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Eur J Pharm Biopharm ; 201: 114378, 2024 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38917949

ABSTRACT

Carrier materials always account for the majority particularly in nanosized formulations, which are administrated along with the active ingredient part might result in metabolism related toxicity. The usage of bioactive excipients could not only reduce the sided effect but also provide additional therapeutic effects. In the present study, a triterpene based micellar drug delivery system was developed using a bioactive solanesol derivative. Solanesylamine was prepared firstly followed by conjugating with poly (ethylene glycol) using maleic acid amide linkage. The amphiphilic drug carrier PEGylated (2-propyl-3-methylmaleic acid)-block-solanesol amine (mPEG-CDM-NH-SOL) could be formed into micelles and loaded with doxorubicin (DOX) inside. The micelles were about 112 nm in size and the drug loading content was about 5.97 wt%. An acid triggered drug release behavior was obviously observed for the DOX loaded pH-sensitive micelle mPEG-CDM-NH-SOL-DOX. While not for DOX-loaded micelles without pH-sensitivity (mPEG-NHS-NH-SOL). CCK8 assay showed that the micelles of PEGylated solanesylamines exhibited certain inhibitory effect on tumor cells at high concentration and the pH sensitive ones seemed more toxic. In vivo studies showed that the pH sensitive mPEG-CDM-NH-SOL-DOX had a superior anti-tumor effect, indicating its great potential in cancer treatment.


Subject(s)
Doxorubicin , Drug Carriers , Drug Delivery Systems , Liver Neoplasms , Micelles , Polyethylene Glycols , Triterpenes , Doxorubicin/administration & dosage , Doxorubicin/pharmacology , Animals , Humans , Triterpenes/administration & dosage , Triterpenes/chemistry , Triterpenes/pharmacology , Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy , Drug Carriers/chemistry , Mice , Drug Delivery Systems/methods , Polyethylene Glycols/chemistry , Drug Liberation , Hep G2 Cells , Male , Mice, Nude , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Cell Line, Tumor , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/pharmacology , Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays , Terpenes
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New Phytol ; 241(6): 2480-2494, 2024 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38296835

ABSTRACT

Drought stress profoundly hampers both plant growth and crop yield. To combat this, plants have evolved intricate transcriptional regulation mechanisms as a pivotal strategy. Through a genetic screening with rice genome-scale mutagenesis pool under drought stress, we identified an APETALA2/Ethylene Responsive Factor, namely OsERF103, positively responds to drought tolerance in rice. Combining chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing and RNA sequencing analyses, we pinpointed c. 1000 genes directly influenced by OsERF103. Further results revealed that OsERF103 interacts with Stress-responsive NAC1 (SNAC1), a positive regulator of drought tolerance in rice, to synergistically regulate the expression of key drought-related genes, such as OsbZIP23. Moreover, we found that OsERF103 recruits a Su(var)3-9,enhancer of zeste and trithorax-domain group protein 705, which encodes a histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4)-specific methyltransferase to specifically affect the deposition of H3K4me3 at loci like OsbZIP23 and other genes linked to dehydration responses. Additionally, the natural alleles of OsERF103 are selected during the domestication of both indica and japonica rice varieties and exhibit significant geographic distribution. Collectively, our findings have unfurled a comprehensive mechanistic framework underlying the OsERF103-mediated cascade regulation of drought response. This discovery not only enhances our understanding of drought signaling but also presents a promising avenue for the genetic improvement of drought-tolerant rice cultivars.


Subject(s)
Oryza , Oryza/metabolism , Stress, Physiological/genetics , Droughts , Plants, Genetically Modified/metabolism , Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant , Plant Proteins/genetics , Plant Proteins/metabolism
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Mol Plant ; 17(2): 240-257, 2024 02 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38053337

ABSTRACT

Rice production accounts for approximately half of the freshwater resources utilized in agriculture, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions such as methane (CH4) from flooded paddy fields. To address this challenge, environmentally friendly and cost-effective water-saving techniques have become widely adopted in rice cultivation. However, the implementation of water-saving treatments (WSTs) in paddy-field rice has been associated with a substantial yield loss of up to 50% as well as a reduction in nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). In this study, we discovered that the target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling pathway is compromised in rice under WST. Polysome profiling-coupled transcriptome sequencing (polysome-seq) analysis unveiled a substantial reduction in global translation in response to WST associated with the downregulation of TOR activity. Molecular, biochemical, and genetic analyses revealed new insights into the impact of the positive TOR-S6K-RPS6 and negative TOR-MAF1 modules on translation repression under WST. Intriguingly, ammonium exhibited a greater ability to alleviate growth constraints under WST by enhancing TOR signaling, which simultaneously promoted uptake and utilization of ammonium and nitrogen allocation. We further demonstrated that TOR modulates the ammonium transporter AMT1;1 as well as the amino acid permease APP1 and dipeptide transporter NPF7.3 at the translational level through the 5' untranslated region. Collectively, these findings reveal that enhancing TOR signaling could mitigate rice yield penalty due to WST by regulating the processes involved in protein synthesis and NUE. Our study will contribute to the breeding of new rice varieties with increased water and fertilizer utilization efficiency.


Subject(s)
Ammonium Compounds , Oryza , Oryza/genetics , Plant Breeding , Agriculture/methods , Nitrogen/metabolism , Water/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Ammonium Compounds/metabolism , Soil/chemistry , Fertilizers/analysis
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ACS Appl Bio Mater ; 6(9): 3875-3888, 2023 09 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37622987

ABSTRACT

Unexpected functionalities of pharmaceutical excipients have been found in some cases. Preplanned introduction of excipients with therapeutic effects might not only reduce the risks of metabolism-related toxicity but also provide synergistic therapeutic effects. Herein, natural original solanesol (SOL), one of the isoprene compounds with some pharmacological activities, was selected to prepare a series of amphiphilic derivatives by chemical modification, and drug delivery systems for oncotherapy were established. Three derivatives, including solanesyl bromide (SOL-Br), monosolanesolsolanesyl succinate (MSS), and solanesylthiosalicylate (STS), were synthesized and formulated into nanosized self-assemblies for doxorubicin (DOX) encapsulation. Meanwhile, polyethylene glycol (PEG) derivatives were synthesized as the stabilizer of solanesol-based self-assemblies, among which hydrazine-poly(ethylene glycol)-hydrazine (PEG6000-DiHZ) was found to be more reliable. The optimized molar ratio between PEG6000-DiHZ and solanesol derivatives was found to be 2:1, considering the drug-loading capacity of self-assemblies. Consistent release profiles were found for the DOX-loaded self-assemblies, in which about 75-80% DOX was cumulatively released within 60 h at pH 5.0. The three DOX-loaded self-assemblies were found to be homogeneous spheres with average particle sizes in the range of 100-200 nm by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Blank self-assemblies were found to have an inhibiting ability toward MCF-7 and HepG-2 cancer cells, which might originate from the inherent nature of solanesol derivatives. In vivo pharmacodynamic experiments demonstrated that blank self-assemblies had certain inhibitory effect on tumor growth compared with the controls. Further enhanced effects were also found for the drug-loaded self-assemblies due to the synergistic anti-tumor effect existing between the drug and the carriers. This work has presented a simple and effective strategy to prepare a therapeutic carrier by direct assembling of the therapeutic compound without PEGylation steps, by which the therapeutic carrier materials could take their effect directly and synergistically along with the loaded drugs.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents , Excipients , Terpenes/pharmacology , Doxorubicin/pharmacology , Drug Delivery Systems , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
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Langmuir ; 39(33): 11839-11850, 2023 08 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37561909

ABSTRACT

Vitamin E derivatives are particularly effective in chemotherapy drug development because they are nontoxic, biocompatible, and selective. Among them, α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) can act synergistically with some chemotherapeutic agents. However, its hydrophobicity limits its systemic administration, and localized formulations are not available. Herein, we developed an injectable hydrogel based on self-assembled micelles of a triblock amphiphilic derivative of α-TOS (PEG-2VES), in which doxorubicin (DOX) was encapsulated in the core of the micelles for combined chemotherapy. A molecule of α-TOS was grafted onto each end of poly(ethylene glycols) (PEGs) of different lengths. Hydrogels were prepared by dissolving the polymers or the DOX-loaded micelles in water at room temperature. The subcutaneously injected hydrogels kept their shape and sustainably released the payloads over 7 days without any noticeable inflammatory response. In vitro and in vivo results confirmed the synergistic antitumor effects of the hydrogel and loaded drug. Furthermore, DOX-loaded hydrogels showed greater therapeutic efficiency and fewer toxic side effects than DOX alone. Overall, this hydrogel acts as a multifunctional system that can deliver drug, improve the therapeutic effect, and minimize drug toxicity.


Subject(s)
Micelles , Vitamin E , Hydrogels/toxicity , Doxorubicin/pharmacology , Drug Carriers/toxicity , Polyethylene Glycols/pharmacology , alpha-Tocopherol , Cell Line, Tumor
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Cell Rep ; 42(7): 112702, 2023 07 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37384532

ABSTRACT

Transcriptional regulation of secondary cell wall (SCW) formation is strictly controlled by a complex network of transcription factors in vascular plants and has been shown to be mediated by a group of NAC master switches. In this study, we show that in a bHLH transcription factor, OsbHLH002/OsICE1, its loss-of-function mutant displays a lodging phenotype. Further results show that OsbHLH002 and Oryza sativa homeobox1 (OSH1) interact and share a set of common targets. In addition, the DELLA protein SLENDER RICE1, rice ortholog of KNOTTED ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA7, and OsNAC31 interact with OsbHLH002 and OSH1 and regulate their binding capacity on OsMYB61, a key regulatory factor in SCW development. Collectively, our results indicate OsbHLH002 and OSH1 as key regulators in SCW formation and shed light on molecular mechanisms of how active and repressive factors precisely orchestrate SCW synthesis in rice, which may provide a strategy for manipulating plant biomass production.


Subject(s)
Arabidopsis Proteins , Arabidopsis , Oryza , Oryza/genetics , Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics , Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism , Arabidopsis/genetics , Arabidopsis/metabolism , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Cell Wall/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant , Plant Proteins/metabolism
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Biomed Pharmacother ; 158: 114142, 2023 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36527844

ABSTRACT

Radiation-induced brain injury (RIBI) is a serious adverse effect of radiotherapy. RIBI has garnered considerable clinical attention owing to its powerful effects on brain function and cognition; however, no effective treatment is available. The microbiota-gut-brain axis theory is a novel concept of treating RIBI by regulating gut microbiota. Quercetin, a particularly common flavonoid compound, has a wide range of biological activities and can regulate gut microbiota; however, it has poor solubility and dispersibility. In the present study, oral gels of inclusion complex comprising quercetin and HP-ß-CD were prepared, which increased quercetin dispersion and extended its release time in the intestinal tract. First, the relative abundance and diversity of gut microbiota in RIBI mice changed after oral administration of quercetin inclusion complex gels (QICG). Second, the spontaneous activity behavior and short-term memory ability as well as anxiety level were improved. Third, changes in physical symptoms were observed, including a decrease in TNF-α and IL-6 levels. H&E staining revealed that gut epithelial injury and intestinal inflammation as well as hippocampal inflammation were ameliorated. Antibiotics treatment (Abx) mice were developed to disrupt the mice's original gut microbiota composition. No significant improvement was observed in behavior or histopathology after oral administration of QICG in Abx mice of RIBI, indicating that the effect of QICG on improving RIBI was regulated by intestinal microbiota. Finally, the QICG preparation is efficient, exerting a protective effect on RIBI by regulating gut microbiota via the microbiota-gut-brain axis, which provides a novel idea for RIBI treatment.


Subject(s)
Brain Injuries , Gastrointestinal Microbiome , Radiation Injuries , Mice , Animals , Quercetin/pharmacology , Quercetin/therapeutic use , Brain , Brain Injuries/drug therapy , Inflammation , Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Polymers (Basel) ; 14(17)2022 Aug 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36080559

ABSTRACT

Premature failure caused by inadequate lubrication of an artificial joint is a major problem. Inspired by engine lubrication, in which various additives are used to enforce the oil lubricant, here, a bench test of a biomimetic lubricating fluid containing different substances was carried out. Bovine serum albumin (BSA), in the form of both molecules and nanoparticles, was used as a functional additive. Compared with BSA molecules, BSA nanoparticles dispersed in HA solution served as more effective additives in the biomimetic lubrication fluid to minimize the friction and wear of ceramic orthopedic materials made of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2). Meanwhile, a tribo-acoustic study indicated that the "squeaking" problem associated with ZrO2 could be suppressed by the biomimetic fluid. Together with a cytotoxicity assessment, the BSA nanoparticle-incorporated biomimetic fluid was confirmed as a potential reagent for use in the clinic to maintain an even longer service life of artificial joints.

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J Minim Access Surg ; 18(4): 560-566, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35915531

ABSTRACT

Objectives: The meta-analysis was conducted to systematically assess the efficacy and safety of generic stent-graft/bare-stent combination compared with Fluency stent alone in transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt procedure for refractory variceal bleeding. Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science and the Cochrane Database were searched for relevant studies from January 1990 to September 2020; outcome measures studied were primary patency, hepatic encephalopathy, survival, re-bleeding and portal venous pressure. Results: Four studies (1 randomised controlled trial and 3 retrospective studies) with 449 subjects (157 patients in the combined stent group and 292 patients in the covered stent group) were included. No significant difference was observed in the incidence of mortality (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.069, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.524, 2.178]), hepatic encephalopathy (odds ratio [OR] = 0.860, 95% CI [0.341, 2.169], P = 0.750) and re-bleeding (OR = 1.049, 95% CI [0.226, 4.881], P = 0.951). Compared with Fluency stent alone, combination therapy was associated with moderate decrease in outcomes on the post-operative portal venous pressure (standard mean difference [SMD] -0.210, 95% CI [-0.418, -0.001], P = 0.049) and was not associated with significant decrease in outcomes on the pre-operative portal venous pressure (SMD - 0.129, 95% CI [-0.336, 0.078], P = 0.223). The primary patency was significantly lower in the Fluency/bare-stent combination group (HR = 0.473, 95% CI [0.288, 0.776]). Conclusions: Generic stent-graft/bare-stent combination therapy was associated with significantly lower primary patency compared to Fluency stent alone.

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Theor Appl Genet ; 135(8): 2817-2831, 2022 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35779128

ABSTRACT

KEY MESSAGE: An alanine to valine mutation of glutamyl-tRNA reductase's 510th amino acid improves 5-aminolevulinic acid synthesis in rice. 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is the common precursor of all tetrapyrroles and plays an important role in plant growth regulation. ALA is synthesized from glutamate, catalyzed by glutamyl-tRNA synthetase (GluRS), glutamyl-tRNA reductase (GluTR), and glutamate-1-semialdehyde aminotransferase (GSAT). In Arabidopsis, ALA synthesis is the rate-limiting step in tetrapyrrole production via GluTR post-translational regulations. In rice, mutations of GluTR and GSAT homologs are known to confer chlorophyll deficiency phenotypes; however, the enzymatic activity of rice GluRS, GluTR, and GSAT and the post-translational regulation of rice GluTR have not been investigated experimentally. We have demonstrated that a suppressor mutation in rice partially reverts the xantha trait. In the present study, we first determine that the suppressor mutation results from a G → A nucleotide substitution of OsGluTR (and an A → V change of its 510th amino acid). Protein homology modeling and molecular docking show that the OsGluTRA510V mutation increases its substrate binding. We then demonstrate that the OsGluTRA510V mutation increases ALA synthesis in Escherichia coli without affecting its interaction with OsFLU. We further explore homologous genes encoding GluTR across 193 plant species and find that the amino acid (A) is 100% conserved at the position, suggesting its critical role in GluTR. Thus, we demonstrate that the gain-of-function OsGluTRA510V mutation underlies suppression of the xantha trait, experimentally proves the enzymatic activity of rice GluRS, GluTR, and GSAT in ALA synthesis, and uncovers conservation of the alanine corresponding to the 510th amino acid of OsGluTR across plant species.


Subject(s)
Arabidopsis Proteins , Arabidopsis , Oryza , Alanine/genetics , Alanine/metabolism , Aldehyde Oxidoreductases , Aminolevulinic Acid/metabolism , Arabidopsis/genetics , Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics , Molecular Docking Simulation , Mutation , Oryza/genetics , Oryza/metabolism , Valine/genetics , Valine/metabolism
13.
Foods ; 11(13)2022 Jun 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35804657

ABSTRACT

Traditional chemical methods for testing the fat content of millet, a widely consumed grain, are time-consuming and costly. In this study, we developed a low-cost and rapid method for fat detection and quantification in millet. A miniature NIR spectrometer connected to a smartphone was used to collect spectral data from millet samples of different origins. The standard normal variate (SNV) and first derivative (1D) methods were used to preprocess spectral signals. Variable selection methods, including bootstrapping soft shrinkage (BOSS), the variable iterative space shrinkage approach (VISSA), iteratively retaining informative variables (IRIV), iteratively variable subset optimization (IVSO), and competitive adaptive reweighted sampling (CARS), were used to select characteristic wavelengths. The partial least squares regression (PLSR) algorithm was employed to develop the regression models aimed at predicting the fat content in millet. The results showed that the proposed 1D-IRIV-PLSR model achieved optimal accuracy for fat detection, with a correlation coefficient for prediction (Rp) of 0.953, a root mean square error for prediction (RMSEP) of 0.301 g/100 g, and a residual predictive deviation (RPD) of 3.225, by using only 18 characteristic wavelengths. This result highlights the feasibility of using this low-cost and high-portability assessment tool for millet quality testing, which provides an optional solution for in situ inspection of millet quality in different scenarios, such as production lines or sales stores.

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Mol Plant ; 15(7): 1227-1242, 2022 07 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35684964

ABSTRACT

Plants have evolved a sophisticated set of mechanisms to adapt to drought stress. Transcription factors play crucial roles in plant responses to various environmental stimuli by modulating the expression of numerous stress-responsive genes. However, how the crosstalk between different transcription factor families orchestrates initiation of the key transcriptional network and the role of posttranscriptional modification of transcription factors, especially in cellular localization/trafficking in response to stress in rice, remain still largely unknown. In this study, we isolated an Osmybr57 mutant that displays a drought-sensitive phenotype through a genetic screen for drought stress sensitivity. We found that OsMYBR57, an MYB-related protein, directly regulates the expression of several key drought-related OsbZIPs in response to drought treatment. Further studies revealed that OsMYBR57 interacts with a homeodomain transcription factor, OsHB22, which also plays a positive role in drought signaling. We further demonstrate that OsFTIP6 interacts with OsHB22 and promotes the nucleocytoplasmic translocation of OsHB22 into the nucleus, where OsHB22 cooperates with OsMYBR57 to regulate the expression of drought-responsive genes. Our findings have revealed a mechanistic framework underlying the OsFTIP6-OsHB22-OsMYBR57 module-mediated regulation of drought response in rice. The OsFTIP6-mediated OsHB22 nucleocytoplasmic shuttling and OsMYBR57-OsHB22 regulation of OsbZIP transcription ensure precise control of expression of OsLEA3 and Rab21, and thereby regulate the response to water deficiency in rice.


Subject(s)
Oryza , Droughts , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/genetics , Oryza/metabolism , Plant Proteins/metabolism , Plants, Genetically Modified/genetics , Stress, Physiological/genetics , Transcription Factors/genetics , Transcription Factors/metabolism
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Plant Cell ; 34(10): 3632-3646, 2022 09 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35762970

ABSTRACT

Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important crops worldwide. Heading date is a vital agronomic trait that influences rice yield and adaption to local conditions. Hd3a, a proposed florigen that primarily functions under short-day (SD) conditions, is a mobile flowering signal that promotes the floral transition in rice. Nonetheless, how Hd3a is transported from leaves to the shoot apical meristem (SAM) under SDs remains elusive. Here, we report that FT-INTERACTING PROTEIN9 (OsFTIP9) specifically regulates rice flowering time under SDs by facilitating Hd3a transport from companion cells (CCs) to sieve elements (SEs). Furthermore, we show that the tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) protein OsTPR075 interacts with both OsFTIP9 and OsFTIP1 and strengthens their respective interactions with Hd3a and the florigen RICE FLOWERING LOCUS T1 (RFT1). This in turn affects the trafficking of Hd3a and RFT1 to the SAM, thus regulating flowering time under SDs and long-day conditions, respectively. Our findings suggest that florigen transport in rice is mediated by different OsFTIPs under different photoperiods and those interactions between OsTPR075 and OsFTIPs are essential for mediating florigen movement from leaves to the SAM.


Subject(s)
Florigen , Oryza , Florigen/metabolism , Flowers/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/genetics , Oryza/metabolism , Photoperiod , Plant Proteins/genetics , Plant Proteins/metabolism , Tetratricopeptide Repeat
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 201: 20-28, 2022 Mar 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34998870

ABSTRACT

The administration of nanodrugs can lead to metabolism related systemic toxicity due to the use of inert carriers in large quantities. Carrier materials that offer therapeutic effects are therefore a promising means of addressing this limitation. Herein, a hyaluronate-based nanocarrier was prepared from hyaluronic acid (HA) and solanesol. Solanesyl thiosalicylate (STS) derived from solanesol has certain antitumor effects and was used to modify HA. The conjugate (HA-STS) self-assembled into nanoparticles acting as a drug carrier. The synthesis of the conjugates was confirmed by 1H NMR spectroscopy. Doxorubicin (DOX) was loaded into the HA-STS nanoparticles with a relatively high content of 6.0%. pH-sensitive drug release behavior was achieved by introducing a hydroazone bond between STS and HA. A cytotoxicity assay indicated that the blank nanoparticles had an antitumor effect, which was enhanced by loading with an additional drug. Moreover, in vivo antitumor experiments indicated that the HA-STS-DOX showed superior tumor inhibition compared with free DOX, as well as lower cardiotoxicity and hepatotoxicity, demonstrating the advantages of the bioactive drug vehicles in cancer therapy.


Subject(s)
Nanoparticles , Neoplasms , Doxorubicin , Drug Carriers/chemistry , Drug Delivery Systems/methods , Drug Liberation , Humans , Hyaluronic Acid/chemistry , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Neoplasms/drug therapy , Terpenes/chemistry
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Food Sci Nutr ; 9(8): 4420-4430, 2021 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34401090

ABSTRACT

Starch is an important quality index in potato, which contributes greatly to the taste and nutritional quality of potato. At present, the determination of starch depends on chemical analysis, which is time consuming and laborious. Thus, rapid and accurate detection of the starch content of potatoes is important. This study combined hyperspectral imaging with chemometrics to predict potato starch content. Two varieties of Kexin No.1 and Holland No.15 potatoes were used as experimental samples. Hyperspectral data were collected from three sampling sites (the top, umbilicus, and middle regions). Standard normal variate (SNV) was used for spectral preprocessing, and three different methods of competitive adaptive reweighted sampling (CARS), iterative variable subset optimization (IVSO), and the variable iterative space shrinkage approach (VISSA) were used for characteristic wavelength selection. Linear partial least-squares regression (PLSR) and nonlinear support vector regression (SVR) models were then established. The results indicated that the sampling site has a considerable impact on the accuracy of the prediction model, and the umbilicus region with CARS-SVR model gave best performance with correlation coefficients in calibration (Rc) of 0.9415, in prediction (Rp) of 0.9346, root mean square errors in calibration (RMSEC) of 15.9 g/kg, in prediction (RMSEP) of 17.4 g/kg, and residual predictive deviation (RPD) of 2.69. The starch content in potatoes was visualized using the best model in combination with pseudo-color technology. Our research provides a method for the rapid and nondestructive determination of starch content in potatoes, providing a good foundation for potato quality monitoring and grading.

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Mol Plant ; 14(8): 1297-1311, 2021 08 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33962060

ABSTRACT

Drought is the leading environmental threat affecting crop productivity, and plants have evolved a series of mechanisms to adapt to drought stress. The FT-interacting proteins (FTIPs) and phosphatidylethanolamine-binding proteins (PEBPs) play key roles in developmental processes, whereas their roles in the regulation of stress response are still largely unknown. Here, we report that OsFTIP1 negatively regulates drought response in rice. We showed that OsFTIP1 interacts with rice MOTHER OF FT AND TFL1 (OsMFT1), a PEBP that promotes rice tolerance to drought treatment. Further studies discovered that OsMFT1 interacts with two key drought-related transcription factors, OsbZIP66 and OsMYB26, regulating their binding capacity on drought-related genes and thereby enhancing drought tolerance in rice. Interestingly, we found that OsFTIP1 impedes the nucleocytoplasmic translocation of OsMFT1, implying that dynamic modulation of drought-responsive genes by the OsMFT1-OsMYB26 and OsMFT1-OsbZIP66 complexes is integral to OsFTIP1-modulated nuclear accumulation of OsMFT1. Our findings also suggest that OsMFT1 might act as a hitherto unknown nucleocytoplasmic trafficking signal that regulates drought tolerance in rice in response to environmental signals.


Subject(s)
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant , Oryza/genetics , Plant Proteins/genetics , Transcription Factors/genetics , Adaptation, Physiological/genetics , Droughts , Oryza/growth & development , Oryza/metabolism , Plant Proteins/metabolism , Plants, Genetically Modified , Protein Transport/genetics , Protein Transport/physiology , Stress, Physiological/genetics , Transcription Factors/metabolism
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Int J Biol Macromol ; 183: 369-378, 2021 Jul 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33932413

ABSTRACT

Hydrophobic drugs loaded nanogels were always associated with low encapsulation efficiency and immature burst release. In this work, dopamine grafted hyaluronate nanogels were designed for bortezomib (BTZ), a hydrophobic anticancer drug and a proteasome inhibitor. It was found that there was a more efficient loading and pH-controlled release of BTZ due to the presence of dopamine groups on the skeleton of the nanogels. The drug loading content (DLC) were up to 8.58% as the nanogels modified with 29% dopamine, compared to the DLC of less than 1% for nanogels without dopamine modification. It was the pH-sensitive nature of the borated bonds between BTZ and catechol groups that endowed the pH-responsive release behavior of BTZ in vitro. In vitro study proved good biocompatibility and efficient cell uptake of the nanogels. In vivo anti-tumor experiments demonstrated that bortezomib loading into the nanogel significantly enhanced the therapeutic effect of the drug. After 14-day treatment, the average tumor volume of BTZ loaded nanogel group was reduced by 200% more than that of free BTZ group. Combined with CD44 receptor targeting ability of hyaluronate and the merits of nanogel, the catechol modified hyaluronate nanogel exhibited as an efficient chemotherapeutic formulation of BTZ for cancer treatment.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use , Bortezomib/chemistry , Bortezomib/therapeutic use , Dopamine/chemistry , Nanogels/chemistry , Polyethylene Glycols/chemistry , Polyethyleneimine/chemistry , Animals , Drug Carriers/chemistry , Humans , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
20.
Bioact Mater ; 6(12): 4402-4414, 2021 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33997516

ABSTRACT

Nanosuspensions, as a new drug delivery system for insoluble drugs, are only composed of a drug and a small amount of stabilizer, which is dispersed in an aqueous solution with high drug-loading, small particle size, high dispersion, and large specific surface area. It can significantly improve the dissolution, bioavailability, and efficacy of insoluble drugs. In this study, paclitaxel nanosuspensions ((PTX)NS) were prepared by an ultrasonic precipitation method, with the characteristics of simple preparation and easy repetition. With the help of a homologous targeting mechanism, a kind of glioma C6 cancer cell membrane (CCM)-coated (PTX)NS was developed and modified with DWSW peptide to obtain DWSW-CCM-(PTX)NS with the functions of BBB penetration and tumor targeting. The results showed that the cancer cell membrane could effectively camouflage the nanosuspensions so that it was not cleared by the immune system and could cross the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) and selectively target tumor tissues. Cell uptake experiments and in vivo imaging confirmed that the uptake of DWSW-CCM-(PTX)NS by tumor cells and the distribution in intracranial gliomas increased. Cytotoxicity test and in vivo anti-glioma studies showed that DWSW-CCM-(PTX)NS could significantly inhibit the growth of glioma cells and significantly prolong the survival time of glioma-bearing mice. Finally, the cancer cell membrane coating endowed the nanosuspensions with the biological properties of homologous adhesion and immune escape. This study provides an integrated solution for improving the targeting of nanosuspensions and demonstrates the encouraging potential of biomimetic nanosuspensions applicable to tumor therapy.

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