Bioinformatics-based Identification of Key Pathways and Hub Genes of Traumatic Brain Injury in a Rat Model

Traumatic brain injury(TBI)is a common injury caused by external forces that lead to damaged brain function or pathological changes in the brain tissue.To explore the molecular mechanism and the hub genes of TBI,we downloaded gene expression profiles of the TBI model of rat and the sham control for the subsequent gene set enrichment analysis,pathway analysis and protein-protein interactions analysis.The results of Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis indicated that multiple biological pathways,including immune response,inflammatory response and cellular response to interleukin-1,as well as signaling pathways,such as tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway,chcmokine signaling pathway,cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction,Toll-like receptor signaling pathway and nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathway were implicated in the TBI.In conclusion,this study provides insights into the molecular mechanism of TBI by screening the differentially expressed genes and hub genes that can be used as biomarkers and therapeutic targets.

Partial Order-Disorder Transformation of Interpenetrated Porous Coordination Polymers

Controlling interpenetration and flexibility behaviors is intriguing and fundamental for porous coordination polymers.We report exceptional interpenetration behaviors involving controllable partial order–disorder structural transformations.A new bis-benzotriazolate ligand(NaH2sbbta)with a twisted and anionic backbone was designed and synthesized.The solvothermal reaction of ZnCl_(2) and NaH_(2)sbbta yielded(Et_(2)NH_(2))_(3)[Zn_(5)Cl_(4)(sbbta)_(3)]·6DEF(2)possessing two-fold interpenetrated anionic pcu networks with symmetry,shape,and charge different from the known analogues.More interestingly,powder and single-crystal X-ray diffractions showed that 2 can undergo solvent-induced structural transformation to form a noninterpenetrated anionic pcu network with larger pores(1).Consequently,1/2 can selectively adsorb/exchange cationic dyes fromneutral and anionic dyes with tunable size selectivity.However,since the transformations are reversible without obvious change of crystal sizes,the network that disappeared in X-ray crystallography should be mainly disordered rather than decomposed.Further,the structural transformations can be suppressed by thermal decomposition/removal of Et_(2)NH_(2)^(+)/Et_(2)NH.Computational simulations indicate that the ordered and disordered structures are stabilized by relatively large and small solvent molecules,respectively.