Electrons and phonons of the discharge products in the lithium-oxygen and lithium-sulfur batteries from first-principles calculations.

Batteries have become a ubiquitous daily necessity, which are popularly applied to mobile phones and electric vehicles according to their size. Improving the battery cycle life and storage is important, but unexpected discharge products still restrict the upper limit of batter performance such as LiO, LiO, and LiS. In this study, we calculated electrons and phonons presenting the basic energy states in crystal using the first-principles calculations.

analysis of FOXP3 regulatory T cells and myeloid dendritic cells in human colorectal cancer tissue and tumor-draining lymph node.

Forkhead box protein 3 (FOXP3) regulatory T cells (Tregs) are important in the maintenance of tumor immunity tolerance. Myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) are antigen-presenting cells (APCs) specialized to initiate and regulate immunity. Tregs and mDCs are suspected of influencing the interaction between the tumor and immune system, and thus the course of tumors.

FOXP3 and TLR4 protein expression are correlated in non-small cell lung cancer: implications for tumor progression and escape.

NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer) is the most common type of lung cancer and usually has poor prognosis. FOXP3 in regulatory T cells (Tregs) and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) on some tumor cells are known to be important for tumor escape and clinical tumor formation. Since FOXP3 was found recently in some tumor cells, we speculated if lung tumor cells express FOXP3 and then mimic Tregs to promote tumor escape.