Determination of 12 potential nephrotoxicity biomarkers in rat serum and urine by liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry and its application to renal failure induced by Semen Strychni

In previous nephrotoxicity metabonomic studies, several potential biomarkers were found and evaluated. To investigate the relationship between the nephrotoxicity biomarkers and the therapeutic role of Radix Glycyrrhizae extract on Semen Strychni‐induced renal failure, 12 typical biomarkers are selected and a simple LC–MS method has been developed and validated. Citric acid, guanidinosuccinic acid, taurine, guanidinoacetic acid, uric acid, creatinine, hippuric acid, xanthurenic acid, kynurenic acid, 3‐indoxyl sulfate, indole‐3‐acetic acid, and phenaceturic acid were separated by a Phenomenex Luna C₁₈ column and a methanol/water (5 mM ammonium acetate) gradient program with a runtime of 20 min. The prepared calibration curves showed good linearity with regression coefficients all above 0.9913. The absolute recoveries of analytes from serum and urine were all more than 70.4%. With the developed method, analytes were successfully determined in serum and urine samples within 52 days. Results showed that guanidinosuccinic acid, guanidinoacetic acid, 3‐indoxyl sulfate, and indole‐3‐acetic acid (only in urine) were more sensitive than the conventional renal function markers in evaluating the therapeutic role of Radix Glycyrrhizae extract on Semen Strychni‐induced renal failure. The method could be further used in predicting and monitoring renal failure cause by other reasons in the following researches.     

Treatment effects and mechanisms of Cu(II) coordination polymer in hypotension after anesthesia

A Cu(II) coordination polymer (CP) (that is, [Cu₂(OH)(H₂O)₂(cbca)·2H₂O]_n (1)) has been obtained with the reaction between Cu(II) salt and 4′-(1-carboxyethoxy)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3,5-dicarboxylic acid (H₃cbca), a semi-rigid tricarboxylic acid ligand under the hydrothermal reaction condition. Prevention activity of the new compound on hypotension after anesthesia surgery was evaluated and the related mechanism was researched at the same time. The noninvasive blood pressure monitor was firstly conducted to measure the blood pressure of the animal after compound treatment. Besides, the real time RT-PCR assay was also used to determine theα receptor relative expression on vascular endothelial cells after compound treatment.     

混合型固相萃取-高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定稻米中3种谷维素北大核心CSCD

建立了利用高效液相色谱-串联质谱结合混合型阴离子交换固相萃取柱测定稻米中3种谷维素(环木菠萝烯醇阿魏酸酯(CA-FA)、24-亚甲基环木菠萝烯醇阿魏酸酯(24MCA-FA)和菜油甾醇阿魏酸酯(Camp-FA))含量的分析方法。实验通过优化3种谷维素的多反应监测(MRM)质谱参数,比较了在不同流动相中的分离度以及响应强度,同时考察了不同提取条件、净化条件对3种谷维素提取率和净化效果的影响,再结合外标法定量,实现了对稻米中3种谷维素的定量分析。实验结果表明,采用5 mmol/L乙酸铵水溶液为流动相A,甲醇∶乙腈=1∶1(v/v)为流动相B,梯度洗脱,3种谷维素在Agilent Eclipse XDB-C8色谱柱(150 mm×2.1 mm,3.5μm)上基本分离且响应强度和峰形最佳;提取条件经正交实验优化后可得:料液比为1∶20(g/mL)、提取溶剂为甲醇、浸泡时间为12 h、超声温度为40℃以及超声时间为20 min时,3种谷维素提取率最高;对混合型阴离子交换固相萃取柱的上样溶剂以及洗脱溶剂优化后,样品基质效应为1.6%~10.8%。在各优化条件下,3种谷维素在各自的线性范围内线性良好,相关系数(r2)均≥0.9983,检出限(LOD)为0.5~1.0μg/L,定量限(LOQ)为2.0~3.5μg/L。在稻米样品本底浓度2、5和10倍的加标水平下3种谷维素的平均回收率为86.1%~110.6%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为0.9%~3.2%。该方法可快速准确测定稻米中3种谷维素的含量,为后续稻米中谷维素类化合物测定及鉴定奠定基础。     

Sin-QuEChERS净化-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定鱼肉中8种喹诺酮类药物残留量北大核心CSCD

将粉碎后的鱼肉样品2.00 g置于50 mL离心管中,加入100μg·L^(-1)内标溶液200μL和水5 mL,涡旋1 min后,用含5%(体积分数)乙酸的乙腈溶液10 mL超声提取10 min,加盐包(6 g无水硫酸镁、1.5 g氯化钠)使水相和乙腈相进行分层.涡旋、离心后,使用Sin-QuEChERS快速滤过柱直接插入离心管内,待提取液透过净化层上升至净化柱内时,移取5 mL提取液置于15 mL离心管内,加入体积比1∶1的乙腈-正己烷混合液5 mL,混匀静置,取上层正己烷层涡旋,离心,于40℃氮气吹至近干,用0.2%(体积分数)甲酸溶液定容至1 mL,过滤后上机UHPLC-MS/MS,在多反应监测模式下测定8种喹诺酮类药物的残留量.结果显示:该净化方法溶剂消耗降低至10 mL,前处理时间缩短至20~25 min.环丙沙星、培氟沙星、诺氟沙星、二氟沙星和达氟沙星标准曲线的线性范围均为1.00~500.0μg·L^(-1),检出限(3S/N)均为1.0μg·kg^(-1);氧氟沙星、恩诺沙星和沙拉沙星标准曲线的线性范围为0.50~500.0μg·L^(-1),检出限(3S/N)均为0.5μg·kg^(-1).用此法平行测定同一样品7次,测定值的相对标准偏差为1.3%~6.3%.按标准加入法进行回收试验,回收率为92.0%~108%.此法用于抽检兰州4家超市的3种鱼类,8种喹诺酮类药物均未检出,说明兰州市的鱼类食品中的药物残留问题相对安全.同时,与国家农业部1077号公告-1-2008中方法进行比对,测定结果基本一致.     

有机碳材料在光电催化系统中的作用

有机碳材料因电荷传导效率高、结构可调、无污染等特点被广泛应用于光电催化领域。将含有机碳材料的催化剂作为电极材料已成为光电催化领域的研究热点之一。本文介绍了几种常见的有机碳材料的结构、特点、制备方法及其研究方向,并将含有机碳材料的电极进行分类。主要总结并论述了有机碳材料在光电催化系统中的五种作用:(1)作为催化剂;(2)作为光敏剂(3)作为电子介质;(4)作为催化剂载体;(5)作为光电极的稳定剂,最后阐述了有机碳材料在光电催化系统中的研究现状及难点问题。     

超声内镜联合CT门静脉成像技术对肝硬化GOV程度及疗效的评价

本研究探讨了超声内镜联合CT门静脉成像技术对肝硬化食管胃静脉曲张(GOV)程度及治疗效果的评价价值。选取72例肝硬化GOV患者为研究对象,根据食管静脉曲张套扎术(EVL)治疗效果分为良好组与不良组。结果发现,不良组总横断面表面积、胃左静脉、门静脉、脾静脉、肠系膜上静脉直径及门静脉长度均大于良好组,曲张静脉壁厚度小于良好组(P<0.05);总横断面表面积、胃左静脉、门静脉、脾静脉、肠系膜上静脉直径及门静脉长度与肝功能Child-Pugh分级、静脉曲张程度呈正相关,曲张静脉壁厚度与肝功能Child-Pugh分级、静脉曲张程度呈负相关(P<0.05);总横断面表面积、曲张静脉壁厚度/胃左静脉、门静脉、脾静脉、肠系膜上静脉直径及门静脉长度均为肝硬化GOV患者治疗效果的影响因素(P<0.05);超声内镜、CT门静脉成像参数联合预测肝硬化GOV患者治疗效果的AUC为0.857。可见,超声内镜、CT门静脉成像参数与肝硬化GOV程度、肝功能分级及EVL治疗效果密切相关,可为临床预测EVL治疗效果提供一定参考。     

Experimental Investigation on the Mass Diffusion Behaviors of Calcium Oxide and Carbon in the Solid-State Synthesis of Calcium Carbide by Microwave Heating

Microwave (MW) heating was proven to efficiently solid-synthesize calcium carbide at 1750 °C, which was about 400 °C lower than electric heating. This study focused on the investigation of the diffusion behaviors of graphite and calcium oxide during the solid-state synthesis of calcium carbide by microwave heating and compared them with these heated by the conventional method. The phase compositions and morphologies of CaO and C pellets before and after heating were carefully characterized by inductively coupled plasma spectrograph (ICP), thermo gravimetric (TG) analyses, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The experimental results showed that in both thermal fields, Ca and C inter-diffused at a lower temperature, but at a higher temperature, the formed calcium carbide crystals would have a negative effect on Ca diffusion to carbon. The significant enhancement of MW heating on carbon diffusion, thus on the more efficient synthesis of calcium carbide, manifested that MW heating would be a promising way for calcium carbide production, and that a sufficient enough carbon material, instead of CaO, was beneficial for calcium carbide formation in MW reactors.     

Rh(III)-catalyzed annulation of azobenzenes and α-Cl ketones toward 3-acyl-2H-indazoles

Rhodium(III)-catalyzed [4 + 1] cyclization of azobenzenes with α-Cl ketones has been developed. 3-Acyl-2H-indazoles could be easily afforded in up to 97% yields for more than 30 examples. The obtained products are potentially valuable in organic synthesis and drug discovery. This protocol featured with high efficiency, extensive functional group tolerance and mild reaction conditions. The one-step efficient construction of an anti-inflammatory agent confirms the practicability of this procedure.     

Improved optical single-sideband generation using the self-modulation birefringence difference in semiconductor optical amplifiers

By employing the self-modulation birefringence difference in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), an improved method is proposed to generate a complete optical single-sideband (OSSB) signal. Over 30 dB sideband suppression ratios (SSRs) of lower OSSB signals are obtained over a 12 dB input power range and a 36 nm wavelength span, with a maximum of over 35 dB. Upper OSSB signals with an SSR of over 15 dB are observed using a SOA for what is believed to be the first time. This method is effective even for the carrier-suppressed signal. The theory for OSSB generation in an SOA is extended and verified by experiment.     

A computational quest for the effects of fused rings on the stability of Hammick carbenes type remote N‐heterocyclic carbenes

Substituent effects of fused six, and five‐membered aromatic rings are investigated on the stability, aromaticity, charge distribution, nucleophilic (N), and electrophilic (ω) characters of 20 singlet (s) and triplet (t) Hammick carbenes, at B3LYP/AUG‐cc‐pVTZ and M06‐2X/AUG‐cc‐pVTZ. Results display: (a) The higher thermodynamic and kinetic stability is revealed by carbenes situated between two nitrogen and/or two oxygen heteroatoms of two substituted rings, in a “W” arrangement toward the carbenic center; (b) Regardless of the arrangement, the order of thermodynamical and kinetic stabilization for fused rings is pyrrole > furan > thiophene > phosphole. (c) The substituted Hammick carbenes with two fused heterocyclics, in a given arrangement, show more stability than unsubstituted Hammick carbene; (d) While two five‐membered heterocyclic rings stabilize their corresponding substituted carbenes, two benzene rings destabilize Hammick carbene; (e) In all structures, s species emerges as ground state, exhibiting more stability than its t state; (f) The scrutinized s carbenes show higher N and lower ω than their corresponding t states.