Characterization and optimization of a positively charged poly (ethylene glycol)diacrylate hydrogel as an actuating muscle tissue engineering scaffold

Hydrogels have been used for many applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine due to their versatile material properties and similarities to the native extracellular matrix. Poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) is an ionic electroactive polymer (EAP), a material that responds to an electric field with a change in size or shape while in an ionic solution, that may be used in the development of hydrogels. In this study, we have investigated a positively charged EAP that can bend without the need of external ions. PEGDA was modified with the positively charged molecule 2‐(methacryloyloxy)ethyl‐trimethylammonium chloride (MAETAC) to provide its own positive ions. This hydrogel was then characterized and optimized for bending and cellular biocompatibility with C2C12 mouse myoblast cells. Studies show that the polymer responds to an electric field and supports C2C12 viability.     

5-Hydroxytryptamino-induced calcium sparks in cultured rat stomach fundus smooth muscle cells

With the imaging fluorescence probe of Ca2+ (fluo-3) and a laser scanning confocal micro-scope, the spontaneous localized calcium release event was first discovered in resting rat cardiac myocytes by Cheng[1] in 1993. A mathematical simulation is developed with computer in order to reveal the effect, which is immediately suggested that these events are likely to reflect the local-ized release of Ca2+ from a small cluster of ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ release channels in sar-coplasmic reticulum …     

Simvastatin inhibits sphingosylphosphorylcholine-induced differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells into smooth muscle cells

Sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC) induces differentiation of human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hASCs) into smooth muscle-like cells expressing α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) via transforming growth factor-β1/Smad2- and RhoA/Rho kinase-dependent mechanisms. 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl- coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) have been known to have beneficial effects in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In the present study, we examined the effects of simvastatin on the SPC-induced α-SMA expression and Smad2 phosphorylation in hASCs. Simvastatin inhibited the SPC-induced α-SMA expression and sustained phosphorylation of Smad2 in hASCs. SPC treatment caused RhoA activation via a simvastatin-sensitive mechanism. The SPC-induced α-SMA expression and Smad2 phosphorylation were abrogated by pretreatment of the cells with the Rho kinase inhibitor Y27632 or overexpression of a dominant negative RhoA mutant. Furthermore, SPC induced secretion of TGF-β1 and pretreatment with either Y27632 or simvastatin inhibited the SPC-induced TGF-β1 secretion. These results suggest that simvastatin inhibits SPC-induced differentiation of hASCs into smooth muscle cells by attenuating the RhoA/Rho kinase-dependent activation of autocrine TGF-β1/Smad2 signaling pathway.     

液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法同时检测鸡组织中5种抗病毒类药物的残留量

建立了鸡组织中抗病毒类药物多残留检测的液相色谱-电喷雾串联质谱法(LC-ESI-MS/MS)。采用三氯乙酸-乙腈溶液提取鸡组织中的金刚烷胺、金刚乙胺、美金刚、咪喹莫特和吗啉胍,离心过滤后经强阳离子交换柱(SCX)净化,色谱柱Xamide(100 mm×2.1 mm, 5 μm)分离,多反应监测(MRM)正离子扫描方式进行质谱检测。结果表明,鸡组织与鸡肝中5种药物的检出限为0.06～0.30 μg/kg,定量限为0.2～1.0 μg/kg。当5种药物的添加水平为0.2～10.0 μg/kg时,在鸡肉中的平均回收率为72.3%～94.2%,相对标准偏差(RSD)(n=6)为3.5%～11.3%;在鸡肝中的平均回收率为70.8%～92.7%, RSD(n=6)为5.3%～12.6%。该方法选择性好,抗干扰能力强,可作为鸡肉和鸡肝中抗病毒药物残留检测的确证方法。     

Essential oil from the leaves of Xylopia langsdorfiana (Annonaceae) as a possible spasmolytic agent

Xylopia langsdorfiana A. St.-Hil. &Tul. (Annonaceae) is popularly known in the northeast of Brazil as ‘pimenteira da terra’, and an essential oil (XL-OE) was extracted from its leaves. Since Xylopia species are cited in folk medicine and diterpenes from X. langsdorfiana have spasmolytic activity, this study aimed to investigate a possible spasmolytic action of XL-OE on smooth muscle models. XL-OE (243 and 729 μg/mL) showed low pharmacologic efficacy on guinea pig trachea and rat aorta and uterus. However, in guinea pig ileum, XL-OE (27–729 μg/mL) inhibited carbachol or histamine-induced phasic contractions (1 μM) in a significant and concentration-dependent manner. In addition, XL-OE (81 μg/mL) reduced fluorescence intensity in ileal myocytes stimulated by histamine, indicating a decrease in cytosolic calcium concentration, which could explain the spasmolytic activity. Thus, XL-OE proved to be a promising natural product to be used in gastrointestinal diseases acting by modulating the cytosolic calcium concentration.     

液固流化床内床层动态特性的CFD模拟

在对液固流化床内流动特性进行理论分析的基础上,采用多相流CFD方法模拟了二维矩形流化床内水和玻璃球体系的流体动力学特性。实验结果表明,流体速度突变后,液固流化床从一个平衡状态向另一个平衡状态过渡。当液体速度减小时,床层表面及分隔界面的变化与理论模型预测一致;由于重力不稳定性的影响,当液体速度增大时,床层表面稳定上升但与时间不呈线性关系,且分隔界面难以分辨。进而膨胀后停留时间的长短对收缩过程的影响也可以忽略。尽管床层收缩时间明显小于实际膨胀时间,但是与预报的理想膨胀时间比较接近。模拟结果与前人的实验研究和理论分析相吻合,表明多相流CFD模拟可以很好地预测液固流化床的床层动态行为。     

海水养殖鱼类肌肉中微量元素的测定

应用原子吸收光谱法测定了湛江海域十种养殖鱼类肌肉中微量元素的含量。结果表明,海水养殖鱼肌肉中含有丰富的K、Na、Mg、Ca、Zn、Fe等微量元素,经常食用,可以提高机体的免疫力,增强体质,能较好地满足人体对微量元素的需要。     

A monoclonal antibody-based time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay for chloramphenicol in shrimp and chicken muscle

A time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay (TR-FIA) for determination of chloramphenicol (CAP) in shrimp and chicken muscle was developed. The method was based on a direct competitive immunoassay using europium-labeled anti-CAP monoclonal antibody (MAb) and CAP-ovalbumin as coated antigen. The limit of detection was 0.05 ng g⁻¹ and limit of quantification was 0.1 ng g⁻¹. Recoveries ranged from 101.2 to 112.5% for shrimp and 104.9 to 115.3% for chicken muscle at spiked levels of 0.1-5 ng g⁻¹, with intra-assay and inter-assay variations 8.7-14.6 and 9.6-17.8%, respectively. The results obtained by the TR-FIA and ELISA correlated well. The established TR-FIA was validated for the determination of incurred shrimp samples and confirmed by gas chromatography with microcell electron capture detector (GC-μECD).     

A MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF POLY（DIVINYLBENZENE-co-ACRYLIC ACID） IN CROSSLINKING PRECIPITATION POLYMERIZATION

Divinylbenzene-80 （DVB-80） and polar monomer acrylic acid （AA） having hydrogen bonding at a total monomer loading of 5 vol% were precipitated-copolymerized in a variety of organic solvents with 2,2＇-azobis（isobutyronitrile） （AIBN） as initiator. The experiments were investigated from a two-dimensional matrix, i.e., the actual crosslinking degree of DVB varying from 0 to 80% and the solvent composition varying from 0 to 100% of toluene mixture with acetonitrile, when the mixture of acetonitrile and toluene was used as the reaction solvent. Under various reaction conditions, six distinct morphologies including soluble polymers, swellable microgels, coagulum, irregular microparticles, and nano-/micrometer microspheres were formed and the structures of these polymer architectures were described. A morphological map was utilized to discuss the effects of both crosslinking degree of DVB and composition of solvent on the transitions between morphology domains. The results demonstrated that the microspheres are formed by an internal contraction due to the marginal solvency of the continuous phase and the crosslinking of the polymer network through the covalent bonding from DVB as well as the interchain hydrogen-bonding between the carboxylic acid units.     

超高效液相色谱串联质谱法测定鱼组织中6种抗雌激素药物

采用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)在多反应监测(MRM)模式下建立了鱼肉、鱼肝中6种抗雌激素类药物(托瑞米芬、氯米芬、他莫昔芬、雷洛昔芬、阿那曲唑、来曲唑)的检测方法。样品采用乙腈超声提取,上清液中加入适量水稀释提取液,经混合型阳离子交换(MCX)固相萃取柱富集、净化后进行UPLC-MS/MS分析。UPLC分离在ACQUITY UPLCTM BEH C18柱(100 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 μm)上进行,以乙腈和0.1%甲酸水溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱。6种抗雌激素药物的定量限(以信噪比为10计)为0.1～0.3 μg/kg; 4个加标水平的平均回收率为84.9%～112.2%,相对标准偏差为0.9%～14.3%。该方法可用于鱼肉、鱼肝中6种抗雌激素药物的痕量分析。