Castleman病的临床病理特征及可能的发病机制

Castleman病(Castleman disease,CD)是一类高度临床异质性和特征病理反应性淋巴结增生性疾病,较为少见,目前病因及发病机制尚未明确。单中心型(unicentric CD,UCD)的致病机制很可能是由肿瘤间质细胞克隆性增殖及获得性突变引起的。特发性多中心型(idiopathic multicentric CD,iMCD)在临床表现和病理特征上与多种疾病相交叉,已发现的较常见的致病因素有自身免疫性因素、副肿瘤综合征、病毒感染性因素以及炎症因子的失调。iMCD的致病机制很可能由多种病因综合作用引起免疫调节失调和细胞因子增加的共同途径产生。本文总结近年来CD最新病因及发病机制,旨在加深对该疾病的认识。

Identification of host proteins that interact with African swine fever virus pE301R

African swine fever virus(ASFV)infection poses enormous threats and challenges to the global pig industry;however,no effective vaccine is available against ASFV,attributing to the huge viral genome(approximately189 kb)and numerous encoding products(>150 genes)due to the limited understanding on the molecular mechanisms of viral pathogenesis.Elucidating the host-factor/viral-protein interaction network will reveal new targets for developing novel antiviral therapies.Using proteomic analysis,we identified 255 cellular proteins that interact with the ASFV-encoded pE301R protein when transiently expressed in HEK293T cells.Gene ontology(GO)annotation,Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG)database enrichment,and protein-protein interaction(PPI)network analyses revealed that pE301R-interacting host proteins are potentially involved in various biological processes,including protein translation and folding,response to stimulation,and mitochondrial transmembrane transport.The interactions of two putative cellular proteins(apoptosis inducing factor mitochondria associated 1(AIFM1)and vimentin(VIM))with pE301R-apoptosis inducing factor have been verified by co-immunoprecipitation.Our study revealed the inhibitory role of pE301R in interferon(IFN)induction that involves VIM sequestration by pE301R,identified interactions between ASFV pE301R and cellular proteins,and predicted the potential function of pE301R and its associated biological processes,providing valuable information to enhance our understanding of viral protein function,pathogenesis,and potential candidates for the prevention and control of ASFV infection.

Recovering rare earth elements via immobilized red algae from ammonium-rich wastewater

Biotreatment of acidic rare earth mining wastewater via acidophilic living organisms is a promising approach owing to their high tolerance to high concentrations of rare earth elements(REEs);however,simultaneous removal of both REEs and ammonium is generally hindered since most acidophilic organisms are positively charged.Accordingly,immobilization of acidophilic Galdieria sulphuraria(G.sulphuraria)by calcium alginate to improve its affinity to positively charged REEs has been used for simultaneous bioremoval of REEs and ammonium.The results indicate that 97.19%,96.19%,and 98.87%of La,Y,and Sm,respectively,are removed by G.sulphuraria beads(GS-BDs).The adsorption of REEs by calcium alginate beads(BDs)and GS-BDs is well fitted by both pseudo first-order(PFO)and pseudo second-order(PSO)kinetic models,implying that adsorption of REEs involves both physical adsorption caused by affinity of functional groups such as-COO-and -OH and chemical adsorption based on ion exchange of Ca^(2+) with REEs.Notably,GS-BDs exhibit high tolerance to La,Y,and Sm with maximum removal efficiencies of 97.9%,96.6%,and 99.1%,respectively.Furthermore,the ammonium removal efficiency of GS-BDs is higher than that of free G.sulphuraria cells at an initial ammonium concentration of 100 mg L^(-1),while the efficiency decreases when initial concentration of ammonium is higher than 150 mg L^(-1).Last,small size of GS-BDs favors ammonium removal because of their lower mass transfer resistance.This study achieves simultaneous removal of REEs and ammonium from acidic mining drainage,providing a potential strategy for biotreatment of REE tailing wastewater.

Cation-π and electrostatic interactions co-driven assembly of two-dimensional heteropore supramolecular polymers with rapid iodine capture capability

Constructing two-dimensional(2D)supramolecular polymers with complicated hierarchical porosity significantly contributes to developing effective strategies to control delicate self-assembly architectures,thus facilitating the fabrication of advanced 2D organic functional materials.Here,we report utilizing cooperative cation-πand electrostatic interactions to construct a series of robust 2D heteropore supramolecular polymers(2D HPSPs)with hierarchical pore structures,in which hexagonal and rectangular pores are alternately and periodically arranged,and the pore sizes can be finely tuned.Remarkably,the as-prepared 2D HPSPs exhibit excellent iodine(I_(2))capture rate(a maximum K80%value is 2.25 g h^(-1)),and present a novel mechanism involving transport-adsorption spatiotemporal separation for rapid I_(2)capture.In this mechanism,the transport of free I_(2)is first conducted in large hexagonal pores,and then I_(2)can be preferentially adsorbed in small rectangular pores,thereby preventing the transfer channels from blocking and greatly improving the adsorption kinetics.

A general strategy to quantify analytes through fluorescence chromaticity and luminosity

To realize a fast,easy-operation and precise way using fluorescence probes to quantify analytes is a goal to facilitate detection,especially in situ.Herein,we are reporting an approach which can be generally employed for the differentiation and quantitation of analytes through fluorescence chromaticity and luminosity.Seven representative fluorescent probes,targeting p H,cysteine,hydrogen sulfide,hydrogen peroxide,palladium and hydrazine,were synthesized and tested.Without utilizing costly instrumentations,portable devices were employed to collect data of photographs from the fluorescence samples in responses to different analytes.Subsequently,the photographic images were digitally processed to generate calibration curves between chromaticity/luminosity verse concentrations after mapping to the CIE 1931 xy Y standard color space.Good linear calibration curves and quantitative analysis of unknown samples with low errors through the spectral technology demonstrated the reliability of this method.Thus,we showed the analytical method with a simple and on-site constructible/portable device which is promising for applications in more fluorescence probes.