Investigating the Mechanisms of Bisdemethoxycurcumin in Ulcerative Colitis: Network Pharmacology and Experimental Verification

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder that is hard to cure once diagnosed. Bisdemethoxycurcumin has shown positive effects on inflammatory diseases. However, the underlying bioactive interaction between bisdemethoxycurcumin and ulcerative colitis is unclear. The objective of this study was to determine the core target and potential mechanism of action of bisdemethoxycurcumin as a therapy for ulcerative colitis. The public databases were used to identify potential targets for bisdemethoxycurcumin and ulcerative colitis. To investigate the potential mechanisms, the protein-protein interaction network, gene ontology analysis, and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes analysis have been carried out. Subsequently, experimental verification was conducted to confirm the findings. A total of 132 intersecting genes of bisdemethoxycurcumin, as well as ulcerative coli-tis-related targets, were obtained. SRC, EGFR, AKT1, and PIK3R1 were the targets of highest potential, and the PI3K/Akt and MAPK pathways may be essential for the treatment of ulcerative colitis by bisdemethoxycurcumin. Molecular docking demonstrated that bisdemethoxycurcumin combined well with SRC, EGFR, PIK3R1, and AKT1. Moreover, the in vitro experiments suggested that bisdemethoxycurcumin might reduce LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines levels in RAW264.7 cells by suppressing PI3K/Akt and MAPK pathways. Our study provided a comprehensive overview of the potential targets and molecular mechanism of bisdemethoxycurcumin against ulcerative colitis. Furthermore, it also provided a theoretical basis for the clinical treatment of ulcerative colitis, as well as compelling evidence for further study on the mechanism of bisdemethoxycurcumin in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.     

复杂场景下的自动红外舰船目标检测

为实现多种复杂海天背景下红外舰船目标的有效检测,提出了一种基于局部边缘梯度特征分析的舰船目标检测方法。利用红外舰船目标图像的特征,改进自适应 Butterworth 高通滤波对图像进行预处理。通过计算局部边缘梯度特征和聚类分析确定初始目标区域,比较梯度特征参数并进行多尺度搜索准确检测出舰船目标。对多种复杂海天场景红外图像进行仿真实验,结果表明,该算法能够有效准确地检测出多种复杂海天场景下的红外舰船目标,且算法简单,易于实现,适应面广。     

金属超材料TEM-TE11高功率微波模式转换器

利用高折射率的金属超材料作为移相器,设计了一种紧凑型高功率微波TEM-TE11模式转换器。通过研究同轴扇形金属栅格超材料的传输特性,得到高折射率的全金属超材料。采用CST Microwave Studio 软件对金属超材料TEM-TE11模式转换器进行了数值模拟,结果显示：该转换器在1.56 GHz附近转换效率大于96%,相对带宽约4%,功率容量不低于2 GW,系统纵向长度仅0.42个波长。将所设计的模式转换器结合L波段磁绝缘线振荡器开展了一体化设计,在器件输出口得到了TE11模高功率微波输出。     

基于二次统计CFAR处理的目标径向尺寸估计

利用雷达高分辨距离像(high resolution range profile,HRRP)实现对目标径向尺寸估计,可为目标分类识别提供重要特征判据.实际中常采用双向恒虚警(constant false alarm rate,CFAR)门限法进行目标信号支撑区和噪声区的鉴别,低信噪比条件下现有方法尺寸估计精度较低,且当...     

液晶电视色度自动测试及校正系统

针对目前液晶电视色度性能上的不足,介绍了一种利用CA-210测试仪和PC对液晶电视进行自动色度校正的系统,给出了其系统及软件结构.实验数据表明,其校正时间短,校正精度高,取得了良好的效果.     

层层自组装制备基于多壁碳纳米管的胆碱生物传感器

以经混酸处理的多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)修饰铂(Pt)电极,在此基础上固定(PAA/PVS)3复合膜,采用层层自组装技术将高分子聚电解质PDDA与胆碱氧化酶交替组装在已修饰的电极上,构建了电流型胆碱生物传感器。实验结果表明,MWCNTs的引入使电极对H2O2的催化电流明显增大,制成的酶电极可以有效控制酶量的使用,酶膜组装层数为8时最优,对胆碱的线性响应范围为5×10-7～1×10-4mol/L;灵敏度为12.53μA/mmol;响应时间为7.60s;检出限为2×10-7mol/L(S/N=3)。传感器的抗干扰能力强,稳定性好,30d时的响应电流值仍保持最初的89.5%。3次平行实验的RSD为3.64%。     

Supramolecular Coordination Cages Based on N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Gold(I) Ligands and Their Precursors: Self-Assembly,Structural Transformation and Guest-Binding Properties

The incorporation of functional groups into the cavity of discrete supramolecular coordination cages (SCCs) will bring unique functions and applications. Here, three dicarboxylate ligands (H₂ L1 Cl, H₂ L2 Cl and H₂ L3 Cl) containing N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors as linkers were introduced to construct SCCs by combining with two C₃-symmertic (CpZr)₃(μ₃-O)(μ₂-OH)₃ clusters as three-connect vertices, resulted in a series of rugby-like V₂E₃ (V=vertex, E=edge) type homoleptic cages ( SCC-1 , SCC-2 and SCC-3 ). However, V₄E₆-type tetrahedral cages ( SCC-4 and SCC-5 ), incorporating six Au-NHC moieties, were obtained when the corresponding NHC-gold(I) functionalized ligands (H₂ L1 ^Au, H₂ L2 ^Au) were applied. For the first time, we present a trackable CpZr-involved cage to cage conversion to generate a heteroleptic V₂E₃ cage ( SCC-6 ) from two homoleptic cages ( SCC-2 and SCC-5 ) with different geometries of V₂E₃ and V₄E₆. The heteroleptic assembly SCC-6 can also be formed upon a subcomponent displacement strategy. The structural transformation and reassembly processes were detected and monitored by ¹H NMR spectroscopy and electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry. The formation of heteroleptic assembly was further supported by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Moreover, homoleptic cage SCC-2 possesses a trigonal bipyramidal cationic cavity allowing the encapsulation of a series of sulfonate anionic guests.     

胃肠模拟系统对明矾炮制药材中铝的形态转变影响

根据人体胃肠环境变化特点,调节4个明矾炮制药材的水煎液的酸度,于37℃恒温水浴中保持1h之后,用0.45μm微孔滤膜、732氢型阳离子交换树脂分离水煎液中各种铝形态.湿法消解-石墨炉原子吸收光谱法(GFAAS)测定总铝量；GFAAS直接测定水煎液中各形态铝含量.得到了各样品中铝形态含量及分布情况,并且与未调节酸度的样品进行比较,讨论铝在胃肠的模拟系统影响下的形态转变原因.所得结果对明矾炮制药材中铝的安全性评价有参考价值.     

Photocatalytic performance of combustion-synthesized β and γ-Ga2O3 in the degradation of 1,4-dioxane in aqueous solution

Nanostructures of β and γ-Ga₂O₃ were prepared by the solution combustion route using urea as fuel. The synthesized nano photocatalysts were characterized by use of XRD, FT-IR, BET, TEM, TGA–DTA, DRS, and Raman spectroscopy. XRD and TEM investigations confirmed the nanostructures; particle size was in the range 3–5 nm for γ-Ga₂O₃ and 40–50 nm for β-Ga₂O₃. The specific surface area of γ-Ga₂O₃ was 91 m² g^?1 and that of β-Ga₂O₃ was 24.3 m² g^?1. The polymorphs of gallium oxide were used as photocatalysts for decomposition of 1,000 mg/l 1,4-dioxane. More than 90 % of the 1,4-dioxane could be degraded in less than 180 min by use of 10 mg/l photocatalyst + 0.5 ml H₂O₂. The efficiency of photocatalytic degradation of 1,4-dioxane by the synthesized photocatalysts was compared with that of P-25 TiO₂ and followed the order γ-Ga₂O₃ ≥ β-Ga₂O₃ > P-25 TiO₂. The degradation was found to follow pseudo first-order kinetics.