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ArticleScientific reports2021

Quantification of triglyceride levels in fresh human blood by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy.

Dan Wang, Yu Zhang, Juan Han, Xiao Li, Xiaofeng Chen, Tianzhu Qiu, Hua Chen

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7 authors.

Dan WangSchool of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, Jiangsu, China.
Yu ZhangSchool of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, Jiangsu, China.
Juan HanSchool of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, Jiangsu, China.
Xiao LiThe First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaofeng ChenThe First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Tianzhu QiuThe First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, Jiangsu, China.
Hua ChenSchool of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, Jiangsu, China. chenhua@seu.edu.cn.

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Abstract

We conducted a pilot clinical study to investigate ex vivo fresh human blood from 93 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The results indicated that terahertz (THz) time-domain spectroscopy (TDS) can be used to quantify triglyceride (TG) levels in human blood. Based on the TG concentrations and corresponding THz absorption coefficients, the Pearson correlation analysis demonstrated that the THz absorption coefficients have a significant negative linear correlation with TG concentration. Comparisons between the THz measurements at 0.2 THz and an automatic biochemical analyzer were performed using an additional 20 blood samples, and the results confirmed that the relative error was less than 15%. Our ex vivo human blood study indicates that the THz technique can be used to assess blood TG levels in clinical diagnostic practice.

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AdultAgedCoronary DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsTerahertz SpectroscopyTriglyceridesTriglycerides

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PMID34168233
PMCPMC8225647

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