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J Am Chem Soc ; 146(23): 16076-16084, 2024 Jun 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38803270

RESUMO

The construction of DNA origami nanostructures is heavily dependent on the folding of the scaffold strand, which is typically a single-stranded DNA genome extracted from a bacteriophage (M13). Custom scaffolds can be prepared in a number of methods, but they are not widely accessible to a broad user base in the DNA nanotechnology community. Here, we explored new design and construction possibilities with custom scaffolds prepared in our cost- and time-efficient production pipeline. According to the pipeline, we de novo produced a variety of scaffolds of specified local and global sequence characteristics and consequent origami constructs of modular arrangement in morphologies and functionalities. Taking advantage of this strategy of template-free scaffold production, we also designed and produced three-letter-coded scaffolds that can fold into designated morphologies rapidly at room temperature. The expanded design and construction freedom immediately brings in many new research opportunities and invites many more on the horizon.


Assuntos
DNA , Nanoestruturas , Conformação de Ácido Nucleico , Nanoestruturas/química , DNA/química , Nanotecnologia/métodos , DNA de Cadeia Simples/química
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Inorg Chem ; 63(2): 1274-1287, 2024 Jan 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38165643

RESUMO

A series of Ca3Al2Ge3O12: xDy3+, yEu3+ phosphors were successfully prepared by the high-temperature solid-phase method. The phase and morphology of the phosphors were studied by means of Rietveld refinement and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that the phase is pure, and the crystal structure is the Ia3̅d space group. In the Ca3Al2Ge3O12: xDy3+ phosphors, using 380 nm excitation, phosphors showed blue (4F9/2 → 6H15/2) and yellow (4F9/2 → 6H13/2) emission peaks at 481 and 581 nm, respectively. In Ca3Al2Ge3O12: xDy3+, yEu3+ phosphors, the energy transfer was inferred by the spectrum overlap of Dy3+ and Eu3+, and the lifetime attenuation was analyzed from the perspective of dynamics; finally, the band gap structure of the phosphors was analyzed by combining diffuse reflection spectra with the first principle, and the energy transfer mechanism and luminescence mechanism were elaborated by combining theory and practice. The transition from blue white light to red light can be achieved by tuning the range of y in Ca3Al2Ge3O12: 0.015Dy3+, yEu3+. Wherein, when y = 0.07, phosphors, the chromaticity coordinate of warm white CIE is (0.3932, 0.3203), the color temperature is 3093 K, and the warm white light is synthesized. The thermal stability of the synthesized warm white phosphors is 90.1% (423 K), the thermal sensing factors are Samax = 5.51 × 10-4 K-1 (303 K) and Srmax = 0.0359% K-1 (303 K), and the actual quantum efficiency is IQE = 52.48%. These results prove that Ca3Al2Ge3O12: Dy3+, Eu3+ have good application prospects as single-component warm w-LED devices.

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Nucleic Acids Res ; 50(12): 7188-7196, 2022 07 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35713533

RESUMO

Compared with the dual binding components in a binary interaction, the third component of a ternary interaction often serves as modulator or regulator in biochemical processes. Here, we presented a programmable ternary interaction strategy based on the natural DNA triplex structure. With the DNA triplex-based ternary interaction, we have successfully demonstrated controllable hierarchical assemblies from nanometer scale synthetic DNA nanostructure units to micrometer scale live bacteria. A selective signaling system responsive to orthogonal nucleic acid signals via ternary interaction was also demonstrated. This assembly method could further enrich the diversified design schemes of DNA nanotechnology.


Assuntos
DNA , Nanotecnologia
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Hum Brain Mapp ; 44(3): 1105-1117, 2023 02 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36394386

RESUMO

Amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) has been widely used for localization of abnormal activity at the single-voxel level in resting-state fMRI (RS-fMRI) studies. However, previous ALFF studies were based on fast Fourier transform (FFT-ALFF). Our recent study found that ALFF based on wavelet transform (Wavelet-ALFF) showed better sensitivity and reproducibility than FFT-ALFF. The current study aimed to test the reliability and validity of Wavelet-ALFF, and apply Wavelet-ALFF to investigate the modulation effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). The reliability and validity were assessed on multicenter RS-fMRI datasets under eyes closed (EC) and eyes open (EO) conditions (248 healthy participants in total). We then detected the sensitivity of Wavelet-ALFF using a rTMS modulation dataset (24 healthy participants). For each dataset, Wavelet-ALFF based on five mother wavelets (i.e., db2, bior4.4, morl, meyr and sym3) and FFT-ALFF were calculated in the conventional band and five frequency sub-bands. The results showed that the reliability of both inter-scanner and intra-scanner was higher with Wavelet-ALFF than with FFT-ALFF across multiple frequency bands, especially db2-ALFF in the higher frequency band slow-2 (0.1992-0.25 Hz). In terms of validity, the multicenter ECEO datasets showed that the effect sizes of Wavelet-ALFF with all mother wavelets (especially for db2-ALFF) were larger than those of FFT-ALFF across multiple frequency bands. Furthermore, Wavelet-ALFF detected a larger modulation effect than FFT-ALFF. Collectively, Wavelet db2-ALFF showed the best reliability and validity, suggesting that db2-ALFF may offer a powerful metric for inspecting regional spontaneous brain activities in future studies.


Assuntos
Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Estimulação Magnética Transcraniana , Humanos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Encéfalo/fisiologia , Mapeamento Encefálico/métodos
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J Am Chem Soc ; 144(40): 18479-18484, 2022 10 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36173287

RESUMO

In sticky-end cohesion, sequence complementarity is the key to design specific recognition among many DNA nanostructure units. The binding orthogonality usually arises from sticky-end pairs of different sequences. Instead of creating orthogonal species of sticky-end bonds based on sequence complementarity, we restricted the sticky-end sequence diversity down to the fixed C-G pair and explored orthogonal recognition of the synthetic DNA constructs based solely on the configurational match. From our comprehensive investigations of 2D tessellation and 3D crystallization, we demonstrated the new configuration-specific sticky-end cohesion to program specific and precise molecular recognition of synthetic structural units for high-order DNA self-assembly.


Assuntos
DNA , Nanoestruturas , Cristalização , DNA/química , Nanoestruturas/química , Conformação de Ácido Nucleico
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J Autoimmun ; 133: 102919, 2022 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36242821

RESUMO

Autoimmunity refers to the phenomenon that the body's immune system produces antibodies or sensitized lymphocytes to its own tissues to cause an immune response. Immune disorders caused by autoimmunity can mediate autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune diseases have complicated pathogenesis due to the many types of cells involved, and the mechanism is still unclear. The emergence of single-cell research technology can solve the problem that ordinary transcriptome technology cannot be accurate to cell type. It provides unbiased results through independent analysis of cells in tissues and provides more mRNA information for identifying cell subpopulations, which provides a novel approach to study disruption of immune tolerance and disturbance of pro-inflammatory pathways on a cellular basis. It may fundamentally change the understanding of molecular pathways in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases and develop targeted drugs. Single-cell transcriptome sequencing (scRNA-seq) has been widely applied in autoimmune diseases, which provides a powerful tool for demonstrating the cellular heterogeneity of tissues involved in various immune inflammations, identifying pathogenic cell populations, and revealing the mechanism of disease occurrence and development. This review describes the principles of scRNA-seq, introduces common sequencing platforms and practical procedures, and focuses on the progress of scRNA-seq in 41 autoimmune diseases, which include 9 systemic autoimmune diseases and autoinflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.) and 32 organ-specific autoimmune diseases (5 Skin diseases, 3 Nervous system diseases, 4 Eye diseases, 2 Respiratory system diseases, 2 Circulatory system diseases, 6 Liver, Gallbladder and Pancreas diseases, 2 Gastrointestinal system diseases, 3 Muscle, Bones and joint diseases, 3 Urinary system diseases, 2 Reproductive system diseases). This review also prospects the molecular mechanism targets of autoimmune diseases from the multi-molecular level and multi-dimensional analysis combined with single-cell multi-omics sequencing technology (such as scRNA-seq, Single cell ATAC-seq and single cell immune group library sequencing), which provides a reference for further exploring the pathogenesis and marker screening of autoimmune diseases and autoimmune inflammatory diseases in the future.


Assuntos
Doenças Autoimunes , Doenças Hereditárias Autoinflamatórias , Humanos , Doenças Autoimunes/genética
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Appl Microbiol Biotechnol ; 106(8): 3191-3199, 2022 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35384448

RESUMO

Methanotrophs capable of converting C1-based substrates play an important role in the global carbon cycle. As one of the essential macronutrient components in the medium, the uptake of nitrogen sources severely regulates the cell's metabolism. Although the feasibility of utilizing nitrogen gas (N2) by methanotrophs has been predicted, the mechanism remains unclear. Herein, the regulation of nitrogen fixation by an essential nitrogen-fixing regulator (NifA) was explored based on transcriptomic analyses of Methylomicrobium buryatense 5GB1. A deletion mutant of the nitrogen global regulator NifA was constructed, and the growth of M. buryatense 5GB1ΔnifA exhibited significant growth inhibition compared with wild-type strain after the depletion of nitrate source in the medium. Our transcriptome analyses elucidated that 22.0% of the genome was affected in expression by NifA in M. buryatense 5GB1. Besides genes associated with nitrogen assimilation such as nitrogenase structural genes, genes related to cofactor biosynthesis, electron transport, and post-transcriptional modification were significantly upregulated in the presence of NifA to enhance N2 fixation; other genes related to carbon metabolism, energy metabolism, membrane transport, and cell motility were strongly modulated by NifA to facilitate cell metabolisms. This study not only lays a comprehensive understanding of the physiological characteristics and nitrogen metabolism of methanotrophs, but also provides a potentially efficient strategy to achieve carbon and nitrogen co-utilization.Key points• N2 fixation ability of M. buryatense 5GB1 was demonstrated for the first time in experiments by regulating the supply of N2.• NifA positively regulates nif-related genes to facilitate the uptake of N2 in M. buryatense 5GB1.• NifA regulates a broad range of cellular functions beyond nif genes in M. buryatense 5GB1.


Assuntos
Fixação de Nitrogênio , Transcriptoma , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Carbono/metabolismo , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação Bacteriana da Expressão Gênica , Genes Bacterianos , Methylococcaceae , Nitrogênio/metabolismo , Fixação de Nitrogênio/genética
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J Mater Sci Mater Electron ; 33(29): 22718-22727, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38625296

RESUMO

Avalanche phenomenon uses critical pump power to produce extreme nonlinear behavior from small disturbances, and has gradually become known. Here, it is reported that the strong green up-conversion emission produced in NaBi(WO4)2 phosphor by the positive feedback enhancement of the energy transfer process. The power dependence indicates that the photon avalanche process has occurred. Contrary to other up-conversion mechanisms, photon avalanche (PA) is a bifurcation phenomenon: avalanches occur above the critical excitation power. The experimental results are analyzed using the rate equation model. The high-response photon avalanche process produced by Yb and Ho ions is discussed in detail. The results show that PA can not only improve the brightness and efficiency of up-conversion, but also has a wider range of applications than traditional up-conversion materials, especially in the detection material of temperature sensor plays an important role.

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J Am Chem Soc ; 143(40): 16693-16699, 2021 10 13.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34606714

RESUMO

Inspired by allosteric regulation of natural molecules, we present a rational design scheme to build synthetic nucleic acid allosteric nanodevices. The clearly specified conformational states of switches obtained from systematic screening and analyses make the ON-OFF transition clear-cut and quantification ready. Under the rational design scheme, we have developed a series of DNA switches with triplex-forming oligos as allosteric modulators and implemented designated allosteric transitions, allosteric coregulation, and reaction pathway control. In conjunction with toehold-mediated strand displacement, our design scheme has also been applied to synthetic nucleic acid computing including a set of logic operations and complex algorithm.


Assuntos
Ácidos Nucleicos
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 60(49): 25781-25786, 2021 12 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34596325

RESUMO

Branched DNA motifs serve as the basic construction elements for all synthetic DNA nanostructures. However, precise control of branching orientation remains a key challenge to further heighten the overall structural order. In this study, we use two strategies to control the branching orientation. The first one is based on immobile Holliday junctions which employ specific nucleotide sequences at the branch points which dictate their orientation. The second strategy is to use angle-enforcing struts to fix the branching orientation with flexible spacers at the branch points. We have also demonstrated that the branching orientation control can be achieved dynamically, either by canonical Watson-Crick base pairing or non-canonical nucleobase interactions (e.g., i-motif and G-quadruplex). With precise angle control and feedback from the chemical environment, these results will enable novel DNA nanomechanical sensing devices, and precisely-ordered three-dimensional architectures.


Assuntos
DNA/química , Nanoestruturas/química , Nanotecnologia , Motivos de Nucleotídeos
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J Biol Chem ; 294(43): 15733-15742, 2019 10 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31484720

RESUMO

REV7, also termed mitotic arrest-deficient 2-like 2 (MAD2L2 or MAD2B), acts as an interaction module in a broad array of cellular pathways, including translesion DNA synthesis, cell cycle control, and nonhomologous end joining. Numerous REV7 binding partners have been identified, including the human small GTPase Ras-associated nuclear protein (RAN), which acts as a potential upstream regulator of REV7. Notably, the Shigella invasin IpaB hijacks REV7 to disrupt cell cycle control to prevent intestinal epithelial cell renewal and facilitate bacterial colonization. However, the structural details of the REV7-RAN and REV7-IpaB interactions are mostly unknown. Here, using fusion protein and rigid maltose-binding protein tagging strategies, we determined the crystal structures of these two complexes at 2.00-2.35 Å resolutions. The structures revealed that both RAN and IpaB fragments bind the "safety belt" region of REV7, inducing rearrangement of the C-terminal ß-sheet region of REV7, conserved among REV7-related complexes. Of note, the REV7-binding motifs of RAN and IpaB each displayed some unique interactions with REV7 despite sharing consensus residues. Structural alignments revealed that REV7 has an adaptor region within the safety belt region that can rearrange secondary structures to fit a variety of different ligands. Our structural and biochemical results further indicated that REV7 preferentially binds GTP-bound RAN, implying that a GTP/GDP-bound transition of RAN may serve as the molecular switch that controls REV7's activity. These results provide insights into the regulatory mechanism of REV7 in cell cycle control, which may help with the development of small-molecule inhibitors that target REV7 activity.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Guanosina Difosfato/metabolismo , Proteínas Mad2/química , Proteínas Mad2/metabolismo , Shigella/metabolismo , Proteína ran de Ligação ao GTP/metabolismo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Proteínas de Bactérias/química , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Guanosina Trifosfato/metabolismo , Ligantes , Modelos Biológicos , Modelos Moleculares , Ligação Proteica , Proteína ran de Ligação ao GTP/química
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Neurol Sci ; 41(3): 661-667, 2020 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31754876

RESUMO

As a noninvasive technique, transcranial sonography (TCS) of substantia nigra (SN) has gradually showed its effectiveness not only in diagnosis but also in understanding clinical features of Parkinson's Disease (PD). This study aimed to further evaluate TCS for clinical diagnosis of PD, and to explore the association between sonographic manifestations and visual hallucinations (VH). A total of 226 subjects including 141 PD patients and 85 controls were recruited. All participants received TCS. A series of rating scales to evaluate motor and non-motor symptoms were performed in PD patients. Results showed that 172 subjects were successfully assessed by TCS. The area of SN was greater in PD patients than that in controls (P < 0.001). As receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed, the best cutoff value for the larger SN echogenicity size was 23.5 mm2 (sensitivity 70.3%, specificity 77.0%). Patients with VH had larger SN area (P = 0.019), as well as higher Non-Motor Symptoms Scale (NMSS) scores (P = 0.018). Moreover, binary logistic regression analysis indicated that SN hyperechogenicity (odds ratio = 4.227, P = 0.012) and NMSS scores (odds ratio = 0.027, P = 0.042) could be the independent predictors for VH. In conclusion, TCS can be used as an auxiliary diagnostic tool for Parkinson's disease. Increased SN echogenicity is correlated with VH in Parkinson's disease, possibly because the brain stem is involved in the mechanism in the onset of VH. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.


Assuntos
Alucinações/fisiopatologia , Doença de Parkinson/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença de Parkinson/fisiopatologia , Substância Negra/diagnóstico por imagem , Ultrassonografia Doppler Transcraniana , Percepção Visual/fisiologia , Idoso , China , Feminino , Alucinações/etiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doença de Parkinson/complicações , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Ultrassonografia Doppler Transcraniana/normas
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Appl Opt ; 59(19): 5737-5744, 2020 Jul 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32609699

RESUMO

A panoramic annular lens (PAL) comprises a panoramic annular head unit (PAHU) and a relay lens group. Due to the properties of annular imaging, single-channel PAL systems contain a blind area in the central field of view (FOV), which is difficult to reduce in a traditional optical system structure. Therefore, we propose a novel reflective PAHU structure, using two mirrors to replace the traditional single-lens- or multilens-cemented PAHU, to achieve a smaller blind area and ultrawide-angle imaging. In this paper, we present the design of an ultrawide-angle PAL with a FOV of (22∘∼120∘)×360∘ using our proposed method. The resulting optical system achieves a blind area ratio of less than 3.67%. Compared with the traditional PAL system with the lowest blind area ratio, the blind area ratio of our system is reduced by half, demonstrating the feasibility of the proposed method.

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FASEB J ; 32(10): 5250-5257, 2018 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29913559

RESUMO

During its life cycle, Zika virus (ZIKV), an arthropod-borne flavivirus that is associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome and causes microencephaly in fetuses and newborn children, encodes a critical and indispensable helicase domain that has 5'-triphosphatase activity and performs ATP hydrolysis to generate energy and thus, sustains unwinding of double-stranded RNA during ZIKV genome replication. Of these processes, ATP hydrolysis represents the most basic event; however, its dynamic mechanisms remain largely unknown, impeding the further understanding of the function of ZIKV helicase and the ongoing anti-ZIKV drug design. In this work, we determined the crystal structure of ZIKV helicase in complex with ADP-AlF3-Mn2+ and ADP-Mn2+ separately. The structural analysis indicates that these structures represent the intermediate state and posthydrolysis state, respectively, of the ATP hydrolysis process of ZIKV helicase. These findings, together with our earlier work, which identified the prehydrolysis state of ZIKV helicase, lead to a proposal of the ATP hydrolysis cycle for ZIKV helicase. On this basis, we used site-directed mutagenesis combined with an enzymatic study to identify successfully residues that are critical for the ATPase activity of ZIKV helicase; this will provide new ideas to understand the function for the key enzyme of ZIKV.-Yang, X., Chen, C., Tian, H., Chi, H., Mu, Z., Zhang, T., Yang, K., Zhao, Q., Liu, X., Wang, Z., Ji, X., Yang, H. Mechanism of ATP hydrolysis by the Zika virus helicase.


Assuntos
Trifosfato de Adenosina/química , RNA Helicases/química , Proteínas Virais/química , Zika virus/enzimologia , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Cristalografia por Raios X , Hidrólise , RNA Helicases/genética , RNA Helicases/metabolismo , Proteínas Virais/genética , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo , Zika virus/genética
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Entropy (Basel) ; 20(5)2018 Apr 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33265404

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Integrating solar thermal energy into the conventional Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) has been proved to be an efficient way to use solar energy and improve the generation efficiency of CCPP. In this paper, the energy, exergy, and economic (3E) methods were applied to the models of the Integrated Solar Combined Cycle System (ISCCS). The performances of the proposed system were not only assessed by energy and exergy efficiency, as well as exergy destruction, but also through varied thermodynamic parameters such as DNI and Ta. Besides, to better understand the real potentials for improving the components, exergy destruction was split into endogenous/exogenous and avoidable/unavoidable parts. Results indicate that the combustion chamber of the gas turbine has the largest endogenous and unavoidable exergy destruction values of 202.23 MW and 197.63 MW, and the values of the parabolic trough solar collector are 51.77 MW and 50.01 MW. For the overall power plant, the exogenous and avoidable exergy destruction rates resulted in 17.61% and 17.78%, respectively. In addition, the proposed system can save a fuel cost of 1.86 $/MW·h per year accompanied by reducing CO2 emissions of about 88.40 kg/MW·h, further highlighting the great potential of ISCCS.

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Protein Cell ; 2024 May 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38752989

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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a prevalent inflammatory skin disorder in which patients experience recurrent eczematous lesions and intense itching. The colonization of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is correlated with the severity of the disease, but its role in AD development remains elusive. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we uncovered that keratinocytes activate a distinct immune response characterized by induction of Il24 when exposed to methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Further experiments using animal models showed that the administration of recombinant IL-24 protein worsened AD-like pathology. Genetic ablation of Il24 or the receptor Il20rb in keratinocytes alleviated allergic inflammation and atopic march. Mechanistically, IL-24 acted through its heterodimeric receptors on keratinocytes and augmented the production of IL-33, which in turn aggravated type 2 immunity and AD-like skin conditions. Overall, these findings establish IL-24 as a critical factor for onset and progression of AD and a compelling therapeutic target.

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Eur J Med Res ; 29(1): 253, 2024 Apr 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38659000

RESUMO

The progression of heart failure (HF) is complex and involves multiple regulatory pathways. Iron ions play a crucial supportive role as a cofactor for important proteins such as hemoglobin, myoglobin, oxidative respiratory chain, and DNA synthetase, in the myocardial energy metabolism process. In recent years, numerous studies have shown that HF is associated with iron dysmetabolism, and deficiencies in iron and overload of iron can both lead to the development of various myocarditis diseases, which ultimately progress to HF. Iron toxicity and iron metabolism may be key targets for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of HF. Some iron chelators (such as desferrioxamine), antioxidants (such as ascorbate), Fer-1, and molecules that regulate iron levels (such as lactoferrin) have been shown to be effective in treating HF and protecting the myocardium in multiple studies. Additionally, certain natural compounds can play a significant role by mediating the imbalance of iron-related signaling pathways and expression levels. Therefore, this review not only summarizes the basic processes of iron metabolism in the body and the mechanisms by which they play a role in HF, with the aim of providing new clues and considerations for the treatment of HF, but also summarizes recent studies on natural chemical components that involve ferroptosis and its role in HF pathology, as well as the mechanisms by which naturally occurring products regulate ferroptosis in HF, with the aim of providing reference information for the development of new ferroptosis inhibitors and lead compounds for the treatment of HF in the future.


Assuntos
Produtos Biológicos , Insuficiência Cardíaca , Ferro , Humanos , Insuficiência Cardíaca/metabolismo , Insuficiência Cardíaca/tratamento farmacológico , Ferro/metabolismo , Produtos Biológicos/uso terapêutico , Produtos Biológicos/farmacologia , Animais , Ferroptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Quelantes de Ferro/uso terapêutico , Quelantes de Ferro/farmacologia , Antioxidantes/uso terapêutico
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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ; 16(17): 21828-21837, 2024 May 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38639177

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Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals materials are increasingly seen as potential catalysts due to their unique structures and unmatched properties. However, achieving precise synthesis of these remarkable materials and regulating their atomic and electronic structures at the most fundamental level to enhance their catalytic performance remain a significant challenge. In this study, we synthesized single-crystal bulk PtTe crystals via chemical vapor transport and subsequently produced atomically thin, large PtTe nanosheets (NSs) through electrochemical cathode intercalation. These NSs are characterized by a significant presence of Te vacancy pairs, leading to undercoordinated Pt atoms on their basal planes. Experimental and theoretical studies together reveal that Te vacancy pairs effectively optimize and enhance the electronic properties (such as charge distribution, density of states near the Fermi level, and d-band center) of the resultant undercoordinated Pt atoms. This optimization results in a significantly higher percentage of dangling O-H water, a decreased energy barrier for water dissociation, and an increased binding affinity of these Pt atoms to active hydrogen intermediates. Consequently, PtTe NSs featuring exposed and undercoordinated Pt atoms demonstrate outstanding electrocatalytic activity in hydrogen evolution reactions, significantly surpassing the performance of standard commercial Pt/C catalysts.

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Reprod Sci ; 30(4): 1033-1048, 2023 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35941510

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of coenzyme Q10 supplementation in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We first searched PubMed, Wanfang Data, CNKI, Embase, ClinicalTrial.gov, and other databases. The retrieval time from the establishment of the database to January 2021. We collected relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about coenzyme Q10 in the treatment of PCOS. Risk of bias assessment and meta-analysis of RCTs were performed using RevMan 5.0 software. This systematic review and meta-analysis include a total of 9 RCTs involving 1021 patients. The results show that the addition of coenzyme Q10 may improve insulin resistance (HOMA-IR (WMD - 0.67 [- 0.87, - 0.48], P < 0.00001); fasting insulin (WMD - 1.75 [- 2.65, - 0.84], P = 0.0002); fasting plasma glucose (WMD - 5.20 [- 8.86, - 1.54], P = 0.005)), improve sex hormone levels (FSH (SMD - 0.45 [0.11, 0.78], P = 0.009); testosterone (SMD - 0.28 [- 0.49, - 0.06], P = 0.01)), and improve blood lipids (triglycerides (SMD - 0.49 [- 0.89, - 0.09], P = 0.02); total cholesterol (SMD - 0.35 [- 0.56, - 0.14], P = 0.001); LDL-C (SMD - 0.22 [- 0.43, - 0.01], P = 0.04); HDL-C (SMD 0.22 [0.01, 0.43], P = 0.04)). Only one RCT reported adverse events, and they found that patients had no adverse effects or symptoms following supplementation. Based on the current evidence, it could be considered that the addition of CoQ10 is a safe therapy to improve PCOS by improving insulin resistance (reduce HOMA-IR, FINS, FPG), increasing sex hormone levels (increase FSH, reduce testosterone), and improving blood lipids (reduce TG, TC, LDL-C, and increased HDL-C).


Assuntos
Resistência à Insulina , Síndrome do Ovário Policístico , Feminino , Humanos , Síndrome do Ovário Policístico/tratamento farmacológico , Suplementos Nutricionais/efeitos adversos , LDL-Colesterol , Lipídeos , Hormônios Esteroides Gonadais , Hormônio Foliculoestimulante , Testosterona/uso terapêutico
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Biomed Pharmacother ; 165: 114706, 2023 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37400352

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Acute myocardial infarction remains the leading cause of death in humans. Timely restoration of blood perfusion to ischemic myocardium remains the most effective strategy in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction, which can significantly reduce morbidity and mortality. However, after restoration of blood flow and reperfusion, myocardial injury will aggravate and induce apoptosis of cardiomyocytes, a process called myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Studies have shown that the loss and death of cardiomyocytes caused by oxidative stress, iron load, increased lipid peroxidation, inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction, etc., are involved in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. In recent years, with the in-depth research on the pathology of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, people have gradually realized that there is a new form of cell death in the pathological process of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, namely ferroptosis. A number of studies have found that in the myocardial tissue of patients with acute myocardial infarction, there are pathological changes closely related to ferroptosis, such as iron metabolism disorder, lipid peroxidation, and increased reactive oxygen species free radicals. Natural plant products such as resveratrol, baicalin, cyanidin-3-O-glucoside, naringenin, and astragaloside IV can also exert therapeutic effects by correcting the imbalance of these ferroptosis-related factors and expression levels. Combining with our previous studies, this review summarizes the regulatory mechanism of natural plant products intervening ferroptosis in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in recent years, in order to provide reference information for the development of targeted ferroptosis inhibitor drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.


Assuntos
Ferroptose , Infarto do Miocárdio , Traumatismo por Reperfusão Miocárdica , Traumatismo por Reperfusão , Humanos , Traumatismo por Reperfusão Miocárdica/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo , Peroxidação de Lipídeos , Ferro
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