JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
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2017
·Vol. 233
·期 6
·4919-4925
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IF 4.08
Ji Li,Mincheng Zhang,Yong Mao,Yimao Li,Xiaoxia Zhang,Xuehan Peng,Feng Yu
Aristolochic acid I (AA-I), one of the main active components in Aristolochaia herbs, may induce aristolochic acid nephropathy (AAN). Renal interstitial fibrosis is one of the most typical features of AAN. To investigate the mechanism of Aristolochic acid I (AA-I) −induced renal epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and determine the role of aquaporin-1 (AQP1) in this process, we established an AA-I-induced EMT model in human proximal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2 cells). Morphological examination, MTT assay, and Western blot analysis were performed. Aquaporin 1 (AQP1) and several EMT-related proteins were detected, thereby suggesting the occurrence of AA-I-induced EMT. Two main pathways of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling, namely, Smad-dependent and Smad-independent signaling pathways, were also detected. The results showed that the TGF-β / Smad-independent signaling pathways (β-catenin, Ras-Raf-Erk1/2 signaling pathways) were activated, and AQP1 expression was decreased during the AA-I induced EMT on HK-2 cells. With the presence of TGF-β1 receptor inhibitor (LY364947) and Erk1/2 inhibitor (PD98059), AQP1 expression was altered by PD98059, suggested that AQP1 could be adjusted by Erk1/2 signaling. Moreover, the inhibitory effect of AA-I on AQP1 was stronger than that of TGF-β1, suggested that AQP1 may be an important target on AAN clinical therapy.
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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
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2017
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Jingjing Lin,Xiaoming Yan,Gaohong He,Wanting Chen,Dongxing Zhen,Tiantian Li,Lin Ma,Xuemei Wu
A new series of thermoplastic interpenetrating polymer network (TIPN) anion exchange membranes (AEMs) based on poly [2,2′- (p-oxydiphenylene) −5, 5′-bibenzimidazole] (OPBI) and poly(1, 2-dimethy-3-allylimidazolium) (PDAIm) (PBI/DAIm TIPN) has been developed. With 1, 2-dimethy-3-allylimidazolium (DAIm) polymerization in presence of OPBI polymer chains, two kinds of uncrosslinked polymer chains, i.e. PDAIm and OPBI interpenetrate with each other to form a physically crosslinking network. Small steric hindrance effect of the DAIm monomer and non-covalent crosslinking interpenetrating polymer chains contribute to better compatibility and chains flexibility in the TIPN compared with the blend and semi-interpenetrating networks, which are evidenced by SEM and SAXS, promote the aggregation of hydrophilic groups and induce connective ionic conductive channels. PBI/DAIm TIPN membranes achieve well-balanced performance between high hydroxide conductivity and dimensional stability because of the dynamically forced compatibility feature of TIPN. Especially, the PBI/DAIm TIPN-65/0.5 membrane exhibits high hydroxide conductivity (96.7 mS cm −1 ) and low swelling ratio (4.4%) at 80 °C. With low overall alkali uptake (2.89%) and IEC (0.63 mmol g −1 ) of functional groups, it exhibits excellent chemical stability in 1 M KOH at 60 °C for 96 h (94.0% retention) and high tensile strength (48.2 MPa) in hydrated state. These observations suggest TIPN structure provides a promising solution to the electrochemical-mechanical balance of AEMs.
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Molecular Medicine Reports
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2016
·Vol. 15
·期 1
·387-395
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Bing Wang,Rui‑Ning Yang,Yue‑Rong Zhu,Ji‑Cheng Xing,Xiao‑Wei Lou,Yu‑Jie He,Qi‑Long Ding,Ming‑Yue Zhang,Hong Qiu
Xanthine oxidase (XOD) and paraoxonase 1 (PON1) are important enzymes in redox reactions in vivo, and are predominantly synthesized by the liver. The aim of the present study was to investigate the redox state in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and determine the association between the activities of XOD and PON1 and the severity of NAFLD. Sprague‑Dawley rats were randomly divided into control, model and α‑lipoic acid (high and low dose) groups. The rats in the NAFLD model were induced by feeding a high fat diet for 12 weeks and the in vitro cell model of hepatocyte steatosis was induced by treating L‑02 cells with oleic acid for 24 h. The body weight, liver function, lipid and oxidative stress indices, and histological features of the liver were examined in the rats. Compared with the control group, the rats in the NAFLD model group showed impaired liver function, lipid disorders and damage from oxidative stress. The serum activity of XOD increased significantly from the 4th week and was markedly higher, compared with that in the control group, reaching a peak in the 12th week. The activity of PON1 was negatively correlated with that of XOD. Compared with the control cells, the activity of XOD and levels of free‑fatty acids were significantly higher, and the activity of PON1 was significantly lower in the NAFLD L‑02 cell model. All the above indicators were significantly improved by treatment with the antioxidant, α‑lipoic acid. The activities of XOD and PON1 may be promising as markers in a noninvasive approach for detecting the severity of NAFLD clinically. α‑lipoic acid had protective effects on the NAFLD rats, and the potential mechanism may be associated with the inhibition of oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation.
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RSC Advances
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2015
·Vol. 5
·期 35
·27901-27911
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Chunling Xin,Haijuan Zhan,Xin Huang,Hongguang Li,Ning Zhao,Fukui Xiao,Wei Wei,Yuhan Sun
Two type of modulators, including sodium acetate and triethylamine were used to synthesize nanosized HKUST-1 crystals with tailored size and morphology using a coordination modulation method. The results of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and N2 sorption isotherms confirm that the size of the HKUST-1 crystals can be tuned from the micron scale to the nanoscale through precise modulation of the amounts of the modulators. Moreover, hierarchical porous structures are obtained with the addition of modulators. It is suggested that a moderate acid–base environment and capping groups play an important role in controlling the size and morphology of HKUST-1. Dynamic CO2 breakthrough experiments illustrate that the CO2 capacity of nanosized HKUST-1 crystals is superior to that of micron-sized HKUST-1 crystals under low CO2 partial pressure conditions (0.1 bar). Besides, the CO2 adsorption capacity of nanosized HKUST-1 crystals was maintained after ten adsorption/desorption cycles.
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APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
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2013
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Cheng Liu,Jiale Huang,Daohua Sun,Yao Zhou,Xiaolian Jing,Mingming Du,Haitao Wang,Qingbiao Li
Anatase type extra-framework titanium in titanium silicate-1 (TS-1) molecular sieves has been observed to cause adverse catalytic impediments such as carbon–carbon bond cleavage and low H 2 O 2 efficiency during the epoxidation of terminal alkenes. In this study, a series of TS-1 sieves were synthesized, and used as catalysts for styrene epoxidation. Among the catalysts, the TS-1 with a Si/Ti molar ratio of 35 and 0.21 mol% of anatase type extra-framework titanium exhibited the best styrene conversion and styrene oxide (SO) selectivity. The results suggests that, framework Ti species have no effect on the stabilization of SO selectivity, whereas the synergetic interaction between the framework Ti species and the anatase type extra-framework titanium is essential for the outstanding catalytic performance of TS-1 in styrene epoxidation. In addition, our results demonstrate that the usage of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), tetrabutyl titanate (TBOT), and isopropyl alcohol in the synthesis of TS-1 does not guarantee the absence of extra-framework Ti species. Instead, the asynchronous degrees of hydrolysis between TEOS and TBOT might account for the formation of the anatase type extra-framework titanium. The influence of H 2 O 2 amount, reaction temperature and time, as well as the types of solvent, oxidant, and catalyst amount, on the catalytic performance of TS-1 with anatase type extra-framework titanium was likewise investigated.
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RSC Advances
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2012
·Vol. 2
·期 32
·12245-12250
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Hua-Neng Xu
Aqueous binary surfactant solutions, based on the cloud point phenomenon, have been utilized to design efficient extraction of a variety of substances. In this study, the effect of the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) on the clouding behaviour of aqueous nonionic surfactant solutions of Triton X-114 (TX-114), in the presence of 100 mM sodium chloride (NaCl), has been studied as a function of temperature by means of turbidity, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and rheo-small angle light scattering (Rheo-SALS). It is found that the addition of 2 mM SDS lowers the phase separation temperature of the surfactant solution by about 2 °C. The hydrodynamic radius of the surfactant aggregates increases with increase of temperature and SDS concentration. The change in microstructure of the surfactant aggregates at different temperature and SDS concentrations is also reflected by the characteristic length and aspect ratio extracted from their SALS patterns, which range from 269 to 623 nm and from 1.01 to 1.40, respectively. The increasing characteristic length and aspect ratio with SDS concentration indicate the growth of the mixed surfactant aggregates is in the flow direction and these elongated aggregates can align under shear.
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Soft Matter
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2014
·Vol. 11
·期 7
·1293-1302
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Yiyang Kong,Binjie Hu,Kwang-Leong Choy,Xiaoyu Li,Guangdi Chen
Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) are non-volatile organic salts, and few of them with low melting point may replace the conventional coalescing agents in waterborne coatings, thus preventing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emission, caused by coalescing agents. The formation of waterborne coating containing RTILs can be achieved by the encapsulation of RTILs inside latexes via miniemulsion polymerization. Achieving a stable miniemulsion is a crucial step for further polymerization. In this study, 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (C8mimPF6) was chosen, and various factors which might affect droplet size and its stability, including surfactant type, surfactant concentration, and C8mimPF6 concentration, were investigated. It was found that the presence of a small amount of C8mimPF6 coupled with the surfactant would offer marked effects on the droplet size reduction and droplet stability. Such effect may reach its maximum from 1 to 5 wt% C8mimPF6. Above the critical concentration, adding more C8mimPF6 to the oil phase may cause a larger initial droplet size as well as weaken the droplet stability. Such observations were consistent with the zeta potential measurements for miniemulsions prepared under similar conditions.
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
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2015
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Xiaoxing Lu,Di Wu,Dengfeng Ye,Youping Wang,Yongsheng Guo,Wenjun Fang
Two guanidinium-based ionic liquids (ILs), 2-ethyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([TMGEt][NTf2]) and ethyl sulfate ([TMGEt][C2OSO3]) were synthesized and characterized. Experimental densities and viscosities for the binary mixtures of the ILs with ethanol and 1-propanol from (293.15 to 323.15) K were measured over the whole composition range and at the atmospheric pressure of 0.1 MPa. The excess molar volumes (VmE) and the viscosity deviations (Δη) for the binary systems were calculated and fitted with the Redlich–Kister equation. It is found that the density of [TMGEt][NTf2] is much higher than that of [TMGEt][C2OSO3] at the same temperature, while the viscosity of the former with the value of 74.61 mPa·s is only 1/9 of that of the latter at 293.15 K. This indicates that the difference of the anions has a significant influence on the density and viscosity of the ILs with the same guanidinium cation. The addition of ethanol or 1-propanol leads to negative values of VmE and Δη, which result from the efficient packing of the constituents in the binary mixtures and the weakening of anion–cation interactions of the ILs. The partial molar volumes, excess partial molar volumes, Gibbs energy, and excess Gibbs energy of activation for viscous flow of the binary mixtures also have been calculated. It is hoped that the results provide useful information for the fundamental physicochemical properties of the guanidinium-based ILs and their further applications.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2014
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Nan Li,Fang Wang,Zhiqing Zhang,Huihui Nie,Chengcheng Ren,Mei Cui
Polymeric 1-vinyl-3-ethylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquids modified microspheres of silica gel were prepared by free radical polymerization in toluene. Characterization with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), gel permeation chromatography (GPC), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and 13C, 29Si magic angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) demonstrated that 1-vinyl-3-ethylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate had successfully loaded on the surface of silica gel and formed a stable polymer coating. Furthermore, to detect the potential desulfurization performance, a series of experiments of model fuel desulfurization with polymeric ionic liquid modified silica gel had been carried out. The desulfurization efficiency of modified silica gel was investigated by removing 2-methylthiophene, benzothiophene, and dibenzothiophene from model fuel (n-heptane/2-methylthiophene, benzothiophene, and dibenzothiophene) under tested conditions. It was shown that the modified silica gel exhibited remarkable desulfurization capacity for aromatic S-containing compounds and the sulfur removal selectivity followed the order of 2-methylthiophene < benzothiophene < dibenzothiophene due to the different density aromatic π-electrons.
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RSC Advances
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2014
·Vol. 4
·期 71
·37470-37478
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IF 3.708
Jianxiong Xu,Weiwei Liu,Yunfei Yu,Jingjing Du,Na Li,Lijian Xu
A simple synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles with cubic Pmn pore structure (SBA-1) and controlled pore size is reported. The synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles is achieved by employing organic mesomorphous complexes of polyelectrolyte (poly(acrylic acid)) and cationic surfactant (hexadecyl pyridinium chloride) as template, and tetrapropoxysilane as silica source. It is found that the pore size of the synthesized mesoporous silica nanoparticles can be tuned by the incorporation of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene. By adjusting the amount of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene in the synthesis, a series of silica nanoparticles with controlled pore size ranging from 2.5 nm to 5.3 nm is obtained. The adsorption properties of the mesoporous silica nanoparticles with different pore size against lysozyme are compared. The results show that mesoporous silica nanoparticles with proper pore size and well ordered pore structure benefit the adsorption and exhibit a low leaching rate.
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Catalysis Science & Technology
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2014
·Vol. 4
·期 11
·4010-4019
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Chao Lin,Kai Tao,Hongbo Yu,Dayin Hua,Shenghu Zhou
Molybdenum-doped mesoporous SBA-15, mesoporous SBA-15-supported MoO3/SBA-15, and traditional silica-supported MoO3/SiO2 were successfully synthesized. Various techniques, such as XRD, TEM, BET, UV-DRS, Raman, XPS and IR, were used to characterize the above obtained materials. The studies of TEM, XRD and BET confirmed that the highly ordered mesoporous structure of SBA-15 was maintained in the doped Mo-SBA-15 whereas supported MoO3/SBA-15 showed a significant reduction in surface area due to the deposition of MoO3 nanoparticles into the SBA-15 channels. XPS studies revealed that a high concentration of Mo5+ species appeared in doped Mo-SBA-15 whereas supported MoO3/SBA-15 and MoO3/SiO2 only contained Mo6+ species. The metathesis reaction of 1-butene and ethene to propene was used to evaluate the catalytic performance of Mo-containing materials. The doped Mo-SBA-15 illustrated a superior catalytic performance over the supported MoO3/SBA-15 and MoO3/SiO2 catalysts. The enhancement of catalytic performance for doped Mo-SBA-15 was assigned to the incorporation of Mo species into the SBA-15 framework. Due to the doping method, Mo-SBA-15 exhibited a well-ordered mesoporous structure, a high surface area, and a high concentration of Mo5+ species, which is beneficial to the catalytic performance for metathesis reactions.
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2015
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Cong Chen,Yan Meng,Sheng Li,Wenhua Wu,Chuanjun Liu,Xiaojuan Xu,Lina Zhang
A polysaccharide coded as PR-CA was extracted from Polyporus rhinoceros and determined to be a β-(1→3)- d -glucan with multiple branches. The weight-average molecular weights ( M w ) of PR-CA in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and in water were determined with static light scattering (SLS) to be 3.57 × 10 5 and 1.79 × 10 7 , indicating existence of the single chains in DMSO and co-existence of single chains and aggregates in water. Moreover, the stiffness of single chains of PR-CA in water was directly visualized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The hollow structure of PR-CA nanofibers with width of 30–40 nm and length of ∼350 nm formed in the water/DMSO (9:1, v:v) was demonstrated by a fluorescent probe tetraphenylethylene (TPE) via aggregation-induced emission (AIE). The formation of PR-CA nanofibers was ascribed to the parallel aggregation of the extended PR-CA chains due to the hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction. This work offered valuable results for promising applications of natural branched β-glucans in the biological fields of drug inclusion, delivery and disease diagnosis.
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