Spectrofluorometric determination of calcium in the human nasal secretions investigating the association with olfactory function.
Anal Biochem
; 692: 115549, 2024 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Ionic microenvironment of the nasal secretions especially calcium ions play essential role in the olfactory transmission. However, there is a critical need to determine the free calcium levels in healthy people's nasal secretions in contrast to those of patients with olfactory impairment. A selective spectrofluorometric method was created to quantify nasal calcium levels utilizing its quenching ability to the fluorescence of the functionalized carbon quantum dots. The surface of carbon quantum dots was functionalized with calcium ionophore A23187 and ion association complex, calcium phosphotungstate, to improve the selectively to quantify calcium ions. The functionalized carbon quantum dots exhibited a concentration-dependent fluorescence quenching upon interaction with calcium ions. Different factors influencing the quenching process were done to provide efficient analytical process. The new method, demonstrated accurate calcium determination over the concentration range of 200-4000 ng/mL. The suggested technique was used to measure the calcium in the nasal secretions of both healthy people and patients with olfactory impairment. The findings revealed significantly higher calcium levels in the patient with olfactory dysfunction (healthy vs. patient; 735 ± 20 ng/mL vs. 2987 ± 37 ng/mL, p < 0.05).
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Espectrometria de Fluorescência
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Cálcio
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Anal Biochem
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos