JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 298
·期 2
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Binxiang Cai,Chunyan Liao,Danxue He,Jingmeng Chen,Jiahuai Han,Jiaying Lu,Kaiqi Qin,Wenxu Liang,Xiaoling Wu,Zuguo Liu,Yalin Wu
The breakdown of all-trans-retinal (atRAL) clearance is closely associated with photoreceptor cell death in dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and autosomal recessive Stargardt's disease (STGD1), but its mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we demonstrate that activation of gasdermin E (GSDME) but not gasdermin D promotes atRAL-induced photoreceptor damage by activating pyroptosis and aggravating apoptosis through a mitochondria-mediated caspase-3-dependent signaling pathway. Activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase was identified as one of the major causes of mitochondrial membrane rupture in atRAL-loaded photoreceptor cells, resulting in the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to the cytosol, where it stimulated caspase-3 activation required for cleavage of GSDME. Aggregation of the N-terminal fragment of GSDME in the mitochondria revealed that GSDME was likely to penetrate mitochondrial membranes in photoreceptor cells after atRAL exposure. ABC (subfamily A, member 4) and all-trans-retinol dehydrogenase 8 are two key proteins responsible for clearing atRAL in the retina. Abca4−/−Rdh8−/− mice exhibit serious defects in atRAL clearance upon light exposure and serve as an acute model for dry AMD and STGD1. We found that N-terminal fragment of GSDME was distinctly localized in the photoreceptor outer nuclear layer of light-exposed Abca4−/−Rdh8−/− mice. Of note, degeneration and caspase-3 activation in photoreceptors were significantly alleviated in Abca4−/−Rdh8−/−Gsdme−/− mice after exposure to light. The results of this study indicate that GSDME is a common causative factor of photoreceptor pyroptosis and apoptosis arising from atRAL overload, suggesting that repressing GSDME may represent a potential treatment of photoreceptor atrophy in dry AMD and STGD1.
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International Journal of Nanomedicine
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2016
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Yuling Liu,Yingqi Xu,Minghui Wu,Lijiao Fan,Chengwei He,Jian-Bo Wan,Peng Li,Meiwan Chen,Hui Li
Mitoxantrone (MIT) is a chemotherapeutic agent with promising anticancer efficacy. In this study, Pluronic F68-vitamine E succinate (F68-VES) amphiphilic polymer micelles were developed for delivering MIT and enhancing its anticancer activity. MIT-loaded F68–VES (F68–VES/MIT) micelles were prepared via the solvent evaporation method with self-assembly under aqueous conditions. F68–VES/MIT micelles were found to be of optimal particle size with the narrow size distribution. Transmission electron microscopy images of F68–VES/MIT micelles showed homogeneous spherical shapes and smooth surfaces. F68–VES micelles had a low critical micelle concentration value of 3.311 mg/L, as well as high encapsulation efficiency and drug loading. Moreover, F68–VES/MIT micelles were stable in the presence of fetal bovine serum for 24 hours and maintained sustained drug release in vitro. Remarkably, the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) value of F68–VES/MIT micelles was lower than that of free MIT in both MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells (two human breast cancer cell lines). In addition, compared with free MIT, there was an increased trend of apoptosis and cellular uptake of F68–VES/MIT micelles in MDA-MB-231 cells. Taken together, these results indicated that F68–VES polymer micelles were able to effectively deliver MIT and largely improve its potency in cancer therapy.
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
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2023
·Vol. 107
·期 2
·956-967
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IF 3.9
Sai-Dong Xue,Yu-Jing Yang,De-Long Zhang
Growth of Er 3+ -doped 100-nm thick LiNbO 3 (LN) films on Z-cut LiTaO 3 (LT) single-crystal by e -beam evaporation and in-situ anneal at 600–800°C was studied. Crystalline phase, crystallographic orientation, Er 3+ spectroscopic properties, constituent element valence states, defects, Er 3+ concentration and stoichiometry of the films were characterized. The results show that the films are in LN single-crystal state and orient along with c crystallographic axis. Constituent elements Li, O and Er are present in their respective single valence states Li + , O 2− , Er 3+ , while the Nb is in two valence states Nb 5+ and Nb 4+ . The films have Li 2 O-contents around congruent point. Antisite(Nb Li 4+ ) is the major defect. Its concentration decreases, while Li 2 O-content, crystallinity degree, and fluorescence intensity increase with increased growth temperature. The presence of Er 3+ in the grown films is in the form of LN crystalline phase. Its concentration is considerably lower than that in initial target material because of lower e -beam evaporation efficiency of heavy Er 3+ .
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THERMOCHIMICA ACTA
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2023
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Ningrui Zhao,Jumei Xu,Zuoxiang Zeng,Weilan Xue
The density of (E)-isobutyl cinnamate at 297.95–535.20 K was measured using a capillary pycnometer and linearly related to temperature. The vapor pressure of (E)-isobutyl cinnamate at 420.15–570.05 K was measured by the ebulliometric method, and correlated by Antoine equation with an average relative deviation of 1.11 %. The vaporization enthalpy Δ vap H (T b ) of (E)-isobutyl cinnamate at normal boiling point was obtained based on the Clausius-Clapeyron equation. The standard vaporization enthalpy Δ vap H (298.15 K) was calculated to be 73.67±0.5 kJ·mol −1 by Othmer's method and verified by the Corresponding State Group Contribution (CSGC) method. The heat capacities at saturation vapor pressure ( C SL ) of (E)-isobutyl cinnamate were measured at 298.15–533.15 K by an automatic calorimeter and correlated by a quadratic polynomial.
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2021
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Zhiqian Yu,Zhihong Liu,Fengchun Ye,Longgong Xia
Pyrometallurgical processes have been widely recognised as the preferred technology for E-scrap recycling, and E-scrap smelting is usually accompanied by the formation of high-Al 2 O 3 -content slag. However, this slag can cause problems, such as refractory wear and even accelerated failure. Therefore, the corrosion mechanism of magnesia-chrome and alumina-chrome refractories in contact with FeO x -SiO 2 -CaO-Al 2 O 3 smelting slag was experimentally studied in the range of 1300–1400 °C, in air ( p O2 = 0.21 atm) and at p O2 = 10 -7 atm. The results showed that refractory-component dissolution and new phases formation were the major causes of refractory degradation. The dissolution of the refractory components increased along with both increasing temperature and decreasing Al 2 O 3 concentration in the initial slag. When decreasing the p O2 , the dissolution of MgO and Al 2 O 3 into the slag slowed down. New phases such as forsterite, anorthite, and spinel were detected at the interface between the slag and the bulk refractory. The formation of forsterite accelerated the refractory wear, whereas the newly formed (MgO,FeO)·(Cr 2 O 3 ,Fe 2 O 3 ,Al 2 O 3 ) spinel phase acted as a protective layer against further corrosion. A lower Al 2 O 3 concentration in the slag and a higher smelting temperature both densified the formed spinel layer. Additionally, a high oxygen partial pressure was beneficial to the formation of spinel in the magnesia-chrome refractory corrosion experiments. However, a low oxygen partial pressure was favourable for the formation of spinel on the surface of the alumina-chrome refractory materials . This study provides useful information for designing refractory materials and optimizing the processing parameters of E-scrap smelting.
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CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY
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2021
·Vol. 18
·期 7
·e2100235
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IF 2.408
Zhongtian Fan,Wengui Duan,Guishan Lin,Ming Chen,Mei Huang
In search of novel natural product-based bioactive molecules, twenty (ten pairs) novel ( Z )-/( E )-anisaldehyde-based oxime ester compounds were designed and synthesized by using anisaldehyde as starting material. Structural characterization of the target compounds was carried out by NMR, FT-IR, ESI-MS, and elemental analysis. Their herbicidal and antifungal activities were preliminarily tested. As a result, at 50 μg/mL, compound ( E )- 5b exhibited excellent to good inhibition rates of 92.3 %, 79.2 %, and 73.9 %, against Rhizoctonia solani , Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum , and Bipolaris maydis , respectively, better than or comparable to that of the positive control chlorothalonil. In addition, at 100 μg/mL, compounds ( E )- 5b , ( E )- 5f , ( Z )- 5f and ( E )- 5d exhibited excellent to good inhibition rates of 85.8 %, 82.9 %, 78.6 % and 64.2 %, respectively, against the root-growth of rape ( B. campestris ), much better than that of the positive control flumioxazin. The bioassay result also showed that the synthesized compounds had obvious differences in antifungal and herbicidal activities between ( Z )- and ( E )-isomers. Preliminary structure–activity relationship was also discussed by theoretical calculation. Graphical
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2020
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Yuqiang Xiang,Huaduo Yan,Bingjie Zheng,Aroosha Faheem,Wenli Chen,Yonggang Hu
E. coli @UiO-67 composites were obtained using an effective and simple self-assembly method. The composites showed unique properties as a remarkable and recyclable adsorbent for the efficient removal of bisphenol A (BPA) from water with a high adsorption capacity (402.930 mg g −1 ). The increase in pore size is a key factor why E. coli @UiO-67 composites maintained high capacity. The reason might be due to that the composites with large pore sizes and defects could effectively improve mass transport and active molecular metal sites. The adsorption of BPA is a chemisorption process due to the Zr–OH groups in UiO-67 exhibit affinity toward BPA molecules, π–π interaction, and electrostatic attraction. The adsorption efficiency remained at 82.5% after 15 cycles without any remarkable changes in the PXRD patterns of E. coli @UiO-67. Moreover, the use of microorganism-loading MOFs could reduce the cost to at least 50% and minimize secondary pollution through nanoscale MOFs usage reduction. The developed composites have advantages, including low-cost, high adsorption capacity, easy to be separated and regenerated from aqueous solution, a large number of cycles, short adsorption equilibrium time, and stability, showing excellent application prospects. The presented strategy would be a potentially promising way to produce novel MOFs-based adsorbents with high-performance to control environmental pollution from wastewater.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
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2020
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Longbing Ling,Muhammad Ismail,Zhihao Shang,Yihui Hu,Benhong Li
Irinotecan (Ir) is a potent antitumor chemotherapeutics in clinic and used for the treatment of a various cancers, but the degree of its application is critically limited by toxic side-effects and marked heterogeneities. Nano-formulation of prodrugs, based on “all-in-one” carrier-free self-assemblies offers an effective approach to alter pharmacokinetics and safety profiles of cytotoxic agents. In this study, a novel vitamin E succinate-based formulation of Ir (VES-Ir) combined with nanoscaled characteristics and synergistic combination was constructed through esterification. The conjugation makes amphiphilic VES-Ir prodrug self-assemble into nanoparticles with a fine diameter (VES-Ir NPs, 75.4 nm) of spherical morphology. Furthermore, VES-Ir NPs with a 1:1 drug-to-drug ratio was demonstrated to possess respectable physiological stability within 72 h test, while can react to pH/esterase-sensitive drug release in lysosomes internalized into tumor cells, potentially highlighting their alleviating side effects. Compared with single and mixture drugs administration, the nanoformulated VES-Ir NPs codelivered both VES and Ir with different anticancer mechanisms to induce the highest suppress proliferation of MCF-7 (IC 50 0.18 μM) and A549 (IC 50 0.29 μM) cells in a synergistic way (CI < 1). More importantly, the formulating nanoparticulate Ir is to significantly enhance its bioavailability in vivo with long retention time in bloodstream and thereby, resulting the superior tumor inhibitory rate (TIR) of 85.2% versus controls. This simple nanoformulation of Ir drug deprived from VES conjugation, together with self-delivery and synergistic property, may provide an effective strategy for multiple chemotherapeutics delivery to treat cancers or other diseases.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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Hui Zhi,Xiaobo Zhang,Fengya Wang,Peng Wan,Liang Feng
Flexible pressure sensors made of carbon materials have been used in electronic skins (e-skins), whose performance can be enhanced if composite sensing materials are used. Herein, an MXene/polyaniline/bacterial cellulose (MXene/PANI/BC) aerogel sensor has been fabricated through the self-assembly process between the MXene and one-dimensional active material. Combined with fewer-layer or single-layer MXenes, the as-fabricated aerogel could be used as the active layer of the pressure sensor, monitoring tiny motion signals of finger bending, wrist bending, and pulse beating. Bluetooth wireless transmission could also be realized to monitor the real-time spatial pressure distributions on the mobile phone, making the aerogel-based sensor an ideal candidate in e-skins. Meanwhile, the aerogel-based sensor is sensitive toward NH3 due to the unique three-dimensional (3D) structure of the aerogel and the abundant terminal groups (such as −O, −OH, and −F) of the MXene in the system that ensure efficient electronic transfer for the sensing process and create active sites for the absorption with the target gas. This work offers a versatile platform to develop MXenes to fabricate 3D composite aerogels for high-performance flexible multiple sensors.
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Analytical Methods
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2019
·Vol. 12
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·193-199
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Yan-Jun Huang,Qi-Xin Deng,Hong-Qiao Lan,Zheng-Zhong Fang,Hui Chen,Yan Lin,Han-Chun Xu,Tony D. James,Wei Xie
Nicotine exists in e-liquids primarily as the monoprotonated form and free-base form, the former is absorbed by the smoker relatively slowly and the latter is considered the bioavailable form of nicotine. Nowadays e-liquid manufacturers tend to increase nicotine in smoke aerosols, up to a content comparable to conventional cigarettes. Organic acids are added to suppress nicotine in free-base from, because the quick absorption of free-base nicotine (FBN) by the upper respiratory tract produces more bitterness and harshness to smokers. Although several methods have been developed to access FBN in conventional cigarettes or electronic cigarettes, spectrometric methods have rarely been reported. A water-solubility indicator Alizarin Red S (ARS) was introduced for the measurement of free-base nicotine. Since ARS exhibits lower acidity than organic acids, it does not compete for the tertiary amine with organic acids, but can only interact with FBN. The ARS turns from pale yellow to pink once it has been deprotonated by nicotine, and the binding constant between ARS and nicotine was determined to be 1.08 × 106 M−1. A linear calibration curve A = 0.0056c + 0.3309 with r2 = 0.9984 as a function of FBN was constructed, and applied for the evaluation of FBN in prepared e-liquid samples, with RMSE 1.12 mg g−1 for the 20 mg g−1 liquids, and 1.37 mg g−1 for the 50 mg g−1 liquids. The evaluation of FBN in commercial e-liquids agreed well with published e-liquid values. It is believed that the convenient method herein developed will be useful for manufacturers to balance the strength and harshness levels of nicotine in e-liquids.
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ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
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2018
·Vol. 46
·期 9
·1254-1266
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IF 3.405
Huang Ruiying,Gao Xiangkai,Wang Jian,Chen Haoxiang,Tong Chunyi,Tan Yongjun,Tan Zhikai
Small-diameter tissue-engineered vascular grafts are urgently needed for clinic arterial substitute. To simulate the structures and functions of natural blood vessels, we designed a novel triple-layer poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) fibrous vascular graft by combining E-jet 3D printing and electrospinning techniques. The resultant vascular graft consisted of an interior layer comprising 3D-printed highly aligned strong fibers, a middle layer made by electrospun densely fibers, and an exterior structure composed of mixed fibers fabricated by co-electrospraying. The biocompatible triple-layer graft was used for in vivo implantation, and results demonstrated that the longitudinally-aligned fibers within the lumen of the graft could enhance the proliferation and migration of endothelial cells, while maintained good mechanical properties. The exterior layer provided a pathway that encouraged cells to migrate into the scaffold after implantation. This experimental graft overcame the limitations of conventionally electrospun vascular grafts of inadequate porosity and lowly cell penetration. The unique structure of the triple-layer vascular graft promoted cell growth and infiltration in vivo , thus provided an encouraging substitute for in situ tissue engineering.
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Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
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2024
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Zhiwei Huang,Yaxin Yuan,Xinyi Li,Yiyang Li,Min Wang,Zhuqing Wang
E-waste contains a variety of non-renewable precious metal resources, and the amount is significantly higher than the abundance of precious metals in the corresponding ores. Therefore, it is of great significance to recover and reuse precious metals in e-waste. In this study, we successively used a simple one-step oxidation method and physical cross-linking to prepare a poly-m-phenylenediamine composite membrane material (CMC–PmPD composite membrane) containing a large number of recycling groups. The prepared CMC–PmPD composite membrane has high adsorption capacity and adsorption efficiency for Au(III), and the maximum adsorption capacity for Au(III) reaches 421.1 mg g−1. The adsorption follows a second-order kinetic process and a Langmuir isotherm model, indicating that the adsorption mechanism is a monolayer chemisorption. The regeneration of the composite membrane material can be realized after a simple thiourea solution immersion, and 89.5% adsorption efficiency is maintained after five regeneration cycles. In addition, when the CMC–PmPD composite membrane was applied to the treatment of mixed heavy metal ion solutions with different concentrations and compositions, the CMC–PmPD composite membrane was always able to selectively adsorb more than 95% of Au(III) from the simulated solution or e-waste leachate, which was highly selective and applicable. The CMC–PmPD composite membrane has a broad application prospect in metallurgy and fine chemical industry.
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