Protective Effects of Ferulic Acid on Metabolic Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disease in which protein, fat, carbohydrates and other substances are metabolized in a disorderly way. Ferulic acid (FA) is a phenolic acid found in many vegetables, fruits, cereals and Chinese herbs that has a strong effect on ameliorating MetS. However, no review has summarized the mechanisms of FA in treating MetS. This review collected articles related to the effects of FA on ameliorating the common symptoms of MetS, such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and obesity, from different sources involving Web of Science, PubMed and Google Scholar, etc. This review summarizes the potential mechanisms of FA in improving various metabolic disorders according to the collected articles. FA ameliorates diabetes via the inhibition of the expressions of PEPCK, G6Pase and GP, the upregulation of the expressions of GK and GS, and the activation of the PI3K/Akt/GLUT4 signaling pathway. The decrease of blood pressure is related to the endothelial function of the aortas and RAAS. The improvement of the lipid spectrum is mediated via the suppression of the HMG-Co A reductase, by promoting the ACSL1 expression and by the regulation of the factors associated with lipid metabolism. Furthermore, FA inhibits obesity by upregulating the MEK/ERK pathway, the MAPK pathway and the AMPK signaling pathway and by inhibiting SREBP-1 expression. This review can be helpful for the development of FA as an appreciable agent for MetS treatment.     

基于Tesla变压器和Blumlein线的低抖动重频脉冲发生器

为实现MV级多级气体开关精确触发控制, 提出了基于Tesla变压器和Blumlein线的低抖动重频脉冲发生器的电触发方案。完成了Tesla变压器与Blumlein线一体化设计;优化了初级回路结构及绝缘栅双极型晶体管触发控制电路, 减小了初级杂散电感, 缩短了变压器次级高电压建立时间及时延抖动;优化了百kV级自击穿气体开关工作参数, 研制出一套多级低抖动电晕稳定开关;将传统Blumlein线绝缘介质由变压器油更换成高介电常数的MIDEL7131新油, 增加了输出脉冲宽度, 进一步提高触发能力。最终研制出一台输出电压130 kV、脉冲宽度大于5 ns、重复频率50 Hz、连续工作时间1 min、输出抖动小于10 ns的紧凑型脉冲发生器。     

基于TPG2000的三路输出线理论设计与仿真

基于单台脉冲功率源产生多路电子束驱动多路微波器件的构想,提出了一种三路螺旋线输出方案,三路脉冲是由同一主脉冲产生,具有时间同步精度高的特点。以Tesla型脉冲功率源TPG2000为基础,经过理论计算,给出了三路输出线理论设计结果,对脉冲传输过程进行了建模仿真和结构优化,得到了三路参数相同的脉冲,其中两路脉冲比另一路延迟20 ns。     

高速电枢的尾翼结构设计及实验研究

设计了T2LXD1系列电枢,分析了6061-T6铝合金材料的弹塑性特点,利用线性强化理论和接触理论并结合ANSYS软件,建立了T2LXD1系列电枢弹塑性接触模型,研究了电枢尾翼结构对电枢/导轨滑动界面接触状态的影响规律,得到了界面接触力、接触面积和接触压力分布等状态参数的数值模拟结果。利用短导轨电磁驱动系统,进行了T2LXD1系列电枢滑行实验,分析了电枢/导轨界面滑磨状态,比较了滑行性能曲线。实验结果表明:长尾翼电枢并不能带来实际接触面积的增     

大口径非球面元件可控气囊抛光系统

根据大口径非球面光学元件的实际加工需要,设计并制造可控气囊抛光系统,并对机构进行运动学仿真,仿真结果表明,气囊自转轴的运动空间可以满足大口径非球面光学元件的连续进动加工要求。为了证明所设计系统的可加工性,以直径320 mm的圆形平面光学元件进行加工实验。经过该气囊抛光工具24 h的抛光后,工件达到较好的面型精度,光学元件的表面粗糙度由0.272减小到0.068(＝632.8 nm), PV值从1.671降低到0.905。对光学元件的实际加工实验结果表明：可控气囊抛光系统在加工过程中结构稳定性好,符合设计要求,可有效提高加工工件面型精度。     

夹持方式和加工误差对大口径薄型KDP晶体附加面形的影响

惯性约束聚变频率转换系统中,大口径薄型KDP晶体的面形质量是影响频率转换效率能否达到设计要求的关键因素之一。针对45放置状态下口径为400 mm400 mm的三倍频KDP晶体,采用ANSYS有限元分析软件,建立了不同夹持方式和具有不同加工误差的KDP晶体模型和夹具模型,分析了加工误差对不同夹持方式下KDP晶体附加面形的影响,给出了不同加工误差和不同夹持情况下,KDP晶体附加面形的P-V值和RMS值。研究结果表明,夹持方式和加工误差是引起KDP晶体附加面形变化的重要因素,正面压条夹持方式即使在晶体和夹具存在加工误差时也可以较好地控制晶体的附加面形。     

脉冲离子束作用下靶面次级电子的抑制

论述了离子束作用下固体表面次级电子产生的机制,介绍了特种真空器件中次级电子抑制的各种方法及其优缺点,提出了脉冲离子束作用下靶面次级电子抑制的自偏势法和曲面靶法等设计思路,并在实验上进行了初步验证。实验结果表明,自偏势电压大于80 V后,次级电子得到很好的抑制。在相同束流情况下,曲面靶较平面靶的次级电子产额少。利用实验结果进行估算得到了近似的次级电子产额约为0.67,比文献中的结果(0.58)偏大。对实验中自偏势法抑制反峰电子电流的效果进行了分析和讨论,结果表明：自偏势法不但能够有效抑制离子打靶产生的次级电子,还能抑制由功率源不稳定带来的入射反峰电子流。     

Asymmetric Synthesis of Trisubstituted Vicinal Diols through Copper(I)-Catalyzed Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Allylation of Ketones with Siloxypropadienes

Chiral trisubstituted vicinal diols are a type of important organic compounds, serving as both common structure units in bioactive natural products and chiral auxiliaries in asymmetric synthesis. Herein, by using siloxypropadienes as the precursors of allyl copper(I) species, a copper(I)-catalyzed diastereoselective and enantioselective reductive allylation of ketones was achieved, providing both syn-diols and anti-diols in good to excellent enantioselectivity. DFT calculations show that cis-γ-siloxy-allyl copper species are generated favorably with either 1-TBSO-propadiene or 1-TIPSO-propadiene. Moreover, the steric difference of TBS group and TIPS group distinguishes the face selectivity of acetophenone, leading to syn-selectivity for 1-TBSO-propadiene and anti-selectivity for 1-TIPSO-propadiene. Easy transformations of the products were performed, demonstrating the synthetic utility of the present method. Moreover, one chiral diol prepared in the above transformations was used as a suitable organocatalyst for the catalytic asymmetric reductive self-coupling of aldimines generated in situ with B₂(neo)₂.     

Accelerated Dynamic Reconstruction in Metal–Organic Frameworks with Ligand Defects for Selective Electrooxidation of Amines to Azos Coupling with Hydrogen Production

Electrosynthesis coupled hydrogen production (ESHP) mostly involves catalyst reconstruction in aqueous phase, but accurately identifying and controlling the process is still a challenge. Herein, we modulated the electronic structure and exposed unsaturated sites of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) via ligand defect to promote the reconstruction of catalyst for azo electrosynthesis (ESA) coupled with hydrogen production overall reaction. The monolayer Ni-MOFs achieved 89.8 % Faraday efficiency and 90.8 % selectivity for the electrooxidation of 1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-amine (Pyr−NH₂) to azo, and an 18.5-fold increase in H₂ production compared to overall water splitting. Operando X-ray absorption fine spectroscopy (XAFS) and various in situ spectroscopy confirm that the ligand defect promotes the potential dependent dynamic reconstruction of Ni(OH)₂ and NiOOH, and the reabsorption of ligand significantly lowers the energy barrier of rate-determining step (*Pyr−NH to *Pyr−N). This work provides theoretical guidance for modulation of electrocatalyst reconstruction to achieve highly selective ESHP.