The nueleocapsid (N) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a major virion structural protein. In this study, two epitopes (Nl and N2) of the N protein of SARS-CoV were predicted by bio...The nueleocapsid (N) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a major virion structural protein. In this study, two epitopes (Nl and N2) of the N protein of SARS-CoV were predicted by bioinformatics analysis. After immunization with two peptides, the peptides-specific antibodies were isolated from the immunized rabbits. The further experiments demonstrated that N1 peptide-induced polyclonal antibodies had a high affinity to bind to E. coli expressed N protein of SAR,S-CoV. Furthermore, it was confirmed that Nl peptide-specific IgG antibodies were detectable in the sera of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients. The results indicated that an epitope of the N protein has been identified and N protein specific Abs were produced by peptide immunization, which will be useful for the study of SARS-CoV.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the therapeutic effects of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) on rat septic shock with intraabdominal infection by E. coli and its possible mechanism. METHODS: 76 SD rats were divided into 3 g...AIM: To investigate the therapeutic effects of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) on rat septic shock with intraabdominal infection by E. coli and its possible mechanism. METHODS: 76 SD rats were divided into 3 groups randomly:control group (group C, n=16) without any special treatnent,of E. coli(1×1010 cfu@ L-1,15 ml@kg-1, ip), treated group (group by rhGH injection (2.25 U@kg-1@d-1, im). Group S and group T were further divided into 1d and 3d subgroups, respectively (n=15 each). Mean arterial pressure (MAP), levels of plasma TNFα and endotoxin and leukocyte count were determined on 1st day and 3rd day after E. coli injection. Another 39 SD rats were divided into groups C, S and T (n=13 each) just for observing survival rate within 1 week.RESULTS: (1) On 1st and 3rd day, MAP in group S decreased markedly, and MAP on 1st day lowered more than that of 3rd day (P＜0.01), while MAP in group T just decreased slightly. The survival rate within 1 week was much higher in group T (84.6 %) than in group S (46.2 %) (P＜0.01). (2)On 1st day, plasma TNFα and endotoxin elevated significantly in group S and group T (P＜0.05), and endotoxin in group S had more increase (P＜0.01). On 3rd day, TNFα in group S returned to the level of group C (P＞0.05),while TNFα in group T went down below the level of group C(P＜0.01). On 3rd day, endotoxin in group S declined, but was still higher than that of group C (P＜0.01), endotoxin in group T returned to the level of group C (P＞0.05). (3) On 1st day, neutrophil ratio in total leukocyte count in both group S and group T increased significantly (P＜0.05 vs group C).CONCLUSION: rhGH showed beneficial effects on rat septic shock. The possible mechanisms may involve the attenuation of bacteria/endotoxin translocation and decreased systemic endotoxin level; inhibition of the production and release of TNFα; improved circulatory function; improved systemic host defenses and maintenance of intestinal mucosa barrier.展开更多
This study evaluated the potential of mulberry leaf powder as an unconventional feed material for fin-ishing pigs by assessing the growth performance,antioxidative properties,fatty acid profile,and lipid metabolism in...This study evaluated the potential of mulberry leaf powder as an unconventional feed material for fin-ishing pigs by assessing the growth performance,antioxidative properties,fatty acid profile,and lipid metabolism in 180 Xiangcun black pigs.Pigs with an initial body weight(BW)of 71.64±1.46 kg were randomly assigned to 5 treatment groups,including the control diet and 4 experimental diets.The corn,soybean meal,and wheat bran in the control diet were partly replaced by 3%,6%,9%,or 12%mulberry leaf powder in experimental diets.There were 6 replicates(pens)of 6 pigs per replicate in each treatment.Blood and muscle samples were collected after the 50-day feed experiment.Compared with the control group,the 3%,6%,and 9%mulberry diets had no adverse effect(P>0.05)on the growth performance of pigs.The serum glutathione peroxidase activity and glutathione concentration increased linearly(P<0.05)with the increase in dietary mulberry inclusion.There was no significant difference in the relative expression levels of antioxidant-related genes in muscle tissue between the control and mul-berry groups.Inclusion of dietary mulberry powder increased(P<0.05)the content of polyunsaturated fatty acids,especially in the longissimus dorsi(LD)muscle,up-regulated(P<0.05)the relative mRNA expression level of uncoupling protein-3 in muscle tissue,but down-regulated(P<0.05)the relative mRNA expression levels of hormone-sensitive lipase,acetyl CoA carboxylaseα,lipoprotein lipase,and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor y in LD in a linear pattern.The nuclear respiratory factor 2 expression level in the LD muscle of pigs fed the 9%mulberry diet was higher(P<0.01)than that in the other mulberry groups and control group.The inclusion of less than 12%dietary mulberry did not detrimentally affect the growth performance of Xiangcun black pigs,but enhanced the serum antioxidant property,increased the polyunsaturated fatty acid content,and inhibited lipid oxidation by regulating gene expression levels of lipid metabolism and mitochondrial u展开更多
AIM To study the role of HBV especially HBx Open Reading Frame (ORF) in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).METHODS HBV 3.2kb fragment was retrieved by digesting recombinant plasmid pBR322-2HBV with EcoR...AIM To study the role of HBV especially HBx Open Reading Frame (ORF) in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).METHODS HBV 3.2kb fragment was retrieved by digesting recombinant plasmid pBR322-2HBV with EcoR Ⅰ, and HBx 0.59kb fragments by digesting HBV-DNA with BamHⅠ and BglⅡ. These fragments were labelled with digoxigenin to get HBV-DNA and HBx-DNA probes. HBV-DNA was detected in HCC by dot blot and Southern blot hybridization with HBV-DNA probe, so the positive specimens in which HBV-DNA were integrated were selected. HBx-DNA was subsequently detected in the selected specimens with HBx-DNA probe.RESULTS HBV-DNA was detected in 75% HCC, among which integrated type, integrated + free type covered 63.6% and 36.4%. There was no free type. HBx-DNA was detected in 90.5% specimens of integrated type.CONCLUSION Hepatocarcinogenesis was highly related to HBV-DNA integration, and HBV-DNA mainly integrated into chromosome with incomplete virus DNA fragments among which HBx fragment was the predominant one.展开更多
To understand the operation principle of the modular multilevel converter(MMC)deeply,it is necessary to study the harmonic characteristics of the MMC theoretically.Besides,the analytical harmonic formulas of the MMC a...To understand the operation principle of the modular multilevel converter(MMC)deeply,it is necessary to study the harmonic characteristics of the MMC theoretically.Besides,the analytical harmonic formulas of the MMC are useful in designing the main circuit,reducing the losses and improving the waveform quality.Based on the average switching function and the Fourier series harmonic analysis,this paper deduces the analytical expressions for such electrical quantities as the arm voltage,the arm current,the capacitor voltage,the capacitor current and the circulating current of the MMC.Finally,a digital model of a 21-level MMC-HVDC system is realized in PSCAD/EMTDC.The results of the analytical expressions coincide with the simulation results,which verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed analytical expressions.展开更多
In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of Xiao-Xu-Ming decoction extract(XXM) on lipopolysaccaride(LPS)-induced neuroinflammation in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, the microglia BV2 cells were treated...In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of Xiao-Xu-Ming decoction extract(XXM) on lipopolysaccaride(LPS)-induced neuroinflammation in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, the microglia BV2 cells were treated with 200 ng/mL LPS for 24 h to induce inflammatory responses. In vivo, mice were treated with 5 mg/kg LPS to induce inflammatory responses. The NO level was determined by Griess Reagents. The levels of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and MCP-1 were determined by ELISA. The expressions of Iba-1, TLR4 and MyD88 at the protein levels were determined by Western blotting analysis. The mRNA levels of TLR4 and MyD88 were determined by real-time PCR. In vitro, XXM significantly reduced the levels of various pro-inflammatory factors, including NO, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α, induced by LPS in the supernatant of BV2 cells and suppressed expressions of inflammatory proteins TLR4 and MyD88 induced by LPS in BV2 cells. In vivo, XXM significantly inhibited microglia activation, attenuated LPS-induced inflammatory factors and chemokine production, such as IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and MCP-1, and inhibited the expressions of inflammatory proteins including TLR4 and MyD88, in the cortex of LPS-induced mice. Our findings suggested that XXM could attenuate LPS-induced neuroinflammation via down-regulating TLR4/MyD88 signaling pathway.展开更多
The influence of solid solution treatment on the microstructure and corrosion resistance of as-cast Mg_(95.5)Zn_(1.5)Y_(3) alloy is characterized.The microstructure of the as-cast Mg_(95.5)Zn_(1.5)Y_(3) alloy mainly c...The influence of solid solution treatment on the microstructure and corrosion resistance of as-cast Mg_(95.5)Zn_(1.5)Y_(3) alloy is characterized.The microstructure of the as-cast Mg_(95.5)Zn_(1.5)Y_(3) alloy mainly consisted ofα-Mg,W(Mg_(3)Zn_(3)Y_(2))phase,and the long period stacking ordered(LPSO)(Mg_(12)ZnY)phase.After solid solution treatment,most of the W phase disappears gradually with increasing solution treatment time,with only a small amount of W phase distributed as particle.The LPSO phase slightly dissolved into substrate,and its morphology transitions from blocky shape to rod shape.Solid solution treatment of Mg_(95.5)Zn_(1.5)Y_(3) exhibits excellent corrosion resistance,because the Y and Zn atoms became enriched in the matrix and the changed morphologies of the LPSO and W phases were modified through heat treatment.The alloy created with solid solution treatment at 520 ℃ for 10 hours exhibits corrosion potential of−1.419 V,suggesting a significant improvement in corrosion performance.展开更多
Metabolomics as a research field and a set of techniques is to study the entire small molecules in biological samples.Metabolomics is emerging as a powerful tool generally for pre-cision medicine.Particularly,integrat...Metabolomics as a research field and a set of techniques is to study the entire small molecules in biological samples.Metabolomics is emerging as a powerful tool generally for pre-cision medicine.Particularly,integration of microbiome and metabolome has revealed the mechanism and functionality of microbiome in human health and disease.However,metabo-lomics data are very complicated.Preprocessing/pretreating and normalizing procedures on metabolomics data are usually required before statistical analysis.In this review article,we comprehensively review various methods that are used to preprocess and pretreat metabolo-mics data,including MS-based data and NMR-based data preprocessing,dealing with zero and/or missing values and detecting outliers,data normalization,data centering and scaling,data transformation.We discuss the advantages and limitations of each method.The choice for a suitable preprocessing method is determined by the biological hypothesis,the characteristics of the data set,and the selected statistical data analysis method.We then provide the perspective of their applications in the microbiome and metabolome research.展开更多
Reduced graphene oxide （RGO） has been covalently functionalized with porphyrin moieties by two methods： A straightforward Prato reaction （i.e. a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition） with sarcosine and a formyl-containing p...Reduced graphene oxide （RGO） has been covalently functionalized with porphyrin moieties by two methods： A straightforward Prato reaction （i.e. a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition） with sarcosine and a formyl-containing porphyrin, and a stepwise method that involves a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to the RGO surface using 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, followed by nucleophilic substitution with an appropriate porphyrin. The chemical bonding of porphyrins to the RGO surface has been confirmed by ultraviolet/visible absorption, fluorescence, Fourier-transform infrared, and Raman spectroscopies, X-ray powder diffraction and X-ray photoelectron specfroscop）~ transmission electron and atomic force microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis; this chemical attachment assures efficient electron/energy transfer between RGO and the porphyrin, and affords improved optical nonlinearities compared to those of the RGO precursor and the pristine porphyrin.展开更多
A Ni Fe_2O_4/expanded graphite(Ni Fe_2O_4/EG)nanocomposite was prepared via a simple and inexpensive synthesis method. Its lithium storage properties were studied with the goal of applying it as an anode in a lithium-...A Ni Fe_2O_4/expanded graphite(Ni Fe_2O_4/EG)nanocomposite was prepared via a simple and inexpensive synthesis method. Its lithium storage properties were studied with the goal of applying it as an anode in a lithium-ion battery. The obtained nanocomposite exhibited a good cycle performance, with a capacity of 601 m Ah g^(-1)at a current of 1 A g^(-1)after 800 cycles. This good performance may beattributed to the enhanced electrical conductivity and layered structure of the EG. Its high mechanical strength could postpone the disintegration of the nanocomposite structure,efficiently accommodate volume changes in the Ni Fe_2O_4-based anodes, and alleviate aggregation of Ni Fe_2O_4 nanoparticles.展开更多
Long CoVID,also known for post-acute sequelae of CovID-19,describes the people who have the signs and symptoms that continue or develop after the acute coviD-19 phase.Long CovID patients suffer from an inflammation or...Long CoVID,also known for post-acute sequelae of CovID-19,describes the people who have the signs and symptoms that continue or develop after the acute coviD-19 phase.Long CovID patients suffer from an inflammation or host responses towards the virus approx-imately 4 weeks after initial infection with the SARS CoV-2 virus and continue for an unchar-acterized duration.Anyone infected with CovID-19 before could experience long-CcovID conditions,including the patients who were infected with SARS CoV-2 virus confirmed by tests and those who never knew they had an infection early.People with long CoviD may experience health problems from different types and combinations of symptoms over time,such as fa-tigue,dyspnea,cognitive impairments,and gastrointestinal(Gl)symptoms(e.g.,nausea,vom-iting,diarrhea,decreased or loss of appetite,abdominal pain,and dysgeusia).The critical role of the microbiome in these Gl symptoms and long CovID were reported in clinical patients and experimental models.Here,we provide an overall view of the critical role of the Gl tract and microbiome in the development of long COVID,including the clinical Gl symptoms in patients,dysbiosis,viral-microbiome interactions,barrier function,and inflammatory bowel disease patients with long CovID.We highlight the potential mechanisms and possible treatment based on Gl health and microbiome.Finally,we discuss challenges and future direction in the long CoVID clinic and research.展开更多
As an important river in the western part of Jilin Province,the lower reach of the Nenjiang River is an important wetland water source conservation area in Jilin Province.Within the watershed,it governs the Momoge Wet...As an important river in the western part of Jilin Province,the lower reach of the Nenjiang River is an important wetland water source conservation area in Jilin Province.Within the watershed,it governs the Momoge Wetland,the Xianghai Wetland,and the Danjiang Wetland in Jilin Province.The main problem in the lower reaches of the Nenjiang River is the uneven distribution of water resources in time and space,and the intensification of land salinization.Zhenlai County and Da an City in the Nenjiang River Basin have sufficient surface water resources,with surface water as the drinking water source.Baicheng City and Tongyu County have scarce surface water resources,and both use groundwater as their domestic water source.The main polluted section in the basin is the Xianghai Reservoir,and the annual water quality evaluation is Class V.However,the water quality of the Tao er River,the main stream of the Nenjiang River,is significantly better than that of the Xianghai Reservoir.In order to better study the water environmental pollution situation in the Nenjiang River basin,monitoring data from five sections of non seasonal rivers in the basin from 2012 to 2021 were selected for studying water quality.This in-depth exploration of the water pollution status and river water quality change trends in the Nenjiang River basin is of great significance for future rural development,agricultural pattern transformation,and the promotion of water ecological civilization construction.展开更多
It remains an interesting and challenging problem to synthesize a vivid and realistic singing face driven by music. In this paper, we present a method for this task with natural motions for the lips, facial expression...It remains an interesting and challenging problem to synthesize a vivid and realistic singing face driven by music. In this paper, we present a method for this task with natural motions for the lips, facial expression, head pose, and eyes. Due to the coupling of mixed information for the human voice and backing music in common music audio signals, we design a decouple-and-fuse strategy to tackle the challenge. We first decompose the input music audio into a human voice stream and a backing music stream. Due to the implicit and complicated correlation between the two-stream input signals and the dynamics of the facial expressions, head motions, and eye states, we model their relationship with an attention scheme, where the effects of the two streams are fused seamlessly. Furthermore, to improve the expressivenes of the generated results, we decompose head movement generation in terms of speed and direction, and decompose eye state generation into short-term blinking and long-term eye closing, modeling them separately. We have also built a novel dataset, SingingFace, to support training and evaluation of models for this task, including future work on this topic. Extensive experiments and a user study show that our proposed method is capable of synthesizing vivid singing faces, qualitatively and quantitatively better than the prior state-of-the-art.展开更多
In order to comply with the development trend of the multifunctional use of peppers,we conducted an investigation into the characteristics and features of varieties,potting management techniques,and the methods of ext...In order to comply with the development trend of the multifunctional use of peppers,we conducted an investigation into the characteristics and features of varieties,potting management techniques,and the methods of extending the fruit ornamental period and other aspects of courtyard ornamental and edible peppers.A set of cultivation techniques suitable for courtyard ornamental and edible peppers has been developed,including timely sowing and seedling,nutrient soil preparation,water and fertilizer management,trimming and pruning,preservation of flowers and fruits,green prevention and control of diseases and pests,harvesting,and so on.展开更多
Polymer-based composite electrolytes composed of three-dimensional Li_(6.4)La_(3)Zr_(2)Al_(0.2)O_(12)(3D-LLZAO)have attracted increasing attention due to their continuous ion conduction and satisfactory mechanical pro...Polymer-based composite electrolytes composed of three-dimensional Li_(6.4)La_(3)Zr_(2)Al_(0.2)O_(12)(3D-LLZAO)have attracted increasing attention due to their continuous ion conduction and satisfactory mechanical properties.However,the organic/inorganic interface is incompatible,resulting in slow lithium-ion transport at the interface.Therefore,the compatibility of organic/inorganic interface is an urgent problem to be solved.Inspired by the concept of“gecko eaves”,polymer-based composite solid electrolytes with dense interface structures were designed.The bridging of organic/inorganic interfaces was established by introducing silane coupling agent(3-chloropropyl)trimethoxysilane(CTMS)into the PEO-3D-LLZAO(PL)electrolyte.The in-situ coupling reaction improves the interface affinity,strengthens the organic/inorganic interaction,reduces the interface resistance,and thus achieves an efficient interface ion transport network.The prepared PEO-3D-LLZAO-CTMS(PLC)electrolyte exhibits enhanced ionic conductivity of 6.04×10^(-4)S cm^(-1)and high ion migration number(0.61)at 60℃and broadens the electrochemical window(5.1 V).At the same time,the PLC electrolyte has good thermal stability and high mechanical properties.Moreover,the Li Fe PO_(4)|PLC|Li battery has excellent rate performance and cycling stability with a capacity decay rate of 2.2%after 100 cycles at 60℃and 0.1 C.These advantages of PLC membranes indicate that this design approach is indeed practical,and the in-situ coupling method provides a new approach to address interface compatibility issues.展开更多
Niligou Reservoir,a typical reservoir in the eastern region of Jilin Province,is subordinate to Niligou River,which is located in the Changbai Mountains in eastern Jilin,with abundant plant and animal resources and we...Niligou Reservoir,a typical reservoir in the eastern region of Jilin Province,is subordinate to Niligou River,which is located in the Changbai Mountains in eastern Jilin,with abundant plant and animal resources and well protected biodiversity in the basin,but there are also some related problems such as fragile ecosystem of forest wetland.This paper carried out a health assessment of Niligou River,including water quality monitoring,aquatic organism monitoring,and riparian zone investigation.According to the requirements of the Technical Guidelines for River and Lake Health Assessment,13 assessment indexes were selected to build a river and lake health assessment index system.By sorting and analyzing the monitoring and investigation data,we got a clear picture of the ecological environment status and existing problems of Niligou Res-ervoir.Based on the actual situation of Niligou River,we evaluated the hydrologic integrity,chemical integrity,morphological and structural integrity,biological integrity and sustainability of social service function,and put forward corresponding countermeasures according to the re-sults,in order to provide a technical support for the health treatment of rivers and lakes in Jilin Province.展开更多
Intestinal homeostasis is maintained by specialized host cells and the gut microbiota.Wnt/β-catenin signaling is essential for gastrointestinal development and homeostasis,and its dysregulation has been implicated in...Intestinal homeostasis is maintained by specialized host cells and the gut microbiota.Wnt/β-catenin signaling is essential for gastrointestinal development and homeostasis,and its dysregulation has been implicated in inflammation and colorectal cancer.Axin1 negatively regulates activated Wnt/β-catenin signaling,but little is known regarding its role in regulating host–microbial interactions in health and disease.Here,we aim to demonstrate that intestinal Axin1 determines gut homeostasis and host response to inflammation.Axin1 expression was analyzed in human inflammatory bowel disease datasets.To explore the effects and mechanism of intestinal Axin1 in regulating intestinal homeostasis and colitis,we generated new mouse models with Axin1 conditional knockout in intestinal epithelial cell(IEC;Axin1^(ΔIEC))and Paneth cell(PC;Axin1^(ΔPC))to compare with control(Axin1^(LoxP);LoxP:locus of X-over,P1)mice.We found increased Axin1 expression in the colonic epithelium of human inflammatory bowel disease(IBD).Axin1^(ΔIEC) mice exhibited altered goblet cell spatial distribution,PC morphology,reduced lysozyme expression,and enriched Akkermansia muciniphila(A.muciniphila).The absence of intestinal epithelial and PC Axin1 decreased susceptibility to dextran sulfate sodium(DSS)-induced colitis in vivo.Axin1^(ΔIEC) and Axin1^(ΔPC)mice became more susceptible to DSS-colitis after cohousing with control mice.Treatment with A.muciniphila reduced DSS-colitis severity.Antibiotic treatment did not change the IEC proliferation in the Axin1Loxp mice.However,the intestinal proliferative cells in Axin1^(ΔIEC)mice with antibiotic treatment were reduced compared with those in Axin1^(ΔIEC) mice without treatment.These data suggest non-colitogenic effects driven by the gut microbiome.In conclusion,we found that the loss of intestinal Axin1 protects against colitis,likely driven by epithelial Axin1 and Axin1-associated A.muciniphila.Our study demonstrates a novel role of Axin1 in mediating intestinal homeostasis and the microbiota.展开更多
Ischemic stroke seriously threatens human health and quality of life.Xiao-Xu-Ming(XXM)decoction has been a classical prescription for stroke therapy.In our previous studies,we have found that XXM exerts neuroprotectiv...Ischemic stroke seriously threatens human health and quality of life.Xiao-Xu-Ming(XXM)decoction has been a classical prescription for stroke therapy.In our previous studies,we have found that XXM exerts neuroprotective effects,improves brain injury,and attenuates neuroinflammation in cerebral ischemia rats.In this study,we investigated the effects and possible mechanism of XXM on thrombotic focal cerebral ischemia.After treatment with XXM,the neurological function and motor abilities were improved,and cerebral infarction volume was significantly decreased compared with rats of thrombotic focal cerebral ischemia.Besides,the results of BBB integrity detected by EB leakage and tight junction(TJ)protein expression showed that XXM could maintain BBB integrity and improve the expressions of TJ proteins,including claudin-1,occluding,and ZO-1,in the ischemic ipsilateral cortex disrupted by thrombotic cerebral ischemia.Furthermore,proteomic techniques were used to identify the differentially expressed proteins(DEPs)in the ischemic cerebral cortex,and the results showed that 132 DEPs regulated by XXM were detected in the ischemic cerebral cortex.Bioinformatic analysis showed that these regulated proteins by XXM were mainly involved in complement and coagulation cascade,and lysosome,etc.Furthermore,there was an interaction among DEPs,including Lgals3,Ctsz,Capg,C1qa,S100a4,Grn,Hspb1,Aif1,and Anxa1,etc.In conclusion,XXM ameliorated brain injury of thrombotic focal ischemic stroke,and Lgals3,Ctsz,Capg,C1qa,S100a4,Grn,Hspb1,Aif1,and Anxa1 could help provide possible therapeutic targets of XXM for ischemic stroke and offer research direction for further research.展开更多
Since the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was the first Winter Olympics in history held in continental winter monsoon climate conditions across complex terrain areas,there is a deficiency of relevant research,operational...Since the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was the first Winter Olympics in history held in continental winter monsoon climate conditions across complex terrain areas,there is a deficiency of relevant research,operational techniques,and experience.This made providing meteorological services for this event particularly challenging.The China Meteorological Administration(CMA)Earth System Modeling and Prediction Centre,achieved breakthroughs in research on short-and medium-term deterministic and ensemble numerical predictions.Several key technologies crucial for precise winter weather services during the Winter Olympics were developed.A comprehensive framework,known as the Operational System for High-Precision Weather Forecasting for the Winter Olympics,was established.Some of these advancements represent the highest level of capabilities currently available in China.The meteorological service provided to the Beijing 2022 Games also exceeded previous Winter Olympic Games in both variety and quality.This included achievements such as the“100-meter level,minute level”downscaled spatiotemporal resolution and forecasts spanning 1 to 15 days.Around 30 new technologies and over 60 kinds of products that align with the requirements of the Winter Olympics Organizing Committee were developed,and many of these techniques have since been integrated into the CMA’s operational national forecasting systems.These accomplishments were facilitated by a dedicated weather forecasting and research initiative,in conjunction with the preexisting real-time operational forecasting systems of the CMA.This program represents one of the five subprograms of the WMO’s high-impact weather forecasting demonstration project(SMART2022),and continues to play an important role in their Regional Association(RA)II Research Development Project(Hangzhou RDP).Therefore,the research accomplishments and meteorological service experiences from this program will be carried forward into forthcoming highimpact weather forecasting activities.This article pro展开更多
Intersections and discontinuities commonly arise in surface modeling and cause problems in downstream operations. Local geometry repair, such as cover holes or replace bad surfaces by adding new surface patches for de...Intersections and discontinuities commonly arise in surface modeling and cause problems in downstream operations. Local geometry repair, such as cover holes or replace bad surfaces by adding new surface patches for dealing with inconsistencies among the confluent region, where multiple surfaces meet, is a common technique used in CAD model repair and reverse engineering. However, local geometry repair destroys the topology of original CAD model and increases the number of surface patches needed for freeform surface shape modeling. Consequently, a topology recovery technique dealing with complex freeform surface model after local geometry repair is proposed. Firstly, construct the curve network which freeform surface model; secondly, apply freeform surface fitting method determine the geometry and topology properties of recovery to create B-spline surface patches to recover the topology of trimmed ones. Corresponding to the two levels of enforcing boundary conditions on a B-spline surface, two solution schemes are presented respectively. In the first solution scheme, non-constrained B-spline surface fitting method is utilized to piecewise recover trimmed confluent surface patches and then employs global beautification technique to smoothly stitch the recovery surface patches. In the other solution scheme, constrained B-spline surface fitting technique based on discretization of boundary conditions is directly applied to recover topology of surface model after local geometry repair while achieving G~ continuity simultaneously. The presented two different schemes are applied to the consistent surface model, which consists of five trimmed confluent surface patches and a local consistent surface patch, and a machine cover model, respectively. The application results show that our topology recovery technique meets shape-preserving and Gt continuity requirements in reverse engineering. This research converts the problem of topology recovery for consistent surface model to the problem of constructing G1 patches from a gi展开更多
基金supported by the grant of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(No.03DZ19113)National Key Basic Research Program of China(No.2001CB510006)+1 种基金863 project(No.2001AA231011)a specific project against SARS from Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘The nueleocapsid (N) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a major virion structural protein. In this study, two epitopes (Nl and N2) of the N protein of SARS-CoV were predicted by bioinformatics analysis. After immunization with two peptides, the peptides-specific antibodies were isolated from the immunized rabbits. The further experiments demonstrated that N1 peptide-induced polyclonal antibodies had a high affinity to bind to E. coli expressed N protein of SAR,S-CoV. Furthermore, it was confirmed that Nl peptide-specific IgG antibodies were detectable in the sera of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients. The results indicated that an epitope of the N protein has been identified and N protein specific Abs were produced by peptide immunization, which will be useful for the study of SARS-CoV.
文摘AIM: To investigate the therapeutic effects of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) on rat septic shock with intraabdominal infection by E. coli and its possible mechanism. METHODS: 76 SD rats were divided into 3 groups randomly:control group (group C, n=16) without any special treatnent,of E. coli(1×1010 cfu@ L-1,15 ml@kg-1, ip), treated group (group by rhGH injection (2.25 U@kg-1@d-1, im). Group S and group T were further divided into 1d and 3d subgroups, respectively (n=15 each). Mean arterial pressure (MAP), levels of plasma TNFα and endotoxin and leukocyte count were determined on 1st day and 3rd day after E. coli injection. Another 39 SD rats were divided into groups C, S and T (n=13 each) just for observing survival rate within 1 week.RESULTS: (1) On 1st and 3rd day, MAP in group S decreased markedly, and MAP on 1st day lowered more than that of 3rd day (P＜0.01), while MAP in group T just decreased slightly. The survival rate within 1 week was much higher in group T (84.6 %) than in group S (46.2 %) (P＜0.01). (2)On 1st day, plasma TNFα and endotoxin elevated significantly in group S and group T (P＜0.05), and endotoxin in group S had more increase (P＜0.01). On 3rd day, TNFα in group S returned to the level of group C (P＞0.05),while TNFα in group T went down below the level of group C(P＜0.01). On 3rd day, endotoxin in group S declined, but was still higher than that of group C (P＜0.01), endotoxin in group T returned to the level of group C (P＞0.05). (3) On 1st day, neutrophil ratio in total leukocyte count in both group S and group T increased significantly (P＜0.05 vs group C).CONCLUSION: rhGH showed beneficial effects on rat septic shock. The possible mechanisms may involve the attenuation of bacteria/endotoxin translocation and decreased systemic endotoxin level; inhibition of the production and release of TNFα; improved circulatory function; improved systemic host defenses and maintenance of intestinal mucosa barrier.
基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M652772)Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2017JJ3137)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(31601954,31872991)Key Project of Hunan Provincial Education Department(16A096)Earmarked Fund for China Agricultural Research System(CARS-35).
文摘This study evaluated the potential of mulberry leaf powder as an unconventional feed material for fin-ishing pigs by assessing the growth performance,antioxidative properties,fatty acid profile,and lipid metabolism in 180 Xiangcun black pigs.Pigs with an initial body weight(BW)of 71.64±1.46 kg were randomly assigned to 5 treatment groups,including the control diet and 4 experimental diets.The corn,soybean meal,and wheat bran in the control diet were partly replaced by 3%,6%,9%,or 12%mulberry leaf powder in experimental diets.There were 6 replicates(pens)of 6 pigs per replicate in each treatment.Blood and muscle samples were collected after the 50-day feed experiment.Compared with the control group,the 3%,6%,and 9%mulberry diets had no adverse effect(P>0.05)on the growth performance of pigs.The serum glutathione peroxidase activity and glutathione concentration increased linearly(P<0.05)with the increase in dietary mulberry inclusion.There was no significant difference in the relative expression levels of antioxidant-related genes in muscle tissue between the control and mul-berry groups.Inclusion of dietary mulberry powder increased(P<0.05)the content of polyunsaturated fatty acids,especially in the longissimus dorsi(LD)muscle,up-regulated(P<0.05)the relative mRNA expression level of uncoupling protein-3 in muscle tissue,but down-regulated(P<0.05)the relative mRNA expression levels of hormone-sensitive lipase,acetyl CoA carboxylaseα,lipoprotein lipase,and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor y in LD in a linear pattern.The nuclear respiratory factor 2 expression level in the LD muscle of pigs fed the 9%mulberry diet was higher(P<0.01)than that in the other mulberry groups and control group.The inclusion of less than 12%dietary mulberry did not detrimentally affect the growth performance of Xiangcun black pigs,but enhanced the serum antioxidant property,increased the polyunsaturated fatty acid content,and inhibited lipid oxidation by regulating gene expression levels of lipid metabolism and mitochondrial u
文摘AIM To study the role of HBV especially HBx Open Reading Frame (ORF) in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).METHODS HBV 3.2kb fragment was retrieved by digesting recombinant plasmid pBR322-2HBV with EcoR Ⅰ, and HBx 0.59kb fragments by digesting HBV-DNA with BamHⅠ and BglⅡ. These fragments were labelled with digoxigenin to get HBV-DNA and HBx-DNA probes. HBV-DNA was detected in HCC by dot blot and Southern blot hybridization with HBV-DNA probe, so the positive specimens in which HBV-DNA were integrated were selected. HBx-DNA was subsequently detected in the selected specimens with HBx-DNA probe.RESULTS HBV-DNA was detected in 75% HCC, among which integrated type, integrated + free type covered 63.6% and 36.4%. There was no free type. HBx-DNA was detected in 90.5% specimens of integrated type.CONCLUSION Hepatocarcinogenesis was highly related to HBV-DNA integration, and HBV-DNA mainly integrated into chromosome with incomplete virus DNA fragments among which HBx fragment was the predominant one.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China("863" Project)(Grant No.2012AA050205)
文摘To understand the operation principle of the modular multilevel converter(MMC)deeply,it is necessary to study the harmonic characteristics of the MMC theoretically.Besides,the analytical harmonic formulas of the MMC are useful in designing the main circuit,reducing the losses and improving the waveform quality.Based on the average switching function and the Fourier series harmonic analysis,this paper deduces the analytical expressions for such electrical quantities as the arm voltage,the arm current,the capacitor voltage,the capacitor current and the circulating current of the MMC.Finally,a digital model of a 21-level MMC-HVDC system is realized in PSCAD/EMTDC.The results of the analytical expressions coincide with the simulation results,which verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed analytical expressions.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81473383)the Innovation Fund for Graduate of Beijing Union Medical College(Grant No.2017-1007-02)+1 种基金the Drug Innovation Major Project(Grant No.2018ZX09711001-003-019)the Medical and Health Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences(Grant No.2016-I2M-3-007,2018-1007-04)
文摘In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of Xiao-Xu-Ming decoction extract(XXM) on lipopolysaccaride(LPS)-induced neuroinflammation in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, the microglia BV2 cells were treated with 200 ng/mL LPS for 24 h to induce inflammatory responses. In vivo, mice were treated with 5 mg/kg LPS to induce inflammatory responses. The NO level was determined by Griess Reagents. The levels of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and MCP-1 were determined by ELISA. The expressions of Iba-1, TLR4 and MyD88 at the protein levels were determined by Western blotting analysis. The mRNA levels of TLR4 and MyD88 were determined by real-time PCR. In vitro, XXM significantly reduced the levels of various pro-inflammatory factors, including NO, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α, induced by LPS in the supernatant of BV2 cells and suppressed expressions of inflammatory proteins TLR4 and MyD88 induced by LPS in BV2 cells. In vivo, XXM significantly inhibited microglia activation, attenuated LPS-induced inflammatory factors and chemokine production, such as IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and MCP-1, and inhibited the expressions of inflammatory proteins including TLR4 and MyD88, in the cortex of LPS-induced mice. Our findings suggested that XXM could attenuate LPS-induced neuroinflammation via down-regulating TLR4/MyD88 signaling pathway.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51361010,51665012)supported by China Scholarship Council.
文摘The influence of solid solution treatment on the microstructure and corrosion resistance of as-cast Mg_(95.5)Zn_(1.5)Y_(3) alloy is characterized.The microstructure of the as-cast Mg_(95.5)Zn_(1.5)Y_(3) alloy mainly consisted ofα-Mg,W(Mg_(3)Zn_(3)Y_(2))phase,and the long period stacking ordered(LPSO)(Mg_(12)ZnY)phase.After solid solution treatment,most of the W phase disappears gradually with increasing solution treatment time,with only a small amount of W phase distributed as particle.The LPSO phase slightly dissolved into substrate,and its morphology transitions from blocky shape to rod shape.Solid solution treatment of Mg_(95.5)Zn_(1.5)Y_(3) exhibits excellent corrosion resistance,because the Y and Zn atoms became enriched in the matrix and the changed morphologies of the LPSO and W phases were modified through heat treatment.The alloy created with solid solution treatment at 520 ℃ for 10 hours exhibits corrosion potential of−1.419 V,suggesting a significant improvement in corrosion performance.
基金supported by the Crohn's&Colitis Foundation Senior Research Award(No.902766 to J.S.)The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases(No.R01DK105118-01 and R01DK114126 to J.S.)+1 种基金United States Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs(No.BC191198 to J.S.)VA Merit Award BX-19-00 to J.S.
文摘Metabolomics as a research field and a set of techniques is to study the entire small molecules in biological samples.Metabolomics is emerging as a powerful tool generally for pre-cision medicine.Particularly,integration of microbiome and metabolome has revealed the mechanism and functionality of microbiome in human health and disease.However,metabo-lomics data are very complicated.Preprocessing/pretreating and normalizing procedures on metabolomics data are usually required before statistical analysis.In this review article,we comprehensively review various methods that are used to preprocess and pretreat metabolo-mics data,including MS-based data and NMR-based data preprocessing,dealing with zero and/or missing values and detecting outliers,data normalization,data centering and scaling,data transformation.We discuss the advantages and limitations of each method.The choice for a suitable preprocessing method is determined by the biological hypothesis,the characteristics of the data set,and the selected statistical data analysis method.We then provide the perspective of their applications in the microbiome and metabolome research.
基金Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Nos. 51432006, 50925207 and 51172100）, the Ministry of Science and Technology of China for the International Science Linkages Program （Nos. 2009DFA50620 and 2011DFG52970）, the Ministry of Education of China for the Changjiang Innovation Research Team （No. IRT1064）, the Ministry of Educa- tion and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs for the 111 Project （No. B13025）, and Jiangsu Innovation Research Team are gratefully acknowledged. M. G. H and M. P. C. thank the Australian Research Council （ARC） for support.
文摘Reduced graphene oxide （RGO） has been covalently functionalized with porphyrin moieties by two methods： A straightforward Prato reaction （i.e. a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition） with sarcosine and a formyl-containing porphyrin, and a stepwise method that involves a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to the RGO surface using 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, followed by nucleophilic substitution with an appropriate porphyrin. The chemical bonding of porphyrins to the RGO surface has been confirmed by ultraviolet/visible absorption, fluorescence, Fourier-transform infrared, and Raman spectroscopies, X-ray powder diffraction and X-ray photoelectron specfroscop）~ transmission electron and atomic force microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis; this chemical attachment assures efficient electron/energy transfer between RGO and the porphyrin, and affords improved optical nonlinearities compared to those of the RGO precursor and the pristine porphyrin.
基金support from the National Basic Research Program of China (2014CB239702)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21371121, 21506126 and 51502174)+1 种基金Shenzhen Science and Technology Research Foundation (Grant Nos. JCYJ20150324141711645,JCYJ20150324141711616 and JCYJ20150626090504916)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015 M582401 and 2015 M572349)
文摘A Ni Fe_2O_4/expanded graphite(Ni Fe_2O_4/EG)nanocomposite was prepared via a simple and inexpensive synthesis method. Its lithium storage properties were studied with the goal of applying it as an anode in a lithium-ion battery. The obtained nanocomposite exhibited a good cycle performance, with a capacity of 601 m Ah g^(-1)at a current of 1 A g^(-1)after 800 cycles. This good performance may beattributed to the enhanced electrical conductivity and layered structure of the EG. Its high mechanical strength could postpone the disintegration of the nanocomposite structure,efficiently accommodate volume changes in the Ni Fe_2O_4-based anodes, and alleviate aggregation of Ni Fe_2O_4 nanoparticles.
基金supported by the IlINET RECOVER pilot grant(to J.S.and Y.X.)Crohn's&Colitis Foundation Senior Research Award(No.902766 to J.S.)+1 种基金United States Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs(No.BC191198 to J.S.)VA Merit Award BX-19-00 to J.S.
文摘Long CoVID,also known for post-acute sequelae of CovID-19,describes the people who have the signs and symptoms that continue or develop after the acute coviD-19 phase.Long CovID patients suffer from an inflammation or host responses towards the virus approx-imately 4 weeks after initial infection with the SARS CoV-2 virus and continue for an unchar-acterized duration.Anyone infected with CovID-19 before could experience long-CcovID conditions,including the patients who were infected with SARS CoV-2 virus confirmed by tests and those who never knew they had an infection early.People with long CoviD may experience health problems from different types and combinations of symptoms over time,such as fa-tigue,dyspnea,cognitive impairments,and gastrointestinal(Gl)symptoms(e.g.,nausea,vom-iting,diarrhea,decreased or loss of appetite,abdominal pain,and dysgeusia).The critical role of the microbiome in these Gl symptoms and long CovID were reported in clinical patients and experimental models.Here,we provide an overall view of the critical role of the Gl tract and microbiome in the development of long COVID,including the clinical Gl symptoms in patients,dysbiosis,viral-microbiome interactions,barrier function,and inflammatory bowel disease patients with long CovID.We highlight the potential mechanisms and possible treatment based on Gl health and microbiome.Finally,we discuss challenges and future direction in the long CoVID clinic and research.
文摘As an important river in the western part of Jilin Province,the lower reach of the Nenjiang River is an important wetland water source conservation area in Jilin Province.Within the watershed,it governs the Momoge Wetland,the Xianghai Wetland,and the Danjiang Wetland in Jilin Province.The main problem in the lower reaches of the Nenjiang River is the uneven distribution of water resources in time and space,and the intensification of land salinization.Zhenlai County and Da an City in the Nenjiang River Basin have sufficient surface water resources,with surface water as the drinking water source.Baicheng City and Tongyu County have scarce surface water resources,and both use groundwater as their domestic water source.The main polluted section in the basin is the Xianghai Reservoir,and the annual water quality evaluation is Class V.However,the water quality of the Tao er River,the main stream of the Nenjiang River,is significantly better than that of the Xianghai Reservoir.In order to better study the water environmental pollution situation in the Nenjiang River basin,monitoring data from five sections of non seasonal rivers in the basin from 2012 to 2021 were selected for studying water quality.This in-depth exploration of the water pollution status and river water quality change trends in the Nenjiang River basin is of great significance for future rural development,agricultural pattern transformation,and the promotion of water ecological civilization construction.
基金This work was supported in part by grants from the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFC3300403)National Natural Science Foundation of China(62072382)Yango Charitable Foundation,and the National Science Foundation(OAC-2007661).
文摘It remains an interesting and challenging problem to synthesize a vivid and realistic singing face driven by music. In this paper, we present a method for this task with natural motions for the lips, facial expression, head pose, and eyes. Due to the coupling of mixed information for the human voice and backing music in common music audio signals, we design a decouple-and-fuse strategy to tackle the challenge. We first decompose the input music audio into a human voice stream and a backing music stream. Due to the implicit and complicated correlation between the two-stream input signals and the dynamics of the facial expressions, head motions, and eye states, we model their relationship with an attention scheme, where the effects of the two streams are fused seamlessly. Furthermore, to improve the expressivenes of the generated results, we decompose head movement generation in terms of speed and direction, and decompose eye state generation into short-term blinking and long-term eye closing, modeling them separately. We have also built a novel dataset, SingingFace, to support training and evaluation of models for this task, including future work on this topic. Extensive experiments and a user study show that our proposed method is capable of synthesizing vivid singing faces, qualitatively and quantitatively better than the prior state-of-the-art.
基金Supported by Changsha Science and Technology Program"Changsha Vegetable Science Popularization Base"Hunan High-tech Industry Science and Technology Innovation Leading Program"Innovation and Demonstration of Modern Green Building Aerial Ecological Courtyard Technology"(2022GK4065).
文摘In order to comply with the development trend of the multifunctional use of peppers,we conducted an investigation into the characteristics and features of varieties,potting management techniques,and the methods of extending the fruit ornamental period and other aspects of courtyard ornamental and edible peppers.A set of cultivation techniques suitable for courtyard ornamental and edible peppers has been developed,including timely sowing and seedling,nutrient soil preparation,water and fertilizer management,trimming and pruning,preservation of flowers and fruits,green prevention and control of diseases and pests,harvesting,and so on.
基金supported by the Key Program(U20A20235)funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of Chinathe National Natural Science Foundation of China(52171127,51974242)+3 种基金the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(2023-JC-QN-0595)the Regional Innovation Capability Guidance Program of Shaanxi(2022QFY10-06)the Key R&D Program of Xianyang Science and Technology Bureau(2021ZDYF-GY-0029)the Program of Xi’an Science and Technology Bureau(23GXFW0066)。
文摘Polymer-based composite electrolytes composed of three-dimensional Li_(6.4)La_(3)Zr_(2)Al_(0.2)O_(12)(3D-LLZAO)have attracted increasing attention due to their continuous ion conduction and satisfactory mechanical properties.However,the organic/inorganic interface is incompatible,resulting in slow lithium-ion transport at the interface.Therefore,the compatibility of organic/inorganic interface is an urgent problem to be solved.Inspired by the concept of“gecko eaves”,polymer-based composite solid electrolytes with dense interface structures were designed.The bridging of organic/inorganic interfaces was established by introducing silane coupling agent(3-chloropropyl)trimethoxysilane(CTMS)into the PEO-3D-LLZAO(PL)electrolyte.The in-situ coupling reaction improves the interface affinity,strengthens the organic/inorganic interaction,reduces the interface resistance,and thus achieves an efficient interface ion transport network.The prepared PEO-3D-LLZAO-CTMS(PLC)electrolyte exhibits enhanced ionic conductivity of 6.04×10^(-4)S cm^(-1)and high ion migration number(0.61)at 60℃and broadens the electrochemical window(5.1 V).At the same time,the PLC electrolyte has good thermal stability and high mechanical properties.Moreover,the Li Fe PO_(4)|PLC|Li battery has excellent rate performance and cycling stability with a capacity decay rate of 2.2%after 100 cycles at 60℃and 0.1 C.These advantages of PLC membranes indicate that this design approach is indeed practical,and the in-situ coupling method provides a new approach to address interface compatibility issues.
文摘Niligou Reservoir,a typical reservoir in the eastern region of Jilin Province,is subordinate to Niligou River,which is located in the Changbai Mountains in eastern Jilin,with abundant plant and animal resources and well protected biodiversity in the basin,but there are also some related problems such as fragile ecosystem of forest wetland.This paper carried out a health assessment of Niligou River,including water quality monitoring,aquatic organism monitoring,and riparian zone investigation.According to the requirements of the Technical Guidelines for River and Lake Health Assessment,13 assessment indexes were selected to build a river and lake health assessment index system.By sorting and analyzing the monitoring and investigation data,we got a clear picture of the ecological environment status and existing problems of Niligou Res-ervoir.Based on the actual situation of Niligou River,we evaluated the hydrologic integrity,chemical integrity,morphological and structural integrity,biological integrity and sustainability of social service function,and put forward corresponding countermeasures according to the re-sults,in order to provide a technical support for the health treatment of rivers and lakes in Jilin Province.
基金the VA Merit Award(1 I01BX004824-01)the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/National Institutes of Health Grants(R01 DK105118 and R01DK114126)the Crohn’s&Colitis Foundation Senior Research Award(902766)to Jun Sun.
文摘Intestinal homeostasis is maintained by specialized host cells and the gut microbiota.Wnt/β-catenin signaling is essential for gastrointestinal development and homeostasis,and its dysregulation has been implicated in inflammation and colorectal cancer.Axin1 negatively regulates activated Wnt/β-catenin signaling,but little is known regarding its role in regulating host–microbial interactions in health and disease.Here,we aim to demonstrate that intestinal Axin1 determines gut homeostasis and host response to inflammation.Axin1 expression was analyzed in human inflammatory bowel disease datasets.To explore the effects and mechanism of intestinal Axin1 in regulating intestinal homeostasis and colitis,we generated new mouse models with Axin1 conditional knockout in intestinal epithelial cell(IEC;Axin1^(ΔIEC))and Paneth cell(PC;Axin1^(ΔPC))to compare with control(Axin1^(LoxP);LoxP:locus of X-over,P1)mice.We found increased Axin1 expression in the colonic epithelium of human inflammatory bowel disease(IBD).Axin1^(ΔIEC) mice exhibited altered goblet cell spatial distribution,PC morphology,reduced lysozyme expression,and enriched Akkermansia muciniphila(A.muciniphila).The absence of intestinal epithelial and PC Axin1 decreased susceptibility to dextran sulfate sodium(DSS)-induced colitis in vivo.Axin1^(ΔIEC) and Axin1^(ΔPC)mice became more susceptible to DSS-colitis after cohousing with control mice.Treatment with A.muciniphila reduced DSS-colitis severity.Antibiotic treatment did not change the IEC proliferation in the Axin1Loxp mice.However,the intestinal proliferative cells in Axin1^(ΔIEC)mice with antibiotic treatment were reduced compared with those in Axin1^(ΔIEC) mice without treatment.These data suggest non-colitogenic effects driven by the gut microbiome.In conclusion,we found that the loss of intestinal Axin1 protects against colitis,likely driven by epithelial Axin1 and Axin1-associated A.muciniphila.Our study demonstrates a novel role of Axin1 in mediating intestinal homeostasis and the microbiota.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81473383)the Significant New-Drugs Creation of Science and Technology Major Projects (Grant No. 2018ZX09711001-003-019)+1 种基金the Medical and Health Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (Grant No. 2016-I2M-3-007)Innovation Fund for Graduate of Beijing Union Medical College (Grant No. 2018-1007-04)。
文摘Ischemic stroke seriously threatens human health and quality of life.Xiao-Xu-Ming(XXM)decoction has been a classical prescription for stroke therapy.In our previous studies,we have found that XXM exerts neuroprotective effects,improves brain injury,and attenuates neuroinflammation in cerebral ischemia rats.In this study,we investigated the effects and possible mechanism of XXM on thrombotic focal cerebral ischemia.After treatment with XXM,the neurological function and motor abilities were improved,and cerebral infarction volume was significantly decreased compared with rats of thrombotic focal cerebral ischemia.Besides,the results of BBB integrity detected by EB leakage and tight junction(TJ)protein expression showed that XXM could maintain BBB integrity and improve the expressions of TJ proteins,including claudin-1,occluding,and ZO-1,in the ischemic ipsilateral cortex disrupted by thrombotic cerebral ischemia.Furthermore,proteomic techniques were used to identify the differentially expressed proteins(DEPs)in the ischemic cerebral cortex,and the results showed that 132 DEPs regulated by XXM were detected in the ischemic cerebral cortex.Bioinformatic analysis showed that these regulated proteins by XXM were mainly involved in complement and coagulation cascade,and lysosome,etc.Furthermore,there was an interaction among DEPs,including Lgals3,Ctsz,Capg,C1qa,S100a4,Grn,Hspb1,Aif1,and Anxa1,etc.In conclusion,XXM ameliorated brain injury of thrombotic focal ischemic stroke,and Lgals3,Ctsz,Capg,C1qa,S100a4,Grn,Hspb1,Aif1,and Anxa1 could help provide possible therapeutic targets of XXM for ischemic stroke and offer research direction for further research.
基金This work was jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41975137,42175012,and 41475097)the National Key Research and Development Program(Grant No.2018YFF0300103).
文摘Since the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was the first Winter Olympics in history held in continental winter monsoon climate conditions across complex terrain areas,there is a deficiency of relevant research,operational techniques,and experience.This made providing meteorological services for this event particularly challenging.The China Meteorological Administration(CMA)Earth System Modeling and Prediction Centre,achieved breakthroughs in research on short-and medium-term deterministic and ensemble numerical predictions.Several key technologies crucial for precise winter weather services during the Winter Olympics were developed.A comprehensive framework,known as the Operational System for High-Precision Weather Forecasting for the Winter Olympics,was established.Some of these advancements represent the highest level of capabilities currently available in China.The meteorological service provided to the Beijing 2022 Games also exceeded previous Winter Olympic Games in both variety and quality.This included achievements such as the“100-meter level,minute level”downscaled spatiotemporal resolution and forecasts spanning 1 to 15 days.Around 30 new technologies and over 60 kinds of products that align with the requirements of the Winter Olympics Organizing Committee were developed,and many of these techniques have since been integrated into the CMA’s operational national forecasting systems.These accomplishments were facilitated by a dedicated weather forecasting and research initiative,in conjunction with the preexisting real-time operational forecasting systems of the CMA.This program represents one of the five subprograms of the WMO’s high-impact weather forecasting demonstration project(SMART2022),and continues to play an important role in their Regional Association(RA)II Research Development Project(Hangzhou RDP).Therefore,the research accomplishments and meteorological service experiences from this program will be carried forward into forthcoming highimpact weather forecasting activities.This article pro
基金supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No. 20110490376)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50575098)
文摘Intersections and discontinuities commonly arise in surface modeling and cause problems in downstream operations. Local geometry repair, such as cover holes or replace bad surfaces by adding new surface patches for dealing with inconsistencies among the confluent region, where multiple surfaces meet, is a common technique used in CAD model repair and reverse engineering. However, local geometry repair destroys the topology of original CAD model and increases the number of surface patches needed for freeform surface shape modeling. Consequently, a topology recovery technique dealing with complex freeform surface model after local geometry repair is proposed. Firstly, construct the curve network which freeform surface model; secondly, apply freeform surface fitting method determine the geometry and topology properties of recovery to create B-spline surface patches to recover the topology of trimmed ones. Corresponding to the two levels of enforcing boundary conditions on a B-spline surface, two solution schemes are presented respectively. In the first solution scheme, non-constrained B-spline surface fitting method is utilized to piecewise recover trimmed confluent surface patches and then employs global beautification technique to smoothly stitch the recovery surface patches. In the other solution scheme, constrained B-spline surface fitting technique based on discretization of boundary conditions is directly applied to recover topology of surface model after local geometry repair while achieving G~ continuity simultaneously. The presented two different schemes are applied to the consistent surface model, which consists of five trimmed confluent surface patches and a local consistent surface patch, and a machine cover model, respectively. The application results show that our topology recovery technique meets shape-preserving and Gt continuity requirements in reverse engineering. This research converts the problem of topology recovery for consistent surface model to the problem of constructing G1 patches from a gi
