Alisertib Induces Cell Cycle Arrest,Apoptosis, Autophagy and Suppresses EMT in HT29 and Caco-2 Cells

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide with substantial mortality and morbidity. Alisertib (ALS) is a selective Aurora kinase A (AURKA) inhibitor with unclear effect and molecular interactome on CRC. This study aimed to evaluate the molecular interactome and anticancer effect of ALS and explore the underlying mechanisms in HT29 and Caco-2 cells. ALS markedly arrested cells in G₂/M phase in both cell lines, accompanied by remarkable alterations in the expression level of key cell cycle regulators. ALS induced apoptosis in HT29 and Caco-2 cells through mitochondrial and death receptor pathways. ALS also induced autophagy in HT29 and Caco-2 cells, with the suppression of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), but activation of 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathways. There was a differential modulating effect of ALS on p38 MAPK signaling pathway in both cell lines. Moreover, induction or inhibition of autophagy modulated basal and ALS-induced apoptosis in both cell lines. ALS potently suppressed epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in HT29 and Caco-2 cells. Collectively, it suggests that induction of cell cycle arrest, promotion of apoptosis and autophagy, and suppression of EMT involving mitochondrial, death receptor, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, p38 MAPK, and AMPK signaling pathways contribute to the cancer cell killing effect of ALS on CRC cells.     

Genipin cross-linked chitosan hydrogel for the controlled release of tetracycline with controlled release property,lower cytotoxicity,and long-term bioactivity

To realize the controlled release property, lower cytotoxicity, and long-term bioactivity of tetracycline, the chitosan hydrogel had been prepared using genipin as the cross-linker and the tetracycline was in situ encapsulated. The formation process and strength of hydrogel were studied by rheological analysis, and the microtopography was observed by scanning electron microscope. It was found that the amount of genipin could modulate the physical property of the hydrogel. For in vitro release and antibacterial assays, the hydrogel could controllably release tetracycline and keep its bioactivity for a long time. The tetracycline-loaded chitosan hydrogel showed good antibacterial effect even under alkaline environment, which displayed better stability compared with free tetracycline. Moreover, the tetracycline-loaded chitosan hydrogel exhibited lower cytotoxicity than did tetracycline alone, suggesting that this tetracycline-loaded chitosan hydrogel could be a more useful dosage form than separate doses of tetracycline. The novel aspects of this study include the cytotoxicity study and the in vitro and in vivo assays, which might be useful for other researchers in this field.

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Graphical abstract To realize the controlled release property, lower cytotoxicity, and long-term bioactivity of tetracycline, genipin cross-linked chitosan hydrogel was used as the carrier of tetracycline. The hydrogel could controllably release tetracycline with bioactivity. The hydrogel showed good antibacterial effect even under alkaline environment. The hydrogel exhibited lower cytotoxicity than did tetracycline alone.

     

温度对WC-WB-CoCr涂层高温摩擦磨损性能的影响

采用超音速火焰喷涂(HVOF)制备了WC-WB-CoCr涂层,研究了温度对WC-WB-CoCr涂层高温摩擦磨损性能的影响。通过SEM、XRD和显微硬度仪对涂层的微观组织、相结构和力学性能进行表征。通过摩擦磨损试验机和拉曼光谱仪研究了WC-WB-CoCr涂层的高温摩擦学性能和氧化产物,采用台阶仪扫描磨痕形貌并计算WC-WB-CoCr涂层的磨损率。结果表明：WC-WB-Co-Cr涂层主要由WC和CoW₂B₂组成,涂层结构致密,与基体结合紧密;随着磨损试验温度升高,涂层的摩擦系数从0.66降低到0.57,涂层的磨损率随着温度的升高而升高,但是其磨损率增长程度随着温度的升高而降低。在高温磨损过程中,磨痕表面的氧化膜主要由WO₃和CoWO₄组成,且CoWO₄比WO₃表现出更好的耐高温磨损性能。涂层的主要磨损机制为氧化磨损、疲劳磨损和粘着磨损。     

熔盐电解法制备单一Sm2Fe17合金相的机理研究

选择在LiF-CaF₂-SmF₃熔盐体系中,采用熔盐电解法在1160℃下通过恒电流在Fe阴极表面获得了不同厚度(17.22～40.34μm)的Sm₂Fe₁₇合金层,同时通过循环伏安法与方波伏安法研究了Sm³⁺在W与Fe阴极上的电化学行为。结果表明,Sm³⁺无法单独沉积于W电极上,Sm³⁺在铁阴极上的还原为Sm⁰分为2步,首先在-0.33V(vs.Cr/Cr₂O₃)发生Sm³⁺还原为Sm²⁺的可溶-可溶型反应,然后当电极电势超过-0.78V(vs.Cr/Cr₂O₃)时Sm²⁺开始在阴极界面处上发生欠电势还原,在Fe电极表面生成Sm₂Fe₁₇合金,这是由于在Sm₂Fe₁₇合金中降...     

A graph deep learning method for short‐term traffic forecasting on large road networks

Short‐term traffic flow prediction on a large‐scale road network is challenging due to the complex spatial–temporal dependencies, the directed network topology, and the high computational cost. To address the challenges, this article develops a graph deep learning framework to predict large‐scale network traffic flow with high accuracy and efficiency. Specifically, we model the dynamics of the traffic flow on a road network as an irreducible and aperiodic Markov chain on a directed graph. Based on the representation, a novel spatial–temporal graph inception residual network (STGI‐ResNet) is developed for network‐based traffic prediction. This model integrates multiple spatial–temporal graph convolution (STGC) operators, residual learning, and the inception structure. The proposed STGC operators can adaptively extract spatial–temporal features from multiple traffic periodicities while preserving the topology information of the road network. The proposed STGI‐ResNet inherits the advantages of residual learning and inception structure to improve prediction accuracy, accelerate the model training process, and reduce difficult parameter tuning efforts. The computational complexity is linearly related to the number of road links, which enables citywide short‐term traffic prediction. Experiments using a car‐hailing traffic data set at 10‐, 30‐, and 60‐min intervals for a large road network in a Chinese city shows that the proposed model outperformed various state‐of‐the‐art baselines for short‐term network traffic flow prediction.     

Seismic performance of corrugated steel plate concrete composite shear walls

In this paper, composite shear walls with different encased steel plates (flat, horizontal corrugated, and vertical corrugated) were tested and simulated by Abaqus to investigate the seismic behavior of corrugated steel plate concrete composite shear walls (SPCSWs). The failure characteristics, deformation and energy dissipation capacity, and stiffness and bearing capacity of the structures under low‐frequency cyclic load were analyzed, and indexes of the seismic performance were obtained. The formulas of the shear‐bearing capacity of steel plate concrete composite shear walls are suggested, and the shear‐sharing ratio of each member is obtained. According to the obtained results, corrugated steel plates can bond with concrete well, and the bearing capacity of the vertical corrugated SPCSW are higher than that of the horizontal corrugated SPCSW. Compared with flat SPCSW, corrugated SPCSW has higher initial stiffness and lateral stiffness, better ductility and energy dissipation ability, and the degradation of bearing capacity and stiffness is slower. The shear‐sharing ratio of a steel plate is larger than that of reinforced concrete in the flat SPCSW and the vertical corrugated SPCSW, the shear force shared by steel plate and reinforced concrete in horizontal corrugated SPCSW is basically the same.     

电力电缆隧道结构病害及检测评估方法探讨

电力电缆隧道是目前常见的城市地下空间利用形态之一,但是该类隧道的结构病害检测技术体系和规范尚不完善,影响了该类隧道的病害评定及相应处治。电力电缆隧道的病害类型主要包括隧道渗漏水、隧道衬砌裂损、衬砌结构腐蚀这三大类型,其中影响较大的为隧道渗漏水。在电力电缆隧道的检测工作中,需要结合电力隧道的工作环境条件、功能特点,明确检测的目的和需求,有针对性地调查和收集相关的信息和资料以制定检测方案。检测的内容可以划分为外观检查、结构安全性检查、结构耐久性检查这三大类内容,以便选取适宜的仪器和方法开展电力隧道检测工作。论文提出了确定电力隧道结构区段的分项评定标准及综合技术状况评定方法,并建议依据检测评定结果对电力隧道采取对应的养护措施。     

传统民居穿斗式木构架抗震性能振动台试验研究

为研究西南地区木结构传统民居的抗震性能,对一个位于7度抗震设防烈度地区的两层、两跨穿斗式木构架进行模拟地震振动台试验。试验中选用3条天然波和1条人工波作为输入地震波,对模型结构的动力特性、加速度响应、位移响应、地震剪力及耗能能力进行分析。研究结果表明：随着输入加速度峰值的增加,模型结构自振频率减小,阻尼比增大。在加速度峰值为022g的地震作用后,模型结构X向和Y向的一阶自振频率分别降低了1069%和1997%,相应阻尼比分别增大到1606%和1747%。结构各层加速度放大系数随着加速度峰值的增加而降低,檐柱顶处的加速度放大系数在整个结构中最小,说明檐柱顶处榫卯节点在振动过程中减震作用明显。在加速度峰值为022g的地震作用下,结构最大层间位移角为1/53,此时未见模型有显著破坏,表明模型木构架具有良好的整体变形能力和抗倒塌能力。整个试验过程中,一层柱架耗能作用最大,柱脚耗能作用最小。     

活性粉末混凝土中带肋钢筋搭接性能试验研究#br#

为明确活性粉末混凝土RPC（reactive powder concrete）中带肋钢筋搭接连接的受力性能,合理确定RPC中纵筋的搭接长度,以纵筋搭接长度、RPC强度、搭接钢筋净距和配箍率为试验参数,对39个RPC中的钢筋搭接连接试件进行对拉试验,获得各试验参数对RPC中带肋钢筋搭接连接性能的影响规律。结果表明：对拉荷载作用下,RPC中带肋钢筋搭接连接分别出现钢筋拔出和拉断两种破坏模式,对于保护层厚度小于2倍钢筋直径的拔出破坏试件,一般还伴随外围RPC劈裂裂缝的出现;对于拔出破坏试件,搭接区域的搭接强度随搭接长度增大而略有减小、随RPC强度和配箍率的增加而增大;相较于搭接长度为100mm的试件,搭接长度为150mm试件的搭接强度约减小5%;强度等级为100MPa、120MPa和150MPa的RPC与直径为20mm带肋钢筋间的搭接强度分别约为17.5MPa、19.5MPa和21.1MPa;相较于未配箍筋试件,配箍率为0.34%和0.75%试件的搭接强度分别提高7.8%和13.1%;相较于钢筋净距为20mm试件,净距为0和40mm试件的搭接强度分别约减小5%和8%,但净距40mm试件搭接强度的降低主要是由于试件RPC保护层厚度过小,使得钢筋外围RPC产生劈裂所致。根据试验结果,建立搭接区域钢筋表面搭接强度及临界搭接长度的计算公式,并以该文及其他研究者的试验结果验证了所提公式的适用性,据此可确定带肋钢筋在RPC中的临界搭接长度。     

微量Y(0.2 wt.%)对铸造Mg-Sn合金热变形行为影响

采用MTS-CMT5105电子万能试验机,在温度为250~400℃、初始应变速率为10_-4~10_-1s_-1,最大变形量为40%的条件下,对铸态Mg-2.5Sn(wt.%)和Mg-2.5Sn-0.2Y(wt.%)合金进行压缩变形。结合真应力-应变曲线、峰值应力、显微组织、本构方程、DMM加工图,研究了微量Y(0.2 wt.%)对铸造Mg-Sn合金热变形行为的影响。结果表明：微量Y的添加,在较低应变速率时,会使Mg-Sn合金热压缩峰值应力增加30%以上;但在较高应变速率时,却对其影响不大。会改变合金塑性变形机制的控制方式,即由扩散控制变为位错的滑移和攀移。会抑制动态再结晶。会降低功率耗散系数,扩大加工失稳区。