Dexmedetomidine promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma through hepatic stellate cell activation

Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is an anesthetic that is widely used in the clinic, and it has been reported to exhibit paradoxical effects in the progression of multiple solid tumors. In this study, we sought to explore the mechanism by which DEX regulates hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression underlying liver fibrosis. We determined the effects of DEX on tumor progression in an orthotopic HCC mouse model of fibrotic liver. A coculture system and a subcutaneous xenograft model involving coimplantation of mouse hepatoma cells (H22) and primary activated hepatic stellate cells (aHSCs) were used to study the effects of DEX on HCC progression. We found that in the preclinical mouse model of liver fibrosis, DEX treatment significantly shortened median survival time and promoted tumor growth, intrahepatic metastasis and pulmonary metastasis. The DEX receptor (ADRA2A) was mainly expressed in aHSCs but was barely detected in HCC cells. DEX dramatically reinforced HCC malignant behaviors in the presence of aHSCs in both the coculture system and the coimplantation mouse model, but DEX alone exerted no significant effects on the malignancy of HCC. Mechanistically, DEX induced IL-6 secretion from aHSCs and promoted HCC progression via STAT3 activation. Our findings provide evidence that the clinical application of DEX may cause undesirable side effects in HCC patients with liver fibrosis.Subject terms: Cancer microenvironment, Cell growth     

Analysis of the spin exchange interactions of ferromagnetic CdVO3 in terms of first principles and qualitative electronic structure calculations

First principles spin-polarized electronic band structure calculations were carried out for three ordered spin states of CdVO₃, and the strengths of its corner- and edge-sharing spin exchange interactions were estimated. To gain insight into why CdVO₃ exhibits ferromagnetism while CaV₂O₅ does not despite their apparent structural similarity, the spin exchange interactions of CdVO₃ and CaV₂O₅ were compared in terms of spin dimer analysis using extended Hückel tight binding calculations, and the local geometries of their V⁴⁺ ions were examined.     

金属离子掺杂对TiO2光催化性能的影响

TiO₂光催化反应过程涉及光生电荷、电荷迁移、电荷在TiO₂表面的反应和溶液体相反应4个顺序相接并相互影响的步骤.在TiO₂中掺杂金属离子对以上4个步骤均有重要影响,合理的掺杂可有效地提高其光催化性能.本文综合了国内外此方面的最新研究成果,从提高TiO₂光催化性能和优化光催化反应的角度出发,在材料吸光能力、电荷扩散、表面反应、粒径和晶型等方面,全面地分析总结了金属离子掺杂的影响效果和规律性认识,并对TiO₂基光催化材料的金属离子掺杂改性研究的未来发展方向提出了建议.文中还简要介绍了相关的掺杂方法和材料表征手段.     

气相色谱法研究配位化合物的热稳定性——ⅩⅢ.普鲁士蓝化合物的热分解及其加氢反应研究

普鲁士蓝化合物的热分解过程,可分为三个阶段:(1)脱水;(2)Fe³⁺还原至Fe²⁺;(3)C≡N^-键的断裂。H₂气中的热分解由于发生了一系列的加氢反应,分解产物及所对应的分解温度都不同于He气中的情况,其产物的种类增加,C≡N^-键的断裂温度降低。普鲁士蓝化合物中,CN^-呈典型的双端基配位,可看作是一种双金属配位的活化模型,与CN^-呈单端基配位的K₃[Fe(CN)₆]相比,C≡N^-键的活化程度增加,不仅断裂温度降低,且能发生更深度的加氢反应。     

5′-鸟苷酸与茜素红S的反应及其在分析化学中的作用

采用UVVis光谱法研究了茜素红S(ARS)与5′鸟苷酸(5′GMP)在pH4.80的弱酸性缓冲溶液中生成络合物的结合反应。与试剂比较,络合物的最大吸收峰红移92nm,测得络合物和表观摩尔吸光系数为ε=1.3×104L·mol-1·cm-1;最大结合数n=10;浓度线性范围0.2～16mg/L;检出限为6.1×10-8mol/L。研究了ARS与5′GMP是分子间作用力的结合反应,并对时间、温度、离子强度对结合反应的影响,以及无机物、生物物质对反应体系的干扰情况进行了初步研究。     

Nonequilibrium synthesis and assembly of hybrid inorganic-protein nanostructures using an engineered DNA binding protein

We show that a protein with no intrinsic inorganic synthesis activity can be endowed with the ability to control the formation of inorganic nanostructures under thermodynamically unfavorable (nonequilibrium) conditions, reproducing a key feature of biological hard-tissue growth and assembly. The nonequilibrium synthesis of Cu(2)O nanoparticles is accomplished using an engineered derivative of the DNA-binding protein TraI in a room-temperature precursor electrolyte. The functional TraI derivative (TraIi1753::CN225) is engineered to possess a cysteine-constrained 12-residue Cu(2)O binding sequence, designated CN225, that is inserted into a permissive site in TraI. When TraIi1753::CN225 is included in the precursor electrolyte, stable Cu(2)O nanoparticles form, even though the concentrations of [Cu(+)] and [OH(-)] are at 5% of the solubility product (K(sp,Cu2O)). Negative control experiments verify that Cu(2)O formation is controlled by inclusion of the CN225 binding sequence. Transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction reveal a core-shell structure for the nonequilibrium nanoparticles: a 2 nm Cu(2)O core is surrounded by an adsorbed protein shell. Quantitative protein adsorption studies show that the unexpected stability of Cu(2)O is imparted by the nanomolar surface binding affinity of TraIi1753::CN225 for Cu(2)O (K(d) = 1.2 x 10(-)(8) M), which provides favorable interfacial energetics (-45 kJ/mol) for the core-shell configuration. The protein shell retains the DNA-binding traits of TraI, as evidenced by the spontaneous organization of nanoparticles onto circular double-stranded DNA.     

异构丁醇在四氯化碳、正庚烷、苯和1,2二氯乙烷中的红外光谱研究

利用FT-IR,测定了四种异构丁醇十四氯化碳、+正庚烷, +苯和1,2-二氯乙烷稀溶液在3800—3000 cm~(-1)内的红外吸收光谱。缔合峰与自由羟基峰的面积之比与溶质、溶剂的性质有关, 且在极稀溶液区与溶质的质量百分比浓度之间有良好的直线关系。本文又运用1-n(环状)模型对有关体系进行了对比研究。结果表明, 丁醇分子支链度的增加以及丁醇分子与苯和1,2-二氯乙烷之间的特殊相互作用, 降低了醇分子的缔合能力。稀溶液中, 丁醇分子在苯和1,2-二氯乙烷中主要以单体和环状二聚体形式存在, 在四氯化碳中以单体和环状三聚体形式存在, 而正丁醇分子在正庚烷中主要为单体和环状四聚体, 异、仲、特丁醇主要为环状三聚体和单体。     

荧光探针法研究PEO-PPO嵌段共聚物胶束的特性

利用十六烷基罗丹明Ｂ作为主要荧光探针，研究了水溶性嵌段共聚物Ｐｌｕｒｏｎｉｃ Ｆ－６８在水溶液中的胶束化行为，研究表明，Ｐｌｕｒｏｎｉｃ－Ｆ－６８形成胶束的监界胶束浓度与温度有极大关系，随温度的升高，其ＣＭＣ值急剧下降，并且温度对胶束的性质也有很大，影响温度升高可导致胶束的微观粘度增大，表现出很强的负粘－温效应，并发现引起这种负粘－温效应的主要原因是Ｐｌｕｒｏｎｉｃ Ｆ－６８分子中聚环氧乙烷（ＰＥ     

咪唑类离子液体结构与熔点的构效关系及其基本规律

熔点是界定、研究离子液体及其使用过程的一个重要参考指标,因此研究离子液体分子结构与熔点之间的构效关系及其基本规律有特别重要的意义。本文以从近两百遍文献及Beilstein Gmelin网络数据库中收集的约900种咪唑类离子液体中的384种咪唑类离子液体的熔点数据为依据,考察了离子液体分子结构与熔点之间的构效关系及其基本规律,这对离子液体的设计合成及应用有指导作用。     

过渡金属与二取代冠醚固态配合物的制备

由４＇，５＇－二碘苯并１５冠５，４＇，５＇－二溴苯并１５冠５，４＇－溴－５＇－硝基苯并１５冠５，四溴二苯并１８冠６与过渡全属Ｍｎ（Ⅱ）、Ｃｏ（Ⅱ）、Ｃｕ（Ⅱ）、Ｚｎ（Ⅱ）、Ａｇ（Ⅱ）、Ｃｄ（Ⅱ）的硝酸盐、高氯酸盐、气化物合成了１９个未见报道的固态配合物。用元素分析、红外光谱、摩尔电导和差热－热重分析等表征了它们的组成和性质。