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In our previous studies, 3-O-ß-D-galactosylated resveratrol (Gal-Res) was synthesized by structural modification and then 3-O-ß-D-galactosylated resveratrol polydopamine nanoparticles (Gal-Res NPs) were successfully prepared to improve the bioavailability and liver distribution of Res. However, the pharmacodynamic efficacy and specific mechanism of Gal-Res NPs on hepatocellular carcinoma remain unclear. Herein, liver cancer model mice were successfully constructed by xenograft tumor modeling. Gal-Res NPs (34.2â¯mg/kg) significantly inhibited tumor growth of the liver cancer model mice with no significant effect on their body weight and no obvious toxic effect on major organs. Additionally, in vitro cellular uptake assay showed that Gal-Res NPs (37.5⯵mol/L) increased the uptake of Gal-Res by Hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells, and significantly inhibited the cell migration and invasion. The experimental results of Hoechst 33342/propyl iodide (PI) double staining and flow cytometry both revealed that Gal-Res NPs could remarkably promote cell apoptosis. Moreover, the Western blot results revealed that Gal-Res NPs significantly regulated the Bcl-2/Bax and AKT/GSK3ß/ß-catenin signaling pathways. Taken together, the in vitro/in vivo results demonstrated that Gal-Res NPs significantly improved the antitumor efficiency of Gal-Res, which is a potential antitumor drug delivery system.
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Kai-Xin-San (KXS) is a classic famous prescription that has been utilized for centuries to address dementia. New investigations have shown that the anti-dementia effect of KXS is connected with improved neuroinflammation. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanism is not well elucidated. AIM OF THE STUDY: We propose to discover the ameliorative impact of KXS on Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its regulatory role on the mitochondrial autophagy-nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome pathway. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Y maze, Morris water maze, and new objection recognition tests were applied to ascertain the spatial learning and memory capacities of amyloid precursor protein/presenilin 1 (APP/PS1) mice after KXS-treatment. Meanwhile, the biochemical indexes of the hippocampus were detected by reagent kits. The pathological alterations and mitochondrial autophagy in the mice' hippocampus were detected utilizing hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, and transmission electron microscopy. Besides, the PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1)/Parkin and NLRP3 inflammasome pathways protein expressions were determined employing the immunoblot analysis. RESULTS: The results of behavioral tests showed that KXS significantly enhanced the AD mice' spatial learning and memory capacities. Furthermore, KXS reversed the biochemical index levels and reduced amyloid-ß protein deposition in AD mice brains. Besides, H&E staining showed that KXS remarkably ameliorated the neuronal damage in AD mice. Concurrently, the results of transmission electron microscopy suggest that KXS ameliorated the mitochondrial damage in microglia and promoted mitochondrial autophagy. Moreover, the immunofluorescence outcomes exhibited that KXS promoted the expression of protein 1 light chain 3B (LC3B) associated with microtubule and the generation of autophagic flux. Notably, the immunofluorescence co-localization results confirmed the presence of mitochondrial autophagy in microglia. Finally, KXS promoted the protein expressions of the PINK1/Parkin pathway and reduced the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome. Most importantly, these beneficial effects of KXS were attenuated by the mitochondrial autophagy inhibitor chloroquine. CONCLUSION: KXS ameliorates AD-related neuropathology and cognitive impairment in APP/PS1 mice by enhancing the mitochondrial autophagy and suppressing the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway.
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Doença de Alzheimer , Autofagia , Disfunção Cognitiva , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas , Inflamassomos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Mitocôndrias , Proteína 3 que Contém Domínio de Pirina da Família NLR , Animais , Proteína 3 que Contém Domínio de Pirina da Família NLR/metabolismo , Doença de Alzheimer/tratamento farmacológico , Doença de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Disfunção Cognitiva/tratamento farmacológico , Disfunção Cognitiva/metabolismo , Camundongos , Inflamassomos/metabolismo , Inflamassomos/efeitos dos fármacos , Autofagia/efeitos dos fármacos , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/farmacologia , Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/metabolismo , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/genética , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Presenilina-1/genética , Hipocampo/efeitos dos fármacos , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Hipocampo/patologia , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Aprendizagem em Labirinto/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Proteínas QuinasesRESUMO
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia, characterized by severe mitochondrial dysfunction, which is an intracellular process that is significantly compromised in the early stages of AD. Mitophagy, the selective removal of damaged mitochondria, is a potential therapeutic strategy for AD. Rapamycin, a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, augmented autophagy and mitigated cognitive impairment. Our study revealed that rapamycin enhances cognitive function by activating mitophagy, alleviating neuronal loss, and improving mitochondrial dysfunction in 5 ×FAD mice. Interestingly, the neuroprotective effect of rapamycin in AD were negated by treatment with 3-MA, a mitophagy inhibitor. Overall, our findings suggest that rapamycin ameliorates cognitive impairment in 5 ×FAD mice via mitophagy activation and its downstream PINK1-Parkin pathway, which aids in the clearance of amyloid-ß (Aß) and damaged mitochondria. This study reveals a novel mechanism involving mitophagy regulation underlying the therapeutic effect of rapamycin in AD. This study provides new insights and therapeutic targets for rapamycin in the treatment of AD. However, there are still some shortcomings in this topic; if we can further knock out the PINK1/Parkin gene in animals or use siRNA technology, we can further confirm the experimental results.
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Doença de Alzheimer , Doenças Mitocondriais , Camundongos , Animais , Mitofagia , Sirolimo/farmacologia , Doença de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Cognição , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/genética , Mamíferos/metabolismoRESUMO
The model proteins bovine serum albumin (BSA) and lipid layer were used to study the effect of proteins on lipolysis. A lipid layer with an interference effect was constructed by loading the triolein into the silica colloidal crystal (SCC) film. The ordered porous layer interferometry (OPLI) system was used to track the changes in lipid layer mass caused by lipase hydrolysis to achieve real-time lipolysis detection. The real-time tracking of the adsorption of BSA on the lipid layer by converting the migration of interference fringes caused by the change of the lipid layer into the optical thickness change (ΔOT). The effect of BSA on the early and late stages of lipolysis was studied, and lipases containing 5 mg/mL BSA degraded the lipid layer 3.4 times faster than lipases containing 0.1 mg/mL BSA in the later stages. This study deepens the understanding of protein-lipid interactions in complex digestive environments.
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Lipólise , Soroalbumina Bovina , Soroalbumina Bovina/química , Adsorção , Interferometria , Lipase/metabolismo , Lipídeos/químicaRESUMO
Nanomedicines are extensively used in cancer therapy. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are crystalline organic porous materials with several benefits for cancer therapy, including porosity, design flexibility, functionalizability, and biocompatibility. This review examines the use of COFs in cancer therapy from the perspective of reticular chemistry and function-oriented materials design. First, the modification sites and functionalization methods of COFs are discussed, followed by their potential as multifunctional nanoplatforms for tumor targeting, imaging, and therapy by integrating functional components. Finally, some challenges in the clinical translation of COFs are presented with the hope of promoting the development of COF-based anticancer nanomedicines and bringing COFs closer to clinical trials.
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Estruturas Metalorgânicas , Neoplasias , Estruturas Metalorgânicas/uso terapêutico , Nanomedicina , Porosidade , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
Paeoniflorin (PF) and glycyrrhizic acid (GL) have skin beautifying effects of anti-inflammation, anti-oxidation, inhibition of melanin formation, and reduction of skin pigmentation. To improve the transdermal permeability of PF and GL in transdermal drug delivery system (TDDS) and enhance their anti-melasma efficacy, PF-GL transethosome (PF-GL-TE) was prepared by ethanol injection method, and finally gelled with carbomer-940 to form PF-GL-TE gel. Consequently, the obtained PF-GL-TE is small and uniform, with an average particle size and a PDI value of about 167.9 nm and 0.102. PF-GL-TE gel showed sustained release behavior and high transdermal permeability in vitro release and transdermal tests. Meanwhile, PF-GL-TE gel played significant preventive effects on melasma induced by progesterone injection and ultraviolet radiation B (UVB) irradiation. According to the results of H&E staining and Masson staining of rat skin, PF-GL-TE gel can alleviate the skin inflammation of and reduce the loss of collagen fibers of back skin in the melasma model rats. Compared with the PF-GL mixture gel, PF-GL-TE gel significantly attenuated the oxidative damage of liver and skin by increasing the activity of SOD and reducing the content of MDA. The results of Western blot showed that PF-GL-TE gel might down-regulate melanin-related proteins expressions of MITF/TYR/TRP1 and TRP2 to prevent and treat melasma. These findings indicate that PF-GL-TE gel is an effective TDDS for delivering PF and GL into the skin, providing a promising preparation for effective prevention and treatment of melasma.
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Ácido Glicirrízico , Melanose , Ratos , Animais , Ácido Glicirrízico/uso terapêutico , Melaninas , Raios Ultravioleta , Melanose/tratamento farmacológico , Melanose/prevenção & controleRESUMO
Radiotherapy is inevitably accompanied by some degree of radiation resistance, which leads to local recurrence and even therapeutic failure. To overcome this limitation, herein, we report the room-temperature synthesis of an iodine- and ferrocene-loaded covalent organic framework (COF) nanozyme, termed TADI-COF-Fc, for the enhancement of radiotherapeutic efficacy in the treatment of radioresistant esophageal cancer. The iodine atoms on the COF framework not only exerted a direct effect on radiotherapy, increasing its efficacy by increasing X-ray absorption, but also promoted the radiolysis of water, which increased the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In addition, the ferrocene surface decoration disrupted redox homeostasis by increasing the levels of hydroxyl and lipid peroxide radicals and depleting intracellular antioxidants. Both in vitro and in vivo experiments substantiated the excellent radiotherapeutic response of TADI-COF-Fc. This study demonstrates the potential of COF-based multinanozymes as radiosensitizers and suggests a possible treatment integration strategy for combination oncotherapy.
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Neoplasias Esofágicas , Iodo , Estruturas Metalorgânicas , Humanos , Estruturas Metalorgânicas/farmacologia , Metalocenos , Neoplasias Esofágicas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Esofágicas/radioterapiaRESUMO
Tuojiang River watershed is an economically developed and densely populated area in Sichuan Province (southwest of China), which is also an important tributary of the Yangtze River. Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are the main pollutants affecting water quality, but there is still lack of study on the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of these two pollutants. In this study, the typical non-point source pollution loads in the Tuojiang River watershed are simulated by Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model, and the spatial autocorrelation method is used to reveal the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of the pollution loads from the annual average and water periods. Combined with redundancy analysis (RDA) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) analysis, the main driving factors affecting the typical non-point source pollution loads in the Tuojiang River watershed are discussed from the global and local perspectives. The results show that (1) from different water periods, the pollution loads of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) in three water periods show obviously different, is the highest in the abundant water period, with 323.4 kg/ha and 47.9 kg/ha, followed by the normal water period, with 95.7 kg/ha and 14.1 kg/ha, and the lowest in the dry water period, with 28.4 kg/ha and 4.2 kg/ha. The annual average value of TN pollution load is higher than that of TP, with 447.5 kg/ha and 66.1 kg/ha, respectively; (2) the TN and TP pollution loads are stable on the whole, and the overall level in the middle reaches is higher. The pollution loads of Shifang City and Mianzhu City are higher in all three water periods. (3) Elevation and slope are two main driving factors affecting the TN and TP pollution loads in the Tuojiang River watershed. Therefore, the visualization and quantification of temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of typical non-point source pollution loads in the Tuojiang River watershed are helpful to provide the basis for scientific prevention and control of pollution in the Tuojiang River watershed and are of great significance to promote the sustainable, coordinated, and healthy development of water environment and economy in the watershed.
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Monitoramento Ambiental , Poluição Ambiental , China , Poluentes Ambientais/análise , Nitrogênio/análise , Fósforo/análise , Rios , Solo , Poluição Ambiental/estatística & dados numéricosRESUMO
Silkworm silks show increasing potential in applications of bioengineering, sensors, optics, electronics, and actuators. However, their inherent irregular morphologies, structures, and properties greatly hinder the translation of these technologies to commercial applications. Herein, we report a facile and comprehensive strategy to fabricate high-performance silk materials by spinning silkworms artificially via a multi-task and high-efficiency centrifugal reeling technique. With this strategy, centrifugally reeled silks (CRSs) with long-uniform morphologies, excellent strength (844.83 ± 319.48 MPa), high toughness (121.07 ± 35.31 MJ m-3), and outstanding Young's modulus (27.72 ± 12.61 GPa) are developed. Remarkably, the maximum strength (1.45 GPa) of CRS is 3 times that of cocoon silk and even comparable to spider silk. Moreover, the centrifugal reeling technique realizes the one-step preparation of centrifugally reeled silk yarn (CRSY) from spinning silkworm, and the CRSYs show higher strength (877.38 ± 377.23 MPa) and superior torsional recovery performances. Furthermore, these CRSY-based soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) exhibit light weight, high-loading capability, easy programmability in strength and motions, and fast responses, and therefore outperform currently reported elastomer-based SPAs, showing promising applications in flexible sensors, artificial muscles, and soft robotics. This work also provides a new guide for producing high-performance silks from silk-secreting insects and arthropods.
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Bombyx , Seda , Animais , Seda/química , Bombyx/química , Módulo de Elasticidade , Bioengenharia , Engenharia BiomédicaRESUMO
Herein, we report the first reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive dithioketal-linked covalent organic framework (COF) for synergetic chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. The singlet oxygen (1O2)-responsive COF dissociation and DC_AC50 drug release complement and reinforce each other to allow an efficient combination of PDT and chemotherapy.
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Estruturas Metalorgânicas , Fotoquimioterapia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Terapia Combinada , Oxigênio , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio , Oxigênio Singlete/químicaRESUMO
Metal-free radiosensitizers, particularly iodine, have shown promise in enhancing radiotherapy due to their suitable X-ray absorption capacities and negligible biotoxicities. However, conventional iodine compounds have very short circulating half-lives and are not retained in tumors very well, which significantly limits their applications. Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are highly biocompatible crystalline organic porous materials that are flourishing in nanomedicine but have not been developed for radiosensitization applications. Herein, we report the room-temperature synthesis of an iodide-containing cationic COF by the three-component one-pot reaction. The obtained TDI-COF can be a tumor radiosensitizer for enhanced radiotherapy by radiation-induced DNA double-strand breakage and lipid peroxidation and inhibits colorectal tumor growth by inducing ferroptosis. Our results highlight the excellent potential of metal-free COFs as radiotherapy sensitizers.
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Antigen binding fragments (Fabs) employed in research are typically generated by the papain digestion of monoclonal antibodies. However, the interaction between papain and antibodies at the interface remains unclear. Herein, we developed ordered porous layer interferometry for the label-free monitoring of the interaction between the antibody and papain at liquid-solid interfaces. Human immunoglobulin G (hIgG) was used as the model antibody, and different strategies were employed to immobilize it on the surface of silica colloidal crystal (SCC) films which are optical interferometric substrates. It was observed that different immobilization strategies induced different changes in the optical thickness (OT) of SCCs. The order of rate of the changes of OT from largest to smallest was IgG immobilized by protein A orientation, glutaraldehyde coupling, and physical adsorption. This phenomenon can be explained by the varied orientations of the antibodies created at the interface by the different modification procedures. The Fab-up orientation maximized the exposure of the hinge region sulfhydryl group and easily underwent conformational transitions because hIgG was immobilized by protein A. This process stimulates papain to produce the highest degree of activity, resulting in the greatest decrease in OT. This study provides insights into the catalysis of papain on antibodies.
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Anticorpos Monoclonais , Papaína , Humanos , Anticorpos Monoclonais/química , Digestão , Fragmentos Fab das Imunoglobulinas/química , Imunoglobulina G/metabolismo , Papaína/química , Proteína Estafilocócica A , Propriedades de Superfície , Dióxido de Silício/químicaRESUMO
Stimulus-responsive biodegradable nanocarriers with tumor-selective targeted drug delivery are critical for cancer therapy. Herein, we report for the first time a redox-responsive disulfide-linked porphyrin covalent organic framework (COF) that can be nanocrystallized by glutathione (GSH)-triggered biodegradation. After loading 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu), the generated nanoscale COF-based multifunctional nanoagent can be further effectively dissociated by endogenous GSH in tumor cells, releasing 5-Fu efficiently to achieve selective chemotherapy on tumor cells. Together with the GSH depletion-enhanced photodynamic therapy (PDT), an ideal synergistic tumor therapy for MCF-7 breast cancer via ferroptosis is achieved. In this research, the therapeutic efficacy was significantly improved in terms of enhanced combined anti-tumor efficiency and reduced side effects by responding to significant abnormalities such as high concentrations of GSH in the tumor microenvironment (TME).
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Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) combine at least three reactants to afford the desired product in a highly atom-economic way and are therefore viewed as efficient one-pot combinatorial synthesis tools allowing one to significantly boost molecular complexity and diversity. Nowadays, MCRs are no longer confined to organic synthesis and have found applications in materials chemistry. In particular, MCRs can be used to prepare covalent organic frameworks (COFs), which are crystalline porous materials assembled from organic monomers and exhibit a broad range of properties and applications. This synthetic approach retains the advantages of small-molecule MCRs, not only strengthening the skeletal robustness of COFs, but also providing additional driving forces for their crystallization, and has been used to prepare a series of robust COFs with diverse applications. The present perspective article provides the general background for MCRs, discusses the types of MCRs employed for COF synthesis to date, and addresses the related critical challenges and future perspectives to inspire the MCR-based design of new robust COFs and promote further progress in this emerging field.
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Background: Kai-Xin-San (KXS) is one of the classic famous traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for amnesia, which has been applied for thousands of years. Modern pharmacological research has found that KXS has significant therapeutic efficacy on nervous system diseases, which is related to its antioxidant activity. However, the antioxidant material basis and quality markers (Q-makers) of KXS have not been studied. Objective: The objective of this study is to explore the Q-makers of antioxidant activity of KXS based on spectrum-effect relationship. Methods: Specifically, the metabolites in KXS extracts were identified by UPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS/MS. The fingerprint profile of KXS extracts were established by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and seven common peaks were identified. Meanwhile, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) test was used to evaluate the free radical scavenging ability of KXS. The spectrum-effect relationship between its HPLC fingerprint and DPPH free radical scavenging activity was preliminarily examined by the Pearson correlation analysis, grey relation analysis (GRA), and orthogonal partial least squares discrimination analysis (OPLS-DA). Further, the antioxidant effect of KXS and its Q-makers were validated through human neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) cells experiment. Results: The results showed that 103 metabolites were identified from KXS, and the similarity values between HPLC fingerprint of twelve batches of KXS were greater than 0.900. At the same time, the results of Pearson correlation analysis showed that the peaks 8, 1, 14, 17, 18, 24, 16, 21, 15, 13, 6, 5, and 3 from KXS were positively correlated with the scavenging activity values of DPPH. Combined with the results of GRA and OPLS-DA, peaks 1, 3, 5 (Sibiricose A6), 6, 13 (Ginsenoside Rg1), 15, and 24 in the fingerprints were screen out as the potential Q-makers of KXS for antioxidant effect. Besides, the results of CCK-8 assay showed that KXS and its Q-makers remarkably reduced the oxidative damage of SH-SY5Y cells caused by H2O2. However, the antioxidant activity of KXS was decreased significantly after Q-makers were knocked out. Conclusion: In conclusion, the metabolites in KXS were successfully identified by UPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS/MS, and the Q-makers of KXS for antioxidant effect was analyzed based on the spectrum-effect relationship. These results are beneficial to clarify the antioxidant material basis of KXS and provide the quality control standards for new KXS products development.
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The hydrogels, because of their swelling properties in response to the environmental stimulus, are being widely considered for the design of controlled drug release systems. To meet the need for developing effective drug delivery methods, we developed special silica colloidal crystal (SCC)-embedded chitosan hydrogel films. The SCC films served as an interference substrate and drug storage layer, while the chitosan hydrogel served as a cover to regulate the drug release. The optical interferometry was performed to dynamically monitor the volume phase transition of chitosan hydrogel response to pH stimulation. Furthermore, the effects of crosslinking ratio and hydrogel thickness on the swelling properties of chitosan hydrogel were also evaluated. More importantly, the pH-responsive swelling of chitosan hydrogel was used to slowly release indomethacin. This system may provide support for drug delivery studies, therefore further expected to apply in the enhancement of the treatment efficiency of new drug therapies.
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Quitosana , Hidrogéis , Hidrogéis/química , Quitosana/química , Liberação Controlada de Fármacos , Dióxido de Silício , Concentração de Íons de HidrogênioRESUMO
A novel efficacious strategy for real-time monitoring of the release of hydrophobic cargo curcumin (molecule model nutraceuticals) from a lipid-curcumin-loaded silica colloidal crystal (L(Cur)-SCC) film controlled by lipase was developed. Curcumin was dispersed in a proportion of a digestible lipid complex (glycerol trioleate and glycerol tristearate) to prepare a lipid-curcumin complex and then loaded into the SCC film by a capillary to prepare an L(Cur)-SCC film. Lipase-triggered degradation of the digestible lipid complex resulted in curcumin release being tracked in real-time by ordered porous layer interferometry (OPLI). The optical thickness changes (ΔOT) of the L(Cur)-SCC film depend on the mass changes of the lipid-curcumin complex due to the migration of interference fringes caused by the lipase degradation of the digestible lipid complex. Curcumin release from the L(Cur)-SCC film was characterized and analyzed in combination with an ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer, a nanoparticle size analyzer, and an attenuated total reflection infrared spectrometer. The introduction of a soluble dietary fiber (pectin) into the L(Cur)-SCC film delayed the release rate of curcumin. Furthermore, the real-time sustained release of curcumin from the L(Cur)-SCC film in the simulated digestive fluids was tracked. This study provides an early exploration of the real-time controlled release of lipid-soluble nutraceuticals in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Curcumina , Nanopartículas , Curcumina/química , Dióxido de Silício/química , Nanopartículas/química , Lipídeos/química , Interferometria , Lipase , Tamanho da Partícula , Portadores de Fármacos/químicaRESUMO
Biothiols, including glutathione (GSH) and cysteine, are important reductants that maintain intracellular redox homeostasis. Recent studies have demonstrated that cysteine deprivation is a more effective antitumor strategy than GSH depletion. However, the lack of highly chemoselective and tumor-specific cysteine-consuming reagents limits the practical application of cysteine deprivation. Herein, we report a vinyl-decorated nanoscale covalent organic framework (COF) prepared in aqueous solution at room temperature. After encapsulating a Ru(II)-based photocatalyst, the obtained Ru(II)@COF-V efficiently catalyzes the thiol-ene click reaction between vinyl and cysteine upon visible-light irradiation. Ru(II)@COF-V preferentially accumulates in lipid droplets of tumor cells via lipid raft- and caveolin-related endocytosis and induces lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis by consuming cysteine, exhibiting powerful therapeutic activity against colon cancer. We believe that this study both enriches the ambient synthesis of nanoscale COFs and highlights the feasibility of intracellular photochemical reactions for tumor therapy.
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Ferroptose , Estruturas Metalorgânicas , Neoplasias , Humanos , Cisteína , GlutationaRESUMO
Kinetic and affinity analysis of protein interactions reveals information on their related activities in biological processes. Herein, we established a system for evaluating the kinetics and affinity of the interaction between protein A and various IgG species on the surface of silica spheres of silica colloidal crystal (SCC) films by the extraordinary optical interference capabilities of 190 nm silica spheres after self-assembly. The equilibrium association constant (KA) was calculated by the equilibrium Langmuir model and nonlinear least-squares analysis of time-dependent data. The relative protein A/IgG binding affinity is human > rabbit >cow >goat. In addition, the competitive interaction of distinct species of IgG with protein A at the interface of SCC films was studied and performed. These findings may help with the use of protein A and other recognition components in a number of sensor types. Furthermore, this research might offer a novel approach to determining the kinetics and affinity of proteins on the surface of spheres particles, which may contribute to the development of the application of spheres particles in pharmaceutical science, biomedical engineering, and other techniques.
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Different vegetable oils have different nutritional components, especially in terms of the composition of their fatty acids, which can only be reflected after entering the human body. Therefore, when judging their health value and identifying high-quality vegetable oils, in addition to the analysis of their ingredients, tracking their hydrolysis process in the human body is a very important aspect. However, most identification methods or simulated digestion studies fail to achieve this. In this paper, we applied ordered porous layer interferometry (OPLI) for the real-time monitoring of optical thickness changes (ΔOT) to track the hydrolysis process of four kinds of vegetable oil. Further, this study can obtain precise data (the initial rate and degree of hydrolysis) to provide more information on the hydrolysis ability of different vegetable oils and give references for their nutritional and functional evaluation. In addition, it provides more possibilities for the adulteration identification and bioavailability analysis of vegetable oils.