BIOMATERIALS
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2019
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Haoyi Niu,Yifan Ma,Guangyu Wu,Bing Duan,Ying Wang,Yuan Yuan,Changsheng Liu
Synchronization of material resorption and new bone formation is vital to achieve harmonious bone regeneration in the treatment of large bone defects. To exposit the resorption/osteogenesis properties in the guided bone repairing, rhBMP-2-loaded trimodal macro/micro/nano-porous bioactive glass scaffolds (TMS-rhBMP-2) were set as substrate model. We penetratingly investigated the particular function of hierarchical structure and incorporated rhBMP-2 in the resorption/osteogenesis, and dissected the cellular interplay throughout the regenerative procedure. The results suggested that rhBMP-2 significantly facilitated osteoclastogenesis-mediated scaffold degradation and strikingly up-regulated mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-involved osteogenesis in vitro. Further gene microarray and related proteins expression indicated that in the presence of rhBMP-2, MSCs rather than differentiated MSCs could exert synergistic effects on osteoclastogenesis , osteoclasts maturation and resorptive function; meanwhile, rhBMP-2-induced MSCs osteogenesis was also strengthened by the osteoclasts. In vivo micro-CT, X-ray, kinetic and histological analyses qualitatively and quantitively demonstrated the optimized coupling of bioresorption/osteogenesis and the most rapid regeneration in TMS-rhBMP-2. Consequently, with rhBMP-2 acted as ignitor and MSCs/osteoclasts interaction as booster, a harmonious bone regeneration was obtained. Besides, long-term magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in virtue of Gd 3+ suggested that the degradation products mainly distributed in liver and spleen, verifying the accumulation/discharge profiles and safety application of TMS-rhBMP-2 system in vivo. This study will not merely provide guidance for the design of clinical bone repairing materials, but shed substantial light on the multicell-mediated tissue regeneration .
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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2019
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IF 4.561
Yi Li,Songwei Zhang,Qi Ding,Baofeng Qin,Litian Hu
Ionic liquids (ILs) are extensively used in many fields owing to their attractive characteristics. Good structure designability provides ILs an opportunity to integrate multiple functions into their structures, which could promote their industrial applications as versatile materials. In this study, three 4, 6-dimethyl-2-mercaptopyrimidine (DMMP) based phosphonium ILs were firstly synthesized. The corrosion inhibition behaviors of these ILs for mild steel in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 aqueous solutions were investigated by electrochemical tests. Results indicated that all of the three ILs exhibited surprising inhibition efficiencies as high as 99%, even at an ultralow concentration of 0.1 mM. The ILs' adsorption behavior on surface obeys Langmuir isotherm, indicating that the ILs inhibit corrosion of mild steel by monolayer adsorption on the mild steel surface. Moreover, due to the superior adsorption capacity on steel surface, DMMP based ILs are expected have great application potentials as high-performance lubricating materials. As expected, DMMP based ILs showed excellent lubrication performances both at 30 °C and 100 °C as compared to PAO and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (LB104). Surface analyses indicated that tribofilms consist of ILs adsorption layer and tribochemical products, such as FeS, Fe 2 O 3 and organic compounds containing C O bonds, are responsible for the predominant lubrication performances. Therefore, versatile ILs designed in this paper have gathered two significant abilities for industrial applications, which are high corrosion inhibiting properties and excellent lubrication performances. This work is believed to be instructive for designing multifunctional ILs and promoting the ILs' application in industry in the future.
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Molecular Medicine Reports
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2019
·Vol. 19
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IF 1.851
Zhimin Wang,Fang Li,Yuan Quan,Junye Shen
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has become a global public health problem. Therefore, the development of novel and effective therapeutic agents for the treatment of HCC is considered an emergency. Avicularin, a bio‑active flavonoid from plants, has been reported to exhibit diverse pharmacological properties. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of avicularin in HCC and the underlying mechanism of action. Huh7 cells were treated with avicularin in a concentration‑dependent manner, and the cell proliferation was examined using a 3‑(4, 5‑dimethylthiazol‑2‑yl)‑2, 5‑diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay kit. The cell migration and invasion abilities were detected using wounding‑healing assays and Transwell assays. Flow cytometric analysis was performed to investigate the cell cycle distribution and cell apoptosis. The activity of nuclear factor (NF)‑κB (p65), cyclooxygenase‑2 (COX‑2) and peroxisome proliferator‑activated receptor γ (PPAR‑γ) were measured by reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analyses, respectively. The results indicated that avicularin treatment markedly decreased cell proliferation concentration‑dependently in HCC, and inhibited cell migration and invasion in Huh7 cells. It was also found that the treatment of avicularin markedly inhibited the G0/G1‑phase cells and decreased the accumulation of S‑phase cells in the cell cycle and induced cell apoptosis. In addition, it was confirmed that the anticancer efficacy of avicularin in HCC was dependent on the regulation of NF‑κB (p65), COX‑2 and PPAR‑γ activities. In conclusion, the findings suggested that avicularin serves an antineoplastic role in HCC and may provide a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of HCC.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DRUG METABOLISM AND PHARMACOKINETICS
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2018
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IF 1.362
Xu Renjie,Peng Ying,Wang Mengyue,Li Xiaobo
Background Isoalantolactone and alantolactone are the main sesquiterpene lactones in Radix Inulae (dried root of Inula helenium L. or I. racemosa Hook. F.), which is a frequently utilized herbal medicine. They also occur in several plants and have various pharmacologic effects. However, they have been found to have poor oral bioavailability in rats. Objectives To understand the intestinal absorptive characteristics of isoalantolactone and alantolactone as well specific influx and efflux transporters in their absorption. Methods Bidirectional permeabilities of isoalantolactone and alantolactone were investigated across Caco-2 cell monolayers. Transport assays were performed using different concentrations of two lactones and specific inhibitors of ATP-binding cassette transporters and influx transporters. Results The absorption permeability of isoalantolactone and alantolactone was high at the tested concentrations (5, 20 and 80 μmol/l), and the major permeation mechanism of both lactones was found to be passive diffusion with active efflux mediated by multidrug resistance-associated proteins (MRPs) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP). Conclusion Our results demonstrated that the absorption permeability of isoalantolactone and alantolactone was good in the Caco-2 cell model. The isoalantolactone and alantolactone absorption elucidated in this study provides useful information for further pharmacokinetics studies. Since low intestinal absorption can now be ruled out as a cause, further studies are needed to explain the low oral bioavailability of the two sesquiterpene lactones.
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APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
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2019
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Shangying Li,Hongping He,Qi Tao,Yunfei Xi,Aiqing Chen,Shichao Ji,Chaoqun Zhang,Yiping Yang,Jianxi Zhu
In this study, beidellite , paragonite and other 2:1 type layered aluminosilicates with high layer charges (2:1 type LA-HLC) were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions by using boehmite as a precursor. The concentrations of dissolved Al from boehmite precursor had important effects on the mineral components of the hydrothermal products and the layer charge density of the resultant minerals. A combination of 2:1 type LA-HLC, paragonite, and minor beidellite formed at a relatively high concentration of dissolved Al, while beidellite with a small amount of 2:1 type LA-HLC was produced at a low concentration of dissolved Al. The resultant 2:1 type LA-HLC exhibited poor swelling ability when treated with ethylene glycol. A solid-state transformation mechanism was proposed for the transformation based on the HRTEM images and EDS analyses, which showed that lattice fringes representing (001) faces of 2:1 type layered aluminosilicates (2:1 type LA) were parallel to the (020) direction of boehmite. The successful transformation of boehmite into 2:1 type LA provides insights to well understand the formation of 2:1 type LA in geological processes and offer a facile preparation approach for the synthesis of 2:1 type LA with different layer charges.
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2019
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IF 3.571
Qixing Nie,Mengmeng Xing,Haihong Chen,Jielun Hu,Shaoping Nie
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a pandemic disease chiefly characterized by hyperglycemia. In this study, the combination of serum lipidomic and metabolomic approach was employed to investigate the effect of arabinoxylan on type 2 diabetic rats and identify the critical biomarkers of T2D. Metabolomics analysis revealed that branched-chain amino acids, 12α-hydroxylated bile acids, ketone bodies, and several short- and long-chain acylcarnitines were significantly increased in T2D, whereas lysophosphatidylcholines (LPCs) were significantly decreased. Lipidomics analysis indicated T2D-related dyslipidemia was mainly associated with the increased levels of acetylcarnitine, free fatty acids (FFA), diacylglycerols, triacylglycerols, and cholesteryl esters and the decreased levels of some unsaturated phosphatidylcholines (less than 22 carbons). These variations indicated the disturbed amino acid and lipid metabolism in T2D, and the accumulation of incompletely oxidized lipid species might eventually contribute to impaired insulin action and glucose homeostasis. Arabinoxylan treatment decreased the concentrations of 12α-hydroxylated bile acids, carnitines, and FFAs and increased the levels of LPCs. The improved bile acid and lipid metabolism by arabinoxylan might be involved in the alleviation of hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipidemia in T2D.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2019
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IF 14.229
Wenhao Zhang,Yuanhao Tang,Liangmin Yu,Xin-Yao Yu
Nickel-based metal oxides/hydroxides are promising electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. However, their electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is very poor. Herein, taking Mo-incorporated nickel hydroxide (Mo-Ni(OH) 2 ) as an example, a facile, time-efficient, and low-temperature H 2 /N 2 plasma activation strategy is developed to activate the HER performance by constructing heterostructure. This kind of heterostructure is composed of metal, metal alloy, metal nitride , and oxygen vacancy-riched metal hydroxide with more exposed catalytically active sites, enhanced mass activity, and accelerated electron transport. The optimized plasma-activated Mo-Ni(OH) 2 (P-Mo-Ni(OH) 2 ) manifests superior HER performance to pristine Mo-Ni(OH) 2 and even comparable to the benchmark Pt/C catalyst in alkaline solution. Moreover, when assembling a two-electrode urea-assisted water electrolysis system by using P-Mo-Ni(OH) 2 as both cathode and anode, the assembled cell only need a small voltage of 1.36 V to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm −2 and exhibits extremely stable catalytic performance up to 1000 h.
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN OIL CHEMISTS SOCIETY
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2017
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·1481-1489
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IF 1.421
Senan Ahmed M.,Zhang Sicheng,Qin Shuhao,Chen Zhuqi,Yin Guochuan
With the rapid depletion of fossil resources, the exploitation of biomass to partly replace fossil resources as the source of carbon in the chemical industry constitutes a promising alternative for the near future. This work introduces catalytic transformation of vegetable oil, i.e., methyl linoleate, to its conjugated esters by a simple Pd(OAc) 2 /Sc(OTf) 3 catalyst, which has extensive applications in industry. It was found that adding non-redox metal ions like Sc(III) to a simple Pd(OAc) 2 catalyst can effectively improve its isomerization activity in toluene/ t -BuOH solvent, whereas Pd(OAc) 2 alone is inactive. Preliminary mechanistic investigations together with previous studies suggested that the in situ-generated heterobimetallic Pd(II)/Sc(III) dimer serves as the key species for methyl linoleate isomerization, and the reaction proceeds by [1,3]-hydrogen shift mechanism involving a formal Pd(II)/Pd(IV) cycle.
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
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2024
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Yin Xie,Zhuozheng Wang,Yan Cui,Liang Qiao,Kebin Chi,Dejun Shi,Yang Bai,Zhijie Wu,Shengbao He
2-Methoxyethanol (2-Me) is a promising solvent for large-area perovskite film preparation. Understanding the competing processes of α and δ-FAPbI 3 in 2-Me is crucial for advancing the application of 2-Me in FAPbI 3 film coating. In this study, FAPbI 3 microcrystals are fabricated by inverse temperature crystallization method at 100 °C, and are used as a platform to investigate the competing formation of α and δ-FAPbI 3 in 2-Me. Perovskite inks are analyzed using Raman, FTIR and DLS, and it is found that cluster ratio is closely related to the kinetic formation of δ-FAPbI 3 . The formation of α-FAPbI 3 can be significantly promoted when clusters are dissociated with additives (excess FAI or I 2 ). These findings provide valuable insights into the influence of precursor inks on perovskite phases.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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Hu Xu,Mukan Ji,Dawei Xu,Yongqin Liu
Cellobiose 2-epimerase (CE) catalyzes the conversion of the lactose into its high-value derivatives, epilactose and lactulose, which has great prospects in food applications. In this study, CE sequences from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau gene catalogue, we screened these for structural flexibility through molecular dynamics simulation to identify potential psychrophilic CE candidates. One such psychrophilic CE we termed psyCE demonstrated exceptional epimerization activity, achieving an optimum activity of 122.2 ± 1.6 U/mg. Its kinetic parameters (K cat and K m ) for epimerization activity were 219.9 ± 5.6 s −1 and 261.9 ± 18.1 mM, respectively, representing the highest K cat recorded among known cold-active CEs. Notably, this is the first report of a psychrophilic CE. The psyCE can effectively produce epilactose at 8 °C, converting 20.3 % of 200 mM lactose into epilactose within four hours. These findings suggest that psyCE is highly suitable for cryogenic food processing, and glaciers may serve as a valuable repository of psychrophilic enzymes.
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ANALYST
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2025
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Yan Liu,Xue Kong,Yi Zhang,Xiumei Zhou,Zheng-Zhi Yin
A novel electrochemical microsensor is constructed on a traditional acupuncture needle (AN) and used to monitor a biomarker of the SARS-CoV-2-N protein. The reversible interaction of the borate bond between the cis-diol in this glycoprotein and the phenylboronic acid in 4-mercaptophenylboronic acid (4-MPBA) is effectively exerted. This interaction was applied to anchor the SARS-CoV-2-N protein onto 4-MPBA, which is covalently self-assemblied onto electrodeposited AuNPs by the S-Au bond. Meldola blue was then electropolymerized around the protein template. After the template was eluting, three-dimensional nanocavities complementary with the protein were generated within the polymelola blue (pMB) layer. Interestingly, nanocavities could play a channel role for the electron-transfer of outer [Fe(CN)6]3−/4−, and the signal of electrochemical probe could be hindered after recombining the SARS-CoV-2-N protein, which laid a platform for the detection of this biomarker. After optimizing the influencing factors, the prepared microsensor exhibits a linear range of 0.1 ~ 1000 ng mL−1 with a low detection limit of 0.01 ng mL−1 (S/N = 3). In particular, the sensing ability was dramatically affected by the thickness correlative factors for the polymer matrix. The suitable thickness is effective for the sensing signals, which corresponds to the behavior of surface-imprinted polymer. The microsensor showed comparatively high sensitivity and selectivity and practically detected the SARS-CoV-2-N protein in the serum sample, which is of scientific significance for the development of the electrochemical microsensor and acupuncture.
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JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
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2024
·Vol. 89
·期 12
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IF 3.2
Jiayue Zhou,Dong Li,Yanqun Xu,Xiaochen Zhang,Lei Wang,Lin Zhou,Liang Zou,Zisheng Luo
( E )-2-Hexenal (E2H) is an important volatile organic compound (VOC) that can serve as a marker for fruit quality sensing and shelf-life evaluation. However, visual and portable sensors for E2H have not been reported mainly because of the difficulty in selective response to E2H while avoiding interference from other VOC, especially isomers. Herein, we developed a novel colorimetric sensor based on thiol-functionalized polydiacetylene assembly (PDA-SH/PDA) for the quantitative and selectivity of E2H. The mechanism was that E2H underwent a Michael addition reaction with sulfhydryl groups in PDA-SH/PDA. The Michael addition reaction destroyed the hydrogen bond and distorted the conjugated molecular system, resulting in colorimetric responses. Under optimal conditions, a good linear relationship was observed between E2H concentration and red colorimetric shift ( R 2 = 0.9679). The E2H sensor yields a high analytical sensitivity of 1.5203% and a limit of detection of 0.015 g L −1 . Besides, the PDA-SH/PDA sensor can be used to visually distinguish E2H and its isomer ( Z )-3-hexenal. The PDA-SH/PDA sensor yielded a statistically significant difference in red colorimetric shift ( p < 0.01) between the pairs of isomers in the ripeness of fruits. At last, the sensor was utilized for detecting E2H in grapes from different shelf lives. We found that the E2H concentration increased from 66.16 ± 1.54 to 67.56 ± 1.30 µg L −1 as storage time was prolonged. The results of this research not only demonstrated the feasibility of visual and on-site detection of E2H but also provided potential promise for portable fruit quality sensing and shelf-life evaluation.
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