多层纸芯片乳腺癌组织微阵列用于抗肿瘤药物测试

开发了一种多层纸芯片细胞培养平台,将乳腺癌细胞分别接种于多层的图形化纸芯片的亲水区,折叠后构建了仿真实体肿瘤.多层纸芯片覆以微孔薄膜,用以仿真血管内皮层.培养不同时间后,拆解多层纸芯片检测乳腺癌组织内各层面的细胞形态、存活率、细胞周期分布以及细胞内乳酸含量.实验结果显示,各层纸芯片培养的乳腺癌细胞存活率均高于80％,并形成了类组织结构.芯片乳腺癌组织内部呈酸化倾向,且酸化程度随着培养时间的延长而升高.与二维(2D)培养细胞相比较,纸芯片乳腺癌组织内细胞增殖比例显著降低(15％ vs 60％).多层纸芯片乳腺癌组织显示了更接近体内情况的药物反应机制,细胞存活率随阿霉素浓度升高呈现缓慢下降趋势,IC50值显著高于2D培养细胞组(5.0 μmol/L vsl.144 μmol/L).这种多层纸芯片乳腺癌组织微阵列构建简便、仿真度高,有望成为抗肿瘤药物反应测试的有力工具.     

基于微流控芯片的乳腺癌细胞微环境酸化检测

建立了基于微流控芯片的乳腺癌微环境酸化模型和动态检测微环境酸化情况的分析方法。设计了一种多层复合式微流控芯片,将乳腺癌细胞悬液引入含有水凝胶前体的芯片培养室后,在硝酸纤维素薄膜上固化形成3D培养支架。芯片通道连续灌流模拟血流供应,并将非电化学的pH检测器引入芯片,通过图像分析得到实时的pH变化。通过观察癌细胞的存活率、增殖率、乳酸水平及pH值,分析微环境的酸化情况,同时与正常细胞进行比较。结果表明,连续灌流培养7 d,乳腺癌细胞的存活率保持在90%以上;随着培养天数的增加,芯片上癌细胞微环境的pH值逐渐降低,且灌流速度越低,pH值下降越明显,而正常细胞微环境的pH值无明显变化。基于微流控芯片的微环境酸化检测平台可实时动态检测微环境的pH值,有望成为相关肿瘤研究的有力工具。     

聚二甲基硅氧烷-纸复合微流控芯片上的肝癌细胞三维培养

研发了一种聚二甲基硅氧烷-纸复合型微流控芯片用于肝癌细胞三维培养.芯片使用明胶处理硝酸纤维素薄膜作为细胞培养基底,以水凝胶网格作为三维培养支撑.结合微通道主动灌流与水凝胶中的被动扩散,模拟体内的流体运输形式实现细胞与外界物质交换.实验结果显示,芯片上的液滴生成以及细胞定位种植简便可靠.连续监测显示肝癌HcpG2细胞在水凝胶微球中增殖形成类似组织的三维结构.细胞增殖动力学分析以及生化检测结果显示了芯片三维培养与二维培养的差别.这种芯片三维细胞培养方法操作简便可靠,仿真度高,适合于肿瘤细胞研究.     

光/还原双重响应水凝胶微球的制备及在细胞三维(3D)培养中的应用

设计合成了一种光/还原双响应水凝胶微球, 该微球可在温和的刺激条件下实现三维(3D)细胞的大规模培养和无酶无损捕获. 水凝胶微球组分中包含一个双响应功能单体(M1), 其中邻硝基苄酯功能基团可在紫外光照下与氨基化合物发生光偶联作用, 从而在水凝胶微球表面实现黏附蛋白的有效固定, 并通过蛋白质-整合素相互作用介导细胞的黏附. 微球表面细胞生长增殖后, 其中的二硫键基团可被谷胱甘肽还原, 从而介导细胞无酶无损温和释放. 这种通过调节水凝胶微球表面生物活性分子的固定与释放介导细胞黏附与捕获的新方法为细胞工程提供了一种通用而有效的手段.     

基于互穿网络结构的pH/温度双重刺激响应性微凝胶的研究

室温下采用氧化-还原引发体系,以低交联密度的聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)(PNIPAM)微凝胶为种子,通过种子乳液聚合法合成由PNIPAM和聚丙烯酸(PAA)形成的具有互穿聚合物网络结构的微凝胶.傅立叶变换红外光谱分析结果表明微凝胶由PNIPAM和PAA两种聚合物组成,透射电镜表征结果证实微凝胶中PNIPAM和PAA两种聚合物形成了互穿网络结构.用动态激光光散射测试不同温度或pH值水介质中微凝胶的粒径,结果发现微凝胶具有良好的pH/温度双重刺激响应性.在水介质pH值大于5.5的情况下,PAA组分对微凝胶的体积相转变温度没有影响;而在水介质pH值为4.0的情况下,由于PAA与PNIPAM之间的氢键作用,微凝胶的体积相转变温度稍微降低.微凝胶中PAA组分含量越高,其pH刺激响应性越显著.     

开放式微流控芯片上的肿瘤组织微阵列构建

构建了一种具有自动形成细胞培养阵列和多步骤灵活操作特点的开放式微流控芯片。此芯片具有3层复合式结构:底层为微通道贯穿的细胞培养池阵列,顶层是开放式培养池,二者之间为一层纳米孔薄膜。纳米孔薄膜具有"透气阻水"的特性,既起到止流阀作用实现液体自动分配,又允许跨膜扩散,模拟血管内皮层扩散屏障结构。结合移液工作站,开放式微流控芯片可以完成细胞换液、药物处理和细胞活力测试等一系列分析步骤。本研究以乳腺癌细胞为模型,在芯片上90 s内可构建包含三维细胞培养和仿真血管内皮的10×10肿瘤组织微阵列。形态学和免疫组织化学检测证实了芯片肿瘤组织的仿真效果。抗肿瘤药物测试结果表明,这种开放式微流控组织阵列芯片允许在仿真条件下进行包含复杂操作步骤的细胞实验,是细胞研究的有利工具。     

全水相微流控系统一步制备球丝异质载体用作细胞三维培养

水凝胶微丝是一种在生物医学领域备受关注的支架材料,具有良好的生物相容性、可调的力学性能和较大的比表面积。然而,在绿色环境下制备高细胞负载能力和多组分载荷的异质微丝仍然面临挑战。为了克服这一问题,本研究建立了一种基于气动泵阀辅助的全水相微流控系统,该系统能够实现具有球丝异质形态和先进功能的水凝胶微载体的一步制备。在这个系统中,利用右旋糖酐和聚乙二醇两相的自发相分离,形成液滴,并利用海藻酸钠和氯化钙的离子交联固化,形成水凝胶。通过调整内相、中间相和外相的流速,可以灵活控制液滴的大小、液滴之间的间距和微丝的宽度。得到的水凝胶微丝具有等距离排列的液滴,呈现出球丝异质的形态。进一步的实验结果表明,这种水凝胶微丝载体可以用于高通量原位生成三维细胞球。生成的细胞球表现出良好的细胞存活率和药物测试功能。这说明该载体在细胞培养方面具有潜在的应用前景。该全水相微流控系统具有高效、精确和可控的特点,为水凝胶微丝的制备提供了新的方法。这一技术的开发为进一步开展生物医学研究和应用提供了有力支持,也为制备用于材料科学、组织工程和药物测试的多功能水凝胶微丝提供了新途径。     

阵列微流控浓度梯度网络用于细胞-化学刺激反应研究

设计和制作了具有5组平行浓度梯度形成网络和30个细胞培养池的微流控芯片,该芯片集成了细胞接种、培养、梯度浓度化学刺激、标记和检测等功能单元。芯片为玻璃-PDMS杂合结构,微流控通道刻蚀于玻璃层。芯片细胞培养池设计了系列围堰结构以利于细胞贴壁。细胞接种、灌流培养和试剂引入通过外接微量注射泵控制完成。该芯片可以生成连续、稳定的平行浓度梯度。观察发现,围堰结构有利于细胞接种和生长,乳腺癌MCF-7细胞在芯片灌流培养条件下生长良好。利用该芯片检测了在接受As2O3和乙酰丝氨酸(NAC)梯度浓度刺激后乳腺癌MCF-7细胞内谷胱甘肽(GSH)水平以及细胞阿霉素敏感性的变化,分析乳腺癌细胞阿霉素敏感性与细胞内GSH水平的关系。MCF-7细胞内GSH水平的变化与刺激药物浓度呈剂量-效应依赖关系,在接受As2O3刺激后GSH水平有所下降;而在接受NAC刺激后GSH水平有所升高。MCF-7细胞阿霉素敏感性与GSH水平相关。在降低GSH水平后药物敏感性升高;而升高细胞内GSH水平后敏感性降低。这种阵列微流控浓度梯度网络可以用于高通量细胞-化学刺激反应研究,有潜力成为细胞水平大规模药物筛选的技术平台。     

水凝胶微流控芯片的快速加工及在细胞培养检测中的应用

采用具有紫外光聚合性能的聚乙二醇(PEG)基水凝胶材料, 通过紫外光聚合作用快速加工双层水凝胶微流控芯片, 并验证了其对肿瘤细胞代谢液进行检测的可行性. 与传统微流控芯片材料相比, 该水凝胶芯片材料具有更好的生物相容性及可操控性, 可直接加工成形, 在生物学领域特别是细胞培养过程控制方面具有良好的应用前景. 实验结果表明, 该水凝胶微流控芯片可在微尺度空间有效模拟细胞生长环境, 并实现对细胞连续捕获后的原位培养. 将该芯片与卟啉可视阵列传感器系统结合, 经代谢特征分析可有效区分不同种类肿瘤细胞, 实现芯片细胞培养平台上的细胞代谢指纹快速可视化传感检测.     

非离子聚(N-乙烯基-2-吡咯烷酮)凝胶在线型聚(丙烯酸)溶液中的溶胀特性

研究了在线型聚 (丙烯酸 ) (PAA)溶液中链长、pH、离子强度和水 /二甲亚砜混合溶剂组成对非离子聚 (N-乙烯基 - 2 -吡咯烷酮 ) (PVP)水凝胶溶胀特性的影响 .发现聚酸浓度的变化引起凝胶显著的体积相变 ,这是因为凝胶和聚合物通过氢键形成了大分子间凝胶 -聚合物复合物 .凝胶的溶胀特性取决于聚酸的链长而不是离子强度 .随着pH值和水 /二甲亚砜混合溶剂组成的变化 ,凝胶的溶胀率 (SR)发生变化     

A carbanion induced synthesis of highly congested pyrazole and imidazole containing heterocycles

An efficient approach to the synthesis of highly congested di, penta and hexacyclic pyrazoles as well as imidazole fragment containing novel heterocyclic molecule has been developed through a carbanion induced transformation of suitably functionalized 2H-pyran-2-ones, benzo[h]chromene and thiochromeno[4,3-b]pyrans. Due to the presence of fluorescence, we report their prime application metal sensor as off/on switching in ferric ions.     

α-Amino acid derived enaminones and their application in the synthesis of N-protected methyl 5-substituted-4-hydroxypyrrole-3-carboxylates and other heterocycles

A new and simple synthesis of novel N-protected methyl 5-substituted-4-hydroxypyrrole-3-carboxylates, which exist in equilibrium with their 4-oxo tautomers, has been developed in two steps starting from N-protected α-amino acids. The key intermediates are enaminones, which can also be isolated, characterized, and used for the construction of other functionalized heterocycles, before they spontaneously decompose to pyrrole products. 4-Hydroxypyrroles are prone to partial aerial oxidation but can be efficiently alkylated or reduced to stable polysubstituted pyrrolidine derivatives.     

Specific intramolecular aromatic CH insertion of diazosulfonamides

The chemoselectivity in the intramolecular CH insertion of various diazosulfonamides has been experimentally studied. The results reveal that the aliphatic 1,4-, 1,5-, or 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions of diazosulfonamides are not accessible, while the aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H insertion can be realized specifically by adjusting the diazo-adjacent group. In addition, the general chemoselectivities in the intramolecular CH insertions of diazosulfonyl compounds are summarized. Generally, diazosulfones undergo both aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H and aliphatic 1,5- and 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions, while diazosulfonates undergo aliphatic 1,5- and 1,6-C(sp³)?H insertions. However, diazosulfonamides only undergo aromatic 1,5-C(sp²)?H insertion.     

N-Heterocyclic carbene-palladacyclic complexes: synthesis,characterization and their applications in the C-N coupling and α-arylation of ketones using aryl chlorides

N-Heterocyclic carbene-palladacyclic complexes 3 were successfully achieved in a one-pot procedure under mild conditions. The structure of 3a was unambiguously confirmed by X-ray single crystal diffraction and it was an active catalyst in the Buchwald-Hartwig amination and α-arylation of ketones even at very low catalyst loadings (0.01?mol%).     

Selective synthesis of 4,5-dihydroimidazo- and imidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalines via modified Pictet–Spengler reaction

An efficient tandem approach for the selective synthesis of 4,5-dihydroimidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalines 6a–g and imidazo[1,5-a]quinoxalines 7a–h by the reaction of 2-imidazolyl anilines 4a–c with aryl aldehydes 5a–k under mild reaction conditions is described. Introduction of electron releasing alkyl groups in substrates 4a–b was found to be instrumental for the success of the reaction.     

Understanding the Diels-Alder reactivity of 1,2-azaborine analogues

The Diels-Alder reactivity of 1,2-heteroborines (H₄C₄B(H)X, X?=?NH, PH, AsH; O, S, Se) has been computationally explored by means of Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. The influence of the HB?=?X fragment on the reactivity of the system has been quantitatively analyzed in detail by means of the so-called Activation Strain Model (ASM) of reactivity. It is found that the interaction between these species and the dienophile is significantly stronger than that computed for their all-carbon isoelectronic counterpart, benzene. In addition, the strain energy plays a key role in the observed reactivity trends. The role of the aromaticity strength of these heteroarenes on the reactivity is also assessed.     

Synthesis of N-substituted carbazolones from α-iodo enaminones via Pd(0)-catalyzed intramolecular coupling under microwave irradiation

A variety of N-aryl and N-alkyl carbazolones were conveniently achieved in good to high yields via Pd₂(dba)₃-mediated intramolecular coupling of N-substituted α-iodo enaminones under microwave irradiation. The Pd(0)-catalyzed cyclization was found to proceed favorably with the more electron-deficient phenyl ring during the reactions involving unsymmetrical N,N-diaryl α-iodo enaminones. This unique property enables the construction of carbazolone skeleton containing nitro substituted benzenoid ring.     

Iodine-mediated oxidative Pictet-Spengler reaction using terminal alkyne as the 2-oxoaldehyde surrogate for the synthesis of 1-aroyl-β-carbolines and fused-nitrogen heterocycles

An efficient iodine-mediated oxidative Pictet-Spengler reaction in dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) using terminal alkynes as the 2-oxoaldehyde surrogate for the synthesis of aryl (9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indol-1-yl)methanones is described. The scope of the protocol includes the total synthesis of Fascaplysin, Eudistomins Y₁ and Y₂. The methodology is extended for preparing pyrrolo[1,2-a]-quinoxaline and indolo[1,5-a]quinoxaline derivatives. The utility of 1-aroyl-β-carbolines was demonstrated by performing palladium-catalyzed β-carboline directed ortho-C(sp2)-H functionalization of the phenyl ring with thiomethyl (SMe) group using DMSO as source and for accessing 4-aryl-canthin-6-ones.     

Facile synthesis of bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-ones

In this Letter, we described a facile method for constructing fused bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-one ring system. We employed various methylene-containing carboxylic acids as the substrates and proved that the pyrazolone ring closure requires activated methylene group in intermediate II. Accordingly, a series of structurally diversified, fused bicyclic 1-arylpyrazol-5-ones was prepared in moderate to high yields using the requisite substrates.     

Synthesis of substituted 2,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazoles and 2,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazoles by intramolecular nitrilimine cycloaddition

Both substituted 2,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazoles and 2,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazoles have been synthesized by the 3+2 intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition of nitrilimines to alkynes. This cyclization has been extended to more versatile 3-bromo derivatives by the use of alkynylbromides as dipolarophiles.