POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
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2023
·Vol. 34
·期 7
·2369-2383
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IF 3.4
Lei Wang,Anduo Zhou,Chongshuai Chen,Xia Huang,Shanfeng Zhang,Junying Chen
Bioprinted scaffolds have broad applications in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. 3D bioprinting can prepare complex structures and shapes, and the fabrication of high-performance bioinks is the key to technological progress. This study selected gelatin, chitosan quaternary ammonium salt, and sodium cromoglycate as substrates to design and characterize two groups of hydrogel materials for bioprinting. Two hydrogels were prepared by extrusion bioprinting: Gel/HACC/DSCG hydrogel and GelMA/HACC-DSCG hydrogel. The physicochemical and liquid crystal properties of hydrogels were characterized. The effect of liquid crystal on cell proliferation and orientation was evaluated by culturing human umbilical vein endothelial cells. The Gel/HACC/DSCG hydrogels showed inducibility to orientated cell growth. The GelMA/HACC-DSCG hydrogels had lesser damaged cells and stronger mechanical strength and stability in printing, however, the liquid crystal properties were weakened, and the effect on cell growth orientation was not significant.
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TOXICOLOGY
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2022
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IF 4.571
Mingkang Zhang,Ruirui Cui,Yan Zhou,Yanrong Ma,Yongwen Jin,Xueyan Gou,Jinru Yang,Xin’an Wu
The accumulation of uric acid (UA) in the body can lead to the occurrence of hyperuricemia or uric acid nephropathy. Mast cells (MCs) increase oxidative stress and release renin to promote the production of Ang II. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of UA on MCs in rat kidneys and the association between MCs and renal injury . Our results show that UA accumulation in the kidney stimulated the degranulation of MCs and the release of renin to promote Ang II production, resulting in renal oxidative stress, mitochondrial structural damage, and microvascular system damage. The expression of urate-related transporters was regulated by the UA level and serum urinary toxins levels were substantially elevated in hyperuricemia. Administration of the MCs membrane stabilizer sodium cromoglycate (SCG) or the angiotensin receptor antagonist Valsartan decreased the production of renin and Ang II and relieved renal oxidative stress, mitigated mitochondrial structural damage and microvascular system damage, and promoted the excretion of UA and urinary toxins by increasing the expression of urate-related transporters. These results demonstrate that the accumulation of UA in the kidney can trigger the degranulation of MCs and promote the development of renal oxidative stress. Administration of SCG and Valsartan ameliorated UA-induced renal injury by inhibiting MCs degranulation and reducing renal oxidative stress by inhibiting renin and Ang II production and accelerating renal clearance of UA and uremic toxins .
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
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2023
·Vol. 24
·期 13
·10839
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IF 5.6
Mingkang Zhang,Ruirui Cui,Yan Zhou,Yanrong Ma,Yongwen Jin,Lina Wang,Wen Kou,Xin’an Wu
Renal fibrosis is relentlessly progressive and irreversible, and a life-threatening risk. With the continuous intake of a high-purine diet, hyperuricemia has become a health risk factor in addition to hyperglycemia, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Hyperuricemia is also an independent risk factor for renal interstitial fibrosis. Numerous studies have reported that increased mast cells (MCs) are closely associated with kidney injury induced by different triggering factors. This study investigated the effect of MCs on renal injury in rats caused by hyperuricemia and the relationship between MCs and renal fibrosis. Our results reveal that hyperuricemia contributes to renal injury, with a significant increase in renal MCs, leading to renal fibrosis, mitochondrial structural disorders, and oxidative stress damage. The administration of the MCs membrane stabilizer, sodium cromoglycate (SCG), decreased the expression of SCF/c-kit, reduced the expression of α-SMA, MMP2, and inhibited the TGF-β1/Smad2/3 pathway, thereby alleviating renal fibrosis. Additionally, SCG reduced renal oxidative stress and mitigated mitochondrial structural damage by inhibiting Ang II production and increasing renal GSH, GSH-Px, and GR levels. Collectively, the recruitment of MCs, activation of the TGF-β1/Smad2/3 pathway, and Ang II production drive renal oxidative stress, ultimately promoting the progression of renal fibrosis in hyperuricemic rats.Keywords:hyperuricemia;renal fibrosis;mast cells;TGF-β1/Smad2/3 pathway;oxidative stress
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Frontiers in Neuroscience
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2022
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IF 5.152
Xiaojun Zhang,Wensi Wu,Zhenzhen Zheng,Liang Li,Junjun Chen,Junying Zhong,Le Zhao,Jiawei Chen,Zhi Wang,Fanqing Meng
Background: Prolonged exposure to general anesthesia (GA) results in long-lasting cognitive impairment, especially during critical stages of brain development. An exaggerated neuroinflammation induced by anesthesia is generally considered to be a key cause of cognitive impairment. Materials and methods: Postnatal day 7 (PND 7) mice were exposed to GA by isoflurane inhalation for 6 h or mock anesthesia. Disodium cromoglycate (DSCG) was intraperitoneally injected daily for 2 weeks, beginning from 30 min before anesthesia. The post-anesthesia evaluation included behavioral tests, toluidine blue staining, immunofluorescence and western blot. Results: Our results demonstrated the long-term cognition were impaired after 6 h GA exposure in neonatal mice. DSCG treatment ameliorated early mast cells (MCs) degranulation and mast cell tryptase (MCT) expression, which helps to attenuate subsequent neuroinflammation, activation of microglia and astrocytes, and damage to oligodendrocytes and synapses to improve cognitive impairment. Conclusion: Disodium cromoglycate could effectively improve long-term cognitive impairment after GA exposure in neonatal mice.
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TOXICOLOGY LETTERS
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2022
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Yan Zhou,Mengmeng Wei,Mingkang Zhang,Jianping Zhang,Fabing Tang,Xin’an Wu
Organic anion transporters 1 (OAT1) and OAT3 are responsible for transporting adefovir (ADV) into renal tubular epithelial cells. Our previous research found that ADV accumulated in the renal interstitium and caused renal interstitial fibrosis when Oat1/3 were inhibited by OATs inhibitor probenecid for long-term. Mast cells (MCs) in the interstitial space are considered to be key drivers of renal fibrosis. The current work investigated the effect of ADV on MCs in vitro and during the development of interstitial fibrosis in rats. Results indicate that ADV triggers chymase release from cultured RBL-2H3 mast cells in a time-and concentration-dependent manner. Angiotensin II (Ang II) in renal interstitium is generated mainly by chymase, renin and other products released from MCs, and has a direct effect on fibrosis through the angiotensin receptor. The concentrations of Ang II and fibrosis was significantly increased after administration of ADV alone or with probenecid for 4 weeks. The MCs membrane stabilizer sodium cromoglycate (SCG) and the angiotensin receptor antagonist Valsartan (VAL) could ameliorate ADV-induced nephrotoxicity. Additionally, SCG or VAL could reduce the accumulation of ADV in the renal interstitium by upregulating the expression of Oat1/3 and multidrug resistance-associated protein 4. Therefore, ADV accumulation in the renal interstitium could promote the degranulation of interstitial MCs and drive the development of renal fibrosis. SCG or VAL could ameliorate ADV-associated fibrosis by decreasing degranulation of MCs and accelerating renal clearance of ADV.
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Food & Function
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2024
·Vol. 15
·期 11
·5895-5907
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Jun Zhang,Qingmei Liu,Fudie Gu,Yan Li,Huiying Chen,Meng Liu,Yu Zhou,Hong Liu,Xiaofeng Wei,Guangming Liu
In order to explore the in vivo anti-food allergy activity of Lactobacillus sakei subsp. sakei-fermented Eucheuma spinosum polysaccharides F1-ESP-3, an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced food allergy mouse model was established by ascites immunization and gavage. The weight, temperature, incidence of diarrhea, levels of allergic mediators and inflammatory factors in the serum of mice were analyzed. We analyzed the differentiation of mouse spleen lymphocytes and the proportion of sensitized mast cells by flow cytometry. The intestinal barrier status of mice was analyzed by intestinal pathological tissue sections and microbiota sequencing. The results showed that F1-ESP-3 could alleviate the food allergy symptoms of mice, such as hypothermia and loose stool; levels of OVA-specific immunoglobulin E, mast cell protease and histamine in the serum of sensitized mice and the proportion of dendritic cells and mast cells in mouse spleen were significantly reduced; in addition, F1-ESP-3 may protect the intestinal barrier and further improve the intestinal microenvironment of food-allergic mice by regulating the abundance of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes. F1-ESP-3 can further improve the intestinal microenvironment of food-allergic mice by upregulating the levels of Lachnospiraceae, and may affect the signal pathways such as NOD-like receptor, MAPK, I kappa B and antigen processing and presentation.
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MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY
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2024
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Mingkang Zhang,Jinru Yang,Yufan Yuan,Yan Zhou,Yazhi Wang,Ruirui Cui,Yimai Maliu,Fen Xu,Xin’an Wu
Liver diseases caused by viral infections, alcoholism, drugs, or chemical poisons are a significant health problem: Liver diseases are a leading contributor to mortality, with approximately 2 million deaths per year worldwide. Liver fibrosis, as a common liver disease characterized by excessive collagen deposition, is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and there is no effective treatment. Numerous studies have shown that the accumulation of mast cells (MCs) in the liver is closely associated with liver injury caused by a variety of factors. This study investigated the relationship between MCs and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver fibrosis in rats and the effects of the MC stabilizers sodium cromoglycate (SGC) and ketotifen (KET) on CCl4-induced liver fibrosis. The results showed that MCs were recruited or activated during CCl4-induced liver fibrosis. Coadministration of SCG or KET alleviated the liver fibrosis by decreasing SCF/c-kit expression, inhibiting the TGF-β1/Smad2/3 pathway, depressing the HIF-1a/VEGF pathway, activating Nrf2/HO-1 pathway, and increasing the hepatic levels of GSH, GSH-Px, and GR, thereby reducing hepatic oxidative stress. Collectively, recruitment or activation of MCs is linked to liver fibrosis and the stabilization of MCs may provide a new approach to the prevention of liver fibrosis.
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