Platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta identifies mesenchymal stem cells with enhanced engraftment to tissue injury and pro-angiogenic property

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are heterogeneous likely consisting of subpopulations with various therapeutic potentials. Here we attempted to acquire a subset of MSCs with enhanced effect in wound healing. We found that human placental MSCs expressing platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor (PDGFR)-β exhibited greater proliferation rates and generated more colony-forming unit-fibroblast (CFU-F), compared to PDGFR-β^? MSCs. Notably, PDGFR-β⁺ MSCs expressed higher levels of pro-angiogenic factors such as Ang1, Ang2, VEGF, bFGF and PDGF. When 10⁶ GFP-expressing MSCs were topically applied into excisional wounds in mice, PDGFR-β⁺ MSCs actively incorporated into the wound tissue, resulting in enhanced engraftment (3.92 ± 0.31 × 10⁵ remained in wound by 7 days) and accelerated wound closure; meanwhile, PDGFR-β^? MSCs tended to remain on the top of the wound bed with significantly fewer cells (2.46 ± 0.26 × 10⁵) engrafted into the wound, suggesting enhanced chemotactic migration and engraftment of PDGFR-β⁺ MSCs into the wound. Real-Time PCR and immunostain analyses revealed that the expression of PDGF-B was upregulated after wounding; transwell migration assay showed that PDGFR-β⁺ MSCs migrated eightfold more than PDGFR-β^? MSCs toward PDGF-BB. Intriguingly, PDGFR-β⁺ MSC-treated wounds showed significantly enhanced angiogenesis compared to PDGFR-β^? MSC- or vehicle-treated wounds. Thus, our results indicate that PDGFR-β identifies a subset of MSCs with enhanced chemotactic migration to wound injury and effect in promoting angiogenesis and wound healing, implying a greater therapeutic potential for certain diseases.     

基于自适应变异概率二进制PSO的球磨制粉系统控制

研究了一种新型自适应变异概率二进制粒子群算法。提出的自适应变异策略通过以一定的概率进行动态比特转换帮助算法更好地保持种群多样性和搜索新解,从而有效防止算法早熟。最终将提出的自适应变异概率二进制粒子群算法（adaptive mutation based pobability binary PSO,APBPSO）用于球磨制粉系统这一复杂多变量对象的PID控制器优化设计中以验证算法性能。多变量控制器分别采用了三种多目标优化目标函数,仿真结果表明提出APBPSO能有效避免陷入局部最优,其对控制器优化性能优于粒子群优化算法、离散二进制粒子群优化算法及基本的概率二进制粒子群优化算法。     

Liquid-phase aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol catalyzed by mechanochemically synthesized manganese oxide

Benzyl alcohol oxidation by molecular oxygen using solid manganese oxide as a catalyst and n-heptane as the solvent was studied in the liquid phase. The catalyst was synthesized by a simple mechanochemical process at room temperature and was characterized by different physical methods. The catalyst was highly active and 100% selective for benzyl alcohol conversion to benzaldehyde. The solid catalyst can be recovered from the reaction mixture by simple filtration and can be re-used. We found n-heptane to be an excellent solvent for the oxidation reaction, and that the catalyst did not leach into solution.     

The structure of WI3, the first optically active biflavone of the amentoflavone series

Résumé Araucaria cookii donne les premières bisflavones optiquement actives de la série des amentoflavones. Une analyse complète des spectra de RNM des substances de cette série a été faite. Les déplacements méthoxyliques induits par le solvant s'ajoutent aux résultats de l'analyse de RNM et les confirment.     

The isolation and characterization of two members of a new series of naturally occurring biflavones

Résumé Quelques bisflavones qui contiennent un lien 6,8 ont été isolées et charactérisées pour la première fois. Les déplacements méthoxyliques permettent de décider si l'on a affaire à des éléments flavanoïdes liées 6, ou 8. Le contrôle enzymique de la production de bisflavones dans le genreAuraucariaceae est démontré.     

Shoot initiation on cauliflower roots caused by morphactin

Résumé Des plantes de choux-fleurs traitées avec une solution de morphactine ont produit des bourgeons sur leurs racines.     

采用BDMA从硫酸溶液中液–液萃取分离磷

This study addresses the liquid-liquid extraction behavior of phosphorus from a sulfuric acid solution using benzyl dimethyl amine (BDMA) in kerosene. The extraction equilibria investigated with varied BDMA concentrations could reveal the formation of3[BDMA]·[H3PO4]complex in the organic phase. The thermodynamic properties determined at various temperatures indicated that the pro-cess was exothermic with a calculated enthalpy (△H(〇)) of ?24.0 kJ·mol?1. The organic-to-aqueous phase (O/A) volume ratio was varied to elu-cidate the quantitative extraction of phosphorus. The McCabe-Thiele diagram plotted for the extraction isotherm was validated for the require-ment of three counter-current stages in the extraction at an O/A volume ratio of 2.0/3.5. The back-extraction of phosphorus from the loaded or-ganic phase was quantitatively achieved by contacting 4.0 mol·L?1 H2SO4 solution in three stages of counter-current contact at an O/A volume ratio of 3/2. This study can be applied to remove phosphorus from the sulfuric acid leach solutions of monazite processing, and many other solutions.