MicroRNA-185-5p mediates regulation of SREBP2 expression by hepatitis C virus core protein

AIM: To investigate the molecular mechanism for regulation of cholesterol metabolism by hepatitis C virus(HCV) core protein in Hep G2 cells.METHODS: HCV genotype 1b core protein was cloned and expressed in Hep G2 cells. The cholesterol content was determined after transfection. The expression of sterol regulatory element binding protein 2(SREBP2) and the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis(HMGCR) was measured by quantitative real-time PCR and immunoblotting after transfection. The effects of core protein on the SREBP2 promoter and 3'-untranslated region were analyzed by luciferase assay. We used different target predictive algorithms, micro RNA(mi RNA) mimics/inhibitors, and site-directed mutation to identify a putative target of a particular mi RNA.RESULTS: HCV core protein expression in Hep G2 cells increased the total intracellular cholesterol level(4.05 ± 0.17 vs 6.47 ± 0.68, P = 0.001), and this increase corresponded to an increase in SREBP2 and HMGCR m RNA levels(P = 0.009 and 0.037, respectively) and protein expression. The molecular mechanism studyrevealed that the HCV core protein increased the expression of SREBP2 by enhancing its promoter activity(P = 0.004). In addition, mi R-185-5p expression was tightly regulated by the HCV core protein(P = 0.041). Moreover, overexpression of mi R-185-5p repressed the SREBP2 m RNA level(P = 0.022) and protein expression. In contrast, inhibition of mi R-185-5p caused upregulation of SREBP2 protein expression. mi R-185-5p was involved in the regulation of SREBP2 expression by HCV core protein. CONCLUSION: HCV core protein disturbs the cholesterol homeostasis in Hep G2 cells via the SREBP2 pathway; mi R-185-5p is involved in the regulation of SREBP2 by the core protein.

Intact Polar and Core Tetraether Lipids in Sediments from the Haiyang 4 Cold-seep of the Northern South China Sea and their Implications

A number of cold seeps have been discovered in the northern South China Sea(SCS) including the Haiyang 4 cold-seep area where Core 973-5 was collected. Intact polar lipids(IPLs) and core lipids(CLs) were analyzed separately in sediments from Core 973-5. The most abundant lipid biomarkers were isoprenoidal GDGTs(iso GDGTs), with Crenarchaeol and GDGT-0 predominating. IPL-iso GDGTs and CL-iso GDGTs were mainly derived from Thaumarchaeota. IPL-iso GDGTs were mainly produced and retained in situ thus containing most of the in situ microbiological information. Branched GDGTs were predominantly derived from generated in marine production, and mixed with some terrestrial inputs. All IPLs groups presented a high value in the sulfate-methane transition zone(SMTZ). Furthermore, IPL and CL-MI, IPL-R;showed the highest values within the SMTZ, while IPL and CL-R;had the lowest values at the SMTZ, suggesting that the contribution of Methanophila and methanogenic to GDGTs increased, while the contribution of ammonia-oxidizing Archaea to GDGTs decreased at the SMTZ.

Specific activation of 2'-5'oligoadenylate synthetase gene promoter by hepatitis C virus-core protein:A potential for developing hepatitis C virus targeting gene therapy

AIM： TO examine whether 2＇-5＇oligoadenylate synthetase （OAS） gene promoter can be specifically activated by hepatitis C virus （HCV）-core protein. METHODS： Human embryo hepatic cell line L02 was transfected with pcDNA3.1-core plasmid and selected by G418. Expression of HCV-core was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. The OAS promoter sequence was amplified from the genomic DNA and inserted into pGL3-basic vector. The resultant pGL3-OAS-Luci plasmid was transiently transfected into L02/core cells and luciferase activity was assayed. I^ESULTS： L02/core cell line stably expressing HCV- core protein was established. The pGL3-OAS-Luci construct exhibited significant transcriptional activity in the L02/core cells but not in the L02 cells. CONCLUSION： HCV-core protein activates the OAS gene promoter specifically and effectively. Utilization of OAS gene promoter would be an ideal strategy for developing HCV-specific gene therapy.

“一览众山小” Intel Core i7-965

我的一位朋友非常兴奋的告诉我,他终于换掉了中古时代的Pentium D 820,用上了45纳米Core2DuoE8300。我举起刚签收的快件,纸盒上似乎还有新鲜的油墨味道，那是一颗Core i7 EXtreme965，最新产品。他的笑容僵硬了。

王中王:Core i7-5960X处理器及X99主板

旗舰级的LGA2011平台三年来倒也升级了两代了,今年则会轮到Haswell-E架构登场了,还好这一次的升级力度还是挺大的,CPU要从6核升级到8核,主板要从X79升级到X99,就连主流的DDR3内存也要升级到全新的DDR4了,来了个三位一体的全方位换代。这两年A M D无心恋战高性能处理器市场,Intel早已高处不胜寒,从Sandy Bridgge到Ivy Bridge再到Haswell,每代处理器升级最大的都是GPU性能。

Testing of Anti-stripping Property of Friction Spun Core Yarn

Friction spun core yarn has two components: filament core and staple fiber sheath. Under axial rubbing action, the failure mode of the core yarn is the stripping of the sheath from the core. This paper introduces a method to test the anti - stripping property of the core yarn. With a modified Universal Testing Machine, the stripping resistance of friction spun core yarn can be continuously measured. Some factors Influencing the measurements are discussed in detail. The testing results are compared with those from a Y731 Yarn Abrasion Tester and fur - ther confirmed by weaving practice.

血管紧张素-(1-7)对人脐静脉平滑肌细胞钙化的影响及其机制研究

目的复制人脐静脉平滑肌细胞(HUSMCs)钙化模型,观察血管紧张素-(1-7)[Ang-(1-7)]对HUSMCs钙沉积的影响,探索Ang-(1-7)延缓或抑制HUSMCs钙化的机制。方法采用β-甘油磷酸盐(β-GP)复制HUSMCs钙沉积模型,Ang-(1-7)干预后,对细胞进行Von Kossa染色及图像分析、检测碱性磷酸酶(ALP)活性和细胞钙含量;检测细胞培养液中转化生长因子β1(TGFβ1)活性、骨钙素(OC)含量及细胞中核心结合因子1(Cbfα1)蛋白表达。结果 Ang-(1-7)可明显减轻钙化HUSMCs聚集生长,Von Kossa染色显示细胞聚集处棕褐色钙结节较钙化组明显减轻(P<0.01),且10-5、10-7、10-9mol.L-1Ang-(1-7)与钙化组相比钙化细胞百分比、细胞钙含量和ALP活性均明显降低(P均<0.01),细胞TGFβ1分泌水平、Cbfα1表达、骨钙素含量均较钙化组降低(P均<0.01)。结论 Ang-(1-7)可减轻HUSMCs钙化程度,其作用机制与减弱TGFβ1-Smads-Cbfα1信号通路中关键信号分子TGFβ1、Cbfα1的表达有关。

From molecular dynamics to lattice Boltzmann:a new approach for pore-scale modeling of multi-phase flow

Most current lattice Boltzmann （LBM） models suffer from the deficiency that their parameters have to be obtained by fitting experimental results. In this paper, we propose a new method that integrates the molecular dynamics （MD） simulation and LBM to avoid such defect. The basic idea is to first construct a molecular model based on the actual components of the rock-fluid system, then to compute the interaction force between the rock and the fluid of different densities through the MD simulation. This calculated rock-fluid interaction force, combined with the fluid-fluid force determined from the equation of state, is then used in LBM modeling. Without parameter fitting, this study presents a new systematic approach for pore-scale modeling of multi-phase flow. We have validated this ap- proach by simulating a two-phase separation process and gas-liquid-solid three-phase contact angle. Based on an actual X-ray CT image of a reservoir core, we applied our workflow to calculate the absolute permeability of the core, vapor-liquid H20 relative permeability, and capillary pressure curves.

Inflationary effects of oil prices and domestic gasoline prices:Markov-switching-VAR analysis

The purpose of this study is to contribute to the literature by studying the effects of sudden changes both on crude oil import price and domestic gasoline price on inflation for Turkey, an emerging country. Since an inflation targeting regime is being carried out by the Central Bank of Turkey, determination of such effects is becoming more important. Therefore empirical evidence in this paper will serve as guidance for those countries, which have an in- flation targeting regime. Analyses have been done in the period of October 2005-December 2012 by Markovswitching vector autoregressive （MS-VAR） models which are successful in capturing the nonlinear properties of variables. Using MS-VAR analysis, it is found that there are 2 regimes in the analysis period. Furthermore, regime changes can be dated and the turning points of economic cycles can be determined. In addition, it is found that the effect of the changes in crude oil and domestic gasoline prices on consumer prices and core inflation is not the same under different regimes. Moreover, the sudden increase in gasoline price is more important for consumer price infla- tion than crude oil price shocks. Another finding is the presence of a pass-through effect from oil price and ga- soline price to core inflation.

Fuelling and Diagnostics with Pellet Injection in the HL-1M Tokamak

The pellet injection experiments for fuelling and diagnostics have been carried out on the HL-1M tokamak. The eight-pellet injector was installed on HL-1M. A reliable monitordetector and camera system was set up to take initial pellet photographs and measure the initial pellet speed and size. High fuelling efficiency of 60 % - 100 % and a density profile with a peaking factor of 1.8 - 2.0 were obtained. The maximum density close to 10^14/cm^3 in HL-1M was achieved with newly optimized combined fuelling techniques. Two typical models of pellet ablation have been utilized for simulative calculation of the ablation rates in HL-1M. In comparison with the distribution of the measured Hα emission intensity from the digital data of the CCD camera, the experimental result seems more optimistic for core fuelling than theoretical predictions by the two models. The safety factor profile q（r） has been extracted from the information provided by the CCD camera during the pellet injection. The reliability of the measured results depends mainly on the calibration of the imaging space position. Based on the calibration, the measured q-profile becomes more reasonable than those published previously for the same shot number and same photograph.

THE SPACES OF CESRO ALMOST CONVERGENT SEQUENCES AND CORE THEOREMS

As known, the method to obtain a sequence space by using convergence field of an infinite matrix is an old method in the theory of sequence spaces. However, the study of convergence field of an infinite matrix in the space of almost convergent sequences is so new （see [15]）. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the new spaces ^ ～f and fo consisting of all sequences whose Ceshro transforms of order one are in the spaces f and ^ ～ f0, respectively. Also, in this paper, we show that ^ ～f and ^ ～f0 are linearly isomorphic to the spaces f and f0, respectively. The β- and γ-duals of the spaces ^ ～f and 2% are computed. Furthermore, the classes （^ ～f： μ） and （μ ： f） of infinite matrices are characterized for any given sequence space μ, and determined the necessary and sufficient conditions on a matrix A to satisfy Bc-core（Ax） K-core（x）, K-core（Ax） Bg-core（x）, Bc-core（Ax） Be-core（x）, Bc-core（Ax） t-core（x） for all x ∈ t∞.

Core i7—2700K：要提速也要涨价

多年来，Intel处理器一直坚持着非常稳固的价格点，每每新品发布都在提升频率的同时保持价格不变，旧品则或降价或退市，但偶尔也会有例外，比如将在一个月后面世的Core i7—2700K。

试析中国—东盟安全机制的建构

In October2003,China signed to join in”The Treaty on Friendship and Cooperation in Southeast Asia”,thus joining the efforts in constructing the Sino-ASEANsecurity regime.With the Treaty in its core part,this security regime seeks to solve the security problems through political means,thereby providing a problem-solving framework for their bilateral security problems.

Blocking Posttranslational Core Fucosylation Ameliorates Rat Peritoneal Mesothelial Cell Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

Background：Core fucosylation （CF）,catalyzed by α-1,6 fucosyltransferase （Fut8） in mammals,plays an important role in pathological processes through posttranslational modification of key signaling receptor proteins,including transforming growth factor （TGF）-β receptors and platelet-derived growth factor （PDGF） receptors.However,its effect on peritoneal fibrosis is unknown.Here,we investigated its influence on epithelial-mesenchymal transition （EMT） of rat peritoneal mesothelial cells （PMCs） in vitro induced by a high-glucose （HG） culture solution.Methods：Rat PMCs were first cultured in a HG （2.5%） culture solution to observe the CF expression level （fluorescein isothiocyanate-lens culinaris agglutinin）,we next established a knockdown model of rat PMCs in vitro with Fut8 small interfering RNA （siRNA） to observe whether inhibiting CF decreases the messenger RNA （mRNA） expression and protein expression of Fut8 and reverses EMT status.Rat PMCs were randomly divided into control group,mock group （transfected with scrambled siRNA）,Fut8 siRNA group,HG group,HG ＋ mock group,and HG ＋ Fut8 siRNA group.Finally,we examined the activation of TGF-β/Smad2/3 signaling and PDGF/extracellular signal-regulated kinase （ERK） signaling to observe the influence of CF on them.Results：CF,Fut8 mRNA,and protein expression were all significantly upregulated in HG-induced EMT model than those in the control rat PMCs （P 〈 0.05）.Fut8 siRNA successfully blocked CF of TGF-β receptors and PDGF receptors and attenuated the EMT status （E-cadherin and α-SMA and phenotypic changes） in HG-induced rat PMCs.In TGF-β/Smad2/3 signaling,Fut8 siRNA did not suppress the protein expression of TGF-3 receptors and Smad2/3;however,it significantly suppressed the phosphowlation of Smad2/3 （relative expression folds of HG ＋ Fut8 group vs.HG group：7.6 ± 0.4 vs.15.1 ± 0.6,respectively,P 〈 0.05）.In PDGF/ERK signaling,Fut8 siRNA did not suppress the protein expression of PDGF receptors and ERK,but it significantly suppressed the phosphorylation of ERK （relative expression folds of HG ＋ Fut8 group vs.HG group：8.7 ± 0.9 vs.15.6 ± 1.2,respectively,P 〈 0.05）.Blocking CF inactivated the activities of TGF-β and PDGF signaling pathways,and subsequently blocked EMT.Conclusions：These results demonstrate that CF contributes to rat PMC EMT.and that blocking it attenuates EMT.CF regulation is a potential therapeutic target of peritoneal fibrosis.

Concentration of nitrate in the Guliya ice core from theQinghai-Xizang Plateau and the solar activity

The variations of NO\+-\-3 concentration in the Guliya ice core are reconstructed for recent about 1 000 a. Spectrum analysis of NO\+-\-3 indicates significant periodicities in the variations of NO\+-\-3 concentration, which coincide with the periodicities of the solar activity. Therefore, a positive correlation between the variations of NO\+-\-3 concentration and the solar activity is found.

阿卡波糖治疗2型糖尿病的成本-效果分析

目的:评估阿卡波糖治疗2型糖尿病的成本与效果。方法:运用CORE糖尿病模型评价阿卡波糖治疗2型糖尿病的长期成本与效果。结果:阿卡波糖可延长患者0.27a期望寿命和0.26质量调整期望寿命,但需比对照组多支出17081元。其增量成本-效果比为62717元/生命年与66633元/质量调整期望寿命。成本-效果接受度曲线显示,当支付意愿为100000元时,将有76%的患者认为阿卡波糖治疗具有成本-效果。结论:阿卡波糖治疗2型糖尿病具有长期成本-效果。

Core/shell FePd/Pd catalyst with a superior activity to Pt in oxygen reduction reaction

Developing high-efficient non-platinum （Pt） catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction （ORR） is the key to reduce the usage of Pt and the palladium （Pd）-based cata- lyst is a promising alternative. Here, we presented a facile approach to core/shell FePd/Pd nanoparticle （NP） catalyst with the FePd core in chemically ordered face-centered tetragonal （fct-） structure and the shell in controlled thickness from 0.32 to 0.81 nm via the thermal annealing of FePd NP followed by an electro-anodization process. With a 0.71 nm-thick Pd shell, the fct-FePd/Pd shows a robust catalytic activity and durability for ORR with the mass activities at 0.85 and 0.90 V reaching 453 and 96.7 A/mgpd, respectively, which are about 3.0 and 2.1 times higher than those of commercial Pt in alkaline media. This work presents a new class of non-Pt catalyst with superior performance to Pt for ORR catalysis, and the strategy demonstrated here can be extended to design highefficient catalysts for other chemical reactions.