Sympathetic nerve and vagus nerve remodeling play an important part in cardiac function post-myocardial infarction （MI）. Increasing evidence indicates that neuregulin-1 （NRG-1） improves cardiac function following ...Sympathetic nerve and vagus nerve remodeling play an important part in cardiac function post-myocardial infarction （MI）. Increasing evidence indicates that neuregulin-1 （NRG-1） improves cardiac function following heart failure. Since its impact on cardiac function and neural remodeling post-MI is poorly understood, we aimed to investigate the role of NRG-1 in autonomic nervous system remodeling post-MI. Forty-five Sprague-Dawley rats were equally randomized into three groups： sham （with the left anterior descending coronary artery exposed but without ligation）, MI （left anterior descending coronary artery ligation）, and MI plus NRG-1 （left anterior descending coronary artery ligation followed by intraperitoneal injection of NRG-1 （10 lag/kg, once daily for 7 days））. At 4 weeks after MI, echocardi- ography was used to detect the rat cardiac function by measuring the left ventricular end-systolic inner diameter, left ventricular diastolic diameter, left ventricular end-systolic volume, left ventricular end-diastolic volume, left ventricular ejection fraction, and left ventricular fractional shortening, mRNA and protein expression levels of tyrosine hydroxylase, growth associated protein-43 （neuronal specific pro- tein）, nerve growth factor, choline acetyltransferase （vagus nerve marker）, and vesicular acetylcholine transporter （cardiac vagal nerve fiber marker） in ischemic myocardia were detected by real-time PCR and western blot assay to assess autonomous nervous remodeling. After MI, the rat cardiac function deteriorated significantly, and it was significantly improved after NRG-1 injection. Compared with the MI group, mRNA and protein levels of tyrosine hydroxylase and growth associated protein-43, as well as choline acetyltransferase mRNA level significantly decreased in the MI plus NRG-1 group, while mRNA and protein levels of nerve growth factor and vesicular acetylcholine transporters, as well as choline acetyltransferase protein level slightly decreased. Our results indicate that NRG- 1 can improve cardiac function and regulate sympathetic and vagus nerve remodeling post-MI, thus reaching a new balance of the autonomic nervous system to protect the heart from injury.展开更多
Background：Pharmacological therapy for congestive heart failure （CHF） with ventricular arrhythmia is limited.In the study,our aim was to evaluate the effects of Chinese traditional medicine Shensong Yangxin capsul...Background：Pharmacological therapy for congestive heart failure （CHF） with ventricular arrhythmia is limited.In the study,our aim was to evaluate the effects of Chinese traditional medicine Shensong Yangxin capsules （SSYX） on heart rhythm and function in CHF patients with frequent ventricular premature complexes （VPCs）.Methods：This double-blind,placebo-controlled,multicenter study randomized 465 CHF patients with frequent VPCs to the SSYX （n =232） and placebo groups （n =233） for 12 weeks of treatment.The primary endpoint was the VPCs monitored by a 24-h ambulatory electrocardiogram.The secondary endpoints included the left ventricular ejection fraction （LVEF）,left ventricular end-diastolic diameter,N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide （NT-proBNP）,New York Heart Association （NYHA） classification,6-min walking distance （6MWD）,Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire （MLHFQ） scores,and composite cardiac events （CCEs）.Results：The clinical characteristics were similar at baseline.SSYX caused a significantly greater decline in the total number of VPCs than the placebo did （-2145 ± 2848 vs.-841 ± 3411,P 〈 0.05）.The secondary endpoints of the LVEE NYHA classification,NT-proBNP,6MWD,and MLHFQ scores showed a greater improvements in the SSYX group than in the placebo group （ALVEF at 12th week：4.75 ± 7.13 vs.3.30 ± 6.53;NYHA improvement rate at the 8th and 12th week：32.6% vs.21.8%,40.5% vs.25.7%;mean level of NT-proBNP in patients with NT-proBNP 〉125 pg/ml at 12th week：-122 [Q1,Q3：-524,0] vs.-75 [Q1,Q3：-245,0];A6MWD at 12th week：35.1 ± 38.6 vs.17.2 ± 45.6;AMLHFQ at the 4th,8th,and 12th week：-4.24 ± 6.15 vs.-2.31 ± 6.96,-8.l 9 ± 8.41 vs.-3.25 ± 9.40,10.60 ± 9.41 vs.-4.83 ± 11.23,all P 〈 0.05）.CCEs were not different between the groups during the study period.Conclusions：In this 12-week pilot study,SSYX was demonstrated to have the benefits of VPCs suppression and cardiac function improvement with good compliance on a background of standard treatment for CHF.展开更多
A Cd-containing metal–organic framework（Cd L）, formula as {[Cd_3（L）_2（H_2O）_6] 1.5DMF}, has been synthesized under solvothermal condition by the reaction of 4,40,400-（methylsilanetriyl）tribenzoic acid（H_3L）...A Cd-containing metal–organic framework（Cd L）, formula as {[Cd_3（L）_2（H_2O）_6] 1.5DMF}, has been synthesized under solvothermal condition by the reaction of 4,40,400-（methylsilanetriyl）tribenzoic acid（H_3L） and Cd^（2＋）ion. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that Cd L displays a three-dimensional framework with 2-fold interpenetration and DMF molecules locate in the void space of the channels. A topological analysis of the framework indicates Cd Lisa 3,4-connected pto net. The photoluminescence properties of Cd L are systematically studied in detail. Impressively, Cd L shows excellent detection performance towards Fe^（3＋）ion and acetone in the sensing experiments, which undoubtedly demonstrates the great potential of Cd L as a highly selective multi-responsive luminescent sensor for the detection of organic solvents and metal ions.展开更多
Nanoscale europium(III) metal-organic frameworks, Eu(BTC)(H2O)?DMF, were synthesized by rapid microwave-assisted method. The components of the as-prepared products were confirmed by the elemental analysis, X-ray powde...Nanoscale europium(III) metal-organic frameworks, Eu(BTC)(H2O)?DMF, were synthesized by rapid microwave-assisted method. The components of the as-prepared products were confirmed by the elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction(XRD), thermal gravimetric analysis(TGA) and Fourier-transform infrared spectra(FTIR) analyses. Eu(BTC)(H2O)?DMF with various morphologies, including particle-like, rod-like, straw-sheaf-like nanostructures, could be simply prepared by controlling the concentrations of the starting reactants. The optical measurements on the obtained Eu(BTC)(H2O)?DMF indicated that all the nanomaterials show the characteristic emissions of the Eu3+ ions at 578, 590, 612, 650, and 699 nm, which were attributed to 5D0?7FJ(J=0–4) transitions of the Eu3+ ion, respectively. It was also noticed that the luminescent properties of the as-prepared products were heavily dependent on the morphologies and sizes of the nanomaterials. The assembled straw-sheaf-like architectures displayed the strongest emissions and the longest luminescence lifetime, which was mainly due to the fewest surface defects.展开更多
Recently,much attention has been paid to the lanthanide luminescent materials based on the visiblelight sensitization for their potential applications in the fields of bio-imaging and optical devices.In this work,the ...Recently,much attention has been paid to the lanthanide luminescent materials based on the visiblelight sensitization for their potential applications in the fields of bio-imaging and optical devices.In this work,the lanthanide complexes have been covalently bonded to the ordered mesoporous titania（OMT） matrix,and the resulting titania-based hybrid ordered mesoporous materials（named as LnDBOMT,Ln = Eu,Sm,Yb,Nd） were characterized by using Fourier-transform infrared（FT-IR） spectroscopy,small-angle X-ray powder diffraction（SAXD）,N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms,transmission electron microscopy（TEM）,fluorescence spectroscopy,and thermogravimetric analysis.Generally,exciting with visible light is advantageous over UV excitation.Of importance here is that,under excitation with visible light,the LnDB-OMT all show characteristic visible（Eu3＋,Sm3＋） as well as nearinfrared（Sm3＋,Yb3＋,Nd3＋） luminescence of the corresponding Ln3＋ ions（multicolor emission covered from 500 to 1400 nm spectral region）,which is attributed to the energy transfer from the ligands to the Ln3＋ ions via an antenna effect.展开更多
基金supported by a grant from the National Key Basic Research Development Program,the“973”Program,No.2012CB518604the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81260052+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province,No.2014CKB497,2014BKB075,and 2015BKA339the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province of China,No.201602262
文摘Sympathetic nerve and vagus nerve remodeling play an important part in cardiac function post-myocardial infarction （MI）. Increasing evidence indicates that neuregulin-1 （NRG-1） improves cardiac function following heart failure. Since its impact on cardiac function and neural remodeling post-MI is poorly understood, we aimed to investigate the role of NRG-1 in autonomic nervous system remodeling post-MI. Forty-five Sprague-Dawley rats were equally randomized into three groups： sham （with the left anterior descending coronary artery exposed but without ligation）, MI （left anterior descending coronary artery ligation）, and MI plus NRG-1 （left anterior descending coronary artery ligation followed by intraperitoneal injection of NRG-1 （10 lag/kg, once daily for 7 days））. At 4 weeks after MI, echocardi- ography was used to detect the rat cardiac function by measuring the left ventricular end-systolic inner diameter, left ventricular diastolic diameter, left ventricular end-systolic volume, left ventricular end-diastolic volume, left ventricular ejection fraction, and left ventricular fractional shortening, mRNA and protein expression levels of tyrosine hydroxylase, growth associated protein-43 （neuronal specific pro- tein）, nerve growth factor, choline acetyltransferase （vagus nerve marker）, and vesicular acetylcholine transporter （cardiac vagal nerve fiber marker） in ischemic myocardia were detected by real-time PCR and western blot assay to assess autonomous nervous remodeling. After MI, the rat cardiac function deteriorated significantly, and it was significantly improved after NRG-1 injection. Compared with the MI group, mRNA and protein levels of tyrosine hydroxylase and growth associated protein-43, as well as choline acetyltransferase mRNA level significantly decreased in the MI plus NRG-1 group, while mRNA and protein levels of nerve growth factor and vesicular acetylcholine transporters, as well as choline acetyltransferase protein level slightly decreased. Our results indicate that NRG- 1 can improve cardiac function and regulate sympathetic and vagus nerve remodeling post-MI, thus reaching a new balance of the autonomic nervous system to protect the heart from injury.
文摘Background：Pharmacological therapy for congestive heart failure （CHF） with ventricular arrhythmia is limited.In the study,our aim was to evaluate the effects of Chinese traditional medicine Shensong Yangxin capsules （SSYX） on heart rhythm and function in CHF patients with frequent ventricular premature complexes （VPCs）.Methods：This double-blind,placebo-controlled,multicenter study randomized 465 CHF patients with frequent VPCs to the SSYX （n =232） and placebo groups （n =233） for 12 weeks of treatment.The primary endpoint was the VPCs monitored by a 24-h ambulatory electrocardiogram.The secondary endpoints included the left ventricular ejection fraction （LVEF）,left ventricular end-diastolic diameter,N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide （NT-proBNP）,New York Heart Association （NYHA） classification,6-min walking distance （6MWD）,Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire （MLHFQ） scores,and composite cardiac events （CCEs）.Results：The clinical characteristics were similar at baseline.SSYX caused a significantly greater decline in the total number of VPCs than the placebo did （-2145 ± 2848 vs.-841 ± 3411,P 〈 0.05）.The secondary endpoints of the LVEE NYHA classification,NT-proBNP,6MWD,and MLHFQ scores showed a greater improvements in the SSYX group than in the placebo group （ALVEF at 12th week：4.75 ± 7.13 vs.3.30 ± 6.53;NYHA improvement rate at the 8th and 12th week：32.6% vs.21.8%,40.5% vs.25.7%;mean level of NT-proBNP in patients with NT-proBNP 〉125 pg/ml at 12th week：-122 [Q1,Q3：-524,0] vs.-75 [Q1,Q3：-245,0];A6MWD at 12th week：35.1 ± 38.6 vs.17.2 ± 45.6;AMLHFQ at the 4th,8th,and 12th week：-4.24 ± 6.15 vs.-2.31 ± 6.96,-8.l 9 ± 8.41 vs.-3.25 ± 9.40,10.60 ± 9.41 vs.-4.83 ± 11.23,all P 〈 0.05）.CCEs were not different between the groups during the study period.Conclusions：In this 12-week pilot study,SSYX was demonstrated to have the benefits of VPCs suppression and cardiac function improvement with good compliance on a background of standard treatment for CHF.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21171162, 21471144)Jilin Province Youth Foundation (No. 20130522132JH)+1 种基金Jilin Province Natural Science Foundation (No. 20150101181JC)Changchun Science and Technology Plan (No. 2013059)
文摘A Cd-containing metal–organic framework（Cd L）, formula as {[Cd_3（L）_2（H_2O）_6] 1.5DMF}, has been synthesized under solvothermal condition by the reaction of 4,40,400-（methylsilanetriyl）tribenzoic acid（H_3L） and Cd^（2＋）ion. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that Cd L displays a three-dimensional framework with 2-fold interpenetration and DMF molecules locate in the void space of the channels. A topological analysis of the framework indicates Cd Lisa 3,4-connected pto net. The photoluminescence properties of Cd L are systematically studied in detail. Impressively, Cd L shows excellent detection performance towards Fe^（3＋）ion and acetone in the sensing experiments, which undoubtedly demonstrates the great potential of Cd L as a highly selective multi-responsive luminescent sensor for the detection of organic solvents and metal ions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21101148,21371165,51372242,21210001,21471144)the National Natural Science Foundation for Creative Research Group(21221061)Jilin Province Youth Foundation(201201005,201201008)
文摘Nanoscale europium(III) metal-organic frameworks, Eu(BTC)(H2O)?DMF, were synthesized by rapid microwave-assisted method. The components of the as-prepared products were confirmed by the elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction(XRD), thermal gravimetric analysis(TGA) and Fourier-transform infrared spectra(FTIR) analyses. Eu(BTC)(H2O)?DMF with various morphologies, including particle-like, rod-like, straw-sheaf-like nanostructures, could be simply prepared by controlling the concentrations of the starting reactants. The optical measurements on the obtained Eu(BTC)(H2O)?DMF indicated that all the nanomaterials show the characteristic emissions of the Eu3+ ions at 578, 590, 612, 650, and 699 nm, which were attributed to 5D0?7FJ(J=0–4) transitions of the Eu3+ ion, respectively. It was also noticed that the luminescent properties of the as-prepared products were heavily dependent on the morphologies and sizes of the nanomaterials. The assembled straw-sheaf-like architectures displayed the strongest emissions and the longest luminescence lifetime, which was mainly due to the fewest surface defects.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21571125,21471144)National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFE0114800)the project from State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization(RERU2016013)
文摘Recently,much attention has been paid to the lanthanide luminescent materials based on the visiblelight sensitization for their potential applications in the fields of bio-imaging and optical devices.In this work,the lanthanide complexes have been covalently bonded to the ordered mesoporous titania（OMT） matrix,and the resulting titania-based hybrid ordered mesoporous materials（named as LnDBOMT,Ln = Eu,Sm,Yb,Nd） were characterized by using Fourier-transform infrared（FT-IR） spectroscopy,small-angle X-ray powder diffraction（SAXD）,N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms,transmission electron microscopy（TEM）,fluorescence spectroscopy,and thermogravimetric analysis.Generally,exciting with visible light is advantageous over UV excitation.Of importance here is that,under excitation with visible light,the LnDB-OMT all show characteristic visible（Eu3＋,Sm3＋） as well as nearinfrared（Sm3＋,Yb3＋,Nd3＋） luminescence of the corresponding Ln3＋ ions（multicolor emission covered from 500 to 1400 nm spectral region）,which is attributed to the energy transfer from the ligands to the Ln3＋ ions via an antenna effect.
