JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2016
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IF 4.836
Hui Zhang,Mengya Li,Jie Li,Guangli Wang,Feng Li,Dayong Xu,Yuan Liu,Minghua Xiong
A natural consortium, named L1, of Rhodococcus sp. JT-3 and Brevundimonas sp. JT-9 was obtained from quizalofop- p -ethyl (QE) polluted soil. The consortium was able to use QE as a sole carbon source for growth and degraded 100 mg L −1 of QE in 60 h. Strain JT-3 initiated the catabolism of QE to quizalofop acid (QA), which was used by strain JT-9 as carbon source for growth and to simultaneously feed strain JT-3. A novel esterase EstS-JT, which was responsible for the transformation of QE to QA and essential for the mineralization of QE by the consortium, was cloned from strain JT-3. EstS-JT showed low amino acid identity to other reported esterases from esterase family VIII and represents a new member of this family. The deduced amino acid sequence contained the esterase family VIII conserved motifs S-X-X-K, YSV and WAG. The purified recombinant EstS-JT displayed maximal esterase activity at 35 °C and pH 7.5. An inhibitor assay, site-directed mutagenesis and 3D modeling analysis revealed that S 64 , K 67 and Y 175 were essential for catalysis and probably comprised the catalytic center of EstS-JT. Additionally, EstS-JT had broad substrate specificity and was capable of hydrolyzing p -nitrophenyl esters (C 2 -C 8 ) and various AOPP herbicides.
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环境科学
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微生物学
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生物化学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADHESION AND ADHESIVES
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2022
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IF 3.848
Xiaojun Yuan,Qi Wang,Qing Zhao,Zehua Bai,Chen Chen,Haifeng Xie
The activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) is responsible for degradation of the hybrid layer . The effect of 10-methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate (10-MDP) on biodegradation of the hybrid layer remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of 10-MDP and its Ca salt on MMP-9 activity and dentin-bonding durability. 10-MDP-Ca salt was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The effects of chlorhexidine (CHX), 10-MDP, and 10-MDP-Ca salt on MMP activity were evaluated by in-situ zymography, MMP-9 inhibition assay, and hydroxyproline (HYP) assay. Dentin-resin bonded specimens were fabricated with using CHX or 10-MDP, including Single Bond 2 (Ctr), CHX + Single Bond 2 (CHX), 10-MDP + Single Bond 2 (10-MDP), and SBU (SBU). Micro-tensile bond strength (μTBS) and nanoleakage tests were performed after 24-h or two-years water storage. XRD and NMR confirmed the presence of 10-MDP-Ca salt. The relative inhibition percentages of recombinant MMP-9 for 10-MDP and 10-MDP-Ca salt were 8.04 ± 0.83% and 55.96 ± 1.82% respectively. HYP assay showed that 10-MDP, CHX, and 10-MDP-Ca salt conditioning decreased collagen degradation. Water storage weakened μTBS of all the groups, with the Ctr and CHX groups showing more significant decreases ( P < 0.05). After aging, the Ctr and CHX groups also presented more nanoleakage, and the CHX group showed more in-situ zymography fluorescence than the 10-MDP and SBU groups. The capacity to inhibit MMP-9 activity, decrease HYP release, and reduce nanoleakage of 10-MDP and its salt contribute to improvement of dentin-bonding durability.
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牙科材料
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生物材料
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牙科学
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生物化学
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Food Biophysics
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2022
·Vol. 17
·期 4
·545-556
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IF 3.34
Lv Danyu,Dai Chenming,Wang Muyun,Chen Huaiqiong,Guan Yongguang
Aqueous and photo stability of bixin are challenges in practical applications. Herein, transparent nanoemulsion can be self-emulsified to improve 9'- cis -bixin aqueous and photo stability. The 0.25 g carvacrol with 0.5% w/w 9'- cis -bixin, 2.08 g 12-% soybean lecithin, 2.25 g Tween 20, and 0.42 g water were mixed and stored overnight to fabricate transparent oil-in-water (O/W) nanoemulsion. The O/W nanoemulsion droplets had an average dimeter of 12.03 nm and equivalent spherical diameter of 6.78 nm. Photo stability of 9'- cis -bixin was improved after encapsulating in nanoemulsion droplets, demonstrated by significant improvement of 9'- cis -bixin degradation rate constant under ultraviolet. Nanoemulsion droplets significantly improved cell uptake of 9'- cis -bixin especially at the first 15 min after cocultivation of Caco-2 cells and 9'- cis -bixin encapsulated nanoemulsion. This study provides a comprehensive understanding of bixin protection by nanoemulsion fabricated by a self-emulsification method with potential cellular uptake.
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药学
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纳米技术
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食品科学
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光化学
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2022
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IF 11.357
Xiaolin Fan,Jilong Guo,Xiaojing Jia,Xingtai Mao,Ying Zhou,Yue Wang,Xuan Guo,Jiashu Shen,Narma Huai,Kailun Zhang,Abida Abdusalam,Hongxia Hu,Hua Zhu,Chengxia Jia,Lan Cheng,Xiqing Li,Zhaobin Zhang
Fluorene-9-bisphenol (BHPF), a bisphenol A (BPA) substitute, has been increasingly used as a material in syntheses of polymers that are widely used in road markings, artificial tracks, coating floors, building paints, etc., increasing the likelihood of BHPF contamination in the aquatic environment due to its release from the products. However, to date, it is unknown whether it may have actual impacts on fish in real environments. In this study, a 105-day exposure experiment of BHPF at various concentrations (0.01, 0.1, 1, and 10 μg/L) on Chinese medaka (Oryzias sinensis) was performed under laboratory conditions and found decreased fecundity, such as lower egg qualities and quantities, retarded oogenesis, and atretic follicles in the fish and deformed eyes and bodies in its F1 generation. Toxico-transcriptome analyses showed that estrogen-responsive genes were significantly suppressed by BHPF, indicating that antagonist properties of BHPF on estrogen receptors might be causes for the decreased fecundity. Field investigations (Beijing) demonstrated that BHPF was detectable in 60% surface waters, with a mean concentration of 10.49 ± 6.33 ng/L, by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, and similar effects in wild Chinese medaka were also observed, some of which the parameters were found to be obviously correlated with the BHPF levels in corresponding waters.
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环境科学
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毒理学
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水生生态学
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分子生物学
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ADVANCED MATERIALS
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2023
·Vol. 35
·期 42
·2303718
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IF 29.4
Shuangquan Gou,Gangyang Wang,Yanan Zou,Wenbo Geng,Tingting He,Zizhen Qin,Lingbin Che,Qian Feng,Kaiyong Cai
Developing a drug delivery platform that possesses universal drug loading capacity to meet various requirements of cancer treatment is a challenging yet interesting task. Herein, a self-assembled gelatin/silk fibroin composite (GSC) particle based drug delivery system is developed via microphase separation followed by desolvation process. Thanks to its preassembled microphase stage, this GSC system is suitable for varying types of drugs. The desolvation process fix drugs inside GSC rapidly and densify the GSC structure, thereby achieving efficient drug loading and providing comprehensive protection for loaded drugs. Actually, the size of this brand-new non-pore dependent drug delivery system can be easily adjusted from 100 nm to 20 µm to fit different scenarios. This work selects GSC with 3 µm diameter as the universal inhaled drug delivery platform, which shows an excellent transmucosal penetration and lung retention ability. Additionally, the MMP-9 sensitive degradation property of GSC enhances the targeted efficiency of drugs and reduces side effects. Intestinally, GSC can self-amplify the regulation of innate immunity to reverse the cancerous microenvironment into an antitumor niche, significantly improving the therapeutic effect of drugs. This study of GSC universal drug platform provides a new direction to develop the next-generation of drug delivery system for lung cancer.
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药剂学
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生物材料
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肿瘤学
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Frontiers in Materials
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2020
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IF 2.705
Tian Huanrong,Liu Xin,Yang Yaokang,Wu Haitao,Zhang Zhiliang
Ce2(Zr0.94Sn0.06)3(MoO4)9 (CZSM) ceramics were synthesized via a traditional solid-state method. The effects of Sn-substitution on phase composition, microstructure, and microwave dielectric properties as a function of sintering temperature were discussed. The XRD results indicated that all the samples exhibited a single phase. The chemical bonds of CZSM ceramics were calculated based on P-V-L theory, which could be used to evaluate the relationship between structure and microwave dielectric properties. The tendency of dielectric constant was depended on the theoretical dielectric polarizability and bond ionicity. Moreover, the improvement of Q·f value was ascribed to the increase of packing fraction. The reduced τf value could be explained by decrease of the bond energy, enhanced the co-efficient of thermal expansion and increase of bond valence (VZr(Sn)). The complex permittivity values were obtained from infrared reflectivity spectra. The dielectric permittivity and loss were 10.92 and 3.08 × 10−4, respectively, which agreed well with the measured value. Typically, the optimal microwave dielectric properties of εr = 10.35, Q·f = 59,660 GHz (at 9.70 GHz), and τf = −7.52 ppm/°C were achieved in CZSM ceramics sintered at 800°C for 6 h.
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材料科学
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陶瓷工程
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固体化学
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电磁材料
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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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2018
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IF 6.042
Jiayan Du,Jinhu Wang,Wei Huang,Yuequan Deng,Yi He
In this work, 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium ion (Acr+-Mes) is found to act as an effective photocatalyst mimicking the function of oxidase. Upon visible light illumination, the excited Acr+-Mes is able to exhibit superior enzymatic catalytic activity for small molecular substrates as well as protein biomacromolecule (cytochrome c). The experiment results demonstrate that the Acr+-Mes oxidase mimic shows higher affinity to 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) than natural horseradish peroxidase or the reported molecule oxidase mimic. The reaction mechanism is ascribed to the strong oxidation property of the long-lived electron-transfer state (Acr•-Mes•+) and the electron transfer from Acr•-Mes radical to dissolved oxygen to generate superoxide radicals, which can easily oxidize various substrates. On the basis of these observations, the light-activatable Acr+-Mes with an oxidase-like activity as the probe is utilized for cost-effective, sensitive, and highly selective colorimetric detection of two biothiols (L-cysteine and L-glutathione). The lowest detectable concentrations of L-Cys and L-GSH is 100 nM, which is lower than that of most of the reported methods for biothiols. Beyond this, we construct a series of visual molecular logic gates (AND, INH, and NOR) using the oxidase mimic-involved reaction systems.
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生物化学
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分析化学
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RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES
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2023
·Vol. 49
·期 7
·3161-3180
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IF 3.3
Liu Wenyi,Sun Dedong,Ma Hongchao,Ma Chun,Zhang Xinxin,Hao Jun
In the present work, a novel CeO 2 /ZIF-9 composites were prepared, characterized and used as a multiphase catalyst to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) to degrade methylene blue (MB). The effects of Ce/Co molar ratio, catalyst dose, PMS concentration, initial solution pH and reaction temperature were explored. The results showed that 20 mg/L MB was almost absolutely degraded, and the removal rate of COD reached 77.8% by 150 mg/L PMS activated with 50 mg/L 0.50-CeO 2 /ZIF-9 within 30 min at room temperature (20 °C) and initial pH 6.4. The active species such as SO 4 •− , 1 O 2 and • OH performed important roles in the catalytic process, as evidenced by quenching experiment and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis. The synergistic catalytic mechanism of 0.50-CeO 2 /ZIF-9 in the heterogeneous activation of PMS was proposed, which mainly involves the enhanced redox cycle of Co 3+ /Co 2+ by Ce 3+ donated electrons. Recycling experiments suggested that the removal efficiency of MB can still reach 92.9% after four catalytic cycles, indicating good reusability of 0.50-CeO 2 /ZIF-9 catalyst. Therefore, because of its easy preparation, superior catalytic performance and reusability, the 0.50-CeO 2 /ZIF-9 composite catalyst has promising applications in water treatment.
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环境科学
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催化
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水处理
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 5.895
Shan-Shan Yang,Qing-Yun Lv,Juan Fu,Tian-Yi Zhang,Yi-Si Du,Xin-Juan Yang,Le Zhou
As our further research, a series of new 7-chloro-9-methyl-2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-β-carbolin-2-iums were designed and synthesized. Twelve compounds were found with excellent inhibition activity in vitro on three to five out of six phytopathogenic fungi, superior to standard drugs thiabendazole and/or azoxystrobin. Especially, 18 displayed the highest activity against three out of the fungi and the highest comprehensive activity for all of the fungi. The test in vivo revealed that 18 at 50 μg/mL was able to completely control Physalospora piricola infections in apples over 8 days. Scanning/transmission electron microscopic observations found that 18 could damage the hyphal integrity and cell membrane structure of P. piricola. The safety evaluation showed that 18 had no effect on the germination rate of cowpea seed at ≤200 μg/mL. The SAR revealed that the combination of 7-Cl and 2′- or 4′-alkyl is conducive to improvement of the activity. Thus, 7-chloro-9-methyl-2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-β-carbolin-2-ium is a promising antifungal lead scaffold.
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植物病理学
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药物化学
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农学
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Molecular Medicine Reports
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2017
·Vol. 16
·期 2
·1383-1388
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IF 1.692
Tao Liu,Xidong Wu,Yigang Wang,Xiongjun Hou,Gang Jiang,Ting Wu,Huifen Xie,Minqiang Xie
The co-delivery of a drug and a target gene has become a primary strategy in cancer therapy. Based on our previous study, a synthesized star‑shaped co‑polymer consisting of β‑cyclodextrin (CD) and a poly(L‑lysine) dendron (PLLD) was used to co-deliver docetaxel (DOC) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP‑9) small interfering RNA, via CD‑PLLD/DOC/MMP‑9 complexes, into mice implanted with HNE‑1 human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) tumor cells in vivo. Unlike the commonly used amphiphilic co‑polymer micelles, the obtained CD derivative may be used directly for a combined delivery of nucleic acid and hydrophobic DOC without a complicated micellization process. In vivo assays demonstrated that CD‑PLLD/DOC/MMP‑9 inhibited HNE‑1 tumor growth and decreased proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression levels, indicating a potential strategy for NPC therapy. In addition, the distribution of DOC and MMP‑9 was investigated; CD‑PLLD/DOC/MMP‑9 complexes were phagocytized in reticuloendothelial systems, including the liver and spleen, which requires further study. Furthermore, the complexes did not cross the blood‑brain barrier due to their large molecular size, suggesting they may be relatively safe. Additionally, the complexes mediated increased DOC concentrations with prolonged blood circulation and EGFP expression in HNE‑1 tumors. These results suggest the future potential application of CD-PLLD/DOC/MMP-9 for NPC therapy.
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肿瘤学
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药学
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分子生物学
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癌症治疗
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Advanced Science
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2022
·Vol. 9
·期 12
·2104738
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IF 17.521
Ying Ye,Yuancai Ge,Qingwen Zhang,Meiling Yuan,Yu Cai,Kang Li,Yang Li,Ruifeng Xie,Changshun Xu,Danfeng Jiang,Jia Qu,Xiaohu Liu,Yi Wang
Contact lenses have become a popular health-monitoring wearable device due to their direct contact with the eyes. By integrating biosensors into contact lenses, real-time and noninvasive diagnoses of various diseases can be realized. However, current contact lens sensors often require complex electronics, which may obstruct the user's vision or even damage the cornea. Moreover, most of the reported contact lens sensors can only detect one analyte. Therefore, an optical-based dual-functional smart contact lens sensor has been introduced to monitor intraocular pressure (IOP) and detect matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), both of which are key biomarkers in many eye-related diseases such as glaucoma. Specifically, the elevated IOP is continuously monitored by applying an antiopal structure through color changes, without any complex electronics. Together with the peptide modified gold nanobowls (AuNBs) surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate, the quantitative analysis of MMP-9 at a low nanomolar range is achieved in real tear samples. The dual-sensing functions are thus demonstrated, providing a convenient, noninvasive, and potentially multifunctional sensing platform for monitoring health and diagnostic biomarkers in human tears.
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生物医学工程
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眼科
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纳米技术
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生物传感器
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MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY
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2022
·Vol. 65
·期 4
·612-623
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IF 2.86
Han Ning,Zhang Lihong,Guo Mi,Yu Li
Advanced proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) characterized by aberrant retinal angiogenesis is a leading cause of retinal detachment and blindness. Krüppel-like factor 9 (KLF9), a member of the zinc-finger family of transcription factors, participates in the development of diabetic nephropathy and the promotion of angiogenesis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Therefore, we speculate that KLF9 may exert a crucial role in PDR. The current study revealed that KLF9 was highly expressed in the high glucose (HG)-treated human retinal microvascular endothelial cells (HRMECs) and the retinas of oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) rats. Knockdown of KLF9 inhibited the proliferation, migratory capability, invasiveness and tube formation of HG-treated HRMECs. Besides, knockdown of KLF9 decreased the expression of yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) in HG-treated HRMECs. Dual-luciferase reporter assays confirmed that KLF9 transcriptionally upregulated YAP1 expression. Overexpression of YAP1 reversed the KLF9 silencing-induced repression of HRMEC proliferation and tube formation. Further in vivo evidence demonstrated that knockdown of KLF9 reduced the expression of Ki67, CD31 and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) in the retinas of OIR rats. Collectively, KLF9 silencing might mitigate the progression of PDR by inhibiting angiogenesis via blocking YAP1 transcription.
研究领域:
糖尿病
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视网膜
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分子生物学
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细胞生物学
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转录因子
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血管生成
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