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Understanding near infrared light propagation in tissue is vital for designing next generation optical brain imaging devices. Monte Carlo (MC) simulations provide a controlled mechanism to characterize and evaluate contributions of diverse near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) sensor configurations and parameters. In this study, we developed a multilayer adult digital head model under both healthy and clinical settings and assessed light‐tissue interaction through MC simulations in terms of partial differential pathlength, mean total optical pathlength, diffuse reflectance, detector light intensity and spatial sensitivity profile of optical measurements. The model incorporated four layers: scalp, skull, cerebrospinal‐fluid and cerebral cortex with and without a customizable lesion for modeling hematoma of different sizes and depths. The effect of source‐detector separation (SDS) on optical measurements' sensitivity to brain tissue was investigated. Results from 1330 separate simulations [(4 lesion volumes × 4 lesion depths for clinical +3 healthy settings) × 7 SDS × 10 simulation = 1330)] each with 100 million photons indicated that selection of SDS is critical to acquire optimal measurements from the brain and recommended SDS to be 25 to 35 mm depending on the wavelengths to obtain optical monitoring of the adult brain function. The findings here can guide the design of future NIRS probes for functional neuroimaging and clinical diagnostic systems. 相似文献
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Ekmekçigil Münire Bayraktar Meltem Akkuş Özge Gürel Aynur 《Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture》2019,136(3):451-464
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) - An efficient in vitro mass propagation through protocorm-like bodies (PLBs) was established in Cattleya forbesii Lindl., a commercially important... 相似文献
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Ahmet Yilmaz Coban Ahmet Ugur Akbal Meltem Uzun Belma Durupinar 《Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz》2015,110(5):649-654
The purpose of this study is to evaluate four rapid colourimetric methods, including
the resazurin microtitre assay (REMA), malachite green decolourisation assay (MGDA),
microplate nitrate reductase assay (MNRA) and crystal violet decolourisation assay
(CVDA), for the rapid detection of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis.
Fifty Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were used in this
study. Eighteen isolates were MDR, two isolates were only resistant to isoniazid
(INH) and the remaining isolates were susceptible to both INH and rifampicin (RIF).
INH and RIF were tested in 0.25 µg/mL and 0.5 µg/mL, respectively. The agar
proportion method was used as a reference method. MNRA and REMA were performed with
some modifications. MGDA and CVDA were performed as defined in the literature. The
agreements of the MNRA for INH and RIF were 96% and 94%, respectively, while the
agreement of the other assays for INH and RIF were 98%. In this study, while the
specificities of the REMA, MGDA and CVDA were 100%, the specificity of the MNRA was
lower than the others (93.3% for INH and 90.9% for RIF). In addition, while the
sensitivity of the MNRA was 100%, the sensitivities of the others were lower than
that of the MNRA (from 94.1-95%). The results were reported on the seventh-10th day
of the incubation. All methods are reliable, easy to perform, inexpensive and easy to
evaluate and do not require special equipment. 相似文献
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Yaşam Barlak Orhan Değer Meltem Çolak Senem Ceren Karataylı Abdurrahman Mithat Bozdayı Fulya Yücesan 《Proteome science》2011,9(1):1-11
Background
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is usually overexpressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and is associated with pathogenesis of NPC. However, the downstream signaling proteins of EGFR in NPC have not yet been completely understood at the system level. The aim of this study was identify novel downstream proteins of EGFR signaling pathway in NPC cells.Results
We analyzed EGFR-regulated phosphoproteome in NPC CNE2 cells using 2D-DIGE and mass spectrometry analysis after phosphoprotein enrichment. As a result, 33 nonredundant phosphoproteins including five known EGFR-regulated proteins and twenty-eight novel EGFR-regulated proteins in CNE2 were identified, three differential phosphoproteins were selectively validated, and two differential phosphoproteins (GSTP1 and GRB2) were showed interacted with phospho-EGFR. Bioinformatics analysis showed that 32 of 33 identified proteins contain phosphorylation modification sites, and 17 identified proteins are signaling proteins. GSTP1, one of the EGFR-regulated proteins, associated with chemoresistance was analyzed. The results showed that GSTP1 could contribute to paclitaxel resistance in EGF-stimulated CNE2 cells. Furthermore, an EGFR signaling network based on the identified EGFR-regulated phosphoproteins were constructed using Pathway Studio 5.0 software, which includes canonical and novel EGFR-regulated proteins and implicates the possible biological roles for those proteins.Conclusion
The data not only can extend our knowledge of canonical EGFR signaling, but also will be useful to understand the molecular mechanisms of EGFR in NPC pathogenesis and search therapeutic targets for NPC. 相似文献97.
Hasan Ayaz Patricia A. Shewokis Adrian Curtin Meltem Izzetoglu Kurtulus Izzetoglu Banu Onaral 《Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE》2011,(56)
MazeSuite is a complete toolset to prepare, present and analyze navigational and spatial experiments1. MazeSuite can be used to design and edit adapted virtual 3D environments, track a participants'' behavioral performance within the virtual environment and synchronize with external devices for physiological and neuroimaging measures, including electroencephalogram and eye tracking.Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIR) is an optical brain imaging technique that enables continuous, noninvasive, and portable monitoring of changes in cerebral blood oxygenation related to human brain functions2-7. Over the last decade fNIR is used to effectively monitor cognitive tasks such as attention, working memory and problem solving7-11. fNIR can be implemented in the form of a wearable and minimally intrusive device; it has the capacity to monitor brain activity in ecologically valid environments. Cognitive functions assessed through task performance involve patterns of brain activation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) that vary from the initial novel task performance, after practice and during retention12. Using positron emission tomography (PET), Van Horn and colleagues found that regional cerebral blood flow was activated in the right frontal lobe during the encoding (i.e., initial naïve performance) of spatial navigation of virtual mazes while there was little to no activation of the frontal regions after practice and during retention tests. Furthermore, the effects of contextual interference, a learning phenomenon related to organization of practice, are evident when individuals acquire multiple tasks under different practice schedules13,14. High contextual interference (random practice schedule) is created when the tasks to be learned are presented in a non-sequential, unpredictable order. Low contextual interference (blocked practice schedule) is created when the tasks to be learned are presented in a predictable order.Our goal here is twofold: first to illustrate the experimental protocol design process and the use of MazeSuite, and second, to demonstrate the setup and deployment of the fNIR brain activity monitoring system using Cognitive Optical Brain Imaging (COBI) Studio software15. To illustrate our goals, a subsample from a study is reported to show the use of both MazeSuite and COBI Studio in a single experiment. The study involves the assessment of cognitive activity of the PFC during the acquisition and learning of computer maze tasks for blocked and random orders. Two right-handed adults (one male, one female) performed 315 acquisition, 30 retention and 20 transfer trials across four days. Design, implementation, data acquisition and analysis phases of the study were explained with the intention to provide a guideline for future studies. 相似文献
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This study was performed to prepare and characterize the biotinylated Salmon calcitonin (sCT) for oral delivery and evaluate
the hypocalcemic effect of biotinylated-sCTs in rats. Biotinylated sCTs was characterized by using high performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC) and MALDITOF-MS. The effect of biotinylation on permeability across Caco-2 cell monolayers was examined.
Their hypocalcemic effect was determined in rats. Mono- and di-bio-sCTs were separated by reverse phase HPLC. The molecular
weights of mono-bio-sCT and di-bio-sCT were determined to be 3,660.5 and 3,900.2 Da, respectively. The permeability of biotinylated-sCTs
across Caco-2 cell monolayers was observed with a significant enhancement compared with sCT. Intrajejunal (ij) administration
of mono-bio-sCT and di-bio-sCT resulted in sustained reduction in serum calcium levels, with a maximum reduction (% max(d))
of 21.6% and 30% after 4 h and 6 h of application, respectively. The biotin conjugation of sCT may be a promising strategy
for increasing the oral bioavailability of sCT and achieving sustained calcium-lowering effects. 相似文献
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Semra Isik Feray Kockar Meltem Aydin Oktay Arslan Ozen Ozensoy Guler Alessio Innocenti Andrea Scozzafava Claudiu T. Supuran 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters》2009,19(6):1662-1665
The protein encoded by the Nce103 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a β-carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) designated as scCA, was investigated for its activation with amines and amino acids. scCA was poorly activated by amino acids such as l-/d-His, Phe, DOPA, Trp (KAs of 82–90 μM) and more effectively activated by amines such as histamine, dopamine, serotonin, pyridyl-alkylamines, aminoethyl-piperazine/morpholine (KAs of 10.2–21.3 μM). The best activator was l-adrenaline, with an activation constant of 0.95 μM. This study may help to better understand the catalytic/activation mechanisms of the β-CAs and eventually to design modulators of CA activity for similar enzymes present in pathogenic fungi, such as Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. 相似文献
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Meltem Izzetoglu Prabhakar Chitrapu Scott Bunce Banu Onaral 《Biomedical engineering online》2010,9(1):16