Uncoupling tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-10 at tumor immune microenvironment of breast cancer through miR-17-5p/MALAT-1/H19 circuit

Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) immunotherapy has recently shown promising approach. However, some TNBC patients presented with resistance. One of the reasons was attributed to the excessive release of cytokines at the tumor microenvironment (TME) such as Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and Interleukin-10 (IL-10). Fine regulation of these cytokines’ levels via non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) might alleviate the immune quiescent nature of TME at TNBC tumors. However, the extrapolation of ncRNAs as therapeutic tools is highly challenging. Therefore, disentanglement the nature for the isolation of natural compounds that could modulate the ncRNAs and their respective targets is an applicable translational therapeutic approach. Hence, this study aimed to targeting the chief immune suppressive cytokines at the TME (TNF-α and IL-10) via ncRNAs and to examine the effects of Rosemary aerial parts extract on the expression levels of these ncRNAs in TNBC. Results revealed miR-17-5p as a dual regulator of TNF-α and IL-10. Moreover, an intricate interaction has been shown between miR-17-5p and the oncogenic lncRNAs: MALAT1 and H19. Knocking down of MALAT1 and/or H19 caused an induction in miR-17-5p and reduction in TNF-α and IL-10 expression levels. miR-17-5p was found to be down-regulated, while TNF-α, IL-10, MALAT1 and H19 were up-regulated in BC patients. Forced expression of miR-17-5p in MDA-MB-231 cells reduced TNF-α, IL-10, MALAT1 and H19 expression levels, as well as several BC hallmarks. In a translational approach, ursolic acid (UA) isolated from rosemary induced the expression of miR-17-5p, MALAT1 and decreased H19 expression levels. In conclusion, this study suggests miR-17-5p as a tumor suppressor and an immune-activator miRNA in BC through tuning up the immunological targets TNF-α, IL-10 at the TME and the oncological mediators MALAT1 and H19 lncRNAs.     

Towards efficient device-to-device multicast content delivery with social awareness

Frequent content retrieval leads to significant energy consumption in cellular networks. Thereby, device-to-device (D2D) communication is used for proximal content delivery. Be aware that social friends may have common content interests, D2D content delivery is further improved by considering social network. However, how to implement efficient D2D multicast with the aid of social relationship needs further consideration. In this paper, with a proposed architecture on combined networks, the cooperation range of content sharing is investigated for D2D multicast to minimize the average energy consumption of serving a content request. Based on combined networks, a cooperation group formation scheme is proposed. Simulation results verify our analyzes and the advantage of proposed scheme.     

基于5G边缘云的港口统一通信方案研究与实践

5G边缘云具有分布式、灵活组网、快速部署和本地流量分流等优势，在港口等垂直工业领域有很广泛的应用前景，同时对实现港口统一通信也提出了一定的要求。在研究基于5G边缘云的港口统一通信架构的基础上，提出了针对港口现场全域各类要素实现全面感知、支撑自动化业务改造的5G边缘云功能框架。此功能框架能很好地适用于港口场景的有线无线网络融合的统一承载，可作为目前复杂环境下的港口网络统一通信的网络基础设施。最后在某港口码头上对该方案进行了实际验证。     

The APOA5-rs662799 Polymorphism Is a Determinant of Dyslipidemia in Vietnamese Primary School Children

Apolipoprotein A-V encoded by apolipoprotein 5 (APOA5) gene plays an important role in lipid metabolism, especially in the regulation of plasma triglycerol levels. The study aimed to evaluate the association of the APOA5-rs662799 polymorphism with dyslipidemia in Vietnamese children and the potential modification of obesity-related traits (body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio) on this association. A case–control study was conducted with a total of 154 dyslipidemia cases and 389 controls at the age of 6 to 10 recruited at 31 primary schools in Hanoi city of Vietnam. Genotype for APOA5-rs662799 polymorphism was determined by the restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. The association of APOA5-rs662799 polymorphism with dyslipidemia adjusting for age, sex, residence, and obesity-related traits was analyzed by binary logistic regression analysis. The results showed that in comparison with T/T and T/C carriers, the C/C carriers had a higher concentration of serum TAG in cases (p =0.049). Carriers of the C allele (C/C + T/C) had higher risk for developing dyslipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia than subjects with T/T genotype (odds ratio, OR = 1.7, p =0.0062 and OR = 1.6, p = 0.026, respectively). The association remained significant after adjusting for age, gender, residence, and obesity status (OR = 1.75, p = 0.006 and OR = 1.53, p = 0.049, respectively) or other obesity-related traits. The study suggested that the APOA5-rs662799 polymorphism may be a determinant of dyslipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia in Vietnamese children, independent of obesity-related traits.     

无水硫酸镁催化剂在2,5-二氯硝基苯生产中的应用

介绍了以对二氯苯和浓硝酸为原料、无水硫酸镁为催化剂制取2,5-二氯硝基苯的工艺过程;分析了催化剂用量和催化剂循环利用对产物选择性的影响,确定了适宜的催化剂用量和催化剂酸化条件。     

固体CaO在3CaO·P2O5-2CaO·SiO2饱和熔渣中的溶解及反应机理

摘要：为了深入了解非均相脱磷剂中固体CaO在3CaO·P2O5-2CaO·SiO2（C2S-C3P）饱和熔渣中的溶解及反应机理，采用静态浸入法和旋转圆柱法研究固体CaO在C2S-C3P饱和CaO-SiO2-FetO-P2O5（10%）渣中的溶解行为，运用FESEM/BSED EDS对固体CaO和熔渣界面进行了观察，分析了固体CaO与C2S-C3P饱和熔渣间的反应机理。结果表明，加强对熔池的搅拌，能够加快固体CaO在熔渣中的侵蚀速度和溶解速度；发现了固体CaO在饱和熔渣中的溶解数量受熔渣中FeO通过边界层向固体内部渗透深度的影响，FeO渗透深度越深，溶解越多；固体CaO先与熔渣中的硅和磷反应生成磷含量低的C2S-C3P固溶体，待一段时间后，最终生成磷含量高的Ca5(PO4)2SiO4。     

Ultrasound-promoted one-pot four-component synthesis of novel biologically active 3-aryl-2,4-dithioxo-1,3,5-triazepane-6,7-dione and their toxicity investigation

We have described a novel four-component reaction (4MCR) between oxalyl chloride 1, anilines 2a–h, and two molecules of ammonium thiocyanate 3 in acetone under ultrasound irradiation to give 3-aryl-2,4-dithioxo-1,3,5-triazepane-6,7-diones. A synthetically useful ultrasound effect was observed and title products were obtained in high yields after 15–35?min sonication. Our procedure compared to the conventional heating method has the benefit of higher reaction yields and shorter reaction times. The IR spectra showed the presence of N–H, C═O and C═S groups in these compounds and ¹H, ¹³C NMR and Mass spectral results verified their structures. Cellular investigations showed that these compounds are toxic toward cancer cells.     

Carbon resistance of xNi/HTASAO5 catalyst for the production of H2 via CO2 reforming of methane

xNi/HTASAO5 catalysts (x = 2.5, 3.3, 4.4, 5.8, 8.2) were prepared for CO₂ reforming of methane. No crystalline nickel species formed on the catalysts with lower nickel content (≤4.4%), and large Ni⁰ crystallite formed on 5.8% (10 nm) and 8.2 wt%Ni/HTASAO5 (17 nm), whereas the surface concentration of Ce³⁺ decreased with Ni loading. The initial conversion of CH₄ increased from 29.5% to 46.9% with Ni loading. The xNi/HTASAO5 (x ≤ 4.4%) performed stably in the reaction due to the presence of dispersed Ni species and high surface Ce³⁺ content without coke formation, however, 5.8% and 8.2 wt%Ni/HTASAO5 exhibited decreased activity with time on stream, because of the formation of large Ni particles with lower surface Ce³⁺, leading to carbon accumulation. Thus, CH₄ conversion stabilized at about 43% and no carbon formed on 4.4 wt%Ni/HTASAO5 with optimum Ni loading.     

Synthesis and Biological Activity of New Brassinosteroid Analogs of Type 24-Nor-5β-Cholane and 23-Benzoate Function in the Side Chain

Brassinosteroids are polyhydroxysteroids that are involved in different plants’ biological functions, such as growth, development and resistance to biotic and external stresses. Because of its low abundance in plants, much effort has been dedicated to the synthesis and characterization of brassinosteroids analogs. Herein, we report the synthesis of brassinosteroid 24-nor-5β-cholane type analogs with 23-benzoate function and 22,23-benzoate groups. The synthesis was accomplished with high reaction yields in a four-step synthesis route and using hyodeoxycholic acid as starting material. All synthesized analogs were tested using the rice lamina inclination test to assess their growth-promoting activity and compare it with those obtained for brassinolide, which was used as a positive control. The results indicate that the diasteroisomeric mixture of monobenzoylated derivatives exhibit the highest activity at the lowest tested concentrations (1 × 10⁻⁸ and 1 × 10⁻⁷ M), being even more active than brassinolide. Therefore, a simple synthetic procedure with high reaction yields that use a very accessible starting material provides brassinosteroid synthetic analogs with promising effects on plant growth. This exploratory study suggests that brassinosteroid analogs with similar chemical structures could be a good alternative to natural brassinosteroids.