AIM: To investigate the effects of 2-(8-hydroxy-6- methoxy-l-oxo-lH-2-benzopyran-3-yl) propionic acid (NM-3) alone and in combination with carboplatin on tumor growth and apoptosis in mouse models of human gastri...AIM: To investigate the effects of 2-(8-hydroxy-6- methoxy-l-oxo-lH-2-benzopyran-3-yl) propionic acid (NM-3) alone and in combination with carboplatin on tumor growth and apoptosis in mouse models of human gastric cancer constructed by subcutaneous implantation of histologically intact tumor tissue. METHODS: Human gastric cancer SGC-7901 tissues were implanted into the dorsal subcutis of nude mice. One week after tumors reached to a volume of 50-100 mm3 for around 1 wk, these mice were randomly divided into 8 groups (n = 10). NM-3 was injected peritoneally at the dose of 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg or 40 mg/kg every other day for 5 wk, combined with carboplatin (5 mg/kg) every third day for 4 wk. As controls of combined treatment, another 4 groups of mice were injected with either NM-3 at 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg or 40 mg/kg, or with carboplatin alone (5 mg/kg). The control mice received normal saline. Tumor weight, tumor growth inhibition (TGI), and intratumoral microvessel density (MVD) were evaluated. Apoptosis of human gastric cancer was detected by TUNEL method and flow o/tometry analysis, respectively. RESULTS: The mean tumor volume (692.40 ± 58.43 mm3, 548.30 ± 66.02 mm3, 382.13 ± 43.52 mm3) after treatment with carboplatin combined NM-3 at the dose of 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg or 40 mg/kg was lower than that after treatment with either NM-3 at the dose of 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg or 40 mg/kg or with carboplatin alone. Compared with the normal saline group, NM-3 administered at 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg or 40 mg/kg significantly reduced the tumor weight in these groups (P 〈 0.05). Carboplatin used alone at 5 mg/kg showed minimal effects. But NM-3 in combination with carboplatin had greater effects of tumor weight than either NM-3 or carboplatin alone. NM-3 alone at the dose 10 mg/kg or in combination with carboplatin had no obvious effects on body changes. Two mice died of diarrhea in each of the two groups treated with 40 mg/kg NM-3 or with 40 mg/kg NM-3 in combination with carboplatin. A significant increase in apoptosis was observed in the NM-3 treated groups, and the effect was more significant in the groups treated with carboplatin in combination with NM-3 at 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg and 40 mg/kg, than in the control group. The induction of apoptosis was positively associated with the dose of NM-3. NM-3 significantly reduced the neomicrovascular formation of gastric cancer. The MVD was lower in the groups treated with NM-3 or with NM-3 in combination with carboplatin than in the group treated with carboplatin or in the normal saline group (P 〈 0.05). CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the inhibitory effect of NM-3 on gastric cancer growth is mediated through decreased angiogenesis and the increased induction of apoptosis. Furthermore, NM-3 alone at the dose of 10 mg/kg or in combination with carboplatin has no obvious effects on body changes, indicating that NM-3 in combination with carboplatin may be effective in the treatment of gastric cancer. The toxicity of NM-3 needs further studies.展开更多
Biolatex, a new type of paper coating adhesive that has been developed in recent years, has mainly been used in pre-coating and middle coating, due to its advantages of decreasing the associated cost and pollution by ...Biolatex, a new type of paper coating adhesive that has been developed in recent years, has mainly been used in pre-coating and middle coating, due to its advantages of decreasing the associated cost and pollution by partly replacing petro-latex. In this paper, application of biolatex as a surface sizing agent and effects of various factors, such as titanium dioxide addition, on the properties of the sized paper were compared. The results showed that, addition of titanium dioxide to biolatex could improve the whiteness, internal bond strength, and ink absorption. Furthermore, application of the No.4 biolatex resulted in better surface strength, bond strength, and ink absorption of the sized paper than application of polyvinyl alcohol.展开更多
MicroRNAs(miRNAs) are a group of small, endogenous, single-stranded non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression levels. Previous studies have revealed that miRNAs play key roles in multiple bi...MicroRNAs(miRNAs) are a group of small, endogenous, single-stranded non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression levels. Previous studies have revealed that miRNAs play key roles in multiple biological processes, such as growth and development in both animals and plants. Computational identification is an efficient method for miRNA prediction in organisms with a reference genome before high-throughput miRNA sequencing experiments. In this study, we employed an integrated strategy combining the homology-based and ab initio approaches to predict miRNAs from the genome and transcriptome of large yellow croaker, one of the most commercially important marine fish in China and East Asia. A total of 418 miRNA molecules, including 287 miRNAs by the homology-based method and 131 miRNAs by the ab initio approach, were identified for large yellow croaker. Additionally, 16 053 target genes were predicted and annotated for Gene Ontology(GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) databases. Meanwhile, we analysed single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) around large yellow croaker miRNA and found that the miRNA seed regions were significantly less prone to mutations, indicating that the miRNA sequences were under strict natural selection based on their essential regulation functions in living cells. Twenty-two SNPs were identified in large yellow croaker miRNA seed regions, which dramatically influenced the miRNA-gene regulation networks. This is the first reported miRNA detection from both the genome and transcriptome using the integrated strategy for large yellow croaker species, and the miRNA and SNP analyses in this work provide important resources and a reference for subsequent miRNA functional investigations in large yellow croaker.展开更多
The surface tension, foaming and viscosity for C7F15COO^-N^+H(C2H4OH)χ(C2Hs)3-x and C8F17SO3- N^+H(C2H4OH)χ(C2H5)3-χ (x = 0, 1, 2, 3) were measured to systematically study the effects of hydroxyl groups...The surface tension, foaming and viscosity for C7F15COO^-N^+H(C2H4OH)χ(C2Hs)3-x and C8F17SO3- N^+H(C2H4OH)χ(C2H5)3-χ (x = 0, 1, 2, 3) were measured to systematically study the effects of hydroxyl groups in organic ammonium counterions on the properties of perfluorooctanoates and perfluorooctanesulfonates. The results showed that the critical micelle concentration (cmc) and the surface tension at cmc (γcmc) were both increased with the increase of number of hydroxyl groups (χ) in the two series. The perfluorooctanesulfonate had smaller cmc but higher γ=cmc than perfluorooctanoate with the same counterion. The minimum molecular area of surface adsorption (Amin) of C8F17zSO3^-N^+H(C2H4OH)χ(C2H5)3-χ were 0.64, 0.57, 0.63 and 0.72 nm^2 while the Amin values of C7F15COO^-N^+H(C2H4OH)χ(C2H5)3-χ were 0.61, 0.62, 0.61 and 0.71 nm^2 when χ = 0, 1, 2 and 3, respectively. For the investigated systems of surfactants, the results of foam expansion ratio agreed with those of surface activity, while the 25% drainage time were consistent with the results of viscosity.展开更多
Cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is a kind of nonionic surfactants based on natural raw materials, with good surface activity and resistance to hard water. At 25 ℃, the value of critical micelle concentration (CMC) i...Cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is a kind of nonionic surfactants based on natural raw materials, with good surface activity and resistance to hard water. At 25 ℃, the value of critical micelle concentration (CMC) is 6.09×10-6 mol/L, and the lowest surface tension (TcMc) is 38.08 mN/m. Moreover, cardanol polyoxyethylene ether has strong salt tolerance to monovalent inorganic salts; with the increase of concentration of divalent inorganic salt, the surface activity of cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is enhanced. The effect of monohydric alcohol on the surface activity of cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is complex: the ability of BGF-10 to form micelles increases and then decreases with the increase of the concentration of monohydric alcohol, cardanol polyoxyethylene ether has a synergistic effect with anionic, nonionic and cationic surfactants, especially with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and its critical micelle concentration is decreased by 2.52%, while the surface tension is decreased by 11.49%. Test results also show, comparing to nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether, the emulsifying and the thickening performances of cardanol polyoxyethylene ether are better, and its foam performance is lower. Also, the cloud point of cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is higher than nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether. In most case, the detergency of cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is better than or equivalent to nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether. cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is an excellent alternative to nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether in detergents.展开更多
Palm C16 methyl ester sulphonate (C16MES)is an anionic surfactant that has the potential as active ingredient in the production of laundry detergent powders. Although C16MES has been successfully applied in the prod...Palm C16 methyl ester sulphonate (C16MES)is an anionic surfactant that has the potential as active ingredient in the production of laundry detergent powders. Although C16MES has been successfully applied in the production of high-density laundry detergent powders (HDDP), it coulingd not be employed directly as it is in the spray drying process for the production of low-density laundry detergent powders (LDDP) without compromising the detergency and other significant properties. This research paper highlights the pilot-scale experimental study, which performed to produce phosphate-free laundry detergent (PFD) powders incorporated with binary anionic surfactants of C16MES and linear alkyl benzene sulphonic acid (LABSA). Past laboratory experiments revealed that PFD powders resulted from C16MES/LABSA of 50:50 ratio and of pH 7-8 have good detergency stability upon one-week of continuous heating in an oven at 50~C with 85% relative humidity. Based on these laboratory results, subsequent experiments were carded in a 5 kg/hr capacity co-current pilot spray dryer using PFD formulations comprising six different ratios of C16MES/LABSA (0:100, 20:80, 40:60, 80:20 and 100:0) under the same pH condition. Three PFD formulations were selected for further evaluation based on their characteristics in the spray drying process. The cleaning properties and particle properties of the resulting spray dried detergent powders from these selected formulations were analyzed. Based on the overall evaluation, C16MES/LABSA in 40:60 ratio was selected as the ideal PFD formulation. Further tests confirmed that spray dried detergent powder (SDDP) from the ideal formulation has high level of biodegradability (60% in 13 d), low eco-toxicity properties (LC50 of 11.3 mg/L) and moderate flowability charactedsUcs (Hausner ratio of 1.27 and Carr's index of 21.3).展开更多
基金the Science foundation of Shanghai Public Health Administration,No.034045
文摘AIM: To investigate the effects of 2-(8-hydroxy-6- methoxy-l-oxo-lH-2-benzopyran-3-yl) propionic acid (NM-3) alone and in combination with carboplatin on tumor growth and apoptosis in mouse models of human gastric cancer constructed by subcutaneous implantation of histologically intact tumor tissue. METHODS: Human gastric cancer SGC-7901 tissues were implanted into the dorsal subcutis of nude mice. One week after tumors reached to a volume of 50-100 mm3 for around 1 wk, these mice were randomly divided into 8 groups (n = 10). NM-3 was injected peritoneally at the dose of 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg or 40 mg/kg every other day for 5 wk, combined with carboplatin (5 mg/kg) every third day for 4 wk. As controls of combined treatment, another 4 groups of mice were injected with either NM-3 at 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg or 40 mg/kg, or with carboplatin alone (5 mg/kg). The control mice received normal saline. Tumor weight, tumor growth inhibition (TGI), and intratumoral microvessel density (MVD) were evaluated. Apoptosis of human gastric cancer was detected by TUNEL method and flow o/tometry analysis, respectively. RESULTS: The mean tumor volume (692.40 ± 58.43 mm3, 548.30 ± 66.02 mm3, 382.13 ± 43.52 mm3) after treatment with carboplatin combined NM-3 at the dose of 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg or 40 mg/kg was lower than that after treatment with either NM-3 at the dose of 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg or 40 mg/kg or with carboplatin alone. Compared with the normal saline group, NM-3 administered at 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg or 40 mg/kg significantly reduced the tumor weight in these groups (P 〈 0.05). Carboplatin used alone at 5 mg/kg showed minimal effects. But NM-3 in combination with carboplatin had greater effects of tumor weight than either NM-3 or carboplatin alone. NM-3 alone at the dose 10 mg/kg or in combination with carboplatin had no obvious effects on body changes. Two mice died of diarrhea in each of the two groups treated with 40 mg/kg NM-3 or with 40 mg/kg NM-3 in combination with carboplatin. A significant increase in apoptosis was observed in the NM-3 treated groups, and the effect was more significant in the groups treated with carboplatin in combination with NM-3 at 10 mg/kg, 20 mg/kg and 40 mg/kg, than in the control group. The induction of apoptosis was positively associated with the dose of NM-3. NM-3 significantly reduced the neomicrovascular formation of gastric cancer. The MVD was lower in the groups treated with NM-3 or with NM-3 in combination with carboplatin than in the group treated with carboplatin or in the normal saline group (P 〈 0.05). CONCLUSION: The results suggest that the inhibitory effect of NM-3 on gastric cancer growth is mediated through decreased angiogenesis and the increased induction of apoptosis. Furthermore, NM-3 alone at the dose of 10 mg/kg or in combination with carboplatin has no obvious effects on body changes, indicating that NM-3 in combination with carboplatin may be effective in the treatment of gastric cancer. The toxicity of NM-3 needs further studies.
文摘Biolatex, a new type of paper coating adhesive that has been developed in recent years, has mainly been used in pre-coating and middle coating, due to its advantages of decreasing the associated cost and pollution by partly replacing petro-latex. In this paper, application of biolatex as a surface sizing agent and effects of various factors, such as titanium dioxide addition, on the properties of the sized paper were compared. The results showed that, addition of titanium dioxide to biolatex could improve the whiteness, internal bond strength, and ink absorption. Furthermore, application of the No.4 biolatex resulted in better surface strength, bond strength, and ink absorption of the sized paper than application of polyvinyl alcohol.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1205122,31602207)the Key Project of the Xiamen Southern Ocean Research Center(No.14GZY70NF34)+2 种基金the Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.2016J05081)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(No.2012AA10A403)the Foundation for Innovation Research Team of Jimei University(No.2010A02)
文摘MicroRNAs(miRNAs) are a group of small, endogenous, single-stranded non-coding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression levels. Previous studies have revealed that miRNAs play key roles in multiple biological processes, such as growth and development in both animals and plants. Computational identification is an efficient method for miRNA prediction in organisms with a reference genome before high-throughput miRNA sequencing experiments. In this study, we employed an integrated strategy combining the homology-based and ab initio approaches to predict miRNAs from the genome and transcriptome of large yellow croaker, one of the most commercially important marine fish in China and East Asia. A total of 418 miRNA molecules, including 287 miRNAs by the homology-based method and 131 miRNAs by the ab initio approach, were identified for large yellow croaker. Additionally, 16 053 target genes were predicted and annotated for Gene Ontology(GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes(KEGG) databases. Meanwhile, we analysed single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) around large yellow croaker miRNA and found that the miRNA seed regions were significantly less prone to mutations, indicating that the miRNA sequences were under strict natural selection based on their essential regulation functions in living cells. Twenty-two SNPs were identified in large yellow croaker miRNA seed regions, which dramatically influenced the miRNA-gene regulation networks. This is the first reported miRNA detection from both the genome and transcriptome using the integrated strategy for large yellow croaker species, and the miRNA and SNP analyses in this work provide important resources and a reference for subsequent miRNA functional investigations in large yellow croaker.
基金supported by the Applied Chemistry Key Subject of Gansu Province (No. GSACKS20130113)Youth Science and Technology Innovation Project of Longdong University (No.XYZK1512, No.XYZK1511)
文摘The surface tension, foaming and viscosity for C7F15COO^-N^+H(C2H4OH)χ(C2Hs)3-x and C8F17SO3- N^+H(C2H4OH)χ(C2H5)3-χ (x = 0, 1, 2, 3) were measured to systematically study the effects of hydroxyl groups in organic ammonium counterions on the properties of perfluorooctanoates and perfluorooctanesulfonates. The results showed that the critical micelle concentration (cmc) and the surface tension at cmc (γcmc) were both increased with the increase of number of hydroxyl groups (χ) in the two series. The perfluorooctanesulfonate had smaller cmc but higher γ=cmc than perfluorooctanoate with the same counterion. The minimum molecular area of surface adsorption (Amin) of C8F17zSO3^-N^+H(C2H4OH)χ(C2H5)3-χ were 0.64, 0.57, 0.63 and 0.72 nm^2 while the Amin values of C7F15COO^-N^+H(C2H4OH)χ(C2H5)3-χ were 0.61, 0.62, 0.61 and 0.71 nm^2 when χ = 0, 1, 2 and 3, respectively. For the investigated systems of surfactants, the results of foam expansion ratio agreed with those of surface activity, while the 25% drainage time were consistent with the results of viscosity.
文摘Cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is a kind of nonionic surfactants based on natural raw materials, with good surface activity and resistance to hard water. At 25 ℃, the value of critical micelle concentration (CMC) is 6.09×10-6 mol/L, and the lowest surface tension (TcMc) is 38.08 mN/m. Moreover, cardanol polyoxyethylene ether has strong salt tolerance to monovalent inorganic salts; with the increase of concentration of divalent inorganic salt, the surface activity of cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is enhanced. The effect of monohydric alcohol on the surface activity of cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is complex: the ability of BGF-10 to form micelles increases and then decreases with the increase of the concentration of monohydric alcohol, cardanol polyoxyethylene ether has a synergistic effect with anionic, nonionic and cationic surfactants, especially with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and its critical micelle concentration is decreased by 2.52%, while the surface tension is decreased by 11.49%. Test results also show, comparing to nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether, the emulsifying and the thickening performances of cardanol polyoxyethylene ether are better, and its foam performance is lower. Also, the cloud point of cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is higher than nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether. In most case, the detergency of cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is better than or equivalent to nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether. cardanol polyoxyethylene ether is an excellent alternative to nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether in detergents.
文摘Palm C16 methyl ester sulphonate (C16MES)is an anionic surfactant that has the potential as active ingredient in the production of laundry detergent powders. Although C16MES has been successfully applied in the production of high-density laundry detergent powders (HDDP), it coulingd not be employed directly as it is in the spray drying process for the production of low-density laundry detergent powders (LDDP) without compromising the detergency and other significant properties. This research paper highlights the pilot-scale experimental study, which performed to produce phosphate-free laundry detergent (PFD) powders incorporated with binary anionic surfactants of C16MES and linear alkyl benzene sulphonic acid (LABSA). Past laboratory experiments revealed that PFD powders resulted from C16MES/LABSA of 50:50 ratio and of pH 7-8 have good detergency stability upon one-week of continuous heating in an oven at 50~C with 85% relative humidity. Based on these laboratory results, subsequent experiments were carded in a 5 kg/hr capacity co-current pilot spray dryer using PFD formulations comprising six different ratios of C16MES/LABSA (0:100, 20:80, 40:60, 80:20 and 100:0) under the same pH condition. Three PFD formulations were selected for further evaluation based on their characteristics in the spray drying process. The cleaning properties and particle properties of the resulting spray dried detergent powders from these selected formulations were analyzed. Based on the overall evaluation, C16MES/LABSA in 40:60 ratio was selected as the ideal PFD formulation. Further tests confirmed that spray dried detergent powder (SDDP) from the ideal formulation has high level of biodegradability (60% in 13 d), low eco-toxicity properties (LC50 of 11.3 mg/L) and moderate flowability charactedsUcs (Hausner ratio of 1.27 and Carr's index of 21.3).