Intratree Variation in Viscoelastic Properties of Cell Walls of Masson Pine (Pinus Massoniana Lamb)

In this study,Pinus massoniana Lamb at different heights,across the annual rings,and between earlywood and latewood was measured by X-ray diffraction and the chemical composition was analyzed by chemical treatment.Results indicated that the microfibril angle(MFA)decreased and the chemical composition changed little with the increase in height from 1 m to 9 m.In the radial direction,the MFA decreased and the chemical composition changed little with an increase in annual rings.The cellulose content of latewood was higher than that of early-wood.The viscoelastic changes of wood cell walls at different heights,across the annual rings by the method of quasi-static nanoindentation and dynamic modulus mapping techniques.Results indicated that the wood cell walls’elastic modulus increased,and the creep rate and creep compliance decreased with the increase in height;The elastic modulus and hardness increased with the annual rings.The cell walls’storage modulus increased and the loss modulus gradually decreased with an increase in height;the storage modulus gradually increased and the loss modulus decreased with the annual rings.

Romidepsin(FK228) improves the survival of allogeneic skin grafts through downregulating the production of donor-specific antibody via suppressing the IRE1α-XBP1 pathway

Antibody-mediated rejection(AMR)is one of the major causes of graft loss after transplantation.Recently,the regulation of B cell differentiation and the prevention of donor-specific antibody(DSA)production have gained increased attention in transplant research.Herein,we established a secondary allogeneic in vivo skin transplant model to study the effects of romidepsin(FK228)on DSA.The survival of grafted skins was monitored daily.The serum levels of DSA and the number of relevant immunocytes in the recipient spleens were evaluated by flow cytometry.Then,we isolated and purified B cells from B6mouse spleens in vitro by magnetic bead sorting.The B cells were cultured with interleukin-4(IL-4)and anti-clusters of differentiation 40(CD40)antibody with or without FK228 treatment.The immunoglobulin G1(IgG1)and IgM levels in the supernatant were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-q PCR)and western blotting were conducted to determine the corresponding levels of messenger RNA(mRNA)and protein expression in cultured cells and the recipient spleens.The results showed that FK228 significantly improved the survival of allogeneic skin grafts.Moreover,FK228 inhibited DSA production in the serum along with the suppression of histone deacetylase 1(HADC1)and HDAC2 and the upregulation of the acetylation of histones H2A and H3.It also inhibited the differentiation of B cells to plasma cells,decreased the transcription of positive regulatory domain-containing 1(Prdm1)and X-box-binding protein 1(Xbp1),and decreased the expression of phosphorylated inositol-requiring enzyme 1α(p-IRE1α),XBP1,and B lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1(Blimp-1).In conclusion,FK228 could decrease the production of antibodies by B cells via inhibition of the IRE1α-XBP1 signaling pathway.Thus,FK228 is considered as a promising therapeutic agent for the clinical treatment of AMR.