JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2022
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IF 9.965
Lei Cai,Xiang Song,Cheng-Bao Liu,Lan-Yue Cui,Shuo-Qi Li,Fen Zhang,M. Bobby Kannan,Dong-Chu Chen,Rong-Chang Zeng
This work reports the design and preparation of novel organic (polyvinyl alcohol, PVA)-inorganic (neodymium nitrate, Nd(NO 3 ) 3 ) hybrid coatings on micro-arc oxidation (MAO) coating for magnesium (Mg) alloy corrosion protection . X-ray diffractometer , X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , field emission scanning electron microscope , Energy Dispersive X-ray spectrometer and surface roughness were applied to characterize the chemical composition and surface morphology of the coatings. The corrosion resistance of the coatings was evaluated by electrochemical and salt spray tests. The results suggested that the formation of PVA-Nd 3+ and PVA-Mg 2+ complexes promoted the enrichment of Nd 3+ on the surface, and thereby improved the sealing quality and compactness of the coating. Interestingly, when the coating was damaged, the Nd 3+ ions were transformed to their carbonates and covered the active sites, and thus exhibiting self-healing function. Further, the corrosion resistance of PVA-Nd 3+ modified MAO composite coating on AZ31 Mg alloy was improved.
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材料科学
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腐蚀与防护
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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
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2019
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IF 3.858
Yanyan Zhang,Qiqin Wang,Ruijie Liu,Haibo Zhou,Jacques Crommen,Ruin Moaddel,Zhengjin Jiang,Tingting Zhang
Monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) is considered an important therapeutic target in depression. In order to rapidly screen and identify novel MAO-A inhibitors from natural products, a magnetic bead (MB) based drug discovery tool was developed in this study. MAO-A was first immobilized onto the surface of MBs, and the resulting MAO-A-immobilized MBs (MAO-A-MBs) were then applied to ligand fishing by combining them with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (Q-TOF-MS/MS). The inherent catalytic activity and kinetic parameters of the immobilized-MAO-A were determined by measuring the peak area of the oxidation product. The immobilized MAO-A activity was found to remain over 80% after storage at 4 °C for about 7 days. Seven compounds (tetrahydrocolumbamine, protopine, jatrorrhizine, glaucine, tetrahydropalmatine, palmatine, dehydrocorydaline) with high binding affinity to MAO-A were fished out from the ethyl acetate fraction extract of Corydalis Rhizome . Their MAO-A inhibitory activity was further verified by enzymatic inhibition assay. These results show that the developed approach using MAO-A-MBs combined with HPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS is suitable for the fast screening and identification of MAO-A inhibitors in complex mixtures.
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药理学
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分析化学
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天然产物研究
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药物发现
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Journal of Materials Research and Technology-JMR&T
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2024
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IF 6.2
Chuanyao Dong,Ruiyan Li,Jia Wang,Tao Zhou,Jingjie Pan,Jingsan Xu,Mao Wen,Yanguo Qin,Kan Zhang
Joint replacement surgery, essential for managing joint diseases, requires improvements in tribocorrosion performance to ensure surgical success and longevity of joint implants. Transition-metal light-element (TMLE) compound coatings, known for their high hardness and chemical stability, have been extensively researched and applied for surface protection of joint implants. However, these coatings typically lack a lubrication phase, leading to high friction coefficients and severe corrosion wear, which makes long-term effective protection challenging. A promising approach is to utilize the natural lubricating proteins present in body fluids, which are continuously available and can thus address long-term service issues of TMLE coatings. In this work, we utilized micro-arc oxidation (MAO) technology to develop an underlying morphology, then conformally deposited a TiB 2 layer, resulting in a cratered dual-layer TiB 2 /MAO coating. This unique cratered dual-layer structure not only preserves the high hardness and wear resistance of TiB 2 but also aims to (1) absorb wear particles to prevent abrasive wear and (2) increase surface energy to optimize protein lubrication capacity. Consequently, the TiB 2 /MAO coating exhibits low friction coefficients and wear rates in protein-containing simulated body fluids. Furthermore, the dual-layer TiB 2 /MAO coating demonstrates excellent corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. This dual-layer coating design synergistically combines the superior intrinsic properties of material with unique structural construction, while also harnessing continuously available external proteins as lubricants to further optimize performance, thereby introducing an advanced strategy for developing protective coatings for implant materials.
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生物医学工程
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表面工程
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Molecular Catalysis
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2023
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IF 4.6
Jiangwen Guo,Songbo Zhang,Juntao Ren,He Li,Shuwei Wang,Yanming Hu,Guangyuan Zhou
A series of pyridylbenzotriazole iron (II) complexes with general formula (L 2 FeCl 2 ) were synthesized and characterized by IR, ESI-MS, and elemental analysis . Determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, complex Fe1 adopts a distorted octahedral geometry. Upon activation with methylaluminoxane (MAO), the activity of the complex for isoprene polymerization decreased as the bulkiness of the substituent at 6-position of the pyridyl ring of the ligand increased. Notably, Fe1 exhibited excellent activity of 4.1 × 10 6 g/(mol (Fe)•h), affording polymers with ultra-high molecular weight ( M n = 2380 × 10 3 g/mol) and narrow distributions ( M w / M n = 1.72). The resulting polyisoprenes possessed predominantly cis -1,4/3,4 alternating structure and short cis -1,4 and 3,4 sequences, irrespective of the reaction conditions, indicating high thermal stability of the catalyst. Moreover, the prepared polyisoprene composite showed higher mechanical properties compared to SSBR-2466 and SSBR-5025 which are the key components of current commercial tread rubber, and had comparable wet traction and superior rolling resistance.
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催化
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高分子科学
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材料科学
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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
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2023
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IF 4.3
Huiying Huang,Jian Shi,Zhongyi Li,Yifeng Rang,Weiye Li,Xueman Xiao,Congying Chen,Chunhong Liu
Nonylphenol (NP) exposure can trigger neurotoxicity and cause learning and memory impairment. Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) has a therapeutic effect on neurodegenerative diseases , but the role of NMN on NP-induced learning and memory impairment is not known. Here, we examined the mitigative effect of NMN on the impaired learning and memory ability of rats exposed to NP. The NP impaired learning and memory in rats, while the low-dose intervention with NMN significantly prolonged the step-through latency of the PAT and improved the NAMPT and NMNAT1 content in brain tissue. At the same time, the NMN intervention also increased the content of 5-HTR 1A , 5-HTR 4 , and 5-HTR 6 related to learning and memory in the hippocampus. In line with this, we found that the NMN intervention activated the SIRT1/MAO-A pathway in brain tissue. NMN intervention, especially at 125 mg/kg doses, may improve rats’ NP-induced learning and memory impairment via the central 5-HT system and the NAD + /SIRT1/MAO-A pathway in the brain.
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药理学
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毒理学
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PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH
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2021
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IF 7.658
Qiao Zhang,Xiaomin Guo,Cao Xie,Zhonglian Cao,Xin Wang,Li Liu,Ping Yang
Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) has emerged as a promising new therapeutic target for the treatment of central nervous system diseases , atherosclerosis and other diseases. However, its origin in the brain is unclear. Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Thunb.) Makino can reduce the increase of TMAO level caused by a high fat diet. But its effective chemical composition and specific mechanism have not been reported. The study confirmed that TMA was more easily to penetrate blood brain barrier than TMAO, the MAO enzyme was partly involved in the transformation of the TMA in brain, which further supplemented the choline-TMA-TMAO pathway. Based on the above metabolic pathway, using multi-omics approaches, such as microbiodiversity, metagenomics and lipidomics, it was demonstrated that the reduction of plasma TMAO levels by gypenosides did not act on FMO3 and MAO in the pathway, but remodeled the microbiota and affected the trimethylamine lyase needed in the conversion of choline to TMA in intestinal flora . At the same time, gypenosides interfered with enzymes associated with TCA and lipid metabolism, thus affecting TMAO and lipid metabolism. Considering the bidirectional transformation of phosphatidycholine and choline, lipid metabolism and TMAO metabolism could affected each other to some extent. In conclusion, our study revealed the intrinsic correlation between long-term application of gypenosides to lipid reduction and nervous system protection, and explained why gypenosides were used to treat brain diseases, even though they had a poor ability to enter the brain. Besides, it provided a theoretical basis for clinical application of gypenosides and the development of new drugs.
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代谢学
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微生物学
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生物化学
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ACTA CHIMICA SLOVENICA
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2017
·Vol. 64
·期 4
·825-831
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IF 0.983
Ren YJ,Zhu JL,Zhang LX,Xu YX,Qian SS.
Three new complexes derived from 2-(4-(pyridin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)acetic acid (HL), [M(L)2(H2O)2] where M = CuII (1), ZnII (2) and CdII (3), have been synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and X-ray crystallography. The inhibitory activity of these three complexes against MAO-B was tested in vitro, and the molecular docking experiments were also carried out to rationalize their binding models. Both the experimental and docking simulation results indicated that complex 1 has the best inhibitory activity with IC50 value being 6.5 ± 0.31 μM.
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无机化学
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药物化学
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生物无机化学
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神经药理学
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结构化学
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2024
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IF 5.1
Chao Yang,Mingshan Sun,Tao Ying,Aihui Huang,Pinghu Chen,Chao Zhou,Paul K. Chu,Xiaoqin Zeng
Micro-arc oxidation (MAO) coatings can enhance the wear and corrosion resistance of aluminum alloys, but the high coefficient of friction and surface pores can lead to failure in the field. In this study, zinc acetate and graphite particles are introduced to the electrolyte to form corrosion-resistant and lubricating MAO coatings on the LY12 aluminum alloy. Zinc phosphate nanocrystals formed in situ are uniformly distributed in the amorphous coating, while the extrinsic graphite is mainly located in the amorphous structure. Compared to the aluminum alloy substrate, the friction coefficient of the optimal MAO coating decreases to ∼0.2, and the wear rate decreases by nearly 10 times. Zinc phosphate nanocrystals generated in situ in the coatings release Zn 2+ during corrosion attack to cover the vulnerable weak corrosion areas around the pores. The corrosion resistance is improved significantly, as manifested by the increase of the corrosion potential from −1.290 V to −0.811 V and the decrease of the corrosion current density from 3.172 × 10 −6 A cm −2 to 4.320 × 10 −10 A cm −2 . The co-doped MAO coatings have better wear and corrosion resistance and are more suitable than the LY12 alloy in many engineering applications.
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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2024
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IF 7.6
Ping Li,Bin Liu,Shu-Wen He,Ling Liu,Zhi-Hua Li
Triphenyltin (TPT), a widely used environmental contaminant in antifouling paints, is known for its neurotoxic effects. To investigate the multigenerational impacts of long-term exposure (6 weeks) to environmental concentrations of TPT (100 ng/L) on either parent, we performed mixed mating between control and exposed groups (males or females). Although there was no direct contact with TPT in the subsequent generations, both the first and second generations displayed behavioral abnormalities, including reduced activity and impaired cognitive function, with pronounced gender differences and anxiety-like behaviors. Females were more susceptible than males, displaying a significantly increased time spent in the mirror-proximal zone in both F1 and F2 generations. Additionally, F0 females exhibited a marked reduction in the time spent in the bright area, further supporting the role of sex differences in behavioral responses. Notably, the maternal contribution of marine medaka ( Oryzias melastigma ) played a more significant role in the inheritance of TPT-induced cognitive deficits. A reduction in DA levels and AChE activity was observed across generations, regardless of gender, underscoring the critical role of DA-AChE balance in maintaining cognitive function. Additionally, gender differences and the hereditary effects of TPT exposure on anxiety-like behaviors were strongly associated with the transcriptional regulation of pparγ and gst . Impaired transcription of key genes in the dopaminergic system resulted in reduced DA levels, with the intergenerational transmission of mao being closely linked to behavioral impairments. In summary, TPT-induced neurotoxicity presents both hereditary effects and gender-specific differences, emphasizing the maternal influence in the inheritance of cognitive abilities and shedding light on the genetic impact of parental exposure.
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环境毒理学
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神经科学
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海洋生物学
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遗传学
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
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2021
·Vol. 23
·期 11
·4087-4094
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IF 10.182
Yirong Feng,Jie Wang,Haomiao Zhang,Jingdai Wang,Yongrong Yang
We present the first 3D-printed continuous flow platform for the green synthesis of methylaluminoxane (MAO), the most powerful olefin polymerization co-catalyst with metallocenes. This platform consists of an on demand designed and 3D-printed liquid–liquid mixer, reactors, and a separator to enable precise control of the highly exothermic hydrolytic reaction of trimethylaluminum (TMA). Moreover, during TMA hydrolysis, solid by-products are formed and methane gas is released, both of which impede reagents blending and MAO formation, thereby making it a challenging implementation with a continuous flow strategy. By optimizing the platform configuration and reaction conditions, we obtain an MAO product with a high yield and superior co-catalytic activity, as measured by two different groups of polymerization tests. This low-volume process, which avoids the accumulation of any explosive reagents, offers long-term stability and inherent safety and facilitates scale up with multiple reactors. In addition, such an efficient, scalable, and safe flow platform preserving the mixing and heat transfer advantages delivers insights into handling other highly exothermic reactions involving the formation of solids and gases.
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化学工程
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材料科学
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催化
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绿色化学
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Frontiers in Pharmacology
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2019
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IF 3.845
Zhong Zhi-feng,Han Jing,Zhang Ji-Zhou,Xiao Qing,Chen Jing-yan,Zhang Kai,Hu Juan,Chen Li-dian
Salidroside, a phenylpropanoid glycoside, is the main bioactive component of Rhodiola rosea L. Salidroside has prominent anti-stroke effects in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion models. However, the underlying mechanisms of its actions are poorly understood. This study examined the anti-stroke effects of salidroside in middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)-induced rat model of stroke and its potential mechanisms involving the dopaminergic system. Salidroside administration increased the levels of dopamine (DA), homovanillic acid (HVA), and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) in the ipsilateral striatum after induction of transient ischemia, which were assessed using microdialysis with high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection (HPLC-ECD). Furthermore, treatment with salidroside ameliorated neurobehavioral impairment, assessed with the modified neurological severity scores (mNSS), the balance beam test, and the foot fault test. Moreover, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) suggested that MCAO-induced reduction in monoamine oxidase (MAO) was inhibited by salidroside. Immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence analyses revealed high level of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in the ipsilateral striatal caudate putamen (CPu) after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion, which could be further elevated by salidroside. In addition, salidroside could reverse the decreased immunoreactivity of TH in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). These results suggest that the anti-stroke effects of salidroside in MCAO-induced cerebral ischemia/reperfusion may involve the modulation of monoamine metabolism in the striatum and SNpc, which may be related to the function of the dopaminergic system in the rat brain.
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PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
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2022
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IF 5.201
Lina Ruan,Kaiyu Guan,Yue Wang,Ming Gu,Yue Chen,Lisha Cai,Ruixuan Ye,Zhengwei Huang,Anqi Guo,Zhengkang Su,Xi Li,Jianchun Pan
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental disease featured by a stress dysfunction that occurs after an individual has faced intense mental stress, often accompanied by anxiety and chronic pain. Currently, the mainstream drug for PTSD is serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), however, their pain management for patients is limited. Baicalein , a Chinese traditional herbal medicine, has shown promising results in treating anxiety, depression, and pain. In this study, we found that baicalein may alleviate single prolonged stress (SPS)-induced PTSD-like behaviors in mice without altering baseline nociceptive sensitivity or activity. Meanwhile, baicalein increased the noradrenaline (NE) and serotonin (5-HT) content and decreased the ratio of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA)/5-HT by inhibiting the activity of monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) in SPS-induce mice. The anxiolytic and antinociceptive effects induced by baicalein were totally abolished by 5-HT depleting agents. Moreover, the anxiolytic effects of baicalein could be abolished by the 5-HT 1A receptor antagonist WAY-100635, and the analgesic effects could be abolished by delta-opioid receptor antagonists in the spinal. Taken together, our study provides compelling evidence that baicalein reversed anxiety-like behaviors and neuropathic pain in PTSD through serotonergic system and spinal delta-opioid receptors.
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