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Based on the similar structure of adrenaline shared by higenamine (HI), salsolinol (SA) and coryneine (CO), a photochemical colorimetric sensor based on the displacement reaction of o-diphenol hydroxyl group and alizarin red S-phenylboric acid system was constructed to quickly distinguish and identify the cardiac strength of Shengfupian. The results show that the optimal condition of the sensor is: the molar ratio of alizarin red S (ARS) to phenylboric acid (PA) is 1∶3, reaction temperature is 0 ℃; The preparation method of the sample solution is optimized as follows: 2.5 g of Shengfupian powder was taken, 10 times the amount of methanol was added, and 300 W, 40 kHz ultrasound was carried out for 15 min; methodological studies showed that the method had good precision, repeatability and stability. The |△G| value (G is green, |△G| = |G after - G before|) of each sample was obtained by response values determination of 14 batches of Shengfupian. LC-MS/MS was used to determine the contents of three cardiac components in Shengfupian. It was found that the order of the total contents of cardiotonic components was basically consistent with |△G|. Then the correlation was analyzed, and the correlation coefficient R2 was as high as 0.87, which proved the scientificity and accuracy of this method. This study fills the methodological gap of rapid evaluation of the quality of Shengfupian, and provides the key technical support for the high quality and good price of Shengfupian in the market circulation and clinical application.
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Objective: To prepare phenylboronic acid-modified chitooligosaccharide(PBA-COS)nanoparticles(PBA-COS/ siPD-L1) loaded with PD-L1-siRNA(siPD-L1) and investigate the properties and in vivo anti -melanoma(B16F10) effect of the nanoparticles in mice. Methods: PBA-COS/siPD-L1 nanoparticles were prepared by the complex coacervation method. The particle size and Zeta potential of nanoparticles were investigated by dynamic light scattering. Agarose gel electrophoresis was used to evaluate the binding capacity of PBA-COS carriers to siRNA. The morphology of nanoparticles was observed by transmission electron microscope. In vitro cell uptake efficiency was analyzed by flow cytometry. The mouse subcutaneous B16F10 melanoma model was used to in- vestigate the in vivo effect of intratumoral injection of the nanoparticles on the tumor growth and metastasis. The apoptosis of tumor cells and the lung metastasis of tumors were analyzed and examined by TUNEL staining and HE staining, respectively. Results: The particle size of the PBA-COS/siPD-L1 nanoparticles was(101.9±1.89)nm and the Zeta potential was(25.6±1.52)mV. The nanoparticles were observed to be spherical under the transmission electron microscope. The nanoparticles were efficiently ingestible by B16F10 cells, and the intratumoral injection of the nanoparticles could inhibit tumor growth and lung metastasis of B16F10 melanoma in vivo in mice by inducing the B16F10 cell apoptosis. Conclusion: The intratumoral injection of PBA-OS/siPD-L1 nanoparticles could significantly inhibit tumor growth(the tumor inhibition rate was 42.4%, P<0.01)and lung metastasis of melanoma in mice.
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Glucose-sensitive materials have attracted much interest due to their potential application in diabetes treatment in recent years.Phenylboronic acid-based glucose-responsive polymers,which possess continuous glucose sensitivity and good stability,have been most widely used in self-regulated insulin delivery.This review covers the recent advances in PBA-functionalized nanogels (microgels),micelles,vesicles and nanoparticles.Synthesis and application of these nanomaterials are discussed.With the development of PBA-regulated polymers,these nanomaterials will migrate from laboratory to clinical use in the near future.
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BACKGROUND: We evaluated the combined use of the modified Hodge test (MHT) and carbapenemase inhibition test (CIT) using phenylboronic acid (PBA) and EDTA to detect carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) and metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL)-producing Pseudomonas spp. METHODS: A total of 49 isolates of CPE (15 Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase [KPC], 5 Guiana extended-spectrum beta-lactamase [GES]-5, 9 New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase [NDM]-1, 5 Verona integron-encoded metallo-beta-lactamase [VIM]-2, 3 imipenem-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase [IMP], and 12 oxacillinase [OXA]-48-like), 25 isolates of MBL-producing Pseudomonas spp. (14 VIM-2 and 11 IMP), and 35 carbapenemase-negative controls were included. The MHT was performed for all isolates as recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Enhanced growth of the indicator strain was measured in mm with a ruler. The CIT was performed by directly dripping PBA and EDTA solutions onto carbapenem disks that were placed on Mueller-Hinton agar plates seeded with the test strain. RESULTS: Considering the results of the MHT with the ertapenem disk in Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas spp., the CIT with the meropenem disk in Enterobacteriaceae, and the imipenem disk in Pseudomonas spp., three combined disk tests, namely MHT-positive plus PBA-positive, EDTA-positive, and MHT-positive plus PBA-negative plus EDTA-negative, had excellent sensitivity and specificity for the detection of KPC- (100% sensitivity and 100% specificity), MBL- (94% sensitivity and 100% specificity), and OXA-48-like-producing isolates (100% sensitivity and 100% specificity), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Combined use of the MHT and CIT with PBA and EDTA, for the detection of CPE and MBL-producing Pseudomonas spp., is effective in detecting and characterizing carbapenemases in routine laboratories.