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Small ; 20(10): e2306522, 2024 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37884468

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Mimicking efficient biocatalytic cascades using nanozymes has gained enormous attention in catalytic chemistry, but it remains challenging to develop a nanozyme-based cascade system to sequentially perform the desired reactions. Particularly, the integration of sequential hydrolysis and oxidation reactions into nanozyme-based cascade systems has not yet been achieved, despite their significant roles in various domains. Herein, a self-cascade Ce-MOF-818 nanozyme for sequential hydrolysis and oxidation reactions is developed. Ce-MOF-818 is the first Ce(IV)-based heterometallic metal-organic framework constructed through the coordination of Ce and Cu to distinct groups. It is successfully synthesized using an improved solvothermal method, overcoming the challenge posed by the significant difference in the binding speeds of Ce and Cu to ligands. With excellent organophosphate hydrolase-like (Km = 42.3 µM, Kcat = 0.0208 min-1 ) and catechol oxidase-like (Km = 2589 µM, Kcat = 1.25 s-1 ) activities attributed to its bimetallic active centers, Ce-MOF-818 serves as a promising self-cascade platform for sequential hydrolysis and oxidation. Notably, its catalytic efficiency surpasses that of physically mixed nanozymes by approximately fourfold, owning to the close integration of active sites. The developed hydrolysis-oxidation self-cascade nanozyme has promising potential applications in catalytic chemistry and provides valuable insights into the rational design of nanozyme-based cascade systems.


Assuntos
Estruturas Metalorgânicas , Hidrólise , Oxirredução , Estruturas Metalorgânicas/química , Catálise , Biocatálise
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Glob Chang Biol ; 30(1): e17108, 2024 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38273551

RESUMO

Future phosphorus (P) shortages could seriously affect terrestrial productivity and food security. We investigated the changes in topsoil available P (AP) and total P (TP) in China's forests, grasslands, paddy fields, and upland croplands during the 1980s-2010s based on substantial repeated soil P measurements (63,220 samples in the 1980s, 2000s, and 2010s) and machine learning techniques. Between the 1980s and 2010s, total soil AP stock increased with a small but significant rate of 0.13 kg P ha-1 year-1 , but total soil TP stock declined substantially (4.5 kg P ha-1 year-1 ) in the four ecosystems. We quantified the P budgets of soil-plant systems by harmonizing P fluxes from various sources for this period. Matching trends of soil contents over the decades with P budgets and fluxes, we found that the P-surplus in cultivated soils (especially in upland croplands) might be overestimated due to the great soil TP pool compared to fertilization and the substantial soil P losses through plant uptake and water erosion that offset the P additions. Our findings of P-deficit in China raise the alarm on the sustainability of future biomass production (especially in forests), highlight the urgency of P recycling in croplands, and emphasize the critical role of country-level basic data in guiding sound policies to tackle the global P crises.


Assuntos
Ecossistema , Solo , Fósforo/análise , Florestas , Plantas , China
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Chem Soc Rev ; 52(2): 795-835, 2023 Jan 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36562312

RESUMO

Stretchable electronics have received intense attention due to their broad application prospects in many areas, and can withstand large deformations and form close contact with curved surfaces. Stretchable conductors are vital components of stretchable electronic devices used in wearables, soft robots, and human-machine interactions. Recent advances in stretchable conductors have motivated basic scientific and technological research efforts. Here, we outline and analyse the development of stretchable conductors in transistors and circuits, and examine advances in materials, device engineering, and preparation technologies. We divide the existing approaches to constructing stretchable transistors with stretchable conductors into the following two types: geometric engineering and intrinsic stretchability engineering. Finally, we consider the challenges and outlook in this field for delivering stretchable electronics.

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J Environ Manage ; 357: 120695, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38552521

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Urbanization can either directly occupy forests or indirectly lead to forest loss elsewhere through cultivated land displacement, resulting in further forest fragmentation and ecosystem service (ES) loss. However, the effects of urban expansion on forest area and ESs are unknown, and this is especially true for indirect effects. Taking Zhejiang Province, China, a typical deforested province, as an example, this study quantified the direct and indirect effects of urban expansion on forest area and five ESs (timber yield, water yield, carbon sequestration, soil conservation, and biodiversity) from 2000 to 2020, explored the relationship between forest structure (forest proportion, mean patch area, edge density, and mean euclidean nearest neighbor distance) change and ESs, and revealed the telecoupling of urban expansion and forest loss and cascade effects among urbanization, deforestation, forest structure, and ESs. The results indicated that the indirect forest loss (4.30%-6.15%) caused by cultivated land displacement due to urban expansion was larger than the direct forest loss (2.42%). Urban expansion has a greater negative impact on carbon sequestration (6.40%-8.20%), water yield (6.08%-7.78%), and biodiversity (5.79%-7.44%) than on timber yield (4.77%-6.17%) and soil conservation (4.43%-5.77%). The indirect forest ES loss was approximately 2.83-4.34 times greater than the direct forest ES loss. Most forest ESs showed a nonlinear significant positive correlation with changes in forest proportion and mean patch area and a significant nonlinear negative correlation with changes in edge density and mean Euclidean nearest neighbor distance (p < 0.05). There is telecoupling between urban expansion in one region and forest ES loss in other distant regions. This study contributes to guiding sustainable forest conservation and management globally.


Assuntos
Conservação dos Recursos Naturais , Ecossistema , Florestas , Solo , China , Água
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Small ; 19(45): e2302913, 2023 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37442790

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The synthesis of large-scale 2D conductive metal-organic framework films with tunable thickness is highly desirable but challenging. In this study, an Interface Confinement Self-Assembly Pulling (ICSP) method for in situ synthesis of 4-in. Ni-BHT film on the substrate surface is developed. By modulating the thickness of the confined space, the thickness of Ni-BHT films could be easily varied from 4 to 42 nm. To eliminate interference factors and evaluate the effect of film thickness on the catalytic performance of HER, an electrocatalytic microdevice based on the Ni-BHT film is designed. The effective catalytic thickness of the Ni-BHT film is found to be around 32 nm. Finally, to prepare the electrocatalytic microdevice array, over 100 000 microdevices on a 4-in. Ni-BHT film are integrated. The results show that the microdevice array has good stability and a high hydrogen production rate and could be used to produce large amounts of hydrogen. The wafer-scale 2D conductive metal-organic framework's fabrication greatly advances the practical application of microdevices for massive hydrogen production.

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Appl Opt ; 62(25): 6809-6815, 2023 Sep 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37706815

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An extrinsic fiber optic Fabry-Perot interferometric (EFPI) ultrasonic sensor based on a grooved silicon diaphragm for partial discharge (PD) detection has been proposed. The size of the groove is determined by finite element simulation, which allows the resonant frequency of the sensor to meet the requirements of PD ultrasonic detection and improves the sensitivity of the sensor by 5.07 times compared with that based on a traditional circular diaphragm. The microelectro-mechanical system process is used to fabricate the diaphragm on a silicon-on-insulator wafer, and the prepared diaphragm has a grooved section with a diameter of 829.34 µm and a thickness of only 2.09 µm. At its resonant frequency of 61.5 kHz, the acoustic pressure sensitivity of the sensor is 172.42 mV/Pa. The ultrasonic signal detection capability of the sensor is verified in the PD experiment. Furthermore, the characteristics of the corona discharge are successfully manifested based on the ultrasonic waves detected by the EFPI sensor. It is demonstrated that the proposed sensor is suitable for PD detection due to its high sensitivity, simple production process, and good resistance to environmental interference.

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J Environ Manage ; 328: 117024, 2023 Feb 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36525733

RESUMO

Soil erosion (SE) is seriously threatening grain production and the ecological environment in the black soil region. Understanding the impact of changes in land use/land cover (LULC) and soil properties on SE is critical for agricultural sustainability and soil management. However, the contribution of soil property changes to SE is often ignored in existing studies. This study analyzed changes in LULC and soil properties from 1980 to 2020 in the black soil region, China. Then, the revised universal soil loss equation was used to explore the spatiotemporal changes of SE from 1980 to 2020. Finally, the contribution of LULC change and soil property change to SE was separated by scenario comparison. The results showed that cropland increased (by 24,157 km2) at the expense of grassland and forest from 1980 to 2020. Sand in cropland decreased by 21.95%, while the silt, clay, and SOC increased by 21.37%, 1.43%, and 15.38%, respectively. Soil erodibility in cropland increased greatly (+9.85%), while in forest and grassland decreased (-6.05% and -4.72%). LULC change and soil properties change together aggravated SE in the black soil region. LULC change and soil property change resulted in a 22% increase in SE, of which LULC change resulted in a 14% increase, and soil property change resulted in an 8% increase. Agricultural development policy was the main reason driving LULC change. The combination of LULC change, climatic factors, and long-term tillage resulted in changes in soil properties. Ecosystem management and policy can reduce SE through vegetation restoration and soil improvement. This study can provide important references for soil conservation and agricultural development in the black soil region.


Assuntos
Ecossistema , Solo , Erosão do Solo , Conservação dos Recursos Naturais/métodos , China , Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos
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J Environ Manage ; 340: 117910, 2023 Aug 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37086559

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Determining the threshold for the response of ecosystem services (ESs) to vegetation change is critical for ecological restoration, and once the threshold is exceeded, ESs may be inhibited. Vegetation type and altitude are important factors affecting ESs. However, the nonlinear effects of vegetation change on ESs and their threshold under different vegetation types and altitude gradients are not clear. This study selected the Sichuan-Yunnan ecological shelter as the study area. Four ESs (water yield (WY), carbon storage (CS), soil conservation (SC), and water purification (WP)) were quantified by using the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs model. The differences in ESs among different vegetation types were identified. Variance analysis was used to explore the spatial differences in ESs under different altitude gradients. The inflection point of the promoting effect of vegetation cover on ESs was taken as the threshold, and elastic analysis was used to determine the impact threshold of fractional vegetation cover (FVC) on ESs. The threshold represents the inflection point at which vegetation cover promotes ESs. The results showed that the CS, SC, and WP of the natural forest were higher than those of the plantation, while the WY was lower than that of the plantation. WY, CS, and SC remained higher in the high-altitude regions, while nitrogen export was higher in the low-altitude regions. FVC was positively correlated with nitrogen export in the low-altitude regions and negatively correlated with WY in the high-altitude regions. FVC had a promoting effect on ESs, and the promoting effect was weakened beyond the threshold. The thresholds of FVC promoting ESs were 0.86, 0.79, 0.85, and 0.83 in natural forest, shrub, plantation, and grassland, respectively. The threshold of FVC promoting ESs in low-altitude regions was larger than that in high-altitude regions. This study can provide a theoretical basis for large-scale ecological management and moderate restoration.


Assuntos
Altitude , Ecossistema , China , Florestas , Solo , Carbono/análise , Nitrogênio/análise , Conservação dos Recursos Naturais/métodos
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FASEB J ; 33(1): 314-326, 2019 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29979633

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Migration of placental extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cells into uterine decidua facilitates the establishment of blood circulation between mother and fetus and is modulated by EVT-decidual cell interaction. Poor or excessive EVT migration is associated with pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia or placenta accreta. Glial cells missing 1 (GCM1) transcription factor is essential for placental development, and decreased GCM1 activity is detected in preeclampsia. To study whether GCM1 regulates trophoblast cell migration, here we showed that GCM1 promotes BeWo and JAR trophoblast cell migration through a novel target gene, WNT10B. Moreover, WNT10B signaling stimulated cytoskeletal remodeling via Rac1 and frizzled 7 (FZD7) was identified as the cognate receptor for WNT10B to up-regulate cell migration. We further showed that secreted frizzled-related protein 3 (SFRP3) is expressed in uterine decidual cells by immunohistochemistry and that SFRP3 expression in telomerase-transformed human endometrial stromal cells (T-HESCs) is elevated under decidualization stimuli and further enhanced by bone morphogenetic protein 2 via SMAD1. SFRP3 blocked the interaction between FZD7 and WNT10B to decrease BeWo cell migration, which corroborated the elevated BeWo cell migration when cocultured with decidualized and SFRP3-knockdown T-HESC monolayer. Our results suggest that GCM1 up-regulates EVT cell migration through WNT10B and FZD7, which is negatively modulated by decidual SFRP3.-Wang, L.-J., Lo, H.-F., Lin, C.-F., Ng, P.-S., Wu, Y.-H., Lee, Y.-S., Cheong, M.-L., Chen, H. SFRP3 negatively regulates placental extravillous trophoblast cell migration mediated by the GCM1-WNT10B-FZD7 axis.


Assuntos
Movimento Celular , Receptores Frizzled/metabolismo , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/metabolismo , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Placenta/fisiologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Trofoblastos/fisiologia , Proteínas Wnt/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA , Decídua/citologia , Decídua/fisiologia , Endométrio/citologia , Endométrio/fisiologia , Feminino , Receptores Frizzled/genética , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/genética , Neuroglia/citologia , Neuroglia/fisiologia , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Placenta/citologia , Gravidez , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas/genética , Células Estromais/citologia , Células Estromais/fisiologia , Fatores de Transcrição/genética , Trofoblastos/citologia , Proteínas Wnt/genética
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J Biol Chem ; 293(25): 9801-9811, 2018 06 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29743241

RESUMO

Expression of placental growth factor (PGF) is closely associated with placental perfusion in early pregnancy. PGF is primarily expressed in placental trophoblasts, and its expression decreases in preeclampsia, associated with placental hypoxia. The transcription factors glial cells missing 1 (GCM1) and metal-regulatory transcription factor 1 (MTF1) have been implicated in the regulation of PGF gene expression through regulatory elements upstream and downstream of the PGF transcription start site, respectively. Here, we clarified the mechanism underlying placenta-specific PGF expression. We demonstrate that GCM1 up-regulates PGF expression through three downstream GCM1-binding sites (GBSs) but not a previously reported upstream GBS. Interestingly, we also found that these downstream GBSs also harbor metal-response elements for MTF1. Surprisingly, however, we observed that MTF1 is unlikely to regulate PGF expression in the placenta because knockdown or overexpression of GCM1, but not MTF1, dramatically decreased PGF expression or reversed the suppression of PGF expression under hypoxia, respectively. We also demonstrate that another transcription factor, Distal-less homeobox 3 (DLX3), interacts with the DNA-binding domain and the first transactivation domain of GCM1 and that this interaction inhibits GCM1-mediated PGF expression. Moreover, the GCM1-DLX3 interaction interfered with CREB-binding protein-mediated GCM1 acetylation and activation. In summary, we have identified several GBSs in the PGF promoter that are highly responsive to GCM1, have demonstrated that MTF1 does not significantly regulate PGF expression in placental cells, and provide evidence that DLX3 inhibits GCM1-mediated PGF expression. Our findings revise the mechanism for GCM1- and DLX3-mediated regulation of PGF gene expression.


Assuntos
Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/metabolismo , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Fator de Crescimento Placentário/genética , Placenta/metabolismo , Elementos de Resposta , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Trofoblastos/metabolismo , Acetilação , Sequência de Bases , Diferenciação Celular , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA , Feminino , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/genética , Humanos , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Fator de Crescimento Placentário/metabolismo , Gravidez , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Ligação Proteica , Fatores de Transcrição/genética
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Molecules ; 24(23)2019 Nov 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31757042

RESUMO

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is widespread double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) virus that establishes life-long latency and causes diverse severe symptoms. The mechanisms of HSV-1 infection and HSV-1's interactions with various host cells have been studied and reviewed extensively. Type I interferons were secreted by host cells upon HSV infection and play a vital role in controlling virus proliferation. A few studies, however, have focused on HSV-1 infection without the presence of interferon (IFN) signaling. In this study, HEK 293T cells with low toll-like receptor (TLR) and stimulator of interferon genes protein (STING) expression were infected with HSV-1 and subjected to a quantitative proteomic analysis. By using a subcellular fractionation strategy and high-performance mass spectrometry, a total of 6607 host proteins were quantified, of which 498 proteins were differentially regulated. A bioinformatics analysis indicated that multiple signaling pathways might be involved in HSV-1 infection. A further functional study indicated the role of Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3), Coiled-coil-helix-coiled-coil-helix domain-containing protein 2 (CHCHD2), and Tripartite motif-containing protein 27 (TRIM27) in inhibiting viral DNA replication and proliferation. Our data provide a global view of host responses to HSV-1 infection in HEK 293T cells and identify the proteins involved in the HSV-1 infection process.


Assuntos
Replicação do DNA/fisiologia , DNA Viral , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA , Herpesvirus Humano 1/fisiologia , Proteínas de Membrana , Proteínas Nucleares , Proteômica , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA , Fatores de Transcrição , Replicação Viral/fisiologia , DNA Viral/biossíntese , DNA Viral/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo
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J Pathol ; 241(3): 324-336, 2017 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27917469

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The transcription factor glial cells missing 1 (GCM1) regulates trophoblast differentiation and function during placentation. Decreased GCM1 expression is associated with pre-eclampsia, suggesting that abnormal expression of GCM1 target genes may contribute to the pathogenesis of pregnancy complications. Here we identified a novel GCM1 target gene, synapse defective 1 (SYDE1), which encodes a RhoGAP that is highly expressed in human placenta, and demonstrated that SYDE1 promotes cytoskeletal remodelling and cell migration and invasion. Importantly, genetic ablation of murine Syde1 results in small fetuses and placentas with aberrant phenotypes in the placental-yolk sac barrier, maternal-trophoblast interface, and placental vascularization. Microarray analysis revealed altered expression of renin-1, angiotensin I converting enzyme 2, angiotensin II type 1a receptor, and membrane metalloendopeptidase of the renin-angiotensin system in Syde1-knockout placenta, which may compensate for the vascular defects to maintain normal blood pressure. As pregnancy proceeds, growth restriction of the Syde1-/- fetuses and placentas continues, with elevated expression of the Syde1 homologue Syde2 in placenta. Syde2 may compensate for the loss of Syde1 function because SYDE2, but not the GAP-dead SYDE2 mutant, reverses migration and invasion activities of SYDE1-knockdown JAR trophoblast cells. Clinically, we further detected decreased SYDE1 expression in preterm and term IUGR placentas compared with gestational age-matched controls. Our study suggests a novel mechanism for GCM1 and SYDE1 in regulation of trophoblast cell migration and invasion during placental development and that decreased SYDE1 expression is associated with IUGR. Copyright © 2016 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Assuntos
Diferenciação Celular/genética , Movimento Celular/genética , Proteínas Ativadoras de GTPase/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Placenta/metabolismo , Placentação/genética , Animais , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA , Feminino , Humanos , Camundongos , Proteínas Nucleares/genética , Gravidez , Sistema Renina-Angiotensina , Fatores de Transcrição/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Trofoblastos/citologia
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Proteomics ; 17(5)2017 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28067018

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Sendai virus (SeV) is an enveloped nonsegmented negative-strand RNA virus that belongs to the genus Respirovirus of the Paramyxoviridae family. As a model pathogen, SeV has been extensively studied to define the basic biochemical and molecular biologic properties of the paramyxoviruses. In addition, SeV-infected host cells were widely employed to uncover the mechanism of innate immune response. To identify proteins involved in the SeV infection process or the SeV-induced innate immune response process, system-wide evaluations of SeV-host interactions have been performed. cDNA microarray, siRNA screening and phosphoproteomic analysis suggested that multiple signaling pathways are involved in SeV infection process. Here, to study SeV-host interaction, a global quantitative proteomic analysis was performed on SeV-infected HEK 293T cells. A total of 4699 host proteins were quantified, with 742 proteins being differentially regulated. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that regulated proteins were mainly involved in "interferon type I (IFN-I) signaling pathway" and "defense response to virus," suggesting that these processes play roles in SeV infection. Further RNAi-based functional studies indicated that the regulated proteins, tripartite motif (TRIM24) and TRIM27, affect SeV-induced IFN-I production. Our data provided a comprehensive view of host cell response to SeV and identified host proteins involved in the SeV infection process or the SeV-induced innate immune response process.


Assuntos
Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno/fisiologia , Proteoma/análise , Infecções por Respirovirus/metabolismo , Vírus Sendai/patogenicidade , Citoplasma/química , Citoplasma/metabolismo , Citoplasma/virologia , Células HEK293/virologia , Humanos , Interferon Tipo I/genética , Interferon Tipo I/metabolismo , Proteínas Nucleares/análise , Proteínas Nucleares/metabolismo , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/métodos , Proteoma/genética , Proteoma/metabolismo , Proteômica/métodos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Infecções por Respirovirus/virologia , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Proteínas com Motivo Tripartido/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/metabolismo , Replicação Viral
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Water Environ Res ; 89(12): 2078-2087, 2017 Dec 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28087923

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The present study focuses on the effect of Ca-alginate gel on aerobic sludge granulation. Three sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) seeded with different mixtures of Ca-alginate gel and activated sludge with the fraction (weight/weight of dry biomass) of 0%, 5.5%, and 15.5%, respectively. The granulation time of 14 days was obtained with 5.5% additive, while 32 days were needed to adapt aerobic granules developed with 0% Ca-alginate gel. Full granulation was achieved in the trial with 15.5% additive from the 20th day. Comparing with granules in reactor 1, the granules cultivated with Ca-alginate gel exhibited attributes of much faster settling velocities, higher biomass retention, greater mechanical strength, and better nutrient-removing capability. The alginate-metal gel may be the structural polymer of aerobic granules and offer bacteria the inhabitancy and protection, which is beneficial to retain more biomass and improve the efficiency of wastewater treatment.


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Alginatos/química , Esgotos/química , Eliminação de Resíduos Líquidos/métodos , Aerobiose , Géis , Ácido Glucurônico/química , Ácidos Hexurônicos/química
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Small ; 12(36): 4960-4965, 2016 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27510597

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Freestanding boron nitride nanosheet (BNNS) films with designed structures are first fabricated by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods. As-prepared freestanding BNNS films exhibit outstanding hydrophobicity and lipophilicity properties. Such brilliant behaviors make them applicable in oil/water separation with very high fluxes up to 1 200 000 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 and excellent separation efficiencies (ppm level in terms of the water content in the filtrate).

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Medicine (Baltimore) ; 103(16): e37885, 2024 Apr 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38640290

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RATIONALE: Aggressive vertebral hemangiomas (AVHs) destroy continuous vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs and resulting in spinal kyphosis is extremely rare. The very aggressive behavior was attributable to its significant vascular component and contained no adipose tissue. PATIENT CONCERNS: We report a case of thoracic spine kyphosis of AVHs with multiple vertebral bodies and intervertebral disc destruction in a 45-year-old woman. DIAGNOSES: Based on the imaging studies, the patient underwent surgical removal of this lesion and spinal reconstruction. Histopathology consistent with vertebral hemangioma and contained no adipose. INTERVENTIONS: The patient underwent surgical removal of the lesion and spinal reconstruction. After subperiosteal dissection of the paraspinal muscles and exposure of the laminae, the laminae of the T5-7 vertebrae were removed and exposing the lesion. The lesion was soft and showed cystic changes, completely curetted and autogenous bone was implanted. Vertebroplasty was performed through T3-T9 pedicles bilaterally. Pedicle screw fixation was performed for segmental fixation and fusion. OUTCOMES: After 9 days of operation, the incision healed cleanly and free of pain. She was discharged in good general condition. The patient remained asymptomatic after follow-up 6 months of postoperative. LESSONS: AVHs destroy multiple vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs and resulting in spinal kyphosis is extremely rare.


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Hemangioma , Cifose , Parafusos Pediculares , Fraturas da Coluna Vertebral , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Vértebras Lombares/diagnóstico por imagem , Vértebras Lombares/cirurgia , Cifose/etiologia , Cifose/cirurgia , Vértebras Torácicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Vértebras Torácicas/cirurgia , Vértebras Torácicas/lesões , Hemangioma/complicações , Hemangioma/cirurgia , Hemangioma/patologia , Resultado do Tratamento , Fraturas da Coluna Vertebral/cirurgia
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Chem Commun (Camb) ; 60(55): 7069-7072, 2024 Jul 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38899972

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Ru-doped Co9S8 hollow porous polyhedrons (Ru-Co9S8 HPPs) derived from zeolitic-imidazolate-frameworks were synthesized through hydrothermal coprecipitation and thermal decomposition methods. The results indicate that Ru-Co9S8-500 HPPs possess a strong Ru-Co synergistic effect, large electrochemical surface area, and sufficient active sites, endowing them with excellent hydrogen evolution reaction performance.

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Sci Adv ; 10(26): eado1855, 2024 Jun 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38941459

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Bile acids (BAs) metabolism has a significant impact on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We found that deoxycholic acid (DCA) increased in brains of AD mice at an early stage. The enhanced production of DCA induces the up-regulation of the bile acid receptor Takeda G protein-coupled receptor (TGR5), which is also specifically increased in neurons of AD mouse brains at an early stage. The accumulation of exogenous DCA impairs cognitive function in wild-type mice, but not in TGR5 knockout mice. This suggests that TGR5 is the primary receptor mediating these effects of DCA. Furthermore, excitatory neuron-specific knockout of TGR5 ameliorates Aß pathology and cognition impairments in AD mice. The underlying mechanism linking TGR5 and AD pathology relies on the downstream effectors of TGR5 and the APP production, which is succinctly concluded as a "p-STAT3-APH1-γ-secretase" signaling pathway. Our studies identified the critical role of TGR5 in the pathological development of AD.


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Doença de Alzheimer , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide , Neurônios , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G , Animais , Humanos , Camundongos , Doença de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Doença de Alzheimer/patologia , Doença de Alzheimer/genética , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/metabolismo , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/genética , Secretases da Proteína Precursora do Amiloide/metabolismo , Secretases da Proteína Precursora do Amiloide/genética , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/patologia , Ácido Desoxicólico/farmacologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Camundongos Knockout , Neurônios/metabolismo , Neurônios/patologia , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G/metabolismo , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G/genética , Transdução de Sinais
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Water Res ; 235: 119925, 2023 May 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37028213

RESUMO

Singlet oxygen (1O2) attracts much attention in persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes (PS-AOPs), because of its wide pH tolerance and high selectivity toward electron-rich organics. However, there are conflicts about the 1O2 role in PS-AOPs on several aspects, including the formation of different key reactive oxygen species (ROS) at similar active sites, pH dependence, broad-spectrum activity, and selectivity in the elimination of organic pollutants. To a large degree, these conflicts root in the drawbacks of the methods to identify and evaluate the role of 1O2. For example, the quenchers of 1O2 have high reactivity to other ROS and persulfate as well. In addition, electron transfer process (ETP) also selectively oxidizes organics, having a misleading effect on the identification of 1O2. Therefore, in this review, we summarized and discussed some basic properties of 1O2, the debatable role of 1O2 in PS-AOPs on multiple aspects, and the methods and their drawbacks to identify and evaluate the role of 1O2. On the whole, this review aims to better understand the role of 1O2 in PS-AOPs and further help with its reasonable utilization.


Assuntos
Oxigênio Singlete , Poluentes Químicos da Água , Oxigênio Singlete/química , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio , Oxirredução , Transporte de Elétrons , Peróxidos/química , Poluentes Químicos da Água/química
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Chemosphere ; 324: 138264, 2023 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36858119

RESUMO

Singlet oxygen (1O2) is frequently observed in persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes (PS-AOPs), however its significance in the removal of organic compounds is debatable. To evaluate the role of 1O2, some organic pollutants that have been proven to be successfully degraded by 1O2 in earlier research were selected as the targeted pollutants of this study. In the activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) using Co-BTC (a type of metal-organic framework)/melamine derived nitrogen-doped carbon material (Co-BTC/10MNC) as the catalyst, 1O2 and surface-bound SO4•- are discovered, however only surface-bound SO4•- was the dominant species. The degree of inhibition of furfuryl alcohol (FFA) on the removal of organics is reliant on the reaction rates of SO4•- and organics, rather than on the quenching impact of FFA on 1O2. The lower kSO4•- organics have, the easier it is for FFA to inhibit their removal. In short, the quenching effect of FFA is not solid evidence to identify 1O2. Besides, it is found that the influence of HCO3- is related to the second order reaction rate constant (kHCO3•) between HCO3• and organics, implying that the selective removal of some organics is due to that corresponding inorganic radicals (Cl•, NO3•, HCO3• or HPO4•-) have good ability to degrade these organics, rather than 1O2 as the key reactive oxygen species.


Assuntos
Carbono , Poluentes Ambientais , Peróxidos
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