Morphine-induced conditioned place preference in mice: Metabolomic profiling of brain tissue to find “molecular switch” of drug abuse by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Conditioned place preference (CPP) is a widely used model to explore the mechanism of context-dependent learning. In this work, we developed a GC–MS method to investigate the metabolites in mice brain which was used to study the mechanism of context-dependent learning associated with rewarding effect of morphine. Metabolites were extracted from brain tissues and derivatized followed by analysis by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC–MS). In total, 69 peaks were identified as known compounds. By a Wilcoxon ran sum test with p value ≤0.05, 21 metabolites were selected and considered as the potential biomarkers of morphine in mice brain. Using principal component analysis (PCA) and receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curves, a model was constructed with a combination of these 21 metabolic markers. Multivariate statistics of the model yielded separation between the two groups with an area under the curve value of 0.947. Some metabolites were further discussed in detail about their pathway. Results showed that our technique can be successfully applied to profile for biomarkers and in understanding molecular mechanisms of drug abuse.     

Synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical properties and theoretical studies on three novel indolo[3,2-b]carbazole derivatives containing benzothiazole units

Three novel indolo[3,2-b]carbazoles derivatives were successfully synthesized by condensation reaction and structurally characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy methods, which belong to donor-π-acceptor systems comprising an indolo[3,2-b]carbazole group as an electron donor and two benzothiazole rings as electron acceptors. The thermal, electrochemical and photophysical properties of the compounds were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis combined with electrochemistry, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy. On the other hand, the geometries, molecular orbitals, charge-injection and transport properties were determined by quantum chemical calculations. The results show that the compounds synthesized exhibit good thermal stability and high fluorescence quantum yields, indicating the potential application as optoelectronic materials.     

15种中成药中有害重金属铅、镉、铜含量的测定

为了解中药重金属污染情况,测定了市售常用15种中成药中重金属铅、镉、铜的含量,其中铅、镉采用石墨炉原子吸收法,铜采用火焰原子吸收法测定.结果表明,15种中成药均不同程度被这3种重金属污染,通心络中铅、镉、铜含量都已超标,桑菊感冒片镉超标,中药重金属污染问题仍然存在.     

LiTFSI/2-噁唑烷酮电解液与不同微结构碳材料的电化学兼容性

二（三氟甲基磺酸酰）亚胺锂（LiTFSI）与1,3-氮氧杂环戊-2-酮（OZO）形成的离子液体具有良好的物理和电化学性能,表现出宽的液相温度范围和高的离子电导率,可满足超级电容器的应用需求。本文制备的LiTFSI-OZO离子液体体系中,各种离子的结构组成（如自由离子、离子对、积聚离子）及其之间的相互作用对离子液体的电化学性能具有较大的影响,将其作为电解液应用于不同微结构特性（孔径、比表面积等）的炭材料（碳纳米管(CNTs)、中孔活性炭(MEACs)和微孔活性炭(MIACs)）作为电极的电化学双层电容器中,电化学兼容性研究表明,由于中孔活性炭电极材料有最大的比表面积及最适宜的孔径分布,相应的模拟电容具有最高的比容量184.6 F?g-1。该研究表明,对电极材料的微结构特性与离子液体离子尺度进行优化匹配是实现离子液体作为电解液应用于超级电容器的关键。     

微波合成Pt/WC催化剂及其对甲醇的电催化性能

分别采用微波加热乙二醇还原法(MW)和浸渍还原法(IR)制备以碳化钨(WC)为载体的Pt/WC催化剂, 并分别标记为: MW-Pt/WC及IR-Pt/WC. 用XRD、SEM对两种方法制备的复合材料的结构与形貌进行表征. 循环伏安测试结果表明MW-Pt/WC催化剂在酸性条件下的甲醇氧化性能比IR-Pt/WC催化剂更优, 表现在同一电位下MW-Pt/WC催化剂具有更高的电流且其氧化起始电位负移约30 mV, 还具有更大的电化学比表面积. 此外计时电流法实验结果表明MW-Pt/WC催化剂的稳定性高于IR-Pt/WC催化剂.     

Simultaneous determination of cadmium(II), lead(II) and copper(II) by using a screen-printed electrode modified with mercury nano-droplets

We are presenting a strategy for the fabrication of disposable screen-printed electrodes modified with mercury nano-droplets and capable of sensing heavy metal ions. They were prepared by coating electrodes with a mixture of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and chitosan, this followed by adsorption of mercury. The resulting sensor was characterized by cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy. Also the effects caused by adsorption of mercury were investigated. It is shown that square wave anodic stripping voltammetry enables simultaneous determination of cadmium(II), lead(II) and copper(II), for which detection limits of 12, 23 and 20 nM, respectively, are found. Relative standard deviations for ten determinations at 0.6 µM concentrations of these ions are in the range of 3.0 to 5.7%. The applicability was tested by analyzing river water and showed recoveries between 94.1 and 104.6%, thus demonstrating its utility for in-field monitoring of these heavy metal ions.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel benzothiazole-2-thiol derivatives as potential anticancer agents

A series of novel benzothiazole-2-thiol derivatives were synthesized and their structures determined by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and HRMS (ESI). The effects of all compounds on a panel of different types of human cancer cell lines were investigated. Among them, pyridinyl-2-amine linked benzothiazole-2-thiol compounds 7d, 7e, 7f and 7i exhibited potent and broad-spectrum inhibitory activities. Compound 7e displayed the most potent anticancer activity on SKRB-3 (IC(50) = 1.2 nM), SW620 (IC(50) = 4.3 nM), A549 (IC(50) = 44 nM) and HepG2 (IC(50) = 48 nM) and was found to induce apoptosis in HepG2 cancer cells.     

丝网印刷法制备高催化活性对电极

对电极在染料敏化太阳能电池（DSCs）中主要起催化氧化还原反应及收集电荷的作用,铂对电极常用的制备方法为磁控溅射法,但其成本较高,制备条件苛刻. 本文通过引入低成本的表面活性剂Span-85,所制得的铂对电极的附着力、透光率和均匀性显著改善,实现了面积可控,与两步浸泡法和旋涂热解法制备的对电极在DSCs中的光电转换效率分别为7.30%,6.96%和7.03%. 紫外-可见吸收光谱、扫描电镜和附着力测试等结果表明,（1）添加表面活性剂有利于增加附着力及改善透光率和均匀性;（2）使用该法制备的Pt/FTO对电极的透光率与两步浸泡法制作的相同,且铂粒子分布更加均匀. 电化学阻抗图谱、塔菲尔极化曲线和循环伏安曲线结果表明,丝网印刷方法制备的Pt/FTO对电极具有更加优异的催化性能,且该法更有利于降低其生产成本和大规模生产.     

基于石墨烯修饰电极的电化学生物传感

石墨烯是一种具有单原子厚度的二维碳纳米材料,具有大的比表面积、高的导电性和室温电子迁移率,以及优异的机械力学性能.石墨烯还具有电化学窗口宽,电化学稳定性好,电荷传递电阻小,电催化活性高和电子转移速率快等电化学特性.化学修饰石墨烯,特别是氧化石墨烯(GO)和还原氧化石墨烯(rGO),可以被宏量、廉价地制备出来.它们具有可加工性能,可以被组装、加工或复合成具有可控组成和微结构的宏观电极材料.因此,石墨烯及其化学修饰衍生物是用于电化学生物传感的独特而诱人的电极材料.例如,GO是一种化学修饰石墨烯,也是石墨烯的重要前驱体;其边缘具有大量的羧基可用于共价固定酶,从而能实现酶电极的生物检测.在GO上的不可逆蛋白吸附也可以促进蛋白质的直接电子转移以提高其电化学检测性能.但是,GO大量的含氧官能团破坏了石墨烯本征的共轭结构,降低了其电学性能并限制了其实际应用.GO可以通过化学、电化学、热还原等技术转化成rGO,从而能部分修复其共轭结构,提高其导电性与传感性能.另一方面,石墨烯是一种零带隙材料;原子掺杂可以调控其能带结构,提高其电催化性能.石墨烯材料也常常需要通过与其它功能材料的复合进一步改善其可分散与可加工性能,提高其电催化活性和电化学选择性.本文综述了本征石墨烯(包括GO,rGO和掺杂石墨烯)以及石墨烯与生物分子、高分子、离子液体、金属或金属氧化物纳米粒子等复合材料修饰电极在检测各种生物分子方面的研究进展,并对该研究领域进行了展望.