CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN CHINESE UNIVERSITIES
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2022
·Vol. 38
·期 6
·1349-1355
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IF 2.726
Xiao Meng,Qi Wenqian,Jia Shuanghui,Pang Mengting,Shi Fengcheng,Mao Hui
Significant concerns have been raised over the removal of antibiotics, such as tetracyclines(TC) in aquatic environments. Herein, we synthesized a new type of heterogeneous catalyst by supporting Fe 0 nanopartciles(FeNPs) onto carbon coated ZIF-8 (C@ZIF-8). The carbon layer formed by glucose was beneficial to maintain the morphology and porous structure of ZIF-8, which can also appropriately improve the hydrophobicity of ZIF-8 for enriching the TC. The as-prepared FeNPs-C@ZIF-8 catalyst featured an extreme large specific surface area(1122.16 m 2 /g), and the supported FeNPs with an average diameter of 6.13 nm exhibited a high dispersity on the supporting matrix of C@ZIF-8. For the removal of tetracycline, the large specific surface area of FeNPs-C@ZIF-8 allowed for an easy access of tetracycline to the FeNPs, while the highly dispersed FeNPs served as actived sites for the efficient degradation of tetracycline. A synergistic effect between adsorption and catalytic degradation of FeNPs(5%, mass fraction)-C@ZIF-8 was proven to be responsible for the high-performance removal of tetracycline with the removal efficiency high up to 93.02% at pH 5, 25 °C. The FeNPs-C@ZIF-8 was capable of recycling after activation with supplementary Fe 0 , which still maintained a high removal efficiency of 75.52% in the 5th cycle within 20 min.
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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2022
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IF 5.846
Xianli Wang,Shaokun Yu,Yuting Jian,Hongmin Pan,Jiannan Guo,Jian Wu,Wei Guo
Extravillous trophoblast invasion disorder caused by oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE). In order to identify whether hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) can prevent oxidative stress injury in extravillous trophoblasts. HTR-8/SVneo cells were detected by H 2 S inhibiting H 2 O 2 induced oxidative mitochondrial damage. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected, as well as malondialdehyde (MDA), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD). JC-1 detected the potential of the mitochondrial membrane in this experiment. Then to detect the expression level of the apoptosis-inducing protein B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) associated X protein (Bax), caspase 3, p53, p-p53, the apoptosis-inhibiting protein Bcl-2, PRAP, and the mitochondria fission protein Drp1, p-Drp1. CCK-8 assay, it was demonstrated that cell proliferation in the NaHS group was significantly higher than that in the Mod group, indicating that H 2 S may induce cell proliferation. Transwell assay elucidated that cell invasion in the NaHS group was recovered compared to the Mod group. ROS concentration no matter in cells or mitochondria was decreased by NaHS, which we could get from the comparison between the Mod group, PAG group, and NaHS group. The concentration of MDA was significantly lower in the NaHS group, and the concentration of SOD was extremely high in the NaHS group. Utilized JC-1 to detect mitochondrial membrane potential and found that cells from the NaHS group had a stable potential while cells from the Mod group and PAG group partly lost their potential, which could demonstrate that NaHS could maintain mitochondrial membrane potential. The western blot results revealed that p-Drp1 had a significant decline in the NaHS group, which means mitochondria fission was decreased in the NaHS group. The expression level of Bax and caspase 3 was significantly lower than in the Mod group and PAG group, and the expression level of Bcl-and PRAP was significantly higher in the NaHS group. That could prove that NaHS protect HTR-8/SVneo cell by inhibiting cell apoptosis. These promising results show that H 2 S elicits its effects on cell apoptosis by decreasing ROS concentration, maintaining mitochondrial membrane stability, and promoting apoptosis-inhibiting protein expression in cells.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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Xiulan Weng,Huijing Ma,Gary Owens,Zuliang Chen
Recently, bimetallic Fe-Pd nanoparticles were integrated with metal organic frameworks (MOFs) to produce a new composite catalyst with significant potential for organic contaminant removal due to enhanced adsorption and reduction. Here, 85.9 % of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) was successfully removed from aqueous solution within 120 min when using a zinc-based zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) embedded with Fe-Pd (Fe-Pd@ZIF-8). In comparison only 77.4 and 48.3 % was removed when using ZIF-8 or Fe-Pd alone. Thus, to better understand the function of composite components (ZIF-8 and Fe-Pd) in the removal of 2,4-DCP, and the specific removal mechanism involved, Fe-Pd@ZIF-8 was characterized before and after exposure to 2,4-DCP. This comparison revealed that 2,4-DCP was adsorbed onto the surface of the composite during exposure. Moreover, while ZIF-8 maintained stability following the removal of 2,4-DCP, Fe 0 was partially oxidized and Pd functioned as a catalyst in the removal process. Furthermore, kinetic studies demonstrated that the initial adsorption of 2,4-DCP conformed to a pseudo-second-order model and the subsequent reduction conformed to a pseudo-first-order model, whereas isothermal adsorption best fit the Freundlich adsorption model. This observation suggested that removal mechanism of 2,4-DCP involved both adsorption and dechlorination. Finally, Fe-Pd@ZIF-8 was applied to practically remove 2,4-DCP from wastewater, showing a 74.4 % removal efficiency which indicated that the composite was a potential new nanomaterial for practically removing organic contaminants from wastewater.
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Nature Communications
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2022
·Vol. 13
·期 1
·1-10
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IF 17.694
Yang Mingke,Wang Huishan,Zuo Julian Y.,Deng Chun,Liu Bei,Chai Liya,Li Kun,Xiao Han,Xiao Peng,Wang Xiaohui,Chen Wan,Peng Xiaowan,Han Yu,Huang Zixuan,Dong Baocan,Sun Changyu,Chen Guangjin
n-butane and isobutane are important petrochemical raw materials. Their separation is challenging because of their similar properties, including boiling point. Here, we report a zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8)/N,N-Dimethylpropyleneurea (DMPU)-water slurry as sorption material to separate butane mixtures. The isobutane/n-butane selectivity of ZIF-8/DMPU-water slurries is as high as 890 with high kinetic performance, which transcends the upper limit of various separation materials or membranes reported in the literature. More encouragingly, a continuous pilot separation device was established, and the test results show that the purity and recovery ratio of isobutane product are 99.46 mol% and 87%, respectively, which are superior to the corresponding performance (98.56 mol% and 54%) of the industrial distillation tower. To the best of our knowledge, the use of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for gas separation in pilot scale remains underexplored, and thus this work provides a step forward to the commercial application of MOFs in gas separation.
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APOPTOSIS
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2022
·Vol. 27
·期 7
·577-589
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IF 5.561
Ma Liang,Xuan Xiaojing,Fan Minghui,Zhang Yumeng,Yuan Guozan,Huang Guozheng,Liu Zi
Chemotherapy represents one of the main conventional therapies for breast cancer. However, tumor cells develop mechanisms to evade chemotherapeutic-induced apoptosis. Thus, it is of great significance to induce non-apoptotic cell death modes, such as paraptosis, in breast cancer. Herein, a novel 8-hydroxyquinoline derivative, 5,7-dibromo-8-(methoxymethoxy)-2-methylquinoline (HQ-11), was obtained and its potential anti-breast cancer mechanisms were investigated. Our results showed that extensive cytoplasmic vacuoles derived from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria were appeared in MCF7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells by HQ-11 incubation, and pretreatment of cycloheximide was able to inhibit this vacuolation and HQ-11-induced cell death, showing the characteristics of paraptosis. ER stress was involved in HQ-11-caused paraptosis evidenced by the increase of glucose-regulated protein 78, C/EBP homologous protein and polyubiquitinated proteins. Molecular docking analysis revealed a favorable binding mode of HQ-11 in the active site of the chymotrypsin-like β5 subunit of the proteasome, indicative of proteasome dysfunction under HQ-11 treatment, which might result in further aggravated ER stress. Furthermore, treatment of HQ-11 resulted in increased phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and c-Jun NH 2 -terminal kinase, and inhibition of ERK with U0126 significantly attenuated HQ-11-induced ER stress and paraptosis. In addition, exposure to HQ-11 also caused apoptosis in breast cancer cells partially through activation of ERK pathway. All these results conclusively indicate that HQ-11 triggers two distinct cell death modes via inhibition of proteasome and activation of ERK pathway in breast cancer cells, providing a promising candidate in future anti-breast cancer therapy.
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ADVANCED MATERIALS
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2022
·Vol. 34
·期 21
·2109865
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IF 32.086
Mei Yang,Wenjin Xu,Zhongxing Chen,Ming Chen,Xiaoyu Zhang,Huanhuan He,Yushan Wu,Xueyang Chen,Tianjiao Zhang,Mengdi Yan,Jieyi Bai,Colm McAlinden,Keith M. Meek,Jinjin Yu,Shengnan Ding,Rongrong Gao,Jinhai Huang,Xingtao Zhou
Riboflavin-5-phosphate (RF) is the most commonly used photosensitizer in corneal cross-linking (CXL), but its hydrophilicity and negative charge limit its penetration through the corneal epithelium into the stroma. To enhance the corneal permeability of RF and promote its efficacy in the treatment of keratoconus, novel hibiscus-like RF@ZIF-8 microsphere composites [6RF@ZIF-8 NF (nanoflake)] are prepared using ZIF-8 nanomaterials as carriers, which are characterized by their hydrophobicity, positive potential, biocompatibility, high loading capacities, and large surface areas. Both hematoxylin and eosin endothelial staining and TUNEL assays demonstrate excellent biocompatibility of 6RF@ZIF-8 NF. In in vivo studies, the 6RF@ZIF-8 NF displayed excellent corneal permeation, and outstanding transepithelial CXL (TE-CXL) efficacy, slightly better than the conventional CXL protocol. Furthermore, the special hibiscus-like structures of 6RF@ZIF-8 NF meant that it has better TE-CXL efficacy than that of 6RF@ZIF-8 NP (nanoparticles) due to the larger contact area with the epithelium and the shorter RF release passage. These results suggest that the 6RF@ZIF-8 NF are promising for transepithelial corneal cross-linking, avoiding the need for epithelial debridement.
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES
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2022
·Vol. 134
·期 2
·1-9
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IF 2.15
Hu Lihua,Chen Chen,Wang Xiao,Hu Kairan,Xu Zhihao,Xu Wei
A high-efficiency adsorbent ZIF-8 was successfully prepared in a microemulsion system provided by an ionic liquid, which showed excellent potential for removing phosphate from water. The properties of the adsorbents were determined by several characterization methods, such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Brunauere-Emmette-Teller (BET) et al. The results confirmed that ZIF-8 prepared in the ionic liquid microemulsion (ZIF-8-ILM) has a smaller particle size compared with that prepared in an aqueous solution. Moreover, the ZIF-8-ILM holds a high BET specific surface area and pore volume, as well as the textural meso- and macro-porosities formed by inter-particle voids. Based on these traits, the ZIF-8-ILM exhibit excellent adsorption capacity for phosphate, as evidenced by a maximum adsorption capacity of 178.99 mg/g was obtained. In addition, the capture of phosphate on ZIF-8-ILM was quite quickly and reached equilibrium within 60 min. Graphical abstract A high-efficiency adsorbent ZIF-8 was successfully prepared in a microemulsion system provided by an ionic liquid. The ZIF-8 materials prepared not only had high BET specific surface area and pore volume but also exhibited hierarchical pore structure, which showed excellent potential for removing phosphate from water.
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RSC Advances
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 16
·10005-10013
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IF 4.036
Xiaofeng Meng,Jingwei Guan,Shanshan Lai,Liming Fang,Jianyu Su
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is a highly attractive therapy due to its advantages of being a non-antibiotic procedure for reducing drug-resistant microbes. Curcumin (CCM) has been considered as a natural photosensitizer for PDT with prominent antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-proliferative activity. However, its excellent biological and pharmacological activities are limited because of its low solubility, rapid metabolization and instability. Herein, we reported a promising agent based on CCM-incorporated into zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF@CCM). The as-prepared nanoparticle exhibited high drug loading capability (11.57%) and drug loading encapsulation (82.76%). Additionally, ZIF@CCM displayed a pH-responsive drug release behavior and chemophotodynamic therapy for excellent antibacterial activity. The underlying mechanism elucidated that Zn2+ released from ZIF-8 increased the permeability of the bacterial cell membrane with leakages of K+. The overproduction of extracellular ROS further resulted in the disrupted bacterial cell membrane and distorted bacterial morphology. Thus, ZIF@CCM-mediated photodynamic activation might be a promising treatment strategy for microbial inactivation.
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ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 3.191
Guo-Ying Chen,Xi Zhou,Tao Tian,Chun-Yan Zhang,Shi-Jun Yin,Hua Chen,Yi Xu,Feng-Qing Yang
A simple and time-saving colorimetric method was developed to quantify sulfonamides (SAAs) in milk via inhibition of the human carbonic anhydrase II (hCAII)-like activity of ZIF-8 that can hydrolyze p -nitrophenyl acetate ( p NPA) to p -nitrophenol ( p NP), following the color change from yellow to colorless. Effects of different reaction conditions, including pH, temperature, amount of ZIF-8, and incubation time , were investigated. The value of Michaelis-Menten constant ( K m ) is measured to be 0.15 mM, which exhibits high affinity to p NPA. The IC 50 (0.17, 0.24, and 0.60 mM) and inhibition constant ( K i ) (0.09, 0.13, and 0.33 mM) of sulfamethazine (SD), sulfadimethoxine (SDM), and sulfathiazole (ST) on ZIF-8 were measured, respectively. Moreover, the activity of ZIF-8 remains more than 90.0% of its initial activity after 30 days’ storage. The colorimetric method for SD, SDM, and ST determination was established at the linear ranges of 6.3–750.0 μM (1.75–208.75 mg/kg), 6.3–750.0 μM (1.96–232.75 mg/kg), and 5.0–1250.0 μM (1.28–319.15 mg/kg) with limit of detection of 4.3, 3.2, and 3.9 μΜ (1.2, 0.99, and 0.96 mg/kg), respectively. In addition, the spiked recoveries of SAAs in milk sample are in the range of 81.6%–106.7% with RSD less than 6.5%. In short, the developed colorimetric method can achieve rapid analysis of SAAs in milk with simple operations.
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JOURNAL OF INCLUSION PHENOMENA AND MACROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY
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2022
·Vol. 102
·期 7
·619-628
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Yu Zhi-chao,Lu Yun,Shan Pei-hui,Fan Ying,Tao Zhu,Xiao Xin,Wei Gang,Prior Timothy J.,Redshaw Carl
The complexation between cucurbit[8]uril, Q[8], and isonicotinic acid has been studied using 1 H NMR spectroscopy, UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The results revealed that the 2:1 inclusion complex (4-PA) 2 @Q[8]·25H 2 O is formed, with two guests simultaneously encapsulated in the hydrophobic cavity; the mean planes of the guests are 3.535 Å apart. Graphical abstract
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2022
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IF 5.518
Chenyang Wang,Jihui Wang,Wenbin Hu
ZnO@ZIF-8 films were prepared on Q235 steel surface through solvothermal reaction by pre-electrodepositing ZnO films and modified with stearic acid (SA). The surface morphology , elements content, crystal structure and chemical structure of films were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The wettability of films was measured by water contact angle meter. The corrosion behavior of films was tested by Electrochemical tests. ZnO films show hexagonal nanotubular morphology, having the best compactness and corrosion resistance at deposition current density of 2.3 mA/cm 2 with the protection efficiency of 90.11%. After solvothermal reaction, ZIF-8 grains are formed and clad ZnO nanotubes , forming a contact film to prevent corrosive ions attacking steel efficiently. ZnO@ZIF-8 films have the best compactness and corrosion resistance at Zn 2+ concentration of 0.06 mol/L with the protection efficiency of 99.83%. But the corrosion resistance of ZnO@ZIF-8 film declines quickly for the water molecules can get inside the film and destroy the bond between ZIF-8 grains. Thus, SA was grafted to ZnO@ZIF-8 film to enhance its hydrophobicity . After SA modification, the protection efficiency reaches 99.99% and maintains at 95.29% after 14 days immersion in the solution of 3.5 wt.% NaCl .
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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Tianlin Yao,Gaoqiu Dong,Shiyu Qian,Yu Cui,Xiang Chen,Tingting Tan,Lingling Li
Accurate quantitative detection of biomarkers in complex samples is of remarkable significance for clinical diagnosis and follow-up therapy, which remains challenging due to the severe interference from sample matrix . Herein, a background-free sensing platform toward ultrasensitive dopamine (DA) detection is developed based on a multifunctional nanohybrid by integrating ultrasmall Cr 3+ -doped zinc gallate (ZnGa 2 O 4 :Cr 3+ , ZGC) persistent luminescence nanoparticles (PLNPs) with hierarchical porous zeolite imidazole framework-8 (HZIF-8). The ZGC PLNPs decorated on the surface of HZIF-8 have long-lasting near-infrared emission and act as signal element, whereas the hierarchically porous HZIF-8 scaffold can serve as an analyte concentrator to enrich DA around ZGC PLNPs. Furthermore, the oxidative polymerization of enriched DA is favored in the alkaline microenvironment provided by 2-methylimidazole in HZIF-8, producing polydopamine (PDA) which finally quenches the luminescence of ZGC/HZIF-8 via photoinduced electron transfer (PET) mechanism. Under the optimized conditions, the proposed nanoplatform exhibits excellent sensitivity and selectivity for the determination of DA in the range of 0.0025–75 μM with a limit of detection down to 0.0010 μM. Benefiting from the superior excitation-free persistent luminescence, this platform also shows satisfactory feasibility in quantitative determination of DA in human serum samples. This new strategy can contribute to the development of PLNPs-based biosensors for practical application in clinical analysis.
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