Total Syntheses of Daphenylline,Daphnipaxianine A,and Himalenine D

We report the total syntheses of daphenylline ( 1 ), daphnipaxianine A ( 5 ), and himalenine D ( 6 ), three Daphniphyllum alkaloids from the calyciphylline A subfamily. A pentacyclic triketone was prepared by using atom‐transfer radical cyclization and the Lu [3+2] cycloaddition as key steps. Inspired by the proposed biosynthetic relationship between 1 and another calyciphylline A type alkaloid, we developed a ring‐expansion/aromatization/aldol cascade to construct the tetrasubstituted benzene moiety of 1 . The versatile triketone intermediate was also elaborated into 5 and 6 through a C=C bond migration/aldol cyclization approach.     

Total Syntheses of Daphenylline,Daphnipaxianine A,and Himalenine D

We report the total syntheses of daphenylline ( 1 ), daphnipaxianine A ( 5 ), and himalenine D ( 6 ), three Daphniphyllum alkaloids from the calyciphylline A subfamily. A pentacyclic triketone was prepared by using atom‐transfer radical cyclization and the Lu [3+2] cycloaddition as key steps. Inspired by the proposed biosynthetic relationship between 1 and another calyciphylline A type alkaloid, we developed a ring‐expansion/aromatization/aldol cascade to construct the tetrasubstituted benzene moiety of 1 . The versatile triketone intermediate was also elaborated into 5 and 6 through a C=C bond migration/aldol cyclization approach.     

Epoxytwinol A, a novel unique angiogenesis inhibitor with C2 symmetry, produced by a fungus

We isolated a novel unique pentaketide dimer designated as epoxytwinol A from the fermentation broth of a fungus. The structure of epoxytwinol A was determined to have a new carbon skeleton with C(2) symmetry by elucidation of spectroscopic evidence. Epoxytwinol A inhibited endothelial cell migration stimulated by vascular endothelial growth factor (ED(100)= 2.6 microM).     

Effects Of Compression, Stacking, Vacuum Packing and Temperature on the Migration of Bisphenol A from Polyvinyl Chloride Packaging Sheeting into Food Simulants

Summary The effects of compression, stacking, vacuum packing and temperature on the migration of bisphenol A from polyvinyl chloride plastic sheeting into European Union food simulants (water, 3% acetic acid and olive oil), 1.5% agar, and mixtures of olive oil with various proportions of inert material (fine washed sea sand) were evaluated using previously developed methods for identification and quantitation of migrants. Compression, stacking and increasing temperature all increased migration.Presented at the International Symposium on Separation and Characteristics of Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, February 5–7, 2003     

Effects of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and chondroitin sulfate A on human monocytic THP-1 cell migration

Angiogenesis serves as a crucial factor in disease development and progression, such as cancer metastasis, and monocyte migration is one of the key steps for angiogenesis. Therapeutic modulation of angiogenesis is a promising new therapeutic avenue under investigation. In this study, effects of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and chondroitin sulfate A on monocyte migration were investigated. Human monocytic THP-1 cells were from Riken Cell Bank (Tsukuba, Japan) and vascular endothelial cells (VECs) were obtained from swine thoracic aorta. The migration experimental system was adapted from Falcon™ Cell Culture Inserts with pore sizes of 3 and 8 μm cultured endothelial cells or not on the insert polyethylene terephthalate (PET) membranes. Four VEGF concentrations (0, 10, 50 and 100 ng/ml) and three concentrations of chondroitin sulfate A (0, 1.25 and 5.0 mg/ml) were used to investigate their effects on THP-1 cell migration ability through PET membranes and VECs monolayer. The THP-1 cell migration was evaluated by counting the number of migrated cells related to the total number of cells under a microscope. We counted the migration cells every 1 h on a Tatai-type hemocytometer using an inverted microscope for total 7 h. For inserts with pore sizes of 3 and 8 μm, the THP-1 cell migration increased with VEGF concentrations; however, cell migration decreased with the chondroitin sulfate A concentration. Our results demonstrated that VEGF accelerated monocyte migration through endothelial monolayer and chondroitin sulfate A is an effective inhibitor of monocyte migration for angiogenesis.     

Thromboxane A2 modulates migration, proliferation, and differentiation of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells

Prostanoid metabolites are key mediators in inflammatory responses, and accumulating evidence suggests that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be recruited to injured or inflamed tissues. In the present study, we investigated whether prostanoid metabolites can regulate migration, proliferation, and differentiation potentials of MSCs. We demonstrated herein that the stable thromboxane A₂ (TxA₂) mimetic U46619 strongly stimulated migration and proliferation of human adipose tissue-derived MSCs (hADSCs). Furthermore, U46619 treatment increased expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), a smooth muscle marker, in hADSCs, suggesting differentiation of hADSCs into smooth muscle-like cells. U46619 activated ERK and p38 MAPK, and pretreatment of the cells with the MEK inhibitor U0126 or the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB202190 abrogated the U46619-induced migration, proliferation, and α-SMA expression. These results suggest that TxA₂ plays a key role in the migration, proliferation, and differentiation of hADSCs into smooth muscle-like cells through signaling mechanisms involving ERK and p38 MAPK.     

食品包装材料中双酚A在食品模拟物中迁移规律的研究

食品塑料包装材料的安全是保障食品安全的重要一环,包装材料中的双酚A潜在迁移性对人体健康的危害已引起社会的关注. 分别选取蒸馏水、3%乙酸(体积分数)和10%乙醇(体积分数)3种食品模拟物,浸泡已知双酚A含量的食品包装材料,在一定的时间点测试浸泡液中双酚A含量,研究迁移量与模拟物之间的关系. 结果表明,在不同食品模拟物下包装材料中双酚A的迁移量不同,其特定迁移量顺序为10%乙醇溶液>3 %乙酸溶液>蒸馏水. 并研究了温度、时间及微波作用影响食品包装材料中双酚A向食品中的迁移量,结果表明,双酚A向食品中迁移量随接触时间的延长、温度的升高而增加,微波作用能显著提高包装材料中双酚A向食品中的迁移量.     

Chemistry and biology of moverastins, inhibitors of cancer cell migration, produced by Aspergillus

Cancer cell migration is a required step in cancer metastasis. We screened for inhibitors of cancer cell migration of microbial origin, and obtained moverastin, a member of the cylindrol family, from Aspergillus sp. F7720. However, the results of an NMR spectroscopic analysis raised the possibility that moverastin is a mixture of two diastereomers. Separation of the C-10 epimers of synthetic moverastin and a bioassay revealed that both diastereomers (moverastins A and B) had inhibitory effects on cell migration. Furthermore, we demonstrated that moverastins A and B inhibited FTase in vitro, and they also inhibited both the membrane localization of H-Ras and the activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway in EC17 cells. Thus, moverastins inhibited the migration of tumor cells by inhibiting the farnesylation of H-Ras, and subsequent H-Ras-dependent activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway.     

微波条件下双酚A向食品模拟物的迁移研究

采用气相色谱-质谱联用法研究了微波条件对食品接触材料中双酚A在水、乙酸（3%,体积分数）、乙醇（10%,体积分数）、橄榄油4种食品模拟物中迁移行为的影响。在微波加热下,食品快速升温并能将热量传递给外部包装,从而加速包装材料中双酚A向食品的迁移。研究了不同微波温度、时间和功率下双酚A在4种食品模拟物中的迁移规律,结果表明：微波对双酚A迁移有显著影响,迁移量随着微波温度、时间和功率的增加而增加。在相同加热温度和时间条件下,微波加热方式中双酚A在4种食品模拟物种的迁移量均高于水浴加热。     

Epoxyquinol A, a highly functionalized pentaketide dimer with antiangiogenic activity isolated from fungal metabolites

A unique pentaketide dimer structure of a novel fungal metabolite with antiangiogenic activity, designated as epoxyquinol A (1), was determined on the basis of NMR spectral data as well as the X-ray crystallographic analysis. 1 inhibits the endothelial migration induced by vascular endothelial growth factor (ED100 = 3 mug/mL).     

Vertical migration of 85Sr, 137Cs and 131I in various arable and undisturbed soils

The vertical migration of ⁸⁵Sr, ¹³⁷Cs and ¹³¹I in some arable and undisturbed single-contaminated soils was studied by gamma-spectrometry measurements under lysimetric laboratory conditions during irrigation of the soil profiles with wet atmospheric precipitation for about one year, except ¹³¹I. A new simple exponential compartment (box) model was derived, which makes it possible to calculate the migration rate constants and migration rates in the individual soil layers (vertical sections) as well as the total vertical migration rate constants and total vertical migration rates of radionuclides in the bulk soil horizon. The relaxation times of radionuclides in respective soil horizons can also be evaluated.     

Design and synthesis of a novel water-soluble Aβ1-42 isopeptide: an efficient strategy for the preparation of Alzheimer's disease-related peptide, Aβ1-42, via O-N intramolecular acyl migration reaction

A novel water-soluble isopeptide of Alzheimer's disease-related peptide Aβ1-42, `26-O-acyl isoAβ1-42', which could efficiently convert to intact Aβ1-42 under physiological conditions via O-N intramolecular acyl migration, was synthesized providing a new system useful for investigation of biological function of Aβ1-42.     

Bee venom stimulates human melanocyte proliferation, melanogenesis, dendricity and migration

Pigmentation may result from melanocyte proliferation, melanogenesis, migration or increases in dendricity. Recently, it has been reported that secreted phospholipase A(2)(sPLA(2)) known as a component of bee venom (BV), stimulates melanocyte dendricity and pigmentation. BV has been used clinically to control rheumatoid arthritis and to ameliorate pain via its anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive properties. Moreover, after treatment with BV, pigmentation around the injection sites was occasionally observed and the pigmentation lasted a few months. However, no study has been done about the effect of BV on melanocytes. Thus, in the present study, we examined the effect of BV on the proliferation, melanogenesis, dendricity and migration in normal human melanocytes and its signal transduction. BV increased the number of melanocytes dose and time dependently through PKA, ERK, and PI3K/Akt activation. The level of cAMP was also increased by BV treatment. Moreover, BV induced melanogenesis through increased tyrosinase expression. Furthermore, BV induced melanocyte dendricity and migration through PLA(2) activation. Overall, in this study, we demonstrated that BV may have an effect on the melanocyte proliferation, melanogenesis, dendricity and migration through complex signaling pathways in vitro, responsible for the pigmentation. Thus, our study suggests a possibility that BV may be developed as a therapeutic drug for inducing repigmentation in vitiligo skin.     

Philinopsides A and B,Two New Sulfated Triterpene Glycosides from the Sea Cucumber Pentacta quadrangularis

Two new sulfated triterpene glycosides, philinopsides A ( 1 ) and B ( 2 ), were isolated from the sea cucumber Pentacta quadrangularis. Their structures were established by extensive spectral analysis (2D‐NMR and MS) and chemical evidence. Philinopside A ( 1 ) and B ( 2 ) showed significant cytotoxicity (ED₅₀ 0.75–3.50 μg/ml) against ten tumor cell lines. Compound 1 also significantly inhibited the proliferation, migration, and tube formation of human microvascular endothelial cells.     

Micellar electrokinetic chromatography of bilirubin, related compounds, and selected drugs with mixtures of binary bile salts

Micellar electrokinetic chromatography was used to study the behavior of quinine, propranolol, bilirubin, biliverdin dimethyl ester, and xanthobilirubin methyl ester in single and binary bile salt micelle systems comprised of glycocholic acid and glycodeoxycholic acid. Micelle systems studied had total bile salt concentrations in the range of 10-33 mM with molar ratios of 1:0, 2:1, 1:1, 1:2, and 0:1 glycocholic acid:glycodeoxycholic acid. A pH 8.5 phosphate-borate buffer system was used. For all analytes except bilirubin, the smallest migration factors were found in glycocholic acid solutions and the largest in glycodeoxycholic acid solutions. Intermediate migration factors were found for all compounds except bilirubin in the binary bile salt systems. Bilirubin behaved uniquely with its largest migration factors in the binary bile salt mixtures.     

Adsorption and migration growth of the Ce,O, and F adatoms on the CeO2 (111) surface: A density functional theory study

In order to investigate the microscopic behavior of the crystal surface growth of the fluorinated cerium dioxide polishing powder, the adsorption and migration of the Ce, O, and F atoms on the CeO₂ (111) surface were studied by using density functional theory with Hubbard correction +U. The adsorption energies of three single atoms at five high-symmetry sites and the migration activation energies along the migration pathway on the CeO₂ (111) surface were calculated. Results show that the most stable adsorption sites of the Ce, O, and F atoms were the O_h, Ce_bri, and Ce_t sites, respectively. The Ce atom migrated from the O_h to the O_t site. The O atom migrated from the Ce_bri to the O_bri site. The F atom migrated from the Ce_t to the O_h site. The migration activation energies of the Ce, O, and F atoms along the migration pathways were 1.526, 0.597, and 0.263 eV, respectively. The F adatom does not change the spatial configuration of the Ce and the O atoms. When the O vacancy occurs on the CeO₂ (111) surface, the F adatom can make up for the O vacancy defect.     

Electrophoretic behaviour of oligonucleotides and mono-, di- and triphosphate nucleotides by capillary zone electrophoresis

A systematic investigation has been made into the mechanisms of the capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) separation of 12 common nucleotides (mono-, di- and triphosphorylated) and polydeoxythymidylic acid oligonucleotides (pd(T)5-18) using electrophoretic mobility values calculated from migration time data. Relationships between electrophoretic mobility and the physicochemical characteristics of the analytes (charge, dissociation constants, charge-to-mass ratio) and the background electrolyte conditions (buffer strength, percentage organic modifier and buffer pH) were characterised. Nucleotide migration was dominated by the negatively charged phosphate groups. Additionally, there were important contributions to migration behaviour from the ionised amide groups of the nucleobases guanine and uracil at higher buffer pH values or with the presence of methanol in the electrolyte. Calculated electrophoretic mobility values for the nucleotides showed a substantially improved (5-fold) inter-run repeatability compared with migration time data. These studies show the value of representing nucleotide migration data as electrophoretic mobility in CZE for obtaining a more thorough analysis of separation mechanisms and to compensate for variation in migration time data caused by small changes in electrosmotic flow. Oligonucleotides pd(T)5-11 could be adequately resolved from their nearest neighbour, but the limit of single-base separation was pd(T)10 from pd(T)11 under the conditions used. It was calculated that a difference in charge-to-mass ratio of 2.64 x 10(-5) was required for resolution under the CZE conditions used.     

A versatile preparation of alpha,beta-unsaturated lactones from homoallylic alcohols

[formula: see text] A new method for the synthesis of alpha,beta-unsaturated lactones from beta-acetoxy aldehydes by reaction with the lithium enolate of methyl acetate was developed. The reaction is relatively insensitive to structural changes in the aldehyde substrates. The process was extended to the synthesis of five-ring lactones from alpha-acetoxy aldehydes. Experimental evidence regarding the mechanism of this one-pot transformation was obtained. The observations are consistent with a pathway involving an initial aldol condensation with subsequent acyl migration, lactonization, and beta-elimination and not an enolate equilibration-aldol mechanism.     

铊的环境污染与迁移转化

从铊的环境污染途径及其在环境中迁移转化等方面,分析了铊这一分散剧毒元素的表生地球化学行为,环境迁移,分散富集规律和特征,铊的环境污染研究方向和内容。