provides an essential barrier to water loss and protects against exogenous substances. The functional integrity of the SC depends on a complex maturation and exfoliation process, which is often perturbed in skin diseases. The maturation of corneocytes isolated from different depths in healthy human SC was investigated using infrared (IR) spectroscopic imaging and Raman microscopy. Both IR and Raman spectral quality of individual corneocytes was high and revealed depth-dependent variations in molecular composition. Spectral changes were identified as arising from alterations in the concentration of the major constituents of natural moisturizing factor (NMF), important in maintaining SC hydration. A significant decrease in the concentration of NMF was observed for corneocytes isolated from superficial compared to deeper SC layers (layer 3 vs. layer 11, respectively). An IR parameter that measures the relative NMF concentration in corneocytes is introduced. The potential role of vibrational imaging to evaluate corneocyte composition and molecular structure in the treatment of NMF-related diseases is discussed.
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- Guojin Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Newark College of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
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Steiner G, Zimmerer C, Salzer R. Characterization of metal-supported poly(methyl methacrylate) microstructures by FTIR imaging spectroscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2006; 22:4125-30. [PMID: 16618154 DOI: 10.1021/la053221x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Thin microstructured poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) films may be used as scaffolds for biosensor arrays. Microstructured pores form miniaturized vessels, each constituting an individual reaction vessel or detector element. Arrays of micropores with diameters between 2 and 80 microm were prepared in thin PMMA films on gold by optical lithography. Laterally resolved chemical information for microstructured PMMA films on a gold substrate was obtained by FTIR spectroscopic imaging. The carbonyl band was used to characterize the microstructure. Spectroscopic results indicate small amounts of PMMA residues inside the pores. A downshift of 5 cm(-1) compared to the position of the PMMA bulk carbonyl band indicates interactions of the PMMA residue with the gold substrate. Additional small bands are observed which indicate the formation of carboxylate during PMMA microstructuring. Three possible types of strong PMMA-gold interactions are discussed. All strong PMMA-gold interactions involve carbonyl or carboxyl oxygen.
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- Gerald Steiner
- Institute for Analytical Chemistry, Dresden University of Technology, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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Gierlinger N, Schwanninger M. Chemical imaging of poplar wood cell walls by confocal Raman microscopy. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 140:1246-54. [PMID: 16489138 PMCID: PMC1435827 DOI: 10.1104/pp.105.066993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2005] [Revised: 01/12/2006] [Accepted: 01/29/2006] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Confocal Raman microscopy was used to illustrate changes of molecular composition in secondary plant cell wall tissues of poplar (Populus nigra x Populus deltoids) wood. Two-dimensional spectral maps were acquired and chemical images calculated by integrating the intensity of characteristic spectral bands. This enabled direct visualization of the spatial variation of the lignin content without any chemical treatment or staining of the cell wall. A small (0.5 microm) lignified border toward the lumen was observed in the gelatinous layer of poplar tension wood. The variable orientation of the cellulose was also characterized, leading to visualization of the S1 layer with dimensions smaller than 0.5 mum. Scanning Raman microscopy was thus shown to be a powerful, nondestructive tool for imaging changes in molecular cell wall organization with high spatial resolution.
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- Notburga Gierlinger
- Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
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Garidel P. Monitoring the Penetration and Distribution of Topically Applied Formulations through the Skin in Relation to the Skin Protein/Lipid Morphological Characteristics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1159/000088011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mair T, Zimányi L, Khoroshyy P, Müller A, Müller SC. Analysis of the oscillatory kinetics of glycolytic intermediates in a yeast extract by FT-IR spectroscopy. Biosystems 2005; 83:188-94. [PMID: 16236430 DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2005.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2004] [Revised: 04/15/2005] [Accepted: 05/05/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In the present work we demonstrate that FT-IR spectroscopy is a powerful tool for the time resolved and noninvasive measurement of multi-substrate/product interactions in complex metabolic networks as exemplified by the oscillating glycolysis in yeast extract. We found that many of the glycolytic intermediates can be identified with FT-IR spectroscopy. For this, we have constructed a spectral library of most of the glycolytic intermediates and obtained the kinetics of single components in spectra from glycolysing yeast extract by the use of mathematical fitting procedures. The results are in good agreement with the known phase relationships of oscillatory glycolysis. They provide the basis for future application of this method to investigate the energy metabolism of living cells.
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- Thomas Mair
- Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet, Institute of Experimental Physics, Group of Biophysics, Universitaetsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany.
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Naumann A, Navarro-González M, Peddireddi S, Kües U, Polle A. Fourier transform infrared microscopy and imaging: Detection of fungi in wood. Fungal Genet Biol 2005; 42:829-35. [PMID: 16098775 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2005.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2005] [Revised: 05/30/2005] [Accepted: 06/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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FTIR microscopy was used to detect and discriminate the two wood decaying fungi Trametes versicolor and Schizophyllum commune in experimentally infected beech wood blocks. The distribution of fungal mycelium in wood was locally resolved and semiquantitatively recorded using FTIR microscopy combined with a focal plane array detector and image analysis. Cluster analysis revealed major differences between FTIR spectra recorded from wood fibers and empty vessel lumina and spectra from mycelium of both fungal species, irrespective of whether the fungi were grown on the surface of wood or inside vessel lumina. Species-specific clustering of spectra of fungal mycelium grown on the wood surface and inside vessel lumina demonstrated the potential of FTIR microscopy to discriminate among fungal species decaying wood.
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- Annette Naumann
- Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, Institute of Forest Botany, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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