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Animals display substantial inter-species variation in the rate of embryonic development despite a broad conservation of the overall sequence of developmental events. Differences in biochemical reaction rates, including the rates of protein production and degradation, are thought to be responsible for species-specific rates of development1-3. However, the cause of differential biochemical reaction rates between species remains unknown. Here, using pluripotent stem cells, we have established an in vitro system that recapitulates the twofold difference in developmental rate between mouse and human embryos. This system provides a quantitative measure of developmental speed as revealed by the period of the segmentation clock, a molecular oscillator associated with the rhythmic production of vertebral precursors. Using this system, we show that mass-specific metabolic rates scale with the developmental rate and are therefore higher in mouse cells than in human cells. Reducing these metabolic rates by inhibiting the electron transport chain slowed down the segmentation clock by impairing the cellular NAD+/NADH redox balance and, further downstream, lowering the global rate of protein synthesis. Conversely, increasing the NAD+/NADH ratio in human cells by overexpression of the Lactobacillus brevis NADH oxidase LbNOX increased the translation rate and accelerated the segmentation clock. These findings represent a starting point for the manipulation of developmental rate, with multiple translational applications including accelerating the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells for disease modelling and cell-based therapies.
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Embrión de Mamíferos , Desarrollo Embrionario , Animales , Humanos , Ratones , Diferenciación Celular , Desarrollo Embrionario/fisiología , NAD/metabolismo , Oxidación-Reducción , Células Madre Pluripotentes/citología , Células Madre Pluripotentes/metabolismo , Especificidad de la Especie , Técnicas In Vitro , Transporte de Electrón , Relojes Biológicos , Factores de Tiempo , Embrión de Mamíferos/citología , Embrión de Mamíferos/embriología , Embrión de Mamíferos/metabolismo , Levilactobacillus brevisRESUMEN
Nonsense mutations are the underlying cause of approximately 11% of all inherited genetic diseases1. Nonsense mutations convert a sense codon that is decoded by tRNA into a premature termination codon (PTC), resulting in an abrupt termination of translation. One strategy to suppress nonsense mutations is to use natural tRNAs with altered anticodons to base-pair to the newly emerged PTC and promote translation2-7. However, tRNA-based gene therapy has not yielded an optimal combination of clinical efficacy and safety and there is presently no treatment for individuals with nonsense mutations. Here we introduce a strategy based on altering native tRNAs into efficient suppressor tRNAs (sup-tRNAs) by individually fine-tuning their sequence to the physico-chemical properties of the amino acid that they carry. Intravenous and intratracheal lipid nanoparticle (LNP) administration of sup-tRNA in mice restored the production of functional proteins with nonsense mutations. LNP-sup-tRNA formulations caused no discernible readthrough at endogenous native stop codons, as determined by ribosome profiling. At clinically important PTCs in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR), the sup-tRNAs re-established expression and function in cell systems and patient-derived nasal epithelia and restored airway volume homeostasis. These results provide a framework for the development of tRNA-based therapies with a high molecular safety profile and high efficacy in targeted PTC suppression.
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Codón sin Sentido , Regulador de Conductancia de Transmembrana de Fibrosis Quística , ARN de Transferencia , Animales , Ratones , Aminoácidos/genética , Codón sin Sentido/genética , Regulador de Conductancia de Transmembrana de Fibrosis Quística/genética , Regulador de Conductancia de Transmembrana de Fibrosis Quística/metabolismo , ARN de Transferencia/administración & dosificación , ARN de Transferencia/genética , ARN de Transferencia/uso terapéutico , Emparejamiento Base , Anticodón/genética , Biosíntesis de Proteínas , Mucosa Nasal/metabolismo , Perfilado de RibosomasRESUMEN
Chromosome movements and licensing of synapsis must be tightly regulated during early meiosis to ensure accurate chromosome segregation and avoid aneuploidy, although how these steps are coordinated is not fully understood. Here we show that GRAS-1, the worm homolog of mammalian GRASP/Tamalin and CYTIP, coordinates early meiotic events with cytoskeletal forces outside the nucleus. GRAS-1 localizes close to the nuclear envelope (NE) in early prophase I and interacts with NE and cytoskeleton proteins. Delayed homologous chromosome pairing, synaptonemal complex (SC) assembly, and DNA double-strand break repair progression are partially rescued by the expression of human CYTIP in gras-1 mutants, supporting functional conservation. However, Tamalin, Cytip double knockout mice do not exhibit obvious fertility or meiotic defects, suggesting evolutionary differences between mammals. gras-1 mutants show accelerated chromosome movement during early prophase I, implicating GRAS-1 in regulating chromosome dynamics. GRAS-1-mediated regulation of chromosome movement is DHC-1-dependent, placing it acting within the LINC-controlled pathway, and depends on GRAS-1 phosphorylation at a C-terminal S/T cluster. We propose that GRAS-1 coordinates the early steps of homology search and licensing of SC assembly by regulating the pace of chromosome movement in early prophase I.
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Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans , Caenorhabditis elegans , Animales , Humanos , Ratones , Caenorhabditis elegans/genética , Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans/genética , Emparejamiento Cromosómico , Segregación Cromosómica , Mamíferos/genética , Meiosis , Profase Meiótica I , Complejo Sinaptonémico/metabolismoRESUMEN
Conductive metal-organic frameworks are of current interest in chemical science because of their applications in chemiresistive sensing, electrochemical energy storage, electrocatalysis, etc. Different strategies have been employed to design conductive frameworks. In this review, we discuss the influence of different types of guest species incorporated within the pores or channels of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and porous coordination polymers (PCPs) to generate charge transfer pathways and modulate their electrical conductivity. We have classified dopants or guest species into three different categories: (i) metal-based dopants, (ii) molecule and molecular entities and (iii) organic conducting polymers. Different types of metal ions, metal nano-clusters and metal oxides have been used to enhance electrical conductivity in MOFs. Metal ions and metal nano-clusters depend on the hopping process for efficient charge transfer whereas metal-oxides show charge transport through the metal-oxygen pathway. Several types of molecules or molecular entities ranging from neutral TCNQ, I2, and fullerene to ionic methyl viologen, organometallic like nickelcarborane, etc. have been used. In these cases, the charge transfer process varies with the guest species. When organic conducting polymers are the guest, the charge transport occurs through the polymer chains, mostly based on extended π-conjugation. Here we provide a comprehensive and critical review of these strategies to add electrical conductivity to the, in most cases, otherwise insulating MOFs and PCPs. We point out the guest encapsulation process, the geometry and structure of the resulting host-guest complex, the host-guest interactions and the charge transport mechanism for each case. We also present the methods for thin film fabrication of conducting MOFs (both, liquid-phase and gas-phase based methods) and their most relevant applications like electrocatalysis, sensing, charge storage, photoconductivity, photocatalysis, We end this review with the main obstacles and challenges to be faced and the appealing perspectives of these 21st century materials.
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Fear learning allows us to identify and anticipate aversive events and adapt our behavior accordingly. This is often thought to rely on associative learning mechanisms where an initially neutral conditioned stimulus (CS) is repeatedly paired with an aversive unconditioned stimulus (US), eventually leading to the CS also being perceived as aversive and threatening. Importantly, however, humans also show verbal fear learning. Namely, they have the ability to change their responses to stimuli rapidly through verbal instructions about CS-US pairings. Past research on the link between experience-based and verbal fear learning indicated that verbal instructions about a reversal of CS-US pairings can fully override the effects of previously experienced CS-US pairings, as measured through fear ratings, skin conductance, and fear-potentiated startle. However, it remains an open question whether such instructions can also annul learned CS representations in the brain. Here, we used a fear reversal paradigm (female and male participants) in conjunction with representational similarity analysis of fMRI data to test whether verbal instructions fully override the effects of experienced CS-US pairings in fear-related brain regions or not. Previous research suggests that only the right amygdala should show lingering representations of previously experienced threat ("pavlovian trace"). Unexpectedly, we found evidence for the residual effect of prior CS-US experience to be much more widespread than anticipated, in the amygdala but also cortical regions like the dorsal anterior cingulate or dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. This finding shines a new light on the interaction of different fear learning mechanisms, at times with unexpected consequences.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Humans are able to learn about aversive stimuli both from experience (i.e., repeated pairings of conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US; pavlovian conditioning), and from verbal instructions about stimulus pairings. Understanding how experience-based and verbal learning processes interact is key for understanding the cognitive and neural underpinnings of fear learning. We tested whether prior aversive experiences (CS-US pairings) affected subsequent verbal learning, searching for lingering threat signals after verbal instructions reversed a CS from being threatening to being safe. While past research suggested such threat signals can only be found in the amygdala, we found evidence to be much more widespread, including the medial and lateral PFC. This highlights how experience-based and verbal learning processes interact to support adaptive behavior.
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Condicionamiento Clásico , Miedo , Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Condicionamiento Clásico/fisiología , Miedo/fisiología , Condicionamiento Operante , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Encéfalo/fisiología , AprendizajeRESUMEN
The rhizosphere influence on the soil microbiome and function of crop wild progenitors (CWPs) remains virtually unknown, despite its relevance to develop microbiome-oriented tools in sustainable agriculture. Here, we quantified the rhizosphere influence-a comparison between rhizosphere and bulk soil samples-on bacterial, fungal, protists and invertebrate communities and on soil multifunctionality across nine CWPs at their sites of origin. Overall, rhizosphere influence was higher for abundant taxa across the four microbial groups and had a positive influence on rhizosphere soil organic C and nutrient contents compared to bulk soils. The rhizosphere influence on abundant soil microbiomes was more important for soil multifunctionality than rare taxa and environmental conditions. Our results are a starting point towards the use of CWPs for rhizosphere engineering in modern crops.
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Productos Agrícolas , Microbiota , Rizosfera , Microbiología del Suelo , Productos Agrícolas/microbiología , Suelo/química , Hongos/fisiología , Animales , Bacterias/clasificación , Bacterias/aislamiento & purificación , Invertebrados/microbiología , Invertebrados/fisiologíaRESUMEN
Although we have learned much about how the brain fuels its functions over the last decades, there remains much still to discover in an organ that is so complex. This article lays out major gaps in our knowledge of interrelationships between brain metabolism and brain function, including biochemical, cellular, and subcellular aspects of functional metabolism and its imaging in adult brain, as well as during development, aging, and disease. The focus is on unknowns in metabolism of major brain substrates and associated transporters, the roles of insulin and of lipid droplets, the emerging role of metabolism in microglia, mysteries about the major brain cofactor and signaling molecule NAD+, as well as unsolved problems underlying brain metabolism in pathologies such as traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and metabolic downregulation during hibernation. It describes our current level of understanding of these facets of brain energy metabolism as well as a roadmap for future research.
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Encéfalo , Metabolismo Energético , Animales , Humanos , Encéfalo/metabolismoRESUMEN
Horizontal transfer of transposable elements (TEs) is an important mechanism contributing to genetic diversity and innovation. Bats (order Chiroptera) have repeatedly been shown to experience horizontal transfer of TEs at what appears to be a high rate compared with other mammals. We investigated the occurrence of horizontally transferred (HT) DNA transposons involving bats. We found over 200 putative HT elements within bats; 16 transposons were shared across distantly related mammalian clades, and 2 other elements were shared with a fish and two lizard species. Our results indicate that bats are a hotspot for horizontal transfer of DNA transposons. These events broadly coincide with the diversification of several bat clades, supporting the hypothesis that DNA transposon invasions have contributed to genetic diversification of bats.
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Quirópteros , Elementos Transponibles de ADN , Animales , Elementos Transponibles de ADN/genética , Quirópteros/genética , Transferencia de Gen Horizontal , Evolución Molecular , Mamíferos/genética , FilogeniaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Various anastomotic and reconstruction techniques are used for minimally invasive total (miTG) and distal gastrectomy (miDG). Their effects on postoperative morbidity have not been extensively studied. METHODS: MiTG and miDG patients were selected from 9356 oncological gastrectomies performed 2017-2021 in 44 centers. Endpoints included anastomotic leakage (AL) rate and postoperative morbidity tested by multivariable analysis. RESULTS: Three major anastomotic techniques (circular stapled (CS); linear stapled (LS); hand sewn (HS)), and three major bowel reconstruction types (Roux (RX); Billroth I (BI); Billroth II (BII)) were identified in miTG (n=878) and miDG (n=3334). Postoperative complications including AL (5.2% vs. 1.1%), overall (28.7% vs. 16.3%) and major morbidity (15.7% vs. 8.2%), as well as 90-day mortality (1.6% vs. 0.5%) were higher after miTG compared with miDG. After miTG, AL rate was higher after CS (4.3%) and HS (7.9%) compared with LS (3.4%). Similarly, major complications (LS: 9.7%, CS: 16.2%, HS: 12.7%) were lowest after LS. Multivariate analysis confirmed anastomotic technique as predictive factor for AL, overall and major complications. In miDG, AL rate (BI: 1.4%, BII 0.8%, RX 1.2%), overall (BI: 14.5%, BII: 15.0%, RX: 18.7%,) and major morbidity (BI: 7.9%, BII: 9.1%, RX: 7.2%), and mortality (BI: 0%, BII: 0.1%, RY: 1.1%%) were not affected by bowel reconstruction. CONCLUSION: In oncologically suitable situations, miDG should be preferred to miTG, as postoperative morbidity is significantly lower. LS should be a preferred anastomotic technique for miTG in Western Centers. Conversely, bowel reconstruction in DG may be chosen according to surgeon's preference.
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Distinguishing between primary (PID) and secondary (SID) immunodeficiencies, particularly in relation to hematological B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders (B-CLPD), poses a major clinical challenge. We aimed to analyze and define the clinical and laboratory variables in SID patients associated with B-CLPD, identifying overlaps with late-onset PIDs, which could potentially improve diagnostic precision and prognostic assessment. We studied 37 clinical/laboratory variables in 151 SID patients with B-CLPD. Patients were classified as "Suspected PID Group" when having recurrent-severe infections prior to the B-CLPD and/or hypogammaglobulinemia according to key ESID criteria for PID. Bivariate association analyses showed significant statistical differences between "Suspected PID"- and "SID"-groups in 10 out of 37 variables analyzed, with "Suspected PID" showing higher frequencies of childhood recurrent-severe infections, family history of B-CLPD, significantly lower serum Free Light Chain (sFLC), immunoglobulin concentrations, lower total leukocyte, and switch-memory B-cell counts at baseline. Rpart machine learning algorithm was performed to potentially create a model to differentiate both groups. The model developed a decision tree with two major variables in order of relevance: sum κ + λ and history of severe-recurrent infections in childhood, with high sensitivity 89.5%, specificity 100%, and accuracy 91.8% for PID prediction. Identifying significant clinical and immunological variables can aid in the difficult task of recognizing late-onset PIDs among SID patients, emphasizing the value of a comprehensive immunological evaluation. The differences between "Suspected PID" and SID groups, highlight the need of early, tailored diagnostic and treatment strategies for personalized patient management and follow up.
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Linfocitos B , Trastornos Linfoproliferativos , Humanos , Trastornos Linfoproliferativos/diagnóstico , Trastornos Linfoproliferativos/etiología , Trastornos Linfoproliferativos/inmunología , Masculino , Femenino , Linfocitos B/inmunología , Preescolar , Niño , Lactante , Síndromes de Inmunodeficiencia/diagnóstico , Síndromes de Inmunodeficiencia/inmunología , Adolescente , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Adulto , Enfermedades de Inmunodeficiencia Primaria/diagnóstico , Enfermedades de Inmunodeficiencia Primaria/inmunología , Enfermedades de Inmunodeficiencia Primaria/etiologíaRESUMEN
A molecular switch based on the metastable radical anion derived from a substituted heteroaryl quinone is described. Pyrrolyl quinone thiocyanate (PQ 9) showed an interaction with the fluoride anion that was visible to the naked eye and quantified by UV/vis and 1H and 13â C NMR. The metastable quinoid species formed by the interaction with F- ("ON" state) showed a molecular switching effect autocontrolled by the presence of ascorbate ("OFF" state) and back to the "ON" state by an autooxidation process, measured by visible and UV/vis spectroscopy. Due to its out-of-equilibrium properties and the exchange of matter and energy, a dissipative structural behaviour is proposed. Considering its similarity to the mechanism of coenzyme Q in oxidative phosphophorylation, PQ 9 was evaluated on Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondrial function for inhibition of complexes II, III and IV, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, catalase activity and lipid peroxidation. The results showed that PQ 9 inhibited complex III activity as well as the activity of all electron transport chain (ETC) complexes. In addition, PQ 9 reduced ROS production and catalase activity in yeast. The results suggest that PQ 9 may have potential applications as a new microbicidal compound by inducing ETC dysfunction.
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We report the first detection, at very high significance (23σ), of the cross-correlation between cosmic shear and the diffuse x-ray background, using data from the Dark Energy Survey and the ROSAT satellite. The x-ray cross-correlation signal is sensitive to the distribution of the surrounding gas in dark matter halos. This allows us to use our measurements to place constraints on key physical parameters that determine the impact of baryonic effects in the matter power spectrum. In particular, we determine the mass of halos in which feedback has expelled half of their gas content on average to be log_{10}(M_{c}/M_{â})=13.643_{-0.12}^{+0.081} and the polytropic index of the gas to be Γ=1.231_{-0.011}^{+0.015}. This represents a first step in the direct use of x-ray cross-correlations to obtain improved constraints on cosmology and the physics of the intergalactic gas.
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We have prepared and characterized three coordination polymers formulated as [Dy2(C6O4Cl2)3(fma)6] â 4.5fma (1) and [Dy2(C6O4X2)3(fma)6] â 4fma â 2H2O with X=Br (2) and Cl (3), where fma=formamide and C6O4X2 2-=3,6-disubstituted-2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone dianion with X=Cl (chloranilato) and Br (bromanilato). Compounds 1 and 3 are solvates obtained with slow and fast precipitation methods, respectively. Compounds 2 and 3 are isostructural and only differ in the X group of the anilato ligand. The three compounds present (6,3)-gon two-dimensional hexagonal honey-comb structures. Magnetic measurements indicate that the three compounds show slow relaxation of the magnetization at low temperatures when a continuous magnetic field is applied, although with different relaxation times and energy barriers depending on X and the crystallisation molecules. Compounds 1-3 represent the first examples of anilato-based lattices with formamide and field-induced slow relaxation of the magnetization.
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To further the ability to manipulate the properties of open-shell molecules, logical and incremental modifications to molecular structure are key steps that provide fine-tuning of established diradicaloid scaffolds. We report the synthesis of an electronically "pure" diradicaloid based on a 2,6-anthroquinoidal core where the once necessary ethynyl "wings" are removed. Through the simplification of the overall electronic structure, the singlet-triplet energy gap increases by 0.3-0.4 kcal mol-1 in the reported diradicaloids while avoiding significant disruption to their optoelectronic properties.
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Three cyano-coordinated cobalt porphyrin dimers were synthesized and thoroughly characterized. The X-ray structure of the complexes reveals that cyanide binds in a terminal fashion in both the anti and trans isomers of ethane- and ethylene-bridged cobalt porphyrin dimers, while in the cis ethylene-bridged dimer, cyanides bind in both terminal and bridging modes. The nonconjugated ethane-bridged complex stabilizes exclusively a diamagnetic metal-centered oxidation of type CoIII(por)(CN)2 both in the solid and in solution. In contrast, the complexes with the conjugated ethylene-bridge contain signatures of both paramagnetic ligand-centered oxidation of the type CoII(porâ¢+)(CN)2 and diamagnetic metal-centered oxidation of type CoIII(por)(CN)2 with the metal-centered oxidized species being the major component in the solid state as observed in XPS, while the ligand-centered oxidized species are present in a significant amount in solution. 1H NMR spectrum in solution displays two set of signals corresponding to the simultaneous presence of both the diamagnetic and paramagnetic species. EPR and magnetic investigation reveal that there is a moderate ferromagnetic coupling between the unpaired electrons of the low-spin CoII center and the porphyrin π-cation radical in CoII(porâ¢+)(CN)2 species as well as an antiferromagnetic coupling between the two CoII(porâ¢+) units through the ethylene and CN bridges.
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We present a bifunctional heptanuclear cobalt(II)/cobalt(III) molecular complex formulated as [Co7(µ3-OH)4(H2L1)2(HL2)2](NO3)6·6H2O (1) (where H5L1 is 2,2'-(((1E,1'E)-((2-hydroxy-5-methyl-1,3-phenylene)bis(methanylylidene))bis(azanylylidene))bis(propane-1,3-diol)) and H2L2 is 2-amino-1,3-propanediol). Compound 1 has been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis along with other spectral and magnetic measurements. Structural analysis indicates that 1 contains a mixed-valence Co7 cluster where a central Co(II) ion is connected to six different Co centers (four CoIII and two CoII ions) by four µ3-OH groups, giving rise to a planar heptanuclear cluster that resembles a molecular fragment of a layered double hydroxide (LDH). Two triply deprotonated (H2L1)3- ligands form the outer side of the cluster while two singly deprotonated (HL2)- ligands are located at the top and bottom of the central heptanuclear core. Variable temperature magnetic measurements indicate the presence of weak ferromagnetic CoII···CoII interactions (J = 3.53(6) cm-1) within the linear trinuclear CoII cluster. AC susceptibility measurements show that 1 is a field-induced single-molecule magnet (SMM) with τ0 = 8.2(7) × 10-7 s and Ueff = 11.3(4) K. The electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of 1 in homogeneous phase shows an overpotential of 455 mV, with a Faradaic efficiency of 81% and a TOF of 8.97 × 104 µmol H2 h-1 mol-1.
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A series of two-electron-oxidized cobalt porphyrin dimers have been synthesized upon controlled oxidations using halogens. Rather unexpectedly, X-ray structures of two of these complexes contain two structurally different low-spin molecules in the same asymmetric unit of their unit cells: one is the metal-centered oxidized diamagnetic entity of the type CoIII(por), while the other one is the ligand-centered oxidized paramagnetic entity of the type CoII(porâ¢+). Spectroscopic, magnetic, and DFT investigations confirmed the coexistence of the two very different electronic structures both in the solid and solution phases and also revealed a ferromagnetic spin coupling between Co(II) and porphyrin π-cation radicals and a weak antiferromagnetic coupling between the π-cation radicals of two macrocycles via the bridge in the paramagnetic complex.
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In this work, hollow CoS2 particles were prepared by a one-step sulfurization strategy using polyoxometalate-based metal-organic frameworks as the precursor. The morphology and structure of CoS2 have been monitored by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and X-ray powder diffraction. The mechanism for the formation of CoS2 is discussed. The reaction time and sulfur content are found to be important factors that affect the morphology and pure phase formation of CoS2, and a hollow semioctahedral morphology of CoS2 with open voids was obtained when the sulfur source was twice as large as the precursor and the reaction time was 24 h. The CoS2 (24 h) particles show an excellent peroxidase-like activity for the oxidation of colorless 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to blue oxidized (oxTMB) by hydrogen peroxide. The polyoxometalate used as a precursor helps to stabilize oxTMB during catalytic oxidation, forming a stable curve platform for at least 8 min. Additionally, the colorimetric detection of hydroquinone is developed with a low detection limit of 0.42 µM. This research provides a new strategy to design hollow materials with high peroxidase-mimicking activity.
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A synthetic strategy for obtaining a new series of 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole-benzofuran hybrid systems via a one-pot five-component reaction is described. This process involves a Ugi-azide multicomponent reaction coupled to an intramolecular cyclization catalyzed by Pd/Cu, resulting in low to moderate yields from 21 to 67%. This protocol allowed the synthesis of highly substituted benzofurans at the 2-position through an operationally simple process under mild reaction conditions and with high bond forming efficiency due to the formation of six new bonds (two C-C, two C-N, one N-N, and one C-O). Besides, to evaluate the antifungal activity of 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole-benzofurans 9a-n, in vitro studies against Mucor lusitanicus were performed, finding that compound 9b exhibits bioactivity comparable to the commercial antifungal drug Amphotericin B. These results suggest potential for use in controlling mucormycosis infections in animal models, highlighting the importance of these findings given the limited antifungal drug options and high mortality rates associated with this infection.
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Antifúngicos , Benzofuranos , Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana , Mucor , Tetrazoles , Benzofuranos/farmacología , Benzofuranos/química , Benzofuranos/síntesis química , Mucor/efectos de los fármacos , Antifúngicos/farmacología , Antifúngicos/síntesis química , Antifúngicos/química , Tetrazoles/farmacología , Tetrazoles/química , Tetrazoles/síntesis química , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Estructura MolecularRESUMEN
Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a prevalent medical condition with potentially severe consequences if left untreated. While surgical removal has traditionally been the standard approach for treatment, middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolization has emerged as a promising minimally invasive alternative to reduce recurrences. This comprehensive review provides the general radiology community with an overview of MMA embolization as a therapeutic option for managing CSDH. The authors base their insights on existing evidence and their institutional experience. This overview encompasses the pathophysiology of CSDH as well as the potential advantages and limitations, safety profile, and potential complications of MMA embolization as compared with surgical treatment. The imaging findings seen before and after MMA, as well as insights into the procedural techniques used at the authors' institution, are described. On the basis of reports in the current literature, MMA embolization appears to be a safe and effective therapeutic option for managing CSDH, especially in patients who are unsuitable for surgery or at risk for recurrence. Nonetheless, further research is needed to validate these findings. Results from ongoing clinical trials hold promise for future validation and the establishment of scientific evidence. ©RSNA, 2024 Test Your Knowledge questions for this article are available in the supplemental material. See the invited commentary by Chatterjee in this issue.