Simultaneous Determination of Six Immunosuppressants in Human Whole Blood by HPLC-MS/MS Using a Modified QuEChERS Method

A high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was established for the simultaneous determination of mycophenolic acid, mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus, rapamycin, everolimus and pimecrolimus in human whole blood by optimizing the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) preparation method. Whole blood was extracted into ethyl acetate, salted out with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and purified with ethylenediamine-N-propyl silane adsorbent. The supernatant was evaporated under nitrogen until dry and finally reconstituted in methanol. Chromatographic separation was performed on an Agilent Poroshell 120 EC-C18 column in methanol (mobile phase A)-water (optimized for 0.1% acetic acid and 10 mM ammonium acetate, mobile phase B) at a 0.3 mL·min⁻¹ flow rate. Electrospray ionization and positive ion multiple reaction monitoring were used for detection. The time for of analysis was 13 min. The calibration curves range of tacrolimus, rapamycin, everolimus and pimecrolimus were in the range of 1–100 ng·mL⁻¹, mycophenolate mofetil in the range of 0.1–10 ng·mL⁻¹ and mycophenolic acid at 10–1000 ng·mL⁻¹. All correlation coefficients were >0.993. The coefficients of variation (CV, %) for inter-day and intra-day precision were less than 10%, while the spiked recoveries were in the range of 92.1% to 116%. Our method was rapid, sensitive, specific, and reproducible for the simultaneous determination of six immunosuppressants in human whole blood. Importantly, our approach can be used to monitor drug concentrations in the blood to facilitate disease treatment.     

颜色视觉匹配中显示器颜色色差阈值的评价

为了对阴极射线管(Cathode ray tube,CRT)显示器颜色恰可辨别的小色差阈值进行评价,在中性灰背景下,用编制的颜色匹配程序,在CRT显示器上随机产生颜色,分别调节程序中R、G、B通道的值,使匹配色与随机色达到视觉上的一致,进行颜色视觉匹配实验,测量CRT显示器上随机色和匹配色的L*a*b*值.用不同的色差公式对实验数据分别从明度、色调、饱和度进行比较分析,色差公式评价小色差的性能是CIEDE2000优于CMC(2∶1)和CIEL*a*b*.在a*b*图上绘制实验颜色恰可辨别图.不同色差公式计算的CRT显示器恰可辨别小色差阈值不同.     

掺锗硅基高非线性光纤超连续光源研究

利用非线性偏振旋转锁模掺铒光纤激光器和1100m长的掺锗硅基高非线性光纤制作了超连续光源,获得了从1150～1750nm的超宽带输出光谱,其中1150～1350nm波段光谱起伏小于3dB,1600～1700nm波段平坦度优于1dB,并有很好的向长波延展空间。光谱展宽的机理为孤子分裂与受激拉曼散射,而四波混频使光谱进一步展宽。     

一例含阴离子水簇的钴配合物的合成、结构及理论研究

金属配合物中的水簇研究为研究宏观意义上的水以及与蛋白质分子有关的水分子提供了有效途径。本文合成了一个含有阴离子水簇的带状超分子配合物[Co(2,2-bipy)₂(N₃)₂](N₃)_0.5Cl_0.5·2H₂O(1,2, 2-bipy=2, 2-联吡啶)。单晶结构解析表明,配合物属于三斜晶系,P-1空间群,晶胞参数为:a=0.822 54(7) nm,b=1.175 58(9) nm,c=1.237 06(10) nm,α=91.379 0(10)°,β=92.151 0(10)°,γ=108.119 0(10)°,V=1.135 27(16) nm³,由一个单核[Co(2,2-bipy)₂(N₃)₂]⁺配合物阳离子、两个非配位水分子、0.5个游离的叠氮离子和0.5个氯离子组成,叠氮离子和氯离子位置无序,占有率各为50%。两个客体水分子通过强烈的分子间氢键作用形成了环状水四聚体,且与无序的N^-₃和Cl^-通过氢键作用形成了一个[(H₂O)₄(N₃)Cl]^2- 阴离子水簇。此外,本文基于密度泛函理论(DFT)对配合物[Co(2,2-bipy)₂(N₃)₂]⁺阳离子进行了量子化学计算,分析了其单点能和原子电荷,并计算了中心金属离子的氧化态,计算结果与实验相吻合。     

The Extracts of Polygonum cuspidatum Root and Rhizome Block the Entry of SARS-CoV-2 Wild-Type and Omicron Pseudotyped Viruses via Inhibition of the S-Protein and 3CL Protease

COVID-19, resulting from infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, caused a contagious pandemic. Even with the current vaccines, there is still an urgent need to develop effective pharmacological treatments against this deadly disease. Here, we show that the water and ethanol extracts of the root and rhizome of Polygonum cuspidatum (Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix), a common Chinese herbal medicine, blocked the entry of wild-type and the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pseudotyped virus into fibroblasts or zebrafish larvae, with IC₅₀ values ranging from 0.015 to 0.04 mg/mL. The extracts were shown to inhibit various aspects of the pseudovirus entry, including the interaction between the spike protein (S-protein) and the angiotensin-converting enzyme II (ACE2) receptor, and the 3CL protease activity. Out of the chemical compounds tested in this report, gallic acid, a phytochemical in P. cuspidatum, was shown to have a significant anti-viral effect. Therefore, this might be responsible, at least in part, for the anti-viral efficacy of the herbal extract. Together, our data suggest that the extracts of P. cuspidatum inhibit the entry of wild-type and the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, and so they could be considered as potent treatments against COVID-19.     

用化学溶液方法在Ni-5at%W基底上制备La2Zr2O7过渡层的研究

La2Zr2O7(LZO)过渡层以其独特的物理化学性质越来越受到人们的关注。本文以乙酰丙酮镧和乙酰丙酮锆为前驱盐,丙酸为溶剂配置前驱液,用化学溶液方法(CSD)在具有立方织构的Ni-5at%W基底上制备了LZO过渡层薄膜。研究了前驱液成分、性质以及退火温度对LZO成相以及取向的影响。用常规XRD和X射线四环衍射仪分析了LZO薄膜的相成分和织构。结果显示,在1050℃下退火可以获得强立方织构的LZO薄膜,其中(222)峰的Phi扫描半高宽值为8.95°;(400)峰的Chi扫描半高宽值为6.8°。用高分辨扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)观察到LZO薄膜表面均匀致密,没有裂纹和空洞。     

Mesoporous sodium four-coordinate aluminosilicate nanoparticles modulate dendritic cell pyroptosis and activate innate and adaptive immunity

Pyroptosis is a programmed cell death widely studied in cancer cells for tumour inhibition, but rarely in dendritic cell (DC) activation for vaccine development. Here, we report the synthesis of sodium stabilized mesoporous aluminosilicate nanoparticles as DC pyroptosis modulators and antigen carriers. By surface modification of sodium-stabilized four-coordinate aluminium species on dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles, the resultant Na-^IVAl-DMSN significantly activated DC through caspase-1 dependent pyroptosis via pH responsive intracellular ion exchange. The released proinflammatory cellular contents further mediated DC hyperactivation with prolonged cytokine release. In vivo studies showed that Na-^IVAl-DMSN induced enhanced cellular immunity mediated by natural killer (NK) cells, cytotoxic T cells, and memory T cells as well as humoral immune response. Our results provide a new principle for the design of next-generation nanoadjuvants for vaccine applications.

Na-^IVAl-DMSN acts as both antigen carriers and modulators to “hyperactivate” dendritic cells (DCs) via potassium (K⁺) efflux dependent pyroptosis, eventually leading to enhanced adaptive and innate immunity.     

5-呋喃基-1-苯并噻唑基吡唑啉类荧光化合物的合成及光谱分析

吡唑啉衍生物具有高的蓝色荧光,并且具有高量子效率,很易于用作发光材料中电子传输层。依据Schellhammer经验中化学结构与荧光性关系,在吡唑啉的1-位引入了苯并噻唑基,3-位引入苯基衍生物,使其具有荧光性,5-位引入呋喃基作为助色团,可使荧光波长红移,增加荧光性。文章设计并合成了六种5-位引入呋喃基苯并噻唑吡唑啉类荧光化合物,通过红外光谱、荧光光谱、1HNMR、元素分析对合成的化合物进行了表征,表明这类化合物具有良好的荧光性,其最大发射波长在440～460 nm之间,经过分析得知其荧光强度的大小与衍生物中不同的取代基有关。     

太赫兹时域光谱技术在危险品检测方面的应用

太赫兹波(terahertz, THz, T-ray)是指频率介于0.1～10 THz之间的电磁辐射,在电磁波谱上位于微波和远红外线之间。大多数爆炸物、毒品在此波段有特征吸收。与在公共安全领域检测武器、爆炸物、毒品等危险品的传统方法相比,太赫兹辐射能量低,不会产生电离辐射,也不会引起安全担忧。而且,太赫兹波对于衣物等大多数包装材料有很强的穿透力,对物质的检测可以做到高灵敏、无损伤和远距离,因此在反恐、毒品、安全检测等方面具有显著潜在优势。文章介绍了国内外太赫兹时域光谱技术(terahertz time domain spectroscopy, THz-TDS)在爆炸物及毒品检测方面的研究最新进展;详细讨论了黑索金(RDX)的研究现状,并初步探讨了影响实验结果的几种因素。     

基于激光吸收光谱乙炔在线监测技术的研究

乙炔作为有机化工产品原料,广泛应用于化学工业中,但易燃易爆,在储存和工业生产中有必要对其进行实时在线监测.可调谐半导体激光吸收光谱(TDLAS)技术具有高选择性、高灵敏、快速响应等特点,在痕量气体检测中得到了广泛的应用.文章研究了乙炔气体在近红外波段的吸收线分布特征,详细地讨论了基于近红外可调谐二极管激光吸收光谱技术的乙炔在线监测系统设计方案;建立了实验测量系统,研究了信号检测方法和浓度反演算法,对长度10 cm的样品池和已知标准浓度乙炔气体配制的不同浓度乙炔气体进行检测,检测限可以达到1.46 cm3·m-3;进行了动态检测实验,测量结果具有较好的稳定性和可靠性.分析表明系统设计方案可行,由此发展的乙炔在线监测系统可用于乙炔储存、运输和使用过程中泄漏报警.