Glabridin is the main ingredient of hydrophobic fraction in licorice extract and has been shown to have anti-melanogenesis activity in skins.However,the underlying mechanism(s)remain not completely understood.The aim ...Glabridin is the main ingredient of hydrophobic fraction in licorice extract and has been shown to have anti-melanogenesis activity in skins.However,the underlying mechanism(s)remain not completely understood.The aim of this study is thus to elucidate the possible mechanisms related to the melanogenesis suppression by glabridin in cultured B16 murine melanoma cells and in UVA radiation induced hyperpigmentation model of BALB/c mice as well.Molecular docking simulations revealed that between catalytic core residues and the compound.The treatment by glabridin significantly downregulated both transcriptional and/or protein expression of melanogenesis-related factors including melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor(MC1R),microphthalmia-associated transcription factor(MITF),tyrosinase(TYR),TYR-related protein-1(TRP-1)and TRP-2 in B16 cells.Both PKA/MITF and MAPK/MITF signaling pathways were found to be involved in the suppression of melanogenesis by glabridin in B16 cells.Also in vivo glabridin therapy significantly reduced hyperpigmentation,epidermal thickening,roughness and inflammation induced by frequent UVA exposure in mice skins,thus beneficial for skin healthcare.These data further look insights into the molecular mechanisms of melanogenesis suppression by glabridin,rationalizing the application of the natural compound for skin healthcare.展开更多
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has become a curative choice of many hematopoietic malignancy,but graft-vs-host disease(GVHD)has limited the survival quality and overall survival of hematopoietic stem cell tra...Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has become a curative choice of many hematopoietic malignancy,but graft-vs-host disease(GVHD)has limited the survival quality and overall survival of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Understanding of the immune cells’reaction in pathophysiology of GVHD has improved,but a review on the role of macrophages in GVHD is still absent.Studies have observed that macrophage infiltration is associated with GVHD occurrence and development.In this review,we summarize and analyze the role of macrophages in GVHD based on pathophysiology of acute and chronic GVHD,focusing on the macrophage recruitment and infiltration,macrophage polarization,macrophage secretion,and especially interaction of macrophages with other immune cells.We could conclude that macrophage recruitment and infiltration contribute to both acute and chronic GVHD.Based on distinguishing pathology of acute and chronic GVHD,macrophages tend to show a higher M1/M2 ratio in acute GVHD and a lower M1/M2 ratio in chronic GVHD.However,the influence of dominant cytokines in GVHD is controversial and inconsistent with macrophage polarization.In addition,interaction of macrophages with alloreactive T cells plays an important role in acute GVHD.Meanwhile,the interaction among macrophages,B cells,fibroblasts,and CD4+T cells participates in chronic GVHD development.展开更多
BACKGROUND Acetaminophen overdose is the most frequent cause of drug-induced liver failure in developed countries.Substantial progress has been made in understanding the mechanism of hepatocellular injury,but N-acetyl...BACKGROUND Acetaminophen overdose is the most frequent cause of drug-induced liver failure in developed countries.Substantial progress has been made in understanding the mechanism of hepatocellular injury,but N-acetylcysteine remains the only effective treatment despite its short therapeutic window.Thus,other hepatoprotective drugs are needed for the delayed treatment of acetaminopheninduced hepatotoxicity.Our interest focused on glycyrrhizin for its role as an inhibitor of high mobility group box 1(HMGB1)protein,a member of the family of damage-associated molecular pattern,known to play an important pathological role in various diseases.AIM To investigate the efficacy of the N-acetylcysteine/glycyrrhizin combination compared to N-acetylcysteine alone in the prevention of liver toxicity.METHODS Eight-week-old C57BL/6J wild-type female mice were used for all our experiments.Mice fasted for 15 h were treated with acetaminophen(500 mg/kg)or vehicle(phosphate-buffered saline)by intraperitoneal injection and separated into the following groups:Glycyrrhizin(200 mg/kg);N-acetylcysteine(150 mg/kg);and N-acetylcysteine/glycyrrhizin.In all groups,mice were sacrificed 12 h following acetaminophen administration.The assessment of hepatotoxicity was performed by measuring plasma levels of alanine aminotransferase,aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase.Hepatotoxicity was also evaluated by histological examination of hematoxylin and eosin-stained tissues sections.Survival rates were compared between various groups using Kaplan-Meier curves.RESULTS Consistent with data published in the literature,we confirmed that intraperitoneal administration of acetaminophen(500 mg/kg)in mice induced severe liver injury as evidenced by increases in alanine aminotransferase,aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase but also by liver necrosis score.Glycyrrhizin administration was shown to reduce the release of HMGB1 and significantly decreased the severity of liver injury.Thus,the co-administration of glycyrrhizin and N-acetylcysteine was investigated.Administered concomitantly with acetaminophen,the combination significantly reduced the severity of liver injury.Delayed administration of the combination of drugs,2 h or 6 h after acetaminophen,also induced a significant decrease in hepatocyte necrosis compared to mice treated with N-acetylcysteine alone.In addition,administration of N-acetylcysteine/glycyrrhizin combination was associated with an improved survival rate compared to mice treated with only N-acetylcysteine.CONCLUSION We demonstrate that,compared to N-acetylcysteine alone,co-administration of glycyrrhizin decreases the liver necrosis score and improves survival in a murine model of acetaminophen-induced liver injury.Our study opens a potential new therapeutic pathway in the prevention of acetaminophen hepatotoxicity.展开更多
Most studies focus on the adaptive immune cells in the GVHD pathogenesis,while little is known about innate immune cells in GVHD occurrence and development,especially macrophages.Meanwhile,a higher incidence of graft ...Most studies focus on the adaptive immune cells in the GVHD pathogenesis,while little is known about innate immune cells in GVHD occurrence and development,especially macrophages.Meanwhile,a higher incidence of graft versus host disease(GVHD)is also found in the elderly patients.Though advances have been made in the modification of macrophages influenced by the inflamm-ageing,there is still no review on the role of macrophages in GVHD and the association between GVHD and the altered macrophages by inflamm-ageing.In this review,we focus on the potential age-related modifications of macrophage in GVHD,which contributes to the change of morbidity and mortality of GVHD.Via literature review,we found that the infiltration of macrophages is associated with GVHD and macrophages are modified in inflamm-ageing state,including the proliferation,migration,phagocytosis,antigen presentation,interaction with other immune cells,and pro-fibrosis.We suppose that altered macrophage functions in inflamm-ageing state contribute to GVHD in elderly patients.展开更多
Hepcidin is the hyposideremic hormone regulating iron metabolism.It is a defensin-like disulfide-bonded peptide with antimicrobial activity.The main site of hepcidin production is the liver where its synthesis is modu...Hepcidin is the hyposideremic hormone regulating iron metabolism.It is a defensin-like disulfide-bonded peptide with antimicrobial activity.The main site of hepcidin production is the liver where its synthesis is modulated by iron,inflammation and erythropoietic signaling.However,hepcidin locally produced in several peripheral organs seems to be an important actor for the maintenance of iron homeostasis in these organs.This review highlights the presence of peripheral hepcidin and its potential functions.Understanding the role of extrahepatic hepcidin could be of great physiological and therapeutic importance for several specific pathologies.展开更多
AIMTo describe factors associated with treatment failure and frequency of resistance-associated substitutions （RAS）.METHODSHuman immunodefciency virus （HIV）/hepatitis C virus （HCV） coinfected patients starting a...AIMTo describe factors associated with treatment failure and frequency of resistance-associated substitutions （RAS）.METHODSHuman immunodefciency virus （HIV）/hepatitis C virus （HCV） coinfected patients starting a first direct-acting antiviral （DAA） regimen before February 2016 and included in the French ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH cohort were eligible. Failure was defned as： （1） non-response [HCV-RNA remained detectable during treatment, at end of treatment （EOT）]; and （2） relapse （HCV-RNA suppressed at EOT but detectable thereafter）. Sequencing analysis was performed to describe prevalence of drug class-specifc RAS. Factors associated with failure were determined using logistic regression models.RESULTSAmong 559 patients, 77% had suppressed plasmaHIV-RNA 〈 50 copies/mL at DAA treatment initiation41% were cirrhotic, and 68% were HCV treatmentexperienced. Virological treatment failures occurred in22 patients and were mainly relapses （17, 77%） thenundefined failures （3, 14%） and non-responses （29%）. Mean treatment duration was 16 wk overall. Posttreatment NS3, NS5A or NS5B RAS were detected in10/14 patients with samples available for sequencinganalysis. After adjustment for age, sex, ribavirin useHCV genotype and treatment duration, low platelecount was the only factor signifcantly associated with ahigher risk of failure （OR： 6.5; 95%CI： 1.8-22.6）. CONCLUSIONOnly 3.9% HIV-HCV coinfected patients failed DAAregimens and RAS were found in 70% of those failingLow platelet count was independently associated withvirological failure.展开更多
The control of light–matter coupling at the single electron level is currently a subject of growing interest for the development of novel quantum devices and for studies and applications of quantum electrodynamics.In...The control of light–matter coupling at the single electron level is currently a subject of growing interest for the development of novel quantum devices and for studies and applications of quantum electrodynamics.In the terahertz(THz)spectral range,this raises the particular and difficult challenge of building electromagnetic resonators that can conciliate low mode volume and high quality factor.Here,we report on hybrid THz cavities based on ultrastrong coupling between a Tamm cavity and an LC circuit metamaterial and show that they can combine high quality factors of up to Q=37 with a deep-subwavelength mode volume of V=3.2×10^(-4)λ^(3).Our theoretical and experimental analysis of the coupled mode properties reveals that,in general,the ultrastrong coupling between a metamaterial and a Fabry–Perot cavity is an effective tool to almost completely suppress radiative losses and,thus,ultimately limit the total losses to the losses in the metallic layer.These Tamm cavity-LC metamaterial coupled resonators open a route toward the development of single photon THz emitters and detectors and to the exploration of ultrastrong THz light–matter coupling with a high degree of coherence in the few to single electron limit.展开更多
Infrared imaging is a crucial technique in a multitude of applications,including night vision,autonomous vehicle navigation,optical tomography,and food quality control.Conventional infrared imaging technologies,howeve...Infrared imaging is a crucial technique in a multitude of applications,including night vision,autonomous vehicle navigation,optical tomography,and food quality control.Conventional infrared imaging technologies,however,require the use of materials such as narrow bandgap semiconductors,which are sensitive to thermal noise and often require cryogenic cooling.We demonstrate a compact all-optical alternative to perform infrared imaging in a metasurface composed of GaAs semiconductor nanoantennas,using a nonlinear wave-mixing process.We experimentally show the upconversion of short-wave infrared wavelengths via the coherent parametric process of sum-frequency generation.In this process,an infrared image of a target is mixed inside the metasurface with a strong pump beam,translating the image from the infrared to the visible in a nanoscale ultrathin imaging device.Our results open up new opportunities for the development of compact infrared imaging devices with applications in infrared vision and life sciences.展开更多
Background:Tauopathies comprise a family of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease for which there is an urgent and unmet need for disease-modifying treatments.Tauopathies are characterized by path...Background:Tauopathies comprise a family of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease for which there is an urgent and unmet need for disease-modifying treatments.Tauopathies are characterized by pathological tau hyperphosphorylation,which has been shown to correlate tightly with disease progression and memory loss in patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.We recently demonstrated an essential requirement for 3-O-sulfated heparan sulfate in pathological tau hyperphosphorylation in zebrafish,a prominent model organism for human drug discovery.Here,we investigated whether in vivo treatment with surfen or its derivatives oxalyl surfen and hemisurfen,small molecules with heparan sulfate antagonist properties,could mitigate tau hyperphosphorylation and neuronal deficits in a zebrafish model of tauopathies.Results:In vivo treatment of Tg[HuC::hTau^(P301L);DsRed]embryos for 2 days with surfen or oxalyl surfen significantly reduced the accumulation of the pThr181 tau phospho-epitope measured by ELISA by 30%and 51%,respectively.Western blot analysis also showed a significant decrease of pThr181 and pSer396/pSer404 in embryos treated with surfen or oxalyl surfen.Immunohistochemical analysis further confirmed that treatment with surfen or oxalyl surfen significantly decreased the AT8 tau epitope in spinal motoneurons.In addition,in vivo treatment of Tg[HuC::hTau^(P301L);DsRed]embryos with surfen or oxalyl surfen significantly rescued spinal motoneuron axon-branching defects and,as a likely consequence,the impaired stereotypical touch-evoked escape response.Importantly,treatment with hemisurfen,a surfen derivative devoid of heparan sulfate antagonist activity,does not affect tau hyperphosphorylation,nor neuronal or behavioural deficits in Tg[HuC::hTau^(P301L);DsRed]embryos.Conclusion:Our findings demonstrate for the first time that surfen,a well-tolerated molecule in clinical settings,and its derivative,oxalyl surfen,could mitigate or delay neuronal defects in tauopathies,including Alzheimer’s disease.展开更多
Optical modeling coupled to experiments show that a microscope operating in reflection mode allows imaging,through solutions or even a microfluidic cover,various kinds of nanoparticles,NPs,over a(reflecting)sensing su...Optical modeling coupled to experiments show that a microscope operating in reflection mode allows imaging,through solutions or even a microfluidic cover,various kinds of nanoparticles,NPs,over a(reflecting)sensing surface,here a gold(Au)surface.Optical modeling suggests that this configuration enables the interferometric imaging of single NPs which can be characterized individually from local change in the surface reflectivity.The interferometric detection improves the optical limit of detection compared to classical configurations exploiting only the light scattered by the NPs.The method is then tested experimentally,to monitor in situ and in real time,the collision of single Brownian NPs,or optical nanoimpacts,with an Au-sensing surface.First,mimicking a microfluidic biosensor platform,the capture of 300 nm FeOx maghemite NPs from a convective flow by a surface-functionalized Au surface is dynamically monitored.Then,the adsorption or bouncing of individual dielectric(100 nm polystyrene)or metallic(40 and 60 nm silver)NPs is observed directly through the solution.The influence of the electrolyte on the ability of NPs to repetitively bounce or irreversibly adsorb onto the Au surface is evidenced.Exploiting such visualization mode of single-NP optical nanoimpacts is insightful for comprehending single-NP electrochemical studies relying on NP collision on an electrode(electrochemical nanoimpacts).展开更多
Particle-bound mercury(PBM)records the oxidation of elemental mercury,of which the main oxidation pathways(Br∙/Cl∙/OH∙/O3)remain unclear,especially in the Southern Hemisphere.Here,we present latitudinal covariations o...Particle-bound mercury(PBM)records the oxidation of elemental mercury,of which the main oxidation pathways(Br∙/Cl∙/OH∙/O3)remain unclear,especially in the Southern Hemisphere.Here,we present latitudinal covariations of Hg and Sisotopic anomalies in cross-hemispheric marine aerosols that evidence an equator-to-poleward transition of Hg oxidants from OH∙/O3 in tropics to Br∙/Cl∙in polar regions highlighting thus the presence of distinct oxidation processes producing PBM.The correlations between Hg,S and O-isotopic compositions measured in PBM,sulfates and nitrates respectively within the aerosols highlight the implication of common oxidants in their formations at different latitudes.Our results open a new window to better quantify the present-day atmospheric Hg,S and N budgets and to evaluate the influences of aerosols on climate and ecosystems once the isotopic fractionations associated with each process have been determined.展开更多
t Coelomycetous fungi are an artificial taxonomic group which produce conidia inside a cavity i.e.conidiomata.Coelomycetes comprise about,1000 genera and 7000 species,which can be endophytic,pathogenic or saprobic.Tra...t Coelomycetous fungi are an artificial taxonomic group which produce conidia inside a cavity i.e.conidiomata.Coelomycetes comprise about,1000 genera and 7000 species,which can be endophytic,pathogenic or saprobic.Traditional classification of coelomycetes was previously based on morphology,such as the shape of conidiomata and mode of conidiogenesis,while it was treated as a distinct group i.e.Deuteromycotina.Sequence based taxonomic studies has been used to accommodate asexual fungi in a natural classification system,resolve generic boundaries of polyphyletic genera and species complexes,as well as establish asexual-sexual links.Nevertheless,most of genera lack sequence data,thus,morphology based identification is still important when introducing new genera or species.In this paper we illustrate,describe,and provide taxonomic notes for 235 dematiaceous coelomycetous genera,including five new genera viz.Apiculospora,Didymellocamarosporium,Melanocamarosporium,Melnikia and Paulkirkia.Phylogenetic analyses of combined sequence data are provided to show placements of dematiaceous coelomycetes in Dothideomycetes,Leotiomycetes and Sordariomycetes.One-hundred and fifty-two(65%)of genera have sequence data,thus,their taxonomic placement in a natural classification system,is listed as an outline.However,83 genera still lack sequence data,hence,they are treated as Ascomycota,genera incertae sedis.In addition,separate analyses are provided where better taxonomic resolution is needed.展开更多
Light scattering by a two-dimensional photonic-crystal slab(PCS)can result in marked interference effects associated with Fano resonances.Such devices offer appealing alternatives to distributed Bragg reflectors and f...Light scattering by a two-dimensional photonic-crystal slab(PCS)can result in marked interference effects associated with Fano resonances.Such devices offer appealing alternatives to distributed Bragg reflectors and filters for various applications,such as optical wavelength and polarization filters,reflectors,semiconductor lasers,photodetectors,bio-sensors and non-linear optical components.Suspended PCS also have natural applications in the field of optomechanics,where the mechanical modes of a suspended slab interact via radiation pressure with the optical field of a high-finesse cavity.The reflectivity and transmission properties of a defect-free suspended PCS around normal incidence can be used to couple out-of-plane mechanical modes to an optical field by integrating it in a free-space cavity.Here we demonstrate the successful implementation of a PCS reflector on a high-tensile stress Si_(3)N_(4) nanomembrane.We illustrate the physical process underlying the high reflectivity by measuring the photonic-crystal band diagram.Moreover,we introduce a clear theoretical description of the membrane scattering properties in the presence of optical losses.By embedding the PCS inside a high-finesse cavity,we fully characterize its optical properties.The spectrally,angular-and polarization-resolved measurements demonstrate the wide tunability of the membrane’s reflectivity,from nearly 0 to 99.9470±0.0025%,and show that material absorption is not the main source of optical loss.Moreover,the cavity storage time demonstrated in this work exceeds the mechanical period of low-order mechanical drum modes.This so-called resolved-sideband condition is a prerequisite to achieve quantum control of the mechanical resonator with light.展开更多
Macroscale fluorescence imaging is increasingly used to observe biological samples.However,it may suffer from spectral interferences that originate from ambient light or autofluorescence of the sample or its support.I...Macroscale fluorescence imaging is increasingly used to observe biological samples.However,it may suffer from spectral interferences that originate from ambient light or autofluorescence of the sample or its support.In this manuscript,we built a simple and inexpensive fluorescence macroscope,which has been used to evaluate the performance of Speed OPIOM(Out of Phase Imaging after Optical Modulation),which is a reference-free dynamic contrast protocol,to selectively image reversibly photoswitchable fluorophores as labels against detrimental autofluorescence and ambient light.By tuning the intensity and radial frequency of the modulated illumination to the Speed OPIOM resonance and adopting a phase-sensitive detection scheme that ensures noise rejection,we enhanced the sensitivity and the signal-to-noise ratio for fluorescence detection in blot assays by factors of 50 and 10,respectively,over direct fluorescence observation under constant illumination.Then,we overcame the strong autofluorescence of growth media that are currently used in microbiology and realized multiplexed fluorescence observation of colonies of spectrally similar fluorescent bacteria with a unique configuration of excitation and emission wavelengths.Finally,we easily discriminated fluorescent labels from the autofluorescent and reflective background in labeled leaves,even under the interference of incident light at intensities that are comparable to sunlight.The proposed approach is expected to find multiple applications,from biological assays to outdoor observations,in fluorescence macroimaging.展开更多
In this paper we describe the potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry(eXTP) mission for studies related to accretion flows in the strong field gravity regime around both stellar-mass and supermassive bl...In this paper we describe the potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry(eXTP) mission for studies related to accretion flows in the strong field gravity regime around both stellar-mass and supermassive black-holes. eXTP has the unique capability of using advanced "spectral-timing-polarimetry" techniques to analyze the rapid variations with three orthogonal diagnostics of the flow and its geometry, yielding unprecedented insight into the inner accreting regions, the effects of strong field gravity on the material within them and the powerful outflows which are driven by the accretion process.展开更多
Aim:Angiogenesis is observed in acute myeloid leukemia(AML).AML cells abnormally proliferate and are resistant to death.Positive regulators of angiogenesis,VEGF-A and matrix metalloproteinases(MMPs)2 and 9 are markers...Aim:Angiogenesis is observed in acute myeloid leukemia(AML).AML cells abnormally proliferate and are resistant to death.Positive regulators of angiogenesis,VEGF-A and matrix metalloproteinases(MMPs)2 and 9 are markers of disease status in AML.The natural phloroglucinol hyperforin(HF)displays antitumoral properties of potential pharmacological interest.Herein,we investigated the effects of HF on MMP-2/9 and VEGF-A expression and survival of primary AML cells.Methods:Blood and bone marrow samples were collected in 45 patients with distinct subtypes defined by French American British classification,i.e.,M0,M1,M2,M3,M4,and M5.Levels of MMPs and VEGF-A in leukemic blood cells and culture supernatants were determined by RT-PCR,ELISA,and gelatin zymography(MMPs).The balance between cell death and survival was assessed by flow cytometry with analysis of phosphatidylserine externalization and caspase-3 activation.Results:The administration of HF promoted a caspase-associated apoptosis in primary AML blasts(from blood and bone marrow),but not normal blood cells and monocytes.In addition,HF inhibited the levels of secreted proMMP-2,proMMP-9,and VEGF-A without altering transcripts.The induction of apoptosis by HF significantly paralleled the inhibition of MMP-2/9 and VEGF-A release by HF.No differences were seen in response to the deleterious effects of HF between AML cells of distinct subtypes.Conclusion:Our results suggest that HF,through its proapoptotic and potential antiangiogenic properties(by inhibiting MMP-2/9 and VEGF-A)on primary AML cells,might be a useful experimental agent,in combination with existing drugs,for new therapeutic approaches in the treatment of this incurable disease.展开更多
This is a continuity of a series of taxonomic papers where materials are examined,described and novel combinations are proposed where necessary to improve our traditional species concepts and provide updates on their ...This is a continuity of a series of taxonomic papers where materials are examined,described and novel combinations are proposed where necessary to improve our traditional species concepts and provide updates on their classification.In addition to extensive morphological descriptions and appropriate asexual and sexual connections,DNA sequence data are also analysed from concatenated datasets(rDNA,TEF-a,RBP2 and b-Tubulin)to infer phylogenetic relationships and substantiate systematic position of taxa within appropriate ranks.Wherever new species or combinations are being proposed,we apply an integrative approach(morphological and molecular data as well as ecological features wherever applicable).Notes on 125 fungal taxa are compiled in this paper,including eight new genera,101 new species,two new combinations,one neotype,four reference specimens,new host or distribution records for eight species and one alternative morphs.The new genera introduced in this paper are Alloarthopyrenia,Arundellina,Camarosporioides,Neomassaria,Neomassarina,Neotruncatella,Paracapsulospora and Pseudophaeosphaeria.The new species are Alfaria spartii,Alloarthopyrenia italica,Anthostomella ravenna,An.thailandica,Arthrinium paraphaeospermum,Arundellina typhae,Aspergillus koreanus,Asterina cynometrae,Bertiella ellipsoidea,Blastophorum aquaticum,Cainia globosa,Camarosporioides phragmitis,Ceramothyrium menglunense,Chaetosphaeronema achilleae,Chlamydotubeufia helicospora,Ciliochorella phanericola,Clavulinopsis aurantiaca,Colletotrichum insertae,Comoclathris italica,Coronophora myricoides,Cortinarius fulvescentoideus,Co.nymphatus,Co.pseudobulliardioides,Co.tenuifulvescens,Cunninghamella gigacellularis,Cyathus pyristriatus,Cytospora cotini,Dematiopleospora alliariae,De.cirsii,Diaporthe aseana,Di.garethjonesii,Distoseptispora multiseptata,Dis.tectonae,Dis.tectonigena,Dothiora buxi,Emericellopsis persica,Gloniopsis calami,Helicoma guttulatum,Helvella floriforma,H.oblongispora,Hermatomyces subiculosa,Juncaceicola italica,Lactarius dirkii,Lentithecium unicellulare,Le.voraginesporum,Leptosphaeria cirsii,Leptosphaeria irregularis,Leptospora galii,Le.thailandica,Lindgomyces pseudomadisonensis,Lophiotrema bambusae,Lo.fallopiae,Meliola citri-maximae,Minimelanolocus submersus,Montagnula cirsii,Mortierella fluviae,Muriphaeosphaeria ambrosiae,Neodidymelliopsis ranunculi,Neomassaria fabacearum,Neomassarina thailandica,Neomicrosphaeropsis cytisi,Neo.cytisinus,Neo.minima,Neopestalotiopsis cocoe¨s,Neopestalotiopsis musae,Neoroussoella lenispora,Neotorula submersa,Neotruncatella endophytica,Nodulosphaeria italica,Occultibambusa aquatica,Oc.chiangraiensis,Ophiocordyceps hemisphaerica,Op.lacrimoidis,Paracapsulospora metroxyli,Pestalotiopsis sequoiae,Peziza fruticosa,Pleurotrema thailandica,Poaceicola arundinis,Polyporus mangshanensis,Pseudocoleophoma typhicola,Pseudodictyosporium thailandica,Pseudophaeosphaeria rubi,Purpureocillium sodanum,Ramariopsis atlantica,Rhodocybe griseoaurantia,Rh.indica,Rh.luteobrunnea,Russula indoalba,Ru.pseudoamoenicolor,Sporidesmium aquaticivaginatum,Sp.olivaceoconidium,Sp.pyriformatum,Stagonospora forlicesenensis,Stagonosporopsis centaureae,Terriera thailandica,Tremateia arundicola,Tr.guiyangensis,Trichomerium bambusae,Tubeufia hyalospora,Tu.roseohelicospora and Wojnowicia italica.New combinations are given for Hermatomyces mirum and Pallidocercospora thailandica.A neotype is proposed for Cortinarius fulvescens.Reference specimens are given for Aquaphila albicans,Leptospora rubella,Platychora ulmi and Meliola pseudosasae,while new host or distribution records are provided for Diaporthe eres,Di.siamensis,Di.foeniculina,Dothiorella iranica,Do.sarmentorum,Do.vidmadera,Helvella tinta and Vaginatispora fuckelii,with full taxonomic details.An asexual state is also reported for the first time in Neoacanthostigma septoconstrictum.This paper contributes to a more comprehensive update and improved identification of many ascomycetes and basiodiomycetes.展开更多
基金supported by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Science and Technology Revitalization Foundation (2021CG0029)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22178070)
文摘Glabridin is the main ingredient of hydrophobic fraction in licorice extract and has been shown to have anti-melanogenesis activity in skins.However,the underlying mechanism(s)remain not completely understood.The aim of this study is thus to elucidate the possible mechanisms related to the melanogenesis suppression by glabridin in cultured B16 murine melanoma cells and in UVA radiation induced hyperpigmentation model of BALB/c mice as well.Molecular docking simulations revealed that between catalytic core residues and the compound.The treatment by glabridin significantly downregulated both transcriptional and/or protein expression of melanogenesis-related factors including melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor(MC1R),microphthalmia-associated transcription factor(MITF),tyrosinase(TYR),TYR-related protein-1(TRP-1)and TRP-2 in B16 cells.Both PKA/MITF and MAPK/MITF signaling pathways were found to be involved in the suppression of melanogenesis by glabridin in B16 cells.Also in vivo glabridin therapy significantly reduced hyperpigmentation,epidermal thickening,roughness and inflammation induced by frequent UVA exposure in mice skins,thus beneficial for skin healthcare.These data further look insights into the molecular mechanisms of melanogenesis suppression by glabridin,rationalizing the application of the natural compound for skin healthcare.
基金Supported by Youth Project of National Natural Science Foundation,No. 81200400National Social Science Foundation,No. 14CFX031+2 种基金TopNotch Innovative Talents Project and Fujian Project,No. 2016Y9025,No. 2016J06018 and No. 2017I0004Fujian Medical University Teaching Reform Project,No.Y17005Fujian Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission Youth Research Project,No. 2017-1-6
文摘Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has become a curative choice of many hematopoietic malignancy,but graft-vs-host disease(GVHD)has limited the survival quality and overall survival of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Understanding of the immune cells’reaction in pathophysiology of GVHD has improved,but a review on the role of macrophages in GVHD is still absent.Studies have observed that macrophage infiltration is associated with GVHD occurrence and development.In this review,we summarize and analyze the role of macrophages in GVHD based on pathophysiology of acute and chronic GVHD,focusing on the macrophage recruitment and infiltration,macrophage polarization,macrophage secretion,and especially interaction of macrophages with other immune cells.We could conclude that macrophage recruitment and infiltration contribute to both acute and chronic GVHD.Based on distinguishing pathology of acute and chronic GVHD,macrophages tend to show a higher M1/M2 ratio in acute GVHD and a lower M1/M2 ratio in chronic GVHD.However,the influence of dominant cytokines in GVHD is controversial and inconsistent with macrophage polarization.In addition,interaction of macrophages with alloreactive T cells plays an important role in acute GVHD.Meanwhile,the interaction among macrophages,B cells,fibroblasts,and CD4+T cells participates in chronic GVHD development.
基金Supported by the Bourse du Conseil Médical de l’hôpital Erasme,Fonds E.et S.Jacobs and Novartis GrantThe CMMI is supported by the European Regional Development Fund and Wallonia
文摘BACKGROUND Acetaminophen overdose is the most frequent cause of drug-induced liver failure in developed countries.Substantial progress has been made in understanding the mechanism of hepatocellular injury,but N-acetylcysteine remains the only effective treatment despite its short therapeutic window.Thus,other hepatoprotective drugs are needed for the delayed treatment of acetaminopheninduced hepatotoxicity.Our interest focused on glycyrrhizin for its role as an inhibitor of high mobility group box 1(HMGB1)protein,a member of the family of damage-associated molecular pattern,known to play an important pathological role in various diseases.AIM To investigate the efficacy of the N-acetylcysteine/glycyrrhizin combination compared to N-acetylcysteine alone in the prevention of liver toxicity.METHODS Eight-week-old C57BL/6J wild-type female mice were used for all our experiments.Mice fasted for 15 h were treated with acetaminophen(500 mg/kg)or vehicle(phosphate-buffered saline)by intraperitoneal injection and separated into the following groups:Glycyrrhizin(200 mg/kg);N-acetylcysteine(150 mg/kg);and N-acetylcysteine/glycyrrhizin.In all groups,mice were sacrificed 12 h following acetaminophen administration.The assessment of hepatotoxicity was performed by measuring plasma levels of alanine aminotransferase,aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase.Hepatotoxicity was also evaluated by histological examination of hematoxylin and eosin-stained tissues sections.Survival rates were compared between various groups using Kaplan-Meier curves.RESULTS Consistent with data published in the literature,we confirmed that intraperitoneal administration of acetaminophen(500 mg/kg)in mice induced severe liver injury as evidenced by increases in alanine aminotransferase,aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase but also by liver necrosis score.Glycyrrhizin administration was shown to reduce the release of HMGB1 and significantly decreased the severity of liver injury.Thus,the co-administration of glycyrrhizin and N-acetylcysteine was investigated.Administered concomitantly with acetaminophen,the combination significantly reduced the severity of liver injury.Delayed administration of the combination of drugs,2 h or 6 h after acetaminophen,also induced a significant decrease in hepatocyte necrosis compared to mice treated with N-acetylcysteine alone.In addition,administration of N-acetylcysteine/glycyrrhizin combination was associated with an improved survival rate compared to mice treated with only N-acetylcysteine.CONCLUSION We demonstrate that,compared to N-acetylcysteine alone,co-administration of glycyrrhizin decreases the liver necrosis score and improves survival in a murine model of acetaminophen-induced liver injury.Our study opens a potential new therapeutic pathway in the prevention of acetaminophen hepatotoxicity.
基金the topnotch innovative talents project and the project of Fujian Science and Technology Department(Grant 2016Y9025&2016J06018&2017I0004)Fujian Medical University teaching reform project(Y17005)Fujian Provincial Health and Family planning Commission Youth Research Project(2017-1-6)to LI.URL:http://kjt.fujian.gov.cn/。
文摘Most studies focus on the adaptive immune cells in the GVHD pathogenesis,while little is known about innate immune cells in GVHD occurrence and development,especially macrophages.Meanwhile,a higher incidence of graft versus host disease(GVHD)is also found in the elderly patients.Though advances have been made in the modification of macrophages influenced by the inflamm-ageing,there is still no review on the role of macrophages in GVHD and the association between GVHD and the altered macrophages by inflamm-ageing.In this review,we focus on the potential age-related modifications of macrophage in GVHD,which contributes to the change of morbidity and mortality of GVHD.Via literature review,we found that the infiltration of macrophages is associated with GVHD and macrophages are modified in inflamm-ageing state,including the proliferation,migration,phagocytosis,antigen presentation,interaction with other immune cells,and pro-fibrosis.We suppose that altered macrophage functions in inflamm-ageing state contribute to GVHD in elderly patients.
文摘Hepcidin is the hyposideremic hormone regulating iron metabolism.It is a defensin-like disulfide-bonded peptide with antimicrobial activity.The main site of hepcidin production is the liver where its synthesis is modulated by iron,inflammation and erythropoietic signaling.However,hepcidin locally produced in several peripheral organs seems to be an important actor for the maintenance of iron homeostasis in these organs.This review highlights the presence of peripheral hepcidin and its potential functions.Understanding the role of extrahepatic hepcidin could be of great physiological and therapeutic importance for several specific pathologies.
基金Supported by Inserm-ANRS(French National Institute for Health and Medical Research-ANRS/France REcherche Nord and Sud Sida-hiv Hépatites)
文摘AIMTo describe factors associated with treatment failure and frequency of resistance-associated substitutions （RAS）.METHODSHuman immunodefciency virus （HIV）/hepatitis C virus （HCV） coinfected patients starting a first direct-acting antiviral （DAA） regimen before February 2016 and included in the French ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH cohort were eligible. Failure was defned as： （1） non-response [HCV-RNA remained detectable during treatment, at end of treatment （EOT）]; and （2） relapse （HCV-RNA suppressed at EOT but detectable thereafter）. Sequencing analysis was performed to describe prevalence of drug class-specifc RAS. Factors associated with failure were determined using logistic regression models.RESULTSAmong 559 patients, 77% had suppressed plasmaHIV-RNA 〈 50 copies/mL at DAA treatment initiation41% were cirrhotic, and 68% were HCV treatmentexperienced. Virological treatment failures occurred in22 patients and were mainly relapses （17, 77%） thenundefined failures （3, 14%） and non-responses （29%）. Mean treatment duration was 16 wk overall. Posttreatment NS3, NS5A or NS5B RAS were detected in10/14 patients with samples available for sequencinganalysis. After adjustment for age, sex, ribavirin useHCV genotype and treatment duration, low platelecount was the only factor signifcantly associated with ahigher risk of failure （OR： 6.5; 95%CI： 1.8-22.6）. CONCLUSIONOnly 3.9% HIV-HCV coinfected patients failed DAAregimens and RAS were found in 70% of those failingLow platelet count was independently associated withvirological failure.
基金Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-19-CE24-0015,ANR-22-CE09-0018)European Research Council (820133)。
文摘The control of light–matter coupling at the single electron level is currently a subject of growing interest for the development of novel quantum devices and for studies and applications of quantum electrodynamics.In the terahertz(THz)spectral range,this raises the particular and difficult challenge of building electromagnetic resonators that can conciliate low mode volume and high quality factor.Here,we report on hybrid THz cavities based on ultrastrong coupling between a Tamm cavity and an LC circuit metamaterial and show that they can combine high quality factors of up to Q=37 with a deep-subwavelength mode volume of V=3.2×10^(-4)λ^(3).Our theoretical and experimental analysis of the coupled mode properties reveals that,in general,the ultrastrong coupling between a metamaterial and a Fabry–Perot cavity is an effective tool to almost completely suppress radiative losses and,thus,ultimately limit the total losses to the losses in the metallic layer.These Tamm cavity-LC metamaterial coupled resonators open a route toward the development of single photon THz emitters and detectors and to the exploration of ultrastrong THz light–matter coupling with a high degree of coherence in the few to single electron limit.
基金The authors acknowledge the use of the Australian National Fabrication Facility(ANFF),ACT Node.Rocio CamachoMorales acknowledges a grant from the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología(CONACYT),MexicoNikolay Dimitrov and Lyubomir Stoyanov acknowledge a grant from the EU Marie-Curie RISE program NOCTURNO+1 种基金Mohsen Rahmani acknowledges support from the UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship(MR/T040513/1)Dragomir N.Neshev acknowledges a grant from the Australian Research Council(CE20010001,DP190101559).
文摘Infrared imaging is a crucial technique in a multitude of applications,including night vision,autonomous vehicle navigation,optical tomography,and food quality control.Conventional infrared imaging technologies,however,require the use of materials such as narrow bandgap semiconductors,which are sensitive to thermal noise and often require cryogenic cooling.We demonstrate a compact all-optical alternative to perform infrared imaging in a metasurface composed of GaAs semiconductor nanoantennas,using a nonlinear wave-mixing process.We experimentally show the upconversion of short-wave infrared wavelengths via the coherent parametric process of sum-frequency generation.In this process,an infrared image of a target is mixed inside the metasurface with a strong pump beam,translating the image from the infrared to the visible in a nanoscale ultrathin imaging device.Our results open up new opportunities for the development of compact infrared imaging devices with applications in infrared vision and life sciences.
基金This work was supported by Institut National de la Santéet la Recherche Médicale(INSE RM),the French National Research Agency(ANR-16-CE18–0010)Fondation NRJ(Institut de France)to NSY and grants CA46462 and CA112278 from the National Institute of Health to JDE and YT.
文摘Background:Tauopathies comprise a family of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease for which there is an urgent and unmet need for disease-modifying treatments.Tauopathies are characterized by pathological tau hyperphosphorylation,which has been shown to correlate tightly with disease progression and memory loss in patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.We recently demonstrated an essential requirement for 3-O-sulfated heparan sulfate in pathological tau hyperphosphorylation in zebrafish,a prominent model organism for human drug discovery.Here,we investigated whether in vivo treatment with surfen or its derivatives oxalyl surfen and hemisurfen,small molecules with heparan sulfate antagonist properties,could mitigate tau hyperphosphorylation and neuronal deficits in a zebrafish model of tauopathies.Results:In vivo treatment of Tg[HuC::hTau^(P301L);DsRed]embryos for 2 days with surfen or oxalyl surfen significantly reduced the accumulation of the pThr181 tau phospho-epitope measured by ELISA by 30%and 51%,respectively.Western blot analysis also showed a significant decrease of pThr181 and pSer396/pSer404 in embryos treated with surfen or oxalyl surfen.Immunohistochemical analysis further confirmed that treatment with surfen or oxalyl surfen significantly decreased the AT8 tau epitope in spinal motoneurons.In addition,in vivo treatment of Tg[HuC::hTau^(P301L);DsRed]embryos with surfen or oxalyl surfen significantly rescued spinal motoneuron axon-branching defects and,as a likely consequence,the impaired stereotypical touch-evoked escape response.Importantly,treatment with hemisurfen,a surfen derivative devoid of heparan sulfate antagonist activity,does not affect tau hyperphosphorylation,nor neuronal or behavioural deficits in Tg[HuC::hTau^(P301L);DsRed]embryos.Conclusion:Our findings demonstrate for the first time that surfen,a well-tolerated molecule in clinical settings,and its derivative,oxalyl surfen,could mitigate or delay neuronal defects in tauopathies,including Alzheimer’s disease.
基金We are grateful for financial support by the Agence Nationale pour la Recherche(NEOCASTIP ANR-15-CE09-0015-02 project)Direction Générale de l’Armement(AMMIB ANR-13-ASTR-0021-01),by Universities Paris Diderot and Paris Sud and by CNRS.
文摘Optical modeling coupled to experiments show that a microscope operating in reflection mode allows imaging,through solutions or even a microfluidic cover,various kinds of nanoparticles,NPs,over a(reflecting)sensing surface,here a gold(Au)surface.Optical modeling suggests that this configuration enables the interferometric imaging of single NPs which can be characterized individually from local change in the surface reflectivity.The interferometric detection improves the optical limit of detection compared to classical configurations exploiting only the light scattered by the NPs.The method is then tested experimentally,to monitor in situ and in real time,the collision of single Brownian NPs,or optical nanoimpacts,with an Au-sensing surface.First,mimicking a microfluidic biosensor platform,the capture of 300 nm FeOx maghemite NPs from a convective flow by a surface-functionalized Au surface is dynamically monitored.Then,the adsorption or bouncing of individual dielectric(100 nm polystyrene)or metallic(40 and 60 nm silver)NPs is observed directly through the solution.The influence of the electrolyte on the ability of NPs to repetitively bounce or irreversibly adsorb onto the Au surface is evidenced.Exploiting such visualization mode of single-NP optical nanoimpacts is insightful for comprehending single-NP electrochemical studies relying on NP collision on an electrode(electrochemical nanoimpacts).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41830647,41625012,41961144028,U1612442)JB.C and the Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship Initiative PIFI-C(2018PC0034)to D.AY.
文摘Particle-bound mercury(PBM)records the oxidation of elemental mercury,of which the main oxidation pathways(Br∙/Cl∙/OH∙/O3)remain unclear,especially in the Southern Hemisphere.Here,we present latitudinal covariations of Hg and Sisotopic anomalies in cross-hemispheric marine aerosols that evidence an equator-to-poleward transition of Hg oxidants from OH∙/O3 in tropics to Br∙/Cl∙in polar regions highlighting thus the presence of distinct oxidation processes producing PBM.The correlations between Hg,S and O-isotopic compositions measured in PBM,sulfates and nitrates respectively within the aerosols highlight the implication of common oxidants in their formations at different latitudes.Our results open a new window to better quantify the present-day atmospheric Hg,S and N budgets and to evaluate the influences of aerosols on climate and ecosystems once the isotopic fractionations associated with each process have been determined.
基金the International Highly Cited Research Group(IHCRRGP#14-205)Nalin N.Wijayawardene would like to thank P.M.Kirk,V.A.Mel’nik,Buddhika Dilhan,Dmitrii Shabunin,Manjari Dissanayake and Lesley Ragab for being helpful to gather old literature.Kevin D.Hyde is grateful to the Chinese Academy of Sciences,project number 2013T2S0030+6 种基金for the award of Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists at Kunming Institute of Botany,research grant from the Biodiversity Research and Training Program(BRT R253012)The Thailand Research Fund(BRG 5280002).Alan J.L.Phillips thanks Mae Fah Luang University for a Visiting Professorship during the tenure of which this paper was finalised.Yong Wang would like to thank The International Scientific Cooperated Project of Guizhou Province(No[2013]7004).Rungtiwa Phookamsak thanks the Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D.Program(PHD/0090/2551).Erio Camporesi is grateful to Giancarlo Lombardi,Sergio Montanari and Gigi Stagioni for their help in identifying host plants of fresh collections.K.Tanaka would like to thank the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS,25440199 and 26291084)Hirosaki University Grant for Exploratory Research by Young Scientists and Newly-appointed Scientists for financial support.Yong Wang thanks Yong-Cheng Long,Prof.De-Gang Zhao and Prof.Zhuo Chen for their help in sequencing and suggestions in molecular experiments.We would like to thank MFU grant No.56101020032 for funding to study the taxonomy and phylogeny of Dothideomycetes.The authors also wish to acknowledge Saranyaphat Boonmee,Chayanard Phukhamsakda and Qing Tian.Ishani D.Goonasekara wishes to acknowledge Liu Ende,Assistant Curator,Herbarium,Kunming Institute of Botany,Chinese Academy of Sciences(KUN),Kunming,China,Wu HaiXia and staff of International Fungal Research and Development Centre(IFRD),Key Laboratory of Resource Insect Cultivation&Utilization State Forestry Administration,The Research Institute of Resource Insects,Chinese Academy of Forestry Kunming 650224,PR China and Danushka S.Tennakoon for their assistance with herbarium material.
文摘t Coelomycetous fungi are an artificial taxonomic group which produce conidia inside a cavity i.e.conidiomata.Coelomycetes comprise about,1000 genera and 7000 species,which can be endophytic,pathogenic or saprobic.Traditional classification of coelomycetes was previously based on morphology,such as the shape of conidiomata and mode of conidiogenesis,while it was treated as a distinct group i.e.Deuteromycotina.Sequence based taxonomic studies has been used to accommodate asexual fungi in a natural classification system,resolve generic boundaries of polyphyletic genera and species complexes,as well as establish asexual-sexual links.Nevertheless,most of genera lack sequence data,thus,morphology based identification is still important when introducing new genera or species.In this paper we illustrate,describe,and provide taxonomic notes for 235 dematiaceous coelomycetous genera,including five new genera viz.Apiculospora,Didymellocamarosporium,Melanocamarosporium,Melnikia and Paulkirkia.Phylogenetic analyses of combined sequence data are provided to show placements of dematiaceous coelomycetes in Dothideomycetes,Leotiomycetes and Sordariomycetes.One-hundred and fifty-two(65%)of genera have sequence data,thus,their taxonomic placement in a natural classification system,is listed as an outline.However,83 genera still lack sequence data,hence,they are treated as Ascomycota,genera incertae sedis.In addition,separate analyses are provided where better taxonomic resolution is needed.
基金funded by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche programs‘ANR-2011-BS04-029 MiNOToRe’and‘ANR-14-CE26-0002 QuNaT’the Marie Curie Initial Training Network‘cQOM’+2 种基金the DIM nano-K Ile-de-France program‘NanoMecAtom’supported by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship programsupported by a fellowship'Research in Paris'from the city of Paris.
文摘Light scattering by a two-dimensional photonic-crystal slab(PCS)can result in marked interference effects associated with Fano resonances.Such devices offer appealing alternatives to distributed Bragg reflectors and filters for various applications,such as optical wavelength and polarization filters,reflectors,semiconductor lasers,photodetectors,bio-sensors and non-linear optical components.Suspended PCS also have natural applications in the field of optomechanics,where the mechanical modes of a suspended slab interact via radiation pressure with the optical field of a high-finesse cavity.The reflectivity and transmission properties of a defect-free suspended PCS around normal incidence can be used to couple out-of-plane mechanical modes to an optical field by integrating it in a free-space cavity.Here we demonstrate the successful implementation of a PCS reflector on a high-tensile stress Si_(3)N_(4) nanomembrane.We illustrate the physical process underlying the high reflectivity by measuring the photonic-crystal band diagram.Moreover,we introduce a clear theoretical description of the membrane scattering properties in the presence of optical losses.By embedding the PCS inside a high-finesse cavity,we fully characterize its optical properties.The spectrally,angular-and polarization-resolved measurements demonstrate the wide tunability of the membrane’s reflectivity,from nearly 0 to 99.9470±0.0025%,and show that material absorption is not the main source of optical loss.Moreover,the cavity storage time demonstrated in this work exceeds the mechanical period of low-order mechanical drum modes.This so-called resolved-sideband condition is a prerequisite to achieve quantum control of the mechanical resonator with light.
基金supported by the ANR(France BioImaging—ANR-10-INBS-04,Morphoscope2—ANR-11-EQPX-0029)the SATT Lutech(OPIOM)+4 种基金the Fondation de la Recherche Médicale(FRM)the LabEx Saclay Plant Sciences-SPS(ANR-10-LABX-0040-SPS)the“Investments for the Future”program(ANR-11-IDEX-0003-02)the Mission Interdisciplinaritédu CNRSthe Domaine d’Intérêt Majeur Analytics de la Région Ile de France(DREAM).
文摘Macroscale fluorescence imaging is increasingly used to observe biological samples.However,it may suffer from spectral interferences that originate from ambient light or autofluorescence of the sample or its support.In this manuscript,we built a simple and inexpensive fluorescence macroscope,which has been used to evaluate the performance of Speed OPIOM(Out of Phase Imaging after Optical Modulation),which is a reference-free dynamic contrast protocol,to selectively image reversibly photoswitchable fluorophores as labels against detrimental autofluorescence and ambient light.By tuning the intensity and radial frequency of the modulated illumination to the Speed OPIOM resonance and adopting a phase-sensitive detection scheme that ensures noise rejection,we enhanced the sensitivity and the signal-to-noise ratio for fluorescence detection in blot assays by factors of 50 and 10,respectively,over direct fluorescence observation under constant illumination.Then,we overcame the strong autofluorescence of growth media that are currently used in microbiology and realized multiplexed fluorescence observation of colonies of spectrally similar fluorescent bacteria with a unique configuration of excitation and emission wavelengths.Finally,we easily discriminated fluorescent labels from the autofluorescent and reflective background in labeled leaves,even under the interference of incident light at intensities that are comparable to sunlight.The proposed approach is expected to find multiple applications,from biological assays to outdoor observations,in fluorescence macroimaging.
基金financial contribution from the agreement ASI-INAF n.2017-14-H.Osupport of the Chinese Academy of Sciences through the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA15020100)the Polish National Science Centre(Grant No.2013/10/M/ST9/00729)
文摘In this paper we describe the potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry(eXTP) mission for studies related to accretion flows in the strong field gravity regime around both stellar-mass and supermassive black-holes. eXTP has the unique capability of using advanced "spectral-timing-polarimetry" techniques to analyze the rapid variations with three orthogonal diagnostics of the flow and its geometry, yielding unprecedented insight into the inner accreting regions, the effects of strong field gravity on the material within them and the powerful outflows which are driven by the accretion process.
基金supported by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research(INSERM).This research received no external funding.
文摘Aim:Angiogenesis is observed in acute myeloid leukemia(AML).AML cells abnormally proliferate and are resistant to death.Positive regulators of angiogenesis,VEGF-A and matrix metalloproteinases(MMPs)2 and 9 are markers of disease status in AML.The natural phloroglucinol hyperforin(HF)displays antitumoral properties of potential pharmacological interest.Herein,we investigated the effects of HF on MMP-2/9 and VEGF-A expression and survival of primary AML cells.Methods:Blood and bone marrow samples were collected in 45 patients with distinct subtypes defined by French American British classification,i.e.,M0,M1,M2,M3,M4,and M5.Levels of MMPs and VEGF-A in leukemic blood cells and culture supernatants were determined by RT-PCR,ELISA,and gelatin zymography(MMPs).The balance between cell death and survival was assessed by flow cytometry with analysis of phosphatidylserine externalization and caspase-3 activation.Results:The administration of HF promoted a caspase-associated apoptosis in primary AML blasts(from blood and bone marrow),but not normal blood cells and monocytes.In addition,HF inhibited the levels of secreted proMMP-2,proMMP-9,and VEGF-A without altering transcripts.The induction of apoptosis by HF significantly paralleled the inhibition of MMP-2/9 and VEGF-A release by HF.No differences were seen in response to the deleterious effects of HF between AML cells of distinct subtypes.Conclusion:Our results suggest that HF,through its proapoptotic and potential antiangiogenic properties(by inhibiting MMP-2/9 and VEGF-A)on primary AML cells,might be a useful experimental agent,in combination with existing drugs,for new therapeutic approaches in the treatment of this incurable disease.
基金K.D.Hyde would like to thank the Thailand Research Fund grant no RSA5980068 entitled Biodiversity,phylogeny and role of fungal endophytes on above parts of Rhizophora apiculata and Nypa fruticans and the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Project Number 2013T2S0030,for the award of Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists at Kunming Institute of Botany.Financial support by the German Academic Exchange Service(DAAD)and the Thai Royal Golden Ph.D.Jubilee-Industry program(RGJ)for a joint TRF-DAAD PPP(2012-2014)academic exchange grant to K.D.Hyde and M.Stadler,and the RGJ for a personal grant to B.Thongbai(No.Ph.D/0138/2553 in 4.S.MF/53/A.3)is gratefully acknowledged.Chayanard Phukhamsakda(PHD/0020/2557)acknowledges the The Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D.Program under the Thailand Research Fund.Mingkwan Doilom acknowledges the Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D.Program(PHD./0072/2553 in 4.S.M.F./53/A.2)under the Thailand Research Fund.Ausana Mapook is grateful to Research and Researchers for Industries(RRI)PHD57I0012.Rungtiwa Phookamsak sincerely appreciates The Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D.Program(PHD/0090/2551 in 4.S.MF/51/A.1)under the Thailand Research Fund for financial support.Qi Zhao thanks the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31360015)the CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teams,and the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.KSCX2-EW-Z-9 and KIB2016002)+11 种基金KNAR acknowledges support from the University Grants Commission(UGC),India,in the form of a Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship(Grant No.F.14-2(SC)/2009(SA-III)(and the permissions given to him for collecting agaric specimens from the forests of Kerala by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests,Government of Kerala(WL12-4042/2009 dated 05-08-2009)This Project was funded by the National Plan for Science,Technology and Innovation(MAARIFAH),King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,Award Number(12-BIO2840-02)B.K.Cui thanked for the finance by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2016ZCQ04)and the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.31422001)We would like to thank Dr.Marcela E.S.Cáceres for translating the German description of Clavulinopsis,the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientí-fico(CNPq)for the master scholarship of LSAN,the PósGraduac¸ǎo em Biologia de Fungos(UFPE,Brazil),CNPq(Protax 562106/2010-3,Sisbiota 563342/2010-2,Universal 472792/2011-3)FACEPE(APQ-0788-2.03/12)for financing this research.H.B.Lee was supported by the Graduate Program for the Undiscovered Taxa of Korea,and by the Project on Survey and Discovery of Indigenous Fungal Species of Korea,funded by NIBR and NNIBR of the Ministry of Environment(MOE),and in part by a fund from National Institute of Animal Science under Rural Development Administration,Republic of Korea.Aniket Ghosh,Priyanka Uniyal and R.P.Bhatt are grateful to the Head,Department of Botany&Microbiology,HNB Garhwal University,Srinagar Garhwal for providing all kinds of facilities during the present study.Kanad Das and Abhishek Baghela are thankful to the Director,Botanical Survey of India,Kolkata and Director,MACS’Agharkar Research Institute,Pune respectively for providing facilities.UGC provided fellowship to Aniket Ghosh and Priyanka Unial.Field assistance rendered by Mr.Tahir Mehmood and Mr.Upendra Singh(HNBGU)are also duly acknowledged.Tuula Niskanen,Kare Liimatainen,Ilkka Kytövuori,Joe Ammirati,Ba´lint Dima,and Dimitar Bojantchev would like to acknowledge Heino Vänskäfor the help with nomenclature.We are grateful to the curators of H and S.This work was partially supported by the Ministry of Environment,Finland(YM38/5512/2009)and OskarÖflunds Stiftelse.The authors thanks Dr.Kerstin Voigt for the inestimable help in critical reviewing the lower fungi entries,the Coordenac¸ǎo de Aperfeic¸oamento de Pessoal de Nı´vel Superior(CAPES)and Fundac¸ǎo de AmparoàCiência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco(FACEPE)for the postgraduate scholarships to Diogo X.Lima and Carlos A.F.de Souza,respectively.We also thank Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico(CNPq)and FACEPE for financial support through the projects:‘Mucoromycotina in upland forests from the semi-arid of Pernambuco’(CNPq-458391/2014-0),and‘Diversity of Mucoromycotina in different ecosystems of the Pernambuco’s Atlantic Rainforest’(FACEPE-APQ 0842-2.12/14).Z.L Luo and H.Y Su would like to thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project ID:31460015)for financial support on Study of the distribution pattern and driving factors of aquatic fungal diversity in the region of Three Parallel Rivers.C.Phukhamsakda would like to thank Dr.Matthew P.Nelsen for his valuable suggestions.Saranyaphat Boonmee thanks to the Thailand Research Fund,project number TRG5880152 and Mae Fah Luang University for a Grant Number 2559A30702006C.G.Lin and Y.Wang thank for the finance by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.NSFC 31560489)Fundamental Research on Science and Technology,Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2014FY120100)Haixia Wu would like to thank Dr.Shaun Pennycook for his kindly nomenclatural review and thanked for the finance by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.31300019)S.C.Karunarathna,P.E.Mortimer and J.C.Xu would like to thank the World Agroforestry Centre,East and Central Asia OfficeKey Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia,Kunming Institute of Botany,Chinese Academy of Sciencethe ChineseMinistry of Science and Technology,under the 12th 5-year National Key Technology Support Program(NKTSP)2013 BAB07B06 integration and comprehensive demonstration of key technologies on Green Phosphate-mountaion Construction and the CGIAR Research Program 6:Forest,Trees and Agroforestry for partial funding.The National Research Council of Thailand(NRCT),projects-Taxonomy,phylogeny and cultivation of Lentinus species in northern Thailand(NRCT/55201020007)is also thanked.K.Tanaka and A.Hashimoto would like to thank the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS,26291084,16K07474,16J07243).
文摘This is a continuity of a series of taxonomic papers where materials are examined,described and novel combinations are proposed where necessary to improve our traditional species concepts and provide updates on their classification.In addition to extensive morphological descriptions and appropriate asexual and sexual connections,DNA sequence data are also analysed from concatenated datasets(rDNA,TEF-a,RBP2 and b-Tubulin)to infer phylogenetic relationships and substantiate systematic position of taxa within appropriate ranks.Wherever new species or combinations are being proposed,we apply an integrative approach(morphological and molecular data as well as ecological features wherever applicable).Notes on 125 fungal taxa are compiled in this paper,including eight new genera,101 new species,two new combinations,one neotype,four reference specimens,new host or distribution records for eight species and one alternative morphs.The new genera introduced in this paper are Alloarthopyrenia,Arundellina,Camarosporioides,Neomassaria,Neomassarina,Neotruncatella,Paracapsulospora and Pseudophaeosphaeria.The new species are Alfaria spartii,Alloarthopyrenia italica,Anthostomella ravenna,An.thailandica,Arthrinium paraphaeospermum,Arundellina typhae,Aspergillus koreanus,Asterina cynometrae,Bertiella ellipsoidea,Blastophorum aquaticum,Cainia globosa,Camarosporioides phragmitis,Ceramothyrium menglunense,Chaetosphaeronema achilleae,Chlamydotubeufia helicospora,Ciliochorella phanericola,Clavulinopsis aurantiaca,Colletotrichum insertae,Comoclathris italica,Coronophora myricoides,Cortinarius fulvescentoideus,Co.nymphatus,Co.pseudobulliardioides,Co.tenuifulvescens,Cunninghamella gigacellularis,Cyathus pyristriatus,Cytospora cotini,Dematiopleospora alliariae,De.cirsii,Diaporthe aseana,Di.garethjonesii,Distoseptispora multiseptata,Dis.tectonae,Dis.tectonigena,Dothiora buxi,Emericellopsis persica,Gloniopsis calami,Helicoma guttulatum,Helvella floriforma,H.oblongispora,Hermatomyces subiculosa,Juncaceicola italica,Lactarius dirkii,Lentithecium unicellulare,Le.voraginesporum,Leptosphaeria cirsii,Leptosphaeria irregularis,Leptospora galii,Le.thailandica,Lindgomyces pseudomadisonensis,Lophiotrema bambusae,Lo.fallopiae,Meliola citri-maximae,Minimelanolocus submersus,Montagnula cirsii,Mortierella fluviae,Muriphaeosphaeria ambrosiae,Neodidymelliopsis ranunculi,Neomassaria fabacearum,Neomassarina thailandica,Neomicrosphaeropsis cytisi,Neo.cytisinus,Neo.minima,Neopestalotiopsis cocoe¨s,Neopestalotiopsis musae,Neoroussoella lenispora,Neotorula submersa,Neotruncatella endophytica,Nodulosphaeria italica,Occultibambusa aquatica,Oc.chiangraiensis,Ophiocordyceps hemisphaerica,Op.lacrimoidis,Paracapsulospora metroxyli,Pestalotiopsis sequoiae,Peziza fruticosa,Pleurotrema thailandica,Poaceicola arundinis,Polyporus mangshanensis,Pseudocoleophoma typhicola,Pseudodictyosporium thailandica,Pseudophaeosphaeria rubi,Purpureocillium sodanum,Ramariopsis atlantica,Rhodocybe griseoaurantia,Rh.indica,Rh.luteobrunnea,Russula indoalba,Ru.pseudoamoenicolor,Sporidesmium aquaticivaginatum,Sp.olivaceoconidium,Sp.pyriformatum,Stagonospora forlicesenensis,Stagonosporopsis centaureae,Terriera thailandica,Tremateia arundicola,Tr.guiyangensis,Trichomerium bambusae,Tubeufia hyalospora,Tu.roseohelicospora and Wojnowicia italica.New combinations are given for Hermatomyces mirum and Pallidocercospora thailandica.A neotype is proposed for Cortinarius fulvescens.Reference specimens are given for Aquaphila albicans,Leptospora rubella,Platychora ulmi and Meliola pseudosasae,while new host or distribution records are provided for Diaporthe eres,Di.siamensis,Di.foeniculina,Dothiorella iranica,Do.sarmentorum,Do.vidmadera,Helvella tinta and Vaginatispora fuckelii,with full taxonomic details.An asexual state is also reported for the first time in Neoacanthostigma septoconstrictum.This paper contributes to a more comprehensive update and improved identification of many ascomycetes and basiodiomycetes.
