Alcoholic liver disease(ALD) is the commonest cause of cirrhosis in many Western countries and it has a high rate of morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis is characterized by complex interactions between metabolic...Alcoholic liver disease(ALD) is the commonest cause of cirrhosis in many Western countries and it has a high rate of morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis is characterized by complex interactions between metabolic intermediates of alcohol. Bacterial intestinal flora is itself responsible for production of endogenous ethanol through the fermentation of carbohydrates. The intestinal metabolism of alcohol produces a high concentration of toxic acetaldehyde that modifies gut permeability and microbiota equilibrium. Furthermore it causes direct hepatocyte damage. In patients who consume alcohol over a long period, there is a modification of gut microbiota and, in particular, an increment of Gram negative bacteria. This causes endotoxemia and hyperactivation of the immune system. Endotoxin is a constituent of Gram negative bacteria cell walls. Two types of receptors, cluster of differentiation 14 and Toll-like receptors-4, present on Kupffer cells, recognize endotoxins. Several studies have demonstrated the importance of gut-liver axis and new treatments have been studied in recent years to reduce progression of ALD modifying gut microbiota. It has focused attention on antibiotics, prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics.展开更多
Using genomic in-situ hybridization (GISH) technique, 7 translocation-addition lines, 6 transloca-tion and translocation-addition lines, 2 ditelosomic addition lines and 1 translocation line were identified from Triti...Using genomic in-situ hybridization (GISH) technique, 7 translocation-addition lines, 6 transloca-tion and translocation-addition lines, 2 ditelosomic addition lines and 1 translocation line were identified from Triticum aestivum L.-Psathyrostachys juncea (Fisch. ) Nevski intergeneric hybrids, of which translocation-addition and translocation and translocation-addition lines were not found in other reports. No substitutions and disomic additions were detected in the hybrids and breakages occurred in all P. juncea chromosomes studied. Results have shown that the improved GISH technique is a rapid and economical method for use in this field.展开更多
We investigated the effect of hydrodynamic interaction（HI） on flow-induced polymer translocation through a nanotube by Brownian dynamics simulations. Whether there is HI in the simulation system is separately contro...We investigated the effect of hydrodynamic interaction（HI） on flow-induced polymer translocation through a nanotube by Brownian dynamics simulations. Whether there is HI in the simulation system is separately controlled by using different diffusion tensors. It is found that HI has no effect on critical velocity flux for long po- lymer chains due to the competition between more drag force and the hindrance of chain stretching from HI, however, HI broadens the transition interval. In addition, for flow-induced polymer translocation with HI, the critical velocity flux firstly slowly decreases with the increase of chain length and then becomes identical to that of it without HI, that is, the critical velocity flux is independent of chain length. At the same time, HI also accelerates the translocation process and makes the relative variation amplitude of single bead translocation time smaller. In fact, HI can enhance the intrachain cooperativity to make the whole chain obtain more drag force from fluid field and hinder chain stret- ching, both of which play an important role in translocation process.展开更多
文摘Alcoholic liver disease(ALD) is the commonest cause of cirrhosis in many Western countries and it has a high rate of morbidity and mortality. The pathogenesis is characterized by complex interactions between metabolic intermediates of alcohol. Bacterial intestinal flora is itself responsible for production of endogenous ethanol through the fermentation of carbohydrates. The intestinal metabolism of alcohol produces a high concentration of toxic acetaldehyde that modifies gut permeability and microbiota equilibrium. Furthermore it causes direct hepatocyte damage. In patients who consume alcohol over a long period, there is a modification of gut microbiota and, in particular, an increment of Gram negative bacteria. This causes endotoxemia and hyperactivation of the immune system. Endotoxin is a constituent of Gram negative bacteria cell walls. Two types of receptors, cluster of differentiation 14 and Toll-like receptors-4, present on Kupffer cells, recognize endotoxins. Several studies have demonstrated the importance of gut-liver axis and new treatments have been studied in recent years to reduce progression of ALD modifying gut microbiota. It has focused attention on antibiotics, prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics.
文摘Using genomic in-situ hybridization (GISH) technique, 7 translocation-addition lines, 6 transloca-tion and translocation-addition lines, 2 ditelosomic addition lines and 1 translocation line were identified from Triticum aestivum L.-Psathyrostachys juncea (Fisch. ) Nevski intergeneric hybrids, of which translocation-addition and translocation and translocation-addition lines were not found in other reports. No substitutions and disomic additions were detected in the hybrids and breakages occurred in all P. juncea chromosomes studied. Results have shown that the improved GISH technique is a rapid and economical method for use in this field.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China（No.2009CB930100）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China（Nos.21234007, 21304097, 51473168） and the Joint Research Fund for Overseas Chinese, Hong Kong and Macao Young Scientists of the National Natural Science Foundation of China（No.51028301）.
文摘We investigated the effect of hydrodynamic interaction（HI） on flow-induced polymer translocation through a nanotube by Brownian dynamics simulations. Whether there is HI in the simulation system is separately controlled by using different diffusion tensors. It is found that HI has no effect on critical velocity flux for long po- lymer chains due to the competition between more drag force and the hindrance of chain stretching from HI, however, HI broadens the transition interval. In addition, for flow-induced polymer translocation with HI, the critical velocity flux firstly slowly decreases with the increase of chain length and then becomes identical to that of it without HI, that is, the critical velocity flux is independent of chain length. At the same time, HI also accelerates the translocation process and makes the relative variation amplitude of single bead translocation time smaller. In fact, HI can enhance the intrachain cooperativity to make the whole chain obtain more drag force from fluid field and hinder chain stret- ching, both of which play an important role in translocation process.
