Critical Roles of Circular RNA in Tumor Metastasis via Acting as a Sponge of miRNA/isomiR

Circular RNAs (circRNAs), a class of new endogenous non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), are closely related to the carcinogenic process and play a critical role in tumor metastasis. CircRNAs can lay the foundation for tumor metastasis via promoting tumor angiogenesis, make tumor cells gain the ability of migration and invasion by regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), interact with immune cells, cytokines, chemokines, and other non-cellular components in the tumor microenvironment, damage the normal immune function or escape the immunosuppressive network, and further promote cell survival and metastasis. Herein, based on the characteristics and biological functions of circRNA, we elaborated on the effect of circRNA via circRNA-associated competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network by acting as miRNA/isomiR sponges on tumor angiogenesis, cancer cell migration and invasion, and interaction with the tumor microenvironment (TME), then explored the potential interactions across different RNAs, and finally discussed the potential clinical value and application as a promising biomarker. These results provide a theoretical basis for the further application of metastasis-related circRNAs in cancer treatment. In summary, we briefly summarize the diverse roles of a circRNA-associated ceRNA network in cancer metastasis and the potential clinical application, especially the interaction of circRNA and miRNA/isomiR, which may complicate the RNA regulatory network and which will contribute to a novel insight into circRNA in the future.     

Effects of PCSK-9 Inhibition by Alirocumab Treatments on Biliary Cirrhotic Rats

Hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress with elevated oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) exacerbate hepatic inflammation and fibrosis. The plasma level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is controlled by proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9). Alirocumab is a monoclonal antibody that decreases LDL via inhibiting PCSK9 function. Apart from lipid-lowering effects, alirocumab exerts anti-inflammation, anti-angiogenesis and anti-oxidant effects. This study aims to investigate the impact of alirocumab treatment on common bile duct ligation (BDL)-induced biliary cirrhotic rats. After a 4-week treatment of alirocumab, the hemodynamic data, blood biochemistry, ox-LDL level, oxidative stress markers, severity of hepatic encephalopathy and abnormal angiogenesis of BDL rats were measured and compared to the control group. BDL rats presented cirrhotic pictures and elevated ammonia, total cholesterol, LDL and ox-LDL levels compared to the control group. Alirocumab decreased plasma levels of total cholesterol, LDL, and oxidative stress markers; however, it did not affect the hemodynamics, liver and renal biochemistry, and the plasma levels of ammonia and ox-LDL. The motor activities, portal-systemic collaterals and mesenteric vascular density were not significantly different between alirocumab-treated and control groups. In addition, it did not affect hepatic inflammation, intrahepatic angiogenesis, liver fibrosis and free cholesterol accumulation in the liver of BDL rats. In conclusion, PCSK9 inhibition by alirocumab treatment ameliorates hyperlipidemia and systemic oxidative stress in biliary cirrhotic rats. However, it does not affect the plasma level of ox-LDL, intrahepatic inflammation and fibrosis. In addition, PCSK9 inhibition has a neutral effect on abnormal angiogenesis and hepatic encephalopathy in biliary cirrhotic rats.     

BOPP薄膜市场现状及发展趋势

介绍了我国双向拉伸聚丙烯薄膜的市场现状,并对其发展趋势进行了展望。     

基于多尺度一致性与注意力机制的视网膜血管分割网络

针对现有的视网膜血管分割方法存在对微血管和毛细血管的分割能力不足,导致血管断连和末端血管漏分,造成视网膜血管分割性能不佳的问题,本文提出一种基于多尺度一致性与注意力机制的视网膜血管分割网络(multi-scale consistency and attention mechanism U-Net, MCAU-Net)。首先,该网络在瓶颈特征层嵌入注意力细化模块(attention refinement module, ARM),能有效细化瓶颈层冗余的特征,抑制背景等无关像素的权值。其次,将上下文特征融合模块(context fusion module, CFM)与传统的跳跃连接相结合,以此补充在特征提取过程中逐渐丢失的信息,加强网络对微血管和毛细血管的构建能力。最后,基于网络的多尺度输出设计了一种多尺度一致性的训练方式,以增强网络对不同尺度特征的敏感性。在DRIVE和CHASE＿DB1公开数据集上进行的对比实验表明本文网络具有良好的分割性能。     

SOM人工神经网络与阻抗谱方法结合研究涂层的失效过程

    分析了干湿循环条件下有机涂层的电化学阻抗谱特征后选取了阻抗变化率参数作为一维自组织特征映射(self-organizing feature map,SOM)神经网络的训练样本,每个样本对输出层神经元都会产生一定的激发水平,根据该神经网络的特性,输出神经元激发水平的变化趋势便可以反映涂层的降解过程.结合涂层阻抗谱的变化特征,可以把干湿循环条件下涂层的失效过程分为三个阶段,即介质渗入涂层过程,介质到达金属表面诱发金属腐蚀过程和腐蚀扩展涂层剥离过程.     

Crosstalk between Growth and Osmoregulation of GHRH-SST-GH-IGF Axis in Triploid Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Smolting is an important development stage of salmonid, and an energy trade-off occurs between osmotic regulation and growth during smolting in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Growth hormone releasing hormone, somatostatin, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor (GHRH-SST-GH-IGF) axis exhibit pleiotropic effects in regulating growth and osmotic adaptation. Due to salmonid specific genome duplication, increased paralogs are identified in the ghrh-sst-gh-igf axis, however, their physiology in modulating osmoregulation has yet to be investigated. In this study, seven sst genes (sst1a, sst1b, sst2, sst3a, sst3b, sst5, sst6) were identified in trout. We further investigated the ghrh-sst-gh-igf axis of diploid and triploid trout in response to seawater challenge. Kidney sst (sst1b, sst2, sst5) and sstr (sstr1b1, sstr5a, sstr5b) expressions were changed (more than 2-fold increase (except for sstr5a with 1.99-fold increase) or less than 0.5-fold decrease) due to osmoregulation, suggesting a pleiotropic physiology of SSTs in modulating growth and smoltification. Triploid trout showed significantly down-regulated brain sstr1b1 and igfbp2a1 (p < 0.05), while diploid trout showed up-regulated brain igfbp1a1 (~2.61-fold, p = 0.057) and igfbp2a subtypes (~1.38-fold, p < 0.05), suggesting triploid trout exhibited a better acclimation to the seawater environment. The triploid trout showed up-regulated kidney igfbp5a subtypes (~6.62 and 7.25-fold, p = 0.099 and 0.078) and significantly down-regulated igfbp5b2 (~0.37-fold, p < 0.05), showing a conserved physiology of teleost IGFBP5a in regulating osmoregulation. The IGFBP6 subtypes are involved in energy and nutritional regulation. Distinctive igfbp6 subtypes patterns (p < 0.05) potentially indicated trout triggered energy redistribution in brain and kidney during osmoregulatory regulation. In conclusion, we showed that the GHRH-SST-GH-IGF axis exhibited pleiotropic effects in regulating growth and osmoregulatory regulation during trout smolting, which might provide new insights into seawater aquaculture of salmonid species.     

Early Expression of Tet1 and Tet2 in Mouse Zygotes Altered DNA Methylation Status and Affected Embryonic Development

Ten-eleven translocation (Tet) dioxygenases can induce DNA demethylation by catalyzing 5-methylcytosine(5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine(5hmC), and play important roles during mammalian development. In mouse, Tet1 and Tet2 are not expressed in pronucleus-staged embryos and are not involved in the genomic demethylation of early zygotes. Here, we investigated the influence of Tet1 and Tet2 on methylation of parental genomes by ectopically expressing Tet1 and Tet2 in zygotes. Immunofluorescence staining showed a marked 5hmC increase in the maternal pronucleus after injection of Tet1 or Tet2 mRNA into zygotes. Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing further revealed that Tet2 greatly enhanced the global demethylation of both parental genomes, while Tet1 only promoted the paternal demethylation. Tet1 and Tet2 overexpression altered the DNA methylation across genomes, including various genic elements and germline-specific differently methylated regions. Tet2 exhibited overall stronger demethylation activity than Tet1. Either Tet1 or Tet2 overexpression impaired preimplantation embryonic development. These results demonstrated that early expression of Tet1 and Tet2 could substantially alter the zygotic methylation landscape and damage embryonic development. These findings provide new insights into understanding the function of Tet dioxygenases and the mechanism of DNA methylation in relation to embryogenesis.     

蛋白质接枝改性腈纶的水解工艺研究

采用NaOH溶液对腈纶进行水解,表面接枝蛋白质制得改性腈纶。讨论了NaOH浓度、水解温度、水解时间对腈纶接枝效果的影响。结果表明:在水解反应温度80~90℃、NaOH溶液质量分数14%、水解时间15 m in时,改性腈纶接枝率较高。力学性能分析和电镜表面观察表明:在腈纶表面接枝大豆蛋白质,不仅可以赋予纤维表面完整的蛋白质覆盖层,而且还可以较好的弥补纤维因水解而产生的表面损伤和力学性能下降等缺陷。     

基于小波变换和LSTM模型的城市天然气负荷预测

城市燃气公司为防止出现储气量过剩或不足等问题,必须要对天然气负荷量进行预测.对此,提出一种基于小波变换和长短期记忆网络的深度学习模型(wavelet_LSTM),对未来一年的天然气日负荷量进行预测.在某市燃气公司真实数据集上的实验结果表明,该模型有较高的准确性,可以较好地满足城市燃气公司的业务需求.     

参数估计算法在汽车动态称重中的应用

介绍了PC机平台上汽车动态称重系统,主要使用数字滤波方法滤除干扰,对滤波后波形调整后使用参数估计算法进行信号处理,准确的提取出静态轴重信号。实测数据的处理结果证明了方法的有效性。