KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
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2021
·Vol. 25
·期 2
·131-137
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IF 2.016
Jing Cheng,Chaoyang Ren,Renli Cheng,Yunning Li,Ping Liu,Wei Wang,Li Liu
Aging is the process spontaneously occurred in living organisms. Cardiac fibrosis is a pathophysiological process of cardiac aging. Mangiferin is a well-known C-glucoside xanthone in mango leaves with lots of beneficial properties. In this study, rat model of cardiac fibrosis was induced by injected with 150 mg/kg/d D-galactose for 8 weeks. The age-related cardiac decline was estimated by detecting the relative weight of heart, the serum levels of cardiac injury indicators and the expression of hypertrophic biomakers. Cardiac oxidative stress and local inflammation were measured by detecting the levels of malondialdehyde, enzymatic antioxidant status and proinflammatory cytokines. Cardiac fibrosis was evaluated by observing collagen deposition via masson and sirius red staining, as well as by examining the expression of extracellular matrix proteins via Western blot analysis. The cardiac activity of profibrotic TGF-β1/p38/MK2 signaling pathway was assessed by measuring the expression of TGF-β1 and the phosphorylation levels of p38 and MK2. It was observed that mangiferin ameliorated D-galactose-induced cardiac aging, attenuated cardiac oxidative stress, inflammation and fibrosis, as well as inhibited the activation of TGF-β1/p38/MK2 signaling pathway. These results showed that mangiferin could ameliorate cardiac fibrosis in D-galactose-induced aging rats possibly via inhibiting TGF-β/p38/MK2 signaling pathway.
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2023
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Qiufen Liu,Xuelei Chen,Jiahao Wu,Liming Zhang,Guanjie He,Shouqin Tian,Xiujian Zhao
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) constructed by metal ions/clusters and organic linkers are used to encapsulate fluorescent guest species with aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effects to enhance fluorescence properties due to their porous structures and high specific surface areas. However, there would be a problem of matching between MOF pores and guest molecules’ sizes. In this paper, amorphous ZIF-8 was modified by carboxyl functional groups (H3BTC-ZIF-8) via introducing the 1,2,4-benzenetricarbonic acid (H3BTC) ligand into the ZIF-8 sol system. Moreover, H3BTC-ZIF-8 was used for the loading of organic fluorescent dyes rhodamine 6G (R6G) and coumarin 151 (C151) to prepare R6G/C151/H3BTC-ZIF-8 composite films. A white-light-emitting composite film (R6G/C151/H3BTC-ZIF-8) with CIE coordinates of (0.323, 0.347) was successfully prepared by compounding fluorescent dyes (R6G and C151) with H3BTC-modified ZIF-8, whose photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) can reach 64.0%. It was higher than the PLQY of the composite films prepared by crystalline ZIF-8 (40.2%) or amorphous ZIF-8 without H3BTC (48.0%) compounded with the same concentrations of dyes. The fluorescence enhancement was probably attributed to an increased amount of active sites of H3BTC-modified ZIF-8 interacting with dyes C151 and R6G. This can form hydrogen bonds between H3BTC-ZIF-8 and C151, and weak electron donor–acceptor (D–A) interactions between H3BTC-ZIF-8 and R6G molecules, respectively, thus enhancing the interactions between dyes and ZIF-8 and reducing the ACQ effect existing between dye molecules. Therefore, this strategy could provide an important guidance to develop white-light-emissive materials.
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COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY & HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING
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2024
·Vol. 27
·期 10
·1513-1522
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IF 1.6
Zeng Yi,Zhou Li,Wan Ying,Fu Ting,Xu Paidi,Zhang Hongxing,Guan Ying
Objective: Functional dyspepsia (FD) is one of the most common gastrointestinal diseases, with a global prevalence of 10%-30%. However, the specific pathogenesis of FD has not yet been determined. As such, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of saikosaponin D (SSD)
administration on the apoptosis, autophagy, and morphological structure of the intestinal cells of Cajal (ICCs) in FD. MethodsA rat model of FD was constructed by stimulating the rat tail with a sponge clamp at one-third of the distal tail length. An autophagy model was constructed for
ICCs using glutamate. The apoptosis rate in each group of cells was determined using flow cytometry. The expressions of ghrelin and substance P (SP) were detected using ELISA. Results: The body weight and food intake of male and female rats in the SSD group were consistently higher than
those in the model group. The SSD group showed substantial improvement compared with the model group, with no inflammatory cell infiltration and normal gastric mucosal structures. After intervention with SSD, the ultrastructure of the ICCs considerably improved and was clear. Compared with
the model group, the expressions of LC3 I/II, ghrelin, and SP proteins in the SSD group were significantly upregulated, and the apoptosis rate was significantly reduced. Conclusion: The administration of SSD improved ICC morphology and structure, inhibited excessive autophagy, and improved
FD, a gastrointestinal motility disorder, by regulating ghrelin and SP levels.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
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2022
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IF 5.911
Haiying Cui,Xiaojing Yang,Changzhu Li,Yong Ye,Xiaochen Chen,Lin Lin
Escherichia coli O157:H7 ( E. coli O157) is still one of the main pathogenic strains causing food poisoning. Here in, we established a strategy that can simultaneously remove free E. coli O157 and the biofilms it forms. Composite nanofiber (fP-NF) films were synthesized successfully by co-encapsulating E. coli O157 phages which isolated from domestic sewage and D -phenylalanine (D-Phe) into sodium alginate (SA)/polyethylene oxide (PEO) nanofibers by electrospinning. And dehydrated trehalose was added as a phage protectant. When SA:PEO is 3:9, the spinning solution has the optimum conductivity and viscosity, the average diameter of the obtained fP-NFs is 421.87 nm, and the mechanical strength and transparency of the fP-NF film are the best. The thermal stability of the fP-NF film was good, and the phage activity in the fiber was well preserved. The remaining population of phages in fP-NF membranes was still close to 10 6 PFU/mL after one week of placement, and the cumulative release efficiencies of phages at both room temperature (25 °C) and refrigerated storage temperature (4 °C) were above 70%. The antibacterial experiment showed that compared with the control group, the addition of D-Phe slightly enhanced the antibacterial activity of the nanofiber films against free E. coli O157, and the bactericidal rate within 8 h was 99.74%. On the other hand, D-Phe significantly enhanced the inhibitory activity of the nanofiber films against E. coli O157 biofilms, with the inhibition rate exceeding 99.99% within 72 h. The application results further confirmed that the addition of D-Phe could significantly enhance the inhibitory activity of nanofiber films on E. coli O157 proliferation and biofilm formation during short-term storage of beef and fruits and vegetables. It provides an important strategy and reference for the development of new active food packaging materials .
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2011
·Vol. 361
·期 1
·232-237
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IF 3.068
Xin Li,Ru Liu,Shan Wu,Jiong Liu,Shushan Cai,Dongsheng Chen
A novel boron adsorbent was fabricated by grafting a boric acid chelating group, i.e., N-methyl- d -glucamine, onto the hydrophilic silica–polyallylamine composites (SPC). The boron adsorbent was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and TGA method. The adsorption experiment indicated a maximum boron load capacity of ca. 1.55 mmol g −1 . The high load capacity was attributed to specific chemical affinity and physical adsorption. Highly effective removal of boric acid from aqueous solution was observed for the adsorbent even in the synthetic seawater containing high concentration of foreign ions. Analysis of adsorption thermodynamic and kinetics revealed a spontaneous sorption process that is driven by enthalpy change and limited by chemical reaction. The exhausted adsorbent was regenerated for repeated use by treating with 3% HCl solution, followed by neutralizing with 3% NH 3 ·H 2 O at ambient temperature. Only 7% capacity loss was observed after five continuous adsorption–regeneration cycles.
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SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA PART A-MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY
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2025
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Jinqiu Li,Fanghao Wang,Hao Zhang,Duxia Cao,Ruifang Guan
The recognition of amino acid enantiomers is of great significance in drug research and disease diagnosis. However, the similar physical and chemical properties of enantiomers make chiral recognition challenging. Optical characterization is a promising approach to distinguish enantiomers. Carbon dots (CDs) have attracted widespread attention due to their simple synthesis, high economic benefits, and good biocompatibility. Chiral carbon dots, as fluorescent probes, have gradually received more attraction. Here, a fluorescence probe (CYS-CDs + Cu 2+ ) was constructed using D-Cys as chiral source to synthesize chiral carbon dots (CYS-CDs), and Cu 2+ as inducer to recognize the chirality of lysine enantiomers(L-/D-Lys). And then, based on the ability of Cu 2+ to quench the fluorescence of CYS-CDs and L-Lysine (L-Lys) could restore the fluorescence of the CYS-CDs + Cu 2+ probe, so achieve an “on–off-on” detection mode to detect L-Lys. On the contrary, D-Lys cannot restore the fluorescence of CYS-CDs + Cu 2+ . The probe can distinguish lysine enantiomers not only by fluorescence spectra but also by circular dichroism spectra. And, the probe can be used for the quantitative detection of L-Lys by fluorescence method, of which the detection range is 0–520 μM, and the limit of detection is only 13.70 μM. In addition, a paper-based fluorescent senor was constructed on this basis. This work may be of practical significance to expand the recognition method of amino acid enantiomers.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
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2015
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Baocheng Tian,Yuanyuan Ding,Jian Han,Jing Zhang,Yuzhen Han,Jingtian Han
A novel targeting drug delivery system containing poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) 58 -b-polystyrene 130 (P(St-alt-MA) 58 -b-PSt 130 ) as a copolymer backbone, N -acetyl glucosamine (NAG) as a targeting moiety was designed and synthesized. The NAG grafted copolymer (NAG-P(St-alt-MA) 58 -b-PSt 130 ) was characterized by FTIR and 1 H NMR. The NAG-P(St-alt-MA) 58 -b-PSt 130 nanoparticles exhibited spherical shapes with an average diameter about 56.27 ± 0.43 nm, low critical micelle concentration of 0.028 mg/mL, negative zeta potential −41.46 ± 0.99 mV, high drug loading 25.83 ± 1.09% and encapsulation efficiency 69.69 ± 3.98%. In vitro cell cytotoxicity was conducted to confirm the safety of the NAG-P(St-alt-MA) 58 -b-PSt 130 nanoparticles. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) and flow cytometry (FCM) results showed that the NAG targeting moiety enhanced the internalization and targeting ability of NAG-P(St-alt-MA) 58 -b-PSt 130 nanoparticles. Anticancer activity toward MCF-7 cells and HT29 cells showed that DOX-loaded NAG-P(St-alt-MA) 58 -b-PSt 130 nanoparticles exhibited a higher antitumor activity compared to DOX-loaded P(St-alt-MA) 58 -b-PSt 130 nanoparticles, which could attribute to NAG receptor-mediated endocytosis. These results suggest that the biocompatible and non-toxic NAG-P(St-alt-MA) 58 -b-PSt 130 nanoparticles may be used as an effective targeting drug delivery system for cancer therapy.
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2024
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Xiaofei Ji,Qianwen Wu,Xinying Cao,Shuzhen Liu,Jianhui Zhang,Si Chen,Jiangfan Shan,Ying Zhang,Boqing Li,Huilin Zhao
CagA is a significant oncogenic factor injected into host cells by Helicobacter pylori, which is divided into two subtypes: East Asian type (CagAE), characterized by the EPIYA-D motif, and western type (CagAW), harboring the EPIYA-C motif. CagAE has been reported to have higher carcinogenicity than CagAW, although the underlying reason is not fully understood. SHIP2 is an intracellular phosphatase that can be recruited by CagA to perturb the homeostasis of intracellular signaling pathways. In this study, we found that SHIP2 contributes to the higher oncogenicity of CagAE. Co-Immunoprecipitation and Pull-down assays showed that CagAE bind more SHIP2 than CagAW. Immunofluorescence staining showed that a higher amount of SHIP2 recruited by CagAE to the plasma membrane catalyzes the conversion of PI(3,4,5)P3 into PI(3,4)P2. This alteration causes higher activation of Akt signaling, which results in enhanced IL-8 secretion, migration, and invasion of the infected cells. SPR analysis showed that this stronger interaction between CagAE and SHIP2 stems from the higher affinity between the EPIYA-D motif of CagAE and the SH2 domain of SHIP2. Structural analysis revealed the crucial role of the Phe residue at the Y + 5 position in EPIYA-D. After mutating Phe of CagAE into Asp (the corresponding residue in the EPIYA-C motif) or Ala, the activation of downstream Akt signaling was reduced and the malignant transformation of infected cells was alleviated. These findings revealed that CagAE hijacks SHIP2 through its EPIYA-D motif to enhance its carcinogenicity, which provides a better understanding of the higher oncogenic risk of H. pylori CagAE.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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Wei Wang,Jianguo Si,Liguo Yue,Weicai Zhang,Qingqing Chen,Haoliang Huang,Fei Lin,Yang Zhao,Sheng Meng,Lifeng Liu
The shuttle effect and sluggish redox kinetics of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) are generally regarded as main obstacles to practical applications of the promising high energy density lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). Using electrocatalysts to expedite LiPSs conversion during charge/discharge has recently become an effective approach to improving LSB performance, but developing highly efficient catalysts active for bidirectional LiPSs conversion both involving multiple electron transfer steps remains a great challenge. Herein, we report the synthesis of a new composite electrocatalyst consisting of bimetallic nickel/cobalt metal–organic frameworks (Ni/Co-MOF) anchored on highly dispersed amino-modified MXene (Ti 3 C 2 -NH 2 , i.e., TCN) supports through a simple one-step hydrothermal method. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate that incorporating both Ni and Co species into MOF results in significant electronic coupling effect, making the d-band centers of Ni and Co sites in Ni/Co-MOF@TCN become comparable and the composite catalyst shows similar adsorption and dissociation capability toward LiPSs. Such a synergy between Ni and Co sites has been validated by comprehensive experimental characterization, which confirms that Ni/Co-MOF@TCN has moderate binding strength for LiPSs adsorption/dissociation, so that both Ni and Co can effectively boost the kinetics and thermodynamics of the bidirectional conversion of LiPSs. Consequently, LSBs containing Ni/Co-MOF@TCN as sulfur hosts exhibit a high specific capacity of 1465 mAh g −1 at 0.1 C and excellent stability at 1 C for 600 cycles with a low decay rate of 0.052 % per cycle. Even with a high sulfur loading of 6.8 mg cm −2 and a low electrolyte/sulfur (E/S) ratio of only 5 μL mg −1 , the Ni/Co-MOF@TCN-containing LSBs can still deliver an initial areal capacity of 6.81 mAh cm −2 at 0.1 C. Moreover, Ni/Co-MOF@TCN also shows outstanding performance in single-layer Li-S pouch cells.
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AAPS PHARMSCITECH
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2021
·Vol. 22
·期 7
·1-7
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IF 3.246
Wang Beilei,Shan Xiaoxiao,Lv Shujie,Zha Liqiong,Zhang Caiyun,Dong Qiannian,Chen Weidong
3-O-β-D-galactosylated resveratrol (Gal-Res) was synthesized from resveratrol (Res) and 3-O-β-D-galactose (Gal) in our previous study. In order to improve the pH sensitivity and bioavailability of Gal-Res, Gal-Res nanoparticles (Gal-Res NPs) were prepared using polydopamine (PDA) as a drug carrier. The drug loading (DL %) and entrapment efficiency (EE %) of Gal-Res NPs were 46.80% and 88.06%. The average particle size, polydispersity index (PDI), and Zeta potential of Gal-Res NPs were 179.38 ± 2.83 nm, 0.129 ± 0.013, and − 28.05 ± 0.36 mV, respectively. The transmission electron microscope (TEM) showed that Gal-Res NPs had uniform spherical morphology. Compared with the fast release of raw Gal-Res, the in vitro release of Gal-Res NPs was slow and pH-sensitive. The results of the blood vessel irritation and hemolysis test demonstrated that Gal-Res NPs had good hemocompatibility. The pharmacokinetics study in rats showed that area under the curve of plasma drug concentration time (AUC 0→600 ) and half-life (t 1/2 ) of Gal-Res NPs were enhanced 1.82-fold and 2.19-fold higher than those of raw Gal-Res. The in vivo biodistribution results showed that Gal-Res NPs were more distributed in liver tissue than Gal-Res. Gal-Res NPs with high bioavailability and liver accumulation were hopeful drug delivery systems (DDS) to treat liver diseases. Graphical abstract
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Nanomaterials
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 6
·1595
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IF 5.076
Jing Qi,Tianli Wu,Mengyao Xu,Dan Zhou,Zhubing Xiao
To address the challenge of highly efficient water splitting into H2, successful fabrication of novel porous three-dimensional Ni-doped CoP3nanowall arrays on carbon cloth was realized, resulting in an effective self-supported electrode for the electrocatalytic hydrogen-evolution reaction. The synthesized samples exhibit rough, curly, and porous structures, which are beneficial for gaseous transfer and diffusion during the electrocatalytic process. As expected, the obtained Ni-doped CoP3nanowall arrays with a doping concentration of 7% exhibit the promoted electrocatalytic activity. The achieved overpotentials of 176 mV for the hydrogen-evolution reaction afford a current density of 100 mA cm−2, which indicates that electrocatalytic performance can be dramatically enhanced via Ni doping. The Ni-doped CoP3electrocatalysts with increasing catalytic activity should have significant potential in the field of water splitting into H2. This study also opens an avenue for further enhancement of electrocatalytic performance through tuning of electronic structure andd-band center by doping.Keywords:transition-metal phosphide;electrocatalyst;hydrogen-evolution reaction;density-functional theory
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MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS
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2014
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Yuling Bao,Yuanyuan Guo,Xiangting Zhuang,Dan Li,Bolin Cheng,Songwei Tan,Zhiping Zhang
To overcome the multidrug resistance (MDR) of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) substrate anticancer drugs, such as paclitaxel (PTX), a novel dual-functional prodrug, D-α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS) based PTX prodrug (TPGS-S-S-PTX), was synthesized here to fulfill the synergistic effect of P-gp inhibiting and intracellular redox-sensitive release. The prodrug could self-assemble into stable micelles in physiological environment with a diameter of ∼140 nm, while it disassociated in reductive condition and released PTX and TPGS active derivatives rapidly. High cell cytotoxicity in PTX-resistant human ovarian cell line A2780/T was observed with enhanced PTX accumulation due to the P-gp inhibition by the TPGS moiety. The IC50 of TPGS-S-S-PTX was 55% and 91% more effective than that of Taxol (clinical formulation of PTX) and uncleavable TPGS-C-C-PTX prodrug, respectively. This was found to be related with the increased apoptosis/necrosis and cell arrest in G2/M phase. In vivo evaluation of the TPGS-S-S-PTX prodrug exhibited an extended half-life, increased AUC (area under the concentration–time curve), enhanced tumor distribution and significant tumor growth inhibition with reduced side effects as compared to Taxol and TPGS-C-C-PTX. This prodrug has great potential in improving efficiency in the treatment of MDR tumors.
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