Natural variation in SlSOS2 promoter hinders salt resistance during tomato domestication

Increasing soil salinization seriously impairs plant growth and development,resulting in crop loss.The Salt-Overly-Sensitive(SOS)pathway is indispensable to the mitigation of Na+toxicity in plants under high salinity.However,whether natural variations of SOS2 contribute to salt tolerance has not been reported.Here a natural variation in the SlSOS2 promoter region was identified to be associated with root Na+/K+ratio and the loss of salt resistance during tomato domestication.This natural variation contains an ABI4-binding cis-element and plays an important role in the repression of SlSOS2 expression.Genetic evidence revealed that SlSOS2 mutations increase root Na+/K+ratio under salt stress conditions and thus attenuate salt resistance in tomato.Together,our findings uncovered a critical but previously unknown natural variation of SOS2 in salt resistance,which provides valuable natural resources for genetic breeding for salt resistance in cultivated tomatoes and other crops.

Comparative transcriptomes reveal the disjunction adaptive strategy of Thuja species in East Asia and North America

The genus Thuja is ideal for investigating the genetic basis of the East Asia-North America disjunction.The biogeographical background of the genus is debatable and an adaptive strategy is lacking.Through the analysis and mining of comparative transcriptomes,species differentiation and positively selected genes(PSGs)were identified to provide information for understanding the environmental adaptation strategies of the genus Thuja.De novo assembly yielded 44,397-74,252 unigenes of the five Thuja species with contig N50length ranging from 1,559 to 1,724 bp.Annotations revealed a similar distribution of functional categories among them.Based on the phylogenetic trees constructed using the transcriptome data,T.sutchuenensis was divided first,followed by T.plicata and T.occidentalis.The final differentiation of T.koraiensis and T.standishii formed a clade.Enrichment analysis indicated that the PSGs of the North American Thuja species were involved in plant hormone signal transduction and carbon fixation of photosynthetic organisms pathways.The PSGs of East Asian Thuja were related to phenolic,alkaloid,and terpenoid synthesis,important stress-resistant genes and could increase plant resistance to external environmental stresses.This study discovered numerous aroma synthetic-related PSGs including terpene synthase(TPS)genes and lipid phosphate phosphatase 2(LPP2),associated with the synthetic aroma of T.sutchuenensis.Physiological indicators,such as the contents of soluble sugars,total chlorophyll,total phenolics,and total flavonoids were determined,which are consistent with the PSGs enrichment pathways associated with adaptive strategies in the five Thuja species.The results of this study provide an important basis for future studies on conservation genetics.

Halomonas-PHB protects gnotobiotic Artemia against Vibrio and m odifies Artemia gut microbiota in xenic culture conditions

The prokaryotic cell storage compound ploy-β-hydroxybutyrate(PHB)has been considered as prebiotics that can be applied in aquaculture.In this paper,the dietary effect of a PHB-accumulating Halomonas strain(HM·PHB)identified from our previous work were studied in Artemia under gnotobiotic and xenic culture conditions,in comparison of Halomonas without PHB accumulation(HM)and microalgae Isochrysis(ISO)feeding.Under gnotobiotic condition,both HM·PHB and HM served as sole food supporting Artemia survival.Although both HM·PHB and HM feeding had no significant difference on Artemia survival percentage(P>0.05),HM·PHB significantly improved their resistance against Vibrio anguillarum challenge(P<0.05).Mass Artemia culture were further performed in xenic condition.Compared to ISO,HM·PHB feeding protected Artemia against V.anguillarum challenge(P<0.05),and HM·PHB and HM feeding resulted in increased T-AOC,pepsin,T-SOD and CAT activities(P<0.05).High throughput sequencing analysis showed that HM·PHB and HM feeding resulted in a lower Artemia gut microbial diversity(P<0.05),and modified the gut microbial community by remarkably reducing the Vibrio proportion.The outcome of the paper confirmed the beneficial effect of Halomonas-PHB in Artemia culture,which supports the use of Halomonas-PHB in the production of bio-secured live feed Artemia.

Pt-Te alloy nanowires towards formic acid electrooxidation reaction

The high-performance anodic electrocatalysts is pivotal for realizing the commercial application of the direct formic acid fuel cells.In this work,a simple polyethyleneimine-assisted galvanic replacement reaction is applied to synthesize the high-quality PtTe alloy nanowires(PtTe NW)by using Te NW as an efficient sacrificial template.The existence of Te atoms separates the continuous Pt atoms,triggering a direct reaction pathway of formic acid electrooxidation reaction(FAEOR)at PtTe NW.The one-dimensional architecture and highly active sites have enabled PtTe NW to reveal outstanding electrocatalytic activity towards FAEOR with the mass/specific activities of 1091.25 mA mg^(-1)/45.34 A m^(-2)at 0.643 V potential,which are 44.72/23.16 and 20.26/11.75 times bigger than those of the commercial Pt and Pd nanoparticles,respectively.Density functional theory calculations reveal that Te atoms optimize the electronic structure of Pt atoms,which decreases the adsorption capacity of CO intermediate and simultaneously improves the durability of PtTe NW towards FAEOR.This work provides the valuable insights into the synthesis and design of efficient Pt-based alloy FAEOR electrocatalysts.

Switching of K-Q intervalley trions fine structure and their dynamics in n-doped monolayer WS_(2)

Monolayer group VI transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)have recently emerged as promising candidates for photonic and opto-valleytronic applications.The optoelectronic properties of these atomically-thin semiconducting crystals are strongly governed by the tightly bound electron-hole pairs such as excitons and trions(charged excitons).The anomalous spin and valley configurations at the conduction band edges in monolayer WS_(2)give rise to even more fascinating valley many-body complexes.Here we find that the indirect Q valley in the first Brillouin zone of monolayer WS_(2)plays a critical role in the formation of a new excitonic state,which has not been well studied.By employing a high-quality h-BN encapsulated WS_(2)field-effect transistor,we are able to switch the electron concentration within K-Q valleys at conduction band edges.Consequently,a distinct emission feature could be excited at the high electron doping region.Such feature has a competing population with the K valley trion,and experiences nonlinear power-law response and lifetime dynamics under doping.Our findings open up a new avenue for the study of valley many-body physics and quantum optics in semiconducting 2D materials,as well as provide a promising way of valley manipulation for next-generation entangled photonic devices.

Regulating local coordination environment of Mg-Co single atom catalyst for improved direct methanol fuel cell cathode

Fuel cells operated with a reformate fuel such as methanol are promising power systems for portable electronic devices due to their high safety,high energy density and low pollutant emissions.However,several critical issues including methanol crossover effect,CO-tolerance electrode and efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalyst with low or non-platinum usage have to be addressed before the direct methanol fuel cells(DMFCs)become commercially available for industrial application.Here,we report a highly active and selective Mg-Co dualsite oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)single atom catalyst(SAC)with porous N-doped carbon as the substrate.The catalyst exhibits a commercial Pt/C-comparable half-wave potential of 0.806 V(versus the reversible hydrogen electrode)in acid media with good stability.Furthermore,practical DMFCs test achieves a peak power density of over 200 m W cm^(-2)that far exceeds that of commercial Pt/C counterpart(82 m W cm^(-2)).Particularly,the Mg-Co DMFC system runs over 10 h with negligible current loss under 10 M concentration methanol work condition.Experimental results and theoretical calculations reveal that the N atom coordinated by Mg and Co atom exhibits an unconventional d-band-ditto localized p-band and can promote the dissociation of the key intermediate*OOH into*O and*OH,which accounts for the near unity selective 4e-ORR reaction pathway and enhanced ORR activity.In contrast,the N atom in SAC–Co remains inert in the absorption and desorption of*OOH and*OH.This local coordination environment regulation strategy around active sites may promote rational design of high-performance and durable fuel cell cathode electrocatalysts.

Enhancing surface adhesion of polytetrafluoroethylene induced by two-step in-situ treatment with radiofrequency capacitively coupled Ar/Ar+CH_(4)+NH_(3) plasma

Although some progress in plasma modification of the polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE) surface has been made recently,its adhesion strength still needs to be further improved.In this work,the surface of a PTFE sample was treated with a two-step in-situ method.Firstly,the PTFE surface was treated with capacitively coupled Ar plasma to improve its mechanical interlocking performance;then,Ar+NH_(3)+CH_(4) plasma was used to deposit an a-CNx:H cross-linking layer on the PTFE surface to improve the molecular bonding ability.After treatment,a high specific surface area of 2.20 and a low F/C ratio of 0.32 were achieved on the PTFE surface.Its surface free energy was increased significantly and its maximum adhesion strength reached77.1 N·10 mm^(-1),which is 56% higher than that of the single-step Ar plasma-treated sample and32% higher than that of the single-step Ar+CH_(4)+NH_(3) plasma-treated sample.

Electrocatalytic CO_(2) reduction towards industrial applications

Recently,research on the electrocatalytic CO_(2) reduction reaction(eCO_(2)RR)has attracted considerable attention due to its potential to resolve environmental problems caused by CO_(2) while utilizing clean energy and producing high‐value‐added products.Considerable theoretical research in the lab has demonstrated its feasibility and prospect.However,industrialization is mandatory to realize the economic and social value of eCO_(2)RR.For industrial application of eCO_(2)RR,more criteria have been proposed for eCO_(2)RR research,including high current density(above 200 mA cm^(−2)),high product selectivity(above 90%),and long‐term stability.To fulfill these criteria,the eCO_(2)RR system needs to be systematically designed and optimized.In this review,recent research on eCO_(2)RR for industrial applications is summarized.The review starts with focus on potential industrial catalysts in eCO_(2)RR.Next,potential industrial products are proposed in eCO_(2)RR.These products,including carbon monoxide,formic acid,ethylene,and ethanol,all have high market demand,and have shown high current density and product selectivity in theoretical research.Notably,the innovative components and strategy for industrializing the eCO_(2)RR system are also highlighted here,including flow cells,seawater electrolytes,solid electrolytes,and a two‐step method.Finally,some instructions and possible future avenues are presented for the prospects of future industrial application of eCO_(2)RR.

Synergistic coupling of 0D-2D heterostructure from ZnO and Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x)MXene-derived TiO_(2)for boosted NO_(2)detection at room temperature

2D MXenes are highly attractive for fabricating high-precision gas sensors operated at room temperature(RT)due to their high surface-to-volume ratio.However,the limited selectivity and low sensitivity are still long-standing challenges for their further applications.Herein,the self-assembly of 0D-2D heterostructure for highly sensitive NO_(2) detection was achieved by integrating ZnO nanoparticles on Ti_(3)C_(2)Tx MXene-derived TiO_(2) nanosheets(designated as ZnO@MTiO_(2)).ZnO nanoparticles can not only act as spacers to prevent the restacking of MTiO_(2) nanosheets and ensure effective transfer for gas molecules,but also enhance the sensitivity of the sensor the through trapping effect on electrons.Meanwhile,MTiO_(2) nanosheets facilitate gas diffusion for rapid sensor response.Benefiting from the synergistic effect of individual components,the ZnO@MTiO_(2)0D-2D heterostructure-based sensors revealed remarkable sensitivity and excellent selectivity to low concentration NO_(2) at RT.This work may facilitate the sensing application of MXene derivative and provide a new avenue for the development of high-performance gas sensors in safety assurance and environmental monitoring.

Carcinoma-associated fibroblast-derived lysyl oxidase-rich extracellular vesicles mediate collagen crosslinking and promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition via p-FAK/ p-paxillin/YAP signaling

Carcinoma-associated fibroblasts(CAFs)are the main cellular components of the tumor microenvironment and promote cancer progression by modifying the extracellular matrix(ECM).The tumor-associated ECM is characterized by collagen crosslinking catalyzed by lysyl oxidase(LOX).Small extracellular vesicles(sEVs)mediate cell-cell communication.However,the interactions between sEVs and the ECM remain unclear.Here,we demonstrated that sEVs released from oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC)-derived CAFs induce collagen crosslinking,thereby promoting epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT).CAF sEVs preferably bound to the ECM rather than being taken up by fibroblasts and induced collagen crosslinking,and a LOX inhibitor or blocking antibody suppressed this effect.Active LOX(αLOX),but not the LOX precursor,was enriched in CAF sEVs and interacted with periostin,fibronectin,and bone morphogenetic protein-1 on the surface of sEVs.CAF sEV-associated integrinα2β1 mediated the binding of CAF sEVs to collagen I,and blocking integrinα2β1 inhibited collagen crosslinking by interfering with CAF sEV binding to collagen I.CAF sEV-induced collagen crosslinking promoted the EMT of OSCC through FAK/paxillin/YAP pathway.Taken together,these findings reveal a novel role of CAF sEVs in tumor ECM remodeling,suggesting a critical mechanism for CAF-induced EMT of cancer cells.

Effect of Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 on Proliferation,Invasion and Migration of Tongue Squamous Carcinoma Cells and Its Mechanism

[Objectives]This study was conducted to investigate the effect of interferon regulatory factor on the invasion and migration of tongue squamous carcinoma cells. [Methods]The expression level of IRF1 in tongue squamous carcinoma tissues was detected by real-time quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry. Plasmids for overexpression and knockdown of IRF1 were constructed. The effects of overexpression and knockdown of IRF1 on the proliferation, invasion and migration of Tca8113 cells were examined in Tca8113 cells. [Results] IRF1 expression was abnormally reduced in tongue squamous carcinoma tissues, and both real-time quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry showed significantly lower expression than that of paraneoplastic controls. The overexpression and knockdown plasmids of IRF1 were successfully constructed. Growth curve assays showed that overexpression of IRF1 inhibited the proliferation of Tca8113 cells, while knockdown of IRF1 promoted the proliferation of Tca8113 cells. Scratch assay showed that overexpression of IRF1 inhibited the migration of Tca8113 cells, while knockdown of IRF1 promoted the migration of Tca8113 cells. Transwell assay showed that overexpression of IRF1 inhibited the invasion of Tca8113 cells, while knockdown of IRF1 promoted the invasion of Tca8113 cells. [Conclusions] In the development of tongue squamous carcinoma, IRF1 functions as an anti-oncogene, and the expression level of IRF1 was reduced in tongue squamous carcinoma tissues.

Effects of hsa-circ-0001862 on Phenotype of Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells

[Objectives]To investigate the molecular mechanism of hsa_circ_0001862 on the proliferation,migration,invasion and apoptosis of tongue squamous cell carcinoma Tca-8113 cells.[Methods]hsa_circ_0001862 plasmid was constructed,and the interaction relationship between hsa_circ_0001862 and miR-23a-3p was verified by dual luciferase reporter gene and qRT-PCR.CCK8 assay,colony formation assay,scratch assay and Transwell assay were used to detect the proliferation,migration and invasion ability of Tca-8113 cells.Western blot was used to detect the expression level of apoptosis-related protein molecules.The effects of hsa_circ_0001862 on the apoptosis of Tca-8113 cells was detected.[Results]hsa_circ_0001862 and miR-23a-3p could interact,and their expression was negatively correlated in tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells.In Tca-8113 cells,hsa_circ_0001862 inhibited cell proliferation,migration,and invasion(P<0.01),and promoted cell apoptosis(P<0.01).[Conclusions]The hsa_circ_0001862 interacts with miR-23a-3p,and hsa_circ_0001862 plays an inhibitory role in the development of tongue squamous cell carcinoma.The hsa_circ_0001862 may be a new biomarker and target for the treatment of tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

微探头超声内镜诊断对可切除性食管癌患者的临床应用价值

目的探究微探头超声内镜(MPS)诊断对可切除性食管癌患者的临床应用价值。方法选取2017年1月-2020年1月在该院进行治疗的70例食管癌患者,所有患者均行磁共振扩散加权成像(DWI)与MPS检测。根据检查方式差异分为DWI组和MPS组,最终诊断结果由手术标本活检得出。比较DWI组和MPS组患者食管癌病变长度、T分期检查结果和诊断价值的差异性。结果DWI组患者检查出食管癌病变长度为(47.45±9.34)mm,与最终结果相比较,DWI组患者食管癌病变长度检出明显较长,数值相差较大(P<0.05),MPS组患者检查出食管癌病变长度为(42.56±8.56)mm,与最终结果相比较,MPS组患者食管癌病变长度检出数值相差较小(P>0.05)。MPS组检查出T_(1)、T_(2)、T_(3)和T_(4)期患者分别为21、35、9和5例,DWI组检查出T_(1)、T_(2)、T_(3)和T_(4)期患者分别为25、31、12和2例,MPS组与DWI组比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。DWI组检测灵敏度、特异度和准确率分别为86.73%、72.45%和83.65%,MPS组诊断价值分别为87.34%、89.03%和97.34%,DWI组和MPS组比较,MPS组诊断特异度和准确率明显较高(P<0.05),但灵敏度相差较小(P>0.05)。DWI检测食管癌患者受试者工作特征曲线(ROC)下面积(AUC)为0.748,MPS检测食管癌患者AUC为0.803,MPS检测食管癌诊断价值更高。结论DWI与MPS相比较,后者对可切除性食管癌患者的诊断效果更佳,能够更准确地判断患者食管病变长度。

试点阶段的高职混合教学改革面临的问题

在“互联网+职业教育”成为不可阻挡的大趋势背景下,西部高职院校也纷纷开始进行教育教学改革,混合教学成为当今和未来相当时期内的热词,对于已经启动并进行了初步试验的混合教学改革院校,接下来的任务无疑是将改革进行到底,使混合教改进入“深水区”,使教师的信息化素养和学校的信息化水平实现质的提高。但要实现这一目标,它面临的问题比还未进行混合教改尝试和在此方面已经取得一定成绩的院校还要多,还要复杂。本文在一些专家、学者、老师研究的基础上,结合我校情况展开说明论证。

一种简单经济提取小鼠大量肾小球的实验方法

目的为减轻实验者用磁珠提取肾小球的经济负担,对传统的心脏灌注肾脏提取方法进行改良。方法结扎远端腹主动脉及下腔静脉,结扎肠系膜上动脉和腹腔动脉,以减少磁珠分流。将磁珠工作液经静脉留置针灌注肾脏。加入相应体积胶原酶A,通过100μm筛网2次,加入蛋白裂解液,离心裂解吸出含蛋白上清进行肾小球蛋白的纯化、定量。结果与传统的心脏灌注肾脏提取方法比较,改良胸主动脉灌注肾脏提取肾小球方法磁珠用量仅为原来的1/35~1/40。在获取相同的蛋白情况下,提取肾小球的最佳浓度为4×10~6磁珠/ml,磁珠用量为20ml。通过该方法灌注分离的肾小球完整,纯度为(95.7±2.3)%。结论改良的胸主动脉灌注肾脏是一种简单经济实用磁珠提取肾小球的实验方法,可以快速获取大量完整的肾小球,蛋白质甚至RNA,为肾小球本身的研究提供新的技术支持。

形势与政策课在高职院校人才培养目标下存在的问题及对策研究

形势与政策课是高校思想政治理论课的重要组成部分,在大学生思想政治教育,特别是形式与政策教育方面发挥着不可替代的作用。目前,高职院校的形势与政策课存在诸多问题,与社会发展和时代要求明显不相适应,找出原因所在并探索解决途径是目前摆在思政教育者面前的紧迫任务。

Adversarial Attacks and Defenses in Deep Learning

With the rapid developments of artificial intelligence(AI)and deep learning(DL)techniques,it is critical to ensure the security and robustness of the deployed algorithms.Recently,the security vulnerability of DL algorithms to adversarial samples has been widely recognized.The fabricated samples can lead to various misbehaviors of the DL models while being perceived as benign by humans.Successful implementations of adversarial attacks in real physical-world scenarios further demonstrate their practicality.Hence,adversarial attack and defense techniques have attracted increasing attention from both machine learning and security communities and have become a hot research topic in recent years.In this paper,we first introduce the theoretical foundations,algorithms,and applications of adversarial attack techniques.We then describe a few research efforts on the defense techniques,which cover the broad frontier in the field.Several open problems and challenges are subsequently discussed,which we hope will provoke further research efforts in this critical area.

High persistence rate of hepatitis B virus in a hydrodynamic injection-based transfection model in C3H/He N mice

AIM: To optimize the viral persistence rate in a hydrodynamic injection(HI) based hepatitis B virus(HBV) transfection mouse model.METHODS:(1) 5-6-wk-old male C3H/He N and C57BL/6 mice were hydrodynamically injected with 10 μg endotoxin-free p AAV/HBV1.2 plasmid DNA via the tail vein. Hepatitis B surface antigen(HBs Ag), hepatitis B e antigen(HBe Ag) and HBV DNA, both in the serum and liver, were detected at different time points post HI by ELISA, immunohistochemical staining or quantitative polymerase chain reaction(PCR);(2) male C3H/He N and C57BL/6 mice, either hydrodynamically injected mice at 10 wk post HI or na?ve mice, were all immunized subcutaneously with 5 μg HBs Ag formulated in complete Freund's adjuvant three times at a 2-wk interval. Two weeks after the final immunization, splenocytes were isolated for T cell function analysis by ELISPOT assay; and(3) five weeks post HI, C3H/He N mice were intragastrically administered 0.1 mg/kg entecavir once a day for 14 d, or were intraperitoneally injected with 1 mg/kg interferon(IFN)-α twice a week for 2 wk, or were treated with PBS as controls. The sera were collected and assayed for HBV DNA on days 0, 7 and 14 after drug treatment. RESULTS:(1) Approximately 90%(22/25) of the injected C3H/He N mice were still HBs Ag-positive at 46 wk post HI, whereas HBs Ag in C57BL/6 mice were completely cleared at 24 wk. Serum levels of HBe Ag in C3H/He N mice were higher than those in C57BL/6 mice from 4 wk to 46 wk. HBV DNA levels in the hydrodynamically injected C3H/He N mice were higher than those in the C57BL/6 mice, both in the serum(from 4 wk to 46 wk) and in the liver(detected at 8 wk and 46 wk post HI). Histology showed that hepatitis B core antigen and HBs Ag were expressed longer in the liver of C3H/He N mice than in C57BL/6;(2) HBs Ag specific T cell responses after HBs Ag vaccination in hydrodynamically injected C3H/He N and C57BL/6 mice, or naive control mice were detected by ELISPOT assay. After stimulation with HBs Ag, the frequencies of IFN-γ producing splenocytes in the hydrodynamically injected C3H/He N mice were significantly lower than those in hydrodynamically injected C57BL/6 mice, control C3H/He N and control C57BL/6 mice, which were 0, 17 ± 7, 18 ± 10, and 41 ± 10 SFCs/106 splenocytes, respectively, and the mean spot sizes showed the same pattern. Even just stimulated with PMA and ionomysin, T-cell responses elicited in the vaccinated control C3H/He N were much higher than those in hydrodynamically injected C3H/He N mice; and(3) For drug treatment experiments on the hydrodynamically injected C3H/He N mice, serum HBV DNA levels in the entecavir treatment group declined(131.2 folds, P < 0.01) on day 7 after treatment and kept going down. In the group of IFN-α treatment, serum HBV DNA levels declined to a lowest point(6.42 folds, P < 0.05) on 7 d after treatment and then rebounded.CONCLUSION: We have developed a novel HI-based HBV transfection model using C3H/He N mice, which had a higher HBV persistence rate than the classic C57BL/6 mouse model.

P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 deficiency prevents development of acute pancreatitis by attenuating leukocyte infiltration

BACKGROUND Acute pancreatitis(AP) is rapid-onset pancreatic inflammation that causes local and systemic inflammatory response syndrome(SIRS) with high morbidity and mortality, but no approved therapies are currently available. P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1(PSGL-1) is a transmembrane glycoprotein to initiate inflammatory responses. We hypothesized that PSGL-1 may be involved in the development of AP and would be a new target for the treatment of AP.AIM To investigate the role and mechanism of PSGL-1 in the development of AP.METHODS The PSGL-1 expression on leukocytes was detected in peripheral blood of AP patients and volunteers. Pancreatic injury, inflammatory cytokines expression, and inflammatory cell infiltration was measured in AP mouse models induced with PSGL-1 knockout(PSGL-1-/-) and wild-type(PSGL-1+/+) mice. Leukocyteendothelial cell adhesion was measured in a peripheral blood mononuclear cell(PBMC)-endothelial cell coculture system.RESULTS The expression of PSGL-1 on monocytes and neutrophils was significantly increased in AP patients. Compared with PSGL-1+/+ mice, PSGL-1-/-AP mice induced by caerulein exhibited lower serum amylase, less Interleukin-1 beta(IL-1 beta) and Interleukin-6(IL-6) expression, less neutrophil and macrophage infiltration, and reduced peripheral neutrophil and monocyte accounts. PSGL-1 deficiency alleviated leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion via IL-6 but not IL-1 beta.CONCLUSION PSGL-1 deficiency effectively inhibits the development of AP by preventing leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion via IL-6 stimulation and may become a potential therapeutic target for treating AP.

Rechargeable metal(Li, Na, Mg, Al)-sulfur batteries: Materials and advances

Energy and environmental issues are becoming more and more severe and renewable energy storage technologies are vital to solve the problem.Rechargeable metal(Li,Na,Mg,Al)-sulfur batteries with low-cost and earth-abundant elemental sulfur as the cathode are attracting more and more interest for electrical energy storage in recent years.Lithium-sulfur(Li-S),room-temperature sodium-sulfur(RT Na-S),magnesium-sulfur(Mg-S)and aluminum-sulfur(Al-S)batteries are the most prominent candidates among them.Many obvious obstacles are hampering the developments of metal-sulfur batteries.Li-S and Na-S batteries are encumbered mainly by anode dendrite issues,polysulfides shuttle and low conductivity of cathodes.Mg-S and Al-S batteries are short of suitable electrolytes.In this review,relationships between various employed nanostructured materials and electrochemical performances of metal-sulfur batteries have been demonstrated.Moreover,the selections of suitable electrolytes,anode protection,separator modifications and prototype innovations are all crucial to the developments of metal-sulfur batteries and are discussed at the same time.Herein,we give a review on the advances of Li-S,RT Na-S,Mg-S and Al-S batteries from the point of view of materials,and then focus on perspectives of their future developments.