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Regional heterothermy is a pattern whereby different body regions are maintained at different temperatures, often to prioritize the function of certain body parts over others, or to maximize the function of organs and tissues that vary in thermal sensitivity. Regional heterothermy is relatively well understood in endotherms, where physiological mechanisms maintain heterogeneity. However, less is known about regional heterothermy in ectotherms, where behavioral mechanisms are more important for generating thermal variation. In particular, whether small and elongate ectotherms with high surface area to volume ratios such as diminutive snakes can maintain regional heterothermy, despite rapid thermal equilibration, is not yet known. We measured regional variation in body temperature and tested whether environmental heterogeneity is used to generate regional heterothermy in the ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus) using both field and laboratory studies. We found that ring-necked snakes have robust regional heterothermy in a variety of contexts, despite their small body size and elongate body shape. Temperature variation along the length of their bodies was not detectable when measured externally. However, snakes had higher mouth than cloacal temperatures both in the field and in laboratory thermal gradients. Further, this regional heterothermy was maintained even in ambient laboratory conditions, where the thermal environment was relatively homogeneous. Our results indicate that regional heterothermy in ring-necked snakes is not solely driven by environmental variation but is instead linked to physiological or morphological mechanisms that maintain regional variation in body temperature irrespective of environmental context.
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Regulação da Temperatura Corporal , Colubridae , Animais , Regulação da Temperatura Corporal/fisiologia , Temperatura , Tamanho CorporalRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led to a decline in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related mortality, but comorbidities, including organ dysfunction, are increasingly the focus of care. Heart transplant (HT) is a very effective therapeutic strategy for end-stage heart failure (HF); however, clinicians may be hesitant due to concerns of complex drug-drug interactions (DDIs) between ART and HT immunosuppressive regimens and the potential impact of ART on long-term HT outcomes. In this report, we describe long-term (76-month) follow-up of a patient with HIV-positive status who underwent orthotopic HT with special emphasis on complex drug interactions. CASE PRESENTATION: A 58-year-old man with HIV-1 developed ischemic cardiomyopathy, progressed to end-stage HF and underwent orthotopic HT. To avoid DDIs with planned immunosuppressive therapies, the ART regimen was modified to consist of lamivudine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, rilpivirine, and raltegravir. Following HT, the patient's immunosuppression consisted of tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil. He has had normal cardiac function and no opportunistic infections and was subsequently switched to tenofovir alafenamide, emtricitabine, and bictegravir in combination for convenience. Serial HIV-1 RNA blood levels were constantly below the limit of quantification, and his CD4 count remained above 200 cells/mm3 (30-35%). Several DDIs were identified and addressed; however, his long-term post-HT complications included one episode of asymptomatic acute cellular rejection, adenocarcinoma of the prostate, basal cell carcinoma, cardiac allograft vasculopathy, and peripheral neuropathy. CONCLUSION: The clinical outcome of this case supports the conclusion of previously published reports, summarized here within, demonstrating that HIV-1 positive status should not preclude HT in carefully selected individuals. Both addressing potential DDIs prior to HT and long-term monitoring for routine post-transplant complications and secondary and incidental malignancies are imperative.
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Fármacos Anti-HIV , Infecções por HIV , Soropositividade para HIV , HIV-1 , Masculino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infecções por HIV/complicações , Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico , Tenofovir/uso terapêutico , Emtricitabina/uso terapêutico , Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico , Fármacos Anti-HIV/farmacologia , Soropositividade para HIV/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
Dendritic cells (DCs) can infiltrate tight junctions of the epithelium to collect remote antigens during immune surveillance. While elongated membrane structures represent a plausible structure to perform this task, their functional mechanisms remain elusive owing to the lack of high-resolution characterizations in live DCs. Here, we developed fluorescent artificial antigens (FAAs) based on quantum dots coated with polyacrylic acid. Single-particle tracking of FAAs enables us to superresolve the membrane fiber network responsible for the antigen uptake. Using the DC2.4 cell line as a model system, we discovered the extensive membrane network approaching 200 µm in length with tunnel-like cavities about 150 nm in width. The membrane fiber network also contained heterogeneous circular migrasomes. Disconnecting the membrane network from the cell body decreased the intracellular FAA density. Our study enables mechanistic investigations of DC membrane networks and nanocarriers that target this mechanism.
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Células Dendríticas , Pontos Quânticos , Antígenos , Linhagem Celular , Vacinas SintéticasRESUMO
Materials for studying biological interactions and for alternative energy applications are continuously under development. Semiconductor quantum dots are a major part of this landscape due to their tunable optoelectronic properties. Size-dependent quantum confinement effects have been utilized to create materials with tunable bandgaps and Auger recombination rates. Other mechanisms of electronic structural control are under investigation as not all of a material's characteristics are affected by quantum confinement. Demonstrated here is a new structure-property concept that imparts the ability to spatially localize electrons or holes within a core/shell heterostructure by tuning the charge carrier's kinetic energy on a parabolic potential energy surface. This charge carrier separation results in extended radiative lifetimes and in continuous emission at the single-nanoparticle level. These properties enable new applications for optics, facilitate novel approaches such as time-gated single-particle imaging, and create inroads for the development of other new advanced materials.
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Nanopartículas , Pontos Quânticos , Pontos Quânticos/química , Nanopartículas/química , Semicondutores , Elétrons , EletrônicaRESUMO
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility of a new optical device that measures peripheral blood flow as a diagnostic and monitoring tool for patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this prospective study, 167 limbs of 90 patients (mean age, 76 y; 53% men) with suspected PAD were evaluated with the FlowMet device, which uses a new type of dynamic light-scattering technology to assess blood flow in real time. Measurements of magnitude and phasicity of blood flow were combined into a single-value flow-waveform score and compared vs ankle-brachial index (ABI), toe-brachial index (TBI), and clinical presentation of patients per Rutherford category (RC). Receiver operating characteristic curves were constructed to predict RC. Area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity were compared among flow-waveform score, ABI, and TBI. RESULTS: Qualitatively, the FlowMet waveforms were analogous to Doppler velocity measurements, and degradation of waveform phasicity and amplitude were observed with increasing PAD severity. Quantitatively, the flow, waveform, and composite flow-waveform scores decreased significantly with decreasing TBI. In predicting RC ≥ 4, the flow-waveform score (AUC = 0.83) showed a linear decrease with worsening patient symptoms and power comparable to that of TBI (AUC = 0.82) and better than that of ABI (AUC = 0.71). Optimal sensitivity and specificity pairs were found to be 56%/83%, 72%/81%, and 89%/74% for ABI, TBI, and flow-waveform score, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The technology tested in this pilot study showed a high predictive value for diagnosis of critical limb ischemia. The device showed promise as a diagnostic tool capable of providing clinical feedback in real time.
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Técnicas de Diagnóstico Cardiovascular/instrumentação , Isquemia/diagnóstico , Doença Arterial Periférica/diagnóstico , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Índice Tornozelo-Braço , Velocidade do Fluxo Sanguíneo , Estado Terminal , Estudos Transversais , Desenho de Equipamento , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Humanos , Isquemia/fisiopatologia , Luz , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doença Arterial Periférica/fisiopatologia , Projetos Piloto , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos Prospectivos , Fluxo Sanguíneo Regional , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Espalhamento de Radiação , Índice de Gravidade de DoençaRESUMO
A microscopy platform that leverages the arrival time of individual photons to enable 3D single-particle tracking of fast-moving (translational diffusion coefficient of ≃3.3 µm2/s) particles in high-background environments is reported here. It combines a hardware-based time-gating module, which enables the rate of photon processing to be as high as 100 MHz, with a two-photon-excited 3D single-particle tracking confocal microscope to enable high sample penetration depth. Proof-of-principle experiments where single quantum dots are tracked in solutions containing dye-stained cellulose, are shown with tracking performance markedly improved using the hardware-based time-gating module. Such a microscope design is anticipated to be of use to a variety of communities who wish to track single particles in cellular environments, which commonly have high fluorescence and scattering background.
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The free-free opacity in plasmas is fundamental to our understanding of energy transport in stellar interiors and for inertial confinement fusion research. However, theoretical predictions in the challenging dense plasma regime are conflicting and there is a dearth of accurate experimental data to allow for direct model validation. Here we present time-resolved transmission measurements in solid-density Al heated by an XUV free-electron laser. We use a novel functional optimization approach to extract the temperature-dependent absorption coefficient directly from an oversampled pool of single-shot measurements, and find a pronounced enhancement of the opacity as the plasma is heated to temperatures of order of the Fermi energy. Plasma heating and opacity enhancement are observed on ultrafast timescales, within the duration of the femtosecond XUV pulse. We attribute further rises in the opacity on ps timescales to melt and the formation of warm dense matter.
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The synthesis of nanomaterials with a narrow size distribution is challenging, especially for III-V semiconductor nanoparticles (also known as quantum dots). Concerning phosphides, this issue has been largely attributed the use of overly reactive precursors. The problem is exacerbated due to the narrow range of competent reagents for III-V semiconductor syntheses. We report the use of sterically encumbered tris(triethylsilyl) phosphine and tris(tributylsilyl) phosphine for InP quantum dot (QD) synthesis among others. The hypothesis was that these reagents are less reactive than the near-ubiquitous precursor tris(trimethylsilyl) phosphine and can be used to create more homogeneous materials. It was found that the InP products' quantum yields and emission color saturation (fwhm) were improved, but not to the levels realized in CdSe QDs. Regardless, these reagents have other positive attributes; they are less pyrophoric and can be applied toward the synthesis of II-V semiconductors and organophosphorus compounds. Concerning safe practices, we demonstrate that ammonium bifluoride is an effective replacement for highly toxic HF for the post-treatment of III-V semiconductor quantum dots.
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Fungus-growing ants and their microbial symbionts have emerged as a model system for understanding antibiotic deployment in an ecological context. Here we establish that bacterial symbionts of the ant Trachymyrmex septentrionalis antagonize their most likely competitors, other strains of ant-associated bacteria, using the thiopeptide antibiotic GE37468. Genomic analysis suggests that these symbionts acquired the GE37468 gene cluster from soil bacteria. This antibiotic, with known activity against human pathogens, was previously identified in a biochemical screen but had no known ecological role. GE37468's host-associated defense role in this insect niche intriguingly parallels the function of similar thiopeptides in the human microbiome.
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Antibiose , Formigas/microbiologia , Peptídeos Cíclicos/química , Pseudonocardia/química , Tiazóis/química , Animais , Estrutura Molecular , SimbioseRESUMO
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), also known as nanocrystals, have unique photophysical properties that have allowed them to find utility in many applications, including television and display technologies. They also have significant potential as imaging agents in the biomedical field. To gain the most value from the use of QDs as health-related fluorescent probes, they must be biologically targetable and sensitive to metabolic analytes such as pH and O2, and the resulting signal must be quantifiable. To achieve these goals, QDs need to be conjugated to vectors such as antibodies or environmentally sensitive chromophores. Until recently, the functionalization of these nanomaterials required a complex fully "bottom-up" approach beginning with the synthesis of the QDs and subsequent manipulations. To simplify this process, our group set out to develop straightforward methods to prepare functionalized nanomaterials for biological imaging and sensing using low-cost, commercially available aqueous QD dispersions. In this Account, we review the common problems and likely solutions related to functionalization of QDs in water with chemical and biological vectors. Early in our investigations, we found that established protocols using a commercially available activating reagent resulted in either low reaction yields or QD precipitation. This was a consequence of the perturbation of the QDs' surface charges by the activating reagent and the conjugation substrate. These surface charges are derived from the anionic surfactants that are commonly employed for encapsulating water-soluble nanomaterials. Thus, cancellation of the surface charges by reagents or substrates results in colloidal instability. To address this problem, we devised conjugation methods that do not alter the overall charge balance of the system. Incorporating reactive moieties directly into the QD's water-solubilizing polymer encapsulants negates the need for destabilizing activators, allowing for functionalization of aqueous samples without precipitation. The most successful approach was realized using neutral activating reagents, such as poly(ethylene glycol) carbodiimide (PEG-CD). PEG-CD binds to the carboxylic acid coating of water-soluble QDs, which primes them for amide bond formation with amine-functionalized substrates. Most importantly, this method can be applied to commercially available aqueous QDs. Using this method, we achieved reaction yields as high as 95%, allowing us to demonstrate a wide-range of QD functionalities and applications for chemical and biological sensing. Conjugation of environmentally sensitive dyes to water-soluble QDs results in reversible and ratiometrically reporting fluorescent probes for metabolic analytes such as pH, bisulfide, and O2. QDs can also be functionalized with proteins for passive cell delivery or coated with poly(ethylene glycol) to enhance biocompatibility for in vivo studies. In the future, these capabilities may be combined to realize the full potential of quantum dot nanotechnology for biological discovery.
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Electron-ion collisional dynamics is of fundamental importance in determining plasma transport properties, nonequilibrium plasma evolution, and electron damage in diffraction imaging applications using bright x-ray free-electron lasers (FELs). Here we describe the first experimental measurements of ultrafast electron impact collisional ionization dynamics using resonant core-hole spectroscopy in a solid-density magnesium plasma, created and diagnosed with the Linac Coherent Light Source x-ray FEL. By resonantly pumping the 1sâ2p transition in highly charged ions within an optically thin plasma, we have measured how off-resonance charge states are populated via collisional processes on femtosecond time scales. We present a collisional cross section model that matches our results and demonstrates how the cross sections are enhanced by dense-plasma effects including continuum lowering. Nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium collisional radiative simulations show excellent agreement with the experimental results and provide new insight on collisional ionization and three-body-recombination processes in the dense-plasma regime.
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Criterion data for total energy expenditure (TEE) in elite rugby are lacking, which prediction equations may not reflect accurately. This study quantified TEE of 27 elite male rugby league (RL) and rugby union (RU) players (U16, U20, U24 age groups) during a 14-day in-season period using doubly labelled water (DLW). Measured TEE was also compared to estimated, using prediction equations. Resting metabolic rate (RMR) was measured using indirect calorimetry, and physical activity level (PAL) estimated (TEE:RMR). Differences in measured TEE were unclear by code and age (RL 4369 ± 979; RU 4365 ± 1122; U16, 4010 ± 744; U20, 4414 ± 688; U24, 4761 ± 1523 Kcal day- 1). Differences in PAL (overall mean 2.0 ± 0.4) were unclear. Very likely differences were observed in RMR by code (RL 2366 ± 296; RU 2123 ± 269 Kcal day- 1). Differences in relative RMR between U20 and U24 were very likely (U16, 27 ± 4; U20, 23 ± 3; U24, 26 ± 5 Kcal kg- 1 day- 1). Differences were observed between measured and estimated TEE, using Schofield, Cunningham and Harris-Benedict equations for U16 (187 ± 614, unclear; - 489 ± 564, likely and - 90 ± 579, unclear Kcal day- 1), U20 (- 449 ± 698, likely; - 785 ± 650, very likely and - 452 ± 684, likely Kcal day- 1) and U24 players (- 428 ± 1292; - 605 ± 1493 and - 461 ± 1314 Kcal day- 1, all unclear). Rugby players have high TEE, which should be acknowledged. Large inter-player variability in TEE was observed demonstrating heterogeneity within groups, thus published equations may not appropriately estimate TEE.
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Calorimetria/métodos , Metabolismo Energético , Futebol Americano/fisiologia , Adolescente , Calorimetria/normas , Óxido de Deutério/farmacocinética , Humanos , Masculino , Isótopos de Oxigênio/farmacocinética , Adulto JovemRESUMO
We present measurements of the spectrally resolved x rays emitted from solid-density magnesium targets of varying sub-µm thicknesses isochorically heated by an x-ray laser. The data exhibit a largely thickness-independent source function, allowing the extraction of a measure of the opacity to K-shell x rays within well-defined regimes of electron density and temperature, extremely close to local thermodynamic equilibrium conditions. The deduced opacities at the peak of the Kα transitions of the ions are consistent with those predicted by detailed atomic-kinetics calculations.
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In maturity, motor skills depend on the corticospinal tract (CST) and brainstem pathways that together synapse on interneurons and motoneurons in the spinal cord. Descending signals to spinal neurons that mediate voluntary control can be distinguished from peripheral sensory signals, primarily for feedback control. These motor system circuits depend initially on developmental genetic mechanisms to establish their connections and neural activity- and use-dependent synaptic refinement during the early postnatal period to enable motor skills to develop. In this review we consider four key activity-dependent developmental mechanisms that provide insights into how the motor systems establish the proper connections for skilled movement control and how the same mechanisms also inform the mechanisms of motor impairments and developmental plasticity after corticospinal system injury: (1) synaptic competition between the CSTs from each hemisphere; (2) interactions between the CST and spinal cord neurons; (3) synaptic competition between the CST and proprioceptive sensory fibres; and (4) interactions between the developing corticospinal motor system and the rubrospinal tract. Our findings suggest that the corticospinal motor system effectively 'oversees' development of its subcortical targets through synaptic competition and trophic-like interactions and this has important implications for motor impairments after perinatal cortical stroke. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: Neural activity-dependent processes inform the brain and spinal cord response to injury. The corticospinal motor system may 'oversee' development of its downstream subcortical targets through activity, trophic-like interactions, and synaptic competition.
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Encéfalo/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Córtex Motor/lesões , Plasticidade Neuronal/fisiologia , Tratos Piramidais/fisiologia , Animais , Humanos , Tratos Piramidais/crescimento & desenvolvimentoRESUMO
The corticospinal and rubrospinal systems function in skilled movement control. A key question is how do these systems develop the capacity to coordinate their motor functions and, in turn, if the red nucleus/rubrospinal tract (RN/RST) compensates for developmental corticospinal injury? We used the cat to investigate whether the developing rubrospinal system is shaped by activity-dependent interactions with the developing corticospinal system. We unilaterally inactivated M1 by muscimol microinfusion between postnatal weeks 5 and 7 to examine activity-dependent interactions and whether the RN/RST compensates for corticospinal tract (CST) developmental motor impairments and CST misprojections after M1 inactivation. We examined the RN motor map and RST cervical projections at 7 weeks of age, while the corticospinal system was inactivated, and at 14 weeks, after activity returned. During M1 inactivation, the RN on the same side showed normal RST projections and reduced motor thresholds, suggestive of precocious development. By contrast, the RN on the untreated/active M1 side showed sparse RST projections and an immature motor map. After M1 activity returned later in adolescent cat development, RN on the active M1/CST side continued to show a substantial loss of spinal terminations and an impaired motor map. RN/RST on the inactivated side regressed to a smaller map and fewer axons. Our findings suggest that the developing rubrospinal system is under activity-dependent regulation by the corticospinal system for establishing mature RST connections and RN motor map. The lack of RS compensation on the non-inactivated side can be explained by development of ipsilateral misprojections from the active M1 that outcompete the RST. Significance statement: Skilled movements reflect the activity of multiple descending motor systems and their interactions with spinal motor circuits. Currently, there is little insight into whether motor systems interact during development to coordinate their emerging functions and, if so, the mechanisms underlying this process. This study examined activity-dependent interactions between the developing corticospinal and rubrospinal systems, two key systems for skilled limb movements. We show that the developing rubrospinal system competes with the corticospinal system in establishing the red nucleus motor map and rubrospinal tract connections. This is the first demonstration of one motor system steering development, and ultimately function, of another. Knowledge of activity-dependent competition between these two systems helps predict the response of the rubrospinal system following corticospinal system developmental injury.
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Córtex Motor/fisiologia , Tratos Piramidais/fisiologia , Núcleo Rubro/fisiologia , Medula Espinal/fisiologia , Animais , Axônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Axônios/fisiologia , Mapeamento Encefálico , Gatos , Estimulação Elétrica , Agonistas GABAérgicos/farmacologia , Córtex Motor/efeitos dos fármacos , Córtex Motor/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Destreza Motora/fisiologia , Muscimol/farmacologia , Tratos Piramidais/efeitos dos fármacos , Tratos Piramidais/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Núcleo Rubro/efeitos dos fármacos , Núcleo Rubro/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Medula Espinal/efeitos dos fármacos , Medula Espinal/crescimento & desenvolvimentoRESUMO
We report a platform for the ratiometric fluorescent sensing of endogenously generated gaseous transmitter H2S in its aqueous form (bisulfide or hydrogen sulfide anion) based on the alteration of Förster resonance energy transfer from an emissive semiconductor quantum dot (QD) donor to a dithiol-linked organic dye acceptor. The disulfide bridge between the two chromophores is cleaved upon exposure to bisulfide, resulting in termination of FRET as the dye diffuses away from the QD. This results in enhanced QD emission and dye quenching. The resulting ratiometric response can be correlated quantitatively to the concentration of bisulfide and was found to have a detection limit as low as 1.36 ± 0.03 µM. The potential for use in biological applications was demonstrated by measuring the response of the QD-based FRET sensor microinjected into live HeLa cells upon extracellular exposure to bisulfide. The methodology used here is built upon a highly multifunctional platform that offers numerous advantages, such as low detection limit, enhanced photochemical stability, and sensing ability within a biological milieu.
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Transferência Ressonante de Energia de Fluorescência , Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Sulfeto de Hidrogênio/análise , Corantes Fluorescentes/síntese química , Células HeLa , Humanos , Microscopia de Fluorescência , Estrutura Molecular , Pontos Quânticos , Solubilidade , Células Tumorais Cultivadas , Água/químicaRESUMO
Semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots (QDs), are candidates for biological sensing, photovoltaics, and catalysis due to their unique photophysical properties. The most studied QDs are composed of heavy metals like cadmium and lead. However, this engenders concerns over heavy metal toxicity. To address this issue, numerous studies have explored the development of nontoxic (or more accurately less toxic) quantum dots. In this Review, we select three major classes of nontoxic quantum dots composed of carbon, silicon and Groupâ I-III-VI elements and discuss the myriad of synthetic strategies and surface modification methods to synthesize quantum dots composed of these material systems.
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Pontos Quânticos , Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão , OxirreduçãoRESUMO
The red nucleus (RN) and rubrospinal tract (RST) are important for forelimb motor control. Although the RST is present postnatally in cats, nothing is known about when rubrospinal projections could support motor functions or the relation between the development of the motor functions of the rubrospinal system and the corticospinal system, the other major system for limb control. Our hypothesis is that the RN motor map is present earlier in development than the motor cortex (M1) map, to support early forelimb control. We investigated RN motor map maturation with microstimulation and RST cervical enlargement projections using anterograde tracers between postnatal week 3 (PW3) and PW16. Microstimulation and tracer injection sites were verified histologically to be located within the RN. Microstimulation at PW4 evoked contralateral wrist, elbow, and shoulder movements. The number of sites producing limb movement increased and response thresholds decreased progressively through PW16. From the outset, all forelimb joints were represented. At PW3, RST projections were present within the cervical intermediate zone, with a mature density of putative synapses. In contrast, beginning at PW5 there was delayed and age-dependent development of forelimb motor pool projections and putative rubromotoneuronal synapses. The RN has a more complete forelimb map early in development than previous studies showed for M1, supporting our hypothesis of preferential rubrospinal rather than corticospinal control for early movements. Remarkably, development of the motor pool, not intermediate zone, RST projections paralleled RN motor map development. The RST may be critical for establishing the rudiments of motor skills that subsequently become refined with further CST development.
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Córtex Motor/fisiologia , Destreza Motora/fisiologia , Movimento/fisiologia , Núcleo Rubro/fisiologia , Medula Espinal/fisiologia , Animais , Gatos , Feminino , Membro Anterior/fisiologia , Masculino , Córtex Motor/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Vias Neurais/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Vias Neurais/fisiologia , Núcleo Rubro/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Medula Espinal/crescimento & desenvolvimentoRESUMO
A one-step method to produce ≈12 nm hydrodynamic diameter water-soluble CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs), as well as CdS/ZnS, ZnSe/ZnMnS/ZnS, AgInS2 /ZnS, and CuInS2 /ZnS QDs, by ligand exchange with a near-monolayer of organosilane caps is reported. The method cross-links the surface-bound silane ligands such that the samples are stable on the order of months under ambient conditions. Furthermore, the samples may retain a high quantum yield (60%) over this time. Several methods to functionalize aqueous QD dispersions with proteins and fluorescent dyes have been developed with reaction yields as high as 97%.
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Pontos Quânticos/química , Silanos/química , Água/química , Biotinilação , Compostos de Cádmio/química , Celulose/química , Difusão Dinâmica da Luz , Hidrodinâmica , Rodaminas/química , Compostos de Selênio/química , Solubilidade , Sulfetos/química , Compostos de Zinco/químicaRESUMO
We present measurements of the evolving extinction cross sections of individual aerosol particles (spanning 700-2500 nm in radius) during the evaporation of volatile components or hygroscopic growth using a combination of a single particle trap formed from a Bessel light beam and cavity ring-down spectroscopy. For single component organic aerosol droplets of 1,2,6-hexanetriol, polyethylene glycol 400, and glycerol, the slow evaporation of the organic component (over time scales of 1000 to 10,000 s) leads to a time-varying size and extinction cross section that can be used to estimate the refractive index of the droplet. Measurements on binary aqueous-inorganic aerosol droplets containing one of the inorganic solutes ammonium bisulfate, ammonium sulfate, sodium nitrate, or sodium chloride (over time scales of 1000 to 15,000 s) under conditions of changing relative humidity show that extinction cross-section measurements are consistent with expectations from accepted models for the variation in droplet refractive index with hygroscopic growth. In addition, we use these systems to establish an experimental protocol for future single particle extinction measurements. The advantages of mapping out the evolving light extinction cross-section of an individual particle over extended time frames accompanied by hygroscopic cycling or component evaporation are discussed.