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Zhang B, Yang H, Cai G, Nie Q, Sun Y. The interactions between the host immunity and intestinal microorganisms in fish. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:30. [PMID: 38170313 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-023-12934-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Abstract
There is a huge quantity of microorganisms in the gut of fish, which exert pivotal roles in maintaining host intestinal and general health. The fish immunity can sense and shape the intestinal microbiota and maintain the intestinal homeostasis. In the meantime, the intestinal commensal microbes regulate the fish immunity, control the extravagant proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms, and ensure the intestinal health of the host. This review summarizes developments and progress on the known interactions between host immunity and intestinal microorganisms in fish, focusing on the recent advances in zebrafish (Danio rerio) showing the host immunity senses and shapes intestinal microbiota, and intestinal microorganisms tune host immunity. This review will offer theoretical references for the development, application, and commercialization of intestinal functional microorganisms in fish. KEY POINTS: • The interactions between the intestinal microorganisms and host immunity in zebrafish • Fish immunity senses and shapes the microbiota • Intestinal microbes tune host immunity in fish.
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- Biyun Zhang
- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, Fujian, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, Fujian, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, Fujian, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, Fujian, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation, Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, Fujian, China.
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Sha W, Gong C, Xiao G, Hou C, Ren J. Interaction-based screening, Monte Carlo Bayesian inference-based de novo design and in vitro verification of adenine-binding peptide. Food Chem 2024; 448:139076. [PMID: 38537545 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/24/2024]
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One of the main reasons for hyperuricemia is high purine intake. The primary strategy for treating hyperuricemia is blocking the purine metabolism enzyme. However, by binding the purine bases directly, we suggested a unique therapeutic strategy that might interfere with purine metabolism. There have been numerous reports of extensive interactions between proteins and purine bases. Adenine, constituting numerous protein co-factors, can interact with the adenine-binding motif. Using Bayesian Inference and Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling, we created a novel adenine-binding peptide Ile-Tyr-Val-Thr based on the structure of the adenine-binding motifs. Ile-Tyr-Val-Thr generates a semi-pocket that can clip the adenine within, as demonstrated by docking. Then, using thermodynamic techniques, the interaction between Ile-Tyr-Val-Thr and adenine was confirmed. The KD value is 1.50e-5 (ΔH = -20.2 kJ/mol and ΔG = -27.6 kJ/mol), indicating the high affinity. In brief, the adenine-binding peptide Ile-Tyr-Val-Thr may help lower uric acid level by blocking the absorption of food-derived adenine.
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- Wanqian Sha
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Yuan K, Li X, Zeng Y, Liu C, Zhu Y, Hu J, Sun J, Bai W. Chemical stability of carboxylpyranocyanidin-3-O-glucoside under β-glucosidase treatment and description of their interaction. Food Chem 2024; 447:138840. [PMID: 38458128 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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Anthocyanins are susceptible to degradation by β-glycosidase, resulting in color loss. This study analyzed the impact of β-glycosidase on carboxylpyranocyanidin-3-O-glucoside (Carboxyl-pycy-3-gluc) and its precursor cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (Cy-3-gluc). Carboxyl-pycy-3-gluc exhibited enhanced stability upon treatment with β-glucosidase. Ultraviolet-visible and circular dichroism spectroscopy revealed slight changes in the microenvironment and secondary structure of β-glycosidase when carboxyl-pycy-3-gluc was present. The fluorescence experiment indicated that anthocyanins quench the fluorescence of β-glycosidase through static quenching via hydrophobic interactions. Molecular docking of six types of carboxylpyranoanthocyanins and their precursors with β-glycosidase revealed that carboxylpyranoanthocyanins exhibited lower binding affinity than their precursors, consistent with the enzyme kinetic experiment results. The incorporation carboxyl-pycy-3-gluc into Sanhua Plum Juice and Wine endowed them with vivid and stable coloration. The study illustrated that carboxyl-pycy-3-gluc exhibits low binding affinity with β-glycosidase, thereby maintaining stability and confirming its potential as a colorant.
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- Kailan Yuan
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China.
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Singh V, Kasaudhan V. Volumetric and taste behavior of D(+)-glucose and D(-)-fructose in aqueous solutions of ethanolammoium acetate. Food Chem 2024; 446:138864. [PMID: 38432132 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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The hydration and taste behaviour of glucose and fructose in aqueous ethanolammonium acetate solutions were investigated by measuring volumetric properties. Density and speed of sound were measured at four different temperatures. Apparent and partial molar volumes, apparent specific compressibility, apparent specific volume, transfer volumes, and hydration numbers were determined from the measured density and speed of sound data. Positive transfer properties of saccharides from water to aqueous ethanolammonium acetate solutions suggested the dominance of hydrophilic-ionic interactions. However, such interactions weakened with incremental concentrations of ethanolammonium acetate. The transfer properties increased in the order: glucose > fructose, indicating stronger interactions between glucose and ethanolammonium acetate. The apparent specific volume and apparent specific isentropic compressibility values for monosaccharides in water and in aqueous ethanolammonium acetate were found to fall within the sweet taste modality.
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- Vickramjeet Singh
- Department of Chemistry, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 144027, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar 144027, Punjab, India
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Wei L, Li J, Qin X, Wang Q, Zhong J. Enhancing the antioxidant properties and compatibility of protein/sodium alginate film by incorporating Zanthoxylum bungeanum essential oil Pickering emulsion. Food Chem 2024; 445:138771. [PMID: 38394912 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Zanthoxylum bungeanum essential oil (ZBEO) Pickering emulsion was incorporated into rice protein (RP)/sodium alginate (SA)-based film to enhance the antioxidant activity and compatibility. With increasing ZBEO content from 2 % to 4 %, the average size of ZBEO Pickering emulsion ranged from 124.28 to 165.65 nm. The best mechanical property with a tensile strength of 14.56 MPa and hydrophobicity with a water vapor permeability of 2.11 × 10-12 g⋅cm-1⋅s-1⋅Pa-1 of emulsion film were achieved with 0.8 % ZBEO. In addition, the loss of ZBEO in the emulsion films was reduced by 11-14 %. The DPPH radical scavenging activity of emulsion film with 1.2 % ZBEO was 65.54 % in 95 % ethanol. The results of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation showed that electrostatic interactions played a leading role in film formation. Overall, ZBEO Pickering emulsion is an effective method to enhance the antioxidant activity, mechanical strength and hydrophobicity of RP/SA film.
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- Linli Wei
- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, China.
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Liang Q, Jiang X, Zhang X, Sun T, Lv Y, Bai Z, Shi W. Ultrasonic treatment enhanced the binding capacity of volatile aldehydes and pearl mussel (Hyriopsis cumingii) muscle: Investigation of underlying mechanisms. Food Chem 2024; 444:138630. [PMID: 38335681 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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This study was aim to investigate the influencing mechanism of ultrasonic treatment on the interaction between volatile aldehydes and myosin. The results showed that when the mass concentration ratio of myosin to heptanal/hexanal was 1:0.3, ultrasonic treatment could enhance the binding capacity of myosin to heptanal/hexanal, especially the binding of myosin to hexanal. The entropy and enthalpy values of their interaction were negative, indicating that the interaction was mainly driven by hydrogen bond and van der Waals force. After ultrasonic treatment, the fluorescence wavelength of myosin-heptanal/hexanal complex was redshifted, the α-helix content was increased, while its roughness values, particle size and the polydispersity index were decreased. These demonstrated that ultrasonic treatment was conducive to myosin binding to heptanal/hexanal, thereby restraining the release of volatile flavor compounds from myosin, which could provide new insights for the regulation of volatile flavor compounds.
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- Qianqian Liang
- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China
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- Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Cultivating Elite Breeds and Green-culture of Aquaculture Animals, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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Tan H, Zhou H, Guo T, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Yuan R, Ma L. pH-induced interaction mechanism of zearalenone with zein: Binding characteristics, conformational structure and intermolecular forces. Food Chem 2024; 444:138595. [PMID: 38325086 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Zein-bound zearalenone (ZEN) complexes are naturally existed in maize by their spontaneous interaction, which significantly impacts the risk assessment of ZEN. Additionally, the pH levels in processing could affect the binding or release of zein-bound ZEN. In this study, pH-induced interaction mechanism of ZEN with zein were studied. Results showed that the acid conditions increased the binding constant (Ka) from 3.46 to 10.0 × 104 L/mol, binding energy from -17.38 to -43.49 kJ mol-1. By increasing hydrophobic interaction and hydrogen bond of ZEN with zein, the binding of ZEN with zein was promoted, forming zein-bound ZEN. Whereas, alkaline conditions decreased the Ka to 1.45 × 104 L/mol and binding energy to 148.48 kJ mol-1, weakened ZEN-zein interaction and stretched zein molecules, resulting the release of ZEN from zein. This study could provide important theoretical basis for perfecting risk assessment and controlling zein-bound ZEN during processing.
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- Hongxia Tan
- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Key Laboratory of Condiment Supervision Technology for State Market Regulation, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Key Laboratory of Condiment Supervision Technology for State Market Regulation, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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Hu X, Liu L, Zhong J, Liu X, Qin X. Improved physicochemical properties and in vitro digestion of walnut oil microcapsules with soy protein isolate and highly oxidized konjac glucomannan as wall materials. Food Chem 2024; 444:138640. [PMID: 38325078 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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This study investigated the effect of the oxidation degrees of oxidized konjac glucomannan (OKGM) on the encapsulation efficiency (EE), physicochemical and in vitro digestive properties of soy protein isolate (SPI)-based microcapsules walnut oil using experimental and computational approaches. Microcapsules had the highest EE when the ratio of OKGM and SPI to oil was 2.5:1. With increasing the oxidation degree of OKGM, the EE of microcapsules was increased and the hygroscopicity was decreased. Molecular dynamics simulation results showed that SPI/oil/highly OKGM had relatively low binding energy (-4.03 × 106 kJ/mol) and strong electrostatic interactions, which may contribute to a higher EE and lower hygroscopicity of microcapsules, respectively. The oxidative stability of the oil was markedly improved by SPI and OKGM, and microcapsules prepared with SPI and highly OKGM had the highest in vitro digestion. This study provided theoretical support for broadening the application of microcapsules prepared with SPI and OKGM.
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- Xiao Hu
- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Wang L, Liu J, Wang X, Li X, Zhang X, Yuan L, Wu Y, Liu M. Effect of the combined binding of topotecan and catechin/protocatechuic acid to a pH-sensitive DNA tetrahedron on release and cytotoxicity: Spectroscopic and calorimetric studies. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2024; 314:124179. [PMID: 38522375 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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The therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapy drugs can be effectively improved through the dual effects of their combination with natural polyphenols and the delivery of targeted DNA nanostructures. In this work, the interactions of topotecan (TPT), (+)-catechin (CAT), or protocatechuic acid (PCA) with a pH-sensitive DNA tetrahedron (MUC1-TD) in the binary and ternary systems at pHs 5.0 and 7.4 were investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy and calorimetry. The intercalative binding mode of TPT/CAT/PC to MUC1-TD was confirmed, and their affinity was ranked in the order of PCA > CAT > TPT. The effects of the pH-sensitivity of MUC1-TD and different molecular structures of CAT and PCA on the loading, release, and cytotoxicity of TPT were discussed. The weakened interaction under acidic conditions and the co-loading of CAT/PCA, especially PCA, improved the release of TPT loaded by MUC1-TD. The targeting of MUC1-TD and the synergistic effect with CAT/PCA, especially CAT, enhanced the cytotoxicity of TPT on A549 cells. For L02 cells, the protective effect of CAT/PCA reduced the damage caused by TPT. The single or combined TPT loaded by MUC1-TD was mainly concentrated in the nucleus of A549 cells. This work will provide key information for the combined application of TPT and CAT/PCA loaded by DNA nanostructures to improve chemotherapy efficacy and reduce side effects.
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- Lu Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Institute of Biopharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China; Institute of Biopharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
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Hu ZY, Sui HY, Zhong QF, Hu L, Shi JH, Jiang SL, Han L. In vitro investigation of the binding characteristics of dacomitinib to human α 1-acid glycoprotein: Multispectral and computational modeling. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2024; 314:124197. [PMID: 38554689 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Dacomitinib is a highly selective second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor that can irreversibly bind to tyrosine kinase and is mainly used in the treatment of lung cancer. The binding characteristics of dacomitinib with human α 1-acid glycoprotein (HAG) were analyzed by multispectral and computational simulation techniques. The fluorescence spectra showed that dacomitinib can quench the fluorescence of HAG by forming the HAG-dacomitinib complex with a molar ratio of 1:1 (static quenching). At the temperature similar to that of the human body, the affinity of dacomitinib to HAG (8.95 × 106 M-1) was much greater than that to BSA (3.39 × 104 M-1), indicating that dacomitinib will give priority to binding onto HAG. Thermodynamics parameters analysis and driving force competition experiments showed that hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic forces were the major sources for keeping the complex of HAG-dacomitinib stable. The experimental outcomes also showed that the binding of dacomitinib can lead to the loosening of the skeleton structure of HAG, which led to a slight change in the secondary structure, and also reduces the hydrophobicity of the microenvironment of Trp and Tyr residues. The binding sites of dacomitinib on HAG and the contribution of key amino acid residues to the binding reaction were determined by molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. In addition, it was found that there was a synergistic effect between dacomitinib and Mg2+ and Co2+ ions. Mg2+ and Co2+ could increase the Kb of dacomitinib to HAG and prolong the half-life of dacomitinib.
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- Zhe-Ying Hu
- College of Pharmaceutic Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Pharmaceutic Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Pharmaceutic Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Pharmaceutic Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Pharmaceutic Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Pharmaceutic Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
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Abbasi A, Qi L, Chen G. Transport of nanoscale zero-valent iron in the presence of rhamnolipid. Sci Total Environ 2024; 927:172279. [PMID: 38588747 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) particles have gained widespread use for in-situ treatment of various chlorinated hydrocarbons. Their non-toxic nature, affordability, and minimal maintenance requirements have made them a favored material for nanoremediation. The treatment typically involves the injection of nZVI particles into contaminated sites using direct-push well injection systems. However, their small size leads to high surface energy, causing aggregation that alters their physiochemical properties, reactivity, and transport behavior. To counteract aggregation, nZVI suspension can be stabilized with different surfactants, reducing the surface energy during subsurface soil transport. This study investigates the impact of rhamnolipid, a biosurfactant produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa during the late growth phase, on the aggregation and mobility of nZVI particles. The retardation factor of nZVI in the model media of zeolite, ZK406H, decreased from 1.66 in the absence of rhamnolipid to 1.03, 0.98, 0.93, and 0.87, corresponding to the presence of rhamnolipid at concentrations of 20, 50, 80, and 100 mg/L. The deposition coefficient also decreased from 2.39 in the absence of rhamnolipid to 0.459, 0.279, 0.217, and 0.0966, corresponding to the presence of rhamnolipid at concentrations of 20, 50, 80, and 100 mg/L. The transport parameters of nZVI in ZK406H were linked to the interactions of nZVI particles with ZK406H by the DLVO theory.
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- Alireza Abbasi
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States of America.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States of America
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States of America
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Xie Q, Nie M, Zhang F, Shao X, Wang J, Song J, Wang Y. An unexpected interaction between diabetes and cardiovascular diseases on cognitive function: A cross-sectional study. J Affect Disord 2024; 354:688-693. [PMID: 38521139 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Impaired cognitive function in older individuals significantly affects quality of life. The interaction between comorbid diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its impact on cognitive impairment remains unclear. METHODS This study analyzed 2564 subjects from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey dataset. Cognitive function was measured using various scores, including CERAD Total Score, CERAD Delayed Recall Score (CDRS), Animal Fluency Total Score, and Digit Symbol Score. Multiple regression models were constructed to explore the relationship between different diseases and cognitive function, considering covariates such as age, sex, education, body mass index, alcohol intake, smoking, physical activity, kidney function, and hypertension. RESULTS After adjusting for multiple factors, the presence of CVD, diabetes, or both showed a significant negative association with the total cognitive score. The CDRS was associated with both CVD and diabetes. The Digit Symbol score was associated with the presence of CVD, diabetes, or both. No significant differences were found between patients with diabetes and CVD in cognitive test results. An interaction between CVD and diabetes was observed in relation to the CDRS but not in other test scores or the total score. CONCLUSION The individual impact of each disease on cognitive function was not significant. However, an interaction between CVD and diabetes was found when both diseases coexisted, specifically in relation to delayed learning ability.
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- Qifei Xie
- Nuclear Medicine Department, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, China; Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, China
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, China
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, China
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- Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow University, China.
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Ford J, Reuber M. Face-to-face and telephone appointments in the seizure clinic: A comparative analysis based on recorded interactions. Patient Educ Couns 2024; 123:108171. [PMID: 38368785 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2024.108171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Telephone appointments are now widely used in seizure treatment, but there is little understanding of how they compare to face-to-face appointments. Studies from other fields suggest that comparisons can be done on three levels: 1) Abstract level: duration of appointment. 2) Structural level: distribution of talk. 3) Detailed level: aspects of communication. This study aims to compare seizure clinic face-to-face and telephone appointments based on their duration, distribution of talk, and the number of questions asked by patients/companions. METHODS Statistical comparison between recordings and transcripts of 34 telephone appointments (recorded in 2021) and 56 face-to-face appointments (recorded in 2013). RESULTS There was no significant difference between the duration of face-to-face (median: 16.5 min) and telephone appointments (median: 16.2 min). There was no significant difference in the ratio of neurologist to patient/companion talk (face-to-face: 55% vs. 45%, telephone: 54% vs. 46%). Patients/companions asked significantly more questions per minute in face-to-face (median: 0.17) than telephone appointments (median: 0.06, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION At a broad level, seizure clinic face-to-face and telephone appointments are similar. Examining the details of the interaction, however, reveals important differences in questioning. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Practitioners could take steps to facilitate patient questioning in telephone appointments.
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- Joseph Ford
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, UK.
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Sheffield, UK
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Mattisson M, Börjeson S, Årestedt K, Lindberg M. Interaction between telenurses and callers - A deductive analysis of content and timing in telephone nursing calls. Patient Educ Couns 2024; 123:108178. [PMID: 38387390 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2024.108178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the content and timing of verbal interaction between telephone nurses and callers, and to suggest areas for improvement. METHODS Transcribed telephone conversations (n = 30) to a national nurse-led advisory service were analyzed using deductive content analysis. Categorization of data was based on components of interaction in the Interaction Model of Client Heath Behavior (IMCHB): health information, affective support, decisional control, and professional-technical competencies. The content was described both quantitatively, based on word count, and qualitatively, using descriptions and exemplars. Transcripts were also coded according to five phases in the conversation process: opening, listening, analyzing, motivating, and ending. The distribution of interaction components among phases was explored. RESULTS Interaction primarily focused on health information, particularly during the listening and analyzing phases. Telenurses based their advice on medical facts and guided callers through the conversation process. Callers' emotions and reflections on advice were rarely discussed. CONCLUSIONS Health information dominate conversations. Interaction can be further developed, particularly with respect to acknowledging callers' emotional responses, their reactions to advice, and ensuring clarity in exchange of health information. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Findings offer valuable guidance for future development of interaction in telenursing.
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- Marie Mattisson
- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Research, Region Kalmar County, Kalmar, Sweden; Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden, Region Kalmar County, Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV), Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Wu P, Guo Q, Zhao Y, Bian M, Cao S, Zhang J(J, Duan X. Emerging concern on air pollution and health: Trade-off between air pollution exposure and physical activity. Eco Environ Health 2024; 3:202-207. [PMID: 38655004 PMCID: PMC11035044 DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.2024.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Air pollution is a major contributor to the global disease burden, especially affecting respiratory and cardiovascular health. However, physical activity is associated with improved lung function, a slower decline in lung function, and lower mortality. The public is more likely to be exposed to air pollution during outdoor physical activity. However, studies on how long-term and short-term exposure to air pollution interacts with physical activity yield inconsistent results, and the thresholds for air pollution and physical activity remain unclear. Thus, more studies are needed to provide sufficient evidence to guide the public to safely engage in outdoor physical activity when exposed to air pollution.
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- Pengpeng Wu
- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- China North Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Research Institute, Beiing 100072, China
- Collective Intelligence & Collaboration Laboratory, Beijing 100072, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Nicholas School of the Environment and Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA
- Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan 215316, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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Wang Y, Liu J, Yang B, Zhang F, Liu X, Niu S, Bi S. Efficient detection of aklomide/nitromide based on a sensor of MPA capped CdTe QDs using fluorescence quenching method. Food Chem 2024; 441:138350. [PMID: 38183725 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/31/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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Based on the fluorescence sensor of 3-Mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) capped CdTe quantum dots (QDs), two novel detection methods for aklomide and nitromide were developed. The MPA-CdTe QDs were synthesized and characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet visible (UV-vis) and fluorescence (FL). The quenchings were all static. The binding constants (Ka) at different temperatures were obtained. Electrostatic forces were the main forces for the two bindings. For the detection of aklomide and nitromide, under the optimal conditions, the effects of some metal ions, glucose, bovine serum albumin (BSA) and congeneric drug on the determination were explored. The standard equations were established and the limits of detection (LOD) were 0.0215 and 0.0388 μg mL-1 (3S0/S), repectively. The methods were applied to analyse the samples of chicken and duck, the recoveries were 99.41 % - 101.24 % with RSDs of 0.29 % - 1.19 % (n = 5).
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- Yuting Wang
- College of Chemistry, Changchun Normal University, Changchun 130032, China
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- College of Chemistry, Changchun Normal University, Changchun 130032, China
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- College of Chemistry, Changchun Normal University, Changchun 130032, China
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- College of Chemistry, Changchun Normal University, Changchun 130032, China
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- College of Chemistry, Changchun Normal University, Changchun 130032, China
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- College of Chemistry, Changchun Normal University, Changchun 130032, China
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- College of Chemistry, Changchun Normal University, Changchun 130032, China.
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Han R, Zhu T, Zhou L, Chen M, Wang D, Liu J. Association mechanism between Arabidopsis immune coreceptor BAK1 and Pseudomonas syringae effector HopF2. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 710:149871. [PMID: 38579538 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.149871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Brassinosteroid activated kinase 1 (BAK1) is a cell-surface coreceptor which plays multiple roles in innate immunity of plants. HopF2 is an effector secreted by the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 into Arabidopsis and suppresses host immune system through interaction with BAK1 as well as its downstream kinase MKK5. The association mechanism of HopF2 to BAK1 remains unclear, which prohibits our understanding and subsequent interfering of their interaction for pathogen management. Herein, we found the kinase domain of BAK1 (BAK1-KD) is sufficient for HopF2 association. With a combination of hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry and mutational assays, we found a region of BAK1-KD N-lobe and a region of HopF2 head subdomain are critical for intermolecular interaction, which is also supported by unbiased protein-protein docking with ClusPro and kinase activity assay. Collectively, this research presents the interaction mechanism between Arabidopsis BAK1 and P. syringae HopF2, which could pave the way for bactericide development that blocking the functioning of HopF2 toward BAK1.
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- Rui Han
- State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory for Crop Pest Monitoring and Green Control, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory for Crop Pest Monitoring and Green Control, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory for Crop Pest Monitoring and Green Control, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory for Crop Pest Monitoring and Green Control, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory for Crop Pest Monitoring and Green Control, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory for Crop Pest Monitoring and Green Control, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Yuan L, Liu T, Qi X, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Wang Q, Liu M. Multi-spectroscopic and molecular docking studies for the pH-dependent interaction of β-lactoglobulin with (-)-epicatechin gallate and/or piceatannol: Influence on antioxidant activity and stability. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2024; 313:124090. [PMID: 38428163 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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(-)-Epicatechin gallate (ECG) and piceatannol (PIC) are commonly polyphenols with excellent biological activities. β-Lactoglobulin (BLG) is a food-grade globule protein and its morphologies are sensitive to pH. This study used experimental and computational methods to determine the interaction of single or combined ECG and PIC with BLG at different pHs. The static quenching process was determined through fluorescence and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. Compared with ECG, PIC could significantly bind to BLG with higher affinity. Their binding affinity for BLG with different morphologies followed the tendency of monomer > dimer > tetramer. The negative contribution of van der Waals forces, electrostatic interactions, and hydrogen bonds to ΔHo exceeded the positive contribution of hydrophobic interactions in the spontaneous and exothermic process. The reduced binding affinity in the ternary systems demonstrated the competitive binding between ECG and PIC on BLG, and the hinder effect of ECG or PIC was enhanced with increasing pH. Molecular docking studies revealed the same binding sites of ECG and PIC on various conformations of BLG and identical driven forces as thermodynamic results. Tryptophan and tyrosine were the main participators in the BLG + ECG and BLG + PIC systems, respectively. The conformational changes in the binary and ternary systems could be ascertained through synchronous fluorescence, circular dichroism, and dynamic light scattering. Furthermore, the effects of pH and BLG encapsulation on the antioxidant capacity and stability of ECG or PIC were also implemented. ECG or PIC was the most stable in the (BLG + PIC) + ECG system at pH 6.0. This study could clarify the interaction mechanism between ECG/PIC and BLG and elucidate the pH effect on their binding information. The results will provide basic support for their usage in food processing and applications.
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- Lixia Yuan
- Institute of BioPharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, People's Republic of China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of BioPharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of BioPharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of BioPharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of BioPharmaceutical Research, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, People's Republic of China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, People's Republic of China.
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Yang H, Li Q. Modifying humus-phosphorus-arsenic interactions in sludge composting: The strengthening of phosphorus availability and arsenic efflux detoxification mechanisms. J Hazard Mater 2024; 470:134131. [PMID: 38552390 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Arsenic (As) in sewage sludge poses a significant threat to environmental and human health, which has attracted widespread attention. This study investigated the value of adding sodium percarbonate (SP) on phosphorus (P) availability and As efflux detoxification through HS-P-As interactions. Due to the unique structure of humus (HS) and the similar chemical properties of P and As, the conditions for HS-P-As interaction are provided. This study discussed the content, morphology and microbial communities of HS, P and As by using metagenomic and correlation analysis. The results showed that the humification index in the experiment group (SPC) was 2.34 times higher than that in the control group (CK). The available phosphorus (AP) content of SPC increased from 71.09 mg/kg to 126.14 mg/kg, and SPC was 1.11 times that of CK. The relative abundance of ACR3/ArsB increased. Pst, Actinomyces and Bacillus commonly participated in P and As conversion. The correlation analysis revealed that the humification process was enhanced, the AP was strengthened, and the As was efflux detoxified after SP amendment. All in all, this study elucidated the key mechanism of HS-P-As interaction and put forward a new strategy for sewage sludge resource utilization and detoxification.
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- Hongmei Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
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Chen Q, Wang Q, Bu C, An Z, Jin L, Chi L. Inhibition of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) by heparin oligosaccharides with specific structures. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 332:121909. [PMID: 38431413 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.121909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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COMT inhibitors are commonly used to improve the effectiveness of levodopa in treating Parkinson's disease by inhibiting its conversion to 3-O-methyldopa. Because of the serious side effect of nitrocatechol COMT inhibitors, it is necessary to develop non-nitrocatechol COMT inhibitors with a higher safety profile. Heparin has been observed to bind to COMT. However, the exact functional significance of this interaction is not fully understood. In this study, the contribution of different substitution of heparin to its binding with COMT was investigated. In vitro and in vivo, heparin oligosaccharides can bind to COMT and inhibit its activity. Furthermore, we enriched the functional heparin oligosaccharides that bind to COMT and identified the sequence UA2S-GlcN(S/Ac)6(S/H)-UA2S-GlcNS6(S/H)-UA2(S/H)-GlcNS6S as the characteristic structural domain of these functional oligosaccharides. This study has elucidated the relationship between the structure of heparin oligosaccharides and their activity against COMT, providing valuable insights for the development of non-nitrocatechol COMT inhibitors with improved safety and efficacy.
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- Qingqing Chen
- National Glycoengineering Research Center and Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Rd, Qingdao 266200, China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center and Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Rd, Qingdao 266200, China; Xianghu Laboratory, 168 Gongwen Rd, Hangzhou 311231, China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center and Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Rd, Qingdao 266200, China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center and Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Rd, Qingdao 266200, China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center and Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Rd, Qingdao 266200, China.
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center and Shandong Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, 72 Binhai Rd, Qingdao 266200, China.
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Fatima M, Nabi F, Khan RH, Naeem A. Investigating the binding interaction of quinoline yellow with bovine serum albumin and anti-amyloidogenic behavior of ferulic acid on QY-induced BSA fibrils. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2024; 313:124076. [PMID: 38442614 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Protein aggregation induces profound changes in the structure along with the conformation of the protein, and is responsible for the pathogenesis of a number of neurodegenerative conditions such as Huntington's, Creutzfeldt-Jacob, Type II diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer's, etc. Numerous multi-spectroscopic approaches and in-silico experiments were utilized to investigate BSA's biomolecular interaction and aggregation in the presence of quinoline yellow. The present research investigation evaluated the interaction of BSA with the food colorant (QY) at two different pH (7.4 and 2.0). The development of the BSA-QY complex was established with UV visible and fluorescence spectroscopy. The quenching of fluorescence upon the interaction of BSA with QY revealed the static nature of quenching mechanism. The Kb value obtained from our result is 4. 54 × 10-4 M-1. The results from the competitive site marker study infer that quinoline yellow is binding with the sub-domain IB of bovine serum albumin, specifically on site III. Three-dimensional fluorescence and synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy were applied for monitoring the alterations in the microenvironment of BSA upon the addition of quinoline yellow. The results from turbidity and RLS studies showed that higher concentrations of QY (80-400 µM) triggered bovine serum albumin (BSA) aggregation at pH 2.0. At pH 7.4, QY couldn't manage to trigger bovine serum albumin aggregation, perhaps because of the repulsion between negatively charged dye (QY) and anionic bovine serum albumin. The results from far-UV CD, Congo Red, and scanning electron microscopy implicate that the QY-induced aggregates exhibit amyloid fibril-like structures. Molecular docking results revealed that hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonding, and Pi-Sulfur interactions contribute to QY-induced aggregation of BSA. Further, the amyloid inhibitory potential of ferulic acid (FA), a phenolic acid on QY-induced aggregation of BSA, has also been assessed. The QY-induced amyloid fibrils are FA-soluble, as confirmed by turbidity, RLS, and far-UV CD studies. Far-UV CD results showed that FA retains α helix and inhibits cross β sheet formation when the BSA samples were pre-incubated with increasing concentrations of FA (0-500 µM). Our findings conclude that QY dye successfully stimulates BSA aggregation, but ferulic acid inhibits QY-induced aggregation of BSA. Thus, FA can serve as a therapeutic agent and can help in the treatment of various amyloid-related conditions.
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- Maham Fatima
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, U.P., India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, U.P., India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, U.P., India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, U.P., India.
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Li H, Asta N, Wang Z, Pettersson T, Wågberg L. Reevaluation of the adhesion between cellulose materials using macro spherical beads and flat model surfaces. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 332:121894. [PMID: 38431407 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.121894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Interactions between dry cellulose were studied using model systems, cellulose beads, and cellulose films, using custom-built contact adhesion testing equipment. Depending on the configuration of the substrates in contact, Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) film, cellulose films spin-coated either on PDMS or glass, the interaction shows three distinct processes. Firstly, molecular interlocking is formed between cellulose and cellulose when there is a soft PDMS thin film backing the cellulose film. Secondly, without backing, no initial attraction force between the surfaces is observed. Thirdly, a significant force increase, ∆F, is observed during the retraction process for cellulose on glass, and there is a maximum in ∆F when the retraction rate is increased. This is due to the kinetics of a contacting process occurring in the interaction zone between the surfaces caused by an interdigitation of a fine fibrillar structure at the nano-scale, whereas, for the spin-coated cellulose surfaces on the PDMS backing, there is a more direct adhesive failure. The results have generated understanding of the interaction between cellulose-rich materials, which helps design new, advanced cellulose-based materials. The results also show the complexity of the interaction between these surfaces and that earlier mechanisms, based on macroscopic material testing, are simply not adequate for molecular tailoring.
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- Hailong Li
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116024 Dalian, China; Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden; Wallenberg Wood Science Centre, Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden; Wallenberg Wood Science Centre, Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, 10044 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Shi Y, Wang Z, Shao Y, Guang Q, Zhang J, Liu B, Wu C, Wang Y, Sui P. Combined SET7/9 and CDK4 inhibition act synergistically against osteosarcoma. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2024; 708:149808. [PMID: 38520914 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.149808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor. It has a poor prognosis because of a lack of therapeutic targets and strategies. The SET domain-containing lysine-specific methyltransferase, SET7/9, has various functions in different cancer types in tissue-type and signaling context-dependent manners. The role of SET7/9 in osteosarcoma cells is currently controversial and its potential as a therapeutic candidate in osteosarcoma is unknown. In the present study, SET7/9 inhibition or ablation suppressed osteosarcoma cell proliferation by causing G1 arrest. Mechanistically, SET7/9 inhibition disrupted the interaction between cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and cyclin D1, which affected CDK4-cyclin D1 complex function, leading to decreased phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein. CDK4 was overexpressed in osteosarcoma tissues and was closely related to a poor prognosis in patients with osteosarcoma. We therefore hypothesized that SET7/9 inhibition might increase the sensitivity of osteosarcoma cells to CDK4 inhibitors, potentially decreasing the risk of adverse effects of CDK4 inhibitors. The combination of SET7/9 and CDK4 inhibition enabled dose reductions of both inhibitors and had a synergistic effect against osteosarcoma growth in vivo. Collectively, these findings indicate that SET7/9 plays an oncogenic role in osteosarcoma by regulating CDK4-cyclin D1 complex interaction and function. The combination of SET7/9 and CDK4 inhibition may thus provide a novel effective therapeutic strategy for osteosarcoma with no significant toxicity.
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- Yingxu Shi
- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272007, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272067, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272067, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, No. 89 Guhuai Road, Jining, 272029, Shandong, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272007, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272007, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272007, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272007, China.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272067, China.
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Rezaei A, Ghafari ME, Sohrabi Y, Aliasghari F, Yousefinejad S, Soleimani E, Jafari S. Systemic inflammation indices as hematological biomarkers of inflammatory response in non-silicotic workers exposed to respirable silica dust. Toxicol Lett 2024; 395:26-39. [PMID: 38513876 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2024.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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This cross-sectional study was performed to assess whether systemic inflammatory indices, including systemic inflammation response index (SIRI), systemic immune‑inflammation index (SII), and aggregate index of systemic inflammation (AISI), can be considered as possible inflammatory markers in silica-exposed workers with no diagnosis of silicosis. We studied 371 non-silicotic workers exposed to respirable silica dust (RSD) and 1422 reference workers. The workers' exposure to RSD were assessed and the inflammatory indices were compared between subgroups of the exposed workers based on the severity and duration of exposure. Correlations between inflammatory indices and the pulmonary function parameters were investigated. Also, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and Youden index were used to determine the cut-off values of the SII, SIRI, and AISI. Significant dose-response relationships were observed between duration of exposure and all indices except monocytes and LMR. No significant interaction was observed between duration of exposure to RSD and smoking. Borderline significant correlations were observed between AISI and SIRI with forced expiratory volume (FEV1) and FEV1 to forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio. Higher AUCs were obtained for SII and AISI, respectively. The cut-off values for these biomarkers to be considered abnormal were > 348.48 for SII, > 183.78 for AISI, and > 0.768 for SIRI. Overall, the present study showed for the first time, that SII, AISI, and SIRI might be considered as available, easy-to-obtain, and non-expensive markers of inflammation in non-silicotic workers with a long duration of exposure to RSD who are at risk of developing silicosis in subsequent years.
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- Amirmohammad Rezaei
- Department of Occupational Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
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- Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, Iran
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Occupational Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Xing J, Hu Y, Liu W, Tang X, Sheng X, Chi H, Zhan W. The interaction between the costimulatory molecules CD80/86 and CD28 contributed to CD4 + T lymphocyte activation in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). Fish & Shellfish Immunology 2024; 148:109482. [PMID: 38458503 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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CD28 and CD80/86 are crucial co-stimulatory molecules for the T cell activation. Previous study illustrated that CD28 and CD80/86 present on T cells and antigen-presenting cells in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), respectively. The co-stimulatory molecules were closely associated with cell immunity. In this paper, recombinant protein of flounder CD80/86 (rCD80/86) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA) were added to peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) in vitro. Lymphocytes were significantly proliferated with CFSE staining, and the proportion of CD4+ and CD28+ lymphocytes significantly increased. In the meantime, genes related to the CD28-CD80/86 signaling pathway or T cell markers were significantly upregulated (p < 0.05). For further study, the interaction between CD80/86 and CD28 was confirmed. The plasmid of CD28 (pCD28-FLAG and pVN-CD28) or CD80/86 (pVC-CD80/86) was successfully constructed. In addition, pVN-ΔCD28 without the conserved motif "TFPPPF" was constructed. The results showed that bands of pCD28-FLAG bound to rCD80/86 were detected by both anti-FLAG and anti-CD80/86. pVN-CD28 complemented to pVC-CD80/86 showing positive fluorescent signals, and pVN-ΔCD28 failed to combine with pVC-CD80/86. The motif "TFPPPF" in CD28 played a crucial role in this linkage. These results indicate that CD28 and CD80/86 molecules interact with each other, and their binding may modulate T lymphocytes immune response in flounder. This study proved the existence of CD28-CD80/86 signaling pathway in flounder.
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- Jing Xing
- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Immunology of Aquatic Animals, KLMME, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Zhao Y, Ma W, Tian K, Wang Z, Fu X, Zuo Q, Qi Y, Zhang S. Sucrose ester embedded lipid carrier for DNA delivery. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2024; 198:114269. [PMID: 38527635 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Sucrose esters (SEs) have great potential in the field of nucleic acid delivery due to their unique physical and chemical properties and good biosafety. However, the mechanism of the effect of SEs structure on delivery efficiency has not been studied. The liposomes containing peptide lipids and SEs were constructed, and the effects of SEs on the interaction between the liposomes and DNA were studied. The addition of SEs affects the binding rate of liposomes to DNA, and the binding rate gradually decreases with the increase of SEs' carbon chain length. SEs also affect the binding site and affinity of liposomes to DNA, promoting the aggregation of lipids to form liposomes, where DNA wraps around or compresses inside the liposomes, allowing it to compress DNA without damaging the DNA structure. COL-6, which is composed of sucrose laurate, exhibits the optimal affinity for DNA, and SE promotes the formation of ordered membrane structure and enhances membrane stability, so that COL-6 exhibits a balance between rigidity and flexibility, and thus exhibits the highest delivery efficiency of DNA among these formulations. This work provides theoretical foundations for the application of SE in gene delivery and guides for the rational design of delivery systems.
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- Yinan Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Centenary Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2050, Australia.
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China.
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Tomas M, García-Pérez P, Rivera-Pérez A, Patrone V, Giuberti G, Lucini L, Capanoglu E. The addition of polysaccharide gums to Aronia melanocarpa purees modulates the bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds and gut microbiota: A multiomics data fusion approach following in vitro digestion and fermentation. Food Chem 2024; 439:138231. [PMID: 38113658 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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This study aimed to determine how the addition of gellan, guar, locust bean, and xanthan gums affected the polyphenol profile of Aronia melanocarpa puree and the human gut microbiota after in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and large intestine fermentation. The different gums distinctively affected the content and bioaccessibility of phenolics in Aronia puree, as outlined by untargeted metabolomics. The addition of locust bean gum increased the levels of low-molecular-weight phenolics and phenolic acids after digestion. Gellan and guar gums enhanced phenolic acids' bioaccessibility after fermentation. Interactions between digestion products and fecal bacteria altered the composition of the microbiota, with the greatest impact of xanthan. Locust bean gum promoted the accumulation of different taxa with health-promoting properties. Our findings shed light on the added-value properties of commercial gums as food additives, promoting a distinctive increase of polyphenol bioaccessibility and shifting the gut microbiota distribution, depending on their composition and structural features.
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- Merve Tomas
- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, 34303 Halkali, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy; Universidade de Vigo, Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Instituto de Agroecoloxía e Alimentación (IAA) - CITEXVI, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Research Group "Analytical Chemistry of Contaminants", Department of Chemistry and Physics, Research Centre for Mediterranean Intensive Agrosystems and Agrifood Biotechnology (CIAIMBITAL), Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy.
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469 Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
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Gautam K, Dwivedi S, Verma R, Vamadevan B, Patnaik S, Anbumani S. Combined effects of polyethylene microplastics and carbendazim on Eisenia fetida: A comprehensive ecotoxicological study. Environ Pollut 2024; 348:123854. [PMID: 38527586 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Microplastic (MP) pollution is becoming an emerging environmental concern across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Plastic mulching and the use of pesticides in agriculture can lead to microplastics and agrochemicals in soil, which can result in unintended exposure to non-target organisms. The combined toxicity of multiple stressors represents a significant paradigm shift within the field of ecotoxicology, and its exploration within terrestrial ecosystems involving microplastics is still relatively limited. The present study investigated the combined effects of polyethylene MP (PE-MP) and the agrochemical carbendazim (CBZ) on the earthworm Eisenia fetida at different biological levels of organization. While E. fetida survival and reproduction did not exhibit significant effects following PE-MP treatment, there was a reduction in cocoon and hatchling numbers. Notably, prolonged exposure revealed delayed toxicity, leading to substantial growth impairment. Exposure to CBZ led to significant alterations in the endpoints mentioned above. While there was a decrease in cocoon and hatchling numbers, the combined treatment did not yield significant effects on earthworm reproduction except at higher concentrations. However, lower concentrations of PE-MP alongside CBZ induced a noteworthy decline in biomass content, signifying a form of potentiation interaction. In addition, concurrent exposure led to synergistic effects, from oxidative stress to modifications in vital organs such as the body wall, intestines, and reproductive structures (spermathecae, seminal vesicles, and ovarian follicles). The comparison of multiple endpoints revealed that seminal vesicles and ovarian follicles were the primary targets during the combined exposure. The research findings suggest that there are variable and complex responses to microplastic toxicity in terrestrial ecosystems, especially when combined with other chemical stressors like agrochemicals. Despite these difficulties, the study implies that microplastics can alter earthworms' responses to agrochemical exposure, posing potential ecotoxicological risks to soil fauna.
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- Krishna Gautam
- Ecotoxicology Laboratory, REACT Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, C.R. Krishnamurti (CRK) Campus, Lucknow, 226 008, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Ecotoxicology Laboratory, REACT Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, C.R. Krishnamurti (CRK) Campus, Lucknow, 226 008, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India; Water Analysis Laboratory, FEST Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India; Central Pathology Laboratory, ASSIST Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India; Water Analysis Laboratory, FEST Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Ecotoxicology Laboratory, REACT Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, C.R. Krishnamurti (CRK) Campus, Lucknow, 226 008, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Hao J, Yang Z, Zhang R, Ma Z, Liu J, Bi H, Guo D. Crosstalk between heredity and environment in myopia: An overview. Heliyon 2024; 10:e29715. [PMID: 38660258 PMCID: PMC11040123 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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In recent years, the prevalence of myopia has gradually increased, and it has become a significant global public health problem in the 21st century, posing a serious challenge to human eye health. Currently, it is confirmed that the development of myopia is attributed to the combined action of genes and environmental factors. Thus, elucidating the risk factors and pathogenesis of myopia is of great significance for the prevention and control of myopia. To elucidate the impact of gene-environment interaction on myopia, we used the Pubmed database to search for literature related to myopia. Search terms are as follows: myopia, genes, environmental factors, gene-environment interaction, and treatment. This paper reviews the effects of gene and environmental interaction on myopia.
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- Jiawen Hao
- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250002, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250002, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250002, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250002, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250002, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250002, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Jinan, 250002, China
- Shandong Academy of Eye Disease Prevention and Therapy, Jinan, 250002, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center of Ophthalmology and Children Visual Impairment Prevention and Control, Jinan, 250002, China
- Shandong Engineering Technology Research Center of Visual Intelligence, Jinan, 250002, China
- Shandong Academy of Health and Myopia Prevention and Control of Children and Adolescents, Jinan, 250002, China
- Medical College of Optometry and Ophthalmology, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250002, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250002, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Jinan, 250002, China
- Shandong Academy of Eye Disease Prevention and Therapy, Jinan, 250002, China
- Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center of Ophthalmology and Children Visual Impairment Prevention and Control, Jinan, 250002, China
- Shandong Engineering Technology Research Center of Visual Intelligence, Jinan, 250002, China
- Shandong Academy of Health and Myopia Prevention and Control of Children and Adolescents, Jinan, 250002, China
- Medical College of Optometry and Ophthalmology, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250002, China
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Zhou T, Zhao J, Ma Y, He L, Ren Z, Yang K, Tang J, Liu J, Luo J, Zhang H. Association of cognitive impairment with the interaction between chronic kidney disease and depression: findings from NHANES 2011-2014. BMC Psychiatry 2024; 24:312. [PMID: 38658863 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05769-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cognitive impairment (CoI), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and depression are prevalent among older adults and are interrelated, imposing a significant disease burden. This study evaluates the association of CKD and depression with CoI and explores their potential interactions. METHOD Data for this study were sourced from the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES). Multiple binary logistic regression models assessed the relationship between CKD, depression, and CoI while controlling for confounders. The interactions were measured using the relative excess risk of interaction (RERI), the attributable proportion of interaction (AP), and the synergy index (S). RESULTS A total of 2,666 participants (weighted n = 49,251,515) were included in the study, of which 700 (16.00%) had CoI. After adjusting for confounding factors, the risk of CoI was higher in patients with CKD compared to non-CKD participants (odds ratio [OR] = 1.49, 95% confidence interval [CI]:1.12-1.99). The risk of CoI was significantly increased in patients with depression compared to those without (OR = 2.29, 95% CI: 1.73-3.03). Furthermore, there was a significant additive interaction between CKD and depression in terms of the increased risk of CoI (adjusted RERI = 2.01, [95% CI: 0.31-3.71], adjusted AP = 0.50 [95% CI: 0.25-0.75], adjusted S = 2.97 [95% CI: 1.27-6.92]). CONCLUSION CKD and depression synergistically affect CoI, particularly when moderate-to-severe depression co-occurs with CKD. Clinicians should be mindful of the combined impact on patients with CoI. Further research is needed to elucidate the underlying mechanisms and assess the effects specific to different CKD stages.
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- Tong Zhou
- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 1 Maoyuan Road, Nanchong city, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- Department of physician, Nanchong Psychosomatic Hospital, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 1 Maoyuan Road, Nanchong city, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 1 Maoyuan Road, Nanchong city, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 1 Maoyuan Road, Nanchong city, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 1 Maoyuan Road, Nanchong city, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 1 Maoyuan Road, Nanchong city, Sichuan Province, 637000, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical University, Nanchong, China
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- Mental Health Center, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
- School of Psychiatry, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, 1 Maoyuan Road, Nanchong city, Sichuan Province, 637000, China.
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Wei B, Mao X, Liu S, Liu M, Wang Z, Kang P, Gao H, Tang W, Feng S, Pan Z. Breaking the poverty trap in an ecologically fragile region through ecological engineering: A close-up look at long-term changes in ecosystem services. J Environ Manage 2024; 358:120921. [PMID: 38652992 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Ecological vulnerability and poverty are interrelated and must be addressed together. The resolution of this issue will help us to meet the challenges during the process of implementing concrete actions for realizing the 2030 UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). Ecological restoration projects (ERPs) can enhance ecosystem services (ESs) while providing policy support for improving people's livelihoods. However, processes and mechanisms of ERPs on the ecological environment and socioeconomic development in poverty-stricken and ecologically fragile areas have rarely been studied. To address these issues, we conducted a comparative analysis on the changes of land use and land cover (LULC), ecosystem services (ESs), and socioeconomic development in Bijie City, a karst rocky desertification area in southwest China, before and after the implementation of ERPs in 2000, as well as the complex relationship between these factors. ERPs have affected LULCs, ESs, socioeconomics, and poverty reduction significantly since 2000. Specifically, the total ecosystem service value (ESV) in the study area has increased by more than 3 times in the past 30 years, with the ESV of tourism services and carbon storage increasing the most, from CNY 0.001 and 337.07 billion in 1990 to CNY 11.07 and 108.97 billion in 2019, respectively. The correlation between ESs is mainly synergistic, while the tradeoff between carbon storage and water yield is in a fluctuating upward trend. LULC conversion of cropland to green, and cropland to water, wetland and shrubs has positive effects on carbon storage and water yield, respectively. During study period, GDP, urbanization increased by over 70 times, 5 times, respectively, whereas poverty population, poverty incidence, and employment rate of various sectors (i.e., agriculture, forest, animal, and fishery, or AFAF) decreased by 96.4%, 97.7%, and 18.24%, respectively. Our findings emphasized that ERPs can effectively help poor and ecologically fragile areas to get out of the poverty trap and achieve the "win-win" goals of ecological and socio-economic sustainable development. These results have profound environmental management references to China and other developing countries around the world in realizing ecological restoration, poverty reduction, and the SDGs.
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- Baojing Wei
- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China; Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Protection and Restoration in Dongting Lake Basin, Ministry of Nature Resources, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China; Collegeof Landscape Architecture, Hunan Provincial Big Data Engineering Technology Research Center of Natural Protected Areas Landscape Resources, Institute of Urban and Rural Landscape Ecology, Yuelushan Laboratory Variety Innovation Center, CSUFT, Changsha, Hunan 410004, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China; Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Protection and Restoration in Dongting Lake Basin, Ministry of Nature Resources, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China; Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Protection and Restoration in Dongting Lake Basin, Ministry of Nature Resources, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China; Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Protection and Restoration in Dongting Lake Basin, Ministry of Nature Resources, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China; Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Protection and Restoration in Dongting Lake Basin, Ministry of Nature Resources, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China; Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Protection and Restoration in Dongting Lake Basin, Ministry of Nature Resources, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China; Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Protection and Restoration in Dongting Lake Basin, Ministry of Nature Resources, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China; Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Protection and Restoration in Dongting Lake Basin, Ministry of Nature Resources, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China; Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Protection and Restoration in Dongting Lake Basin, Ministry of Nature Resources, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China; Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Protection and Restoration in Dongting Lake Basin, Ministry of Nature Resources, Changsha, Hunan, 410004, China
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Wu L, Cao L, Tao Y, Zhatova H, Hu H, Li C. Identification of the succinate-CoA ligase protein gene family reveals that TaSUCL1-1 positively regulate cadmium resistance in wheat. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 268:131693. [PMID: 38657916 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The Succinate-CoA ligase (SUCL1) gene family is involved in energy metabolism, phytohormone signaling, and plant growth, development, and tolerance to stress. This is the first study to analyze the SUCL1 gene family in wheat (Triticum aestivum). 17 TaSUCL1 genes were identified in the complete genome sequence and classified into five subfamilies based on related genes found in three other species. The 17 TaSUCL1 genes were unevenly distributed across 11 chromosomes, and the collinearity of these genes was further investigated. Through using real-time qPCR (RT-qPCR) analysis, we identified the expression patterns of the TaSUCL1 genes under various tissues and different heavy metal stress conditions. The functions of selected TaSUCL1-1 gene were investigated by RNA interference (RNAi). This study provided a comprehensive analysis of the TaSUCL1 gene family. Within the TaSUCL1 genes, the exon-intron structure and motif composition exhibited significant similarity among members of the same evolutionary branch. Homology analysis and phylogenetic comparison of the SUCL1 genes in different plants offered valuable insights for studying the evolutionary characteristics of the SUCL1 genes. The expression levels of the TaSUCL1 genes in different tissues and under various metal stress conditions reveal its important role in plant growth and development. Gene function analysis demonstrated that TaSUCL1-1 silenced wheat plants exhibited a decrease in the total cadmium (Cd) concentrations and gene expression levels compared to the wild type (WT). Additionally, TaSUCL1-1 belonging to class c physically interacts with the β-amylase protein TaBMY1 as verified by yeast two-hybridization. This research provides a useful resource for further study of the function and molecular genetic mechanism of the SUCL1 gene family members.
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- Liuliu Wu
- College of Agronomy, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy 40021, Ukraine; Henan Engineering Research Center of Crop Genome Editing, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Soil Remediation, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding of Henan Province, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- College of Agronomy, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy 40021, Ukraine; Henan Engineering Research Center of Crop Genome Editing, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Soil Remediation, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding of Henan Province, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Agronomy, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Henan Engineering Research Center of Crop Genome Editing, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Soil Remediation, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding of Henan Province, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- College of Agronomy, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450000, China; Henan Engineering Research Center of Crop Genome Editing, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Soil Remediation, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Biological Breeding of Henan Province, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China.
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Mu Q, Miao L, Qian L, Lin Y, Jiang W, Ge X. Regulation of sirt1 and foxO1 in glucose metabolism of Megalobrama amblycephala. Gene 2024; 903:148172. [PMID: 38242371 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Both silent information regulator 2 homolog 1 (sirt1) and forkhead box transcription factor 1 (foxO1) are crucial transcription factors involved in glucolipid metabolism and energy regulation. The presnt study aimed to understand their regulatory roles in glucose metabolism. Molecular cloning and sequencing of sirt1 gene of Megalobrama amblycephala (masirt1) was conducted and cellular localization of both the factors were analysed. Their effects and action patterns in the glucose metabolism of Megalobrama amblycephala (M. amblycephala) were investigated through acute and long-term glucose tolerance assays. The results revealed that the full-length masirt1 cDNA sequence was 2350 bp and closely related to Sinocyclocheilus rhinocerous. Sirt1 and foxO1 were found to be mutually dependent and localized in the nucleus. Acute glucose tolerance tests revealed that the expression levels of both factors in the liver of M. amblycephala showed an initial increase followed by a decrease. Plasma glucose levels in M. amblycephala significantly increased at 2 and 12 h (P < 0.05). In a long-term breeding experiment with high-sugar feeding, the expressions of the sirt1 and foxO1 genes in the kidney and intestine of M. amblycephala exhibited synergistic changes. The 51WS groups had significantly higher levels of sirt1 and foxO1 gene expression in the kidney and intestine compared to the 0WS and 17WS groups (P < 0.05). Overall, masirt1 is evolutionarily highly conserved, and the interaction site of sirt1 and foxO1 is located in the nucleus. In long-term hyperglycemic regulation, sirt1 and foxO1 exhibit synergistic regulatory effects in the kidney and intestine of M. amblycephala. This study provides insights into how sirt1 and foxO1 regulate glucose metabolism in M. amblycephala.
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- Qiaoqiao Mu
- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China.
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, China.
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Sun B, Cheng X, Wu Q. The Endometrial Stem/Progenitor Cells and Their Niches. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2024:10.1007/s12015-024-10725-3. [PMID: 38635126 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-024-10725-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Endometrial stem/progenitor cells are a type of stem cells with the ability to self-renew and differentiate into multiple cell types. They exist in the endometrium and form niches with their neighbor cells and extracellular matrix. The interaction between endometrial stem/progenitor cells and niches plays an important role in maintaining, repairing, and regenerating the endometrial structure and function. This review will discuss the characteristics and functions of endometrial stem/progenitor cells and their niches, the mechanisms of their interaction, and their roles in endometrial regeneration and diseases. Finally, the prospects for their applications will also be explored.
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- Baolan Sun
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
- The State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, China.
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Datta S, Chattopadhyay L, Barai S, Mandal K, Kar G, Majumdar B. The sequential microbial breakdown of pectin is the principal incident during water retting of jute (Corchorus spp.) bast fibres. BMC Plant Biol 2024; 24:295. [PMID: 38632520 PMCID: PMC11022461 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04970-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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The extraction of bast fibres such as jute from plant stems involves the removal of pectin, hemicellulose, and other noncellulosic materials through a complex microbial community. A consortium of pectinolytic bacterial strains has been developed and commercialized to reduce the retting time and enhance fibre quality. However, there are currently no studies on jute that describe the structural changes and sequential microbial colonization and pectin loss that occur during microbe-assisted water retting. This study investigated the stages of microbial colonization, microbial interactions, and sequential degradation of pectic substances from jute bark under controlled and conventional water retting. The primary occurrence during water retting of bast fibres is the bacterially induced sequential breakdown of pectin surrounding the fibre bundles. The study also revealed that the pectin content of the jute stem significantly decreases during the retting process. These findings provide a strong foundation for improving microbial strains for improved pectinolysis with immense industrial significance, leading to a sustainable jute-based "green" economy.
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- Subhojit Datta
- Biotechnology Unit, Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR - Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, 700 121, West Bengal, India.
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- Division of Crop Production, ICAR - Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, 700 121, West Bengal, India
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- Division of Crop Production, ICAR - Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, 700 121, West Bengal, India
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- Division of Crop Protection, ICAR - Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, 700 121, West Bengal, India
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- ICAR - Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, 700 121, West Bengal, India
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- Division of Crop Production, ICAR - Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, 700 121, West Bengal, India.
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Huang H, Meng F, Qi Y, Yan X, Qi J, Wu Y, Lin Y, Chen X, He F. Association of hypertension and depression with mortality: an exploratory study with interaction and mediation models. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:1068. [PMID: 38632586 PMCID: PMC11022319 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18548-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The association of hypertension and depression with mortality has not been fully understood. We aimed to explore the possible independent or joint association of hypertension and depression with mortality. Their interaction effects on mortality and possible mediating role were also investigated. METHODS Associations of hypertension, depression, and their interaction with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality were evaluated using multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models. The mediation analysis was conducted with a Sobel test. RESULTS A total of 35152 participants were included in the final analysis. Hypertension and depression were independently associated with increased risk of all-cause and CVD mortality. The co-existence of hypertension and depression resulted in a 1.7-fold [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.3-2.1] increase in all-cause mortality and a 2.3-fold (95% CI: 1.4-3.7) increase in CVD mortality compared to those with neither of them. Hypertension and depression showed no significant multiplicative (P for interaction, 0.587) and additive interaction (P for relative excess risk of interaction, 0.243; P for Interaction on additive scale, 0.654) on all-cause mortality, as well as on CVD mortality. Depression did not mediate the relationship between hypertension and all-cause (Z=1.704, P=0.088) and CVD mortality (Z=1.547, P=0.122). Hypertension did not mediate the relationship between all-cause and CVD mortality as well. CONCLUSION Hypertension and depression were related to all-cause and CVD mortality independently and the co-existence of them increased the risk of mortality. However, there is no interaction effect of them on mortality, and hypertension or depression did not mediate the association of each other with mortality.
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- Huanhuan Huang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & National Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100088, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & National Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100088, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & National Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100088, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & National Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100088, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & National Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100088, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & National Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100088, China
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & National Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100088, China.
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & National Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100088, China.
- Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Bai Y, Wang Y, Li X, Jin J, Lu Y, Jiang S, Dong X, Qi H. Interaction mechanism and binding mode of phycocyanin to lysozyme: Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation. Food Chem 2024; 438:138001. [PMID: 37980873 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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In this study, multispectral analysis and molecular simulations were performed to investigate the interaction mechanism between phycocyanin (PC) and lysozyme (Lys). The interaction was examined using surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and the structural changes were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results suggest that the interaction between PC and Lys was primarily driven by electrostatic, hydrophobic, and hydrogen bonding forces. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation revealed that Lys preferentially binds between the two subunits, alpha (α) and beta (β), of PC, with residues ASP-13, GLU-106, and GLU-115 on PC and ARG-119, ARG-107, and ARG-98 on Lys being the main contributors to the binding interaction. Additionally, the formation of the PC-Lys complex resulted in increased kinetic and improved thermal stability of PC, which have important implications for PC applications.
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- Ying Bai
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Liaoning Provincial Aquatic Products Deep Processing Technology Research Center, Dalian 116034, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Liaoning Provincial Aquatic Products Deep Processing Technology Research Center, Dalian 116034, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Liaoning Provincial Aquatic Products Deep Processing Technology Research Center, Dalian 116034, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Liaoning Provincial Aquatic Products Deep Processing Technology Research Center, Dalian 116034, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Liaoning Provincial Aquatic Products Deep Processing Technology Research Center, Dalian 116034, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Liaoning Provincial Aquatic Products Deep Processing Technology Research Center, Dalian 116034, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Liaoning Provincial Aquatic Products Deep Processing Technology Research Center, Dalian 116034, PR China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Liaoning Provincial Aquatic Products Deep Processing Technology Research Center, Dalian 116034, PR China.
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Pan J, Ishak NA, Qin Y. The application of Moore's online learning interactions model in learning outcomes: The SOR (stimulus-organism-response) paradigm perspective. Heliyon 2024; 10:e28505. [PMID: 38586353 PMCID: PMC10998064 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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This study presents an in-depth exploration of the impact of online learning interactions on student learning outcomes. Drawing from the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR) paradigm, our study focuses on the effects of online learning interactions on learners' perception usefulness and ease of use, subsequently impacting their learning outcomes. The study employs a quantitative research methodology, gathering data from a sample of 397 students enrolled in various higher education institutions across China. Data collection involved administering structured questionnaires that were designed to quantitatively assess the three components of the SOR model: stimulus (online learning interactions), organism (students' perceptions), and response (learning outcomes). The measurement model assessment and structural model assessment were conducted. Our findings reveal that online learning interactions can effectively enhance learners' perception of online learning (usefulness and ease of use), thereby influencing their learning outcomes. Notably, perceived usefulness negatively mediates the relationship between online learning interactions and learning outcomes, while perceived ease of use positively mediates this relationship. These findings offer both theoretical and practical implications.
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- Junjie Pan
- School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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- School of Xiaqing Communication, Handan University, Hebei, China
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Kanwal F, Riaz A, Ali S, Zhang G. NRAMPs and manganese: Magic keys to reduce cadmium toxicity and accumulation in plants. Sci Total Environ 2024; 921:171005. [PMID: 38378068 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Cadmium (Cd), a toxic heavy metal, poses significant threats to both crop production and human health worldwide. Manganese (Mn), an essential micronutrient, plays a crucial role in plant growth and development. NRAMPs (Natural Resistance-Associated Macrophage Proteins) function as common transporters for both Cd and Mn. Deep understanding of the regulatory mechanisms governing NRAMP-mediated Cd and Mn transport is imperative for developing the crop varieties with high tolerance and low accumulation of Cd. This review reported the advance in studies on the fundamental properties and classification of NRAMPs in plants, and structural characteristics, expression patterns, and diverse functions of NRAMP genes across different plant species. We highlighted the pivotal role of NRAMPs in Cd/Mn uptake and transport in plants as a common transporter. Finally, we also comprehensively discussed over the strategies for reducing Cd uptake and accumulation in plants through using antagonism of Mn over Cd and altering the expression of NRAMP genes.
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- Farah Kanwal
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310029, PR China
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Brisbane 4072, Australia; Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture, Saint Lucia, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310029, PR China; Zhongyuan Institute, Zhejiang University, Zhengzhou 450000, PR China.
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Mao B, Xie Z, Liu M, Gong Y, Wang H, Yang S, Liao M, Xiao T, Tang S, Wang Y, Yang YD. Associations of chronotype with anxiety, depression and insomnia among general adult population: A cross-sectional study in Hubei, China. J Affect Disord 2024; 351:250-258. [PMID: 38280566 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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BACKGROUND The relationship between chronotype and anxiety, depression, and insomnia was inconsistent. We aimed to assess the association between chronotype and mental health and the potential moderating effect of age and socioeconomic status (SES). METHODS A multi-stage sampling cross-sectional study with 12,544 adults was conducted. Chronotype, anxiety, depression, and insomnia were investigated by 5-item Morning and Evening, 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder, 9-item Patient Health, and the 7-item Insomnia Severity Index Questionnaires. Logistic regression was conducted. RESULTS The predominant chronotype was morning chronotype (69.2 %), followed by 27.6 % intermediate and 3.2 % evening chronotype. The prevalence of anxiety, depression, and insomnia was 0.7 %, 1.9 %, and 9.6 %, respectively. Compared with intermediate chronotype, morning chronotype participants had a lower risk of anxiety (OR = 0.28,95%CI:0.18-0.44), depression (OR = 0.54,95%CI:0.41-0.72) and insomnia (OR = 0.67,95%CI:0.58-0.77), while evening chronotype participants had a higher risk of depression (OR = 1.98,95%CI:1.06-3.71) but not anxiety or insomnia. Interactions between chronotype with age and SES on insomnia (Pinteraction < 0.05) were found. A more profound association between morning chronotype and insomnia was observed in <65 years participants (OR = 0.59,95%CI:0.50-0.71) and those with monthly household income ≥10,000yuan (OR = 0.21,95%CI:0.12-0.35), compared with their counterparts. LIMITATIONS The cross-sectional design limited causal conclusions. Only adults were included; the findings could not be generalized to children. CONCLUSIONS The morning chronotype might be protective for anxiety, depression, and insomnia, while the evening chronotype might be a risk factor for depression. Future studies are needed to assess the efficacy of chronotype-focused intervention for mental health. Insomnia prevention efforts should pay more attention to the elderly and those with lower incomes.
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- Bin Mao
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Hunan Province, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Honghu Mental Health Center, Shimatou Street 126, Honghu, Jingzhou 434021, China
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- School of Public Health, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China; Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Medicine, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Hunan Province, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Honghu Mental Health Center, Shimatou Street 126, Honghu, Jingzhou 434021, China
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- Institute of Chronic Non-Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Honghu Mental Health Center, Shimatou Street 126, Honghu, Jingzhou 434021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Hunan Province, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Hunan Province, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China..
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Wang S, Rossheim ME, Nandy RR, Nguyen US. Interaction between sleep duration and trouble sleeping on depressive symptoms among U.S. adults, NHANES 2015-2018. J Affect Disord 2024; 351:285-292. [PMID: 38302062 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND This study aims to examine the associations and interaction effects of sleep duration and trouble sleeping on depressive symptoms among U.S. adults. METHODS National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2015 to 2018 were analyzed (N = 10,044). Trouble sleeping and sleep duration were self-reported. Sleep duration was defined as short (≤6 h) or long (≥9 h), compared with normal (>6 and < 9 h). Depressive symptoms were determined by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score ≥ 10. Both multiplicative interaction and additive interaction were reported. RESULTS There was a significant positive additive interaction between short sleep duration and trouble sleeping on depressive symptoms in the fully adjusted model (Relative excess risk due to interaction, RERIOR = 4.42, 95 % CI: 1.12, 7.73), with 43 % of the association with depressive symptoms attributed to the interaction (attributable proportion of interaction, AP = 0.43, 95 % CI: 0.22, 0.64). Similarly, a significant positive additive interaction between long sleep duration and trouble sleeping on depressive symptoms was found (RERIOR = 4.17, 95 % CI: 0.96, 7.38), with 41 % of the association with depressive symptoms attributed to the interaction (AP = 0.41, 95 % CI: 0.21, 0.60). No multiplicative interaction was detected between short or long sleep duration and trouble sleeping. LIMITATIONS The cross-sectional design limits the ability to draw causal inferences. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that different aspects of sleep health interact synergistically, accounting for a substantial portion of the association with depressive symptoms. This underscores the importance of simultaneously considering multiple dimensions of sleep health in relation to depressive symptoms.
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- Shanshan Wang
- Department of Population & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
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- Department of Health Administration & Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Population & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Population & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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Li J, Yang C, Zhang Y, Li Q, Liu X, Zhang Y, Zhao Y. Study of association of leptin with leukocyte telomere length in a Chinese rural population. Lipids Health Dis 2024; 23:103. [PMID: 38615017 PMCID: PMC11016218 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-024-02097-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated the relationship between adipocyte factors, insulin resistance, and other indicators with telomere length. However, these studies did not consider the influence of changes in different indicators on telomere length over time. Therefore, the aim of this study is to elucidate the impact of changes in adipocyte factors, HOMA-IR, and other indicators on the dynamic variation of telomere length. METHODS The data were from a cohort study conducted in Ningxia, China. A total of 1624 subjects were analyzed. Adipokines and relative leukocyte telomere length (RLTL) were measured, and changes in Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), Homeostatic Model Assessment for β-Cell Function (HOMA-β), and Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (QUICKI) were calculated. Generalized linear models evaluated associations between changes in adipokines and RLTL changes. Furthermore, univariate analyses examined the effects of changes in adipokines and insulin resistance indicators on ΔRLTL. RESULTS The research findings indicate that females generally have shorter telomeres compared to males. In comparison to the low-level group of Δleptin (LEP), the high-level group of ΔLEP shows a negative correlation with ΔRLTL (B=-1.32, 95% CI (-2.38, -0.27)). Even after multivariable adjustments, this relationship persists (B=-1.31, 95% CI (-2.24, -0.23)). Further analysis reveals that after adjusting for ΔHOMA-IR, ΔHOMA-β, and ΔQUICKI, the high-level group of ΔLEP still exhibits a significant negative correlation with ΔRLTL (B=-1.37, 95% CI (-2.43, -0.31)). However, the interaction effects between ΔHOMA-IR, ΔHOMA-β, ΔQUICKI, and ΔLEP do not affect ΔRLTL. CONCLUSIONS Elevated levels of leptin were significantly correlated with shortened telomere length. This suggests that increased leptin levels may impact overall individual health by affecting telomere length, underscoring the importance of measures to reduce leptin levels to mitigate the onset and progression of related diseases.
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- Juan Li
- Public Health School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China
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- School of Nursing, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Public Health School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China
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- Public Health School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China
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- Public Health School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China
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- Public Health School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Metabolic Cardiovascular Diseases Research, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China.
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
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- Public Health School, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Metabolic Cardiovascular Diseases Research, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, 750004, China.
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Chronic Disease Control, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
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Feng M, Xu Z, Li J, Wang N, Lin K, Zhang M. Insight into the role of reactive species on catalyst surface underlying peroxymonosulfate activation by P-Fe 2MnO 4 loaded on bentonite for trichloroethylene degradation. Chemosphere 2024; 357:141943. [PMID: 38621492 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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In this study, bentonite supporting phosphorus-doped Fe2MnO4 (BPF) was synthesized and applied for PMS activation to degrade TCE. Morphology and structure characterization results indicated the successfully synthesized of BPF, and the BPF/PMS system not only featured high TCE removal (97.4%) but also high reaction rate constant (kobs = 0.0554 min-1) and PMS utilization (70.4%, kobs = 0.0228 min-1). According to the results of various experiments, massive oxygen vacancies on P-Fe2MnO4 alter its charge balance and facilitate the electron transfer process named adjacent transfer (direct electron capture by adsorbed PMS from adjacent TCE). Mn(III) is the main adsorption site for PMS, and the hydroxyl groups on the catalyst (Fe sites of P-Fe2MnO4, Si and Al sites of bentonite) can also offer binding sites for PMS. The hydrogen-bonded PMS on Fe(III) and Mn(III) sites will subsequently accept the discharged electrons to generate free radicals and high-valent metal species. Meanwhile, electron loss of HSO5- that chemically bonded to hydroxyl groups on bentonite will generate SO5•-, which will further produce 1O2 through self-bonding. the active species on the catalyst surface contribute 65% of TCE degradation in the heterogeneous catalytic oxidation system.
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- Meiyun Feng
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; Zhejiang Tiandi Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- School of Science, Key Laboratory of High Performance Scientific Computation, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resource and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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Palanisamy J, Rajagopal R, Alfarhan A. Selective and Effective Sensing of Cyanide Ion with no Interference in Water by Phenothiazine-indolium Fused Optical Sensor. J Fluoresc 2024:10.1007/s10895-024-03715-8. [PMID: 38613711 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-024-03715-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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The sensor with electron donor phenothiazine-2-carbaldehyde and electron acceptor indolium carboxylic acid, is developed with an intramolecular charge transfer transition between them. The synthesized molecule senses cyanide ion in water. The cyanide ion reacts with the molecule via nucleophilic addition in the indolium ring with a noticeable purple to colorless change in the solution observed. Also with the cyanide ion interaction, the sensor exhibits change in UV-visible absorption and fluorescence spectra. While the other ion does not show spectral and visual changes when interacts with the sensor molecule. Also the interference study reveals that the molecule is highly selective towards cyanide ion. Different source of water samples confirms the CN- ion sensing efficiency of the molecule. 1:1 interaction between the molecule PTI and cyanide ion is confirmed from the results of Jobs plot, 1H NMR and HRMS. Paper strips were prepared and this can act as a simple tool to sense cyanide ion in various water samples.
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- Jayasudha Palanisamy
- Department of Chemistry, Subramanya College of Arts and Science, Palani, Tamilnadu, 624618, India.
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Zhang F, de Bock GH, Landman GW, Zhang Q, Sidorenkov G. Statin use as a moderator on the association between metformin and breast cancer risk in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cancer Metab 2024; 12:12. [PMID: 38610045 PMCID: PMC11010330 DOI: 10.1186/s40170-024-00340-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Metformin and statins are considered as potential agents for prevention of breast cancer, however, existing evidence does not uniformly substantiate this claim, and the data is scarce concerning their interaction in relation to breast cancer risk. This study aims to investigate whether the effect of metformin on breast cancer incidence varied by statin use among women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). METHODS This study included women with T2DM, without a history of cancers, and followed up for more than one year from the Zwolle Outpatient Diabetes project Integrating Available Care (ZODIAC) for the period 1998-2014. The dataset was structured using a person-time approach, where the cumulative medication usage was annually updated for each person. The extended Cox proportional hazards models were employed, reporting adjusted hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS During a median follow-up of 5 years, 515 of 29,498 women received a breast cancer diagnosis. Each additional year of metformin or statins use corresponded to a decrease in breast cancer incidence, while the magnitude attenuated over time. Noteworthily, statin use modified the effect of metformin on breast cancer incidence. For instance, after 5 years of follow-up, one-year increase of metformin use among women who used statins for 3 years was linked to a substantially reduced breast cancer risk (HR, 95% CI: 0.88, 0.84-0.93), however, there was no significant decrease in risk for those non-statins users (HR, 95% CI: 0.96, 0.89-1.04). CONCLUSIONS Extending metformin or statin usage by one year conferred breast cancer protection in women with T2DM. Enhanced protective effect of metformin was observed among those who also use statins. These results suggest the potential of combined metformin and statin therapy as promising breast cancer prevention strategies.
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- Fan Zhang
- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Oncology Research Laboratory, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, People's Republic of China
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gelre Hospital, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Amadou A, Freisling H, Sedlmeier AM, Bohmann P, Fontvieille E, Weber A, Konzok J, Stein MJ, Peruchet-Noray L, Jansana A, Noh H, His M, Gan Q, Baurecht H, Fervers B. Multi-Trait Body Shape Phenotypes and Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women: A Causal Mediation Analysis in the UK Biobank Cohort. J Epidemiol Glob Health 2024:10.1007/s44197-024-00226-4. [PMID: 38598163 DOI: 10.1007/s44197-024-00226-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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Body shape phenotypes combining multiple anthropometric traits have been linked to postmenopausal breast cancer (BC). However, underlying biological pathways remain poorly understood. This study investigated to what extent the associations of body shapes with postmenopausal BC risk is mediated by biochemical markers. The study included 176,686 postmenopausal women from UK Biobank. Four body shape phenotypes were derived from principal component (PC) analysis of height, weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumferences, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). The four-way decomposition of the total effect was used to estimate mediation and interaction effects simultaneously as well as the mediated proportions. After 10.9 years median follow-up, 6,396 incident postmenopausal BC were diagnosed. There was strong evidence of positive associations between PC1 (general obesity) and PC2 (tall, low WHR), and BC risk. The association of PC1 with BC risk was positively mediated by testosterone and negatively by insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), with the overall proportion mediated (sum of the mediated interaction and pure indirect effect (PIE)) accounting for 11.4% (95% confidence intervals: 5.1 to 17.8%) and -12.2% (-20.5% to -4.0%) of the total effect, respectively. Small proportions of the association between PC2 and BC were mediated by IGF-1 (PIE: 2.8% (0.6 to 4.9%)), and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) (PIE: -6.1% (-10.9% to -1.3%)). Our findings are consistent with differential pathways linking different body shapes with BC risk, with a suggestive mediation through testosterone and IGF-1 in the relationship of a generally obese body shape and BC risk, while IGF-1 and SHBG may mediate a tall/lean body shape-BC risk association.
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- Amina Amadou
- Department of Prevention Cancer Environment, Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, Lyon Cedex 08, 69373, France.
- Inserm U1296 Radiations : Défense, Santé, Environnement, Lyon, France.
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Department of Prevention Cancer Environment, Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, Lyon Cedex 08, 69373, France
- Inserm U1296 Radiations : Défense, Santé, Environnement, Lyon, France
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- Department of Prevention Cancer Environment, Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, Lyon Cedex 08, 69373, France
- Inserm U1296 Radiations : Défense, Santé, Environnement, Lyon, France
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Prevention Cancer Environment, Centre Léon Bérard, 28 rue Laënnec, Lyon Cedex 08, 69373, France
- Inserm U1296 Radiations : Défense, Santé, Environnement, Lyon, France
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T T Nguyen K, Zillen D, Lasorsa A, van der Wel PCA, Frijlink HW, L J Hinrichs W. Combinations of arginine and pullulan reveal the selective effect of stabilization mechanisms on different lyophilized proteins. Int J Pharm 2024; 654:123938. [PMID: 38408554 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The stability of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and β-galactosidase (β-gal), incorporated in arginine/pullulan (A/P) mixtures at various weight ratios by lyophilization, was determined. The physicochemical characteristics of various A/P mixtures were assessed. With decreasing A/P ratios, the glass transition temperature of the formulations increased. Furthermore, arginine crystallization due to high relative humidity (RH) exposure was prevented at an A/P weight ratio of 4/6 or less. When stored at 0 % RH / 60 °C for 4 weeks, arginine was superior to pullulan as stabilizer. During storage at 43 % RH / 30 ℃ for 4 weeks, the enzymatic activity of LDH was best retained at an A/P weight ratio of 2/8, while β-gal activity was relatively well-retained at A/P weight ratios of both 8/2 and 2/8. LDH seemed to be more prone to degradation in the rubbery state. In the glassy state, β-gal degraded faster than LDH. Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed that (labeled) arginine experienced a different interaction in the two protein samples, reflecting a modulation of long-range correlations of the arginine side chain nitrogen atoms (Nε, Nη). In summary, LDH stabilization in the A/P matrix requires vitrification. Further stabilization difference between LDH and β-gal may be dependent on the interaction with arginine.
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- Khanh T T Nguyen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Zhang L, Zhang N, Pang C. The mechanistic interaction, aggregation and neurotoxicity of α-synuclein after interaction with glycyrrhizic acid: Modulation of synucleinopathies. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 267:131423. [PMID: 38583832 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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This article reveals the binding mechanism between glycyrrhizic acid (GA) and α-synuclein to may provide further information for the modulation of synucleinopathies using bioactive compounds. Therefore, the inhibitory activities of GA against α-synuclein aggregation and induced neurotoxicity were evaluated using different assays. Results showed that α-synuclein-GA binding was mediated by intermolecular hydrogen bonds leading to the formation of a slightly folded complex. Theoretical studies revealed that GA binds to the N-terminal domain of α-synuclein and triggers a compact structure around a major part of the N-terminal and the NAC regions along with fluctuations in the C-terminal domain, which are prerequisites for the inhibition of α-synuclein aggregation. Then, the cellular assays showed that GA as a potential small molecule can inhibit the oligomerization of α-synuclein and relevant neurotoxicity through modulation of neural viability, membrane leakage, and ROS formation in a concentration-dependent manner. As a result, the primary mechanism of GA's anti-aggregation and neuroprotective activities is the reorganized α-synuclein structure and fluctuating C-terminal domain, which promotes long-range transient intramolecular contacts between the N-terminal and the C-terminal domain.
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- Luyang Zhang
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Medical Education Research Center, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang 110000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China.
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Ling X, Lu G, Zhang L, Zhang J, Fu H, Yan Z. Cotransport of nanoplastics and plastic additive bisphenol AF (BPAF) in unsaturated hyporheic zone: Coupling effects of surface functionalization and protein corona. Water Res 2024; 256:121574. [PMID: 38593606 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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The ecological risk of combined pollution from microplastics (MPs) and associated contaminants usually depends on their interactions and environmental behavior, which was also disturbed by varying surface modifications of MPs. In this study, the significance of surface functionalization and protein-corona on the cotransport of nanoplastics (NPs; 100 nm) and the related additive bisphenol AF (BPAF) was examined in simulated unsaturated hyporheic zone (quartz sand; 250-425 μm). The electronegative bovine serum albumin (BSA) and electropositive trypsin were chosen as representative proteins, while pristine (PNPs), amino-modified (ANPs), and carboxyl-modified NPs (CNPs) were representative NPs with different charges. The presence of BPAF inhibited the mobility of PNPs/CNPs, but enhanced the release of ANPs in hyporheic zone, which was mainly related to their hydrophobicity changes and electrostatic interactions. Meanwhile, the NPs with high mobility and strong affinity to BPAF became effective carriers, promoting the cotransport of BPAF by 16.4 %-26.4 %. The formation of protein-coronas altered the mobility of NPs alone and their cotransport with BPAF, exhibiting a coupling effect with functional groups. BSA-corona promoted the transport of PNPs/CNPs, but this promoting effect was weakened by the presence of BPAF via increasing particle aggregation and hydrophobicity. Inversely, trypsin-corona aggravated the deposition of PNPs/CNPs, but competition deposition sites and increased energy barrier caused by coexisting BPAF reversed this effect, facilitating the cotransport of trypsin-PNPs/CNPs in hyporheic zone. However, BPAF and protein-coronas synergistically promoted the mobility of ANPs, owing to competition deposition sites and decreased electrostatic attraction. Although all of the NPs with two protein-coronas reduced dissolved BPAF in the effluents via providing deposition sites, the cotransport of total BPAF was improved by the NPs with high mobility (BSA-PNPs/CNPs) or high affinity to BPAF (BSA/trypsin-ANPs). However, the trypsin-PNPs/CNPs inhibited the transport of BPAF due to their weak mobility and adsorption with BPAF. The results provide new insights into the role of varying surface modifications on NPs in the vertical cotransport of NPs and associated contaminants in unsaturated hyporheic zone.
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- Xin Ling
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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Silva GR, de Pina Cavalcanti F, Melo RM, Cintra E, Lima EM, Hamann PRV, do Vale LHF, Ulhoa CJ, Almeida F, Noronha EF. Extracellular vesicles from the mycoparasitic fungus Trichoderma harzianum. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 117:64. [PMID: 38565745 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-024-01958-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Abstract
Trichoderma harzianum is a filamentous fungus that can act as a mycoparasite, saprophyte, or a plant symbiotic. It is widely used as a biological control agent against phytopathogenic fungi and can also be used for plant growth promotion and biofortification. Interaction between T. harzianum and phytopathogenic fungi involves mycoparasitism, competition, and antibiosis. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been described as presenting a central role in mechanisms of communication and interaction among fungus and their hosts. In this study, we characterized extracellular vesicles of T. harzianum produced during growth in the presence of glucose or S. sclerotiorum mycelia. A set of vesicular proteins was identified using proteomic approach, mainly presenting predicted signal peptides.
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- Gabrielle Rosa Silva
- Laboratory of Enzymology, Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasília, Brasilia, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Enzymology, Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasília, Brasilia, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Enzymology, Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasília, Brasilia, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Lab. FarmaTec., Federal University of Goiás, 74690310, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Lab. FarmaTec., Federal University of Goiás, 74690310, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Avenida Trabalhador São-Carlense, 400, Parque Arnold Schimidt, São Carlos, SP, 13566-590, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Enzymology, Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasília, Brasilia, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- Biological Sciences Institute, University of Goias, Goiânia, 74690-900, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, São Paulo, 14049-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Enzymology, Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasília, Brasilia, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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