Computational Drug Repurposing Based on a Recommendation System and Drug–Drug Functional Pathway Similarity

Drug repurposing identifies new clinical indications for existing drugs. It can be used to overcome common problems associated with cancers, such as heterogeneity and resistance to established therapies, by rapidly adapting known drugs for new treatment. In this study, we utilized a recommendation system learning model to prioritize candidate cancer drugs. We designed a drug–drug pathway functional similarity by integrating multiple genetic and epigenetic alterations such as gene expression, copy number variation (CNV), and DNA methylation. When compared with other similarities, such as SMILES chemical structures and drug targets based on the protein–protein interaction network, our approach provided better interpretable models capturing drug response mechanisms. Furthermore, our approach can achieve comparable accuracy when evaluated with other learning models based on large public datasets (CCLE and GDSC). A case study about the Erlotinib and OSI-906 (Linsitinib) indicated that they have a synergistic effect to reduce the growth rate of tumors, which is an alternative targeted therapy option for patients. Taken together, our computational method characterized drug response from the viewpoint of a multi-omics pathway and systematically predicted candidate cancer drugs with similar therapeutic effects.     

Rational design of iridium–porphyrin conjugates for novel synergistic photodynamic and photothermal therapy anticancer agents

Near-infrared (NIR) emitters are important probes for biomedical applications. Nanoparticles (NPs) incorporating mono- and tetranuclear iridium(iii) complexes attached to a porphyrin core have been synthesized. They possess deep-red absorbance, long-wavelength excitation (635 nm) and NIR emission (720 nm). TD-DFT calculations demonstrate that the iridium–porphyrin conjugates herein combine the respective advantages of small organic molecules and transition metal complexes as photosensitizers (PSs): (i) the conjugates retain the long-wavelength excitation and NIR emission of porphyrin itself; (ii) the conjugates possess highly effective intersystem crossing (ISC) to obtain a considerably more long-lived triplet photoexcited state. These photoexcited states do not have the usual radiative behavior of phosphorescent Ir(iii) complexes, and they play a very important role in promoting the singlet oxygen (¹O₂) and heat generation required for photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT). The tetranuclear 4-Ir NPs exhibit high ¹O₂ generation ability, outstanding photothermal conversion efficiency (49.5%), good biocompatibility, low half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) (0.057 μM), excellent photothermal imaging and synergistic PDT and PTT under 635 nm laser irradiation. To our knowledge this is the first example of iridium–porphyrin conjugates as PSs for photothermal imaging-guided synergistic PDT and PTT treatment in vivo.

Iridium–porphyrin conjugates assembled in nanoparticles are photosensitizers that exhibit excellent photothermal imaging and synergistic PDT and PTT in vivo.     

锌—镉法测定天然水中硝酸盐的盐误差及其解决方法

研究了锌-镉法测定天然水中硝酸盐的盐误差,发现水中含盐量对还原率有重大影响,但在盐度为1%以后还原率基本不变;加入人工海盐(1.5g/50ml水样)可消除盐误差.由此建立了没有盐误差的新的锌-镉法.方法相对标准偏差小于3%,回收率为98%～102%,与镉-铜法对比,两种方法的相对偏差小于8%.     

一株红树内生真菌Penicillium sp.(ZZF29#)次级代谢产物分离与鉴定

研究了一株药用红树内生真菌Penicillium sp.(ZZF29#)的次级代谢产物。用硅胶柱层析、制备薄层层析和重结晶等方法,从该菌发酵液的乙酸乙酯相中分离获得8种单体化合物,运用现代波谱技术并与文献数据对照,鉴定其结构分别为:环(苯丙-丙)二肽(1)、环(苯丙-甘)二肽(2)、环(苯丙-苯丙)二肽(3)、环(苯丙-酪)二肽(4)、大黄素(5)、大黄素甲醚(6)、麦角甾醇(7)和过氧化麦角甾醇(8)。     

直接内重整熔融碳酸盐燃料电池中甲烷蒸汽重整催化剂探索性研究

选择甲烷蒸汽重整催化剂用于直接内重整熔融碳酸盐燃料电池(DIR-MCFC)中,并考察了DIR-MCFC的性能,讨论了电池放电量、气体压力、燃料气进料水/碳比(S/C)等因素对该催化剂性能的影响.结果表明,重整催化剂能够满足电池放电需求;放电量大小影响电池内的H2含量,但对CH4含量影响不大;当气体压力为0.36MPa时...     

淀粉基荧光微球的制备及其布洛芬包载和释药性能

以淀粉为原料,用乙酸酐酰化后,将异硫氰酸荧光素（FITC）接枝到淀粉醋酸酯大分子链上,以自组装的方法制备出包载布洛芬的淀粉基荧光微球,同时考察了淀粉基荧光纳米微球对布洛芬的控制释放性能。 荧光淀粉酯的用量、布洛芬的加入量及丙酮与水的体积比可影响载药微球的包封率和药物释放速度。 研究结果表明,当荧光淀粉酯用量为200 mg、布洛芬的量为60 mg、水和丙酮体积分别为50和20 mL时所合成的载药微球包封率最高,为69.5%,其药物体外释放也最快,48 h可释放62.7%。 用扫描电子显微镜和激光共聚焦显微镜(CLSM)对包药微球的体外释放过程进行了表征。     

微波促进无溶剂条件下酯键型猪去氧胆酸分子钳的快速有效合成

在微波辐射无溶剂条件下, 以固体K2CO3为载体, 猪去氧胆酸甲酯与芳酰氯反应合成了11个猪去氧胆酸分子钳人工受体. 所有化合物的结构均经1H NMR, IR, MS及元素分析所确证. 同传统方法相比, 该法具有简单、快速、 有效、 对环境友好等优点. 同时考察了这类受体对芳胺和手性分子的识别性能. 结果表明, 这类分子钳受体不但对芳胺具有优良的识别性能, 而且对D/L-氨基酸甲酯具有对映选择性识别性能.     

高超声速飞行器气动热关联换算方法研究

气动热风洞实验是地面研究和预测飞行器气动热环境的重要手段之一, 但由于风洞实验模拟能力的限制, 风洞实验的流场参数和模型的几何尺度都会与实际飞行情况存在一定的差别, 导致地面风洞实验中得到的模型表面气动加热率数据无法直接用于飞行条件下的热环境预测和热防护设计. 以往通过针对具体飞行器的试验结果进行数据拟合后外插的气动热关联换算方法指向性较强, 没有考虑到气动热的具体影响参数, 存在一定局限性, 难以外推应用于其他外形的飞行器. 为解决通过气动热风洞实验数据外推预测飞行条件下气动热的技术难题, 基于无量纲NS方程和边界层理论分析研究了影响气动热的主要参数, 并通过推导化简边界层近似解热流公式, 针对层流流态建立了气动热关联换算方法, 可以考虑当地边界层外缘参数的影响, 具有一定通用性. 在此基础上, 利用建立的方法将Reentry-F飞行器缩比模型的风洞实验数据换算到该飞行器飞行条件下的典型工况, 并与飞行测量结果进行了比较, 外推预测结果与飞行测量结果符合较好, 表明建立的关联方法可以用于气动热风洞实验数据的外推换算.      

脲基衍生化β-环糊精液相色谱键合相拆分和测定苹果中已唑醇对映体

手性农药对映体常具有不同的杀虫活性、人体毒性和环境行为。手性农药的残留也给食品安全带来了新问题。利用自制的脲基衍生化β-环糊精键合SBA-15手性固定相（UCDSP）,采用高效液相色谱法成功地拆分了手性农药己唑醇对映体,并考察了流动相组成、pH值、柱温等对手性分离的影响。结果表明,以甲醇-水（60:40,v/v）为流动相,流速0.5mL·min^-1,柱温20℃,检测波长230nm时,己唑醇对映体的分离度2.26,分析时间在15min内。在优化的色谱条件下建立了快速测定苹果中己唑醇对映体含量的新方法。苹果中的已唑醇用乙腈提取,然后用氨基柱净化。己唑醇对映体在0.5¹25μg·mL^-1浓度范围内呈良好的线性关系（γ≥0.9998）,按3倍于噪声信号推算,苹果中己唑醇最小检出量均小于25μg·kg^-1,两种对映体的加标回收率为88.0%⁹7.2%,相对标准偏差（RSD）分别小于0.98%和1.2%（n=5）。该环糊精柱制备方法简便,成本较低。对已唑醇有较高的手性选择性,不仅分析时间短,且回收率和重现性较高,在果蔬中手性农药对映体残留分析中存在良好的应用前景。 更多     

一种新的DENUDATINE型C20二萜生物碱结构的NMR研究

从内蒙西伯利亚乌头中分离得一个新的C20二萜生物碱,采用选择性远程DEPT,同核和异核二维NMR技术相结合进行了研究,其结构确定为Lepenine的C－11基向立体异构体,定名为11a－hydroxylapenine．结果表明,选择性远程DEPTNMR技术对于连接这类化合物中被季碳和杂原子分割的NMR自旋体系,测定基本骨架和确定信号归属都有独到之处．