Evaluation of Anti-Biofilm Activity of Mouthrinses Containing Tannic Acid or Chitosan on Dentin In Situ

In contrast to enamel, dentin surfaces have been rarely used as substrates for studies evaluating the effects of experimental rinsing solutions on oral biofilm formation. The aim of the present in situ study was to investigate the effects of tannic acid and chitosan on 48-h biofilm formation on dentin surfaces. Biofilm was formed intraorally on dentin specimens, while six subjects rinsed with experimental solutions containing tannic acid, chitosan and water as negative or chlorhexidine as positive control. After 48 h of biofilm formation, specimens were evaluated for biofilm coverage and for viability of bacteria by fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy. In addition, saliva samples were collected after rinsing and analyzed by fluorescence (five subjects) and transmission electron microscopy (two subjects) in order to investigate the antibacterial effect on bacteria in a planktonic state and to visualize effects of the rinsing agents on salivary proteins. After rinsing with water, dentin specimens were covered by a multiple-layered biofilm with predominantly vital bacteria. In contrast, chlorhexidine led to dentin surfaces covered only by few and avital bacteria. By rinsing with tannic acid both strong anti-adherent and antibacterial effects were observed, but the effects declined in a time-dependent manner. Transmission electron micrographs of salivary samples indicated that aggregation of proteins and bacteria might explain the antiadhesion effects of tannic acid. Chitosan showed antibacterial effects on bacteria in saliva, while biofilm viability was only slightly reduced and no effects on bacterial adherence on dentin were observed, despite proteins being aggregated in saliva after rinsing with chitosan. Tannic acid is a promising anti-biofilm agent even on dentin surfaces, while rinsing with chitosan could not sufficiently prevent biofilm formation on dentin.     

A comparison of the diastereoisomers, silybin A and silybin B, on the induction of apoptosis in K562 cells

Two diastereoisomers of silybin, silybin A and silybin B, were separated from silymarin by HPLC in our previous study. The present study assessed the effects of the diastereoisomers on cell apoptosis, and compared these with their mixture, silybin, in human chronic myeloid leukemia K562 cells. Both isomers showed stronger effects on cell growth inhibition and apoptosis induction than silybin. Compared with silybin B, silybin A showed higher effects on the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species and Ca2+. These results suggest that silybin A and silybin B have similar potency on apoptosis induction with different oxidative effects. Antagonistic effects may exist between silybin A and silybin B, partially through ROS production and Ca2+ increase.     

Effects of double-chained cationic surfactants n-dimethyldialkylammoniums on skin permeation of benzoic acid through excised guinea pig dorsal skin: comparison of their enhancement effects with hemolytic effects on erythrocytes

We examined the effects of the double-chained cationic surfactants dimethyidialkylammoniums (CH3)2N+ (CnH(2n+1))2 on the permeation of benzoic acid through excised guinea pig dorsal skin. Among five dimethyldialkylammoniums tested (n=10-18), dimethyldidecylammonium (n=10) had dose-dependent enhancement effects at concentrations of more than 20 microM. Compared with the marked enhancement effects of dimethyldialkylammoniums with relatively shorter alkyl chains, those of long-chain dimethyldialkylammoniums (n=16, 18) were much less. We compared the enhancement effects of these cationic surfactants on skin permeation with their hemolytic effects on guinea pig erythrocytes. Their enhancement effects corresponded to their hemolytic activity. The findings suggest that dimethyldialkylammoniums with relatively shorter alkyl chains, which form either vesicles with looser molecular packing or micelles and appear to be present as surfactant monomers in higher ratios than those with longer alkyl chains, favor the interaction with skin. Their enhancement mechanism is possibly similar to that of single-chained cationic surfactants.     

稀土元素生物学效应的研究

主要讨论了稀土元素（ＲＥＥ）在生物和人体中的生理生态效应，其中包括卟啉、类胡萝卜花色 及中药、中草药中稀土元素的生物学效应。通过作者的研究表明，ＲＥＥ在生物和人体中是一种起特殊生理生态作用，尤其是促进光与能量的吸收、传递与代谢的微量元素或超微量元素。     

季铵阳离子对木质素减水剂性能的影响

以木质素磺酸钙为原料 ,通过离子交换法制备了五种季铵阳离子木质素磺酸盐 ,系统的研究了它们对水泥各项性能的影响。研究结果表明 :不同季铵阳离子所对应的木质素磺酸盐在应用性能上存在明显差异 ,有些木质素磺酸季铵盐显示出新的应用潜力。     

Efficacy of cosmetic formulations containing dispersion of liposome with magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, alpha-lipoic acid and kinetin

The present study aimed to evaluate the photoprotective effects of cosmetic formulations containing a dispersion of liposome with magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (MAP), alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) and kinetin, as well as their effects on the hydration and viscoelastic skin properties. The photoprotection was determined in vitro (antioxidant activity) and in vivo on UV-irradiated hairless mouse skin. The hydration effects were performed with the application of the formulations under study on the forearm of human volunteers and skin conditions were analyzed before and after a single application and daily applications during 4 weeks in terms of transepidermal water loss (TEWL), skin moisture and viscoelastic properties. The raw material under study possessed free-radical scavenging activity and the formulation with it protected hairless mouse skin barrier function against UV damage. After 4 weeks of application on human skin, the formulation under study enhanced stratum corneum skin moisture and also showed hydration effects in deeper layers of the skin. Thus, it can be concluded that the cosmetic formulation containing a dispersion of liposome with MAP, ALA and kinetin under study showed photoprotective effects in skin barrier function as well as pronounced hydration effects on human skin, which suggests that this dispersion has potential antiaging effects.     

Steric and electronic contributions to conformational effects on chemical shifts of acyclic alcohols

Our calculations on bi- and polycyclic alcohols reveal that the Mulliken charge distribution and chemical shift patterns due to hyperconjugation of lone pairs on oxygen with neighboring groups break down or are attenuated for certain spatial relationships of the hydroxyl group. Since in strained ring systems other effects on these parameters may be present, we applied a similar analysis to acyclic alcohols. Calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G^* level on conformers of methanol, ethanol, 1- and 2-propanol, 2-methyl-1-propanol, 2-methyl-2-propanol, 2-butanol, 2-methyl-2-butanol, 1- 2- and 3-pentanol and 2-methyl-3-pentanol, where hyperconjugation may be present, reveal steric effects as modifiers of hyperconjugative patterns affecting carbon-13 chemical shifts in such alcohols. Contrary to what is observed in bi- and policyclic systems, where electrostatic effects interfere with effects due to hyperconjugation, these steric effects may be the main cause for the attenuation of deshielding of nuclei that are subject to hyperconjugation. Electrostatic effects are also present but they do not interfere with hyperconjugation by lone pairs. Conformational effects fall off sharply after the third carbon in the chain.     

铅对海马神经元通道、受体和递质的影响及作用机制

综述了铅影响儿童学习记忆毒理机制研究的部分进展,即铅对海马神经元通道、受体和递质的影响及作用机制,包括铅对海马突触可塑性,离子通道,对NMDA受体、非NMDA受体及通道特性,神经递质和基因调控的影响。参考文献27篇。     

河水中兽药多残留分析时亲水亲脂平衡柱的基质效应和保留效果

基质效应是液相色谱-质谱联用(LC-MS)定量分析中的重要干扰因素。以反渗透水为空白对照进行LC-MS/MS检测,在500倍浓缩条件下考察了33种兽药分别经Waters、Supelco和CNW等3种亲水亲脂平衡(hydrophilic-lipophilic balance, HLB)固相萃取柱富集后的基质效应及其保留效果。结果表明,以反渗透水为基质时3种HLB柱均表现出外源性基质效应,对大部分喹诺酮类和四环素类兽药呈现促进效应,有两种HLB柱对雌激素类兽药等呈现抑制效应,对磺胺类兽药的基质效应不显著,有一种HLB柱对氯霉素类兽药呈现抑制效应;以河水为基质时,由于外源性杂质与内源性杂质共同作用,对大部分喹诺酮类和四环素类兽药呈现促进效应,对氯霉素类和雌激素类兽药呈现抑制效应,对磺胺类兽药基质效应不显著。与外标法相比较,基质匹配标准校正法可有效消除基质效应对检测结果的影响。在50 ng/L和200 ng/L两个加标水平下,Waters、Supelco和CNW 3种HLB柱对河水中33种目标兽药的校正后的回收率分别为40.3%~146.0%、37.8%~104.2%和52.9%~150.1%; RSD(n=4)为0.2%~14.6%。相同实验条件下3种HLB柱的外源性基质效应不容忽视。而采用基质匹配标准校正法克服目标物基质效应,保留效果无显著差异,富集效果良好,为河水样品中兽药多残留分析方法中固相萃取柱的选择提供了科学依据。     

镧对红壤硝化、磷转化和酚分解作用的影响

通过室内培养和盆栽试验研究了La对红壤硝化作用,磷转化作用和酚分解作用的影响,低浓度下,La对土壤的硝化作用和磷转化作用均有某些刺激作用,但随着浓度的升高产生抑制作用并不断增加,La对土壤酚分解作用表现为剧烈的抑制作用,并随着浓度的升高,抑制作用不断增强,随着培养时间的延长,La对土壤硝化作用和酚分解作用的抑制作用有降低的趋势。     

层状液晶的小振幅振荡频率扫描研究

利用小振幅振荡频率扫描研究了非离子表面活性剂所形成的层状液晶的粘弹性, 考察了表面活性剂的浓度、温度, 硝酸银的加入和银的生成对其影响. 结果表明: 储能模量(G′)和损耗模量(G″)随表面活性剂浓度增大而增大; 随温度升高出现三种不同的频率扫描曲线; 硝酸银的加入和银的生成对曲线的形状没有影响, 对G′和G″值的影响随过渡区和单相区的不同而不同.     

Effects of sugar inhibition on cellulases and β-glucosidase during enzymatic hydrolysis of softwood substrates

A quantitative approach was taken to determine the inhibition effects of glucose and other sugar monomers during cellulase and β-Glucosidase hydrolysis of two types of cellulosic material: Avicel and acetic acid-pretreated softwood. The increased glucose content in the hydrolysate resulted in a dramatic increase in the degrees of inhibition on both β-Glucosidase and cellulase activities. Supplementation of mannose, xylose, and galactose during cellobiose hydrolysis did not show any inhibitory effects on β-Glucosidase activity. However, these sugars were shown to have significant inhibitory effects on cellulase activity during cellulose hydrolysis. Our study suggests that high-substrate consistency hydrolysis with supplementation of hemicellulose is likely to be a practical solution to minimizing end-product inhibition effects while producing hydrolysate with high glucose concentration.     

Role of triplet states of polymethine dyes in photogeneration of electron-hole pairs in poly(N-epoxypropylcarbazole) films

The external magnetic field effects on the spectral and luminescent properties of film composites based on photoconductive poly(N-epoxypropylcarbazole) doped with cationic polymethine and merocyanine dyes have been studied. The magnetic field effects on the intensity and kinetics of delayed fluorescence and recombination luminescence have been revealed. These effects are explained by participation in the photogeneration of charged pairs of singlet-triplet intersystem crossing in excited dye molecules.     

微塑料介导重金属在陆生植物中迁移及生物效应的影响

随着地膜在现代化农业中的广泛应用,微塑料在土壤中的残留问题日益严重。环境中释放的微塑料可能会与先前存在的重金属相互作用,导致生物效应(生物积累/毒性),并对人类健康和农产品安全构成威胁。目前,大多数研究集中于单一影响因素在土壤系统中的暴露和转化分析,有关微塑料和共存金属对环境联合影响的相当有限。本文综述了微塑料与重金属来源、相互作用机理与影响因素的研究现状,阐述了陆生植物对二者联合污染的生理响应。此外,未来的研究还应重点探讨微塑料与重金属共同在植物上暴露的具体分子机制、通过食物链对人类健康的影响、与其他混合污染物联合作用及微塑料老化过程对重金属迁移动态变化过程的影响。     

氧氟沙星的不良反应

综述了氧氟沙星的不良反应,包括：致过敏休克,致过敏反应,气喘,致全身瘙痒与静脉炎,致发热,致震颤麻痹,对神经系统、血液、肾功能的影响等。氧氟沙星对个别个体存在不同的不良反应。     

Effects of geminal disubstitution on C-H and N-H bond dissociation energies

Composite ab initio methods including G3, CBS-Q, and G3B3 were used to calculate the C-H and N-H bond dissociation energies (BDEs) of a variety of disubstituted methane and ammonia molecules. The calculated BDEs were in excellent agreement with the available experimental data. Using these reliable BDEs we studied the effects of geminal disubstitution on C-H and N-H BDEs. It was found that the effects of the two substituents were not additive. Detailed separation of the substituent effects on BDEs to those associated with the parent molecules and those associated with the radicals was then performed using appropriate isodesmic reactions. It was found the geminal substitution effects on the stabilities of methanes, methyl radicals, amines, and amine radicals were all governed by five basic types of energetic effects, namely, hyperconjugation effect (stabilizing), electrostatic attraction (stabilizing) or repulsion (destabilizing), conjugation saturation effect (destabilizing), captodative effect (stabilizing), and steric effect (destabilizing). The conformations of the species played an essential role in determining whether a particular energetic effect could take place. Because the carbon-centered and nitrogen-centered species often had quite different conformational preferences, the geminal substitution effects on these two classes of species were quite dissimilar to each other.     

Effects of liquid crystal states on photovoltaic effects of chlorophyll-a

The photovoltaic effects of chlorophyll-a(chla) and the effects of stearic acid, egg phosphatide and cholesterol on those were investigated by means of measuring the photoinduced potentials of SnO2/chla electrodes. Because of the formation of liquid crystal states, appropriate concentrations of stearic acid and egg phosphatide added in a certain system could increase the photovoltaic effects of chla. Cholesterol always decreased the photovoltaic effects of chla because there was no liquid crystal state formed with it.     

共混聚合物辐射效应研究的进展

本文综述了近十几年来国内外共混聚合物辐射效应研究的进展情况.内容包括辐射交联理论在共混聚合物体系中的适用性、共混体系的相容性、相态结构对辐射效应的影响及共混组份间的辐射敏化及保护效应等.     

Detection of cytotoxic activity of lectin on human colon adenocarcinoma (Sw480) and epithelial cervical carcinoma (C33-A)

Lectins comprise a heterogeneous class of proteins that recognize the carbohydrate moieties of glycoconjugates with high specificity. Numerous studies have shown that lectins are capable of recognizing specific carbohydrate moieties displayed by malignant cells or tissues. The present work was performed to investigate the effects of tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) lectins on proliferation, colony formation, and alteration of DNA synthesis of human malignant cells. Tepary bean lectin showed dose dependent effects on the inhibition of viability as well as on colony formation in two human malignant cells lines (C33-A, Sw480); By contrast, tepary bean lectin only showed significant effects on DNA synthesis on Sw480 cells. Our results provide evidence of the anti- proliferative and cytotoxic effects of the tepary bean lectins on C33-A and Sw480 cells lines.     

Solvent effects on phase behavior with false UCST in blends of PVPh with aliphatic polyesters

Solvent effects on phase behavior in blends were examined. Misinterpretation might be resulted if effects of solvent were not properly evaluated and avoided. Solvent effects were found to influence to widely different levels on blend systems comprised of poly(4-vinyl phenol) (PVPh) and a homologous series of polyesters of different CH₂/CO ratios. Confusion and misinterpretation in phase behavior between miscibility and immiscibility with upper-critical-solution-temperature (UCST) could be resulted if solvent effects were not fully excluded from true thermodynamic phase behavior in the blends. However, apparent solvent effects on interfering true phase behavior were found in the blends of PVPh with several polyesters whose structures led to borderline miscibility. Superficially, the blends prepared by solvent casting behaved similarly to phase-separated blends with UCST. By comparison, regardless of methods of blend preparation, the miscibility was straightforwardly proven for the blends of PVPh with poly(hexamethylene adipate) (PHA) that possesses an average CH₂/CO ratio = 5.0 located on the center of window, and the phase behavior of PVPh/PHA blends is largely free of solvent interference. Care must be exercised in interpretation of phase behavior by excluding the solvent effects, especially for those blends with borderline miscibility with weak interactions.