MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY
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2025
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Chang Rui,Fang Wenjuan,Yang Xing,Jin Jiahui,Han Xijun,Ma Linlin,Li Yanfei,Chen Xiaoyan
Myocardial DNA damage plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, frequently leading to adverse outcomes such as myocardial infarction and heart failure. This study elucidated the protective effects of sodium alginate (SA) against myocardial DNA damage and explored the underlying molecular mechanisms involved. Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) -stimulated AC16 cells were employed as an in vitro model to induce myocardial DNA damage, and CCK-8 assays established that SA exhibited no cytotoxicity at concentrations up to 800 µM. The protective effects of SA on myocardial DNA damage were shown to be mediated by VSNL1 using immunofluorescence, western blotting and qPCR analyses. To further substantiate this mechanism, lentiviral transduction was utilized to achieve VSNL1 overexpression, whereas targeted siRNA silencing was employed for VSNL1 knockdown. Following VSNL1 overexpression, a reduction in γ-H2AX protein expression was observed, accompanied by increased levels of CNP and NPR-B proteins on the cell membrane, as well as a decrease in intracellular calcium ion concentrations. Conversely, knockdown of VSNL1 reduced the protective effects of SA, highlighting its critical role in the mediation of cardioprotective mechanisms. Taken together, these findings suggest that SA exerts a potential protective effect against myocardial DNA damage through upregulating VSNL1, activating the CNP/NPR-B signaling pathway, and decreasing intracellular calcium ion accumulation. These results underscore that SA is a promising therapeutic candidate for the attenuation of myocardial injury.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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Ting Sai,Xiaodi Ye,Bingtao Wang,Zhenghong Guo,Juan Li,Zhengping Fang,Siqi Huo
A series of transparent, intrinsically flame-retardant, and impact-resistant poly(carbonates- b -siloxanes) were synthesized by incorporating Schiff-base modified polysiloxanes (DMS-Schiff) and naphthalene-sulfonate units into the polycarbonate (PC) chain. In addition to high transparency, the resultant copolymers (SS-co-PC5, SS-co-PC9, SS-co-PC14, and SS-co-PC20) exhibited remarkable improvements in fire safety and mechanical performance. Compared to pure PC, these copolymers demonstrated significantly enhanced limiting oxygen index (LOI, up to 34.5%) and a UL-94 V-0 rating under a thickness of only 1.6 mm. The incorporation of the polysiloxane blocks not only improved flame retardancy but also enhanced the impact strength, with SS-co-PC9 showing a 48% increase in elongation at break and a 38% rise in impact toughness compared to pure PC. In addition, SS-co-PC9 presented high mechanical strength. The synergistic effects between the naphthalene-sulfonate and polysiloxane blocks, along with the well-controlled polysiloxane phase separation (sulfonate units enabled lower processing viscosity of copolymers), led to superior comprehensive performance. These findings provide a promising pathway to create high-performance copolycarbonates for real-world applications.
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Redox Biology
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2025
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IF 11.9
Xue Shi,Yun Zhao,Hong-Yu Gao,Wei Yang,Jun Liao,Hui-Han Wang,Xiao-Tian Wang,Wei Yan
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a common hematologic malignancy. NFS1 cysteine desulfurase, as a rate-limiting enzyme in the iron-sulfur cluster (ISC) biogenesis, has been reported to be associated with tumor progression. However, the role of NFS1 in DLBCL remains elusive. Here, we showed an upregulation of NFS1 in DLBCL tumor tissues. Knockdown of NFS1 decreased the cell viability and enhanced LDH levels in DLBCL cells. Animal experiments further indicated that downregulation of NFS1 suppresses tumor growth in vivo. NFS1 knockdown increased the lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in cells, and this promotional effect was reversed by ferroptosis inhibitors, but not influenced by other types of cell death inhibitors. This result suggested that NFS1 depletion-impaired cell viability is associated with ferroptosis. Silenced NFS1 aggravated ferroptosis inducers caused cell viability inhibition, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and lipid ROS levels enhancement, while the addition of ferroptosis inhibitors abated these trends. Moreover, catalytic residue mutation of NFS1 did not affect its protein expression but decreased the cell viability, which was promoted by NFS1 upregulation, indicating that the protective effect of NFS1 in DLBCL cells was related to its catalytic activity. Further results showed that frataxin (FXN), the upstream activator of NFS1, reduced the cell viability in NFS1 upregulated cells. Consistent with NFS1, FXN silencing aggravated erastin-induced cell viability inhibition and LDH level enhancement. Silencing NFS1 or FXN inhibited the level of iron ions storage-related proteins but promoted the level of transport-related proteins. In addition, silenced NFS1 or FXN displayed an inhibition effect on protein expression of DNA polymerases, but a promotion trend in the phosphorylation of DNA damage markers. In conclusion, we demonstrated that ISC-related proteins NFS1 and FXN protect DLBCL cells from ferroptosis and DNA damage, thus exhibiting an essential role in DLBCL progression.
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Catalysts
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 9
·875
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Kunyang Li,Di Wang,Ning Tang,Zhou Zhou,Wen Zhang,Bohan Liu,Yiying Yue
Photocatalytic technology offers significant potential for pollutant remediation through efficient, cost-effective mineralization but faces inherent limitations, including catalyst agglomeration and rapid charge recombination. To address these challenges, we developed activated carbon-modified porous graphitic carbon nitride (APCN) synthesized through the co-polycondensation of dicyandiamide with NH4Cl and fir-wood-derived activated carbon (AC). The incorporated AC effectively prevented the agglomeration of carbon nitride frameworks, thereby enhancing the specific surface area (SBET) of APCN. This matrix was subsequently composited with hydrothermally prepared (1T/2H) mixed-phase MoS2through ultrasonication, forming a MoS2/APCN heterostructure. Characterizations including Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and N2adsorption–desorption isotherms (BET) confirmed that MoS2was successfully loaded onto APCN via an ultrasonic synthesis method. The composite exhibited outstanding photocatalytic activity, degrading 95.5% RhB in 40 min (pH = 7) and 97.4% in 25 min (pH = 3.5), with 87.3% efficiency retention after four cycles (pH = 7). Crucially, AC enhanced visible-light absorption and functioned as an electron-mediating component. Photoelectrochemical analyses and radical-trapping experiments confirmed a direct Z-scheme charge transfer mechanism, wherein conductive AC accelerates electron transport and suppresses carrier recombination. This study establishes both an efficient RhB degradation photocatalyst and a sustainable strategy for valorizing agricultural waste in advanced material design.
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Toxins
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2025
·Vol. 17
·期 9
·438
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Wenjing Xia,Nianqing Zhu,Jie Mei,Yueqin Peng,Fanglin Song,Shuai Ding,Fei Li,Xue Zhou
Mycotoxin contamination in agricultural products poses severe global health risks, with ochratoxins (particularly OTA and OTB) exhibiting marked nephrotoxicity and classified as Group 2B carcinogens by IARC. Conventional physical/chemical detoxification methods often impair food nutritional quality, highlighting the need for enzymatic alternatives. Herein, we systematically investigated the degradation mechanisms of ochratoxin A (OTA) and ochratoxin B (OTB) usingPleurotus ostreatusdye-decolorizing peroxidase (PoDyP4) coupled with redox mediators. Remarkably, hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT) enhanced degradation efficiency 26.7-fold for OTA and 10.6-fold for OTB compared to mediator-free systems, establishing it as the optimal catalytic enhancer. Through LC-MS/MS analysis, we identified five key degradation products, including 6-OH-OTA and OTB-quinone, elucidating a putative oxidative degradation pathway. In vitro cytotoxicological evaluation in HK-2 cells demonstrated thatPoDyP4-treated ochratoxins significantly attenuated cytotoxicity, reducing malondialdehyde (MDA) levels by 48.7% (OTA) and 42.3% (OTB) (p< 0.01) and suppressing ROS generation. Molecular docking revealed strong binding affinities betweenPoDyP4 and ochratoxins, with calculated binding energies of −7.6 kcal/mol (OTA) and −8.6 kcal/mol (OTB), stabilized by hydrogen bond networks (1.9–3.4 Å). These findings positionPoDyP4 as a promising biocatalyst for mycotoxin mitigation in food systems, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional detoxification methods.
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2019
·Vol. 6
·期 12
·3569-3576
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IF 5.934
Ran Wang,Guoan Lin,Xiaoxiang Xu
Nitrogen doping has been frequently adopted as a useful strategy to endow wide band gap semiconductors with visible light photocatalytic activities. Nevertheless, factors that may influence the effects of nitrogen doping are seldom touched. In this work, we synthesized a series of complex perovskites Sr3BNb2O9 (B = Mg, Ca and Sr) and applied nitrogen doping strategies to these compounds. Our results suggest that a wealth of important parameters such as structural distortions, cation ordering, nitrogen uptake, visible light absorption and surface hydrophilicity are all strongly correlated with cations in the B site. Accommodating large Sr cations in the B site helps to reduce structural distortions and the level of cation ordering. It is also helpful to increase nitrogen uptake, visible light absorption and surface hydrophilicity, all of which seem to be responsible for a much higher photocatalytic activity for water oxidation reactions. The strong correlations between B site cations and the aforementioned parameters open a new avenue for the design and development of efficient photocatalytic properties of these promising materials.
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RARE METALS
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2023
·Vol. 43
·期 3
·1153-1166
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IF 8.8
Lu Li-Wen,Luo Hui,Li Guang-Xu,Li Yun,Wang Xin-Hua,Huang Cun-Ke,Lan Zhi-Qiang,Zhou Wen-Zheng,Guo Jin,Ismail Mohammad,Liu Hai-Zhen
The Li-Mg-B-H composite (2LiBH 4 + MgH 2 ) has a high capacity of 11.4 wt% as a hydrogen storage material. However, the slow kinetics and poor cycling stability severely restrict its practical applications. In this work, a layered Nb 2 C MXene was first synthesized and then introduced to tailor the kinetics and cycling stability of the Li-Mg-B-H composite. The milled 2LiH + MgB 2 composites were initially hydrogenated to obtain the 2LiBH 4 + MgH 2 composites. The 2LiBH 4 + MgH 2 + 5 wt% Nb 2 C can release 9.0 wt% H 2 in 30 min at 400 °C, while it is only 2.7 wt% for the undoped 2LiBH 4 + MgH 2 . The dehydrogenation activation energies of MgH 2 and LiBH 4 are 123 and 154 kJ·mol −1 respectively for the 5 wt% Nb 2 C-doped composite, lower than the undoped composite (164 and 165 kJ·mol −1 ). The 2LiBH 4 + MgH 2 + 5 wt% Nb 2 C possesses excellent cycling stability, with the reversible capacity only slightly reduced from 9.4 wt% for the 1st cycle to 9.3 wt% for the 20th cycle. Nb 2 C keeps stable in the composite and acts as an efficient catalyst for the Li-Mg-B-H composite. It is believed that both the layered structure and the active Nb element contribute to the enhanced hydrogen storage performances of the Li-Mg-B-H composite. This work confirms that the Nb 2 C MXene with layered structure has a significant enhancing impact on the Li-Mg-B-H hydrogen storage materials, which is different from the bulk NbC. Graphical abstract
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2021
·Vol. 8
·期 15
·3716-3722
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IF 6.569
Siru Guo,Wenbin Zhang,Rong Yang,Min Zhang,Zhihua Yang,Shilie Pan
The first borate featuring a three-dimensional B–O anionic network with edge-sharing (ES) [BO4] units, Pb2.28Ba1.72B10O19 (PbBaBO), has been synthesized under ambient pressure. The squeezing effect of the 2∞[B10O19] bilayer structure on the intra-layer co-edge [BO4] leads to an extremely long B–B distance and quite small internal O–B–O angles in the [B2O6] ring.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2013
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IF 2.206
Yan-Ling Luo,Li-Li Chen,Yan Miao,Feng Xu
Novel AB4-type polyurethane (PU) micelle-like amphiphilic block copolymers consisting of hydroxyl-functionalized carboxyl-terminated poly(butadiene-co-acrylonitrile) (f-CTBN) as the hydrophobic cores and methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG) as the hydrophilic branched blocks were synthesized via esterification, followed by coupling reaction. Their chemical structure and molecular weight were characterized by FTIR, NMR, and SEC measurements. The block copolymers could easily self-assemble to form core–shell micelle nanoparticles in various media. The micelles bear a critical micelle concentration (CMC) in a range from 0.740 to 6.310 mg L–1 and were very stable even in PBS solutions. The TEM and DLS findings revealed that the micelles were almost spherical and narrow-size-distribution, with TEM mean diameters from 13 to 24 nm, and average hydrodynamic diameter about 124–151 nm. All these depended on chain lengths and compositional ratios of hydrophilic MPEG blocks. The drug loading and in vitro release indicated that the self-assembled micelle nanoparticles could effectively load hydrophobic prednisone, with encapsulation capacity of about 27–30%, and the drug release from the nanoparticles was dependent on MPEG chain lengths and the molar ratios of f-CTBN to MPEG. Cytotoxicity assays disclosed that the as-prepared block copolymer micelle nanoparticles exhibit good biocompatibility and could be employed as potential drug controlled release carriers.
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JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
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2021
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IF 5.302
Zhen Teng,Yongqiang Tan,Sifan Zeng,Yan Meng,Chen Chen,Xiaochun Han,Haibin Zhang
In this study, 37 kinds of high-entropy pyrochlore/fluorite ceramics with equiatomic multicomponent compositions were successfully synthesized and the process of phase transformation was also investigated. Eventually, the experimental results show that 33 among the high-entropy compounds exhibit a single pyrochlore/fluorite structure with all cations randomly and uniformly distributed at A and B sites. Meanwhile, the ionic radii, valence, and size disorder may be the main driving forces for the formation of single-phase high-entropy pyrochlore/fluorite oxides . Furtherly, the average radius ratio(r A /r B ) is the main factor of the pyrochlore/fluorite phase transformation. And when the average radius ratio(r A /r B ) extends from 1.46 to 1.78, the high-entropy pyrochlore structure is stable. When the average radius ratio r A /r B is less than 1.46, it transforms into the defective fluorite structure. This study not only further expands the high-entropy pyrochlore family and but also is expected to guide the design of high-entropy pyrochlore through composition customization.
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Analytical Methods
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2014
·Vol. 6
·期 21
·8627-8632
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Jinjiao Shi,Ligang Chen
In this study, we investigated the possibility of reverse micelles which were used for the determination of rhodamine B in lipsticks followed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The reverse micelle of surfactant sodium 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexoxy)-1,4-dioxobutane-2-sulfonate (AOT) was formed in n-hexane. First, the samples were preprocessed by reverse micelle extraction, and then rhodamine B was extracted from the mixture with methanol by back-extraction. The effects of different parameters including the concentration of surfactant, pH, amount of potassium chloride, ultrasonic time and type of organic solvents were evaluated and optimized during reverse micelle formation. The limit of detection of rhodamine B was 0.01 μg g−1. The intra-day and inter-day precisions expressed as relative standard deviations were 3.6% and 4.5%, respectively. The recovery of rhodamine B obtained was 95.0%. The reverse micelle method proposed for the determination of rhodamine B in real samples of lipsticks has the advantages of simplicity, speed, high precision, low detection limit and the use of inexpensive equipment.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2019
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IF 3.131
Xiaotong Sun,Luting Yan,Runxiang Xu,Mingyuan Xu,Yanyun Zhu
TiO 2 presents a broad application prospect in the field of degradation of environmental pollutants. However, the development of TiO 2 photocatalyst has been limited by two factors, namely, narrow spectral response range and low quantum efficiency . Surface coating can selectively change the physical and chemical properties of core particles, whereas the synergistic action between core and shell can optimize material performance. In this paper, surface modification of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) by dopamine polymerization was used to improve its photocatalytic performance. Among polydopamine (PDA)-modified TiO 2 , TiO 2 @PDA-0.4 mg/mL-2 h showed the best degradation rate of Rhodamine B (RhB): the degradation rate reached 99.28% and 77.40% after 1.5 h of ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) and visible (Vis) light irradiation, respectively. Compared with the uncoated TiO 2 , the degradation rate has shown improvement, especially under Vis light irradiation, with the photocatalytic performance improving by 35.04%. Absorption, emission, and impedance spectra showed that surface modification of TiO 2 with suitable thickness of PDA effectively increased light absorption and promoted separation of photogenerated carriers . High-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry revealed the differences in photocatalytic degradation mechanism of TiO 2 @PDA to RhB under UV–vis and Vis light irradiation. Compared with those under UV–vis light irradiation, the intermediate products under Vis light irradiation are relatively simple. TiO 2 @PDA generated more electrons, which interacted with H 2 O to produce large amounts of ·OH and holes under UV–vis light irradiation in comparison with that under Vis light irradiation. In addition to deacetylation , deamination , and decarboxylation by hydroxylation , excess ·OH in the photocatalytic process would attack benzene rings directly to produce N , N -diethylacetamide.
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