Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
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Zhang Chenxi,Li Haibo,Mo Fan,Wang Mingshuai,Bai Yaran,Ma Haotian,Gao Bingqian,Wang Rui
This study aims to illustrate the temporal and spatial patterns of rhizosphere microecological characteristics of plants highly adapted to heavy metals under different levels of heavy metal stress, to reveal the rhizosphere nutrient cycling and the mechanism of enhanced stress tolerance. The dynamic changes of rhizosphere microecology of Trifolium repens L. (white clover) were studied under different concentrations of Cd treatment. The spatial variation of soil enzyme activities was investigated in situ and microscopically by in situ zymography and the spatial distribution models of enzyme activities were developed. The results showed that the rhizosphere ecosystem remained relatively stable under 40 days of stress, with pH ranging from 7.13 to 7.26 and organic matter contents ranging from 14.83 to 18.09 g kg − 1 . In addition, pH and soil organic matter (SOM) were important ecological factors affecting Cd activation in the rhizosphere. Based on soil zymography analysis, both phosphatase and N-acetyl-glucosaminidase hotspots had root effects, and a maximum hotspot area of 21.51 and 10.19% at 10 mg kg − 1 Cd treatment, respectively. Besides, the maximum activities of both enzymes were observed at 5 mg kg − 1 Cd treatment and the rhizosphere extension distance up to 1.82 and 1.59 cm. This study reveals the potential rhizosphere regulatory mechanism of white clover. It was emphasized that the Cd bioavailability was increased in the rhizosphere, the activities of enzymes related to N and P cycling were stimulated under 5–10 mg kg − 1 Cd stress, and thus soil N loss due to Cd could be compensated in the rhizosphere.
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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
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2025
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Jingchong Li,Wende Zheng,Jingkun Li,Komelle Askari,Zhixiang Tian,Runqiang Liu
Continuous misuse of difenoconazole (DFZ) results in farmland contamination, posing risks to crops and human health. Salicylic acid (SA) has been shown to enhance plant resistance and reduce pesticide phytotoxicity and accumulation. However, whether SA effectively reduces DFZ phytotoxicity and accumulation and its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. To address this, a short-term indoor experiment and a long-term outdoor pot experiment were conducted to evaluate the potential of SA to alleviate DFZ-induced phytotoxicity and its effects on DFZ uptake, translocation, metabolism, and accumulation. The underlying mechanisms were explored through physiological, biochemical, and gene expression analyses. The results showed that DFZ induced oxidative damage and reduced photosynthesis by 15.6% in wheat. SA upregulated the expression of genes encoding antioxidant enzymes ( POD , CAT , SOD1 , and SOD2 ) in the roots and leaves of DFZ-exposed plants, leading to a 7.5%–13.4% increase in antioxidant enzyme activities and a subsequent 9.7%–14.5% decrease in reactive oxygen species levels. Additionally, SA increased the total chlorophyll content by 16.3%, which was enhanced by regulating chlorophyll synthesis and degradation-related genes, thereby improving the net photosynthetic rate by 12.2%. Furthermore, SA upregulated the expression of lignin biosynthesis-related, CYP450, and GST genes, which reduced DFZ uptake and accelerated its degradation. Consequently, the wheat grain DFZ content decreased by 36.2%, thus reducing the health risk index. This study confirms the potential of SA to reduce DFZ phytotoxicity and accumulation. Based on these findings, we recommend using SA in DFZ-contaminated areas to mitigate phytotoxicity and the associated human dietary exposure risks.
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Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology
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2017
·Vol. 13
·期 3
·243-254
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Jiang Dandan,Zhang Xiaopeng,Yu Dexin,Xiao Yanan,Wang Tianqi,Su Zhihui,Liu Yongjun,Zhang Na
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents with tumor-microenvironment changeable relaxivity are effective to increase the sensitivity and selectivity of MRI in tumor diagnosis. In this study, pH-sensitive Gd-loaded Poly(L-lysine)/ Carboxymethyl Chitosan Nanoparticles (Gd-PCNPs)
were developed as relaxivity-changeable MRI contrast agents based on the "on–off" switchable strategy. The "on–off" switchable nano-contrast agents were capable of releasing Gd3+ in response to physical stimulation, with structure transformed. Gd-PCNPs could responsively
disassemble in an acidic tumor-microenvironment and increase the exchange of protons between water molecules and Gd3+ ions, thus selectively enhance the relaxivity in tumor area. Gd-PCNPs were self-assembled via electrostatic interaction between poly(L-lysine)-diethylenetriamine
pentaacetic acid-gadolinium and pH-sensitive carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS). Gd-PCNPs exhibited spherical shape with uniform particle size distribution (166.00 ± 1 .71 nm) and negative zeta potential (–13.2 ± 4.7 mV). The relaxivity of Gd-PCNPs increased from 6.618 mM–1
· s–1 to 10.008 mM–1 · s–1 when the pH values decrease from 7.4 to 6.0, which was higher than Magnevist® (3.924 mM–1 · s–1 at both pH 7.4 and 6.0 (p <0 05). The
changeable relaxivity of Gd/PCNPs would result in enhanced tumor/normal tissue signal contrast, which was verified by in vivo MRI test. In vivo MRI test showed that the signal of Gd-PCNPs was significantly enhanced with prolonged imaging time in tumor tissue compared to Magnevist®
(p <0 05). Furthermore, Gd-PCNPs exhibited unobvious in vitro cytotoxicity under the experimental concentrations in B16 cells. No obvious damage was observed in the different tissues of mice. These results indicated that the relaxivity-changeable Gd-PCNPs exhibited demonstrated
sensitivity and selectivity in tumor diagnosis with a great potential as a novel MRI contrast agent.
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COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
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2022
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Tianyi Zheng,Yingjie Yu,Yanyun Pang,Daixing Zhang,Yue Wang,Hongyang Zhao,Xu Zhang,Huijie Leng,Xiaoping Yang,Qing Cai
The reconstruction of the local electrical microenvironment at the defect site has been considered as an effective strategy in stimulating bone regeneration. To mimic the electrophysiological nature of native bone tissue, piezoelectric ceramics and polymers are widely used as scaffolding materials. Herein, novel piezoelectric Ca/Mn co-doped BaTiO 3 (CMBT) nanofibers were composited with poly( l -lactide) (PLLA), to obtain a kind of substrates with strengthened piezoelectricity after polarization. Compared to pure BaTiO 3 nanofibers, the CMBT nanofibers exhibited extra osteogenic activity with the incorporation of bioactive Ca/Mn elements in addition to their piezoelectric property . Compared to non-degradable piezoelectric polymers like poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF), polarized PLLA is not only biodegradable, but also piezoelectric. Therefore, as the CMBT nanofibers forming a network within the PLLA matrix, the PLLA/CMBT composites could significantly improve osteogenic activity both in vitro and in vivo . Using non-piezoelectric polycaprolactone (PCL) and polarized PLLA as controls, the strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities of piezoelectric PLLA/CMBT composites were also identified, providing additional benefits for bone repairing. In summary, the polarized PLLA/CMBT composites are promising candidates for bone regeneration and function reconstruction, due to their multi-functionality in terms of electroactivity, biodegradability, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities, to meet the challenged requirements in inducing osteogenesis.
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JOURNAL OF SEPARATION SCIENCE
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2016
·Vol. 40
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·472-479
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Guoyan Liu,Linwu Zhuang,Dandan Song,Chunliang Lu,Xin Xu
We developed a simple and meaningful preparative method for the separation and purification of the main phenolic compounds from the leaves of celery ( Apium graveolens L. var. dulce Mill./Pers.) and we established an accurate and specific analytical method for the identification of the main phenolic compounds from celery leaves. The crude extract from celery leaves was prefractioned by polyamide resin to enrich the phenolic compounds. They were then purified further by preparative high-performance liquid chromatography, and seven main phenolic compounds were obtained: including chlorogenic acid, luteolin 7- O -β -d- apiofuranosyl(1→2)-β -d- glucopyranoside, luteolin 7- O -β -d- glucopyranoside, apiin, chrysoeriol 7- O -β -d- apiofuranosyl(1→2)-β -d- glucopyranoside, luteolin 7- O -[β -d- apiofuranosyl(1→2)-(6′′- O -malonyl)]-β -d- glucopyranoside, and apigenin 7- O -[β -d- apiofuranosyl(1→2)-(6′′- O -malonyl)]-β -d- glucopyranoside. Their purities were measured by using high-performance liquid chromatography, and their chemical structures were confirmed using UV spectrophotometry, ultra high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry, and NMR spectroscopy. Our studies indicate that preparative high-performance liquid chromatography combined with polyamide resin is a simple and meaningful preparative method for the separation and purification of phenolic compounds from the leaves of celery or other plants, and the use of UV spectrophotometry, ultra high performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry, and NMR spectroscopy is an accurate and specific analytical method for the identification of phenolic compounds.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2021
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Weiying Zhou,Fuwang Mo,Zishan Sun,Jiabao Luo,Jiaqi Fan,Hongni Zhu,Zhenpeng Zhu,Jinqing Huang,Xinguo Zhang
Carbon dots (CDs) with long-wavelength-emission and high quantum yield (QY) are the focus of current research, compared with widely-investigated blue-emitting CDs. Herein, bright red-emitting CDs were synthesized by hydrothermal reaction at 200 °C for 3 h. CDs prepared by p-Phenylenediamine (pPD) exhibits a weak red band at 635 nm under an excitation wavelength of 450 nm. Adding (NH 4 ) 2 HPO 4 and KBr as P and Br precursors, the red emission peak at 610 nm, which shows a peak blue-shift about 25 nm with a dramatic emission enhancement up to 20-folds by co-doping of P, Br atoms into CDs. The corresponding QY value of P, Br-doped CDs (P, Br-CDs) was greatly improved to 11.3% as compared to bare CDs’ (0.55%). Furthermore, P, Br-CDs show a remarkable luminescent turn-off response after adding copper ions (Cu 2+ ). In addition, the quenched luminescence of P, Br-CDs/Cu 2+ complex could be recovered by the chelation between Cu 2+ and L -cysteine ( L -Cys) after adding L -Cys. This fluorescence “ON-OFF-ON” protocol could be applied for sequent Cu 2+ and L -Cys detection, and offer a linear range of 0–150 μM and 0–100 μM with a limit of detection of 4.408 µM and 2.373 µM for Cu 2+ and L -Cys, respectively. All results indicate that P, Br-CDs are of great potential for further biological and environmental application.
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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2011
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Feng L,Jia X,Zhu M,Chen Y,Shi F
Chemoprevention is one feasible approach to decreasing morbidity and mortality of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The present study aimed to explore the mechanisms of chemoprevention of NSCLC by Prunella vulgaris L. (PV) using a PV extract of 60% ethanol (P-60). In an A/J mouse model benzo[a]pyrene induction of lung tumors was significantly reduced difference by P-60 group. In addition, P-60 was found to have the ability to regulate cell cycle and induce apoptosis in SPC-A-1 cells. Therefore, we propose that P-60 has potential as a lung cancer chemopreventive agent.
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BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES
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2017
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Zhuo Fan,Nanying Lv,Xiao Luo,Wen Tan
Cardiac hypertrophy is a thickening of the heart muscle that is associated with cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and myocardial infarction. It occurs initially as an adaptive process against increased workloads and often leads to sudden arrhythmic deaths. Studies suggest that the lethal arrhythmia is attributed to hypertrophy-induced destabilization of cardiac electrical activity, especially the prolongation of the action potential. The reduced activity of I to is demonstrated to be responsible for the ionic mechanism of prolonged action potential duration and arrhythmogeneity. Isosteviol (STV), a derivative of stevioside, plays a protective role in a variety of stress-induced cardiac diseases. Here we report effects of STV on rat ISO-induced hypertrophic cardiomyocytes. STV alleviated ISO-induced hypertrophy of cardiomyocytes by decreasing cell area of hypertrophied cardiomyocytes. STV application prevented the prolongation of action potential which was prominent in hypertrophied cells. The decrease and increase of current densities for I to and I CaL observed in hypertrophied myocytes were both prevented by STV application. In addition, the results of qRT-PCR suggested that the changes of electrophysiological activity of I to and I CaL are correlated to the alterations of the mRNA transcription level.
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International Journal of Nanomedicine
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2023
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Qi-Wei Fu,Yun-Peng Zi,Wei Xu,Rong Zhou,Zhu-Yun Cai,Wei-Jie Zheng,Feng Chen,Qi-Rong Qian
Calcium phosphate-based biomaterials have been well studied in biomedical fields due to their outstanding chemical and biological properties which are similar to the inorganic constituents in bone tissue. In this study, amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) nanoparticles were prepared by a precipitation method, and used for preparation of ACP-poly(d,l-lactic acid) (ACP-PLA) nanofibers and water-soluble drug-containing ACP-PLA nanofibers by electrospinning. Promoting the encapsulation efficiency of water-soluble drugs in electrospun hydrophobic polymer nanofibers is a common problem due to the incompatibility between the water-soluble drug molecules and hydrophobic polymers solution. Herein, we used a native biomolecule of lecithin as a biocompatible surfactant to overcome this problem, and successfully prepared water-soluble drug-containing ACP-PLA nanofibers. The lecithin and ACP nanoparticles played important roles in stabilizing water-soluble drug in the electrospinning composite solution. The electrospun drug-containing ACP-PLA nanofibers exhibited fast mineralization in simulated body fluid. The ACP nanoparticles played the key role of seeds in the process of mineralization. Furthermore, the drug-containing ACP-PLA nanofibers exhibited sustained drug release which simultaneously occurred with the in situ mineralization in simulated body fluid. The osteoblast-like (MG63) cells with spreading filopodia were well observed on the as-prepared nanofibrous mats after culturing for 24 hours, indicating a high cytocompatibility. Due to the high biocompatibility, sustained drug release, and fast mineralization, the as-prepared composite nanofibers may have potential applications in water-soluble drug loading and release for tissue engineering.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2018
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Xia Jia,Chunyan Zhang,Yonghua Zhao,Tuo Liu,Yunhua He
Few studies have explored the long-term effects of elevated atmospheric CO 2 combined with lead (Pb) contamination on plants. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of 3 years of elevated CO 2 (700 ± 23 μmol mol –1 ) on Pb accumulation and plant defenses in leaves of Robinia pseudoacacia L. seedlings in exposed to Pb (500 mg kg −1 soil). Elevated CO 2 increased Pb accumulation in leaves and Pb removal rate in soils. In plants exposed to Pb stress, total chlorophyll and carotenoid contents in leaves were lower under elevated CO 2 than under ambient CO 2 , but seedling height and width increased under elevated CO 2 relative to ambient CO 2 . Elevated CO 2 significantly ( p < .01) stimulated malondialdehyde content in leaves under Pb exposure. Superoxide dismutase and catalase activity increased significantly ( p < .01), peroxidase activity decreased significantly ( p < .01), and glutathione , cystine, and phytochelatin contents increased under elevated CO 2 + Pb relative to Pb alone. Elevated CO 2 stimulated the production of soluble sugars, proline, flavonoids , saponins, and phenolics in plants exposed to Pb stress. Ove rall, long-term elevation of CO 2 increased Pb-induced oxidative damage in seedlings, but enhanced the phytoextraction of Pb from contaminated soils.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2018
·Vol. 185
·期 9
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Wang Jiangru,Yu Jialuo,Wang Xiaoyan,Wang Liyan,Li Bowei,Shen Dazhong,Kang Qi,Chen Lingxin
Manganese-doped ZnS quantum dots (ZnS:Mn(II) QDs) were synthesized and modified with L-cysteine (L-Cys) and 6-mercaptonicotinic acid (MNA). This prevents the aggregation of the QDs and makes them available for the interaction with Cu(II) ions via Cu(II)-S interaction. As a result, the fluorescence of the QDs is quenched by Cu(II) due to an electron transfer mechanism. The QDs display two emission peaks under 325 nm excitation, one (being red) peaking at 593 nm, the other (blue) at 412 nm. The red fluorescence is strongly quenched, while the blue fluorescence is not affected. An easily distinguishable color change from orange red to purple can be observed in fluorescence as the concentration of Cu(II) is increased. The probe is selective over commonly encountered other ions. The ratio of fluorescence intensities at 593 and 412 nm increases linearly in the 5 to 500 nM Cu(II) concentration range, and the detection limit is 1.2 nM.
Schematic of the preparation of manganese-doped quantum dots functionalized with L-cysteine and 6-mercaptonicotinic acid for selective and sensitive visual detection of copper ions.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2017
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Yuan Guo,Xiaoqing Zeng,Haiyan Yuan,Yunmei Huang,Yanmei Zhao,Huan Wu,Jidong Yang
In this study, a novel method for chiral recognition of phenylglycinol (PG) enantiomers was proposed. Firstly, water-soluble N -acetyl- l -cysteine (NALC)-capped CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized and experiment showed that the fluorescence intensity of the reaction system slightly enhancement when added PG enantiomers to NALC-capped CdTe quantum dots (QDs), but the R-PG and S-PG could not be distinguished. Secondly, when there was Ag + presence in the reaction system, the experiment result was extremely interesting, the PG enantiomers cloud make NALC-capped CdTe QDs produce different fluorescence signal, in which the fluorescence of S-PG + Ag + + NALC-CdTe system was significantly enhanced, and the fluorescence of R-PG + Ag + + NALC-CdTe system was markedly decreased. Thirdly, all the enhanced and decreased of the fluorescence intensity were directly proportional to the concentration of R-PG and S-PG in the linearly range 10 − 5 –10 − 7 mol·L − 1 , respectively. So, the new method for simultaneous determination of the PG enantiomers was built too. The experiment result of the method was satisfactory with the detection limit of PG can reached 10 − 7 mol·L − 1 and the related coefficient of S-PG and R-PG are 0.995 and 0.980, respectively. The method was highly sensitive, selective and had wider detection range compared with other methods.
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