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Brief Bioinform ; 25(3)2024 Mar 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38706323

ABSTRACT

In recent years, cyclic peptides have emerged as a promising therapeutic modality due to their diverse biological activities. Understanding the structures of these cyclic peptides and their complexes is crucial for unlocking invaluable insights about protein target-cyclic peptide interaction, which can facilitate the development of novel-related drugs. However, conducting experimental observations is time-consuming and expensive. Computer-aided drug design methods are not practical enough in real-world applications. To tackles this challenge, we introduce HighFold, an AlphaFold-derived model in this study. By integrating specific details about the head-to-tail circle and disulfide bridge structures, the HighFold model can accurately predict the structures of cyclic peptides and their complexes. Our model demonstrates superior predictive performance compared to other existing approaches, representing a significant advancement in structure-activity research. The HighFold model is openly accessible at https://github.com/hongliangduan/HighFold.


Subject(s)
Disulfides , Peptides, Cyclic , Peptides, Cyclic/chemistry , Disulfides/chemistry , Software , Models, Molecular , Protein Conformation , Algorithms , Computational Biology/methods
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iScience ; 27(2): 109056, 2024 Feb 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38362267

ABSTRACT

The shifts of bird song frequencies in urbanized areas provide a unique system to understand avian acoustic responses to urbanization. Using passive acoustic monitoring and automatic bird sound recognition technology, we explored the frequency variations of six common urban bird species and their associations with habitat structures. Our results demonstrated that bird song frequencies in urban areas were significantly higher than those in peri-urban and rural areas. Anthropogenic noise and habitat structure were identified as crucial factors shaping the acoustic space for birds. We found that noise, urbanization, and open understory spaces are factors contributing to the increase in the dominant frequency of bird sounds. However, habitat variables such as vegetation density and tree height can potentially slow down this upward trend. These findings offer essential insights into the behavioral response of birds in a variety of urban forest habitats, with implications for urban ecosystem management and habitat restoration.

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J Med Chem ; 67(3): 1888-1899, 2024 Feb 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38270541

ABSTRACT

Cyclic peptides are gaining attention for their strong binding affinity, low toxicity, and ability to target "undruggable" proteins; however, their therapeutic potential against intracellular targets is constrained by their limited membrane permeability, and researchers need much time and money to test this property in the laboratory. Herein, we propose an innovative multimodal model called Multi_CycGT, which combines a graph convolutional network (GCN) and a transformer to extract one- and two-dimensional features for predicting cyclic peptide permeability. The extensive benchmarking experiments show that our Multi_CycGT model can attain state-of-the-art performance, with an average accuracy of 0.8206 and an area under the curve of 0.8650, and demonstrates satisfactory generalization ability on several external data sets. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first deep learning-based attempt to predict the membrane permeability of cyclic peptides, which is beneficial in accelerating the design of cyclic peptide active drugs in medicinal chemistry and chemical biology applications.


Subject(s)
Deep Learning , Cell Membrane Permeability , Chemistry, Pharmaceutical , Peptides, Cyclic/pharmacology , Permeability
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Eval Rev ; 48(1): 90-118, 2024 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37092672

ABSTRACT

The global economies and international organizations are inclined towards sustainable growth, technological advancements and product innovations. China is the leading economy in information and communication technologies and among the major industrially expanded economies covering a substantial share of the global market in exports. The prime objective of this study is to explore the role of digitalization and Information and communication technologies (ICT) for product innovation (PIN). In doing so, the study also attempts to draw some novel implications regarding business, entrepreneurship, and product innovation in the lens of sustainability. This current study use the annual data of China from 1990-2020. The empirical analysis was conducted using the stationarity testing and the Johansen cointegration test. In addition, due to the data's asymmetrical distribution, the non-parametric "quantile regression" is used. For robustness, this study employs the Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square, Canonical Cointegration, and Dynamic Ordinary Least Square methods. The empirical results reveal that economic progress and financial development are substantial factors of product innovation. The robust analysis reveals that medium and high-tech industries and information and communication technology adversely affect product innovation. Further, the presence of financial development transforms the negative influence of information and communication technology into a positive. The current study concludes more investments in the technological industry are required to encourage product innovation in China. The study discusses some policy-related implications in the context of business sustainability and product innovation.


Subject(s)
Lens, Crystalline , Lenses , Unionidae , Animals , Information Technology , Communication , China
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Mol Ther ; 31(12): 3594-3612, 2023 Dec 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37838829

ABSTRACT

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, but no disease-modifying drugs have been approved for OA treatment. Mitophagy participates in mitochondrial homeostasis regulation by selectively clearing dysfunctional mitochondria, which might contribute to cartilage degeneration in OA. Here, we provide evidence of impaired mitophagy in OA chondrocytes, which exacerbates chondrocyte degeneration. Among the several classic mitophagy-regulating pathways and receptors, we found that FUNDC1 plays a key role in preserving chondrocyte homeostasis by inducing mitophagy. FUNDC1 knockdown in vitro and knockout in vivo decreased mitophagy and exacerbated mitochondrial dysfunction, exacerbating chondrocyte degeneration and OA progression. FUNDC1 overexpression via intra-articular injection of adeno-associated virus alleviated cartilage degeneration in OA. Mechanistically, our study demonstrated that PFKP interacts with and dephosphorylates FUNDC1 to induce mitophagy in chondrocytes. Further analysis identified KD025 as a candidate drug for restoring chondrocyte mitophagy by increasing the FUNDC1-PFKP interaction and thus alleviating cartilage degeneration in mice with DMM-induced OA. Our study highlights the role of the FUNDC1-PFKP interaction in chondrocyte homeostasis via mitophagy induction and identifies KD025 as a promising agent for treating OA by increasing chondrocyte mitophagy.


Subject(s)
Cartilage, Articular , Osteoarthritis , Animals , Mice , Mitophagy , Cartilage, Articular/metabolism , Apoptosis , Osteoarthritis/therapy , Osteoarthritis/metabolism , Chondrocytes/metabolism , Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Mitochondrial Proteins/metabolism
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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ; 15(39): 46550-46558, 2023 Oct 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37734037

ABSTRACT

Graphene-based flexible electronic devices are widely used in photoelectric components and photodetectors. However, it remains a huge challenge to fabricate graphene-based flexible devices efficiently and economically. Compared with the flexible electronic devices made by combining the flexible film with metal and semiconductor materials, the graphene-based flexible substrate (GFS) can be efficiently and conveniently induced by laser direct writing on the flexible film. In this paper, the GFS with a resistance of as low as 15 Ω was successfully induced by CO2 laser on a polyimide (PI) film in one step, and the GFS surface covered with carbon nanoparticles (GFSC) with a resistance of 25 Ω was further induced by femtosecond (fs) laser reprocessing. Benefiting from the laser-induced porous graphene structure, the absorptivity of GFS is up to 90% in the wavelength range of 200-2000 nm. The formation of carbon nanoparticles on the GFSC surface further improves the absorptivity to 97.5% in a wide spectral range. Under white light irradiation of 1 sun, the surface temperature of GFS reaches 65.7 °C and that of GFSC is up to 70.8 °C within 2 min. Under the irradiation of a light-emitting diode (LED) with a central wavelength of 365 nm, the highest photoresponsivity of GFS and GFSC was 8.8 and 1.3 mA/W, respectively. The response time and recovery time of GFS are 8 and 7.3 s, and those of GFSC are 8.3 and 6.7 s, respectively. Importantly, GFSC has a more stable photoresponse performance due to the better electron capture and transfer capability of carbon nanoparticles. It is believed that GFS and GFSC have great application potential in flexible photodetectors and sensors.

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J Acoust Soc Am ; 154(3): 1770-1786, 2023 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37721403

ABSTRACT

Both dynamic variation of interaural time difference (ITD) and static spectral cues provide information for front-back discrimination and vertical localization. However, the contributions of the two cues are still unclear. The static spectral cue has conventionally been regarded as the dominant one. In the present work, psychoacoustic experiments were conducted to examine the contribution of dynamic ITD and static spectral cues to vertical localization in the median plane. By modifying the head-related transfer functions used in a dynamic virtual auditory display, binaural signals with conflicting dynamic ITD and spectral cues that were either static or dynamically modified according to instantaneous head position were created. The results indicated that the dynamic ITD and static spectral cues contribute to vertical localization at low and high frequencies, respectively. For full a bandwidth stimulus, conflicting dynamic ITD and static spectral cues usually result in two separated virtual sources at different elevations corresponding to the spatial information conveyed by the low- and high-frequency bands, respectively. In most cases, no fused localization occurs in the high-level cognition system. Therefore, dynamic ITD and static spectral cues contribute to vertical localization at different frequency ranges, and neither of them dominates vertical localization in the case of wideband stimuli.


Subject(s)
Cues , Sound Localization , Cognition , Psychoacoustics
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Opt Express ; 31(19): 31082-31091, 2023 Sep 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37710636

ABSTRACT

Broadband supercontinuum laser sources in the mid-infrared region have attracted enormous interest and found significant applications in spectroscopy, imaging, sensing, defense, and security. Despite recent advances in mid-infrared supercontinuum laser sources using infrared fibers, the average power of those laser sources is limited to 10-watt-level, and further power scaling to over 50 W (or hundred-watt-level) remains a significant technological challenge. Here, we report an over 50 W all-fiber mid-infrared supercontinuum laser source with a spectral range from 1220 to 3740 nm, by using low loss (<0.1 dB/m) fluorotellurite fibers we developed as the nonlinear medium and a tilted fusion splicing method for reducing the reflection from the fluorotellurite-silica fiber joint. Furthermore, the scalability of all-fiber mid-infrared supercontinuum laser sources using fluorotellurite fibers is analyzed by considering thermal effects and optical damage, which verifies its potential of power scaling to hundred-watt-level. Our results pave the way for realizing all-fiber hundred-watt-level mid-infrared lasers for real applications.

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J Med Chem ; 66(16): 11187-11200, 2023 08 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37480587

ABSTRACT

The combination of library-based screening and artificial intelligence (AI) has been accelerating the discovery and optimization of hit ligands. However, the potential of AI to assist in de novo macrocyclic peptide ligand discovery has yet to be fully explored. In this study, an integrated AI framework called PepScaf was developed to extract the critical scaffold relative to bioactivity based on a vast dataset from an initial in vitro selection campaign against a model protein target, interleukin-17C (IL-17C). Taking the generated scaffold, a focused macrocyclic peptide library was rationally constructed to target IL-17C, yielding over 20 potent peptides that effectively inhibited IL-17C/IL-17RE interaction. Notably, the top two peptides displayed exceptional potency with IC50 values of 1.4 nM. This approach presents a viable methodology for more efficient macrocyclic peptide discovery, offering potential time and cost savings. Additionally, this is also the first report regarding the discovery of macrocyclic peptides against IL-17C/IL-17RE interaction.


Subject(s)
Artificial Intelligence , Interleukin-17 , Machine Learning , Peptides , Peptide Library
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Nanoscale ; 15(29): 12333-12339, 2023 Jul 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37434560

ABSTRACT

Rare-earth doped yttrium orthosilicate (Y2SiO5) crystals have many important applications due to their unique optical and luminescence properties. However, the indispensable high temperature treatment and long period reaction tend to greatly reduce the preparation efficiency. Here, the plasmonic photothermal effect of Au nanoparticles has been properly applied to realize in situ transformation from a composite structure NaYF4:Eu3+@SiO2@Au into a single monoclinic X1-type Y2SiO5:Eu3+-Au particle. It is worth mentioning that the X1-type Y2SiO5-Au particle can be well obtained within about 10 seconds when the thickness of the SiO2 shell is about 15 nm, which is unattainable with conventional approaches. Moreover, the particle turns out to possess good crystallinity, controllable morphology, and significantly improved luminescence performance. This study not only provides a brand-new path for the preparation of yttrium silicate crystals but also further extends the application of surface plasmons in the field of catalytic luminescent materials.

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Ital J Pediatr ; 49(1): 80, 2023 Jul 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37422684

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: To examine the clinical impact of bronchoscope alveolar lavage (BAL) combination with budesonide, ambroxol + budesonide, or acetylcysteine + budesonide in the treatment of refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (RMPP). METHODS: Eighty-two RMPP patients admitted to Pediatrics at The First People's Hospital of Zhengzhou were retrospectively evaluated between August 2016 and August 2019. All patients were administered BAL in addition to intravenous Azithromycin, expectoration, and nebulizer inhalation. The medications added to the BLA separated the patients into the Budesonide group, Ambroxol + budesonide group, and acetylcysteine + budesonide group. Analyzed were the variations in laboratory examination indices, improvement in lung imaging, overall effective rate, and adverse responses in the three groups. RESULTS: The laboratory test indices of patients in all three groups improved significantly relative to pre-treatment levels, and the results were statistically significant. After therapy, there were no significant differences between the three groups in terms of white blood cell (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and serum ferritin (SF) varied significantly across the three groups (P < 0.05). In the acetylcysteine + budesonide group, the absorption rate of lung imaging lesions and clinical efficacy were superior to those of the other two groups. There were no significant differences between the three groups in the occurrence of adverse events (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: BLA-coupled acetylcysteine + budesonide was superior to the other two groups in enhancing the effectiveness of RMPP in children, which might increase lung opacity absorption and minimize lung inflammation.


Subject(s)
Ambroxol , Pneumonia, Mycoplasma , Child , Humans , Mycoplasma pneumoniae , Acetylcysteine/therapeutic use , Retrospective Studies , Budesonide/therapeutic use , Ambroxol/therapeutic use
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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces ; 15(23): 28840-28848, 2023 Jun 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37276612

ABSTRACT

The absorption and scattering frequencies of surface plasmon resonance can be selectively adjusted by changing the morphology, size, structure, arrangement, and gap between noble metal nanoparticles so that the local electromagnetic field on the substrate surface can be further enhanced. This change will promote and popularize surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. This paper reports the research results and improvement scheme of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity of silver-coated gold nanocubed/organism (Au@Ag/CW NCs) prepared by three-phase self-assembly. In the experiment, the uppermost oil phase in the three-phase self-assembly process was optimized as ethanol and n-hexane solution containing a specific concentration of a probe molecule rhodamine 6G or aspartame. The probe molecules were directly self-assembled on the surface of the composite substrate to avoid the possible loss and pollution during immersion and preservation and achieve the purpose of rapid detection. The results show that the Au@Ag/CW NC array substrate is a periodic cubic ring structure. The sensitivity, uniformity, reproducibility, and stability of composite Au@Ag/CW NC array substrates are verified by comparing the Raman activities of various substrates. The feasibility of using the substrate to realize rapid SERS detection, compared with the advantages and disadvantages of the traditional soaking method, proved that the prepared substrate and improvement direction have excellent potential for application and development prospects in the field of rapid food additive detection.

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Nanomaterials (Basel) ; 13(5)2023 Feb 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36903785

ABSTRACT

The plasmonic photothermal effects of metal nanostructures have recently become a new priority of studies in the field of nano-optics. Controllable plasmonic nanostructures with a wide range of responses are crucial for effective photothermal effects and their applications. In this work, self-assembled aluminum nano-islands (Al NIs) with a thin alumina layer are designed as a plasmonic photothermal structure to achieve nanocrystal transformation via multi-wavelength excitation. The plasmonic photothermal effects can be controlled by the thickness of the Al2O3 and the intensity and wavelength of the laser illumination. In addition, Al NIs with an alumina layer have good photothermal conversion efficiency even in low temperature environments, and the efficiency will not decline significantly after storage in air for 3 months. Such an inexpensive Al/Al2O3 structure with a multi-wavelength response provides an efficient platform for rapid nanocrystal transformation and a potential application for the wide-band absorption of solar energy.

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Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi ; 25(3): 295-301, 2023 Mar 15.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36946166

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of noninvasive high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (NHFOV) versus nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) as post-extubation respiratory support in preterm infants. METHODS: China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, Chinese Journal Full-text Database, China Biology Medicine disc, PubMed, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were searched for articles on NHFOV and NIPPV as post-extubation respiratory support in preterm infants published up to August 31, 2022. RevMan 5.4 software and Stata 17.0 software were used for a Meta analysis to compare related indices between the NHFOV and NIPPV groups, including reintubation rate within 72 hours after extubation, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2) at 6-24 hours after switch to noninvasive assisted ventilation, and the incidence rates of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), air leak, nasal damage, periventricular leukomalacia (PVL), intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). RESULTS: A total of 9 randomized controlled trials were included. The Meta analysis showed that compared with the NIPPV group, the NHFOV group had significantly lower reintubation rate within 72 hours after extubation (RR=0.67, 95%CI: 0.52-0.88, P=0.003) and PCO2 at 6-24 hours after switch to noninvasive assisted ventilation (MD=-4.12, 95%CI: -6.12 to -2.13, P<0.001). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the incidence rates of complications such as BPD, air leak, nasal damage, PVL, IVH, and ROP (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Compared with NIPPV, NHFOV can effectively remove CO2 and reduce the risk of reintubation, without increasing the incidence of complications such as BPD, air leak, nasal damage, PVL, and IVH, and therefore, it can be used as a sequential respiratory support mode for preterm infants after extubation.


Subject(s)
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia , High-Frequency Ventilation , Noninvasive Ventilation , Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Humans , Infant, Premature , Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation , Airway Extubation , Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/therapy , Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
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Materials (Basel) ; 16(4)2023 Feb 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36837084

ABSTRACT

The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) can be used to enhance the generation of the hot electrons in plasmon metal nanocavity. In this paper, Pd nanomembrane (NMB) is sputtered on the surface of Si nanosphere (NS) on glass substrate to form the Si@Pd core-Ω shell nanocavity. A plasmon-Mie resonance is induced in the nanocavity by coupling the plasmon resonance with the Mie resonance to control the optical property of Si NS. When this nanocavity is excited by near-infrared-1 (NIR-1, 650 nm-900 nm) femtosecond (fs) laser, the luminescence intensity of Si NS is dramatically enhanced due to the synergistic interaction of plasmon and Mie resonance. The generation of resonance coupling regulates resonant mode of the nanocavity to realize multi-dimensional nonlinear optical response, which can be utilized in the fields of biological imaging and nanoscale light source.

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Chemistry ; 29(28): e202300438, 2023 May 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36843339

ABSTRACT

Responsive photonic crystals (RPCs) assembled by monodisperse colloidal particles have attracted enormous interest recently due to their tremendous applications in smart devices. Their structural colors can be determined by particle sizes. However, the lack of a reliable way to tune the sizes in situ limits their development. Herein, we present an efficient route to solve this problem through the fabrication of spherical polymeric particles with light-triggered reversible swelling behavior via surfactant-free reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) emulsion polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA). Amphiphilic macro-RAFT agents containing azobenzene groups were synthesized and subsequently employed to mediate the polymerization of methyl methacrylate. Uniform submicron spheres were obtained by modulating solid contents and other parameters. Benefiting from the photoisomerization of azobenzene moieties, the particle sizes expanded and contracted upon alternative ultraviolet/visible-light irradiation accordingly. This strategy will be a supplement to the emulsion PISA and especially give aid to the progress of the RPC materials.

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Nanomaterials (Basel) ; 13(3)2023 Jan 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36770423

ABSTRACT

Realizing strong laser-matter interaction in a heterostructure consisting of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) and an optical nanocavity is a potential strategy for novel photonic devices. In this paper, two core-Ω shell nanostructures, Si@WS2 core-Ω shell nanostructure on glass/Si substrates, are briefly introduced. A strong laser-matter interaction occurred in the Si@WS2 core-Ω shell nanostructure when it was excited by femtosecond (fs) laser in the near-infrared-1 region (NIR-1, 650 nm-950 nm), resulting in a resonance coupling between the electric dipole resonance (EDR) of the Si nanosphere (NS) and the exciton resonance of the WS2 nanomembrane (NMB). The generation of resonance coupling regulates the resonant mode of the nanostructure to realize the multi-dimensional nonlinear optical response, which can be utilized in the fields of biological imaging and nanoscale light source.

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Phys Chem Chem Phys ; 25(3): 1649-1658, 2023 Jan 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36541051

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In this study, a capillary device based on the surface plasmon-enhanced Raman scattering effect was prepared by a simple and easy method. First, the capillary was treated with APTES solution. Due to the electrostatic effect, gold nanoparticles could be easily and tightly assembled in the capillary inner wall. On this basis, the effects of changing the concentration of APTES, the concentration of colloids and the soaking time of the capillary in the colloids on the assembly of gold nanoparticles on the inner wall of the capillary were studied, and the SERS enhancement effect under different conditions was analyzed, and the optimal solution was successfully found. At the same time, the reason why the capillary substrate shows better SERS performance than the traditional planar substrate is deeply discussed. Since the nanoparticles can be attached to the upper and lower surfaces of the inner wall of the capillary, the utilization rate of nanoparticles and laser is improved, thereby achieving higher enhancement. For the detection of the probe molecule rhodamine 6G, it was proved that the substrate has good uniformity and the lowest detection limit can reach 10-10 M. Finally, the real-life pesticide thiram and the food additive aspartame were tested, and the detection limits could reach 10-6 M and 0.25 g L-1. It is confirmed that the prepared capillary shows excellent SERS performance and can be used for rapid detection in various fields.


Subject(s)
Metal Nanoparticles , Pesticides , Gold/chemistry , Metal Nanoparticles/chemistry , Thiram , Spectrum Analysis, Raman/methods , Colloids
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Int J Neurosci ; 133(3): 278-289, 2023 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33781148

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a hematopoietic growth factor existing in neutrophils, glial cells and neurons. Increasing researches discovered that G-CSF improved cell survival in neurodegenerative diseases by its anti-inflammatory effect. However, the effect of G-CSF in suppressing inflammation in Parkinson's disease (PD) remains unclear. Thus, the purpose of this study is to explored the anti-inflammatory effect of G-CSF in mouse model of PD. MATERIALS AND METHODS: G-CSF was administrated in the PD model induced by MPTP. Subsequently, the protein of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba-1) and the inflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1ß) in the midbrain were examined. In addition, the phosphorylated mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) including c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38 MAPK in the midbrain were investigated. RESULTS: Compared with the MPTP group, the protein of TH in the midbrain was increased, while the Iba-1 and the inflammatory factors were decreased. In addition, the expression of phosphorylated JNK (p-JNK) in the midbrain of the MPTP + G-CSF group was decreased, while the phosphorylated ERK (p-ERK) levels were elevated. CONCLUSIONS: These findings emphasize that G-CSF inhibited the degradation of DA neurons. The protective effect is associated with the reduction of the inflammatory factors caused by the inhibition of the microglial activation. Moreover, G-CSF may decrease the inflammatory factors through the decrease of P-JNK and the increase of P-ERK.


Subject(s)
Parkinson Disease , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha , Mice , Animals , Parkinson Disease/drug therapy , Interleukin-1beta , Dopaminergic Neurons , Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor/pharmacology , Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Disease Models, Animal , 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine/pharmacology
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Rev. bras. med. esporte ; 29: e2022_0406, 2023. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1423444

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT Introduction: Cherry extract has a high amount of anthocyanins and flavonoids containing antioxidant effects. Its high antioxidant characteristics have been shown to reduce markers of delayed muscle soreness (DOMS) and exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) to improve recovery after exercise. Objective: Verify the effects of the cherry extract on post-exercise muscle damage. Methods: Google scholar, Medline, and Scopus were systematically searched until February 2022. The Cochrane Collaboration tool was applied to determine the risks of bias. Results: The results showed that cherry extract administration did not have a decreasing impact on creatine kinase levels overall: (WMD = 12.85 IU. L-1, 95% CI: −35.94, 61.64; P = 0.606). Considerable heterogeneity was observed among the articles (Cochran's Q-test = 990.80, P = 0.000, I2 = 96.7 %). However, there is a significant reducing effect on pain sensation by the consumption of cherry extract (WMD = −6.105 mm; 95% CI: −11.193 −1.017; p = 0.019). Conclusion: Cherry extract consumption effectively reduced late-onset muscle pain among participants in the overall and subgroup analysis. Thus, the cherry extract may be a complementary alternative in recovery after exercise. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - Manuscript review.


RESUMO Introdução: O extrato de cereja tem uma alta quantidade de antocianinas e flavonóides contendo efeitos antioxidantes. Suas altas características antioxidantes demonstraram reduzir os marcadores de dor muscular retardada (DOMS) e dano muscular induzido pelo exercício (EIMD) para melhorar a recuperação após o exercício. Objetivo: Verificar os efeitos do extrato de cereja nos danos musculares pós-exercício. Métodos: Google scholar, Medline e Scopus foram sistematicamente pesquisados até fevereiro de 2022. A ferramenta de colaboração da Cochrane foi aplicada para determinar os riscos de viés. Resultados: Os resultados mostraram que a administração do extrato de cereja não teve um impacto decrescente nos níveis de creatina quinase em geral: (WMD = 12,85 IU. L-1, 95% CI: −35,94, 61,64; P = 0,606). Uma heterogeneidade considerável foi observada entre os artigos (teste Q da Cochran = 990,80, P = 0,000, I2 = 96,7 %). Porém, há um efeito redutor significativo na sensação de dor pelo consumo de extrato de cereja (WMD = −6,105 mm; 95% CI: −11,193 −1,017; p = 0,019). Conclusão: O consumo de extrato de cereja foi efetivo na redução de dores musculares de início tardio entre os participantes, na análise geral e nos subgrupos. Assim, o extrato de cereja pode ser uma alternativa complementar na recuperação após os exercícios. Nível de evidência II; Estudos terapêuticos - Revisão de manuscritos.


RESUMEN Introducción: El extracto de cereza tiene una gran cantidad de antocianinas y flavonoides con efectos antioxidantes. Se ha demostrado que sus altas características antioxidantes reducen los marcadores de dolor muscular retardado (DOMS) y el daño muscular inducido por el ejercicio (EIMD) para mejorar la recuperación después del ejercicio. Objetivo: Verificar los efectos del extracto de cereza en el daño muscular posterior al ejercicio. Métodos: Se realizaron búsquedas sistemáticas en Google scholar, Medline y Scopus hasta febrero de 2022. Se aplicó la herramienta de colaboración Cochrane para determinar los riesgos de sesgo. Resultados: Los resultados mostraron que la administración de extracto de cereza no tuvo un impacto decreciente en los niveles de creatina quinasa en general: (WMD = 12,85 UI. L-1, IC del 95%: −35,94, 61,64; P = 0,606). Se observó una considerable heterogeneidad entre los artículos (prueba Q de Cochran = 990,80, P = 0,000, I2 = 96,7 %). Sin embargo, el consumo de extracto de cereza tiene un efecto significativo de reducción del dolor (WMD = −6,105 mm; IC del 95%: −11,193 −1,017; p = 0,019). Conclusión: El consumo de extracto de cereza fue eficaz para reducir el dolor muscular de aparición tardía entre los participantes en el análisis global y de subgrupos. Así, el extracto de cereza puede ser una alternativa complementaria en la recuperación después de los ejercicios. Nivel de evidencia II; Estudios terapéuticos - Revisión de manuscritos.

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