INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
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2024
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Hanxiao Zheng,Limin Qu,Lei Yang,Xianmin Xie,Ling Song,Qiuen Xie
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a chronic disease characterized by joint wear and cartilage degeneration. Current clinical treatments are based on symptomatic relief and are not effective in regenerating cartilage, and inflammation-induced cartilage damage accelerates the progression of osteoarthritis, making the protection of articular cartilage important for controlling the development of knee osteoarthritis. In this study, a biodegradable hydrogel (HA-Ca-Alg@Ica) loaded with Icariin (Ica) was prepared by in situ cross-linking of hyaluronic acid-calcium complex (HA-Ca) and sodium alginate (Alg-Na) for local sustained delivery of Ica. The hydrogel promoted chondrocyte proliferation and inhibited the degradation of cartilage matrix by regulating key factors (Wnt3a, β-catenin and GSK-3β) in the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. In addition, the hydrogel reduced the expression of inflammatory factors, including IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, COX-2, and MMP13, leading to a reduction in inflammation and pain relief. In summary, this hydrogel containing Icariin has shown significant effects in reducing chondrocyte degradation and promoting chondrocyte proliferation, which can play a role in delaying osteoarthritis by protecting chondrocytes. These findings offer innovative prospects for the therapeutic management of knee osteoarthritis.
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
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2025
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Xinming Li,Jiali Gu,Hongrui Liu,Yang Gao
2-ethylhexyl 4-methoxycinnamate (EHMC), a UV filter commonly used in sunscreen products, is also an emerging environmental pollutant that interferes with the structure and function of bovine serum albumin (BSA). A study was conducted on the interaction between EHMC and BSA when they coexist and are encapsulated within β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). Multiple spectra demonstrate, both qualitatively and quantitatively, that β-CD coexistence and encapsulation weaken the interaction between EHMC and BSA, resulting in a more difficult binding process between the two and inhibiting EHMC-induced conformational changes in BSA. Once encapsulated by β-CD, the inclusion complex (IC) was weakly bound to BSA (Kb=(7.63 ± 0.01)×104 M−1), and it had no significant impact on BSA’s structure. Despite this, β-CD did not significantly alter EHMC’s UV shielding ability.
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FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
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2024
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IF 11
Chuanxiang Cheng,Xiaoyun Ma,Tiantian Min,Yuwan Luo,Yujie Lei,Ting Zhao,Jin Yue
Antibacterial active packaging enables extensive biological effects to improve food safety. However, it still remains difficult to achieve controlled and precise release of bioactive compounds to the specific target location with required quantity in food packaging applications. Here, a novel relative humidity (RH) - responsive polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan (PVA/CS) composite nanofibrous film incorporated with 4-terpineol/β-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes (4-TA@β-CD ICs) was engineered by electrospinning that can be exploited as a functional packaging materials. The characterization results showed the thermal stability of the films was enhanced after the incorporation due to the hydrogen bonds between ICs and biopolymers. Besides, the 4 wt% 4-TA@β-CD ICs/PVA/CS film exhibited optimized morphology, crystallinity, mechanical properties, and water vapor permeability. The incorporation of ICs dramatically promoted the antioxidant and inhibition activity of the film especially towards Shewanella putrefaciens . Moreover, the release behavior of 4-TA indicated that high RH accelerated the releasing rate, and the film obtained a sustained-release effect. Finally, the film with long-term antibacterial effectiveness succeeded in extending the shelf life of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimps by an additional 2 days at 4°C. This work developed a RH-responsive release packaging material, which may serve as an effective active food packaging.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2025
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IF 5.4
Zhen Zhang,Geng Chen,Jun Wang,Xin Hu,Peijie Hou,Chengdong Xiong,Lifang Zhang
Addressing the prevalent clinical issue of bone defects, this study successfully developed a novel ternary copolymer material (PLCD) based on polylactic acid (PLA), polycaprolactone (PCL), and polydioxanone (PPDO). This ternary material combines the strength of PLA, the toughness of PCL, and the controllable rapid degradation properties of PPDO. making it a promising candidate for biomedical applications. By using an optimized emulsion method combined with finite element analysis, microspheres with a particle size range of 500–700 μm were prepared and subsequently fabricated into microsphere scaffolds using the solvent sintering method. To enhance osteoinductive and osseointegration capabilities, various proportions of β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) were uniformly dispersed within the microspheres, creating composite scaffolds. Additionally, nano zinc oxide were coated on the microsphere scaffold surface using the in situ polymerization properties of dopamine, imparting antibacterial properties and enhancing functionality. Physical and biological evaluations of the microsphere scaffolds revealed excellent overall performance, including an interconnected porous structure, porosity and mechanical properties matching those of cancellous bone, suitable degradation behavior, and in vitro mineralization ability. Furthermore, scaffolds coated with polydopamine and loaded with nano zinc oxide exhibited strong initial antibacterial effects, and promoted osteogenic differentiation. These results indicate that the developed composite microsphere scaffolds have significant potential in bone tissue engineering applications, offering a promising solution for effective bone regeneration.
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JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
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2012
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Yan-Jing Gu,Bing Yan,Yan-Yan Li
Novel organic–inorganic mesoporous luminescent polymeric hybrid materials containing europium(III) complexes incorporated to mesoporous silica SBA-15/SBA-16 have been prepared by simple physical doping (impregnation) methods, followed by the addition polymerization reaction of the monomer 4-vinylpyridine (vpd) extending along the mesoporous channels. The precursor europium(III) complexes are synthesized by β-diketonate (β-diketonate=2-thenoyltrifluoroacetonate (tta), hexafluoroacetylacetonate (hfac), trifluoroacetylacetonate (taa)) and monomer 4-vinylpyridine (vpd) coordinated to Eu 3+ , and SBA-15/SBA-16 are obtained via a sol–gel process. After the physical doping and the polymerization reaction , the final ternary materials Eu(β-diketonate) 3 pvpd-SBA-15/Eu(β-diketonate) 3 pvpd-SBA-16 (β-diketonate=tta, hfac, taa) are received. The physical properties and espeically the photoluminescence of these hybrids are characterized, and the XRD and BET results reveal that all of these hybrid materials have uniformity in the mesostructure. The detailed luminescence investigation on all the materials show that Eu(tta) 3 pvpd-SBA-16 have the highest luminescence intensity and the materials with taa ligands have longer lifetimes.
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ChemSusChem
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2011
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Wen Hu,Xin-bo Zhang,Yong-liang Cheng,Chao-yong Wu,Feng Cao,Li-min Wang
Graphical Crunch time! Or? Pure, single-crystalline β-Ag 0.33 V 2 O 5 nanowires are prepared to serve as electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries. In contrast to stoichiometric counterparts, the structure of the β-Ag 0.33 V 2 O 5 nanowires is retrievable upon repeated lithium-ion displacement/intercalation reactions. The proposed strategy to stabilize the crystal structure of electrode materials based on a displacement/intercalation mechanism shows promise for application in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2017
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IF 3.582
Bin-Bin Hu,Ming-Jun Zhu
Clostridium thermocellum 27405 is a potential consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) strain due to the efficient lignocellulose degradation ability. Here, the spent mushroom substrate (SMS), a lignocellulosic byproduct of agriculture, was used as a substrate for hydrogen production by C. thermocellum . SMS showed a good performance for hydrogen production and the hydrogen production was significantly enhanced by C. thermocellum supplemented with β-glucosidases, with the highest production reaching 56.0 mM, an increase of 37%. Additionally, β-glucosidase and Triton X-100 had a synergistic effect on biological saccharification , resulted in an accumulation of 5.06 g/L reducing sugars, an increase of 28%. However, fusion β-glucosidase showed no improvement on hydrogen production and biological saccharification. The present study demonstrates the different influences of β-glucosidase and fusion β-glucosidase on hydrogen production and biological saccharification in CBP system and provides valuable information on the biodegradation of SMS using C. thermocellum .
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Food Bioscience
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2024
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IF 4.8
Yiming Ren,Liang Li
Probiotics have numerous biological functions and clinical studies have reported that consuming probiotic foods could promote hair growth and hair follicle health. Bifidobacterium longum BB536 was selected to investigate the possibility of treating hair loss with Cell-Free Supernatant (CFS) of B. longum BB536 and the alleviation mechanism of CFS on dihydrotestosterone (DHT)-damaged human dermal papilla cells (HDPCs). The results showed that HDPCs treated with 10% CFS of B. longum BB536 for 24 h could significantly promote cell proliferation, repair cell damage, accelerate the process of cell cycle and increase the secretion of VEGF. The CFS of B. longum BB536 reduced the apoptosis rate of DHT-damaged HDPCs. In addition, it could reduce the level of pro-inflammatory factors and improve the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity. Metabolites of B. longum BB536 may increase the protein expression of Wnt10b, β-catenin and LEF-1 by activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and inhibit the expression of DHT-induced negative feedback factors DKK1 and GSK-3β, which alleviates the damage of DHT on HDPCs, some protein expression levels such as LEF-1 are close to minoxidil (common drugs for hair loss). So, metabolites of B. longum BB536 can be used as new treatment for hair loss due to its safety. This study provides theoretical basis for probiotics to prevent androgenic alopecia.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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Shiwei Tian,Yaqi Zhang,Qiankun Sha,Xingxiang Zhang,Tian Yang,Xuhuan Yan,Na Han
Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) microporous membranes have garnered extensive research enthusiasm concerning their outstanding permeation performance and separation accuracy in treating oily wastewater. Nevertheless, the inherent hydrophobic chemical structure, along with the noticeable concentration polarization effect, predisposes them to severe membrane contamination during the separation process. Accordingly, it is desirable to design a PPS self-cleaning membrane with superior anti-fouling capability, fast transport, and remarkable flux recovery. This study marks the first combination of PPS membrane materials with the photo-Fenton process. In detail, the polyphenol (tannic acid, TA)-polycation (polyethyleneimine, PEI)-metal ion (Fe 3+ ) double cross-linking coatings were first assembled on the PPS substrate surface. Subsequently, β-FeOOH photocatalysts were synthesized through in-situ mineralization to further strengthen the hydrophilicity of the membranes. The obtained PPS/TA-PEI/β-FeOOH composite membrane achieved exceptional separation of diverse oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions. The PPS/TA-PEI/β-FeOOH membranes exhibited in-air superhydrophilic and under-water superoleophobicity, exhibiting under-water oil contact angles greater than 151° for diverse oil agents. The fabricated composite membranes displayed high permeability (a flux of the petroleum ether-in-water (P/W) emulsion reached 3400.5 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 driven by a pressure of 0.05 MPa) along with ideal oil rejection (98.6 %). Significantly, the PPS/TA-PEI/β-FeOOH membrane possessed powerful photo-Fenton self-cleaning capability, and its flux recoveries of the contaminated membrane exceeded 90.3 % for varied O/W emulsions after being cleaned by visible light for 10 min. We believe that our research presents a novel approach for the exploitation of PPS-based photo-Fenton self-cleaning membranes, which also exhibit great applicative potential in oily wastewater treatment.
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JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
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2024
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Ni Mengke,He Hui,Chen Mengjuan,Li Zhichao,Cai Hanfang,Chen Zhi,Li Ming,Xu Huifen
Acetic acid, which is one of the most abundant short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) in rabbits’ cecum, has been reported to play an important function during various physiological metabolic processes. The present study was conducted to elucidate the effects of sodium acetate on growth performance and intestinal health by evaluating feed intake and efficiency, diarrhoea score, serum and cecum metabolites, cecal pH and SCFA, histological staining, nutritional composition of meat and gene expression profile of cecum in rabbits. As a result of sodium acetate supplement, the feed conversion ratio, diarrhoea score, and diameter of muscle fiber were significantly decreased (P < 0.05). Additionally, dietary sodium acetate significantly increased in total area of muscle fibers and content of crude ash (P < 0.05). Dietary sodium acetate significantly increased serum glucose, total bile acid, and total cholesterol levels and decreased amylase, lipase, and tCO2 content (P < 0.05). Further examination suggested that sodium acetate supplementation enhanced the micro-environment of cecum, evidenced by significantly increased levels of total antioxidant capacity, total superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase, and decreased pH and amylase levels (P < 0.05). According to transcriptome sequencing of cecal tissues, differentially expressed genes were predominantly enriched in cell cycle, ABC transporters, and chemokine signaling pathways. Sodium acetate was further suggested to stimulate the proliferation and migration of rabbits’ cecum epithelial cells by activating Wnt/β-catenin pathway both in vivo and in vitro. In conclusion, dietary sodium acetate supplementation improved growth performance and intestinal health in rabbits.
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PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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2025
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Siye Zhou,Jiayun Li,Dongping Chen,Zhixuan Xu,Kudousi Kuerban,Qiang Liu,Muhammad Irfan Waris,Wenwu Wu,Nannan Lv,Jianting Fan
Hyphantria cunea , a globally significant quarantine pest, causes severe ecological and economic impacts in invaded regions. Attractants are environment-friendly and valuable pest management tools for H. cunea control. In this study, we identified that the combination of β-ocimene with sex pheromone components was strongly attractive to H. cunea males. This attractant combination activates the Ras signaling pathway and stimulates Ca 2+ in male adults following exposure. Feeding and oviposition behavior results demonstrated that H. cunea prefers Morus alba over Platanus × acerifolia , Metasequoia glyptostroboides , and Taxodium distichum . In the fresh branches of M. alba with leaves, the relative abundance of β-ocimene (36.33 ± 0.41 %) was significantly higher than the other hosts. Electroantennography recordings, behavioral choice assays, and field trapping trials showed that the combination of β-ocimene with sex pheromone components significantly enhanced male response and attraction. The number of trapped males using β-ocimene/ sex pheromone blend was 3.7-fold higher than that of sex pheromone or β-ocimene alone in the field, indicating a synergistic effect of adding β-ocimene to sex pheromone. The molecular mechanism of β-ocimene/sex pheromone synergism was further analyzed. After exposure to the attractant, the Ras signaling pathway in the heads of males are activated ( HcILP and HcPLCε1 are upregulated, while HcRasGAP and HcPLD are downregulated), which further stimulates the expression of IP3 and Ca 2+ . The activation of Ca 2+ may be the key reason for its higher attraction to males. These findings provide a theoretical basis for the selection and mechanistic understanding of attractants for H. cunea , offering insights for attractant-based pest control strategies.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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Yanqing Zheng,Xiheng Kang,Zi You,Yihan Li,Yongheng Huang,Tieguang He,Tianming Su,Arthur J. Ragauskas,Zhenglong Li,Qiong Wang,Xueping Song
As an “upstream” process in biorefinery, biomass dismantling can dismantle the natural stable structure of lignocellulosic biomass and separate its three major components. To increase the value of the entire biomass by fully utilizing the three main components (cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose), this study proposes a two-step decomposition system combining formic acid (FA) pretreatment and ethylene glycol-NaOH (EGA) dismantling, aiming to effectively convert sugarcane bagasse into xylose, fermentable glucose, and high-value lignin. In the first step, FA pretreatment removed 79.85 % of hemicellulose at 140 °C for 90 min with 3 % FA. Based on the first step, further combination of EGA dismantling can achieve a hemicellulose removal rate of 92.05 % and a lignin removal rate of 95.90 %. In addition, the solid residue was hydrolyzed by enzymes, and the glucose conversion rate was close to 83.29 % when the cellulase dosage was 10 FPU/g. In addition, the lignin recovered by this system retained 83.62 % of the natural β-O-4 structure, which has the potential to catalyze the formation of aromatic monomers. In summary, this gentle two-step system simultaneously improves the efficiency of lignocellulose decomposition and produces different value-added products, demonstrating the potential for industrial-scale production.
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