144 results on '"Xiaoyang Li"'
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2. Design and Experimental Study of an Improved Pressure Core Sampler for Marine Gas Hydrates
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Xiaoyang Li, Xin Zhang, Yinlong Ma, Yingying Tian, Zelong Han, and Yongqin Zhang
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Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Published
- 2024
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3. Lightweight excellent microwave absorption properties based on sulfur doped graphene
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Lin Tan, Menghui Zhu, Xiaoyang Li, Huixia Feng, Nali Chen, and Dan Zhao
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Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Lightweight and high-efficiency electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption sulfur doped graphene (S-GS) was fabricated by reducing and doping graphene oxide (GO) using chemical method. The obtained S-GS exhibits an extremely low reflection loss (RL), wide effective absorption frequency bandwidth at a thin coating thickness (d), light weight and low cost. The minimum RL reaches −52.3 dB at 17.5 GHz with a matching thickness of 1.22 mm. More excitedly, the EM absorption properties could be double-adjusted. By changing the amount of dopant and the thickness of S-GS, The minimum RL touches −52.2 dB at 9.4 GHz and −49.3 dB at 8.5 GHz, respectively, even much lower than most kinds of GS based composites which combined with polymers, magnetic nanoparticles and so on. In a word, S-GS can be promised to be an ideal candidate for constructing novel MW absorber with lightweight, strong absorption characteristics, and thin matching thickness. Keywords: Graphene, Sulfur doped, Microwave absorption, Lightweight
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- 2020
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4. Fuzzy Graph Learning Regularized Sparse Filtering for Visual Domain Adaptation
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Lingtong Min, Deyun Zhou, Xiaoyang Li, Qinyi Lv, and Yuanjie Zhi
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domain adaptation ,fuzzy graph regularization ,sparse filtering ,Technology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Physics ,QC1-999 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Distribution mismatch can be easily found in multi-sensor systems, which may be caused by different shoot angles, weather conditions and so on. Domain adaptation aims to build robust classifiers using the knowledge from a well-labeled source domain, while applied on a related but different target domain. Pseudo labeling is a prevalent technique for class-wise distribution alignment. Therefore, numerous efforts have been spent on alleviating the issue of mislabeling. In this paper, unlike existing selective hard labeling works, we propose a fuzzy labeling based graph learning framework for matching conditional distribution. Specifically, we construct the cross-domain affinity graph by considering the fuzzy label matrix of target samples. In order to solve the problem of representation shrinkage, the paradigm of sparse filtering is introduced. Finally, a unified optimization method based on gradient descent is proposed. Extensive experiments show that our method achieves comparable or superior performance when compared to state-of-the-art works.
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- 2021
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5. Propagation of Non-Linear Lamb Waves in Adhesive Joint with Micro-Cracks Distributing Randomly
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Xiaoyang Li, Guoshuang Shui, Youxuan Zhao, and Yue-Sheng Wang
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non-linear lamb wave ,micro-crack damage ,adhesive joint ,acoustic non-linearity parameters ,Technology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Physics ,QC1-999 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
With the advantages of uniform stress transfer and weight reduction, adhesive joints are widely used in engineering. The propagation of non-linear Lamb waves in an adhesive joint with micro-cracks distributing in a random way is systematically investigated by using the numerical simulation method in this paper. A finite element model of the tri-layer adhesive structure with micro-cracks distributing randomly is established, and the Lamb wave mode pair with a matching condition of the phase velocity is chosen to examine the interaction of the micro-cracks with Lamb waves. The results show that the micro-cracks within the adhesive layer will lead to the generation of second harmonics. We also find that the Acoustic Non-linearity Parameters (ANP) increase with the propagation distance in the micro-crack damage zone and the density of the micro-cracks. However, ANPs are less concerned with the friction coefficients of the surface of micro-cracks. This numerical research reveals that non-linear Lamb waves can be employed to effectively characterize the micro-cracks related damages within an adhesive joint.
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- 2020
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6. A Novel Genetic Algorithm for the Synthetical Sensor-Weapon-Target Assignment Problem
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Xiaoyang Li, Deyun Zhou, Zhen Yang, Qian Pan, and Jichuan Huang
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cooperative engagement ,sensor-weapon–target assignment (S-WTA) ,evolutionary algorithm (EA) ,genetic algorithm (GA) ,Technology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Physics ,QC1-999 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
The sensor-weapon−target assignment (S-WTA) problem is a crucial decision issue in C4ISR. The cooperative engagement capability (CEC) of sensors and weapons depends on the S-WTA schemes, which can greatly affect the operational effectiveness. In this paper, a mathematical model based on the synthetical framework of the S-WTA problem is established, combining the dependent and independent cooperative engagement modes of sensors and weapons. As this problem is a complex combinatorial optimization problem, a novel genetic algorithm is proposed to improve the solution of this formulated S-WTA model. Based on the prior knowledge of this problem, a problem-specific population initialization method and two novel repair operators are introduced. The performances of the proposed algorithm have been validated on the known benchmarks. Extensive experimental studies compared with three state-of-the-art approaches demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can generate better assignment schemes for the most of the benchmarks.
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- 2019
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7. A Liquid-Solid Coupling Hemodynamic Model with Microcirculation Load
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Bai Li and Xiaoyang Li
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hemodynamic model ,microcirculation load ,liquid-solid-porous media seepage coupling ,Technology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Physics ,QC1-999 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
From the aspect of human circulation system structure, a complete hemodynamic model requires consideration of the influence of microcirculation load effect. This paper selected the seepage in porous media as the simulant of microcirculation load. On the basis of a bi-directional liquid-solid coupling tube model, we built a liquid-solid-porous media seepage coupling model. The simulation parameters accorded with the physiological reality. Inlet condition was set as transient single-pulse velocity, and outlet as free outlet. The pressure in the tube was kept at the state of dynamic stability in the range of 80–120 mmHg. The model was able to simulate the entire propagating process of pulse wave. The pulse wave velocity simulated was 6.25 m/s, which accorded with the physiological reality. The complex pressure wave shape produced by reflections of pressure wave was also observed. After the model changed the cardiac cycle length, the pressure change according with actual human physiology was simulated successfully. The model in this paper is well-developed and reliable. It demonstrates the importance of microcirculation load in hemodynamic model. Moreover the properties of the model provide a possibility for the simulation of dynamic adjustment process of human circulation system, which indicates a promising prospect in clinical application.
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- 2016
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8. Catalyst-free and atom-economical 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of C,N-cyclic azomethine imines: Facile synthesis of isoquinoline-fused spirocycles
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Xiaohan Hou, Yang Wang, Lesong Li, Weiwu Ren, Xiaoli Zhang, Tao Liu, Xiaoyang Li, and Hao Dong
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Polymer chemistry ,1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition ,Atom (order theory) ,Isoquinoline ,Cycloaddition ,Catalysis - Abstract
A highly efficient and environmentally benign 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of C, N - cyclic azomethine imines with 5-alkenyl thiazolones and 2-arylidenindane-1,3-diones is developed for the construction of congested quaternary spiro-carbon centers. All these transformations can be smoothly performed in ethanol at room temperature, providing a catalyst-free and atom-economical access to diversely substituted novel isoquinoline-fused spirocycles in almost quantitative yields with high diastereoselectivities. The promising anti-tumor activity of these structurally novel spirocyclic compounds is reported as well.
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- 2022
9. Dysregulated MDR1 by PRDM1/Blimp1 Is Involved in the Doxorubicin Resistance of Non-Germinal Center B-Cell-Like Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
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Ge Jiang, Shishuang Wu, Ran Li, Hongming Zhu, Junmin Li, Rufang Xiang, Zhen Jin, Xiaoyang Li, Yunxiang Zhang, Wen-Fang Wang, Kai Qing, Lining Wang, Zi-Zhen Xu, and Kai Xue
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ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B ,Drug resistance ,CHOP ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Drug Discovery ,PRDM1 ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Pharmacology ,Reporter gene ,Chemistry ,Promoter ,General Medicine ,Prognosis ,Infectious Diseases ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Oncology ,Doxorubicin ,Drug Resistance, Neoplasm ,Cell culture ,Cancer research ,Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ,Positive Regulatory Domain I-Binding Factor 1 ,Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ,Germinal center B-cell like diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ,Rituximab ,Chromatin immunoprecipitation - Abstract
Introduction: The chemoresistance mechanism of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is still poorly understood, and patient prognosis remains unsatisfactory. This study aimed to investigate drug resistance mechanisms in non-germinal center B-cell-like (non-GCB) DLBCL. Methods: Doxorubicin (DOX)-resistant OCI-Ly3 cells were generated through long-term incubation of cells in a medium with gradually increasing DOX concentrations. The expression levels of genes related to drug metabolism were determined using a functional gene grouping polymerase chain reaction (PCR) array. Drug-resistant proteins were identified using bioinformatics, and molecular association networks were subsequently generated. The association and mechanism of key genes were determined using a dual-luciferase reporter assay System and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP). The expression of drug-resistant genes and target genes was then measured using Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. The correlation between gene expressions was analyzed using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Results: Using the PCR array, MDR1 was identified as the key gene that regulates DOX resistance in OCI-Ly3/DOX-A100, a non-GCB DLBCL cell line. The dual-luciferase reporter assay system demonstrated that MDR1 transcription could be inhibited by PRDM1. ChIP results showed that PRDM1 had the ability to bind to the promoter region (−1,132 to −996) of MDR1. In OCI-Ly3/DOX cells, NF-κB activity and PRDM1 expression decreased with an increase in drug-resistant index, whereas MDR1 expression increased with enhanced drug resistance. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that relative MDR1 expression was higher than that of PRDM1 in human DLBCL tissue samples. A negative correlation was observed between MDR1 and PRDM1. Conclusion: In non-GCB DLBCL cells, NF-κB downregulates PRDM1 and thereby promotes MDR1 transcription by terminating PRDM1-induced transcriptional inhibition of MDR1. Such a mechanism may explain the reason for disease recurrence in non-GCB DLBCL after R-CHOP or combined CHOP with bortezomib treatment. Our findings may provide a potential therapeutic strategy for reducing drug resistance in patients with DLBCL.
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- 2021
10. Salicylic acid inducible nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of NPR1 fusion proteins in human cells
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Fatemeh Sadeghi, Irfan N Bandey, Xiaoyang Li, Badrinath Roysam, Navin Varadarajan, and Monish Kumar
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Cytoplasm ,Recombinant Fusion Proteins ,Gene Expression ,Bioengineering ,Chromosomal translocation ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Article ,Transactivation ,Humans ,Arabidopsis thaliana ,Cell Nucleus ,biology ,Arabidopsis Proteins ,Chemistry ,fungi ,HEK 293 cells ,biology.organism_classification ,Fusion protein ,Cell biology ,Protein Transport ,Crosstalk (biology) ,HEK293 Cells ,Synthetic Biology ,Salicylic Acid ,mCherry ,Nuclear localization sequence ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Ligand inducible proteins that enable precise and reversible control of nuclear translocation of passenger proteins have broad applications ranging from genetic studies in mammals to therapeutics that target diseases such as cancer and diabetes. One of the drawbacks of the current translocation systems is that the ligands used to control nuclear localization are either toxic or prone to crosstalk with endogenous protein cascades within live animals. We sought to take advantage of salicylic acid (SA), a small molecule that has been extensively used in humans. In plants, SA functions as a hormone that can mediate immunity and is sensed by the non-expressor of pathogenesis-related (NPR) proteins. Although it is well recognized that nuclear translocation of NPR1 is essential to promoting immunity in plants, the exact subdomain of Arabidopsis thaliana NPR1 (AtNPR1) essential for SA mediated nuclear translocation is controversial. Here, we utilized the fluorescent protein mCherry as the reporter to investigate the ability of SA to induce nuclear translocation of the full-length NPR1 protein or its C-terminal transactivation (TAD) domain using HEK293 cells as a heterologous system. HEK293 cells lack accessory plant proteins including NPR3/NPR4 and are thus ideally suited for studying the impact of SA-induced changes in NPR1. Our results obtained using a stable expression system show that the TAD of AtNPR1 is sufficient to enable the reversible SA mediated nuclear translocation of mCherry. Our studies advance a basic understanding of nuclear translocation mediated by the TAD of AtNPR1 and uncover a biotechnological tool for SA mediated nuclear localization. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- 2021
11. NF-κB inducible miR-30b-5p aggravates joint pain and loss of articular cartilage via targeting SIRT1-FoxO3a-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome
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Xiaoming Shi, Haiting Xu, Xiaoyang Li, Jie Zhang, and Chao Zheng
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Cartilage, Articular ,Male ,miR-30b-5p ,Aging ,Inflammasomes ,Interleukin-1beta ,Osteoarthritis ,Chondrocyte ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Chondrocytes ,Sirtuin 1 ,NLRP3 ,NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein ,microRNA ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Synovial fluid ,Viability assay ,Aged ,Chemistry ,Forkhead Box Protein O3 ,NF-kappa B ,Inflammasome ,NF-κB ,Cell Biology ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Arthralgia ,Rats ,MicroRNAs ,osteoarthritis ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,inflammation ,Apoptosis ,silent information regulator 2 homolog 1 ,Cancer research ,Female ,Research Paper ,medicine.drug - Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) contribute to osteoarthritis (OA) development. Nevertheless, the function and mechanism of miR-30b-5p in OA are unclear. In the present article, we gauged the miR-30b-5p level in OA patients and analyzed its correlation with OA stages. Then, we conducted in-vivo and in-vitro gain-of-function assays to determine the function of miR-30b-5p, silent information regulator 2 homolog 1 (SIRT1) and Fox. Cell counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, BrdU assay and flow cytometry were utilized to gauge cell viability and apoptosis of human chondrocyte (HC-A). The targeting association between miR-30b-5p and SIRT1 was validated through the dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) experiment. The results signified that miR-30b-5p was up-regulated in OA patients, OA rats and interleukin-1β (IL-1β)-induced chondrocytes. The higher miR-30b-5p expression brought about progressive stages of OA patients and enhanced levels of pro-inflammatory mediators in the synovial fluid. Functionally, overexpressing miR-30b-5p hampered cell viability, aggravated chondrocyte apoptosis and NLRP3 inflammasome activation induced by IL-1β, while down-regulating miR-30b-5p exerted the reverse effects. The in-vivo experiment exhibited that down-regulating miR-30b-5p improved joint pain and loss of articular cartilage in the rats with restrained inflammation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Mechanistically, miR-30b-5p targeted the 3’-non-translated region (3’UTR) of SIRT1, and miR-30b-5p was inducible with NF-κB phosphorylation enhancement. Overexpressing SIRT1 or inhibiting NF-κB relieved miR-30b-5p-induced apoptosis and NLRP3 inflammasome activation by promoting FoxO3a, while down-regulating SIRT1 or FoxO3a reversed miR-30b-5p-in-induced anti-inflammatory and apoptosis-suppressive effects. Collectively, NF-κB-induced miR-30b-5p modulates chondrocyte apoptosis and OA progression by regulating the SIRT1-FoxO3a-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome.
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- 2021
12. Magnetic Core–Shell-Structured FeOx/CN Catalyst Mediated Peroxymonosulfate Activation for Degradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenol via Non-Radical Pathway
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Chenxuan Li, Xing Chen, Kaijie Xu, Xiaoyang Li, Kangping Cui, Minshu Cui, Rohan Weerasooriya, and Zhaogang Ding
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Magnetic core ,Chemistry (miscellaneous) ,2,4-Dichlorophenol ,Shell (structure) ,Environmental Chemistry ,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) ,Degradation (geology) ,Photochemistry ,Water Science and Technology ,Catalysis - Published
- 2021
13. Formal [4+1] Cyclization of ortho ‐ or para ‐Quinone Methides with 3‐Chlorooxindoles: Synthesis of 3,2′‐Tetrahydrofuryl Spirooxindoles
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Xiaochen Tian, Fei Zhao, Xiaoyang Li, Weiwu Ren, Xiaohan Hou, Xiaoli Zhang, Yang Wang, and Houchao Tao
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Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Para-quinone ,Medicinal chemistry - Published
- 2021
14. The Roles of Oxidative Stress in Regulating Autophagy in Methylmercury-induced Neurotoxicity
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Tianyao Yang, Yanfeng Wei, Bin Xu, Xiaoyang Li, Linlin Ni, Jingjing Pan, Wei Liu, and Yu Deng
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.disease_cause ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autophagy ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Neurotoxin ,Rats, Wistar ,PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Reactive oxygen species ,Chemistry ,Mechanism (biology) ,General Neuroscience ,Neurotoxicity ,Methylmercury Compounds ,medicine.disease ,Rats ,Cell biology ,Oxidative Stress ,030104 developmental biology ,Neurotoxicity Syndromes ,Signal transduction ,Reactive Oxygen Species ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Oxidative stress - Abstract
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potential neurotoxin that is highly toxic to the human central nervous system. Although MeHg neurotoxicity has been widely studied, the mechanism of MeHg neurotoxicity has not yet been fully elucidated. Some research evidence suggests that oxidative stress and autophagy are important molecular mechanisms of MeHg-induced neurotoxicity. Researchers have widely accepted that oxidative stress regulates the autophagy pathway. The current study reviews the activation of Nuclear factor-erythroid-2-related factor (Nrf2)-related oxidative stress pathways and autophagy signaling pathways in the case of MeHg neurotoxicity. In addition, autophagy mainly plays a role in the neurotoxicity of MeHg through mTOR-dependent and mTOR-independent autophagy signaling pathways. Finally, the regulation of autophagy by reactive oxygen species (ROS) and Nrf2 in MeHg neurotoxicity was explored in this review, providing a new concept for the study of the neurotoxicity mechanism of MeHg.
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- 2021
15. The glycosyltransferase ST3GAL2 modulates virus proliferation and the inflammation response in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection
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Yanyu Guo, Umm E Swaiba, Jinhai Huang, Xiaoyang Li, Zheng Tan, Yinna Song, Lilin Zhang, Ruiqi Sun, and Min Zhu
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Swine ,Sialyltransferase ,animal diseases ,Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome ,Golgi Apparatus ,Inflammation ,Virus Replication ,Virus ,Cell Line ,Microbiology ,Transcriptome ,Viral Envelope Proteins ,Downregulation and upregulation ,Virology ,Macrophages, Alveolar ,Glycosyltransferase ,medicine ,Animals ,Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,biology ,General Medicine ,Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus ,biology.organism_classification ,Sialyltransferases ,Up-Regulation ,chemistry ,biology.protein ,Cytokines ,medicine.symptom ,Glycoprotein - Abstract
β-galactoside α-2,3-sialyltransferase 2 (ST3GAL2) is a member of the sialyltransferase family that mediates terminal modification of glycoproteins and glycolipids. ST3GAL2 has been found to play a role in obesity, aging, and malignant diseases. In this study, we cloned porcine ST3GAL2 (pST3GAL2) from porcine alveolar macrophages (PAMs), and its role in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection was investigated by transcriptome analysis. pST3GAL2 was found to be located in the Golgi apparatus, and it was expressed at high levels in PRRSV-infected PAMs. Overexpression of pST3GAL2 resulted in a slight increase in PRRSV proliferation, and the interaction between pST3GAL2 and GP2a of PRRSV was detected by coimmunoprecipitation and confocal microscopy. The expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IFN-β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-18, IL-1β and TNF-α) was significantly inhibited in pST3GAL2-overexpressing, PRRSV-infected cells and upregulated in PRRSV-infected pST3GAL2-knockout cells, while the pattern of expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-4 and IL-10) was diametrically opposite. Our results demonstrate that the regulation of pST3GAL2 plays an important role in PRRSV proliferation and functional alterations in virus-infected cells. These results contribute to our understanding of the role of β-galactoside α-2,3-sialyltransferase 2 in antiviral immunity.
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- 2021
16. Mechanisms of oxidative stress in methylmercury-induced neurodevelopmental toxicity
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Yanfeng Wei, Xiaoyang Li, Jingjing Pan, Yu Deng, Tianyao Yang, Bin Xu, Linlin Ni, and Wei Liu
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MAPK/ERK pathway ,Offspring ,Placenta ,Central nervous system ,Pharmacology ,Toxicology ,medicine.disease_cause ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pregnancy ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Methylmercury ,PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,business.industry ,General Neuroscience ,Brain ,Methylmercury Compounds ,KEAP1 ,Oxidative Stress ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,Blood-Brain Barrier ,Neurodevelopmental Disorders ,Toxicity ,Environmental Pollutants ,Female ,Neurotoxicity Syndromes ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Oxidative stress - Abstract
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a long-lasting organic environmental pollutant that poses a great threat to human health. Ingestion of seafood containing MeHg is the most important way by which it comes into contact with human body, where the central nervous system (CNS) is the primary target of MeHg toxicity. During periods of pre-plus postnatal, in particular, the brain of offspring is vulnerable to specific developmental insults that result in abnormal neurobehavioral development, even without symptoms in mothers. While many studies on neurotoxic effects of MeHg on the developing brain have been conducted, the mechanisms of oxidative stress in MeHg-induced neurodevelopmental toxicity is less clear. Hitherto, no single process can explain the many effects observed in MeHg-induced neurodevelopmental toxicity. This review summarizes the possible mechanisms of oxidative stress in MeHg-induced neurodevelopmental toxicity, highlighting modulation of Nrf2/Keap1/Notch1, PI3K/AKT, and PKC/MAPK molecular pathways as well as some preventive drugs, and thus contributes to the discovery of endogenous and exogenous molecules that can counteract MeHg-induced neurodevelopmental toxicity.
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- 2021
17. In Situ Transforming RNA Nanovaccines from Polyethylenimine Functionalized Graphene Oxide Hydrogel for Durable Cancer Immunotherapy
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Shengji Yu, Guangjun Nie, Haixia Ma, Hai Wang, Jie Zhang, Yue Yin, Xiaoyang Li, Ruifang Zhao, and Di Yu
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Polyethylenimine ,Messenger RNA ,Translational efficiency ,biology ,Chemistry ,Mechanical Engineering ,medicine.medical_treatment ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,food and beverages ,RNA ,Bioengineering ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,Immunotherapy ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Ovalbumin ,Antigen ,Cancer immunotherapy ,medicine ,Cancer research ,biology.protein ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine is a promising candidate in cancer immunotherapy as it can encode tumor-associated antigens with an excellent safety profile. Unfortunately, the inherent instability of RNA and translational efficiency are major limitations of RNA vaccine. Here, we report an injectable hydrogel formed with graphene oxide (GO) and polyethylenimine (PEI), which can generate mRNA (ovalbumin, a model antigen) and adjuvants (R848)-laden nanovaccines for at least 30 days after subcutaneous injection. The released nanovaccines can protect the mRNA from degradation and confer targeted delivering capacity to lymph nodes. The data show that this transformable hydrogel can significantly increase the number of antigen-specific CD8+ T cells and subsequently inhibit the tumor growth with only one treatment. Meanwhile, this hydrogel can generate an antigen specific antibody in the serum which in turn prevents the occurrence of metastasis. Collectively, these results demonstrate the potential of the PEI-functionalized GO transformable hydrogel for effective cancer immunotherapy.
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- 2021
18. Circ_0105346 Knockdown Inhibits Osteosarcoma Development via Regulating miR-1182/WNT7B Axis
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Xiaoyang Li, Hao Lv, Jinbao Liu, and Liang Yue
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0301 basic medicine ,circ_0105346 ,WNT7B ,proliferation ,Flow cytometry ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Western blot ,osteosarcoma ,microRNA ,medicine ,metastasis ,Viability assay ,Original Research ,Gene knockdown ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,miR-1182 ,Cell growth ,Chemistry ,apoptosis ,Cell migration ,glycolysis ,Cell cycle ,030104 developmental biology ,Oncology ,Cancer Management and Research ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Cancer research - Abstract
Jinbao Liu,1 Xiaoyang Li,1 Liang Yue,2 Hao Lv2 1Department of Orthopaedics, The First Clinical Medical School, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hao LvDepartment of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 16369, Jinshi Road, Lixia District, Jinan 250011, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86-531-68617091Email semon.lv@163.comBackground: Osteosarcoma (OS) is a common bone malignancy in children and adolescents. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been reported to affect OS progression. This paper mainly delineated the role of circRNA circ_0105346 in OS development and the potential mechanism.Methods: Quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blot assays were applied to detect the expression of circ_0105346, microRNA (miR)-1182 and wingless-type MMTV integration site family 7B (WNT7B). 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was conducted to evaluate cell viability, and flow cytometry was performed to monitor cell apoptosis and cycle. In addition, cell migration and invasion were determined via transwell assay. Wound healing assay was also employed to evaluate the migrated capacity of OS cells. Western blot assay was also employed to examine the levels of protein markers. Additionally, the interaction between miR-1182 and circ_0105346 or WNT7B was confirmed by the dual-luciferase reporter, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) and pull-down assays. Mouse xenograft model was constructed to clarify the effect of circ_0105346 on tumor growth in vivo.Results: Circ_0105346 and WNT7B were upregulated, while miR-1182 was downregulated in OS tissues and cells. Circ_0105346 knockdown suppressed OS cell proliferation, cell cycle, migration, invasion and glycolysis, as well as accelerated apoptosis, which was attenuated by miR-1182 inhibition. Interestingly, circ_0105346 targeted miR-1182, and miR-1182 interacted with WNT7B. Circ_0105346 could upregulate WNT7B by downregulating miR-1182 expression. Furthermore, circ_0105346 knockdown blocked tumor growth in vivo.Conclusion: Circ_0105346 knockdown repressed OS progression by regulating miR-1182/WNT7B axis, at least in part.Keywords: osteosarcoma, circ_0105346, miR-1182, WNT7B, proliferation, apoptosis, metastasis, glycolysis
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- 2021
19. Effect of carbon on microstructure and mechanical properties of Fe36Mn36Ni9Cr9Al10 high-entropy alloys
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Yukun Lv, Wang Yuzhe, Li Bai, Xiaoyang Li, Jian Chen, and Yan Yi
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010302 applied physics ,Phase transition ,Materials science ,Mechanical Engineering ,High entropy alloys ,Alloy ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Thermodynamics ,02 engineering and technology ,engineering.material ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Microstructure ,01 natural sciences ,chemistry ,Mechanics of Materials ,Phase (matter) ,0103 physical sciences ,engineering ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology ,Carbon - Abstract
The effect of C-alloying on phase constituent, microstructure and mechanical behaviour of a novel Co-free (Fe36Mn36Ni9Cr9Al10)100-x C x (x = 0, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 5, 6) low-cost high entropy alloy (HEA...
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- 2020
20. A new approach to construct and modulate G-quadruplex by cationic surfactant
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Xiaoyang Li, Jingcheng Hao, Zhaohui Huang, Aixin Song, Hong-Guo Liu, and Shuman Li
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Phase transition ,Metal ions in aqueous solution ,Supramolecular chemistry ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,G-quadruplex ,01 natural sciences ,Supramolecular assembly ,Biomaterials ,Surface-Active Agents ,Colloid and Surface Chemistry ,Pulmonary surfactant ,heterocyclic compounds ,Alkyl ,Ions ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Cationic polymerization ,Water ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Rheology ,0210 nano-technology ,Gels - Abstract
Hypothesis G-quadruplex structure has raised increasing attention in supramolecular chemistry as an effective template for ordered functional materials. Thus, it is of practical significance to advance our understanding regarding G-quadruplex structures. Typically, G-quadruplex structures are formed in the presence of suitable metal ions. New methods to construct such structures need to be explored. Experiments The supramolecular assembly between CTAB and a guanosine derivative at different molar ratios was systematically studied, including assembly mechanisms, morphology, and macroscopic properties. Cationic surfactants with different alkyl chains were studied as control experiments. Findings A novel strategy to construct G-quadruplex with the promotion of the cationic surfactant CTAB is presented in this work. The structure-property relationships of G-quadruplex gels are characterized by rheology and shrinkage ratio experiments. MacKintosh’s theory was used to rationalize the relationship between gel elasticity and water content. The transition of G-quadruplex structures could be easily enabled by modulating CTAB concentration, which promotes the phase transition from gel/sol biphase to homogeneous sol phase. This work will provide a new viewpoint for the construction and modulation of G-quadruplex structures.
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- 2020
21. Apigenin Enhanced Antitumor Effect of Cisplatin in Lung Cancer via Inhibition of Cancer Stem Cells
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Xin Chen, Shuyue Xia, Lei Chen, Nan Li, Wei He, Biao Yang, Xiaochuan Jiang, Yunxia Li, Jia-yu Bai, and Xiaoyang Li
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0301 basic medicine ,Cancer Research ,Lung Neoplasms ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Antineoplastic Agents ,medicine.disease_cause ,Tumor heterogeneity ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cancer stem cell ,Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ,Cell Line, Tumor ,medicine ,Humans ,Apigenin ,Lung cancer ,Cisplatin ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,medicine.disease ,Oncology ,chemistry ,Drug Resistance, Neoplasm ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Neoplastic Stem Cells ,Cancer research ,Stem cell ,Carcinogenesis ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Cancer stem cell theory has been proposed to explain tumor heterogeneity and the carcinogenesis process. Highly tumorigenic lung cancer stem cells develop resistance to cisplatin (CDDP), a common chemotherapy drug. Herein, we attempted to clarify whether apigenin (API) can improve the antitumor efficiency of CDDP in lung cancer using cancer stem cells. Lung cancer stem cells were identified as CD 133 positive cancer cells in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) A549, H1299 cells and CDDP-resistant NSCLC A549R cells. The cytotoxic effect of API was measured in CDDP-treated A549, H1299, and A549R cells. API repressed CD 133 positive cells and enhanced the antitumor effect of CDDP in A549, H1299, and A549R cells. The synergistic antitumor effect of API and CDDP was blocked by addition of the p53 inhibitor Pifithrin-α, and siRNA targeting the
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22. Behavioral Analysis of Hydrogen in Metals under the Effect of H2S Corrosion Using a Layer-stripping Micro-hardness Technique
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Xiaoyang Li, Jing Wang, and Lei Gu
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lcsh:TN1-997 ,Materials science ,Stripping (chemistry) ,Hydrogen ,Carbon steel ,Hydrogen sulfide ,Metallurgy ,chemistry.chemical_element ,engineering.material ,layer-stripping micro-hardness method ,Indentation hardness ,Corrosion ,hydrogen distribution ,hydrogen-saturated layer ,Metal ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,engineering ,General Materials Science ,terminal solid solubility of hydrogen ,Layer (electronics) ,lcsh:Mining engineering. Metallurgy - Abstract
In order to study the distribution behavior of hydrogen in metals under the condition of H2S corrosion, a layer-stripping micro-hardness test was designed to analyze the hydrogen distribution along the depth of hydrogen-charged 45 high-quality structural carbon steel at three different hydrogen sulfide concentrations and four corrosion periods in this study. The results show that there is a terminal solid solubility of hydrogen in the metal for hydrogen sulfide solutions over various concentrations and corrosion periods. A hydrogen-saturated layer is produced by hydrogen diffusing through the metal from an unsaturated state to a fully saturated state. The hydrogen-saturated layer is not affected by the concentration of the corrosion, but its thickness increases as the corrosion period increases. In this way, we established a new hydrogen diffusion model in metals.
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23. Circ_0105346 Knockdown Inhibits Osteosarcoma Development via Regulating miR-1182/WNT7B Axis [Retraction]
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Hao Lv, Xiaoyang Li, Liang Yue, and Jinbao Liu
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Gene knockdown ,Oncology ,Chemistry ,Cancer Management and Research ,medicine ,Cancer research ,Osteosarcoma ,medicine.disease ,Retraction - Abstract
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a common bone malignancy in children and adolescents. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been reported to affect OS progression. This paper mainly delineated the role of circRNA circ_0105346 in OS development and the potential mechanism.Quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blot assays were applied to detect the expression of circ_0105346, microRNA (miR)-1182 and wingless-type MMTV integration site family 7B (WNT7B). 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was conducted to evaluate cell viability, and flow cytometry was performed to monitor cell apoptosis and cycle. In addition, cell migration and invasion were determined via transwell assay. Wound healing assay was also employed to evaluate the migrated capacity of OS cells. Western blot assay was also employed to examine the levels of protein markers. Additionally, the interaction between miR-1182 and circ_0105346 or WNT7B was confirmed by the dual-luciferase reporter, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) and pull-down assays. Mouse xenograft model was constructed to clarify the effect of circ_0105346 on tumor growth in vivo.Circ_0105346 and WNT7B were upregulated, while miR-1182 was downregulated in OS tissues and cells. Circ_0105346 knockdown suppressed OS cell proliferation, cell cycle, migration, invasion and glycolysis, as well as accelerated apoptosis, which was attenuated by miR-1182 inhibition. Interestingly, circ_0105346 targeted miR-1182, and miR-1182 interacted with WNT7B. Circ_0105346 could upregulate WNT7B by downregulating miR-1182 expression. Furthermore, circ_0105346 knockdown blocked tumor growth in vivo.Circ_0105346 knockdown repressed OS progression by regulating miR-1182/WNT7B axis, at least in part.
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- 2021
24. Metal-free N and O Co-doped carbon directly derived from bicrystal Zn-based zeolite-like metal-organic frameworks as durable high-performance pH-universal oxygen reduction reaction catalyst
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Yu He, Xiaoyang Li, Yini Wang, Chunli Xu, and Jia Zhou
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Materials science ,Mechanical Engineering ,Inorganic chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Bioengineering ,General Chemistry ,Zinc ,Electrocatalyst ,Catalysis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Mechanics of Materials ,Specific surface area ,General Materials Science ,Metal-organic framework ,Methanol ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Carbon ,Pyrolysis - Abstract
A simple and green approach is studied for the preparation of a high-activity metal-free N,O-codoped porous carbon (NOPC) electrocatalyst by one-step pyrolysis of pristine zinc-based zeolite-like metal-organic framework (Zn-ZMOF) synthesized by hydrothermal method from Zn2+and 4,5-imidazoledicarboxylic acid (H3IDC) in H2O solvent. It is found that the structure and electroactivity of Zn-ZMOF and NOPC vary with the molar ratio of H3IDC to zinc acetate. NOPC shows pH-universal electrocatalytic property for oxygen reduction reaction and its electrocatalytic performance is similar to that of Pt/C in alkaline and neutral electrolytes, and is close to that of Pt/C in acidic electrolyte, which is a relatively rare case for metal-free porous carbon derived from pristine MOF. Meanwhile, NOPC displays higher long-term stability and better tolerance to methanol and carbon monoxide poisoning than that of commercial Pt/C. The excellent performance of NOPC is mainly due to the special structure of the precursor Zn-ZMOF, and the synergism of abundant active sites, micro/mesoporous structure, large specific surface area, and high degree of graphitization.
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25. Design, Synthesis, Insecticidal Evaluation and Modeling Studies on 1,4,6,7- tetrahydropyrazolo[3,4-d][1,3]oxazine Derivatives: An Application of Scaffold Hopping Strategy on Fipronil
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Xiaoyang Li, Cong Zhou, Guanglong Li, Jiagao Cheng, Xusheng Shao, Xiaoyong Xu, Lujue He, Chengchun Zhu, Zhong Li, and Zhiping Xu
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0106 biological sciences ,Chemistry ,Pharmaceutical Science ,010501 environmental sciences ,Scaffold hopping ,01 natural sciences ,Combinatorial chemistry ,010602 entomology ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Design synthesis ,Drug Discovery ,Molecular Medicine ,Fipronil ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
Background::As the first phenylpyrazole pesticide, fipronil has been widely used in crop protection and public hygiene. In the low energy conformation of fipronil, a pseudo-six-membered ring is observed through an intramolecular hydrogen bond.Methods: :A scaffold hopping strategy was applied to mimic the pseudo-six-membered ring of fipronil by non-aromatic ring. All compounds were synthesized with a proper synthetic route and characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR and high-resolution mass spectra. Insecticidal activities of all target compounds against Plutella xylostella were assessed by a professional organization. Physicochemical property prediction and docking study of these compounds with GABA receptor were also performed.Results::A series of 1,4,6,7-tetrahydropyrazolo[3,4-d][1,3]oxazine derivatives containing twenty-five compounds were designed, synthesized and evaluated. Several compounds exhibited moderate activities against Plutella xylostella. The strong electron-withdrawing groups are conducive to improve activities of this series of compounds against Plutella xylostella. Docking study showed that the most active compound 10 with nitro group could bind within the TM2 domain of GABA receptor, in which a hydrogen bond was observed with residue 6’Thr. The activity of 10 was weaker than fipronil due to the differences in physicochemical properties.Conclusion: :More attention should be paid to physicochemical properties during novel pesticide hit or lead design through scaffold hopping.
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26. Evidence of GaN HEMT Schottky Gate Degradation After Gamma Irradiation
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Gang Lin, Hu Zhaoxu, Yamin Zhang, Shijie Pan, Xiaoyang Li, Lin Bai, Chao Peng, Xuan Li, Shiwei Feng, Ying Yang, and Xiang Zheng
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010302 applied physics ,Materials science ,business.industry ,Schottky barrier ,Transistor ,Gamma ray ,Gallium nitride ,High-electron-mobility transistor ,01 natural sciences ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,law ,Logic gate ,0103 physical sciences ,Optoelectronics ,Degradation (geology) ,Electrical measurements ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,business - Abstract
The effects of gamma rays on two kinds of GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) have been investigated in this paper. We have identified a gate degradation using a combination of optical and electrical measurements. We have demonstrated that the channel current under the degradation position is outside of the gate’s control. This degradation prevents the gate from fully pinching off the channel, creating a current concentration region when applying a reverse gate voltage. An integrated analysis, including ${I}$ – ${V}$ characterization, the emission microscope (EMMI) technique, and temperature-dependent measurements, was applied to study its mechanism. It is attributed to an irradiation-induced degradation in the Schottky contact.
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27. The roles of synovial hyperplasia, angiogenesis and osteoclastogenesis in the protective effect of apigenin on collagen-induced arthritis
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Shuyue Xia, Lei Chen, Biao Yang, Yunxia Li, Nan Li, Mingqing Mao, Jia-yu Bai, and Xiaoyang Li
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Male ,Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ,0301 basic medicine ,Angiogenesis ,Arthritis ,Apoptosis ,Arthritis, Rheumatoid ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,fluids and secretions ,0302 clinical medicine ,Osteogenesis ,Immunology and Allergy ,Medicine ,Apigenin ,Cells, Cultured ,Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,biology ,Synovial Membrane ,Synoviocytes ,Mice, Inbred DBA ,RANKL ,Antirheumatic Agents ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Rheumatoid arthritis ,musculoskeletal diseases ,Immunology ,Neovascularization, Physiologic ,03 medical and health sciences ,Western blot ,Animals ,Cell Proliferation ,Pharmacology ,Autoimmune disease ,Hyperplasia ,business.industry ,RANK Ligand ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,equipment and supplies ,medicine.disease ,Arthritis, Experimental ,Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor ,030104 developmental biology ,chemistry ,biology.protein ,Cancer research ,bacteria ,business - Abstract
Apigenin (API) is a plant flavone that is known to exert a protective effect in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which is a chronic autoimmune disease. However, the molecular mechanism for API's protective effect against RA is still unclear. Here, a collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse model was used to assess the protective effect of API on RA. Histomorphological studies, immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, and western blot were conducted to elucidate the roles of synovial hyperplasia, angiogenesis, and osteoclastogenesis in the protective effect of API on RA. Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) were isolated to measure the effect of API on FLS proliferation and apoptosis. API exhibited a significant protective effect in CIA mice in a dose- and time-dependent manner. An increase in apoptosis and decrease in proliferation were observed after the API treatment in FLSs, suggesting that API might inhibit synovial hyperplasia. Moreover, CIA angiogenesis was repressed by API via down-regulation of VEGF and VEGFR. Furthermore, API regulated the osteoclastogenesis-associated RANKL/RANK/OPG system in CIA mice. Therefore, API inhibits CIA by repressing synovial hyperplasia, angiogenesis, and osteoclastogenesis. This suggested that API might be a putative low toxicity candidate drug for RA treatment.
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28. Highly active enzyme–metal nanohybrids synthesized in protein–polymer conjugates
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Jun Li, Jun Ge, Hai Xiao, Yunze Sun, Yufei Cao, Xiaoyang Li, Jiarong Xiong, Richard N. Zare, Zheng Liu, Kai Luo, Jingyuan Ma, and Licheng Wang
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In situ ,biology ,Chemistry ,Process Chemistry and Technology ,Bioengineering ,Nanoreactor ,Heterogeneous catalysis ,Biochemistry ,Combinatorial chemistry ,Catalysis ,Metal ,visual_art ,biology.protein ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Lipase ,Racemization ,Nanoconjugates - Abstract
Building a bridge between enzymatic and heterogeneous catalysis provides new cascade industrial processes for manufacturing. However, the reaction conditions of enzymatic and heterogeneous catalysis mutually cause deactivation of catalysts. Here, we overcame this challenge by developing a special protocol for the synthesis of hybrid catalysts. We utilized protein–polymer nanoconjugates as confined nanoreactors for the in situ synthesis of lipase–palladium (Pd) nanohybrids. The 0.8 nm Pd nanoparticles exhibited increased activity in racemization of (S)-1-phenylethylamine. At 55 °C, which matches the optimum temperature of lipase, the activity is more than 50 times that of commercial Pd/C. It was found that the Pd–O coordination in Pd subnanoclusters contributed to the high activity. In the dynamic kinetic resolutions of pharmaceutical intermediates (±)-1-phenylethylamine, (±)-1-aminoindan and (±)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthylamine, the lipase–Pd nanohybrids displayed 7.6, 3.1 and 5.0 times higher efficiencies than the combination of commercial immobilized lipase Novozym 435 and Pd/C. The lipase–Pd nanohybrids can be reused without agglomeration and activity loss. Combining enzymatic and heterogeneous catalysts is challenging due to different reaction requirements. Here, a method is presented constructing single protein–polymer nanoconjugates as nanoreactors for the in situ synthesis of enzyme–metal nanohybrids with high activity at ambient conditions.
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29. Chemo- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of N-Propargyl Oxazolidines through a Copper-Catalyzed Domino A3 Reaction
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Xiaoyang Li, Yazhen Zhang, Le Wang, Liliang Huang, and Huangdi Feng
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Steric effects ,Annulation ,010405 organic chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Formaldehyde ,chemistry.chemical_element ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Combinatorial chemistry ,Copper ,Domino ,0104 chemical sciences ,Catalysis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Cascade reaction ,Molecule - Abstract
Herein we describe a highly chemoselective A3-coupling/annulation of amino alcohols, formaldehyde, two kinds of aldehydes and alkynes, catalyzed by copper(II). This cascade reaction, employing readily available materials, provides a new and highly effective access to chiral N-propargyl oxazolidines with good diastereoselectivity (up to >20:1). In the case of ortho-substituted aromatic aldehydes, an intriguing steric effect is observed: a bulky group exhibits a remarkably adverse effect on the diastereoselectivity for the formation of the title molecule.
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30. Discovery of Novel Janus Kinase (JAK) and Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Dual Inhibitors for the Treatment of Hematological Malignancies
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Min Huang, Xiaoyang Li, Shuai Tang, Jie Zang, Wenfang Xu, Xuewu Liang, C. James Chou, Meiyu Geng, Chunpu Li, Yingjie Zhang, Yichun Cao, and Hong Liu
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Male ,Ruxolitinib ,Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ,Mice, Nude ,Histone Deacetylases ,Rats, Sprague-Dawley ,Mice ,Structure-Activity Relationship ,Pharmacokinetics ,Catalytic Domain ,Nitriles ,Drug Discovery ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Structure–activity relationship ,Protein Kinase Inhibitors ,Janus Kinases ,Binding Sites ,Chemistry ,HDAC6 ,Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays ,Rats ,Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors ,Molecular Docking Simulation ,Pyrimidines ,Cell culture ,Hematologic Neoplasms ,Toxicity ,Cancer research ,Pyrazoles ,Molecular Medicine ,Histone deacetylase ,Janus kinase ,Half-Life ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Concurrent inhibition of Janus kinase (JAK) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) could potentially improve the efficacy of the HDAC inhibitors in the treatment of cancers and resolve the problem of HDAC inhibitor resistance in some tumors. Here, a novel series of pyrimidin-2-amino-pyrazol hydroxamate derivatives as JAK and HDAC dual inhibitors was designed, synthesized, and evaluated, among which 8m possessed potent and balanced activities against both JAK2 and HDAC6 with half-maximal inhibitory concentration at the nanomolar level. 8m exhibited improved antiproliferative and proapoptotic activities over SAHA and ruxolitinib in several hematological cell lines. Remarkably, 8m exhibited more potent antiproliferation effect than the combination of SAHA and ruxolitinib in HEL cells bearing JAK2V617F mutation. Pharmacokinetic studies in mice showed that 8m possessed good bioavailability after intraperitoneal administration. Finally, 8m showed antitumor efficacy with no significant toxicity in a HEL xenograft model....
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31. New insights into the adsorption behavior and mechanism of alginic acid onto struvite crystals
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Xiaoyang Li, Lin Wei, Tianhu Chen, Mingze Li, Qiang Zhang, and Tianqiu Hong
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Hydrogen bond ,General Chemical Engineering ,Langmuir adsorption model ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,symbols.namesake ,Adsorption ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,law ,Struvite ,Ionic strength ,symbols ,Environmental Chemistry ,Crystallization ,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ,0210 nano-technology ,Alginic acid - Abstract
Struvite crystallization is one of the most promising routes for phosphorus recovery from phosphorus-rich sludge. However, the adsorption of alginic acid, a surrogate of extracellular polymeric substances in phosphorus-rich sludge, on struvite crystals has been proved to significantly inhibit struvite crystallization. To comprehensively understand the inhibitory mechanism, the adsorption behavior was evaluated at various adsorption time, the concentration of alginic acid, pH and ionic strength in the present study. Subsequently, adsorption equilibrium isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamics models were employed to fit the adsorption data. Interestingly, the adsorption mechanism was explored by X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis (FTIR), which was further elucidated by triple-layer model (TLM). The results indicated that the adsorption capacity of struvite crystals almost reached a plateau value within the first 30 min. Meanwhile, the adsorption capacity was significantly reduced with increasing pH, but slightly increased with increasing ionic strength. Moreover, the adsorption process obeyed pseudo-second order kinetic model and Langmuir adsorption isotherm model, whereas intra-particle diffusion was a main rate-limited step. Furthermore, hydrogen bonding and surface complexation between alginic acid and struvite crystals dominated the adsorption mechanism. Additionally, alginic acid underwent surface reactions by virtue of two outer-sphere surface complexes and one inner-sphere surface complex. The findings presented herein will facilitate understanding of the inhibitory mechanism of organic matters on struvite crystallization from phosphorus-rich sludge.
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32. G-Quadruplex based hydrogels stabilized by a cationic polymer as an efficient adsorbent of picric acid
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Xiuping Sun, Jingcheng Hao, Aixin Song, Xiaoyang Li, Yebang Tan, Jin Zhang, and Yihan Liu
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Hydrogen bond ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,Cationic polymerization ,Guanosine ,Salt (chemistry) ,Picric acid ,macromolecular substances ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Phosphate ,01 natural sciences ,Catalysis ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Adsorption ,chemistry ,Self-healing hydrogels ,Materials Chemistry ,0210 nano-technology ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
Hydrogels based on G-quadruplexes (G-hydrogels) were prepared using guanosine 5′-monophosphate disodium salt, GMP, with a hyperbranched poly(ethylenimine), PEI, containing abundant –NH2 groups. The cation–dipolar interaction between Na+ ions and GMP-quartets and the hydrogen bonding between the phosphate groups of GMP and the –NH2 groups of PEI gave rise to the hydrogels at an appropriate pH range of 1.7–4.3. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements and fluorescence enhancement of Thioflavin T (ThT) indicated the formation of the G-quadruplexes. The G-hydrogel showed high adsorption capacity for the contaminant, picric acid (PA), in water, ascribed to its plentiful –NH2 groups in the network structures.
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33. Investigating the origin of high efficiency in confined multienzyme catalysis
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Li-Tang Yan, Jun Ge, Xiaoyang Li, Yufei Cao, Jiarong Xiong, and Licheng Wang
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Kinetics ,02 engineering and technology ,Reaction intermediate ,Enzymes, Immobilized ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Combinatorial chemistry ,Catalysis ,0104 chemical sciences ,Chemical kinetics ,Reaction rate ,Synthetic biology ,Enzyme ,Models, Chemical ,chemistry ,Biomimetic Materials ,Multienzyme Complexes ,Yield (chemistry) ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology ,Metal-Organic Frameworks - Abstract
Biomimetic strategies have successfully been applied to confine multiple enzymes on scaffolds to obtain higher catalytic efficiency of enzyme cascades than freely distributed enzymes. However, the origin of high efficiency is poorly understood. We developed a coarse-grained, particle-based model to understand the origin of high efficiency. We found that a reaction intermediate is the key in affecting reaction kinetics. In the case of unstable intermediates, the confinement of multiple enzymes in clusters enhanced the catalytic efficiency and a shorter distance between enzymes resulted in a higher reaction rate and yield. This understanding was verified by co-encapsulating multiple enzymes in metal-organic framework (MOF) nanocrystals as artificially confined multienzyme complexes. The activity enhancement of multiple enzymes in MOFs depended on the distance between enzymes, when the decay of intermediates existed. The finding of this study is useful for designing in vitro synthetic biology systems based on artificial multienzyme complexes.
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34. Enzyme Catalyst Engineering toward the Integration of Biocatalysis and Chemocatalysis
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Yufei Cao, Xiaoyang Li, and Jun Ge
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0301 basic medicine ,Chemistry ,Catalytic function ,Bioengineering ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Directed evolution ,Protein Engineering ,Catalysis ,Enzyme catalysis ,Enzymes ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,Biocatalysis ,Computational design ,Humans ,Industry ,Biochemical engineering ,0210 nano-technology ,Human society ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Enzymatic catalysis, which has been driving biological processes in a green, mild, and efficient manner for billions of years, is increasingly being used in industrial processes to manufacture chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and materials for human society. Since enzymes were discovered, strategies to adapt enzymes for use as catalysts for industrial processes, such as chemical modification, immobilization, site-directed mutagenesis, directed evolution of enzymes, artificial metalloenzymes, and computational design, have been continuously pursued. In contrast to these strategies, editing enzymes to easily integrate biocatalysis with chemocatalysis is a potential way to apply enzymes in industry. Enzyme catalyst editing focuses on fine-tuning the microenvironment surrounding the enzyme or achieving a new catalytic function to construct better biocatalysis under non-natural conditions for the enzyme.
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- 2020
35. Study on the Mechanism of Targeted Poly(lactic-coglycolic acid) Nano-Delivery Carriers in the Treatment of Hemangiomas
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Wei Lu, Guobing Cheng, Zhituo Li, Sheng Liao, Jiawen Wu, Xiaoyang Li, Baitao Lu, and Guojun Liu
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030213 general clinical medicine ,Materials science ,Biomedical Engineering ,Bioengineering ,Apoptosis ,Propranolol ,Hemangioma ,Pathogenesis ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pharmacokinetics ,Western blot ,Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer ,medicine ,Humans ,General Materials Science ,Child ,Cell Proliferation ,Drug Carriers ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,Infant ,General Chemistry ,Condensed Matter Physics ,medicine.disease ,PLGA ,chemistry ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Child, Preschool ,Drug delivery ,Cancer research ,Nanoparticles ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Hemangiomas, also called infantile hemangiomas (IH), are the most common congenital benign vascular tumors in infants and young children. At present, there are many treatment methods for proliferative hemangiomas, which have different effects and lack predictability. Propranolol has gradually replaced glucocorticoids as the first-line treatment for infants and young children with hemangiomas. However, premature discontinuation is prone to relapse, and the efficacy and safety of medication need to be further studied and determined. The exact pathogenesis of hemangiomas is still unclear. Therefore, in this study, poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles were used as drug delivery carriers, propranolol was encapsulated, and PLGA-propranolol (PLGA-PP) nanodelivery preparations were prepared and targeted. Anisotropy and pharmacokinetics were preliminary studied. At the same time, after the treatment of HemECs cells with PLGA-PP in gradient concentration in vitro, CCK-8 method was used to detect the cell proliferation, and Anyixin-V/PI double staining method was used to detect the apoptosis rate of cells. The effect of PLGA-PP nano-delivery vector on hemangioma was studied by western blot method to detect the expression level of Id-1 protein in HemECs. The results showed that after PLGA-PP treated HemECs for 24 h, PLGA-PP significantly inhibited HeECs proliferation and promoted their apoptosis, and the intracellular Id-1 protein expression was also reduced. Therefore, this study believes that the mechanism of PLGA-PP nano-targeted delivery preparations in the treatment of hemangiomas is achieved by down-regulating the Id-1 gene, thereby inhibiting the colonization of HemECs and promoting its apoptosis effect.
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- 2020
36. Agrobacterium-delivered VirE2 interacts with host nucleoporin CG1 to facilitate the nuclear import of VirE2-coated T complex
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Qinghua Yang, Xiaoyang Li, Ling Peng, Haitao Tu, Stanton B. Gelvin, Lan-Ying Lee, and Shen Q. Pan
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Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Agrobacterium ,Chemistry ,Importin ,Agrobacterium tumefaciens ,Biological Sciences ,biology.organism_classification ,Nucleoprotein ,Cell biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,medicine ,Nucleoporin ,Nuclear transport ,Nuclear pore ,Nucleus - Abstract
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is the causal agent of crown gall disease. The bacterium is capable of transferring a segment of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) into recipient cells during the transformation process, and it has been widely used as a genetic modification tool for plants and nonplant organisms. Transferred DNA (T-DNA) has been proposed to be escorted by two virulence proteins, VirD2 and VirE2, as a nucleoprotein complex (T-complex) that targets the host nucleus. However, it is not clear how such a proposed large DNA-protein complex is delivered through the host nuclear pore in a natural setting. Here, we studied the natural nuclear import of the Agrobacterium-delivered ssDNA-binding protein VirE2 inside plant cells by using a split-GFP approach with a newly constructed T-DNA-free strain. Our results demonstrate that VirE2 is targeted into the host nucleus in a VirD2- and T-DNA-dependent manner. In contrast with VirD2 that binds to plant importin α for nuclear import, VirE2 directly interacts with the host nuclear pore complex component nucleoporin CG1 to facilitate its nuclear uptake and the transformation process. Our data suggest a cooperative nuclear import model in which T-DNA is guided to the host nuclear pore by VirD2 and passes through the pore with the assistance of interactions between VirE2 and host nucleoporin CG1. We hypothesize that this large linear nucleoprotein complex (T-complex) is targeted to the nucleus by a "head" guide from the VirD2-importin interaction and into the nucleus by a lateral assistance from the VirE2-nucleoporin interaction.
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37. Mfn2 Overexpression Attenuates Cardio-Cerebrovascular Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury Through Mitochondrial Fusion and Activation of the AMPK/Sirt3 Signaling
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Xiaoyang Li, Dezhi Huang, and Min Liu
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0301 basic medicine ,SIRT3 ,MFN2 ,Mitochondrion ,Cell and Developmental Biology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Mitophagy ,medicine ,Cell damage ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,Original Research ,mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) ,cardio-cerebrovascular ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury ,Chemistry ,apoptosis ,AMPK ,Cell Biology ,medicine.disease ,Cell biology ,030104 developmental biology ,mitochondrial fusion ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,AMPK/Sirt3 signaling pathway ,Reperfusion injury ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
Mitochondria are potential targets for the treatment of cardio-cerebrovascular ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury. However, the role of the mitofusin 2 (Mfn2) protein in regulating mitochondrial fusion and cell survival has not been investigated. In the present study, an adenovirus-mediated Mfn2 overexpression assay was performed to understand the effects of Mfn2 on mitochondrial function and cell damage during cardio-cerebrovascular I/R injury. After exposure to I/R injury in vitro, the transcription and expression of Mfn2 were significantly downregulated, which correlated with decreased cell viability and increased apoptosis. By contrast, overexpression of Mfn2 significantly repressed I/R-mediated cell death through modulation of glucose metabolism and oxidative stress. Furthermore, Mfn2 overexpression improved mitochondrial fusion in cells, an effect that was followed by increased mitochondrial membrane potential, improved mitophagy, and inhibition of mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Our data also demonstrated that Mfn2 overexpression was associated with activation of the AMPK/Sirt3 signaling pathway. Inhibition of the AMPK/Sirt3 pathway abolished the protective effects of Mfn2 on I/R-induced cell injury arising from mitochondrial damage. Our results indicate that Mfn2 protects against cardio-cerebrovascular I/R injury by augmenting mitochondrial fusion and activating the AMPK/Sirt3 signaling pathway.
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38. Enzyme-Instructed CBT-Cys-like Click Cyclization Reactions for Bioimaging
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Yang Yang, Xiaoyang Liu, Xiaofeng Wu, and Gaolin Liang
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Medical technology ,R855-855.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Published
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39. Atg4B and Cathepsin B‑Triggered in Situ Luciferin Formation for Precise Cancer Autophagy Bioluminescence Imaging
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Xiaotong Cheng, Tiantian Xia, Xianbao Sun, Guowei Liang, Xiaoyang Liu, and Gaolin Liang
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Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Published
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40. Inhibition of ATR-Chk1 signaling blocks DNA double-strand-break repair and induces cytoplasmic vacuolization in metastatic osteosarcoma
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Xiaoyang Li, Dylan C. Dean, Francis J. Hornicek, Gregory M. Cote, Lee Zou, Zhenfeng Duan, and Shengji Yu
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DNA damage ,Regulator ,lcsh:RC254-282 ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,medicine ,DNA damage repair ,Protein kinase A ,Gene ,Original Research ,Tissue microarray ,tissue microarray ,business.industry ,therapeutic target ,medicine.disease ,lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,Double Strand Break Repair ,Cell biology ,ATR ,Oncology ,chemistry ,metastatic osteosarcoma ,Osteosarcoma ,biological phenomena, cell phenomena, and immunity ,business ,prognostic marker ,DNA - Abstract
Background:Ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3 related protein kinase (ATR) is an essential regulator of the DNA damage response in various cancers; however, its expression and roles in osteosarcoma are unclear. We therefore chose to evaluate the significance and mechanism of ATR in metastatic osteosarcoma, as well as its potential to be a therapeutic target.Methods:The osteosarcoma tissue microarrays constructed from 70 patient specimens underwent immunohistochemistry to quantify ATR and activated phospho-ATR (pATR) expression and their correlation with clinical outcomes. ATR sublocalization within the metastatic osteosarcoma cells was confirmed by immunofluorescence assay. Cell proliferation, apoptosis, and migration were evaluated following treatment with ATR siRNA or the selective inhibitor Berzosertib. Antitumor effects were determined with ex vivo three-dimensional (3D) culture models, and the impacts on the DNA damage repair pathways were measured with Western blotting.Results:Elevated ATR and activated pATR expression correlated with shorter patient survival and less necrosis following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Intranuclear sublocalization of ATR and pATR suggested a mechanism related to DNA replication. ATR knockdown with siRNA or inhibition with Berzosertib suppressed cell proliferation in a time- and dose-dependent manner and induced apoptosis. In addition, ATR inhibition decreased Chk1 phosphorylation while increasing γH2AX expression and PARP cleavage, consistent with the interference of DNA damage repair. The ATR inhibitor Berzosertib also produced the characteristic cytoplasmic vacuolization preceding cell death, and suppressed ex vivo 3D spheroid formation and cell motility.Conclusion:The faithful dependence of cells on ATR signaling for survival and progression makes it an emerging therapeutic target in metastatic osteosarcoma.
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41. Evolutionarily conserved sequence motif analysis guides development of chemically defined hydrogels for therapeutic vascularization
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James C. Chou, Seung Woo Cho, Ryan W. Barrs, Soojin Lee, Xiaoyang Li, Mei Li, Dylan J. Richards, Robert C. Coyle, Michael J. Yost, Jia Jia, Sharon Gerecht, Eun Je Jeon, Youngmee Jung, and Ying Mei
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ,Materials Science ,Integrin ,Ligands ,complex mixtures ,Extracellular matrix ,Vasculogenesis ,Laminin ,Extracellular ,Animals ,Research Articles ,Conserved Sequence ,Matrigel ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Chemistry ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,SciAdv r-articles ,Life Sciences ,Hydrogels ,Extracellular Matrix ,Cell biology ,Fibronectin ,Self-healing hydrogels ,biology.protein ,Peptides ,Research Article - Abstract
Motif analysis on evolutionarily conserved regions in laminin enabled the discovery of novel ligands for hydrogel development., Biologically active ligands (e.g., RGDS from fibronectin) play critical roles in the development of chemically defined biomaterials. However, recent decades have shown only limited progress in discovering novel extracellular matrix–protein–derived ligands for translational applications. Through motif analysis of evolutionarily conserved RGD-containing regions in laminin (LM) and peptide-functionalized hydrogel microarray screening, we identified a peptide (a1) that showed superior supports for endothelial cell (EC) functions. Mechanistic studies attributed the results to the capacity of a1 engaging both LM- and Fn-binding integrins. RNA sequencing of ECs in a1-functionalized hydrogels showed ~60% similarities with Matrigel in “vasculature development” gene ontology terms. Vasculogenesis assays revealed the capacity of a1-formulated hydrogels to improve EC network formation. Injectable alginates functionalized with a1 and MMPQK (a vascular endothelial growth factor–mimetic peptide with a matrix metalloproteinase–degradable linker) increased blood perfusion and functional recovery over decellularized extracellular matrix and (RGDS + MMPQK)–functionalized hydrogels in an ischemic hindlimb model, illustrating the power of this approach.
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42. Discovery of the first Vitamin K analog as a potential treatment of pharmacoresistant seizures
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Xiaoyang Li, Emma Watt, Peter J. West, Cameron S. Metcalf, Charleston F Christie, Richard A. Himes, C. James Chou, Sharon F. Edwards, Sherine S.L. Chan, Karen S. Wilcox, and Lyndsey C Prosser
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Drug ,Male ,Vitamin K ,Cell Survival ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ,Administration, Oral ,Vitamin k ,Pharmacology ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,Epilepsy ,Mice ,Structure-Activity Relationship ,Pharmacokinetics ,Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System ,Seizures ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Drug Discovery ,medicine ,Epilepsy therapy ,Animals ,Humans ,Zebrafish ,030304 developmental biology ,media_common ,0303 health sciences ,Antiseizure drug ,Chemistry ,Brain ,medicine.disease ,0104 chemical sciences ,Isoenzymes ,010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry ,Disease Models, Animal ,Plasma concentration ,Toxicity ,Molecular Medicine ,Anticonvulsants ,Half-Life - Abstract
Despite the availability of more than 25 antiseizure drugs on the market, approximately 30% of patients with epilepsy still suffer from seizures. Thus, the epilepsy therapy market has a great need for a breakthrough drug that will aid pharmacoresistant patients. In our previous study, we discovered a vitamin K analogue, 2h, which displayed modest antiseizure activity in zebrafish and mouse seizure models. However, there are limitations to this compound due to its pharmacokinetic profile. In this study, we develop a new series of vitamin K analogues by modifying the structure of 2h. Among these, compound 3d shows full protection in a rodent pharmacoresistant seizure model with limited rotarod motor toxicity and favorable pharmacokinetic properties. Furthermore, the brain/plasma concentration ratio of 3d indicates its excellent permeability into the brain. The resulting data shows that 3d can be further developed as a potential antiseizure drug in the clinic.
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- 2020
43. Design of Hydrazide-Bearing HDACIs Based on Panobinostat and Their p53 and FLT3-ITD Dependency in Antileukemia Activity
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Yuri K. Peterson, Elizabeth S. Inks, C. James Chou, Sherine S.L. Chan, Guilin Yin, Stephanie Halene, Nathan G. Dolloff, Yuqi Jiang, Richard A. Himes, Tongqiang Xu, Xiaoyang Li, and Xin Luo
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Male ,Programmed cell death ,Antineoplastic Agents ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Mice ,Panobinostat ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Drug Discovery ,medicine ,Animals ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,biology ,Autophagy ,HDAC3 ,0104 chemical sciences ,Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors ,010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry ,Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ,chemistry ,fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 ,Apoptosis ,Drug Design ,Proteasome inhibitor ,biology.protein ,Cancer research ,Molecular Medicine ,Mdm2 ,Signal transduction ,Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Here, we present a new series of hydrazide-bearing class I selective HDAC inhibitors designed based on panobinostat. The cap, linker, and zinc-binding group were derivatized to improve HDAC affinity and antileukemia efficacy. Lead inhibitor 13a shows picomolar or low nanomolar IC50 values against HDAC1 and HDAC3 and exhibits differential toxicity profiles toward multiple cancer cells with different FLT3 and p53 statuses. 13a indirectly inhibits the FLT3 signaling pathway and down-regulates master antiapoptotic proteins, resulting in the activation of pro-caspase3 in wt-p53 FLT3-ITD MV4-11 cells. While in the wt-FLT3 and p53-null cells, 13a is incapable of causing apoptosis at a therapeutic concentration. The MDM2 antagonist and the proteasome inhibitor promote 13a-triggered apoptosis by preventing p53 degradation. Furthermore, we demonstrate that apoptosis rather than autophagy is the key contributing factor for 13a-triggered cell death. When compared to panobinostat, 13a is not mutagenic and displays superior in vivo bioavailability and a higher AUC0-inf value.
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44. Agrobacterium VirE3 Uses Its Two Tandem Domains at the C-Terminus to Retain Its Companion VirE2 on the Cytoplasmic Side of the Host Plasma Membrane
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Shen Q. Pan, Xiaoyang Li, Tingting Zhu, and Haitao Tu
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Agrobacterium ,Virulence ,Plant Science ,lcsh:Plant culture ,plasma membrane ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,lcsh:SB1-1110 ,Original Research ,biology ,Host (biology) ,C-terminus ,Agrobacterium tumefaciens ,T-complex ,biology.organism_classification ,Cell biology ,Transformation (genetics) ,030104 developmental biology ,chemistry ,Cytoplasm ,T-DNA ,VirE2 ,DNA ,010606 plant biology & botany ,VirE3 - Abstract
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is the causal agent of crown gall disease in nature; in the laboratory the bacterium is widely used for plant genetic modification. The bacterium delivers a single-stranded transferred DNA (T-DNA) and a group of crucial virulence proteins into host cells. A putative T-complex is formed inside host cells that is composed of T-DNA and virulence proteins VirD2 and VirE2, which protect the foreign DNA from degradation and guide its way into the host nucleus. However, little is known about how the T-complex is assembled inside host cells. We combined the split-GFP and split-sfCherry labeling systems to study the interaction of Agrobacterium-delivered VirE2 and VirE3 in host cells. Our results indicated that VirE2 co-localized with VirE3 on the cytoplasmic side of the host cellular membrane upon the delivery. We identified and characterized two tandem domains at the VirE3 C-terminus that interacted with VirE2 in vitro. Deletion of these two domains abolished the VirE2 accumulation on the host plasma membrane and affected the transformation. Furthermore, the two VirE2-interacting domains of VirE3 exhibited different affinities with VirE2. Collectively, this study demonstrates that the anchorage protein VirE3 uses the two tandem VirE2-interacting domains to facilitate VirE2 protection for T-DNA at the cytoplasmic side of the host cell entrance.
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45. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of dual-function inhibitors targeting NMDAR and HDAC for Alzheimer's disease
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C. James Chou, Ying Qu, Yingying Ran, Qiuqiong Zhang, Chenggong Yu, Feng He, Chao Wei, Jiahui Lv, Xiaoyang Li, Ana Xu, Defeng Wang, Xiangna Zhang, and Jingde Wu
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Pharmacology ,Blood–brain barrier ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Neuroprotection ,PC12 Cells ,Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate ,Histone Deacetylases ,Structure-Activity Relationship ,Alzheimer Disease ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Drug Discovery ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Receptor ,Cytotoxicity ,Molecular Biology ,biology ,Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ,Molecular Structure ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Memantine ,Hydrogen Peroxide ,HDAC6 ,0104 chemical sciences ,Rats ,Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors ,Isoenzymes ,010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Histone ,Neuroprotective Agents ,Drug Design ,biology.protein ,NMDA receptor ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) have been indicated important roles in neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Herein, a series of novel compounds that contain a memantine moiety were designed to target HDACs and N-methyl- d -aspartate receptor (NMDAR) which are related to the treatment of AD. Biological characterization established that compound 9d exhibited a balanced inhibitory activity on NMDAR and HDACs. This compound is relatively selective to HDAC6 with IC50 of 0.18 μM and also maintains comparable activity on NMDAR (Ki = 0.59 μM) as memantine. Functionally, treatment with 9d increased the level of AcTubulin in MV4-11 cells and rescued PC-12 cells from H2O2-induced cytotoxicity with EC50 of 0.94 μM. Studies in mice also demonstrated that compound 9d efficiently penetrates the blood brain barrier to reach the brain tissue. Collectively, the results strongly encourage further development of 9d as a potential therapeutic agent for AD.
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46. Performance investigation and effect of temperature on a passive μDMFC with stainless steel mesh
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Xiaoyang Li, Rui Xue, Yufeng Zhang, and Xiaowei Liu
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Materials science ,020209 energy ,Maximum power density ,Membrane electrode assembly ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Titanium nitride ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,Electrochemical corrosion ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Composite material ,Current (fluid) ,0210 nano-technology ,Tin ,Electrical impedance ,Methanol fuel - Abstract
In this paper, we provide a novel type of micro-direct methanol fuel cell (μDMFC) fabricated with two stainless steel plates as metal current collectors. In order to improve cell performance, two sheets of stainless steel mesh (SSM) are added between the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and current collectors. To avoid electrochemical corrosion, titanium nitride (TiN) layers with thickness of 500 nm are deposited onto the surface of current collectors and stainless steel mesh. The results show that the embedded stainless steel mesh can remarkably reduce the interior impedance of the μDMFC. Moreover, compared with μDMFC without SSM, the novel cell exhibits a more outstanding performance, yielding a maximum power density of 54.4 mW cm−2 at 80 °C.
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47. Hydrogels formed by l-histidine derivatives with highly selective release for charged dyes
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Fanjun Zhang, Aixin Song, Jingcheng Hao, Xiuping Sun, Xiaoyang Li, and Yuanyuan Hu
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chemistry.chemical_classification ,Aqueous solution ,Chemistry ,Hydrogen bond ,macromolecular substances ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Hydrophobic effect ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Polymer chemistry ,Amphiphile ,Self-healing hydrogels ,0210 nano-technology ,Citric acid ,Histidine ,Alkyl - Abstract
The amphiphilic derivatives of l -histidine with different alkyl chains, NIPCA, UIPCA, and TIPCA, have been designed and their self-assembly behaviors with citric acid were investigated. All l -histidine derivatives can form hydrogels with citric acid, and exhibit the increasing gelation ability and mechanical strength with the increasing chain length. The gelation ability is considered to be affected by the synergistic effect of electrostatic interaction, hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction. The hydrogels exhibit excellent releasing selectivity for charged dyes in aqueous solution, enlightening people to utilize this kind of hydrogels as intelligent carriers to separate the mixtures of charged dyes.
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48. Class I HDAC Inhibitors Display Different Antitumor Mechanism in Leukemia and Prostatic Cancer Cells Depending on Their p53 Status
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Xiaoyang Li, Xiujie Kong, Elizabeth S. Inks, C. James Chou, Yingjie Zhang, Yuri K. Peterson, Richard A. Himes, and Jiaying Li
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Cell ,Antineoplastic Agents ,Apoptosis ,Histone Deacetylase 1 ,CD13 Antigens ,Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors ,Article ,Structure-Activity Relationship ,03 medical and health sciences ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Drug Discovery ,medicine ,Humans ,Leukemia ,Caspase 3 ,Chemistry ,HEK 293 cells ,Prostatic Neoplasms ,Myeloid leukemia ,Cell Cycle Checkpoints ,Genes, p53 ,medicine.disease ,Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors ,Molecular Docking Simulation ,Kinetics ,HEK293 Cells ,030104 developmental biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Cell culture ,PC-3 Cells ,Cancer cell ,Cancer research ,Molecular Medicine ,Histone deacetylase - Abstract
Previously, we designed and synthesized a series of o-aminobenzamide-based histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, among which the representative compound 11a exhibited potent inhibitory activity against class I HDACs. In this study, we report the development of more potent hydrazide-based class I selective HDAC inhibitors using 11a as a lead. Representative compound 13b showed a mixed, slow, and tight binding inhibition mechanism for HDAC1, 2, and 3. The most potent compound 13e exhibited low nanomolar IC(50)s toward HDAC1, 2, and 3 and could down-regulate HDAC6 in acute myeloid leukemia MV4-11 cells. The EC(50) of 13e against MV4-11 cells was 34.7 nM, which is 26 times lower than its parent compound 11a. In vitro responses to 13e vary significantly and interestingly based on cell type: in p53 wild-type MV4-11 cells, 13e induced cell death via apoptosis and G1/S cell cycle arrest, which is likely mediated by a p53-dependent pathway, while in p53-null PC-3 cells, 13e caused G2/M arrest and inhibited cell proliferation without inducing caspase-3-dependent apoptosis.
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49. GMP-quadruplex-based hydrogels stabilized by lanthanide ions
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Yebang Tan, Xiaoyang Li, Jin Zhang, Aixin Song, Xiuping Sun, and Jingcheng Hao
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Lanthanide ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Chemistry ,Hydrogen bond ,Biomolecule ,Stacking ,Protonation ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Ion ,Self-healing hydrogels ,Polymer chemistry ,Molecule ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
This work describes the gelation behaviors and properties of a biological molecule, guanosine 5′-monophosphate disodium salt (GMP), in the presence of trivalent lanthanide ions. Hydrogels composed of GMP-quadruplexes were prepared by adjusting pH, through which the protonation of phosphate group was controlled to tune the interactions between lanthanide ions and GMP. Within the pH region of 2–6, the electrostatic interaction between lanthanide ions and phosphate group is hindered and the cation-dipole interaction acts as the main driving force for the formation of G-quadruplexes. All the hydrogels were found consisting of three-dimensional network of the intertwining one-dimensional nanofibers formed by the stacking G-quartets induced by lanthanide ions. A significant fluorescence enhancement of thioflavin T (ThT), a fluorescent molecule, was found to be triggered by the G-quadruplex structures, for which the rotation of chromophoric groups on ThT molecules were prohibited due to the implant into the G-quadruplex structures.
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50. The effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on radiation-induced neuron architecture impairment is associated with the NFATc4/3 pathway
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Rui Sun, Ru He, Shengjun Ji, Qixian Zhang, Bei Wang, Ye Tian, Quan-Hong Ma, and Xiaoyang Li
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Neurite ,Calcineurin Inhibitors ,Neuronal Outgrowth ,Nerve Tissue Proteins ,Radiation induced ,Hippocampus ,Neuroprotection ,Rats, Sprague-Dawley ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Neurotrophic factors ,medicine ,Animals ,Phosphorylation ,Molecular Biology ,Cells, Cultured ,Neurons ,Brain-derived neurotrophic factor ,NFATC Transcription Factors ,Chemistry ,Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor ,X-Rays ,General Neuroscience ,Dendrites ,Cell biology ,Neuroprotective Agents ,030104 developmental biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Neurite growth ,Cyclosporine ,Neurology (clinical) ,Neuron ,Signal transduction ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Signal Transduction ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
Irradiation to developing brains results in progressive cognitive dysfunction. Changes in the morphology of mature neurons are thought to be related to impairments of cognitive function. However, little is known about the effects of radiation on neurite outgrowth of immature neurons. Therefore, we sought to evaluate the structural alterations of immature neurons following X-ray irradiation and determine potential strategies to reverse it. Our data revealed damage to the neurite outgrowths of cultured neurons after 2 Gy and 8 Gy irradiation at 1 d and 3 d, respectively. De-phosphorylation of nuclear factor of activated T-cells c4/3 (NFATc4/3) was inhibited post-irradiation. Extraneous brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) ameliorated impairment of neurite growth and activated the NFATc4/3 signaling pathway. These data indicate that BDNF confers neuroprotective effects against irradiation by modulating the NFATc4/3 pathway.
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