Cancer Cell International
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2018
·Vol. 18
·期 1
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Zhong Banghua,Wang Kewei,Xu Hao,Kong Fanmin
Background Formin-like 2 (FMNL2) is a member of Formin family which governs cytokinesis, cellular polarity and morphogenesis. Dysregulation of FMNL2 has been discovered in cancers and is closely related to cancers. However, the role of FMNL2 in gastric cancer remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of FMNL2 in gastric cancer cells. Methods A FMNL2-specific shRNA was employed to decrease the endogenous expression of FMNL2. Then the degree of proliferation, apoptosis, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells was assessed by MTT assay, flow cytometry, wound healing assay and transwell assay, respectively. The expression and distribution of FMNL2 and protein kinase C (PKC) α was detected by immunofluorescence. The internalization of integrins was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results Our results showed that silencing FMNL2 suppressed proliferation, migration and invasion, and induced apoptosis of gastric cancer cells. The integrin internalization induced by PKC was declined by FMNL2 silencing. Conclusions Our study reveals that silencing FMNL2 suppresses growth and metastasis of gastric cancer cells. Modulation on integrin internalization may be implicated in the role of FMNL2 in growth and migration of gastric cancer cells. Our study indicates that FMNL2 may become a potential therapeutic target for gastric cancer.
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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY B-ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES
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2018
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Xingchen Zhai,Haitian Zhao,Min Zhang,Xin Yang,Jingming Sun,Yongxin She,Aijun Dong,Hua Zhang,Lei Yao,Jing Wang
A new 3‑aminophenylboronic acid-functionalized stationary phase based on silica for hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) was developed and showed great HILIC characteristics on separation for chito‑oligosaccharides. The material was synthesized by grafting 3‑aminophenylboronic acid group to silica, and it was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), elemental analysis and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). Nucleobases and nucleosides were used to evaluate the retention property and to investigate retention mechanism by the models designed for description of partitioning and surface adsorption through adjusting ratio of water in the mobile phase . Parameters affecting chromatography behavior such as ionic strength , buffer pH and column temperature were also investigated. Results have indicated that the retention mechanism was a combination of partitioning and surface adsorption, and the hydrogen bond seemed to be the main force for the retention behavior. Finally, the new 3‑aminophenylboronic acid-functionalized based on silica stationary phase was applied to separate chito-oligosaccharide samples with optimized mobile phase conditions and showed acceptable chromatograms.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2018
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Fato Tano Patrice,Kaipei Qiu,Li-Jun Zhao,Essy Kouadio Fodjo,Da-Wei Li,Yi-Tao Long
Inspired by the addition-elimination catalytic mechanism of natural pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) containing proteins, PQQ-modified hybrid nanomaterials have been increasingly developed recently as biomimetic heterogeneous electrocatalysts. However, up until now, no existing electrochemical approach was able to assess the intrinsic catalytic activity of PQQ sites, impeding the design of efficient PQQ-based electrocatalysts. Herein, in this work, we introduced a new method to calculate the turnover frequency (TOF) of any individual PQQ functional group for electrocatalytic oxidation of tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP), through the study of single PQQ-decorated carbon nanotube (CNT) collisions at a carbon fiber ultramicroelectrode by chronoamperometry. The core advantage of this approach is being able to resolve the number of PQQ catalytic sites grafted on each individual CNT, so that the charge of any CNT collision event can be accurately translated into the intrinsic activity of the respective PQQ functional groups. The resulting collision-induced current responses clearly showed that the functionalization of CNTs with PQQ could indeed enhance its catalytic performance by 3 times, reaching a TOF value of 133 s–1 at 1.0 V vs Ag/AgCl. Such a single CNT collision technique, which is proposed for the first time in this work, can open up a new avenue for studying the intrinsic (electro)catalytic performance at a molecular level.
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ENERGY & FUELS
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2018
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Qing-ying Li,Yingzhou Lu,Hong Meng,Chunxi Li
CuSiF6(4,4′-bipyridine)2 (SIFSIX-1-Cu) is a crystalline complex of CuSiF6 and 4,4′-bipyridine with rich microporosity, high specific area (∼1100 m2·g–1), and negligible hydroscopicity. Furthermore, this complex can be synthesized and dried under much milder conditions compared with conventional MOFs. In this paper, three complexes, SIFSIX-1-Cu(1), SIFSIX-1-Cu(2), and SIFSIX-1-Cu(3), were prepared using Cu(BF4)2, Cu(NO3)2, and CuSO4, respectively, as the copper sources, and their structure was characterized by SEM, XPS, XRD, and N2-adsorption desorption measurements. The adsorptivity of these compounds for dibenzothiophene (DBT) in model oil follows the order of SIFSIX-1-Cu(1) > SIFSIX-1-Cu(2) > SIFSIX-1-Cu(3), which is consistent with the order of their crystallinity and specific areas. The adsorption amount of SIFSIX-1-Cu(1) is 49.5 mg-S·g–1 for DBT model oil at an equilibrium sulfur concentration of 700 ppm and 303.15 K, and follows the order of DBT > benzothiophene (BT) > 3-methylthiophene (3-MT) for other sulfur compounds. The adsorptive desulfurization performance of SIFSIX-1-Cu is one of competitive sorbents among MOFs. The used sorbent can be regenerated easily by methanol washing and can be reused with an approximately 11% loss of adsorption capacity after five cycles. This study reveals the potential application of microporous crystal complexes for fuel desulfurization.
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RSC Advances
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2018
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Xiaoming Fu,Zhiwei Peng,Chi Zhang,Yong Xia,Jianbing Zhang,Wei Luo,L. Jay Guo,Honglang Li,YuHuang Wang,Daoli Zhang
Organometal halide perovskite nanocrystals hold vast potential for application in photovoltaics, light emitting diodes, low-threshold lasers, and photodetectors due to their size-tunable bandgap energies and photoluminescence as well as excellent electron and hole mobilities. However, the synthesis of such nanocrystals typically suffers from poor structural stability in solution and the coexistence of lamellate nanocrystals (nanoplatelets) and spherical nanocrystals (nanoparticles). Here we show that the pure nanoparticle morphology of CH3NH3PbBr3 nanocrystals can be realized by employing lead oleate (Pb(C17H33COO)2) as the sole lead source and controlled using short- and long-chain mixed alkyl ammonium. These nanocrystals are monodispersed (2.2 ± 0.4 nm in diameter), highly fluorescent (with a quantum yield approaching 85%), and highly stable in the solution (for more than 30 days). Comparative studies reveal that the shape of CH3NH3PbBr3 nanocrystals is strongly dependent on the lead source, PbBr2 and Pb(C17H33COO)2, and evolves as a function of the ratio of short- and long-chain alkyl ammoniums in the precursors. At an optimal short to long-chain alkyl ammonium ratio of 4 : 6, the growth of CH3NH3PbBr3 nanoplatelets can be selectively suppressed with Pb(C17H33COO)2 as the sole lead source, enhancing the overall photoluminescence quantum yield of the produced CH3NH3PbBr3 nanocrystals. This work reveals important new insights for controlled synthesis of perovskite nanocrystals with pure crystal shape and significantly improved photoluminescence properties and stability.
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ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
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2019
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Jianying Bai,Zhen He,Yaofu Li,Xuexia Jiang,Hongmei Yu,Qing Tan
Mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP) is a major bioactive metabolite in the widely used industrial plasticizer diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) that has been found to be toxic to the liver. The aim of this study is to determine whether MEHP exposure can change the expression of fatty acid metabolism-related genes in HepG2 cells, which might be related to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The results revealed that exposure to MEHP promoted lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells. The levels of intracellular triglycerides in the hepatocytes increased after exposure to 0.8–100 μM MEHP for 24 h and 48 h. The genetic expressions of SREBP-1c, ChREBP, ACC1, FASN, and SCD significantly increased at 6 h after exposure to MEHP. At 24 h, the expression of the SREBP-1c and ChREBP genes remained increased, while the expression of the FASN and SCD genes decreased. At 48 h, the expression of SREBP-1c, ChREBP, ACC1, FASN, and SCD decreased. Furthermore, the levels of proteins including ACC1, FASN, SCD, and ChREBP (except SREBP-1c) increased at 24 h. These findings suggest that MEHP exposure can promote fatty acid synthesis in hepatocytes by regulating the expression of relevant genes and proteins, contributing to NAFLD.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2019
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Xiaofeng Tan,Xiaoying Wang,Lianhua Zhang,Luyao Liu,Gengxiu Zheng,He Li,Feimeng Zhou
Polydopamine (PDA)-coated or encapsulating Cu3(PO4)2 (Cu3(PO4)2@PDA) nanosheets were synthesized, allowing the C-reaction protein (CRP) antibody to be attached electrostatically for immunosensing of CRP with simple photothermal detection. The antibody-covered Cu3(PO4)2@PDA nanosheets replace the antibody-conjugated enzyme in the enzyme-linked immunosorbant assays. Owing to the high surface area of the 2-D-structured Cu3(PO4)2@PDA nanosheets and the coabsorption of light in the near-IR spectrum by Cu3(PO4)2 and PDA, a small amount of Cu3(PO4)2@PDA confined in the wells of a titer plate generates an easily detectable temperature change after irradiation at 808 nm. The temperature changes, measured by an inexpensive pen-type thermometer, increased linearly with the analyte concentration from 0.42 to 16 pM. We found that the linear relationship can be fitted by the isotherm derived from responses collected from heterogeneous sensors covered with different ligand or antibody densities. The low detection limit (0.11 pM) is largely due to the attachment of a great number of antibodies onto the flat nanosheets. The antibody-covered Cu3(PO4)2@PDA nanosheets are stable and can be used under conditions that are generally unfavorable to enzymatic activities. The excellent agreement between our results and immunoturbidimetric assays of CRP in serum samples from patients and healthy donors demonstrates its utility for disease diagnosis in clinical settings. This cost-effective, biocompatible, and convenient photothermal immunosensor affords a range of possibilities for detecting diverse protein biomarkers.
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
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2017
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Fang Zhang,Yanqing Zhu,Yi Yu,Li Xu,Guoji Liu
The solid–liquid equilibria (SLE) in the ternary system of 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (2-MNQ) + phthalic anhydride (PA) + 1,4-dioxane were determined experimentally by using the isothermal dissolution equilibriam method within temperatures 283.15, 293.15, and 303.15 K, respectively. The ternary phase diagram could be helpful in the separation of 2-MNQ and PA. On the basis of the experimental data on solubilities the phase diagrams of the system were plotted. Two pure solid phases were formed at 283.15, 293.15 and 303.15 K, including pure PA and pure 2-MNQ, which were confirmed and determined by Schreinemakers’ wet residue method. The phase diagram at 283.15 K is similar to those at 293.15 and 303.15 K and the crystalline regions of 2-MNQ and PA decrease with increasing temperature. NRTL and Wilson model were employed to correlate and calculate the solubility data for the ternary system. A comparison between the two models shows that the NRTL model agrees better with the experimental data than those with the Wilson model. In addition, the densities of equilibrium liquid phase were obtained at the corresponding temperatures versus composition in the system.
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CARBON
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2017
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Piaopiao Wei,Jian Shen,Kangbing Wu,Chengguo Hu
We report on the study of the electrochemical behavior of liquid exfoliated graphene nanosheets (GS) with varied sizes and thickness by controlling centrifugal speed. GS were prepared via a solvent exfoliation and centrifugation separation method from graphite powder using N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) as the solvent and with the assistance of sodium citrate. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectra , UV–Vis spectra and particle size measurements were employed to characterize the size and structural changes of GS under different centrifugal speeds. And, the electrochemical properties of these GS materials like redox behaviors, standard heterogeneous rate constant ( k 0 ) and electrochemical impedance were studied using potassium ferricyanide as the probe. Our results suggested that the size and concentration show obvious effects on the electrochemical properties of the solvent exfoliated GS.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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Xiao Song,Chuanjiang Zhou,Shengjie Liu,Zhaoqiang Wu,Hong Chen
Although polycarbonate (PC) is widely used in various applications, its inherent hydrophobicity limits its potential in applications that require high light transmittance due to surface fog caused by changes in temperature or humidity in the environment. This work presents a facile method to fabricate transparent antifogging coatings on PC substrates based on poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylamide- co -2-aminoethyl methacrylate) (P(HEAA-co-AEMA)), in which the AEMA segments have an amino functional group that can react with the ester group on the surface of the PC substrate to form covalent urethane bonds during the heat curing process, avoiding the problems of coating susceptibility to mechanical damage, ease of peeling, etc. Moreover, HEAA units are employed as hydrophilic groups , providing antifogging performance. These antifogging coatings can be easily obtained by coating P(HEAA-co-AEMA) copolymers on PC substrates at room temperature and then curing them by thermal treatment. These transparent coatings exhibited excellent antifogging and self-cleaning performance. Furthermore, the coatings exhibited good adhesion in the cross-cut test and thermal stability in the hot water resistance test. Therefore, the present P(HEAA-co-AEMA) copolymer coatings are promising for practical antifogging applications.
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BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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2025
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Ma Ying-Chao,Yang Xiu-Ling,Gu Jian-Jun
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effects of different SARS-CoV-2 inactivation methods on the blood concentration of colistin sulfate.Methods A colistin sulfate reference substance, a quality control plasma sample, and a clinically measured sample were transferred and heated in a 56 °C water batch for 30 min or irradiated under an ultraviolet (UV) lamp for 60 min to examine the stability of the reference solution and quality control plasma sample. Statistical analysis was conducted for the concentration of the clinically measured sample before and after inactivation with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) method, the Passing–Bablok regression, and the Bland–Altman analysis.Results The reference substance of colistin sulfate was unstable under UV inactivation. Under moist heat inactivation, the reference substance and quality control plasma sample of colistin sulfate were stable. The ICC of the concentration results of 27 clinical blood samples with and without moist heat inactivation was 0.995 (P < 0.001). The Passing–Bablok regression equation was Y = 0.01347 + 0.9861X (R2 = 0.994, n = 27). Finally, 96.30% (26/27) of test data was within the 95% limit of agreement. The results obtained with the three statistical analysis methods all showed a high correlation and agreement between the plasma concentration results of samples not inactivated and inactivated with moist heat inactivation.Conclusion The clinical plasma concentration test samples for colistin sulfate can be processed with the moist heat virus inactivation method to reduce the risk of virus infection of medical staff.
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Biomaterials Research
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Min Zhou,Ruyue Han,Wenjie Xu,Xinyan Hao,Yanjin Peng,Yucheng Tang,Pengcheng Sun,Tiantian Tang,Junyong Wu,Daxiong Xiang
Cancer continues to pose remarkable medical challenges worldwide. While current cancer therapies can lead to initial clinical improvement, they are often followed by recurrence, metastasis, and drug resistance, underscoring the urgent need for innovative treatment strategies. Atorvastatin calcium (AC), a widely used lipid-lowering and anti-inflammation drug in the clinic, has shown antitumor potential. To further improve the antitumor efficacy, we developed self-assembled AC and polydopamine (PDA) nanoparticles whose surface was coated with macrophage membranes (CM) as a biomimetic drug delivery system [AC@PDA@CM (APM)]. APM showed high drug-loading capacity, excellent stability, excellent bioavailability, and tumor-targeting ability, ultimately achieving photothermal synergistic cancer immunotherapy. Our findings indicate that APM efficiently delivers AC to tumor sites while leveraging photothermal therapy (PTT) to enhance local tumor ablation and antitumor immune effect. Notably, APM mitigates tumor immunosuppression triggered by PTT through AC, suppressing the COX-2/PGE2 pathway and immune evasion signal CD47. Furthermore, APM notably reduced nonspecific distribution and side effects, which is conducive to ensuring the safety level of medication. This integrated approach boosts therapeutic efficacy and highlights the potential of APM as a multifunctional agent for cancer therapy, paving the way for future clinical applications.
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