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2022
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Ruihuan Zhao,Nan Yin,Lixin Ma,Jie Zhang,Yangkai Luo,Zhimin Guo,Mengmei Fa,Dingding Yang,Dengchao Wang,Xin Yao
ATP is related to the occurrence of many diseases, its facile, sensitive and accurate determination in real samples is needed for disease screening and treatment. Although some methods realized the sensitive detection of ATP using the signal amplification of cyclic reactions or nanoparticles, complex experimental processes limit their applications. In this paper, we report a simple surface plasmon resonance (SPR) method based on a single stranded DNA probe. The probe has dual recognition sites of ATP and Ag+; namely the ATP aptamer located in the middle of the probe and five cytosine (C) at both ends of the probe. In the absence of ATP, the probe transforms into a rigid hairpin structure by forming C-Ag+-C structures and produces a large SPR signal. However, once the probe interacts with ATP, three-dimensional structures are formed, and then the Ag+-induced probe configuration change is smaller, resulting in an small SPR signal. The signal difference before and after the probe interacts with ATP is proportional to the analyte concentration. The probe configuration change is in the optimum area for SPR detection, ensuring the sensitive ATP determination. The signal difference has a linear response with the logarithm of ATP concentration from 0.05 to 500 nM with a detection limit of 15 pM. Moreover, the strategy was demonstrated to determine ATP in serum samples with satisfactory recoveries. The results show that this simple and sensitive method has potential applications for clinical ATP determination.
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Nanomaterials
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 4
·696
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Chao Zhang,Shuangqing Fu,Fanghua Zhang,Mengnan Han,Xuming Wang,Jie Du,Honglei Zhang,Wei Li
Combination chemotherapy is emerging as an important strategy for cancer treatment with decreased side effects. However, chemotherapeutic drugs with different solubility are not easy to realize co-delivery in traditional nanocarriers. Herein, an affibody modified G-quadruplex DNA micellar prodrug (affi-F/GQs) of hydrophilic 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (FUdR) by integrating polymeric FUdRs into DNA strands is developed for the first time. To achieve synergistic efficacy with hydrophobic drugs, curcumin (Cur) is co-loaded into affi-F/GQs micelles to prepare the dual drug-loaded DNA micelles ([email protected]/GQs), in which affibody is employed as a targeting moiety to facilitate HER2 receptor-mediated uptake.[email protected]/GQs have a small size of approximately 130 nm and exhibit excellent stability. The system co-delivers FUdR and Cur in a ratiometric manner, and the drug loading rates are 21.1% and 5.6%, respectively. Compared with the physical combination of FUdR and Cur,[email protected]/GQs show higher cytotoxicity and greater synergistic effect on HER2 positive gastric cancer N87 cells. Surprisingly,[email protected]/GQs significantly enhance the expression and activity of apoptosis-associated proteins in Bcl-2/Bax-caspase 8, 9-caspase 3 apoptotic pathway, which is the main factor in the death of tumor cells induced by FUdR. Overall, this nanoencapsulation is a promising candidate for the targeted co-delivery of drugs with significant differences in solubility.Keywords:G-quadruplex;DNA micelles;affibody;5-fluorodeoxyuridine;curcumin;synergetic therapy
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JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
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2021
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Yuanyuan Hui,Haishuai Peng,Fuxin Zhang,Lei Zhang,Liu Yufang,Aiqing Zhao,Rong Jia,Bini Wang,Yuxuan Song
ABSTRACT Aflatoxin M 1 (AFM 1 ) is a common toxin in dairy products that causes acute and chronic human health disorders. Thus, the development of a rapid and accurate AFM 1 detection method is of vital importance for food safety monitoring. This work was to develop a novel electrochemical aptasensor for sensitive and specific determination of AFM 1. The dendritic-like nanostructure was formed on the gold electrode surface by layer-by-layer assembly of gold-silver core-shell nanoparticles modified with DNA conjugates. In the presence of AFM 1 , the specific recognition between AFM 1 and Apt caused the disassociation of the DNA controlled dual [email protected] conjugates from the surface of the electrode, causing less methylene blue to bind to the surface and weakening the electrochemical signal. The more AFM 1 there is, the weaker the electrochemical signal. Transmission electron microscope results showed that the successfully synthesized [email protected] nanoparticles exhibited a core-shell structure with Au as core and Ag as shell, and their average diameter was about 30 nm. Under optimal conditions, the electrochemical aptasensor showed a wide detection ranging from 0.05 ng mL −1 to 200 ng mL −1 , and a low detection limit of 0.02 ng mL −1 . Moreover, the proposed strategy has been successfully applied to the detection of AFM 1 in cow, goat, and sheep milk samples with satisfactory recoveries ranging from 91.10% to 104.05%. This work can provide a novel rapid detection method for AFM 1 , and also provide a new sensing platform for the detection of other toxins.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Yanhong Wang,Han Jie,Huajuan Ye,Yuanyuan Zhang,Ning Li,Junyang Zhuang
Improving the convenience, sensitivity, and cost-effectiveness of electrochemical biosensors is crucial for advancing their clinical diagnostic applications. Herein, we presented an elegant approach to construct electrochemical aptasensors for tumor-derived exosome detection by harnessing the alterable interaction between methylene blue (MB) and DNA aptamer. In detail, the anti-EpCAM aptamer, named SYL3C, was found to exhibit a strong affinity toward MB due to the specific interaction between MB and unbound guanine bases. Thereby, SYL3C could be stained with MB to arouse a strong electrochemical signal on a gold electrode (AuE). Upon binding to EpCAM-positive exosomes, SYL3C underwent a conformational transformation. The resulting conformation, or exosomes-SYL3C complex, not only reduced the accumulation of MB on SYL3C by obstructing the accessibility of guanines to MB but also impeded the transfer of electrons from the bound MB to AuE, leading to a notable decrease in the electrochemical signal. Using MB-stained SYL3C as an electronic switch, an electrochemical aptasensor was readily established for the detection of EpCAM-positive exosome detection. Without the need for signal amplification strategies, expensive auxiliary reagents, and complex operation, this unique signal transduction mechanism alone could endow the aptasensor with ultrahigh sensitivity. A limit of detection (LOD) of 234 particles mL–1 was achieved, surpassing the performance of most reported methods. As a proof of concept, the aptasensor was applied to analyze clinical serum samples and effectively distinguish non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients from healthy individuals. As EpCAM exhibits broad expression in exosomes derived from different tumor sources, the developed aptasensor holds promise for diagnosing other tumor types.
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2023
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LuLu Cao,Yunlei Zhou,Lanlan Gao,Huanshun Yin,Miao Zhang,Haowei Zhang,Peng Ju,Kunpeng Dou,Shiyun Ai
Oxygen vacancy defects (OVs) are one of the main strategies for nanomaterials modification to improve the photoactivity, but current methods for fabricating OVs are usually complicated and harsh. It is important to develop simple, rapid, safe, and mild methods to fabricate OVs. By studying the effects of different weak reducing agents, the concentration of the reducing agent and the reaction time on fabrication of OVs, it is found that L -ascorbic acid (AA) gently and rapidly induces the increase of OVs in Bi 4 O 5 Br 2 at room temperature. The increased OVs not only improve the adsorption of visible light, but also enhance the photocurrent response. Based on this, the preparation of OVs in Bi 4 O 5 Br 2 is employed to the development of a photoelectrochemical biosensor for the detection of DNA demethylase of methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2 (MBD2). The biosensor shows a wide linear range of 0.1–400 ng mL −1 and a detection limit as low as 0.03 ng mL −1 (3σ). In addition, the effect of plasticizers on MBD2 activity is evaluated using this sensor. This work not only provides a novel method to prepare OVs in bismuth rich materials, but also explores a new novel evaluation tool for studying the ecotoxicological effects of contaminants.
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2023
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Yumeng Liao,Nan Zhang,Danni Chai,Boshi Liu,Jingrong Li,Yuting Fang,Di Zhang,Rui Liu,Zheng Li
Patulin (PAT) is a kind of mycotoxin which must be monitored for the sake of quality and safety in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) owing to its harm to human health. On this account, a rationally designed ratiometric fluorescent aptasensor was developed based on the study of the interaction mechanism between PAT and its aptamer (PAT-APT). Firstly, CD spectroscopy, molecular docking, and molecular dynamic simulation were applied to investigate the details on how PAT-APT bind with its target molecule. The results indicated that the structure of PAT-APT changed to a certain extent and was stabilized after binding with PAT. C-11, C-37 and C-38 were the key sites for the recognition and interaction between PAT-APT and its target. Secondly, based on these results, a ratiometric aptasensor made use of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy was designed. The complementary sequence (cDNA) to the aptamer with appropriate length and hybridization position was obtained through rationally design and optimization. Both PAT-APT and cDNA were labeled by a pair of fluorophores, which could generate FRET when the two single-stranded oligonucleotides hybridized. The accurate detection of PAT could be realized according to the change ratio of fluorescence intensity at the corresponding wavelength of the two fluorophores before and after assay. The aptasensor achieved an ultralow limit of detection 0.16 nM, perfect selectivity, and satisfactory practibility in complex TCM sample. To our knowledge, this is the first aptasensor for PAT designed through the interaction mechanism between aptamer and target molecule. Moreover, the assay for PAT is cost-effective, does not need complicated pretreatment and only takes less than an hour. Summarily, this study makes contribution to safety control of TCM, and provides a thinking mode from mechanism to rational design to conquer the problem of sensitive aptasensing of one component in a complex system.
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MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
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2020
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Dandan Miao,Yanyan Yu,Yong Chen,Yin Liu,Gaoxing Su
Stimuli-responsive DNA-based nanostructures have emerged as promising vehicles for intelligent drug delivery. In this study, i-motif DNA-conjugated gold nanostars (GNSs) were fabricated in a facile manner as stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems (denoted as A-GNS/DNA/DOX) for the treatment of cancer via combined chemo-photothermal therapy. The i-motif DNA is sensitive to the environmental pH and can switch from a single-stranded structure to a C-tetrad (i-motif) structure as the environmental pH decreases from neutral (∼7.4) to acidic (<6.0). The loaded drug can then be released along with the conformational changes. To enhance cellular uptake and improve cancer cell selectivity, the aptamer AS1411, which recognizes nucleolins, was employed as a targeting moiety. The A-GNS/DNA/DOX nanocomposites were found to be highly capable of photothermal conversion and exhibited photostability under near-infrared (NIR) irradiation, and the pH and NIR irradiation effectively triggered the drug-release behaviors. In addition, the A-GNS/DNA/DOX nanocomposites exhibited good biocompatibility. The targeting recognition enabled the A-GNS/DNA/DOX to exhibit higher cellular uptake and therapeutic efficiency than the GNS/DNA/DOX. Notably, under NIR irradiation, a synergistic effect between chemotherapy and photothermal therapy can be achieved with the proposed delivery system, which exhibits much higher therapeutic efficiency both in monolayer cancer cells and tumor spheroids as compared with a single therapeutic method. This study highlights the potential of GNS/DNA nanoassemblies for intelligent anticancer drug delivery and combined cancer therapy.
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JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
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2019
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Han Manman,Cai Weilan,Li Zhimin,Peng Liang,He Lixia,Chen Min
Quercetin is a flavonoid compound widely found in vegetables, fruits, and medicinal plants . It has carbonyl and phenolic hydroxyl groups in its structure that can easily form complexes with metal ions . In this study, we reacted quercetin in water at 95 °C with five metal trace elements commonly found in plants, namely calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron(III), and copper. Each supernatant was then examined by electrospray ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (ESI-TOF MS). The results showed that quercetin can form complexes with Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ , Zn 2+ , and Cu 2+ in ratios of 2:1, 3:1, and 3:2. Interestingly, after reaction with Fe 3+ in water at 95 °C, not only can quercetin‑iron(III) complexes be formed in ratios of 2:1 and 3:1, but small amounts of quercetin‑iron(II) complexes can also be formed in the same ratios. Furthermore, DNA cleavage experiments showed that when acting alone, quercetin and Cu 2+ have weak or no cleavage effects on DNA, but the complex formed after reaction in hot water cleaves DNA in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. These results indicate that complexes may form between quercetin and a variety of metal trace elements in a water decoction of plants, and that these metal complexes may be the material basis for the health-promoting and therapeutic effects of edible or medicinal plants.
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2019
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Chengxi Zhu,Dong Liu,Yuye Li,Xiuli Shen,Shuai Ma,Yang Liu,Tianyan You
A novel ratiometric electrochemical aptasensor was developed for Ochratoxin A (OTA) detection based on the binding of methylene blue (MB) to DNA with a dual signal amplification strategy. The formation of dsDNA structures between ferrocene-labeled complementary DNA (Fc-cDNA), the OTA aptamer , and complementary helper DNA (hDNA) caused Fc away from the electrode, and allowed dsDNA to bind with a certain amount of MB. Here, a small oxidation current of Fc (I Fc ) and a large oxidation current of MB (I MB ) were obtained. In the presence of OTA, its specific recognition with the aptamer induced the release of aptamer and hDNA from the electrode and subsequently the formation of hairpin structure for cDNA, which caused Fc close to the electrode and a weaker binding ability with MB. Then, an increased I Fc and a decreased I MB were obtained. Based on this principle, OTA could be accurately quantified by measuring the ratiometric signal of I Fc /I MB . Herein, the dual signal amplification strategy of the introduction of hDNA and the binding with MB after the OTA recognition was exploited to amplify the response signal. The obtained aptasensor showed a linear detection range from 10 pg mL −1 to 10 ng mL −1 and a detection limit of 3.3 pg mL −1 . The aptasensor was successfully applied to determine OTA in wheat, and the results were validated through HPLC-MS. Furthermore, by changing the target aptamers, this strategy could be universally used for the determination of various mycotoxins , showing promising potential applications for mycotoxins monitoring in agricultural products and foods.
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TALANTA
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2019
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Can Chen,Fenghua Geng,Yongxiang Wang,Haidong Yu,Lin Li,Sheng Yang,Jinhua Liu,Wei Huang
The present work constructs a sequentially triggered nanoswitch (STN) for sequential detection of Cr 3+ , P 2 O 7 4− (PPi) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) depending on polythymine (T40) templated fluorescent Cu nanoparticles (Cu NPs). A significant phenomenon is that Cr 3+ can only causing 5% QE of fluorescent Cu NPs synthesized by lower than 500 μM Cu 2+ , but the fluorescence of the Cu NPs synthesized by more than 500 μM Cu 2+ can be quenched up to 90% QE by the same concentration of Cr 3+ . Then the quenched fluorescence of CuNP-Cr 3+ complex provides a sensing platform for PPi due to the strong binding between Cr 3+ and PPi, resulting in dissociation of Cr 3+ from the surface of Cu NPs and the recovery of fluorescence emission . Further ALP hydrolysis of PPi disrupts Cr 3+ -PPi assemble and Cr 3+ is released to interact with Cu NPs, which induces fluorescence quenching again. Thus, sequentially detection of Cr 3+ (LOD, 0.03 μM), PPi (LOD, 0.005 μM) and ALP (LOD, 0.125 mU/mL) was successfully implemented with high sensitivity and selectivity. The sensor is also successfully used for Cr 3+ , PPi and ALP assays in the human serum. Additionally, the sensitive “on-off-on-off” sensing behavior of the Cu NPs allow three chemical inputs (Cr 3+ , PPi and ALP) to construct a logic gate.
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MICROCHIMICA ACTA
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2019
·Vol. 186
·期 5
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IF 5.479
Ma Haiyan,Xue Ning,Wu Shujie,Li Zongbing,Miao Xiangmin
The authors describe a method for detection of Hg 2+ by using positively charged gold nanoparticles ((+)AuNPs) as a quencher of the fluorescence of DNA-capped silver nanoclusters (DNA-AgNCs) which are negatively charged. In the presence of Hg 2+ , a DNA duplex is formed through T-Hg 2+ -T coordination chemistry. The duplex can be digested by exonuclease III to form smaller DNA fragments. This leads to the release of the AgNCs and the recovery of fluorescence, best measured at excitation/emission wavelengths of 460/530 nm. The (+)AuNPs and Hg 2+ are also released and can be reused for target recycling signal amplification. Based on these findings, a method is worked out for the determination of Hg 2+ that works in the 5.0 pM to 10 nM concentration range and has a detection limit as low as 2.3 pM. It is highly selective because of the highly specific formation of T-Hg 2+ -T bonds.
By using ultrastable and positively charged gold nanoparticles as fluorescence quenchers and exonuclease assisted signal amplification, a method is developed for the sensitive and selective detection of Hg 2+ in water samples.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2018
·Vol. 6
·期 16
·2426-2431
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IF 4.776
Zhen Wang,Pei Dong,Zhongxiong Sun,Ce Sun,Huaiyu Bu,Jing Han,Sanping Chen,Gang Xie
Here we report a general approach for synthesizing size/morphology-controlled NH2-Ni-MOFs by optimizing the solvent composition in the reaction system, and their correlating catalytic performances are clearly explored for the first time. Interestingly, the electrocatalytic performance was found to increase 2.7 fold when the particle size is reduced from 1.5 μm for NH2-Ni-MOF(a) to 300 nm for NH2-Ni-MOF(c). Subsequently, this work exhibits an example of a high-performance NH2-Ni-MOF(c) electrocatalyst for application in constructing an electrochemical aptasensor to achieve sensitive C-reactive protein (CRP) detection based on an aptamer binding induced DNA walker–antibody sandwich assay. The proposed aptasensor shows a wide linear range from 0.1 pg mL−1 to 100 ng mL−1 with a low detection limit of 0.029 pg mL−1. The work presented here can thus offer an atypical approach to size- and morphology-controlled MOFs in electrocatalysis and biosensing.
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