Field-Induced Slow Magnetic Relaxation in Mononuclear Cobalt(II) Complexes Decorated by Macrocyclic Pentaaza Ligands.

Two cobalt(II) complexes [CoL](OTf) (, L = 6,6''-di(anilino)-4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine) and [CoL](OTf)·MeOH (, L = 6,6''-di(,-dimethylamino)-4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine) were synthesized and characterized. Crystal structure analyses showed that the spin carries were coordinated by five N atoms from the neutral pentaaza ligands, forming distorted trigonal bipyramidal coordination environments. Ab initio calculations revealed large easy-axial anisotropy in complexes and .

IL-17 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma through inhibiting apoptosis induced by IFN-γ.

Interleukin-17 (IL-17) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ), two inflammatory cytokines, are present in cancerous liver tissues. IL-17 was recently identified as an oncogenic factor in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its underlying mechanisms are largely obscure. Here, we aimed to investigate the interaction between IL-17 and IFN-γ and its influence on HCC cell apoptosis and growth in vitro and in vivo.

Crystallization-modulated nanoporous polymeric materials with hierarchical patterned surfaces and 3D interpenetrated internal channels.

Poly(oxymethylene)/poly(L-lactic acid) (POM/PLLA) blends are typical melt-miscible binary systems. During isothermal crystallization at various temperatures, in the presence of amorphous PLLA chains, POM crystallizes into banded spherulites with different band spaces, which forms a continuous crystalline phase and serves as a sturdy frame in the final porous materials. On the other hand, the amorphous PLLA chains are simultaneously expelled out from POM crystal lamellae to generate the other continuous phase during the crystallization of POM.