IUBMB LIFE
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2024
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IF 3.7
Yexuan Lin,Na Sun,Dengyuan Liu,Xinmeng Yang,Yixin Dong,Chengyu Jiang
In 2020, the number of deaths caused by lung cancer worldwide reached 1,796,144, making it the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Cyclooxygenase-2/prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase 2 ( COX-2/PTGS2 ) is overexpressed in lung cancer, which promotes tumor proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, and resistance to apoptosis. Here, we report that the oligonucleotide drug HQi-sRNA-2 from Traditional Chinese Medicine Huangqin targeting COX-2/PTGS2 significantly inhibited proliferation, migration, and invasion and induced apoptosis in the human lung cancer cell line NCI-H460. Oral delivery of HQi-sRNA-2 bencaosomes prolonged survival, reduced tumor burden, and maintained weight in a spontaneous mouse lung cancer model. Compared with paclitaxel, HQi-sRNA-2 may be less toxic and have approximately equal efficacy in reducing tumor burden. Our previous studies reported that herbal small RNAs (sRNAs) are functional medical components. Our data suggest that sphingosine (d18:1)-HQi-sRNA-2 bencaosomes, targeting COX-2/PTGS2 and downregulating the PI3K and AKT signaling pathways, may provide novel therapeutics for lung cancer.
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肿瘤学
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药理学
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分子生物学
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中医药
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MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
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2025
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IF 4.3
Yan Qian,Li Xiao-Jun,Wang Qi-Qi,Jia Wei,Wang Shu-Ling
Approaches of promoting a neural milieu permissive for plasticity and resilience against neuronal injury are important strategies for the treatment of a range of neurological disorders. Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) which is known for its role as a potent regulator of glucose and energy metabolism has also proved to be neuroprotective against various mental diseases. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we report a study of the neuroprotective effects of FGF21 by promoting 5-HT 1A R-FGFR1 heteroreceptor formation and triggering MEK 1/2 -ERK 1/2 signaling pathway in normal or abnormal neurological conditions. First, the in vitro cellular experiments demonstrated that FGF21 exerted a protective effect against glutamate-induced cytotoxicity and promoted cell differentiation and growth. Then, in wild-type and FGF21 −/− mice, exogenous FGF21 promoted FGFR1-5-HT 1A R heteromers formation in the CA3 and dentate gyrus region of the hippocampus and activated MEK 1/2 -ERK 1/2 signaling. Coordinately, FGF21 exerted similar influences in the hippocampi of IBA-induced neurological injury mice or combined stress-exposed mice. Besides, FGF21 treatment activated the phosphorylation of FGFR1 and elevated the expression of synaptophysin in these mice with neurological injury or combined stress exposure. These results illustrated that FGF21 alleviated neurological impairment through FGFR1-5-HT 1A R heteromer and ERK 1/2 signal activation and suggested that the regulation of FGFR1-5-HT 1A R heteromers and MEK 1/2 /ERK 1/2 pathway may play a key role in mediating the neuroprotective effects of FGF21 against various neurodegeneration conditions.
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神经科学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2017
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IF 3.671
Jinsong Zhang,Youzhi Zhou,Ke Liu,Jianlin Chu,Yewei Zhang,Bingfang He
A novel nucleoside 2′-deoxyribosyltransferase ( Lh NDT) from Lactobacillus hilgardii ZJS01 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The amino acid sequence of Lh NDT displayed the highest identity of 26% to other reported NDTs. Lh NDT was a monomer as revealed by gel filtration chromatography with or without addition of Ca 2+ in elution buffer. This enzyme showed a high activity and stability over a broad pH range and was sensitive to temperature. With the addition of 15 mM Ca 2+ , the thermostability of Lh NDT was greatly promoted by 63 times and 46 times at 30 °C and 35 °C, respectively. With the use of 2′-deoxyuridine as sugar donor at an economic molar ratio of 1:1, 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (46%) and 5-fluoro-2′- deoxycytidine (58%) were efficiently synthesized from 5-azacytosine and 5-fluorocytosine, respectively, by Lh NDT for 2 h.
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酶学
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生物技术
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生物化学
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
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2023
·Vol. 58
·期 10
·4123-4136
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IF 3.4
Hong Ni,Zhongzhao Guo,Yue Wu,Jie Wang,Yang Yang,Zilu Zhu,Deheng Wang
It is generally accepted that Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is activated to cause inflammation. However, COX-2 is also constitutively expressed at the postsynaptic dendrites and excitatory terminals of the cortical and spinal cord neurons. Although some evidence suggests that COX-2 release during neuronal signalling may be pivotal for regulating the function of memory, the significance of constitutively expressed COX-2 in neuron is still unclear. This research aims to discover the role of COX-2 in memory beyond neuroinflammation and to determine whether the inhibition of COX-2 can cause cognitive dysfunction by influencing dendritic plasticity and its underlying mechanism. We found COX-2 gene knockout (KO) could significantly impact the learning and memory ability, cause neuronal structure disorder and influence gamma oscillations. These might be mediated by the inhibition of prostaglandin (PG) E2/cAMP pathway and phosphorylated protein kinase A (p-PKA)-phosphorylated cAMP response element binding protein (p-CREB)-brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) axis. It suggested COX-2 might play a critical role in learning, regulating neuronal structure and gamma oscillations in the hippocampus CA1 by regulating COX-2/BDNF signalling pathway.
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神经科学
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Science China-Chemistry
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2010
·Vol. 53
·期 7
·1497-1501
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IF 0
Ma Hong,Nie Xin,Cai JiaYing,Chen Chen,Gao Jin,Miao Hong,Xu Jie
The catalytic oxidation of biomass-derived polyhydroxyl compounds provides an efficient and green route for biomass resource utility. Gold nanocrystals supported on Mg(OH) 2 were synthesized by sol-immobilization method, characterized by XRD, TEM, UV-vis DRS, and tested in the selective oxidation of 1,2-propanediol to lactic acid. The gold particle size and the ratio of Au to 1,2-propanediol strongly influenced the catalytic activity. Over Au/Mg(OH) 2 with the majority of gold particles concentrated in 14–18 nm, excellent catalytic performance with 94.4% conversion and 89.3% selectivity to lactic acid has been achieved under 0.3 MPa O 2 at 60 °C for 6 h.
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化学工程
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环境科学
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催化科学
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2020
·Vol. 27
·期 28
·35261-35271
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IF 3.056
Zhao Tian-Xin,Wei Yue-Xin,Wang Jun-Ke,Han Lin-Dong,Sun Mang,Wu Yu-Hao,Shen Lian-Ju,Long Chun-Lan,Wu Sheng-De,Wei Guang-Hui
Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a common plasticizer, which is known to be an environmental endocrine-disrupting chemical that can jeopardize the male reproductive system. Prepuberal exposure to DEHP leads to steroidogenesis disorders. However, the specific mechanism remains ambiguous. Therefore, Sprague Dawley (SD) rats underwent prepuberal DEHP exposure at a dose of 500 mg/kg per day through gavage. Additionally, the resulting testicular injury was evaluated to confirm the disturbed steroidogenesis. Changes in testicular histology, significant reduction of serum testosterone ( P < 0.01) and luteinizing hormone ( P < 0.001), and significantly decreased expressions of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein ( P < 0.01) and 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase ( P < 0.05) were found in DEHP-treated rats. DEHP exposure resulted in obvious intestinal damage and oxidative stress imbalance, primarily in the jejunum. Both the activation of the nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling pathway and alterations of microbiota profiles were observed in all three gut specimens, but were most notable in the jejunum. We hypothesize that the gut-microbiota-testis axis, which is mediated by the activation of the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway, could be involved in the dysfunction of prepuberal steroidogenesis induced by DEHP.
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毒理学
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内分泌学
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生殖生物学
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微生物学
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2021
·Vol. 8
·期 8
·2061-2067
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IF 6.569
Shiwei Liu,Bingbing Zhang,Hongping Wu,Hongwei Yu,Zhanggui Hu,Jiyang Wang,Yicheng Wu
Ultraviolet nonlinear optical (UV NLO) crystals are the key and basic materials for solid-state lasers. Phosphates as UV NLO crystals are limited in practical applications due to their weak second-harmonic generation (SHG) response. In this work, two non-centrosymmetric pyro-phosphates of K3SrBi(P2O7)2 and Rb3SrBi(P2O7)2 have been synthesized by a high-temperature solution method. Systematic property measurements show that they both have short UV cut-off edges (∼240 nm) and large SHG responses (4 × KDP for K3SrBi(P2O7)2 and 2.1 × KDP for Rb3SrBi(P2O7)2). Thus, they are both promising UV NLO candidates. In particular, K3SrBi(P2O7)2 shows the strongest SHG response in the family of A3BBi(P2O7)2 (A = K, Rb, B = Sr; A = Rb, Cs, B = Ba, Pb), which is about twice higher than that of isomorphic Rb3SrBi(P2O7)2. The study of the structure–property relationship shows that the synergistic effect of P2O7 dimers and BiO6 polyhedra is the main contribution to their excellent NLO properties. And better orientations of P2O7 dimers and larger distortion of BiO6 units play important roles in enhancing the SHG response of K3SrBi(P2O7)2.
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光学
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JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS
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2021
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IF 3.712
Yongmei Fu,Mingxia Huang,Zhulin Zhou,Zhongjun Li,Wuping Liao,Youcai Lu
By introducing the amine group into the structure of P227, a novel extractant 2-ethylhexyl ((2-ethylhexylamino)methyl) phosphonic acid (EEAMPA, abbreviated as HA) was synthesized for the extraction and separation of trivalent rare earths (REs) from nitrate medium. The influence factors including extractant concentration, equilibrium time, HNO 3 concentration, separation factors, cycle regeneration, stripping acidity, and actual leach liquor of metal ions , were studied systematically. The results show that the extraction ability of EEAMPA for REs decreases with increasing acidity. A possible extraction mechanism is proposed and the extracted species as REHA 3 (NO 3 ) are confirmed by the slope analysis method. The extraction equilibrium can reach faster than P227. It shows good chemical stability and cycling regeneration. Stripping studies show that HCl is an excellent stripping agent and REs can be effectively stripped from the organic phase.
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化学
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Marine Drugs
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2024
·Vol. 22
·期 11
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IF 4.9
Xiaohan Zang,Yongcheng Wang,Cong Han,Lishuang Cui,Haojie Liu,Shuimiao Tian,Kechun Liu,Peihai Li,Chen Sun,Qing Xia,Yun Zhang
Hyperlipidemia and consequent endothelial inflammation, along with foam cell generation, promote the progression of atherosclerosis (AS). Here, we aimed to investigate the effects of 2-acetamidophenol (2-AAP), which was selected by zebrafish phenotypic screening, in alleviating AS by relieving hyperlipidemia and inhibiting foam cell formation, as well as the underlying mechanisms. In a zebrafish hyperlipidemia model, 2-AAP increased lipid-lowering efficacy; alleviated TC, TG, LDL-C, and MDA levels; elevated HDL-C and T-SOD levels; significantly improved intravascular macrophage aggregation; and improved blood flow. In an ox-LDL-induced RAW264.7 model, 2-AAP inhibited lipid phagocytosis in RAW264.7 cells; reduced the intracellular TC, TG, FC, and CE contents; and decreased the CE/TC ratio, thus slowing foam cell generation. In addition, 2-AAP alleviated intracellular ROS and ferrous ion accumulation in RAW264.7 cells, reduced the MDA content, and increased GPX4 viability. Furthermore, transcriptome analyses and gene expression validation showed 2-AAP treatment upregulates genes related to GSH synthesis and transport, such as gclc, gclm, gss, and gpx4a, and enhanced the expression levels of genes involved in the storage and transportation of iron ions, such as fpn1, fth, and g6pd, indicating that 2-AAP dramatically regulated the ferroptosis and glutathione metabolic pathways. Overall, our study demonstrated that 2-AAP demonstrated potential in AS by alleviating hyperlipidemia and attenuating the ferroptosis pathway and provided evidence supporting the future application of 2-AAP in AS treatment.
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心血管疾病
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药理学
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细胞生物学
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PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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2023
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IF 7.8
Xiaoqin Niu,Kejian Chang,Wenduo Li,Haobin Hu
Polyethersulfone membrane is easy to be polluted, and the negative surface would help enhance improve the permeability and the anti-pollution performance; so how to anchor polymer brushes with negative groups to polyethersulfone membrane surface is a challenge. In this paper, polymer brushes of poly(2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid sodium salt) is first grafted to carbon nanotubes to form an organic-inorganic hybrid additive, which is further anchored onto the membrane surface of polyethersulfone by blending method. The graft reaction is proceeded by surface initiated electrochemical atom transfer radical polymerization , where the introduction of electrochemical part is because it could help better control the growth of polymer brushes compared with the pristine atom transfer radical polymerization process. The carbon nanotubes grafted with poly(2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid sodium salt) could anchor on the membrane surface because the there is a self-assemble process of organic-inorganic hybrid additive during phase inversion method, where the inorganic part carbon nanotubes firmly embedded into the membrane and the organic part can be fixed on membrane surface. The polyethersulfone membrane exhibits enhanced surface hydrophilicity , improved the permeability of the membrane, and good anti-fouling performance due to the negative charge and electrostatic repulsion brought by anionic surface of the modified membrane. When the mass of nanotubes grafted with poly(2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid sodium salt) in the casting solution is 20 mg, the water flux can reach 365.5 L m −2 h −1 , and the rejection ratios of both BSA and CR are close to 100% with good flux recovery and anti-fouling effect performance.
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材料科学
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化学工程
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膜技术
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纳米技术
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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
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2021
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IF 4.759
Yuhao Han,Panpan Chen,Zhichao Li,Xiao Wang,Chenglong Sun
Ultraviolet (UV) light-catalyzed Paternò-Büchi (PB) reaction has been developed as an efficient lipid C=C double bond (DB) derivatization strategy, which can accurately assign the position of C=C bond in unsaturated lipids when coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Inspired by this, here we proposed a novel visible-light induced [2+2] cycloaddition reaction combined with ESI-MS/MS and MALDI-MS/MS to identify lipid C=C position isomers. Benz[g]isoquinoline-5,10-dione (BIQD) and 6,9-difluorobenzo[g]isoquinoline-5,10-dione (DF-BIQD) were developed as a new type of [2+2] cycloaddition reagent, which can not only react with C=C bond under 254 nm UV light irradiation, but also quickly combine with lipid C=C bond under the irradiation of 405 nm visible-light and > 400 nm compact fluorescent lamp visible-light. High cycloaddition reaction conversion efficiency can be achieved by irradiating under compact fluorescent lamp light for 2 min. Moreover, we discovered that 437 nm, 489 nm, 545 nm, 581 nm, and 613 nm monochromatic light appearing in compact fluorescent lamp can individually induce the [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction between DF-BIQD and unsaturated lipids. Using this method, we found that the expressions of lipid DB-positional isomers in rat heart, brain, lung, spleen, thymus, kidney, liver and plasma vary greatly. The relative content of FA-18:1 (Δ9) in rat heart is only 1.49 times that of FA-18:1 (Δ11), while the relative content of FA-18:1 (Δ9) in rat plasma is 5.20 times that of FA-18:1 (Δ11). The above results offer new insight into the development of photocatalytic reagent for visible-light induced [2+2] cycloaddition and structural lipidomic studies.
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化学
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生物化学
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分析化学
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脂质组学
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CHEMICAL PAPERS
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2020
·Vol. 75
·期 3
·873-881
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IF 1.68
Yu Li,Gao Jinwei,Zeng Zhi,Zheng Yuhui
The precise control of phosphors with well-defined features remains a challenging issue since its property has been closely related to the shape, surface modification and particle size. The studies to develop microstructure under mild conditions will be of general interests. Herein, 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA) has been incorporated as a viable technique to bind with surface of BaMgF 4 :Eu 3+ phosphor and such process has been proved to be an effective strategy in preparing inorganic materials. The well acceptable advantages of this way include facile synthesis steps, broaden excitation range and reduced particle size. Although lanthanide fluorides have been reported so far, there are limited studies concerning organic framework appended red phosphors. In this way, the exploitation of a simple method to assemble hybrid phosphors will be very valuable in opto-electronic industries.
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