REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT
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2023
·Vol. 35
·期 14
·669-675
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Min Liu,Yong-Jie Mi,Juan Dai
Context Aquaporin 7 (AQP7) is selectively expressed in decidualised endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) of mice surrounding the embryonic implantation sites. However, the roles of AQP7 and the underlying mechanism that regulates AQP7 expression in endometrial decidualisation after implantation are still unclear.Aims This study aimed to investigate the role of the PI3K-Akt pathway in regulating the expression of AQP7 in ESCs and decidualisation.Methods Primary ESCs of pregnant mice were isolated to establish in vitro decidualisation models. PI3K inhibitor LY294002 was added to the decidualisation models, then AQP7 expression, changes in decidualised ESC morphology and expression of decidualisation marker molecules were examined.Key results AQP7 knockdown reduced the proliferation and differentiation of ESCs with in vitro induced decidualisation. Furthermore, when the activity of PI3K was inhibited by LY294002, the expression of AQP7 in decidualised ESCs was decreased and both the proliferation and differentiation of ESCs were significantly reduced.Conclusions This indicates that AQP7 is a key molecule involved in endometrial decidualisation and the expression of AQP7 is upregulated through activation of the PI3K-Akt pathways, which promotes the proliferation and differentiation of the ESCs, thus affecting occurrence of decidualisation.Implications This study may provide a new biomarker for the diagnosis of infertility and a new drug target for the prevention and treatment of infertility.
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PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
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2023
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Xiaoliang Wang,Yibo Li,Yan Liu,Qian Wu,Zunxi Huang,Shukun Tang,Junmei Ding
The newly semi-synthetic β -lactam antibiotics play critical roles in prevention and treatment of β -lactam antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Acetyl xylan esterases belong to carbohydrate esterase 7 family can specifically hydrolyze 7-aminocephalosporanic acid (7-ACA) to produce deacetyl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid (D-7ACA) which is one of the most important starting materials to synthesize newly semi-synthetic β -lactam antibiotics. Here, an effective acetyl xylan esterase, ThAXE, from Thermobifida halotolerans YIM 90462 T , was firstly identified and characterized. ThAXE exhibited its highest catalytic activity against p -nitrophenyl acetate ( p -NPC 2 ) at pH 8.5 and 50 °C, with K m and K cat / K m were 1.0 ± 0.1 mM and 2262.9 mM −1 s −1 , respectively. Additionally, ThAXE can hydrolyze the acetyl group of 7-ACA at its C3' position with the specific activity of 7.4 U mg −1 . Furthermore, molecular docking combined with site-directed mutagenesis validation demonstrated that the pocket of catalytic residues Ser186, Asp272, and His301 could accommodate p -NPC 2 and 7-ACA ligands. This is the first report of a novel acetyl xylan esterase from T. halotolerans that has considerable potential biotechnological values.
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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2023
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Hui Guo,Jiangtao Ma,Yanli Zhang,Yan Mao,Ziwei Hu,Ying Lin,Feng Yu,Wei Wang,Yaling Liu
An autoimmune condition known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by B cell hyperresponsiveness and persistent generation of pathogenic autoantibodies that cause damage to various organs and tissues. The treatments available today are either ineffective or have adverse effects. The dysregulation of B cell activation is crucial for the emergence of SLE. MiR-7 explicitly targeted PTEN mRNA in B cells. Treatment with antagomiR-7 reduced B cell hyperresponsiveness and prevented the onset of lupus. As a result, inhibiting miR-7 may be used therapeutically to treat SLE. We developed a SA (sialic acid)-poly (D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) (SA-PLGA) nano delivery system to deliver antagomiR-7 into splenic B cells since the stability and targeted delivery of miRNA remain significant challenges in vivo . Results show that SA-PLGA nanoparticles (SA-PLGA@antagomiR-7) loaded with antagomiR-7 display good biocompatibility and shield antagomiR-7 from degradation, extending the miRNA’s duration in circulation in vivo . Additionally, in MRL/Ipr lupus mice, SA-PLGA@antagomiR-7 is successfully delivered to the splenic B cells and preferentially enriched in the diseased spleen in MRL/Ipr lupus mice. The SA-PLGA@antagomiR-7 NPs therapy effectively decreases immunological abnormalities, normalizes splenic B cell subtypes, and suppresses B cell activation. The antagomiR-7 NPs exhibit excellent therapeutic efficiency and high biosafety collectively, which may result in a more effective treatment for SLE.
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
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2019
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Mei-Xiang Yang,Ming Liu,Mei Yang,Qin Wang,Xi Zeng,Zhu Tao,Xin Xiao,Ying Huang
In the present work, a well-known host–guest inclusion complex comprising a cucurbit[7]uril (Q[7]) and an important biological dye, Hoechst-33258 (H33258) was selected as a fluorescence probe. In contrast to the pH conditions in which H33258 is exhibited in the literature, these being, mono- or di-protonated states, in the present work, we selected an extreme case, whereby H33258 was displayed in an anionic state (pH = 11). The investigation of the host–guest interaction demonstrated similar inclusion modes in a wide pH range, that is the dumbbell-like inclusion complex in which one Q[7] includes piperazine moiety and another Q[7] includes the phenol moiety of H33258. Moreover, investigation on the binding capacity of the 15 selected anions under three representative pH levels (pH = 2, pH = 4.5 and pH = 11, respectively) indicated that the H33258@Q[7] probe displayed unique selectivity on HPO 4 2 − anion in medium at pH = 11. More importantly, the probe could open a new platform in Q[ n ]-chemistry, that is the Q[ n ]-based host–guest interaction systems can apply in anion recognition or response.
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DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
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2019
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Xin-Cheng Zhong,Wen-Hong Xu,Zi-Ting Wang,Wang-Wei Guo,Jie-Jian Chen,Ning-Ning Guo,Tian-Tian Wang,Meng-Ting Lin,Zhen-Tao Zhang,Yi-Ying Lu,Qi-Yao Yang,Min Han,Dong-Hang Xu,Jian-Qing Gao
Objective: This study was aimed to develop DOX-TPP loaded acetal-PEG-PCCL micelles to improve the clinical efficacy of drug resistance tumor.Significance: Chemotherapy is one of the main treatments for breast cancer but is plagued by multidrug resistance (MDR). DOX-TPP-loaded micelles can enhance the specific concentration of drugs in the tumor and improve the efficacy and overcome MDR.Methods: In this study, DOX-TPP-loaded micelles based on acetal-PEG-PCCL were prepared and their physicochemical properties were characterized. The cellular uptake and ability to induce apoptosis of the micelles was confirmed by flow cytometry in MCF-7/ADR cells. In addition, cytotoxicity of the micelles was studied in MCF-7 cells and MCF-7/ADR cells. Confocal is used to study the subcellular distribution of DOX. Free DOX-TPP or DOX-TPP-loaded acetal-PEG-PCCL micelles were administered via intravenous injection in the tail vain for the biodistribution study in vivo.Results: The diameter of micelles was about 102.4 nm and their drug-loading efficiency is 61.8%. The structural characterization was confirmed by 1H NMR. The micelles exhibited better antitumor efficacy compared to free doxorubicin in MCF-7/ADR cells by MTT assay. The apoptotic rate and the cellular uptake of micelles were significantly higher than free DOX and DOX-TPP. Micelles can efficiently deliver mitochondria-targeting DOX-TPP to tumor cells. The result of bio-distribution showed that the micelles had stronger tumor infiltration ability than free drugs.Conclusions: In this study, mitochondriotropic DOX-TPP was conjugated to the nanocarrier acetal-PEG-PCCL via ionic interaction to form a polymer, which spontaneously formed spherical micelles. The cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of the micelles are superior to free DOX and exhibit mitochondrial targeting and passive tumor targeting, indicating that they have potential prospects.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2017
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Jing Li,Heng Lin,Kangmeng Zhu,Hui Zhang
Electrochemistry coupled with granulated activated carbon catalysis of peroxymonosulfate (electro/GAC/PMS) as a novel wastewater treatment process was performed for the degradation of Acid Orange 7 (AO7) in aqueous solution. The decolorization of AO7 was compared under different permutations and combinations of electro-oxidation, GAC and PMS. It showed that the electro/GAC/PMS process was the most effective and the decolorization of AO7 followed pseudo-first order kinetics. The surface chemistry of GAC samples was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Compared with the fresh samples, π-electron density and hydroxyl group content decreased under the GAC/PMS system, but kept the similar values under the electro/GAC/PMS system. Electron paramagnetic resonance and radical scavenger studies were used to verify the formation of sulfate radicals (SO 4 − ) and hydroxyl radicals ( OH). The optimized conditions were found to be: current density 8 mA cm −2 ; PMS concentration 5 mM; GAC dosage 0.5 g L −1 ; and initial pH value 5.0. GAC recycling experiments over 4 runs showed some decrease in reactivity. Overall, the results indicate that 100% color removal was readily achieved and 50.4% of TOC was removed which shows high efficiency of the electro/GAC/PMS process.
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Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2022
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Chen Fang,Yingping Huang,Yanlan Wang,Xu Meng,Xiaopei Wang,Xiang Liu
Although multifarious strategies, including oxygen vacancies or surface defects improvement, morphology modification, crystal phase transition and ion doping, have been developed for improving the catalytic performance of MnO 2 in the removal of pollutant substances. As far as we know, there is the first report providing enhanced performance of MnO 2 in the removal of pollutant substances by its electronic interaction effect. Herein, this study proposes a facile and high-efficiency method to achieve Ce-doping manganese oxide (CeMO) nanorods for the enhanced tetracycline removal via electronic interaction effect at 30 °C for the first time. The detailed characterizations and anions effect experiment have confirmed that CeMO-7 % nanorods possessed abundant surface reactive oxygen species , which is in favor of PMS activation . Compared to manganese oxide (MO), CeMO-5 % and CeMO-9 %, an obvious left shift has been observed in the Mn 2p of CeMO-7 %, suggesting that some electrons are transferred from Mn atoms to Ce atoms in CeMO-7 %, and implying that the highest degradation efficiency of CeMO-7 % in TC degradation may be due to the strong electronic interaction between Ce and Mn in CeMO-7 %. This study not only offers a facile and high-efficiency methodology for the synthesis of two-dimensional nanomaterial , but also proposes a new idea for enhancing the removal of TC.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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2022
·Vol. 29
·期 33
·50135-50146
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IF 5.19
Qin Qingdong,Yan Lu,Liu Zheming,Liu Yahong,Gu Jia,Xu Yan
Morphology optimization of catalysts has been considered as a viable strategy to improve the catalytic efficiency for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation by providing high surface area and abundant active sites. In this study, nanotubular Co 3 O 4 (NT-Co 3 O 4 ) was successfully synthesized as a PMS activator for the rapid removal of acid orange 7 (AO7) in aqueous solutions. Characterization results showed that NT-Co 3 O 4 presented as aggregated nanotubes, with an average pore diameter of 10 nm. The specific surface area of NT-Co 3 O 4 was as high as 41.8 m 2 g −1 . Catalytic experiments demonstrated that the degradation rate of AO7 in the NT-Co 3 O 4 /PMS system was 15 times greater than that in commercially available Co 3 O 4 /PMS system. The effects of various experimental parameters, including catalyst dose, PMS dose, pH, and temperature, were comprehensively investigated. The reactive species in the NT-Co 3 O 4 /PMS system were identified as sulfate radical (SO 4 •− ) through both quenching tests and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technology, and ≡CoOH + played an important role in PMS activation. N atoms in the AO7 molecule were found to be preferentially attacked by SO 4 •− . Moreover, the good stability and reusability of NT-Co 3 O 4 were confirmed by a five-cycle AO7 removal experiment. This study provides a broader view of the potential applications of nanotubular materials to achieve highly efficient PMS activation in treating dyes in wastewater.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHOTOENERGY
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2022
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Yaohui Xu,Chi Deng,Changxue Dong,Qin Wang,Nunan Gao
Acid Orange 7 (AO7) is one of the most common azo dyes; however, its strong azo bond makes them difficult to biologically degrade. We sought to degrade AO7 dye using CeO2 as a promising alternative photocatalyst. CeO2 powders were synthesized with alternative monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), and triethanolamine (TEA) as a precipitant by solvothermal process combined calcination in air. Compared to the oxygen storage capability of Blank-CeO2 (0.186 mmol O2/g), that of MEA-CeO2 synthesized in the presence of MEA as a precipitant increased by 21.0%, while that of DEA-CeO2 and TEA-CeO2 synthesized in the presence of DEA and TEA as precipitants were decreased. Importantly, such MEA-CeO2 exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity than Blank-, DEA-, and TEA-CeO2 in degradation of AO7 under simulated sunlight illumination, and the removal rate of AO7 by MEA-CeO2 could reach 98.3% within 100 min.
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2022
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Jinyin Lv,Xuerong Zhou,Jianhua Yang,Lei Wang,Jinming Lu,Gaohong He,Yingchao Dong
A well-intergrown and defect-free tubular KAUST-7 membrane was fabricated via in-situ synthesis assisted by fluorinated molecular building block using green solvent of water on coarse asymmetric α-Al 2 O 3 tubes. The strategy averted the serious corrosion of high-concentration hydrofluoric acid (HF) to α-Al 2 O 3 supports due to the substitution of HF with the pre-synthesized NiNbOF 5 , overcoming the difficulty of serious corrosion to supports compared to traditional one-pot synthesis. The pH manipulation of synthesis solution is proved crucial to the fabrication of defect-free KAUST-7 membranes. In addition, effects of reactant concentration, crystallization temperature and reaction solvents on the morphology and separation performance of KAUST-7 membrane were investigated. The optimized KAUST-7 membrane M4 exhibited a H 2 perm-selectivity of 17.7 over CO 2 for H 2 /CO 2 binary mixture with a H 2 permeance of 2.2 × 10 −7 mol m −2 s −1 Pa −1 at 25 °C and 1 bar, while the H 2 /CO 2 separation factor just had a slight decrease when test temperature increased to 120 °C. The formation mechanism of KAUST-7 membranes via in-situ method in this work was investigated by exposing a bare α-Al 2 O 3 tube into NiNbOF 5 aqueous solution at the pH of 4.0 at 130 °C for 12 h. XPS and FT-IR observations revealed the formation of AlF x O y or AlF x species, which were deduced to be acted as linkers to connect with 2D Ni (II)-pyrazine layers, promoting the heterogeneous nucleation of KAUST-7 crystals on the surface of Al 2 O 3 support.
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Frontiers in Nutrition
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2021
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Wei Wei,Fan Xiao-Man,Jia Shao-Hui,Zhang Xi-Ping,Zhang Zhao,Zhang Xue-Jun,Zhang Jiu-Xun,Zhang Ye-Wang
Sea cucumbers are one of many marine echinoderm animals that contain valuable nutrients and medicinal compounds. The bioactive substances in sea cucumbers make them have promising biological and pharmacological properties, including antioxidant, anti-bacterial, and anti-tumor effects. In this study, sea cucumber intestinal peptide (SCIP) is a small molecular oligopeptide (<1,000 Da) extracted from sea cucumber intestines hydrolyzed by alkaline protease. The analysis of amino acid composition showed that hydrophobic amino acids and branched-chain amino acids were rich in SCIP. Nowadays, although increasing studies have revealed the biological functions of the sea cucumber active substances, there are few studies on the function of SCIP. Furthermore, due to the anti-cancer activity being an essential characteristic of sea cucumber active substances, we also investigated the anti-cancer potential and the underlying mechanism of SCIP in vivo and in vitro. The results indicate that SCIP inhibits the growth of MCF-7 tumor cells in zebrafish and increases the apoptosis of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells. Further mechanism studies confirm that SCIP promotes the expression of apoptosis-related proteins and thus promotes the breast cancer cells (MCF-7) apoptosis via inhibition of PI3K/AKT signal transduction pathway.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2021
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Qin Wang,Li-Bing Lü,Zhu Tao,Tao Sun,Qing Tang,Ying Huang
In the present work, we have investigated the effect of pH and mercury ions on the host–guest complex formed between cucurbit[7]uril (Q[7]) and Hoechst 33342 (H33342). 1 H NMR, UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopy revealed that acid/base stimulation could change the binding stoichiometry between Q[7] and H33342. The results suggest that two complexation equilibria (1:1 and 2:1) may exist between H33342 and Q[7] at pH 2.0 and 4.5, respectively. However, a 1:1 host–guest complex was formed between H33342 and Q[7] at pH 7.0 and 10.0. Q[7] shows differential affinities for the protonated and neutral forms of H33342 dye. Moreover, the switching between H33342∙2H + @2Q[7](1:2) at pH 4.5 and H33342∙H + @Q[7](1:1) at pH 7.0 was reversible. Furthermore, as a metal stimulus, Hg 2+ ions could push (i) Q[7] from the piperazine ring to the benzimidazole position with a 1:1 guest–host ratio and (ii) a second Q[7] onto the ethyl position with a 1:2 guest–host stoichiometry. This stimulus response system will have potential applications in the field of molecular switch design.
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