Objective To construct Cox7a2 fluorescent vector and study its effect on cytochrome C oxidase ( COX) activity in mouse Sertoli cell line TM4. Methods The coding region of CoxTa2 was amplified from mouse Sertoli cell l...Objective To construct Cox7a2 fluorescent vector and study its effect on cytochrome C oxidase ( COX) activity in mouse Sertoli cell line TM4. Methods The coding region of CoxTa2 was amplified from mouse Sertoli cell line TM4 by RT-PCR. PCR product was展开更多
Objective： To study apoptotic effects of synthetic retinoic acid 6-[3-（1-adamantyl）-4-hydroxyphenyl]-2-naphthalene carboxylic acid（AHPN） on human skin malignant melanoma A375 cells in comparison with the natural ...Objective： To study apoptotic effects of synthetic retinoic acid 6-[3-（1-adamantyl）-4-hydroxyphenyl]-2-naphthalene carboxylic acid（AHPN） on human skin malignant melanoma A375 cells in comparison with the natural ligand all-trans-retinoic acid（ATRA） in vitro and the mechanisms related to the actions of AHPN. Methods：MTT assay was used to determine the anti-proliferative effects of AHPN and ATRA on A375 cells. Flow cytometry was performed to investigate the influence of AHPN and ATRA on cell cycle and cell apoptosis. In addition, transfection and luciferase activity assays were employed to explore the mechanisms of how AHPN executes its proapoptotic function. Results：Firstly, AHPN promoted apoptosis and GI arrest in A375 cells compared with ATRA. Secondly, the activity of NF-K B in A375 cells treated with AHPN increased 2-3 times compared with solvent DMSO treatment. Conclusion：AHPN, in comparison with ATRA, is a more effective alternative for therapy of malignant melanoma. The potentially proapoptotic function of AHPN requires activation of NF-K B.展开更多
设计并合成了一种交叉共轭的(cross-conjugated)缺电子型聚合物单体——二溴代噻吩[2,3-b]并噻吩-吡咯[3,4-c]并吡咯(DPPTTZ)二酮,并将其分别与噻吩(T)、硒吩(Se)和N-甲基吡咯(Py)的双锡试剂进行共聚反应,获得了一类新的供体-受体(D-A)...设计并合成了一种交叉共轭的(cross-conjugated)缺电子型聚合物单体——二溴代噻吩[2,3-b]并噻吩-吡咯[3,4-c]并吡咯(DPPTTZ)二酮,并将其分别与噻吩(T)、硒吩(Se)和N-甲基吡咯(Py)的双锡试剂进行共聚反应,获得了一类新的供体-受体(D-A)型共轭聚合物光电材料.这类材料分子的最高占有轨道(HOMO)能级较低,因此其光电器件具有较高的开路电压(Voc),稳定性好.此外,它们在紫外-可见光区有较宽的吸收,最大吸收位于波长620 nm附近;能带隙(band gap)小,分别为1.86 e V(p DPPTTZ-T)、1.83 e V(p DPPTTZ-Se)和1.85 e V(p DPPTTZ-Py).器件初步测试结果表明,上述聚合物与PC71BM组成的本体异质结聚合物太阳能电池Voc在0.68~0.81 V之间,能量转化效率(PCE)最高达3.05%(p DPPTTZ-T).展开更多
Murine CD4+CD8- (CD4SP) thymocyte subset is a heterogeneous population, in which the Qa-2- cells are less functional, whereas the Qa-2+ cells are fully functional. Evidence is provided here that the transition from Qa...Murine CD4+CD8- (CD4SP) thymocyte subset is a heterogeneous population, in which the Qa-2- cells are less functional, whereas the Qa-2+ cells are fully functional. Evidence is provided here that the transition from Qa-2- to Qa-2+ CD4SP thymocytes is an intrathymic process of differentiation induced by thymic medullary-type epithelial cells. The separated Qa-2-CD4SP could be induced to express Qa-2 molecules up to 84%- 89% of the total viable celb after cocultured for 3d with MTEC1 cells, a murine thymic medullary type epithelial cell line established in our laboratory. Kinetic study showed that both the percentage of Qa-2+ cells and the density of the expressed Qa-2 molecules on CD4SP thymocytes induced by MTEC1 were progressively increasing in 72-h cultures. The MTECl-induced Qa-2+CD4SP thymocytes were fully functional, which exhibited capabilities of proliferation and cytokine secretion in response to Con A stimulation as high as those of freshly isolated Qa-2+CD4SP thymocytes. The profile of cytokines secreted by MTECl-induced Qa-2+CD4SP thymocytes was Thy 0 type specified by the production of IL-2, IL-4 and IL-6. The results suggest that Qa-2-CD4SP thymocytes may give rise to the Qa-2+CD4SP thymocytes, and acquire fully functional competence in thymic medulla under the foster of local epithelial cells.展开更多
The treatment of wastewaters is crucial to maintain the ecological status of receiving waters,and thereby guarantee the protection of aquatic life and human health.Wastewater quality evaluation is conventionally based...The treatment of wastewaters is crucial to maintain the ecological status of receiving waters,and thereby guarantee the protection of aquatic life and human health.Wastewater quality evaluation is conventionally based on physicochemical parameters,but increasing attention has been paid to integrate physicochemical and biological data.Nevertheless,the regulatory use of fish in biological testing methods has been subject to various ethical and cost concerns,and in vitro cell-based assays have thus become an important topic of interest.Hence,the present study intends:(a) to evaluate the efficiency of two different sample pre-concentration techniques (lyophilisation and solid phase extraction) to assess the toxicity of municipal effluents on rat cardiomyoblast H9c2(2-1) cells,and (b) maximizing the use of the effluent sample collected,to estimate the environmental condition of the receiving environment.The gathered results demonstrate that the H9c2(2-1) sulforhodamine B-based assay is an appropriate in vitro method to assess biological effluent toxicity,and the best results were attained by lyophilising the sample as pre-treatment.Due to its response,the H9c2(2-1) cell line might be a possible alternative in vitro model for fish lethal testing to assess the toxicity of municipal effluents.The physicochemical status of the sample suggests a high potential for eutrophication,and iron exceeded the permissible level for wastewater discharge,possibly due to the addition of ferric chloride for wastewater treatment.In general,the levels of carbamazepine and sulfamethoxazole are higher than those reported for other countries,and both surpassed the aquatic protective values for long-term exposure.展开更多
Background Advances in the understanding of cardiovascular pathogenesis have highlighted that inflammation plays a central role in athemsclemtic coronary heart disease.Therefore,exploring pharmacologically based anti-...Background Advances in the understanding of cardiovascular pathogenesis have highlighted that inflammation plays a central role in athemsclemtic coronary heart disease.Therefore,exploring pharmacologically based anti-inflammatory treatments to be used in cardiovascular therapeutics is worthwhile to promote the discovery of novel ways of treating cardiovascular disorders.Methods The myocardial cell line H9c2（2-1） was exposed to lipopolysacchadde （LPS） in culture and resulted in a cellular pro-inflammation status,miR-21 microRNA levels were detected using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction （Q-RT-PCR）.The influence of Iovastatin on miR-21 under normal and pro-inflammatory conditions was tested after being added to the cell culture mixture for 24 hours.Conditional gene function of two predicted cardiovascular system relevant downstream targets of miR-21,protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 3A （PPP1R3A） and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 （STAT3）,were analyzed with immunoblotting.Results Forty-eight hours of LPS treatment significantly increased the miR-21 to 170.71%±34.32% of control levels （P=0.002）.Co-treatment with Iovastatin for 24 hours before harvesting attenuated the up-regulation of miR-21 （P=0.013）.Twenty-four hours of Iovastatin exposure up-regulated PPP1R3A to 143.85%±21.89% of control levels in cardiomyocytes （P=0.023）.Lovastatin up-regulated the phosphorylation level of STAT3 compared to the background LPS pretreatment （P=0.0077）,this effect was significantly （P=0.018） blunted when miR-21 was functionally inhibited.Conclusions miR-21 plays a major role in the regulation of the cellular anti-inflammation effects of Iovastatin.展开更多
文摘Objective To construct Cox7a2 fluorescent vector and study its effect on cytochrome C oxidase ( COX) activity in mouse Sertoli cell line TM4. Methods The coding region of CoxTa2 was amplified from mouse Sertoli cell line TM4 by RT-PCR. PCR product was
文摘Objective： To study apoptotic effects of synthetic retinoic acid 6-[3-（1-adamantyl）-4-hydroxyphenyl]-2-naphthalene carboxylic acid（AHPN） on human skin malignant melanoma A375 cells in comparison with the natural ligand all-trans-retinoic acid（ATRA） in vitro and the mechanisms related to the actions of AHPN. Methods：MTT assay was used to determine the anti-proliferative effects of AHPN and ATRA on A375 cells. Flow cytometry was performed to investigate the influence of AHPN and ATRA on cell cycle and cell apoptosis. In addition, transfection and luciferase activity assays were employed to explore the mechanisms of how AHPN executes its proapoptotic function. Results：Firstly, AHPN promoted apoptosis and GI arrest in A375 cells compared with ATRA. Secondly, the activity of NF-K B in A375 cells treated with AHPN increased 2-3 times compared with solvent DMSO treatment. Conclusion：AHPN, in comparison with ATRA, is a more effective alternative for therapy of malignant melanoma. The potentially proapoptotic function of AHPN requires activation of NF-K B.
文摘设计并合成了一种交叉共轭的(cross-conjugated)缺电子型聚合物单体——二溴代噻吩[2,3-b]并噻吩-吡咯[3,4-c]并吡咯(DPPTTZ)二酮,并将其分别与噻吩(T)、硒吩(Se)和N-甲基吡咯(Py)的双锡试剂进行共聚反应,获得了一类新的供体-受体(D-A)型共轭聚合物光电材料.这类材料分子的最高占有轨道(HOMO)能级较低,因此其光电器件具有较高的开路电压(Voc),稳定性好.此外,它们在紫外-可见光区有较宽的吸收,最大吸收位于波长620 nm附近;能带隙(band gap)小,分别为1.86 e V(p DPPTTZ-T)、1.83 e V(p DPPTTZ-Se)和1.85 e V(p DPPTTZ-Py).器件初步测试结果表明,上述聚合物与PC71BM组成的本体异质结聚合物太阳能电池Voc在0.68~0.81 V之间,能量转化效率(PCE)最高达3.05%(p DPPTTZ-T).
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and China Medical Board, Rockefeller Foundation.
文摘Murine CD4+CD8- (CD4SP) thymocyte subset is a heterogeneous population, in which the Qa-2- cells are less functional, whereas the Qa-2+ cells are fully functional. Evidence is provided here that the transition from Qa-2- to Qa-2+ CD4SP thymocytes is an intrathymic process of differentiation induced by thymic medullary-type epithelial cells. The separated Qa-2-CD4SP could be induced to express Qa-2 molecules up to 84%- 89% of the total viable celb after cocultured for 3d with MTEC1 cells, a murine thymic medullary type epithelial cell line established in our laboratory. Kinetic study showed that both the percentage of Qa-2+ cells and the density of the expressed Qa-2 molecules on CD4SP thymocytes induced by MTEC1 were progressively increasing in 72-h cultures. The MTECl-induced Qa-2+CD4SP thymocytes were fully functional, which exhibited capabilities of proliferation and cytokine secretion in response to Con A stimulation as high as those of freshly isolated Qa-2+CD4SP thymocytes. The profile of cytokines secreted by MTECl-induced Qa-2+CD4SP thymocytes was Thy 0 type specified by the production of IL-2, IL-4 and IL-6. The results suggest that Qa-2-CD4SP thymocytes may give rise to the Qa-2+CD4SP thymocytes, and acquire fully functional competence in thymic medulla under the foster of local epithelial cells.
基金The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) supported the present study through a fellowship attributed to Elsa Teresa Rodrigues(SFRH/BPD/116152/2016),which was funded by the Human Potential Operating Program of the European Social Fund,and by the Portuguese budget through the Ministry of Education and Sciencedeveloped within the Fish Free Project(PTDC/AAG-TEC/4966/2014)+3 种基金supported by the FCT through national funds (3599-PPCDT)the co-funding of the European Regional Development Fund (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016875)supported within the PT2020 Partnership Agreement and COMPETE 2020 by the centre for Functional Ecology Strategic Project (UID/BIA/04004/2013)the Coimbra Chemistry Center Strategic Project (UID/QUI/00313/2013)。
文摘The treatment of wastewaters is crucial to maintain the ecological status of receiving waters,and thereby guarantee the protection of aquatic life and human health.Wastewater quality evaluation is conventionally based on physicochemical parameters,but increasing attention has been paid to integrate physicochemical and biological data.Nevertheless,the regulatory use of fish in biological testing methods has been subject to various ethical and cost concerns,and in vitro cell-based assays have thus become an important topic of interest.Hence,the present study intends:(a) to evaluate the efficiency of two different sample pre-concentration techniques (lyophilisation and solid phase extraction) to assess the toxicity of municipal effluents on rat cardiomyoblast H9c2(2-1) cells,and (b) maximizing the use of the effluent sample collected,to estimate the environmental condition of the receiving environment.The gathered results demonstrate that the H9c2(2-1) sulforhodamine B-based assay is an appropriate in vitro method to assess biological effluent toxicity,and the best results were attained by lyophilising the sample as pre-treatment.Due to its response,the H9c2(2-1) cell line might be a possible alternative in vitro model for fish lethal testing to assess the toxicity of municipal effluents.The physicochemical status of the sample suggests a high potential for eutrophication,and iron exceeded the permissible level for wastewater discharge,possibly due to the addition of ferric chloride for wastewater treatment.In general,the levels of carbamazepine and sulfamethoxazole are higher than those reported for other countries,and both surpassed the aquatic protective values for long-term exposure.
文摘Background Advances in the understanding of cardiovascular pathogenesis have highlighted that inflammation plays a central role in athemsclemtic coronary heart disease.Therefore,exploring pharmacologically based anti-inflammatory treatments to be used in cardiovascular therapeutics is worthwhile to promote the discovery of novel ways of treating cardiovascular disorders.Methods The myocardial cell line H9c2（2-1） was exposed to lipopolysacchadde （LPS） in culture and resulted in a cellular pro-inflammation status,miR-21 microRNA levels were detected using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction （Q-RT-PCR）.The influence of Iovastatin on miR-21 under normal and pro-inflammatory conditions was tested after being added to the cell culture mixture for 24 hours.Conditional gene function of two predicted cardiovascular system relevant downstream targets of miR-21,protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 3A （PPP1R3A） and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 （STAT3）,were analyzed with immunoblotting.Results Forty-eight hours of LPS treatment significantly increased the miR-21 to 170.71%±34.32% of control levels （P=0.002）.Co-treatment with Iovastatin for 24 hours before harvesting attenuated the up-regulation of miR-21 （P=0.013）.Twenty-four hours of Iovastatin exposure up-regulated PPP1R3A to 143.85%±21.89% of control levels in cardiomyocytes （P=0.023）.Lovastatin up-regulated the phosphorylation level of STAT3 compared to the background LPS pretreatment （P=0.0077）,this effect was significantly （P=0.018） blunted when miR-21 was functionally inhibited.Conclusions miR-21 plays a major role in the regulation of the cellular anti-inflammation effects of Iovastatin.
