Hybridoma cells display an increase in antibody productivity following exposure to hypertonic conditions. However, the underlying mechanism is not well understood. In the present study, we hypothesize that the nuclear...Hybridoma cells display an increase in antibody productivity following exposure to hypertonic conditions. However, the underlying mechanism is not well understood. In the present study, we hypothesize that the nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 （NFAT5）/tonicity enhancer binding protein （TonEBP） functions to increase the antibody productivity of hybridoma cells. NFAT5 is an osmosensitive mammalian transcription factor. However, its ubiquitous expression in various organs that are not bathed in hypertonic milieu suggests that NFAT5 may also regulate cell growth and function under isotonic conditions. In this study, we examined the expression of NFAT5 in hybridoma cells by Western blot analysis, and found that it increased significantly in hypertonic medium. To further define the function of NFAT5 in hybridoma cells, RNA interference technique was used to downregulate the expression of NFAT5 in SGB-8 cells （a hybridoma cell line）. In isotonic medium, antibody productivity ofhybridoma cells was reduced by downregulation of NFAT5 while cell proliferation was not influenced. The results presented here demonstrate that NFAT5 not only plays an important role in osmotic stress response pathway in hybridoma cells but also is essential for optimal antibody productivity.展开更多
The improvement of propionic acid production for antifungal activity, as fermenting by calcium alginate immobilized cells of Propionibacterium acidipropionici TISTR 442 was investigated by using whey as substrate. Opt...The improvement of propionic acid production for antifungal activity, as fermenting by calcium alginate immobilized cells of Propionibacterium acidipropionici TISTR 442 was investigated by using whey as substrate. Optimal condition for immobilization was performed by adjusting tube distance to CaCI2 solution to be 4-6 cm and 7 mL/min flow rate of alginate gel. The production of propionic acid by immobilized cells in a 2 L fermentor using 1% CaCO3 and 5 N KOH to control the pH at 6.5 gave maximum propionic acid and they had consistent potential to recycle 2 rounds of fermentation and produced the total of 29.24 g/L propionic acid （15.85 ± 0.25 g/L and 13.39 ± 0.25 g/L propionic acid from Batch 1 and Batch 2 fermentation, respectively）. Compared to free-cell fermentation, propionic acid productivity increased 20% （0.083 g/h vs. 0.070 g/h） and fermentation time reduced 11% （192 h vs. 216 h） in 2 L fermentor with 40 g/L initial total sugar from whey. The fermented propionic acid as well as the commercial propionic acid from chemical process was able to inhibit the growth of the fungal tested.展开更多
The implications of climate change during the second half of the 20th century have been reported throughout the world. Although marginal seas are sensitive to climate change and anthropogenic impacts, relatively littl...The implications of climate change during the second half of the 20th century have been reported throughout the world. Although marginal seas are sensitive to climate change and anthropogenic impacts, relatively little attention has been given to the South East Asian marginal seas. Thus, to bridge this gap in knowledge, a sediment core was collected from the coastal areas of the Leizhou Peninsula in the South China Sea （SCS） to study the inter-decadal climate change and its consequences using diatom species composition as a proxy record. Diatom absolute abundance varied from 2 300 to 68 000 and averaged 16 000 valves per gram of dry weight （v/gdw）. The fractional dissolution index （F~） was usually below 0.5, which indicates low to moderate preservation of diatom valves at coastal area of the SCS. At the inter-decadal time scale, total diatom abundance was high for the period after 1972, which coincided with 1） increased percentage of planktonic diatom abundance and F~; 2） emergence and dominance of high productivity indicative cosmopolitan species such as Thalassionema nitzschioides and Paralia sulcata （their relative abundance increased from 〈1.5% to 〉7% for the period before and after 1972, respectively）; 3） decreased relative abundance of the small-sized eutrophication indicative species, Cyclotella striata, from 70% to 40%. This study reveals that variations in the abundance of diatoms preserved in the sediment was a function of both production and dissolution/preservation of diatom valves, which in turn was intimately connected to the prevailing environmental/climatic conditions. In conclusion, these data reveal the existence of substantial changes in the coastal SCS in response to the 1970s climate shift that was recorded in different parts of the world.展开更多
Organic biomass is an attractive feedstock for second generation alcohol production. Wild-type strains of the genus Candida showed capabilities different to produce alcohol fermenting a carbohydrates mixture （synthet...Organic biomass is an attractive feedstock for second generation alcohol production. Wild-type strains of the genus Candida showed capabilities different to produce alcohol fermenting a carbohydrates mixture （synthetic medium）, individually and in co-culture. Therefore, the main objective of this work was to evaluate the capability of Candida wild-type strains isolated from termite gut and rumen liquid, to ferment the most commonly carbohydrates presented in citrus residues, individually and in co-culture to alcohol production. C Tropicalis （LR4） presented higher percentage of carbohydrate consumption （74.20% ± 4.60%）, alcohol production （44.53 ± 0.01 gLl） and maximal alcohol productivity （6.40 ± 0.01 gL-l day） than C Glabrata （T1）. Co-culture schemas, CC1 （LR4： 60%; TI： 40%） and CC3 （first LR4 alone and 2 days later T1） presented the highest alcohol production （45.20 ± 1.30 gL-1 and 46.80 ± 2.60 gL-1, respectively）. Maximal alcohol productivity was obtained with CC2 （LR4： 80%; TI： 20%） and CC3 schemas, 7.70 ± 0.29 gL-1 day and 7.80 ± 0.44 gL-l day, respectively. The results suggest the usefulness of these wild-type strains in co-culture as an alternative to alcohol production from carbohydrates mixtures at concentrations commonly found in citrus waste.展开更多
This is a retrospective,observational study to evaluate the effect of maternal age on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer(IVF-ET).11830 IVF-ET cycles from 10268 women were included.Four groups o...This is a retrospective,observational study to evaluate the effect of maternal age on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer(IVF-ET).11830 IVF-ET cycles from 10268 women were included.Four groups of different maternal age periods were compared.The groups were 21 30 years old group(4549 cycles),31-35 years old group(4424 cycles),36-40 years old group(2429 cycles),and over 40 years old group(428 cycles).The mean starting dose of Gn and mean total dose of Gn in each cycle were significantly higher(P<0.01),while the mean retrieved oocyte number was significantly lower(P<0.01) in groups of higher maternal age period than those in each of the lower groups.The biochemical pregnancy rate and the clinical pregnancy rate were significantly lower(P<0.01),while the miscarriage rate was significantly higher(P<0.01) in groups of higher maternal age period than those in the lower groups.No difference was found in two-pronuclear zygotes(2PN) rate and good quality embryo rate among different groups.Birth defect rate was also comparable in the born babies in different groups.In the group with patients' age over 40 years old,the pregnancy rate was 26.87%,the clinical pregnancy rate was 19.39%,while the miscarriage rate after clinical pregnancy was 36.14%.To draw the conclusion,patients with higher maternal age had worse IVF outcomes.In women of fertile age,patients between 20 and 30 years old have the best IVF outcomes.Patients over 40 years old have poor IVF outcome and high miscarriage rate,which suggested the necessity of preimplantation genetic screening(PGS).展开更多
文摘Hybridoma cells display an increase in antibody productivity following exposure to hypertonic conditions. However, the underlying mechanism is not well understood. In the present study, we hypothesize that the nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 （NFAT5）/tonicity enhancer binding protein （TonEBP） functions to increase the antibody productivity of hybridoma cells. NFAT5 is an osmosensitive mammalian transcription factor. However, its ubiquitous expression in various organs that are not bathed in hypertonic milieu suggests that NFAT5 may also regulate cell growth and function under isotonic conditions. In this study, we examined the expression of NFAT5 in hybridoma cells by Western blot analysis, and found that it increased significantly in hypertonic medium. To further define the function of NFAT5 in hybridoma cells, RNA interference technique was used to downregulate the expression of NFAT5 in SGB-8 cells （a hybridoma cell line）. In isotonic medium, antibody productivity ofhybridoma cells was reduced by downregulation of NFAT5 while cell proliferation was not influenced. The results presented here demonstrate that NFAT5 not only plays an important role in osmotic stress response pathway in hybridoma cells but also is essential for optimal antibody productivity.
文摘The improvement of propionic acid production for antifungal activity, as fermenting by calcium alginate immobilized cells of Propionibacterium acidipropionici TISTR 442 was investigated by using whey as substrate. Optimal condition for immobilization was performed by adjusting tube distance to CaCI2 solution to be 4-6 cm and 7 mL/min flow rate of alginate gel. The production of propionic acid by immobilized cells in a 2 L fermentor using 1% CaCO3 and 5 N KOH to control the pH at 6.5 gave maximum propionic acid and they had consistent potential to recycle 2 rounds of fermentation and produced the total of 29.24 g/L propionic acid （15.85 ± 0.25 g/L and 13.39 ± 0.25 g/L propionic acid from Batch 1 and Batch 2 fermentation, respectively）. Compared to free-cell fermentation, propionic acid productivity increased 20% （0.083 g/h vs. 0.070 g/h） and fermentation time reduced 11% （192 h vs. 216 h） in 2 L fermentor with 40 g/L initial total sugar from whey. The fermented propionic acid as well as the commercial propionic acid from chemical process was able to inhibit the growth of the fungal tested.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41476116)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2016YFA0601302)
文摘The implications of climate change during the second half of the 20th century have been reported throughout the world. Although marginal seas are sensitive to climate change and anthropogenic impacts, relatively little attention has been given to the South East Asian marginal seas. Thus, to bridge this gap in knowledge, a sediment core was collected from the coastal areas of the Leizhou Peninsula in the South China Sea （SCS） to study the inter-decadal climate change and its consequences using diatom species composition as a proxy record. Diatom absolute abundance varied from 2 300 to 68 000 and averaged 16 000 valves per gram of dry weight （v/gdw）. The fractional dissolution index （F~） was usually below 0.5, which indicates low to moderate preservation of diatom valves at coastal area of the SCS. At the inter-decadal time scale, total diatom abundance was high for the period after 1972, which coincided with 1） increased percentage of planktonic diatom abundance and F~; 2） emergence and dominance of high productivity indicative cosmopolitan species such as Thalassionema nitzschioides and Paralia sulcata （their relative abundance increased from 〈1.5% to 〉7% for the period before and after 1972, respectively）; 3） decreased relative abundance of the small-sized eutrophication indicative species, Cyclotella striata, from 70% to 40%. This study reveals that variations in the abundance of diatoms preserved in the sediment was a function of both production and dissolution/preservation of diatom valves, which in turn was intimately connected to the prevailing environmental/climatic conditions. In conclusion, these data reveal the existence of substantial changes in the coastal SCS in response to the 1970s climate shift that was recorded in different parts of the world.
文摘Organic biomass is an attractive feedstock for second generation alcohol production. Wild-type strains of the genus Candida showed capabilities different to produce alcohol fermenting a carbohydrates mixture （synthetic medium）, individually and in co-culture. Therefore, the main objective of this work was to evaluate the capability of Candida wild-type strains isolated from termite gut and rumen liquid, to ferment the most commonly carbohydrates presented in citrus residues, individually and in co-culture to alcohol production. C Tropicalis （LR4） presented higher percentage of carbohydrate consumption （74.20% ± 4.60%）, alcohol production （44.53 ± 0.01 gLl） and maximal alcohol productivity （6.40 ± 0.01 gL-l day） than C Glabrata （T1）. Co-culture schemas, CC1 （LR4： 60%; TI： 40%） and CC3 （first LR4 alone and 2 days later T1） presented the highest alcohol production （45.20 ± 1.30 gL-1 and 46.80 ± 2.60 gL-1, respectively）. Maximal alcohol productivity was obtained with CC2 （LR4： 80%; TI： 20%） and CC3 schemas, 7.70 ± 0.29 gL-1 day and 7.80 ± 0.44 gL-l day, respectively. The results suggest the usefulness of these wild-type strains in co-culture as an alternative to alcohol production from carbohydrates mixtures at concentrations commonly found in citrus waste.
文摘This is a retrospective,observational study to evaluate the effect of maternal age on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer(IVF-ET).11830 IVF-ET cycles from 10268 women were included.Four groups of different maternal age periods were compared.The groups were 21 30 years old group(4549 cycles),31-35 years old group(4424 cycles),36-40 years old group(2429 cycles),and over 40 years old group(428 cycles).The mean starting dose of Gn and mean total dose of Gn in each cycle were significantly higher(P<0.01),while the mean retrieved oocyte number was significantly lower(P<0.01) in groups of higher maternal age period than those in each of the lower groups.The biochemical pregnancy rate and the clinical pregnancy rate were significantly lower(P<0.01),while the miscarriage rate was significantly higher(P<0.01) in groups of higher maternal age period than those in the lower groups.No difference was found in two-pronuclear zygotes(2PN) rate and good quality embryo rate among different groups.Birth defect rate was also comparable in the born babies in different groups.In the group with patients' age over 40 years old,the pregnancy rate was 26.87%,the clinical pregnancy rate was 19.39%,while the miscarriage rate after clinical pregnancy was 36.14%.To draw the conclusion,patients with higher maternal age had worse IVF outcomes.In women of fertile age,patients between 20 and 30 years old have the best IVF outcomes.Patients over 40 years old have poor IVF outcome and high miscarriage rate,which suggested the necessity of preimplantation genetic screening(PGS).
