HYDROMETALLURGY
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2024
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Lining Yu,Huazhen Cao,Huibin Zhang,Junfeng Kong,Weilun Qian,Anyang Tang,Wenyu Feng,Guoqu Zheng
Owing to the characteristics of mineral paragenesis (equilibrium sequence of mineral phases), the hydrochloric acid leach liquors of Sn ores and Sn-containing waste materials typically contain large amounts of Pb. In this study, barium sulfate coprecipitation was employed to efficiently remove Pb from a tin chloride solution. The lead removal efficiency, reaction mechanism, and limitations were investigated by varying the Cl − and SO 4 2− concentrations. The results showed that the structural formula of the precipitates was (Ba x Pb y )(SO 4 ) 2 (x + y = 2), and its solubility product was in the range of 1 × 10 −12 –1 × 10 −13 , indicating that Pb 2+ and Ba 2+ were more easily precipitated in the form of complex salts. In addition, thermodynamic analysis revealed that when the Cl − concentration was <1 mol/L in the Pb 2+ –Sn 2+ –Cl − –H 2 O system, [Pb 2+ ] and [PbCl + ] were the primary species. These positively charged species were readily adsorbed onto the surface of BaSO 4 via electrostatic forces, resulting in a significant increase in the Pb content of (Ba x Pb y )(SO 4 ) 2 . Therefore, the Pb removal efficiency significantly improved as Cl − concentration decreased. The lead removal mechanism involves a combination of adsorption and replacement processes. Based on the aforementioned fundamental study, a method involving dechlorination and coprecipitation was proposed to remove lead from an acid leaching solution of Kaldo slag. With the dechlorination via distillation, the Pb removal efficiency could reach 99.9% at 1 mol/L Cl − and 0.5 mol/L SO 4 2− .
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BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
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2024
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Jingmou Yu,Yifei Zhang,Meilin Xu,Dengzhao Jiang,Wenbo Liu,Hongguang Jin,Pu Chen,Jing Xu,Lei Zhang
Herein, we constructed innovative reduction-sensitive and targeted gelatin-based micelles for doxorubicin (DOX) delivery in tumor therapy. AS1411 aptamer-modified gelatin-ss-tocopherol succinate (AGSST) and the control GSST without AS1411 modification were synthesized and characterized. Antitumor drug DOX-containing AGSST (AGSST-D) and GSST-D nanoparticles were prepared, and their shapes were almost spherical. Reduction-responsive characteristics of DOX release in vitro were revealed in AGSST-D and GSST-D. Compared with non-targeted GSST-D, AGSST-D demonstrated better intracellular uptake and stronger cytotoxicity against nucleolin-overexpressed A549 cells. Importantly, AGSST-D micelles showed more effective killing activity in A549-bearing mice than GSST-D and DOX⋅HCl. It was revealed that AGSST-D micelles had no obvious systemic toxicity. Overall, AGSST micelles would have the potential to be an effective drug carrier for targeted tumor therapy.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2024
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Yingchao Liu,Jiahui Bai,Xiaoxia Dong,Yuqi Cao,Mingmai Bao,Yingjie Lu,Hui Zeng,Lixing Zhan,Yinlong Guo
Estrogens play a significant role in endocrinology and oncology. Although separation methods coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) have emerged as a powerful tool for studying estrogens, imaging the spatial distributions of estrogens is crucial but remains challenging due to its low endogenous concentration and poor ionization efficiency. Charge-generation derivatization, such as N-alkylpyridinium quaternization and S-methyl thioetherification, represents a method wherein neutral molecules involving analytes and derivatization reagents undergo chemical reactions to establish permanent charges directly onto the analytes to improve detection sensitivity. Here, we developed a novel derivatization reagent, thianthrene (TT), which enabled oxidization to radical cations ([TT]•+) using an electrochemical method and completed the online charge-generation derivatization of estrogens on a mass spectrometry imaging platform. In this strategy, [TT]•+ can efficiently and selectively derivatize estrogens via an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. Results indicated that derivatization with [TT]•+ can significantly enhance imaging sensitivity (3 orders of magnitude), enabling the visualization of estrogen and its metabolites in ovarian and breast tissues. Furthermore, a higher mass intensity of these estrogens was captured in breast para-cancerous tissues than in cancerous tissues, which might provide estrogens spatial dimension information for further research on the initiation and progression of breast cancer.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2025
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Zhanghong Guo,Lin Zhou,Haining Cui,Jin-Xin Ma,Chan Wang,Qijun Song
Natural laccase, a member of the copper blue oxidase family, has its catalytic sites are classified as type1 (T1), type2 (T2) and type3 (T3) Cu. The electron transfer distance between the T1 to T2/T3 Cu has a great effect on the electron transfer efficiency in the laccase-catalyzed reaction. To mimic the active sites of laccase, a copper-doped carbon dots (CuCDs) was synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal treatment of copper sulfate and riboflavin. Experiment characterizations and theoretical simulations revealed that the catalytic sites in CuCDs consist of N, O coordinated copper and quinoxaline structure, which resemble the coordination environment of T2 Cu and the function of the T3 Cu center, respectively. The short electron transfer distance of 4.8 Å in catalytic sites of CuCDs accelerates the oxidation of the substrate dopamine (DA) to polydopamine (PDA) with a reaction rate being 40 times faster than that of laccase. Galvanic cell experiments proved that electron transfer from DA to oxygen was achieved in the presence of CuCDs. Therefore, this study not only could provide an efficient and eco-friendly nanozyme for hair dyeing in ambient condition, but also could inspire more and deeper researches in the field of mimicking natural enzyme with carbon nanomaterials.
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Heliyon
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2024
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Yan Zhang,Hua Wei,Pingguang Zhu,Xiaojuan Hao,Jing Chen,Haina Zhang
The adhesion of bacteria to the surface leads to formation of biofilms causing numerous infection problems in implanting medical devices or interventional therapy. Traditional treatment for such problems is generally to administrate patients with antibiotics or antifungal agent. Alternatively, devices are taken out of the body to mechanically destroy the biofilm and re-used by surgery. In this study, a straightforward method was developed to remove biofilms using a MXene-based photothermal hydrogel. The hydrogel consists of dynamic crosslinking network formed by Schiff-base reaction between aldehyde-containing xyloglucan (OXG) and amine-containing MXene (NH 2 -MXene), which showed efficient killing of both gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ) and gram-negative Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) bacteria upon near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation. The NH 2 -MXene/OXG nanocomposite hydrogel showed a high photothermal antibacterial efficiency and stable photothermal conversion, demonstrated by efficient removal of biofilms ex vivo .
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Bioactive Materials
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2024
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Yuan Gao,Mengyao Mu,Yiju Wei,Bowen Yan,Hui Liu,Kai Guo,Mengmeng Zhang,Xiaohui Dai,Xiao Sun,David Tai Leong
Biodegradable two-dimensional nanomaterials could be a significant breakthrough in the field of oncology nanotheranostic agents, which are rapidly emerging as promising candidates for tumor theranostic applications. Herein, a novel biodegradable ferrous sulfide nanosheet (FeS NS) is developed. Compared to the traditional photothermal material, black phosphorus nanosheet (BP NS), FeS demonstrates superior degradability and enhanced photothermal performance, and making it ideal for efficient photothermal therapy (PTT) of tumors. In the acidic tumor microenvironment, FeS degrades and releases H 2 S, which inhibits mitochondrial respiration and ATP production. This process leads to a reduction in heat shock protein expression, lowering the resistance of tumor cells to photothermal stimulation, and improving the efficacy of PTT. The released Fe 2+ exhibits efficient peroxidase activity, triggering ferroptosis in tumor cells. Furthermore, due to its superparamagnetic nature, FeS NSs could accumulate at the tumor site and provide a strong magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal for imaging-guided tumor therapy. Overall, as a promising alternative to BP, the FeS NSs are a potentially innovative nanotheranostic agent of tumors, offering a synergistic approach to ferroptosis−PTT with MRI guidance.
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LUMINESCENCE
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2024
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IF 3.2
Yu Yin,Xiwen Wu,Chongyang Huang,Yaolin Dong,Jinquan Liu,Yan Tan,Hao Liang,Shengyuan Yang
To establish a new method for detecting crystal violet (CV), a harmful dye, herein, a genre of novel biomass carbon dots (CDs) was synthesized via a microwave method and employed as a fluorescent probe, in which water spinach and polyethylene glycol (PEG) performed as raw materials. Based on the inner filter effect (IFE) between the luminescent CDs and CV, the blue emission of this probe at 430 nm could be quenched by CV. Hence, a new strategy was proposed to selectively determine CV in aquaculture ambient. Moreover, under the optimal experiment conditions, this method showed a good linearity between the concentration of CV ( c ) and fluorescence quenching rate (Δ F/F 0 ) in the concentration range of 4–200 μmol/L with the corresponding correlation coefficient ( r ) and the detection limit of 0.997 and 710 nmol/L, respectively. With advantages of environmental protectivity, sensitivity, affordability, and user-friendliness, the facilely fabricated CDs could be successfully applied in detecting CV in aquaculture samples, providing a technical foundation for monitoring the pollution of CV and ensuring the quality and safety of aquatic products.
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EMBO Molecular Medicine
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2024
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IF 9
CaoXiaona,LiJie,RenJinliang,PengJiajin,ZhongRuyue,HeJiahao,XuTing,YuZhenhua,JinHuawei,HaoSiqi,LiuRuiwei,XuBingzhe
Current brain tumor treatments are limited by the skull and BBB, leading to poor prognosis and short survival for glioma patients. We introduce a novel minimally-invasive brain tumor suppression (MIBTS) device combining personalized intracranial electric field therapy with in-situ chemotherapeutic coating. The core of our MIBTS technique is a wireless-ultrasound-powered, chip-sized, lightweight device with all functional circuits encapsulated in a small but efficient “Swiss-roll” structure, guaranteeing enhanced energy conversion while requiring tiny implantation windows ( ~ 3 × 5 mm), which favors broad consumers acceptance and easy-to-use of the device. Compared with existing technologies, competitive advantages in terms of tumor suppressive efficacy and therapeutic resolution were noticed, with maximum ~80% higher suppression effect than first-line chemotherapy and 50–70% higher than the most advanced tumor treating field technology. In addition, patient-personalized therapy strategies could be tuned from the MIBTS without increasing size or adding circuits on the integrated chip, ensuring the optimal therapeutic effect and avoid tumor resistance. These groundbreaking achievements of MIBTS offer new hope for controlling tumor recurrence and extending patient survival.
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FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
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2024
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Xiaowen Liu,Huamei Cai,Liang Peng,Hongli Ma,Yun Yan,Weixia Li,Jing Zhao
Remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia (RIH) represents a significant clinical challenge due to the widespread use of opioids in pain management. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying RIH remain elusive. This study aimed to unravel the role of spinal cord microglia, focusing on the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway and TRPV4 channels in the development of RIH. We used both in vivo and in vitro models to investigate the activation state of spinal cord microglia, the expression of TRPV4 channels, and the modulation of the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway under remifentanil exposure. In addition, we evaluated the potential therapeutic effects of dexmedetomidine, a perioperative α2-adrenergic agonist, on RIH and its related molecular pathways. Our results revealed a prominent role of spinal cord microglia in RIH, demonstrating an apparent microglial M1 polarization and increased TRPV4 channel expression. A notable observation was the downregulation of the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway, which was associated with increased neuroinflammation and mechanical allodynia. By upregulating or overexpressing Nrf2, we confirmed its ability to inhibit TRPV4 and thereby attenuate RIH-associated mechanical allodynia, M1 polarization, and neuroinflammation. Encouragingly, dexmedetomidine demonstrated therapeutic potential by positively modulating the Nrf2-TRPV4 nexus, attenuating mechanical allodynia, and reducing microglial inflammation. Our research highlights the critical role of spinal cord microglia in RIH mediated by the Nrf2-TRPV4 axis. The ability of dexmedetomidine to modulate this axis suggests its potential as an adjunctive therapy to remifentanil in mitigating RIH. Further studies are imperative to explore the broader implications and practical applicability of our findings.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2024
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Huiping Yang,Yinning Lin,Qian Mo,Zhaoquan Li,Fan Yang,Xinchun Li
Enzyme-mediating biotransformations commonly occur in micro- and nanospace, which is crucial to maintain the essential biochemical processes and physiological functions in living systems. Probing enzyme-catalytic reactions in a biomimetic fashion remains challenging due to the lack of competent tools and methodology. Here, we show that studying enzymatic reaction kinetics can be readily achieved by a well-designed solid-state nanopore. Using tyrosine as a classical substrate, we quantitatively characterize the catalytic activity of tyrosinase (TYR) and tyrosine decarboxylase (TDC) in a nanoconfined space. Tyrosine was first immobilized in the nanopipette, wherein the active sites of tyrosine were left unoccupied. When successively exposed to TYR and TDC, a two-step cascade reaction can spontaneously take place. In this process, the surface wettability and charge of the nanopipette stemming from the catalytic products can sensitively regulate ion transport and ionic current rectification behavior, which were monitored by ionic current signal. In this biomimetic scenario, we obtained the enzymatic reaction kinetics of monophenyl oxidase that were not previously actualized in the conventional macroenvironment. Significantly, TYR showed higher enzyme activity, with a Km value of 1.59 mM, which was lower than that measured in a free and open space (with a Km of 3.01 mM). This suggests that tyrosine should be the most appropriate substrate of TYR, thus improving our understanding of tyrosine-associated biochemical reactions. This work offers an applicable technical platform to mimic enzyme-mediated biotransformations and biometabolisms.
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2025
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Yuxia Chen,Hang Li,Yuhui Peng,Tongtong Li,Xiaona Li,Chen Wang,Ruixi Xiao,Jiangtao Dong,Xuezhong Du
Facile pesticide nanocapsules were successfully prepared by directly encapsulating the antisolvent precipitation of pesticides through instantaneous “on site” coordination assembly of tannic acid and Fe3+, avoiding tedious preparation, time consumption, and large amounts of organic solvents. The pesticide nanocapsules showed excellent resistance to ultraviolet photolysis and rainwater washing owing to the nanocapsule walls. The smart pesticide nanocapsules exhibited the controlled release of pesticides under multidimensional stimuli, such as acidic/alkaline pH, glutathione, H2O2, phytic acid, laccase, tannase, and sunlight, which were related to the physiological and natural environments of crops, pests, and pathogens. The tebuconazole nanocapsules not only enhanced the fungicidal activity against Fusarium graminearum and effective control efficacy in wheat powdery mildew through foliar spray and seed coating, but also improved the biosafety of target plant growth and nontarget organisms. The facile, smart, efficient, safe, and green pesticide nanocapsules using the universal strategy have broad application prospects in ecoagriculture.
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Advanced Science
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2024
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Zhao Huang,Li Zhou,Jiufei Duan,Siyuan Qin,Jingwen Jiang,Haining Chen,Kui Wang,Rui Liu,Minlan Yuan,Xiangdong Tang,Edouard C. Nice,Yuquan Wei,Wei Zhang,Canhua Huang
Loss of E-cadherin (ECAD) is required in tumor metastasis. Protein degradation of ECAD in response to oxidative stress is found in metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and is independent of transcriptional repression as usually known. Mechanistically, protein kinase A (PKA) senses oxidative stress by redox modification in its β catalytic subunit (PRKACB) at Cys200 and Cys344. The activation of PKA kinase activity subsequently induces RNF25 phosphorylation at Ser450 to initiate RNF25-catalyzed degradation of ECAD. Functionally, RNF25 repression induces ECAD protein expression and inhibits HCC metastasis in vitro and in vivo. Altogether, these results indicate that RNF25 is a critical regulator of ECAD protein turnover, and PKA is a necessary redox sensor to enable this process. This study provides some mechanistic insight into how oxidative stress-induced ECAD degradation promotes tumor metastasis of HCC.
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