Effect of Buyanghuanwu Decoction on PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway and Aquaporin AQP4 in Cerebral Hemorrhage Rats

[Objectives] To explore the effect of Buyanghuanwu decoction on PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and aquaporin AQP4 in cerebral hemorrhage rats and clarify the mechanism to provide clear direction and target for cerebral hemorrhage treatment caused by cerebral edema.[Methods]SD rats were randomly divided into six groups: model group,sham operation group,Buyanghuanwu decoction low,medium and high dose groups,and Ginkgo biloba group. Model group,Buyanghuanwu decoction group,G. biloba group were prepared to be intracerebral hemorrhage rat models by referring to Rosenberg law. While the expression of " polarity" of aquaporin AQP4 was detected by immunofluorescence labeling method,the Evans blue( Evans Blue,EB) content of brain tissue was determined by Spectrophotometry. In addition,the water content of brain tissue was detected by wet and dry weight method. [Results] When compared to the model group,the Buyang Huanwu decoction group,G. biloba group of PI3K and AKT proteins expression increased significantly( P < 0. 05) and AQP4 in Astrocyte end feet membrane concentrated expression significantly increased( P < 0. 05),EB content and water content of brain tissue significantly reduced( P <0. 05).[Conclusions]The protective mechanisms of Buyanghuanwu decoction on cerebral hemorrhage can work might because it can activate PI3K/AKT signaling pathway,regulate AQP4 " polar" expression,and reduce the permeability of the blood brain barrier and cerebral edema.

Controlled preparation of P-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production

Hydrogen production by photolysis of water by sunlight is an environmentally-friendly preparation technology for renewable energy.Graphitic carbon nitride(g-C3N4),despite with obvious catalytic effect,is still unsatisfactory for hydrogen production.In this work,phosphorus element is incorporated to tune g-C3N4's property through calcinating the mixture of g-C3N4 and Na H2PO2,sacrificial agent and co-catalyst also been supplied to help efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production.Phosphorus(P)doped g-C3N4 samples(PCN-S)were prepared,and their catalytic properties were studied.X-ray diffraction(XRD),X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and ultraviolet diffuse reflection(UV-DRS)were used to study their structures and morphologies.The results show that the reaction rate of PCN-S is 318μmol·h^-1·g^-1,which is 2.98 times as high as pure carbon nitride nanosheets(CN)can do.Our study paves a new avenue,which is simple,environment-friendly and sustainable,to synthesize highly efficient P doping g-C3N4 nanosheets for solar energy conversion.

Self-assembled donor-acceptor hole contacts for inverted perovskite solar cells with an efficiency approaching 22%: The impact of anchoring groups

Self-assembled molecules(SAMs) have shown great potential in replacing bulk charge selective contact layers in high-performance perovskite solar cells(PSCs) due to their low material consumption and simple processing. Herein, we design and synthesize a series of donor-acceptor(D-A) type SAMs(MPA-BTCA, MPA-BT-BA, and MPA-BT-RA, where MPA is 4-methoxy-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-phenylaniline;BT is benzo[c][1,2,5]-thiadiazole;CA is 2-cyanoacrylic acid, BA is benzoic acid, RA is rhodanine-3-propionic acid) with distinct anchoring groups, which show dramatically different properties. MPA-BTCA with CA anchoring groups exhibited stronger dipole moments and formed a homogeneous monolayer on the indium tin oxide(ITO) surface by adopting an upstanding self-assembling mode. However, the MPA-BT-RA molecules tend to aggregate severely in solid state due to the sp~3 hybridization of the carbon atom on the RA group, which is not favorable for achieving a long-range ordered self-assembled layer.Consequently, benefiting from high dipole moment, as well as dense and uniform self-assembled film,the device based on MPA-BT-CA yielded a remarkable power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 21.81%.Encouragingly, an impressive PCE approaching 20% can still be obtained for the MPA-BT-CA-based PSCs as the device area is increased to 0.80 cm^(2). Our work sheds light on the design principles for developing hole selecting SAMs, which will pave a way for realizing highly efficient, flexible, and large-area PSCs.

Three-dimensional oxygen-doped porous graphene:Sodium chloridetemplate preparation,structural characterization and supercapacitor performances

Supercapacitor is a new type of energy storage device,which has the advantages of high-power property and long cycle life.In this study,three-dimensional graphene(3 D-GN)with oxygen doping and porous structure was prepared from graphene oxide(GO)by an inexpensive sodium chloride(NaCl)template,as a promising electrode material for the supercapacitor.The structure,morphology,specific surface area,pore size,of the sample were characterized by XRD,SEM,TEM and BET techniques.The electrochemical performances of the sample were tested by CV and CDC techniques.The 3 D-GE product is a threedimensional nano material with hierarchical porous structures,its specific surface area is much larger than that of routine stacked graphene(GN),and it contains a large number of mesoporous and macropores,a small amount of micropores.The capacitance characteristics of the 3 D-GN electrode material are excellent,showing high specific capacitance(173.5 F·g^(-1)at 1 A·g^(-1)),good rate performance(109.2 F·g^(-1)at 8 A·g^(-1))and long cycle life(88%capacitance retention after 10,000 cycles at 8 A·g^(-1))

Distribution characteristics and removal rate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in different treatment processes of two drinking water plants

Emerging pollutants,such as antibiotics and antibiotic-resistance genes,are becoming increasingly important sources of safety and health concerns.Drinking water safety,which is closely related to human health,should receive more attention than natural water body safety.However,minimal research has been performed on the efficacy of existing treatment processes in water treatment plants for the removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes.To address this research gap,this study detected and analyzed six main antibiotics and nine antibiotic resistance genes in the treatment processes of two drinking water plants in Wuhan.Samples were collected over three months and then detected and analyzed using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and fluorescence quantitation.The total concentrations of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in the influent water of the two water plants were characterized as December>March>June.The precipitation and filtration processes of the Zou Maling Water Plant and Yu Shidun Water Plant successfully removed the antibiotics.The ozone-activated carbon process increased the removal rate of most antibiotics to 100%.However,a large amount of antibiotic resistance gene residues remained in the effluents of the two water plants.The experiments demonstrated that the existing ozone-activated carbon processes could not effectively remove antibiotic resistance genes.This study provides a reference for the optimization of drinking water treatment processes for antibiotics and antibiotic resistance gene removal.

A Cost-Effective D-A-D Type Hole-Transport Material Enabling 20% Efficiency Inverted Perovskite Solar Celis

High-performance,cost-effective hole-transport materials(HTMs)are greatly desired for the commercialization of perovskite solar cells(PVSCs).Herein,two new HTMs,TPA-FO and TPA-PDO,are devised and synthesized,which have a donor-acceptor-donor(D-A-D)type molecule design featuring carbonyl group-functionalized arenes as the acceptor(A)units.The carbonyl group at the central core of HTMs can not only tune frontier molecular orbital(FMO)energy levels and surface wettability,but also can enable efficient surface passivation effects,resulting in reduced recombination loss.When employed as HTMs in inverted PVSCs without using dopant,TPA-FO with one carbonyl group yields a high power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 20.24%,which is among the highest values reported in the inverted PVSCs with dopant-free HTMs.More importantly,the facile one-step synthetic process enables a low cost of 30 USD g^(-1) for TPA-FO,much cheaper than the most studied HTMs used for high-efficiency dopant-free PVSCs.These results demonstrate the potential of D-A-D type molecules with carbonyl group-functionalized arene core in developing the low-cost dopant-free HTMs toward highly efficient PVSCs.

26 mA cm-2 JSC achieved in the integrated solar cells

Organometal halide perovskite has drawn much attention due to their high light-absorption coefficient,outstanding carrier mobility,and long-range charge-transport lengths.The most remarkable progress made by this type of perovskite materials is in the field of photovoltaics[1–4].The power conversion efficiency(PCE)of perovskite solar cells(PSCs)has exceeded 25%since they were first used as the active layer in solar cells in 2009[5].

Traffic signal coordination control for arterials with dedicated CAV lanes

Purpose–This study aims to make full use of the advantages of connected and autonomous vehicles(CAVs)and dedicated CAV lanes to ensure all CAVs can pass intersections without stopping.Design/methodology/approach–The authors developed a signal coordination model for arteries with dedicated CAV lanes by using mixed integer linear programming.CAV non-stop constraints are proposed to adapt to the characteristics of CAVs.As it is a continuous problem,various situations that CAVs arrive at intersections are analyzed.The rules are discovered to simplify the problem by discretization method.Findings–A case study is conducted via SUMO traffic simulation program.The results show that the efficiency of CAVs can be improved significantly both in high-volume scenario and medium-volume scenario with the plan optimized by the model proposed in this paper.At the same time,the progression efficiency of regular vehicles is not affected significantly.It is indicated that full-scale benefits of dedicated CAV lanes can only be achieved with signal coordination plans considering CAV characteristics.Originality/value–To the best of the authors’knowledge,this is the first research that develops a signal coordination model for arteries with dedicated CAV lanes.