Decomposition experiments conducted with and without microbial processes are commonly used to study the effects of environmental microorganisms on the degradation of organic pollutants.However,the effects of biologica...Decomposition experiments conducted with and without microbial processes are commonly used to study the effects of environmental microorganisms on the degradation of organic pollutants.However,the effects of biological pretreatment (sterilization) on organic matter often have a negative impact on such experiments.Based on the principle of water total organic carbon (TOC) analysis,the effects of physical sterilization treatments on determination of TOC and other water quality parameters were investigated.The results revealed that two conventional physical sterilization treatments,autoclaving and 60 Co γ-radiation sterilization,led to the direct decomposition of some organic pollutants,resulting in remarkable errors in the analysis of TOC in water samples.Furthermore,the extent of the errors varied with the intensity and the duration of sterilization treatments.Accordingly,a novel sterilization method for water samples,0.45 μm micro-filtration coupled with ultraviolet radiation (MCUR),was developed in the present study.The results indicated that the MCUR method was capable of exerting a high bactericidal effect on the water sample while significantly decreasing the negative impact on the analysis of TOC and other water quality parameters.Before and after sterilization treatments,the relative errors of TOC determination could be controlled to lower than 3% for water samples with different categories and concentrations of organic pollutants by using MCUR.展开更多
Paris polyphylla var.yunnanensis is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant,in which polyphyllin as the main medicinal component is an important secondary metabolite with bioactivity.Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)hav...Paris polyphylla var.yunnanensis is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant,in which polyphyllin as the main medicinal component is an important secondary metabolite with bioactivity.Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)have multiple positive effects on plants,while it is not clear whether AMF increase the content of medicinal components in medicinal plants.In this study,a total of nine AMF treatments were laid to analyze the mycorrhizal effect on polyphyllin accumulation and PpHMGR and PpSE expression of P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis.AMF increased the content of polyphyllin in the cultivated variety with low relation to the increase of inoculation intensity.Polyphyllin I,II,and VII were identified and partly improved by AMF inoculation,dependent on AMF treatments and culture environments.Similarly,the PpHMGR and PpSE expression was induced by mycorrhization,dependent on AMF species,whilst the induction was more obvious in PpSE than in PpHMGR after mycorrhization.It concluded that the symbiotic relationship between P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis and AMF increased polyphyllin content level in the plant,which was associated with the up-regulation of PpSE transcripts.展开更多
A field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of two commercial strains composed of mulple arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)species on plant growth,antioxidant capacity,and medicine quality of Paris polyph...A field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of two commercial strains composed of mulple arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)species on plant growth,antioxidant capacity,and medicine quality of Paris polyphylla var.yunnanensis in three subtropical soils from Wanzhou,Anshun and Baoshan in fields.The results showed that AMF inoculation enhanced the fungal colonization rate and activities of both succinate dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase,thereby,enhancing the mycorrhizal viability of P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis.The concentrations of photosynthetic pigments(chlorophyll a,b,a+b and carotenoids),soluble sugar,soluble protein and photosynthetic capacity were higher in AMF-inoculated plants than in non-AMF-treated plants in field.AMFtreated plants recorded higher activities of catalase,peroxidase and superoxide dismutase,and caused the reduction in malondialdehyde content,indicating lower oxidative damage,compared with non-AMF plants.Polyphyllin I,Polyphyllin II,Polyphyllin III,Polyphyllin IV and total polyphyllin contents were increased by AMF treatment.In conclusion,AMF improved the plant growth,antioxidant capacity and medicinal quality of P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis seedlings.Hereinto,AMF effects on the soil from Wanzhou was relatively greater than on other soils.展开更多
A simple chemical-etching approach is used to prepare the silicon carbide quantum dots (QDs). The raw materials of silicon carbide (SiC) with homogeneous nanoparticles fabricated via self-propagating combustion synthe...A simple chemical-etching approach is used to prepare the silicon carbide quantum dots (QDs). The raw materials of silicon carbide (SiC) with homogeneous nanoparticles fabricated via self-propagating combustion synthesis are corroded in mixture etchants of nitric and hydrofluoric acid. After sonication and chromatography in the ultra-gravity field for the etched products, aqueous solution with QDs can be obtained. The microstructure evolution of raw particles and optical properties of QDs were measured. Different organophilic groups on the surface like carboxyl, oxygroup, and hyfroxy were produced in the process of etching. Fluorescent labeling and imaging for living cells of Aureobasidium pulluans were investigated. The results indicated that SiC QDs were not cytotoxic and could stably label due to the conjugation between organophilic groups of QDs and specific protein of cells, it can be utilized for fluorescent imaging and tracking cells with in vivo and long-term-distance. Moreover, mechanism and specificity of mark were also analyzed.展开更多
Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins(CDC)are pore forming toxins.A prototype of the CDC family members is perfringolysin O(PFO),which directly binds to the cell membrane enriched in cholesterol,causing cell lysis.However,...Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins(CDC)are pore forming toxins.A prototype of the CDC family members is perfringolysin O(PFO),which directly binds to the cell membrane enriched in cholesterol,causing cell lysis.However,an exception of this general observation is intermedilysin(ILY)of Streptococcus intermedius,which requires human CD59 as a receptor in addition to cholesterol for its hemolytic activity.A possible explanation of this functional difference is the conformational variation between the C-terminal domains of the two toxins,particularly in the highly conserved undecapeptide termed tryptophan rich motif.Here,we present the crystal structure of suilysin,a CDC toxin from the infectious swine pathogen Streptococcus suis.Like PFO,suilysin does not require a host receptor for hemolytic activity;yet the crystal structure of suilysin exhibits a similar conformation in the tryptophan rich motif to ILY.This observation suggests that the current view of the structure-function relationship between CDC proteins and membrane association is far from complete.展开更多
Cy5.5-MSA-G250 nanoparticles(CMGNPs)had been proved to have unique advantages for cancer treatment,including excellent photothermal performance,tumor cell-selective cytotoxicity,direct visualization,and good biocompat...Cy5.5-MSA-G250 nanoparticles(CMGNPs)had been proved to have unique advantages for cancer treatment,including excellent photothermal performance,tumor cell-selective cytotoxicity,direct visualization,and good biocompatibility.However,to cellular systems,the CMGNPs are considered as fo reign invaders,and the effect of CMGNPs on immunity system is still unknown.Therefore,more efforts are needed to understand the role of CMGNPs on the immunity system.In this study,we attempted to screen the pro-inflammatory responses on RAW264.7 macrophages after treated with the CMGNPs.In vitro experiments clearly showed that CMGNPs not only enhances phagocytosis capacity of RAW264.7 cells,but also promotes Ml polarization,associated with changes in cell morphology and increased expression of inflammatory cytokines.This ability to induce Ml polarization may be beneficial to CMGNPs to achieve better anticancer effects in clinical trials.Moreover,the observed Ml macrophages’ polarization triggered by CMGNPs can be abolished after adding TLR4 inhibitor,CLI095,suggesting that TLR4 is involved in CMGNP-induced inflammation.展开更多
With an intensive understanding of the mechanism of immune system,developing a therapeutic tumor vaccine is one of the most perspective strategy of cancer immunotherapy.In this study,we report a facile approach to pre...With an intensive understanding of the mechanism of immune system,developing a therapeutic tumor vaccine is one of the most perspective strategy of cancer immunotherapy.In this study,we report a facile approach to prepare graphene oxide(GO)-based therapeutic cancer-nanovaccine.The model antigen(ovalbumin,OVA)and adjuvant(CpG ODN),are conjugated with GO-PEI nanosheet through electrostatic interaction.The addition of PEG can improve biocompatibility and prevent nanoparticle aggregation.The prepared GO-based nanovaccine,GO-PEI-OVA-PEG-CpG,exhibits good biocompatibility and low toxicity both in vivo and in vitro.More importantly,it can efficiently induce the maturation of dendritic cells(DCs),the enhancement of antigen cross-presentation ability,and the amplification of cytokine production of immune cells.Impressively,this nanovaccine shows a remarkable therapeutic effect against preestablished B16-OVA-melanoma tumors,which can significantly inhibit tumor growth and prolong the survival time of the OVA-expressed tumor-bearing mice.Moreover,combining GO-PEI-OVA-PEG-CpG with NLG919,an IDO-1(indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase)inhibitor which can regulate the tumor microenvironment,displays a synergistic therapeutic effect.These findings indicate the GO-PEI-OVA-PEG-CpG nanovaccine actively induces an antigen-specific antitumor immune response and it combined with NLG919 could achieve better therapeutic outcomes.展开更多
of main observation and conclusion In-situ overexpressed hydrogen peroxide could serve as a biomarker for inflammation and ischemic kidney injury.Herein,a nanoprobe was developed for assay of hydrogen peroxide.The nan...of main observation and conclusion In-situ overexpressed hydrogen peroxide could serve as a biomarker for inflammation and ischemic kidney injury.Herein,a nanoprobe was developed for assay of hydrogen peroxide.The nanoprobe(TA-TPABQ)was formed via the boronate ester groups between the hydrophilic tannic acid and the boric-acid-containing compound(TPABQ)as well as the hydrophobic interactions.The probe with good photostability shows good sensitivity and selectivity towards H2O2-The probe was adopted for identifying endogenous and exogenous H2O2 in living cells.Moreover,the probe was utilized for in vivo imaging experiments in acute abdomina and ankle inflammation mouse models as well as acute renal ischemia mouse model.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40821140540)the National High Technology Research and Development Program (863) of China (No. 2007AA10Z218)
文摘Decomposition experiments conducted with and without microbial processes are commonly used to study the effects of environmental microorganisms on the degradation of organic pollutants.However,the effects of biological pretreatment (sterilization) on organic matter often have a negative impact on such experiments.Based on the principle of water total organic carbon (TOC) analysis,the effects of physical sterilization treatments on determination of TOC and other water quality parameters were investigated.The results revealed that two conventional physical sterilization treatments,autoclaving and 60 Co γ-radiation sterilization,led to the direct decomposition of some organic pollutants,resulting in remarkable errors in the analysis of TOC in water samples.Furthermore,the extent of the errors varied with the intensity and the duration of sterilization treatments.Accordingly,a novel sterilization method for water samples,0.45 μm micro-filtration coupled with ultraviolet radiation (MCUR),was developed in the present study.The results indicated that the MCUR method was capable of exerting a high bactericidal effect on the water sample while significantly decreasing the negative impact on the analysis of TOC and other water quality parameters.Before and after sterilization treatments,the relative errors of TOC determination could be controlled to lower than 3% for water samples with different categories and concentrations of organic pollutants by using MCUR.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81260622)Chongqing Natural Science Foundation Project(cstc2018jcyjAX0267).
文摘Paris polyphylla var.yunnanensis is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant,in which polyphyllin as the main medicinal component is an important secondary metabolite with bioactivity.Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)have multiple positive effects on plants,while it is not clear whether AMF increase the content of medicinal components in medicinal plants.In this study,a total of nine AMF treatments were laid to analyze the mycorrhizal effect on polyphyllin accumulation and PpHMGR and PpSE expression of P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis.AMF increased the content of polyphyllin in the cultivated variety with low relation to the increase of inoculation intensity.Polyphyllin I,II,and VII were identified and partly improved by AMF inoculation,dependent on AMF treatments and culture environments.Similarly,the PpHMGR and PpSE expression was induced by mycorrhization,dependent on AMF species,whilst the induction was more obvious in PpSE than in PpHMGR after mycorrhization.It concluded that the symbiotic relationship between P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis and AMF increased polyphyllin content level in the plant,which was associated with the up-regulation of PpSE transcripts.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81260622)Applied Basic Research Program of Yunnan Province(2011FB081)Scientific Research Fund Key Project of Yunnan Province(2012Z119).
文摘A field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of two commercial strains composed of mulple arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)species on plant growth,antioxidant capacity,and medicine quality of Paris polyphylla var.yunnanensis in three subtropical soils from Wanzhou,Anshun and Baoshan in fields.The results showed that AMF inoculation enhanced the fungal colonization rate and activities of both succinate dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase,thereby,enhancing the mycorrhizal viability of P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis.The concentrations of photosynthetic pigments(chlorophyll a,b,a+b and carotenoids),soluble sugar,soluble protein and photosynthetic capacity were higher in AMF-inoculated plants than in non-AMF-treated plants in field.AMFtreated plants recorded higher activities of catalase,peroxidase and superoxide dismutase,and caused the reduction in malondialdehyde content,indicating lower oxidative damage,compared with non-AMF plants.Polyphyllin I,Polyphyllin II,Polyphyllin III,Polyphyllin IV and total polyphyllin contents were increased by AMF treatment.In conclusion,AMF improved the plant growth,antioxidant capacity and medicinal quality of P.polyphylla var.yunnanensis seedlings.Hereinto,AMF effects on the soil from Wanzhou was relatively greater than on other soils.
文摘A simple chemical-etching approach is used to prepare the silicon carbide quantum dots (QDs). The raw materials of silicon carbide (SiC) with homogeneous nanoparticles fabricated via self-propagating combustion synthesis are corroded in mixture etchants of nitric and hydrofluoric acid. After sonication and chromatography in the ultra-gravity field for the etched products, aqueous solution with QDs can be obtained. The microstructure evolution of raw particles and optical properties of QDs were measured. Different organophilic groups on the surface like carboxyl, oxygroup, and hyfroxy were produced in the process of etching. Fluorescent labeling and imaging for living cells of Aureobasidium pulluans were investigated. The results indicated that SiC QDs were not cytotoxic and could stably label due to the conjugation between organophilic groups of QDs and specific protein of cells, it can be utilized for fluorescent imaging and tracking cells with in vivo and long-term-distance. Moreover, mechanism and specificity of mark were also analyzed.
基金This work was supported by the National Programs for High Technology Research and Development Program(863 Program)No.2006AA02A322to X.L.,the CAS grant KSCX2-YW-05 to Z.R,the Project of Protein Studies(CAS)grant 2006CB10903National Basic Research Program(973 Program)No.2007CB914304.
文摘Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins(CDC)are pore forming toxins.A prototype of the CDC family members is perfringolysin O(PFO),which directly binds to the cell membrane enriched in cholesterol,causing cell lysis.However,an exception of this general observation is intermedilysin(ILY)of Streptococcus intermedius,which requires human CD59 as a receptor in addition to cholesterol for its hemolytic activity.A possible explanation of this functional difference is the conformational variation between the C-terminal domains of the two toxins,particularly in the highly conserved undecapeptide termed tryptophan rich motif.Here,we present the crystal structure of suilysin,a CDC toxin from the infectious swine pathogen Streptococcus suis.Like PFO,suilysin does not require a host receptor for hemolytic activity;yet the crystal structure of suilysin exhibits a similar conformation in the tryptophan rich motif to ILY.This observation suggests that the current view of the structure-function relationship between CDC proteins and membrane association is far from complete.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81660592, 81660301 and 81860037)the Key New and High-Tech Project of the Department of Science and Technology of Hainan Province (No. ZDYF2016023)
文摘Cy5.5-MSA-G250 nanoparticles(CMGNPs)had been proved to have unique advantages for cancer treatment,including excellent photothermal performance,tumor cell-selective cytotoxicity,direct visualization,and good biocompatibility.However,to cellular systems,the CMGNPs are considered as fo reign invaders,and the effect of CMGNPs on immunity system is still unknown.Therefore,more efforts are needed to understand the role of CMGNPs on the immunity system.In this study,we attempted to screen the pro-inflammatory responses on RAW264.7 macrophages after treated with the CMGNPs.In vitro experiments clearly showed that CMGNPs not only enhances phagocytosis capacity of RAW264.7 cells,but also promotes Ml polarization,associated with changes in cell morphology and increased expression of inflammatory cytokines.This ability to induce Ml polarization may be beneficial to CMGNPs to achieve better anticancer effects in clinical trials.Moreover,the observed Ml macrophages’ polarization triggered by CMGNPs can be abolished after adding TLR4 inhibitor,CLI095,suggesting that TLR4 is involved in CMGNP-induced inflammation.
基金the financial support from Basic and Applied Basic Research Program of Hainan Province(Nos.2019RC209and 820RC646)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81860037)China Postdoctoral Science Special Foundations(Nos.2015T80488 and 2014T70459)。
文摘With an intensive understanding of the mechanism of immune system,developing a therapeutic tumor vaccine is one of the most perspective strategy of cancer immunotherapy.In this study,we report a facile approach to prepare graphene oxide(GO)-based therapeutic cancer-nanovaccine.The model antigen(ovalbumin,OVA)and adjuvant(CpG ODN),are conjugated with GO-PEI nanosheet through electrostatic interaction.The addition of PEG can improve biocompatibility and prevent nanoparticle aggregation.The prepared GO-based nanovaccine,GO-PEI-OVA-PEG-CpG,exhibits good biocompatibility and low toxicity both in vivo and in vitro.More importantly,it can efficiently induce the maturation of dendritic cells(DCs),the enhancement of antigen cross-presentation ability,and the amplification of cytokine production of immune cells.Impressively,this nanovaccine shows a remarkable therapeutic effect against preestablished B16-OVA-melanoma tumors,which can significantly inhibit tumor growth and prolong the survival time of the OVA-expressed tumor-bearing mice.Moreover,combining GO-PEI-OVA-PEG-CpG with NLG919,an IDO-1(indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase)inhibitor which can regulate the tumor microenvironment,displays a synergistic therapeutic effect.These findings indicate the GO-PEI-OVA-PEG-CpG nanovaccine actively induces an antigen-specific antitumor immune response and it combined with NLG919 could achieve better therapeutic outcomes.
基金This work was supported by NSFC(51673066,21875069 and 21574044)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(2016A030312002)the Fund of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates(2019B030301003).
文摘of main observation and conclusion In-situ overexpressed hydrogen peroxide could serve as a biomarker for inflammation and ischemic kidney injury.Herein,a nanoprobe was developed for assay of hydrogen peroxide.The nanoprobe(TA-TPABQ)was formed via the boronate ester groups between the hydrophilic tannic acid and the boric-acid-containing compound(TPABQ)as well as the hydrophobic interactions.The probe with good photostability shows good sensitivity and selectivity towards H2O2-The probe was adopted for identifying endogenous and exogenous H2O2 in living cells.Moreover,the probe was utilized for in vivo imaging experiments in acute abdomina and ankle inflammation mouse models as well as acute renal ischemia mouse model.
