学龄儿童眼球后极部脉络膜厚度及相关因素分析

【目的】探讨岭南地区学龄儿童黄斑中心凹及周围3mm范围内脉络膜厚度的变化以及相关影响因素。【方法】招募2017年1月1日至2018年6月1日就诊于海南省眼科医院的健康学龄儿童195人，测量眼轴（AXL）、黄斑中心凹下脉络膜厚度（SFCT）以及黄斑中心凹上方、下方、鼻侧、颞侧1mm及3mm脉络膜厚度。根据等效球镜度（SE）分为远视组、正视组及低中高度近视组，比较各组黄斑区不同位点脉络膜厚度分布。跟踪观察香港特区新界东华三院马锦灿纪念小学二年级同学45人，根据儿童屈光状态分为近视组（基础SE<-0.25D或者1年后SE<-0.25D）和正视远视组（基础SE和1年后SE均≥-0.25D），比较1年前后黄斑区不同位点脉络膜厚度变化，并研究其变化与SE、眼轴改变的相关性。【结果】7~16岁学龄儿童脉络膜厚度在黄斑中心凹下为（SF）250（204~314）μm，以黄斑中心凹为中心向鼻侧和下方变薄，向颞侧和上方变厚，最薄点位于鼻侧3mm处，最厚位于颞侧1mm处，随近视度数增加，黄斑区各测量点脉络膜厚度均有不同程度变薄，且黄斑中心凹及周围1mm处脉络膜变薄较周边更加显著（成组秩和检验，P<0.05）。45名香港小学生随访1年后观察结果显示被检儿童各测量点脉络膜厚度与一年前比较均有不同程度的减少（配对t检验，P<0.05）。近视组与正视远视组比较AXL增长、SE减少明显，SFCT和周围各点脉络膜厚度减少均大于正视远视组，差异有统计学意义（成组秩和检验，P<0.05）。【结论】学龄儿童的后极部黄斑区的脉络膜厚度呈现不均匀分布，黄斑中心凹下脉络膜厚度较周边脉络膜厚度对近视的发展更为敏感

Interleukin-6 induces drug resistance in renal cell carcinoma

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) is a tumor entity with poor prognosis due to limited therapy options. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), the novel targeted agents have been used for the treatment of mRCC and have shown efficacy. Interferon (IFN)-α is also one of the most frequently used agents in immunotherapy. However, drug resistance needs to be overcome to achieve a sufficiently positive effect. Interleukin-6 (IL-6), which induce suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS3) expression, is one of the factors associated with poor prognosis of patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). To analyze the influence of IL-6 in drug resistance of RCC, anti-IL-6 receptor antibody was used in combination with IFN or TKIs. The SOCS3 mRNA expression level was significantly increased by IFN-α stimulation in 786-O RCC cells which were resistant to IFN, but not in ACHN cells that were sensitive to IFN. The overexpression of SOCS3 by gene transfection in ACHN significantly inhibited the growth-inhibitory effect of IFN-α. An in vivo study demonstrated that co-administration of SOCS3-targeted siRNA promoted INF-α-induced cell death and growth suppression in 786-O cell xenograft. SOCS3 could be a key component in the resistance to interferon treatment of renal cell carcinoma. Because SOCS3 is rapidly up-regulated by IL-6 and a negative regulator of cytokine signaling, IL-6 expression on RCC cells was also analyzed and the 786-O cells showed the high level of IL-6 mRNA expression under the condition of interferon stimulation. IL-6R antibody, tocilizumab, significantly suppressed cell proliferation in 786-O cells by interferon stimulation accompanied with phosphorylation of STAT1 and inhibited SOCS3 expression. The in vivo effects of combination therapy with tocilizumab and interferon showed significant suppression of 786-O tumor growth in a xenograft model. We also hypothesized that TKI resistance and IL-6 secretion are causally connected. And we found that 786-O RCC cells secrete high IL-6 levels after low dose stimulation with the TKIs sorafenib, sunitinib and pazopanib, inducing activation of AKT-mTOR pathway, NFκB, HIF-2α and VEGF expression. Tocilizumab neutralizes the AKT-mTOR pathway activation and results in reduced proliferation. A combination therapy with tocilizumab and TKI suppresses 786-O tumor growth and inhibits angiogenesis in vivo more efficient than TKI alone. Our findings suggest that IL-6 could induce drug resistance on RCC, and combination therapy of IL-6R inhibitors and IFN/TKIs may represent a novel therapeutic approach for RCC treatment

聚集诱导发光

聚集诱导发光(AIE)是唐本忠院士于2001年提出的一个科学概念,是指一类在溶液中不发光或者发光微弱的分子聚集后发光显著增强的现象。高效固态发光的AIE材料有望从根本上解决有机发光材料面临的聚集导致发光猝灭难题,具有重大的实际应用价值。从分子内旋转受限到分子内运动受限,从聚集诱导发光到聚集体科学,AIE领域已经取得了许多原创性的成果。在本综述中,我们从AIE材料的分类、机理、概念衍生、性能、应用和挑战等方面讨论了AIE领域最近取得的显著进展。希望本综述能激发更多关于分子聚集体的研究,并推动材料、化学和生物医学等学科的进一步交叉融合和更大发展。 Aggregation-induced emission (AIE), conceptually coined by Prof. Ben Zhong Tang in 2001, refers to a unique photophysical phenomenon non- or weakly emissive luminogens in dilute solutions emit intensely upon aggregation. AIE can solve the aggregation-caused quenching problem that traditional fluorophores are suffering from and hold great technological values for practical applications. The past 20 years have witnessed the rapid development of AIE research, from the restriction of intramolecular rotations to restriction of intramolecular motions, and from AIE to aggregate science, and many original results have been achieved. In this review, we summarize the advances in the field of AIE and its related areas. We specifically discuss the recent progress in AIE area, including material classification, mechanism, concept derivation, property, applications, and challenges. It is hoped that this review will inspire more research into the molecular aggregate level and make significant advances in materials, chemistry and biological sciences

Measurement of integrated luminosity of data collected at 3.773 GeV by BESIII from 2021 to 2024

We present a measurement of the integrated luminosity e+e- of collision data collected by the BESIII detector at the BEPCII collider at a center-of-mass energy of Ecm = 3.773 GeV. The integrated luminosities of the datasets taken from December 2021 to June 2022, from November 2022 to June 2023, and from October 2023 to February 2024 were determined to be 4.995±0.019 fb-1, 8.157±0.031 fb-1, and 4.191±0.016 fb-1, respectively, by analyzing large angle Bhabha scattering events. The uncertainties are dominated by systematic effects, and the statistical uncertainties are negligible. Our results provide essential input for future analyses and precision measurements

Determination of the number of ψ(3686) events taken at BESIII

The number of ψ(3686) events collected by the BESIII detector during the 2021 run period is determined to be (2259.3±11.1)×106 by counting inclusive ψ(3686) hadronic events. The uncertainty is systematic and the statistical uncertainty is negligible. Meanwhile, the numbers of ψ(3686) events collected during the 2009 and 2012 run periods are updated to be (107.7±0.6)×106 and (345.4±2.6)×106, respectively. Both numbers are consistent with the previous measurements within one standard deviation. The total number of ψ(3686) events in the three data samples is (2712.4±14.3)×10^

Prediction of Energy Resolution in the JUNO Experiment

International audienceThis paper presents the energy resolution study in the JUNO experiment, incorporating the latest knowledge acquired during the detector construction phase. The determination of neutrino mass ordering in JUNO requires an exceptional energy resolution better than 3% at 1 MeV. To achieve this ambitious goal, significant efforts have been undertaken in the design and production of the key components of the JUNO detector. Various factors affecting the detection of inverse beta decay signals have an impact on the energy resolution, extending beyond the statistical fluctuations of the detected number of photons, such as the properties of liquid scintillator, performance of photomultiplier tubes, and the energy reconstruction algorithm. To account for these effects, a full JUNO simulation and reconstruction approach is employed. This enables the modeling of all relevant effects and the evaluation of associated inputs to accurately estimate the energy resolution. The study reveals an energy resolution of 2.95% at 1 MeV. Furthermore, the study assesses the contribution of major effects to the overall energy resolution budget. This analysis serves as a reference for interpreting future measurements of energy resolution during JUNO data taking. Moreover, it provides a guideline in comprehending the energy resolution characteristics of liquid scintillator-based detectors