Current evidence shows that apolipoprotein E (APOE), apolipoprotein CI (APOC1) and low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) variations are related to late-onset Alzheimer's disease. However, it re...Current evidence shows that apolipoprotein E (APOE), apolipoprotein CI (APOC1) and low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) variations are related to late-onset Alzheimer's disease. However, it remains unclear if genetic polymorphisms in these genes are associated with cognitive decline in late-onset Alzheimer's disease patients. We performed a 30-month longitudi- nal cohort study to investigate the relationship between Alzheimer's disease and APOE, APOC1, and LRP. In this study, 78 Chinese Han patients with late-onset Alzheimer's disease were recruit- ed form Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China. APOE, APOC1, and LRP genotyping was performed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphisms. The Mini-Mental State Examination and Clinical Dementia Rating Scale were used to assess pa- tients' cognitive function. After a 30-month follow-up period, we found a significant reduction in Mini-Mental State Examination total score, a higher proportion of patients fulfilling cognitive impairment progression criteria, and a higher proportion of APOC1 H2 carriers in APOE 4 carriers compared with non-carriers. In addition, the APOE 4 allele frequency was significantly higher in the cognitive impairment progression group compared with the non-cognitive im- pairment progression group. In conclusion, APOE e4 plays an important role in augmenting cognitive decline, and APOC1 H2 may act synergistically with APOE ~4 in increasing the risk of cognitive decline in Chinese patients with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.展开更多
A polynuclear complex [Cd(endc)(H20)]n·nH2O (endc = endo-norbornene-cis- 5,6-dicarboxylate anion) has been synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of cadmium nitrate tetrahydrate with endo-norbornene-cis-5...A polynuclear complex [Cd(endc)(H20)]n·nH2O (endc = endo-norbornene-cis- 5,6-dicarboxylate anion) has been synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of cadmium nitrate tetrahydrate with endo-norbornene-cis-5,6-dicarboxylic acid in 1:1 molar ratio, and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with α = 1.16471(7), b = 0.95334(7), c = 0.91109(9) nm, Z= 4, V= 1.01035(14) nm^3, D, = 2.160 g/cm^3,μ = 2.172 mm^-1, F(000) = 648, R = 0.0302 and wR = 0.0752. According to structural analysis, each Cd(II) ion is coordinated to six O atoms from three endc anions and one water molecule, giving a distorted octahedral geometry. Two- dimensional layer arrangement of the title complex is constructed from the bridging nature of endc. It is worth notice that adjacent two-dimensional layers are joined together to form a three-dimensional supramolecular framework via intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions.展开更多
为了充分利用非圆信号共轭相关不为零的特性,提高空间到达角(direction of arrival,DOA)和极化参数估计精度,提出了一种信号DOA和极化参数估计的稳健算法.即构造2个非圆信号的4阶累积量矩阵,引入旋转不变子空间(estimation of signal pa...为了充分利用非圆信号共轭相关不为零的特性,提高空间到达角(direction of arrival,DOA)和极化参数估计精度,提出了一种信号DOA和极化参数估计的稳健算法.即构造2个非圆信号的4阶累积量矩阵,引入旋转不变子空间(estimation of signal parameters via rotational invariance techniques,ESPRIT)算法思想,利用这2个矩阵之间的旋转不变特性求出旋转因子,实现信号DOA和极化参数更精确估计.与2阶相域ESPRIT相比,改进的算法适用于任意极化状态的信号,提高估计信号的利用率,同时利用4阶累积量对高斯噪声的抑制性处理相关噪声,使估计信号的精度有了明显提升,并通过仿真结果验证了改进算法的有效性.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81370445,81061120527,81241082Major Funding from Beijing Hospital,No.BJ-2010-30+4 种基金Key Project of Clinical Disciplines at the Subordinate Hospital,Ministry of Health,No.10120101National Department Public Benefit Research Foundation by the Ministry of Health,No.20130200812th 5-year National Program from Ministry of Scientific Technology,No.2012BAI10B01Science and Technology Development Foundation of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,No.1355005-62Canadian Institute of Health Research(CIHR),No.109606
文摘Current evidence shows that apolipoprotein E (APOE), apolipoprotein CI (APOC1) and low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) variations are related to late-onset Alzheimer's disease. However, it remains unclear if genetic polymorphisms in these genes are associated with cognitive decline in late-onset Alzheimer's disease patients. We performed a 30-month longitudi- nal cohort study to investigate the relationship between Alzheimer's disease and APOE, APOC1, and LRP. In this study, 78 Chinese Han patients with late-onset Alzheimer's disease were recruit- ed form Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in China. APOE, APOC1, and LRP genotyping was performed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphisms. The Mini-Mental State Examination and Clinical Dementia Rating Scale were used to assess pa- tients' cognitive function. After a 30-month follow-up period, we found a significant reduction in Mini-Mental State Examination total score, a higher proportion of patients fulfilling cognitive impairment progression criteria, and a higher proportion of APOC1 H2 carriers in APOE 4 carriers compared with non-carriers. In addition, the APOE 4 allele frequency was significantly higher in the cognitive impairment progression group compared with the non-cognitive im- pairment progression group. In conclusion, APOE e4 plays an important role in augmenting cognitive decline, and APOC1 H2 may act synergistically with APOE ~4 in increasing the risk of cognitive decline in Chinese patients with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20571057)
文摘A polynuclear complex [Cd(endc)(H20)]n·nH2O (endc = endo-norbornene-cis- 5,6-dicarboxylate anion) has been synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of cadmium nitrate tetrahydrate with endo-norbornene-cis-5,6-dicarboxylic acid in 1:1 molar ratio, and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with α = 1.16471(7), b = 0.95334(7), c = 0.91109(9) nm, Z= 4, V= 1.01035(14) nm^3, D, = 2.160 g/cm^3,μ = 2.172 mm^-1, F(000) = 648, R = 0.0302 and wR = 0.0752. According to structural analysis, each Cd(II) ion is coordinated to six O atoms from three endc anions and one water molecule, giving a distorted octahedral geometry. Two- dimensional layer arrangement of the title complex is constructed from the bridging nature of endc. It is worth notice that adjacent two-dimensional layers are joined together to form a three-dimensional supramolecular framework via intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions.
文摘为了充分利用非圆信号共轭相关不为零的特性,提高空间到达角(direction of arrival,DOA)和极化参数估计精度,提出了一种信号DOA和极化参数估计的稳健算法.即构造2个非圆信号的4阶累积量矩阵,引入旋转不变子空间(estimation of signal parameters via rotational invariance techniques,ESPRIT)算法思想,利用这2个矩阵之间的旋转不变特性求出旋转因子,实现信号DOA和极化参数更精确估计.与2阶相域ESPRIT相比,改进的算法适用于任意极化状态的信号,提高估计信号的利用率,同时利用4阶累积量对高斯噪声的抑制性处理相关噪声,使估计信号的精度有了明显提升,并通过仿真结果验证了改进算法的有效性.