Scientific Reports
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2017
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Xie Xiaoyun,Han Chaofei,Zeng Weiqi,Chen Chen,Lu Lixia,Liu Queping,Peng Cong,Zhao Shuang,Su Juan,Chen Xiang
The F1F0-ATP synthase, an enzyme complex, is mainly located on the mitochondrial inner membrane or sometimes cytomembrane to generate or hydrolyze ATP, play a role in cell proliferation. This study focused on the role of F1F0-ATP synthase in keratinocyte differentiation, and its relationship with intracellular and extracellular ATP (InATP and ExATP). The F1F0-ATP synthase β subunit (ATP5B) expression in various skin tissues and confluence-dependent HaCaT differentiation models was detected. ATP5B expression increased with keratinocyte and HaCaT cell differentiation in normal skin, some epidermis hyper-proliferative diseases, squamous cell carcinoma, and the HaCaT cell differentiation model. The impact of InATP and ExATP content on HaCaT differentiation was reflected by the expression of the differentiation marker involucrin. Inhibition of F1F0-ATP synthase blocked HaCaT cell differentiation, which was associated with a decrease of InATP content, but not with changes of ExATP. Our results revealed that F1F0-ATP synthase expression is associated with the process of keratinocyte differentiation which may possibly be related to InATP synthesis.
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MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
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2016
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Fu Yang,Shijian Zhou,Shuying Gao,Xianfeng Liu,Saifu Long,Yan Kong
In this paper, a new templating assemble route (S 0 M + I − ) was proposed to construct a nickel-based mesoporous silica catalyst. During this method, the neutral surfactant dodecyl amine was used as a special agent for both capturing the metal ions and structure-directing of the mesoporous silica. Based on the templating assemble route, metal cations were highly enriched in the interface of micelles and silicate wall by the physiochemical interaction among the surfactant (S 0 ), metal cations (M + , Ni 2+ ) and silicate oligomers (I − ). Besides, instead of original hydrogen-bonding, the addition of metal cations in the assemble process made the interaction between micelles and silicate oligomers improved significantly through the counterion-mediated interaction. According to these effects, highly-dispersed, ultra-fine and accessible nickel oxide nanoparticles (NPs) were in situ produced and embedded in the channels and the exposed level of the active sites on these NPs would reach to the highest. Moreover, as expected, the synthesized catalyst exhibited superior catalytic activities for the epoxidation of styrene .
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DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
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2016
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IF 2.429
Zhiyong Wang,Jinhua Wang,Songling Yang,Shuying Hou
In this study, the PEGylated nanostructured lipid carriers (PEG-NLC) were constructed for the intravenous delivery of 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17AAG). 17AAG-PEG-NLC was successfully prepared by the method of emulsion evaporation at a high temperature and solidification at a low temperature using a mixture of glycerol monostearate and PEG2000-stearate as solid lipids, and medium-chain triglyceride as the liquid lipid. The results revealed that the morphology of the NLC was spheroidal. The particle size, zeta potential and entrapment efficiency for 17AAG-PEG-NLC were observed as 189.4 nm, −20.2 mV and 83.42%, respectively. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that 17AAG existed as amorphous structures in the nanoparticles. In the in vitro release study, the 17AAG from 17AAG-PEG-NLC exhibited a biphasic release pattern with burst release initially and sustained release afterwards. In addition, 17AAG-PEG-NLC showed a significantly higher in vitro antitumor efficacy and longer retention time in vivo than 17AAG solution. These results indicated that 17AAG-PEG-NLC may offer a promising alternative to the current 17AAG formulations for the treatment of solid tumors.
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2016
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Fanpeng Kong,Yuehui Zhao,Ziye Liang,Xiaojun Liu,Xiaohong Pan,Dongrui Luan,Kehua Xu,Bo Tang
Hydrogen selenide (H2Se) is an important metabolite of dietary Se compounds and has been implicated in various pathological and physiological processes. The development of highly sensitive and selective methods for the sensing of H2Se is therefore very important. Herein, we developed a fluorescent probe (hemicyanine (Hcy)-H2Se) for detecting H2Se based on a new H2Se-specific receptor unit, 1,2-dithiane-4,5-diol. Hcy-H2Se showed high selectivity toward H2Se over thiols (RSH), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and selenocysteine (Sec) and was further exploited for the fluorescence imaging of H2Se both in living cells and in vivo. Furthermore, with the aid of Hcy-H2Se, we demonstrated that H2Se can be generated and gradually accumulated in HepG2 cells under hypoxic conditions and in the solid tumor after treatment with Na2SeO3.
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Molecular Medicine Reports
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2016
·Vol. 15
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·387-395
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IF 1.559
Bing Wang,Rui‑Ning Yang,Yue‑Rong Zhu,Ji‑Cheng Xing,Xiao‑Wei Lou,Yu‑Jie He,Qi‑Long Ding,Ming‑Yue Zhang,Hong Qiu
Xanthine oxidase (XOD) and paraoxonase 1 (PON1) are important enzymes in redox reactions in vivo, and are predominantly synthesized by the liver. The aim of the present study was to investigate the redox state in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and determine the association between the activities of XOD and PON1 and the severity of NAFLD. Sprague‑Dawley rats were randomly divided into control, model and α‑lipoic acid (high and low dose) groups. The rats in the NAFLD model were induced by feeding a high fat diet for 12 weeks and the in vitro cell model of hepatocyte steatosis was induced by treating L‑02 cells with oleic acid for 24 h. The body weight, liver function, lipid and oxidative stress indices, and histological features of the liver were examined in the rats. Compared with the control group, the rats in the NAFLD model group showed impaired liver function, lipid disorders and damage from oxidative stress. The serum activity of XOD increased significantly from the 4th week and was markedly higher, compared with that in the control group, reaching a peak in the 12th week. The activity of PON1 was negatively correlated with that of XOD. Compared with the control cells, the activity of XOD and levels of free‑fatty acids were significantly higher, and the activity of PON1 was significantly lower in the NAFLD L‑02 cell model. All the above indicators were significantly improved by treatment with the antioxidant, α‑lipoic acid. The activities of XOD and PON1 may be promising as markers in a noninvasive approach for detecting the severity of NAFLD clinically. α‑lipoic acid had protective effects on the NAFLD rats, and the potential mechanism may be associated with the inhibition of oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation.
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2014
·Vol. 17
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IF 6.852
Muge Niu,Yucui Hou,Shuhang Ren,Wenhua Wang,Qitian Zheng,Weize Wu
Conversion of cellulose, the most abundant biomass, shows a high selectivity to yield formic acid (FA), when oxidized by O2 in NaVO3–H2SO4 aqueous solution. This conversion involves various reactions including hydrolysis and oxidation. In this work, the relationships between these reactions were studied. There are mainly two hydrolyses and two oxidations occurring in the conversion: initial hydrolysis (from cellulose to monosaccharides) and deep hydrolysis (from monosaccharides to levulinic acid); catalytic oxidation (from monosaccharides to FA) and ordinary oxidation (from levulinic acid to acetic acid). Among these four reactions, catalytic oxidation to FA and deep hydrolysis to byproducts are competitive. The increasing rate of deep hydrolysis is faster than that of catalytic oxidation, when temperature is increased. Catalytic oxidation is promoted and deep hydrolysis is suppressed, when the O2 pressure is increased. Moreover, deep hydrolysis is promoted and catalytic oxidation is suppressed, when H2SO4 concentration is increased. The hydrolysis–oxidation pathway of this conversion was proposed. Thus, the byproducts could be inhibited, and FA-oriented transformation could be realized.
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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2014
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Wei-bing YANG,Yong LI,Yan-ping YIN,Wen-wen JIANG,Dian-liang PENG,Zheng-yong CUI,Dong-qing YANG,Zhen-lin WANG
Two wheat cultivars ( Triticum aestivum L.) were used to evaluate the effects of post-anthesis severe water deficit (SD) on starch content and granule size distribution and their relations with ethylene and spermidine (Spd). Comparison to the well-watered (WW) treatment, SD led to lower Spd and higher 1-aminocylopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) concentrations and ethylene evolution rate (EER) in grains at the critical stage of forming starch granules. Application of Spd or aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG) significantly reduced ACC concentration and EER and increased Spd concentration, while ethephon or methylglyoxal-bis (MGBG) had an opposite impact. The volume and surface area distribution of starch granules showed a bimodal curve, while the number distribution exhibited a unimodal curve. SD caused a marked drop in grain weight, grain number and starch content, also led to a significant reduction in the proportion (both by volume and by surface area) of B-type starch granules (<10 μm), with an increase in those of A-type starch granules (>10 μm). Application of Spd or AVG increased the proportion (both by volume and by surface area) of B-type starch granules under SD. Correlation analysis suggested that ethylene and Spd showed an antagonism relation in the formation of B-type granules. These results suggested that it would be good for the formation of B-type starch granules to have the physiological traits of higher Spd and lower ACC concentrations and ethylene emission under SD.
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POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
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2015
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IF 2.223
Jingxin Chen,Linchun Mao,Hongbo Mi,Wenjing Lu,Tiejin Ying,Zisheng Luo
Fruits are prone to suffer water-deficit stress and accelerated senescence after harvest. To understand the effect of postharvest water-deficit on the senescence progress of strawberry fruit, fruit peduncles were dipped into water or abscisic acid solution and stored at 20 °C with 50% relative humidity in the dark. The results showed that detached fruit without water supply through the peduncles suffered serious water-deficit stress with great weight loss and low moisture content. However, fruit absorbing water through their peduncles successfully avoided the water-deficit stress with a slight change of weight loss and moisture content. Water-deficit significantly promoted anthocyanin levels with increased PAL, C4H and DFR activities. The expressions of transcriptional factors that regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis ( FaMYB1 , FabHLH3 and FaTTG1 ) were also up-regulated under water-deficit stress. Meanwhile, stress elevated the abscisic acid level as well as FaNCED1 and FaASR expression in strawberry fruit. Furthermore, exogenous ABA application exhibited the similar features with water-deficit stress. These results suggested that postharvest water-deficit would accelerate anthocyanin accumulation in strawberry fruit and that abscisic acid may play a role in the response to water-deficit stress.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2014
·Vol. 49
·期 16
·5606-5616
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IF 2.305
Zhuang Linzhou,Li Qihan,Chen Shuixia,Hou Xunan,Lin Juntao
Molybdenum dioxide (MoO 2 ) supported on porous carbon (MOPC) for the oxidative desulfurization of thiophene was prepared by in situ procedure, where MoO 2 was obtained from thermal conversion of the mixture of polyvinyl alcohol and ammonium molybdate tetrahydrate. X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis showed that formation of MoO 2 from bulk MoO 3 involved direct reduction from Mo(VI) to Mo(IV) while the surface reduction followed Mo(VI) to Mo(V) and finally to Mo(IV). Hexagonal-based MoO 2 platelets were observed to take shape with rising calcination temperature by scanning electron microscope test. Compared with the turnover frequency of MoO 3 (2.96 × 10 −2 h −1 ), MOPC calcinated at 700 °C for 90 min exhibited a much higher turnover frequency of 6.15 × 10 −2 h −1 on oxidative desulfurization of thiophene. The improved desulfurization efficiency of MOPC would be attributed to the more free electrons and smaller steric hindrance in MoO 2 .
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PLoS One
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2014
·Vol. 9
·期 4
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Yunhai Dai,Xiaopeng Xiong,Gang Huang,Jianjun Liu,Shile Sheng,Hongjian Wang,Wenxin Qin
A unique bioenergetic feature of cancer, aerobic glycolysis is considered an attractive therapeutic target for cancer therapy. Recently, dichloroacetate (DCA), a small-molecule metabolic modulator, was shown to reverse the glycolytic phenotype, induce reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and trigger apoptosis in various tumor cells. In this work, the capacity of DCA to enhance Adriamycin (ADM) efficacy in hepatoma cells by modulating glucose metabolism and redox status was evaluated. Two human hepatoma (HCC-LM 3 and SMMC-7721) and a normal liver (LO 2 ) cell lines were treated with DCA or ADM alone, or in combination. Exposure of hepatoma cells to DCA/ADM combination resulted in significantly decreased cell viability and increased percentage of apoptotic cells as well as intracellular ROS levels, in comparison with treatment with DCA or ADM alone. However, simultaneous treatment with the thiol antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC, 10 mmol/L) reduced the elevated ROS levels and protected hepatoma cells from the cytotoxic effects of DCA/ADM combination. L-buthionine-[S,R]-sulfoximine, an inhibitor of glutathione synthesis, enhanced hepatoma cell sensitivity to DCA/ADM combination. Interestingly, treatment with DCA/ADM combination did not significantly increase cytotoxicity in normal hepatocytes in comparison with the drugs administered individually. Finally, DCA reduced tumor growth and enhanced ADM efficacy on HCC-LM 3 hepatoma in mice. Overall, our data suggest that DCA enhances ADM cytotoxicity in hepatoma cells by increasing intracellular ROS levels and provide a strong biochemical rationale for the use of DCA in combination with ADM for treatment of hepatoma.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY
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2013
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IF 2.142
Qing Yang,Yongjun Hu,Yanchun Wei,Honglei Wang,Jiwen Guan,Yanjiao Zhang,Shaoxin Li
Laser desorption postionization mass spectrometry (LDPI-MS) is a novel mass spectrometry. In present report, LDPI-MS method with 10.5 eV vacuum ultraviolet (VUV 118 nm) single photon ionization (VUV-SPI-MS) is firstly used to detect medicinal chemicals (taking the methylene blue (MB) as the example) in situ in intact tissues, where MB is dosed into the tissue in advance. The neutral species of tissue and dosed MB are vaporized under 1064 nm IR radiation firstly, and followed by VUV (118 nm) light for postionization. The optimal delay time between the desorption laser and ionization laser is between 18 and 35 μs. The results show that a variety of the fragments of amino acids and other biological species below m / z 100 can be detected in the tissue which do not interfere the signal of MB detected in the MB-dosed tissue. The method, termed laser desorption postionization mass spectrometry with 10.5 eV vacuum ultraviolet (VUV 118 nm) single photon ionization, promises to be an approach toward in situ detection of medicinal chemicals in intact tissues.
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ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
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2013
·Vol. 29
·期 12
·1460-1470
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Mingbao Feng,Ruijuan Qu,Ying Li,Zhongbo Wei,Zunyao Wang
Hexabromobenzene (HBB) is a novel brominated flame retardant (BFR) with ample evidence of its ubiquitous existence in the aquatic ecosystems. However, to date, the toxicological effects of this BFR on fish have been inadequately researched. The present study was conducted, based on an in vivo model, to investigate HBB-induced biochemical changes in liver and gill tissues of Carassius auratus after medium-term exposure to different concentrations (10, 150, and 300 mg/kg) for 7, 14, and 25 days. Oxidative stress was evoked evidently for the prolonged exposure, demonstrated by significant inhibition in antioxidant enzymes activities including superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione S-transferase, and a decrease in reduced glutathione level, as well as simultaneous elevation in malondialdehyde content. Moreover, Na + , K + -ATPase activity, and protein level were remarkably reduced in fish tissues. Based on the integrated biomarker response, the toxic potency in each treatment was distinguished, and the more severe stress was mainly noted with the increasing concentrations and the extending durations. It was also observed that liver exhibited more pronounced alterations in biochemical parameters than gill, probably indicating the vulnerability of liver to HBB-triggered oxidative stress. Taken together, the results of this study clearly showed that HBB was capable of inducing oxidative stress and inhibiting Na + , K + -ATPase activity in different tissues of C. auratus after medium-term exposure. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 29: 1460–1470, 2014.
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