Spectroscopic assessment of endogenous porphyrins in a rheumatoid arthritis rabbit model after the application of ALA and ALA-Me.

The sensitization of inflamed knee tissues with endogenous porphyrins was studied by means of fluorescence spectroscopy in an experimental model of rabbit rheumatoid monoarthritis after intraarticular (i.a.) or intravenous (i.

Spectroscopic studies of the human heart conduction system ex vivo: implication for optical visualization.

Fluorescence excitation and emission spectra of the heart tissues specimens have been measured ex vivo with the aim of finding out the optical differences characteristic for the human heart conduction system (the His bundle) and ventricular myocardium. The optimal conditions enhancing the spectral differences between the His bundle and myocardium were found by recording the fluorescence signal in the range from 420 nm to 465 nm under the excitation at wavelengths starting from 320 nm to 370 nm. In addition, the spectral differences between the His bundle and the connective tissue, which is often present in the heart, could be displayed by comparing the ratios of fluorescence intensities being measured at above 460 nm under the preferred excitation of elastin and collagen.

Examination of the stability of hydrophobic (CdSe)ZnS quantum dots in the digestive tract of rats.

Semiconductor quantum dots show promise as alternatives to organic dyes for biological labelling because of their bright and stable photoluminescence. The typical quantum dots is CdSe because colloidal synthesis for nanocrystals of this semiconductor is well established. CdSe is usually passivated with zinc sulfide.

[Nanoparticles in diagnostics and therapy: towards nanomedicine].

Nanotechnology is an area of scientific research and technology development dealing with the structures and devices with length scales in the 1- to 100-nanometer range. Multifunctional nanoparticles that can target, diagnose, and treat diseases such as cancer are designed and developed. Numerous studies have shown that anticancer drugs encapsulated into nanoparticles can be delivered to target tumor cells and tissue.

Spectroscopic study of TPPS4 nanostructures in the presence of bovine serum albumin.

The influence of bovine serum albumin (BSA) on the formation of J-aggregates of meso-tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphine (TPPS4) in aqueous acid solution (pH 1.3) has been investigated by means of absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. TPPS4 concentration was kept constant at 2 microM while BSA concentration was varied to get TPPS4 : BSA molar ratios from 1 : 0.