Carbon black （CB）/polymer composites with high refractive index （RI） were fabricated from poly（vinyl alcohol） （PVA） and covalently functionalized nano-CB （PVA-es-CB） by simple esterification reaction. Transm...Carbon black （CB）/polymer composites with high refractive index （RI） were fabricated from poly（vinyl alcohol） （PVA） and covalently functionalized nano-CB （PVA-es-CB） by simple esterification reaction. Transmission electron microscopy showed that tmifonn aggregates of PVA-es-CB nanoparticles with a size smaller than I00 nm formed in the nanocomposite films. Ellipsometric measurements indicated that the PVA-es-CB/PVA composite films had a RI in the range 1.520-1.598 linearly increased with the PVA-es-CB volume content. Theoretical equation based on Lorentz-Lorenz theory provided reasonably close estimation of the refractive indices to the experimentally observed values. The hybrid films also revealed relatively good surface planarity, thermal stability and optical transparency.展开更多
AIM: To develop and characterize a practical model of Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) in rats. METHODS: The experimental animals were randomized into five feeding groups: (1) control (fed standard diet), (2) control pl...AIM: To develop and characterize a practical model of Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) in rats. METHODS: The experimental animals were randomized into five feeding groups: (1) control (fed standard diet), (2) control plus intraperitoneal injection with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), (3) cirrhosis (fed a diet of maize flour, lard, cholesterol, and alcohol plus subcutaneously injection with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) oil solution), (4) cirrhosis plus LPS, and (5) cirrhosis plus glycine and LPS. The blood, liver and lung tissues of rats were sampled for analysis and characterization. Technetium 99m-labeled macroaggregated albumin (Tc99m-MAA) was used to test the dilatation of pulmonary microvasculature. RESULTS: Typical cirrhosis and subsequent hepato- pulmonary syndrome was observed in the cirrhosis groups after an 8 wk feeding period. In rats with cirrhosis, there were a decreased PaO2 and PaCO2 in arterial blood, markedly decreased arterial O2 content, a significantly increased alveolar to arterial oxygen gradient, an increased number of bacterial translocated within mesenteric lymph node, a signifi cant higher level of LPS and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in plasma, and a signifi cant greater ratio of Tc99m-MAA brain-over- lung radioactivity. After LPS administration in rats withcirrhosis, various pathological parameters got worse and pulmonary edema formed. The predisposition of glycine antagonized the effects of LPS and signif icantly alleviated various pathological alterations. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that: (1) a characte- ristic rat model of HPS can be non-invasively induced by multiple pathogenic factors including high fat diet, alcohol, cholesterol and CCl4; (2) this model can be used for study of hepatopulmonary syndrome and is clinically relevant; and (3) intestinal endotoxemia (IETM) and its accompanying cytokines, such as TNF-α, exert a crucial role in the pathogenesis of HPS in this model.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50733001)Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(No.11ZR1409500)Shanghai Key Laboratory Project(No.08DZ2230500)
文摘Carbon black （CB）/polymer composites with high refractive index （RI） were fabricated from poly（vinyl alcohol） （PVA） and covalently functionalized nano-CB （PVA-es-CB） by simple esterification reaction. Transmission electron microscopy showed that tmifonn aggregates of PVA-es-CB nanoparticles with a size smaller than I00 nm formed in the nanocomposite films. Ellipsometric measurements indicated that the PVA-es-CB/PVA composite films had a RI in the range 1.520-1.598 linearly increased with the PVA-es-CB volume content. Theoretical equation based on Lorentz-Lorenz theory provided reasonably close estimation of the refractive indices to the experimentally observed values. The hybrid films also revealed relatively good surface planarity, thermal stability and optical transparency.
基金awards to University Academic Leaders granted by the Government of Shanxi Province of China to Hui-Ying Zhang and partially by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of United States, grant R01 AA014428 to Cheng Ji
文摘AIM: To develop and characterize a practical model of Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) in rats. METHODS: The experimental animals were randomized into five feeding groups: (1) control (fed standard diet), (2) control plus intraperitoneal injection with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), (3) cirrhosis (fed a diet of maize flour, lard, cholesterol, and alcohol plus subcutaneously injection with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) oil solution), (4) cirrhosis plus LPS, and (5) cirrhosis plus glycine and LPS. The blood, liver and lung tissues of rats were sampled for analysis and characterization. Technetium 99m-labeled macroaggregated albumin (Tc99m-MAA) was used to test the dilatation of pulmonary microvasculature. RESULTS: Typical cirrhosis and subsequent hepato- pulmonary syndrome was observed in the cirrhosis groups after an 8 wk feeding period. In rats with cirrhosis, there were a decreased PaO2 and PaCO2 in arterial blood, markedly decreased arterial O2 content, a significantly increased alveolar to arterial oxygen gradient, an increased number of bacterial translocated within mesenteric lymph node, a signifi cant higher level of LPS and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in plasma, and a signifi cant greater ratio of Tc99m-MAA brain-over- lung radioactivity. After LPS administration in rats withcirrhosis, various pathological parameters got worse and pulmonary edema formed. The predisposition of glycine antagonized the effects of LPS and signif icantly alleviated various pathological alterations. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that: (1) a characte- ristic rat model of HPS can be non-invasively induced by multiple pathogenic factors including high fat diet, alcohol, cholesterol and CCl4; (2) this model can be used for study of hepatopulmonary syndrome and is clinically relevant; and (3) intestinal endotoxemia (IETM) and its accompanying cytokines, such as TNF-α, exert a crucial role in the pathogenesis of HPS in this model.
