Geometry for contouring by electronic speckle pattern interferometry based on shifting illumination beams

When the method of contouring an object surface by electronic speckle pattern interferometry is based on shifting the illumination beams, the shifted phase of the interference speckle pattern has a new relationship with the depth of the test surface. Therefore the contour interval as well as the fringe sensitivity of this method has new forms. The geometry of such a situation, which differs from that of either the method of two-wavelength contouring or the method of contouring by tilting the test object is presented. The requirements on the experimental conditions for this method are also presented. Experimental results are in agreement with these analyses.

Contouring by electronic speckle pattern interferometry with quadruple-beam illumination

We present a new arrangement for contouring by electronic speckle pattern interferometry with four illumination beams, thereby making it unnecessary to move anything during the.

[High performance liquid chromatographic determination of hydroxyphenytoin in human urine]

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of p-hydroxyphenytoin (p-HDPH) in human urine was reported. Following acid hydrolysis of urine sample at 90 degrees C for 1 h, an internal standard, nitrophenol, was added. The sample was extracted with n-hexane-ethyl acetate (50:50), and organic layer was evaporated. The residue was dissolved in methanol and chromatographed on an Ultrasphere-ODS column, using a mobile phase of phosphate buffer (0.03 mol/L, pH 6.0): methanol (65:35) at a flow rate of 0.8 ml/min. The eluent was monitored at 240 nm. The standard curve was linear within the range 5.0-200 micrograms/ml (r = 0.9998). Analytical recovery rates were 102.8 +/- 7.3% (p-HDPH 9.70 micrograms/ml, n = 5) and 104.9 +/- 6.4% (p-HDPH 54.70 micrograms/ml, n = 5). The cumulative recovery of p-HDPH in 0-12 h volunteers' urine samples accounted for 20% of the oral dose of 100 mg phenytoin sodium.

Targeting liver tumors by administering liposomal doxorubicin into the hepatic artery

The plasma levels, organ distribution, and in vivo anti-tumor activity of liposomal doxorubicin administered i.v. or i.a. (hepatic) in rats bearing W256 liver tumors were studied. I.a. administration of liposomal doxorubicin resulted in 4-fold and 1.3-fold higher liver tumor and liver parenchyma doxorubicin levels, respectively, than i.v. administration, thus suggesting a more preferential distribution of liposomal doxorubicin into the liver tumor with i.a. administration. By contrast, the heart, spleen, and plasma AUCs were decreased 3.8-, 3.2-, and 16-fold, respectively, after i.a. administration. Cumulative urinary excretion at 8 hr was also 14 times lower in animals that received liposomal doxorubicin i.a. In good correlation with these findings, i.a. administration markedly enhanced the anti-tumor effect of liposomal doxorubicin against liver W256 tumors as measured by tumor growth inhibition 5 days after treatment (-16% for i.a. administration vs. +89% for i.v. administration, p less than or equal to 0.05) and prolongation of survival (ILS: 108% for i.a. administration vs. 26% for i.v. administration, p less than or equal to 0.05). Our results show that i.a. administration of liposomal doxorubicin results in preferential distribution of the anti-tumor agent into the tumor tissue and increased anti-tumor activity, while increasing the cardioprotective effect of the liposome carrier by decreasing the plasma peak and heart-tissue levels of the drug.

[Diagnostic value of pulsed Doppler ultrasonography in atherosclerosis of the carotid arteries. A report of 200 cases]

An analysis of ultrasound imaging characteristics and carotid bloodflow parameters in 200 cases of carotid atherosclerosis was made. A high-resolution dual-function ultrasound image displaying instrument was used. It was found that the pulsed Doppler ultrasonography was useful and accurate to help diagnose the presence of extracranial carotid atherosclerotic plaques with narrowing of the carotid arteries. The ratios of the calibres of the internal carotid arteries and the common carotid arteries (IC/CC) could be taken as one of the specific indicators in determining those arteries showing calibre stenosis greater than 50%. Authors suggested that the features of carotid atherosclerosis plaques as identified in the Doppler ultrasonography could be divided into 4 types: 1. coarse type;2. soft type;3. hard type; and 4. mixed type.

EPR studies of spin-labeled bovine plasma amine oxidase: the nature of the substrate-binding site

The carbonyl cofactor of bovine plasma amine oxidase (EC 1.4.3.6), recently shown to be 6-hydroxydopa (also known as topa), has been spin labeled to the extent of one label per enzyme dimer molecule, using 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (4-amino-TEMPO) and 4-hydrazino-TEMPO followed by reduction with borohydride. By studying the EPR spectra of the labeled enzyme, it has been deduced that there is no magnetic interaction between the copper and the spin label, and that the spin label is at least 1.3 nm distant from the copper(II) ion in the resting enzyme. The bound label is strongly immobilized, is in a sterically constricted environment, and is not accessible to small anions. Removal of the copper does not alter the EPR spectrum of the label. The results are similar to results for porcine plasma amine oxidase, and show that the copper is not close to, and does not directly interact with, the topa-bound substrate.

[Effect of baoshen wan on serum lipid peroxide levels in nephritis treated based on the differentiation-syndromes]

This paper deals with the treatment of 22 cases of chronic nephritis with Baoshen Wan (protecting kidney pills) according to the differentiation of syndromes; the results showed that 3 cases had got perfect remission, 6 cases fundamental remission, and 10 cases partial remission; thus its effective rate reached to 86.4%. Before treatment, the mean value of serum LPO of the 22 patients was 4.44 +/- 0.099 (means +/- S means, mumol/L), which compare with the normal value (3.69 +/- 0.075), P less than 0.05. After treatment, the serum LPO level was lowered to 3.95 +/- 0.11, P less than 0.05. It suggested that Baoshen Wan could disperse the free radical and lower the serum LPO level in the patients with chronic nephritis.