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Kostyurina E, Allgaier J, Kruteva M, Frielinghaus H, Csiszár A, Förster S, Biehl R. Passive Macromolecular Translocation Mechanism through Lipid Membranes. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:15348-15354. [PMID: 35951721 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The translocation of biologically active macromolecules through cell membranes is of vital importance for cells and is a key process for drug delivery. Proteins exploit specific conformational changes in their secondary structure to facilitate membrane translocation. For the large class of biological and synthetic macromolecules, where such conformational adaptions are not possible, guidelines to tailor the structure of monomers and macromolecules to aid membrane translocation and cross-membrane drug delivery would be highly desirable. Here, we use alternating amphiphilic macromolecules to systematically investigate the relation between polarity, polymer chain length, lipid chain length, polymer concentration, and temperature on membrane partition and translocation rate. We employed pulse field gradient NMR and confocal fluorescence microscopy to determine membrane adsorption and desorption rate constants and partitioning coefficients. We find that translocation is a two-step process involving a fast adsorption and membrane insertion process and a slower desorption process. Membrane insertion is a key step that determines the molecular weight, concentration, and temperature dependences. Passive translocation is possible on time scales from minutes to hours. Macromolecules with different adapted hydrophilic/hydrophobic comonomer sequences show the same translocation rate, indicating that common optimized translocation conditions can be realized with a variety of monomer chemical structures. The investigated copolymers are biocompatible, biodegradable, and capable of transporting a hydrophobic payload through the lipid membrane. This detailed understanding of the macromolecular translocation mechanism enables to better tailor the delivery of active agents using macromolecular carriers.
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- Ekaterina Kostyurina
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1) and Institute for Biological Information Processing (IBI-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1) and Institute for Biological Information Processing (IBI-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1) and Institute for Biological Information Processing (IBI-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at MLZ, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Institute for Biological Information Processing (IBI-2), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1) and Institute for Biological Information Processing (IBI-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany.,Jülich Centre for Neutron Science at MLZ, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1) and Institute for Biological Information Processing (IBI-8), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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Liu D, Wen L, Wang Z, Hai Y, Yang D, Zhang Y, Bai M, Song B, Wang Y. The Mechanism of Lung and Intestinal Injury in Acute Pancreatitis: A Review. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:904078. [PMID: 35872761 PMCID: PMC9301017 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.904078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Acute pancreatitis (AP), as a common cause of clinical acute abdomen, often leads to multi-organ damage. In the process of severe AP, the lungs and intestines are the most easily affected organs aside the pancreas. These organ damages occur in succession. Notably, lung and intestinal injuries are closely linked. Damage to ML, which transports immune cells, intestinal fluid, chyle, and toxic components (including toxins, trypsin, and activated cytokines to the systemic circulation in AP) may be connected to AP. This process can lead to the pathological changes of hyperosmotic edema of the lung, an increase in alveolar fluid level, destruction of the intestinal mucosal structure, and impairment of intestinal mucosal permeability. The underlying mechanisms of the correlation between lung and intestinal injuries are inflammatory response, oxidative stress, and endocrine hormone secretion disorders. The main signaling pathways of lung and intestinal injuries are TNF-α, HMGB1-mediated inflammation amplification effect of NF-κB signal pathway, Nrf2/ARE oxidative stress response signaling pathway, and IL-6-mediated JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway. These pathways exert anti-inflammatory response and anti-oxidative stress, inhibit cell proliferation, and promote apoptosis. The interaction is consistent with the traditional Chinese medicine theory of the lung being connected with the large intestine (fei yu da chang xiang biao li in Chinese). This review sought to explore intersecting mechanisms of lung and intestinal injuries in AP to develop new treatment strategies.
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- Dongling Liu
- School of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China
- County People’s Hospital, Pingliang, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine/Scientific Research and Experimental Center, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine/Scientific Research and Experimental Center, Lanzhou, China
- Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Research and Promotion of Quality Standardization of Authentic Medicinal Materials in Gansu Province/Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Quality Research in Colleges and Universities in Gansu Province/Gansu Provincial Laboratory Animal Industry Technology Center, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Research and Promotion of Quality Standardization of Authentic Medicinal Materials in Gansu Province/Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Quality Research in Colleges and Universities in Gansu Province/Gansu Provincial Laboratory Animal Industry Technology Center, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine/Scientific Research and Experimental Center, Lanzhou, China
- Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Research and Promotion of Quality Standardization of Authentic Medicinal Materials in Gansu Province/Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Quality Research in Colleges and Universities in Gansu Province/Gansu Provincial Laboratory Animal Industry Technology Center, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Research and Promotion of Quality Standardization of Authentic Medicinal Materials in Gansu Province/Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Quality Research in Colleges and Universities in Gansu Province/Gansu Provincial Laboratory Animal Industry Technology Center, Lanzhou, China
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Shefer I, Lopez K, Straub AP, Epsztein R. Applying Transition-State Theory to Explore Transport and Selectivity in Salt-Rejecting Membranes: A Critical Review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:7467-7483. [PMID: 35549171 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c00912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Membrane technologies using reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) have been widely implemented in water purification and desalination processes. Separation between species at the molecular level is achievable in RO and NF membranes due to a complex and poorly understood combination of transport mechanisms that have attracted the attention of researchers within and beyond the membrane community for many years. Minimizing existing knowledge gaps in transport through these membranes can improve the sustainability of current water-treatment processes and expand the use of RO and NF membranes to other applications that require high selectivity between species. Since its establishment in 1949, and with growing popularity in recent years, Eyring's transition-state theory (TST) for transmembrane permeation has been applied in numerous studies to mechanistically explore molecular transport in membranes including RO and NF. In this review, we critically assess TST applied to transmembrane permeation in salt-rejecting membranes, focusing on mechanistic insights into transport under confinement that can be gained from this framework and the key limitations associated with the method. We first demonstrate and discuss the limited ability of the commonly used solution-diffusion model to mechanistically explain transport and selectivity trends observed in RO and NF membranes. Next, we review important milestones in the development of TST, introduce its underlying principles and equations, and establish the connection to transmembrane permeation with a focus on molecular-level enthalpic and entropic barriers that govern water and solute transport under confinement. We then critically review the application of TST to explore transport in RO and NF membranes, analyzing trends in measured enthalpic and entropic barriers and synthesizing new data to highlight important phenomena associated with the temperature-dependent measurement of the activation parameters. We also discuss major limitations of the experimental application of TST and propose specific solutions to minimize the uncertainties surrounding the current approach. We conclude with identifying future research needs to enhance the implementation and maximize the benefit of TST application to transmembrane permeation.
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- Idit Shefer
- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0428, United States
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0428, United States
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Ritt CL, Liu M, Pham TA, Epsztein R, Kulik HJ, Elimelech M. Machine learning reveals key ion selectivity mechanisms in polymeric membranes with subnanometer pores. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabl5771. [PMID: 35030018 PMCID: PMC8759746 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl5771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Designing single-species selective membranes for high-precision separations requires a fundamental understanding of the molecular interactions governing solute transport. Here, we comprehensively assess molecular-level features that influence the separation of 18 different anions by nanoporous cellulose acetate membranes. Our analysis identifies the limitations of bulk solvation characteristics to explain ion transport, highlighted by the poor correlation between hydration energy and the measured permselectivity (R2 = 0.37). Entropy-enthalpy compensation, spanning 40 kilojoules per mole, leads to a free-energy barrier (∆G‡) variation of only ~8 kilojoules per mole across all anions. We apply machine learning to elucidate descriptors for energetic barriers from a set of 126 collected features. Notably, electrostatic features account for 75% of the overall features used to describe ∆G‡, despite the relatively uncharged state of cellulose acetate. Our work presents an approach for studying ion transport across nanoporous membranes that could enable the design of ion-selective membranes.
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- Cody L. Ritt
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Quantum Simulations Group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Corresponding author. (M.E.); (H.J.K.)
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
- Corresponding author. (M.E.); (H.J.K.)
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Wang H, Wang M, Liang X, Yuan J, Yang H, Wang S, Ren Y, Wu H, Pan F, Jiang Z. Organic molecular sieve membranes for chemical separations. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:5468-5516. [PMID: 33687389 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01347a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Molecular separations that enable selective transport of target molecules from gas and liquid molecular mixtures, such as CO2 capture, olefin/paraffin separations, and organic solvent nanofiltration, represent the most energy sensitive and significant demands. Membranes are favored for molecular separations owing to the advantages of energy efficiency, simplicity, scalability, and small environmental footprint. A number of emerging microporous organic materials have displayed great potential as building blocks of molecular separation membranes, which not only integrate the rigid, engineered pore structures and desirable stability of inorganic molecular sieve membranes, but also exhibit a high degree of freedom to create chemically rich combinations/sequences. To gain a deep insight into the intrinsic connections and characteristics of these microporous organic material-based membranes, in this review, for the first time, we propose the concept of organic molecular sieve membranes (OMSMs) with a focus on the precise construction of membrane structures and efficient intensification of membrane processes. The platform chemistries, designing principles, and assembly methods for the precise construction of OMSMs are elaborated. Conventional mass transport mechanisms are analyzed based on the interactions between OMSMs and penetrate(s). Particularly, the 'STEM' guidelines of OMSMs are highlighted to guide the precise construction of OMSM structures and efficient intensification of OMSM processes. Emerging mass transport mechanisms are elucidated inspired by the phenomena and principles of the mass transport processes in the biological realm. The representative applications of OMSMs in gas and liquid molecular mixture separations are highlighted. The major challenges and brief perspectives for the fundamental science and practical applications of OMSMs are tentatively identified.
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- Hongjian Wang
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4 117585, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China and Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
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Epsztein R, DuChanois RM, Ritt CL, Noy A, Elimelech M. Towards single-species selectivity of membranes with subnanometre pores. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 15:426-436. [PMID: 32533116 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-0713-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Synthetic membranes with pores at the subnanometre scale are at the core of processes for separating solutes from water, such as water purification and desalination. While these membrane processes have achieved substantial industrial success, the capability of state-of-the-art membranes to selectively separate a single solute from a mixture of solutes is limited. Such high-precision separation would enable fit-for-purpose treatment, improving the sustainability of current water-treatment processes and opening doors for new applications of membrane technologies. Herein, we introduce the challenges of state-of-the-art membranes with subnanometre pores to achieve high selectivity between solutes. We then analyse experimental and theoretical literature to discuss the molecular-level mechanisms that contribute to energy barriers for solute transport through subnanometre pores. We conclude by providing principles and guidelines for designing next-generation single-species selective membranes that are inspired by ion-selective biological channels.
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- Razi Epsztein
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Materials Science Division, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
- School of Natural Sciences, University of California Merced, Merced, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Fleury JB. Enhanced water permeability across a physiological droplet interface bilayer doped with fullerenes. RSC Adv 2020; 10:19686-19692. [PMID: 35515425 PMCID: PMC9054109 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01413c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We measure the water permeability across a physiological lipid bilayer produced by the droplet interface bilayer (DiB) technique. This lipid bilayer can be considered as physiologically relevant because it presents a lipidic composition close to human cell membranes. The measured water permeability coefficients across this lipid bilayer are reported as a function of the cholesterol concentration. It is found that the water permeability coefficients decreased with increasing cholesterol concentration, in agreement with the existing literature. And, consistently, the extracted corresponding activation energies increase with increasing cholesterol concentration in the lipid bilayer. Hence having demonstrated the robustness of the experimental system, we extend this study by exploring the influence of fullerenes on the water permeability of a physiological lipid bilayer. Interestingly, we observe a significant increase of the measured water permeability coefficients across this lipid bilayer for large fullerenes concentration. This enhanced permeability might be related to the conductive properties of fullerenes. We measure the water permeability across a physiological lipid bilayer produced by the droplet interface bilayer technique.![]()
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- Jean-Baptiste Fleury
- Experimental Physics and Center for Biophysics, Saarland University D-66123 Saarbruecken Germany +49 681 302 70121
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Sun Y, Ni S, Pan XM. Theoretical study on the mechanisms of the decomposition of nitrate esters and the stabilization of aromatic amines. J Mol Model 2019; 25:346. [PMID: 31729561 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-019-4245-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The nitrate esters are important components of double-base propellants. Aromatic amines are recommended as the stabilizers to delay the decomposition of nitrate esters and increase their storage time. The decomposition mechanisms of alkyl, alkoxy dinitrate, and poly-fluoride nitrate esters and the stabilizing effect of aromatic amines including new designed phenols are studied at the level of B3LYP/6-31G**. Alkyl and alkoxyl dinitrate esters are likely to be transformed by hydrogen abstraction, which is consistent with that of mononitrate and trinitrate esters. However, for poly-fluoride nitrate esters, NO2 catalyzed self-decomposition is preferred. In addition, comparing with mononitrate and trinitrate esters, the order of their stability is mononitrates > dinitrates > trinitrates. Poly-fluoride nitrate esters have a poorer stability than non-fluorinated nitrate esters. Comparing with parent nitrate esters, the stability of new designed poly-fluoride oxygen-containing nitrate esters is slightly improved. Aromatic amines including new designed phenols are effective stabilizers of nitrate esters, especially when introduced hydroxyl in the para position, can enhance the effects of stabilizers. The rate constants for the decomposition of nitrate esters and the bimolecular reaction between stabilizers and NO2 are calculated by using traditional transition state theory. Graphical abstractComparison between the reaction energy barrier of nitrate esters and stabilizers with NO2.
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- Yang Sun
- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, People's Republic of China.
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Ma Y, Jia ZM, Bai FY, Pan XM, Zhao L. Theoretical study on the formation mechanisms, dynamics and the effective catalysis of the nitrophenols. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201802006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yuan Ma
- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry; National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery; Faculty of Chemistry; Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, People's Republic of; China
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science; University of California, Los Angeles, California; 90095 United States
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry; National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery; Faculty of Chemistry; Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, People's Republic of; China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry; National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery; Faculty of Chemistry; Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, People's Republic of; China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry; National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery; Faculty of Chemistry; Northeast Normal University, 130024, Changchun, People's Republic of; China
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Ponikvar-Svet M, Zeiger DN, Liebman JF. Interplay of thermochemistry and Structural Chemistry, the journal (volume 28, 2017, issues 3–4) and the discipline. Struct Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-018-1137-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Sun ZD, Fu XL, Yu HJ, Fan XZ, Ju XH. Theoretical study on stabilization mechanisms of nitrate esters using aromatic amines as stabilizers. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 339:401-408. [PMID: 28672153 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The propellants of nitrate esters can be stabilized by some aromatic amines practically. To probe the mechanism of this phenomenon, we performed DFT calculations on: (1) The decompositions of nitrate esters (with and without the catalysis of NO2) and (2) the reaction between the stabilizers and the nitro dioxide (NO2 is released during the storage of nitrate esters). The structures on the reaction paths (reactants, intermediates and products) were optimized at the (U)B3LYP/6-31G** level. It was shown that NO2 lowers the activation energy barrier in the decomposition of nitrate ester by 11.82-17.86kJ/mol and efficiently catalyzes the rupture of ONO2 bond. However, the aromatic amines, typical stabilizers for nitrate esters, can easily eliminate NO2 with activation barriers as low as 27-113kJ/mol (with one exception of 128kJ/mol). These values are, for most cases, lower or much lower than the activation energy barriers for reactions between nitrate esters and NO2 (127-137kJ/mol). Consequently, the stabilizers can block the NO2 catalysis for the decompositions of nitrate esters.
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- Zhi-Dan Sun
- Key Laboratory of Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials of MOE, School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China
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- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an 710065, PR China
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- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an 710065, PR China
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- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an 710065, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials of MOE, School of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, PR China.
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Kang X, Lu XG, Zhan LB, Liang ZK, Guo WX, Ma Q, Wang Y, Song JB, Feng JY, Wang CH, Bai LZ, Song Y, Liu GH. Dai-Huang-Fu-Zi-Tang alleviates pulmonary and intestinal injury with severe acute pancreatitis via regulating aquaporins in rats. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2017; 17:288. [PMID: 28577538 PMCID: PMC5455207 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1789-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dai-Huang-Fu-Zi-Tang (DHFZT) is a famous traditional Chinese prescription with intestinal obstruction, acute pancreatitis and cholecystalgia for thousands of years. Our previous work found that DHFZT could act against pulmonary and intestinal pathological injury in rats with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). But the underlying mechanism has not been fully elucidated. The aim of present study was to investigate whether DHFZT could relieve pulmonary and intestinal injury by regulating aquaporins after SAP induced by sodium taurocholate in rats. METHODS Forty of SD rats were used for dose dependant experiments of DHFZT.Accurate-mass Time-of-flight liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used for qualitative screening of chemical compositions of DHFZT. Twenty-four rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: sham group (n = 8), model group (SAP, n = 8), DHFZT group (SAP with DHFZT treatment, n = 8). SAP models were established by retrograde injections of 5% sodium taurocholate solutions into rat pancreaticobiliary ducts. Blood samples were taken at 0, 12, 24, 48 h post-operation for detecting serum amylase, lipase, endotoxin, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10. Protein expression and location of aquaporin (AQP)1, 5, 8 and 9 were assessed by immunohistochemistry, western blot and immunofluorescence respectively. RESULTS The study showed that 27 kinds of chemical composition were identified, including 10 kinds in positive ion mode and 17 kinds in negative ion mode. The results showed that AQP1, AQP5 of lung, and AQP1, AQP5, AQP8 of intestine in model group were significantly lower than that of sham group (P < 0.05), and which were obviously reversed by treatment with DHFZT. In addition, protein levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-6 and endotoxin in peripheral blood were significantly suppressed by DHFZT, and that anti-inflammatory cytokine like IL-10 was just opposite. Finally, we also noted that DHFZT reduced serum levels of amylase, lipase and endotoxin, and also improved edema and pathological scores of lung and intestine after SAP. CONCLUSIONS DHFZT ameliorated the pulmonary and intestinal edema and injury induced by SAP via the upregulation of different AQPs in lung and intestine, and suppressed TNF-α, IL-6 expression and enhanced IL-10 expression.
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Lopez M, Evangelista SE, Morales M, Lee S. Enthalpic Effects of Chain Length and Unsaturation on Water Permeability across Droplet Bilayers of Homologous Monoglycerides. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:900-912. [PMID: 28073244 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A deeper understanding of unassisted passive transport processes can better delineate basic lipid dynamics in biological membranes. A droplet interface bilayer (DIB) is made by contacting two aqueous droplets covered with a lipid monolayer, and has increasingly been employed as a model artificial biological membrane. In this study, we have investigated the effect of acyl chain structure of amphiphilic monoglycerides on the osmotic permeability of water across DIB membranes composed of these monoglycerides, where the acyl chain length (C14-C24), number of double bonds (1-4), and the position of double bond are varied systematically along the acyl chains. Both permeability values and activation energies have been extracted for water transport across a lipid bilayer formed of a homologous series of lipids, allowing us to make ready comparisons between the different lipids and potentially better elucidate the contributions that molecular motifs make to the permeation process.
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- Maria Lopez
- Department of Chemistry, Iona College , 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iona College , 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iona College , 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Iona College , 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10801, United States
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Effect of carbachol on intestinal mucosal blood flow, activity of Na+-K+-ATPase, expression of aquaporin-1, and intestinal absorption rate during enteral resuscitation of burn shock in rats. J Burn Care Res 2010; 31:200-6. [PMID: 20061857 DOI: 10.1097/bcr.0b013e3181c89eba] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We investigated the effect of carbachol (CAR, a cholinergic agent) on intestinal mucosal blood flow (IMBF), activity of Na-K-ATPase, expression of aquaporin (AQP)-1, and intestinal absorption rate during enteral resuscitation of a 35%TBSA scald in rats with a glucose electrolyte solution (GES). One hundred male Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: sham scald (N group); scald without fluid resuscitation (S group); scald resuscitated with enteral GES alone (GES group); scald resuscitated with enteral CAR alone (CAR group); and scald resuscitated with enteral CAR plus GES (GES/CAR group). The rats were inflicted 35%TBSA third degree of scald injury on the back with boiling water (100 degrees C, 15 seconds) in all groups, except the sham scald group. A catheter was inserted into the proximal duodenum (5 cm distal to pylorus) and distal ileum (5 cm proximal to cecum), of each rats through laparotomy, thus a segment of intestine was virtually isolated to form a loop for inlet and outlet of introduced fluid. In N, GES, and GES/CAR groups, fluids were introduced 30 minutes after scald injury. The speed of fluid infusion was 4 ml/kg/1%TBSA for 4 hours. CAR (60 microg/kg) was injected into the intestinal lumen at 30-minute after injury in CAR and GES/CAR groups. At 2 and 4 hours after scald, intestinal absorption rate of water and Na, and IMBF were determined, respectively. Then, animals were killed, and specimens of intestinal tissue were obtained for the determination of the activity of Na-K-ATPase, hematoxylin-eosin coloring, and expression of AQP-1. The intestinal absorption rate was reduced markedly in GES group compared with sham scald group at 2 and 4 hours after scald, and absorption rate of small intestine in GES/CAR was significantly higher than that in GES group (P < .05). It was also found that there was significant decrease in IMBF, activity of Na-K-ATPase, and expression of AQP-1 in scald group compared with the sham group. However, in GES/CAR group, the levels of these parameters were significantly increased compared with scald groups (P < .05). The results indicate that CAR promotes intestinal absorption rate of water and Na by improving IMBF, ATPase activity, and AQP-1 expression in gut mucosa during resuscitation with enteral GES of burn shock in rats.
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Bao CM, Hu S, Geng SJ, Wu J, Che JW, Tian YJ, Lu JY, Wu Y, Sheng ZY. Effect of carbachol on expression of TNF-α and aquaporin-1 in small intestine during enteral resuscitation of scald injury in rats. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2008; 16:2171-2174. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v16.i19.2171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the effects of carbachol (a cholinergic agent) on expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and aquaporin-1 (AQP-1) water channels in small intestine of scalded rats.
METHODS: Wistar rats were randomly assigned to five groups: shame scald (N), scald without fluid resuscitation (S), scald resuscitated with enteral GES alone (GES), scald resuscitated with enteral carbachol alone (CAR) and scald resuscitated with enteral carbachol plus GES (GES/CAR) (n = 10). About 35% TBSA of scald injury was formed with boiling water on back of rats in all groups except the shame scald group. N, GES and GES/CAR groups were enterally administered 30 min after scald injury. The specimens of jejunum of all groups were harvested and analyzed. AQP-1 expression in intestines was evaluated using immunohistochemical method, TNF-α was measured using ELISA and the liquid absorption rate was determined using phenol red.
RESULTS: Compared with the shame scald group, AQP-1 expression in small intestine was significantly decreased in scalded animals (90.3 ± 18.4 vs 4851.6 ± 654.5, P < 0.01), but significantly increased in CAR, GES and GES/CAR groups (1806.1 ± 110.1, 2272.3 ± 113.8, 3322.0 ± 595.9 vs 90.3 ± 18.4, all P < 0.01). TNF-α level in intestinal tissues of GES/CAR and CAR groups were markedly suppressed compared with those in S and GES groups (0.9 ± 0.3, 1.0 ± 0.47 vs 1.8 ± 0.3, 1.9 ± 0.2, P < 0.05). TNF-α expression level was negatively correlated with AQP-1 of small intestine in GES/CAR, CAR and S groups (r = -0.9030, -0.9602, -0.9866, all P < 0.05). Liquid absorption rate of small intestine in GES/CAR group was significantly increased compared with GES group (21.0% ± 0.1% vs 12.7% ± 0.1%, P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Carbachol have significant effects on improving the liquid absorption by inhibiting TNF-α and up-regulating AQP-1 expression in small intestine.
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Moreno MJ, Estronca LMBB, Vaz WLC. Translocation of phospholipids and dithionite permeability in liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered membranes. Biophys J 2006; 91:873-81. [PMID: 16617082 PMCID: PMC1563774 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.082115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We present a detailed study of the translocation rate of two headgroup-labeled phospholipid derivatives, one with two acyl chains, NBD-DMPE, and the other with a single acyl chain, NBD-lysoMPE, in lipid bilayer membranes in the liquid-disordered state (POPC) and in the liquid-ordered states (POPC/cholesterol (Chol), molar ratio 1:1, and sphingomyelin (SpM)/Chol, molar ratio 6:4). The study was performed as a function of temperature and the thermodynamic parameters of the translocation process have been obtained. The most important findings are 1), the translocation of NBD-DMPE is significantly faster than the translocation of NBD-lysoMPE for all bilayer compositions and temperatures tested; and 2), for both phospholipid derivatives, the translocation in POPC bilayers is approximately 1 order of magnitude faster than in POPC/Chol (1:1) bilayers and approximately 2-3 orders of magnitude faster than in SpM/Chol (6:4) bilayers. The permeability of the lipid bilayers to dithionite has also been measured. In liquid disordered membranes, the permeability rate constant obtained is comparable to the translocation rate constant of NBD-DMPE. However, in liquid-ordered bilayers, the permeability of dithionite is significantly faster then the translocation of NBD-DMPE. The change in enthalpy and entropy associated with the formation of the activated state in the translocation and permeation processes has also been obtained.
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- Maria João Moreno
- Departamento de Quimica, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-535 Coimbra, Portugal.
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