Progress and Prospects of Non-Canonical NF-κB Signaling Pathway in the Regulation of Liver Diseases

Non-canonical nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway regulates many physiological and pathological processes, including liver homeostasis and diseases. Recent studies demonstrate that non-canonical NF-κB signaling pathway plays an essential role in hyperglycemia, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, liver regeneration, liver injury, autoimmune liver disease, viral hepatitis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Small-molecule inhibitors targeting to non-canonical NF-κB signaling pathway have been developed and shown promising results in the treatment of liver injuries. Here, the recent advances and future prospects in understanding the roles of the non-canonical NF-κB signaling pathways in the regulation of liver diseases are discussed.     

香豆素类荧光传感器

荧光传感器能够将分子识别的信息转换成荧光信号,荧光法在灵敏度、选择性和实时原位检测等方面优势突出。实时检测被分析物的水平已引起包括化学家、生物学家、临床生物化学家和环境学家的极大兴趣。以香豆素为基础的荧光传感器近年来已成为一个新兴的研究热点。本文综述了香豆素类荧光传感器在阳离子、阴离子、中性分子识别检测中的分子设计、作用机理和应用效果,展望了该领域的发展方向。     

不同引发核树枝状大分子的合成

含不同分支官能团树枝状大分子的合成是目前研究的一个热点。文献报道的有两方向引发核、三方向引发核、四方向引发核、六方向引发核等结构新颖的树枝状分子。本文综述了不同引发核及其衍生物在树枝状大分子合成中的应用。     

Facile Synthesis of Porous Ag Crystals as SERS Sensor for Detection of Five Methamphetamine Analogs

Porous noble metal nanomaterials have attracted extensive attention due to their high specific surface area and surface plasmon resonance effect. However, it is difficult to form porous structures due to the high mobility and low reduction potential of noble metal precursors. In this article, we developed a facile method for preparing porous Ag with a controllable structure at room temperature. Two kinds of Ag crystals with different porous structures were successfully prepared by using AgCl cubes as sacrificial templates. Through the galvanic replacement reaction of Zn and AgCl, Ag crystals with a sponge-like porous structure were successfully prepared. Additionally, using NaBH₄ as the reducing agent, we prepared granular porous Ag cubes by optimizing the amount of reducing agent. Both the sponge-like and granular porous Ag cubes have clean and accessible surfaces. In addition, we used the prepared two porous Ag cubes as substrate materials for SERS detection of five kinds of methamphetamine analogs. The experimental results show that the enhancement effect of granular porous Ag is better than that of sponge-like porous Ag. Furthermore, we probed the hot spot distribution of granular porous Ag by Raman mapping. By using granular porous Ag as the substrate material, we have achieved trace detection of 5 kinds of methamphetamine analogs including Ephedrine, Amphetamine, N-Methyl-1-(benzofuran-5-yl)propan-2-amine (5-MAPB), N-Methyl-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-amine (PMMA) and N-Methyl-1-(4-fluorophenyl)propan-2-amine (4-FMA). Furthermore, to achieve qualitative differentiation of analogs with similar structures we performed density functional theoretical (DFT) calculations on the Raman spectra of the above analogs. The DFT calculations provided the vibrational frequencies, Raman activities, and normal mode assignment for each analog, enabling the qualitative differentiation of the above analogs.     

Coherent Control of High Harmonic Generation Driven by Metal Nanotip Photoemission

Steering ultrafast electron dynamics with well-controlled laser fields is very important for generation of intense supercontinuum radiation. It can be achieved through coherent control of the symmetry of the interaction between strong-field laser fields and a metal nanotip. We employ a scheme of two-color laser pulses combined with a weak static field to realize the control of a single quantum path to generate high harmonic generation from a single solid-state nanoemitter. Moreover, a smooth and ultrabroad supercontinuum in the extreme ultraviolet region is obtained, which can produce a single attosecond pulse. Our findings are beneficial for efficient generation of isolated sub-100 as XUV pulses from solid-state sources.     

Antioxidant product analysis of Folium Hibisci Mutabilis

Folium Hibisci Mutabilis, a new member of Chinese Pharmacopoeia, can treat some diseases induced by reactive oxygen species. The study prepared a lyophilized aqueous extract of Folium Hibisci Mutabilis (LAFHM). LAFHM was found to enrich eight flavonoids (i.e., quercetin, luteolin, hyperoside, isoquercitrin, rutin, kaempferol, tiliroside, and vitexin) by HPLC analysis. These flavonoids were further compared using antioxidant assays, where triliroside and vitexin always exhibited higher IC₅₀ values than the others. In ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry analysis, these flavonoids could basically give two characteristic m/z values (226 and 196) and their corresponding double m/z values (i.e., 602, 570, 926, 926, 570, 1186, and 862), when treated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazl radical (DPPH^?). Finally, the coupling products of DPPH^?-treated triliroside were investigated using computational chemistry. It was found that the –OH in para-coumaroyl moiety to have the lowest bond disassociation energy among all phenolic -OHs in the triliroside. In conclusion, Folium Hibisci Mutabilis contains the above eight antioxidant flavonoids. Despite of the different antioxidant levels, they can generally produce flavonoid-radical coupling product and flavonoid-flavonoid homodimer during antioxidant process. Especially, tiliroside uses para-coumaroyl as linker to construct a tiliroside-radical coupling product at the meta-carbon atom.     

3D Uranyl Organic Frameworks Supported by Rigid Octadentate Carboxylate Ligand: Synthesis,Structure Diversity,and Luminescence Properties

Seven three dimensional (3D) uranyl organic frameworks (UOFs), formulated as [NH₄][(UO₂)₃(HTTDS)(H₂O)] ( 1 ), [(UO₂)₄(HTTDS)₂](HIM)₆ ( 2 , IM=imidazole), [(UO₂)₄(TTDS)(H₂O)₂(Phen)₂] ( 3 , Phen=1,10-phenanthroline), [Zn(H₂O)₄]_0.5[(UO₂)₃(HTTDS)(H₂O)₄] ( 4 ), and {(UO₂)₂[Zn(H₂O)₃]₂(TTDS)} ( 5 ), {Zn(UO₂)₂(H₂O)(Dib)_0.5(HDib)(HTTDS)} ( 6 , Dib=1,4-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene) and [Na]{(UO₂)₄[Cu₃(u₃-OH)(H₂O)₇](TTDS)₂} ( 7 ) have been hydrothermally prepared using a rigid octadentate carboxylate ligand, tetrakis(3,5-dicarboxyphenyl)silicon(H₈TTDS). These UOFs have different 3D self-assembled structures as a function of co-ligands, structure-directing agents and transition metals. The structure of 1 has an infinite ribbon formed by the UO₇ pentagonal bipyramid bridged by carboxylate groups. With further introduction of auxiliary N-donor ligands, different structure of 2 and 3 are formed, in 2 the imidazole serves as space filler, while in 3 the Phen are bound to [UO₂]²⁺ units as co-ligands. The second metal centers were introduced in the syntheses of 4–7 , and in all cases, they are part of the final structures, either as a counterion ( 4 ) or as a component of framework ( 5 − 7 ). Interesting, in 7 , a rare polyoxometalate [Cu₃(μ₃-OH)O₇(O₂CR)₄] cluster was found in the structure. It acts as an inorganic building unit together with the dimer [(UO₂)₂(O₂CR)₄] unit. Those uranyl carboxylates were sufficiently determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction, and their topological structures and luminescence properties were analyzed in detail.     

Planar Tetracoordinate Silicon in Organic Molecules As Carbenoid-Type Amphoteric Centers: A Computational Study

Designing and synthesizing a stable compound with a planar tetracoordinate silicon (ptSi) center is a challenging goal for chemists. Here, a series of potential aromatic ptSi compounds composed of four conjugated rings shared by a centrally embedded Si atom are theoretically designed and computationally verified. Both Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics (BOMD) simulations and potential energy surface scannings verify the high stability and likely existence of these compounds, particularly Si-16-5555 (SiN₄C₈H₈) with 16 π electrons, under standard ambient temperature and pressure. Notably, the Hückel aromaticity rule, which works well for single rings, is inconsistent with the high stability of Si-16-5555 where the 16 p electrons are spread over four five-membered rings fused together. Bonding analyses show that the strong electron donation from the peripheral 12-membered conjugated ring with 16 π electrons to the vacant central atomic orbital Si 3p_z leads to the stabilization for both the ptSi coordination and planar aromaticity. The partial occupation of Si 3p_z results in the peculiar carbenoid-type behaviors for the amphoteric center. By modulating the electron density on the ring with substituent groups, we can regulate the nucleophilic and electrophilic properties of the central Si.     

高功率激光系统nm宽带激光脉冲传输特性

对高功率激光系统采用宽带激光消除菲涅耳衍射问题进行了研究,指出只有数百nm的宽带啁啾光脉冲才对近场衍射有一定的平滑作用,数nm的宽带啁啾光脉冲对近场衍射几乎没有平滑作用;同时,还对宽带啁啾光的B积分表征方式和最快增长频率问题进行了研究,并与原型装置上开展的窄带脉冲、宽带啁啾堆积脉冲的非线性实验结果进行了对比研究,指出以最大B积分或加权B积分反映非线性自聚焦更为准确。研究还表明,在数nm,ns情况下最快增长频率与窄带激光脉冲的差别不大。     

电场极化方向对自由空间电场测量的影响

介绍了自主研制的脉冲电场原始波形测量系统的模块组成与基本工作原理。针对在未知被测电场方向及复杂的电场环境下垂直干扰电场对自由空间电场测量产生的影响,通过建立自由空间电场测量系统前端的简化模型,对不同尺寸天线与屏蔽盒进行仿真计算。仿真计算结果与理论分析基本一致,结果表明：干扰电场响应信号与待测电场响应信号相差2个数量级以上,干扰电场的影响可忽略不计。