Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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2016
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Ke Fang,Hui Dong,Shujun Jiang,Fen Li,Dingkun Wang,Desen Yang,Jing Gong,Wenya Huang,Fuer Lu
To determine the effects and the underlying mechanism of diosgenin (DSG) and 5-methoxypsoralen (5-MOP), two main active components in the classical Chinese prescription Hu-Lu-Ba-Wan (HLBW), on insulin resistance, HepG2 cells were incubated in medium containing insulin. Treatments with DSG, 5-MOP, and their combination were performed, respectively. The result showed that the incubation of HepG2 cells with high concentration insulin markedly decreased glucose consumption and glycogen synthesis. However, treatment with DSG, 5-MOP, or their combination significantly reversed the condition and increased the phosphorylated expression of estrogen receptor-α (ERα), sarcoma (Src), Akt/protein kinase B, glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β), and the p85 regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase p85 (PI3Kp85). At the transcriptional level, expression of the genes mentioned above also increased except for the negative regulation of GSK-3β mRNA. The increased expression of glucose transport-4 (GLUT-4) was meanwhile observed through immunofluorescence. Nevertheless, the synergistic effect of DSG and 5-MOP on improving glycometabolism was not obvious in the present study. These results suggested that DSG and 5-MOP may improve insulin resistance through an ER-mediated PI3K/Akt activation pathway which may be a new strategy for type 2 diabetes mellitus, especially for women in an estrogen-deficient condition.
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POWDER TECHNOLOGY
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2012
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Wanyue Shao,Ruinian Hua,Wei Zhang,Yue Tian,Jun Zhao,Liyan Na,Jicheng Yu,Zhengang Sun
Carboxylic acid-functionalized Yb 3 + /Er 3 + co-doped α - and β -NaYF 4 nano-/micro-spheres were prepared through a simple poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)-assisted hydrothermal process. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) protein was conjugated with Yb 3 + /Er 3 + co-doped α -( β -)NaYF 4 upconversion phosphors via free carboxylic acid groups on the surface of phosphors. The final products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), infrared (IR) spectrophotometer, ultraviolet (UV) spectrophotometer and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). XRD results showed that pure α -NaYF 4 :Yb 3 + , Er 3 + nanospheres could be obtained via PAA assisted hydrothermal process at the pH value of 4–5 and 160 °C for 1–4 h. The obtained product is a mixture of α and β phases NaYF 4 :Yb 3 + , Er 3 + when the reaction time increased from 5 to 24 h. When the solution was treated at 200 °C for 8–24 h at the pH value of 8–9, pure β -NaYF 4 :Yb 3 + , Er 3 + microspheres were obtained. The FE-SEM results showed that the morphology of pure α -NaYF 4 :Yb 3 + , Er 3 + was spherical nanoparticles with an average diameter of about 70 nm and the pure β -NaYF 4 :Yb 3 + , Er 3 + was microsphere with an average diameter of about 700 nm, which is composed of spherical nanoparticles (30 nm). The FT-IR and UV spectra showed that BSA had been conjugated with α -NaYF 4 :Yb 3 + , Er 3 + upconversion phosphors. The luminescence properties of α -( β -) NaYF 4 :Yb 3 + , Er 3 + phosphors were also studied. Under 980 nm excitation, the upconversion luminescence (UCL) intensity of β -NaYF 4 :Yb 3 + , Er 3 + microspheres was much stronger than that of α - NaYF 4 :Yb 3 + , Er 3 + nanoparticles. Moreover, both red and green upconversion were ascribed to the two-photon process.
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Nanoscale
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2015
·Vol. 8
·期 2
·1040-1048
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Xiaojuan Huang,Bo Li,Chen Peng,Guosheng Song,Yuxuan Peng,Zhiyin Xiao,Xijian Liu,Jianmao Yang,Li Yu,Junqing Hu
Imaging guided photothermal agents have attracted great attention for accurate diagnosis and treatment of tumors. Herein, multifunctional NaYF4:Yb/Er@polypyrrole (PPy) core–shell nanoplates are developed by combining a thermal decomposition reaction and a chemical oxidative polymerization reaction. Within such a composite nanomaterial, the core of the NaYF4:Yb/Er nanoplate can serve as an efficient nanoprobe for upconversion luminescence (UCL)/X-ray computed tomography (CT) dual-modal imaging, the shell of the PPy shows strong near infrared (NIR) region absorption and makes it effective in photothermal ablation of cancer cells and infrared thermal imaging in vivo. Thus, this platform can be simultaneously used for cancer diagnosis and photothermal therapy, and compensates for the deficiencies of individual imaging modalities and satisfies the higher requirements on the efficiency and accuracy for diagnosis and therapy of cancer. The results further provide some insight into the exploration of multifunctional nanocomposites in the photothermal theragnosis therapy of cancers.
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ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA
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2017
·Vol. 38
·期 7
·998-1008
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Zhou Bing,Zhou Dan-li,Wei Xiao-hong,Zhong Rong-yu,Xu Jie,Sun Liao
Although the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is not completely understood, the increased influx of free fatty acids (FFAs) into the liver and the FFA-induced hepatic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress are two crucial pathogenic processes in the initiation and development of NAFLD. In this study we investigated the effects of astragaloside IV (AS-IV), a bioactive compound purified from Astragali Radix , on FFA-induced lipid accumulation in hepatocytes and elucidated the underlying mechanisms. Human HepG2 cells and primary murine hepatocytes were exposed to FFAs (1 mmol/L, oleate/palmitate, 2:1 ratio) with or without AS-IV for 24 h. Exposure to FFAs induced marked lipid accumulation in hepatocytes, whereas co-treatment with AS-IV (100 μg/mL) significantly attenuated this phenomenon. Notably, AS-IV (50–200 μg/mL) concentration-dependently enhanced the phosphorylation of AMPK, acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) and SREBP-1c, inhibited the accumulation and nuclear translocation of mature SREBP-1 and subsequently decreased the mRNA levels of lipogenic genes including acc1 , fas and scd1 . AS-IV treatment also concentration-dependently attenuated FFA-induced hepatic ER stress evidenced by the reduction of the key markers, GRP78, CHOP and p-PERK. Pretreated the cells with the AMPK inhibitor compound C (20 μmol/L) greatly diminished these beneficial effects of AS-IV. Our results demonstrate that AS-IV attenuates FFA-induced ER stress and lipid accumulation in an AMPK-dependent manner in hepatocytes, which supports its use as promising therapeutics for hepatic steatosis.
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Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
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2024
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Shan Huang,Jiajia Liu,Lingxin Kong,Mengmeng Wang,Yi Liu,Yi Fang,Qi Xiao
This study reports the synthesis of Er-doped, Mn-doped, and Er, Mn co-doped monoclinic BiVO4 photocatalysts via a facile one-pot hydrothermal method. Er6%Mn2%/BiVO4 exhibited a larger specific surface area, bigger pore volume, and smaller average pore size compared to pure BiVO4 and single-doped BiVO4. The co-doping of Er3+ and Mn2+ ions resulted in lattice distortion and crystal particle size reduction of BiVO4, and generated a new impurity level at the bottom of the conduction band, narrowing the band gap and widening the absorption edge of visible light, thus improving the separation efficiency of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. Photocatalytic experiments on rhodamine B showed that Er6%Mn2%/BiVO4 achieved a degradation efficiency of 97.8% under visible light irradiation (λ >420 nm) within 100 min, which is higher than those of BiVO4, Er6%/BiVO4, and Mn6%/BiVO4. The kinetic rate constant (0.0312 min−1) of Er6%Mn2%/BiVO4 was 1.3, 2.2, and 4.7 times higher than those of Er6%/BiVO4, Mn6%/BiVO4, and BiVO4, respectively. The study also identified ·O2− and h+ as the predominant active species involved in the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B and demonstrated the excellent stability of Er6%Mn2%/BiVO4 for five cycles of photodegradation experiment. This work highlights that Er6%Mn2%/BiVO4 has great potential as a candidate for treating organic pollutants in water.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2025
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Jiaxin Wang,Yifan Wang,Huixin Qiu,Huixia Zhu,Zhenyu Wang,Yue Li,Youshun Jia
We systematically study the crystal structure, magnetism and cryogenic magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in heavy rare-earth RE 6 MoO 12 ( RE = Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er) compounds. All RE 6 MoO 12 compounds belong to a cubic structure (space group: F m 3 − m ). Meanwhile, magnetic measurements illustrate that RE 6 MoO 12 compounds exhibit an antiferromagnetic (AFM) phase transition. It is proved by the slope of the basic Arrott-plots that all compounds undergo second-order magnetic phase transition (SOMT). In addition, under the applied magnetic change ΔH = 7 T, the maximum magnetic entropy change (-∆ S M max ) near Néel temperature ( T N ) is evaluated to be 12.9, 20.7, 21.1, and 21.2 J/kg K, and relative cooling power ( RCP ) is evaluated to be 308.3, 473.9, 506.2, and 381.4 J/kg for Tb 6 MoO 12 , Dy 6 MoO 12 , Ho 6 MoO 12 , and Er 6 MoO 12 , respectively. Consequently, our study underscores the magnetism and magnetocaloric effect properties exhibited by heavy rare-earth RE 6 MoO 12 compounds family, positioning them as a potential magnetic refrigerant in the field of low-temperature magnetic refrigeration.
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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
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Jie Tang,Bairu Chen,Fang Yu,Long Xu,Muxin Yu,Chunji Wang,Fang Zhang,Li Zhang,Yujia Yang,Jiani Hou,Xingfei Li,Weihao Xu,Nenghua Zhang
Increasing evidence links hearing loss to environmental pollutant exposure, with cochlear hair cell being a key target. Bisphenol A (BPA) has been suggested to cause ototoxicity, but its mechanism is not fully understood. In this study, cell viability was assessed by varying concentrations of BPA (0–150 μM) exposed to mouse cochlear hair cells (HEI-OC1), followed by RNA transcriptome sequencing to identify the possible molecular mechanisms. Results showed that BPA above 50 μM reduced cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. RNA sequencing identified 1764 differentially-expressed genes, comprised of 1152 up-regulated and 612 down-regulated genes. Notably, estrogen receptor-related genes were enriched, with a marked up-regulation of estrogen receptor α (ER-α) at both mRNA and protein levels. GO and KEGG analyses revealed the main pathway involvement for oxidative damage, lipid metabolism, protein phosphorylation, and DNA damage. STRING analyses constructed gene networks to identify functionally interacting genes correlated with pyroptotic pathways. BPA exposure induced pyroptosis-like morphological changes characterized by cell swelling, rounding, and membrane blebbing. Increased intracellular ROS and mitochondrial superoxide (MitoSOX) levels, reduced mitochondrial membrane potential ( ΔΨm ), and elevated intracellular calcium (Ca²⁺) levels were observed. Flow cytometry showed an increased proportion of apoptotic and necrotic cells. Pyroptosis-related genes, including caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, and GSDME, were down-regulated, while IL-1β and IL-18 were up-regulated. Protein expressions of caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, and GSDME were decreased, while cleaved caspase-3 and N-terminal GSDME (GSDME-NT) were increased. Furthermore, ROS inhibitor N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and the ER-α antagonist fulvestrant alleviated BPA-induced cell death, and suppressed the protein expressions of the pyroptotic pathway. These results demonstrate that BPA exposure induces ototoxicity possibly through activating ER-α and triggering mitochondrial ROS that contributes to pyroptosis.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2025
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Wei Zhou
Traditional optical temperature sensors rely on strong fluorescence emission materials, high-homogeneity nanoparticles, and individual temperature calibration to ensure measurement accuracy and reliability. However, these requirements inevitably introduce disadvantages such as significant time costs, extensive labor inputs, and challenges in material synthesis, which hinder large-scale applications. Consequently, this paper investigates the effects of size, homogeneity, metal doping, and core-shell structures of rare-earth nanoparticles on the thermally coupled energy levels ( 2 H 11/2 and 4 S 3/2 ) of Er-based upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). The nanoparticles NaLuF 4 :Yb,Er, NaLuF 4 :Yb,Er,Li, NaLuF 4 :Yb,Er,Mg and NaLuF 4 :Yb,Er@NaLuF 4 :Yb,Tm@NaLuF 4 were prepared using a thermal decomposition method. The morphology and luminescence properties of the four UCNPs were characterized through transmission electron microscopy and fluorescence spectrophotometry. Additionally, variable-temperature luminescence intensity measurements of the four UCNPs were conducted under 980 nm laser excitation. The experimental results demonstrate a strong linear relationship between temperature and the luminescence intensity ratios (LIRs) of the thermally coupled energy levels of Er-based UCNPs with varying shapes, sizes, core-shell structures, and luminescence intensities. Notably, the fitted straight lines relating LIR for different Er-based UCNPs to temperature exhibit approximately equal slopes (sensitivity). This characteristic allows for the calibration of thermometers using only a single temperature point, significantly simplifying the calibration process. Furthermore, the synthesis of the materials is streamlined, enabling mass production without the need to consider the homogeneity and symmetry of the material. Therefore, thermometers based on rare-earth Er-based UCNPs hold significant potential for large-scale production and application.
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CANCER RESEARCH
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2024
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Fang Liang,Zhang Li,Wang Mengran,He Yuhao,Yang Jiao,Huang Zengjin,Tan Ying,Fang Ke,Li Jun,Sun Zhiyuan,Li Yanping,Tang Yisen,Liang Weizheng,Cui Huanhuan,Zhu Qionghua,Wu Zhe,Li Yiming,Hu Yuhui,Chen Wei
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a fundamental cellular process frequently hijacked by cancer cells to promote tumor progression, especially metastasis. EMT is orchestrated by a complex molecular network acting at different layers of gene regulation. In addition to transcriptional regulation, post-transcriptional mechanisms may also play a role in EMT. Here, we performed a pooled CRISPR screen analyzing the influence of 1547 RNA binding proteins (RBPs) on cell motility in colon cancer cells and identified multiple core components of P-bodies (PBs) as negative modulators of cancer cell migration. Further experiments demonstrated that PB depletion by silencing DDX6 or EDC4 could activate hallmarks of EMT thereby enhancing cell migration in vitro as well as metastasis formation in vivo. Integrative multi-omics analysis revealed that PBs could repress the translation of the EMT-driver gene HMGA2, which contributed to PB-meditated regulation of EMT. This mechanism is conserved in other cancer types. Furthermore, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress was an intrinsic signal that induced PB disassembly and translational derepression of HMGA2. Taken together, this study has identified a function of PBs in regulation of EMT in cancer.
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
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2021
·Vol. 129
·期 5
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Jiao Yan,Guo Mengting,Wang Renle,Shao Chongyun,Hu Lili
In this study, Er 3+ /Al 3+ co-doped silica glasses with various Al/Er ratios ranging from 0 to 200 and a constant Er 2 O 3 amount were prepared using the sol-gel method combined with high-temperature vacuum sintering. The absorption, emission spectra, and fluorescence lifetime of Er 3+ ions were recorded and the absorption and emission cross sections were calculated. Using Raman, 27 Al and 29 Si magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS-NMR), 27 Al triple-quantum (TQ)-MAS-NMR, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies, the physical and optical properties were correlated with the glass structural modifications due to the Al/Er ratio change. With the increase in the Al/Er ratio, the content of Al 3+ ions around the Er 3+ ions gradually increased. Meanwhile, the AlO 5 and AlO 6 polyhedrons increased at the expense of the AlO 4 and SiO 4 tetrahedrons, which resulted in an improved symmetry and better ionic Er–O bonds. These structural changes led to the site-to-site variations in the Er 3+ local environment and the changes in the ligand field strength of the Er–O bonds. This, in turn, resulted in the inhomogeneous broadening of the absorption and emission spectra, with a blue shift of both absorption and emission peaks and a decrease in both absorption and emission at 1.53 μ m. With the increase in Al/Er ratio, the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the emission increased from 27.2 to 54.3 nm. The FWHM × emission cross section ( σ e m i ) parameter for evaluating broadband amplification behavior was 30.1 × 10 −20 cm 2 · nm. This work reveals the close relationship between the glass structure and the spectroscopic properties of Er 3+ ions and provides an important reference for the design of broadband amplifier materials in the field of optical communication.
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Small
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2022
·Vol. 18
·期 27
·2201585
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Tingting Wang,Guangxu Xiao,Qianglan Lu,Yue Zhou,Siyu Wang,Xiaoyang Liang,Yilin Song,Min Xu,Yan Zhu,Nan Li
To overcome the autophagy compromised mechanism of protective cellular processes by “eating”/“digesting” damaged organelles or potentially toxic materials with autolysosomes in tumor cells, lysosomal impairment can be utilized as a traditional autophagy dysfunction route for tumor therapy; however, this conventional one-way autophagy dysfunction approach is always limited by the therapeutic efficacy. Herein, an innovative pharmacological strategy that can excessively provoke autophagy via endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is implemented along with lysosomal impairment to enhance autophagy dysfunction. In this work, the prepared tellurium double-headed nanobullets (TeDNBs) with controllable morphology are modified with human serum albumin (HSA) which facilitates internalization by tumor cells. On the one hand, ER stress can be stimulated by upregulating the phosphorylation eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 (P-eIF2α) owing to the production of tellurite (TeO 3 2− ) in the specifical hydrogen peroxide-rich tumor environment; thus, autophagy overstimulation occurs. On the other hand, OME can deacidify and impair lysosomes by downregulating lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 (LAMP1), therefore blocking autolysosome formation. Both in vitro and in vivo results demonstrate that the synthesized TeDNBs-HSA/OME (TeDNBs-HO) exhibit excellent therapeutic efficacy by autophagy dysfunction through ER stress induction and lysosomal damnification. Thus, TeDNBs-HO is verified to be a promising theranostic nanoagent for effective tumor therapy.
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Science China-Life Sciences
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2026
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Wu Di,Zhao Xinhui,Pu Yajing,Lu Qianwen,Shui Jiulei,Chen Yichu,Yang Kang,Yang Bangyi,Li Gaoxiang,Zhou Hong,Zhou Meng
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) remains a major challenge in successful allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Here, we report that inhibiting sphingosine kinase 1 (SPHK1), an enzyme that phosphorylates sphingosine to bioactive sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), effectively ameliorates acute GVHD (aGVHD) without compromising the graft-versus-leukemia effect. The absence of SPHK1 in the host exerts a beneficial effect on maintaining gut homeostasis by limiting intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) and intestinal stem cell (ISC) injury. This reduces gut permeability and prevents bacterial translocation, decreasing MHC II levels in IECs and donor T-cell infiltration. Persistent endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is observed during GVHD in the gastrointestinal tract and contributes to IEC injury. SPHK1 deficiency attenuates IEC damage by alleviating ER stress, which can be reversed by supplementation with exogenous S1P. FTY720, an S1P receptor antagonist, significantly inhibits ER stress-induced IEC injury. Our findings highlight the pathogenic role of host SPHK1 in gastrointestinal injury during aGVHD and suggest that targeting SPHK1 could be a therapeutic strategy for managing this condition.
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