Genotoxicity and Reduced Heat Shock Protein 70 in Human Airway Smooth Muscle Cells Exposed to Cigarette Smoke Extract

Cigarette smoke is associated with the development of several diseases, such as chronic ob- structive pulmonary disease （COPD）. The purpose of this study was to investigate genotoxicity and heat shock protein 70 （Hsp70） in human airway smooth muscle cells （HASMCs） exposed to cigarette smoke extract （CSE）. HASMCs was exposed to CSE with different doses for 24 h. The level of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine （8-OHdG） was determined by using HPLC-ECD, the DNA damage was ana- lyzed by using comet assay, and apoptosis was examined by using Annexin-FITC/PI staining. The pro- duction of Hsp70 after CSE stimulation was tested. Results indicated that CSE significantly increased the level of 8-OHdG, DNA damage and cell apoptosis, and reduced the production of Hsp70. In par- ticular, levels of Hsp70 were inversely correlated with 8-OHdG, DNA damage and cell apoptosis. It was concluded that cigarette smoke induced genotoxicity and decreased the production of cell protective protein Hsp70, which may contribute to the development of some airway diseases.

Assessment of tobacco heating system 2.4 on osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and primary human osteoblasts compared to conventional cigarettes

BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking(CS)is the most common method of consuming tobacco.Deleterious effects on bone integrity,increased incidence of fractures,and delayed fracture healing are all associated with CS.Over 150 of the 6500 molecular species contained in cigarette smoke and identified as toxic compounds are inhaled by CS and,via the bloodstream,reach the skeletal system.New technologies designed to develop a reduced-risk alternative for smokers are based on electronic nicotine delivery systems,such as e-cigarettes and tobacco heating systems(THS).THS are designed to heat tobacco instead of burning it,thereby reducing the levels of harmful toxic compounds released.AIM To examine the effects of THS on osteoprogenitor cell viability and function compared to conventional CS.METHODS Human immortalized mesenchymal stem cells(n=3)and primary human preosteoblasts isolated from cancellous bone samples from BG Unfall Klinik Tübingen(n=5)were osteogenically differentiated in vitro with aqueous extracts generated from either the THS 2.4“IQOS”or conventional“Marlboro”cigarettes for up to 21 d.Cell viability was analyzed using resazurin conversion assay(mitochondrial activity)and calcein-AM staining(esterase activity).Osteogenic differentiation and bone cell function were evaluated using alkaline phosphatase(AP)activity,while matrix formation was analyzed through alizarin red staining.Primary cilia structure was examined by acetylatedα-tubulin immunofluorescent staining.Free radical production was evaluated with 2’,7’-dichlorofluoresceindiacetate assay.RESULTS Our data clearly show that THS is significantly less toxic to bone cells than CS when analyzed by mitochondrial and esterase activity(P<0.001).No significant differences in cytotoxicity between the diverse flavors of THS were observed.Harmful effects from THS on bone cell function were observed only at very high,non-physiological concentrations.In contrast,extracts from conventional cigarettes significantly reduced the AP activity(by two-fold)and matrix mineralization(four-fold)at low concentrations.Additionally,morphologic analysis of primary cilia revealed no significant changes in the length of the organelle involved in osteogenesis of osteoprogenitor cells,nor in the number of ciliated cells following THS treatment.Assessment of free radical production demonstrated that THS induced significantly less oxidative stress than conventional CS in osteoprogenitor cells.CONCLUSIONTHS was significantly less harmful to osteoprogenitor cells during osteogenesisthan conventional CS. Additional studies are required to confirm whether THS isa better alternative for smokers to improve delays in bone healing followingfracture.

Burning Cave-Pipe Coil-Kang Coupled Heating System Research

Nowadays,people still rely on traditional heating methods in rural areas of northern China,such as Kang(bed-stoves) and burning caves in cold winter.Field measurements of indoor environment were carried out in several rural houses with burning-cave-coil-Kang coupling heating system in northern China.The results show that this system is able to realize the graded use of internal energy of burning cave.The temperature of supply pipe water ranged from 30 ℃ to 50 ℃ which met the demands in 74.7% of time.The surface temperature of Kang maintained at above 25 ℃.Compared with traditional burning cave,using burning-cave-coil-Kang coupled with heating system has a higher thermal efficiency of 48.9%,which is 8.32% higher than the traditional one.

Performance study of a complex thermal barrier functional coating with an electro-spark deposited burn-resistant layer

It is necessary to develop burn-resistant and thermal barrier complex functional coatings on the titanium alloys surface due to the poor high temperature performance for titanium materials and the problem of“titanium fire”which is easily happened.MTU Aero Engines GmbH has developed a complex functional coating which has great performance of burn resistant and sealing,the coatings has already been applied on compressor blades and casing for aero-engines and showed great performance.In this study,the complex functional coating which is composed of an electro-spark deposited amorphous Ti40Zr25Ni3 burn-resistant layer and a high-energy plasma spraying prepared YSZ thermal barrier layer was prepared on titanium alloys surface.Then the heat insulation ability,burn resistant performance and the bonding strength were investigated.The experimental results showed that the interface between the coating and the matrix was typical metallurgical bonded,and the average bonding strength was 36.335 MPa;when the temperature of the flame on the one side of the specimen reached 600℃,the average insulated temperature of the coating samples was 70.67℃;when the flame temperature was 350℃,the titanium samples without the complex functional coatings were burned,while the samples with the coating showed great performance of burn resistant even when the temperature was 750℃.This indicates that the new functional coating has good heat-insulating and burn-resistant performance.

Expression of Heat Stress Protein 70 mRNA in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Its Significance

The effects of cigarette smoke extract (CSE) on the expression of heat stress protein 70 (Hsp70) in human bronchi smooth muscle cells were investigated in vitro, and the changes in Hsp70 mRNA in the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their significance were explored. Human bronchi smooth muscle cells were cultured with CSE at the different concentrations. The expression of Hsp70 mRNA and Hsp70 was detected by reverse translation-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting respectively. Levels of Hsp70 mRNA and Hsp70 in lymphocytes from 20 patients with COPD and 20 healthy smoking control subjects were measured by RT-PCR and Western blotting. The results showed the expression of both Hsp70 mRNA and Hsp70 was decreased conformably in human bronchi smooth muscle cells treated with CSE at certain concentration in vitro. The A values of the Hsp70 mRNA expression were 0.24±0.11 and 0.42±0.13 respectively in COPD patients and healthy smoking controls with the difference being significant (P<0.01). There was also significant difference in the A values of the Hsp70 expression between COPD patients and healthy smoking controls (20.9±9.9 vs 44.8±15.3, P<0.01). The levels of Hsp70 mRNA had strongly positive correlation with Hsp70 protein (r = 0.85, P<0 01). It was suggested that the expression of Hsp70 mRNA was in concordance with the expression of Hsp70, which could provide a basis on the study of Hsp70 gene regulation and Hsp70 gene in the development of COPD.

Analytical Model for Predicting the Heat Loss Effect on the Pyrolysis of Biomass Particles

This paper presents the combined influence of heat-loss and radiation on the pyrolysis of biomass particles by considering the structure of one-dimensional, laminar and steady state flame propagation in uniformly premixed wood particles. The assumed flame structure consists of a broad preheat-vaporization zone where the rate of gas-phase chemical reaction is small, a thin reaction zone composed of three regions: gas, tar and char combustion where convection and the vaporization rate of the fuel particles are small, and a broad convection zone. The analysis is performed in the asymptotic limit, where the value of the characteristic Zeldovich number is large and the equivalence ratio is larger than unity(i.e.u≥1). The principal attention is made on the determination of a non-linear burning velocity correlation. Consequently, the impacts of radiation, heat loss and particle size as the determining factors on the flame temperature and burning velocity of biomass particles are declared in this research.

Heat treatment process for improving ductility of Ti-25V-15Cr-2Al-0.2C alloy

The effect of heat treatment and thermal exposure on the microstructure and mechanical properties of non burning β titanium alloy Ti 25V 15Cr 2Al 0.2C (mass fraction, %) was investigated. It is found that the amount of α precipitation in samples after solution treatment followed by air cooling increases with increasing solution temperature. After solution treatment, the alloy was subjected to two different heat treatments to stabilize the material. The results show that the single ageing treatment(700 ℃, 4 h, AC) leads to a large amount of α precipitation, while the triplex treatment(850 ℃, 2 h, FC+700 ℃, 6 h, FC+540 ℃, 6 h, AC) significantly suppresses the formation of α precipitates. It is more important that after long term exposure at 540 ℃(the expected application temperature) samples heat treated by the triplex treatment have markedly higher ductility than those given the single aging treatment. The intermetallic compound TiCr 2 is observed in samples after long term exposure, which further degrades the ductility of the alloy.

THE FORMATION MECHANISM OF PORTLAND CEMENT CLINKER MINERALS IN RAPID BURNING

Cement clinker is burnt at the rapid heating rate has the obvious effect of saving energy due to the low burning temperature and short burning time. This kind of technique is being researched actively in recent years, but the systematical theory investigation about the formation mechanism of clinker minerals under this condition has not been reported. In this paper, the formation mechanism of Portland cement clinker minerals in rapid burning was studied by means of DTA, SEM, EPMA, XRD and other conventional testing methods by using a special burning equipment.

RESEARCH ON RELATION BETWEEN MELTING POINT OF CEMENT CLINKER AND HEATING RATE

The relation between the melting point of Portland cement raw meal and its heating rate have been studied. The raw meal was burnt at different heating rate ranging from 10 similar to 900 degrees C/min Dy the following methods: (A) in electric resistance furnace; (B) in DTA-TG analyzer with infrared ray focused heating; (C) in high temperature microscope with electron stream heating. Based on thermal analysis theory and melt theory and the tests above, it is found that melting point T-m of cement raw meal decreases with the increased heating rate Phi during burning in the following relation: T-m=1280-0.107 empty set.

Combustion characteristics of high ash Indian thermal,heat affected coal and their blends

Onsite mine fire generates large volumes of heat-affected coal in Jharia coalfields,India.Direct utilization of such heat-affected coal in thermal utilities is not feasible as such coal does not have the desirable volatile matter required for combustion.In the present work,experimental studies have been carried out to investigate the possible utilization of such heat-affected coal in thermal utilities by blending with other coal.Heat-affected coal(31%ash and 5300 kcal/kg GCV)collected from Jharia coalfield were blended with thermal coal(28%ash and 5650 kcal/kg GCV)in different ratios of 90:10,80:20,70:30 and 60:40 to identify the desirable blend ratio for burning of blended coal in thermal utilities.Burning characteristics of all the coals were carried out using TGA.Various combustion parameters such as ignition temperature,peak temperature,burnout temperature,ignition index,burnout index,combustion performance index,rate and heat intensity index of the combustion process and activation energy were evaluated to analyse the combustion process.Experimental and theoretical analysis shows the blend ratio of 90:10 can be used in place of only thermal coal in utilities to reduce the fuel cost.

A Study on the Combustion Characteristics and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rice Husks with Varied Heat Fluxes

This paper analyzes the combustion characteristics and greenhouse gas emissions from varied heat fluxes with rice husks. In general, rice husks burnt outdoors at a lower temperature range of 300-400 ℃, which cannot assure complete combustion, thus generating a large volume of toxic air pollutants. A heat flux of 40 kW/m^2, with a cone calorimeter, is the equivalent to the 700 ℃ of an incinerator. The test result shows that the mass reduction rate of the sample at this or at a higher temperature condition was 99.5% or higher, meaning that the sample was almost completely combusted. In this study using rice husks, the amount of carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas, discharged were 1.57-3.61 kg/kg. This is as high as 10 times, than produced in other studies. When the rice husks are burnt outdoors, they are not completely combusted as the combustion temperature remains low, and the rice husk residuals are continuously being combusted in a smoldering phase which creates a large volume of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. Therefore, it is recommended to burn rice husks at 700 ℃ or higher to minimize the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide emissions.

THE STUDY AND EXPERIMENT ON THE HEAT MOXIBUSTION AGENT

As one of the traditional curations of traditional chinese medicine,heat moxi-bustion is that to conduct the heat on the points,free and warm the channels and in-vigorate the circulation of blood.A variety of heat moxibustion have been used formedical and health care,for example,burning mugwort,electric heating and in-farred ray heating.Some inconveniences such as safety and energy limit appear

Effect of heat treatment on thermal stability of Ti40 alloy

Five new heat treatment processes were designed,which were divided into three groups by their characteristics. The microstructures and mechanical properties of the alloy after the five heat treatments and thermal exposure at 500,550 ℃ for 100 h were tested. The results indicate that a little differences exist in the performance of mechanical properties at room-temperature after the five heat treatments,and the thermal stability is the key factor for determining heat treatment process. Among the three groups of heat treatment processes,the best thermal stability is achieved after the first group of heat treatment. After annealing treatment at intermediate temperature,some defects and uneven grain boundaries are remained,which leads to the reduction fractions of precipitations on unit grain boundary and the harmful effect of precipitations on grain boundary is weakened. The process of annealing at 650 ℃ for 4 h is recommended the best heat treatment process for Ti40 alloy.

基于加热卷烟的国内烟草原料低温热解香气成分差异性分析

【目的】明确国内不同类型烟草在加热卷烟体系下的香气种类及释放量的差异。【方法】收集国内10个省份5种烟草类型的71份烟叶样品,利用热裂解-气质联用仪(PY-GC/MC)检测了样品在300℃条件下气溶胶中香气成分含量,【结果】不同类型烟草低温热裂解气溶胶中的生物碱种类、含量均有较大差异,晒红烟、晒黄烟、雪茄烟测到5种生物碱,烤烟和香料烟测到3种生物碱,晒红烟热裂解气溶胶烟碱最高,烤烟、晒黄烟、雪茄烟次之,香料烟最低,三组间差异达到显著水平,晒红烟300℃热裂解气溶胶中降烟碱、麦斯明、二烯烟碱、2,3'-联吡啶含量均最高;不同类型烟草低温热解气溶胶中香气物质种类、含量均有较大差异,检测到烤烟气溶胶有16种香气成分,晒黄烟有19种香气成分,晒红烟有18种香气成分,香料烟有13种香气成分,雪茄烟有15种香气成分。【结论】综合分析5种烟草类型热解烟气中共有的香气成分,初步认为,不同类型烟草300℃热解气溶胶中的香气成分种类和含量有较大差异;烤烟、晒黄烟的热解气溶胶中的香气成分含量相近,属于香气成分较高的烟草类型,香料烟组次之,雪茄烟、晒红烟组最低;晒黄烟可能是香气种类丰富且含量较高的一类烟草类型。

加热卷烟抽吸前后葡萄糖和果糖转化及烟气转移分析

【目的】研究加热卷烟抽吸后葡萄糖、果糖的转化率和转移率,【方法】优化离子色谱检测方法,检测8种加热卷烟烟芯、降温段、滤嘴以及烟气中的葡萄糖和果糖,分析不同烟具的加热方式对烟芯中葡萄糖、果糖转化率的影响。【结果】(1)优化后的检测方法重复性和回收率较高,葡萄糖、果糖的加标回收率分别为95.3%~95.8%、100.6%~102.8%,重复测定的相对标准偏差(RSD)分别为1.77%、1.28%;(2)8种加热卷烟烟芯中葡萄糖含量为3~5 mg/支,果糖含量为5~10 mg/支,且具有显著的正相关性;(3)烟芯中葡萄糖转化率为89.20%~97.37%,果糖的转化率为88.33%~95.28%,且具有极显著的正相关性;(4)8种加热卷烟的烟气和滤嘴段均未检出葡萄糖和果糖;(5)烟具的加热方式会影响葡萄糖和果糖的转化率。

基于单料烟的加热卷烟与传统卷烟香气成分释放差异分析

将10种单料烟分别制备成加热卷烟和传统卷烟两种类型卷烟样品,采用GC-MS分析和正交偏最小二乘法判别分析(OPLS-DA)模型评价加热卷烟气溶胶和传统卷烟主流烟气中香气成分的释放差异。结果表明:加热卷烟气溶胶和传统卷烟主流烟气中分别鉴定出53种和77种香气成分;两者共有香气成分47种,其中13种香气成分在加热卷烟气溶胶中的释放量较为突出,除乙酸、γ-丁内酯外,其他11种均是醛酮类化合物;筛选出两种卷烟中存在显著释放差异的香气成分53种,包含吡嗪吡啶类7种、酮类12种、呋喃类4种、酸类9种、酯类3种、酚类8种、烃类9种、醇类1种,从差异性香气成分在该类别总鉴定成分的占比来看,酚类香气成分在两种卷烟中的释放差异性最为显著,其余依次为烃类、吡嗪吡啶类、酸类、酯类、酮类、呋喃类、醇类。

果香香韵单体在壁式加热卷烟中转移行为分析研究

为量化表征果香单体香原料在壁式加热卷烟中的调香可用性,基于气相色谱质谱联用技术和嗅觉感官阈值测定,分别研究了果香单体香料在壁式加热卷烟中的转移分布、加香贡献度及逐口释放行为。通过研究发现:1)果香单体香原料的加香贡献度D值差距甚大,其中D值最大的γ-辛内酯(12485.0)是苯甲醇(0.1)的10万倍;2)果香单体香料的主流烟气转移率不高,约7%~37%,但高沸点香料损失主要原因是冷凝截留而低沸点香料损失主要原因是抽吸过程中空气散失;3)果香单体香料的逐口释放量随抽吸口序增加有两种趋势,一种呈逐口递减趋势,另一种呈先增后递减趋势。其中庚酸乙酯,辛酸乙酯,癸酸乙酯,乙酰丙酸乙酯和苯乙酸乙酯属递减,肉桂酸乙酯,γ-庚内酯,γ-辛内酯,γ-癸内酯等属先增后减。

麦芽酚碳酸酯的合成及其裂解行为分析

为开发适用于加热卷烟的麦芽酚潜香化合物,将不同种类的醇与麦芽酚通过缩合反应合成7种麦芽酚碳酸酯。利用核磁共振和高分辨质谱技术对产物结构进行确认,并通过热重分析和在线热裂解-气相色谱-质谱联用分析技术考查7种麦芽酚碳酸酯的裂解行为。结果表明:在优化的合成条件下,7种麦芽酚碳酸酯产率范围为83.0%~94.3%;合成的麦芽酚碳酸酯的热失重过程主要存在直接挥发和裂解两种模式;麦芽酚碳酸酯在加热时均可裂解生成麦芽酚,其裂解能力与原料醇的类型密切相关,其中麦芽酚叔丁醇碳酸酯和麦芽酚苯甲醇碳酸酯最易发生裂解,在200℃的较低温度下便可迅速裂解并释放麦芽酚,与加热卷烟烟丝受热温度相适应,相比之下,麦芽酚仲醇碳酸酯的裂解能力较弱,而麦芽酚伯醇碳酸酯则难以在低温条件下发生裂解。

乳酸对电加热卷烟气溶胶不同形态烟碱释放规律的影响

【目的】探索调控加热卷烟劲头与刺激之间平衡的方法,提高加热卷烟感官舒适度。【方法】基于二氯甲烷-水双相萃取体系的加热卷烟游离态烟碱测定方法,考察了乙酸、丙酸及乳酸3种酸类香料对电加热卷烟不同形态烟碱释放规律的影响。【结果】①乳酸最能影响气溶胶中游离态烟碱释放量。②除烟芯材料总烟碱外,烟芯材料pH值、游离态烟碱含量、游离态烟碱系数以及气溶胶pH值、游离态烟碱释放量、总烟碱释放量、烟碱转移率均呈现随乳酸增加而降低趋势。③乳酸施加量与烟芯材料、气溶胶关键指标之间存在较强的线性量效关系。④随抽吸口序的递增,气溶胶游离态烟碱系数整体呈可识别的下降趋势,前6口下降趋势更为明显,表明游离态烟碱更倾向于在抽吸前6口释放出来。【结论】可通过乳酸对气溶胶总烟碱及游离态烟碱释放进行定量控制,使加热卷烟在劲头与刺激之间取得平衡,改善高烟碱释放量加热卷烟的感官舒适度。

微波预处理对加热卷烟用烤烟烟叶常规化学成分及挥发性香气成分的影响

以河南产区的下部烤烟样品为原料,采用微波干燥和微波水热两种方法预处理原料,利用连续流动分析、高效液相色谱、气相色谱-离子迁移谱(GC-IMS)等技术对不同微波预处理烤烟烟叶中的常规化学成分及挥发性香气成分进行分析。结果表明:微波水热处理可降低烤烟烟叶中水溶性糖、还原糖、植物碱及酚类物质含量,提高总氮、石油醚提取物含量,并显著增加烤烟原叶的氮碱比(P≤0.05),其中微波水热700 W-6 min处理组氮碱比高达1.65;而经微波干燥处理后,烤烟烟叶中常规化学成分整体仍处于优质烟叶指标范畴,且挥发碱含量显著增加(P≤0.05),部分预处理组中绿原酸和芸香苷含量增加;此外,GC-IMS共鉴定出56种挥发性香气成分,微波水热处理可增加烤烟的新鲜清香,微波干燥处理则可增加其甜香味。