BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
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2016
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IF 7.476
Hui Yang,Yang Gao,Siqi Wang,You Qin,Lu Xu,Dan Jin,Fan Yang,Guo-Jun Zhang
In this study, we report an enzyme-free and conjugation-free electrochemical genosensor enabling an ultrasensitive readout of BRCA-1, a breast cancer susceptibility gene. The sensor employs a target-responsive hybridization chain reaction (HCR) to significantly amplify the detectable current signals. By means of a functional auxiliary probe pair and a versatile initiator sequence, a linear DNA concatemer structure can be formed via spontaneous and continuous polymerization of DNA oligomers in the presence of target sequence. Such a DNA nanoassembly endows the genosensor an ultrahigh sensitivity up to 1 aM, which is higher than that of the nanomaterials-based or enzyme mediated amplification approaches by several orders of magnitude. More importantly, the sensor’s responsive peak current exhibits a favorable linear correlation to the logarithm of the concentrations of target sequence ranging from 1 aM to 10 pM. In addition, the sensor is highly selective, and can discriminate a single mismatched sequence. This HCR-based genosensor is also capable of probing low-abundance BRCA-1 gene sequence directly in complex matrices , such as 50% human serum, with minimal interference. These advantages will make our tailor-engineered HCR-based electrochemical genosensor appealing to genetic analysis and clinical diagnostics.
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION B-A JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES
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2016
·Vol. 71
·期 8
·869-874
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IF 0.686
Gao-Feng Wang,Xiao Zhang,Shu-Wen Sun,Hong Sun,Xia Yang,Hui Li,Chen-Zhong Yao,Shu-Gang Sun,Yu-Peng Tang,Li-Xin Meng
Two Mn(II) complexes, {[Mn(BIPMO) 2 Cl 2 ] · 2(H 2 O)} n ( 1 ) and {[Mn(BIPMO) 2 (SCN) 2 ] · 2(CH 3 OH)} n ( 2 ) (BIPMO = bis(4-(1 H -imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)methanone) with V-shaped BIPMO ligands, were synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy and elemental analyses along with their single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The Mn(II) ions in 1 and 2 are both six-coordinated to four nitrogen atoms of four BIPMO ligands and two anions (Cl − for 1 , and SCN − for 2 ) to form a distorted octahedral geometry.
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RSC Advances
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 18
·15247-15259
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IF 3.289
Meiyun Chen,Yingqi Chen,Wentai Zhang,Sheng Zhao,Juan Wang,Jinlong Mao,Wei Li,Yuancong Zhao,Nan Huang,Guojiang Wan
An ultrathin bisphosphonate film, 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP), was deposited on magnesium for biodegradable implant applications. The small, bioactive HEDP molecule is supposed to be not only bio-safe, but also favorable for creating a highly protective layer for the control of the corrosion/degradation of Mg. In an in situ chemical sequence, the HEDP molecules were covalently surface-immobilized on the alkaline pretreated Mg and then spontaneously deposited by participation in a chelating reaction with Mg ions. An organometallic-like compound layer was thus formed, which was ascertained to be within the nanoscale and complied well with the substrate. The tape test showed that the HEDP film provides excellent adhesion strength. Electrochemical corrosion and in vitro immersion degradation investigations demonstrated that the HEDP coated Mg exhibited significantly slower corrosion rate than untreated Mg in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution. Of particular significance is the observation that HEDP coated Mg presented a remarkably suppressed localized corrosion mode. The meliorated corrosion/degradation behavior is credited to both the nature of the organometallic-like HEDP derivative layer, as well as the high quality of the film, with respect to compactness and homogeneity. Our HEDP modified Mg may bode well for application in biodegradable implants.
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MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
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2016
·Vol. 33
·期 2
·1-9
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IF 2.486
Li Yang-ling,Pan Yi-ni,Wu Wen-jue,Mao Shi-ying,Sun Jiao,Zhao Yi-ming,Dong Jing-yin,Zhang Da-yong,Pan Jian-ping,Zhang Chong,Lin Neng-ming
Erlotinib is effective in NSCLC patients with known drug-sensitizing EGFR mutations, but its clinical efficacy in patients with wild-type EGFR or acquired resistance to erlotinib remains modest. Evodiamine is a chemical extracted from the Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth, we showed that evodiamine could induce anti-proliferation and apoptosis in four wild-type EGFR NSCLC cell lines, and combining evodiamine with erlotinib might successfully inhibit cell proliferation and survival in wild-type EGFR NSCLC cells, characterized as erlotinib-resistant. In addition, evodiamine plus erlotinib significantly increased the apoptotic rate of NSCLC cells, as compared to single agent treatment alone. Further investigation of the mechanism underlying these effects revealed that evodiamine plus erlotinib might downregulate Mcl-1 expression through the mTOR/S6K1 control of its translation. Thus, our study has revealed evodiamine as a pertinent sensitizer to erlotinib and the strategy of combining erlotinib with evodiamine appears to be an attractive option for reversing resistance to erlotinib.
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NEUROTOXICITY RESEARCH
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2016
·Vol. 31
·期 2
·259-268
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IF 3.14
Zhang Yaqiong,Gao Lingyue,Cheng Zhihua,Cai Jiayi,Niu Yixuan,Meng Weihong,Zhao Qingchun
Impaired hippocampal neurogenesis and neuroinflammation are involved in the pathogenesis of radiation-induced brain injury. Kukoamine A (KuA) was demonstrated to have neuroprotective effects through inhibiting oxidative stress and apoptosis after whole-brain irradiation (WBI) in rats. The aim of this study was to investigate whether administration of KuA would prevent radiation-induced neuroinflammation and the detrimental effect on hippocampal neurogenesis. For this study, male Wistar rats received either sham irradiation or WBI (30 Gy single dose of X-rays) followed by the immediate injection of either KuA or vehicle intravenously. The dose of KuA was 5, 10, and 20 mg/kg, respectively. The levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines were assayed by ELISA kits. The newborn neurons were detected by 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU)/neuronal nuclei (NeuN) double immunofluorescence. Microglial activation was measured by Iba-1 immunofluorescence. The expression of Cox-2 and the activation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), activating protein 1(AP-1), and PPARδ were evaluated by western blot. WBI led to a significant increase in the level of TNF-α, IL-1β, and Cox-2, and it was alleviated by KuA administration. KuA attenuated microglial activation in rat hippocampus after WBI. Neurogenesis impairment induced by WBI was ameliorated by KuA. Additionally, KuA alleviated the increased translocation of NF-κB p65 subunit and phosphorylation of c-jun induced by WBI and elevated the expression of PPARδ. These data indicate that KuA could ameliorate the neuroinflammatory response and protect neurogenesis after WBI, partially through regulating the activation of NF-κB, AP-1, and PPARδ.
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BIOMATERIALS
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2016
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IF 8.387
Xiaofeng Shen,Yanxia Zhang,Yong Gu,Yun Xu,Yong Liu,Bin Li,Liang Chen
In this study, a cell-free bone tissue engineering system based on a silk fibroin (SF)/nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAp) scaffold was developed, in which two bioactive molecules , stromal cell derived factor-1 (SDF-1) and bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), were embedded and released in a sequential and controlled manner to facilitate cell recruitment and bone formation, respectively. BMP-2 was initially loaded into SF microspheres , and these BMP-2 containing microspheres were subsequently encapsulated into the SF/nHAp scaffolds, which were successively functionalized with SDF-1 via physical adsorption. The results indicated rapid initial release of SDF-1 during the first few days, followed by slow and sustained release of BMP-2 for as long as three weeks. The composite scaffold significantly promoted the recruitment of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and osteogenic differentiation of them in vitro . Further, the in vivo studies using D-Luciferin-labeled BMSCs indicated that implantation of this composite scaffold markedly promoted the recruitment of BMSCs to the implanted sites. Enhanced bone regeneration was identified at 12 weeks' post-implantation. Taken together, our findings suggested that the sequential and sustained release of SDF-1 and BMP-2 from the SF/nHAp scaffolds resulted in a synergistic effect on bone regeneration. Such a composite system , therefore, shows promising potential for cell-free bone tissue engineering applications .
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2015
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Peng Wang,Xiao Li,Jialin Fang,Danzhen Li,Jing Chen,Xiaoyun Zhang,Yu Shao,Yunhui He
Anatase TiO 2 with exposed {0 0 1} facets (denoted as T001) is becoming one of the hotspots in photocatalytic field due to the highly reactive {0 0 1} facets. Nowadays, to further extend the applications of T001 in visible region, researchers are struggling to develop T001-based visible-light-responsive photocatalysts. In this paper, for the first time, CdSe quantum dots (QDs)-decorated T001 (denoted as CS-T001) was synthesized successfully via a facile method and demonstrated as a highly efficient and stable photocatalyst for reduction of nitro aromatics under visible light irradiation. Besides the obviously extended light absorption in visible region, the decoration of CdSe QDs onto T001 would remarkably improve the transfer and separation efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers, resulting in the much higher activity of CS-T001 as compared with pure T001 and CdSe QDs. Serving as the accepted sites for photoelectrons generated from CdSe QDs, the substrate T001 also plays a vital role. First, T001 offers highly active reaction sites due to the much higher surface energy of {0 0 1} facet than that of {1 0 1} facet. Second, compared with CdSe QDs-decorated anatase TiO 2 with exposed {1 0 1} facets (denoted as CS-T101), CS-T001 can generate electrons with stronger reducibility to participate in the photocatalytic reduction process. Third, the aggregation of T001 nanosheets gives rise to the porous structures with slit-like pores, providing efficient transport pathways to reactant and product molecules. Fourth, CS-T001 possesses much higher separation efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers as compared to CS-T101. We believe that our work could not only provide a facile method for fabricating novel QDs-decorated T001 photocatalysts but also help us to realize the synergy between decoration of QDs and exposure of TiO 2 {0 0 1} facets during the photocatalytic reaction process.
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COLLOID AND POLYMER SCIENCE
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2013
·Vol. 291
·期 9
·2191-2202
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IF 2.161
Zhao Yingyuan,Du Wei,Sun Limei,Yu Li,Jiao Jingjing,Wang Rui
Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) nanocrystals with controllable polymorph and morphology have been successfully synthesized with the aid of an effective control agent, a halogen-free, low-cost ionic liquid surfactant, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium dodecylsulfate ([C 4 mim][C 12 SO 4 ]) in a supersaturated aqueous solution. For the first time, facile preparation of pure lens-like vaterite, sheet-like calcite, and peanut-like aragonite was all achieved in the [C 4 mim][C 12 SO 4 ] aqueous solution through changing the concentration, temperature, and initial pH value and adding magnesium ions. Washed by water and ethanol, all the aggregates were free of [C 4 mim][C 12 SO 4 ] and can be stable at least 1 month in air. The crystal form of the aggregates changed from pure calcite to pure vaterite at room temperature only through increasing [C 4 mim][C 12 SO 4 ] concentration. Formation of the ordered CaCO 3 structures is mainly ascribed to the aggregation of the primary nanoparticles whose formation mechanism is related to the change of supersaturation. This study can provide a facile and environment-friendly method to fabricate CaCO 3 crystal aggregates with various morphologies and polymorphs and can be used for large-scale industrial production and biomimetic synthesis.
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CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
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2014
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Zhaoguang Lu,Junsong Wang,Minghui Li,Qingwang Liu,Dandan Wei,Minghua Yang,Lingyi Kong
A goldfish ( Carassius auratus ) model of Parkinson’s disease (PD) was constructed by a single dose of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) according to previously reported methods. Global metabolite changes in brain of the MPTP induced goldfish model of PD were investigated. 1 H NMR-based metabolomics combined with various statistical methods such as orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and two-dimensional statistical total correlation spectroscopy (2D-STOCSY) found significant increase of leucine, isoleucine, valine, alanine, alanylalanine, creatinine, myo -inositol, 18:2 fatty acid, total fatty acids, arachic alcohol, taurine and significant decrease of N-acetylaspartate, (phospho)creatine, (phospho)choline, betaine, glutamine, 3-hexenedioate, acetamide, malonate, isocitrate, scyllo -inositol, phosphatidylcholines, cholesterols, n-3 fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in brain of MPTP induced PD goldfish. These disturbed metabolite levels were involved in oxidative stress , energy failure, neuronal cell injury and death, consistent with those observed in clinical PD patients, and rodents and primates model of PD, indicating that the acute MPTP model of goldfish was an ideal and valuable model for PD research. In addition, several unusual metabolites in brain were significantly changed between MPTP induced PD and control goldfish, which might also play an important role in the pathogenesis of PD. This study also demonstrated the applicability and potential of 1 H NMR-based metabolomics approach for evaluation of animal models of disease induced by chemicals, such as MPTP-induced PD goldfish.
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Small
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2015
·Vol. 11
·期 18
·2144-2149
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IF 8.368
Yanli Zhou,Hui Dong,Lantao Liu,Maotian Xu
Graphical A simple method for specific colorimetric sensing of Alzheimer's disease related amyloid- β peptide (A β ) is developed based on the aggregation of gold nanoparticles in the presence of copper ion. The detection of limit for A β (1–40) is 0.6 n m and the promising results from practical samples (human serum) indicate the great potential for the routine detection.
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IONICS
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2015
·Vol. 21
·期 9
·2503-2510
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Ma Xueli,Wang Chunfeng,Ren Hao,Chen Yujuan,Zhuo Kelei
1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tetraphenylborate ([C 6 mim]-TPB) was synthesized and explored as ion exchanger in carbon paste electrode (CPE) as an ion-selective electrode (ISE). The electrode was found to be optimal with the composition of 42 % graphite powder, 20 % paraffin oil, 30 % ion exchanger, 5 % MWCNTs, and 3 % nano-silica. The as-prepared electrode exhibits a Nernstian response (59.2 mV per decade) to 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium cation in the concentration range from 1.0 × 10 −5 to 1.0 × 10 −2 mol kg −1 . The novel as-prepared MWCNTs/nano-silica/CPE was successfully applied in the detection of [C 6 mim] + in distilled water, tap water, and river water with satisfactory results.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING
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2014
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IF 1.461
An Liu,Jin-chuan Fan,Min-qiang Fan
In this study, density functional theory (DFT) calculations are used to investigate the structure-reactivity relationship of dodecylamine (DDA), dodecyl-propyl ether amine and fatty amine ethoxylate (AC1201) molecules as flotation collectors for quartz. The results indicate that these collectors have difficulty forming a covalent bond with the silicon atom on the mineral surfaces, while their protonation species can easily adsorb on quartz surface through electrostatic attraction. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation has been used to study the adsorption of amine derivative collectors on quartz surfaces at a molecular level. In the consideration of solvation effect, a model close to the realistic flotation system is fabricated. Interaction energies for collector-quartz surface have been determined, based on which, AC1201 is found to be the most effective collector. Trend as obtained from the molecular modeling has been validated by microcalorimetry measurements and flotation studies on quartz with DDA, ether amine and AC1201 at different pH and collector concentrations.
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