The adhesive contact of viscoelastic spheres

We have formulated the restricted self-consistent model for the adhesive contact of linear viscoelastic spheres. This model is a generalization of both the Ting (J. Appl. Mech. 33 (1966) 845) approach to the viscoelastic contact of adhesionless spheres and the restricted self-consistent model for adhesive axisymmetric bodies. We also show how the model can be used in practice by giving a few examples of numerical solutions.     

我国审查逮捕制度的完善措施

我国现行的审查逮捕制度在法律层面和实践层面都存在着一定的缺陷,在审查的过程中层层审批,效率低下,且采取书面形式,证据来源单一,救济程序缺失.在既要打击犯罪又要保障人权的双重刑事诉讼目的下,应对现行审查逮捕制度从法律规定等多方面进行改革完善.     

Substituent-regulated highly X-ray sensitive Os(Ⅵ)nitrido complex for low-toxicity radiotherapy

A high efficiency and low toxicity radiosensitizer,OsN(PhenOH)Cl_3,was designed and synthesized through substituent regulation.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first osmium-based coordination complex radiosensitizer.The experimental results shown that this radiosensitizer induced G2/M cell cycle arrest mainly through induction of intracellular ROS overproduction.     

Ferulic Acid: A Natural Phenol That Inhibits Neoplastic Events through Modulation of Oncogenic Signaling

Despite the immense therapeutic advances in the field of health sciences, cancer is still to be found among the global leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Ethnomedicinally, natural bioactive compounds isolated from various plant sources have been used for the treatment of several cancer types and have gained notable attention. Ferulic acid, a natural compound derived from various seeds, nuts, leaves, and fruits, exhibits a variety of pharmacological effects in cancer, including its proapoptotic, cell-cycle-arresting, anti-metastatic, and anti-inflammatory activities. This review study presents a thorough overview of the molecular targets and cellular signaling pathways modulated by ferulic acid in diverse malignancies, showing high potential for this phenolic acid to be developed as a candidate agent for novel anticancer therapeutics. In addition, current investigations to develop promising synergistic formulations are also discussed.     

Arginine Deiminase Induces Immunogenic Cell Death and Is Enhanced by N-acetylcysteine in Murine MC38 Colorectal Cancer Cells and MDA-MB-231 Human Breast Cancer Cells In Vitro

The use of arginine deiminase (ADI) for arginine depletion therapy is an attractive anticancer approach. Combination strategies are needed to overcome the resistance of severe types of cancer cells to this monotherapy. In the current study, we report, for the first time, that the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC), which has been used in therapeutic practices for several decades, is a potent enhancer for targeted therapy that utilizes arginine deiminase. We demonstrated that pegylated arginine deiminase (ADI-PEG 20) induces apoptosis and G0/G1 phase arrest in murine MC38 colorectal cancer cells; ADI-PEG 20 induces Ca²⁺ overload and decreases the mitochondrial membrane potential in MC38 cells. ADI-PEG 20 induced the most important immunogenic cell death (ICD)-associated feature: cell surface exposure of calreticulin (CRT). The antioxidant NAC enhanced the antitumor activity of ADI-PEG 20 and strengthened its ICD-associated features including the secretion of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP). In addition, these regimens resulted in phagocytosis of treated MC38 cancer cells by bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs). In conclusion, we describe, for the first time, that NAC in combination with ADI-PEG 20 not only possesses unique cytotoxic anticancer properties but also triggers the hallmarks of immunogenic cell death. Hence, ADI-PEG 20 in combination with NAC may represent a promising approach to treat ADI-sensitive tumors while preventing relapse and metastasis.     

黄芪丹参配伍提取物对受损心肌细胞能量代谢的影响

为证实以黄芪、丹参为代表的益气活血类中药可有效改善缺血性心肌能量代谢,通过原代心肌细胞在缺氧/复氧条件下复制模型后分为对照组、模型组、曲美他嗪组、黄芪、丹参配伍提取物高、中、低剂量组,并予以相应药物干预。结果表明:黄芪、丹参配伍提取物可减轻心肌细胞损伤、改善心肌细胞活力、增强心肌细胞中腺苷酸活化蛋白激酶(AMPK)、肝激酶B1(LKB1)和钙调素依赖性蛋白激酶的激酶β(Ca MKKβ)信号通路蛋白和基因的表达。可见益气活血类中药代表黄芪与丹参配伍使用具有调节脂代谢紊乱,增加心肌能量供给的良好作用。     

自适应遗传算法用于心肌细胞运动矢量检测

心肌细胞的搏动是一种弹性运动,通过对搏动过程中特征点的运动矢量检测,可以获得细胞收缩的生物力学特性．对数搜索、三步搜索等快速搜索算法都依赖于匹配误差单调减小这一假设,而这种假设在许多情况是不真实的,这就导致图象匹配仅仅收敛于某些局部优化值．在经典遗传算法的基础上,作者提出了自适应交叉算子扣变异算子,应用于柔性运动矢量检测．解决了心肌细胞序列图象特征点的运动矢量检测问题。     

胎儿心肌钙蛋白T(cTnT)基因的克隆和序列分析

人心肌钙蛋白T(cardiac troponin T,cTnT)可调节肌丝蛋白的Ca2 浓度,从而调节心脏肌肉收缩的肌钙蛋白复合体组成成分之一.在心力衰竭末期,cTnT再度表达.cTnT的mR-NA水平和其蛋白水平升高与心力衰竭密切相关.从正常流产胎儿心脏提取RNA,通过反转录获得cDNA,再利用PCR方法得到目的基因.序列分析证实,得到的基因是正确而特异的cTnT基因,不同人种的cTnT序列同源性很高,达99%以上.全序列有3个碱基与国外报道序列有差别,所编码氨基酸有2个不同.推测其区别可能是人种的差异或胎儿与成人发育期不同造成的.     

心肌肌钙蛋白I-C复合物酶联免疫检测方法的建立

为了制备抗人心肌肌钙蛋白I(cTnI)单克隆抗体、建立检测人cTnI链酶亲和素-生物素双抗体夹心酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)方法,用基因工程表达的人cTnI免疫雌性BALB/c小鼠,以杂交瘤技术制备得到三株特异性抗人cTnI的单克隆抗体记为6G3,6A6,3G9.三株杂交瘤细胞中6G3和6A6为IgG1,3G9为IgG2b,腹水效价分别为4×10-5,4×10-5和10-5.亲和常数为5.0×109,6.4×109和3.8×109mol-1.Westernblotting结果表明6G3和6A6能够识别cTnI-C复合物.把6G3抗体生物素化并制备抗cTnI、cTnC和cTnI-C的大鼠多克隆抗体.以多抗作为固相捕捉抗体,生物素化6G3抗体作为检测抗体,建立检测cTnI的双抗体夹心ELISA方法并初步应用于临床病人标本检测.以cTnI-C复合物多抗捕捉检测方法具有良好的灵敏度、特异性和准确性,灵敏度为0.9ng/mL,较包被其他抗体捕捉方法提高1~2倍.批内变异系数为5.03%,回收率为94.56%.测定17例AMI病人和18例血清样本临床诊断结果符合率为100%.     

大豆总皂甙对运动力竭大鼠心肌抗氧化能力影响的实验研究

目的：研究大豆总皂甙（TS）对运动力竭大鼠心肌抗氧化能力的影响。方法：采用跑台一次力竭急性实验造模。分为四组：安静组,安静加药组,力竭组,力竭加药组。跑台速度30m/min,运动至力竭后立即取材,分光光度法测试心肌组织SOD（超氧化物歧化酶）,CAT（过氧化氢酶）,MDA（丙二醛）,GSH-Px（谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶）,GR（谷胱甘肽还原酶）,GSH（还原型谷胱甘肽）,T-AOC（总抗氧化能力）等指标。结果：与安静组相比,安静加药组SOD、GSH-Px活性显著增强（P〈0.05）,CAT和GR极显著增强（P〈0.01）,力竭组GR极显著升高（P〈0.01）;与力竭组相比,力竭加药组SOD活性、T-AOC显著增强,而MDA显著降低,均具有统计学意义（P〈0.05）,GSH-Px极显著升高（P〈0.01）;与力竭加药组相比,安静加药组GR极显著升高（P〈0.01）。结论：TS能显著的提高运动大鼠心肌组织抗氧化能力,降低MDA生成,延长其力竭运动时间,延缓运动疲劳的发生。