The heat conduction and thermal conductivity for methane hydrate are simulated from equilibrium molecular dynamics. The thermal conductivity and temperature dependence trend agree well with the experimental results. T...The heat conduction and thermal conductivity for methane hydrate are simulated from equilibrium molecular dynamics. The thermal conductivity and temperature dependence trend agree well with the experimental results. The nonmonotonic temperature dependence is attributed to the phonon inelastic scattering at higher temperature and to the confinement of the optic phonon modes and low frequency phonons at low temperature. The thermal conductivity scales proportionally with the van der Waals interaction strength, The conversion of a crystal-like nature into an amorphous one oecurs at higher strength. Both the temperature dependence and interaction strength dependence are explained by phonon inelastic scattering.展开更多
We formulated and analyzed a novel nanoformulation of the anticancer drug cisplatin （Cis） with C60 fullerene （C60＋Cis complex） and showed its higher toxicity toward tumor cell lines in vitro when compared to Cis ...We formulated and analyzed a novel nanoformulation of the anticancer drug cisplatin （Cis） with C60 fullerene （C60＋Cis complex） and showed its higher toxicity toward tumor cell lines in vitro when compared to Cis alone. The highest toxicity of the complex was observed in HL-60/adr and HL-60/vinc chemotherapy- resistant human leukemia cell sublines （resistant to Adriamycin and Vinculin, respectively）. We discovered that the action of the C60＋Cis complex is associated with overcoming the drug resistance of the tumor cell lines through observing an increased number of apoptotic cells in the Annexin V/PI assay. Moreover, in vivo assays with Lewis lung carcinoma （LLC） C57BL/6J male mice showed that the C60＋Cis complex increases tumor growth inhibition, when compared to Cis or C60 fullerenes alone. Simultaneously, we conducted a molecular docking study and performed an Ames test. Molecular docking specifies the capability of a C60 fullerene to form van der Waals interactions with potential binding sites on P-glycoprotein （P-gp）, multidrug resistance protein 1 （MRP-1）, and multidrug resistance protein 2 （MRP-2） molecules. The observed phenomenon revealed a possible mechanism to bypass tumor cell drug resistance by the C60＋Cis complex. Additionally, the results of the Ames test show that the formation of such a complex diminishes the Cis mutagenic activity and may reduce the probability of secondary neoplasm formation. In conclusion, the C60＋Cis complex effectively induced tumor cell death in vitro and inhibited tumor growth in vivo, overcoming drug resistance likely by the potential of the C60 fullerene to interact with P-gp, MRP-1, and MRP-2 molecules. Thus, the C60＋Cis complex might be a potential novel chemotherapy modification.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos U1262112 and 51176205
文摘The heat conduction and thermal conductivity for methane hydrate are simulated from equilibrium molecular dynamics. The thermal conductivity and temperature dependence trend agree well with the experimental results. The nonmonotonic temperature dependence is attributed to the phonon inelastic scattering at higher temperature and to the confinement of the optic phonon modes and low frequency phonons at low temperature. The thermal conductivity scales proportionally with the van der Waals interaction strength, The conversion of a crystal-like nature into an amorphous one oecurs at higher strength. Both the temperature dependence and interaction strength dependence are explained by phonon inelastic scattering.
文摘We formulated and analyzed a novel nanoformulation of the anticancer drug cisplatin （Cis） with C60 fullerene （C60＋Cis complex） and showed its higher toxicity toward tumor cell lines in vitro when compared to Cis alone. The highest toxicity of the complex was observed in HL-60/adr and HL-60/vinc chemotherapy- resistant human leukemia cell sublines （resistant to Adriamycin and Vinculin, respectively）. We discovered that the action of the C60＋Cis complex is associated with overcoming the drug resistance of the tumor cell lines through observing an increased number of apoptotic cells in the Annexin V/PI assay. Moreover, in vivo assays with Lewis lung carcinoma （LLC） C57BL/6J male mice showed that the C60＋Cis complex increases tumor growth inhibition, when compared to Cis or C60 fullerenes alone. Simultaneously, we conducted a molecular docking study and performed an Ames test. Molecular docking specifies the capability of a C60 fullerene to form van der Waals interactions with potential binding sites on P-glycoprotein （P-gp）, multidrug resistance protein 1 （MRP-1）, and multidrug resistance protein 2 （MRP-2） molecules. The observed phenomenon revealed a possible mechanism to bypass tumor cell drug resistance by the C60＋Cis complex. Additionally, the results of the Ames test show that the formation of such a complex diminishes the Cis mutagenic activity and may reduce the probability of secondary neoplasm formation. In conclusion, the C60＋Cis complex effectively induced tumor cell death in vitro and inhibited tumor growth in vivo, overcoming drug resistance likely by the potential of the C60 fullerene to interact with P-gp, MRP-1, and MRP-2 molecules. Thus, the C60＋Cis complex might be a potential novel chemotherapy modification.
