Regulation of dynamic structure of cyclophanes by their complexation with the porphyrin

Dithia[3.3]metacyclophanes which consist of the pyridine unit connecting to the different positions of the parent cyclophane skeleton have been prepared. Conformational change has been observed for the cyclophane having a 4-substituted pyridine unit by binding to the porphyrin. In contrast the porphyrin binding has no influence on conformational behavior of the cyclophane having a 3-substituted pyridine unit

Regulation of dynamic structure of cyclophanes by their complexation with the porphyrin

Dithia[3.3]metacyclophanes which consist of the pyridine unit connecting to the different positions of the parent cyclophane skeleton have been prepared. Conformational change has been observed for the cyclophane having a 4-substituted pyridine unit by binding to the porphyrin. In contrast the porphyrin binding has no influence on conformational behavior of the cyclophane having a 3-substituted pyridine unit

Disease modeling of pulmonary fibrosis using human pluripotent stem cell-derived alveolar organoids

iPS細胞を用いて作製した肺胞オルガノイドで間質性肺炎の病態再現に成功 --治療満足度の低い間質性肺炎の治療薬開発に向けて前進--. 京都大学プレスリリース. 2021-11-19.Although alveolar epithelial cells play a critical role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis, few practical in vitro models exist to study them. Here, we established a novel in vitro pulmonary fibrosis model using alveolar organoids consisting of human pluripotent stem cell-derived alveolar epithelial cells and primary human lung fibroblasts. In this human model, bleomycin treatment induced phenotypes such as epithelial cell-mediated fibroblast activation, cellular senescence, and presence of alveolar epithelial cells in abnormal differentiation states. Chemical screening performed to target these abnormalities showed that inhibition of ALK5 or blocking of integrin αVβ6 ameliorated the fibrogenic changes in the alveolar organoids. Furthermore, organoid contraction and extracellular matrix accumulation in the model recapitulated the pathological changes observed in pulmonary fibrosis. This human model may therefore accelerate the development of highly effective therapeutic agents for otherwise incurable pulmonary fibrosis by targeting alveolar epithelial cells and epithelial-mesenchymal interactions

iPSC-derived mesenchymal cells that support alveolar organoid development

肺胞オルガノイドをつくることができるヒトiPS細胞由来間葉細胞の作成. 京都大学プレスリリース. 2022-10-12.Mesenchymal cells are necessary for organ development. In the lung, distal tip fibroblasts contribute to alveolar and airway epithelial cell differentiation and homeostasis. Here, we report a method for generating human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived mesenchymal cells (iMESs) that can induce human iPSC-derived alveolar and airway epithelial lineages in organoids via epithelial-mesenchymal interaction, without the use of allogenic fetal lung fibroblasts. Through a transcriptome comparison of dermal and lung fibroblasts with their corresponding reprogrammed iPSC-derived iMESs, we found that iMESs had features of lung mesenchyme with the potential to induce alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells. Particularly, RSPO2 and RSPO3 expressed in iMESs directly contributed to AT2 cell induction during organoid formation. We demonstrated that the total iPSC-derived alveolar organoids were useful for characterizing responses to the influenza A (H1N1) virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, demonstrating their utility for disease modeling

Structural properties and thermodynamic stability of Ba-doped silicon type-I clathrates synthesized under high pressure

We present a joint experimental and theoretical study of the stability and structural properties of Ba-doped silicon type-I clathrates Ba8Si46 synthesized under high pressures. The thermodynamic stability of Ba8Si46 under high pressure has been discussed from the total energy calculations of some barium silicides within the local density approximation (LDA). We have theoretically found that pressure favors the formation of the clathrate phase as experimentally observed. We have also performed a synchrotron x-ray-diffraction experiment of Ba8Si46 prepared under high pressures. Some of the missing endohedral Ba elements in the small cage of Si(20) have been observed by x-ray crystallography, while big cages of Si(24) are found to be completely occupied by Ba elements. The stabilization energies of Ba atoms in the endohedral sites estimated within the present LDA calculation suggest that this is presumably attributed to the energetical site preference of Ba atoms between d(6) and a(2) sites. In addition, the isothermal parameter of Ba in the big cage of Si(24) has been found to be larger than that in the small Si(20) unit, which is consistent with some theoretical predictions in earlier works

The Japanese Clinical Practice Guideline for acute kidney injury 2016

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a syndrome which has a broad range of etiologic factors depending on different clinical settings. Because AKI has significant impacts on prognosis in any clinical settings, early detection and intervention are necessary to improve the outcomes of AKI patients. This clinical guideline for AKI was developed by a multidisciplinary approach with nephrology, intensive care medicine, blood purification, and pediatrics. Of note, clinical practice for AKI management which was widely performed in Japan was also evaluated with comprehensive literature search