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2023
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Haihui Wang,Yifan Jiang,Yichang Liu,Xiaohui Zhu,Yongfei Liu,Minle Chen,Tao Zeng,Zhaowei Chen,Jinyu Li,Chunhua Lu,Huanghao Yang
The physicochemical differences between DNA and other molecules pose a challenge to the construction of DNA-based nanostructures. Herein, we propose a straightforward approach for preparing multifunctional DNA-based nanospheres through direct self-assembly of 2′-fluoro-substituted single-stranded DNA (2′F-DNA) with various small molecules. Molecular dynamics simulation revealed that 2′F substitution in DNA can cause the repulsion of adjacent PO 4 3- group, leading to local stretching of the DNA structure. Moreover, 2′F substituent induced the regular polarization of H 2 O nearby F to form the hydration layer, which interrupts inherent interactions among bases. In this way, the bases of 2′F-DNA chain have fewer constraints and more flexibility in conformation, facilitating their non-covalent interactions with other molecules and enhancing the self-assembly capacity of 2′F-DNA. Consequently, 2′F-DNA can bind to more molecules, tending to spontaneously form hybrid DNA nanospheres. Following this approach, a chemo-gene therapy 2′F-DNA/doxorubicin model was designed, showing the significant synergistic anti-tumor therapeutic efficacy. Taken together, this study provides an expandable approach for constructing engineering hybrid nanospheres using DNA and other small molecules, which holds great potential for further biological applications.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2023
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Chaohua Sun,Rui Miao,Jipeng Li,Yanzhi Sun,Yongmei Chen,Junqing Pan,Yang Tang,Pingyu Wan
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries are considered as an ideal substitute for lithium-ion batteries due to their abundant resource storage, high safety, and low price. However, zinc anodes exhibit poor reversibility and cyclic stability in most conventional aqueous electrolytes. Herein, an environmentally friendly Zn(CH3SO3)2 electrolyte is proposed to solve the problems of common aqueous electrolytes. The bulky CH3SO3– anions can regulate the solvation structure of Zn2+ by replacing some water molecules in the primary solvation sheath of Zn2+, thus slowing the hydrogen evolution side reactions and formation of zinc dendrite. Additionally, the changing solvation structure weakens the bonding between Zn2+ and the surrounding water molecules, which is conducive to the transport and charge transfer of Zn2+, thus improving the battery capacity. In the Zn(CH3SO3)2 electrolyte, Zn plating/stripping exhibits a high Coulombic efficiency of >98% and long-term cyclic stability over 800 h. The specific capacity of the assembled Zn//V2O5 cell in 3 mol L–1 Zn(CH3SO3)2 reaches 350 mA h g–1 at 0.1 A g–1, much higher than that in the ZnSO4 electrolyte (213 mA h g–1). In conclusion, this work offers insights into the exploration of advanced green electrolyte systems for zinc-ion batteries.
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JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY
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2023
·Vol. 148
·期 13
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IF 4.4
Zhao Jihe,Hu Jiwen,Dong Yonglu,He Daguang,Gui Xuefeng,Cui Xiaohua,Tu Yuanyuan,Lin Shudong
Thermal runaway accidents have occurred mainly during storage and transportation of azo compounds because large amounts of heat were released during the course of thermal decomposition. In this study, the thermal runaway characteristics of 2,2′-azobis(2-methylbutyronitrile) (AMBN) were first comprehensively investigated via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), accelerating rate calorimetry (ARC), and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The onset temperature ( T on ), heat of decomposition ( Q ), and adiabatic temperature rise (Δ T ad ) were determined, which were involved in the safety of storage and transportation. Corresponding thermokinetic analyses were performed using DSC and ARC data. The data obtained from the experiments and calculation were utilized to predict the self-accelerating decomposition temperature (SADT), the control temperature ( T NR ), and the emergency temperature ( T C,I ). In addition, the flammable components in the pyrolysis products of AMBN were studied, particularly mixed with incompatible materials, such as HCl, NaOH, and Fe 2 O 3 , which helped predict the risk of thermal runaway during storage and transportation. Graphical Abstract
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CONNECTIVE TISSUE RESEARCH
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2023
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Gao-Feng Zhao,Le-Bin Huang
Aims Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic inflammatory disease, characterized by degradation of extracellular matrix, apoptosis of chondrocytes and inflammation in articular cartilage. Zinc finger E-box binding homebox 2 (ZEB2), a transcription repressor, has been demonstrated with anti-inflammatory role in some cells. The analysis from GEO data reveals that ZEB2 expression is upregulated in articular cartilage of OA patients and experimental OA rodents. This study aims to confirm the function of ZEB2 in OA process.Material and methods The experimental OA was induced by anterior cruciate ligament transaction (ACLT) in rats, and the adenovirus loaded with ZEB2 coding sequence was intra-articularly injected into rats (1 × 10 PFU). The primary articular chondrocytes were stimulated by interleukin-1β (IL-1β) (10 ng/ml) to mimic the osteoarthritic injury, and transfected with the adenovirus carrying ZEB2 coding or silencing sequence. The apoptosis, content of extracellular matrix, inflammation, and the activity of NFκB signaling in chondrocytes and cartilage were determined.Results ZEB2 was highly expressed in osteoarthritic cartilage tissues and IL-1β-treated chondrocytes. The overexpression of ZEB2 restrained ACLT- or IL-1β administration-induced apoptosis, matrix degradation and inflammation in vivo or in vitro, evidenced by changed levels of cleaved caspase-3/PARP, collagen-II, aggrecan, matrix metalloproteinase 3/13, tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6. Additionally, the phosphorylation of NFκB p65, IκBα and IKKα/β, and the nuclear translocation of p65 was blocked by ZEB2, implying inactivation of this signaling.Conclusions ZEB2 mitigated osteoarthritic symptoms in rats and chondrocytes, and NFκB signaling might be involved. These findings may provide novel insights for clinical treatment of OA.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2023
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Hui Zhang,Qiang Fu,Hongyun Qin,Xia Chen,Qicheng Zhang,Zixu Dong,Haoyuan Li,Shoudong Wang,Ming Wang
Hydrogen recovery from ammonia purge gas is a desirable method to relieve the pressure of increasing demand for hydrogen. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising adsorbents for the separation of the H 2 –N 2 mixture. However, the separation of the H 2 –N 2 mixture using MOFs remains challenging due to the lack of adsorptive mechanism. Herein, the adsorption mechanism of the H 2 –N 2 mixture in SIFSIX-2-Cu-i has been systematically investigated with the method of a combination of excess adsorption experiments, molecular simulations , and DFT calculations. In the Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations, the polarizable force field was first applied to the adsorption of pure H 2 or N 2 and H 2 –N 2 mixture in SIFSIX-2-Cu-i. Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics (AIMD) was performed to investigate the distribution of the guest molecules in the pores of SIFSIX-2-Cu-i. Finally, Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to predict the transfer of charge between MOF and guest molecules. Results revealed two binding sites of H 2 or N 2 in SIFSIX-2-Cu-i. A relatively high thermodynamic adsorption selectivity for N 2 over H 2 has been observed in SIFSIX-2-Cu-i. Furthermore, SIFSIX-2-Cu-i also exhibits a greater affinity with N 2 than with H 2 , which is probably because of the stronger induction interactions between F2 atoms and N 2 molecules. These findings are of significance to guide the design of the new highly selective adsorbents for the separation of H 2 /N 2 .
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HYDROMETALLURGY
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Yongli Li,Zhongwei Zhao
For more than a hundred years, extraction with ethyl ether has been the most used method for synthetizing H 3 PW 12 O 40 . However, the use of ethyl ether as the extraction agent faced many problems, such as strict regulation by public safety and environment authorities, poor operating environment, significant dissolution loss, low yields (approximately 80%), and difficulty in realizing continuous production. To overcome these problems, a new extraction method has been proposed in this paper, which uses 2-octanol as the extraction agent and water as the stripping agent. Under optimal conditions (30% 2-octanol in kerosene, O:A = 1:1, 180 g/L H 2 SO 4 , 20 g/L H 3 PO 4 , 45 °C, and a contact time of 2 min), 90.2% of H 3 PW 12 O 40 contained in the solution was extracted in a single stage; the loaded H 3 PW 12 O 40 could then be stripped completely via 3-stage continuous countercurrent stripping by maintaining O:A = 5:1, 65 °C, and t = 5 min. Finally, the obtained strip liquor, containing more than 550 g/L H 3 PW 12 O 40 , was evaporated to obtain crystals, resulting in an increased recovery rate of 10%.
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS
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2018
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Hui Guo,Li Hui,Shufeng Shen
Non-aqueous amine-based absorbents are considered as a potential application for CO 2 removal from biogas to reduce energy consumption, due to lower heat capacity and evaporation enthalpy of organics than conventional water solvent. In this work, monoethanolamine (MEA) + 2-methoxyethanol (EGME) mixtures were proposed as a novel CO 2 carrier. The density and viscosity of CO 2 -free and CO 2 -loaded MEA + EGME solutions were measured at temperatures of (293–353) K, for 10–100 mass % MEA. CO 2 solubility in 31.0 mass% (5.0 M) MEA solutions was investigated at temperatures from 313 K to 393 K and CO 2 partial pressures up to 260 kPa. The excess molar volumes and the ratio of viscosity η · η EGME −1 were correlated by Redlich-Kister equation and Weiland’s model, respectively. The vapour-liquid equilibrium data were correlated by using a semi-empirical model, i.e. CO 2 partial pressure as a function of temperature and CO 2 loading. The predicted values and the measured data matched well each other, with AAD within 0.2% for density, 4.5% for viscosity and 19.5% for CO 2 solubility respectively.
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JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY
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2018
·Vol. 56
·期 14
·1520-1527
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IF 2.588
Chunying Wang,Yunhui Li,Yuqin Ma,Ying Gao,Dewen Dong,Jianyong Fang,Ning Zhang
Hydrogen bonding is widely present and plays a significant role in material science and supramolecular chemistry. This work reports a straightforward strategy for the preparation of polymeric nanoparticles from neutral poly(2-oxazoline)s (POx) and tannic acid (TA) driven by their intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) measurements showed that POx bearing different substituents, that is, methyl, ethyl and n -propyl in the 2-position all could assemble with TA into stable nanoparticles in water or ethanol. The diameter of the assembled nanoparticles could be manipulated by varying parameters such as molecular weight of POx, concentration and ratio of POx, and TA. Interestingly, POx/TA nanoparticles exhibited upper critical solution temperature (UCST)-type thermoresponsive properties in ethanol or water depending on the molecular weight and substituent in the 2-position of POx. Increasing or decreasing the temperature at the transition point resulted in the reversible transformation between assembled nanoparticles and disassembled poly(2- n -propyl-2-oxazoline) (PnPrOx) and TA. In view of the tailored size of the stable nanoparticles and the biocompatibilities of POx and TA, the prepared thermoresponsive nanoparticles are promising candidates as carriers for medicine toward related biomedical applications. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56 , 1520–1527
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Journal of Energy Chemistry
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2018
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Fuping Tian,Qiaofeng Ru,Chenxia Qiao,Xin Sun,Cuiying Jia,Yu Wang,Yifu Zhang
This work presented the synthesis of Ni-based metal-organic framework material with a paddle-wheel structure Ni 3 (BTC) 2 (Ni-BTC) and its application in thiophene (TP) adsorption from gasoline distillate by batch method. Adsorption isotherms of TP, cyclohexene , and toluene in cyclohexane onto Ni-BTC were conducted at 298–308 K to interpret the different effect of cyclohexene and toluene on TP adsorption. The results showed that, compared with cyclohexene, toluene addition in model gasoline led to a more evident decline in sulfur capacity of Ni-BTC, which is opposite to isostructural HKUST-1. The adsorption isotherms of TP, cyclohexene and toluene fit Langmuir model, S-type model and Temkin model well, respectively, indicating that the adsorption mechanisms of TP and the two competitors are different from one another. The adsorption capacities on Ni-BTC followed the order of cyclohexene < toluene < TP at the same equilibrium concentrations , implying the order of the adsorption affinities, which is in good agreement with the different extent of influence by the two competitors. The enthalpy of TP adsorption on Ni-BTC was estimated to be −80.01 kJ/mol, almost twice that on HKUST-1. The poor reusability of Ni-BTC in batch experiment, which is owing to its sensitivity to the air, can be prevented from regenerating used Ni-BTC in fixed-bed reactor by N 2 flow. The difference between Ni-BTC and HKUST-1 in maximum adsorption capacity ( q 0 ), Δ H of TP adsorption, and stability demonstrates that the central metal in isostructural MOFs plays a key role in adjusting the desulfurization performance, which may open up a potential avenue for the development of MOF-based adsorbents with superior desulfurization performance.
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POLAR RESEARCH
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2018
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Xiangning Han,Daicheng Liu
In this reported study, a novel high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method was developed for the detection and quantification of the toxic substance di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA) in Antarctic krill. This procedure was based on the extraction of DEHA by ultrasonic solvent extraction with anhydrous ethanol, silica-gel column chromatographic separation, HPTLC detection and quantification using petroleum ether/ethyl acetate/ acetone/glacial acetic acid (29:1:0.5:2d*, v/v/v/v) as the developing solvent and bromine thymol blue solution as the chromogenic agent. The content of DEHA in freeze-dried Antarctic krill was found to be ca. 0.63 ± 0.05 mg/g. The structure of DEHA in the Antarctic krill was subsequently determined by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and infrared chromatography, which verified the presence of this compound in the krill. The HPTLC method exhibited excellent accuracy, with a recovery of 97.1–101.6% and good precision with a relative standard deviation of 2.47–4.90%. The DEHA in Antarctic krill oil was extracted by n-hexane and detected using the same method described above, which verified that DEHA was also present in krill oil at a concentration of ca. 2.16 ± 0.08 mg/g. The presence of DEHA in kill oil is very concerning because of its demonstrated harmful ecotoxicity, and since Antarctic krill is the key link in the food chain in the Antarctic coastal marine ecosystem. The adverse effects of DEHA on Antarctic krill and the source of DEHA will be explored in future research.
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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
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2025
·Vol. 97
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·e70267
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Wenting Mao,Yi Wan,Yang Liu,Minmin Zhou,Xiaoying Jia,Yuxia Hou,Wei Wang
The lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a widespread pathogen that causes mild-to-severe infections to severe outcomes. In this study, we explored the potential of trametinib, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitor, as an antiviral agent against LCMV. Trametinib demonstrated significant antiviral activity against two distinct LCMV strains, Armstrong and Cl13, with promising half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC 50 ) and selectivity indices (SI) indicating its potency and safety profile. Mechanistic investigations revealed that trametinib interfered with multiple stages of the LCMV life cycle, including membrane fusion and genomic replication, leading to the robust inhibition of viral proliferation. Furthermore, trametinib disrupted the MEK/ERK signaling pathway, which is crucial for LCMV infection. In both in vitro and in vivo experiments, trametinib effectively reduced viral loads and mitigated pathological damage to the spleen and liver tissues. Overall, our findings suggest that trametinib is a promising novel therapeutic option for combating LCMV infection by targeting key stages of the viral life cycle and disrupting host cellular signaling pathways. Further exploration of the antiviral properties of trametinib is likely to pave the way for its clinical development as a treatment for LCMV infections.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2024
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Xin Bai,Jian Nie,Siyao Cheng,Daohu Sheng,Jijun Xiao,Wei Dong
The development of non-viral gene delivery systems often requires balancing transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity, particularly when using cationic polymers. Poly(2-hydroxypropenimine) (PHP), with its hydroxyl groups, presents a more biocompatible alternative to traditional polymers such as polyethyleneimine (PEI). In this study, we explored the potential to enhance PHP’s transfection capabilities and reduce its cytotoxicity through a targeted fluorination strategy. Specifically, fluorinated alkyl groups were grafted onto PHP via an ethylene oxide ring-opening reaction, with the reaction conditions optimized for temperature, solvent, and time to ensure efficiency. Transfection experiments using HEK 293 cells demonstrated that fluorinated PHP variants, especially PHP-FH8 16 , significantly improved transfection efficiency, achieving a 75.1 % gene expression rate at an N/P ratio of 2, compared to 44.0 % for unmodified PHP. The transfection experiments in Hela cells also showed substantial transfection efficiency. The gene expression rate was 53.2 % at an N/P ratio of 2 compared to 31.6 % for unmodified PHP. Notably, the fluorinated polymers exhibited lower cytotoxicity and increased serum stability, which suggests their potential as safer gene delivery systems. This study carefully evaluates the feasibility of using fluorinated cationic polymers as next-generation gene delivery vectors, balancing efficacy and safety. It underscores the strategic application of fluorination technology in developing modified polymer vectors that could lead to more efficient and safer non-viral gene therapy solutions.
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