SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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Yunxiang Bai,Xinxue Qiu,Deqiang Chen,Junwei Zheng,Liangliang Dong,Chunfang Zhang
Magnetic mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) show great potential for enhancing O 2 /N 2 separation efficiency by leveraging the inherent magnetic property differences between O 2 (paramagnetic) and N 2 (diamagnetic). However, one of the major challenges is the establishment and precise control of magnetic channels between magnetic fillers and polymer matrix. To address this issue, herein, ZIF-8 wrapped Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles (Fe 3 O 4 @ZIF-8) were synthesized using a step-by-step assembly method, and then integrated into polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1) matrix to develop MMMs with well-defined magnetic channels for O 2 /N 2 separation. In comparison with Fe 3 O 4 , Fe 3 O 4 @ZIF-8 nanoparticles exhibited significantly enhanced compatibility with the polymer matrix, thereby facilitating uniform dispersion and improving interfacial adhesion. Gas permeation experiments revealed that the magnetic PIM-1/Fe 3 O 4 @ZIF-8 MMMs demonstrated enhanced O 2 /N 2 separation performance due to the combined effects of magnetic responsiveness and the presence of ZIF-8 magnetic channels. Under a magnetic field strength of 56mT, the magnetic MMM with a 4 wt% loading of Fe 3 O 4 @ZIF-8 exhibited optimal O 2 /N 2 separation performance with O 2 permeability of 710 Barrer and O 2 /N 2 selectivity of 3.64. These values represented a significant improvement of 42% and 24%, respectively, compared to pure PIM-1 membrane. Moreover, the simultaneous improvement of permeability and selectivity enabled the achievement of Robeson’s 2008 upper bound for O 2 /N 2 separation, underscoring the great potential of Fe 3 O 4 @ZIF-8 nanoparticles for designing magnetic MMMs with favorable structural attributes and exceptional separation efficiency.
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CELL BIOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
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2024
·Vol. 40
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Liu Yuhan,Qin Yanling,Zhang Yanning
Uremic encephalopathy (UE) poses a significant challenge in neurology, leading to the need to investigate the involvement of non-coding RNA (ncRNA) in its development. This study employed ncRNA-seq and RNA-seq approaches to identify fundamental ncRNAs, specifically circRNA and miRNA, in the pathogenesis of UE using a mouse model. In vitro and in vivo experiments were conducted to explore the circRNA-PTPN4/miR-301a-3p/FOXO3 axis and its effects on blood–brain barrier (BBB) function and cognitive abilities. The research revealed that circRNA-PTPN4 binds to and inhibits miR-301a-3p, leading to an increase in FOXO3 expression. This upregulation results in alterations in the transcriptional regulation of ZO-1, affecting the permeability of human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMECs). The axis also influences the growth, proliferation, and migration of HBMECs. Mice with UE exhibited cognitive deficits, which were reversed by overexpression of circRNA-PTPN4, whereas silencing FOXO3 exacerbated these deficits. Furthermore, the uremic mice showed neuronal loss, inflammation, and dysfunction in the BBB, with the expression of circRNA-PTPN4 demonstrating therapeutic effects. In conclusion, circRNA-PTPN4 plays a role in promoting FOXO3 expression by sequestering miR-301a-3p, ultimately leading to the upregulation of ZO-1 expression and restoration of BBB function in mice with UE. This process contributes to the restoration of cognitive abilities. Graphical Abstract 1. The circRNA-PTPN4/miR-301a-3p/FOXO3 axis is identified as a key regulator of blood–brain barrier integrity and cognitive function in uremic encephalopathy. 2. circRNA-PTPN4 sequestration of miR-301a-3p enhances FOXO3 expression, leading to upregulation of ZO-1 and improved endothelial permeability. 3. Overexpression of circRNA-PTPN4 in uremic mice restores cognitive abilities and reduces neuronal loss and inflammatory infiltration.
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TALANTA
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2024
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Kaida Kuang,Yao Lu,Yang Chen,Pei Zhang,Nengqin Jia
The traditional luminol electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensing suffers from low signal response and instability issues. Here, an Au/ZnCuS double-enhanced g -C 3 N 4 -supported luminol ECL aptasensor is constructed for the sensitive detection of human mucin 1 (MUC1). In this platform, g -C 3 N 4 of a large specific surface area is beneficial to load more luminol illuminants. Au nanoparticles promote the decomposition of H 2 O 2 coreactants to generate more reactive oxygen (•OH and O 2 • − ) intermediates, while ZnCuS can immobilize the aptamer and simultaneously catalyze H 2 O 2 decomposition, realizing the double-wing signal amplification. Under optimal conditions, this sensor shows a good detection capability within 1.0 × 10 −4 –1.0 × 10 3 ng mL −1 and a low detection limit of 5.0 × 10 −5 ng mL −1 , as well as ideal stability, selectivity, and reproducibility. This double-enhanced aptasensor highlights a new signal-enhancement approach for early biomarker detection.
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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
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2025
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Weiting Hu,Wenyu Gong,Fan Yang,Rui Cheng,Gerong Zhang,Lu Gan,Yikun Zhu,Weiwei Qin,Ying Gao,Xing Li,Jing Liu
Tirzepatide is a dual agonist of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors and is a promising therapeutic option for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Nevertheless, its effect and underlying mechanism on hepatic steatosis remain ambiguous. Herein, we explored the impact of tirzepatide on improving hepatic steatosis in diabetic mice, with a particular focus on the gut microbiota and bile acids (BAs) using animal models. The tirzepatide effectively reduced body weight, improved insulin resistance, decreased serum and hepatic lipid levels, and mitigated liver injury. Compared to semaglutide, tirzepatide exhibited superior efficacy in reducing hepatic lipid accumulation. 16S rRNA gene sequencing and targeted metabolomics of BAs revealed that tirzepatide ameliorated gut microbiota dysbiosis and BAs metabolism in diabetic mice. Notably, tirzepatide observably increased the abundance of beneficial genera such as Akkermansia , elevated the ratio of farnesoid X receptor (FXR) antagonists (glycoursodeoxycholic acid: GUDCA, β-muricholic acid: β-MCA, hyodeoxycholic acid: HDCA, ursodeoxycholic acid: UDCA) to natural agonists (cholic acid: CA, lithocholic acid: LCA, chenodeoxycholic acid: CDCA, glycocholic acid: GCA, taurodeoxycholic acid: TDCA), and reduced FXR expression in intestinal tissues. In conclusion, tirzepatide attenuated hepatic steatosis in diabetic mice and regulated the gut microbiota and BAs metabolism, which may help to provide a novel therapeutic approach and therapeutic target for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
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Food Bioscience
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2025
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Mengli Wang,Xinjing Li,Foxin Zhang,Heping Cui,Khizar Hayat,Xiaoming Zhang,Chi-Tang Ho
Extra-added l- cysteine effectively inhibited the browning of Maillard peptides (MPs) derived from Lentinus edodes . Meanwhile, an unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) was introduced to increase the content of 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom alcohol) to enhance the mushroom aroma of the MPs. Among the three UFAs tested, linoleic acid (LA) exhibited the strongest promoting effect on 1-octen-3-ol, resulting in a 1-octen-3-ol content of 74.57 ± 1.48 μg/L in MPs. When LA was co-heated with l- cysteine and/or xylose, a synergistic effect was observed between LA and l- cysteine, leading to the highest 1-octen-3-ol content of 211.29 ± 3.62 μg/L in LA- l- cysteine-xylose system. The enzymatic hydrolysate of commercial safflower seed oil was further used as an alternative source of LA to fortify the typical mushroom flavor. The incorporation of 25 % safflower seed oil hydrolysate was recommended to enhance the 1-octen-3-ol production (133.09 ± 8.74 μg/L) in MPs. These findings provide new ideas for enhancing the mushroom aroma, offering potential applications in flavor design and food processing.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2017
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Junlian Wang,Meiying Xie,Xinyu Liu,Huajun Wang
By combining the structures of P227 and Cyanex 272, a nonsymmetric dialkylphosphinic acid USTB-1 was synthesized. Its structure was confirmed by 31 P NMR, 1 H NMR, MS and IR. Its pK a and purity were determined through potentiometric titration method. Its extraction and separation performance for RE(III) were studied. The purity of USTB-1 was 97.6%. Its pK a was 5.73, which was very close to that of P227 and Cyanex 272. Its solubility in deionized water was 34.7 mg/L. Its extraction ability was equal to that of P227 and Cyanex 272. It can reach extraction equilibrium as fast as Cyanex 272. Its complex with Lu(III) has larger solubility in n -octane than that of Cyanex 272, which indicated that USTB-1 has higher extraction capacity than Cyanex 272. The Lu(III) loaded in USTB-1 solution can be stripped by HCl as easily as the Lu(III) loaded in P227 and Cyanex 272 solutions. USTB-1 has good separation performance for RE(III), especially for heavy RE(III). Its average separation factor of adjacent heavy RE(III) from Ho to Lu was 2.21, superior to Cyanex 272 ( β N + 1 / N ‾ from Ho to Lu: 2.08).
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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Zhenrui Li,Haifeng Zuo,Minglei Su,Zhenbing Sun,Jianfeng Ma,Xing’e Liu,Pengyi Zhang
Continuous adsorption removal of trace VOCs under humid conditions, especially when the relative humidity (RH) is ≥50 %, faces great challenges in indoor air purification. Herein, we synthesized super-activated carbons (LSACs) using alkali lignin extracted from black liquor via potassium hydroxide (KOH)-assisted chemical activation. The LSAC-3 with ultra-high specific surface area ( S BET : 2535 m 2 /g) and microporosity (92.4 %) was then covalently grafted with the CF 2 groups onto its surface through a [2 + 1] cycloaddition reaction to significantly enhance humidity resistance. After modification, the LSAC-3-CF 2 preserved adsorption sites to the greatest extent, with a minimal loss of S BET , at only 4.9 %. Moreover, LSAC-3-CF 2 , which contained a trace fluorine element (0.55 %), exhibited excellent hydrophobic performance, with a water contact angle (WCA) of 153.7°. The dynamic adsorption experiments further demonstrated that LSAC-3-CF 2 exhibited superior trace toluene adsorption capacity, with 145.9 mg/g at 50 RH% and 46.0 mg/g at 80 RH%, respectively, superior to many reported adsorbents. In addition, LSAC-3-CF 2 displayed excellent regeneration performance after three dynamic adsorption cycles. The adsorption mechanism of toluene on LSAC-3-CF 2 could be attributed to (1) the improved π-π stacking interaction between toluene molecules and the adsorbent surface, and (2) the reduced hydrogen bond interaction between water molecules and oxygen-containing groups onto the adsorbent surface due to the covalent grafting of CF 2 group. This study provides valuable insights and design references for developing adsorbents that can effectively adsorb trace VOCs under high humidity conditions, offering potential solutions for improving indoor air quality.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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2025
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IF 3.7
Haoran Yin,Lili Mu,Yifeng Chen,Licheng Li,Kang Sun,Xiaoyan Ji
Confinement effect is an effective method to enhance carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) solubility. In this study, a hybrid sorbent of 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([Hmim][NTf 2 ])/mesoporous titanium dioxide (M-TiO 2 )/water (H 2 O) was developed, and its confinement effect was regulated by changing the pore structure of M-TiO 2 . CO 2 solubility in the hybrid sorbent was measured experimentally, and the thermodynamic properties including Henry’s constant and desorption enthalpy were calculated. Furthermore, the confinement effect in the hybrid sorbent was quantified. Additionally, the hybrid sorbent was recycled with a multi-cycle experiment. The results showed that M-TiO 2 calcined at 773.2 K (MT500) could lead to an efficient confinement effect. CO 2 solubility in the hybrid sorbent increased by 49.8% compared to that of H 2 O when the mass fraction of [Hmim][NTf 2 ]/MT500 was 5.0% (mass), where the contribution of confinement effect on Gibbs free energy occupied 5.2%.
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ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA
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2024
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Yuan Nai-jun,Zhu Wen-jun,Ma Qing-yu,Huang Min-yi,Huo Rou-rou,She Kai-jie,Pan Jun-ping,Wang Ji-gang,Chen Jia-xu
Accumulating evidence shows that neuroinflammation substantially contributes to the pathology of depression, a severe psychiatric disease with an increasing prevalence worldwide. Although modulating microglial phenotypes is recognized as a promising therapeutic strategy, effective treatments are still lacking. Previous studies have shown that luteolin (LUT) has anti-inflammatory effects and confers benefits on chronic stress-induced depression. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms by which LUT regulates the functional phenotypes of microglia in mice with depressive-like behaviors. Mice were exposed to chronic restraint stress (CRS) for 7 weeks, and were administered LUT (10, 30, 40 mg· kg −1 ·day −1 , i.g.) in the last 4 weeks. We showed that LUT administration significantly ameliorated depressive-like behaviors and decreased hippocampal inflammation. LUT administration induced pro-inflammatory microglia to undergo anti-inflammatory arginase (Arg)-1 + phenotypic polarization, which was associated with its antidepressant effects. Furthermore, we showed that LUT concentration-dependently increased the expression of PPARγ in LPS + ATP-treated microglia and the hippocampus of CRS-exposed mice, promoting the subsequent inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and microscale thermophoresis (MST) analysis confirmed a direct interaction between LUT and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). By using the PPARγ antagonist GW9662, we demonstrated that LUT-driven protection, both in vivo and in vitro, resulted from targeting PPARγ. First, LUT-induced Arg-1 + microglia were no longer detected when PPARγ was blocked. Next, LUT-mediated inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome and downregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokine production were reversed by the inhibition of PPARγ. Finally, the protective effects of LUT, which attenuated the microglial engulfment of synapses and prevented apparent synapse loss in the hippocampus of CRS-exposed mice, were eliminated by blocking PPARγ. In conclusion, this study showed that LUT ameliorates CRS-induced depressive-like behaviors by promoting the Arg-1 + microglial phenotype through a PPARγ-dependent mechanism, thereby alleviating microglial pro-inflammatory responses and reversing microglial phagocytosis-mediated synapse loss.
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BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
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2024
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Lai Zhen,Li Mingming,Yang Xiaodong,Xian Zhenjie
Osteoporosis is caused by the imbalance of osteoblasts and osteoclasts. The regulatory mechanisms of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in pathogenesis of osteoporosis are of significant and needed to be further investigated. GSE100609 dataset downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database was used to identified DEGs in osteoporosis patients. KEGG analysis was conducted to demonstrate signaling pathways related to enriched genes. Osteoporosis patients and the human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) were obtained for in vivo and in vitro resaerch. Lentivirus construction and viral infection was used to knockdown genes. mRNA expression and protein expression were detected via qRT-PCR and western blot assay separately. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity detection, alizarin Red S (ARS) staining, and expression of bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2), osteocalcin (OCN) and Osterix were evaluated to determine osteoblast differentiation capacity. UL-16 binding protein 1 (ULBP1) gene was upregulated in osteoporosis and downregulated in differentiated hMSCs. Knockdown of ULBP1 increased ALP activity, mineralization ability evaluated by ARS staining, expression of BMP2, OCN and Osterix in differentiated hMSCs. Furthermore, rescue experiment demonstrated that suppressed ULBP1 boosted osteoblast differentiation by activating TNF-β signaling pathway. Knockdown of ULBP1 gene could promoted osteoblast differentiation by activating TNF-β signaling pathway in differentiated hMSCs. ULBP1 may be a the Achilles’ heel of osteoporosis, and suppression of ULBP1 could be a promising treatment for osteoporosis.
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EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH
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2024
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Jianfeng Ye,Cheng Qiu,Lexi Zhang
Renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury leads mainly to acute kidney injury. Leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein 1 (LRG) is upregulated in kidney tissues of mice after renal I/R injury. However, its role in renal I/R injury has not been fully elucidated. A mouse model of renal I/R injury was constructed by unilateral renal pedicle clamping and reperfusion. Mice undergoing I/R procedures exhibited renal function impairment and increased LRG protein expression compared with mice receiving sham operations. Tail vein injection with lentivirus carrying shLRG decreased renal I/R injury-induced increase in caspase-3 activity, IL-1β and IL-18 concentrations, and ROS production. Furthermore, shRNA-mediated LRG knockdown in HK-2 cells protected against H/R-induced cell damage. LRG could upregulate the expression of NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4). We also determined the increased NOX4 expression in kidney tissues of renal I/R-operated mice and H/R-treated HK-2 cells. NOX4 overexpression reversed the inhibitory role of LRG knockdown in HK-2 cell damage caused by H/R. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that LRG knockdown decreases the NOX4 expression, thereby alleviating renal I/R injury by inhibiting cell apoptosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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Ping Ye,Weimiao Wang,Xiaodong Li,Zhiqiang Qiao,Yirui Lu,Bing Huang,Liangfei Bai,Liang Chen,Xiaoqing Tu,Rui Li,Guangcheng Yang,Guoqing Lv
Although laser ignition is considered to be one of the most promising ways to detonate energetic materials due to its high safety and reliability, it is still a challenge to achieve direct ignition of energetic materials by a laser with low-power and near-infrared (NIR) band. In this paper, a molecular self-assembly strategy based on recrystallization was utilized to prepare 4,4′,5,5′-tetranitro-1H,1′H-[2,2′-biimidazole]-1,1′-diamine (DATNBI) crystals with various micro-nano structures. The characterization results suggest that DATNBI crystals with different degrees of roughness and defects by the induction of solvents and surfactants. The crystal defects can not only bring about the enhancement of light absorption of DATNBI in NIR band, but also advance its thermal decomposition, providing reliable support for direct laser ignition of DATNBI profit from the hot spot ignition theory. Combined with density functional theory, it is speculated that electrons of defect states achieve electron-hole recombination by laser radiation, thereby enhancing photothermal conversion. Compared with raw DATNBI, DATNBI crystals with rough surface and abundant defects can be directly ignited by a NIR laser and exhibits self-sustainable combustion. In summary, a direct NIR laser-ignitable energetic material has been prepared via appropriate crystal structure design.
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