Probing the Adhesion of Hepatocellular Carcinoma HepG2 and SK‐Hep‐1 Cells

Carcinoma cell differentiation stage is an important indicator of cell behavior. For example, cell mobility is much higher for poorly‐differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma SK‐Hep‐1 cells than for well‐differentiated HepG2 cells. In this study, we have cultured HepG2 and SK‐Hep‐1 cells on chemically patterned polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates to observe differences in the adhesion properties and cell structure that occur due to the patterns. Both cell lines showed a preference for the hydrophobic regions on the patterned PDMS surface with SK‐Hep‐1 cells achieving a higher density than HepG2 for the same cell‐count solutions. Further, SK‐Hep‐1 cells adopted the square or hexagonal shape of the surface patterns while HepG2 cells maintained their more rounded shape. AFM force measurement arrays were also performed on the cell surfaces to measure and map adhesion values between the tip and cell surface membrane. These results demonstrate that, in addition to cell shape and size, adhesion expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells is differentiation stage dependent. Further, the ability of the SK‐Hep‐1 cells to adopt the shape of the substrate pattern indicates they are more structurally labile, which may contribute to their higher mobility.     

Synthesis and Antiproliferative Evaluation of 2′‐Arenesulfonyloxy‐5‐benzylidene‐thiazolidine‐2,4‐diones

A series of 2′‐arenesulfonyloxy‐5‐benzylidene‐thiazolidine‐2,4‐diones (TZDs) were synthesized and examined for their antiproliferative effects on a panel of carcinoma cell lines. Our results indicated that initial synthesis of 5‐[2′‐hydroxybenzylidene]‐2,4‐thiazolidinone (9) by Knoevenagel condensation followed by nucleophilic substitution with arylsulfonyl chlorides exhibited superior efficiency to the alternative synthetic route. Among tested compounds, only 8c and 8e showed significant antiproliferative activity against PC‐3 and BT474 cells with GI₅₀ values of 8.4 and 20.6 μM, respectively. SKHep cells displayed interesting structure‐activity relationships in response to TZD derivatives treatment. Alkyl group‐substituted TZD analogs such as 8a (4‐Me, GI₅₀, 9.4 μM) and 8k (4‐iso‐propyl, GI₅₀, 9.8 μM) revealed better antiproliferative activity than those with bulkier alkyl groups. On the other hand, halogen‐substituted TZD analogs 8c, 8h, and 8i showed better antiproliferative activity against H460 cell line. Together, the new synthesized TZD derivatives 8a , 8b , 8c , 8d , 8e , 8f , 8g , 8h , 8i , 8j , 8k , 8l , 8m , 8n , 8o , 8p exhibited appreciable antiproliferative activity worth for further study.     

A New Mixed‐Valence Tetranuclear Manganese [MnII2MnIII2] Cluster

A new tetranuclear manganese complex [Mn₂^IIMn₂^III(bhmcpH)₂(hmp)₄Cl₂(MeOH)₂] ( 1 ) [bhmcpH₃ = 2, 6‐bis(hydroxymethyl)‐4‐chlorophenol, hmpH = 2‐(hydroxymethyl)pyridine] was synthesized and characterized. X‐ray diffraction analyses reveal that complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c. It has a mixed‐valence tetranuclear dicubane unit, which comprises two Mn^II and two Mn^III ions. The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibilities of 1 indicates ferromagnetic interactions between the manganese ions.     

Synthesis,Structure, and Photoluminescent Properties of a New 3D Metal‐Organic Framework with Unusual AgI Chains

A new 3D metal‐organic framework {[Ag₄(btc)(bix)₂] · H₂O}_n ( 1 ) [H₄btc = biphenyl‐2, 2′,4, 4′‐tetracarboxylic acid, bix = 1, 4‐bis(imidazol‐1‐ylmethyl)benzene] was synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and luminescence studies. The most remarkable structural feature of 1 is that the 1D chain and 2D network interpenetrated structures are further linked by parallel aligned 1D Ag^I chains to generate 3D metal‐organic framework.     

免疫质谱法检测肝癌血清多肽标志物

建立免疫亲和富集分离与质谱分析相结合的免疫质谱法用于血清多肽标志物pep5的检测。多克隆抗体与蛋白A琼脂糖颗粒偶联用于捕获pep5,基质辅助激光解析电离飞行时间质谱检测标志物。本方法的线性范围为1～48 nmol/L,检出限0.2 nmol/L;回收率为93.0%～103.1%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为6.4%～11.8%;反复冻融3次pep5,检测结果稳定;检测临床肝癌/正常血清样本灵敏度为78.0%、特异度为90%。该方法方便、快速、准确,适用于临床样本中低浓度标志物的检测研究,对于癌症的早期诊断具有重要意义。     

具有不定位势的渐近线性p-Laplacian Dirichlet问题

利用山路引理及极小作用原理,证明了当非线性项在无穷远处满足一定的渐近线性条件时,具有不定位势的渐近线性p-Laplacian Dirichlet问题,存在非平凡解.     

A vanishing viscosity approach to the evolution of microstructures in finite plasticity

Material microstructures in finite single-slip crystal plasticity occur and evolve due to deformation. Their formation is not arbitrary, they tend to form structured spatial patterns. This hints at a universal underlying process. As in the approach of D. Kochmann and K. Hackl, we use a variational framework, focusing on the Lagrange functional to describe the evolving mircrostructure. We modify this approach by introducing a small smooth transition zone between the domains in order to improve the numerical treatment. We present explicit time-evolution equations for the volume fractions and the internal variables. We outline a numerical scheme. (© 2012 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Measurements of NO2 mixing ratios with topographic target light scattering-differential optical absorption spectroscopy system and comparisons to point monitoring technique

A topographic target light scattering-differential optical absorption spectroscopy(ToTaL-DOAS) system is developed for measuring average concentrations along a known optical path and studying surface-near distributions of atmospheric trace gases.The telescope of the ToTaL-DOAS system points to targets which are located at known distances from the measurement device and illuminated by sunlight.Average concentrations with high spatial resolution can be retrieved by receiving sunlight reflected from the targets.A filed measurement of NO2 concentration is performed with the ToTaL-DOAS system in Shijiazhuang in the autumn of 2011.The measurement data are compared with concentrations measured by the point monitoring technique at the same site.The results show that the ToTaL-DOAS system is sensitive to the variation of NO2 concentrations along the optical path.     

超空泡航行体前部线形对空泡生成临界通气量影响的实验研究

基于航行体超空泡理论和格兰威尔线形设计方法,设计了三种具有不同前部线形的航行体模型.并针对所设计的三种模型和具有锥形前部外型的航行体模型在水洞中进行了生成超空泡临界通气量的实验研究.结果表明:航行体前部线型对超空泡临界通气量的影响程度与航行体的轴向斜率分布有关,模型表面斜率轴向分布曲线越平坦或变化率越小,越有利于减少超空泡生成所需的临界通气量.实验数据显示设计的三种格兰威尔前部线型航行体与锥形前部外型航行体相比,生成超空泡临界通气量都有明显减小,最大减小量达24%,为降低超高速航行体超空泡生成所需的临界通气量提供了一条技术途径和研究方法.