Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2021
·Vol. 9
·期 21
·4365-4379
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IF 6.331
Xiaohui Wang,Xiaoyan Niu,Xiaolei Zhang,Zhenjie Zhang,Xuefeng Gao,Wei Wang,Zhi Yuan
As a radiotherapy sensitizer, gold-based nanomaterials can significantly enhance radiotherapy efficacy. However, the severe hypoxia and the low accumulation of nanomedicine at the tumor site caused by poor perfusion have seriously affected the effect of radiotherapy. Tumor vascular normalization has emerged as a new strategy for increasing the efficacy of radiotherapy due to its ability to relieve hypoxia and increase perfusion. However, a commonly used approach of blocking a single growth factor to induce vascular normalization is limited by the compensation effect of evasive drug resistance. In this work, we developed a strategy to simultaneously reduce the expression of multi-angiogenic growth factors by suppressing the oxidative stress effects in tumor. Herein, gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) were modified with 8-hydroxyquinoline (HQ) to obtain AuHQ. This system has a simple structure and could inhibit the production of reactive oxygen species in tumor cells by chelating iron ions, and attenuating the expression of angiopoietin-2, vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. In vivo, AuHQ treatment increased pericyte coverage, modulated tumor leakage while alleviating tumor hypoxia and increased blood perfusion, thereby inducing tumor vascular normalization. Consequently, Au accumulation of the AuHQ group increased by 1.94 fold compared to that in the control group. Furthermore, the antitumor efficacy of radiotherapy was increased by 38% compared to the Au NPs-treated group. Therefore, AuHQ may be a promising nanomedicine for future cancer treatment.
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ACS Catalysis
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2022
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Xiangze Du,Xiaomei Lei,Linyuan Zhou,Yong Peng,Yan Zeng,Huiru Yang,Dan Li,Changwei Hu,Hermenegildo Garcia
In the context of the preparation of liquid fuels derived from biomass with zero CO2 footprint, fatty acids appear as suitable feedstocks. However, reduction of carboxylic acid groups usually requires harsh reaction conditions and the development of efficient solid catalysts. Herein, bimetallic Ni–Mo nitrides have been obtained by a procedure not involving nitridation of the corresponding oxide, but reductive decomposition of the tris(ethylenediamine)nickel molybdate at temperatures between 550 and 700 °C. Successful formation of the Ni3Mo3N nitride is confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Ni3Mo3N samples are found to be efficient catalysts for the hydrodeoxygenation of palmitic acid to C15/C16 alkanes with a combined selectivity over 90 and 100% palmitic acid conversion and higher activity than analogous Ni–Mo nitrides obtained by NH3 nitridation of NiMoO4. Ni3Mo3N is found recyclable with only a slight decay in the catalytic activity upon consecutive reuses attributable to the neutralization of acid sites. The present results show an opportunity that bimetallic nitrides offer as robust advanced solid catalysts for reactions of biomass conversion requiring harsh conditions.
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CELLULOSE
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2016
·Vol. 24
·期 2
·1159-1170
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Jia Yaling,Hu Yiwei,Zheng Dandan,Zhang Guangxian,Zhang Fengxiu,Liang Yaojia
An efficient and durable formaldehyde-free flame retardant consisting of an ammonium salt of pentaerythritol tetraphosphoric acid (APTTP) was prepared by a solventless synthesis and characterized by Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance. The flame retardancy of the treated cotton fabric was enhanced, as assessed by limiting oxygen index (LOI), vertical flammability, and cone calorimetry measurements. The collected results demonstrated that cotton fabrics treated with APTTP exhibited high flame retardancy and excellent durability. Cotton fabric treated with a 140 g/L APTTP solution showed a LOI of 43.8%, and this value reduced to 26.9% after 50 laundering cycles. No after-flame and after-glow phenomena were presented during vertical flammability tests for all cotton fabrics treated with different concentrations of APTTP. Cone calorimetry results revealed a significant reduction in the intensity of the heat release rate and total heat release peaks. X-ray diffraction revealed that the crystalline particles of cotton fibers treated with APTTP were slightly affected compared with those of control sample. FT-IR spectroscopy results revealed that APTTP was grafted on the cotton fibers. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the surface of the treated cotton fibers remained smooth, while thermogravimetric analysis confirmed that the treated cotton fibers easily decomposed to form char. It was proposed that the flame retardant mechanism of APTTP occurred in the condensation phase.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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Hanli Xing,Xiaofang Li,Susu Zhang,Jun Li,Baokun Tang
It is well known that almost all photoluminescent molecules are aromatic or heterocyclic ring compounds for bioimaging analysis. A question remains as to whether a breakthrough can be achieved regarding a novel photoluminescent molecule without a ring structure, and in a what manner. In this study, we explored the photoelectric conversion and structure of photoluminescent compounds, and constructed an intra-molecular coupling positive–negative-junction (P N J) with an open-loop and rigid Π 5 6 delocalized conjugated structure of the coupling p-π conjugate system. This was performed to enable strong absorption of the R/tail-end band for the high probability of an n → π*/n → σ* electron transition for photoluminescence production. Subsequently, the Π 5 6 structure was formed in a short-chain aliphatic molecule as a hydrolytic product of citric acid and urea, and computational methodology was employed to estimate the feasibility of the molecule photoluminescence. Finally, a quantum dot material was fabricated from the aliphatic molecule, the optical properties of the quantum dots were investigated, and the biocompatibility and bioimaging ability of quantum dots were assessed. This work presents not only a theoretical exploration but also practical application of a new strategy to obtain molecules, compounds, and materials with bioimaging.
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Tingmin Pan,Jiuhui Ye,Jiening Li,Kuo Gui,Jian Li,Juntao Feng,Zhiqing Ma,Peng Lei,Yanqing Gao
Terpene-derived quaternary ring compounds with an oxime moiety were designed and prepared to create fungicides from natural products. A preliminary assessment of their antifungal activity against seven common pathogenic fungi was conducted, and the median effective concentration (EC50) values against Rhizoctonia solani were obtained. The effects of compound 6a19 (3-bromothiophene-containing), which had an outstanding EC50 value (1.62 μg/mL), on the morphology, ultrastructure, reactive oxygen species production, mitochondrial membrane potential, nuclear morphology, and defense-related and respiration-related enzyme activities of mycelia were evaluated. The test compound was speculated to obstruct the bio-oxidative process, inhibiting mycelial growth. Compound 6a19 exhibited a satisfactory in vivo control effect on leaf sheath-infected rice plants. After treating rice plants with 50, 100, and 200 μg/mL 6a19, the protective and therapeutic efficacy values were 48.3 and 70.3%, 58.6 and 75.7%, and 69.0 and 81.1%, respectively. Moreover, a linear quantitative structure–activity relationship (R2 = 0.932, F = 61.3, and S2 = 0.020) was established using density functional theory calculations. Four chemical descriptors that were crucial to the antifungal activity were analyzed: the number of occupied electronic levels of atoms, the minimum atomic orbital electronic population, maximum net atom charge for a H atom, and minimum net atomic charge. In overall consideration of experimental results, it was speculated that the target compounds satisfactorily inhibited R. solani by interfering with biological oxidation pathways, which provided an insight into the future intensive and systematic action mechanism. This research is promising for the invention of novel fungicides from natural terpenes with multiple potential targets and satisfactory ecological compatibility.
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Nature Communications
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2021
·Vol. 12
·期 1
·1-15
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IF 14.919
Yang Gaohua,Hong Sen,Yang Pengjie,Sun Yuwei,Wang Yong,Zhang Peng,Jiang Weihong,Gu Yang
Gut microbial transformations of flavonoids, an enormous class of polyphenolic compounds abundant in plant-based diets, are closely associated with human health. However, the enzymes that initiate the gut microbial metabolism of flavones and flavonols, the two most abundant groups of flavonoids, as well as their underlying molecular mechanisms of action remain unclear. Here, we discovered a flavone reductase (FLR) from the gut bacterium, Flavonifractor plautii ATCC 49531 (originally assigned as Clostridium orbiscindens DSM 6740), which specifically catalyses the hydrogenation of the C2–C3 double bond of flavones/flavonols and initiates their metabolism as a key step. Crystal structure analysis revealed the molecular basis for the distinct catalytic property of FLR. Notably, FLR and its widespread homologues represent a class of ene-reductases that has not been previously identified. Genetic and biochemical analyses further indicated the importance of FLR in gut microbial consumption of dietary and medicinal flavonoids, providing broader insight into gut microbial xenobiotic transformations and possible guidance for personalized nutrition and medicine.
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Scientific Reports
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 1
·1-12
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Shi Chenglong,Pu Xiaobing,Zheng Guan,Feng Xinglong,Yang Xuan,Zhang Baoliang,Zhang Yu,Yin Qingshui,Xia Hong
Implant-associated infections and non-absorbing materials are two important reasons for a second surgical procedure to remove internal fixation devices after an orthopedic internal fixation surgery. The objective of this study was to produce an antibacterial and absorbable fixation screw by adding gentamicin to silk-based materials. The antibacterial activity was assessed against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus ) and Escherichia coli (E. coli ) in vitro by plate cultivation and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We also investigated the properties, such as the mechanical features, swelling properties, biocompatibility and degradation, of gentamicin-loaded silk-based screws (GSS) in vitro . The GSS showed significant bactericidal effects against S. aureus and E. coli . The antibacterial activity remained high even after 4 weeks of immersion in protease solution. In addition, the GSS maintained the remarkable mechanical properties and excellent biocompatibility of pure silk-based screws (PSS). Interestingly, after gentamicin incorporation, the degradation rate and water-absorbing capacity increased and decreased, respectively. These GSS provide both impressive material properties and antibacterial activity and have great potential for use in orthopedic implants to reduce the incidence of second surgeries.
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Nano Research
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2015
·Vol. 8
·期 6
·1893-1905
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Luo Guofeng,Chen Weihai,Jia Huizhen,Sun Yunxia,Cheng Han,Zhuo Renxi,Zhang Xianzheng
A mesoporous silica/gold (MSN/Au) nanocomposite was designed for photo-controlled drug delivery targeted specifically at tumor cells. The MSN/Au nanocomposite was composed of MSN-based drug carriers and gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-based indicators. While the MSN-based drug carrier was a mesoporous silica nanoparticle immobilized with photo-switchable azobenzene (Azo) moieties, the AuNP-based indicator was a fluorescence-quenched AuNP modified with a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) substrate and poly(ethylene glycol). The two kinds of nanoparticles were connected by an α,β cyclodextrin (α,β CD) dimer “bridge.” In vitro studies demonstrated that the nanocomposite specifically interacted with tumor sites overexpressing MMP-2, which enabled guidance of the subsequent UV light irradiation for releasing entrapped drugs. Through integration of the AuNP-based indicator and the MSN-based drug carrier, the MSN/Au nanocomposite could precisely localize the released drug to tumor sites, thereby significantly improving therapeutic efficacy.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
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2020
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IF 4.845
Yang Mai,Diane A.I. Ashiru-Oredope,Zhicheng Yao,Liu Dou,Christine M. Madla,Farhan Taherali,Sudaxshina Murdan,Abdul W. Basit
Active pharmaceutical ingredients are routinely formulated with a range of excipients in the manufacture of drug products. Excipients are considered to be inert components of the formulations, although recent research has contested its inactive behaviour. This study investigated the effect of the excipient polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG 400) on the oral bioavailability and intestinal permeability of cimetidine in male and female human volunteers. Aqueous solutions of cimetidine with pharmaceutically relevant concentrations of PEG 400 at 0% w/v (control), 0.3% w/v, 0.5% w/v, 0.7% w/v and 1.0% w/v were orally administered to both sexes. Urine samples were then collected and assayed for the determination of cimetidine which reflected oral bioavailability. This human study showed that PEG 400 at 0.3% w/v, 0.5% w/v and 0.7% w/v concentrations significantly increased cimetidine bioavailability by 34%, 58% and 41% respectively, although this enhancement was only demonstrated in men and not women (p < 0.05). Ussing chamber transport studies with male human jejunal tissues revealed that cimetidine permeability increased by 26%, 48% and 29% with PEG 400 at 0.3% w/v, 0.5% w/v and 0.7% w/v respectively (p < 0.05). No such enhancement was demonstrated in female tissues (p > 0.05). We have shown that PEG 400 interacts with intestinal P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression differently in males and females. The mechanistic action of PEG 400 at gut level was further investigated on human jejunal tissues following the pre-treatment of the P-gp inhibitor PSC 833 (valspodar) on the transport of cimetidine. When intestinal P-gp was inhibited, the sex- and dose-dependent modulatory effect of PEG 400 with cimetidine was completely eradicated, thus confirming that PEG 400 has a modulatory – rather than inhibitory – effect on P-gp. In sum, the widely used excipient PEG 400 is not inert at pharmaceutically relevant concentrations and its modulatory effect is demonstrated at a human clinical level. Such pharmacological effects, however, are sex- and dose-dependent via its modulation on intestinal P-gp, as evidenced by the boost in cimetidine bioavailability only in male human volunteers. As such, these findings should be carefully considered towards the co-formulation of PEG 400 with drugs that are P-gp substrates.
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CARBON
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2012
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Dong Ma,Jiantao Lin,Yuyun Chen,Wei Xue,Li-Ming Zhang
Graphene oxide nanosheets were used to induce the in situ gelation of doxorubicin hydrochloride as an antitumor drug. When a very small amount of the graphene oxide was introduced into an aqueous solution of doxorubicin hydrochloride at room temperature, a strong and thixotropic gel was rapidly formed without any polymers or chemical additives. The gelation mechanism was investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The encapsulated doxorubicin hydrochloride was found to show sustained release and antitumor efficacy.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
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2019
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Tao-Tao Fu,Zhao-Qing Cong,Yun Zhao,Wei-Ya Chen,Chun-Yu Liu,Ying Zheng,Fei-Fei Yang,Yong-Hong Liao
This study intended to investigate the in vivo pulmonary fate of intratracheally dosed nanosuspensions of fluticasone propionate (FP). Three FP suspensions, including a microsuspension and two nanosuspensions with different dissolution profiles, were prepared and they exhibited comparable aerodynamic performances after nebulization via a jet nebulizer . Following intratracheal administration to rats, the microsuspension underwent extensive mucociliary clearance, leading to a limited absorption time whereas the nanosuspensions decreased the mucociliary clearance and allowed dissolution rate-limiting and extended pulmonary absorption, resulting in prolonged pulmonary retention and long-acting anti-inflammatory efficacy in a lipopolysaccharide induced lung injury model. Delaying the FP dissolution of a nanosuspension by phospholipid coating increased AUC value in lung tissues to 1.72-fold of a conventional nanosuspension, but led to a decreased pharmacological efficacy. This study demonstrated that inhalable nanosuspensions were a feasible means for the sustained pulmonary delivery of FP and the local anti-inflammatory efficacy was highly dependent on the dissolution profiles.
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BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING
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2014
·Vol. 19
·期 5
·925-934
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Pan Shu,Sun Fei,Shi Hongcan,Zhang Fangbiao,Liu Xingchen,Zhang Weidong
Forty tracheas were harvested from donor New Zealand rabbits. Thirty of the tracheas were randomly divided into four treatment groups corresponding to 4, 5, 6, or 7% NaClO 4 and one untreated group (n = 6 each group). Scanning electron microscopy distinctly revealed the cilium of epithelial cells in the fresh trachea. The internal surface of the trachea was rough in the 4% treatment group and smooth in the 5% treatment group, whereas the matrix was fractured in the 6% treatment group and highly fractured in the 7% treatment group. We observed that the number of nuclei in the cells of the 4, 5, 6, and 7% treatment groups decreased compared to the cells of the untreated group ( p < 0.05). Although there was a significant decrease in maximum tensile strength, tensile strain at fracture and the elastic modulus ( p < 0.05) with increasing concentrations of NaClO 4 , the content of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) did not significantly decline ( p > 0.05) in the 5% treatment group. In addition, histopathological analysis showed that the fiber component and basement membrane of the matrix in the 5% treatment group were retained after optimal decellularization. Despite the preserved cartilage, in vitro immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the matrix did not show the presence of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens. The remaining ten donor tracheas, which were divided into a positive control group and an optimal decellularized group, were used for allogeneic transplantation. Blood samples were taken regularly, and histologic examinations were performed at 30 days postimplantation, which showed no significant immune rejection. In conclusion, we surveyed the structural integrity through morphological observation and compared the biomechanical and immunogenic changes in the tracheal matrix under the different treatments. The optimal decellularized tracheal matrix with preserved cartilage, which was acquired via 5% NaClO4 treatment, exhibited structural integrity, antigen cell removal and immune privilege and would be suitable for use as a tissue-engineered trachea for in vivo transplantation in rabbit models.
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