Objective:To study the effects of Transient receptor potential cation channel,subfamily V,member 1(TRPV1) combined with lidocaine on status and apoptosis of U87-MG glioma cell line,and explore whether local anesthetic...Objective:To study the effects of Transient receptor potential cation channel,subfamily V,member 1(TRPV1) combined with lidocaine on status and apoptosis of U87-MG glioma cell line,and explore whether local anesthetic produces neurotoxicity by TRPVI.Methods:U87-MG cells were divided into control group,gene silencing group,empty vector group and TRPV gene up-rcgulation group.For cells in each group,flow cytometry was employed to detect the intracellular calcium ion concentration and mitochondrial membrane potential at different lime point from cellular perspective.Cell apoptosis of U87-MG was assayed by flow cytometry and MTT from a holistic perspective.Results:Calcium ion concentration increased along with time.The concentration in TRPV1 gene up-regulation group was significantly higher than those in other groups at each time point(P<0.05).After adding lidocaine.mitochondrial membrane potential in U87-MG significantly increased(P<0.05).This increasing trend in TRPV1 gene up-regulation group was more significant than other groups(P<0.05).while in TRPV1 gene silencing group,the trend significantly decreased(P<0.05).Flow cytometry result and MTT result both showed that cell apoptosis in each group significantly increased after lidocaine was added(P<0.05).This increasing trend in TRPV1 gene up-regulation group was more significant than other groups(P<0.05),while in TRPV1 gene silencing group,the trend significandy decreased(P<0.05).Moreover,apoptosis was more severe along with the increasing concentration of lidocaine(P<0.05).Conclusions:In this study,it was proved that lidocaine could dose-dependently induce the increase of intracellular calcium ion concentration,mitochondrial membrane potential and apoptosis in U87-MG glioma cell line.The up-regulation of TRPV1 enhanced cytotoxicity of lidocaine,which revealed the correlations between mem.Lidocaine might have increased intracellular calcium ion concentration by activating TRPVI gene and induced apoptosis of U87-GM glioma cell line by up-regulating mitochondrial membrane potential.展开更多
The increasing emergence of the time-series single-cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq)data,inferring developmental trajectory by connecting transcriptome similar cell states(i.e.,cell types or clusters)has become a major c...The increasing emergence of the time-series single-cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq)data,inferring developmental trajectory by connecting transcriptome similar cell states(i.e.,cell types or clusters)has become a major challenge.Most existing computational methods are designed for individual cells and do not take into account the available time series information.We present IDTI based on the Increment of Diversity for Trajectory Inference,which combines time series information and the minimum increment of diversity method to infer cell state trajectory of time-series scRNA-seq data.We apply IDTI to simulated and three real diverse tissue development datasets,and compare it with six other commonly used trajectory inference methods in terms of topology similarity and branching accuracy.The results have shown that the IDTI method accurately constructs the cell state trajectory without the requirement of starting cells.In the performance test,we further demonstrate that IDTI has the advantages of high accuracy and strong robustness.展开更多
A new type of dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solid state photovoltaic cell based on the wide band gap n-TiO2/p-CuI heterojunction was fabricated. Tetra-carboxyphenyl porphyrine (TPP-(COOH)(4)), squarylium cyanine deri...A new type of dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solid state photovoltaic cell based on the wide band gap n-TiO2/p-CuI heterojunction was fabricated. Tetra-carboxyphenyl porphyrine (TPP-(COOH)(4)), squarylium cyanine derivative (SQ-(CH2),(SO3Py+)-Py-.) and ruthenium bipyridyl complex (RuL2(NCS)(2)) were used as photosensitizers. Larger photocurrents and photovoltages were shown in the cell sensitized by ruthenium bipyridyl complex and can be further increased by intercalation of a TiO2 thin underlayer.展开更多
Background: Both glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and sickle cell disease (SCD) are prevalent in malaria-endemic regions. Controversy however persists as to whether G6PD deficiency is commoner in SC...Background: Both glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and sickle cell disease (SCD) are prevalent in malaria-endemic regions. Controversy however persists as to whether G6PD deficiency is commoner in SCD subjects compared with the general population. Co-existence of the enzyme-deficient state with a chronic haemolytic disorder, like SCD, could potentially predispose to fatal haemolytic episodes. There is however a dearth of paediatric studies on this subject. Aims and Objectives: To determine the prevalence and demographic determinants of G6PD deficiency in children with SCD. Methods: Red cell G6PD activity was determined in 115 steady-state sickle cell disease children aged 0.5 - 17 years, in steady state and equal number of age & gender-matched non-SCD controls using the quantitative method. A measured G6PD activity of U/gHb defined G6PD deficiency while values ≥6.97 U/gHb were regarded as normal. Data were analysed using SPSS version 20. Statistical analyses done include chi-square, student t-test and ANOVA. For all statistical analyses, p values less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results: There were 64 (55.7%) males and 51 (44.3%) females in each of the arms of the study. The mean age of the study population was 8.4 ± 4.7 years. Seven of the subjects were G6PD-deficient giving a prevalence of 6.1% which was not significantly different from the 7.0% obtained in the controls (p = 0.789). G6PD deficiency was more frequently encountered in the older age groups although the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.438). Similarly, mean G6PD activity was highest in the under-5 age-group compared to the older age-groups analysed (p = 0.573). The condition was also commoner in the males than females although the difference did not attain statistical significance (p = 0.897). Conclusions: The prevalence of G6PD deficiency among SCD children was 6.1%. The condition is marginally commoner in males and older children.展开更多
Although tin halide perovskite has shown excellent photoelectric performance, its efficiency of solar cell is low compared with that of lead halide. In order to enhance the efficiency of tin halide perovskite solar ce...Although tin halide perovskite has shown excellent photoelectric performance, its efficiency of solar cell is low compared with that of lead halide. In order to enhance the efficiency of tin halide perovskite solar cell, a deep understanding of the role of the defects in the perovskite absorption layer and at the electron transport layer(ETL)/absorber or absorber/hole transport layer(HTL) interface is very necessary. In this work, the planar heterojunction-based CH_3NH_3SnI_3 perovskite solar cells were simulated with the SCAPS-1D program. Simulation results revealed a great dependence of device efficiency on defect density and interface quality of the perovskite absorber. The defect density at the front interface is critical for high efficiency, and the polarity of the interface charge has a different impact on the device efficiency. Strikingly, an efficiency over 29% was obtained under the moderate simulation conditions.展开更多
P-type silicon heterojunction(SHJ) solar cells with a-SiC:H(n) emitters were studied by numerical computer simulation in this paper. The influence of interface states, conduction band offset, and front contact on...P-type silicon heterojunction(SHJ) solar cells with a-SiC:H(n) emitters were studied by numerical computer simulation in this paper. The influence of interface states, conduction band offset, and front contact on the performance of a-SiC:H(n)/c-Si(p) SHJ solar cells was investigated systematically. It is shown that the open circuit voltage(Voc) and fill factor(F F) are very sensitive to these parameters. In addition, by analyzing equilibrium energy band diagram and electric field distribution, the influence mechanisms that interface states, conduction band offset, and front contact impact on the carrier transport, interface recombination and cell performance were studied in detail. Finally, the optimum parameters for the a-SiC:H(n)/c-Si(p) SHJ solar cells were provided. By employing these optimum parameters, the efficiency of SHJ solar cell based on p-type c-Si was significantly improved.展开更多
To ensure the infiltration of spiro-OMeTAD into the quantum dot-sensitized photoanode and to consider the limit of the hole diffusion length in the spiro-OMeTAD layer, a rutile TiO2 nanorod array with a length of 200 ...To ensure the infiltration of spiro-OMeTAD into the quantum dot-sensitized photoanode and to consider the limit of the hole diffusion length in the spiro-OMeTAD layer, a rutile TiO2 nanorod array with a length of 200 nm, a diameter of 20 nm and an areal density of 720 ram 2 was successfully prepared using a hydrothermal method with an aqueous-grown solution of 38 mM titanium isopropoxide and 6 M hydrochloric acid at 170 ℃ for 75 min. PbS quantum dots were deposited by a spin coating-assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (spin-SILAR), and all solid-state PbS quantum dot-sensitized TiO2 nanorod array solar cells were fabricated using spiro-OMeTAD as electrolytes. The results revealed that the average crystal size of PbS quantum dots was -78 nm using Pb(NO3)2 as the lead source and remain unchanged with the increase of the number of spin-SILAR cycles. The all solid-state PbS quantum dot-sensitized TiO2 nanorod array solar cells with spin-SILAR cycle numbers of 20, 30 and 40 achieved the photoelectric conversion efficiencies of 3.74%, 4.12% and 3.11%, respectively, under AM 1.5 G illumination (100 mW/cm2).展开更多
The purpose of this paper is to present a new general approach to solve ground-state energies of the double-electron systems in a uniform magnetic field, in which the basic element of evolution is the set in the solut...The purpose of this paper is to present a new general approach to solve ground-state energies of the double-electron systems in a uniform magnetic field, in which the basic element of evolution is the set in the solution space, rather than the point. The paper defines the Cell Evolutionary Algorithm, which implements such a view of the evolution mechanism. First, the optimal set in which the optimal solution may be obtained. Then this approach applies the embedded search method to get the optimal solution. We tested this approach on the atomic structure, and the results show that it can improve not only the efficiency but also the accuracy of the calculations as it relates to this specific problem.展开更多
The mold pressing process was applied to investigate the formability of closed-cell aluminum foam in solid–liquid–gas coexisting state.Results show that the shape formation of closed-cell aluminum foam in the solid...The mold pressing process was applied to investigate the formability of closed-cell aluminum foam in solid–liquid–gas coexisting state.Results show that the shape formation of closed-cell aluminum foam in the solid–liquid–gas coexisting state was realized through cell wall deformation and cell movement caused by primary α-Al grains that slid,rotated,deformed,and ripened within cell walls.During formation,characteristic parameters of closed-cell aluminum foam were almost unchanged.Under proper forming conditions,shaped products of closed-cell aluminum foam could be fabricated through mold pressing.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(NO.81260176)
文摘Objective:To study the effects of Transient receptor potential cation channel,subfamily V,member 1(TRPV1) combined with lidocaine on status and apoptosis of U87-MG glioma cell line,and explore whether local anesthetic produces neurotoxicity by TRPVI.Methods:U87-MG cells were divided into control group,gene silencing group,empty vector group and TRPV gene up-rcgulation group.For cells in each group,flow cytometry was employed to detect the intracellular calcium ion concentration and mitochondrial membrane potential at different lime point from cellular perspective.Cell apoptosis of U87-MG was assayed by flow cytometry and MTT from a holistic perspective.Results:Calcium ion concentration increased along with time.The concentration in TRPV1 gene up-regulation group was significantly higher than those in other groups at each time point(P<0.05).After adding lidocaine.mitochondrial membrane potential in U87-MG significantly increased(P<0.05).This increasing trend in TRPV1 gene up-regulation group was more significant than other groups(P<0.05).while in TRPV1 gene silencing group,the trend significantly decreased(P<0.05).Flow cytometry result and MTT result both showed that cell apoptosis in each group significantly increased after lidocaine was added(P<0.05).This increasing trend in TRPV1 gene up-regulation group was more significant than other groups(P<0.05),while in TRPV1 gene silencing group,the trend significandy decreased(P<0.05).Moreover,apoptosis was more severe along with the increasing concentration of lidocaine(P<0.05).Conclusions:In this study,it was proved that lidocaine could dose-dependently induce the increase of intracellular calcium ion concentration,mitochondrial membrane potential and apoptosis in U87-MG glioma cell line.The up-regulation of TRPV1 enhanced cytotoxicity of lidocaine,which revealed the correlations between mem.Lidocaine might have increased intracellular calcium ion concentration by activating TRPVI gene and induced apoptosis of U87-GM glioma cell line by up-regulating mitochondrial membrane potential.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62061034,62171241)the key technology research program of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(2021GG0398)the Science and Technology Leading Talent Team in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(2022LJRC0009).
文摘The increasing emergence of the time-series single-cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq)data,inferring developmental trajectory by connecting transcriptome similar cell states(i.e.,cell types or clusters)has become a major challenge.Most existing computational methods are designed for individual cells and do not take into account the available time series information.We present IDTI based on the Increment of Diversity for Trajectory Inference,which combines time series information and the minimum increment of diversity method to infer cell state trajectory of time-series scRNA-seq data.We apply IDTI to simulated and three real diverse tissue development datasets,and compare it with six other commonly used trajectory inference methods in terms of topology similarity and branching accuracy.The results have shown that the IDTI method accurately constructs the cell state trajectory without the requirement of starting cells.In the performance test,we further demonstrate that IDTI has the advantages of high accuracy and strong robustness.
文摘A new type of dye-sensitized nanocrystalline solid state photovoltaic cell based on the wide band gap n-TiO2/p-CuI heterojunction was fabricated. Tetra-carboxyphenyl porphyrine (TPP-(COOH)(4)), squarylium cyanine derivative (SQ-(CH2),(SO3Py+)-Py-.) and ruthenium bipyridyl complex (RuL2(NCS)(2)) were used as photosensitizers. Larger photocurrents and photovoltages were shown in the cell sensitized by ruthenium bipyridyl complex and can be further increased by intercalation of a TiO2 thin underlayer.
文摘Background: Both glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and sickle cell disease (SCD) are prevalent in malaria-endemic regions. Controversy however persists as to whether G6PD deficiency is commoner in SCD subjects compared with the general population. Co-existence of the enzyme-deficient state with a chronic haemolytic disorder, like SCD, could potentially predispose to fatal haemolytic episodes. There is however a dearth of paediatric studies on this subject. Aims and Objectives: To determine the prevalence and demographic determinants of G6PD deficiency in children with SCD. Methods: Red cell G6PD activity was determined in 115 steady-state sickle cell disease children aged 0.5 - 17 years, in steady state and equal number of age & gender-matched non-SCD controls using the quantitative method. A measured G6PD activity of U/gHb defined G6PD deficiency while values ≥6.97 U/gHb were regarded as normal. Data were analysed using SPSS version 20. Statistical analyses done include chi-square, student t-test and ANOVA. For all statistical analyses, p values less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results: There were 64 (55.7%) males and 51 (44.3%) females in each of the arms of the study. The mean age of the study population was 8.4 ± 4.7 years. Seven of the subjects were G6PD-deficient giving a prevalence of 6.1% which was not significantly different from the 7.0% obtained in the controls (p = 0.789). G6PD deficiency was more frequently encountered in the older age groups although the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.438). Similarly, mean G6PD activity was highest in the under-5 age-group compared to the older age-groups analysed (p = 0.573). The condition was also commoner in the males than females although the difference did not attain statistical significance (p = 0.897). Conclusions: The prevalence of G6PD deficiency among SCD children was 6.1%. The condition is marginally commoner in males and older children.
基金supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. LY17F040001)the Technology Development Project Program of Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd (No. 2016330001002138)+1 种基金the Open Project Program of Surface Physics Laboratory (National Key Laboratory) of Fudan University (No. KF2015_02)the Open Project Program of National Laboratory for Infrared Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. M201503)
文摘Although tin halide perovskite has shown excellent photoelectric performance, its efficiency of solar cell is low compared with that of lead halide. In order to enhance the efficiency of tin halide perovskite solar cell, a deep understanding of the role of the defects in the perovskite absorption layer and at the electron transport layer(ETL)/absorber or absorber/hole transport layer(HTL) interface is very necessary. In this work, the planar heterojunction-based CH_3NH_3SnI_3 perovskite solar cells were simulated with the SCAPS-1D program. Simulation results revealed a great dependence of device efficiency on defect density and interface quality of the perovskite absorber. The defect density at the front interface is critical for high efficiency, and the polarity of the interface charge has a different impact on the device efficiency. Strikingly, an efficiency over 29% was obtained under the moderate simulation conditions.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2012AA050301)Scientific Research of Hebei Education Department,China(Grant No.QN2017135)
文摘P-type silicon heterojunction(SHJ) solar cells with a-SiC:H(n) emitters were studied by numerical computer simulation in this paper. The influence of interface states, conduction band offset, and front contact on the performance of a-SiC:H(n)/c-Si(p) SHJ solar cells was investigated systematically. It is shown that the open circuit voltage(Voc) and fill factor(F F) are very sensitive to these parameters. In addition, by analyzing equilibrium energy band diagram and electric field distribution, the influence mechanisms that interface states, conduction band offset, and front contact impact on the carrier transport, interface recombination and cell performance were studied in detail. Finally, the optimum parameters for the a-SiC:H(n)/c-Si(p) SHJ solar cells were provided. By employing these optimum parameters, the efficiency of SHJ solar cell based on p-type c-Si was significantly improved.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51272061,51472071)
文摘To ensure the infiltration of spiro-OMeTAD into the quantum dot-sensitized photoanode and to consider the limit of the hole diffusion length in the spiro-OMeTAD layer, a rutile TiO2 nanorod array with a length of 200 nm, a diameter of 20 nm and an areal density of 720 ram 2 was successfully prepared using a hydrothermal method with an aqueous-grown solution of 38 mM titanium isopropoxide and 6 M hydrochloric acid at 170 ℃ for 75 min. PbS quantum dots were deposited by a spin coating-assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (spin-SILAR), and all solid-state PbS quantum dot-sensitized TiO2 nanorod array solar cells were fabricated using spiro-OMeTAD as electrolytes. The results revealed that the average crystal size of PbS quantum dots was -78 nm using Pb(NO3)2 as the lead source and remain unchanged with the increase of the number of spin-SILAR cycles. The all solid-state PbS quantum dot-sensitized TiO2 nanorod array solar cells with spin-SILAR cycle numbers of 20, 30 and 40 achieved the photoelectric conversion efficiencies of 3.74%, 4.12% and 3.11%, respectively, under AM 1.5 G illumination (100 mW/cm2).
基金Supported by the opening Foundation of state key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecularphysics, Wuhan Insti
文摘The purpose of this paper is to present a new general approach to solve ground-state energies of the double-electron systems in a uniform magnetic field, in which the basic element of evolution is the set in the solution space, rather than the point. The paper defines the Cell Evolutionary Algorithm, which implements such a view of the evolution mechanism. First, the optimal set in which the optimal solution may be obtained. Then this approach applies the embedded search method to get the optimal solution. We tested this approach on the atomic structure, and the results show that it can improve not only the efficiency but also the accuracy of the calculations as it relates to this specific problem.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China (No.51371104)
文摘The mold pressing process was applied to investigate the formability of closed-cell aluminum foam in solid–liquid–gas coexisting state.Results show that the shape formation of closed-cell aluminum foam in the solid–liquid–gas coexisting state was realized through cell wall deformation and cell movement caused by primary α-Al grains that slid,rotated,deformed,and ripened within cell walls.During formation,characteristic parameters of closed-cell aluminum foam were almost unchanged.Under proper forming conditions,shaped products of closed-cell aluminum foam could be fabricated through mold pressing.