Cell Death & Disease
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2020
·Vol. 11
·期 5
·1-12
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IF 6.304
Ye Shuangyan,Xu Pengfei,Huang Mengqiu,Chen Xi,Zeng Sisi,Wang Qianli,Chen Jianping,Li Keyi,Gao Wenwen,Liu Ruiyuan,Liu Jingxian,Shao Yihao,Zhang Hui,Xu Yang,Zhang Qianbing,Zhong Zhuo,Wei Zibo,Wang Jiale,Hao Bingtao,Huang Wenhua,Liu Qiuzhen
Tempol (4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl, TPL), a nitroxide compound, inhibits proliferation and increases the vulnerability of cancer cells to apoptosis induced by cytotoxic agents. However, the molecular mechanism of TPL inhibiting cancer cell proliferation has not been fully understood. In this study, we evaluated the metabolic effect of TPL on cancer cells and explored its cancer therapeutic potential. Extracellular flow assays showed that TPL inhibited cellular basal and maximal oxygen consumption rates of mitochondrial. 13 C metabolic flux analysis showed that TPL treatment had minimal effect on glycolysis. However, we found that TPL inhibits glutamine metabolism by interfering with the oxidative tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) process and reductive glutamine process. We found that the inhibitory effect of TPL on metabolism occurs mainly on the step from citrate to α-ketoglutarate or vice versa. We also found that activity of isocitrate dehydrogenase IDH1 and IDH2, the key enzymes in TCA, were inhibited by TPL treatment. In xenograft mouse model, TPL treatment reduced tumor growth by inhibiting cellular proliferation of xenograft tumors. Thus, we provided a mechanism of TPL inhibiting cancer cell proliferation by interfering with glutamine utilization that is important for survival and proliferation of cancer cells. The study may help the development of a therapeutic strategy of TPL combined with other anticancer medicines.
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癌症生物学
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代谢生物学
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药理学
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Bioactive Materials
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2022
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IF 16.874
Rui Wang,Jian Lu,Jiasheng Yin,Han Chen,Hongmei Liu,Fei Xu,Tongtong Zang,Rende Xu,Chenguang Li,Yizhe Wu,Qilin Wu,Xiang Fei,Meifang Zhu,Li Shen,Junbo Ge
An increased level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays a major role in endothelial dysfunction and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation during in-stent thrombosis and restenosis after coronary artery stenting. Herein, we report an electrospun core-shell nanofiber coloaded with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl (TEMPOL) and rapamycin (RAPA) that correspondingly serves as an ROS scavenger and VSMC inhibitor. This system has the potential to improve the biocompatibility of current drug-eluting stent (DES) coatings with the long-term and continuous release of TEMPOL and rapamycin. Moreover, the RAPA/TEMPOL-loaded membrane selectively inhibited the proliferation of VSMCs while sparing endothelial cells (ECs). This membrane demonstrated superior ROS-scavenging, anti-inflammatory and antithrombogenic effects in ECs. In addition, the membrane could maintain the contractile phenotype and mitigate platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB)-induced proliferation of VSMCs. In vivo results further revealed that the RAPA/TEMPOL-loaded covered stents promoted rapid restoration of vascular endothelium compared with DES and persistently impeded inflammation and neointimal hyperplasia in porcine models.
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药学
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心脏病学
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Journal of Energy Storage
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2023
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IF 9.4
Qinzheng Hu,Shuzhen Cui,Kanjun Sun,Xiuting Shi,Wenxing Miao,Xiangbing Wang,Hui Peng,Guofu Ma
In recent years, the research focus of flexible supercapacitor is to improve its energy density . The recently reported improved energy storage method is to introducing suitable redox-additive in gel electrolytes to enhance their redox-activity. Herein, a novel stretchable, redox-active and double-network 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxy-containing polyacrylamide/alginate/H 2 SO 4 (PAM/SA/H 2 SO 4 /TEMPOL) hydrogel electrolyte is prepared by radical cross-linking polymerization and solvent displacement process. The PAM/SA/H 2 SO 4 /TEMPOL hydrogel possesses superior stretchability (750 %) because of the electrostatic interactions between the -NH 3+ groups of the PAM and the -COO − groups of SA . In addition, the introduction of the TEMPOL additive into PAM/SA/H 2 SO 4 /TEMPOL hydrogel electrolyte of flexible EDLC can gain a high specific capacitance (386 F g −1 ) and high energy density of 24.5 Wh kg −1 , which is due to dual redox reactions both positive/negative electrode. This study provides a new strategy for designing a multifunctional redox hydrogel electrolyte.
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电化学
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能源存储
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VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
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2026
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Leyu Hu,Lexi Gao,Xingwei Fu,Zesheng Rong,Yue Cheng,Yuhan Hou,Lu Han,Xin Ran,Guiwen Guan,Ting Zhou,Lingling Chang,Xiaomin Zhao,Qian Du,Yong Huang,Dewen Tong,Mingjun Zhu
PEDV infection induces intracellular iron accumulation in host cells. • Iron promotes CoV replication by enhancing Fe-S cluster-dependent RdRp activity. • TEMPOL suppresses CoV replication by disrupting viral Fe-S cluster integrity. • TEMPOL exhibits broad-spectrum anti-CoV activity in vitro and in vivo. • TEMPOL effectively counteracts iron-exacerbated viral pathogenesis in vivo. Coronaviruses (CoVs) can cause severe respiratory and enteric diseases, posing major threats to human health and the livestock industry. However, the host metabolic mechanisms underlying viral replication remain unclear. Using porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) as the primary model, this study investigated the role of iron metabolism in CoV replication and its mechanisms. Our results showed that PEDV infection markedly induced intracellular iron accumulation, while exogenous iron supplementation enhanced viral replication and iron chelation suppressed it. Mechanistically, iron enhances viral replication by promoting the formation of iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters, essential cofactors for the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). Based on these findings, we further evaluated the antiviral activity of TEMPOL, a small molecule targeting viral Fe-S clusters. TEMPOL reduced RdRp activity and effectively inhibited PEDV replication. Moreover, TEMPOL exhibited broad-spectrum antiviral activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), and porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV). Importantly, TEMPOL effectively reversed FAC-promoted viral pathogenesis, alleviating tissue lesions and clinical symptoms across multiple CoV animal models. Collectively, this study reveals a key role of iron metabolism in CoV replication and suggests that targeting viral Fe-S clusters may provide a novel strategy for anti-CoV therapy against diverse CoVs.
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RSC Advances
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 24
·16211-16221
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IF 3.9
Chunxiao Wang,Ruifu Zhao,Zhen Wang,Tingting Xu,Peng Huang
Atherosclerosis (AS), a chronic inflammatory disease, is the leading cause of death worldwide. Anti-oxidative therapy has been developed for AS therapy in light of the critical role of ROS in pathogenesis of AS, but current anti-oxidants have exhibited limited outcomes in the clinic. Herein, new ROS-eliminating liposome-like NPs (Tempol-Lips) were assembled from synthetic lipids that covalently conjugated two Tempol molecules with phosphatidylcholine by esterification reaction. The obtained Tempol-Lips can be efficiently internalized into inflammatory macrophages and attenuated inflammation via scavenging overproduced intracellular ROS. After i.v. administration, Tempol-Lips with nanoscale character accumulated in the plaques of ApoE−/− mice through passive targeting and significantly inhibited the pathogenesis of AS, compared with those treated with control drugs. The therapeutic benefits of Tempol-Lips primarily are ascribed to the reduced local and systematic oxidative stress and inflammation. Preliminary studies in vivo further demonstrated Tempol-Lips were safe and biocompatible after long-term i.v. injection. Conclusively, Tempol-Lips can be developed as a novel anti-AS nanotherapy with potential translation in the clinic.
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心血管疾病
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纳米医学
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分子生物学
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TOXICOLOGY LETTERS
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2019
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Lingmin Zhang,Qingqing Xia,Yingying Zhou,Jie Li
Excessive accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in retina plays an important role in tobacco smoking-associated age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Plenty of evidence has revealed that the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is the primary site of pathology in AMD. Our current study demonstrated that Cd induced apoptosis in a human RPE cell line ARPE-19 cells, as it dose-dependently caused cell viability loss and activated caspase-3. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) were confirmed to be important mediators for Cd-triggered cell death in ARPE-19 cells. We found that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress was activated as its marker BiP was remarkably upregulated by Cd-exposure. Whereas the antioxidants N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and Tempol significantly suppressed the expression of BiP and CHOP, suggesting that ROS generation is an early trigger of Cd-activated ER stress. Furthermore, we found that Cd-induced oxidative stress significantly increased autophagic flux and p62 expression. A temporal impact of Cd exposure is possibly existed in p62 expression in ARPE-19 cells. Moreover, an ER stress inhibitor salubrinal diminished Cd-induced LC3BII expression and attenuated cytotoxicity, indicating that ER stress mediates autophagy and was implicated in apoptosis of Cd-exposed ARPE-19 cells. However, CHOP expression may not exert impact on the regulation of Cd-caused autophagy. Additionally, inhibition of autophagy with si-Beclin 1 and 3-Methyladenine significantly ameliorated Cd-induced CHOP expression and cytotoxicity, indicating that autophagy was detrimental in Cd-accumulated ARPE-19 cells, and a positive feedback regulation mechanism may exist between Cd-triggered ER stress and autophagy. Taken together, these results suggest that Cd-caused ER stress and autophagy are implicated in RPE cell death associated retinopathies especially related to smoking.
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毒理学
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眼科学
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细胞生物学
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CARBON
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2025
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Yuxin Zheng,Kamile Arkin,Yuting Xu,Xue Jiang,Ning Xu,Qingkun Shang
In this paper, we successfully designed and constructed a ratiometric room temperature phosphorescent probe (CDs@SiO 2 –Rh6G) that can realize highly sensitive detection of nitrite in urine under the interference of ascorbic acid (AA) based on the triplet-to-singlet Fӧrster resonance energy transfer mechanism between silica-coated phosphorescent carbon dots and rhodamine 6G. This unique energy transfer mechanism is discussed in detail, and the interference of various factors on nitrite detection is systematically investigated. With the successful masking of AA by 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinooxy (4-OH-TEMPO), CDs@SiO 2 –Rh6G could accurately detect NO 2 − with a limit of detection (LOD) as low as 0.242 μmol/L, which is much lower than that of the commercially available urinary nitrite test paper. The probe was tested on real urine samples—human, dog, and cat urine—and the results were highly consistent with those obtained by ion chromatography, with spike recoveries ranging from 96.5 % to 105.3 %. Since the green and yellow luminescence of the probe is visible to the naked eye, a visual analysis method based on the RGB values of smartphones was developed. This study presents a new strategy for constructing ratiometric room temperature phosphorescent probes based on a unique TS-FRET mechanism. Meanwhile, this research not only overcomes the quantitative limitations of current test strip detection methods but also lays the foundation for developing more sensitive and accurate clinical diagnostic tools for urinary tract infections.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2025
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Qian Tang,Yixin Fan,Yin Zhu,Kai Wu,Jialin Song,Yuwei Sun,Yonghui Gao
The development of a catalyst with high efficiency and low metal leaching is highly essential for transition metal-based peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activators. In this study, a composite catalyst of CoFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles anchored on ZnO (CoFe 2 O 4 @ZnO) was successfully synthesized through coprecipitation coupled with calcination. Given that CoFe 2 O 4 and ZnO have opposing zeta potentials, their combination was strengthened by electrostatic forces. Moreover, the pH buffering environment provided by the ZnO carrier considerably reduced the degree of metal leaching; furthermore, the degree of aggregation of the CoFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles greatly decreased in the presence of ZnO, exposing more active sites for PMS activation. Consequently, a tetracycline (TC) removal rate of 96.5 % was achieved by CoFe 2 O 4 @ZnO within 10 min, with less than 0.5 % metal leaching, and the removal rates reached over 90 % over a wide range of pH values (3.0 11.0). Through the detection of reactive species, electrochemical analysis and comparison of catalyst components before and after the reaction, an activation mechanism for PMS mediated by CoFe 2 O 4 @ZnO was proposed, and SO 4 •− , 1 O 2 , and electron transfer played a dominant role in PMS activation for TC removal. HPLC MS analysis and density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed three main pathways for TC degradation, and the results of software prediction and hydroponic experiments with peas indicated a general reduction in the toxicity of intermediate products. This work provides valuable theoretical and technical insights into metal-based catalysts for PMS activation.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2026
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IF 5.4
Da Teng,Pengxiang Qiu,Yingying Xu,Chunjie Zhu,Xiu Zhang,Leyi Liu,Chen Wei,Yalin Yu,Ningxuan Xue,Xinyu Gai,Yiyang Chen,Siyue He,Guanjie Lin,Fengling Liu,Jiayu Gu,Shuai Zhang,Zhaobing Guo
Ferrate(VI) (Fe(VI)) is a powerful oxidant for wastewater treatment, but its use is hindered by electron transfer limitations. To address this, we designed a NiFe-layered double hydroxide-carbon nanotube (NiFe-LDH-CNT) hybrid photocatalyst. The design is based on the hypothesis that incorporating conductive CNTs can enhance interfacial charge-transfer capability, thereby promote Fe(VI) activation. Under visible light, this catalyst enhances Fe(VI) performance by facilitating the formation of reactive high-valent iron intermediates, accompanied by the generation of reactive oxygen species. Compared with pristine NiFe-LDH, the CNT-integrated composite exhibits improved charge separation and accelerated interfacial electron transport, resulting in enhanced pollutant degradation efficiency. In addition, the catalyst remains stable and effective over time, even in complex water environments. This approach offers a practical way to enhance Fe(VI)-based water treatment processes.
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Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2026
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Mengge Yan,Tingting Liu,Yushan Hu,Wenlong Bai,Mingfei Wei,Yuxuan Zhang,Xusheng He,Ru Li
This study successfully fabricated a WO 3 /ZnIn 2 S 4 (WO 3 /ZIS) composite photocatalyst via electrostatic self-assembly under acidic conditions (pH = 4.1). The effect of composite ratio on the material's structure and optoelectronic properties was systematically investigated using multiple characterization techniques, including XRD, SEM, TEM, BET, UV–Vis spectroscopy, and electrochemical measurements. Photocatalytic mechanism studies were conducted using fluvastatin as a model pharmaceutical pollutant. Results confirm the formation of a Z-scheme heterojunction in the WO 3 /ZIS composite. Increasing the proportion of ZnIn 2 S 4 during electrostatic self-assembly effectively enlarges the specific surface area, enhances visible-light absorption, and suppresses the recombination of photogenerated e − -h + pairs, thereby significantly improving photocatalytic performance. The WO 3 /ZIS-30 % composite material exhibited the most stable structure, the largest specific surface area, and the optimal light absorption capacity and charge carrier separation efficiency. Its degradation efficiency for fluvastatin reached 59.81 %, representing a 25.88 % improvement over WO 3 . Radical trapping experiments verify the simultaneous generation of ·OH and ·O 2 − radicals, and the concentrations of ·O 2 − and ·OH were 1.68 × 10 −5 mol/L and 1.61 × 10 −5 mol/Land their synergistic action considerably strengthens the oxidative power of the system. The Z-scheme heterojunction formed by electrostatic self-assembly facilitates spatial separation of photo generated charges and enables multi-radical oxidation, collectively boosting photocatalytic efficiency. This work provides a new strategy for designing highly efficient and stable photocatalysts suited for removing pharmaceutical contaminants from water.
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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2025
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Jiayu Gu,Mingzhou Wu,Linlin Wang,Fengling Liu,Suhao He,Minrui Ding,Yuye Yao,Neng Tao,Haitao Sha,Zhaobing Guo,Huimin Zhou,Pin Zhou,Pengxiang Qiu
Photocatalyst modification by energy level engineering is crucial for efficient free radical generation. Here, a novel strategy was employed to construct bromine-doped Bi 2 MoO 6 (BMO-Br) followed by an in-situ approach using Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the bromine (Br) precursor. The Br doping effectively modulated the energy band, increasing the oxygen vacancy concentration in Bi 2 MoO 6 . The modification significantly enhanced photoinduced charge separation and active free radical generation, leading to superior photocatalytic performance. The photocatalytic bacteriostatic and sulfamethazine (SM) degradation efficiency over BMO-Br-4 reached 100% and 70% within 60 min and 150 min, respectively. This work highlighted a facile yet effective strategy for tailoring the photocatalyst properties, demonstrating promising potential for various photocatalytic applications.
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Water
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2025
·Vol. 17
·期 9
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Xinyu Gai,Ningxuan Xue,Pengxiang Qiu,Yiyang Chen,Da Teng,Zhihui Zhang,Fengling Liu,Zhongyi Liu,Zhaobing Guo
Ferrate (Fe(VI)), an emerging green oxidant and disinfectant in water treatment, faces challenges due to its limited reaction efficiency stemming from a highly electron-deficient state. To address this, we designed NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxides (NiFe-LDHs) with different spin states to enhance electron transfer efficiency in Fe(VI)-mediated advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). We hypothesized that fine-tuning the spin state of NiFe-LDHs could optimize the balance between adsorption capabilities and electronic structure regulation. Our experiments revealed that intermediate-spin NiFeLDH-1, with a magnetic moment of 0.67 μB, exhibited the best catalytic performance, achieving 100% phenol removal. The NiFeLDH-x/Fe(VI) system demonstrated a significant synergistic enhancement in degradation efficiency. In addition, NiFeLDH-1 showed excellent performance in stability and continuous flow experiments. This study unveils a novel correlation between spin polarization and catalytic efficiency, offering insights into the optimization of electrocatalysts for Fe(VI)-mediated AOPs. The findings suggest that spin state modulation is a promising strategy to enhance the electrocatalytic activity and stability of non-noble metal catalysts.
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化学工程
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