Blockage of the NLRP3 inflammasome by MCC950 improves anti-tumor immune responses in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

The NLRP3 inflammasome is a critical innate immune pathway responsible for producing active interleukin (IL)-1β, which is associated with tumor development and immunity. However, the mechanisms regulating the inflammatory microenvironment, tumorigenesis and tumor immunity are unclear. Herein, we show that the NLRP3 inflammasome was over-expressed in human HNSCC tissues and that the IL-1β concentration was increased in the peripheral blood of HNSCC patients. Additionally, elevated NLRP3 inflammasome levels were detected in tumor tissues of Tgfbr1/Pten 2cKO HNSCC mice, and elevated IL-1β levels were detected in the peripheral blood serum, spleen, draining lymph nodes and tumor tissues. Blocking NLRP3 inflammasome activation using MCC950 remarkably reduced IL-1β production in an HNSCC mouse model and reduced the numbers of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), regulatory T cells (Tregs) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). Moreover, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation increased the numbers of CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells in HNSCC mice. Notably, the numbers of exhausted PD-1⁺ and Tim3⁺ T cells were significantly reduced. A human HNSCC tissue microarray showed that NLRP3 inflammasome expression was correlated with the expression of CD8 and CD4, the Treg marker Foxp3, the MDSC markers CD11b and CD33, and the TAM markers CD68 and CD163, PD-1 and Tim3. Overall, our results demonstrate that the NLRP3 inflammasome/IL-1β pathway promotes tumorigenesis in HNSCC and inactivation of this pathway delays tumor growth, accompanied by decreased immunosuppressive cell accumulation and an increased number of effector T cells. Thus, inhibition of the tumor microenvironment through the NLRP3 inflammasome/IL-1β pathway may provide a novel approach for HNSCC therapy.     

超强筋小麦粉面包烘焙技术研究

为了烘焙出能充分表现超强筋小麦济麦229面粉品质特性的优良面包,设置了4种醒发时间处理、5种酵母和糖用量处理、4种配粉处理,对超强筋小麦面粉的面包品质进行了评价分析。结果表明,在4个醒发时间处理中,当面团醒发时间为30min和面包胚醒发时间为50min时,烘焙的面包品质最好。在5种酵母和糖用量的处理中,利用吐司面包程序时,干酵母和糖的用量分别为6g和24g时烘焙的面包品质最好；利用法式面包程序时,干酵母和糖的用量分别为3g和18g时烘焙的面包品质最好。在4个配粉处理中,200g超强筋小麦济麦229面粉中添加100g普通小麦济麦22面粉的混粉烘焙得到的面包品质最好。因此,适当调整超强筋小麦粉面包的面团、面包胚醒发时间及物料配比,可以烘焙出品质优良的面包。     

关于映射周期性的若干性质及其应用的注记

若f∈PfT(R)∩C(R),则F(x)=∫axf(t)dt,x∈R与周期函数有何关系,具有哪些性质?本文将就这一问题进行研究,获得了一个关于周期函数一个重要的若干性质的定理,应用其便捷的处理了一大批与周期函数有关的问题,进而给出了关于映射周期性的若干性质及其应用的注记,这对经济周期性研究有一定的参考意义。     

南方丝绸之路对大理的影响及当前的对策

大理历史悠久,文化灿烂,风光秀丽,古道纵横。过去南方丝绸之路对大理的经济、政治、交通、文化、宗教等有较大的影响,今天在国家"一带一路"的大战略背景下,大理应该怎么办,大理学院应该怎么办,这是当代学人的新课题。以古代南方丝绸之路为出发点,建议今天大理的"一带一路"定位为交往之路、人情之路。     

搪瓷用钢抗鳞爆性能研究进展

搪瓷制品鳞爆缺陷已经成为国内外研究重点。为提高搪瓷用钢的抗鳞爆性能,非常有必要了解搪瓷层的鳞爆机理。综述了国内外研究鳞爆机理以及氢扩散影响因素的现状。     

蒙田思想与中国思想、文化的关系

从蒙田这位法国人文主义奇才的思想特色来看,他与中国文化有着一种内在的亲和力,他的怀疑主义和中庸思想与中国传统文化,汇通中存在差异,亲近、结缘中蕴含距离.中国新文学散文作者以英伦三岛为中介,与蒙田携手、对话,几经沉浮,在新时期,他终于为中国读者真正理解、接受.     

变频调速泵在滤池反冲洗中的节能效果

为了响应现在我国大力倡导的节能的政策,决定将滤池反冲洗中所用的水泵进行改造,把原来的高位水箱反冲洗系统改为利用变频技术.采用水泵直接反冲洗来达到节能的目的,计算了滤池反冲洗采用变频调速泵所节约的电耗,并对其节能效果进行了分析.     

上海黄浦江两支流河流甲烷含量研究

甲烷是一种重要的温室气体,虽然目前大气中含量远小于二氧化碳,但排放增长率却大于后者.研究区域为上海市黄浦江支流苏州河和淀浦河,通过实验数据对比城郊春夏的甲烷排放的差异,探讨甲烷产生的机制及其与环境因子的关系,这将有助于研究河流甲烷排放对于环境变化的影响.研究结果认为河流甲烷主要来源于水中沉积物,其产生与水质、温度等因素相关;同时甲烷摩尔浓度与硝酸根离子质量体积比存在负相关性,与铵根离子质量体积比和有机碳质量分数存在正相关性.     

Study on the Centralization Strategy of the Blood Allocation Among Different Departments within a Hospital

By far, the researches on how to distribute blood products among different departments in hospital have not been further studied, though the problem of blood shortage and wastage that caused by improper blood allocation is severe, which may endanger patient’s lives and impose considerable costs on hospitals. In order to solve this problem, this paper mainly studies on how to distribute the blood items among different departments within a hospital and investigates the allocation approach with the novel management method by centralizing the inventory of several different departments. By integrating the blood inventory requirements of some departments, the hospital could reduce the rate of blood shortage and wastage effectively, release the pressure of the occupancy of resources and reduce the bullwhip effect of blood products. This paper illustrates the centralization principle in hospital and formulates the mixed integer programming model to work out the optimal allocation network scheme and the optimal inventory setting for every department. And the results of the numerical example demonstrate that this centralization method could considerably reduce blood shortage and wastage in hospital by about 72% and 90% respectively. Furthermore, it could decrease the total cost by about 108,540 RMB a month on blood supply chain management in the hospital and improve the effect of some certain surgeries by transfusing the fresh blood to patients.     

腐殖酸分子结构对电-Fenton性能的影响探究

采用超滤分级得到不同分子量的腐殖酸组分,并通过傅里叶红外、紫外可见、三维荧光光谱等表征其分子结构的差异.用基于Pd/Fe3O4纳米催化剂的新型电芬顿技术去除不同分子量的腐殖酸与Cr(VI)形成的复合污染物.研究表明,随着腐殖酸分子量的增大,其矿化效果越好,HA5(87.6%) HA4(79.0%) HA3(76.8%) HA2(70.0%) HA1(62.9%),且短时间内高分子量腐殖酸有较好的去除.这归因于高分子量腐殖酸表面的阴离子与Pd/Fe3O4发生静电吸附.此外,苯环取代度更高、共轭结构更多的高分子腐殖酸优先被原位生成的·OH氧化为多羟基化中间体,进而氧化开环,最终矿化为CO2和H2O.而在TOC相同条件下,低分子量腐殖酸中短链羧酸占比较高,其与·OH的反应活性低,矿化速率慢.总铬的去除同样遵循HA5(91.8%) HA4(88.2%) HA3(85.9%) HA2(85.4%)HA1(85.1%)的顺序,因为高分子量腐殖酸中含有更多能与Cr发生络合作用的活性位点,可在电解体系中协同去除Cr.本研究表明了腐殖酸分子结构对金属纳米颗粒协同电化学氧化性能和与重金属相互作用的影响,为揭示腐殖酸与Cr(VI)复合污染物的环境行为及其有效去除提供重要参考.