Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2022
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Chengdong Guan,Fang Xu,Yanlin Li,Lijun Zhu,Daohong Xia
During the separation of water-insoluble oil droplets in the oily wastewater by the membrane treatment process, the simultaneous removal of organic pollutants dissolved in the aqueous phase remains a challenge. Herein, we demonstrate an effective strategy for preparing dual-functional membranes with hybridization of novel β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) derivatives to achieve complete cleansing of oily sewage. Alkylenedioxy bridged bis(p-difluoro-p-dicyano) phenyl substituted β-CDs (R 3 -2T-2β-CD and R 6 -2T-2β-CD) are first synthesized and incorporated into three frequently used membranes (polyethersulfone (PES), poly( p -phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA) and poly( m -phenylene isophthalamide) (PMIA)) casting solutions to fabricate hybrid membranes, respectively. The hydrophilicity of the prepared membrane can be improved greatly for the separation of oil-in-water emulsions. The PMIA/R 3 -2T-2β-CD membrane exhibited pure water permeances over 760.50 L·m −2 ·h −1 ·bar −1 with separation efficiency of the tween 80 stabilized diesel-in-water emulsion above 98.62% under cross-flow filtration. Significantly, the hybrid membranes could concurrently remove naphthalene and methylene blue dissolved in water during oil-in-water separation. This study proves the application potential of cyclodextrins in designing membrane materials and these one-step hybrid membranes can thoroughly decontaminate oil-in-water emulsions by eliminating the dissolved polycyclic aromatic molecules.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2022
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IF 6.911
Yayun An,Dafeng Jiang,Nan Zhang,Wei Jiang
Amyloid β oligomer (AβO) is an important biomarker for Almerzheimer's disease (AD) early diagnosis. In present study, cascade primer exchange reaction (PER) based amplification strategy was proposed for sensitive and portable detection of AβO using personal glucose meters (PGM). Two PER processes were employed here. In the primary PER, the hairpin template 1 (HT1) was designed with a primer binding domain, a primer extending domain and a blocking extending domain. The primers were designed to be modified on magbeads surface. Initially, the primer binding domain in HT1 was locked by AβO aptamer . When target AβO was present, aptamer bound with AβO and dissociated from HT1 to initiate the primary PER. The products acted as the primer of the secondary PER to hybridize with another hairpin template 2 (HT2), initiating the secondary PER and producing numerous ssDNA with repeated DNA-invertase binding sites. After binding with DNA-invertase, the obtained conjugates were magnetically separation to catalyze the conversion of sucrose to glucose, which were detected by a PGM. The strategy achieved a limit of detection of 0.22 pM with a linear ranged from 1 pM to 250 pM. Satisfactory reproducibility results were obtained in actual samples. This strategy provided a superior tool for sensitive and convenient detection of AβO, and showing a great potential in the early diagnosis of AD.
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Arabian Journal of Chemistry
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2022
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IF 6.212
Fei Huang,Xiaoyu Zhang,Wenhui Li,Yuting Zhao,Qixuan Mu,Xinhui Wang,Yuefei Wang
Scutellariae Radix (SR), the dried root of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgia, is a famous Chinese materia medica that has been widely employed. Raw Scutellariae Radix (RSR), steamed Scutellariae Radix (SSR), and wine Scutellariae Radix (WSR) are adopted for use in clinical practice. Because of their easily confused appearance, they are always misused. Aiming at this problem, an ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled with photodiode array detector (UPLC-PDA) method was established to survey misuse of the RSR and the processed SR (SSR and WSR) in the market by employing baicalin (BC), wogonoside (WS), baicalein (BN), and wogonin (WN) as quality indicators. Fortunately, β -glucuronidase, which mediates conversion from flavone glycoside to aglycone, was identified in the RSR samples by the sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis. The significant production of BN and WN was witnessed in the RSR samples, which did not occur in the SSR and WSR samples in virtue of the inactivated β -glucuronidase. Besides, the different capacities of β -glucuronidase were evaluated in the tested samples. In general, we provided the first evidence to scientifically identify RSR from SSR and WSR.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2022
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Shao-Bin He,Hui-Jing Yang,Liu Yang,Hamada A. A. Noreldeen,Hua-Ping Peng,Hao-Hua Deng,Wei Chen,Guo-Lin Hong
Coenzyme can work with a natural enzyme to achieve the enzymatic catalytic process. Inspired by nature, herein rutin was found to regulate the peroxidase-like activity of Fe-doped silicon nanodots (Fe-OSiNDs) acting as a coenzyme. To be specific, the peroxidase-like activity of Fe-OSiNDs can be activated by rutin at a low concentration (<200 µM), which accelerated the oxidation process between 3, 3′, 5, 5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) and H 2 O 2 . Possibly as a reason, rutin at a low concentration could be easily attracted and oxidized by Fe 3+ in Fe-OSiNDs and then the produced Fe 2+ reacted with H 2 O 2 to form the hydroxyl radicals around the surface of Fe-OSiNDs thereby contributing to an enhancement. More interestingly, the addition of β-glucuronidase can hydrolysis rutin into quercetin and suppress the peroxidase-like activity of rutin-treated Fe-OSiNDs because quercetin is a sugar-free flavonoid with higher anti-oxidant activity than rutin. Thus, a colorimetric sensor for β-glucuronidase could be established. This sensor realizes a linear ranging from 2 to 40 nM (0.58 to 11.6 μg/mL) towards β-glucuronidase with a detection limit of 0.6 nM (0.174 μg/mL). The feasibility of this sensor for β-GUS detection in Escherichia coli has been realized. This work not only provides an interesting concept for coenzyme-dependent nanozyme and expands the promising use of silicon nanomaterials.
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Nutrients
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2022
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Jun Chen,Zhiguang Duan,Yannan Liu,Rongzhan Fu,Chenhui Zhu
The metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a leading cause of death worldwide, however, it has a poor prognosis. Ginsenoside Rh4 is a rare saponin that has been shown to have potential antitumor effectiveness in ESCC. However, the utility of Rh4 in ESCC metastasis and its undiscovered mode of action has not yet been explored. In this study, we found that Rh4 could inhibit ESCC metastasis by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and the level of c-Myc, which is an important transcription factor in cancer. In in vitro experiments, Rh4 could inhibit the migration and invasion of ESCC cells without affecting cell viability. In in vivo experiments, Rh4 restrained ESCC metastasis to the lymph nodes and lungs via the suppression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The Wnt agonist HLY78 promoted EMT and migration of ESCC cells, whereas treatment of Rh4 can attenuate the promotion effect of HLY78. The siRNA knocking out c-Myc can also significantly reduce the expression of EMT-related marker proteins. This study illustrates a new concept for further research on the mechanism of Rh4 in ESCC.Keywords:metastasis;ginsenoside Rh4;ESCC;Wnt/β-catenin;c-Myc
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2022
·Vol. 33
·期 30
·23566-23579
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Guo Qiwen,Liu Siyuan,Men Xinpeng,Chen Zhe,Yao Lei,Wang Geming,Zhao Hongyang,Lin Zhidong,Wu Qian
In this paper, an ultra-sensitive glassy carbon electrode modified with β-cyclodextrin and graphene oxide (β-CD-GO/GCE) has been prepared for the detection of biomolecules [ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA) and uric acid (UA)] in aqueous solution at μM level. The three biomolecules (AA, DA and UA) can be simultaneously detected by the modified electrodes, and the electrical signals corresponding to various biomolecules can be identified clearly in cyclic voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry curves. The simultaneous detection limits of AA, DA, UA were 4.58, 1.56, 1.27 μM, respectively. This ultra-sensitivity should be attributed to the formation of host–guest complexes between β-CD and the biomolecules. Furthermore, the anti-interference experiments indicated the β-CD-GO/GCE exhibited satisfactory selective recognition performance.
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MOLECULES
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2022
·Vol. 27
·期 14
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Zhimin Xu,Yidan Sun,Huanyan Dai,Yujie Ma,Han Bing
The skull defects are challenging to self-heal, and autologous bone graft repair has numerous drawbacks. The scaffolds for the rapid and effective repair of skull defects have become an important research topic. In this study, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/β-tricalcium phosphate(β-TCP) composite scaffolds containing icariin (ICA) were prepared through direct-ink three-dimensional (3D) printing technology. β-TCP in the composite scaffold had osteoconductive capability, and the ICA molecule had osteoinductive capacity. The β-TCP and ICA components in the composite scaffold can enhance the capability to repair skull defects. We show that ICA exhibited a slow-release behaviour within 80 days. This behaviour helped the scaffold to continuously stimulate the formation of new bone. The results of in vitro cell compatibility experiments showed that the addition of ICA molecules contributed to the adhesion and proliferation of MC-3T3-E1 cells. The level of alkaline phosphatase secretion demonstrated that the slow release of ICA can promote the osteogenic differentiation of MC-3T3-E1 cells. The introduction of ICA molecules accelerated the in situ bone regeneration in in vivo. It is concluded that the 3D-printed PVA scaffold with β-TCP and ICA has a wide range of potential applications in the field of skull defect treatment.Keywords:three-dimensional printing;polyvinyl alcohol;icariin;β-tricalcium phosphate;skull base defects
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2021
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Amir E. Kaziem,Liupeng Yang,Yigang Lin,Zixia Song,Hanhong Xu,Zhixiang Zhang
Understanding the lethal effects of pesticides nano formulations on the targeted organisms (pathogens) and the non-targeted organisms (fish, earthworms, etc) is essential in assessing the probable impact of new technologies on agriculture and environment. Here we evaluated the bioactivity and the biotoxicity of new type of fungicide smart-delivery formulation based on conjugating carboxymethylated- β -glucans on the mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) surface after loading chlorothalonil (CHT) fungicide in the MSNs pores. The obtained formulation has been characterized with FE-SEM, and HR-TEM. The CHT loading efficiency has been measured with TGA . The bioactivity of the obtained formulation ( [email protected] β -glucans) has been tested against four pathogens , fusarium head blight ( Fusarium graminearum ), sheath rot ( Sarocladium oryzae ), rice sheath blight ( Rhizoctonia solani ), and soyabean anthracnose ( Colletotrichum truncatum ) compared with CHT WP 75% commercial formulation (CHT-WP) and technical CHT. The environmental biotoxicity of [email protected] β -glucans compared with CHT-WP has been tested toward earthworm ( Eisenia fetida ) and zebra fish ( Danio rerio ). The results showed that [email protected] β -glucans has an excellent bioactivity against the subjected pathogens with better inhabiting effects than CHT-WP. [email protected] β -glucans toxicity to Eisenia fetida was found 2.25 times lower than CHT-WP toxicity. The LC 50 of [email protected] β -glucans to zebra fish after the first 24h was 2.93 times higher than CHT-WP. After 96h of treatment, the LC 50 of [email protected] β -glucans was 2.66 times higher than CHT-WP. This work highlighted the necessity to increase the mandatory bioassays of nano formulations with the major non-target organisms in the environmental risk assessment of new pesticide formulations.
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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2021
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Tao Huang,Zhiyu Su,Yuxing Dai,Lulu Zhou
The influence of intercalated anions on the structure and composition of green rusts supplies a theoretical possibility for the investigation of the structural modification of Fe II /Fe III (oxyhydr)oxide materials. β-Cyclodextrin was intercalated into the mixed-valent iron-based hydroxide layers to synthesize new green rust materials (β-CD GRs), pursuing high-capacity uranium VI (U VI ) sorption . The molar ratios of Fe II to Fe III and the molar ratios of β-CD GR to Fe II + Fe III had a significant effect on the synthesis of β-CD GRs. The synthesis process was further optimized by the quadric predictor and desirability function in a central composite design in combination. Both strong acidity and alkalinity were harmful to the adsorption of β-CD GRs towards U VI . The pseudo-first-order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm model were appropriate in fitting the whole adsorption process. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of β-CD GRs was 2548.61 mg/g. The presence of mimic groundwater constituents explicitly deteriorated the interaction between β-CD GR and U VI species. Nanoscale nodules and particles were formed on the β-CD GR after the adsorption experiments. The peaks at 1159 and 609 cm −1 vanished with the band at 1103 cm −1 being left-shifted to 1117 cm −1 in the FTIR spectra of β-CD GR during the heterogeneous process. The intercalation of β-CD brought obvious enhancement of U VI species sorption to the GR material, which was combinedly driven by several reaction pathways and different from the unmodified GRs.
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MATERIALS & DESIGN
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2021
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Qiang Feng,Menglu Shen,Jiaming Zhu,Jiang Li,Jie Zhang,Shaoyun Guo
Damping materials, especially high-damping (loss factor (tanδ) > 0.5 and above) materials, are widely applied for suppressing vibration and controlling noise in industrial field, but achieving a high tanδ over a wide temperature range is a challenging task. Herein, we report a novel polyurethane (PU)/epoxy (EP) interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) damping material by using 21-hydroxyl β-cyclodextrins (β-CDs) as PU chain extenders. At a high ratio of hydroxyls to isocyanate groups, every β-CD underwent a different degree of chain expansion. Then these β-CDs grafting different numbers of PU chains generated different-size hard segments, thus increasing the species of motion units and widening the damping temperature range. The unreacted hydroxyls on β-CDs provided a large quantity of hydrogen bonding protons, which could form hydrogen bonds with urethane groups, thus facilitating an increase in the tanδ value. Therefore, PU/EP IPNs with a broad high-damping temperature range were successfully prepared. The results showed that PU/EP IPNs cured by β-CDs underwent a damping temperature range of 93.1 K (tanδ > 0.5), 82.4 K (tanδ > 0.7) and even 74.1 K (tanδ > 0.8), much better than the corresponding 32.9 K, 23.9 K and 20.5 K for traditional PU/EP IPNs cured by trihydroxyl trimethylolpropane (TMP).
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
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2021
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Yue Bei,Gao Ruiyang,Lv Cheng,Yu Zhilun,Wang Hao,Geng Xiaolong,Wang Zhengtao,Dou Wei
Irinotecan (CPT11), a broad-spectrum cytotoxic anticancer agent, induces a series of toxic side-effects. The most conspicuous side-effect is gastrointestinal mucositis, including nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. A growing body of evidence indicates that bacteria β-glucuronidase (GUS), an enzyme expressed by intestinal microbiota, converts the inactive CPT11 metabolite SN38G to the active metabolite SN38 to ultimately induce intestinal mucositis. We sought to explore the potential efficacy and underlying mechanisms of berberine on CPT11-induced mucositis. Our study showed that berberine (50 mg/kg; i. g.) mitigated the CPT11-induced loss of mucosal architecture, ulceration, and neutrophil infiltration. Meanwhile, berberine improved mucosal barrier function by increasing the number of globlet cells, protecting trans-endothelial electrical resistance (TEER), reducing permeability and increasing tight junction proteins expression. LC-MS analysis showed that berberine decreased the content of SN38 in feces, which correlated with decreases in both GUS activity and GUS-producing bacteria. Further molecular docking and Lineweaver-Burk plots analyses suggested that berberine functions as a potential non-competitive inhibitor against GUS enzyme. Of note, berberine maintained the anti-tumor efficacy of CPT11 in a tumor xenograft model while abrogating the intestinal toxicity of CPT11. Overall, we identified for the first time the remission effects of berberine on intestinal mucositis induced by CPT11 without impairing the anti-colorectal cancer efficacy of CPT11 partially via inhibiting bacterial GUS enzyme.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
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2021
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Feiran Zhou,Xinyi Hu,Weijing Feng,Minghui Li,Bin Yu,Chenxing Fu,Caiwen Ou
Intimal hyperplasia-induced restenosis is a common response to vascular endothelial damage caused by mechanical force or other stimulation, and is closely linked to vascular remodeling . Curcumin , a traditional Chinese medicine , exhibits potent protective effects in cardiovascular diseases; for example, it attenuates vascular remodeling. Although the suppressive effects of curcumin on diseases caused by vascular narrowing have been investigated, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate various pathological processes and affect the action of drugs. In the present study, we found that the curcumin remarkably downregulated the expression of lncRNA H19 and thereby inhibited intimal hyperplasia-induced vascular restenosis. Furthermore, the inhibition of the expression of H19 by curcumin resulted in the inactivation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Overall, we show that curcumin suppresses intimal hyperplasia via the H19/Wnt/β-catenin pathway, implying that H19 is a critical molecule in the suppression of intimal hyperplasia after balloon injury by curcumin. These insights should be useful for potential application of curcumin as a therapeutic intervention in vascular stenosis.
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