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PLoS One ; 19(3): e0298678, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38498482

RESUMO

Throughout history, rivers and lakes have wielded a profound influence on the dynamics of urban transportation expansion. To illustrate this phenomenon, we turn to the century-long evolution of the road network in Wuhan, China, as a case study. The study aims to explore the relationship framework between water bodies and urban transportation, characterized by the sequence of "strong connection" to "weakened connection", then to "mutual restriction", and ultimately to "mutual benefit". Additionally, the analysis of the impact mechanisms of rivers and lakes on urban transportation at different stages of development is also a key research objective. To facilitate our exploration, we select the road networks in Wuhan from four years of 1922, 1969, 1995, and 2023 as the primary research subjects. By establishing water buffers, we scrutinize the evolving characteristics of riverside and lakeside transportation amidst the city's expansion. Based on the modified shortest path model, we introduce the innovative concepts of "Detour Index" and "Weighted Detour Index" to assess the road accessibility of each node in the city based on its inherent environmental conditions. This allows for the effective analysis of the potential impact of water bodies as "obstacles" on the road network at different stages of urban development. The study found that in the areas adjacent to the rivers and lakes in Wuhan, there is insufficient road accessibility based on their inherent environmental conditions. Particularly, some areas along the rivers may become "terminals" in the urban road network. Furthermore, during the process of urban expansion, the correlation between the urban road network and rivers continues to weaken, while the correlation with lakes continues to strengthen. These conclusions can provide valuable insights for the planning of urban roads near water bodies.


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Lagos , Meios de Transporte , Humanos , Cidades , China , Água , Rios , Monitoramento Ambiental
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J Am Chem Soc ; 146(20): 13805-13816, 2024 May 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38552185

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Cuproptosis, a copper-dependent cell death process, has been confirmed to further activate the immune response and mediate the immune resistance. However, hypoxic tumor microenvironment hampers cuproptosis sensitivity and suppresses the body's antitumor immune response. Herein, we have successfully immobilized and functionalized catalase (CAT) with long single-stranded DNA containing polyvalent CpG sequences through rolling circle amplification (RCA) techniques, obtaining an enzyme-cored spherical nucleic acid nanoplatform (CAT-ecSNA-Cu) to deliver copper ions for cuproptosis. The presence of long-stranded DNA-protected CAT enhances mitochondrial respiration by catalyzing the conversion of H2O2 to O2, thereby sensitizing cuproptosis. Meanwhile, increased tumor oxygenation suppresses the expression of the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) protein, resulting in the alleviation of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Of note, cuproptosis induces immunogenic cell death (ICD), which facilitates dendritic cell (DC) maturation and enhances antigen presentation through polyCpG-supported Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) activation. Furthermore, cuproptosis-induced PD-L1 upregulation in tumor cells complements checkpoint blockers (αPD-L1), enhancing antitumor immunity. The strategy of enhancing cuproptosis-mediated antitumor immune responses by alleviating hypoxia effectively promotes the activation and proliferation of effector T cells, ultimately leading to long-term immunity against cancer.


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Catalase , Cobre , Hipóxia Tumoral , Hipóxia Tumoral/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Cobre/química , Catalase/metabolismo , Catalase/química , Camundongos , Microambiente Tumoral/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias/imunologia , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Morte Celular Imunogênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Dendríticas/imunologia , Células Dendríticas/efeitos dos fármacos
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Adv Sci (Weinh) ; 11(15): e2308684, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38332653

RESUMO

Patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections may have higher death rates than those with non-drug-resistant infections. Nanozymes offer a promising approach to eliminating bacteria by producing reactive oxygen species. However, most of the conventional nanozyme technologies encounter significant challenges with respect to size, composition, and a naturally low number of active sites. The present study synthesizes a iron-single-atom structure (Fe-SAC) via nitrogen doped-carbon, a Fe-N5 catalyst (Fe-SAC) with a high metal loading (4.3 wt.%). This catalyst permits the development of nanozymes consisting of single-atom structures with active sites resembling enzymes, embedded within nanomaterials. Fe-SAC displays peroxidase-like activities upon exposure to H2O2. This structure facilitates the production of hydroxyl radicals, well-known for their strong bactericidal effects. Furthermore, the photothermal properties augment the bactericidal efficacy of Fe-SAC. The findings reveal that Fe-SAC disrupts the bacterial cell membranes and the biofilms, contributing to their antibacterial effects. The bactericidal properties of Fe-SAC are harnessed, which eradicates the MRSA infections in wounds and improves wound healing. Taken together, these findings suggest that single Fe atom nanozymes offer a novel perspective on the catalytic mechanism and design, holding immense potential as next-generation nanozymes.


Assuntos
Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina , Humanos , Ferro , Peróxido de Hidrogênio , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Biofilmes
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BMC Womens Health ; 24(1): 65, 2024 01 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38267957

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PURPOSE: The goal is to identify risk factors associated with receiving a blood transfusion during the perioperative period in patients who undergo total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) using a large-scale national database. METHODS: In this retrospective analysis, data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) was utilized to review the medical records of all patients who underwent TLH from 2010 to 2019. The researchers identified patients who had received a blood transfusion during the perioperative period and compared with those who had not. The subsequent factors associated with blood transfusion were examined: hospital characteristics (type of admission and payer, patient demographics (age and race), bed size, teaching status, location, and region of hospital), length of stay (LOS), total charges during hospitalization, in-hospital mortality, comorbidities, and perioperative complications. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. The independent risk factors of perioperative blood transfusion after TLH was identified by performing multivariate logistic regression. RESULTS: A total of 79,933 TLH were captured from the NIS database, among which 3433 (4.40%) patients received a perioperative blood transfusion. TLH patients affected by blood transfusion were 2 days longer hospital stays (P < 0.001), higher overall costs (P < 0.001), the patients who received a transfusion after a long-term hospitalization had a significantly higher rate of mortality (0.5% vs. 0.1%; P < 0.001). Perioperative blood transfusion after TLH was associated with chronic blood loss anemia, deficiency anemia, coagulopathy, congestive heart failure, fluid and electrolyte disorders, renal failure, metastatic cancer, sepsis, weight loss, deep vein thrombosis, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, shock, acute myocardial infarction, and pneumonia, stroke, hemorrhage, pulmonary embolism, and disease of the genitourinary system. CONCLUSION: Studying the risk factors of perioperative blood transfusion after TLH is advantageous in order to ensure proper management and optimize outcomes.


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Anemia , Laparoscopia , Feminino , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Histerectomia , Transfusão de Sangue
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Adv Mater ; 36(2): e2308477, 2024 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37985164

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Severe systemic inflammation following myocardial infarction (MI) is a major cause of patient mortality. MI-induced inflammation can trigger the production of free radicals, which in turn ultimately leads to increased inflammation in cardiac lesions (i.e., inflammation-free radicals cycle), resulting in heart failure and patient death. However, currently available anti-inflammatory drugs have limited efficacy due to their weak anti-inflammatory effect and poor accumulation at the cardiac site. Herein, a novel Fe-Cur@TA nanozyme is developed for targeted therapy of MI, which is generated by coordinating Fe3+ and anti-inflammatory drug curcumin (Cur) with further modification of tannic acid (TA). Such Fe-Cur@TA nanozyme exhibits excellent free radicals scavenging and anti-inflammatory properties by reducing immune cell infiltration, promoting macrophage polarization toward the M2-like phenotype, suppressing inflammatory cytokine secretion, and blocking the inflammatory free radicals cycle. Furthermore, due to the high affinity of TA for cardiac tissue, Fe-Cur@TA shows an almost tenfold greater in cardiac retention and uptake than Fe-Cur. In mouse and preclinical beagle dog MI models, Fe-Cur@TA nanozyme preserves cardiac function and reduces scar size, suggesting promising potential for clinical translation in cardiovascular disease.


Assuntos
Macrófagos , Infarto do Miocárdio , Polifenóis , Humanos , Animais , Camundongos , Cães , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Infarto do Miocárdio/patologia , Inflamação/metabolismo , Anti-Inflamatórios/farmacologia , Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Anti-Inflamatórios/metabolismo , Radicais Livres
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Anal Chem ; 96(1): 419-426, 2024 01 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38152877

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Urological cancers such as bladder or prostate cancer represent one of the most malignant tumors that accounts for an extremely high mortality. However, conventionally standard diagnostics for urological cancers are hardly available in low-resource settings. We developed herein a hand-held fluorescent imaging platform by integrating a multiplexed isothermal exponential amplification reaction (EXPAR) with a microgel-enriched methodology for sensitive profiling of quaternary microRNAs (miRNAs) in urine and quick diagnosis of urological cancers at the early stage. The target miRNA mixtures in the urine underwent four parallel EXPARs without cross-reactivity, followed by surface concentration and hybridization by the encoded polyacrylamide microgels. This mix-and-read strategy allowed for one-pot analysis of several key miRNAs simultaneously and provided 5-fold enhancement in fluorescent detection sensitivities compared to the individual EXPAR-based assays. Four urinary miRNAs (let-7a, miRNA-155, -223, and -143) could be quantitatively determined in a wide linear range from 50 fM to 30 nM, with the limits of detection at femtomolar levels. Using a smartphone-based imaging microreader, healthy and cancerous cohorts with prostate, bladder, and renal cell cancers could be discriminated in 30 min with the accuracy >83% using linear discriminant analysis. The developed detection platform has proven to be a portable, noninvasive, and useful complement to the toolbox for miRNA-based liquid biopsies, which holds immense potential and advantage for regular and large-scale applications in early cancer diagnosis.


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MicroRNAs , Neoplasias Urológicas , Humanos , MicroRNAs/análise , Smartphone , Técnicas de Amplificação de Ácido Nucleico/métodos , Hibridização de Ácido Nucleico , Neoplasias Urológicas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Urológicas/genética
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 63(7): e202311309, 2024 Feb 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38140920

RESUMO

Nanomaterial-based in vivo tumor imaging and therapy have attracted extensive attention; however, they suffer from the unintelligent "always ON" or single-parameter responsive signal output, substantial off-target effects, and high cost. Therefore, achieving in vivo easy-to-read tumor imaging and precise therapy in a multi-parameter responsive and intelligent manner remains challenging. Herein, an intelligent DNA nanoreactor (iDNR) was constructed following the "AND" Boolean logic algorithm to address these issues. iDNR-mediated in situ deposition of photothermal substance polydopamine (PDA) can only be satisfied in tumor tissues with abundant membrane protein biomarkers "AND" hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ). Therefore, intelligent temperature-based in vivo easy-to-read tumor imaging is realized without expensive instrumentation, and its diagnostic performance matches with that of flow cytometry, and photoacoustic imaging. Moreover, precise photothermal therapy (PTT) of tumors could be achieved via intelligent heating of tumor tissues. The precise PTT of primary tumors in combination with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy suppresses the growth of distant tumors and inhibits tumor recurrence. Therefore, highly programmable iDNR is a powerful tool for intelligent biomedical applications.


Assuntos
Nanopartículas , Nanoestruturas , Neoplasias , Humanos , Neoplasias/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias/terapia , Neoplasias/patologia , Fototerapia/métodos , Nanotecnologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Microambiente Tumoral
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Front Chem ; 11: 1283924, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38075497

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Hafnium-based nanomaterials (Hf-NMs) have attracted the interest of numerous biomedical researchers by their unique properties. Recent years have witnessed significant advancements in the field of Hafnium-based nanomaterials, particularly in the context of cancer diagnosis and treatment. However, research in this area, especially concerning the clinical application of Hafnium-based nanomaterials, has not been thoroughly reviewed. This review will cover: 1) Classification and synthesis of Hafnium-based nanomaterials including Hafnium oxide nanomaterials, Hafnium Metal-Organic Frameworks/nanoscale coordination polymers (MOFs/NCPs); 2) Hafnium-based nanomaterials act as contrast enhancement agent for cancer imaging, and hafnium-based nanomaterials used for diagnosis in cancer liquid biopsy; 3) hafnium-based nanomaterials for cancer therapy, including hafnium-based nanomaterials for radiotherapy, hafnium-based nanomaterials for photodynamic therapy, hafnium-based nanomaterials for various combined therapy; and 4) Translation, toxicity, and safety for Hf-NMs in human and preclinical animal models. More attention will be given to the clinical translation of Hf-NMs in cancer.

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Open Life Sci ; 18(1): 20220784, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38027223

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This study aimed to evaluate the clinical utility of small breast epithelial mucin (SBEM) as a prognostic biomarker in an independent patient cohort. The paraffin-embedded tissues and clinicopathological data of 105 patients with breast cancer were collected, and the expression of SBEM in breast cancer samples was detected by immunohistochemical staining. The correlations between clinicopathological variables and the expression of SBEM were analyzed, and its significance as a prognostic indicator for breast cancer patients was determined. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that SBEM was expressed mostly in the cytomembrane and cytoplasm, with markedly increased SBEM expression (≥4 points on staining intensity) observed in 34 of 105 breast cancer tissues (32.4%). Elevated expression of SBEM was found to be significantly associated with larger tumor size (P = 0.002), more frequent lymph node metastasis (P = 0.029), advanced tumor node metastasis stage (P = 0.005), reduced expression of the progesterone receptor (PR) (P = 0.002), and a higher Ki-67 index (P = 0.006). Survival analysis indicated that patients with elevated SBEM expression had worse overall survival (OS) (5-year OS rate: 50.5 vs 93.9% for high and low SBEM expression, respectively, P < 0.001) and disease-free survival (DFS) (5-year DFS rate: 52.8 vs 81.7% for high and low SBEM expression, respectively, P = 0.001) rates than those with low expression of SBEM. Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses demonstrated that elevated expression of SBEM (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.994, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.008-3.945, P = 0.047), tumor size (HR = 2.318, 95% CI: 1.071-5.017, P = 0.033), and PR status (HR = 0.195, 95% CI: 0.055-0.694, P = 0.012) were independent predictors of OS in breast cancer patients. Elevated expression of SBEM was associated with both aggressive tumor characteristics and poor survival, indicating its potential as a useful prognostic biomarker for breast cancer patients.

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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 62(50): e202307020, 2023 12 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37920913

RESUMO

Chemo-dynamic therapy (CDT) based on the Fenton or Fenton-like reaction has emerged as a promising approach for cancer treatment. However, autophagy-mediated self-protection mechanisms of cancer cells pose a significant challenge to the efficacy of CDT. Herein, we developed metal-DNA nanocomplexes (DACs-Mn) to enhance CDT via DNAzyme inhibition of autophagy. Specifically, Mn-based catalyst in DACs-Mn was used to generate highly hydroxyl radicals (⋅OH) that kill cancer cells, while the ATG5 DNAzyme incorporated into DACs-Mn inhibited the expression of autophagy-associated proteins, thereby improving the efficacy of CDT. By disrupting the self-protective pathway of cells under severe oxidative stress, this novel approach of DACs-Mn was found to synergistically enhance CDT in both in vitro and in vivo models, effectively amplifying tumor-specific oxidative damage. Notably, the Metal-DNA nanocomplexes can also induce immunogenic cell death (ICD), thereby inhibiting tumor metastasis. Specifically, in a bilateral tumor model in mice, the combined approach of CDT and autophagy inhibition followed by immune checkpoint blockade therapy shown significant potential as a novel and effective treatment modality for primary and metastatic tumors.


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DNA Catalítico , Nanopartículas , Neoplasias , Animais , Camundongos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Neoplasias/patologia , Metais , Radical Hidroxila/metabolismo , Autofagia , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/metabolismo , Microambiente Tumoral
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J Am Chem Soc ; 2023 Nov 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37910771

RESUMO

Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy, while achieving tremendous clinical successes, still suffers from a low objective response rate in clinical cancer treatment. As a proof-of-concept study, we propose a new immune checkpoint degradation (ICD) therapy relying on lysosome-targeting chimera (LYTAC) to deplete immune checkpoint programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) on the tumor cell surface. Our designed chimeric aptamer on one side targets lysosome-trafficking receptor, and on the other side allows biorthogonal covalent-conjugation-reinforced specific binding of PD-L1. This covalent LYTAC is able to hijack PD-L1 for lysosomal degradation with greatly improved efficiency over its noncovalent counterpart in complex in vivo environment. Beyond abolishing the PD-1/PD-L1 axis associated immune resistance, we demonstrate for the first time that LYTAC-triggered PD-L1 degradation could directly cause immunogenic apoptosis of tumor cells to elicit tumor-specific immune responses, offering unparalleled advantages over ICB antibody therapy. Remarkably, ICD therapy with covalent LYTAC achieves comparable or higher antitumor efficacy while causing significantly less inflammatory injury compared to antibody-based ICB therapy. Moreover, covalent LYTAC can serve as a general platform for specifically degrading other membrane-associated proteins, making it a promising tool for future applications. Our work presents a novel molecular tool for effective LYTAC in complex environments, offering valuable insights in pushing DNA-based LYTAC drugs toward in vivo and clinical applications.

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Anal Chem ; 95(39): 14822-14829, 2023 10 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37738107

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Rapid and in situ profiling of volatile metabolites from body fluids represents a new trend in cancer diagnosis and classification in the early stages. We report herein an on-chip strategy that combines an array of conductive nanosensors with a chaotic gas micromixer for real-time monitoring of volatiles from urine and for accurate diagnosis and classification of urinary tract cancers. By integrating a class of LEGO-inspired microchambers immobilized with MXene-based sensing nanofilms and zigzag microfluidic gas channels, it enables the intensive intermingling of volatile organic chemicals with sensor elements that tremendously facilitate their ion-dipole interactions for molecular recognition. Aided with an all-in-one, point-of-care platform and an effective machine-learning algorithm, healthy or diseased samples from subpopulations (i.e., tumor subtypes, staging, lymph node metastasis, and distant metastasis) of urinary tract cancers can be reliably fingerprinted in a few minutes with high sensitivity and specificity. The developed detection platform has proven to be a noninvasive supplement to the liquid biopsies available for facile screening of urinary tract cancers, which holds great potential for large-scale personalized healthcare in low-resource areas.


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Líquidos Corporais , Neoplasias Urológicas , Compostos Orgânicos Voláteis , Humanos , Análise de Sequência com Séries de Oligonucleotídeos
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J Nanobiotechnology ; 21(1): 255, 2023 Aug 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37542245

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The COVID-19 pandemic, which originated in Hubei, China, in December 2019, has had a profound impact on global public health. With the elucidation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus structure, genome type, and routes of infection, a variety of diagnostic methods have been developed for COVID-19 detection and surveillance. Although the pandemic has been declared over, we are still significantly affected by it in our daily lives in the post-pandemic era. Among the various diagnostic methods, nanomaterials, especially metallic nanomaterials, have shown great potential in the field of bioanalysis due to their unique physical and chemical properties. This review highlights the important role of metallic nanosensors in achieving accurate and efficient detection of COVID-19 during the pandemic outbreak and spread. The sensing mechanisms of each diagnostic device capable of analyzing a range of targets, including viral nucleic acids and various proteins, are described. Since SARS-CoV-2 is constantly mutating, strategies for dealing with new variants are also suggested. In addition, we discuss the analytical tools needed to detect SARS-CoV-2 variants in the current post-pandemic era, with a focus on achieving rapid and accurate detection. Finally, we address the challenges and future directions of metallic nanomaterial-based COVID-19 detection, which may inspire researchers to develop advanced biosensors for COVID-19 monitoring and rapid response to other virus-induced pandemics based on our current achievements.


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COVID-19 , Humanos , COVID-19/diagnóstico , COVID-19/epidemiologia , SARS-CoV-2 , Pandemias , Teste para COVID-19
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Sci Adv ; 9(31): eadf3329, 2023 08 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37531423

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Current clinical approaches to osteoporosis primarily target osteoclast biology, overlooking the synergistic role of bone cells, immune cells, cytokines, and inorganic components in creating an abnormal osteoporotic microenvironment. Here, metal-polyDNA nanoparticles (Ca-polyCpG MDNs) composed of Ca2+ and ultralong single-stranded CpG sequences were developed to reconstruct the osteoporotic microenvironment and suppress osteoporosis. Ca-polyCpG MDNs can neutralize osteoclast-secreted hydrogen ions, provide calcium repletion, promote remineralization, and repair bone defects. Besides, the immune-adjuvant polyCpG in MDNs could induce the secretion of osteoclastogenesis inhibitor interleukin-12 and reduce the expression of osteoclast function effector protein to inhibit osteoclast differentiation, further reducing osteoclast-mediated bone resorption. PPi4- generated during the rolling circle amplification reaction acts as bisphosphonate analog and enhances bone targeting of Ca-polyCpG MDNs. In ovariectomized mouse and rabbit models, Ca-polyCpG MDNs prevented bone resorption and promoted bone repair by restoring the osteoporotic microenvironment, providing valuable insights into osteoporosis therapy.


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Reabsorção Óssea , Nanopartículas , Osteoporose , Camundongos , Animais , Coelhos , Osteoclastos/metabolismo , Osteogênese/genética , Reabsorção Óssea/tratamento farmacológico , Osteoporose/tratamento farmacológico , Osteoporose/metabolismo , Diferenciação Celular
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Anal Chim Acta ; 1265: 341221, 2023 Jul 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37230561

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The development of cost-effective and easy-to-use strategies for the detection of ascorbic acid (AA) and acid phosphatase (ACP) is in high demand but challenging. Thus, we report a novel colorimetric platform based on Fe-N/C single atom nanozyme with efficient oxidase mimicking activity for their highly sensitive detection. The designed Fe-N/C single atom nanozyme can directly oxidize 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to produce a blue oxidation product (oxTMB) in the absence of H2O2. In addition, L-ascorbic acid 2-phosphate can be hydrolyzed to ascorbic acid in the presence of ACP, which inhibits the oxidation reaction and results in a significant bleaching of the blue color. Based on these phenomena, a novel colorimetric assay with high catalytic activity was developed for the determination of ascorbic acid and acid phosphatase with detection limits of 0.092 µM and 0.048 U/L, respectively. Notably, this strategy was successfully applied to the determination of ACP in human serum samples and evaluate ACP inhibitors, indicating its potential as a valuable tool for clinical diagnosis and research.


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Fosfatase Ácida , Oxirredutases , Humanos , Peróxido de Hidrogênio , Limite de Detecção , Ácido Ascórbico , Colorimetria/métodos
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J Colloid Interface Sci ; 635: 481-493, 2023 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36599245

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Nanomaterials-based enzyme mimics (nanozymes), by simulating enzyme catalysis, have shown potential in numerous biocatalytic applications, but nanozymes face significant challenges of catalytic activity and reusability that may restrict their practical uses. Herein, we report facile fabrication of surface-clean IrO2 clusters supported on dendritic mesoporous silica nanospheres (DMSNs), which exhibit superior peroxidase-like activity, high thermal/long-term stability, and good recyclability. The IrO2 clusters (1.4 ± 0.2 nm in size) are obtained by the laser ablation without any ligands and possess negative surface charge, which are efficiently loaded on the amino-functionalized DMSNs by electrostatic adsorption. Owing to morphological and structural advantages, the resulted DMSN/IrO2 heterostructure displays outstanding peroxidase-like catalytic performance. Compared with horseradish peroxidase, it shows comparable affinities but higher reaction rate (2.95 × 10-7 M·s-1) towards H2O2, resulting from rapid electron transfer during the catalysis. This value is also larger than those of mesoporous silicas supported metal or metal oxides nanoparticles/clusters in the previous studies. Benefitting from excellent peroxidase-catalysis of the DMSN/IrO2, the colorimetric assays are further successfully established for the detection of acetylcholine esterase and its inhibitor, showing high sensitivity and selectivity. The work provides novel design of supported nanozymes for biosensing.


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Acetilcolinesterase , Nanosferas , Catálise , Colorimetria/métodos , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/química , Peroxidase/química , Peroxidases , Dióxido de Silício/química
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Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc ; 286: 121955, 2023 Feb 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36228493

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In this paper, we reported a coumarin-based fluorescent probe for selective detection of H2O2/SO2 derivatives via ICT process. To the best of our knowledge, it was few reported with the same probe to enable visual detection of H2O2/SO2 derivatives in vivo and in vitro. H2O2 and SO32- were selectively sensed over other analytes, and the probe displayed 20-fold and 220-fold relative fluorescence intensity respectively, as well as the good linear relationship and the excellent detection limits of 2.7 * 103 nM and 19.3 nM. Furthermore, the probe was successfully used for fluorescence imaging of the HeLa cells and the mice to monitor exogenous and endogenous H2O2 and SO32-, suggesting its potential biomedical application for investigation and detection the intermediate indicator of oxidative stress in vitro and in vivo.


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Corantes Fluorescentes , Peróxido de Hidrogênio , Humanos , Camundongos , Animais , Células HeLa , Limite de Detecção , Imagem Óptica
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36361012

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Finding the optimal balance between end-user's comfort, lifestyle preferences and the cost of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, which requires intelligent decision making and control. This paper proposes a heating control method for HVAC based on dynamic programming. The method first selects the most suitable modeling approach for the controlled building among three machine learning modeling techniques by means of statistical performance metrics, after which the control of the HVAC system is described as a constrained optimization problem, and the action of the controller is given by solving the optimization problem through dynamic programming. In this paper, the variable 'thermal energy storage in building' is introduced to solve the problem that dynamic programming is difficult to obtain the historical state of the building due to the requirement of no aftereffect, while the room temperature and the remaining start hours of the Primary Air Unit are selected to describe the system state through theoretical analysis and trial and error. The results of the TRNSYS/Python co-simulation show that the proposed method can maintain better indoor thermal environment with less energy consumption compared to carefully reviewed expert rules. Compared with expert rule set 'baseline-20 °C', which keeps the room temperature at the minimum comfort level, the proposed control algorithm can save energy and reduce emissions by 35.1% with acceptable comfort violation.


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Calefação , Ventilação , Calefação/métodos , Ventilação/métodos , Ar Condicionado/métodos , Algoritmos , Temperatura Alta
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Dalton Trans ; 51(42): 16344-16353, 2022 Nov 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36226657

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In addition to complex preparation and low-yield syntheses, attaining high energy density while maintaining high power density remains a significant challenge for supercapacitor applications in the field of energy storage. Herein, two-dimensional (2D) nickel-based metal-organic framework (NiMOF) nanosheets are grown around carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to form NiMOF/CNTs composite, which is synthesized via a one-step solvothermal method at various temperatures. Thereinto, the NiMOF/CNTs composite synthesized at 180 °C (NiMOF/CNTs 180) exhibits enhanced electrical conductivity for ion and electron transport due to the addition of the CNTs, as well as the highest specific capacitance due to the unique 3D vine-like structure, which provides abundant active sites for electrochemical reactions. Specifically, the NiMOF/CNTs 180 composite demonstrates outstanding electrochemical performance with high specific capacitance (1855.0 F g-1 at 1 A g-1) and an excellent capacitance retention of 87.7% at 10 A g-1, indicating a favorable rate performance. The NiMOF/CNTs 180//AC asymmetric supercapacitors (ASCs) device assembled with NiMOF/CNTs 180 and activated carbon (AC) has a high specific capacitance of 320.0 F g-1 at 1 A g-1 and a maximum energy density of 113.8 W h kg-1 at 800.0 W kg-1. Therefore, the present work provides a handy and efficient synthesis strategy for supercapacitor devices with high energy density.

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