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Metabolism ; 116: 154702, 2021 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33417895

ABSTRACT

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) mRNA methylation has been shown to regulate obesity and type 2 diabetes. However, whether METTL3, the key methyltransferase for m6A mRNA methylation, regulates ß-cell failure in diabetes has not been fully explored. Here, we show that METTL3 is downregulated under the inflammatory and oxidative stress conditions, and islet ß-cell-specific deletion of Mettl3 induces ß-cell failure and hyperglycemia, which is likely due to decreased m6A modification and reduced expression of insulin secretion-related genes. Overall, METTL3 might be a potential drug target for the treatment of ß-cell failure in diabetes.


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Diabetes Mellitus/genetics , Insulin-Secreting Cells/physiology , Methyltransferases/physiology , Animals , Diabetes Mellitus/pathology , Diabetes Mellitus/physiopathology , Islets of Langerhans/physiology , Islets of Langerhans/physiopathology , Methyltransferases/genetics , Mice , Mice, Knockout , Pancreatic Diseases/genetics , Pancreatic Diseases/pathology , Pancreatic Diseases/physiopathology
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J Hazard Mater ; 268: 237-45, 2014 Mar 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24513449

ABSTRACT

The use of non-thermal plasma (NTP) injection approach to oxidize elemental mercury (Hg(0)) in simulated flue gas at 110°C was studied, where a surface discharge plasma reactor (SDPR) inserted in the simulated flue duct was used to generate and inject active species into the flue gas. Approximately 81% of the Hg(0) was oxidized and 20.5µgkJ(-1) of energy yield was obtained at a rate of 3.9JL(-1). A maximal Hg(0) oxidation efficiency was found with a change in the NTP injection air flow rate. A high Hg(0) oxidation efficiency was observed in the mixed flue gas that included O2, H2O, SO2, NO and HCl. Chemical and physical processes (e.g., ozone, N2 metastable states and UV-light) were found to contribute to Hg(0) oxidation, with ozone playing a dominant role. The deposited mercury species on the internal surface of the flue duct was analyzed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electronic probe microanalysis (EPMA), and the deposit was identified as HgO. The mercury species is thought to primarily exist in the form of HgO(s) by adhering to the suspended aerosols in the gas-phase.


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Air Pollutants/isolation & purification , Environmental Restoration and Remediation/methods , Incineration , Mercury/isolation & purification , Models, Chemical , Plasma Gases/chemistry , Air Pollutants/chemistry , Coal , Environmental Restoration and Remediation/instrumentation , Equipment Design , Mercury/chemistry , Oxidation-Reduction
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