Measurements of clinically significant doses of ionizing radiation using non-invasive in vivo EPR spectroscopy of teeth in situ

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold M. Swartz ◽  
Akinori Iwasaki ◽  
Tadeusz Walczak ◽  
Eugene Demidenko ◽  
Ildar Salikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Epr Spectroscopy ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
In Vivo Epr

In vivo EPR spectroscopy

1995 ◽  
pp. 285-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Swartz ◽  
G. Bacic ◽  
B. Gallez ◽  
F. Goda ◽  
P. James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epr Spectroscopy ◽  
In Vivo Epr

scholarly journals Ultrasound imaging of apoptosis: high-resolution non-invasive monitoring of programmed cell death in vitro, in situ and in vivo

1999 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 520-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
G J Czarnota ◽  
M C Kolios ◽  
J Abraham ◽  
M Portnoy ◽  
F P Ottensmeyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Programmed Cell Death ◽  
Ultrasound Imaging ◽  
Invasive Monitoring ◽  
Non Invasive

scholarly journals Radiation Medical Countermeasures and Use of EPR Biodosimetry to Facilitate Effectiveness of Applied Clinical Procedures

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay K. Singh ◽  
Harold M. Swartz ◽  
Thomas M. Seed
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Radiation Exposure ◽  
Medical Management ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
In Vivo Dosimetry ◽  
Clinical Procedures ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Medical Countermeasures

AbstractThe utility for electron paramagentic resonance (EPR or ESR)-based radiation biodosimetry has received increasing recognition concerning its potential to assist in guiding the clinical management of medical countermeasures in individuals unwantedly exposed to injurious levels of ionizing radiation. Similar to any of the standard physical dosimetric methods currently employed for screening clinically significant radiation exposures, the EPR-based in vivo dosimetry approach would serve to complement and extend clinical assessments (e.g., blood analyses, cytogenetics, etc.), specifically to more accurately assign the extent of ionizing radiation exposure that individuals might have received. In the case of EPR biodosimetry of biological samples such as nails, teeth, and bones, the method has the capability of providing information on the physical dose at several specific bodily sites and perhaps additonal information on the homogeneity of the exposure as well as its overall magnitude. This information on radiation dose and distribution would be of significant value in providing medical management to given individuals at health risk due to radiation exposure. As these measurements provide information solely on physical measures of the radiation dose and not on the potential biological impact of a particular dose, they are complementary, albeit supplemental, to the array of currently available biologically based biodosimetry and clinical findings. In aggregate, these physical and biological measures of radiation exposure levels (dose) would most certainly provide additional, useful information for the effective medical management of radiation exposed individuals.

Organic semiconducting nanoprobe with redox-activatable NIR-II fluorescence forin vivoreal-time monitoring of drug toxicity

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yufu Tang ◽  
Yuanyuan Li ◽  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Feng Pei ◽  
Xiaoming Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Drug Toxicity ◽  
Drug Dose ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Dose Dependent

A nitric-oxide-activatable organic semiconducting nanoprobe was developed forin vivo,in situ, real-time and non-invasive NIR-II fluorescence monitoring of drug-dose-dependent hepatotoxicity.

scholarly journals In vivo measurement of pH and CO2 levels in the uterus of sows through the estrous cycle and after insemination

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Octavio López-Albors ◽  
Pedro José Llamas-López ◽  
Joaquín Ángel Ortuño ◽  
Rafael Latorre ◽  
Francisco Alberto García-Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
Estrous Cycle ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Invasive Approach ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Physiological Values

AbstractThe pH–CO2–HCO3− system is a ubiquitous biological regulator with important functional implications for reproduction. Knowledge of the physiological values of its components is relevant for reproductive biology and the optimization of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs). However, in situ measurements of these parameters in the uterus are scarce or null. This study describes a non-invasive method for in situ time-lapse recording of pH and CO2 within the uterus of non-anesthetized sows. Animals were at three different reproductive conditions, estrous with no insemination and two hours after insemination, and diestrous. From pH and CO2 data, HCO3− concentration was estimated. The non-invasive approach to the porcine uterus with novel optical probes allowed the obtaining of in situ physiological values of pH, CO2, and HCO3−. Variable oscillatory patterns of pH, CO2 and HCO3− were found independently of the estrous condition. Insemination did not immediately change the levels of uterine pH, CO2 (%) and HCO3− concentration, but all the values were affected by the estrous cycle decreasing significantly at diestrous condition. This study contributes to a better understanding of the in vivo regulation of the pH-CO2-HCO3− system in the uterus and may help to optimize the protocols of sperm treatment for in vitro fertilization.

scholarly journals In vivo measurement of pH, CO2 and HCO3- levels in the uterus of non-anesthetized sows through the estrous cycle and after insemination

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Octavio López Albors ◽  
Pedro José Llamas-López ◽  
Joaquín Ortuño ◽  
Rafael Latorre ◽  
Francisco Alberto García Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
Estrous Cycle ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Invasive Approach ◽  
In Vivo Measurement ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Reproductive Techniques ◽  
Physiological Values

Abstract Background The pH-CO2-HCO3− system is a ubiquitous biological regulator with important functional implications for reproduction. Knowledge of the physiological values of its components is relevant for reproductive biology and the optimization of Assistant Reproductive Techniques (ARTs). In vivo pH of the oviduct and uterus has been estimated by direct in situ measurements in a few species. However, regarding the levels of CO2 and HCO3−, information is very scarce and, when available, it comes from fluid samples instead of in vivo estimations. This study describes a non-invasive method to measure pH and % of CO2 in the uterus of sows with cutting-edge technology and no medication. Sows were at three different reproductive conditions, estrous with no insemination E(-)AI and after insemination E(+)AI, and diestrous (non-estrous, NE). From pH and CO2 data, HCO3− concentration was estimated. Results The designed methodology allowed for in situ time-lapse recording of pH and % of CO2 within the uterus of non-anesthetized sows. Variable oscillatory patterns of pH, CO2 and HCO3− were found independently of the estrous condition. Insemination did not changed the levels of uterine pH, % of CO2 and HCO3− concentration, -E(-)AI = E(+)AI-, but all the values were affected by the estrous cycle in a way that decreased significantly at diestrous condition - E(-)AI and E(+)AI > NE-. Conclusions A non-invasive approach to the porcine uterus with novel optical probes allowed the obtaining of in situ physiological values of pH, CO2, and HCO3− at different reproductive conditions. While the short-time presence of sperm in the uterus did not change the physiological milieu, the whole pH-CO2-HCO3− system was affected by the estrous cycle. This study contributes to a better understanding of the in vivo regulation of the pH/CO2/HCO3− system in the uterus and may help to optimize the protocols of sperm treatment for in vitro fertilization.

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