Traditional diagnostic techniques including visual examination,ultrasound(US),and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)have limitations of in-depth information for the detection of nail disorders,resolution,and practicality...Traditional diagnostic techniques including visual examination,ultrasound(US),and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)have limitations of in-depth information for the detection of nail disorders,resolution,and practicality.This pilot study,for thefirst time,evaluates a dualmodality imaging system that combines photoacoustic tomography(PAT)with the US for the multiparametric quantitative assessment of human nail.The study involved a small cohort offive healthy volunteers who underwent PAT/US imaging for acquiring the nail unit data.The PAT/US dual-modality imaging successfully revealed thefine anatomical structures and microvascular distribution within the nail and nail bed.Moreover,this system utilized multispectral PAT to analyze functional tissue parameters,including oxygenated hemoglobin,deoxyhemoglobin,oxygen saturation,and collagen under tourniquet and cold stimulus tests to evaluate changes in the microcirculation of the nail bed.The quantitative analysis of multispectral PAT reconstructed images demonstrated heightened sensitivity in detecting alterations in blood oxygenation levels and collagen content within the nail bed,under simulated different physiological conditions.This pilot study highlights the potential of PAT/US dual-modality imaging as a real-time,noninvasive diagnostic modality for evaluating human nail health and for early detection of nail bed pathologies.展开更多
Atmospheric pressure cold plasma, with advantages such as high particle activity, no thermal damage, high efficiency and direct and friendly contact with human tissues, is considered to have great potential in biomedi...Atmospheric pressure cold plasma, with advantages such as high particle activity, no thermal damage, high efficiency and direct and friendly contact with human tissues, is considered to have great potential in biomedical applications. Therefore, 'plasma medicine' as a new interdiscipline has been developed in the past two decades. This review first briefly describes the development of typical plasma sources suitable for biomedical applications, and those with different discharge forms are simply compared, evaluated and summarized. Subsequently, measurement of the crucial gaseous reactive particles(e.g. OH and O) and their spatio-temporal distributions are introduced. Meanwhile, the generation and variation rules and the related critical macroscopic parameters of the plasma-induced aqueous reactive species are summarized. Finally, related studies in the last ten years on the mechanisms of the plasma-driven microbial inactivation and plasma-induced apoptosis of cancer cells are introduced. Moreover, some scientific problems that need to be urgently solved in the field of plasma medicine are also discussed. This review will provide useful guidance for future related research.展开更多
Nowadays,the microgrid cluster is an important application scenario for energy trading.In trading,one of the most important research directions is the issue of pricing.To determine reasonable pricing for the microgrid...Nowadays,the microgrid cluster is an important application scenario for energy trading.In trading,one of the most important research directions is the issue of pricing.To determine reasonable pricing for the microgrid cluster,data communication is used to create the cyber-physical system(CPS),which can improve the observability of microgrids.Then,the following works are carried out in the CPS.In the physical layer:1)Regarding trading between microgrids and the load,based on the generalized game theory,an optimal pricing strategy is proposed,which takes into account the interactive relationships among microgrids and transforms the pricing problem into a Nikaido-Isoda function to obtain the optimal prices conveniently;2)Regarding peer-to-peer trading between two microgrids,based on evolutionary game theory and the penalty mechanism,the optimal sale price of the seller is selected with boundary rationality.In the cyber layer,regarding the communication interruption issue existing in pricing(i.e.,the game process),based on the principle of matching the performance of the path with the importance degree of the data,a dynamic regulating method of paths is proposed,i.e.,adopting a new path to re-transmit the interrupted data to the destination.Finally,the effect of the proposed strategies is verified by case studies.展开更多
Mobile devices are widely used for data access,communications and storage.However,storing a private key for signature and other cryptographic usage on a single mobile device can be challenging,due to its computational...Mobile devices are widely used for data access,communications and storage.However,storing a private key for signature and other cryptographic usage on a single mobile device can be challenging,due to its computational limitations.Thus,a number of(t,n)threshold secret sharing schemes designed to minimize private key from leakage have been proposed in the literature.However,existing schemes generally suffer from key reconstruction attack.In this paper,we propose an efficient and secure two-party distributed signing protocol for the SM2 signature algorithm.The latter has been mandated by the Chinese government for all electronic commerce applications.The proposed protocol separates the private key to storage on two devices and can generate a valid signature without the need to reconstruct the entire private key.We prove that our protocol is secure under nonstandard assumption.Then,we implement our protocol using MIRACL Cryptographic SDK to demonstrate that the protocol can be deployed in practice to prevent key disclosure.展开更多
Human adenoviruses type 26(HAdV26)and type 35(HAdV35)have increasingly become the choice of adenovirus vectors for vaccine application.However,the population pre-existing immunity to these two adenoviruses in China,wh...Human adenoviruses type 26(HAdV26)and type 35(HAdV35)have increasingly become the choice of adenovirus vectors for vaccine application.However,the population pre-existing immunity to these two adenoviruses in China,which may reduce vaccine efficacy,remains largely unknown.Here,we established micro-neutralizing(MN)assays to investigate the seroprevalence of neutralizing antibodies(nAbs)against HAdV26 and HAdV35 in the general population of Guangdong and Shandong provinces,China.A total of 1184 serum samples were collected,47.0%and 15.8%of which showed HAdV26 and HAdV35 nAb activity,respectively.HAdV26-seropositive individuals tended to have more moderate nAbs titers(201-1000),while HAdV35-seropositive individuals appeared to have more low nAbs titers(72-200).The seropositive rates of HAdV26 and HAdV35 in individuals younger than 20 years old were very low.The seropositive rates of HAdV26 increased with age before 70 years old and decreased thereafter,while HAdV35 seropositive rates did not show similar characteristics.Notably,the seropositive rates and nAb levels of both HAdV26 and HAdV35 were higher in Guangdong Province than in Shandong Province,but did not exert significant differences between males and females.The seroprevalence between HAdV26 and HAdV35 showed little correlation,and no significant cross-neutralizing activity was detected.These results clarified the characteristics of the herd immunity against HAdV26 and HAdV35,and provided information for the rational development and application of HAdV26 and HAdV35 as vaccine vectors in China.展开更多
The difficulties in designing high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)catalysts lie in the manipulation of adsorption behaviors of transition metals(TMs).Topological chiral semimetals with super-long Fermi ar...The difficulties in designing high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)catalysts lie in the manipulation of adsorption behaviors of transition metals(TMs).Topological chiral semimetals with super-long Fermi arc surface states provide an ideal platform for engineering the catalytic performance of TMs through the metal-support interaction.We found the adsorption trends of TMs can be modified significantly when deposited at the surface of the PdGa chiral crystal.The electron transfer from the TMs to the surface states of the PdGa reshapes the d band structure of TMs and weakens the hydrogen intermediate bonding.Especially,W/PdGa is expected to be a good HER catalyst with close to zero Gibbs free energy.Experimentally,we found a Pt-like exchange current density and tumover frequency when depositing W atoms at the PdGa nanostructures surface.The findings provide a way to develop high-efficient electrocatalysts by the interplay between topological surface states and metal-support interaction.展开更多
Third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors(TKIs),exemplified by osimertinib,have demonstrated promising clinical efficacy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Our previous work has identified AS...Third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors(TKIs),exemplified by osimertinib,have demonstrated promising clinical efficacy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Our previous work has identified ASK120067 as a novel third-generation EGFR TKI with remarkable antitumor effects that has undergone New Drug Application(NDA)submission in China.Despite substantial progress,acquired resistance to EGFR-TKIs remains a significant challenge,impeding the long-term effectiveness of therapeutic approaches.In this study,we conducted a comprehensive investigation utilizing high-throughput proteomics analysis on established TKI-resistant tumor models,and found a notable upregulation of branched-chain amino acid transaminase 1(BCAT1)expression in both osimertinib-and ASK120067-resistant tumors compared with the parental TKI-sensitive NSCLC tumors.Genetic depletion or pharmacological inhibition of BCAT1 impaired the growth of resistant cells and partially re-sensitized tumor cells to EGFR TKIs.Mechanistically,upregulated BCAT1 in resistant cells reprogrammed branched-chain amino acid(BCAA)metabolism and promoted alpha ketoglutarate(α-KG)-dependent demethylation of lysine 27 on histone H3(H3K27)and subsequent transcriptional derepression of glycolysis-related genes,thereby enhancing glycolysis and promoting tumor progression.Moreover,we identified WQQ-345 as a novel BCAT1 inhibitor exhibiting antitumor activity both in vitro and in vivo against TKI-resistant lung cancer with high BCAT1 expression.In summary,our study highlighted the crucial role of BCAT1 in mediating resistance to third-generation EGFR-TKIs through epigenetic activation of glycolysis in NSCLC,thereby supporting BCAT1 as a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of TKI-resistant NSCLC.展开更多
基金supported by the program of Chengdu Fifth people's hospital Fund,No.KYJJ 2021-29the Xinglin Scholars research program,No.YYZX2021037+1 种基金the Chengdu Medical Research Project,Nos.2022055 and 2023022,Chongqing Education Commission,Youth Fund(No.KJQN202000607)Chongqing postdoctoral research project(special funding project,No.2021XM3040).
文摘Traditional diagnostic techniques including visual examination,ultrasound(US),and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)have limitations of in-depth information for the detection of nail disorders,resolution,and practicality.This pilot study,for thefirst time,evaluates a dualmodality imaging system that combines photoacoustic tomography(PAT)with the US for the multiparametric quantitative assessment of human nail.The study involved a small cohort offive healthy volunteers who underwent PAT/US imaging for acquiring the nail unit data.The PAT/US dual-modality imaging successfully revealed thefine anatomical structures and microvascular distribution within the nail and nail bed.Moreover,this system utilized multispectral PAT to analyze functional tissue parameters,including oxygenated hemoglobin,deoxyhemoglobin,oxygen saturation,and collagen under tourniquet and cold stimulus tests to evaluate changes in the microcirculation of the nail bed.The quantitative analysis of multispectral PAT reconstructed images demonstrated heightened sensitivity in detecting alterations in blood oxygenation levels and collagen content within the nail bed,under simulated different physiological conditions.This pilot study highlights the potential of PAT/US dual-modality imaging as a real-time,noninvasive diagnostic modality for evaluating human nail health and for early detection of nail bed pathologies.
基金financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51777206, 51807046 and 51877208)the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (Grant Nos. 1908085MA29 and 1808085MA13)。
文摘Atmospheric pressure cold plasma, with advantages such as high particle activity, no thermal damage, high efficiency and direct and friendly contact with human tissues, is considered to have great potential in biomedical applications. Therefore, 'plasma medicine' as a new interdiscipline has been developed in the past two decades. This review first briefly describes the development of typical plasma sources suitable for biomedical applications, and those with different discharge forms are simply compared, evaluated and summarized. Subsequently, measurement of the crucial gaseous reactive particles(e.g. OH and O) and their spatio-temporal distributions are introduced. Meanwhile, the generation and variation rules and the related critical macroscopic parameters of the plasma-induced aqueous reactive species are summarized. Finally, related studies in the last ten years on the mechanisms of the plasma-driven microbial inactivation and plasma-induced apoptosis of cancer cells are introduced. Moreover, some scientific problems that need to be urgently solved in the field of plasma medicine are also discussed. This review will provide useful guidance for future related research.
基金This work was supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFA0702200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61933005,61833008)+6 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China(BK20220395)the Leading Technology Foundation Research Project of Jiangsu Province(BK20202011)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Universities(22KJB470024)Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program(BE2020001)Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province of China(E2020203139)Natural Science Foundation of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications(NY222032)the National Research Foundation of Korea(2020R1A2B5B02002002).
文摘Nowadays,the microgrid cluster is an important application scenario for energy trading.In trading,one of the most important research directions is the issue of pricing.To determine reasonable pricing for the microgrid cluster,data communication is used to create the cyber-physical system(CPS),which can improve the observability of microgrids.Then,the following works are carried out in the CPS.In the physical layer:1)Regarding trading between microgrids and the load,based on the generalized game theory,an optimal pricing strategy is proposed,which takes into account the interactive relationships among microgrids and transforms the pricing problem into a Nikaido-Isoda function to obtain the optimal prices conveniently;2)Regarding peer-to-peer trading between two microgrids,based on evolutionary game theory and the penalty mechanism,the optimal sale price of the seller is selected with boundary rationality.In the cyber layer,regarding the communication interruption issue existing in pricing(i.e.,the game process),based on the principle of matching the performance of the path with the importance degree of the data,a dynamic regulating method of paths is proposed,i.e.,adopting a new path to re-transmit the interrupted data to the destination.Finally,the effect of the proposed strategies is verified by case studies.
基金supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFC1315404)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61572379,and 61501333)the fund of the Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Big Data Security&Intelligent Processing(BDSIP1807).
文摘Mobile devices are widely used for data access,communications and storage.However,storing a private key for signature and other cryptographic usage on a single mobile device can be challenging,due to its computational limitations.Thus,a number of(t,n)threshold secret sharing schemes designed to minimize private key from leakage have been proposed in the literature.However,existing schemes generally suffer from key reconstruction attack.In this paper,we propose an efficient and secure two-party distributed signing protocol for the SM2 signature algorithm.The latter has been mandated by the Chinese government for all electronic commerce applications.The proposed protocol separates the private key to storage on two devices and can generate a valid signature without the need to reconstruct the entire private key.We prove that our protocol is secure under nonstandard assumption.Then,we implement our protocol using MIRACL Cryptographic SDK to demonstrate that the protocol can be deployed in practice to prevent key disclosure.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB29050701)the Emergency Key Program of Guangzhou (EKPG21-20)+2 种基金the China Evergrande Group funding for SARS-Co V-2 (2020GIRHHMS22)the Zhongnanshan Medical Foundation of Guangdong Province (ZNSA-2022009)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M682942)
文摘Human adenoviruses type 26(HAdV26)and type 35(HAdV35)have increasingly become the choice of adenovirus vectors for vaccine application.However,the population pre-existing immunity to these two adenoviruses in China,which may reduce vaccine efficacy,remains largely unknown.Here,we established micro-neutralizing(MN)assays to investigate the seroprevalence of neutralizing antibodies(nAbs)against HAdV26 and HAdV35 in the general population of Guangdong and Shandong provinces,China.A total of 1184 serum samples were collected,47.0%and 15.8%of which showed HAdV26 and HAdV35 nAb activity,respectively.HAdV26-seropositive individuals tended to have more moderate nAbs titers(201-1000),while HAdV35-seropositive individuals appeared to have more low nAbs titers(72-200).The seropositive rates of HAdV26 and HAdV35 in individuals younger than 20 years old were very low.The seropositive rates of HAdV26 increased with age before 70 years old and decreased thereafter,while HAdV35 seropositive rates did not show similar characteristics.Notably,the seropositive rates and nAb levels of both HAdV26 and HAdV35 were higher in Guangdong Province than in Shandong Province,but did not exert significant differences between males and females.The seroprevalence between HAdV26 and HAdV35 showed little correlation,and no significant cross-neutralizing activity was detected.These results clarified the characteristics of the herd immunity against HAdV26 and HAdV35,and provided information for the rational development and application of HAdV26 and HAdV35 as vaccine vectors in China.
基金This work was financially supported by the European Research Council(ERC Advanced Grant No.742068 T'OPMAT')We also acknowledge funding by the DFG through SFB 1143(project ID.247310070)+1 种基金the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence on Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter ct.qmat(EXC2147,project ID.39085490)via DFG project HE 3543/35-1.JC Rao acknowledges the support of the Maryland NanoCenter and its AIM Lab.Some of our calculations are carried on the cluster of MPCDF,Max Planck Society.
文摘The difficulties in designing high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)catalysts lie in the manipulation of adsorption behaviors of transition metals(TMs).Topological chiral semimetals with super-long Fermi arc surface states provide an ideal platform for engineering the catalytic performance of TMs through the metal-support interaction.We found the adsorption trends of TMs can be modified significantly when deposited at the surface of the PdGa chiral crystal.The electron transfer from the TMs to the surface states of the PdGa reshapes the d band structure of TMs and weakens the hydrogen intermediate bonding.Especially,W/PdGa is expected to be a good HER catalyst with close to zero Gibbs free energy.Experimentally,we found a Pt-like exchange current density and tumover frequency when depositing W atoms at the PdGa nanostructures surface.The findings provide a way to develop high-efficient electrocatalysts by the interplay between topological surface states and metal-support interaction.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82273948 and 81903638)High-level Innovative Research Institute(2021B0909050003)+5 种基金State Key Laboratory of Drug Research(SKLDR-2023-TT-01 and SIMM2205KF-09)Lingang Laboratory(LG202103-02-02)Institutes for Drug Discovery and Development,Chinese Academy of Sciences(CASIMM0120225003-1 and-2)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2021A1515010197 and 2023A1515012259)Zhongshan Municipal Natural Science Foundation(200805173640573 and 210730214049987)Project of Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica,Chinese Academy of Sciences(SIMM0120231001).
文摘Third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors(TKIs),exemplified by osimertinib,have demonstrated promising clinical efficacy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Our previous work has identified ASK120067 as a novel third-generation EGFR TKI with remarkable antitumor effects that has undergone New Drug Application(NDA)submission in China.Despite substantial progress,acquired resistance to EGFR-TKIs remains a significant challenge,impeding the long-term effectiveness of therapeutic approaches.In this study,we conducted a comprehensive investigation utilizing high-throughput proteomics analysis on established TKI-resistant tumor models,and found a notable upregulation of branched-chain amino acid transaminase 1(BCAT1)expression in both osimertinib-and ASK120067-resistant tumors compared with the parental TKI-sensitive NSCLC tumors.Genetic depletion or pharmacological inhibition of BCAT1 impaired the growth of resistant cells and partially re-sensitized tumor cells to EGFR TKIs.Mechanistically,upregulated BCAT1 in resistant cells reprogrammed branched-chain amino acid(BCAA)metabolism and promoted alpha ketoglutarate(α-KG)-dependent demethylation of lysine 27 on histone H3(H3K27)and subsequent transcriptional derepression of glycolysis-related genes,thereby enhancing glycolysis and promoting tumor progression.Moreover,we identified WQQ-345 as a novel BCAT1 inhibitor exhibiting antitumor activity both in vitro and in vivo against TKI-resistant lung cancer with high BCAT1 expression.In summary,our study highlighted the crucial role of BCAT1 in mediating resistance to third-generation EGFR-TKIs through epigenetic activation of glycolysis in NSCLC,thereby supporting BCAT1 as a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of TKI-resistant NSCLC.