Clinical Significance of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Association with Hormone Receptor Expression Patterns in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Hormone receptor expression patterns often correlate with infiltration of specific lymphocytes in tumors. Specifically, the presence of specific tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) with particular hormone receptor expression is reportedly associated with breast cancer, however, this has not been revealed in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Therefore, we investigated the association between hormone receptor expression and TILs in EOC. Here we found that ERα, AR, and GR expression increased in EOC, while PR was significantly reduced and ERβ expression showed a reduced trend compared to normal epithelium. Cluster analysis indicated poor disease-free survival (DFS) in AR+/GR+/PR+ subgroup (triple dominant group); while the Cox proportional-hazards model highlighted the triple dominant group as an independent prognostic factor for DFS. In addition, significant upregulation of FoxP3+ TILs, PD-1, and PD-L1 was observed in the triple dominant group compared to other groups. NanoString analyses further suggested that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and/or NF-κB signaling pathways were activated with significant upregulation of RELA, MAP3K5, TNFAIP3, BCL2L1, RIPK1, TRAF2, PARP1, and AKT1 in the triple dominant EOC group. The triple dominant subgroup correlates with poor prognosis in EOC. Moreover, the TNF and/or NF-κB signaling pathways may be responsible for hormone-mediated inhibition of the immune microenvironment.     

热力耦合作用下Al-2.8%Cu-1.35%Li-0.11%Zr合金析出相演化和力学性能

通过TEM、HAADF-STEM和室温拉伸实验开展Al-2.8%Cu-1.35%Li-0.3%Mn-0.11%Zr合金在人工时效和蠕变时效状态下的析出相演化规律和力学性能研究。结果表明,160 ℃时效条件下,人工时效和160 MPa应力时效过程中合金中析出相数量均随时效时间的延长而增多,相同时效时间条件下应力时效状态合金T₁相数量较多,但其平均直径减小了约5~15 nm。这主要是因为外加应力增加了合金中的位错密度从而促进析出相析出。T₁相在时效析出过程中并未受外加应力的影响而沿某个方向择优析出,无明显的应力位向效应,这可能与T₁相具有更大的惯习平面变体上的形核与临界应力值有关。相比于人工时效,应力时效后合金的室温屈服强度和抗拉强度均增加,且在时效初期对屈服强度效果更为显著。      

耐腐蚀摩托艇ADC12-0.5La铝合金微观组织及制备

为改善ADC12铝合金的耐腐蚀性能,通过超声熔铸法制备ADC12-0.5La铝合金,并利用光学显微镜、扫描电镜、能谱分析仪、硬度计、浸泡腐蚀试验和电化学工作站研究了T6热处理和稀土La改性对ADC12铝合金的微观组织、硬度和耐腐蚀性能的影响。结果表明,T6态ADC12-0.5La铝合金微观组织明显细化,α-Al尺寸减小,形貌变圆整,共晶Si相和AlFeMnSi相细化为短棒状。相比于ADC12铝合金,T6态ADC12-0.5La铝合金硬度达到117.7HV,提高了26.8%,腐蚀电流密度降低了10.7%,腐蚀电位上升了64.4%,腐蚀速率降低了54.4%,腐蚀表面平坦且光滑,表现为较轻微的晶间腐蚀。T6态ADC12-0.5La铝合金提高了腐蚀电位,Al-La-Cu稀土相阻碍了电子移动,铝合金的耐腐蚀性能得到大幅度提高。     

高校知识产权保护问题探析

知识产权保护是高校科技发展之本，可以激励科技创新，促进科技成果商品化、产业化。本文分析了当前高校知识产权保护工作中存在的一些问题，针对性地提出了加强高校知识产权保护的措施。     

7175铝合金锻件毛坯高温均匀化处理工艺研究

对7175铝合金大型锻件生产过程中的关键工艺－－高温均匀化处理进行了研究；分析了锻造毛坯经过高温处理和未经高温处理的锻件的组织、性能差别及其机理。     

热处理工艺对T12A钢冷冲模使用寿命的影响

通过对Ｔ１２Ａ钢冷冲模具经不同热处理工艺试验表明，用中合适的未溶碳化物的存在，可显著地提高其使用寿命、用于冷冲模具上，为传统热处理后的使用寿命２倍以上。     

中药降香对酪氨酸酶激活作用的动力学研究

酪氨酸酶是生物合成黑素的主要酶。降香有促进酪氨酸酶活性的作用。通过对中药降香的水提取液和乙醇提取液促进酪氨酸酶活性作用的观察研究及降香提高酪氨酸酶活性的动力学观察研究，得到Lineweaver-Burk曲线、动力学回归方程及米氏常数Km值。为研究中药有效成分激活黑素细胞的机理奠定了基础。     

A molecular dynamics simulation of bacteriophage T4 lysozyme

An analysis of a 400 ps molecular dynamics simulation of the164 amino acid enzyme T4 lysozyme is presented. The simulationwas carried out with all hydrogen atoms modeled explicitly,the inclusion of all 152 crystallographic waters and at a temperatureof 300 K. Temporal analysis of the trajectory versus energy,hydrogen bond stability, r.m.s. deviation from the startingcrystal structure and radius of gyration, demonstrates thatthe simulation was both stable and representative of the averageexperimental structure. Average structural properties were calculatedfrom the enzyme trajectory and compared with the crystal structure.The mean value of the C displacements of the average simulatedstructure from the X-ray structure was 1.1 ± 0.1 Å;differences of the backbone and angles between the averagesimulated structure and the crystal structure were also examined.Thermal-B factors were calculated from the simulation for heavyand backbone atoms and both were in good agreement with experimentalvalues. Relationships between protein secondary structure elementsand internal motions were studied by examining the positionalfluctuations of individual helix, sheet and turn structures.The structural integrity in the secondary structure units waspreserved throughout the simulation; however, the A helix didshow some unusually high atomic fluctuations. The largest backboneatom r.m.s. fluctuations were found in non-secondary structureregions; similar results were observed for r.m.s. fluctuationsof non-secondary structure and angles. In general, the calculatedvalues of r.m.s. fluctuations were quite small for the secondarystructure elements. In contrast, surface loops and turns exhibitedmuch larger values, being able to sample larger regions of conformationalspace. The C difference distance matrix and super-positioninganalyses comparing the X-ray structure with the average dynamicsstructure suggest that a ‘hinge-bending’ motionoccurs between the N- and C-terminal domains.     

真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1(+)-Vasostatin的构建及其在293T细胞中的表达

目的构建真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1(+)-Vasostatin并检测其在真核细胞内的表达水平。方法将带有信号肽的Vasostatin基因片段克隆至pcDNA3.1(+)真核表达载体上,经酶切鉴定及测序分析证明构建成功后,以脂质体介导法转染293T细胞,通过Westernblot法,检测其在293T细胞内的表达水平。结果所构建的真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1(+)-Va-sostatin转染293T细胞后,在其裂解的上清液中,检测到目的基因的表达。结论已成功构建了pcDNA3.1(+)-Vasostatin表达载体,并在真核细胞中表达了目的蛋白。     

环型聚苯乙烯结构与性能的研究

本文通过多种分析测试手段，详细研究了环型聚苯乙烯（ＲＰＳ）分子链结构、聚集态结构、热性能及稀溶液性质，并与线型聚苯乙烯（ＬＰＳ）作了对照。结果表明：ＲＰＳ链结构确为环状结构，由于链结构不同于ＬＰＳ，因此链刚性及其随分子量的变化关系也不同于ＬＰＳ，这是导致其性质与ＬＰＳ存在很大差异的根本原因。ＲＰＳ链堆积较ＬＰＳ松散，由于线团密度ＲＰＳ大于ＬＰＳ，所以宏观上二者比容并无多大差异，但ＲＰＳ比容受分子量影响较ＬＰＳ大。ＲＰＳ的Ｔｇ随分子量变化关系受自由体积和构象熵即链刚性两种因素的影响。动态光散射及小角Ｘ光散射实验结果说明，ＲＰＳ的扩散行为、流体力学半径和无扰分子尺寸与ＬＰＳ相比有很大不同。