The particular reactivity of the recently discovered class of the main group element polyhedral clusters, pyramidanes, remains largely unexplored. In this communication, we report the reaction of the germapyramidane with tert-butyllithium leading to the rather unusual organogermanium compound [Li(thf)]⋅2, as the product of the formal insertion of a Ge-apex into the C-Li bond. This reactivity mode exemplifies unusual electrophilic behaviour of a pyramidane, which is a priori considered as a nucleophilic reagent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Immunotherapy has shown promising results in bladder cancer therapy options.
Methods: Analysis of open-access data was conducted using the R software. Open-access data were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), and IMvigor210 databases.
Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue
July 2022
Objective: To develop a grading prediction model of traumatic hemorrhage volume based on deep learning and assist in predicting traumatic hemorrhage volume.
Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted based on the experimental data of pig gunshot wounds in the time-effect assessment database for experiments on war-traumatized animals constructed by the General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The hemorrhage volume data of the study population were extracted, and the animals were divided into 0-300 mL, 301-600 mL, and > 600 mL groups according to the hemorrhage volume.
Zhonghua Wei Zhong Bing Ji Jiu Yi Xue
December 2021
Objective: To observe the changes of arterial blood gas indexes in pigs with the free-field primary blast lung injury (PBLI) model, and to explore the value of arterial blood gas indexes in predicting moderate to severe PBLI.
Methods: Nine adult healthy Landrace pigs were selected to construct the pig free-field PBLI model. Arterial blood samples were taken 15 minutes before the explosion (before injury) and 10, 30, 60, 120, and 180 minutes after the explosion (after injury).
Although the neurotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) has been evaluated in animal and nerve cell culture models, these models cannot accurately mimic human brains. Three-dimensional (3D) brain organoids based on human-induced pluripotent stem cells have been developed to study the human brains, but this model has rarely been used to evaluate NP neurotoxicity. We used 3D brain organoids that express cortical layer proteins to investigate the mechanisms of ZnO NP-induced neurotoxicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This work sought to (1) establish a reliable gunshot model of junctional femoral artery rupture in swine that accurately simulates field rescue conditions and (2) use the gunshot model to compare the efficacy and ease of application of zeolite nanometer hemostatic gauze with other hemostatic materials.
Methods: Thirty-six healthy landrace swine (body weight 50 ± 5 kg) were randomly divided into three groups which were treated with Combat Gauze (CG), FeiChuang hemostatic gauze (FG), or standard medical gauze (SG). A gunshot model of femoral artery hemorrhage in landrace swine was used with portable ultrasound to accurately position the wound.
The influence of food components on nanoparticle (NP) internalization indicates a need to investigate the behaviors of NPs in a complex system. This study measured the changes of TiO NP colloidal stability and quenching of anthocyanin fluorescence to indicate NP-anthocyanin interactions, and cytotoxicity, oxidative stress, expression of ABC transporters and intracellular Ti concentrations in 3D Caco-2 spheroids co-exposed to NPs and anthocyanins to indicate the influence of anthocyanins on NP bio-effects. The anthocyanins were observed to have minimal impacts on colloidal properties of TiO NPs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol
July 2019
Objective: Alzheimer disease (AD) has been recognized as a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. This study aims to investigate the effects of estrogen receptor α (ERα) gene promoter methylation on the cognitive function and quality of life (QOL) of patients with AD.
Methods: A total of 132 patients with AD and 135 healthy individuals were recruited for this study.
Most cases of cervical cancer are the result of infection with specific high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Investigating the genetic basis of the host immune response, particularly cytokine function, could help further characterize the progression of cervical HPV infection into neoplasia. Prior studies have demonstrated a correlation between genetic variants of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α, TNF gene) and/or interleukin-10 (IL-10, IL10 gene) and cervical cancer susceptibility.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe study light trapping and parasitic losses in hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin film solar cells fabricated by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition on nanostructured back reflectors. The back reflectors are patterned using polystyrene assisted lithography. By using O₂ plasma etching of the polystyrene spheres, we managed to fabricate hexagonal nanostructured back reflectors.
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