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Yang-xiao-xiao Shi,Jia-qi Cui,Feng Zhang,Ke-wei Li,Jun Jiang,Ren-kou Xu
Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is a toxic heavy metal and its mobility and bioaccessibility in soils are influenced by soil properties. In this study, the soil pH and organic carbon contents of Ultisol , Alfisol , and Inceptisol were adjusted before they were polluted with 230 mg kg −1 Cr(VI). Alkaline digestion, sequential extraction, and an in vitro experiment were conducted to study the valence state, species, and bioaccessibility of Cr in the soils. The results showed that a high soil pH was not favorable for reduction of Cr(VI); therefore the Cr(VI) and exchangeable Cr contents were positively related to soil pH. Soil organic carbon promoted the reduction of Cr(VI). Almost all Cr(VI) was reduced to Cr(III) when the soil organic carbon content reached 10 g kg −1 . Chromium bioaccessibility in simulated gastric and intestinal phase solutions was influenced by Cr(VI) and Cr(III) adsorption/desorption, dissolution/precipitation, and redox reactions. Chromium bioaccessibility differences between the gastric and intestinal phases were associated with the Cr(VI)/Cr(III) ratio. Acidic conditions and a high organic carbon content promoted the conversion of Cr(VI) to Cr(III). When soil pH was increased from 4.01 to 5.85, Cr(VI) in Alfisol without the addition of humic acid increased from 96.38 to 174.78 mg kg −1 , the exchangeable Cr proportion increased from 9.7% to 22.6%, and Cr bioaccessibility increased from 41.29% to 49.14% in the gastric phase and from 41.32% to 48.24% in the intestinal phase. When the organic carbon content increased from 3.95 to 9.28 g kg −1 in Alfisol, Cr(VI) content decreased from 167.66 to 20.52 mg kg −1 , which led to a decrease in Cr bioaccessibility from 49.15% to 13.8% in the gastric phase and from 45.85% to 7.67% in the intestinal phase. Therefore, acidic conditions and increasing soil organic carbon levels can reduce the health risk posed by Cr in soils.
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JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY
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2023
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Kaiming Kang,Xiaoqiao Jia,Keyang Zheng,Xinyu Wang,Baoyou Liu,Yongjiang Hou
At present, solvent extraction is an effective method to remove heavy metals from soil, which has certain practical significance. The physical properties such as density, viscosity and conductivity of NADESs with different proportions synthesized based on the double solid components of glycolic acid (GA) and L-proline (L-PRO) and the physical properties of NADESs aqueous solution at the lowest eutectic point (3:1) were studied. The extraction effect of NADESs on soil heavy metal Pb 2+ under different conditions was studied. The results showed that under the conditions of atmospheric pressure of 101.33 kPa, the lowest eutectic melting point, DESs concentration of 0.6 mol·L −1 , extraction temperature of 313.15 K and extraction time of 4 h, the extraction rate of Pb 2+ by NADESs was 95.28%. In addition, the internal structure of DESs was characterized by IR and NMR, which indicated that intermolecular hydrogen bonds were formed. and the interaction between DESs and Pb 2+ was analyzed by quantum chemical calculation, which showed that the hydroxyl group of GA was more likely to form coordination bond with Pb 2+ , and chelation occurred between them. This kind of DESs provides a new idea for the removal of heavy metals in soil.
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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2023
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Jin-xin YU,Yan-min HUI,Jia-yi HE,Ying-hao YU,Zheng-bing WANG,Si-quan LING,Wei WANG,Xin-nian ZENG,Jia-li LIU
The cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway has long been considered critical for long-term memory (LTM) formation. Previous studies have mostly focused on the role of PKA signaling in LTM induction by multiple spaced conditioning with less attention to LTM induction by a single conditioning. Here, we conducted behavioral-pharmacology, enzyme immunoassay and RNA interference experiments to study the role of the PKA signaling pathway in LTM formation in the agricultural pest Bactrocera dorsalis , which has a strong memory capacity allowing it to form a two-day memory even from a single conditioning trial. We found that either blocking or activating PKA prior to conditioning pretreatment affected multiple spaced LTM, and conversely, they did not affect LTM formed by single conditioning. This was further confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and silencing of the protein kinase regulatory subunit 2 and catalytic subunit 1. Taken together, these results suggest that activating PKA during memory acquisition helps to induce the LTM formed by multiple spaced conditioning but not by a single conditioning. Our findings challenge the conserved role of PKA signaling in LTM, which provides a basis for the greater diversity of molecular mechanisms underlying LTM formation across species, as well as possible functional and evolutionary implications.
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
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Sun Jiaqi,Peng Yaru,Chen Zeng
Applications of the molten salt electrodeposition method have attracted researcher’s attention in the preparation of magnesium-based alloys in the past decades. Sometimes, hot corrosion occurs on the surface of a metal electrode in molten salt. Here, the corrosion of a Ni electrode and its effect on the electrochemical formation processes of Mg-Ni alloys were studied in LiCl-KCl-MgCl 2 molten salt under an Ar atmosphere. Immersion experiments and some electrochemical experiments, such as cyclic voltammetry (CV), open-circuit chronopotentiometry (OCP), and potentiostatic electrolysis, were carried out to investigate the performance of a Ni metal electrode in LiCl-KCl-MgCl 2 molten salt. Hot corrosion of the Ni electrode became serious with the addition of MgCl 2 , and MgO was deposited on the surface of the Ni sheet. The CV and OCP experiments showed that the water introduced from outside had serious effects on the electrochemical reaction processes in this experiment. Corrosion of the Ni substrate was dynamically and thermodynamically inhibited in the electrochemical formation processes of Mg-Ni alloys. However, there was a small amount of MgO in the Mg-Ni alloys, and corrosion of the Ni sheet showed obvious effects on the morphology of Mg-Ni alloys
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Journal of Inflammation Research
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2023
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Dongsheng Zhu,Zhitao Zhu,Han Qi
Objective Long non-coding RNA plays an important role in osteogenic differentiation. Nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1 (NEAT1) has been revealed to promote osteogenic differentiation in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs), but the underlying regulatory mechanism remains unknown in acute suppurative osteomyelitis of children.Methods Osteogenic medium (OM) was used to induce osteogenic differentiation. Quantitative real-time PCR and Western blotting were used to evaluate gene expression. The effects of NEAT1, microRNA 339–5p (miR-339-5p), and salmonella pathogenicity island 1 (SPI1) on osteogenic differentiation were assessed in vitro using alizarin red S staining assays and alkaline phosphatase activity. Interactions between NEAT1, miR-339-5p, and SPI1 were identified using immunoprecipitation, luciferase reporter assays, and chromatin immunoprecipitation.Results During osteogenic differentiation, expression of NEAT1 was up-regulated in hBMSCs, and miR-339-5p level was down during osteogenic differentiation. Knockdown of NEAT1 reduced the osteogenic differentiation of hBMSCs, and down-regulation of miR-339-5p may counteract the effect of NEAT1 silencing. SPI1 was a target of miR-339-5p by luciferase reporter assay and was also a transcription factor of NEAT1 by chromatin immunoprecipitation. A positive NEAT1-miR-339-5p-SPI1 feedback loop was found to be present during osteogenic differentiation in hBMSCs.Conclusion It was the first study to reveal that the NEAT1-miR-339-5p-SPI1 feedback loop can promote osteogenic differentiation in hBMSCs and shed a new light on the role of NEAT1 during osteogenic differentiation.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Hongqian Yin,Heng Yao,Wei Yuan,Che-Jen Lin,Xuewu Fu,Runsheng Yin,Bo Meng,Jun Luo,Xinbin Feng
Measuring the isotopic composition of Hg in natural waters is challenging due to the ultratrace level of aqueous Hg (ng L–1). At least 5 ng of Hg mass is required for Hg isotopic analysis. Given the low Hg concentration in natural waters, a large volume of water (>10 L) is typically needed. The conventional grab sampling method is time-consuming, laborious, and prone to contamination during transportation and preconcentration steps. In this study, a DGT (diffusive gradients in thin films) method based on aminopropyl and mercaptopropyl bi-functionalized SBA-15 nanoparticles was developed and extended to determine the concentration and isotopic composition of aqueous Hg for the first time. The results of laboratory analysis showed that Hg adsorption by DGT induces ∼ −0.2‰ mass-dependent fractionation (MDF) and little mass-independent fractionation (MIF). The magnitude of MDF exhibits a dependence on the diffusion-layer thickness of DGT. Since Hg-MDF can occur in a broad range of environmental processes, monitoring the δ202Hg of aqueous Hg using the DGT method should be performed with caution. Field results show consistent MIF signatures (Δ199Hg) between the DGT and conventional grab sampling method. The developed DGT method serves as a passive sampling method that effectively characterizes the MIF of Hg in waters to understand the biogeochemical cycle of Hg at contaminated sites.
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
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2023
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Yu Chen,Jiaqi Li,Liping Zhao,Huan Chen,Xia Xin,Haihua Wang,Shenshen Li,Wenbing Kang
Owing to the high electronegativity of fluorine atoms, incorporation of fluorinated moieties in a polymer can confer unique properties such as low surface energy and self-assembling ability in solution. In this study, a series of amphiphilic copolymers were prepared by radical polymerization using three monomers: 2-((2,3,3,3- tetrafluoro- 2- (1,1,2,3,3,3- hexafluoro −2- (perfluoroethoxy) propoxy) propanoyl)oxy) ethyl acrylate (FHEMA), maleic anhydride (MAH), and acrylic acid (AA). The PFHEMA block provided low surface tension, and the MAH and AA blocks (containing carboxyl) increased solubility. The properties of the polymer (PFHEMA-co-PMAH-co-PAA) can be regulated by changing the PFHEMA length. Characterization by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) indicated successful polymerization (FHA01 and FHA02). When the FHEMA/MAH/AA molar ratio was 3:8:9 (FAA02), the surface tension of the hydrolyzed amphiphilic copolymers FAA02 at 300 mg·mL −1 in aqueous solution was 15.76 mN·m −1 , the lowest value due to a higher fluorine content than FAA01. FAA02 self-assembled in water to form pH-sensitive micelles with diameters greater than 140 nm. For the FAA02 film, both the F/C ratio and arrangement of fluorine-containing side chains decreased with increasing film depth. Thus, this type of fluorine-containing low surface free energy material can be developed into a high performance coating material.
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Pharmaceutics
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Fengming Tan,Huan Li,Kai Zhang,Lulu Xu,Dahan Zhang,Yang Han,Jing Han
Background: Hydroxy-α-Sanshool (HAS) possesses various pharmacological properties, such as analgesia and regulating gastrointestinal function. However, the low oral bioavailability of HAS has limited its oral delivery in clinical application. Methods and Results: To enhance its oral bioavailability, a nanocomposite delivery system based on chitosan (CH, as the polycation) and sodium alginate (SA, as the polyanion) was prepared using a layer-by-layer coating technique. The morphology, thermal behavior and Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR) showed that the obtained sodium alginate/chitosan-coated HAS-loaded liposomes (SA/CH-HAS-LIP) with core-shell structures have been successfully covered with polymers. When compared with HAS-loaded liposomes (HAS-LIP), SA/CH-HAS-LIP displayed obvious pH sensitivity and a sustained-release behavior in in vitro studies, which fitted well to Weibull model. In vivo, the half-life of HAS from SA/CH-HAS-LIP remarkably extended after oral administration compared to the free drug. Additionally, it allowed a 4.6-fold and 4.2-fold increase in oral bioavailability, respectively, compared with free HAS and HAS-LIP. Conclusions: SA/CH-HAS-LIP could be a promising release vehicle for the oral delivery of HAS to increase its oral bioavailability.Keywords:hydroxy-α-sanshool;modified liposome;pH-response
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JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
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Chuiyang Zheng,Huan Nie,Maoxing Pan,Wen Fan,Dajin Pi,Zheng Liang,Dongdong Liu,Fengzhen Wang,Qinhe Yang,Yupei Zhang
Ethnopharmacological relevance Chaihu Shugan powder (CSP) plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) through a variety of biological mechanisms. However, whether the mechanism involves microRNA (miRNA) regulation remains unknown. Aim of the study To investigate the effects of CSP on the miRNA expression profile of rats with NAFLD induced by high-fat diet (HFD), and to explore the mechanism of CSP in the treatment of NAFLD. Methods NAFLD rat models were established by an 8-week HFD. The therapeutic effects of CSP on NAFLD were evaluated by physiological, biochemical and pathological analysis and hepatic surface microcirculation perfusion test. MicroRNA sequencing was used to study the effect of CSP on the miRNA expression profile of NAFLD rats, and the target genes of differentially expressed (DE) miRNAs were predicted for further function enrichment analysis. Next, targets of CSP and NAFLD were collected by a network pharmacological approach, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and Gene Ontology (GO) analysis were performed for the common target genes of CSP, NAFLD and DE miRNAs, and the expression levels of key genes and proteins were verified by quantitative Real-time PCR and Western blot . Finally, a network among formula-herb-compound-miRNA-target-biological processes-disease was established to explained the complex regulation mechanism of CSP on NAFLD. Results The results showed that CSP significantly improved liver lipid accumulation, serum lipid and transaminase levels and liver surface microcirculation disturbance in HFD-induced NAFLD rats. The intervention of CSP reversed the high expression of 15 miRNAs in liver tissues induced by HFD, including miR-34a-5p, miR-146a-5p, miR-20b-5p and miR-142-3p. The results of pathway and functional enrichment analysis showed that, CSP might play an anti-NAFLD role via regulating DE miRNAs related to fatty acid metabolic process. Combined with the network pharmacological analysis, it was found that the DE miRNAs might affected the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway in the treatment of NAFLD by CSP. Molecular biology experiments have conformed the decreased the gene and protein levels of acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha (ACACA), fatty acid synthase (FASN) and other fatty acid biosynthesis related enzymes on NAFLD rats after intervention of CSP. Conclusions CSP can significantly reduce hepatic lipid accumulation of NAFLD rat model induced by HFD, and its mechanism may be through the action of 15 miRNAs such as miR-34a-5p, miR-146a-5p, miR-20b-5p and miR-142-3p. Reduce the gene and protein expression levels of ACACA, FASN and other fatty acid biosynthesis related enzymes, thus reducing fatty acid biosynthesis. Based on an epigenetic perspective, this study explains the key anti-NAFLD mechanism of CSP via combination of microRNA sequencing and network pharmacological analysis, providing a new reference for the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine .
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JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
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M.G. Yu,C.D. Zheng,T. Li,H.L. Song,L.J. Wang,W. Zhang,H. Sun,Q.G. Xie,S.L. Jiang
ABSTRACT Aroma is an important attribute of infant formula (IF). In this study, 218 volatiles and 62 odor-active compounds were detected from IF by dynamic headspace sampling combined with comprehensive 2-dimensional gas chromatography-olfactometry-mass spectrometry. Aldehydes and ketones were determined as the most abundant odor-active compounds. Among them, the contents of pentanal and hexanal were the most abundant, while 1-octen-3-one had the highest flavor dilution factor and odor activity value in most of the IF. Sensory evaluation and electronic nose analysis showed that the skimming process, the fatty acid composition, and powdered or liquid milk base used for the production of IF may be important factors resulting in their differences in aroma profiles and compounds. These differences were assumed to be mainly ascribed to the Maillard reaction and lipid oxidation, which were largely influenced by the temperature and water activity.
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
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Yan Xia,Zejie Zhu,Linrong Chang,Jianqing Zhang,Fahe Cao,Junxi Zhang
The degradation behavior of AZ91D magnesium alloy with micro-arc oxidation (MAO) coating in NaCl solutions was studied by scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM). The investigation was carried out at SECM with 10 micron tip using ferrocenemethanol (FcMeOH) as the redox mediator in feedback mode. The variation of localized reactivity of the MAO coating are reflected by tip currents in SECM mapping images, and the generation and evolution of active site/sites on MAO coating are correlated to the concentration of Cl - in the solution and microstructure of the coating. With Cl - concentration increasing, the rate of generation of active sites is accelerated and meanwhile the reactivity of the active sites is enhanced. For the relatively thick and porous coating, there are lots of independent active sites incubating, generating and evolving on coating with the extension of immersion time. While the coating is relatively thin and smooth, the coexistence of slender and lower current peaks and pieces of active regions appears. The reactivity of the artificial line scratch and surrounding areas varied with the increase of immersion time, indicating that the generation, accumulation and dissolution of corrosion product affect the corrosion behavior of AZ91 alloy.
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Jiaxuan Li,Yu Li,Wentao Su,Xuedi Zhang,Duo Liang,Mingqian Tan
Fucoxanthin (Fx) has poor water solubility and bioavailability, which limits its application in the food industry. To improve the physicochemical properties of Fx, hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) encapsulated Fx nanofibers (Fx/HP-β-CD nanofibers) were fabricated via electrospinning without using polymer. Molecular docking analysis showed the Fx/HP-β-CD nanofibers contained Fx and HP-β-CD at 1:2. Morphological analysis revealed the nanofibers were homogeneous without beads, having a diameter around 499 nm. The thermostability of Fx was significantly improved after encapsulationg by HP-β-CD. Animal studies showed that there was a 14% decrease of body weight, 11% white adipose tissue reduction and 9% lower of liver triglyceride for the mice treated with Fx/HP-β-CD nanofibers as compared with that of Fx treated mice. The total cholesterol was reduced by 23% in mice serum after treatment with Fx/HP-β-CD as compared with that of Fx. Interestingly, the Fx/HP-β-CD in this study could attenuate the testicular histopathology in obese mice.
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