Le dioxyde de carbone (CO2) est une molécule bien connue pour son impact environnemental et son origine anthropique. L'augmentation de sa concentration est en partie responsable du réchauffement climatique. Cependant, elle présente pour les scientifiques un fort potentiel. C'est une source de carbone abondante, renouvelable, non toxique, non corrosive et non inflammable. A l'échelle industrielle, un nombre important de synthèses peut se faire grâce à cette brique moléculaire et donc représente un intérêt économique croissant. Dans ce travail de thèse, nous aborderons la synthèse de carbonates cycliques par couplage d'époxydes avec du CO2. Nous verrons plus particulièrement de nouveaux systèmes catalytiques de symétrie C3 capables de réaliser ce couplage. D’un côté, nous verrons des systèmes catalytiques bi-composants basés sur des sels d’ammonium et des complexes métalliques dérivés de ligands tétra-azotés. D’un autre côté, nous étudierons l’influence de l’immobilisation de catalyseurs monocomposants, les azaphosphatranes, et ses implications en terme de réactivité catalytique / Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a small molecule well-known for its environmental impact and its anthropogenic origin. Increasing its concentration is partly responsible for global warming. However, it has a great potential for scientists. It is an abundant, renewable, non-toxic, non-corrosive, non-flammable carbon source. On the industrial scale, an important number of syntheses can be established thanks to this building block and therefore represents an increasing economic interest. In this thesis, we will discuss the synthesis of cyclic carbonates by coupling epoxides with CO2. We will see in particular new C3-symmetry catalytic systems capable of performing this coupling. The first two parts will deal with bi-component catalytic systems based on ammonium salts and metal complexes derived from N4-tetradentate ligands. Then, we will study the influence of the immobilization of mono-component azaphosphatrane catalysts on catalytic activity

Ce travail présente la mise en œuvre du test par faisceau laser TPA pour l’étude de la sensibilité au phénomène SEB dans les diodes schottky en carbure de silicium. Le contexte de l’étude est décrit par un état de l’art du SEB sur les MOSFETs et Diodes en Silicium et en carbure de silicium. Une étude technologique et structurelle des composants en SiC a permis de dégager les avantages du SiC par rapport au Si conventionnel et a permis d’analyser les dégâts causés par le faisceau TPA. L’utilisation du montage expérimental sur la plateforme ATLAS dédié spécifiquement au test de matériaux à grand gap a permis de mettre en place une méthodologie de test sur des diodes schottky en SiC. L’efficacité de cette méthodologie est prouvée par l’obtention de résultats expérimentaux très originaux. La susceptibilité au SEB induit par la technique laser TPA a été démontrée. Les mesures SOA ont permis d’évaluer la robustesse des diodes schottky SiC face aux événements singuliers. Une modélisation analytique a été menée afin de comprendre la cause du mécanisme du SEB et la localisation des défauts induits par le faisceau TPA. / This work presents the implementation of the TPA laser beam testing to study the SEB phenomenon in silicon carbide Schottky diodes. The context of the study is described by a state of the art of SEB on Si and SiC MOSFETs and Diodes. Technological and structural study of SiC components has identified the benefits of SiC compared to conventional Si and permits to analyze the damage caused by the TPA beam. Using the experimental setup of the ATLAS platform dedicated specifically to test large gap materials has set up a test methodology on SiC Schottky diodes. The effectiveness of this methodology is demonstrated by obtaining original experimental results. Susceptibility to SEB induced by TPA laser technique has been demonstrated. SOA measurements were used to assess the robustness of SiC Schottky diodes to single event effects.An analytical modeling was conducted to understand the cause of the SEB mechanism and the location of defects induced by the TPA beam.

La problématique liée au bruit des motoneiges est un enjeu important dans l’industrie des véhicules récréatifs. Il est donc nécessaire de trouver de nouvelles solutions technologiques qui permettront de concevoir des motoneiges plus silencieuses. La suspension arrière est un élément contribuant aux transferts des vibrations du véhicule qui, par la suite, peuvent créer un rayonnement sonore. Pour identifier les chemins de transfert vibroacoustique une méthodologie type TPA (Transfer Path Analysis) et OTPA (Operational Transfer Path Analysis) est mise en place. Cela consiste à utiliser des procédés expérimentaux pour obtenir une modélisation matricielle vibroacoustique de la suspension. Les résultats obtenus seront ensuite validés expérimentalement et permettront de proposer des solutions technologiques qui pourront être intégrées sur les nouveaux prototypes de motoneige.

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Mammalian circadian rhythms are controlled by a clock located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). The mechanisms through which light phase-shifts the SCN circadian clock are similar to those underlying memory formation and long-term potentiation (LTP). Several secreted proteins, including tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA), plasminogen, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), have been implicated in this process. These same proteins are important for photic phase-shifts of the SCN circadian clock. Early night glutamate application to SCN containing brain slices resets the circadian clock. Our experiments find that the endogenous tPA inhibitor, plasminogen activator inhibitor 1(PAI-1), blocked these shifts in slices from wildtype mice but not mice lacking its stabilizing protein, vitronectin (VN). Plasmin, but not plasminogen, prevented inhibition by PAI-1. Both plasmin and active BDNF reversed alpha2-antiplasmin inhibition of glutamate-induced shifts. alpha2-Antiplasmin decreased the conversion of inactive to active BDNF in the SCN. Both tPA and BDNF allowed daytime glutamate-induced phase-resetting. Together, these data are the first to demonstrate expression of these proteases in the SCN, their involvement in modulating photic phase-shifts, and their activation of BDNF in the SCN, a potential ‘gating’ mechanism for photic phase-resetting. Using western-blot analyses of SCN tissue maintained in vitro, we find higher tPA, plasmin and mBDNF levels in the SCN at night vs. the day. Also, in vitro glutamate treatment of SCN tissue during early night increases tPA levels to ~2.5 times control levels, while similar treatments during late night and mid-day do not alter tPA expression. Glutamate treatment in the early night does not alter PAI-1, plasmin and BDNF levels. Co-treatment with glutamate and PAI-1 decreases plasmin levels (vs. glutamate treatment alone), while co-treatment with glutamate and alpha2-antiplasmin decreases the amount of pro- and mBDNF in the SCN relative to glutamate treatment alone. We also show that mBDNF levels are significantly lower in tPA knockout mice during both day and night. Together, these results support circadian clock modulation of BDNF and fibrinolytic protein levels in the SCN. They also suggest that glutamate modulates tPA expression in the SCN, while tPA and plasmin modulate BDNF expression.

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The diploma thesis deals with statistical comparison of the textural properties of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) ? (hardness, springiness, cohesiveness, chewiness) were kept during the experiment at store?ponds in Trebon. Carps in each pond were fed with triticale or modified form of triticale (not processed, pressed, crushed, not processed cooked at 120 °C and 100 °C and pressed at 120 °C) and one control pond with fish. After the experiment the fish were killed, and the recovery factor was esteblished. The fillets were obtained from samples of muscle precisely in a defined way, and property values texture by TPA (Texture profile analyst) was found. The results show that all four monitored mechanical properties of textures, reach the highest values of control (hardness: 4,756 kg, springiness: 0.689, cohesiveness: 0.788 and chewiness: 2,585 kg), and the lowest textural properties were observed in triticale, not processed, heat- prepared at 120 °C: hardness: 3,259 kg, springiness: 0.646 and chewiness: 1,579 kg, and cohesiveness was lowest in triticale not processed cooked at 120°C: 0.733. Only samples pressed at 120 °C and not processed triticale were statistically significanty different from the others in parameter of hardness. Triticale pressed at 120 °C were statisticanty different from not processed, pressed triticale and control in parameter of cohesiveness. Triticale samples pressed at 120 °C and not processed at 120 °C significantly were different from the others and triticale pressed from controlwere diferrent too. In springiness parameter, there was no statistically significant difference. Was used significancy level p=0.01.

La neuroinflammation est un dénominateur commun de plusieurs troubles du système nerveux central. Les réactions inflammatoires sont souvent médiées par plusieurs voies de signalisation qui conduisent à l'ouverture de la barrière hémato-encéphalique. L'activateur tissulaire du plasminogène (tPA) est une serine protéase qui induit l'ouverture de la barrière hémato-encéphalique. Au cours des dernières années, il a également été montré que les récepteurs NMDA situés dans les cellules endothéliales peuvent jouer un rôle crucial dans la propagation de la réaction inflammatoire.Mon travail au cours de ma thèse a mis l'accent sur la découverte des mécanismes par lesquels le récepteur NMDA effectue une médiation de l'ouverture de la barrière hémato-encéphalique induite par le TPA. Dans notre première étude, nous montrons que les récepteurs NMDA endothéliaux sont des cibles thérapeutiques potentielles pour prévenir l'infiltration et l'inflammation des cellules immunitaires médiées par l'EAE. Nous montrons que l'anticorps monoclonal du récepteur NMDA spécifique à la souris, le Glunomab, pourrait protéger la barrière de la moelle épinière de dommages inflammatoires. Nous montrons également que les récepteurs NMDA sont exprimés en étroite association avec les protéines de jonction serrées dans les cellules endothéliales cérébrales. Dans notre deuxième étude, nous montrons pour la première fois que les récepteurs NMDA neuroendothéliaux peuvent présenter une action métabotropique lors de l'inflammation. Nous soulignons également que ces récepteurs sont en effet des récepteurs NMDA non conventionnels exprimant la sous unité GluN3A. En outre, nous rapportons que le tPA accélère l'ouverture de la barrière hémato-encéphalique en présence d'une agoniste rare de la glycine par un mécanisme dépendant de l'activation de RhoA. Les résultats de mon projet apportent une nouvelle vision du rôle des récepteurs NMDA métabotropiques dans les cellules endothéliales cérébrales. En outre, il fournit également des détails plus précis sur l'ouverture de la barrière hémato-encéphalique via l’activateur tissulaire du plasminogène. / Neuroinflammation is a common denominator of several central nervous system disorders. Inflammatory reactions are often mediated by several signaling pathways which lead to the opening of the blood brain barrier. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is a serine protease induces opening of the blood brain barrier. In recent years, it has also been shown that NMDA receptors located in endothelial cells can play a crucial role in propagation of inflammatory reaction. My doctoral study focused on the finding the underlying mechanisms of action(s) by which NMDA receptor mediates tPA induced opening of the blood brain barrier. In our first study we show that endothelial NMDA receptors are potential therapeutic targets to prevent EAE mediated immune cell infiltration and inflammation. We show that NMDA receptor specific mouse monoclonal antibody Glunomab could prevent the brain spinal cord barrier from inflammatory damage. We also show that NMDA receptors are expressed in close association of tight junction proteins in cerebral endothelial cells. In our second study, we show for the first time that, neuroendothelial NMDA receptors can exhibit metabotropic mode of action during inflammation. We also highlight that these receptors are indeed GluN3A expressing non-conventional NMDA receptors. In addition, we report that tPA accelerates the opening of blood brain barrier in presence of an uncommon agonist glycine by RhoA activation dependent mechanism.My project results provide a nouvelle insight for the role of metabotropic NMDA receptors in cerebral endothelial cells. In addition it also provides more precise details of blood brain barrier opening mediated by tissue plasminogen activator.

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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / A Fisalina E (FIS E), isolada das partes aÃreas da Physalis angulata (Solanaceae), foi avaliada em modelos de dermatite de contato induzida por 12-O-tetradecanoilforbol-13-acetato (TPA) e por oxazolona (OXA) em camundongos. A dermatite de contato irritativa aguda foi induzida pela administraÃÃo tÃpica de TPA (2,5μg/orelha) e avaliada apÃs 4h. A FIS E(0,125;0,25 e 0,5 mg/orelha,por via tÃpica) reduziu de forma significativa o edema de orelha induzido por TPA em 33,1; 38,7; 39%, respectivamente, e dexametasona(0,05 mg/orelha,por via tÃpica) reduziu em 95,2%. Nas mesmas doses, a FIS E assim como a Dexa, reduziram em 45,7; 52,5; 67,6 e 83,4 %, respectivamente, a atividade da mieloperoxidase (MPO) tecidual. FIS E (3, 10 e 30 mg/kg,por via oral) e Dexa (1mg/kg,por via oral) reduziram o edema de orelha em 34,8; 40,7, 47,3 e 46,6% respectivamente. Nas mesmas doses, a FIS E assim como a Dexa, reduziram em 39,3; 46,7 e 54,3 e 81,7 %, respectivamente, a atividade da mieloperoxidase (MPO) tecidual. A FIS E (0.5 mg/orelha) foi capaz de reduzir os nÃveis teciduais de TNF-α de 8,711.18 pg/ml (veÃculo) para 2,950.81 pg/ml e a dexametasona (0,05 mg/orelha) para 2,350.94 pg/ml, representando uma reduÃÃo de 66,2 e de 73 %, respectivamente. A administraÃÃo de Mifepristone (25 mg/kg,s.c), antagonista esteroidal, reverteu os efeitos da FIS E e da Dexa, por via oral e tÃpica, sobre a reduÃÃo do edema, atividade da mieloperoxidase e nÃveis de TNF-α. Na marcaÃÃo imunohistoquÃmica para TNF-α e NF-κB, a FIS E (0,5 mg/orelha) e a dexametasona (0,05 mg/orelha) reduziram a intensidade de marcaÃÃo do TNF-α e NF-κB, e o Mifepristone, reverteu esse efeito. A aÃÃo antiinflamatÃria da FIS E no modelo da dermatite aguda induzida por TPA foi confirmada pelos achados histopatolÃgicos, com a reduÃÃo do edema, infiltrado inflamatÃrio de mono e polimorfonucleares. Na dermatite crÃnica foi induzida pela aplicaÃÃo tÃpica de 20 Âl de uma soluÃÃo de TPA (2,5Âg/orelha) em dias alternados durante 10 dias, a FIS E, por via tÃpica, nas doses 0,125; 0,25 e 0,5 mg/orelha, reduziu, de forma significativa, o edema de orelha, em 19, 23 e 30,3%, respectivamente, enquanto a Dexa (0,05mg/orelha) reduziu em 32,6 %. FIS E (0,125;0,25 e 0,5 mg/orelha,por via tÃpica) e a Dexa(0,05mg/orelha) reduziram a atividade tecidual da MPO em 30; 38,8; 50,8 e 56,6%, respectivamente. A administraÃÃo oral da FIS E (3, 10 e 30 mg/kg), reduziu, de forma significativa, o edema de orelha crÃnico, em 8; 14,8; 17 %, respectivamente, e a Dexa (1 mg/kg) reduziu em 20,7 %.Nas mesmas doses, a FIS E e a Dexa reduziram a atividade da MPO em 43,1; 54,5 ;59,3 e 65 %,respectivamente. O modelo de dermatite de contato induzida por oxazolona (OXA, 1%/orelha), provocou uma hiperplasia epidÃrmica onde o INF-γ teve papel crucial. A FIS E, por via oral e tÃpica, reduziu de forma significativa, a hiperplasia epidÃrmica do 7Â ao 19Â dia de observaÃÃo. A FIS E (0.5 mg/orelha, por via tÃpica) diminuiu os nÃveis de IFN-γ em 43,5% e a Dexa (0.05 mg/orelha, via tÃpica) em 37,5%.Os resultados encontrados, comprovados pelo estudo histolÃgico, demonstram o efeito antiinflamatÃrio da Fisalina no modelo de dermatite de contato alÃrgica crÃnica. ConcluÃmos que a Fisalina E demonstrou atividade antiinflamatÃria, por via tÃpica e oral, nos modelos de dermatite de contato induzida por TPA e oxazolona em camundongos, possivelmente atravÃs da interaÃÃo com receptores de glicocorticÃides. / The physalin E (PHY E), isolated from the aerial parts of Physalis angulata (Solanaceae), was assessed in models of contact dermatitis induced by 13-acetate-12-o-tetradecanoyl-phorbol (TPA) and oxazolone (OXA) in mice. The irritant contact dermatitis was induced by acute topical administration of TPA (2,5 mg/ear) and evaluated after 4h. The PHY E topically applied to ear at 0,125;0,25 and 0,5 mg/ear and dexamethasone (Dexa), topically, a dose of 0,05 mg/ear, reduced significantly the edema ear induced by TPA in 33,1; 38,7; 39 and 95,2%, respectively. In the same doses, PHY E as well as Dexa, reduced by 45,7; 52,5; 67,6 and 83,4%, respectively, the activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO) in tissue. Oral administration of PHY E (3,10 and 30 mg/kg) and DEXA (1 mg/kg) decreased the ear edema by 34,8; 40,7;47,3 and 46,6% respectively. The same doses, PHY E as well as Dexa, reduced by 39,3; 46,7;54,3% and 81,7%, respectively, the activity of myeloperoxidase (MPO) tissue. The PHY E (0,5 mg/ear) was able to reduce the tissue levels of TNF-α of 8,711.18 pg/ml (vehicle) to 2,950.81 pg/ml and dexamethasone (0,05 mg/ear) to 2,350.94 pg/ml, showing a reduction of 66.2 and 73%, respectively.The administration of mifepristone (25 mg/kg,sc),a steroid antagonist, reversed the effects of PHY E and Dexa, orally and topically, on reducing the edema,myeloperoxidase activity and levels of TNF-α. In the immunohistochemical analysis for TNF-α and NF-κB, PHY E (0,5 mg/ear) and dexamethasone (0,05 mg/ear) reduced the intensity of marking the TNF-α and NF-κB, and mifepristone reversed this effect. The anti-inflammatory action of the PHY E in the model of the dermatitis TPA-induced were confirmed by histopathological findings, with the reduction of edema and inflammatory infiltration of mono and polymorphonuclear. The chronic dermatitis was induced by application of 20 Âl solution of TPA (2,5 mg/ear) was applied topically every other day for 10 days, PHY E topically applied (0,125, 0,25 and 0,5 mg/ear) reduced significantly the edema of the ear, 19; 23; 30,3%,and Dexa (0,05 mg/ear) decreased by 32,6%.In the same doses, PHY E and Dexa reduced tissue activity of MPO in 30; 38,8;50,8 and 56,6%, respectively. Oral administration. PHY E (3, 10 and 30 mg/kg) reduced significantly the ear edema chronic in 8, 14,8 and 17%, respectively, and Dexa (1 mg/kg) reduced in 20.7%. In the same doses,PHY E and Dexa reduced activity of MPO in 43.1, 54.5, 59.3 and 65% respectively The model of contact dermatitis induced by oxazolone (OXA, 1%/ear) caused an epidermal hyperplasia where the INF-γ played crucial role. PHY E oral and topical, has significantly reduced the epidermal hyperplasia of 7 th to 19 th day of observation Physalin E (0,5 mg/ear topically) decreased levels of IFN-γ in 43,5% and Dexa (0,05 mg/ear topically) to 37,5% when compared to vehicle. Our results, as evidenced by histological study, demonstrate the anti-inflammatory effect of physalin in the model of contact dermatitis allergic. In conclusion, the results obtained showed that PHY E presented anti-inflammatory activity either when was used by oral and topical route in the models of contact dermatitis TPA and Oxazolone-induced in mice, possible trought the interaction with glucocorticoids receptors.