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Copper-based antibacterial materials have emerged as a potential alternative for combating bacterial infections, which continue to pose significant health risks. Nevertheless, the use of copper-based nanoparticles as antibacterial agents has faced challenges due to their toxicity towards cells and tissues. To overcome this obstacle, we propose a new approach using a contact-active copper-based nanoparticles called polydopamine (PDA)-coated copper-amine (Cuf-TMB@PDA). The positively charged surface of Cuf-TMB@PDA enables efficient targeting of negatively charged bacteria, allowing controlled release of Cu(II) into the bacterial cell membrane. Moreover, Cuf-TMB@PDA exhibits similar ·OH signals as Cuf-TMB suspensions in previous work. In cytotoxicity assays conducted over 72 h, Cuf-TMB@PDA demonstrated an efficacy of 98.56%, while releasing lower levels of Cu(II) that were less harmful to cells, resulting in enhanced antimicrobial effects. These antimicrobial properties are attributed to the synergistic effects of charge-contact activity of PDA, controlled release of Cu(II), and free radicals. Subsequent in vivo experiments confirmed the strong antimicrobial potency of Cuf-TMB@PDA and its ability to promote wound healing.
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Cobre , Nanopartículas , Cobre/farmacologia , Preparações de Ação Retardada/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Cicatrização , Formiatos/farmacologiaRESUMO
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a management of aggressive breast cancer, remains an unmet medical challenge. Although a wave of efforts had spurred to design novel therapeutic method of TNBC, unpredictable prognosis with lacking effective therapeutic targets along with the resistance to apoptosis seriously limited survival benefits. Ferroptosis is a non-apoptotic form of cell death that is induced by excessive lipid peroxidation, which provide an innovative way to combat cancer. Emerging evidence suggests that ferroptosis plays an important role in the treatment of TNBC cells. Herein, a novel ferroptosis nanomedicine was prepared by loading simvastatin (SIM), a ferroptosis drug, into zwitterionic polymer coated magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3O4@PCBMA) to improve the therapeutic effect of TNBC. The as-obtained Fe3O4@PCBMA-SIM nanoparticles demonstrated more cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-231 than MCF-7 due to the higher expression of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR), which demonstrated that statins could effectively kill TNBC. Further experiments showed that SIM could inhibit the expression of HMGCR to downregulate the mevalonate (MVA) pathway and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), thereby inducing cancer cell ferroptosis. What's more, PCBMA endows Fe3O4@PCBMA longer blood circulation performance to enhance their accumulation at tumor sites. Given that Fe3O4 have proven for clinical applications by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and SIM could induce cancer cell ferroptosis, the developed Fe3O4@PCBMA-SIM nanosystem would have great potential in clinics for overcoming the drug resistance brought about by apoptotic drugs to cancer cells.
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Ferroptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Sinvastatina , Neoplasias de Mama Triplo Negativas/metabolismo , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Preparações de Ação Retardada , Portadores de Fármacos/química , Portadores de Fármacos/farmacocinética , Feminino , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Nanopartículas de Magnetita/química , Masculino , Camundongos Nus , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Sinvastatina/química , Sinvastatina/farmacocinética , Sinvastatina/farmacologiaRESUMO
Interferences can severely degrade the performance of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. As the first step of GNSS any anti-interference measures, interference monitoring for GNSS is extremely essential and necessary. Since interference monitoring can be considered as a classification problem, a real-time interference monitoring technique based on Twin Support Vector Machine (TWSVM) is proposed in this paper. A TWSVM model is established, and TWSVM is solved by the Least Squares Twin Support Vector Machine (LSTWSVM) algorithm. The interference monitoring indicators are analyzed to extract features from the interfered GNSS signals. The experimental results show that the chosen observations can be used as the interference monitoring indicators. The interference monitoring performance of the proposed method is verified by using GPS L1 C/A code signal and being compared with that of standard SVM. The experimental results indicate that the TWSVM-based interference monitoring is much faster than the conventional SVM. Furthermore, the training time of TWSVM is on millisecond (ms) level and the monitoring time is on microsecond (µs) level, which make the proposed approach usable in practical interference monitoring applications.
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Monitoring acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is crucial in clinical diagnosis and drug screening. Traditional methods for detecting AChE usually require the addition of intermediates like acetylthiocholine, which complicates the detection process and introduces interference risks. Herein, we develop a direct colorimetric assay based on alkaline iron formate nanosheets (Fe(HCOO)2.6(OH)0.3·H2O NSs, Fef NSs) for the detection of AChE without any intermediates. The as-prepared Fef NSs exhibit oxidase-like activity, catalyzing the generation of O2·-, 1O2 and ·OH, which leads to a color change from colorless to blue when exposed to 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine. AChE directly inhibits the oxidase-like activity of Fef NSs, resulting in a hindered color reaction, enabling the detection of AChE. The biosensor has a linear detection range of 0.1-30 mU/mL, with a minimum detection limit of 0.0083 mU/mL (S/N = 3), representing a 100-fold improvement in detection sensitivity over the traditional Ellman's method. Satisfactory results were obtained when analyzing real AChE samples. Attractively, a method for the quantitative detection of AChE by a smartphone is established based on the Fef NSs. This method enables instant acquisition of AChE concentrations, achieving real-time visualized detection.
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Acetilcolinesterase , Técnicas Biossensoriais , Colorimetria , Nanoestruturas , Smartphone , Acetilcolinesterase/metabolismo , Acetilcolinesterase/química , Colorimetria/métodos , Nanoestruturas/química , Técnicas Biossensoriais/métodos , Limite de Detecção , Oxirredutases/metabolismo , Oxirredutases/química , Humanos , Compostos de Ferro/químicaRESUMO
In this work, a promising treatment strategy for triggering robust antitumor immune responses in transarterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is presented. The zeolitic imidazolate framework nanoparticles loaded with hypoxia-activated prodrug tirapazamine and immune adjuvant resiquimod facilitated in situ generation of nanovaccine via a facile approach. The nanovaccine can strengthen the ability of killing the liver cancer cells under hypoxic environment, while was capable of improving immunogenic tumor microenvironment and triggering strong antitumor immune responses by increasing the primary and distant intratumoral infiltration of immune cells such as cytotoxic T cells. Moreover, a porous microcarrier, approved by FDA as pharmaceutical excipient, was designed to achieve safe and effective delivery of the nanovaccine via transarterial therapy in rabbit orthotopic VX2 liver cancer model. The microcarrier exhibited the characteristics of excellent drug loading and occlusion of peripheral artery. The collaborative delivery of the microcarrier and nanovaccine demonstrated an exciting inhibitory effect on solid tumors and tumor metastases, which provided a great potential as novel combination therapy for HCC interventional therapy.
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Carcinoma Hepatocelular , Quimioembolização Terapêutica , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Animais , Coelhos , Carcinoma Hepatocelular/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patologia , Nanovacinas , Hipóxia/tratamento farmacológico , Microambiente TumoralRESUMO
Human leukocyte antigen haploidentical hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT) is associated with an increased risk of graft failure and severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been shown to support in vivo normal hematopoiesis and to display potent immunesuppressive effects. We cotransplanted the culture-expanded third-party donor-derived umbilical cord MSCs (UC-MSCs) in 50 people with refractory/relapsed hematologic malignancy undergoing haplo-HSCT with myeloablative conditioning. We observed that all patients given MSCs showed sustained hematopoietic engraftment without any adverse UC-MSC infusion-related reaction. The median times to neutrophil >0.50 × 10(9)/L and platelet >20 × 10(9)/L engraftment were 12.0 and 15.0 days, respectively. We did not observe an increase in severe acute GVHD (aGVHD) and extensive chronic GVHD (cGVHD), too. Grade II-IV aGVHD was observed in 12 of 50 (24.0 %) patients. cGVHD was observed in 17 of 45 (37.7 %) patients and was extensive in 3 patients. Additionally, only five patients (10.0 %) experienced relapse at a median time to progression of 192 days. The probability that patients would attain progression-free survival at 2 years was 66.0 %. The results indicate that this new strategy is effective in improving donor engraftment and reducing severe GVHD, which will provide a feasible option for the therapy of high-risk hematologic malignancy.
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Transplante de Células-Tronco de Sangue do Cordão Umbilical/métodos , Neoplasias Hematológicas/cirurgia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Transplante de Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/métodos , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/cirurgia , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Feminino , Seguimentos , Neoplasias Hematológicas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Hematológicas/patologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/mortalidade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Taxa de Sobrevida/tendências , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Ferroptosis has received ever-increasing attention due to its unparalleled mechanism in eliminating resistant tumor cells. Nevertheless, the accumulation of toxic lipid peroxides (LPOs) at the tumor site is limited by the level of lipid oxidation. Herein, by leveraging versatile sodium alginate (ALG) hydrogel, a localized ferroptosis trigger consisting of gambogic acid (GA), 2,2'-azobis [2-(2-imidazolin-2-yl) propane] dihydrochloride (AIPH), and Ink (a photothermal agent), was constructed via simple intratumor injection. Upon 1064 ânm laser irradiation, the stored AIPH rapidly decomposed into alkyl radicals (Râ¢), which aggravated LPOs in tumor cells. Meanwhile, GA could inhibit heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) to reduce the heat resistance of tumor cells, and forcefully consume glutathione (GSH) to weaken the antioxidant capacity of cells. Systematic in vitro and in vivo experiments have demonstrated that synchronous consumption of GSH and increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) facilitated reduced expression of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), which further contributed to disruption of intracellular redox homeostasis and ultimately boosted ferroptosis. This all-in-one strategy has a highly effective tumor suppression effect by depleting and generating fatal active compounds at tumor sites, which would pave a new route for the controllable, accurate, and coordinated tumor treatments.
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In recent years, zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) has become an attractive metal organic framework (MOF) material in drug delivery for cancer chemotherapy. However, as a drug delivery system, ZIF-8 still shows some disadvantages, such as short blood circulation time and poor tumor targeting, leading to reduced drug delivery efficiency and unsatisfactory treatment. Herein, we developed a phosphorylcholine-based zwitterionic copolymer coated ZIF-8 nanodrug (DOX@ZIF-8@P(MPC-co-C7A)), and the obtained nanodrug was prepared via a charge-conversional zwitterionic copolymer coating on DOX@ZIF-8 composites. In this system, DOX was encapsulated in the framework of ZIF-8, which could reduce the drug leakage in the bloodstream. The phosphorylcholine-based zwitterionic copolymer effectively extended the blood circulation time, resulting in enhanced tumor accumulation of the nanodrug. Once the nanodrug reached the tumor site, the surface charge of the system could rapidly convert to positive, resulting in an enhanced tumor cellular uptake. Finally, in the acidic environment inside intracellular organelles, DOX will be released rapidly for chemotherapy owing to the fast disintegration of ZIF-8 frameworks. Therefore, the obtained nanodrug could effectively inhibit the growth of A549-bearing tumors (93.2% tumor inhibition rate) with negligible side effects. Overall, this work significantly improved the drug delivery efficiency of ZIF-8, which may pave the way for the biomedical applications of ZIF-8 crystals in anti-tumor drug delivery.
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Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Doxorrubicina/farmacologia , Nanopartículas/química , Fosforilcolina/farmacologia , Polímeros/farmacologia , Zeolitas/farmacologia , Células A549 , Animais , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/química , Tempo de Circulação Sanguínea , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Doxorrubicina/síntese química , Doxorrubicina/química , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Nus , Estrutura Molecular , Neoplasias Experimentais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Experimentais/patologia , Imagem Óptica , Tamanho da Partícula , Fosforilcolina/síntese química , Fosforilcolina/química , Polímeros/síntese química , Polímeros/química , Propriedades de Superfície , Zeolitas/síntese química , Zeolitas/químicaRESUMO
Photothermal therapy (PTT) in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II, 1000-1350 nm) has presented great superiority in cancer treatment recently. However, it is generally limited to a few photothermal agents and most of them often suffer from intricate design and complicated synthesis. Herein, by subtly extracting nanoparticles from ancient ink (AINPs), a versatile AINP dispersion with definite ingredients, good biosafety, and excellent photothermal effect in the NIR-II window was obtained. In vivo trials demonstrated that the obtained AINP dispersion provides a promising alternative for tumor sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping. Besides, under the guidance of photoacoustic imaging, the metastatic SLNs could be accurately eliminated by NIR-II laser irradiation. The preliminary biosafety of AINP dispersion has also been systematically confirmed. Therefore, we believe this work would provide a green and effective strategy for PTT of tumor in the NIR-II window.
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One of the major limitations of current cancer therapy is the inability to destroy tumors with high efficacy and minimal invasiveness. Herein, we developed a proof-of-concept fixed-point "blasting" strategy to destroy the "castle" of tumors and realized efficient interventional photothermal therapy. The "blasting" materials were composed of photothermal nanoparticles (ancient ink nanoparticles, AINP) and a low boiling point phase change agent (perfluoromethylcyclopentane, FMCP). An injectable in situ-forming thermal-responsive hydrogel composed of biodegradable and biocompatible polymers was employed as a carrier to load the AINP and FMCP. The obtained hydrogel system was a flowable aqueous solution at low or room temperature for facile injection; meanwhile, once administered, it rapidly transformed into a fixed gel at a body temperature of about 37 °C. This unique property could effectually fix the AINP and FMCP and thus restrict the destruction region inside the tumor. Subsequently, triggered by second window near-infrared light, the solid tumors were effectively destroyed by a mild photothermal effect and the subsequent gas mechanical damage. We envisage that this fixed-point "blasting" strategy will pave a new way for the next generation of cancer-interventional photothermal therapy.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Materiais Biocompatíveis/farmacologia , Ciclopentanos/farmacologia , Fluorocarbonos/farmacologia , Hidrogéis/farmacologia , Nanopartículas/química , Terapia Fototérmica , Polietilenoglicóis/farmacologia , Poliglactina 910/farmacologia , Animais , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/química , Materiais Biocompatíveis/síntese química , Materiais Biocompatíveis/química , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Ciclopentanos/química , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Fluorocarbonos/química , Células HCT116 , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Hidrogéis/síntese química , Hidrogéis/química , Raios Infravermelhos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Neoplasias Experimentais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Experimentais/patologia , Polietilenoglicóis/síntese química , Polietilenoglicóis/química , Poliglactina 910/síntese química , Poliglactina 910/químicaRESUMO
Long blood circulation is the basic requirement of advanced drug delivery systems for tumor treatment, which leads to enhanced tumor therapeutic efficiency and reduced side effects. However, the pharmacokinetics of the current nanoparticles in vivo is still unsatisfactory, which leads to limited success to translate nanoparticles into clinical applications. Inspired by the natural cell membrane-coating strategy, a series of zwitterionic polymer membranes are firstly developed and coated onto different kinds of nanoparticles in this work. Intriguingly, the zwitterionic polymer membrane shows stronger protein adsorption resistance and reduced macrophage uptake compared with the corresponding zwitterionic polymer brush or the red blood cell (RBC) membrane, which results in longer blood circulation time and higher tumor accumulation of the coated nanoparticles. Combined with the photothermal effect of model nanoparticles, Fe3O4, zwitterionic polymer membrane-coated Fe3O4 shows enhanced photothermal therapy (PTT) efficacy on A549 tumors compared with the corresponding zwitterionic polymer brush or RBC membrane-coated Fe3O4. Notably, Fe3O4 coated by carboxybetaine-based biomimic membranes exhibits the ultra-long blood circulation (t1/2 = 96.0 h) and strongest PTT efficacy compared with those coated by phosphorylcholine-based or sulfobetaine-based biomimic membranes. In addition, the zwitterionic biomimic membrane exhibits rapid glutathione-triggered degradation with the products of low molecular weight (<2000 g mol-1). Therefore, the biodegradable zwitterionic biomimic membrane coating offers a universal platform for the design and application of long-circulating biomedical nanoparticles, which may pave the way for the clinical applications of biomedical nanoparticles in tumor therapy.
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Nanopartículas , Neoplasias , Membrana Eritrocítica , Humanos , Neoplasias/terapia , Terapia Fototérmica , PolímerosRESUMO
From the conception of atom economy to develop multifunctional nanomaterials, it is important to construct nanomaterials by maximizing functional units while minimizing unnecessary components. Noteworthy, metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoparticles are excellent examples to meet this idea. Current approaches for multifunctional MOFs are mainly based on encapsulation of functional molecules or multistep modification; however, high risk for leakage and burst release and time-consuming and complicated organic synthesis limit their applications. Here, we report a one-pot approach to build the defect structure of a metal organic framework with near-infrared dye (cypate), which is based on the interaction between Fe3+ and carboxyl group of cypate molecules, to construct a multifunctional MOF. Moreover, this system can achieve multimodal imaging guided phototherapy. Subsequently, the precise cancer phototherapy is investigated in vivo, and the tumors are entirely eliminated without obvious side effects, demonstrating the high efficacy and safety of this multifunctional platform. Hence, it is expected that not only this system is simple, safe, and highly effective but also our method of creating defect structures of MOFs will open a new way to develop multifunctional nanoplatforms for bioapplications.
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Corantes Fluorescentes/química , Raios Infravermelhos , Estruturas Metalorgânicas/química , Nanopartículas/química , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos da radiação , Humanos , Indóis/química , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Nus , Imagem Multimodal , Nanopartículas/metabolismo , Nanopartículas/uso terapêutico , Nanopartículas/toxicidade , Neoplasias/diagnóstico , Neoplasias/terapia , Fototerapia , Propionatos/química , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Espectroscopia de Luz Próxima ao Infravermelho , Distribuição Tecidual , Transplante HeterólogoRESUMO
The study was aimed to investigate the effects and mechanism of action of Changtai granule (CT), a traditional compound Chinese medicinal formula, in rodent 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) colitis. Rats with TNBS/ethanol-induced colitis were used. The colonic wet weight, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, macroscopic and histological colon injury was observed. Inflammation cytokines were determined by ELISA methods and semi-quantitative RT-PCR. When dosed orally once daily, CT markedly attenuated TNBS-induced colitis. CT significantly attenuated colonic wet weight, macroscopic and histological colon injury. CT decreased mucosal mRNA levels for several inflammatory mediators: inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase 2, and macrophage inflammatory protein 2. CT also decreased mucosal mRNA and protein levels of T effectors cytokines: tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma). Systemic levels of these cytokines were also dramatically attenuated. CD3/CD28-mediated costimulation of T helper 1 effector cytokines release in lamina propria mononuclear cells (LPMC) was markedly inhibited by CT ex vivo and in vitro. Also CT prevented cytokines production by nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB). The potential anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effect of CT in TNBS colitis suggests that CT may be an effective treatment approach for inflammatory bowel disease.
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Colite/tratamento farmacológico , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Preparações de Plantas/farmacologia , Animais , Colite/induzido quimicamente , Colite/imunologia , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Euphorbia/química , Haptenos , Inflamação/etiologia , Mucosa Intestinal/efeitos dos fármacos , Mucosa Intestinal/imunologia , Mucosa Intestinal/patologia , Masculino , Medicina Tradicional Chinesa , Phellodendron/química , Polygonum/química , RNA Mensageiro/efeitos dos fármacos , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Sanguisorba/química , Ácido TrinitrobenzenossulfônicoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: This study not only evaluated the clinical effects of treatment using haploidentical hematopoietic stem cells (haplo-HSCs) combined with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) in patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA), but also investigated the factors related to graft versus host disease (GVHD). METHODS: Cotransplantation of haplo-HSCs and UC-MSCs was performed in 24 SAA patients. The conditioning regimens consisted of rabbit anti-human T-lymphocyte immunoglobulin (ATG), cyclophosphamide, and fludarabine with or without busulfan. GVHD was prevented using cyclosporine A, ATG, anti-CD25 monoclonal antibody, and mycophenolate material. RESULTS: The incidence of acute GVHD was 50%. The incidence of severe acute GVHD was not related to gender, age, donor-recipient relations, and patient/donor pair, while patient/donor pair (r = 0.541, P = 0.022) was significantly correlated with incidence of chronic GVHD. Upon follow-up for a median of 13 months, 5 of the 24 patients (20.8%) were dead. The survival rates at 3 and 6 months in all patients were 87.5% (21/24) and 83.3% (20/24), respectively. CONCLUSION: Cotransplantation of haplo-HSCs combined with UC-MSCs was an effective and safe approach for the treatment of patients with SAA. The appropriate conditioning regimen and early treatment for infection also played a critical role in the success of HSCT.
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Anemia Aplástica/terapia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/citologia , Transplante Haploidêntico , Adulto , Feminino , Doença Enxerto-Hospedeiro/imunologia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/métodos , Humanos , Masculino , Transplante de Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/métodos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doadores de Tecidos , Condicionamento Pré-Transplante/métodos , Transplante Haploidêntico/métodosRESUMO
Graphene is regarded as a potential surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrate. However, the application of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) has had limited success due to material quality. Here, we develop a quasi-equilibrium plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method to produce high-quality ultra-clean GQDs with sizes down to 2 nm directly on SiO2/Si, which are used as SERS substrates. The enhancement factor, which depends on the GQD size, is higher than conventional graphene sheets with sensitivity down to 1 × 10-9 mol L-1 rhodamine. This is attributed to the high-quality GQDs with atomically clean surfaces and large number of edges, as well as the enhanced charge transfer between molecules and GQDs with appropriate diameters due to the existence of Van Hove singularities in the electronic density of states. This work demonstrates a sensitive SERS substrate, and is valuable for applications of GQDs in graphene-based photonics and optoelectronics.
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Novel 2-aminotetralin derivatives were synthesized as antifungal agents. The 2-aminotetralin scaffold was chemically designed to mimic the tetrahydroisoquinoline ring of the lead molecule described before. Their antifungal activities were evaluated in vitro by measuring the minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs). Compounds 10a, 12a, 12c, 13b, and 13d are more potent than fluconazole against seven testing human fungal pathogens. Compound 10b exhibits much higher antifungal activities against all of the four fluconazole-resistant clinic Candida albicans strains than the control drugs including amphotericin B, terbinafine, ketoconazole, and itraconazole. The mode of action of some compounds to the potential receptor lanosterol 14alpha-demethylase (CYP51) was investigated by molecular docking. The studies presented here provide a new structural type for the development of novel antifungal compounds. Furthermore, 10b was evaluated in vivo by a rat vaginal candidiasis model, and it was found that 10b significantly decreases the number of fungal colony counts.
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Antifúngicos/síntese química , Tetra-Hidronaftalenos/síntese química , Administração Intravaginal , Animais , Antifúngicos/química , Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Sítios de Ligação , Candida albicans/efeitos dos fármacos , Candida albicans/isolamento & purificação , Candidíase/tratamento farmacológico , Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450/química , Farmacorresistência Fúngica , Feminino , Fluconazol/farmacologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Modelos Moleculares , Oxirredutases/química , Ligação Proteica , Ratos , Esterol 14-Desmetilase , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Tetra-Hidronaftalenos/química , Tetra-Hidronaftalenos/farmacologia , Doenças Vaginais/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
Finding a simple and effective strategy to eliminate tumor metastatic lymph nodes is highly desired in clinical tumor treatment. Herein, we reported a Chinese traditional ink (Hu-ink)-based treatment for photothermal therapy (PTT) of tumor metastatic lymph nodes. By simple dilution, stable Chinese traditional ink dispersion was obtained, which presents excellent photothermal effect because of its high absorption in near-infrared (NIR) region. Meanwhile, as revealed by staining and photoacoustic imaging, Hu-ink could transfer to nearby lymph nodes after directly injected into the primary tumors. Under the guidance of dual-modality mapping, the metastatic sentinel lymph nodes could be subsequently eliminated by NIR irradiation. The good biocompatibility of Hu-ink has also been verified by a series of experiments. Therefore, the Hu-ink-based treatment exhibits great potential for PTT of tumor metastatic lymph nodes in future clinical practice.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy and clinical safety of posaconazoleon primary antifungal prophylaxis against invasive fungal disease (IFD) in patients with stem cell transplantation. METHODS: At the start from preconditioning regimen, 45 patients without IFD were administered with posaconazoleon until neutrophils greater than 0.5×109/L, 35 patients treated with micafungin were enrolled in control group. The incidence, risk factors of IFD and side effects of medicines were evaluated. RESULTS: Of the total 80 patients, 13(16%) had IFD within 100 days after allo-HSCT. The overall survival was significantly different between patients with or without IFD by Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis (P<0.05). Out of the 45 cases in posaconazoleon group, IFD occurred in 4 cases (9%). In contrast, the incidence of IFD in control group was 26%(9 out of 35) (P<0.05). The risk factors of IFD and side effects were not significantly different between 2 groups(P>0.05). CONCLUSION: The primary prevention efficancy of IFD by posaconazoleon after allo-HSCT is much better than that of micafungin with well tolerability and satisfactory efficacy.
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Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas , Micoses/prevenção & controle , Triazóis/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Incidência , Transplante de Células-TroncoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the feasibility and compare differences between hematopoietic reconstitution and prognosis of patients with severe aplastic anemia(SAA) after matched sibling donor (MSD) or haploidentical family donor (HFD) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using the modified FC/ATG conditioning. METHODS: The clinical data of 56 patients with SAA who received HSCT in First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2011 to June 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. The hematopoietic reconstitution, graft verus host disease (GVHD), transplantation related toxicity (TRT) and prognosis after transplantation were compared. Furthermore, the modifed conditioning FC/ATG included low-dose cyclophosphamide (total dose 100 mg/kg), infustion of third-party donor-derived mesenchymal stem cells. RESULTS: All 56 patients with MSD-HSCT or HFD-HSCT achieved hematopoietic reconstitution. Among them, not only the recovery of neutrophils and platelets, but also the incidences of III-IV aGVHD, extensive cGVHD and TRT were not significantly different (the P value were 0.58, 0.61, 0.73, 0.73 and 0.67, respectively). After following-up for 32(2-66) months, 48 patients alive well, the 1-year overall survival rates were 86% in HFD-HSCT group and 89% in MSD-HSCT group, respectively (P=0.58). CONCLUSION: After HSCT using the modifed FC/ATG conditioning, patients with SAA achieved stable engraftment, low toxicity, mild GVHD and excellent outcomes. Furthermore, the HFD-HSCT achieved comparable outcomes to MSD-HSCT and may be served as an alternate therapy for patients with SAA.