双酚A双肉桂酸酯光控取向膜

利用双酚A双肉桂酸酯光敏单体在线偏振紫外光作用下发生光交联反应,制备了光控取向膜。制备过程更为简单,不需要高温热处理过程。液晶分子的排列方向与入射紫外光偏振方向垂直。通过紫外光谱和红外光谱分析了光化学反应过程,链聚合反应与异构反应相比,链状聚合反应对于液晶的排列起重要作用。利用偏振红外光谱对取向膜的有序度值计算发现,有序值较小。利用Cano盒测试了方位锚定能的大小为1.28×10-6J/m2。取向膜的热稳定性可以达到90℃。

Ethylene Polymerization with Palygorskite Supported Nickel-Diimine Catalyst

A nickel-diimine catalyst [N, N'-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-1,4-diaza-2,3-dimethyl-1, 3-butadiene nickel dibromide, DMN] was supported on palygorskite clay for ethylene slurry polymerization. The effect of supporting methods on the catalyst impregnation was studied and compared. Pretreatment of the support with methylalumi-noxane (MAO) followed by DMN impregnation gave higher catalyst loading and catalytic activity than the direct impregnation of DMN. Catalyst activity as high as 5.42×105g PE·molNi-1·h-1 was achieved at ethylene pressure of 6.87×105 Pa and polymerization temperature of 20℃. In particular, the morphological change of the support during MAO treatment was characterized and analyzed. It was found that nano-fiber clusters formed during the support pretreatment, which increased the surface area of the support and favored the impregnation of the catalyst. The investigation of polymerization behavior of supported catalyst revealed that the polymerization rate could be kept at a relatively high level for a long time, different from the homogeneous catalyst. By analyzing the SEM photographs of the polymer produced by the supported catalyst, the morphological evolution of polymer particles was preliminarily studied.

Study on RIZ1 gene promoter methylation status in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

AIM： To investigate the promoter region methylation status of retinoblastoma protein-interacting zinc finger gene 1 （RIZ1） in the human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma （ESCC） cell lines and tissues and verify the relationship between methylation of RIZ1 and oncogen- esis, tumor progression and metastasis etc of ESCC. METHODS： Methylation-specific polymerase chain reac- tion （MSP） was used to investigate the promoter region methylation status of RIZ1 in 6 ESCC cell lines. One cell line where RIZ1 promoter region methylation was de- tected was selected for the next study, where the cell line was treated with 5-aza-CdR. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to investigate its influence on the transcription of RIZ1. Experiments using frozenpathological specimens from 47 ESCC patients were performed using the same MSP methodology. RESULTS： Promoter methylation of RIZ1 gene was detected in TEl3, CaEs17 and EC109 cell lines and the cell line TEl3 was chosen for further study. The expression of RIZl mRNA in TE-13 was up-regulated after treatment with 5-aza-CdR. The rate of methyla- tion in carcinomas tissues was significantly higher than those in matched neighboring normal and distal ending normal tissue, and the deviation of data was statisti- cally significant （2,2 = 24.136, P 〈 0.01）. Analysis of the gender, age familial history, tumour deviation, tumour saturation, lymph gland displacement and clinical stag- ing of 47 samples from ESCC patients showed that the fluctuation of data was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION： Promoter methylation may play an im- portant role in the epigenetic silencing of RIZ1 gene expression in human ESCC. RIZ1 is considered to be a potential tumor suppressor gene and may be a biologi- cal parameter for testing early stage human ESCC.

Fluorescence Quantitative PCR Detected Infection of Condyloma Acuminatum

Objective: Infection of human papillomavirus in condylomaacuminatum (CA) was detected by real time fluorescencequantitative PCR (FQ-PCR) technique. Methods: Specimens of CA-DNA quantification from 94cases were examined by real time FQ-PCR technique and 32cases were compared with the same method after 10-daystreatment. Results: CA-DNA was found in all patients, with an averageof 4.0×10^6 copies/ul. After 10 days of treatment, the averagewas 2.1×10^5 copies/ul. There was a significant difference inthe average amount of CA-DNA before and after thetreatment. Conclusion: Real time FQ-PCR is a good method forexamining CA-DNA amount and it can direct the treatment of CA.

Effect of Bushenhuoxue formula on interleukin-1 beta and discoidin domain receptor 2 levels in a rat model of osteoarthritis

OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of Bushenhuoxue formula(BHF) on interleukin-1 beta(IL-1β),transforming growth factor beta 1(TGF-β1),discoidin domain receptor 2(DDR2) and matrix metalloproteinase-1(MMP-1) levels in a rat model of osteoarthritis(OA).METHODS:Sprague-Dawley rats were used to establish an OA model and subjected to various treatments over 6 weeks.Rats were treated with BHF,glucosamine sulfate(G5),or starch as a control.Serum levels of IL-1β and MMP-1 and joint fluid levels of IL-1 β were determined by means of ELISAs.We used immunohistochemistry to determine DDR2 levels in knee cartilage.Gene expression levels of MMP-1 in joint synovial tissue were assessed using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assays.RESULTS:Serum IL-1β levels were unchanged throughout the study.Levels of IL-1β in joint fluid and MMP-1 in sera from the BHF- and GS-treated groups were significantly reduced.DDR2 levels in knee cartilage were also significantly reduced in the BHF group.Expression of the MMP-1 gene was significantly reduced by BHF treatment.CONCLUSION:BHF might be beneficial in the inhibition and alleviation of local inflammatory responses and cartilage degeneration in OA.