Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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·Vol. 18
·期 1
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Sun Kai,Xue Yuman,Zhang Xin,Li Xiaodong,Zhao Jun,Xu Xilin,Zhang Xiaofeng,Yang Fubiao
Background The impaired blood supply to the bones is an important pathological feature of steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (SIONFH). Danshen is a Chinese herb that shows therapeutic effects on SIONFH, but the effects of one of its major bioactive constituents, Tanshinone I (TsI), on SIONFH remain unknown. Here, we evaluated the effects of TsI on SIONFH, particularly focusing on its effects on angiogenesis, in in vivo and in vitro research. Methods SIONFH was induced in Sprague–Dawley rats by an intramuscular injection of methylprednisolone (40 mg/kg) in combination with an intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (20 μg/kg). Morphological alterations of the femoral head were observed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and HE staining. Western blot, qRT-PCR, and immunohistochemical/immunofluorescence staining were used to determine gene expression. Results TsI (10 mg/kg) alleviated bone loss and rescued the expression of angiogenesis-related molecules (CD31, VWF, VEGF, and VEGFR2) in the femoral heads of SIONFH rats. Notably, TsI rescued the down-regulated expression of SRY-box transcription factor 11 (SOX11) in CD31 + endothelial cells in the femoral heads of SIONFH rats. In vitro studies showed that TsI preserved the dexamethasone-harmed angiogenic property (migration and tube formation) of human umbilical vein cells (EA.hy926), suppressed dexamethasone-induced cell apoptosis, reduced pro-apoptotic proteins (cytosolic cytochrome C, Bax, and caspase 3/9) and increased anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2, whereas silencing of SOX11 reversed these beneficial effects. Conclusions This study demonstrates that TsI alleviates SIONFH and promotes angiogenesis by regulating SOX11 expression. Our work would provide new evidence for the application of TsI to treat SIONFH. Graphical Abstract
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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Qiao Yang,Chuanhai Xia,Shuai Chen,Xuezhi Cao,Jingcheng Hao
Hypothesis Despite that the development of Cu 2 SnS 3 (CTS) catalyst has attracted increasing interests, few study has reported to investigate its heterogeneous catalytic degradation of organic pollutants in a Fenton-like process. Furthermore, the influence of Sn components towards Cu (II)/Cu (I) redox cycling in CTS catalytic systems remains a fascinating research. Experiments In this work, a series of CTS catalysts with controlled crystalline phases were prepared via a microwave-assisted pathway and applied in the H 2 O 2 activation for phenol degradation. The efficiency of phenol degradation in CTS-1/H 2 O 2 system (CTS-1: the molar ratio of Sn (copper acetate) and Cu (tin dichloride) is determined to be Sn:Cu = 1:1) was systematically investigated by controlling various reaction parameters including H 2 O 2 dosage, initial pH and reaction temperature. We discovered that Cu 2 SnS 3 exhibited superior catalytic activity to the contrast monometallic Cu or Sn sulfides and Cu (I) acted as the dominant active sites. The higher Cu (I) proportions conduce to the higher catalytic activities of CTS catalysts. Quenching experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) further proved that the activation of H 2 O 2 by CTS catalyst produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) and subsequently leads to degradation of the contaminants. A reasonable mechanism of enhanced H 2 O 2 activation in Fenton-like reaction of CTS/H 2 O 2 system was proposed for phenol degradation by investigating the roles of copper, tin and sulfur species. Findings The developed CTS acted as a promising catalyst in Fenton-like oxidation progress for phenol degradation. Importantly, the copper and tin species contribute to a synergetic effect for the promotion of Cu (II)/Cu (I) redox cycle, which thus enhanced the activation of H 2 O 2 . Our work may offer new insight on the facilitation of Cu (II)/Cu (I) redox cycle in Cu-based Fenton-like catalytic systems.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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Chan Li,Sheng Zhou,Chuncheng Chen,Lijun Zhu,Shijie Li,Zhuoyue Song,Jian Liang,Chunzhi Tang,Nenggui Xu,Tao Liu,Shihui Liu
Disulfiram (DSF), a drug for alcohol withdrawal , has attracted extensive scientific attention due to its potential to treat cancer. The metabolite of DSF, diethyl dithiocarbamate (DDTC), forms a Cu-DDTC complex in vivo with copper ions , which has been shown to be a proteasome inhibitor with high antitumor activity . However, the in vivo stability of Cu-DDTC complexes remains a challenge. In this study, the nanomedicine [email protected] with high antitumor activity was prepared by using the nanoscale metal-organic framework (MOF) Cu-BTC as a carrier and loading diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC) through coordination interaction. The results showed that [email protected] had high drug loading and adequate stability, and exhibited DDTC-Cu(I) chemical valence characteristics and polycrystalline structure features. In vitro cytocompatibility investigation and animal xenograft tumor model evaluation demonstrated the anti-cancer potential of [email protected] , especially the combination of [email protected] with low-dose cisplatin showed significant antitumor effect and biosafety. This study provides a feasible protocol for developing antitumor drugs based on the drug repurposing strategy.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2023
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Xiaoqi Liu,Yanyun Zhang,Yan Liu,Ting'an Zhang
Chitosan bead grafted by third-generation dendrimers (CB-G3) with a diameter of 1.40 mm was synthesized to investigate their performance in recovering Ag(I), Cu(II), and Pb(II) ions in aqueous media. The prepared adsorbents were characterized by XRD, FT-IR, elemental analysis, TGA , and SEM, and the effects of pH, contact time, concentration, and temperature were examined. The results showed that the adsorbents were successfully fabricated. The optimum pH value was 5, and the increased generation number contributed to adsorption capacity improvement, indicating that electrostatic interactions between amine groups and metal ions are the governing mechanism of adsorption by the CB-G3. The kinetics, isotherms, and thermodynamics of Ag(I), Cu(II), and Pb(II) adsorption onto the CB-G3 were investigated. The adsorption processes can be described using pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir models. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacities were 105.62, 88.82, and 97.87 mg·g −1 for Ag(I), Cu(II), and Pb(II) at 30 °C within 210 min, respectively. Electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonds are the main mechanisms between metal ions and N atoms. Therefore, the CB-G3 is a promising candidate for Ag(I), Cu(II), and Pb(II) adsorption owing to its splendid ability in easy separation, good adsorptivity, and reusability for efficiently adsorbing Ag(I), Cu(II), and Pb(II) ions.
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Journal of Biophotonics
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Yubin Liu,Duyang Gao,Mengze Xu,Zhen Yuan
In this study, CuS nanoparticles with optical absorption covering both near-infrared I (NIR-I) and NIR-II biological windows were prepared and served as the contrast agents for multispectral photoacoustic imaging. The physiological parameters including concentrations of deoxyhemoglobin and oxyhemoglobin as well as the water content in the tumor location were quantified based on the multispectral photoacoustic reconstruction method. More importantly, the concentration of CuS nanoparticles/drugs accumulated in the tumor was also recovered after intravenously injection, which are essential for image-guided cancer theranostics. In addition, phantom and in vivo experimental tests were performed to inspect and compare the imaging depth and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) between the two NIR biological windows. Interestingly, we discovered that a higher SNR was obtained in the NIR-II window than that in the NIR-I window. Meanwhile, the multispectral imaging results also demonstrated that the imaging contrast and penetration depth in the NIR-II window were also significantly improved as compared to those from the NIR-I window.
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JOURNAL OF COORDINATION CHEMISTRY
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2018
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Qian Li,Qiong Wei,Pei Xie,Li Liu,Xin-Xin Zhong,Fa-Bao Li,Nian-Yong Zhu,Wai-Yeung Wong,Wesley Ting-Kwok Chan,Hai-Mei Qin,Njud S. Alharbi
A series of three-coordinate dinuclear copper halide complexes containing acarbazolyl monodentate phosphine ligand, [CuX(dppc)]2 (dppc =3,6-di-tert-butyl-9-[2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]carbazole, X = I (1), Br (2), and Cl (3)), were synthesized, and their molecular structures and photophysical properties were investigated. The structural analysis reveals that two copper(I) centers are bridged by two halogen ligands to form a dinuclear structure with a four-membered Cu2X2 ring. Crystal structures of 1-3 contain 1-D supramolecular arrays constructed by intermolecular C–H···π interactions. These complexes exhibit blue to green emission in the solid state at room temperature and have peak emission wavelengths at 492–495 nm with microsecond lifetimes and low emission quantum yields (< 0.01%). The emission of 1-3 mainly originates from MLCT, XLCT, and IL (intraligand) transitions. The three complexes displayed good thermal stability.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2019
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Zhao,Jianhao,Yaling
The application of fluorescent carbon dots in bio-imaging has huge positive significance in the field of biomedicine. By taking this advantage, herein we prepared nitrogen, sulfur and iodine doped carbon dots (N,S,I-CDs) by a facile hydrothermal reaction using C 3 N 3 S 3 , potassium iodate (KIO 3 ) and ethylenediamine (EDA), and the obtained N,S,I-CDs show bright blue fluorescence with a high fluorescence quantum yield of about 32.4%. The prepared N, S, I-CDs could interact with the folic acid (FA) with high selectivity, lead to development of a high sensitive method for the FA detection from 0.1 to 175 μM wide linear range with a detection limit of 84 nM (S/N = 3) and also applied them in U-2 OS cells imaging. Moreover, this sensor possessed a good sensitivity, linearity and reversibility in the temperature range of 10–80 °C, and successfully applied for the temperature sensing in cell HT-29 samples. This investigation illustrates that as-prepared N, S, I-CDs probe may have great potential as a high-performance platform for the accurate recognition of temperature in cells and could provide a new tool for the detection of FA in cells.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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Xinfeng Chen,Congming Sun,Yang Liu,Long Yu,Kui Zhang,Abdullah M. Asiri,Hadi M. Marwani,Hua Tan,Yuejie Ai,Xiangke Wang,Suhua Wang
As a new family of fluorescent materials, all inorganic perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) CsPbX 3 (Cl, Br, I) have attracted rising attention due to their intrinsic optical superiorities and potential applications in various fields. This work takes advantage of the bright fluorescence of PQDs and the strong electrophilic properties of picric acid (PA) to construct an analytical method for sensitive and selective discrimination of PA against other nitroaromatic explosives, and the limit of detection is as low as 0.8 nM. The quenching mechanism was elucidated as the formation of electrostatic complex and the electron transfer between PA and PQDs. To facilitate visual and on-site detection, the CsPbBr 3 PQDs were printed onto microfiltration membrane by inkjet printing to fabricate test papers for rapid and on-site detections of explosive and pollutant PA, showing a great research prospect in the detection of ultratrace PA at different sites.
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Advanced Science
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2019
·Vol. 6
·期 15
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Xuechao Cai,Zhongxi Xie,Binbin Ding,Shuai Shao,Shuang Liang,Maolin Pang,Jun Lin
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as an alternative treatment of cancers. However, the therapeutic efficiency of PDT is severely limited by the microenvironment of insufficient oxygen (O 2 ) supply and overexpression of glutathione (GSH) in the tumor. Herein, a biodegradable O 2 -loaded CuTz-1@F127 (denoted as CuTz-1-O 2 @F127) metal–organic framework (MOF) therapeutic platform is presented for enhanced PDT by simultaneously overcoming intracellular hypoxia and reducing GSH levels in the tumor. The Cu(I)-based MOF is capable of a Fenton-like reaction to generate • OH and O 2 in the presence of H 2 O 2 under NIR irradiation. Meanwhile, the CuTz-1-O 2 @F127 nanoparticles (NPs) can release adsorbed O 2 , which further alleviates intracellular hypoxia. In addition, the Cu I in CuTz-1@F127 can react with intracellular GSH to reduce the excess GSH. In this way, the efficiency of PDT is greatly enhanced. After tail intravenous injection, the NPs show high antitumor efficacy through a synergistic effect under 808 nm laser irradiation. More importantly, the NPs are biodegradable. In vivo biodistribution and excretion experiments demonstrate that a total of nearly 90% of the NPs can be excreted via feces and urine within 30 d, which indicates significant prospects in the clinical treatment of cancers.
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Nanomaterials
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2019
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Zhezhe Wang,Xuechun Xiao,Yue Yang,Tong Zou,Xinxin Xing,Rongjun Zhao,Zidong Wang,Yude Wang
A new high performance fluorescence assay for detection of Ag+based on CdS quantum dots (QDs) using L-Aspartic acid (L-Asp) as a stabilizer was proposed in this work. The CdS quantum dots conjugation with L-Aspartic acid (L-Asp@CdS QDs) were successfully synthesized via a simple hydrothermal process. The QDs have a fluorescence emission band maximum at 595 nm with a quantum yield of 11%. The obtained CdS QDs exhibit a particle size of 1.63 ± 0.28 nm and look like quantum dot flowers. Basically, the fluorescence intensity of L-Asp@CdS QDs can be enhanced only upon addition of Ag+and a redshift in the fluorescence spectrum was observed. Under optimum conditions, the fluorescence enhancement of L-Asp@CdS QDs appeared to exhibit a good linear relationship in between 100–7000 nM (R2= 0.9945) with the Ag+concentration, with a detection limit of 39 nM. The results indicated that the L-Asp@CdS QDs were well used in detection for Ag+as fluorescence probe in aqueous solution with high sensitivity and selectivity. Moreover, the sensing system has been applied in detection Ag+in real water samples. The recovery test results were 98.6%~113%, and relative standard deviation (n = 5) is less than 3.6%, which was satisfactory.Keywords:L-Aspartic acid;CdS quantum dots;fluorescence assay;Ag+detection;Fluorescence enhancement
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FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
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Junhui Li,Shan Li,Yangfan Zheng,Hua Zhang,Jianle Chen,Lufeng Yan,Tian Ding,Robert J. Linhardt,Caroline Orfila,Donghong Liu,Xingqian Ye,Shiguo Chen
The recovery of pectic polysaccharides with high rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I) branches from citrus canning processing water was achieved in a previous study aimed at reducing chemical oxygen demand and benefiting both process economics and the environment. However, the large molecular size and poor in vivo bioavailability of these polysaccharides limit the application of these pectic polysaccharides in functional foods. We report the development of an ultrafast and green approach to depolymerize pectic polysaccharides using an ultrasound-accelerated metal-free Fenton chemistry , relying on H 2 O 2 /ascorbic acid. The results show that ultrasound enhances the efficiency of H 2 O 2 /ascorbic acid system to degrade pectin into 7.9 kDa pectic fragments within 30 min through both chemical effects (increasing the amount of hydroxyl radicals and lowering activation energy of H 2 O 2 decomposition) and mechanical effects (disaggregating polysaccharide clusters). The backbones of the resulting fragments mainly correspond to RG-I patterns (molar ratio galacturonic acid (GalA): rhamnose (Rha) ∼ 1.06:1) with a high degree of rhamnose branching. Free radicals preferentially act on the GalA backbone in the HG region and maintain the RG-I region. Antitumor activities, assessed using human breast cancer cells (MCF-7), suggest that the resulting fragments significantly inhibit cancer cell growth and that activity increases with decreasing molecular weight. The resulting ultralow molecular weight pectic fragments have potential application for the development of functional foods and antitumor drugs.
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MOLECULES
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2018
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Yanxue Cai,Keren Kang,Qianru Li,Yu Wang,Xiaowei He
A reliable lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) based on a facile one-step synthesis of single microspheres in combining with immunochromatography technique was developed to establish a new point-of-care test (POCT) for the rapid and early detection of cardiac troponin I (cTnI), a kind of cardiac specific biomarker for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The double layered microspheres with clear core-shell structures were produced using soap-free emulsion polymerization method with inexpensive compounds (styrene and acrylic acid). The synthetic process was simple, rapid and easy to control due to one-step synthesis without any complicated procedures. The microspheres are nanostructure with high surface area, which have numerous carboxyl groups on the out layer, resulting in high-efficiency coupling between the carrier and antibody via amide bond. Meanwhile, the red fluorescent dye, Nile-red (NR), was wrapped inside the microspheres to improve its stability, as well to reduce the background noise, because of its higher emission wavelength than interference from real plasma samples. The core-shell structures provided different functional areas to separate antibody and dyes, so the immunoassay has highly sensitive, wide working curves in the range of 0–40 ng/mL, low limits of detection (LOD) at 0.016 ng/mL, and limits of quantification (LOQ) at 0.087 ng/mL with coefficient of variations (CV) of 10%. This strategy suggested an outstanding platform for LFIA, with good reproducibility and stability to straightforwardly analyze the plasma samples without washing steps, thereby reducing the operating procedures for non-professionals and promoting detection efficiency. The whole detection process can be completed in less than 15 min. This novel immunoassay offers a reliable and favorable analytical result by detecting the real samples, indicating that it holds great potential as a new alternative for biomolecule detection in complex samples, for the early detection of cardiac specific biomarkers.Keywords:cardiac troponin I;core-shell microspheres;lateral flow immunoassay;point-of-care tests;clinical application
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