Abstract:
A lesion detection system for use with a patient, comprising an optoacoustic guide wire assembly configured to be insertable into a patient's tissue. The optical acoustic guide wire assembly can be comprised of an optical waveguide have a first end and a second end, a light source coupled to the second end of the optical waveguide, wherein said light source configured to emit energy to the patient's tissue, at least one transducer configured to detect an ultrasound signal emitted from the patient's tissue in response to energy emitted from the light source, and a computer system.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a formulation for reducing the hydrophobicity of ACAT-1 inhibitors. Methods for using the formulation of the present invention are also provided.
Abstract:
A photoacoustic catheter includes an elongated catheter body and a housing positioned near a distal end of the elongated catheter body. A length of multimode fiber extends through the elongated catheter body and has a distal end that is beveled at about 45° relative to a longitudinal axis of the multimode fiber and is positioned in the housing. An ultrasonic transducer, electrically connected to an electrical wire extending along the elongated catheter body, is positioned within the housing. A mirror element is also positioned within the housing and includes a mirror surface beveled at about 45° relative to the longitudinal axis of the multimode fiber. The catheter is operable to deliver an optical wave through the multimode fiber and to deliver an ultrasonic wave collinearly from the housing and out of an aperture of the housing to obtain optical data and ultrasonic data within a mammalian luminal organ.
Abstract:
The present invention provides novel Raman tags for exploring membrane interactions in cells. The tags comprise a phenyl diyne probe where in the dyine is capped with the phenyl group. Methods for using the tags are also provided.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for converting localized laser absorption in lipid-rich biological tissue into ultrasonic waves through thermoelastic expansion to image the entire arterial wall with chemical selectivity and depth resolution. The apparatus including a sensitive quasi-collinear dual-mode photoacoustic/ultrasound catheter with elaborately selected sheath material.
Abstract:
Confronted with the rapid evolution and dissemination of antibiotic resistance, there is an urgent need to develop alternative treatment strategies for drug-resistant S. aureus, especially for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). We report a photonic approach to eradicate MRSA through blue-light photolysis of staphyloxanthin (STX), an anti-oxidative carotenoid acting as the constituent lipid of the functional membrane microdomains of S. aureus. Our transient absorption imaging study and mass spectrometry unveil the photolysis process of STX. After effective STX photolysis by pulsed laser, cell membranes are found severely disorganized and malfunctioned to defense antibiotics, as unveiled by membrane permeabilization, membrane fluidification, and detachment of membrane protein, PBP2a. Consequently, our photolysis approach sensitizes MRSA to reactive oxygen species attack and increases susceptibility and inhibits development of resistance to a broad spectrum of antibiotics including penicillins, quinolones, tetracyclines, aminoglyco sides, lipopeptides, and oxazolidinones. The synergistic therapy, without phototoxicity to the host, is effective in combating MRSA both in vitro and in vivo in a mice skin infection model. Collectively, this staphyloxanthin-targeted phototherapy concept paves a novel platform to use conventional antibiotics as well as reactive oxygen species to combat multidrug-resistant S. aureus infections.
Abstract:
A method for the determination of antibiotic susceptibility through stimulated Raman scattering microscopy is disclosed. The method utilizes a imaging apparatus adapted to collect a laser signal through a sample having a bacteria for imaging the metabolism of the sample. The sample can be manipulated with an antibiotic for imaging to determine the susceptibility of a bacteria to the provided antibiotic.
Abstract:
A lesion detection system for use with a patient, comprising an optoacoustic guide wire assembly configured to be insertable into a patient's tissue. The optical acoustic guide wire assembly can be comprised of an optical waveguide have a first end and a second end, a light source coupled to the second end of the optical waveguide, wherein said light source configured to emit energy to the patient's tissue, at least one transducer configured to detect an ultrasound signal emitted from the patient's tissue in response to energy emitted from the light source, and a computer system.
Abstract:
The present invention provides novel Raman tags for exploring membrane interactions in cells. The tags comprise a phenyl diyne probe where in the dyine is capped with the phenyl group. Methods for using the tags are also provided.
Abstract:
A method for the determination of antibiotic susceptibility through stimulated Raman scattering microscopy is disclosed. The method utilizes a imaging apparatus adapted to collect a laser signal through a sample having a bacteria for imaging the metabolism of the sample. The sample can be manipulated with an antibiotic for imaging to determine the susceptibility of a bacteria to the provided antibiotic.