JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Xinjing Li,Yishun Yao,Xue Xia,Foxin Zhang,Jingyang Yu,Heping Cui,Yunwei Niu,Khizar Hayat,Xiaoming Zhang,Chi-Tang Ho
Until now, no effective method has been found to monitor the Maillard reaction process for complex protein hydrolysates. Dynamic changes in the concentration of α-dicarbonyl compounds, fluorescence intensity, and browning degree were investigated during the Maillard reaction of corn protein hydrolysates. When the fluorescence intensity reached the peak, deoxyosones would continue to be increased by ARP’s degradation. However, the reaction node with the highest fluorescence intensity coincided with the turning point of the browning reaction, and the subsequent browning rate remarkably increased. Therefore, the change in fluorescence intensity could be used to monitor the degradation of ARP and the formation of browning melanoidin at different stages of the Maillard reaction of complex systems, thus effectively indicating the process of the Maillard reaction. When Maillard reaction intermediates (MRIs) with maximum fluorescent compounds were heated, the most abundant pyrazines were subsequently achieved. However, furan compounds would be progressively increased during the thermal process of MRIs with continuously enhanced browning.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2023
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IF 15.1
Xinman Hu,Fang-Yuan Chen,Jie Ding,Zihe Zhai,Huang Yang,Liyin Shen,Yang Zhu,Dong-Sheng Guo,Changyou Gao
The clinically restored blood supply post myocardial infarction (MI) will break the physiological and metabolic balance of the ischemic myocardial region, leading to a new injury known as myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Abundant oxygen brought by the fresh blood would trigger the damaged myocardium to produce excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) and thereby inflammation along with the recruitment and infiltration of activated neutrophils and macrophages. Inspired by the active targeting process of inflammatory cells, a novel “neutrophil-like” nanoassembly (At@NQA) was prepared by modifying neutrophil membrane fragments onto At@QA NPs containing 1:1 (molar ratio) calixarene molecule (QA) and anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic atorvastatin calcium (At). Tail vein injection of the At@NQA could efficiently target the damaged myocardium, inhibit oxidative damage and inflammation, reduce myocardial fibrosis, increase myocardial troponin T (cTnT) and connexin 43 (Cx43) expression, and thus improve cardiac functions effectively.
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ACS Applied Nano Materials
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2023
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Junru Li,Yunqi Huang,Yanli Zhou,Hui Dong,Haoyuan Wang,Haoran Shan,Yifei Li,Maotian Xu,Xiaobing Wang
The conductive metal–organic framework (CMOF) is a promising application nanomaterial for the construction of electrochemical sensors. Three two-dimensional conductive M3(HHTP)2 materials with larger aspect ratios were prepared by a one-pot method using acetate-based metals (Cu, Ni, Co) and 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene (HHTP) with the introduction of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as the limiting reagent. Compared with Ni3(HHTP)2 and Co3(HHTP)2, Cu3(HHTP)2 had a larger double capacitance, pore size, specific surface area, and smaller resistance. As a result, Cu3(HHTP)2 provided greater catalytic oxidation active surface area and charge transfer efficiency for malachite green (MG) detection. Hence, Cu3(HHTP)2 efficiently catalyzed MG oxidation and significantly improved the sensitivity of MG detection. Meanwhile, the oxidation current signal from the copper of Cu3(HHTP)2 was used as an internal reference signal to form a ratiometric electrochemical sensor with an MG oxidation current signal, which effectively reduced the external interference. The constructed electrochemical assay for MG detection displayed broad linearity (5–1000 nM) with a detection limit of 1.34 nM. In the meantime, MG residues in fish was evaluated and high reliability was obtained, confirming the feasibility of this valuable method for food safety and health evaluation of aquatic products.
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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2026
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Xiao-Min Lin,Ya-Jing Han,Wei-Xi Li,Yi-Ning Chen,Cheng Zhang,Ding-Wei Su,Shi-Sheng Chen,Jian-Wen Ye,Chun-Hua Liu,Wan-Yang Sun,Hiroshi Kurihara,Wei Bi,Hai-Biao Gong,Yi-Fang Li,Rong-Rong He
Abstract Coffee beans are widely consumed worldwide and are known for their central nervous system-stimulating effects, mainly attributed to caffeine and other small molecules. However, the neuroprotective potential of coffee bean-derived peptides remains largely unexplored. In this study, coffee bean protein hydrolysates (CBPH) exhibited protective effects against RSL3- and 6-OHDA-induced neuronal injury. Virtual screening and molecular docking targeting 15-lipoxygenase (ALOX15), a key enzyme involved in oxidative neuronal damage, identified eight candidate inhibitory peptides. Among them, FAR and FPSFRE showed significant ALOX15 inhibitory activity, reducing enzyme activity by 51.73 ± 21.54% and 91.61 ± 2.43%, respectively (p < 0.05). Consistently, both peptides significantly improved neuronal viability and attenuated oxidative stress-induced injury. Their direct interactions with ALOX15 were further confirmed by cellular thermal shift assay and molecular dynamics simulations. Moreover, FAR and FPSFRE ameliorated locomotor deficits in a 6-OHDA-induced zebrafish model, highlighting their potential as natural neuroprotective agents and functional food ingredients.
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INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
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2026
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Chao Zhang,Huai Lan,Liming Yu,Jikai Zhao,Tao Huang,Boxuan Sun,Shan Meng,Jinfeng Duan,Jing Liu,Zijun Zhou,Zhishang Wang,Jiahui Li,Xinyi Huang,Huishan Wang
First to report that radiation-induced atrial fibrillation is driven by cellular senescence. • The GATA4-NF-κB-SASP axis is the key signaling pathway mediating this process. • Senolytic therapy with D/Q (Dasatinib+Quercetin) rescues atrial remodeling and reduces AF susceptibility. • Targeting senescence with senolytics offers a promising strategy to prevent radiation-induced AF. Radiation-induced heart disease is a well-recognized complication of thoracic radiotherapy, with atrial fibrillation (AF) being a particularly notable sequela. The mechanisms by which ionizing radiation (IR) heightens susceptibility to AF remain inadequately understood. This study seeks to elucidate the role of cellular senescence and the GATA4-NF-κB signaling pathway in radiation-induced atrial remodeling and the pathogenesis of AF. An in vivo mouse model was developed through localized cardiac irradiation using 20 Gy X-rays. The irradiated mice demonstrated dose-dependent atrial structural and electrophysiological remodeling. Transcriptomic analysis revealed significant enrichment in DNA damage response (DDR), NF-κB signaling, and aging-related pathways. IR exposure induced substantial DNA damage, activated ATM/ATR pathways, and enhanced autophagic flux. These responses culminated in the accumulation of GATA4 and phosphorylation of NF-κB, which drove the expression of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), coinciding with increased senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) activity. In vitro , these crucial findings were recapitulated using irradiated HL-1 atrial cardiomyocytes, whereas the knockdown of GATA4 effectively suppressed both cellular senescence and SASP expression. Notably, treatment with the senolytic combination of dasatinib and quercetin (D/Q) alleviated DNA damage, inhibited excessive autophagy, and suppressed the GATA4-NF-κB pathway in irradiated mice, thereby reducing SASP levels. These improvements resulted in the reversal of atrial structural and electrophysiological remodeling and a marked reduced susceptibility to AF. Overall, our findings demonstrate that IR promotes atrial remodeling by inducing DNA damage-mediated cellular senescence via the GATA4-NF-κB-SASP axis. Targeting this pathway with senolytics such as D/Q thus identifies a promising therapeutic strategy for preventing radiation-induced atrial fibrillation.
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ACS Nano
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2023
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Huahai Yu,Ying Piao,Yifan Zhang,Jiajia Xiang,Shiqun Shao,Jianbin Tang,Zhuxian Zhou,Youqing Shen
Effective accumulation and penetration of antibiotics in the biofilm are critical issues for bacterial infection treatment. Red blood cells (RBCs) have been widely utilized to hitchhike nanocarriers for drug delivery. It is vital and challenging to find a nanocarrier with an appropriate affinity toward RBCs and bacteria for selective hitchhiking and release that determines the drug delivery efficiency and specificity. Herein, we report a zwitterionic polymer poly(2-(N-oxide-N,N-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (OPDEA)-based micelle, which can hitchhike on RBCs in blood and preferentially release in the infection site. We found that OPDEA could bind to the RBCs cell membrane via phospholipid-related affinity and transfer to Gram-positive bacteria due to nearly an order of magnitude stronger interaction with the bacteria cell wall. The zwitterionic surface and cell-wall affinity of OPDEA-based micelles also promote their penetration in biofilm. The clarithromycin-loaded OPDEA micelles show efficient drug delivery into the infection site, resulting in excellent therapeutic performance in both peritonitis and pneumonia models by intravenous or spray administration. This simple RBC-selective hitchhiking and releasing antibiotic delivery system provides a promising strategy for the design of antibacterial nanomedicines.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2023
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Xin Wang,Jinshuang Hu,Hua Wei,Zihan Li,Jian Liu,Jie Zhang,Shenghong Yang
Carbon dots (CDs) provides unprecedented opportunities for optical applications due its unique properties, but the energy-extensive consumption, high-risk factor and time-consuming synthesis procedure greatly hinders its industrialization process. Herein, we proposed an ultra-low energy consumption solvent-free synthetic strategy for fast preparing green/red fluorescence carbon dots (G-/R-CDs) using m-/o-phenylenediamine and primary amine hydrochloride. The involvement of primary amine hydrochloride can improve the formation rate of G-CDs/R-CDs through effectively absorbing microwave energy and providing acid react environment. The developed CDs exhibit good fluorescence efficiency, optical stability and membrane permeability for dexterous bioimaging in vivo. Based on inherently high nitrogen content, the G-CDs/R-CDs possess excellent nuclear/nucleolus targeting ability, and were successfully applied for screening cancer and normal cells. Furthermore, the G-CDs/R-CDs were further applied for fabricating high-safety and high-color rendering index white light-emitting diodes, providing a perfect candidate for indoor lighting. This study opens up new horizons for advancing practical applications of CDs in related fields of biology and optics .
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Nano Today
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2023
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Xudong Zhang,Zhengxi Wang,Quan Liu,Xianli Hu,Jiawei Mei,Dongdong Xu,Jun Zhou,Xianzuo Zhang,Qianming Li,Hua Chen,Zheng Su,Wanbo Zhu,Chen Zhu
As the vanguard against implant-associated infections (IAIs), macrophages facilitate the phagocytosis and pro-inflammatory polarization of planktonic and biofilm infections, but indirectly serve as a “Trojan horse” for intracellular bacterial infections. Effective drug delivery and macrophage immunomodulation to eliminate intracellular infections will contribute to the treatment of refractory IAIs and prevention of relapse. Herein, we developed an ultrasound-responsive copper-based nanoparticle targeting macrophages by encapsulating copper in a porphyrin metal-organic framework and surface-grafting D-Mannosamine to synthesize CuTCPP@MOF nanodots@ Mannosamine (CTMM) with macrophage-targeting functionality. Concurrent generation of hydroxyl radicals and singlet oxygen in biofilm microenvironment mediated by ultrasound disrupts the biofilm structure, achieving CTMM overload and interfering with bacterial biofilm growth and metabolism. By regulating macrophage oxidative stress metabolism, CTMM induced a cupferroptosis-like stress, characterized by concurrent cuproptosis and ferroptosis , to eliminate intracellular infections. Transcriptomic analysis verified that the cupferroptosis-like stress based on GPX4 axis modulation further promotes macrophage inflammatory activation. This CTMM+US-mediated bacterial clearance in biofilms and macrophage immunomodulation informs the "Trojan War" strategy to combat IAIs clinically.
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JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
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2023
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Qian Hu,Hongbing Lan,Yinmei Tian,Xiaonan Li,Mengmeng Wang,Jiao Zhang,Yulin Yu,Wei Chen,Li Kong,Yuanyuan Guo,Zhiping Zhang
Coacervate droplets formed by liquid-liquid phase separation have attracted considerable attention due to their ability to enrich biomacromolecules while preserving their bioactivities. However, there are challenges to develop coacervate droplets as delivery vesicles for therapeutics resulting from the lack of physiological stability and inherent lack of membranes in coacervate droplets. Herein, polylysine-polynucleotide complex coacervate droplets with favorable physiological stability are formulated to efficiently and facilely concentrate small molecules, biomacromolecules and nanoparticles without organic solvents . To improve the biocompatibility , the PEGylated phospholipid membrane is further coated on the surface of the coacervate droplets to prepare coacervate-based artificial protocells (ArtPC) with membrane-like and cytoplasm-like structures. The ArtPC can confine the cyclic catalytic system of uricase and catalase inside to degrade uric acid and deplete the toxicity of H 2 O 2 . This biofunctional ArtPC effectively reduces blood uric acid levels and prevents renal injuries in mice with persistent hyperuricemia . The ArtPC-based therapy can bridge the disciplines of synthetic biology, pharmaceutics and therapeutics.
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2023
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Wei Zhang,Hong Lei,Jiachong Li,Xiaoyan Wang,Hui Yan
MicroRNAs are important tumor biomarkers. How to effectively detect them by sensors is a challenge because of their extremely low concentrations. We proposed a dual signal enhancement strategy to develop the fiber optic (FO) localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) sensor for the highly sensitive detection of miR-103. It included two stages, one was to obtain the hot-spot by constructing the multimer structure, AuNP-spacer- AuNPs , and another was the combination of capturing miR-103 by the probe and catalytic amplification by Hexagonal star G-quadruplex catalyzing 4-chloro-1-naphthol to generate benzo-4-chlorohexadienone, which deposited on the AuNPs, resulting in the generation of LSPR peak redshift. The parameters of the preparation and detection application were systematically optimized. The redshift values had a good linear relationship with the logarithms of miR-103 concentrations, with high R 2 0.9973, wide detection range 10 2 - 10 7 fM, and low LOD 6.4 fM. The method had high specificity, repeatability, and reproducibility, and was also successfully validated with real samples. Therefore, the dual signal strategy for constructing FO LSPR sensors can achieve the high sensitivity detection of extremely low concentration of MicroRNAs, which will have great application prospects in medicine and life science.
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
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2019
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Haiyan Zhou,Xiaolei Li,Yuanyuan Li,Xinying Zhu,Lei Zhang,Jing Li
As part of a continuing study, we designed and synthesized four series of 1-phenylimidazole-4-carboxylic acid derivatives as xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) inhibitors, evaluated their in vitro inhibitory potencies against XOR and hypouricemic effects in mice, and determined their structure-activity relationships (SARs). Most of the compounds exhibited in vitro XOR inhibition at the nanomolar level. In comparison to febuxostat (half-maximal inhibitory concentration [IC 50 ] value of 7.0 nM), compounds Ie and IVa exhibited the most promising XOR inhibitory effects with IC 50 values of 8.0 and 7.2 nM, respectively. In the potassium oxonate/hypoxanthine-induced acute and long-term hyperuricemia mouse models, compounds Ie and IVa displayed significant hypouricemic potencies ( P < 0.05), that were slightly weaker than and similar to febuxostat, respectively. More interestingly, both compounds showed a capacity to improve kidney damage by decreasing creatinine and urea nitrogen levels compared to the long-term hyperuricemia mouse group ( P < 0.05), while febuxostat showed no significant effect.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B
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2023
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Xiaoxue Dong,Zongwei Zhu,Qian Sun,Hongqian Zhang,Chuanxu Yang
The development of a theranostic platform that integrates both diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities is in great need for precise and personalized medicine. Here, we present a novel nanoplatform (AuNS@CS-hpDNA) formulated by chitosan functionalized gold nanostar composites and further complexed with fluorescent hairpin DNA (hpDNA) probes for tumor-related miRNA imaging and photothermal therapy (PTT). The optimized AuNS@CS-hpDNA nanoplatform mediated efficient hpDNA probe loading and intracellular delivery. Subsequently, the cytosol transfer of the hpDNA probe enabled specific hybridization using the targeted miRNA, which triggered the recovery of fluorescence for the precise detection of biomarker miR21 in living cells and realized the distinguishing cancer cell line MCF-7 and normal cells. Meanwhile, the AuNS@CS-hpDNA nanoplatform exhibited excellent photothermal conversion properties, which induced efficient cancer cell killing under laser irradiation. Thus, the developed AuNS@CS-hpDNA nanoplatform could simultaneously realize the precise detection of cancer cells and accurately initiate efficient PTT, which represents a promising strategy for precise cancer therapy.
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