Hyperhomocysteinemia and Cardiovascular Disease: Is the Adenosinergic System the Missing Link?

The influence of hyperhomocysteinemia (HHCy) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear. HHCy is associated with inflammation and atherosclerosis, and it is an independent risk factor for CVD, stroke and myocardial infarction. However, homocysteine (HCy)-lowering therapy does not affect the inflammatory state of CVD patients, and it has little influence on cardiovascular risk. The HCy degradation product hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) is a cardioprotector. Previous research proposed a positive role of H₂S in the cardiovascular system, and we discuss some recent data suggesting that HHCy worsens CVD by increasing the production of H₂S, which decreases the expression of adenosine A_2A receptors on the surface of immune and cardiovascular cells to cause inflammation and ischemia, respectively.     

小秦岭NNE向金矿脉构造变形特征与成矿关系

小秦岭金矿田位于华北克拉通南缘的华熊地块北缘,发育有产出于不同走向剪切带内的金矿脉。但是,目前研究和认识对矿脉和剪切带、以及不同方向矿脉之间的构造关系并不清晰。选择小秦岭中部善车峪一带的典型NNE向矿脉开展构造变形与矿化特征研究。结果表明:NNE向金矿脉以右阶排列的石英脉透镜体为特征,主体产状为120°∠70°; 矿脉产出于与之近平行的左行逆冲剪切带内,并改造了早期近EW向剪切带,其所处构造应力场环境为近EW向水平伸展; 矿体的主要矿石矿物为方铅矿、黄铁矿、闪锌矿等多金属硫化物,这些金属矿物多呈条带状或条纹状沿剪切面理或小角度斜交的张剪性面理贯入,显示与左行逆冲变形同期形成的特征。构造变形序列和矿化特征对比分析显示,小秦岭地区NNE向矿脉叠加改造了近EW向矿脉,其构造应力场环境分别与早白垩世和晚三叠世区域应力场特征一致。前人对于岩浆作用、成矿流体和成矿时代等方面的研究结果认为,小秦岭地区经历了印支期和燕山期两期构造与成矿作用的叠加,从而推测NNE向金矿脉应形成于燕山期陆内构造变形阶段,而近EW向矿脉可能形成于印支期华北板块和扬子板块碰撞拼贴阶段。     

室温下ZnO超疏水表面的制备及油水分离性能

利用简便的液相法,在室温下于不锈钢网上沉积ZnO纳米片和纳米花粗糙结构,接着通过浸渍法修饰低表面能物质硬脂酸,制备了超疏水不锈钢网。对沉积后的不锈钢网表面形貌、晶体结构、润湿性能、耐磨性能、油水分离性能等进行表征与测定。结果表明,该不锈钢网表面由纳米片和纳米花组成的微纳米结构ZnO构成,具有超疏水性,水接触角161 °;油水分离效率达98%,循环使用20次后分离效率仍保持在95.5%以上;具有良好的机械耐磨性,在高盐环境中表现出化学稳定性。     

440 t/h燃煤锅炉低氮燃烧模式下水冷壁高温腐蚀分析

分别采用X射线荧光光谱、X射线衍射光谱、电镜扫描和能谱分析等方法,对某440 t/h燃煤锅炉下层燃烧器附近水冷壁区域收集的腐蚀层进行详细表征,分析并讨论腐蚀产物的形成和痕量元素富集特点。结果表明：腐蚀内层主要含有FeS₂、Fe₂O₃、PbS和ZnS,但Pb比Zn富集程度高;腐蚀外层以ZnS、PbS、GaS、Fe_1-xS和Zn_1.0Al_1.04S_2.13为主,还含有少量Ga、Se、Bi等元素,但Zn与Ga元素富集程度显著高于内层;腐蚀层中Pb、Zn、Ga、Se、Ge、As、Bi、Th、Sn、Sb等元素主要通过气化-冷凝和黏附的未燃尽碳颗粒释放析出的方式到达管壁,部分元素仍存在二次气化现象并扩散至腐蚀层深处,以进一步增大腐蚀裂纹尺度。基体铁的氧化和硫化反应同时发生并相互竞争,靠近基体侧腐蚀层先发生裂缝后逐渐开始破碎。黄铁矿向外转移中会释放气态硫并生成多种晶型的磁黄铁矿,这说明气态硫在腐蚀过程中扮演重要作用。此外,沉积层中微细颗粒和气态痕量元素可能会向基体侧移动与扩散渗透,增加腐蚀内部应力进而加剧腐蚀。     

The Zinc-Sensing Receptor GPR39 in Physiology and as a Pharmacological Target

The G-protein coupled receptor GPR39 is abundantly expressed in various tissues and can be activated by changes in extracellular Zn²⁺ in physiological concentrations. Previously, genetically modified rodent models have been able to shed some light on the physiological functions of GPR39, and more recently the utilization of novel synthetic agonists has led to the unraveling of several new functions in the variety of tissues GPR39 is expressed. Indeed, GPR39 seems to be involved in many important metabolic and endocrine functions, but also to play a part in inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, saliva secretion, bone formation, male fertility, addictive and depression disorders and cancer. These new discoveries offer opportunities for the development of novel therapeutic approaches against many diseases where efficient therapeutics are still lacking. This review focuses on Zn²⁺ as an endogenous ligand as well as on the novel synthetic agonists of GPR39, placing special emphasis on the recently discovered physiological functions and discusses their pharmacological potential.     

The Pharmacology and Therapeutic Utility of Sodium Hydroselenide

Metabolically active gasotransmitters (nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide) are important signalling molecules that show therapeutic utility in oxidative pathologies. The reduced form of selenium, hydrogen selenide (HSe⁻/H₂Se), shares some characteristics with these molecules. The simple selenide salt, sodium hydroselenide (NaHSe) showed significant metabolic activity, dose-dependently decreasing ex vivo O₂ consumption (rat soleus muscle, liver) and transiently inhibiting mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase (liver, heart). Pharmacological manipulation of selenoprotein expression in HepG2 human hepatocytes revealed that the oxidation status of selenium impacts on protein expression; reduced selenide (NaHSe) increased, whereas (oxidized) sodium selenite decreased the abundance of two ubiquitous selenoproteins. An inhibitor of endogenous sulfide production (DL-propargylglycine; PAG) also reduced selenoprotein expression; this was reversed by exogenous NaHSe, but not sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS). NaHSe also conferred cytoprotection against an oxidative challenge (H₂O₂), and this was associated with an increase in mitochondrial membrane potential. Anesthetized Wistar rats receiving intravenous NaHSe exhibited significant bradycardia, metabolic acidosis and hyperlactataemia. In summary, NaHSe modulates metabolism by inhibition of cytochrome C oxidase. Modification of selenoprotein expression revealed the importance of oxidation status of selenium therapies, with implications for current clinical practice. The utility of NaHSe as a research tool and putative therapeutic is discussed.     

Hydrogen Sulfide Metabolite,Sodium Thiosulfate: Clinical Applications and Underlying Molecular Mechanisms

Thiosulfate in the form of sodium thiosulfate (STS) is a major oxidation product of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), an endogenous signaling molecule and the third member of the gasotransmitter family. STS is currently used in the clinical treatment of acute cyanide poisoning, cisplatin toxicities in cancer therapy, and calciphylaxis in dialysis patients. Burgeoning evidence show that STS has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, making it a potential therapeutic candidate molecule that can target multiple molecular pathways in various diseases and drug-induced toxicities. This review discusses the biochemical and molecular pathways in the generation of STS from H₂S, its clinical usefulness, and potential clinical applications, as well as the molecular mechanisms underlying these clinical applications and a future perspective in kidney transplantation.     

常规两段浸出法提高锌焙烧矿中铜回收率的研究

分析了不同湿法炼锌工艺锌焙烧矿中回收铜的工艺,发现各工艺都存在不同的工艺缺点。借鉴国内锌冶炼企业开展的常规两段浸出法提高铜回收率的生产经验,进行了锌焙烧矿中铜、铁、硅的浸出机理研究,并且根据该机理提出了常规两段浸出法的改进工艺流程,按照该工艺流程开展了试验研究,将铜的回收率提高到了76.41%。     

硫化物改质对20MnCr5齿轮钢夹杂物和切削性能的影响

 齿轮钢广泛应用于汽车、机械等传动系统,易切削化是提高齿轮加工效率、降低制造成本的主要途径之一。提高钢中硫元素含量是改善齿轮钢切削性能的有效方式,然而过多的硫元素在轧制时会形成条带状MnS,增大钢的各向异性,因此需要对硫化物进行改制处理。分别采用Ca处理和Mg处理两种方式对20MnCr5齿轮钢进行硫化物改质,通过对力学性能、组织形态、夹杂物分布以及切削性能等表征,对比分析不同改制方式对材料的影响。结果表明,Ca处理和Mg处理后试验钢的强度和塑性保持一致,而Mg处理试样的晶粒尺寸较小,因而韧性较高。Ca处理试验钢中MnS夹杂物数量较多,长条状夹杂物比例相对较高;而采用Mg处理可以有效降低钢中夹杂物的数量,夹杂物平均尺寸有所增大,同时小长径比夹杂物数量增多,但是复合氧化物型夹杂物的数量也有所增加。在240~280 m/min条件下进行了干切削试验,结果表明两种试验钢均出现前刀面磨损、后刀面磨损和边界磨损,其中Ca处理试样的刀具磨损较为严重,同时在较高切削速度下出现了积屑瘤和崩角现象,而Mg处理试样则具有更长的刀具使用寿命,对切削速度的敏感性也较低。分析可知,Mg处理后钢中存在较多的大尺寸球状硫化物夹杂物,提高了应力集中效应,更有利于改善切削性能,因而改制效果更好。     

基于PCA-RBF网络模型的硫化矿自燃安全性研究

为了更加准确地预测硫化矿自燃安全性,综合考虑硫化矿自燃倾向性及火灾后果严重性,将硫化矿自燃安全性划分为9个等级,并选取矿山含硫量、矿山含碳量、矿石温度、矿石堆放时间、采场人员数量、氧气浓度和采场矿层厚度作为评价因素集。利用主成分分析法（Principal Component Analysis,PCA）对94个采场样本数据进行降维处理,得到包含70%以上原始信息的3个主成分。将降维后的84组数据作为基于径向基函数神经网络（Radial Basis Function Neural Network,RBF）预测模型的训练样本,10组数据作为检验样本进行硫化矿自燃安全性预测。最后分别利用十折交叉验证法和留一法对94组检验样本的自燃安全性预测结果进行检验,得到硫化矿自燃安全性预测准确率分别为92.55%和91.49%。研究结果表明：PCA-RBF网络模型对硫化矿自燃安全性的预测性能良好,且优于未经主成分分析的结果。