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Wan WL, Tian B, Lin YJ, Korupalli C, Lu MY, Cui Q, Wan D, Chang Y, Sung HW. Photosynthesis-inspired H 2 generation using a chlorophyll-loaded liposomal nanoplatform to detect and scavenge excess ROS. Nat Commun 2020; 11:534. [PMID: 31988280 PMCID: PMC6985250 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14413-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A disturbance of reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis may cause the pathogenesis of many diseases. Inspired by natural photosynthesis, this work proposes a photo-driven H2-evolving liposomal nanoplatform (Lip NP) that comprises an upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP) that is conjugated with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) via a ROS-responsive linker, which is encapsulated inside the liposomal system in which the lipid bilayer embeds chlorophyll a (Chla). The UCNP functions as a transducer, converting NIR light into upconversion luminescence for simultaneous imaging and therapy in situ. Functioning as light-harvesting antennas, AuNPs are used to detect the local concentration of ROS for FRET biosensing, while the Chla activates the photosynthesis of H2 gas to scavenge local excess ROS. The results thus obtained indicate the potential of using the Lip NPs in the analysis of biological tissues, restoring their ROS homeostasis, possibly preventing the initiation and progression of diseases.
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- Wei-Lin Wan
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.
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Zhong S, Ling Z, Zhou Z, He J, Ran H, Wang Z, Zhang Q, Song W, Zhang Y, Luo J. Herceptin-decorated paclitaxel-loaded poly(lactide- co-glycolide) nanobubbles: ultrasound-facilitated release and targeted accumulation in breast cancers. Pharm Dev Technol 2020; 25:454-463. [PMID: 31873051 DOI: 10.1080/10837450.2019.1709500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Ultrasound can promote the drug release from drug-loaded substances and alter the tumor local microenvironment to facilitate the transport of drug carriers into the tumor tissues. Based on the altered tumor microenvironment, nanobubbles (NBs) as drug carriers with surfaces functionalized with targeting ligands can reach the tumor sites, thereby increasing the efficacy of chemotherapy. Herein, paclitaxel (PTX)-loaded poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) NBs are prepared as drug carriers with covalently conjugated herceptin (anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody) on the surface to guide the target. The effect of ultrasound on the drug release and targeting of the herceptin-conjugated drug-loaded nanobubbles (PTX-NBs-HER) on the cancerous cells is determined. The use of ultrasound significantly improves the cell targeting capability in vitro, and efficiency of enhanced permeability and retention in vivo. The combination of PTX-NBs-HER and ultrasound facilitates the release of PTX, as well as the uptake and cell apoptosis in vitro. The in vivo application of both PTX-NBs-HER and ultrasound enhances the PTX targeting and accumulation in breast cancers while reducing the transmission and distribution of PTX in healthy organs. The combination of ultrasound with PTX-NBs-HER as contrast agents and drug carriers affords an image-guided drug delivery system for the precise targeted therapy of tumors.
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- Shigen Zhong
- Institute of Ultrasound Imaging of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Ultrasound Imaging of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The General Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The General Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Ultrasound Imaging of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Ultrasound Imaging of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Ultrasound Imaging of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Ultrasound Imaging of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Gas-involving cancer theranostics have attracted considerable attention in recent years due to their high therapeutic efficacy and biosafety. We have reviewed the recent significant advances in the development of stimuli-responsive gas releasing molecules (GRMs) and gas nanogenerators for cancer bioimaging, targeted and controlled gas therapy, and gas-sensitized synergistic therapy. We have focused on gases with known anticancer effects, such as oxygen (O2), carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), hydrogen (H2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon dioxide (CO2), and heavy gases that act via the gas-generating process. The GRMs and gas nanogenerators for each gas have been described in terms of the stimulation method, followed by their applications in ultrasound and multimodal imaging, and finally their primary and synergistic actions with other cancer therapeutic modalities. The current challenges and future possibilities of gas therapy and imaging vis-à-vis clinical translation have also been discussed.
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- Lichan Chen
- College of Chemical Engineering , Huaqiao University , Xiamen , Fujian 361021 , P.R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering , Huaqiao University , Xiamen , Fujian 361021 , P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350116 , P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou , Fujian 350116 , P.R. China
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Ma Y, Wu F, Hu YH. Microfactories for Intracellular Locally Generated Hydrogen Therapy: Advanced Materials, Challenges, and Opportunities. Chempluschem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Yuli Ma
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton MI 49931-1295 USA
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Wu Y, Yuan M, Song J, Chen X, Yang H. Hydrogen Gas from Inflammation Treatment to Cancer Therapy. ACS NANO 2019; 13:8505-8511. [PMID: 31329427 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b05124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Hydrogen (H2) therapy is a highly promising strategy against several diseases due to its inherent biosafety. However, the current H2 treatment modalities rely predominantly on the systemic administration of the gas, resulting in poor targeting and utilization. Furthermore, although H2 has significant anti-tumor effects, the underlying mechanisms have not yet been elucidated. Due to their ultrasmall size, nanomaterials are highly suitable drug-delivery systems with a myriad of biomedical applications. Nanocarrier-mediated H2 delivery, as well as in situ production of H2 by nanogenerators, can significantly improve targeted accumulation of the gas and accelerate the therapeutic effects. In addition, nanomaterials can be further modified to enhance passive or active accumulation at the target site. In this Perspective, we summarize the mechanism of H2 therapy and describe possibilities for combining H2 therapy with nanomaterials. We also discuss the current challenges of H2 therapy and provide some insights into this burgeoning field.
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- Ying Wu
- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine (LOMIN), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) , National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda , Maryland 20892 , United States
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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Zhou G, Goshi E, He Q. Micro/Nanomaterials-Augmented Hydrogen Therapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2019; 8:e1900463. [PMID: 31267691 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201900463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hydrogen therapy is an emerging and promising therapy strategy of using molecular hydrogen as a new type of safe and effective therapeutic agent, exhibiting remarkable therapeutic effects on many oxidative stress-/inflammation-related diseases owing to its bio-reductivity and homeostatic regulation ability. Different from other gaseous transmitters such as NO, CO, and H2 S, hydrogen gas has no blood poisoning risk at high concentration because it does not affect the oxygen-carrying behavior of blood red cells. Hydrogen molecules also have low aqueous solubility and high but aimless diffusibility, causing limited therapy efficacy in many diseases. To realize the site-specific hydrogen delivery, controlled hydrogen release and combined therapy is significant but still challenging. Here, a concept of hydrogen nanomedicine to address the issues of hydrogen medicine by using functional micro/nanomaterials for augmented hydrogen therapy is proposed. In this review, various strategies of micro/nanomaterials-augmented hydrogen therapy, including micro/nanomaterials-mediated targeted hydrogen delivery, controlled hydrogen release, and nanocatalytic and multimodel enhancement of hydrogen therapy efficacy, are summarized, which can open a new window for treatment of inflammation-related diseases.
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- Gaoxin Zhou
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingNational‐Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical UltrasoundSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518071 Guangdong China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingNational‐Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical UltrasoundSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518071 Guangdong China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingNational‐Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical UltrasoundSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518071 Guangdong China
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Fan M, Wen Y, Ye D, Jin Z, Zhao P, Chen D, Lu X, He Q. Acid-Responsive H 2 -Releasing 2D MgB 2 Nanosheet for Therapeutic Synergy and Side Effect Attenuation of Gastric Cancer Chemotherapy. Adv Healthc Mater 2019; 8:e1900157. [PMID: 30968583 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201900157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The hydrogen molecule is recognized as a high potential to attenuate toxic side effects of chemotherapy and also enhance chemotherapeutic efficacy, and the development of a novel hydrogen-generating prodrug for facile, safe, and efficient hydrogen delivery is vitally important for combined hydrogenochemotherapy but is still challenging. Here, targeting gastric cancer, a 2D magnesium boride nanosheet (MBN) is synthesized as a new type of acid-responsive hydrogen-releasing prodrug by an ultrasound-assisted chemical etching route, which is used to realize hydrogenochemotherapy by combination of facile oral administration of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-encapsulating MBN (MBN@PVP) pills with routine intravenous injection of doxorubicin (DOX). The MBN@PVP pill has high stability in normal tissues/blood environments as well as high gastric acid-responsiveness with sustained release behavior, which matches well with its metabolism rate in the stomach in great favor of continuous and long-term hydrogen administration. Hydrogenochemotherapy with DOX+MBN@PVP has remarkably prolonged the survival time of gastric tumor-bearing mice by reducing the toxic side effects of chemotherapy. The mechanism for therapeutic synergy and side effect attenuation of hydrogenochemotherapy is discovered to be derived from the selectivity of hydrogen molecules in inhibiting aerobic respiration of gastric cells but activating aerobic respiration of normal cells including marrow mesenchymal stem cells and cardiac, hepatic, and splenic cells.
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- Mingjian Fan
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingNational‐Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical UltrasoundSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518060 Guangdong China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingNational‐Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical UltrasoundSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518060 Guangdong China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingNational‐Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical UltrasoundSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518060 Guangdong China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingNational‐Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical UltrasoundSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518060 Guangdong China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingNational‐Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical UltrasoundSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518060 Guangdong China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingNational‐Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical UltrasoundSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518060 Guangdong China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingNational‐Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical UltrasoundSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518060 Guangdong China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound ImagingNational‐Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical UltrasoundSchool of Biomedical EngineeringHealth Science CenterShenzhen University No. 1066 Xueyuan Road, Nanshan District Shenzhen 518060 Guangdong China
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Li S, Fujino M, Takahara T, Li XK. Protective role of heme oxygenase-1 in fatty liver ischemia-reperfusion injury. Med Mol Morphol 2019; 52:61-72. [PMID: 30171344 PMCID: PMC6542780 DOI: 10.1007/s00795-018-0205-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is a kind of injury resulting from the restoration of the blood supply after blood vessel closure during liver transplantation and is the main cause of graft failure. The pathophysiological mechanisms of hepatic IR include a variety of oxidative stress responses. Hepatic IR is characterized by ischemia and hypoxia inducing oxidative stress, immune response and apoptosis. Fat-denatured livers are also used as donors due to the lack of liver donors. Fatty liver is less tolerant to IR than normal liver. Heme oxygenase (HO) is an enzyme that breaks down hemoglobin to bilirubin, ferrous iron and carbon monoxide (CO). Inducible HO subtype HO-1 is an important protective molecule in mammalian cells used to improve acute and chronic liver injury owing to its characteristic anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic qualities. HO-1 degrades heme, and its reaction product CO has been shown to reduce hepatic IR injury and increase the survival rate of grafts. As an induced form of HO, HO-1 also exerts a protective effect against liver IR injury and may be useful as a new strategy of ameliorating this kind of damage. This review summarizes the protective effects of HO-1 in liver IR injury, especially in fatty liver.
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- Shaowei Li
- Division of Transplantation Immunology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Okura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan
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- Division of Transplantation Immunology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Okura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan
- AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Division of Transplantation Immunology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Okura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan.
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Zhang L, Zhao P, Yue C, Jin Z, Liu Q, Du X, He Q. Sustained release of bioactive hydrogen by Pd hydride nanoparticles overcomes Alzheimer's disease. Biomaterials 2019; 197:393-404. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Li S, Liu R, Jiang X, Qiu Y, Song X, Huang G, Fu N, Lin L, Song J, Chen X, Yang H. Near-Infrared Light-Triggered Sulfur Dioxide Gas Therapy of Cancer. ACS NANO 2019; 13:2103-2113. [PMID: 30642157 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b08700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The exploitation of gas therapy platforms holds great promise as a "green" approach for selective cancer therapy, however, it is often associated with some challenges, such as uncontrolled or insufficient gas generation and unclear therapeutic mechanisms. In this work, a gas therapy approach based on near-infrared (NIR) light-triggered sulfur dioxide (SO2) generation was developed, and the therapeutic mechanism as well as in vivo antitumor therapeutic efficacy was demonstrated. A SO2 prodrug-loaded rattle-structured upconversion@silica nanoparticles (RUCSNs) was constructed to enable high loading capacity without obvious leakage and to convert NIR light into ultraviolet light so as to activate the prodrug for SO2 generation. In addition, SO2 prodrug-loaded RUCSNs showed high cell uptake, good biocompatibility, intracellular tracking ability, and high NIR light-triggered cytotoxicity. Furthermore, the cytotoxic SO2 was found to induce cell apoptosis accompanied by the increase of intracellular reactive oxygen species levels and the damage of nuclear DNA. Moreover, efficient inhibition of tumor growth was achieved, associated with significantly prolonged survival of mice. Such NIR light-triggered SO2 therapy may provide an effective strategy to stimulate further development of synergistic cancer therapy platforms.
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- Shihua Li
- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) , National Institutes of Health (NIH) , Bethesda , Maryland 20892 , United States
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) , National Institutes of Health (NIH) , Bethesda , Maryland 20892 , United States
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry , Fuzhou University , Fuzhou 350116 , P.R. China
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Zhang B, Wang F, Zhou H, Gao D, Yuan Z, Wu C, Zhang X. Polymer Dots Compartmentalized in Liposomes as a Photocatalyst for In Situ Hydrogen Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:2744-2748. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Boyu Zhang
- Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR China
- College of Medical LaboratoryDalian Medical University Dalian Liaoning 116044 China
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical ImagingInstitute of Biomedical and Health EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Science Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR China
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR China
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Zhang B, Wang F, Zhou H, Gao D, Yuan Z, Wu C, Zhang X. Polymer Dots Compartmentalized in Liposomes as a Photocatalyst for In Situ Hydrogen Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201813066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Boyu Zhang
- Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR China
- College of Medical LaboratoryDalian Medical University Dalian Liaoning 116044 China
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR China
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- Paul C. Lauterbur Research Center for Biomedical ImagingInstitute of Biomedical and Health EngineeringShenzhen Institute of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of Science Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR China
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringSouthern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Macau Macau SAR China
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Yagudin TA, Shabanova AT, Liu HY. Novel Aspects of Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury Mechanisms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.24060/2076-3093-2018-8-3-216-224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Introduction.The present article, in which a contemporary analysis of the literature on the pathophysiology of ischemic and reperfusion injury (IRI) of the myocardium is presented, focuses on the possible role played by of the calpain system and oxidative stress. Several process development options were proposed, including cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca2+ overload, reactive oxygen stress release, acute inflammatory response and metabolic degradation. The combined effect of all of the above factors produces irreversible ischemic and reperfused damage of cardiomyocytes.Materials and methods.The role of the calpain system in the creation of myocardial IRI was experimentally investigated. It was found that active calpain substrates play a significant role in the processes of cell cycle, apoptosis and differentiation, adversely affecting cardiomyocyte functionality. The calpain system is part of an integrated proteolytic system that is critical to the relationship between the structure and function of the cardiac sarcomere. Uncontrolled activation of calpain is indicated in the pathophysiology of many cardiovascular disorders. As shown by research, inhibitor calpain reduces the size of the zone of infarction following ischemia reperfusion and thus lessens the risk of “stunning” the myocardium. As is known, a consequence of IRI is acute myocardial infarction (AMI), which is a central factor in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is one of the primary causes of mortality. Understanding the exact pathophysiological mechanisms remains an urgent problem for clinical physicians. To date, the mechanisms of IRI are not fully known, which creates certain difficulties in further treatment and prevention tactics. In addition, myocardial IRI is also an important issue for pathoanatomical service, since sudden coronary death can occur despite timely reperfusion therapy following AMI.Conclusion.The development of strategies for creating conditions that limit the degree of damage to myocardial tissues significantly increases the ability of the heart to withstand ischemic damage.
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Yu L, Hu P, Chen Y. Gas-Generating Nanoplatforms: Material Chemistry, Multifunctionality, and Gas Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1801964. [PMID: 30066474 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201801964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The fast advances of theranostic nanomedicine enable the rational design and construction of diverse functional nanoplatforms for versatile biomedical applications, among which gas-generating nanoplatforms (GGNs) have emerged very recently as unique theranostic nanoplatforms for broad gas therapies. Here, the recent developments of the rational design and chemical construction of versatile GGNs for efficient gas therapies by either exogenous physical triggers or endogenous disease-environment responsiveness are reviewed. These gases involve some therapeutic gases that can directly change disease status, such as oxygen (O2 ), nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2 ), hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) and sulfur dioxide (SO2 ), and other gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2 ), dl-menthol (DLM), and gaseous perfluorocarbon (PFC) for supplementary assistance of the theranostic process. Abundant nanocarriers have been adopted for gas delivery into lesions, including poly(d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid), micelles, silica/mesoporous silica, organosilica, MnO2 , graphene, Bi2 Se3 , upconversion nanoparticles, CaCO3 , etc. Especially, these GGNs have been successfully developed for versatile biomedical applications, including diagnostic imaging and therapeutic use. The biosafety issue, challenges faced, and future developments on the rational construction of GGNs are also discussed for further promotion of their clinical translation to benefit patients.
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- Luodan Yu
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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InVivo Molecular Ultrasound Assessment of Glioblastoma Neovasculature with Endoglin-Targeted Microbubbles. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2018; 2018:8425495. [PMID: 30498402 PMCID: PMC6220748 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8425495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Objectives Glioblastoma, as one of the most malignant cancer in the world, usually shows substantially increased angiogenesis. Endoglin (CD105), which is an alternative proangiogenic growth factor, has been remarkably upregulated on the proliferating glioblastoma neovasculature. However, little is known on the noninvasive assessment of the expression levels of CD105 during glioblastoma progression. Herein, we investigated the potential of the molecular ultrasound imaging for the noninvasive assessment of the expression levels of the biomarker CD105 during the glioblastoma progression. Materials and Methods The CD105-targeted perfluorocarbon-containing lipid-shelled microbubbles (MBs) were prepared. A parallel flow chamber was employed, in which the CD105-targeted and non-targeted MBs were tested across the CD105 ± expression cell lines. In vivo molecular US imaging was conducted based on a subcutaneous xenograft tumor model (n=9). Finally, the statistical analysis was conducted to quantitatively correlate the attachment numbers of MBs in the parallel flow chamber test with the CD105 expression levels of the cells in the flow cytometry test and the in vivo molecular ultrasound signals with the ex vivo expression levels of CD105 in the immunohistochemical test. Results and Discussion The attachment numbers of the CD105-targeted MBs significantly correlated with the CD105 expression levels of the cells in the parallel flow chamber test. There was a good correlation between the in vivo molecular ultrasound signals with the CD105-targeted MBs and the ex vivo expression levels of CD105 in the immunohistochemical test. The results indicate that the molecular US imaging is much potential to assess the progression of the glioblastoma neovasculature noninvasively.
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Zhao P, Jin Z, Chen Q, Yang T, Chen D, Meng J, Lu X, Gu Z, He Q. Local generation of hydrogen for enhanced photothermal therapy. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4241. [PMID: 30315173 PMCID: PMC6185976 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06630-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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By delivering the concept of clean hydrogen energy and green catalysis to the biomedical field, engineering of hydrogen-generating nanomaterials for treatment of major diseases holds great promise. Leveraging virtue of versatile abilities of Pd hydride nanomaterials in high/stable hydrogen storage, self-catalytic hydrogenation, near-infrared (NIR) light absorption and photothermal conversion, here we utilize the cubic PdH0.2 nanocrystals for tumour-targeted and photoacoustic imaging (PAI)-guided hydrogenothermal therapy of cancer. The synthesized PdH0.2 nanocrystals have exhibited high intratumoural accumulation capability, clear NIR-controlled hydrogen release behaviours, NIR-enhanced self-catalysis bio-reductivity, high NIR-photothermal effect and PAI performance. With these unique properties of PdH0.2 nanocrystals, synergetic hydrogenothermal therapy with limited systematic toxicity has been achieved by tumour-targeted delivery and PAI-guided NIR-controlled release of bio-reductive hydrogen as well as generation of heat. This hydrogenothermal approach has presented a cancer-selective strategy for synergistic cancer treatment.
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- Penghe Zhao
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedicalim Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, National-Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, No. 1066 Xuyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedicalim Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, National-Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, No. 1066 Xuyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Center for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27695, NC, USA
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedicalim Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, National-Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, No. 1066 Xuyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedicalim Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, National-Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, No. 1066 Xuyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedicalim Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, National-Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, No. 1066 Xuyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedicalim Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, National-Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, No. 1066 Xuyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
- California NanoSystems Institute, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Center for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 27695, NC, USA.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedicalim Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, National-Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Biomedical Engineering, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, No. 1066 Xuyuan Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, China.
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Molecular hydrogen protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury in a mouse fatty liver model via regulating HO-1 and Sirt1 expression. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14019. [PMID: 30232347 PMCID: PMC6145907 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32411-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Fatty liver has lower tolerance against ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in liver operations, including liver transplantation. Seeking to ameliorate liver injury following I/R in fatty liver, we examined the protective effect of hydrogen (H2) saline on I/R liver injury in a methionine and choline-deficient plus high fat (MCDHF) diet-induced fatty liver mouse model. Saline containing 7 ppm H2 was administrated during the process of I/R. Livers were obtained and analyzed. Primary hepatocytes and Kupffer cells (KCs) were obtained from fatty liver and subjected to hypoxia/reoxygenation. Apoptosis-related proteins and components of the signaling pathway were analyzed after treatment with hydrogen gas. The MCDHF I/R group showed higher levels of AST and ALT in serum, TUNEL-positive apoptotic cells, F4/80 immunopositive cells, mRNA levels of inflammatory cytokines, constituents of the signaling pathway, pro-apoptotic molecules in liver, and KCs and/or primary hepatocytes, compared to the control group. In contrast, H2 treatment significantly suppressed the signs of I/R injury in fatty liver. Moreover, the expression of Bcl-2, HO-1, and Sirt1 in liver, KCs, and hepatocytes by hydrogen gas were increased, whereas caspase activation, Bax, and acetylation of p53 were suppressed by hydrogen gas. These results demonstrated that H2 treatment ameliorated I/R liver injury in a fatty liver model by reducing hepatocyte apoptosis, inhibiting macrophage activation and inflammatory cytokines, and inducing HO-1 and Sirt1 expression. Taken togather, treatment with H2 saline may have a protective effect and safe therapeutic activity during I/R events, such as in liver transplantation with fatty liver.
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Wan WL, Lin YJ, Shih PC, Bow YR, Cui Q, Chang Y, Chia WT, Sung HW. An In Situ Depot for Continuous Evolution of Gaseous H 2 Mediated by a Magnesium Passivation/Activation Cycle for Treating Osteoarthritis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:9875-9879. [PMID: 29923670 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201806159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Inflammation is involved in many human pathologies, including osteoarthritis (OA). Hydrogen (H2 ) is known to have anti-inflammatory effects; however, the bioavailability of directly administered H2 gas is typically poor. Herein, a local delivery system that can provide a high therapeutic concentration of gaseous H2 at inflamed tissues is proposed. The delivery system comprises poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) microparticles that contain magnesium powder (Mg@PLGA MPs). Mg@PLGA MPs that are intra-muscularly injected close to the OA knee in a mouse model can act as an in situ depot that can evolve gaseous H2 continuously, mediated by the cycle of passivation/activation of Mg in body fluids, at a concentration that exceeds its therapeutic threshold. The analytical data that are obtained in the biochemical and histological studies indicate that the proposed Mg@PLGA MPs can effectively mitigate tissue inflammation and prevent cartilage from destruction, arresting the progression of OA changes.
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- Wei-Lin Wan
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan ROC
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- Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, 97004, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Orthopaedics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu, 30059, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan ROC
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Mediated by a Magnesium Passivation/Activation Cycle for Treating Osteoarthritis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201806159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Wei-Lin Wan
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering; Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters; National Tsing Hua University; Hsinchu 30013 Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering; Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters; National Tsing Hua University; Hsinchu 30013 Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering; Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters; National Tsing Hua University; Hsinchu 30013 Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering; Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters; National Tsing Hua University; Hsinchu 30013 Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering; Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters; National Tsing Hua University; Hsinchu 30013 Taiwan ROC
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- Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital; Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation and School of Medicine; Tzu Chi University; Hualien 97004 Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Orthopaedics; National Taiwan University Hospital; Hsinchu Branch; Hsinchu 30059 Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering; Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters; National Tsing Hua University; Hsinchu 30013 Taiwan ROC
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