Food & Function
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2020
·Vol. 11
·期 12
·10852-10863
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IF 4.171
Mingbao Gu,Jie Jin,Chenghao Ren,Ximiao Chen,Weiyang Gao,Xiangyang Wang,Yaosen Wu,Naifeng Tian,Zongyou Pan,Aimin Wu,Yifei Zhou,Xiaolei Zhang
As an ordinary joint vestigial disease, osteoarthritis (OA) contributes to a considerable proportion of disability cases worldwide. Inflammation, as the main pathological factor, mediates the occurrence and development of OA. Akebia Saponin D (ASD), also known as Asperosaponin VI, is one of the active components extracted from Dipsaci Radix and is rich in Dipsacus loose tea. It has shown sound therapeutic effects on various diseases; nevertheless, its role in OA therapy is not completely understood. This study demonstrated the anti-inflammatory activity of ASD in OA through a series of in vivo and in vitro experiments. In vitro experiments revealed that ASD might prohibit the production of inflammatory mediators in IL-1β treated chondrocytes such as COX-2, iNOS, NO, PGE2, IL-6, and TNF-α. Meanwhile, it may also inhibit the production of ADAMTS-5 and MMP13 and promote the production of Aggrecan and Collagen II. The mechanism study demonstrated that ASD exerted an anti-inflammatory effect by activating the NRF2 target, upregulating the expression of HO-1, and preventing P65 from binding to DNA. In vivo experiments demonstrated that ASD might improve the progression of OA in a DMM mouse model. These research results provide evidence for the potential application of ASD in OA therapy.
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DESALINATION
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2020
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IF 7.098
Jiayu Tian,Hailin Chang,Shanshan Gao,Ruijun Zhang
The potential toxicity of heavy metals arising from the discharge of industrial wastewater has become a serious public concern. Fabrication of a thin film composite (TFC) NF membrane with desirable rejection of heavy metal ions is an attracting route to solve this problem. Hereon, we proposed a facile strategy for fabricating a TFC NF membrane with excellent heavy metal removal. The ratio of PIP and TMC was greatly enlarged by decreasing the concentration of TMC to an exceptional low extent. Thus a polyamide film with weak electronegativity and small pore size was successfully constructed on an ultrafiltration substrate membrane. Comprehensive characterizations were adopted to reveal the micro-variation of the resulted NF membranes when regulating TMC concentration . The optimized membrane prepared only with PIP and TMC can exhibit a high pure water permeability of 14.6 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 , desirable rejection of over 98% against Ni 2+ , Zn 2+ , Cu 2+ , and >92.7% against Cd 2+ . This performance could go beyond most of the reported candidates which were prepared with other complicated methods. The simplicity, low cost and scaling up feasibility of the current strategy is expected to well meet the requirements of industrial production of TFC NF membrane for heavy metal removal.
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Marine Drugs
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2020
·Vol. 18
·期 6
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IF 4.073
Jing Ye,Donghui Chen,Zhicheng Ye,Yayan Huang,Na Zhang,Edmund M. K. Lui,Changhu Xue,Meitian Xiao
Fucoidan has been reported to have a variety of biological activities. However, different algae species, extraction methods, harvesting seasons, and growth regions lead to the structural variation of fucoidan, which would affect the bioactivities of fucoidan. To date, the anti-inflammatory properties and the underlying mechanism of fucoidan from brown algaSaccharina japonica(S. japonica) remain limited. The aims of the present study were to investigate the structure, the anti-inflammatory properties, and the potential molecular mechanisms of fucoidan isolated fromS. japonica(SF6) against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW 264.7 macrophages. SF6 was characterized using high performance liquid gel permeation chromatography (HPGPC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), and observed to be rich in fucose, galactose, and sulfate. Additionally, results showed that SF6 remarkably inhibited LPS-induced production of various inflammatory mediators and pro-inflammation cytokines, including nitric oxide (NO), NO synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-β (IL-β), and interleukin-6 (IL-6). A mechanism study showed that SF6 could effectively inhibit inflammatory responses through blocking LPS-induced inflammation pathways, including nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and Janus kinase (JAK)-2 and signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)-1/3 pathways. These results suggested that SF6 has the potential to be developed as an anti-inflammatory agent applied in functional food.Keywords:fucoidan;Saccharina japonica;anti-inflammation;mechanism
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NEUROSCIENCE
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2019
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Lanqiu Zhang,Jinlu Zhang,Xiaolin Jiang,Lei Yang,Qi Zhang,Botao Wang,Lihua Cui,Ximo Wang
Neuroinflammation has been implicated in the mechanism underlying the progression of neurodegeneration and infectious neuropathology. Growing evidence suggest that hydroxytyrosol (3,4-dihydroxyphenil-ethanol, HT), one of the main polyphenols presented in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), has shown potential anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects. However, the potential anti-neuroinflammation activity and underlying mechanism of HT remain poorly understood. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of HT on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in both in vitro and in vivo models and the associated molecular mechanism. Our results revealed that HT significantly reduced the production of pro-inflammatory mediators in BV2 microglia and primary microglia cells. Phenotypic analysis showed that HT significantly reduced M1 marker CD86 expression and increased M2 marker CD206 expression. In addition, HT significantly decreased the levels of phospho-NF-κB p65 and phospho-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, HT suppressed the LPS-induced Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) in BV2 microglia. In vivo administration of HT following LPS injection significantly reduced some proinflammatory mediator levels and microglia/astrocyte activation in the brain. Together, these results suggest that HT suppressed the LPS-induced neuroinflammatory responses via modulation of microglia M1/M2 polarization and downregulation of TLR-4 mediated NF-κB activation and ERK signaling pathway.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2026
·Vol. 14
·期 5
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IF 7.5
Jinzhuo Wang,Yonggang Zhang
Sulfurization-induced in situ surface reconstruction generates a Ni³⁺-rich NiOOH active phase for enhanced AOR activity. • Ni–Cu interaction optimizes interfacial electron transfer and promotes ammonia oxidation kinetics. • Cu/NF cathode promotes NO₃⁻/NO₂⁻ intermediate reduction and improves N₂ selectivity. • Anode–cathode synergistic catalysis integrates active phase reconstruction with intermediate regulation. • The integrated electrocatalytic system achieves > 98% NH₄⁺-N removal with high N₂ selectivity under mild conditions. Electrocatalytic ammonia oxidation (AOR) is a promising strategy for efficient ammonia removal and recovery; however, its practical application remains limited by sluggish reaction kinetics and low N₂ selectivity, while the structure–activity relationship between catalyst surface reconstruction and catalytic performance remains poorly understood. Herein, a sulfurization-modified NiCu layered double hydroxide (S-NiCu-LDH/NF) anode coupled with a Cu/NF cathode was rationally constructed to establish an anode–cathode synergistic electrocatalytic system for efficient NH₄⁺-N oxidation and selective nitrogen conversion. The optimized system achieved over 98% NH₄⁺-N removal within 90 min with an N₂ selectivity exceeding 82%. Electrochemical analyses reveal that sulfurization improves interfacial charge-transfer kinetics, while the Cu/NF cathode further facilitates electron transport through reduced charge-transfer resistance. XPS and Raman analyses suggest that sulfurization induces in situ surface reconstruction during electrolysis, accompanied by the formation of a Ni³ ⁺-rich NiOOH active phase. The reconstructed active phase is proposed to facilitate NH₃ activation and the adsorption and conversion of key reaction intermediates, thereby promoting multi-electron transfer during AOR. Meanwhile, the Cu/NF cathode promotes the electrochemical conversion of NO₂⁻ and NO₃⁻ intermediates, suppressing their accumulation and consequently improving N₂ selectivity through an anode–cathode synergistic process. Download: Download high-res image (232KB) Download: Download full-size image
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2026
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Minghao Bao,Junhong Chen,Bozhong Pi,Qizhen Zhang,Zhongbo Han,Hongbiao Huo,Chunpei Yu,Wenchao Zhang
A green electrocatalytic system for co-production of SATz energetic material and H 2 . • Clean electrons replace hazardous chemical oxidants for SATz synthesis with SATz yield of 75.2%. • CoSe 2 @MoSe 2 @Pt/NF achieves 30 mV@10 mA·cm −2 and 192 mV@10 mA·cm −2 overpotential for HER. • Coupling system achieves low cell voltage of 1.44 V at 10 mA·cm −2 . Replacing the kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with thermodynamically more favorable electrochemical oxidation reactions represents an effective strategy to enhance energy efficiency and economic viability in water electrolysis. Herein, we designed a CoSe 2 @MoSe 2 @Pt/NF heterostructured catalytic electrode and construct an integrated electrocatalytic coupling system that enables the co-production of azo-bridged nitrogen-rich energetic material (sodium 5,5′-azotetrazolate, SATz) at the anode and clean hydrogen energy at the cathode. Mechanistic studies reveal that hydroxyl radicals generated via water electrolysis initiate the oxidative coupling of 5-aminotetrazole, achieving a SATz yield of 75.2% under optimized conditions. The CoSe 2 @MoSe 2 @Pt/NF cathode exhibits exceptional HER catalytic activity with a low overpotential of 192 mV at 100 mA·cm −2 and a Tafel slope of 50.2 mV·dec −1 , along with remarkable stability. Notably, the assembled coupling system requires a substantially reduced cell voltage of only 1.44 V to achieve 10 mA·cm −2 , significantly lower than that of conventional overall water splitting (>1.71 V). This work presents a sustainable and energy-efficient strategy for the simultaneous production of green energetic materials and clean hydrogen fuel, opening new avenues for advanced electrocatalytic coupling systems. Download: Download high-res image (166KB) Download: Download full-size image
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JOURNAL OF PERIODONTAL RESEARCH
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2023
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Yifan Ma,Yi Qian,Yuteng Chen,Xiaoxu Ruan,Xiaoya Peng,Yi Sun,Jue Zhang,Jingjing Luo,Songlin Zhou,Chao Deng
Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate resveratrol's specific role as an anti-inflammatory and osteogenic differentiation of hPDLSCs in periodontitis and to reveal the mechanisms involved. Background Numerous studies have shown that inhibiting the inflammatory response of periodontal tissues and promoting the regeneration of alveolar bone are crucial treatments for periodontitis. Resveratrol has been found to have certain anti-inflammatory property. However, the anti-inflammatory mechanism and osteogenic effect of resveratrol in periodontitis are poorly understood. Materials and Methods We constructed an in vitro periodontitis model by LPS stimulation of hPDLSCs and performed WB, RT-qPCR, and immunofluorescence to analyze inflammatory factors and related pathways. In addition, we explored the osteogenic ability of resveratrol in in vitro models. Results In vitro, resveratrol ameliorated the inflammatory response associated with activation of the NF-κB pathway through activation of the NRF2/HO-1 pathway, characterized by inhibition of p65/p50 nuclear translocation and the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-1β levels. Resveratrol also has a positive effect on osteogenic differentiation. Conclusions Observations suggest that resveratrol modulates the inflammatory response in hPDLSCs via the NRF2/HO-1 and NF-κB pathways and promotes osteogenic differentiation.
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2023
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Hailan Wang,Ya Xu,Bozhan Ma,Wenxuan Zou,Jin Zeng,Ruobin Dai,Zhiwei Wang
Environmental and economic concerns necessitate the recycle of end-of-life (EOL) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. Controlled downcycling of EOL RO membrane to nanofiltration (NF)-like or ultrafiltration (UF)-like membrane through regulating sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) exposure doses has been developed in recent years. However, the impact of foulants on the chlorination-based membrane downcycling is often overlooked. An alkaline-NaClO treatment strategy was employed to downcycle Si-Al complex-fouled EOL RO membrane. Alkaline cleaning not only partially removed Si-Al complex foulants via dissolution, but also converted Al 2 O 3 ·SiO 2 to Al-O-Si amorphous oxides . Subsequent NaClO treatment gradually deconstructed the Si-Al complex fouling layer by dissolving Al contained in Al-O-Si amorphous oxides and degraded the polyamide (PA) layer with extended exposure time, resulting in membrane with loose NF-like characteristic. Moreover, the conversion of Al-contained component with alkaline pre-treatment prevented Al 3+ -catalyzed degradation of PA layer and ensure controlled downcycling. For the downcycling to UF-like membrane, complete removal of PA layer with sufficient chlorine oxidation was essential while alkaline pre-treatment process was optional. Both downcycled loose NF-like and UF-like membranes exhibited satisfactory filtration and antifouling performance. Our study presents an effective and robust protocol for controllable downcycling of EOL RO membrane with alkaline pre-treatment based on their fouling characteristic.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2023
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Yali Yao,Jinmei He,Xuedan Zhu,Leihuan Mu,Jiehui Li,Kanshe Li,Mengnan Qu
Rationally designing cost-efficient, high-activity and durable electrocatalysts are used for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is sense to solve the energy crisis and conversion. Herein, the heterostructure superwetting Co–MoS 2 /Ni 3 S 2 -GO/NF electrode is successfully fabricated by a typical hydrothermal reaction and it's electrocatalytic performance is also systematically studied. Thanks to the establishment of Co doped MoS 2 /Ni 3 S 2 heterojunction , the improvement conductivity by the addition of graphene oxide (GO), and the superhydrophilicity and superaerophobicity of microstructure, the electrode shows excellent catalytic characteristics and only need an overpotential of 123 mV for OER and 161 mV for HER to reach 10 mA cm −2 and can work steadily for 15 h in alkaline solution. Remarkebly, the superwetting heterojunction electrode demonstrated excellent overall water decomposition ability when used as bifunctional electrocatalyst in 1.0 M KOH and only 1.47 V is required to achieve 10 mA cm −2 . Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show the constructed heterogeneous interface and Co doping are conducive to optimizing the chemisorption energy of hydrogen-containing intermediates. This work provides a new way of thinking that collaborative optimization of electrode structure and surface wettability regulation to increase the active area of reaction and accelerate the bubble release toward high-performance OER and HER electrodes .
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Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
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2023
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Yong Liu,Yekai Zhang,Mengbi Zhang,Hong Zhong,Zhanfang Cao,Liqing Li
Background Hydrogen energy, as the most promising renewable resource in the future, is severely limited in its development due to electrocatalysts, so the preparation of highly efficient and low-cost non-precious-metal catalysts is crucial for large-scale hydrogen production via electrolysis of water. Methods Herein, Ni 3 S 2− MoS 2 @CoMoO 4 /NF was successfully synthesized for the first time by in situ ion-exchange reaction and sulfidation reaction using Co-MOF/NF as a template. Significant Findings The electrochemical tests revealed that the overpotential was only 62.4 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm −2 , which was similar to that of the noble metal Pt sheet electrode, the long-term durability of the catalysts was more than 24 h at a constant potential, which demonstrated that the catalysts possessed excellent HER performance in alkaline media. In addition, XPS, SEM, XRD, and Raman characterization also demonstrated the successful growth and loading of Ni 3 S 2 , MoS 2 , and CoMoO 4 . In this study, transition metal sulfides and transition metal sulfide complexes with good electrochemical properties were prepared using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as precursors, providing a new idea for the preparation of HER catalysts with high activity in alkaline media.
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Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2023
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Hailan Wang,Lingna Wang,Enchao Li,Ruobin Dai,Zhiwei Wang
Membrane fouling conditions can be distinct for multi-step nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membrane processes in zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system. Customizing cleaning procedures according to fouling characteristics is imperative to improve the overall cleaning efficiency of the system. Herein, we performed four different “alkaline + acid” cleaning procedures, including alkaline solution (NaOH), acid solution (citric acid), metal chelating agents (Na 2 EDTA), and surfactants (SDS), on five fouled NF and RO membranes from a full-scale ZLD system for cold-rolling wastewater brine treatment. The“alkaline + acid” cleaning procedures were effective for organic and inorganic combined fouling removal in two-stage NF process, but failed to remove Si Al complex scaling completely for the 2nd RO process. Due to the slight membrane fouling, both performance and surface properties of 1st and 3rd pass RO membranes did not change significantly after the cleaning. The high pH-induced solubilization were the major mechanism for the removal of the Si Al complex. Na 2 EDTA/SDS addition caused the decrease of foulant-foulant and foulant-membrane interactions. Customizing membrane cleaning procedures based on membrane fouling characteristics can facilitate the stable operation of hybrid membrane system for the practical industrial wastewater ZLD treatment.
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2023
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Yixuan Huang,Shuai He,Sheng Yu,Hannah M. Johnson,Yau Kei Chan,Zheng Jiao,Shouteng Wang,Zixiang Wu,Yi Deng
Although antibiotic is still the main choice for antibacteria both in hospital and community, phototherapy has become a possibly one of the alternative approaches in the treatment of microbe-associated infections nowadays because of its considerable potential in effective eradication of pathogenic bacteria. However, overwhelming reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated from phototherapy inevitably provoke an inflammatory response, complicating the healing process. To address this outstanding issue, a MXene-decorated nanofibrious is devised that not only yield localized heat but also elevate ROS levels under near-infrared laser exposure ascribed to the synergistic photothermal/photodynamic effect, for potent bacterial inactivation. After being further loaded with aspirin, the nanofibrous membranes exhibit benign cytocompatibility, boosting cell growth and suppressing the (nuclear factor kappa-B ( NF-κB) signaling pathways through RNA sequencing analysis, indicating an excellent anti-inflammatory effect. Interestingly, in vivo investigations also corroborate that the nanofibrous membranes accelerate infectious cutaneous regeneration by efficiently killing pathogenic bacteria, promoting collagen deposition, boosting angiogenesis, and dampening inflammatory reaction via steering NF-κB pathway. As envisaged, this work furnishes a decorated nanofibrous membrane with programmed antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects for remedy of refractory bacteria-invaded wound regeneration.
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