PHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
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2025
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D Shao,L Bai,Q Chen,Y Chen,Z Qiu,Y Liu,S Jin,Y Wu,J Dai
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is involved in the development of kidney disease. However, the specific mechanism by which it leads to kidney injury is unclear. This study explored the role of regulated cell death in TMAO-induced kidney injury. We constructed a TMAO-induced chronic kidney injury model by intraperitoneal injection of TMAO (100 micromol/kg/day for three months). Plasma creatinine (Cre) and urea nitrogen (BUN) levels were measured to evaluate kidney function. Masson staining was used to evaluate kidney pathological changes. The expression levels of regulated cell death-related proteins were measured using western blotting. Plasma Cre and BUN, the area of kidney fibrosis in the TMAO group significantly increased. The western blotting results showed cleaved-Caspase-8, Caspase-8, Caspase-1, NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), cleaved-gasdermin D (cleaved-GSDMD), Z-DNA binding protein 1 (ZBP1), phosphorylation of receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIP3) and mixed-lineage kinase domain-like pseudokinase (MLKL) significantly elevated in the TMAO group. The transferrin receptor 1 (TFR1), ferritin heavy chain (FTH), ferroportin (FPN), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) protein expression in kidney tissue of the TMAO group significantly up-regulated. However, there was no change in iron and MDA levels. The results suggested that PANoptosis, including pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis components, might be involved in TMAO-induced chronic kidney injury.
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REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
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2025
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Chang-Yuan Cheng,Yong Xiang,Jing-Ping Sun,Wen-Cai Bai,Zhou-Xuan Zang,Ou-Yang Liu,Li Xu
In this study, we crafted nitrogen-laden microspheres known as PEI-GA, employing a straightforward, single-step synthesis at ambient temperature. We further validated their capacity as autonomous adsorbents, capable of achieving efficient, targeted, and swift extraction of gold ions (Au(III)) from aqueous media. The high nitrogen content of PEI, combined with its electrochemical adsorption ability, enables effective adsorption and reduction of Au(III) ions into gold nanoparticles, significantly enhancing the adsorption capacity and selectivity. PEI-GA exhibits an ultra-fast adsorption rate, achieving over 99 % Au(III) recovery in just 1 min at a concentration of 100 mg/L (m/V = 0.5 g/L). Moreover, even at higher concentrations (300 mg/L), the process only takes 5 min. The maximum adsorption capacity of PEI-GA reaches 2078 mg/g, following the Langmuir model and pseudo-second-order kinetics. PEI-GA also demonstrates excellent selectivity and recyclability, recovering over 95 % of gold ions from simulated e-waste solutions and maintaining 90 % recovery efficiency after five cycles. DFT calculations suggest that AuCl₄ − tends to form multicentric coordination with N atoms in PEI-GA. This study highlights the cost-effectiveness of PEI-GA for Au(III) recovery, which can be further optimized through calcination or regeneration.
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PHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
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2025
·Vol. 74
·期 3
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Decui SHAO,Lu BAI,Qian CHEN,Yuhong CHEN,Zhaoxu QIU,Yinuo LIU,Sheng JIN,Yuming WU,Jing DAI
Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is involved in the development of kidney disease. However, the specific mechanism by which it leads to kidney injury is unclear. This study explored the role of regulated cell death in TMAO-induced kidney injury. We constructed a TMAO-induced chronic kidney injury model by intraperitoneal injection of TMAO (100 μmol/kg/day for three months). Plasma creatinine (Cre) and urea nitrogen (BUN) levels were measured to evaluate kidney function. Masson staining was used to evaluate kidney pathological changes. The expression levels of regulated cell death-related proteins were measured using western blotting. Plasma Cre and BUN, the area of kidney fibrosis in the TMAO group significantly increased. The western blotting results showed cleaved-Caspase-8, Caspase-8, Caspase-1, NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), cleaved-gasdermin D (cleaved-GSDMD), Z-DNA binding protein 1 (ZBP1), phosphorylation of receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIP3) and mixed-lineage kinase domain-like pseudokinase (MLKL) significantly elevated in the TMAO group. The transferrin receptor 1 (TFR1), ferritin heavy chain (FTH), ferroportin (FPN), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) protein expression in kidney tissue of the TMAO group significantly up-regulated. However, there was no change in iron and MDA levels. The results suggested that PANoptosis, including pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis components, might be involved in TMAO-induced chronic kidney injury.
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PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION
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2022
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Zhiting Lao,Shuanqi Li,Jinhui Liang,Jingyi Su,Xin Gong,Xiping Cui,Suqing Zhao
Glypican-3 (GPC3) has a promise to be the diagnostic biomarker as well as therapeutic target for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Nanobody have the great potential in clinical diagnosis and treatment for their characteristics of small size, high solubility, stability, manipulability, binding advantages, and ease of production. In this study, the recombinant glypican-3-N terminal (GPC3-N) protein was expressed as inclusion body in E. coli BL21(DE3)pLysS cells and then purified, which is then used as the immunogen to construct nanobody phage library. The positive clone (named MF15) was obtained by four rounds of bio-panning, and then transformed into the E. coil TOP10F’ cells to express nanobody protein, with the molecular weight of 19 kDa. Both Western blot and immunofluorescence analysis revealed that bacterially expressed GPC3-N protein is biologically active, and MF15 could specifically recognized native GPC3 expressed in HepG2 cells. The results in this study would provide the technical support for the development of diagnostic kits and antibody drugs targeting GPC3.
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Nature Communications
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2025
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Jiaxin Du,Yunshuo Wu,Siyu Fang,Daliang Xu,Min Liu,Heng Liang,Zhongbiao Wu,Gaoqing Max Lu,Xuanhao Wu
The electrochemical co-reduction of CO 2 and nitrate provides a sustainable route for urea synthesis via C–N coupling, yet kinetic limitations and poor intermediate interactions hinder urea yields. Here, we engineer a nano-confined CuRu bimetallic catalyst within mesoporous carbon hollow spheres (MCHS) to overcome these barriers. By spatially confining reactants and intermediates, the catalyst achieves a urea yield of 12.51 g h –1 g cat –1 at 250 mA cm –2 , with 125-hour stability. In situ spectroscopy and computational analyses reveal that nano-confinement switches the C–N coupling pathway from the thermodynamically favored *COOH–*NH 2 to kinetically driven *OCO–*NO intermediates, bypassing energy barriers. Precise pore-size engineering (4–11 nm) demonstrates that optimal confinement simultaneously enhances reactant transport and intermediate retention, boosting selectivity. This work establishes nano-confinement as a versatile approach for controlling multi-step electrocatalytic processes, enabling sustainable chemical synthesis. This study introduces a nano-confined CuRu catalyst that leverages confinement effects to enhance CO 2 –nitrate C–N coupling by improving reactant transport and strengthening the stabilization of key reaction intermediates, thereby achieving high urea yield and long-term operational stability.
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Materials Reports: Energy
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2025
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IF 13.8
Wei Fang,Zeping Ou,Yifan Wang,Xiaoxue Lin,Hao Yang,Yujie Zheng,Jing Li,Lei Wang,Lijun Hu,Chen Li,Jianyong Ouyang,Kuan Sun
Thermocells are attracting growing interest as a promising thermoelectric technology for low-grade heat harvesting. However, the scarcity of high-performance redox couples featuring intrinsically high thermopower ( S e ) and fast redox kinetics hinders thermocells rapid development. Identifying potential intrinsically high-performance redox couples remains a significant challenge. This work introduces a novel n-type copper (Ⅰ/Ⅱ) chloride (CuCl/CuCl 2 ) redox couple with intrinsically high performance. Through tailored electrolyte design, long-term stability was significantly improved by reducing proton concentration to suppress cuprous ion photo-oxidation, while ammonium chloride solvation enhanced cuprous ion solubility. The resulting system achieves a S e value closely aligned with theoretical predictions and exhibits rapid redox kinetics. Consequently, the optimized CuCl/CuCl 2 intrinsic system demonstrated a high S e of 1.52 mV K ‒1 and a record-high normalized power density P max (Δ T ) ‒2 of 0.399 mW m ‒2 K ‒2 , surpassing previously reported intrinsic n-type thermocells and rivaling the performance of p-type pristine 0.4 M ferri/ferrocyanide systems. A prototype module comprising 30 p-n units successfully powered a line of light-emitting diodes or a thermohygrometer. This work introduces a valuable redox couple for further advancing high-performance thermocells and demonstrates a viable strategy for developing novel redox systems.
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POLYMER INTERNATIONAL
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2013
·Vol. 63
·期 3
·537-545
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IF 2.125
Yewei Xu,Xiangwang Cui,Fanghua Zhu,Xuan Luo,Qiang Yin,Lin Zhang
Six new bis(benzimidazolyl) monomers containing ether, sulfonyl and ketone groups were synthesized efficiently. A series of poly( N -arylenebenzimidazole)s were prepared using an aromatic nucleophilic displacement reaction that removed the N–H sites from the novel bis(benzimidazolyl) derivatives with activated aromatic difluorides in sulfolane. The reaction was carried out at 210 °C in the presence of anhydrous potassium carbonate. All resulting polymers showed essentially amorphous patterns. This was consistent with the calculated results. Differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric measurements showed that the polymers had high glass transition temperatures (>240 °C), good thermostability and high decomposition temperatures (>400 °C). These novel polymers also showed easy solubility. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry
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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
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2010
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Shengtong Sun,Jun Hu,Hui Tang,Peiyi Wu
Two-dimensional correlation infrared spectroscopy (2DIR) and a newly developed perturbation correlation moving window (PCMW) technique were employed to study the precise chain collapse and revival thermodynamic mechanism of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) hydrogel. Both Boltzmann fitting and PCMW had figured out the volume phase transition temperature for heating and cooling processes to be about 35 and 33.5 °C, respectively, close to the results obtained from DSC. Furthermore, determination of the isosbestic points for v(CH3) and v(C═O) overlaid spectra showed that the chain collapse of PNIPAM hydrogel took place along with some intermediate states or a completely continuous phase transition while the chain revival occurred with only conversion between two single states. Finally, 2Dcos discerned all the sequence of group motions of PNIPAM hydrogel, indicating that in the heating process, PNIPAM hydrogel occurred to collapse along the backbone before water molecules were expelled outside the network, while in the sequential cooling process, PNIPAM hydrogel had water molecules diffusing into the network first before the chain revival along the backbone occurred.
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JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
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2022
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IF 9.794
Jian Feng,Shao-hua Luo,Yi-cheng Lin,Yang Zhan,Sheng-xue Yan,Peng-qing Hou,Qing Wang,Ya-hui Zhang
Engineering ideal anode materials with low cost, considerable reaction kinetics and good structural stability are urgently needed for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) toward large-scale applications. Here, a hierarchical peapod-like nanorod consisting of CoSe 2 /N-doped carbon (NC) core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) embedded into one-dimensional (1D) N-doped carbon nanotubes (CoSe 2 /NC@NCNTs) with inner void space is developed and fabricated by a self-template, dopamine-coating, and succeeding selenization strategy. In the cleverly designed CoSe 2 /NC@NCNTs composite, the 1D peapod-like structure provides high mechanical strength and allows for fast mass transport/electron transfer. The external NCNTs and inner void space can effectively accommodate volumetric undulation and restrain the aggregation of CoSe 2 NPs. Based on these advantages, the CoSe 2 /NC@NCNTs electrode exhibits excellent comprehensive sodium storage performance, e.g., good rate capability (386.3 mAh g −1 at 10.0 A g −1 ) and high cycling stability (394.2 mAh g −1 up to 4500 loops at 5.0 A g −1 ). Moreover, the SIB full cells (Na 3 V 2 (PO 4 ) 3 @C cathodes vs CoSe 2 /NC@NCNTs anodes) can achieve a reversible capacity of 75.6 mAh g −1 total after 200 cycles at 0.5 A g −1 . This work provides a feasible avenue to construct stable energy-storage materials.
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
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2013
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Yan Wang,Xihui Ge,Minqing Zhang,Huaigong Zhu,Zijian Zhang,Ming Wang
Growth characteristics of urea inclusion compounds with 1-decene, n-decane and mixture of 1-decene and n-decane (relative mass ratio = 1:1) were studied by CCD high-speed Camera. The present studies show that the speed of UICs growth in tunnel direction is faster than in vertical direction and the length of UICs with 1-decene is shorter than UICs with n-decane, and the length of UICs with mixture is between them due to the influence of the vinyl in 1-decene. The value of R = I (CH2)/ I (CH3) and M = I (CH CH2)/ I (CH3) in FTIR spectrum of UICs increasing with growth time demonstrates that urea prefers to include n-decane than 1-decene. 13 C CP/MAS NMR studies of UICs indicate that the arrangement of 1-decene in UICs is CH3⋯CH3 and CH CH2⋯CH2 CH. The arrangement of 1-decene in UICs leads to short chain of UICs with 1-decene in tunnel direction. The 13 C CP/MAS NMR spectra of UICs with MIX reveal that there are three different types of arrangement: CH3⋯CH3, CH CH2⋯CH3 and CH CH2⋯CH2 CH. The methods of FTIR and DSC were used to test the stability of UICs with different guests. The result shows that UICs with n-decane are stable than UICs with 1-decene. And the stability of UICs with mixture is in the middle.
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2014
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Shengling Sun,Jie Li
A method has been developed for the determination of zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), and tin (Sn) in seawater by quadrupole inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (Q-ICP-MS). The method is based on separation of the seven elements by extraction chromatography using N-benzoyl-N-phenylhydroxylamine (BPHA) supported on a microporous acrylic ester polymeric resin. The optimized procedure indicates that the BPHA resin has high selective adsorption for Zr, Nb, Mo, Sn, Hf, Ta, and W (known as fluoride soluble elements), whereas other interference and matrix elements are minimally adsorbed. The optimized eluent mixture with their molarity gives satisfactory recoveries for all analytes. The recovery can be achieved 99% for Zr, 97% for Nb, 97% for Mo, 99% for Sn, 99% for Hf, 95% for Ta, and 98% for W, respectively, by eluting with 6 mL of 6 mol L − 1 HF/1 mol L − 1 HCl. Furthermore, the technique for separation and enrichment of these elements provides a low total method blank. The detection limits for this method are 0.5 ppt for Zr, 0.2 ppt for Nb, 1.7 ppt for Mo, 1.0 ppt for Sn, 0.1 ppt for Hf, 0.1 ppt for Ta, and 0.3 ppt for W, respectively. The validity of the method is evaluated by replicate analyses of seawater reference materials; the precision of the results is better than 3% (RSD, n = 4), and the results are in good agreement with certified values. The established procedure has proved to be both practical and effective for seawater sample analyses.
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2022
·Vol. 9
·期 17
·4442-4451
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IF 7.779
Pengcheng Zhang,Hao Li,Xiaoqing Chen,Shucheng Liu,Quanzhang Wen,Canbing Li,Hanning Xiao
In this work, we prepare novel Ba7Zr2Nb4O21 and Ba8Zr3Nb4O24 ceramics with a smaller tolerance factor (for the AnBn−1O3n type hexagonal perovskite in BaO–ZrO2–Nb2O5 system) using a solid-phase reaction method, which shows good microwave dielectric properties of εr ∼ 33.5, Q × f ∼ 56 500 GHz and τf ∼ −17 ppm °C−1 (Ba7Zr2Nb4O21) and εr ∼ 32, Q × f ∼ 63 000 GHz and τf ∼ −27 ppm °C−1 (Ba8Zr3Nb4O24). Rietveld refinement of XRD and TEM shows that Ba7Zr2Nb4O21 and Ba8Zr3Nb4O24 with the BaO3 layer stacking sequence of (cccccchh) and (ccch)2 are eight-layer shifted and twinned hexagonal perovskite, respectively. As the sintering temperature increases, the εr and Q × f values of Ba7Zr2Nb4O21 and Ba8Zr3Nb4O24 exhibit a strong correlation with relative density. The relationship between the structure and properties is discussed in BaO–Zr/Sn/TiO2–Nb2O5 systems. The porosity excluded εr is mainly influenced by ion polarization, while the cell volume is also an essential factor affecting the permittivity. The variation of Q × f is related to the packing fraction in BaO–Zr/SnO2–Nb2O5 systems. The variation of τf is mainly regulated by the tolerance factor. This study shows that there is an opportunity to improve the microwave dielectric properties by adjusting the size of the B-site cation.
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