Up-regulated small-conductance calcium-activated potassium currents contribute to atrial arrhythmogenesis in high-fat feeding mice.

Aims: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with arrhythmias and cardiovascular mortality. Arrhythmogenesis in MetS results from atrial structural and electrical remodelling. The small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (SK) currents modulate atrial repolarization and may influence atrial arrhythmogenicity.

Fischer's base-triggered formal (3+2) cycloadditions with 3-isothiocyanato oxindoles as acceptor-donor synthons.

Herein, previously unreported Fischer's base reactants serving as useful 2C building blocks in (3+2) cycloaddition reactions to build a library of bispiro[Fischer's base-oxindole] hybrids are described. These structurally intriguing products containing three adjacent quaternary stereocentres were smoothly afforded in up to 82% yield and >20 : 1 dr under catalyst-free conditions. Notably, the present protocol firstly employs 3-isothiocyanato oxindole serving as an acceptor and then as a donor in the formal (3+2) cycloadditions, allowing practical, straightforward access to structurally diverse cycloadducts.

Primary immature teratoma in the liver with growing teratoma syndrome and gliomatosis peritonei: a rare case report.

Background: Primary liver immature teratoma is extremely rare and only 4 cases have been reported, let alone with growing teratoma syndrome (GTS) and/or gliomatosis peritonei (GP).

Case Presentation: Here, we report a case of a 44-year-old female presenting with progressive abdominal distension and elevated serum alpha fetal protein (AFP) level. CT/MRI scans revealed a large cystic-solid mass in the right lobe of the liver, accompanied with implant or metastasis in the abdominal cavity.

[NIR-SERS Spectra Detection of Cytidine on Nano-Silver Films].

The polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) protected silver glass-like nanostructure (PVA-Ag-GNS) with high surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity was prepared and employed to detect the near-infrared surface enhanced Raman scattering (NIR-SERS) spectra of cytidine aqueous solution (10(-2)-10(-8) mol x L(-1)). In the work, the near-infrared laser beam (785 nm) was used as the excitation light source. The experiment results show that high-quality NIR-SERS spectra were obtained in the ranges of 300 to 2 000 cm(-1) and the detection limit of cytidine aqueous solution was down to 10(-7) mol x L(-1).

[Study of volatile organic compounds of fresh allium species using headspace combined with surface-enhanced Raman scattering].

In order to identify volatile organic compounds of fresh plants at room temperature and avoid sample pretreatment and extractions which can be labor intensive, garlic, Chinese chives and scallion were chopped into pieces. Then some of them were placed in the headspace vial and sealed. The gases were drawn from the vial with a syringe and were injected very slowly into Ag colloids for test using R-3000 portable Raman spectrometer.

[Study on DNA Fourier infrared spectroscopy of three kinds of Nicotiana tabacum L].

The aim is analyzing genetic reLationship and identifying varieties by detecting DNA differences of three kinds of Nicotiana tabacum L. using Fourier infrared spectrum (FTIR). Results show that DNA FTIR of three kinds of Nicotiana tabacum L.

[Analysis of leave FTIR of nine kinds of plants from Rosaceae with genetic relationship].

Leaves of nine kinds of plants from three subfamily of Rosaceae were used as materials. Genetic relationship was analyzed and species were identified through studying FTIR of nine kinds of plants. Leaves mainly contain large amounts of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids and other substances.

[Elementary SERS spectroscopy studies of three kinds of pathogens in Ag colloids prepared by microwave method].

The normal Raman (NR) and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for Alternaria alternate, Colletotrichum musae, and fusarium suspensions were measured by a portable Raman spectrometer (785 nm). The result indicates that the silver colloid prepared by microwave method shows high enhancement of Raman scattering for the three kinds of pathogens. Comparing SERS spectrums of the three kinds of pathogens, there are some similarities.

[Preparation and SERS activity studies on substrate of nano-silver film with broad plasma absorption band].

A highly reproducible and broad plasma absorption band nano-silver film was prepared by electrostatic self-assembly technology. The size of nano-silver particles on the surface of silver film, in the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrograph, is in a wide distribution from 18 to 200 nm. At the same time, the ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer was employed to detect the nano-silver film.

[Analysis of surface enhanced Raman scattering spectra of oxyhemoglobin for liver cancer with combined multivariate statistics].

Investigation of surface-enhanced Raman spectra of oxyhemoglobin for 30 liver cancers and 30 normal persons based on the silver nanofilm was reported. Principal components analysis (PCA) and independent variable T test were employed to develop effective diagnostic algorithms for distinguishing liver cancer form normal. Discriminant analysis was used to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency and the result indicates that SERS spectra of the oxyhemoglobin are obviously different between normal persons and liver cancers.

[SERS spectroscopy study of three pathogenic bacteria].

The SERS spectra of staphylococcus aureus, proteus, and Escherichia coli was obtained on colloidal Ag nanoparticles prepared by the microwave method with the portable Raman spectrometer. Staphylococcus aureus have obvious Raman vibrating peak at 725, 1 330 and 1 450 cm(-1), proteus have obvious Raman vibrating peaks at 650,725,950, 1 325 and 1 463 cm(-1), while E. coli have obvious Raman vibrating peaks at 650, 950, 1 125, 1 242,1 320 and 1 457 cm(-1).

[SERS spectra of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae (Xoo) on nano silver film prepared by electrolysis method].

The nano silver film was prepared by electrolysis method using silver nitrate and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) in deionized water as the electrolyte, with four glass slides put in the electrolyte and two silver rods dipped into the electrolyte as the anode and cathode. A direct current was applied to the rods, then the four glass slides stayed in the silver colloids. Thus the authors got the nano silver film.

[Investigation of typical melamine urinary stones using infrared spectra].

A typical melamine kidney stone confirmed by some medicine expert was collected from the first people's hospital of Yunnan. The kidney stone was adequately determined by PE corporation spectra 100(with resolution of 1 cm(-1)). The stone samples for FTIR analysis were prepared using the KBr pellet technique, where 2 mg of the pretreated stone powder was mixed with 200 mg of analytical grade KBr using an agate pestle and mortar.

[Study on absorption spectra of cell substrate for Hep-2 cell after being radiated by X-ray].

UV-absorption spectra of the Hep-2 cell's culture medium RPMI1640 (10% Foetal Calf Serum) were collected by UV-3101 spectrophotometer after the Hep-2 cell was radiated by X-ray and cultivated for 24, 48 and 72 h, and the absorbability of the proteins in the substrate was analyzed. From these results it was found that there were visible differences among these absorption spectra. In particular, the absorption peaks of the RPMI1640 culture medium during the cultivation shifted from 233 to 235 nm, while the absorption peak at 278 nm became more and more smooth and even finally disappeared with the cultivation time.

[The study of fermentation liquid's absorption spectra in elastase fermentation].

The present article studied the fermentation liquid's absorption spectra, bacteria growth period and elastase' production in elastase fermentation, and compared and analyzed the their relation. The results show that the changes in the absorption spectra were closely related with bacteria growth and elastase' production. The UV spectroscopic technique is helpful for detecting the change of the organic nitrogen base and enzyme.