Cholesterol Depletion Reduces the Internalization of β-Amyloid Peptide in SH-SY5Y Cells

Introduction Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a degenerative disorder othe human brain. A major pathological hallmark of ADis extracellular amyloid plaque deposited in the cerebral parenchyma and vasculature[1]. Currently, muchattention has been focused on th…     

Research of Inclusion Complexation of 4,4'-Thiodiphenol Effected by β-Cyclodextrin in Aqueous Solutions and the Effect on Photodegradation

The inclusion behavior of 4,4′ -Thiodiphenol (TDP),a typical bisphenol and endocrine disruptor,reacts with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) in aqueous solutions has been investigated by means of UV absorption spectrum and quantum-chemical calculation with Gaussian 98 software. The results show that the inclusion behavior of TDP is quite different in acidic solutions (pH 5.9) from that in alkaline solutions (pH 10.0). This behavior difference is attributed to the different formula structures in aqueous solutions at acidic and alkaline pH values that are demonstrated by quantumchemical modeling and calculation. TDP forms a 1∶1 β-CD inclusion complex in aqueous solutions. The equilibrium constant K was calculated to be 553.49 L/mol at pH 5.9 and 1 318.20 L/mol at pH 10.0 respectively for the inclusion complex reaction by using the modified Benesi-Heldbrand equation. After inclusion TDP's structure is changed especially at the inclusion part with the bond order becoming larger,which results in inhibitive photodegradation during direct photooxidation and H2O2 assisted photooxidation.     

~1H NMR Investigation of Supramolecular Complex between β-Cyclodextrin and Cholesterol

A supramolecular complex between β-cyclodextrin and cholesterol was synthesized and characterized via proton 1H NMR spectroscopy. In the supramolecular complex,the stoichiometric proportion of β-cyclodextrin to cholesterol is 1:2. The possible conformation of the supramolecular complex was depicted according to the chemical shift variance of proton 1H NMR of the host and guest molecules inside the inclusion complex. Removal efficiency of cholesterol complexed by β-cyclodextrin in our work is increased to a remarkable extent. This result can be applied in the field of drug development to reduce cholesterol in blood and other human organs.     

Re-mention of an old neurodegenerative disease: Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease(AD),the most common form of neuropsychiatric disorder,is characterized by neuronal degeneration and inexorably progressing dementia,especially in the elderly population.With a rapidly aging population in both developed and developing countries,AD has emerged as one of the largest growing problems worldwide.Current drugs improve the symptoms of AD,but do not have any profound intervention to delay its onset.Thus,understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the genes tied to AD will be crucial to the development of therapeutic targets.This review will summarize the aetiology,pathology,and the evidence for the genetic components in AD,discuss the proposed amyloid cascade and the following tau hyperphosphorylation hypothesises,oxidative stress mediated neuronal cell death,as well as the function of Retromer complex during the developing of AD.Our laboratory’s current research progress and the challenges that still remained will be also highlighted.     

Studies on the interactions of 2,5-diphenyl 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 2,5-diphenyl 1,3-oxazole with β-cyclodextrin

Interactions of 2,5-diphenyl 1,3,4-oxadiazole (PPD) and 2,5-diphenyl 1,3-oxazole (PPO) with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) are studied by 1H-NMR and steady-state fluorescence measurements, and the stoichiometries and the association constants are estimated. It is found that the hydrophobic interaction is the main driving force for the formation of inclusion complexes of PPD and PPO with β-CD. In the presence of aliphatic alcohols (from 1-propanol to 1-pentanol), PPD and PPO transfer from the CD cavity to the aqueous phase. Quenching experiments of PPD and PPO by iodide further prove the above conclusions. The results suggest that stereo effect is the crucial factor to the inexistence of nanotube in PPD (or PPO)-β-CD systems.     

Development in the research of molecular mechanism of Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a kind of central nervous system disease. The cause of AD is unclear. It is found that the remarkable histopathological characters of AD are senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. β-amyloid plays an important role in the formation of senile plaques and the abnormal phosphorylation of Tau protein is the main reason of neurofibrillary tangles. Apolipoprotein E is correlated to AD' s access, and the third pathological character-AMY plaque perhaps represents a new cause of AD. Presenlin and proteinaceous infectious particles are also related with AD. A summary of molecular mechanism for AD and the development of research is presented.     

Study on the Synthesis and Adsorption Properties of KH-560 Modified PalygorskiteSupported β-Cyclodextrin

1 Results Palygorskite (PGS) is a chain-layer magnesium-aluminum silicate mineral. Because of its developed interior channels and large specific surface area, and thus considerable adsorption capacity, it has been studied for the application as one of environmental mineral adsorbents[1-3]. Cyclodextrins (CD) possess a hydrophilic exterior and a hydrophobic interior into which a variety of hydrophobic organic molecules maybe introduced. The CD molecule not only affects a hydrophilic cavity on the nanometer scale, generally smaller than the zeolitic cavities, but also possesses hydrophilic hydroxyl groups outside the cavity, which contribute to the solubility of CD in water[4-5].     

Non-viral gene delivery carrier of probe type host molecule ——Interactions between DNA and β-cyclodextrin derivative complexes (I)

GENE THERAPY IS A COMMON PROCESS TO DELIVER EXTRIN- SIC GENES INTO TARGET CELLS FOR FURTHER GENE EXPRESSION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF TREATING DISEASES. A WELL DESIGNED GENE DELIVERY CARRIER CAN EFFICIENTLY PACKAGE AND PRO- TECT NUCLEIC ACID FROM BEING DIGESTED BY A VARIETY OF ENZYMES IN VIVO AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPECIFICALLY LO- CATE EXTRINSIC GENES INTO THE TARGET ORGANISMS. S…     

β－分布的变换与应用

文章首先讨论了β－分布的变换．以说明它应用的广泛性；其次为了概率计算的目的，介绍如何用不完全β－函数作具体计算。     

加成核剂等规聚丙烯晶生成条件研究

本文选用一种易使等规聚丙烯(IPP)生成β晶的成核剂,利用DSC和X射线衍射法研究了熔体温度,冷却速率和成核剂含量对生成的β晶含量的影响,找出生成β晶的合适条件,所得β晶含量可达81％。     

Synthesis and Spectrum Characteristic of the Inclusion Complex of β-CD and Pyridine-CuI

1Introduction The β-Cyclodextrin consists of seven D-glucopyranoside units, which are linked by a-1, 4-glycosidic linkages. The shape of CD can be presented as a truncated cone. Its inner is hydrophobic and exterior is hydrophilic for the aggregation of the hydroxyl groups, which results in cyclodextrin to have the ability of inclusion different compounds.     

Isolation of a strong matrix attachment region (MAR) and identification of its function in vitro and in vivo

Inclusion of MARs in transgene cassettes enhances their expression and reduces position-effect variations in the transgenic host. Four new MARs (TM2, TM3, AM1 and AM2) were isolated from tobacco and Arabidopsis by PCR method. The nuclei isolated from suspension- cultured cells of rice were used to prepare nuclear matrix. With a characterized MAR (TM1) as a positive control, the Matrix-MAR interactions were tested by an in vitro binding assay to identify the DNA sequences as MARs and their binding strength to nuclear matrix in vitro was compared. The results showed that TM2 and TM3 had stronger binding strength than TM1. To determine the functions of the four new MARs in vivo, binary vectors pBI121 carrying a uidA GUS reporter gene were modified with direct repeat MARs inserted on both sides of the reporter gene cassette and were transferred into tobaccos via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation procedure. Quantitative GUS assays of the transgenic tobaccos showed that when flanking a GUS reporter gene TM1, TM2, TM3 and AM1 increased uidA GUS gene expression level approximately 1.5-fold, 5-fold, 1.35-fold, 1.3-fold respectively and AM2 has no effect on gene expression. TM2 was found to be a strong MAR that could effectively increase gene expression level and could be used as an effective enhancing element to construct high efficient expression vectors. In this note the relations among the sequence features, binding strength in vitro and function in vivo of the five MARs were analyzed, and the potential significance of TM2 in plant genetic engineering was dis- cussed.     

改性β–环糊精对酸化后桉木预水解液中木素的吸附

以β–环糊精(β-CD)为原料、环氧氯丙烷为交联剂、碳酸钙为致孔剂合成β–环糊精–环氧氯丙烷交联物(β-CDP)、碳酸钙致孔β-CDP(Ca-β-CDP),并用红外光谱对其进行表征.以这两种交联产物作为吸附剂对酸化后的桉木预水解液(PHL1)进行木素吸附实验,采用单因素实验分别考察吸附剂用量、吸附时间、吸附温度和吸附pH对木素吸附的影响,确定最佳吸附条件为:β-CDP用量12%(相对于PHL1质量)、吸附时间60,min、吸附温度30,℃、吸附pH为2.0,在此条件下木素最大去除率为57.9%;Ca-β-CDP用量为14%、吸附时间60,min、吸附温度30,℃、吸附pH 2.0,在此条件下木素最大去除率为55.4%.     

无限微热源法合成的β-SiC晶须与颗粒的分离

对无限微热源法合成的β-SiC晶须(β-SiCw)和颗粒的特性进行了分析和比较,在此基础上对各种分离方法进行了实验。结果表明,湿筛和自由沉降分级可使β-SiCw富集于0～60μm粒级的产品中,品位从10%提高到25%;采用活性炭吸附小颗粒,晶须品位达到65.70%;利用液-液萃取分离法,晶须品位可达75.90%;若将活性炭吸附和液-液萃取分离工艺进行组合,可将晶须品位提高到81.50%,综合回收率达到75.40%。     

拓扑空间的基本布尔格

本文称拓扑空间(X.)中满足A~(-0)A~(0-)的集为β集,证明了空间(X.)中企体β集的集簇β(X.)构成一个布尔格;这个格是拓扑空间的一个半拓扑不变量。     

β-环糊精衍生物对荧光物质荧光特性的影响

研究了双-(6-氧-丁烯二酸单酯)-β-环糊精和双[-6-氧-(3-脱氧柠檬酸酯)]-β-环糊精2种β-环糊精衍生物对萘胺、萘酚荧光强度的影响,结果表明不同衍生物对不同物质荧光特性的影响总体上是呈下降趋势,且衍生物自身具有荧光;并初步分析了引起荧光试剂荧光强度变化的原因.