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Int J Mol Sci ; 21(16)2020 Aug 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32824291

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Paeonia qiui is a wild tree peony native to China. Its leaves show a clear purple-red color from the germination to the flowering stage, and it has high leaf-viewing value. A MYB transcription factor gene, designated as PqMYB4, was isolated from leaves of P. qiui based on transcriptome datas. The full-length cDNA of PqMYB4 was 693 bp, encoding 230 amino acids. Sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis revealed that PqMYB4 was a R2R3-MYB transcription factor clustered with AtMYB4 in Arabidopsis thaliana. Moreover, it contained a C1 motif, an EAR repression motif and a TLLLFR motif in the C-terminal domains, which were unique in transcription repression MYB. Subcellular location analysis showed that PqMYB4 was located in the cell nucleus. PqMYB4 was highly expressed in the late stage of leaf development, and was negatively correlated with the anthocyanin content. The petiole of wild-type Arabidopsis seedlings was deeper in color than the transgenic lines of PqMYB4 and showed a little purple-red color. The seed coat color of Arabidopsis seeds that overexpressed PqMYB4 gene was significantly lighter than that of wild-type seeds. In transgenic Arabidopsis, the expression level of AtCHS, AtCHI, AtDFR and AtANS were down-regulated significantly. These results showed that PqMYB4 was involved in the negative regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in tree peony leaves, which can control the anthocyanin pathway genes. Together, these findings provide a valuable resource with which to further study the regulatory mechanism of anthocyanin biosynthesis in the leaf of P. qiui. They also benefit the molecular breeding of tree peony cultivars with colored leaf.


Asunto(s)
Antocianinas/biosíntesis , Paeonia/metabolismo , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Antocianinas/genética , Regulación de la Expresión Génica de las Plantas , Paeonia/genética , Proteínas de Plantas/química , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Dominios Proteicos , Factores de Transcripción/química , Factores de Transcripción/genética
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Int J Mol Sci ; 21(6)2020 Mar 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32197393

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Eukaryotic translation elongation factors are implicated in protein synthesis across different living organisms, but their biological functions in the pathogenesis of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and tobacco rattle virus (TRV) infections are poorly understood. Here, we isolated and characterized a cDNA clone, LreEF1A4, encoding the alpha subunit of elongation factor 1, from a CMV-elicited suppression subtractive hybridization library of Lilium regale. The infection tests using CMV remarkably increased transcript abundance of LreEF1A4; however, it also led to inconsistent expression profiles of three other LreEF1A homologs (LreEF1A1-3). Protein modelling analysis revealed that the amino acid substitutions among four LreEF1As may not affect their enzymatic functions. LreEF1A4 was ectopically overexpressed in petunia (Petunia hybrida), and transgenic plants exhibited delayed leaf and flower senescence, concomitant with increased transcription of photosynthesis-related genes and reduced expression of senescence-associated genes, respectively. A compromised resistance to CMV and TRV infections was found in transgenic petunia plants overexpressing LreEF1A4, whereas its overexpression resulted in an enhanced tolerance to salt and drought stresses. Taken together, our data demonstrate that LreEF1A4 functions as a positive regulator in viral multiplication and plant adaption to high salinity and dehydration.


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Cucumovirus/metabolismo , Resistencia a la Enfermedad , Lilium/genética , Factores de Elongación de Péptidos , Petunia , Proteínas de Plantas , Virus de Plantas/metabolismo , Plantas Modificadas Genéticamente , Tolerancia a la Sal , Cucumovirus/genética , Deshidratación/genética , Deshidratación/metabolismo , Factores de Elongación de Péptidos/genética , Factores de Elongación de Péptidos/metabolismo , Petunia/genética , Petunia/metabolismo , Petunia/virología , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Virus de Plantas/genética , Plantas Modificadas Genéticamente/genética , Plantas Modificadas Genéticamente/metabolismo , Plantas Modificadas Genéticamente/virología
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J Nanosci Nanotechnol ; 18(4): 2993-2999, 2018 Apr 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29442985

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In this work, a simple room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) method was first proposed to detect adriamycin, by using a functional material of Mn doped ZnS quantum dots (Mn-ZnS QDs) composited with poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA). After PDDA was associated to the Mn-ZnS QDs, the RTP intensity was significantly enhanced. As a result, Mn-ZnS QDs/PDDA nanoassemblies greatly improve the adriamycin detection ability of QDs and provide an important method for developing more effective and sensitive adriamycin detection sensor. The method based upon RTP has a linear range from 0.5 to 64.0 µM with a detection limit (3σ/s) for adriamycin of 0.45 µM. The developed method was further successfully applied to detect adriamycin in human serum samples (diluted 50 times) with satisfactory results, and the recovery ranged from 98.3 to 101.3.


Asunto(s)
Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/análisis , Doxorrubicina/análisis , Puntos Cuánticos , Sulfuros/química , Compuestos de Zinc/química , Humanos , Mediciones Luminiscentes , Manganeso , Temperatura
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J Cardiovasc Pharmacol ; 70(2): 94-101, 2017 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28768289

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Prolonged or excessive ß-adrenergic activation leads to cardiac myocyte loss and heart dysfunction; however, the underlying cellular mechanisms are still unclear. Therefore, we first confirmed the effect of isoproterenol (ISO), a ß-adrenergic receptor agonist, on cardiac toxicity using TUNEL and caspase activity assays in cultured rat cardiomyocytes. ISO treatment significantly increased cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Persistent ISO stimulation of cardiomyocytes also increased the expression of CYP4A3, a major CYP450 ω-hydroxylase that produces 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) in a time-dependent manner. Next, we examined the effect of ISO and 20-HETE on cardiomyocyte apoptosis using annexin V and propidium iodide staining. Treatment with either 20-HETE or ISO significantly increased cardiomyocyte apoptosis, and inhibition of 20-HETE production using 17-ODYA, a CYP450 ω-hydroxylase inhibitor, dramatically attenuated ISO-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis. To determine the apoptotic pathway involved, the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) was measured by detecting the ratio of JC-1 green/red emission intensity. The results demonstrated that 17-ODYA significantly abolished ISO-induced disruption of ΔΨm and that 20-HETE alone induced a marked disruptive effect on ΔΨm in cardiomyocytes. In addition, 20-HETE-induced disruption of ΔΨm and apoptosis was significantly attenuated by KN93, a CaMKII inhibitor. Taken together, these results demonstrate that 20-HETE treatment induces significant apoptosis via mitochondrial-dependent pathways, and that inhibition of 20-HETE production using 17-ODYA attenuates ISO-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis.


Asunto(s)
Agonistas Adrenérgicos beta/farmacología , Citocromo P-450 CYP4A/fisiología , Miocitos Cardíacos/fisiología , Receptores Adrenérgicos beta/fisiología , Animales , Animales Recién Nacidos , Células Cultivadas , Miocitos Cardíacos/efectos de los fármacos , Ratas , Ratas Wistar
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Molecules ; 22(12)2017 Dec 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29292771

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Paeonia qiui is a wild species of tree peony. P. qiui has good ornamental value owing to its leaf color change in spring. So far, the molecular mechanism of leaf color change in P. qiui is unclear. This study analyzes the anthocyanin level and transcriptome of two different color stages in P. qiui leaf. The purplish-red leaf stage is rich in anthocyanin, while the green leaf has very low levels of anthocyanin. Transcriptome analysis reveals that 6678 differentially-expressed genes (DEGs) are up-regulated, and 14,667 are down-regulated in the purplish-red leaf. Among these DEGs, 40 MYB (v-myb avian myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog) genes, 40 bHLH (MYC-like basic helix-loop-helix) genes, and 15 WD40 (WD-repeat protein) genes were found. Based on phylogenetic and alignment analysis with the deduced amino acid sequences with known transcription factors, Unigene0024459 (MYB1) is likely the R2R3-MYB that promotes anthocyanin biosynthesis; Unigene0050761 (MYB2) is likely the R2R3-MYB that represses anthocyanin biosynthesis; Unigene0005081 (bHLH1) and Unigene0006146 (WD40-1) are likely the bHLH and WD40 that participate in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis. Additionally, quantitative RT-PCR results confirmed the transcriptome analyses for key genes.


Asunto(s)
Antocianinas/biosíntesis , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica/métodos , Paeonia/metabolismo , Hojas de la Planta/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción/metabolismo , Antocianinas/genética , Color , Biblioteca de Genes , Genes de Plantas , Paeonia/genética , Filogenia , Pigmentación , Hojas de la Planta/genética , Proteínas de Plantas/biosíntesis , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Factores de Transcripción/genética , Activación Transcripcional , Transcriptoma
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J Microencapsul ; 33(6): 554-562, 2016 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27686628

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In this work, maltodextrin-grafted-cinnamic acid (MD-g-CA) was synthesised and used as wall material to improve the stability of purple sweet potato anthocyanins (PSPa) via microencapsualtion. MD-g-CA was prepared through esterification in a two-step convenient synthesis procedure and characterised using infra-red (IR) spectroscopy. The IR data indicated the typical ester carbonyl stretching at around 1721 cm-1. Moreover, MD-g-CA could give about 40% inhibition of DPPH radical and present excellent UV-absorption, which were notably better than that of native MD. Maltodextrin (MD) and MD-g-CA were used to prepare PSPa microcapsules by spray drying. The stability of PSPa was evaluated by UV-Vis analysis. The microcapsules produced by MD-g-CA showed a spheres-like appearance with some cracks. Storage tests revealed that the degradation rate of PSPa embedded by MD-g-CA was much lower than that of free PSPa under the same condition. Thus, MD-g-CA could be used as an effective wall material to improve stability of anthocyanins.


Asunto(s)
Antocianinas/química , Cinamatos , Polisacáridos , Cápsulas , Cinamatos/síntesis química , Cinamatos/química , Estabilidad de Medicamentos , Ipomoea batatas/química , Polisacáridos/síntesis química , Polisacáridos/química
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Med Oncol ; 41(6): 151, 2024 May 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38743149

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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death among men. A comprehensive understanding of PCa progression is crucial for the development of innovative therapeutic strategies for its treatment. While WDR1 (WD-repeat domain 1) serves as a significant cofactor of actin-depolymerizing factor/cofilin, its role in PCa progression remains unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that knockdown of WDR1 in various PCa cells substantially inhibited cell proliferation, migration, and invasion in vitro, as confirmed at both the cellular and molecular levels. Moreover, the overexpression of WDR1 promoted PCa cell proliferation and metastasis in vitro. Mechanistically, we showed that the application of lithium chloride, an activator of the Wnt/ß-Catenin signaling pathway, restored the suppressive effects of WDR1 deficiency on cell proliferation and migration in PCa cells. Our findings suggest that the WDR1-ß-Catenin axis functions as an activator of the malignant phenotype and represents a promising therapeutic target for PCa treatment.


Asunto(s)
Progresión de la Enfermedad , Neoplasias de la Próstata , Vía de Señalización Wnt , beta Catenina , Humanos , Masculino , beta Catenina/metabolismo , Línea Celular Tumoral , Movimiento Celular/genética , Proliferación Celular , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/metabolismo , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/genética , Neoplasias de la Próstata/patología , Neoplasias de la Próstata/metabolismo , Neoplasias de la Próstata/genética , Vía de Señalización Wnt/fisiología
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 260(Pt 1): 129473, 2024 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38242405

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A guanidine-based Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) consisting of 1,3-diaminoguanidine monohydrochloride and glycerol was utilized to prepare C-CNC from dissolving pulp. The pulp fibers were oxidized to dialdehyde cellulose by periodate, then fibrillated through the hydrogen bonds shear of DES and aminocationized through Schiff base effect of the amino groups in the DES solvent to obtain C-CNC. The results revealed that the characterization of the DES (such as viscosity, polarity, and pH) was related to the molar ratio of glycerol/guanidine-salts. The hydrogen bond network structure of DES solvent with optimal system was simulated by DFT and its damage to fiber hydrogen bond network was predicted. The C-CNC produced under the optimal reaction conditions (molar ratio of 1:2, 90 °C for 2 h) was highly dispersible with an average length and diameter of 85 ± 35 nm and 5.0 ± 1.2 nm, a charge density of 2.916 mol/g. C-CNC exhibited excellent flocculation when added to fine fiber suspensions of chemomechanical slurries, achieving rapid flocculation and settling onto fibers in <1 min. The DES solvent maintained its reactivity after 5 cycles. This study lays the foundation for the batch preparation of nanocellulose in an environmentally friendly manner and its application as a green additive in paper industry.


Asunto(s)
Disolventes Eutécticos Profundos , Glicerol , Guanidina , Guanidinas , Bioensayo , Solventes
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 259(Pt 1): 128891, 2024 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38143065

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The toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs), especially formaldehyde (FA), released from decoration materials pose a great threat to human health. In this study, formaldehyde adsorption performance of the specially formulated nanocellulose/chitosan aerogel (CNFCA) was investigated in simulated atmosphere. The physicochemical property of the composite aerogel was characterized, which had a large specific surface area (153.67 m2/g), a rough surface and an ultra-thin and porous structure. The composite aerogel showed excellent adsorption capacity for the formaldehyde, its theoretical maximum adsorption capacity was as high as 83.89 mg/g, and the adsorption process was more in accordance with the pseudo-second-order kinetics. The chromogenic reaction between the 4-amino-3-benzo-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazolium (AHMT) and CNFCA was found that the color of the composite aerogel was depended on the free formaldehyde concentration. Based on this phenomenon, a colorimetric card was proposed and built to detection the formaldehyde in the atmosphere. Moreover, the adsorption mechanism research was found that the CNFCA with a multilayer structure belonged to physicochemical complex adsorption.


Asunto(s)
Quitosano , Humanos , Adsorción , Atmósfera , Celulosa , Formaldehído
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 242(Pt 1): 124773, 2023 Jul 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37150369

RESUMEN

The increasing depletion of oil resources and the environmental problems caused by using much fossil energy in the rapid development of society. The bio-oil becomes a promising alternative energy source to fossil. However, bio-oil cannot be directly utilized, owing to its high proportion of oxygenated compounds with low calorific value and poor thermal stability. Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is one of the most effective methods for refining oxygenated compounds from bio-oil. HDO catalysts play a crucial role in the HDO reaction. This review emphasizes the description of the main processing of HDO and various catalytic systems for bio-oil, including noble/non-noble metal catalysts, porous organic polymer catalysts, and polar solvents. A discussion based on recent studies and evaluations of different catalytic materials and mechanisms is considered. Finally, the challenges and future opportunities for the development of catalytic hydrodeoxygenation for bio-oil upgradation are looked forward.


Asunto(s)
Biocombustibles , Calor , Biomasa , Catálisis
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Front Cell Dev Biol ; 11: 1106638, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37025176

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Oncogenes are increasingly recognized as important factors in the development and progression of cancer. Holliday Junction Recognition Protein (HJURP) is a highly specialized mitogenic protein that is a chaperone protein of histone H3. The HJURP gene is located on chromosome 2q37.1 and is involved in nucleosome composition in the mitotic region, forming a three-dimensional crystal structure with Centromere Protein A (CENP-A) and the histone 4 complex. HJURP is involved in the recruitment and assembly of centromere and kinetochore and plays a key role in stabilizing the chromosome structure of tumor cells, and its dysfunction may contribute to tumorigenesis. In the available studies HJURP is upregulated in a variety of cancer tissues and cancer cell lines and is involved in tumor proliferation, invasion, metastasis and immune response. In an in vivo model, overexpression of HJURP in most cancer cell lines promotes cell proliferation and invasiveness, reduces susceptibility to apoptosis, and promotes tumor growth. In addition, upregulation of HJURP was associated with poorer prognosis in a variety of cancers. These properties suggest that HJURP may be a possible target for the treatment of certain cancers. Various studies targeting HJURP as a prognostic and therapeutic target for cancer are gradually attracting interest and attention. This paper reviews the functional and molecular mechanisms of HJURP in a variety of tumor types with the aim of providing new targets for future cancer therapy.

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Dig Liver Dis ; 55(11): 1554-1561, 2023 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37778896

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The microbial spectrum and antimicrobial resistance patterns change over time and vary across regions in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). There is an urgent need to clarify the factors associated with in-hospital mortality in these patients. METHODS: In this study, 377 patients with SBP and 794 patients with bacterascites were analyzed for the microbial spectrum, antimicrobial resistance profiles, and laboratory findings. RESULTS: The most common pathogens were Escherichia coli (96, 25.5%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (55, 14.6%), and Enterococcus faecium (42, 11.1%). Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria comprised 49.7% of gram-positive bacteria (GPB) and 48.8% of gram-negative bacteria (GNB). The most sensitive antibiotics were amikacin (91.5%), meropenem (89.8%) and piperacillin/tazobactam (87.6%). Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) (OR=51.457, p < 0.001), neutrophil count (OR=1.088, p < 0.001), and the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score (OR=1.124, p < 0.001) were independent predictive factors of in-hospital mortality in patients with SBP. CONCLUSION: MDR represented nearly half of the bacteria isolated from patients with SBP, of which the high prevalence of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing and Carbapenem-resistant bacteria is concerning. The presence of XDR, higher MELD score, and neutrophil count were independent predictive factors associated with higher in-hospital mortality in patients with SBP, indicating that intensive care should be provided to these patients.


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Enfermedad Hepática en Estado Terminal , Peritonitis , Humanos , Enfermedad Hepática en Estado Terminal/complicaciones , Cirrosis Hepática/complicaciones , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Peritonitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana
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Infect Dis Poverty ; 12(1): 67, 2023 Jul 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37443058

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BACKGROUND: Human babesiosis is a worldwide disease caused by intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Babesia. It is transmitted by bites from ixodid ticks, and mechanically transmitted by blood transfusion. It is primarily treated with quinine and/or atovaquone, which are not readily available in China. In this study, we developed a novel treatment regimen involving doxycycline monotherapy in a patient with severe Babesia venatorum infection as an alternative therapeutic medication. The aim of our study is to provide a guidance for clinical practice treatment of human babesiosis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 73-year-old man who had undergone splenectomy and blood transfusion 8 years prior, presented with an unexplained fever, headache, and thrombocytopenia, and was admitted to the Fifth Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital. He was diagnosed with B. venatorum infection by morphological review of thin peripheral blood smears, which was confirmed by multi-gene polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and sequencing of the entire 18s rRNA and partial ß-tubulin encoding genes, as well as isolation by animal inoculation. The doxycycline monotherapy regimen (peros, 0.1 g bisindie) was administered following pharmacological guidance and an effective outcome was observed. The patient recovered rapidly following the doxycycline monotherapy. The protozoan load in peripheral blood samples decreased by 88% in hematocrit counts after 8 days, and negative PCR results were obtained after 90 days of follow-up at the hospital. The treatment lasted for 3 months without any side effects or sequelae. The nine-month follow-up survey of the patient did not reveal any signs of recrudescence or anti-babesial tolerance. CONCLUSIONS: We have reported a clinical case of successful doxycycline monotherapy for human babesiosis caused by B. venatorum, which provides an optional medical intervention for human babesiosis.


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Babesia , Babesiosis , Ixodidae , Masculino , Animales , Humanos , Anciano , Babesiosis/tratamiento farmacológico , Doxiciclina/uso terapéutico , Ixodidae/parasitología , China
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World J Microbiol Biotechnol ; 28(2): 541-8, 2012 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22806849

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A plant-esterase extracted from wheat flour and purified with a PEG1000/NaH(2)PO(4) aqueous two-phase system was characterized for its catalytic characteristics. The optimal condition for plant-esterase to catalyze 1-naphthyl acetate was at 30°C, pH 6.5. It kept stability at 20°C during 120 min and at pH 5.5 during 60 h. The effects of metal ions, chemical modification reagents and pesticides on plant-esterase activity were investigated. It was found that Ba(2+) and Pb(2+) at concentrations of 20 mM significantly inhibited the activity of plant-esterase while Mg(2+), Ca(2+) and Fe(2+) at the same concentration enhanced the enzyme activity. Chemical modification reagents significantly influenced the activity of plant-esterase. Particularly, PMSF (4.5 mM) and N-bromosuccinimide (11 mM) inhibited by 5.40-19.87% of the enzyme activity. It is implied that serine and tryptophan are related to the enzyme activity. Plant-esterase were displayed concentration-dependent inhibition by dichlorvos, carbofuran and carbendazim (IC50 = 0.31-63.12 ppm). All these results indicated that catalytic efficiency of plant-esterase strongly depends on reaction conditions, activity effectors and amino acid residues at the active site. It makes meaningful guidance on further design of sensing material in monitoring pesticides.


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Esterasas/metabolismo , Harina , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Triticum/enzimología , Bencimidazoles/farmacología , Bromosuccinimida/farmacología , Carbamatos/farmacología , Carbofurano/farmacología , Catálisis , Diclorvos/farmacología , Activación Enzimática/efectos de los fármacos , Esterasas/química , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Proteínas de Plantas/química , Especificidad por Sustrato
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J Cardiovasc Pharmacol ; 57(3): 294-301, 2011 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21266918

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OBJECTIVE: 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE), a [omega]-hydroxylation product of arachidonic acid catalyzed by cytochrome P450 4A, may play a role in the cardiovascular system. It is well known that cytochrome P450 [omega]-hydroxylase inhibitors markedly reduced the cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury. However, the direct effect of 20-HETE on cardiomyocytes is still poorly investigated. Here, we studied the effect of 20-HETE on cardiomyocyte apoptosis and the apoptosis-associated signaling pathways. METHODS AND RESULTS: The cardiomyocyte apoptosis was measured by fluorescein isothiocyanate conjugated annexin V/propidium iodide double staining cytometry, indicating that the percentage of early apoptotic cells increased from 15.6% +/- 2.6% to 25.5% +/- 2.5% in control and 20-HETE-treated cells, respectively. The mitochondrial membrane potential ([DELTA][PSI]m) was measured by detecting the ratio of JC-1 green/red emission intensity. A significant decrease in the ratio was observed after treatment with 20-HETE for 24 hours in comparison with control group, suggesting the disruptive effect of 20-HETE on mitochondrial [DELTA][PSI]m. In addition, 20-HETE stimulated caspase-3 activity and Bax mRNA expression in cardiomyocytes. In contrast, the Bcl-2 mRNA levels were significantly decreased by 20-HETE treatment. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that 20-HETE induces cardiomyocyte apoptosis by activation of several intrinsic apoptotic pathways. The 20-HETE-induced apoptosis could contribute to the cytochrome P450 [omega]-hydroxylase-dependent cardiac injure during cardiac ischemia-reperfusion.


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Amidinas/farmacología , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Inhibidores Enzimáticos del Citocromo P-450 , Ácidos Hidroxieicosatetraenoicos/farmacología , Potencial de la Membrana Mitocondrial/efectos de los fármacos , Mitocondrias/efectos de los fármacos , Miocitos Cardíacos/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Animales Recién Nacidos , Apoptosis/fisiología , Ácido Araquidónico/metabolismo , Bencimidazoles , Carbocianinas , Caspasa 3/metabolismo , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Citocromo P-450 CYP4A/metabolismo , Sistema Enzimático del Citocromo P-450/farmacología , Colorantes Fluorescentes , Genes bcl-2/efectos de los fármacos , Hidroxilación/efectos de los fármacos , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Transducción de Señal , Coloración y Etiquetado , Proteína X Asociada a bcl-2/biosíntesis , Proteína X Asociada a bcl-2/efectos de los fármacos
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Carbohydr Polym ; 266: 118118, 2021 Aug 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34044934

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An efficient and low-cost approach to preparing CNFs with succinic acid hydrolysis and NaClO2 oxidation is explored. High-temperature-short-time hydrolysis can depolymerize the cellulose, whereas the dispersibility of the CNFs is hugely enhanced by NaClO2 oxidation under alkaline condition. The degradation of cellulose in succinic acid hydrolysis follows first-order reaction kinetics and is severely influenced by the hydrolysis temperature, moreover, the molecular chains of the cellulose are seriously cracked under the optimized condition. The NaClO2 oxidation greatly improves the zeta potential (-36.2 mV) and the dispersibility of the CNFs. The obtained CNFs have an ultimate yield of 94.6%, and the diameter distribution is mainly within 20-40 nm. In addition, some amount of carboxyl groups in the cellulose will be instead of the hydroxyl groups, and the crystallinity of the CNFs is significantly increased.

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Front Plant Sci ; 12: 810990, 2021.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35095984

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Paeonia qiui is a wild species of tree peony native to China. Its leaves are purplish red from the bud germination to the flowering stage, and anthocyanin is the main pigment in purplish red leaves. However, the anthocyanin synthesis regulation mechanism in tree peony leaves remains unclear. In this study, an R2R3-MYB, PqMYB113 was identified from the leaves of P. qiui. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that PqMYB113 clustered with Liquidambar LfMYB113 and grape VvMYBA6. Subcellular location analysis showed that PqMYB113 was located in the cell nucleus. The transient reporter assay suggested that PqMYB113 was a transcriptional activator. The overexpression of PqMYB113 in Arabidopsis thaliana and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) resulted in increased anthocyanin accumulation and the upregulation of CHS, F3H, F3'H, DFR, and ANS. The dual luciferase reporter assay showed that PqMYB113 could activate the promoters of PqDFR and PqANS. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays and yeast two-hybrid assays suggested that PqMYB113 could form a ternary MBW complex with PqbHLH1 and PqWD40 cofactors. These results provide insight into the regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in tree peony leaves.

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Bioelectrochemistry ; 126: 156-162, 2019 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30597452

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A minimally-disruptive portable electrochemical system is constructed by combining a hand-held syringe as reservoir with disposable screen-printed electrodes (SPEs) modified with a simple and efficient yeast/Co3O4/Au material for lead determination by a square-wave voltammetry (SWV) method. Not only can it preserve the operation and advantages of the conventional electrochemical procedure, but it also integrates sampling, filtering and analysis to make the determination of lead convenient and effective at higher and lower concentration levels. This is the first report of a microbial biosensor based on active yeast crosslinked to Co3O4/Au particles using glutaraldehyde as the crosslinking agent. The determination process is simplified by introducing a fiber filter and takes only 150 s with the developed system, which illustrates its simplicity, speed and detection accuracy. Also, the design shows a wide log-linear dynamic range (LDR) from 10-8 to 10-14 g·L-1, with a limit of detection (LOD) of 3.45 × 10-15 g·L-1 (S/N = 3). Additionally, the proposed system was used to determine lead in blood samples, which demonstrated the potential of this biosensor for use in practical applications. Furthermore, this study provides a basis for the development of microscale blood devices for lead measurement.


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Técnicas Biosensibles/instrumentación , Cobalto/química , Técnicas Electroquímicas/instrumentación , Oro/química , Plomo/sangre , Óxidos/química , Levaduras/química , Electrodos , Diseño de Equipo , Humanos , Límite de Detección
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Rev Sci Instrum ; 88(3): 035111, 2017 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28372441

RESUMEN

In recent years, optical colorimetric sensor arrays have demonstrated beneficial features, including rapid response, high selectivity, and high specificity; as a result, it has been extensively applied in food inspection and chemical studies, among other fields. There are instruments in the current market available for the preparation of an optical colorimetric sensor array, but it lacks the corresponding research of the preparation mechanism. Therefore, in connection with the main features of this kind of sensor array such as consistency, based on the preparation method of contact spotting, combined with a capillary fluid model, Washburn equation, Laplace equation, etc., this paper develops a diffusion model of an optical colorimetric sensor array during its preparation and sets up an optical colorimetric sensor array preparation system based on this diffusion model. Finally, this paper compares and evaluates the sensor arrays prepared by the system and prepared manually in three aspects such as the quality of array point, response of array, and response result, and the results show that the performance index of the sensor array prepared by a system under this diffusion model is better than that of the sensor array of manual spotting, which meets the needs of the experiment.

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