Background:Temozolomide(TMZ)is an important adjuvant chemotherapy drug after glioma surgery.However,with the progress of treatment,most patients will gradually develop drug resistance.Long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)in the...Background:Temozolomide(TMZ)is an important adjuvant chemotherapy drug after glioma surgery.However,with the progress of treatment,most patients will gradually develop drug resistance.Long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)in the prediction and reversal of chemotherapy drug resistance possesses great potential.Methods:1.The clinical data and RNA expression matrix of glioma patients were downloaded from the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas(CGGA),and the clinical data and RNA expression profiles of 47 patients who only received TMZ chemotherapy after surgery were selected;2.WGCNA was performed on RNA expression profiles to find modules highly correlated with survival time and lncRNAs with high connectivity in modules.Core lncRNA were further screened from the GEO database(P<0.05);survival analysis,correlation analysis,enrichment analysis and co-expression analysis were performed;and 3.A TMZ concentration gradient induced glioma-resistant cells(U251TR).Cell proliferation toxicity assays and real-time quantitative PCR were used to verify the core lncRNA and identify the biological characteristics of U251TR.Results:1.According to the WGCNA analysis,it was found that the pink module is highly correlated with survival time and that there are 17 core lncRNAs with high connectivity in the pink module.2.The expression of the core lncRNA MOCS2-DT in the U251 resistant strain was significantly lower than that in the sensitive strain(P<0.05).3.U251TR cells had significantly larger cell bodies with irregular shapes.U251TR cells had a stronger tolerance to TMZ than U251 cells,and the resistance index was about four times higher(P<0.05).4.The expression levels of MGMT and ABCG2 in U251TR cells were significantly higher than those in parental U251 cells(P<0.05),and the expression levels of MOCS2-DT in U251TR cells were significantly lower than those in parental U251 cells(P<0.05).5.The survival time and survival rate of patients with low expression of MOCS2-DT were significantly lower than those of patients with high expression of MOCS2-DT in patients who only received TMZ chemotherapy after surgery.6.The enrichment analysis results show that the mRNA co-expressed with MOCS2-DT is enriched in synapse organization,regulation of membrane potential and signal release,indicating that MOCS2-DT is closely related to these functions.Conclusion:Targeted regulation of MOCS2-DT may reverse the drug resistance of glioma,improve the prognosis of patients and prolong the survival time of patients.展开更多
[Objectives] To study the effects of Mangiferin( MGF) on TNF-α,iNOS,ICAM-1 and its mRNA expression in the heart,brain and kidneys of spontaneously hypertensive rats( SHR),and reveal the mechanism of its anti-inflamma...[Objectives] To study the effects of Mangiferin( MGF) on TNF-α,iNOS,ICAM-1 and its mRNA expression in the heart,brain and kidneys of spontaneously hypertensive rats( SHR),and reveal the mechanism of its anti-inflammatory injury in hypertension target organs.[Methods]SHRs were randomly divided into 5 groups: the model group,the high-dose,medium-dose,low-dose MGF groups and the Benazepril group,with 8 rats in each group,WKY rats were used for the normal control group. Besides,on-invasive blood pressure( BP) instruments were used to measure systolic blood pressure in the rats' tail artery,western blot was used to analyze the expression of TNF-α,iNOS,ICAM-1 and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction( RT-PCR) was used to analyze the expression of TNF-α,iNOS,ICAM-1 mRNA.[Results]Compared with the normal control group,the model group's BP level was significantly increased( P <0. 01)),but the MGF had no significant lowering BP effect( P > 0. 05); compared with the normal control group,the expression of TNF-α,iNOS,ICAM-1 and its' mRNA in the model group was significantly increased( P < 0. 05 or P < 0. 01),and MGF could reduce the level of expression of these inflammatory cytokines( P < 0. 05 or P < 0. 01); between the Benazepril group and high-dose,medium-dose,low-dose MGF groups,most of the indicators had no significant difference( P > 0. 05). [Conclusions]MGF had no significant lowering BP effect,SHR showed inflammatory injury in the heart,brain and kidneys,MGF showed improvement on the inflammatory injury,and the anti-inflammation mechanism may be associated with lowering TNF-α,i NOS and ICAM-1 and its mRNA expression.展开更多
Objective: Hypertension is a low-grade infammation state of the disease and was easily complicated by kidneys’ infammatory response. Mangiferin(MGF), a pharmacologically active compound in various plants including Ma...Objective: Hypertension is a low-grade infammation state of the disease and was easily complicated by kidneys’ infammatory response. Mangiferin(MGF), a pharmacologically active compound in various plants including Mangifera indica, has a strong anti-infammatory activity. However, the effects of MGF on renal infammatory injury in spontaneously hypertensive rats(SHRs) remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the protective effects and mechanisms of MGF on renal infammatory injury in SHRs.Methods: MGF was used in SHRs at the doses of 10, 20, 40 mg/kg/d for 8 weeks consecutively. The blood and urine were collected for assessment of renal function. Renal tissues were collected for histological,immunohistochemistry, ELISA, Western blot and real time reverse transcription PCR(RT-PCR) analysis.Results: The results showed that the levels of interleukin 6(IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-a(TNF-a), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1(MCP-1) and recombinant chemokine C-C-Motif receptor 2(CCR2) were increased in SHRs, meanwhile, the level of IL-10 was decreased in SHR. Treatment of MGF inhibited the expression of IL-6, TNF-a, MCP-1 and CCR2, and promoted the expression of IL-10. Furthermore, the content of blood urea nitrogen(BUN) and serum uric acid(SUA) was significantly increased in the model group, and treatment of MGF had no obvious effects on these parameters at all dose levels.Conclusion: Our study proved that the kidneys of SHRs had significant infammatory injury, and MGF had the protective effects on renal infammatory injury in SHRs;The protective mechanism may be mediated partly by the MCP-1/CCR2 signaling pathway. Thus, it is a potential new drug for the treatment of hypertension.展开更多
Mesoporous silicas such as MCM-41 and SBA-15 possess high surface areas, ordered nanopores, and excellent thermal stability, and have been often used as catalyst supports. Although mesoporous metal oxides have lower s...Mesoporous silicas such as MCM-41 and SBA-15 possess high surface areas, ordered nanopores, and excellent thermal stability, and have been often used as catalyst supports. Although mesoporous metal oxides have lower surface areas compared to mesoporous silicas, they generally have more diversified functionalities. Mesopor- ous metal oxides can be synthesized via a soft-templating or hard-templating approach, and these materials have recently found some applications in environmental cata- lysis, such as CO oxidation, N20 decomposition, and elimination of organic pollutants. In this review, we summarize the synthesis of mesoporous transition metal oxides using mesoporous silicas as hard templates, high- light the application of these materials in environmental catalysis, and furnish some prospects for future develop- ment.展开更多
Inflammation is a complex biological response to stimulation.Natural cassane diterpenoids from Caesalpinia genus exhibit significant anti-inflammation activity.Eight new cassane diterpenoids(1-8)along with seven known...Inflammation is a complex biological response to stimulation.Natural cassane diterpenoids from Caesalpinia genus exhibit significant anti-inflammation activity.Eight new cassane diterpenoids(1-8)along with seven known ones(9-15)were obtained from the seed kernels of Caesalpinia cucullata Roxb.This is the first report on chemical investigation of the seed kernels of C.cucullata,and the cassane diterpenes were found in this plant for the first time.Their structures were elucidated based on the extensive spectroscopic analyses,and the absolute configurations were identified by ECD calculation and X-ray crystallography.All compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammation activity by inhibiting NO production in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells.Compounds 1-2 and 9-11 exhibited effective inhibitory activity with inhibition rate more than 50%.The iNOS enzyme activity and molecular docking experiments were performed to explore the preliminary mechanism.Eventually,a potential anti-inflammatory mechanism revealed that the bioactive cassane inhibited overproduction of NO by targeting key residues in the iNOS active cavity to reduce iNOS enzymatic activation.展开更多
P2-type layered oxides with the general Na-deficient composition Na_(x)TMO_(2)(x<1,TM:transition metal)are a promising class of cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries.The open Na+transport pathways present in t...P2-type layered oxides with the general Na-deficient composition Na_(x)TMO_(2)(x<1,TM:transition metal)are a promising class of cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries.The open Na+transport pathways present in the structure lead to low diffusion barriers and enable high charge/discharge rates.However,a phase transition from P2 to O2 structure occurring above 4.2 V and metal dissolution at low potentials upon discharge results in rapid capacity degradation.In this work,we demonstrate the positive effect of configurational entropy on the stability of the crystal structure during battery operation.Three different compositions of layered P2-type oxides were synthesized by solid-state chemistry,Na_(0.67)(Mn_(0.55)Ni_(0.21)Co_(0.24))O_(2),Na_(0.67)(Mn_(0.45)Ni_(0.18)Co_(0.24)Ti_(0.1)Mg_(0.03))O_(2) and Na_(0.67)(Mn_(0.45)Ni_(0.18)Co_(0.18)Ti_(0.1)Mg_(0.03)Al_(0.04)Fe_(0.02))O_(2) with low,medium and high configurational entropy,respectively.The high-entropy cathode material shows lower structural transformation and Mn dissolution upon cycling in a wide voltage range from 1.5 to 4.6 V.Advanced operando techniques and post-mortem analysis were used to probe the underlying reaction mechanism thoroughly.Overall,the high-entropy strategy is a promising route for improving the electrochemical performance of P2 layered oxide cathodes for advanced sodium-ion battery applications.展开更多
文摘Background:Temozolomide(TMZ)is an important adjuvant chemotherapy drug after glioma surgery.However,with the progress of treatment,most patients will gradually develop drug resistance.Long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)in the prediction and reversal of chemotherapy drug resistance possesses great potential.Methods:1.The clinical data and RNA expression matrix of glioma patients were downloaded from the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas(CGGA),and the clinical data and RNA expression profiles of 47 patients who only received TMZ chemotherapy after surgery were selected;2.WGCNA was performed on RNA expression profiles to find modules highly correlated with survival time and lncRNAs with high connectivity in modules.Core lncRNA were further screened from the GEO database(P<0.05);survival analysis,correlation analysis,enrichment analysis and co-expression analysis were performed;and 3.A TMZ concentration gradient induced glioma-resistant cells(U251TR).Cell proliferation toxicity assays and real-time quantitative PCR were used to verify the core lncRNA and identify the biological characteristics of U251TR.Results:1.According to the WGCNA analysis,it was found that the pink module is highly correlated with survival time and that there are 17 core lncRNAs with high connectivity in the pink module.2.The expression of the core lncRNA MOCS2-DT in the U251 resistant strain was significantly lower than that in the sensitive strain(P<0.05).3.U251TR cells had significantly larger cell bodies with irregular shapes.U251TR cells had a stronger tolerance to TMZ than U251 cells,and the resistance index was about four times higher(P<0.05).4.The expression levels of MGMT and ABCG2 in U251TR cells were significantly higher than those in parental U251 cells(P<0.05),and the expression levels of MOCS2-DT in U251TR cells were significantly lower than those in parental U251 cells(P<0.05).5.The survival time and survival rate of patients with low expression of MOCS2-DT were significantly lower than those of patients with high expression of MOCS2-DT in patients who only received TMZ chemotherapy after surgery.6.The enrichment analysis results show that the mRNA co-expressed with MOCS2-DT is enriched in synapse organization,regulation of membrane potential and signal release,indicating that MOCS2-DT is closely related to these functions.Conclusion:Targeted regulation of MOCS2-DT may reverse the drug resistance of glioma,improve the prognosis of patients and prolong the survival time of patients.
基金Supported by the Guangxi Science and Technology Infrastructure Construction Project of China(09-007-06)
文摘[Objectives] To study the effects of Mangiferin( MGF) on TNF-α,iNOS,ICAM-1 and its mRNA expression in the heart,brain and kidneys of spontaneously hypertensive rats( SHR),and reveal the mechanism of its anti-inflammatory injury in hypertension target organs.[Methods]SHRs were randomly divided into 5 groups: the model group,the high-dose,medium-dose,low-dose MGF groups and the Benazepril group,with 8 rats in each group,WKY rats were used for the normal control group. Besides,on-invasive blood pressure( BP) instruments were used to measure systolic blood pressure in the rats' tail artery,western blot was used to analyze the expression of TNF-α,iNOS,ICAM-1 and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction( RT-PCR) was used to analyze the expression of TNF-α,iNOS,ICAM-1 mRNA.[Results]Compared with the normal control group,the model group's BP level was significantly increased( P <0. 01)),but the MGF had no significant lowering BP effect( P > 0. 05); compared with the normal control group,the expression of TNF-α,iNOS,ICAM-1 and its' mRNA in the model group was significantly increased( P < 0. 05 or P < 0. 01),and MGF could reduce the level of expression of these inflammatory cytokines( P < 0. 05 or P < 0. 01); between the Benazepril group and high-dose,medium-dose,low-dose MGF groups,most of the indicators had no significant difference( P > 0. 05). [Conclusions]MGF had no significant lowering BP effect,SHR showed inflammatory injury in the heart,brain and kidneys,MGF showed improvement on the inflammatory injury,and the anti-inflammation mechanism may be associated with lowering TNF-α,i NOS and ICAM-1 and its mRNA expression.
基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province (No. 2013GXNSFAA019114)Guangxi Key Laboratory of Efficacy Study on Chinese Materia Medica Project (No. 12-071-08)。
文摘Objective: Hypertension is a low-grade infammation state of the disease and was easily complicated by kidneys’ infammatory response. Mangiferin(MGF), a pharmacologically active compound in various plants including Mangifera indica, has a strong anti-infammatory activity. However, the effects of MGF on renal infammatory injury in spontaneously hypertensive rats(SHRs) remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the protective effects and mechanisms of MGF on renal infammatory injury in SHRs.Methods: MGF was used in SHRs at the doses of 10, 20, 40 mg/kg/d for 8 weeks consecutively. The blood and urine were collected for assessment of renal function. Renal tissues were collected for histological,immunohistochemistry, ELISA, Western blot and real time reverse transcription PCR(RT-PCR) analysis.Results: The results showed that the levels of interleukin 6(IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-a(TNF-a), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1(MCP-1) and recombinant chemokine C-C-Motif receptor 2(CCR2) were increased in SHRs, meanwhile, the level of IL-10 was decreased in SHR. Treatment of MGF inhibited the expression of IL-6, TNF-a, MCP-1 and CCR2, and promoted the expression of IL-10. Furthermore, the content of blood urea nitrogen(BUN) and serum uric acid(SUA) was significantly increased in the model group, and treatment of MGF had no obvious effects on these parameters at all dose levels.Conclusion: Our study proved that the kidneys of SHRs had significant infammatory injury, and MGF had the protective effects on renal infammatory injury in SHRs;The protective mechanism may be mediated partly by the MCP-1/CCR2 signaling pathway. Thus, it is a potential new drug for the treatment of hypertension.
文摘Mesoporous silicas such as MCM-41 and SBA-15 possess high surface areas, ordered nanopores, and excellent thermal stability, and have been often used as catalyst supports. Although mesoporous metal oxides have lower surface areas compared to mesoporous silicas, they generally have more diversified functionalities. Mesopor- ous metal oxides can be synthesized via a soft-templating or hard-templating approach, and these materials have recently found some applications in environmental cata- lysis, such as CO oxidation, N20 decomposition, and elimination of organic pollutants. In this review, we summarize the synthesis of mesoporous transition metal oxides using mesoporous silicas as hard templates, high- light the application of these materials in environmental catalysis, and furnish some prospects for future develop- ment.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31670359)Liao Ning Revitalization Talents Program(No.XLYC 1905019)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(No.201602691)The authors wish to thank Dr.Jiuzhi Yuan(Shenyang Pharmaceutical University,Shenyang,China)for species identification of the plant materials.
文摘Inflammation is a complex biological response to stimulation.Natural cassane diterpenoids from Caesalpinia genus exhibit significant anti-inflammation activity.Eight new cassane diterpenoids(1-8)along with seven known ones(9-15)were obtained from the seed kernels of Caesalpinia cucullata Roxb.This is the first report on chemical investigation of the seed kernels of C.cucullata,and the cassane diterpenes were found in this plant for the first time.Their structures were elucidated based on the extensive spectroscopic analyses,and the absolute configurations were identified by ECD calculation and X-ray crystallography.All compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammation activity by inhibiting NO production in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells.Compounds 1-2 and 9-11 exhibited effective inhibitory activity with inhibition rate more than 50%.The iNOS enzyme activity and molecular docking experiments were performed to explore the preliminary mechanism.Eventually,a potential anti-inflammatory mechanism revealed that the bioactive cassane inhibited overproduction of NO by targeting key residues in the iNOS active cavity to reduce iNOS enzymatic activation.
基金financial support from the China Scholarship Council(CSC)financial support by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG,German Research Foundation)under Germany’s Excellence Strategy,EXC 2154,project number 390874152+8 种基金financial support from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research(Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung,BMBF)under the project‘KaSiLi’(03XP0254D)in the competence cluster‘Excell-BattMat’financial support from the Helmholtz Association(DigiBat project)support by the German Research Foundation(to H H,Grant No.HA 1344/43-1)is gratefully acknowledgedsupport from EnABLES and EPISTORE,projects funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No.730957 and 101017709,respectivelyfunding from the Kera-Solar project(Carl Zeiss Foundation)support at beamline P65 of the PETRA Ⅲ synchrotron(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY,Hamburg,Germany)is gratefully acknowledgedEduard Arzt(INM)for his continuing supportAndrea Jung(INM)for her support on ICP-OES measurementsthe support from the Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility(KNMF,www.knmf.kit.edu),a Helmholtz research infrastructure at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology(KIT,www.kit.du).
文摘P2-type layered oxides with the general Na-deficient composition Na_(x)TMO_(2)(x<1,TM:transition metal)are a promising class of cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries.The open Na+transport pathways present in the structure lead to low diffusion barriers and enable high charge/discharge rates.However,a phase transition from P2 to O2 structure occurring above 4.2 V and metal dissolution at low potentials upon discharge results in rapid capacity degradation.In this work,we demonstrate the positive effect of configurational entropy on the stability of the crystal structure during battery operation.Three different compositions of layered P2-type oxides were synthesized by solid-state chemistry,Na_(0.67)(Mn_(0.55)Ni_(0.21)Co_(0.24))O_(2),Na_(0.67)(Mn_(0.45)Ni_(0.18)Co_(0.24)Ti_(0.1)Mg_(0.03))O_(2) and Na_(0.67)(Mn_(0.45)Ni_(0.18)Co_(0.18)Ti_(0.1)Mg_(0.03)Al_(0.04)Fe_(0.02))O_(2) with low,medium and high configurational entropy,respectively.The high-entropy cathode material shows lower structural transformation and Mn dissolution upon cycling in a wide voltage range from 1.5 to 4.6 V.Advanced operando techniques and post-mortem analysis were used to probe the underlying reaction mechanism thoroughly.Overall,the high-entropy strategy is a promising route for improving the electrochemical performance of P2 layered oxide cathodes for advanced sodium-ion battery applications.
