ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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Anli Xu,Peng He,Caichao Ye,Zhiduo Liu,Bingli Gu,Bo Gao,Yongqiang Li,Hui Dong,Da Chen,Gang Wang,Siwei Yang,Guqiao Ding
The evaluation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) would greatly deepen the understanding of cell metabolism/proliferation and tumor detection. However, current long-acting level tracking techniques for intracellular ROS remain unsuited to practical applications. To solve this problem, we synthesized cyclotriphosphazene-doped graphene quantum dots (C-GQDs) whose quantum yield is highly sensitive to ROS (increased by 400% from 0.12 to 0.63). Electron cloud polarization of oxidized cyclotriphosphazene rings in C-GQDs is confirmed to account for this novel optical property by density functional theory calculations and experimental results. In combination with excellent biological stability, C-GQDs achieve a long-acting evaluation of intracellular ROS level (more than 72 h) with an accuracy of 98.3%. In addition, recognition rates exceeding 90% are demonstrated to be feasible for eight kinds of tumor cell lines cultured with C-GQDs, which can also be expanded to in vivo detection. C-GQDs also show a high recognition rate (82.33%) and sensitivity (79.65%) for tumor cells in blood samples.
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APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
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2020
·Vol. 104
·期 9
·3947-3957
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IF 3.53
Qu Yuejun,Yang Yue,Du Renjie,Zhao Min
A sensing methodology that combines Au, tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), and folic acid for selective, sensitive, and colorimetric detection of tumor cells based on the peroxidase-like activity was reported in this study. Gold nanowires with a high aspect ratio were synthesized using TMV as a template. Au@TMV nanowire (AT) complex was obtained with diameter of 4 nm and length between 200 and 300 nm. In addition, since TMV was biocompatible and had many amino and carboxyl groups on its surface, AT was conjugated by folate to form a folic acid (FA)–conjugated AT composite (ATF) and tested by FTIR measurements. Furthermore, the peroxidase-like properties were studied and the optimal conditions for mimic enzyme activity were optimized. Finally, HeLa and other tumor cells expressed excessive receptors of folate on the surface, which can specifically bind to folic acid. As the specific binding of ATF with HeLa cells, the peroxidase properties of ATF were used for detection of cancer cells (Scheme 1). The cancer cells were detected not only qualitatively but also quantitatively. In this study, as low as 2000 cancer cells/mL could be detected using the current method.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2020
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IF 5.977
Chang Liu,Dingkun Lu,Xinrui You,Guoyue Shi,Jingjing Deng,Tianshu Zhou
Herein, a novel ratiometric fluorescent probe based on [email protected] /GMP ICP nanoparticles was developed for the detection of Aβ monomer in rat as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by fully exploring the competitive coordination interaction and by taking advantage of excellent optical property of carbon dots sensitized lanthanide infinite coordination polymer (ICP) nanoparticles. The carbon dots (CDs) with abundant functional groups were encapsulated into Eu/GMP ICPs through self-adaptive chemistry , which could not only sensitize the red fluorescence of Eu/GMP ICPs effectively, but also act as an internal reference for self-correction. In the absence of Cu 2+ , the as-formed [email protected] /GMP ICPs exhibited the characteristic emission of CDs at 400 nm and strong emission of Eu 3+ at 592 nm, 615 nm, 650 nm and 694 nm. With the addition of Cu 2+ , the red fluorescence of Eu 3+ decreased due to the coordination interaction between CDs and Cu 2+ , thus destroyed the antenna effect. After the subsequent addition of Aβ monomer, the specific binding occurred between Cu 2+ and Aβ monomer, and then the red fluorescence of Eu 3+ restored again. During this process, the fluorescence of CDs remained unchanged, thus could be used as an internal reference to cancel out the environmental fluctuation and was more adaptive for the detection of Aβ monomer in biological fluids. The method demonstrated here was highly sensitive, free from the interference of other species in rat brain, the in vivo analysis of Aβ monomer in CSF and different brain regions from normal rats and Alzheimer’s rats could be realized, which was of great significance for better understanding the mechanism of AD and paving the way to understand the chemical essence involved in AD.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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Di Zhu,Huiyuan Ma,Qingfang Zhen,Jianjiao Xin,Lichao Tan,Chunjing Zhang,Xinming Wang,Boxin Xiao
Epinephrine (EP) is a significant neurotransmitter, energizes and maintains the various body systems and plays a pivotal role in the response to stressful conditions of blood pressure and blood sugar level. Herein, a novel epinephrine sensor based on the hierarchical flower-like zinc oxide nanosheets (flower-like ZnO) embedded into three-dimensional ferrocene-functionalized graphene framework (3D graphene@Fc) was successfully prepared, using a facile route of one-pot in situ hydrothermal growth method. Benefiting from the unique structural advantages, meanwhile integrated with synergistic effect of components, the flower-like ZnO/3D graphene@Fc exhibits excellent sensing performance for epinephrine with a wide linear range of 0.02 to 216 μM, a low detection limit of 0.0093 μM, high anti-interference and good cyclic stability. Interestingly, it is unexpectedly found that the flower-like ZnO/3D graphene@Fc has sensing ability for EP’s oxidized derivative (QA) during the oxidation process of EP, along with a linear range of 0.192 to 527 μM and a detection limit of 0.1 μM for QA. More importantly, acceptable recovery obtained from the real sample test, confirming the feasibility of this biosensor for practical application.
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ACS Applied Bio Materials
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2020
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Shanguo Zhang,Xiaojie Wang,Jia Man,Jianyong Li,Xiaoyang Cui,Chuanwei Zhang,Weichen Shi,Donghai Li,Song Zhang,Jianfeng Li
The protective effects of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors were highlighted in the treatment of kidney diseases, especially acute kidney injury (AKI). However, the currently available HDAC inhibitor cannot be delivered to the kidney properly because of its poor solubility in aqueous solutions. Therefore, calcium alginate (Ca-ALG) microspheres were proposed as microcarriers for the delivery of HDAC inhibitors in this study. First, Ca-ALG microspheres with high sphericity were obtained by a single-emulsion microfluidic strategy. Then, we selected suitable Ca-ALG microspheres for HDAC inhibitor loading by analyzing the swelling ratio and the release property using different parameters. Besides, thermal stimulation will change the drug release property of Ca-ALG microspheres in in vitro experiments. Furthermore, the HDAC inhibitor-loaded microspheres were delivered to the kidney by renal subcapsular injection for evaluating the treatment effects in mice with ischemia-reperfusion-induced AKI. The in vivo results showed that the HDAC inhibitor-loaded Ca-ALG microspheres could effectively reduce the renal regional inflammatory response and macrophage infiltration. Taken together, we proposed a promising therapy with an effective kidney-targeted drug delivery for the treatment of AKI.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2020
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IF 7.182
Xiaoqin Zhang,Yahui Wu,Zhiqian Li,Wenjia Wang,Yaping Wu,Dayi Pan,Zhongwei Gu,Ruilong Sheng,Helena Tomás,Hu Zhang,João Rodrigues,Qiyong Gong,Kui Luo
To enhance the drug delivery efficiency of hyaluronic acid (HA), we designed and prepared glycodendron and pyropheophorbide-a (Ppa)-functionalized HA (HA-Ppa-Dendron) as a nanosystem for cancer photodynamic therapy. Linear Ppa-modified HA (HA-Ppa) was also prepared as a control. Cellular uptake of both polymers by MDA-MB-231 cells led to mitochondrial dysfunction and generation of reactive oxygen species under the irradiation of a laser. Compared to the linear polymer, HA-Ppa-Dendron had higher molecular weight, a more compact nanoscale particle size, and a dendritic structure, resulting in a much longer blood circulation time and higher tumor accumulation. HA-Ppa-Dendron outperformed HA-Ppa in inhibiting cell growth, with 60 % of tumors was eradicated under laser irradiation. Tumor growth inhibition (TGI) up to 99.2 % was achieved from HA-Ppa-Dendron, which was much higher than that of HA-Ppa (50.6 %). Therefore, glycodendron-functionalized HAs by integration of HA and dendritic polymers may act as efficient anti-cancer nanomedicine.
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JOURNAL OF FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY
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2020
·Vol. 44
·期 8
·e13277
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Minghao Fan,Junxiang Zhu,Yilin Qian,Wei Yue,Ying Xu,Dandan Zhang,Yuqi Yang,Xiaoya Gao,Haiyue He,Dongfeng Wang
The effects of purity of tea polysaccharides (TPS) on its five antioxidant activities and hypoglycemic activities in vitro were studied. The results showed that the higher the purity of TPS, the lower the antioxidant capacity. The purity of FTPSI is the highest (sugar content 80.72%), but its antioxidant activities were lower than those of Fujian tea polysaccharides (FTPS) and FTPSII. The antioxidant activity of tea polysaccharide is related to its protein and polyphenol content (Pearson r > .90). The protective effect of Zhejiang tea polysaccharides and FTPS on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) was better than that of its purified fractions. The inhibition rates of FTPSII (5 and 2 mg/ml) on α-glucosidase (32.76%) and α-amylase (−11.93%) were higher than those of FTPS and FTPSII. Purification does not change the basic structure of TPS. This study has certain reference value for the study of the antioxidant activities of TPS. Meanwhile, TPS can be used as a potential resource with hypoglycemic function. Practical applications A large number of studies have shown that TPS have antioxidant activity. However, several studies considered that the antioxidant activity of TPS mainly comes from the residues of tea polyphenols. Therefore, the in vitro and cell antioxidant activities of TPS were studied in this paper. We believe that both glycoprotein and tea polyphenol are antioxidants of tea, and tea polysaccharide perform preferable effect on hypoglycemic. HUVEC cell model and four in vitro antioxidant test methods were used to study the antioxidant activities of TPS, and two enzyme inhibition activities were used to study the hypoglycemic effect of TPS, in order to provide a theoretical basis for the study of biological activity of TPS.
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TALANTA
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2020
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IF 5.339
Xiaowei Mu,Minxing Wu,Bo Zhang,Xin Liu,Shaomei Xu,Yibing Huang,Xinghua Wang,Daqian Song,Pinyi Ma,Ying Sun
In this study, we describe the construction of an “off-on” fluorescent probe based on carbon dots (CDs) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) mixture for sensitive and selective detection of cysteamine . By mixing AgNPs with CDs solution, the fluorescence of CDs was significantly decreased due to the inner filter effect (IFE). Upon addition of cysteamine to the mixed aqueous of CDs and AgNPs, the silver-sulfur bond between cysteamine and AgNPs caused AgNPs to aggregate, and the quenched fluorescence of CDs could in turn be recovered. The probe was employed to quantitatively detect cysteamine, and the results showed that it could detect cysteamine in a concentration range of 2–16 μM with the detection limit of 0.35 μM (signal-to-noise ratio of 3). The detection of cysteamine spiked into bovine serum samples showed high recovery rates ranging from 95.5 to 111.7%. More importantly, the developed probe had low cytotoxicity and was successfully used for in vivo imaging of HepG2 cells.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2019
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Kaiyu Wang,Yiteng Lei,Donglin Xia,Peipei Xu,Tao Zhu,Zhongying Jiang,Yuqiang Ma
Natural cellular membranes, with the outstanding qualities of biocompatibility and specificity, have gained growing attentions in the system of drug delivery. Nanoparticles coated with cellular membranes are starting to be applied as drug-loaded-vehicles to target tumors. Here, neutrophil membranes were selected to apply in the treatment of inflammation because neutrophils can participate in various inflammatory responses and accumulate at inflammatory sites to eliminate pathogens. Through extracting neutrophil membranes from natural neutrophils without affecting their biological properties, nanoparticles loaded with sparfloxacin (SPX) were coated with these membranes and disguised as neutrophils. Compared with traditional nano-medicines, the neutrophil membrane-coated nanoparticles (NM-NP-SPX) possessed precise targeting ability just like the neutrophils could accumulate at inflammatory sites when inflammation burst. In addition, NM-NP-SPX could prolong the circulation time and had the property of controlled-release. Through in vivo experiments, we found that the concentration of three representative inflammatory cytokines in blood, bacteria and inflammatory cells in lungs of the mice with pneumonia reduced significantly in the initial 24 h after the injection of NM-NP-SPX, which meant that NM-NP-SPX could greatly reduce the risk of death for the patients with inflammation. Moreover, the infected lungs could recover rapidly without any side effects to other organs due to the low cytotoxicity of NM-NP-SPX against normal cells. Therefore, our developed drug delivery system has enormous advantages in treating inflammations. Not only that, this kind of bionic method may have greater value and application prospects in curing the inflammations arisen from cancers.
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Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications
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2019
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Xiaodong Zhu,Yuxue Dai,Yuanling Sun,Hao Liu,Weiyan Sun,Yanna Lin,Dandan Gao,Rui Han,Xueying Wang,Chuannan Luo
The concentration of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) rises greatly in patients with liver cancer and it is a challenge to construct a sensitive AFP detection method with wide range. Therefore, an easy and label-free sensing electrochemical platform for AFP detection with wide concentration range had been designed in this work. Firstly, MnO 2 functionalized mesoporous carbon hollow sphere (MCHS@MnO 2 ) with optimal performance was synthesized by regulating experimental conditions and characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and cyclic voltammetry (CV), etc. Then, it was immobilized on glassy carbon electrode (MCHS@MnO 2 /GCE) to build an immunosensor for the detection of AFP. The MCHS@MnO 2 /GCE can catalyze decomposition of H 2 O 2 to generate electrochemical signal, and the signal will decrease after capturing AFP. Due to good electrocatalytic activity of MCHS@MnO 2 to H 2 O 2 , the immunosensor achieved indirect detection of AFP with wide sensing range from 0.10 ng mL −1 to 420 ng mL −1 and a detection limit of 0.03 ng mL −1 . Furthermore, the method had been proven to be satisfactory selectivity and reproducibility, and it was successfully applied to determine the content of AFP in human serum samples with satisfactory results. This method is expected to be used for early diagnosis and prognosis examination of liver cancer patients.
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DRUG DELIVERY
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2019
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Fangyuan Guo,Qiafan Fu,Chenhao Jin,Xugang Ji,Qinying Yan,Qingliang Yang,Danjun Wu,Ying Gao,Weiyong Hong,Aiqin Li,Gensheng Yang
The limitations of anticancer drugs, including poor tumor targeting and weak uptake efficiency, are important factors affecting tumor therapy. According to characteristics of the tumor microenvironment, in this study, we aimed to synthesize matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-responsive curcumin (Cur)-loaded nanoparticles (Cur-P-NPs) based on amphiphilic block copolymer (MePEG-peptide-PET-PCL) with MMP-cleavable peptide (GPLGIAGQ) and penetrating peptide (r9), modified to improve tumor targeting and cellular uptake. The average size of Cur-P-NPs was 176.9 nm, with a zeta potential of 8.1 mV, and they showed drug entrapment efficiency and a loading capacity of 87.07% ± 0.63% and 7.44% ± 0.16%, respectively. Furthermore, Cur release from Cur-P-NPs was sustained for 144 h at pH 7.4, and the release rate was accelerated under enzyme reaction condition. The MTT assay demonstrated that free P-NPs had favorable biosafety, and the anti-proliferative activity of Cur-P-NPs was positively correlated with Cur concentration in MCF-7 cells. Additionally, the results of cellular uptake, in vivo pharmacokinetics, and biodistribution showed that Cur-P-NPs had a good effect on cellular uptake and tumor targeting, resulting in the best bioavailability in tumor therapy. Therefore, Cur-P-NPs, as a promising drug delivery system, might lead to a new and efficient route for targeted therapy in clinical practice.
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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2019
·Vol. 44
·期 1
·162-170
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IF 3.069
Dawei Jiang,Tao Yue,Guichen Wang,Chaochao Wang,Chao Chen,Hongliang Cao,Yun Gao
Due to biological safety and negligible toxicity, nitric oxide (NO) therapy has gained increasing interest in the field of cancer therapy during the past few years. However, individual NO cancer therapy normally exhibited limited therapeutic efficiency. In order to acquire satisfactory therapeutic outcomes, the NO therapy is usually combined with other therapeutic treatments, mostly chemotherapy. Herein, we constructed HA-TPP@NORM nanoparticles based on the co-assembly of an NO donor (NORM) and tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP)-modified hyaluronic acid, which can efficiently generate a highly biocidal molecule of peroxynitrite (ONOO−) via the synergistic interactions of the nitric oxide (NO) therapy and photodynamic therapy (PDT) to enhance the cancer therapeutic efficiency. In addition, MTT results exhibited that without light irradiation, the HA-TPP@NORM nanoparticles have favourable biocompatibility with the cell viability above 95% at the maximum TPP concentration (20 μg mL−1). Under simultaneous irradiation with 365 nm and 650 nm light, ONOO− can be efficiently produced in cancer cells via the direct coupling reaction of the generated NO and superoxide anion radical (O2˙−), which significantly enhanced the anticancer effect, when compared with individual NO therapy or PDT therapy. Therefore, the HA-TPP@NORM nanoparticles may provide a new insight into the design of efficiently NO-related cancer therapeutic systems.
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