半花菁类近红外荧光探针在细胞内pH监测中的应用EI北大核心CSCD

pH异常变化与癌症和神经退行性等各种疾病相关,监测p H的变化对研究病理状况至关重要。本文设计合成了一种新型的p H荧光探针MC-p H。该探针最大发射波长在近红外区,可有效避免生物样品自身荧光。探针MC-p H中亚胺基团的质子化与非质子化是荧光开关的关键。在酸性溶液中,MC-p H以亚胺离子形式存在,最大吸收波长为617 nm,最大荧光发射波长为663 nm。随着p H逐渐升高,探针MC-p H主要以亚胺形式存在,617 nm处的特征吸收峰强度逐渐降低,并在467 nm处出现新的吸收峰,且663 nm处的荧光强度急剧降低直至消失。探针MC-p H可以监测溶液中p H的变化,线性范围为p H 3.0~8.0,不受其他常见干扰物的影响,且具有良好的细胞渗透性,可监测He La细胞内p H的变化。     

CTA联合CTP在预测急性脑梗死预后中的价值

本研究探讨CT血管成像(CTA)联合CT灌注成像(CTP)在预测急性脑梗死预后的价值。选取急性脑梗死患者102例,分为预后良好组和不良组,分析预后良好和不良患者ASPECTS、CTP参数差异。预后不良患者CTA图像ASPECTS评分<3分明显高于预后良好患者(P<0.05);预后不良患者病灶处脑血容量(CBV)和脑血流量(CBF)明显低于预后良好患者(P<0.05),达峰时间(TTP)和平均通过时间(MTT)明显高于预后良好患者(P<0.05);ASPECTS评分联合CBV、CBF及MTT预测预后不良的ROC曲线下面积为0.895(P<0.05),灵敏性和特异性分别为90.00%和84.10%。CTA联合CTP预测急性脑梗死患者预后有一定应用价值。     

基于光谱图像的森林病虫害自动检测方法

我国天然林区分布范围广,地形复杂,依靠传统的护林员巡检方式进行林木病虫害防治,效率较低,难于及时发现早期的林木病虫害,可能因此错过防治的最佳时机。针对该问题,设计了一种基于多光谱图像检测林木病虫害的深度学习网络,研发了一套检测软件,通过无人机挂飞实验,利用搭建的深度学习网络,完成林区染病区检测,对检测结果进行了分析。     

Understanding chicken walks on n × n grid: Hamiltonian paths,discrete dynamics,and rectifiable paths

Understanding animal movements and modeling the routes they travel can be essential in studies of pathogen transmission dynamics. Pathogen biology is also of crucial importance, defining the manner in which infectious agents are transmitted. In this article, we investigate animal movement with relevance to pathogen transmission by physical rather than airborne contact, using the domestic chicken and its protozoan parasite Eimeria as an example. We have obtained a configuration for the maximum possible distance that a chicken can walk through straight and nonoverlapping paths (defined in this paper) on square grid graphs. We have obtained preliminary results for such walks which can be practically adopted and tested as a foundation to improve understanding of nonairborne pathogen transmission. Linking individual nonoverlapping walks within a grid‐delineated area can be used to support modeling of the frequently repetitive, overlapping walks characteristic of the domestic chicken, providing a framework to model fecal deposition and subsequent parasite dissemination by fecal/host contact. We also pose an open problem on multiple walks on finite grid graphs. These results grew from biological insights and have potential applications. © 2014 The Authors. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.     

Development and application of multiscale models of acute viral infections in intervention research

The objective of this study is to advance two frontiers in multiscale modelling of acute viral infections, which are (a) the mathematical technology or technical frontier, where we present a new method for development of multiscale models of acute viral infections using influenza A virus (IAV) as a paradigm in which a new set of metrics to measure both individual level and community level infectiousness are introduced, and (b) the scientific applications frontier, where we demonstrate the implementation of multiscale modelling in evaluating the comparative effectiveness of IAV health interventions from efficacy data. The multiscale model is developed by integrating the within-host scale and the between-host scale. Using the example of IAV as a paradigm, we demonstrate the utility and process by which multiscale modelling can be used to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of health interventions that operate at different scale domains. The multiscale modelling is general enough to be applicable to other acute viral infections.     

Identification of the polymorphisms in IFITM3 gene and their association in a Korean population with ulcerative colitis

Interferons play critical roles in tumor pathogenesis by controlling apoptosis and through cellular anti-proliferative and differentiation activities. Interferon inducible transmembrane protein (IFITM) family genes have been implicated in several cellular processes such as the homotypic cell adhesion functions of IFN and cellular anti-proliferative activities. Expression levels of IFITM genes have been found to be up-regulated in gastric cancer cells and colorectal tumors. IFITM3 (also known as 1-8U) is a member of the IFITM family, and has been described as a key player in specification of germ cell fate. IFITM3 was first isolated from a genetic screen aimed at identifying genes involved in acquisition of germ cell competence. It has been proposed that epiblast cells have the highest expression of IFITM3 initiated germ cell specification and that homotypic association can discriminate germ cells from their somatic neighbors. In an attempt to better understand the genetic influences of IFITM3 on ulcerative colitis, we have identified possible variation sites and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) through two exons and their boundary IFITM3 intron sequences including the ~2.1 kb promoter regions. To determine whether or not these IFITM3 SNPs are associated with susceptibility to ulcerative colitis, frequencies of the genotype and allele of IFITM3 polymorphisms were analyzed on genomic DNAs isolated from patients with ulcerative colitis and from healthy controls. We also investigated the haplotype frequencies constructed by these SNPs in both groups. In this study, we also showed that expression level of IFITM3 mRNA was significantly higher in tissues of the ileum and cecum of the digestive system. We identified a total of seven SNPs and multiple variation regions in the IFITM3 gene. The genotype frequency of the g.-204T>G polymorphism in patients with ulcerative colitis was significantly different from that of the control group. Our results strongly suggest that polymorphisms of the IFITM3 gene may be associated with susceptibility to ulcerative colitis.     

Numerical simulations of the discontinuous progression of cerebral aneurysms based on fluid-structure interactions study

Investigations into the characteristics of hemodynamics will provide a better understanding of the pathology of cerebral aneurysms for clinicians.In this work,a steady state discontinuous-growth model of the cerebral aneurysms was proposed.With the assumption of the fluid-structure interaction between the wall of blood vessel and blood,a fluid-structure coupling numerical simulation for this model was built using software ANSYS and CFX.The simulation results showed that as the aneurysm volume increased,a bl...     

Hand-held amperometric sensor for saliva and other oral fluid-based diagnostics

A new hand-held amperometric sensor for monitoring of saliva and other oral fluid-based components is described. The amperometric sensor includes a flow through amperometric detector coupled with a micropipette, and an electronic block which consists of an amplifier, peak detector, microprocessor and display. All operations, such as sample injection, electrochemical detection and data processing are accomplished using only one action, by pressing the plunger of the micropipette. The instrument has been applied for assay of salivary peroxidase, human luteinizing hormone and human chorionic gonadotropin. The low detection limit of peroxidase is 0.5 ng/ml (defined as the concentration which gives a signal with S/N>2). The response time of the sensor is 1-3 s. The linear dynamic range of the hormones is from 1.0 to 80 mUI/ml. The life time of the hand-held amperometric device without regeneration of the electrode surface is 12 months. The sensor has the potential as a tool for noninvasive physiological studies and diagnostic strategies.     

The Development of BTK Inhibitors: A Five-Year Update

Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) represented, in the past ten years, an important target for the development of new therapeutic agents that could be useful for cancer and autoimmune disorders. To date, five compounds, able to block BTK in an irreversible manner, have been launched in the market, whereas many reversible BTK inhibitors (BTKIs), with reduced side effects that are more useful for long-term administration in autoimmune disorders, are under clinical investigation. Despite the presence in the literature of many articles and reviews, studies on BTK function and BTKIs are of great interest for pharmaceutical companies as well as academia. This review is focused on compounds that have appeared in the literature from 2017 that are able to block BTK in an irreversible or reversible manner; also, new promising tunable irreversible inhibitors, as well as PROTAC molecules, have been reported. This summary could improve the knowledge of the chemical diversity of BTKIs and provide information for future studies, particularly from the medicinal chemistry point of view. Data reported here are collected from different databases (Scifinder, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Pubmed) using “BTK” and “BTK inhibitors” as keywords.     

高效薄层扫描法测定蛛网膜下腔出血患者脑脊液中血小板活化因子

摘要：建立了测定蛛网膜下腔出血患者（SAH）脑脊液中血小板活化因子（PAF）质量浓度的高效薄层扫描方法。薄层板为高效硅胶G板（100mm×l00mm）,展开剂为V（氯仿）:V（甲醇）:V（水）=65:35:6,下层液展开,显色剂为100g/L磷钼酸溶液,展开距90mm,扫描波长630nm。方法的线性范围0.5～2.5μg/L,相关系数0.9990,最小检测质量浓度50ng/L,平均回收率98.6％。运用所建立的方法测定了16例SAH患者发病后脑脊液和10例非神经系统疾病患者脑脊液中PAF的质量浓度及其变化