Cancer Cell International
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2022
·Vol. 22
·期 1
·1-18
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IF 6.429
Wang Shunxi,Chen Long,Liu Wanqian
Background Ferroptosis have been implicated in tumorigenesis, tumor progression, and chemo- and immuno-therapy in cirrhotic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), indicating its association with matrix stiffness and clinical benefit of targeting drugs or immune checkpoint inhibitor. Here, we postulated that increased matrix stiffness reduces ferroptosis and impairs tumor immunity by regulating the expression of ferroptosis- and immune-related genes in HCC, which might be a robust predictor of therapeutic efficacy. Methods Using publicly available tissue microarray datasets, liver cancer rat model, and clinical specimen, ferroptosis-related differential genes in HCV-infected cirrhotic HCC and its mechanical heterogeneous pattern of expression were screened and identified. Further investigation on the underlying mechanism of matrix stiffness-regulated ferroptosis and the expression of immune mediator were performed. Finally, threshold analysis of HCC cases with sorafenib treatment revealed the value of clinical applications of these potential predictors. Results STEAP3 was identified as the ferroptosis-related differential genes in HCV-infected cirrhotic HCC. Stiffer matrix decreased STEAP3 in the invasive front area of HCC and the liver cirrhotic tissue. Contrarily, softer matrix induced STEAP3 in the central area of HCC and the normal liver tissue. Immunological correlation of STEAP3 in cirrhotic HCC showed that STEAP3-mediated immune infiltration of CD4+ T and CD8+ T cells, macrophages, neutrophils, and dendritic cells and HCC prognosis, predicting to regulate immune infiltration. Overexpression of STEAP3 induced ferroptosis and inhibited the expression of immune mediator of PD-L2 on a stiff matrix. Especially, the ferroptosis- and immune-related gene predictive biomarker (FIGPB), including STEAP3 and PD-L2, predicts better clinical benefit of sorafenib in HCC patients. Conclusions This finding identifies matrix stiffness impairs ferroptosis and anti-tumor immunity by mediating STEAP3 and PD-L2. More importantly, coordinated with PD-L2, matrix stiffness-dependent STEAP3 could be applied as the independent predictors to favorable sorafenib response, and thus targeting it could be a potential diagnosis and treatment strategy for HCC.
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Microorganisms
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2020
·Vol. 8
·期 2
·175
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Xuerun Liu,Luoyang Wang,Nan Jing,Guoqiang Jiang,Zheng Liu
Recent advances have revealed the essential role of gut microbiomes in the therapeutic efficiency of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Inspired by biostimulation, a method using nutrients to accelerate the growth of soil microorganisms and the recovery of soil microbial consortia, here we propose a bilberry anthocyanin combo containing chitosan and low molecular citrus pectin (LCP), in which LCP–chitosan is used to encapsulate anthocyanins so to enhance its digestive stability and, moreover, modulate the microbiome more favorable for the PD-L1 blockade treatment. Using murine MC38 colon cancer as a model system, we examined the effects of the combo on modulating the gut microbiome and therapeutic efficiency of PD-L1 blockade treatment. It was shown that bilberry anthocyanins enriched the subdominant species, increased both the concentration and the proportion of butyrate in feces and enhanced intratumoral CD8+T cell infiltrations. The application of the bilberry anthocyanin combo restored the species diversity of gut microbiome decreased by LCP–chitosan and achieved the best control of tumor growth. These preliminary results indicated unprecedented opportunities of probiotics combo in improving the therapeutic efficiency of immune checkpoint inhibitor through manipulating gut microbiome.Keywords:immune checkpoint inhibitors;immunotherapy;gut microbiome;bilberry anthocyanins;low molecular citrus pectin;chitosan
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ARCHIV DER PHARMAZIE
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2025
·Vol. 358
·期 12
·e70155
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Xinli Wang,Xia Wang,Xuejing Su,Zexin Wang,Yongxiao Sun,Lijun Xie,Xiaoyan Lin
The development of theranostic probes with tumor-specific targeting and high therapeutic efficacy remains a pivotal challenge in precision oncology. Herein, we have successfully developed a new cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)-targeted probe compound 2 derived from Rofecoxib. Compound 2 facilitated tumor visualization by a sixfold fluorescence enhancement upon COX-2 binding, while it exhibited minimal background fluorescence under physiological conditions. Moreover, compound 2 monotherapy achieved 53% tumor regression ( p < 0.01). When combined with a programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitor (RMP1-14), concurrent blockade of the COX-2/prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and PD-1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) axes achieved 95% tumor regression ( p < 0.001). Compound 2 involves activating fluorescence by targeting tumor markers COX-2 as well as enhancing therapeutic efficacy. We believe this approach could provide insights for advancing cancer diagnosis and treatment technologies.
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ACS Catalysis
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Tao Wang,Qiao Yu,Zhilin Chen,Chao Xiao,Shuming Peng
The active phase for methane combustion is still in debate. Low-temperature CO-FTIR spectroscopy was used to probe the working surface state on a series of Pd/Al2O3 (PdAl) and Pd/silicalite-1 (PdSil) catalysts with different starting states: oxidized, reduced (R), reoxidized (Ro). The surface of prereduced PdAl (Pd0) is transformed to an oxidized state (PdOx) with a CO stretching vibration (νCO) at ∼2157 cm–1 when it is aged in the methane oxidation mixture. The aging-induced transformation from Pd0 to PdOx occurred at 250 °C or above. Although PdSil has multiple kinds of PdOx entities, prereduced PdSil also transformed into PdOx. For PdAl(4)-R-A250, XRD patterns suggest weak bulk oxidation of Pd0 at 250 °C, XPS spectra indicate 28% of surface Pd0 atoms are oxidized, but CO-FTIR spectra confirm all the “top surface” Pd0 atoms are oxidized. It demonstrates the advantage of CO-FTIR spectroscopy in probing the top surface state. Finally, a direct correlation between operando FTIR spectroscopy and low-temperature CO-FTIR spectroscopy was established. Operando FTIR spectra over PdSil during methane oxidation at 250 °C gives two bands at 2124 cm–1 (CO–Pd+) and 2161 cm–1 (CO–Pd2+). After cooling in nitrogen, CO-FTIR spectra give two similar bands at 2134 cm–1 and 2157 cm–1. The “working surface state” can be preserved in CO-FTIR. For PdAl(4), operando FTIR spectra at 250 and 300 °C give no bands of adsorbed CO. Adding CO into the methane oxidation mixture resulted in a single CO–Pd2+ band at 2163 cm–1, which is in accord with their CO-FTIR spectra. For operando FTIR spectroscopy, the observation of the bands of adsorbed CO depends on the accumulation of the CO intermediates, but their accumulation is limited to reaction temperatures below 300 °C and to PdSil (not PdAl). These limitations make low-temperature CO-FTIR spectroscopy more general and sensitive.
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International Journal of Nanomedicine
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2018
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Shijie Xu,Fangbo Cui,Dafu Huang,Dinghu Zhang,Anqing Zhu,Xia Sun,Yiming Cao,Sheng Ding,Yao Wang,Eryun Gao,Fenglin Zhang
Background Docetaxel (DOC) is widely used as a chemotherapy drug for various tumors, including gastric cancer (GC), but the clinical application of DOC has been limited due to the hydrophobicity of the drug. We aimed to formulate a multifunctional nanoparticle (NP) system to reduce the side effects of the chemotherapy agent, to promote synergistic therapeutic effects, and to achieve targeted delivery of the therapy. Methods The polyethylene glycol-poly(ε-caprolactone) NPs (PEG-PCL NPs) were prepared by a ring opening copolymerization technique and were then conjugated with a programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) monoclonal antibody (mAb). The effects of the surface coating on particle size, size distribution, zeta potential, drug encapsulation efficiency, loading capacity, and the drug release kinetics were investigated. By using a panel of PD-L1-expressing human GC cell lines and PD-L1-overexpressing cells, we studied cellular uptake, cytotoxic effects, and cellular apoptosis in the presence of PD-L1 mAb-conjugated NPs. Results The characterization of the structure and biological functions of DOC-PEG-PCL-mAb NPs was investigated in vitro. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy validated the presence of the PD-L1 mAbs on the NP surface. The cellular uptake analysis showed that the antibody-conjugated NPs achieved significantly higher cellular uptake. The results of an in vitro cytotoxicity experiment on three GC lines further proved the targeting effects of the antibody conjugation. In addition, we found that the DOC-PEG-PCL-mAb NPs induced cell apoptosis and enhanced G2-M arrest in cancer cells, indicating the inhibition of microtubule synthesis. When compared with the control groups, DOC-PEG-PCL-mAb NPs are more effective in inhibiting PD-L1 expression in GC cells. Conclusion Our results reported here highlight the biological and clinical potential of DOC-PEG-PCL-mAb NPs using PD-L1 mAbs in GC treatment.
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2022
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Yunhong Liang,Hao Zhang,Zhaohua Lin,Suqian Ma,Lei Ren,Luquan Ren
As biomimetic actuators that are operable under low voltages, ionic polymer–metal composites (IPMCs) have been proposed as promising candidates in the field of artificial muscles. In this study, a high specific surface area was obtained by directional roughening of a Nafion surface, and high-quality electrodes containing a Pd buffer layer and a Pt layer were deposited on the Nafion matrix via a method of isopropanol-assisted electroless plating, achieving outstanding electromechanical properties. The proposed IPMC exhibits an excellent tip displacement of 36.5 mm and a large blocking force of 2.4 MPa under a low direct current (DC) voltage. Furthermore, the IPMC has an excellent power density (up to 3966 J/m3) and can lift objects that are 20 times its weight, exhibiting great load capacity. More importantly, the imitation of biomimetic actuation behaviors including the opening/closing of petals and wing flapping of bees at a high frequency (21 Hz) has been demonstrated. The fabrication of high-quality Pd/Pt composite electrodes provides significant improvement for IPMC actuators, which is useful for their applications in medical devices and biomimetic robots.
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
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Min Zhang,Dongmei Fu
A gas-liquid interface approach was developed for the synthesis of ternary Pd-Au-P composites, which were supported on poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride)-functionalized reduced graphene oxide (PDDA/RGO). The as-synthesized composites were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The Pd-Au-P-PDDA/RGO composites as an electrochemical dopamine (DA) sensor showed superior electrocatalytic activity and stability toward DA oxidation as compared with Pd- Au-PDDA/RGO and Pd-Au-P/RGO. The enhanced electrochemical performance could be attributed to the effect of electronic structure and long-range disorder and short-range structure due to the doping of P element. By studying the kinetics of DA oxidation, electrochemical DA oxidation was proven to be irreversible and follow Laviron Equation. Using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), the Pd-Au- P/PDDA/RGO sensor had low detection limit of 0.7 ^M, wide linear range of 3.5-125 ^M and relatively high sensitivity (0.2858 μA/μM), which was suitable for the detection of biological and environmental samples.
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CATALYSIS LETTERS
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2021
·Vol. 152
·期 4
·1160-1169
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Cheng Lin,Cao Liumei,Ren Hao,Guo Qiaoqiao,Deng Huifang,Li Yiming
The construction of a multifunctional catalyst for multistep sequential\tandem reactions at the molecular level faces a formidable challenge. Multivariate (MTV)-MOFs can provide a facile and tunable platform for rationally designing such multifunctional catalysts via grafting different catalytic groups on the bridging ligands. However, the related investigations are still limited. Here, Pd(II) and l -proline are metalated and decorated to organic linkers, respectively, to build a MTV-MOF, which is then successfully applied to sequential Suzuki Coupling/asymmetric Aldol reactions with satisfied coupling performance (yields up to 99%) and good enantioselectivities ( ee anti up to 98%). Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) measurements of the supernatant and hot leaching test suggest the heterogeneous nature of the catalyst. Macrosubstrate tests verify that the reaction occurs inside the pores of the MOF. The heterogeneous catalyst can maintain structural stability and catalytic activity within three cycles. Graphic Abstract Versatile Pd(II) and l -proline were metalated and decorated, respectively, into stable UiO-67 to construct bifunctional and heterogeneous multivariate MOF catalyst, which displayed efficient and recyclable catalytic activity in sequential Suzuki Coupling/asymmetric Aldol reactions.
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2021
·Vol. 8
·期 9
·2280-2287
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Yangyang Ren,Chuanliang Li,Baosong Li,Fan Gao,Xinghua Zhang,Xiaojing Yang,Lanlan Li,Zunming Lu,Xiaofei Yu
Here, PtPd nanoframes were prepared by etching Pd@PdPt core–shell rhombic dodecahedrals (RDs) with Fe3+ provided by iron chloride hexahydrate (FeCl3·6H2O). Based on the experimental results, PtPd nanoframes were formed due to the etching of Pd cores. In terms of catalytic performance, the measured specific activity and mass activity of PtPd nanoframes were 1.11 mA cm−2 and 840.38 mA mg−1, respectively, which were much higher than those of Pd@PdPt core–shell RDs, Pt black and Pt/C, suggesting the preeminent activity of PtPd nanoframes. Meanwhile, PtPd nanoframes showed better stability compared with Pd@PdPt core–shell RDs, Pt black and Pt/C. The strengthened catalytic properties may be caused by the larger surface area owing to the novel structure and the strong electronic interaction between Pt and Pd.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2020
·Vol. 8
·期 19
·9545-9553
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Tianhang Gu,Wei Teng,Nan Bai,Zehan Chen,Jianwei Fan,Wei-xian Zhang,Dongyuan Zhao
Bimetals have attracted considerable attention as electrocatalysts towards selective reduction of nitrate to benign dinitrogen. Design of highly efficient and stable bimetallic catalysts by taking the effects of both active sites increasing and synergistic composition into account is of paramount importance but still a grand challenge. Herein we report novel bimetallic Pd–Cu nanoparticles (NPs) incorporated in porous N-doped carbon octahedra prepared by a spatial confinement strategy of in situ pyrolysis of metal–organic frameworks with the assistance of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) as electrocatalysts achieving targeted denitrification. Pd–Cu NPs exhibit superior dispersity with a N-doped matrix and are strongly dependent on the variation of PVP, Pd precursor and pyrolysis temperature. The material shows high efficiency (∼97.1%) for the reduction of nitrate from 100 to 2.9 mg NO3−-N L−1 (well below drinking water standards of 10 mg NO3−-N L−1), and especially the selectivity over 83% for benign N2 at neutral pH within 24 h. Encapsulated and well-dispersed Pd–Cu NPs and doped N in the carbonaceous matrix synergistically enhance the interfacial electron transfer for transformation of NO3−-N(V). Porous structures endow the catalyst with outstanding stability after eight cycles and over a wide pH of 4–10. More importantly, the nanocatalyst performs well with real contaminated water (selectivity of 91% for nitrogen) in laboratory batch reactors. This nanocatalyst shows promise in wastewater treatment and environmental remediation due to the spatial confinement strategy and introduction of heterogeneous atoms.
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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2020
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Ziqiang Wang,Zechuan Dai,Hongjie Yu,Hugang Zhang,Wenjing Tian,You Xu,Xiaonian Li,Liang Wang,Hongjing Wang
Electrochemical ammonia synthesis is considered as an alternative sustainable method to the traditional Haber–Bosch process because of the reduced energy consumption and mild operation conditions. The key is to design efficient electrocatalysts for facile adsorption and activation of nitrogen. Herein, a nanoporous Pd film with a tunable pore size has been in situ grown on Ni foam (nPd/NF) via a micelle-assisted replacement method using NF as a reductant and substrate, where polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene oxide) and 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene serve as a pore-forming agent and a swelling agent, respectively. Combining the continuous large nanoporous structure and self-supported properties, the obtained nPd/NF exhibits excellent catalytic performance for ammonia synthesis with a high NH3 yield of 18.27 μg h–1 mgcat–1 and a faradaic efficiency of 10.36% in 0.1 M Na2SO4. This work provides a fascinating route for the rational design of self-supported porous noble metals with a tunable pore size for effective electrosynthesis of ammonia.
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Molecular Catalysis
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2018
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Fengwei Zhang,Chunlan Ma,Shuai Chen,Jianfei Zhang,Zhihong Li,Xian-Ming Zhang
Chemoselective hydrogenation of quinolines is often subjected to the problems of leaching and poisoning of catalytic active site as well as harsh reaction conditions. Developing a novel and high-performance heterogeneous catalyst is of paramount importance yet a huge challenge. Herein, we report a facile and efficient strategy for preparing the large surface area and highly N-doped hierarchical porous carbon anchored tiny Pd NPs catalyst, in which the low-cost chitosan, nitrogen-rich ionic liquids are served as composite precursors and KZ molten salt as friendly pore-forming agent. And a series of Pd@CIL-T (C refers to chitosan, IL refers to ionic liquid, T = 600–900 °C) catalysts are successfully fabricated via pyrolyzing aforesaid composites at different temperatures followed by anchoring the highly dispersed and small-sized Pd NPs on their surface. Among all the prepared catalysts, Pd@CIL-900 exhibits the optimal catalytic performance towards the selective hydrogenation of quinoline under extremely mild conditions (0.6 mol% Pd, 0.1 MPa H 2 and 50 °C). The kinetic experiments further reveal that such hydrogenation is subject to a pseudo-first order reaction and the apparent activation energy is as low as 41.1 kJ/mol, demonstrating excellent hydrogenation reaction rate. Moreover, the catalytic activity and selectivity are well maintained even after being reused for fifth reaction cycles.
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