Influence of CYP3A5 polymorphism on tacrolimus blood concentrations in renal transplant patients

Objective Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive drug with narrow therapeutic range and wide interindividual variation in its pharmacokinetics. Tacrolimus is a substrate of cytochrome P450(CYP)3A5. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the A6986G polymorphism is associated with tacrolimus concentration /dose ratio. Methods Fifty-two Chinese renal transplant patients were enrolled in this study. Their body weight, dosage and concentration of tacrolimus were observed. CYP3A5 genotype was determined by polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Results A significant association was found between tacrolimus levels per dose/kg/d and CYP3A5 gene A6986G polymorphism (P<0.001). The CYP3A5 * 3 * 3 patients have a significantly higher tacrolimus level/dose than CYP3A5 * 1 * 1 and CYP3A5 * 1 * 3. Conclusions CYP3A5 gene A6986G polymorphism is associated with tacrolimus pharmacokinetics and dose requirements. Pharmacogenetic methods could be employed prospectively to help the dose selection and to individualize immunosuppressive therapy according to the result. Foundation item: Project (03GZ3072) supported by the Science and Technology Department of Hunan Province; project (2004035206) supported by the China Postdoctoral Foundation and project (30300383) supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China     

AT91SAM7S64芯片I2C(TWI)接口应用开发

较为详细地介绍AT91SAM7S64芯片的I2C接口控制器中外围数据控制器(PDC)的使用方式,并将其与AT24C04之间的通信作为实例给出完整的应用开发流程和软硬件详细描述。该方法的可行性已经为工程实践和实际产品所证实。该操作也可推广到其他AT91SAM7S系列ARM处理器与其他I2C接口器件间的通信。并对其他拥有外围数据控制器的接口开发有一定的借鉴意义。     

Induction of immune tolerance with heart-thymus composite allotransplantation in rats

Objective To study on the role of thymus transplantation for heart allograft in rats. Methods Vascularized heart-thymus combined transplantation was performed with microsurgical technique. Graft survival, histopathology, level of IL-2, IL-4 and its mRNA expression in serum and cardiac grafts were investigated. Results Heart-thymus combined transplantation achieved effect in the prolongation of cardiac graft survival with short-term administration of cyclosporine. Conclusions Vascularized thymus transplantation induced immune tolerance in thymectomized rats.     

应用遥感图像分析九江瑞昌地区构造与金铜成矿的关系

九瑞地区是长江中下游重要的金铜成矿区,遥感图像分析认为,北东东向断裂是主要的控矿构造,与北西向断裂的交汇部位是金铜成矿的有利地段。此外,环形构造又是另外一种控矿构造,目前所发现的金铜矿床均有物化探异常显示,并形成于环形构造的边缘。     

Macrophage Autophagy and Silicosis: Current Perspective and Latest Insights

Silicosis is an urgent public health problem in many countries. Alveolar macrophage (AM) plays an important role in silicosis progression. Autophagy is a balanced mechanism for regulating the cycle of synthesis and degradation of cellular components. Our previous study has shown that silica engulfment results in lysosomal rupture, which may lead to the accumulation of autophagosomes in AMs of human silicosis. The excessive accumulation of autophagosomes may lead to apoptosis in AMs. Herein, we addressed some assumptions concerning the complex function of autophagy-related proteins on the silicosis pathogenesis. We also recapped the molecular mechanism of several critical proteins targeting macrophage autophagy in the process of silicosis fibrosis. Furthermore, we summarized several exogenous chemicals that may cause an aggravation or alleviation for silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis by regulating AM autophagy. For example, lipopolysaccharides or nicotine may have a detrimental effect combined together with silica dust via exacerbating the blockade of AM autophagic degradation. Simultaneously, some natural product ingredients such as atractylenolide III, dioscin, or trehalose may be the potential AM autophagy regulators, protecting against silicosis fibrosis. In conclusion, the deeper molecular mechanism of these autophagy targets should be explored in order to provide feasible clues for silicosis therapy in the clinical setting.     

高炉物料消耗计量数据自动认证系统的设计与实现*

以某钢铁企业为背景,针对手工认证方式实时性差、精确度低的特点,设计并实现了一套计量数据自动认证系统.该系统通过分析计量数据异常的类型,建立计量数据分析处理智能模型,实现了对计量数据按班进行差错分析和自动认证的功能,认证结果可以自动报送ERP系统.自动认证系统基于Oracle 9i数据库和PowerBuilder 8.0前台开发软件实现,具备自动认证和报表统计功能,是钢铁企业信息管理系统的重要组成部分.     

Surface acidity study of Mn+-montmorillonite clay catalysts by FT-IR spectroscopy: Correlation with esterification activity

A simple method for evaluating the surface acidity of different cation-exchanged montmorillonite (mont) clay catalysts, Mⁿ⁺-mont (Mⁿ⁺=Al³⁺, Fe³⁺, Cr³⁺, Zn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, and H⁺), involving treatment with pyridine is described. After treating with pyridine, the samples were heated at 120 °C and the FT-IR spectra were directly recorded in the region 1650 and 1350 cm⁻¹. The data obtained show the presence of both Lewis and Brønsted acid sites. The activities of the catalysts to bring about Brønsted acid catalysed esterification of succinic acid with iso-butanol to yield di-(iso-butyl) succinate have been studied. The Brønsted acidity data obtained for Mⁿ⁺-mont correlated well with activity in the esterification reaction. The activities of the catalysts were found to decrease in the order of exchange ions Al³⁺ > Fe³⁺ > Cr³⁺ > Zn²⁺ > Ni²⁺ > Cu²⁺ > Na⁺-mont. They also correlated well with the charge to radius ratio of the cations. The catalysts exchanged with trivalent cations showed stronger absorption bands attributed to Brønsted acidity (1540 cm⁻¹) whereas those exchanged with divalent cations showed an increased Lewis acidity (1450 cm⁻¹) and reduced Brønsted acidity along with charge to radius ratio. Zn²⁺-, Cu²⁺- and Ni²⁺-exchanged clays showed an additional peak around 1605 cm⁻¹ which is attributed to the pyridine adsorption on surface sites through its π electrons. The method suggested here to evaluate the acidity is suitable for active sites which are thermally unstable such as water molecules in the hydration shell of a cation in exchanged clay.     

Effects of Additive on the Microwave Synthesis of AlN Powder

In this paper, a series of aluminum nitride powders were synthesized using a microwave synthesis method with various additives. The effects of additives on the nitridation of aluminum powder by microwave processing were studied. The results showed that the pure AlN powder with regular and fine grains could be obtained at a temperature of 1050°C for 30 min by the mixed additive under atmospheric pressure of nitrogen. The mixed additive composed by ammonium fluoride and zinc granules played a vital role in the microwave synthesis process.     

Isolation and identification of Rhodosporidium diobovatum DS-0205 from deep-sea sediment of eastern Pacific Ocean

A facultative heterotrophic strain (DS-0205) was isolated from a deep-sea sediment sample collected at a depth of 5.2 km in the eastern Pacific Ocean, China. Strain DS-0205 is motile helmet-like single cell or pairs, forming hemisphere with the center sunken of variable size. It has a widespread carbon source and nitrogen source, including agarose, citric acid, salicin, D-glucitol nitrate, sodium nitrite and ethylamine. It can grow in the following environment: temperature 4–37 °C, pH 2.0–12.0, tolerance to NaCl⩽15%. Two phylogenetic trees, one based on the ITS and 5.8S rRNA sequences and the other based on the 18S rRNA sequences, unite strain DS-0205(=JCM 0205) to the type strain of Rhodosporidium diobovatum JCM 3787 through a considerable evolutionary distance. These results suggest that strain DS-0205 is a new strain of the Rhodosporidium diobovatum.     

基于多维模式分析对说谎的脑网络特征识别

为了研究说谎时的脑网络特征,采集了32个被试在说真话和说谎条件下的功能磁共振数据,预处理后利用AAL模板构建不同条件下的功能连接网络,再利用基于机器学习的多维模式分类器对说谎和说真话进行分类。该分类器取得了良好的分类正确率82.03%(说谎84.38%,说真话79.69%),并提取了辨别说谎和说真话的有效的功能连接模式。结果表明了使用大尺度的功能连接对说谎和说真话进行分类的良好性能,并且从脑网络角度揭示了说谎的特征。