An unusual reaction of terramycin with methyl iodide

An unusual fragmentation reaction was observed when terramycin is treated with MeI in acetone at room temp. The reaction proceeds with quaternization, loss of trimethylamine, fission of bonds 4a,5 and 12,12a with formation of an aldehydo-lactone derived from rings B, C and D. Additionally some transformations of this lactone are described.     

磁共振T2WI、DWI对直肠癌新辅助治疗疗效的评估价值

本研究探讨磁共振成像T2WI、弥散加权成像(DWI)在直肠癌新辅助治疗疗效的评估价值。选取直肠癌患者92例,给予新辅助治疗,比较治疗前后T2WI、DWI参数变化。治疗无效患者治疗后肿瘤绝对信号值(SIT)明显高于治疗有效患者(P<0.05),而肿瘤绝对信号值减低率(SITRR)、治疗后肿瘤相对信号值(SIT/M)、肿瘤相对信号值减低率(SIT/MRR)明显低于治疗有效患者(P<0.05);治疗无效患者治疗后表观扩散系数(ADC)值、ADC变化值明显低于治疗有效患者(P<0.05);治疗后SIT、SITRR、SIT/MRR预测治疗有效的ROC曲线下面积分别为0.671、0.950和0.879(P<0.05);治疗后ADC值、ADC变化值预测治疗有效的ROC曲线下面积分别为0.717和0.977(P<0.05)。磁共振T2WI图像参数、ADC在预测直肠癌新辅助治疗疗效中有较高的应用价值。     

Neuroprotective effect of agmatine in rats with transient cerebral ischemia using MR imaging and histopathologic evaluation

Purpose

This study aimed to further investigate the effects of agmatine on brain edema in the rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) injury using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) monitoring and biochemical and histopathologic evaluation.

Materials and methods

Following surgical induction of MCAO for 90 min, agmatine was injected 5 min after beginning of reperfusion and again once daily for the next 3 post-operative days. The events during ischemia and reperfusion were investigated by T2-weighted images (T2WI), serial diffusion-weighted images (DWI), calculated apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images (CE-T1WI) during 3 h–72 h in a 1.5 T Siemens MAGNETON Avanto Scanner. Lesion volumes were analyzed in a blinded and randomized manner. Triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC), Nissl, and Evans Blue stainings were performed at the corresponding sections.

Results

Increased lesion volumes derived from T2WI, DWI, ADC, CE-T1WI, and TTC all were noted at 3 h and peaked at 24 h–48 h after MCAO injury. TTC-derived infarct volumes were not significantly different from the T2WI, DWI-, and CE-T1WI-derived lesion volumes at the last imaging time (72 h) point except for significantly smaller ADC lesions in the MCAO model (P < 0.05). Volumetric calculation based on TTC-derived infarct also correlated significantly stronger to volumetric calculation based on last imaging time point derived on T2WI, DWI or CE-T1WI than ADC (P < 0.05). At the last imaging time point, a significant increase in Evans Blue extravasation and a significant decrease in Nissl-positive cells numbers were noted in the vehicle-treated MCAO injured animals. The lesion volumes derived from T2WI, DWI, CE-T1WI, and Evans blue extravasation as well as the reduced numbers of Nissl-positive cells were all significantly attenuated in the agmatine-treated rats compared with the control ischemia rats (P < 0.05).

Conclusion

Our results suggest that agmatine has neuroprotective effects against brain edema on a reperfusion model after transient cerebral ischemia.     

Study of cerebrovascular reserve capacity by magnetic resonance perfusion weighted imaging and photoacoustic imaging

The aim of this work was to assess the feasibility of photoacoustic imaging (PAI) and MR imaging for evaluating the cerebrovascular reserve capacity (CVRC) in animal models. Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHR) were used for MRI. BALB/c mice were used for PAI. MR perfusion weighted imaging (PWI) was performed on a 1.5-T whole-body MR system before and after oral administration of acetazolamide (ACZ). The region of interest (ROI) was chosen in the bilateral frontal lobe for measuring regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV) and mean transit time (MTT). The vessel diameters of the superficial layer of the cortex were measured by PAI in the resting and ACZ-activated mice. The results showed that there was a statistical difference between the resting and ACZ-activated animals in vessel diameter, rCBV and rCBF values. The increments in rCBV and rCBF of WKY rats between resting and ACZ test states were significantly higher than that of SHR. The pathological findings of small arterial walls and lumen of the brain were also different between WKY and SHR rats. The diameters of blood vessels in the superficial layer of the brain measured by PAI were enlarged after the ACZ tolerance test. This result was also observed in the MRI CBV map, where the signal of the vessel in the superficial layer of the cortex became redder after the ACZ stimulation, suggesting the increase of blood flow. It can be concluded that MR PWI and PAI combined with the ACZ test might be useful in evaluating the CVRC and revealing the pathologic changes in cerebral vessels.     

基于神经网络的叶绿素含量精细测量建模方法研究

活体植物叶片叶绿素含量SPAD值易受叶片厚度、水分等影响,提出了基于多参数神经网络建模的叶绿素含量精细反演方法。通过测量叶片在中心波长分别为650,940和1 450 nm光照射下的透过率,获得叶片的SPAD值和水分指数WI(water index),同时用数字螺旋测微仪测量相应的叶片厚度并用分光光度法测得其叶绿素含量。利用建模集样本分别建立SPAD值与实测叶绿素含量之间的单参数模型和基于BP神经网络的WI、厚度及SPAD值与实测叶绿素含量之间的非线性模型。利用这两种模型分别计算获得验证集样本的叶绿素含量预测值,对预测值和实测值进行了相关分析和相对误差的分析。实验以340个三种不同植物叶片为样本,用以上方法进行了分析。结果表明,利用BP神经网络建模后,每种植物样本的叶绿素含量预测精度都有不同程度的提高,尤其对于叶片厚度值较大的样本,效果更为明显。数据显示所有混合样本平均相对误差绝对值由单参数模型的7.55%降低到5.22%,实测值与预测值的拟合决定系数由0.83提高到0.93。验证了利用多参数BP神经网络模型可以有效地提高活体植物叶绿素含量预测精度的可行性。     

核磁共振T1、T2加权成像

探讨核磁共振T1、T2加权成像的图像特点。     

A critical re-appraisal of the jet-thrust technique for normal stresses,with particular reference to axial velocity and stress rearrangement at the exit plane

It is shown that the thrust, T, exerted by a jet on the tube from which it flows, and the corresponding die-swell ratio, D, are closely related and dependent on the axial velocity and stress profiles at the exit plane. Velocity-profile data, calculated by Tanner using a finite element method, have been used to demonstrate that for a Newtonian liquid the reduction in measured thrust from the expected value arises from a re-arranged, non-parabolic axial velocity profile and the related re-arranged non-zero axial stress profile at the exit plane. The axial stress re-arrangement is the major effect.Using the correction-curve thus derived to determine the normal stresses, ν₁ + $\text{1}\text{2}$ν₂ aqueous and non-aqueous polymer solutions gives values that are higher than the “correct” results by a significant, substantial amount. The difference is not due to neglect of the second normal stress difference, ν₂, nor to the neglect of the wall pressure at the exit plane, which is shown experimentally to be very small. It is suggested that the difference, which is a function only of the shear stress (or rate of shear) at the wall, may arise from a difference in the stress profile associated with the velocity re-arrangement at the exit between Newtonian liquids and elasticoviscous liquids for which the extensional viscosity may be high.     

Impact of interferometer delay time on the performance of ODSB-SC RoF system with wavelength interleaving

In this paper, we investigate the impact of interferometer delay time in a 5 Gb/s optical double sideband-suppressed carrier (ODSB-SC) RoF system transmitting two wavelength interleaved radio frequency (RF) signals at 10 and 15 GHz over an optical fiber. Here, an optical Mach–Zehnder modulator is used for both optical carrier suppression and signal modulation. At the receiver, delay interferometer is used for the separation of RF frequency signals. We analyze the performance of the RoF system by varying the value of delay time of interferometer from 0.02 to 0.14 ns. The result shows that the RoF system performance is optimum for the time delay of 0.1 ns. Further, the optical spectrums, RF spectrums and eye diagrams of two interleaved RF signals have been compared.