淡竹叶多酚的提取纯化工艺优化、组分分析及体外抗氧化活性研究

目的 确定淡竹叶多酚提取纯化工艺,分析主要成分及体外抗氧化活性。方法 采用超声辅助提取淡竹叶多酚,通过响应面实验确定最佳提取条件。选取适合淡竹叶多酚纯化的大孔树脂,对纯化工艺参数进行优化。通过高效液相色谱-质谱法(high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, HPLC-MS)鉴定淡竹叶多酚的主要成分,并评价其体外抗氧化活性。结果 淡竹叶多酚的最佳提取工艺参数为:乙醇体积分数60%、超声功率500 W、料液比1:25 (g/mL)、超声时间24 min及超声温度59℃,该条件下淡竹叶多酚提取量为8.01 mg/g。淡竹叶多酚纯化工艺参数为:上样质量浓度6 mg/mL、pH 4、流速2 mL/min、解吸液为70%乙醇、解吸体积90 mL,纯化后的淡竹叶多酚纯度由12.86%提高到76.18%。通过HPLC-MS鉴定出16种酚类成分,且纯化后多酚有较高的抗氧化活性。结论 本研究得到了淡竹叶多酚提取纯化工艺,得到的多酚纯化物有明显的抗氧化活性。     

Isolation and Characterization of Urinary Extracellular Vesicles from Healthy Donors and Patients with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy among men in developed countries. The five-year survival rate for men diagnosed with early-stage PCa is approximately 100%, while it is less than 30% for castration-resistant PCa (CRPC). Currently, the detection of prostate-specific antigens as biomarkers for the prognosis of CRPC is criticized because of its low accuracy, high invasiveness, and high false-positive rate. Therefore, it is important to identify new biomarkers for prediction of CRPC progression. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from tumors have been highlighted as potential markers for cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Specifically, urinary EVs directly reflect changes in the pathophysiological conditions of the urogenital system because it is exposed to prostatic secretions. Thus, detecting biomarkers in urinary EVs provides a promising approach for performing an accurate and non-invasive liquid biopsy for CPRC. In this study, we effectively isolated urinary EVs with low protein impurities using size-exclusion chromatography combined with ultrafiltration. After EV isolation and characterization, we evaluated the miRNAs in urinary EVs from healthy donors and patients with CRPC. The results indicated that miRNAs (miR-21-5p, miR-574-3p, and miR-6880-5p) could be used as potential biomarkers for the prognosis of CRPC. This analysis of urinary EVs contributes to the fast and convenient prognosis of diseases, including CRPC, in the clinical setting.     

Production of Lacto-N-biose I Using Crude Extracts of Bifidobacterial Cells

Lacto-N-biose I (LNB) is supposed to represent the bifidus factor in human milk oligosaccharides, and can be practically produced from sucrose and GlcNAc using four bifidobacterial enzymes, 1,3-β-galactosyl-N-acetylhexosamine phosphorylase, sucrose phosphorylase, UDP-glucose-hexose 1-phosphate uridylyltransferase, and UDP-glucose 4-epimerase, recombinantly produced by Escherichia coli. Here the production of LNB by the same enzymatic method without using genetically modified enzymes to consider the use of LNB for a food ingredient was reported. All four enzymes were produced as the intracellular enzymes of Bifidobacterium strains. The mixture of the crude extracts contained all four enzymes, with other enzymes interfering with the LNB production, namely, phosphoglucomutase, fructose 6-phosphate phosphoketolase, and glycogen phosphorylase. The first two interfering enzymes were selectively inactivated by heat treatment at 47 °C for 1 h in the presence of pancreatin, and glycogen phosphorylase was disabled by hydrolyzing its possible acceptor molecules using glucoamylase. Finally, 91 % of GlcNAc was converted into LNB in the 100-mL reaction mixture containing 300 mM GlcNAc.     

高效液相色谱定量分析煤衍生重质产品

针对煤衍生重质产品的组分分析,以高效液相色谱（HPLC）研究了其定量问题。首先,建立高分辨的色谱分离体系,使组分得以好的分离和定性。对各分离组分定量测定采用了外标法和外标-定量因子法。实验表明准确定量的技术关键在于：溶解样品溶剂的合理选择;配制样品溶液浓度的正确控制;配制样品溶液的进一步处理技术。     

Improving the Management of Endometrial Cancer Patients through the Use of Liquid Biopsy Analyses: A Case Report

Endometrial cancer (EC) is the 4th most common neoplasm of the female genital tract, with 15–20% of patients being of high risk of recurrence which leads to a significant decrease in patient survival. Current therapeutic options for patients with EC are poor, being the combined therapy of carboplatin and paclitaxel the standard of care, with limited efficacy. Therefore, new therapeutic options and better monitoring tools are needed to improve the management of the disease. In the current case report, we showcase the value of liquid biopsy analyses in a microsatellite instability EC patient with initially good prognosis that however underwent rapid progression disease within 6 months post-surgery; through the study of plasma cfDNA/ctDNA dynamics to assess the tumour evolution during treatment, as well as the study of the uterine aspirate as a valuable sample that captures the intra-tumour heterogeneity that allows a comprehensive genomic profiling of the disease to identify potential therapeutic options. Furthermore, preclinical models were generated at the time of tumour progression to assess the efficacy of the identified targeted therapies.     

Single-Circulating Tumor Cell Whole Genome Amplification to Unravel Cancer Heterogeneity and Actionable Biomarkers

The field of single-cell analysis has advanced rapidly in the last decade and is providing new insights into the characterization of intercellular genetic heterogeneity and complexity, especially in human cancer. In this regard, analyzing single circulating tumor cells (CTCs) is becoming particularly attractive due to the easy access to CTCs from simple blood samples called “liquid biopsies”. Analysis of multiple single CTCs has the potential to allow the identification and characterization of cancer heterogeneity to guide best therapy and predict therapeutic response. However, single-CTC analysis is restricted by the low amounts of DNA in a single cell genome. Whole genome amplification (WGA) techniques have emerged as a key step, enabling single-cell downstream molecular analysis. Here, we provide an overview of recent advances in WGA and their applications in the genetic analysis of single CTCs, along with prospective views towards clinical applications. First, we focus on the technical challenges of isolating and recovering single CTCs and then explore different WGA methodologies and recent developments which have been utilized to amplify single cell genomes for further downstream analysis. Lastly, we list a portfolio of CTC studies which employ WGA and single-cell analysis for genetic heterogeneity and biomarker detection.     

射频电容液位计在海上溢油液位检测中的应用

简单介绍了射频电容液位计进行油水双液位检测的基本原理,阐述了海上溢油回收检测装置的基本构造及其工作过程。针对海上特殊应用环境的测量需求,提出分别按油、按水标定的液位检测方案。油水混合状态下,对2组实验测试数据进行误差和线性度的数值计算,通过曲线拟合对比分析,最终确定了海上溢油回收集油箱油位检测的最优化方案—按油标定检测。实验证明,该方案可以满足现场实际测量环境的要求,液位计的测量精度高、线性度好。     

The effects of process conditions and substrate on copper MOCVD using liquid injection of (hfac)Cu(vtmos)

Copper MOCVD (metalorganic chemical vapor deposition) using liquid injection for effective delivery of the (hfac)Cu(vtmos) [1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentadionato(vinyltrimethoxysilane) copper(I)] precursor has been performed to clarify growth behavior of copper films onto TiN, <100> Si, and Si₃N₄ substrates. Especially, we have studied the influences of process conditions and the substrate on growth rates, impurities, microstructures, and electrical characteristics of copper films. As the reactor pressure was increased, the growth rate was governed by a pick-up rate of (hfac)Cu(vtmos) in the vaporizer. The apparent activation energy for copper growth over the surface-reaction controlled regime from 155°C to 225°C was in the range 12.7–32.5 kcal/mol depending upon the substrate type. It revealed that H₂ addition at 225°C substrate temperature brought about a maximum increase of about 25% in the growth rate compared to pure Ar as the carrier gas. At moderate deposition temperatures, the degree of a <111> preferred orientation for the deposit was higher on the sequence of <Cu/Si<Cu/TiN<Cu/Si₃N₄. The relative impurity content within the deposit was in the range 1.1 to 1.8 at.%. The electrical resistivity for the Cu films on TiN illustrated three regions of the variation according to the substrate temperature, so the deposit at 165°C had the optimum resistivity value. However, the coarsened microstructures of Cu on TiN prepared above 275°C gave rise to higher electrical resistivities compared to those on Si and Si₃N₄ substrates.     

CO2激光诱导液相沉积银的机理研究

激光诱导液相沉积的机理可大致分为光电化学机理、热电化学机理和热分解机理等。通过试验及分析表明 ,CO2 激光诱导液相沉积银属于简单的热分解机理。CO2 激光起到局域热源的作用 ,在激光辐照过程中 ,光照区介质溶液及基体表面均发生了极其复杂的物理化学变化 ,最后诱导产生的银沉积在基体表面并部分扩散到了基体内部 ,成为后续化学镀铜的催化中心及过渡层     

Neurotoxicity of Chronic Co-Exposure of Lead and Ionic Liquid in Common Carp: Synergistic or Antagonistic?

Previous studies have indicated that the harmful heavy metal lead (Pb) contamination in aquatic systems has caused intelligence development disorders and nervous system function abnormalities in juveniles due to the increased permeability of the blood–brain barrier. Ionic liquids (ILs) are considered “green” organic solvents that can replace traditional organic solvents. Studies have found the presence of ILs in soil and water due to chemical applications or unintentional leakage. Therefore, what would happen if Pb interacted with ILs in a body of water? Could ILs enable Pb to more easily cross the blood–brain barrier? Therefore, we examined the combined exposure of Pb and ILs in common carp at low concentration (18.3 mg L⁻¹ of Pb(CH₃COO)₂•3 H₂O and 11 mg L⁻¹ of the IL 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride, 5% of their LC₅₀) for 28 days in the present study. The result of a neurobehavioral assay showed that chronic exposure of lead at lower concentrations significantly altered fish movement and neurobehaviors, indicating that lead exposure caused neurotoxicity in the carp. Increases in the neurotransmitter dopamine levels and injuries in the fish brain accounted for neurobehavioral abnormalities induced by lead exposure. Moreover, we also found that lead could easily cross the blood–brain barrier and caused significant bioaccumulation in the brain. Particularly, our study indicated that the ionic liquid could not synergistically promote blood–brain barrier permeability and hence failed to increase the absorption of lead in the fish brain, suggesting that the combined exposure of lead and ILs was not a synergistic effect but antagonism to the neurotoxicity. The results of this study suggested that ILs could recede the Pb induced neurotoxicity in fish.