Most atomic physics setups require a uniform static magnetic field to define a quantization axis. The straight four-conductor assembly has been proven to be a useful structure for producing such a uniform static magne...
Most atomic physics setups require a uniform static magnetic field to define a quantization axis. The straight four-conductor assembly has been proven to be a useful structure for producing such a uniform static magnetic field. Here, we present an improved four-conductor assembly, where each conductor consists of one straight section and two curved sections. This hybrid structure arrangement offers more degrees of freedom than the conventional straight four-conductor assembly, enabling a larger uniform field region and better field spatial uniformity. The modified magnetic field generation structure can be used in many fields of atomic precision spectroscopy.
A new approach to the synthesis of Emitasvir (DAG181), a small molecule hepatitis C virus (HCV) nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) inhibitor, is described. Enantioselective enzymatic desymmetrization with hydrolases in t...
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A new approach to the synthesis of Emitasvir (DAG181), a small molecule hepatitis C virus (HCV) nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) inhibitor, is described. Enantioselective enzymatic desymmetrization with hydrolases in the synthetical approach can significantly avoid the loss of chiral raw materials in the resolution process. The synthesis route is further optimized and scaled-up to establish a new process that is applied to the preparation of kilogram scales of target active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Compared with our initial process, the overall yield of target API was dramatically improved from 17 to 40%.
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Lin, xuwenZong, Chenyuzhang, ZhihanFang, WeiyiXu, PingPeking Univ
Shenzhen Hosp Dept Pulm & Crit Care Med Shenzhen Guangdong Peoples R China Shantou Univ
Med Coll Dept Internal Med Shantou Guangdong Peoples R China Zunyi Med Univ
Dept Internal Med Zunyi Guizhou Peoples R China Southern Med Univ
Canc Res Inst Sch Basic Med Sci Guangzhou Guangdong Peoples R China Southern Med Univ
Integrated Hosp Tradit Chinese Med Canc Ctr Guangzhou Guangdong Peoples R China Peking Univ
Shenzhen Hosp Dept Pulm & Crit Care Med Shenzhen 518034 Guangdong Peoples R China Southern Med Univ
Canc Res Inst Sch Basic Med Sci Guangzhou 510515 Guangdong Peoples R China
Currently, checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapy has emerged as prevailing treatment modality for diverse cancers. However, immunotherapy as a first-line therapy has not consistently yielded durable responses. More...
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Currently, checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapy has emerged as prevailing treatment modality for diverse cancers. However, immunotherapy as a first-line therapy has not consistently yielded durable responses. Moreover, the risk of immune-related adverse events increases with combination regimens. Thus, the development of predictive biomarkers is needed to optimize individuals benefit, minimize risk of toxicities, and guide combination approaches. The greatest focus has been on tumor programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), microsatellite instability (MSI), and tumor mutational burden (TMB). However, there remains a subject of debate due to thresholds variability and significant heterogeneity. Major unmet challenges in immunotherapy are the discovery and validation of predictive biomarkers. Here, we show the status of tumor PD-L1, MSI, TMB, and emerging data on novel biomarker strategies with oncogenic signaling and epigenetic regulation. Considering the exploration of peripheral and intestinal immunity has served as noninvasive alternative in predicting immunotherapy, this review also summarizes current data in systemic immunity, encompassing solute PD-L1 and TMB, circulating tumor DNA and infiltrating lymphocytes, routine emerging inflammatory markers and cytokines, as well as gut microbiota. This review provides up-to-date information on the evolving field of currently available biomarkers in predicting immunotherapy. Future exploration of novel biomarkers is warranted. Although immunotherapy has dramatically changed the clinical therapeutic landscape of various cancer patients, predictive biomarkers should therefore be early identified to discriminate patients who are most likely to benefit from *** review mainly focused on recent clinical trials presenting biomarkers derived from tissue, peripheral blood as well as gut microbiome that encompass tumor cells, immune cells, solute inflammation markers, and commensal *** prospective clini
The increasing performance of ultra-stable lasers has made them attractive for non-laboratory and space field applications. How to reduce the vibration sensitivity of the optical reference cavity is one of the key poi...
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The increasing performance of ultra-stable lasers has made them attractive for non-laboratory and space field applications. How to reduce the vibration sensitivity of the optical reference cavity is one of the key points. To develop vibration-insensitive cavity for space applications, we investigate the vibration sensitivity of a cubic cavity with the length of 100 mm theoretically and experimentally. The functional expression of the fractional length change of the cubic cavity versus the cutting depth of the cubic spacer vertices and the compressive forces is presented for the first time. The vibration sensitivity of the 100 mm cubic cavity is measured as low as 2 x 10-11/g. Based on the vibration-insensitive cubic cavity, a 1 Hz-linewidth laser system with an envelope size of 450 mm x 541 mm x 598 mm is developed, which would be the prototype for space applications.
Dietary intake and nutrient composition regulate animal growth and development;however, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Our previous study has shown that either the mammalian deafness homolog gene tmc-1 or i...
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Dietary intake and nutrient composition regulate animal growth and development;however, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Our previous study has shown that either the mammalian deafness homolog gene tmc-1 or its downstream acetylcholine receptor gene eat-2 attenuates Caenorhabditis elegans development in a chemically defined food CeMM (C. elegans maintenance medium) environment, but the underpinning mechanisms are not well-understood. Here, we found that, in CeMM food environment, for both eat-2 and tmc-1 fast-growing mutants, several fatty acid synthesis and elongation genes were highly expressed, while many fatty acid beta-oxidation genes were repressed. Accordingly, dietary supplementation of individual fatty acids, such as monomethyl branch chain fatty acid C17ISO, palmitic acid and stearic acid significantly promoted wild-type animal development on CeMM, and mutations in either C17ISO synthesis gene elo-5 or elo-6 slowed the rapid growth of eat-2 mutant. Tissue-specific rescue experiments showed that elo-6 promoted animal development mainly in the intestine. Furthermore, transcriptome and metabolome analyses revealed that elo-6/C17ISO regulation of C. elegans development may be correlated with up-regulating expression of cuticle synthetic and hedgehog signaling genes, as well as promoting biosynthesis of amino acids, amino acid derivatives and vitamins. Correspondingly, we found that amino acid derivative S-adenosylmethionine and its upstream metabolite methionine sulfoxide significantly promoted C. elegans development on CeMM. This study demonstrated that C17ISO, palmitic acid, stearic acid, S-adenosylmethionine and methionine sulfoxide inhibited or bypassed the TMC-1 and EAT-2-mediated attenuation of development via metabolic remodeling, and allowed the animals to adapt to the new nutritional niche.
Underwater adhesion is a great challenge for the development of adhesives as the attractive interfacial intermolecular interactions are usually weakened by the surface hydration layer. The coacervation process of sess...
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Underwater adhesion is a great challenge for the development of adhesives as the attractive interfacial intermolecular interactions are usually weakened by the surface hydration layer. The coacervation process of sessile organisms like marine mussels and sandcastle worms has inspired substantial research interest in the fabrication of long-lasting underwater adhesives, but they generally suffer from time-consuming curing triggered by surrounding environmental changes and cannot reserve the adhesiveness once damaged. Herein, an instant and repeatable underwater adhesive was developed based on the coacervation of tannic acid (TA) and poly(ethylene glycol)(77)-b-poly(propylene glycol)(29)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)(77) (PEG-PPG-PEG, F68), which was driven by hydrogen-bonding interaction, and the hydrophobic cores of F68 micelles offered an additional cross-linking to enhance the mechanical properties. The TA-F68 coacervates could be facilely painted on different substrates, exhibiting robust and instant underwater adhesion (with adhesion strength up to 1.1 MPa on porcine skin) and excellent repeatability (at least 1000 cycles), superior to the previously reported coacervates. Due to the biological activities of TA, the underwater adhesive displayed innate anticancer and antibacterial properties against different types of cancer cells and bacteria, showing great potential for diverse biomedical applications, such as injectable drug carriers, tissue glues, and wound dressings.
Excessive carbon dioxide emissions pose a global environmental issue, and carbon sequestration technology offers a solution. This study proposes a novel approach for carbon dioxide sequestration in the overlying layer...
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