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Historically, the Cambrian explosion was a major life evolution event caused by changes of natural environmental oxygen concentration. The use of oxygen was part of the basic survival instinct of higher life, which evolved a complex regulation system in response to variant levels of oxygen concentration. Hypoxia is one of the typical environmental characteristics in plateau areas. After long-term natural selection in hypoxic conditions, numerous species living in plateau areas have evolved unique mechanisms adapted to hypoxia. Recent studies have found that there are some similarities in adaptation to hypoxia between the animals in highland and different types of human solid tumor cells. Herein, we will summarize recent findings about the hypoxia adaptation evolution in high-altitude animals and the characteristics of hypoxic solid tumors, especially the reactive oxygen species responses in hypoxic solid tumors. We believe that deciphering the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in hypoxia adaptation in highland will facilitate the identification of new genes or biomarkers critical for research on hypoxic solid tumors in the future.
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Mal de Altura , Altitud , Aclimatación , Animales , Humanos , Hipoxia , Oxígeno , Selección GenéticaRESUMEN
Utilising both morphological and molecular analyses, this study unveils Mazusjiangshiensesp. nov., a novel addition to the Mazaceae family, discovered in Shaowu County, Fujian Province, China. The comprehensive description and illustrations provided here are a result of a meticulous exploration of its morphological features. While bearing a resemblance to M.gracilis, this new-found species is distinguished by three distinct characteristics: its stems are delicately soft, its leaves possess a membranous quality and the ovary is notably villous at the apex. Integration of molecular evidence, derived from the nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrITS) and three plastid DNA sequences (rps16, rbcL and trnL-trnF), unequivocally supports the classification of M.jiangshiense as a distinct species. Notably, the molecular analysis positions it as a sister species to M.spicatus, underscoring the phylogenetic relationships within the genus Mazus. Our research not only introduces M.jiangshiense as a novel taxonomic entity, but also provides a nuanced understanding of its morphological differences and molecular affinities, enriching our comprehension of the diversity and evolutionary relationships of Mazaceae.
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The mammalian Fem1b gene encodes a homolog of FEM-1, a protein in the sex-determination pathway of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Fem1b and FEM-1 proteins each contain a VHL-box motif that mediates their interaction with certain E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes. In C. elegans, FEM-1 negatively regulates the transcription factor TRA-1, and functions as an E3 ubiquitin ligase substrate recognition subunit to target TRA-1 for ubiquitylation. TRA-1 is homologous to the mammalian Gli1 protein, a transcription factor that mediates Hedgehog signaling as well as having Hedgehog-independent functions. Whether the interaction between nematode FEM-1 and TRA-1 proteins is conserved, between corresponding mammalian homologs, has not been reported. Herein, we show that Fem1b interacts with Gli1 within cells, and directly binds Gli1. Fem1b also promotes ubiquitylation of Gli1, suppresses transcriptional activation by Gli1, and attenuates an oncogenic Gli1 autoregulatory loop in cancer cells, all dependent on the VHL-box of Fem1b. These findings have implications for understanding the cellular functions of Fem1b, and the regulation of Gli1 oncoprotein activity.
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Proteínas Portadoras/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Transcripción Genética , Ubiquitinación , Animales , Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/genética , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Proteínas Portadoras/genética , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/genética , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Inmunoprecipitación , Factores de Transcripción de Tipo Kruppel/genética , Factores de Transcripción de Tipo Kruppel/metabolismo , Ratones , Células 3T3 NIH , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Complejos de Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligasa , Proteína con Dedos de Zinc GLI1RESUMEN
Upregulation of translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) has been reported in a variety of malignant tumors. However, the impact of TCTP in glioma remains unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the expression and prognostic value of TCTP in glioma patients. Western blot analysis was used to characterize the expression patterns of TCTP in 45 glioma and 22 normal brain tissues. Immunohistochemistry on a tissue microarray containing 127 cases of glioma was performed to analyze the association between TCTP expression and clinicopathological features. Compared with normal brain tissues, TCTP expression was significantly higher in glioma tissues (p <0.001). In addition, high TCTP expression in glioma was significantly associated with advanced pathological grade (p = 0.018). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that patients with glioma and higher TCTP expression tend to have shorter overall survival time (p <0.001). In multivariate analysis, TCTP expression was proved to be an independent prognostic factor for patients with glioma (p <0.001). In conclusion, this study confirmed the overexpression of TCTP and its association with tumor progression in glioma. It also provided the first evidence that TCTP expression in glioma was an independent prognostic factor of patients, which might be a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target of glioma.
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Biomarcadores de Tumor/metabolismo , Neoplasias Encefálicas/metabolismo , Glioma/metabolismo , Adulto , Western Blotting , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patología , Neoplasias Encefálicas/cirugía , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Femenino , Glioma/patología , Glioma/cirugía , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis Multivariante , Clasificación del Tumor , Pronóstico , Análisis de Matrices Tisulares , Resultado del Tratamiento , Proteína Tumoral Controlada Traslacionalmente 1RESUMEN
Abundant and diverse domestic mammals living on the Tibetan Plateau provide useful materials for investigating adaptive evolution and genetic convergence. Here, we used 327 genomes from horses, sheep, goats, cattle, pigs and dogs living at both high and low altitudes, including 73 genomes generated for this study, to disentangle the genetic mechanisms underlying local adaptation of domestic mammals. Although molecular convergence is comparatively rare at the DNA sequence level, we found convergent signature of positive selection at the gene level, particularly the EPAS1 gene in these Tibetan domestic mammals. We also reported a potential function in response to hypoxia for the gene C10orf67, which underwent positive selection in three of the domestic mammals. Our data provide an insight into adaptive evolution of high-altitude domestic mammals, and should facilitate the search for additional novel genes involved in the hypoxia response pathway.
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The complete plastid genome of Holcoglossum tsii was determined and analyzed in this work. The plastome was 146,897 bp in length with 83,366 bp of the large single-copy (LSC) region, 11,957 bp of the small single-copy (SSC) region, and 25,787 bp of the invert repeats (IR) regions. The genome contained 127 genes, 74 protein-coding genes, 38 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis suggested H. tsii is sister to H. rupestre.
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae at least five genes, EST1, EST2, EST3, TLC1 and CDC13, are required for telomerase activity in vivo. The telomerase catalytic subunit Est2p and telomerase RNA subunit Tlc1 constitute the telomerase core enzyme. Est1p and Est3p are the other subunits of telomerase holoenzyme. In order to dissect the function of Est3p in telomere replication, we over-expressed and purified recombinant wild-type and mutant Est3 proteins. The wild-type protein, as well as the K71A, E104A and T115A mutants were able to dimerize in vitro, while the Est3p-D49A, -K68A or -D166A mutant showed reduced ability to dimerize. Mutations in Est3p that decreased dimerization also appeared to cause telomere shortening in vivo. Double point mutation of Est3p-D49A-K68A and single point mutation of Est3p-K68A showed similar telomere shortening, suggesting that the K68 residue might be more important for telomerase activity. The ectopic co-expression of K71A or T115A mutant with wild-type Est3p using centromere plasmids caused telomere shortening, while co-expression of the D49A, K68A, D86A or F103A mutants with wild-type Est3p had no effect on telomere length regulation. These data suggested that dimerization is important for Est3p function in vivo.
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Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzimología , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Telomerasa/metabolismo , Telómero/metabolismo , Replicación del ADN , Dimerización , Mutación , Subunidades de Proteína/genética , Subunidades de Proteína/metabolismo , Proteínas Recombinantes/aislamiento & purificación , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Telomerasa/genéticaRESUMEN
Many studies indicate that parental exposure to an electromagnetic field (EMF) can cause long-term toxicity to the health of the offspring. While concerns have been focused on maternal influence, much less is known regarding the effects of paternal factors. Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is a special and widely used type of EMF. The present study was designed to investigate the effects of paternal EMP exposure on the reproductive endocrine function of the male rat offspring. Male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly exposed to EMP at 200 kV m-1 for 0, 100 or 400 pulses before mating. The adult male offspring were sacrificed and the structural changes of testes, levels of serum steroid hormones, sperm characteristics, reproductive behaviors, content of the reproductive endocrine-related neurotransmitter GABA and expression of the GABAA receptor were analyzed. The results showed that paternal exposure induced a decrease of testosterone (T), sperm quantity and acrosin activity in the male offspring (p < 0.05). It did not show significant changes in the structure of testes, sperm deformity frequency and reproductive behaviors compared with the sham-exposed group. The content of GABA and the protein and mRNA expression of the hypothalamic GABAA receptor protein increased in the EMP exposure group (p < 0.05). In conclusion, our study shows that under these experimental conditions EMP had a certain degree of influence on the reproductive endocrine function of the male rat offspring, and the hypothalamic GABAA receptor may be involved in the reproductive toxicity of the male offspring.
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for about 80% of all cases, which is the major subgroup of lung cancer. G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 (GRK5) has been demonstrated to play pivotal roles in both development and progression of several pathological conditions including cancer. Here, we found that GRK5 expression was significantly increased in 539 NSCLC cancerous tissues than that in 99 normal non-cancerous tissues by immunohistochemistry analysis; we also showed intensive higher positive staining percentage in female and adenocarcinoma (ADC) NSCLC patients than that in male and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients, respectively. In addition, GRK5 high expression NSCLC patients had a worse overall survival rate than the low expression patients. We provided evidence showing that both the mRNA and protein expression levels of GRK5 were increased in NSCLC cancerous cell lines (GLC-82, SPC-A-1, H520, H838, H358, A549, and H1299) comparing with that in normal human bronchial epithelium cell line (BEAS-2B), and identified many GRK5 mutations in NSCLC cancerous tissues. In addition, we found that depletion of GRK5 inhibited NSCLC cancerous cell proliferation, migration in vitro, and xenograft tumor formation in vivo. Furthermore, GRK5 knockdown promoted cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase and induced cellular apoptosis. In summary, our data reveal an oncogenic role of GRK5 in NSCLC progression, indicating that GRK5 could be used as a new therapeutic target in future.
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Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/enzimología , Quinasa 5 del Receptor Acoplado a Proteína-G/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pulmonares/enzimología , Adulto , Anciano , Animales , Apoptosis , Carcinogénesis , Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/genética , Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/mortalidad , Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/fisiopatología , Línea Celular Tumoral , Movimiento Celular , Proliferación Celular , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Femenino , Quinasa 5 del Receptor Acoplado a Proteína-G/genética , Puntos de Control de la Fase G2 del Ciclo Celular , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/genética , Neoplasias Pulmonares/mortalidad , Neoplasias Pulmonares/fisiopatología , Puntos de Control de la Fase M del Ciclo Celular , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Desnudos , Persona de Mediana Edad , OncogenesRESUMEN
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer worldwide, with incidence rates continuing to increase. Ultraviolet radiation is the major environmental risk factor and dysregulation of the Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway has been identified in most BCCs. The treatment of locally advanced and metastatic BBCs is still a challenge and requires a better animal model than the widely used rodents for drug development and testing. Chinese tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri chinensis) are closely related to primates, bearing many physiological and biochemical advantages over rodents for characterizing human diseases. Here, we successfully established a Chinese tree shrew BCC model by infecting tail skins with lentiviral SmoA1, an active form of Smoothened (Smo) used to constitutively activate the Hh signaling pathway. The pathological characteristics were verified by immunohistochemical analysis. Interestingly, BCC progress was greatly enhanced by the combined usage of lentiviral SmoA1 and shRNA targeting Chinese tree shrew p53. This work provides a useful animal model for further BCC studies and future drug discoveries.
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Carcinoma Basocelular/patología , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología , Tupaia , Animales , Carcinoma Basocelular/genética , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Ingeniería Genética , Humanos , Masculino , Mutación , Neoplasias Cutáneas/genética , Receptor Smoothened/genética , Receptor Smoothened/metabolismo , Cola (estructura animal)RESUMEN
Colon cancer (CC) is one of the major malignancies worldwide, whose pathogenesis is complex and requires the accumulated alteration of multiple genes and signaling pathways. Condensins are multi-protein complexes that play pivotal roles in chromosome assembly and segregation during mitosis, meiosis and even tumorigenesis. Using tissue microarrays by immunohistochemistry and hematoxylin-eosin staining, we found that non-SMC condensin I complex subunit H (NCAPH) in colon cancerous tissues was higher than that in all corresponding adjacent non-cancerous tissues. We then characterized the exact function of the NCAPH in CC. We provided evidences showing that NCAPH is highly expressed in colorectal cancer cell lines comparing with normal human colonic epithelial cells, and identified many NCAPH mutations in CC patients. We found that depletion of NCAPH inhibits CC cell proliferation, migration in vitro and xenograft tumor formation in vivo. Furthermore, NCAPH knockdown promotes cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase. Interestingly, the NCAPH high expression in tumor tissues of colon patients had a significantly better prognosis and survival rate than low-expression patients, suggesting that NCAPH high expression promotes colonic cancerous cell proliferation; on the other hand, it may also sensitize these cells responding to chemo- or radio-therapies. Collectively, these findings reveal an important role of NCAPH in CC, indicating that NCAPH could be used as a new therapeutic target in future.
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Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/metabolismo , Neoplasias del Colon/metabolismo , Neoplasias del Colon/patología , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Adenosina Trifosfatasas/metabolismo , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Apoptosis/fisiología , Carcinogénesis/metabolismo , Carcinogénesis/patología , Puntos de Control del Ciclo Celular/fisiología , Línea Celular , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/fisiología , Proteínas de Unión al ADN/metabolismo , Femenino , Puntos de Control de la Fase G2 del Ciclo Celular/fisiología , Humanos , Masculino , Meiosis/fisiología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Mitosis/fisiología , Complejos Multiproteicos/metabolismo , Pronóstico , Tasa de SupervivenciaRESUMEN
Heterogeneity in transcriptional data hampers the identification of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and understanding of cancer, essentially because current methods rely on cross-sample normalization and/or distribution assumption-both sensitive to heterogeneous values. Here, we developed a new method, Cross-Value Association Analysis (CVAA), which overcomes the limitation and is more robust to heterogeneous data than the other methods. Applying CVAA to a more complex pan-cancer dataset containing 5,540 transcriptomes discovered numerous new DEGs and many previously rarely explored pathways/processes; some of them were validated, both in vitro and in vivo, to be crucial in tumorigenesis, e.g., alcohol metabolism (ADH1B), chromosome remodeling (NCAPH) and complement system (Adipsin). Together, we present a sharper tool to navigate large-scale expression data and gain new mechanistic insights into tumorigenesis.
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Biología Computacional/métodos , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica/métodos , Genes Relacionados con las Neoplasias , Neoplasias/patología , HumanosRESUMEN
The snub-nosed monkey genus Rhinopithecus includes five closely related species distributed across altitudinal gradients from 800 to 4,500 m. Rhinopithecus bieti, Rhinopithecus roxellana, and Rhinopithecus strykeri inhabit high-altitude habitats, whereas Rhinopithecus brelichi and Rhinopithecus avunculus inhabit lowland regions. We report the de novo whole-genome sequence of R. bieti and genomic sequences for the four other species. Eight shared substitutions were found in six genes related to lung function, DNA repair, and angiogenesis in the high-altitude snub-nosed monkeys. Functional assays showed that the high-altitude variant of CDT1 (Ala537Val) renders cells more resistant to UV irradiation, and the high-altitude variants of RNASE4 (Asn89Lys and Thr128Ile) confer enhanced ability to induce endothelial tube formation in vitro. Genomic scans in the R. bieti and R. roxellana populations identified signatures of selection between and within populations at genes involved in functions relevant to high-altitude adaptation. These results provide valuable insights into the adaptation to high altitude in the snub-nosed monkeys.
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Adaptación Fisiológica/genética , Colobinae/genética , Marcadores Genéticos/genética , Genoma , Genómica/métodos , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Colobinae/clasificación , Filogenia , Homología de Secuencia de AminoácidoRESUMEN
The aim of the present study was to investigate the ultrastructural damage and the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in the rat adenohypophysis following pulsed electromagnetic wave (PEMW) exposure. The rats were randomly divided into four groups: Sham PEMW exposure, 1 x 10(4) pulses of PEMW exposure, 1 x 10(5) pulses of PEMW exposure and 3 x 10(5) pulses of PEMW exposure. Whole body radiation of 1 x 10(4) pulses, 1 x 10(5) pulses and 3 x 10(5) pulses of PEMW were delivered with a field strength of 100 kV/m. The rats in each group (n=6 in each) were sacrificed 12, 24, 48 and 96 h after PEMW exposure. Transmission electron microscopy was then used to detect the ultrastructural changes and immunocytochemistry was used to examine the expression of HSP70. Cellular damage, including mitochondrial vacuolation occurred as early as 12 h after PEMW exposure.More severe cellular damages, including cell degeneration and necrosis, occurred 24 and 48 h after PEMW exposure. The PEMW-induced cellular damage increased as the number of PEMW pulses increased. In addition, the expression of HSP70 significantly increased following PEMW exposure and peaked after 12 h. These findings suggested that PEMW induced ultrastructural damages in the rat adenohypophysis and that HSP70 may have contributed to the PEMW-induced adenohypophyseal damage.
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Proteínas HSP70 de Choque Térmico/análisis , Adenohipófisis/patología , Adenohipófisis/efectos de la radiación , Regulación hacia Arriba/efectos de la radiación , Animales , Radiación Electromagnética , Inmunohistoquímica , Masculino , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-DawleyRESUMEN
Ganoderma lingzhi is a valuable, edible and medicinal fungus that has been widely used for the prevention and treatment of a broad range of diseases. In this study, spirolingzhines A-D, four meroterpenoids with a spiro[benzofuran-2,10-cyclopentane] motif, lingzhines A-F, six meroterpenoids with diverse ring systems, along with two known compounds were isolated from the fruiting bodies of this fungus. The structures and stereochemistry of these substances were determined by using spectroscopic, X-ray crystallographic and computational methods. Chiral HPLC was used to separate (-)- and (+)-antipodes of seven of ten meroterpenoids, which were isolated from the fungus as racemic mixtures. Several of the metabolites were found to promote proliferation of neural stem cells (NSCs) and, as such, they constitute a class of NSC stimulators. The most potent member of this series, (-)-spirolingzhine A, was shown to affect NSC cell cycle progression using the 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation assay.
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Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Ganoderma/química , Células-Madre Neurales/efectos de los fármacos , Terpenos/aislamiento & purificación , Humanos , Estructura Molecular , Terpenos/química , Terpenos/farmacologíaRESUMEN
Alstoscholarisines A-E (1-5), five unprecedented monoterpenoid indole alkaloids with 6/5/6/6/6 fused-bridge rings, were isolated from Alstonia scholaris. They promoted adult neuronal stem cells (NSCs) proliferation significantly, in which the most active one (1) functioned from a concentration of 0.1 µg/mL in a dosage-dependent manner. Furthermore, 1 enhanced NSC sphere formation and neurogenic fate commitment through activation of a Wnt signaling pathway and promoted NSC differentiation but did not affect proliferation of neuroblastoma cells.
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Alstonia/química , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Compuestos Heterocíclicos de 4 o más Anillos/química , Compuestos Heterocíclicos de 4 o más Anillos/metabolismo , Alcaloides Indólicos/química , Indoles/química , Indoles/metabolismo , Células-Madre Neurales/química , Células-Madre Neurales/citología , Alcaloides de Triptamina Secologanina/química , Vía de Señalización Wnt/fisiología , Diferenciación Celular , Compuestos Heterocíclicos de 4 o más Anillos/aislamiento & purificación , Indoles/aislamiento & purificación , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Estructura Molecular , Células-Madre Neurales/metabolismo , Hojas de la Planta , Alcaloides de Triptamina Secologanina/aislamiento & purificación , Alcaloides de Triptamina Secologanina/metabolismo , Vía de Señalización Wnt/efectos de los fármacosRESUMEN
Animal models are indispensible in biomedical research and have made tremendous contributions to answer fundamental questions on human biology, disease mechanisms, and to the development of new drugs and diagnostic tools. Due to the limitations of rodent models in translational medicine, tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri chinensis), the closest relative of primates, have attracted increasing attention in modeling human diseases and therapeutic responses. Here we discuss the recent progress in tree shrew biology and the development of tree shrews as human disease models including infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, neurological and psychiatric diseases, and cancers. Meanwhile, the current problems and future perspectives of the tree shrew model are explored.
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Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Tupaiidae , Animales , Enfermedad/genética , Humanos , Terapéutica , Tupaiidae/clasificación , Tupaiidae/genéticaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic effect of type II early diabetic nephropathies intervened by acupoint thread embedding for strengthening spleen and benefiting kidney. METHODS: Sixty cases of type II early diabetic nephropathies were randomly divided into an acupoint thread embedding group and a routine therapy group, 30 cases in each group. In routine therapy group, western medicine routine therapy was applied to control blood sugar, blood pressure and blood lipid. In acupoint thread embedding group, besides the western medicine routine therapy, thread embedding intervention was given at Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Shenshu (BL 23) and Yishu (Extra) on both sides as main acupints, and the treatment course was 3 months. Urinary micro-albumin excretion (UAER), total score of TCM syndrome and monitor control indices (blood sugar, blood pressure, blood lipid, urea nitrogen and serum creatinine) in both groups were observed before and after treatment, and the therapeutic effects in both groups were compared. RESULTS: After treatment, the indices of UAER and total score of TCM syndrome were all reduced (P < 0.001, P < 0.01); the reduction in acupoint thread embedding group was more obvious (P < 0.01, P < 0.05); the total effective rate in acupoint thread embedding group was 76.7% (23/30), superior to that of 63.3% (19/30) in routine therapy group (P < 0.05). The blood sugar, blood pressure and blood lipid in both groups were remarkably improved (all P < 0.001) after treatment; the urea nitrogen and creatinine had no notable variation. CONCLUSION: Acupoint thread embedding combined with western medicine routine therapy can not only reduce the urinary micro-albumin excretion of type II early diabetic nephropathies, but also improve the Chinese medicine symptoms and the therapeutic effect is superior to that of simple western medicine routine therapy.
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Puntos de Acupuntura , Terapia por Acupuntura , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicaciones , Nefropatías Diabéticas/terapia , Anciano , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
The electroluminescence (EL) and photoluminescence of Si nanocrystals (Si-nc) from multilayered samples of Si/SiO are investigated. Si-nc are formed within Si and SiO layers after furnace annealing. It is found that the presence of Si interlayers creates extra carrier paths for EL emission. A comparative study is further performed on a multilayered Si/SiO sample and a single-layered one with Si and SiO homogeneously mixed. Both samples have the same ratio of Si to O and the same contents of Si and O. The multilayered sample is found to have higher EL intensity, less turn-on voltage, lower resistance, and higher current efficiency than the single-layered one. The results indicate that Si interlayers in Si/SiO may act as carrier channels, which promote carrier transport and enhance the EL emission of Si-nc.