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Chem Commun (Camb) ; 60(17): 2377-2380, 2024 Feb 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38321956

ABSTRACT

An advanced nanoplatform was developed by integrating catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) with glutathione-responsive nanocarriers, enabling superior imaging of dual cancer-related miRNAs. Two distinct CHA circuits for the sensing of miRNA-21 and miRNA-155 were functionalized on biodegraded MnO2. In the presence of GSH and the corresponding miRNAs, the degraded MnO2 released the DNA cargos, activating the CHA circuits and recovering the fluorescence. This approach offers a reliable sensing performance with highly selective cell-identification capacity, positioning it as a pivotal tool for imaging multiple biomarkers in living cells.


Subject(s)
Biosensing Techniques , DNA, Catalytic , MicroRNAs , MicroRNAs/genetics , Manganese Compounds , Biosensing Techniques/methods , Oxides , DNA
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Diab Vasc Dis Res ; 21(1): 14791641241228156, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38228168

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of chromium (Cr) and magnesium (Mg) ions on metabolic profiles, inflammation, and oxidative stress with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and insulin resistance (IR). METHODS: 120 individuals with IGT and IR were randomly divided into four groups treated with (1) chromium, (2) magnesium, (3) chromium and magnesium or (4) placebo. Metabolic and inflammatory indicators were measured at baseline and after 3 months intervention. RESULTS: Comparison among groups showed that fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2 h post glucose (2hPPG), fasting insulin (FINS) and homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in Cr + Mg group were significantly decreased compared with the other three groups (p < .05), and high density lipoprotein (HDL-c) levels were higher. 8-iso prostaglandin F2 alpha (8-iso-PGF2a) decreased in Cr, Mg, and Cr + Mg groups compared with placebo (p < .05), and 8-iso-PGF2a decreased in Cr + Mg groups compared with Cr group and Mg groups (p > .05). Intra-group comparison showed that the levels of FPG, 2hPPG and FINS in Cr + Mg group were significantly decreased after intervention (p < .05), and FINS in Mg group was significantly decreased (p < .01). The levels of HDL-c and triacylglycerol (TG) in Cr + Mg group were significantly improved (p < .05). The level of HDL-c in Mg group was significantly improved compared with baseline (p < .05). Compared with baseline, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels in Cr + Mg group and Mg group were significantly decreased (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS: The co-supplementation of Cr and Mg improves glycemic and lipid levels and reduces the inflammatory response and oxidative stress profiles of individuals with impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance.


Subject(s)
Glucose Intolerance , Insulin Resistance , Humans , Glucose Intolerance/diagnosis , Glucose Intolerance/drug therapy , Magnesium/therapeutic use , Chromium/therapeutic use , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Insulin , Inflammation/diagnosis , Inflammation/drug therapy , Dietary Supplements/adverse effects , Oxidative Stress , Metabolome
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Medicine (Baltimore) ; 103(3): e36998, 2024 Jan 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38241587

ABSTRACT

RATIONALE: Immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has shown promising activity against many tumor types. However, they can also induce a wide array of immune-related adverse events, ranging from mild to fatal. Primary 3 endocrine gland insufficiency during treatment with ICI has rarely been reported. PATIENT CONCERNS: We report the case of a 33-year-old man with Ewing sarcoma who was treated with toripalimab as a second-line treatment. Approximately 11 months after initiating treatment, the patient developed subclinical hypothyroidism, which was followed by adrenal insufficiency and hypogonadism 6 months later. Consequently, the decision was made to discontinue ICI therapy and initiate hormone replacement therapy to manage endocrine deficiencies. DIAGNOSES: Serum adrenocorticotropic hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone, and prolactin levels increased significantly, while cortisol, estradiol, and testosterone levels decreased (Table 1). The patient had negative findings on the pituitary MRI. INTERVENTION: As part of the management strategy, ICI therapy was ceased and hormone replacement therapy was commenced to address endocrine deficiencies. OUTCOMES: After hormone replacement therapy, his symptoms improved and follow-up examinations showed normalization of hormone levels. LESSONS: Clinicians should be aware of the potential of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy to cause endocrine dysfunction. Prompt recognition and management of these adverse events are crucial for patient health and quality of life.


Subject(s)
Adrenal Insufficiency , Hypothyroidism , Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors , Adult , Humans , Male , Adrenal Insufficiency/chemically induced , Hydrocortisone , Hypothyroidism/chemically induced , Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors/adverse effects , Quality of Life
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Nanoscale ; 15(32): 13289-13296, 2023 Aug 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37503884

ABSTRACT

Despite the current progress in optimizing and tailoring the performance of nanozymes through structural and synthetic adaptation, there is still a lack of dynamic modulation approaches to alter their catalytic activity. Here, we demonstrate that DNA can act as an auxiliary regulator via a straightforward incubation method with Fe-N-C single-atom nanozymes (SAzymes), causing a leap in the enzyme-like activity of Fe-N-C from moderate to a higher level. The DNA-assisted enhancement is attributed to the increased substrate affinity of Fe-N-C nanozymes through electrostatic attraction between the substrate and DNA. Based on the prepared DNA/Fe-N-C system, colorimetric sensors for dopamine (DA) detection were constructed. Surprisingly, the incorporation of DNA not only enabled the detection of DA in a low concentration range, but also greatly improved the sensitivity with a 436-fold decrease in detection limit. The quantitative determination of DA was achieved in two-segment linear ranges of 0.01-4 µM and 5-100 µM with an ultralow detection limit of 9.56 nM. The DNA/Fe-N-C system shows superior performance compared to the original Fe-N-C system, making it an ideal choice for nanozyme-based biosensors. This simple design approach has paved the way for enhancing nanozyme activity and is expected to serve as a general strategy for optimizing biosensor performance.


Subject(s)
DNA , Dopamine , DNA/chemistry , Colorimetry/methods
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Chem Commun (Camb) ; 59(36): 5431-5434, 2023 May 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37066605

ABSTRACT

A DNA nanoprobe, activated by glutathione (GSH), was designed to enable spatially selective sensing and imaging of miRNA in living cells. The nanoprobe was constructed using nano-sized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and DNA hairpin probes tethered to the surface of the MOFs, with the loop portion of the hairpin structure containing a disulfide bond. Cleavage of the disulfide bond by GSH triggers a strand-displacement reaction with target miRNAs, facilitating in situ readout of the fluorescence signal. The synergy of endogenous GSH activation and MOF improves the spatial resolution of miRNA detection and imaging.


Subject(s)
Biosensing Techniques , MicroRNAs , DNA , Diagnostic Imaging , DNA Probes , Glutathione/chemistry , Disulfides , Biosensing Techniques/methods
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Analyst ; 148(7): 1579-1586, 2023 Mar 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36892478

ABSTRACT

Nanozymes, a class of catalytic nanomaterials, have shown great potential to substitute natural enzymes in various applications. Nevertheless, the pursuit of high-efficiency peroxidase-like activity in a wide pH range is one of the major challenges existing in designing nanozymes. A feasible strategy is to construct an artificial active center by using porous materials as stable supporting structures, which can actively modulate biocatalytic activities via their porous atomic structures and more active sites. Herein, a gold nanoparticles/metal-organic framework (MOF) heterostructure was prepared using UiO-66 as a stable support structure (Au NPs/UiO-66), which demonstrates enhanced peroxidase-like activity, ∼8.95 times higher than that of pure Au NPs. Strikingly, Au NPs/UiO-66 exhibits excellent stability (maintains above 80% activity at 40-70 °C and retains 93% activity after 3 months of storage) and sustained high relative activity (above 90%) over a pH range of 5.0-9.0 due to the homogeneous dispersibility of free-ligand Au NPs and the strong chemical interaction between the Au NPs and the UiO-66 host. Moreover, a colorimetric assay of ascorbic acid (AA) and three AA-related biological enzymes was developed based on Au NPs/UiO-66 nanozyme, which has a good linear detection range and excellent anti-interference ability. This work provides important guidance for the expansion of metal NPs/MOF heterostructure nanozymes and their application prospects in the development of biosensors.


Subject(s)
Metal Nanoparticles , Metal-Organic Frameworks , Ascorbic Acid/analysis , Metal-Organic Frameworks/chemistry , Gold/chemistry , Metal Nanoparticles/chemistry , Peroxidases , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Hydrogen Peroxide
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Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue ; 29(6): 527-532, 2023 Jun.
Article in Chinese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38602726

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical efficacy of the combined treatment of Yishen Tongluo formula and low-dose tadalafil in diabetic erectile dysfunction. METHODS: A total of 80 patients with diabetic erectile dysfunction were randomly divided into two groups. The control group given tadalafil treatment, observation group in the control group given Yishen Tongluo Formula on the basis of treatment. The treatment period was 8 weeks. Erectile function were observed before and after treatment in the two groups patients-5 international questionnaire (IIEF - 5) score, erection quality scale (EQS) score, erectile hardness (EHS) score, TCM syndrome integral, content of serum homocysteine (HCY), endothelial function index ï¼»serum levels of prostaglandin I2 (PGI2)ï¼½ and endothelin (ET) content, a The changes of nitrogen oxide (NO), glucose and lipid metabolism indexes ï¼»triglyceride (TC), total cholesterol (TG)ï¼½ and oxidative stress related factors ï¼»total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px)ï¼½ were evaluated, and the clinical efficacy of the two groups was evaluated. RESULTS: In terms of overall efficacy rate, the observation group (79.4%) outperformed that of the control (48.7%, P< 0.01).After treatment, the IIEF-5 score, EQS score, EHS score, and serum levels of PGI2, NO, T-AOC and GSH-Px were higher than those before treatment in the two groups (P< 0.05). The TCM syndrome score and serum HCY, ET-1, TC and TG were lower than those before treatment (P< 0.05), and the comparison group's consequence was comparatively worse than the group under observation (P< 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Yishen Tongluo Formula can dramatically enhance the erectile dysfunction andimprovement of glucose-lipid metabolism when adopted in together with low-dose tadalafil.


Subject(s)
Diabetes Mellitus , Drugs, Chinese Herbal , Erectile Dysfunction , Male , Humans , Erectile Dysfunction/drug therapy , Erectile Dysfunction/etiology , Tadalafil/therapeutic use , Kidney , Nitric Oxide , Antioxidants , Glucose , Glutathione Peroxidase , Homocysteine
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Nanomaterials (Basel) ; 12(17)2022 Aug 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36080060

ABSTRACT

Amphiphilic core-shell (ACS) nanoparticles are gaining increasing research interest for multi-drug delivery in cancer therapy. In this work, a new cationic peptide-coated PHA nanosphere was prepared by self-assembly of a hydrophobic core of biodegradable poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) and a hydrophilic shell of fusion proteins of PHA granule-associated protein (PhaP) and cationic peptide RALA through a strong hydrophobic effect. The hydrophobic drug curcumin (Cur) was encapsulated in PHBHHx nanoparticles. The chemotherapy drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was administered in the form of its metabolite oligomeric 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (FUdR). Fifteen consecutive FUdR (FUdR15S) were adsorbed on the surface of PHBHHx nanoparticles by electrostatic interaction with RALA to form Cur@PHBX-PR/FUdR15S. Such amphiphilic cationic nanospheres had 88.3% EE of Cur and the drug loading of Cur and FUdR were 7.8% and 12.1%. The dual-drug-loaded nanospheres showed a time-differential release of Cur and FUdR. In addition, Cur@PHBX-PR/FUdR15S exhibited excellent anticancer activity and played a vital role in promoting the synergistic effect of FUdR and Cur in gastric cancer cells. The exploration of antitumor mechanisms demonstrated that Cur improved the activity of apoptosis-related proteins and cancer cells sensitized to FUdR. This amphiphilic core-shell system can serve as a general platform for sequential delivery of multiple drugs to treat several cancer cells.

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Nanomaterials (Basel) ; 12(4)2022 Feb 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35215023

ABSTRACT

Combination chemotherapy is emerging as an important strategy for cancer treatment with decreased side effects. However, chemotherapeutic drugs with different solubility are not easy to realize co-delivery in traditional nanocarriers. Herein, an affibody modified G-quadruplex DNA micellar prodrug (affi-F/GQs) of hydrophilic 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (FUdR) by integrating polymeric FUdRs into DNA strands is developed for the first time. To achieve synergistic efficacy with hydrophobic drugs, curcumin (Cur) is co-loaded into affi-F/GQs micelles to prepare the dual drug-loaded DNA micelles (Cur@affi-F/GQs), in which affibody is employed as a targeting moiety to facilitate HER2 receptor-mediated uptake. Cur@affi-F/GQs have a small size of approximately 130 nm and exhibit excellent stability. The system co-delivers FUdR and Cur in a ratiometric manner, and the drug loading rates are 21.1% and 5.6%, respectively. Compared with the physical combination of FUdR and Cur, Cur@affi-F/GQs show higher cytotoxicity and greater synergistic effect on HER2 positive gastric cancer N87 cells. Surprisingly, Cur@affi-F/GQs significantly enhance the expression and activity of apoptosis-associated proteins in Bcl-2/Bax-caspase 8, 9-caspase 3 apoptotic pathway, which is the main factor in the death of tumor cells induced by FUdR. Overall, this nanoencapsulation is a promising candidate for the targeted co-delivery of drugs with significant differences in solubility.

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Nanotechnology ; 33(12)2021 Dec 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34902843

ABSTRACT

Noble metal aerogels (NMAs) have been used in a variety of (photo-)electrocatalytic reactions, but pure Au aerogel (AG) has not been used in CO2electroreduction to date. To explore the potential application in this direction, AG was prepared to be used as the cathode in CO2electroreduction to CO. However, the gelation time of NMAs is usually very long, up to several weeks. Here, an excess NaBH4and turbulence mixing-promoted gelation approach was developed by introducing magnetic stirring as an external force field, which therefore greatly shortened the formation time of Au gels to several seconds. The AG-3 (AG with Au loading of 0.003 g) exhibited a high CO Faradaic efficiency (FE) of 95.6% at an extremely low overpotential of 0.39 V, and over 91% of CO FE was reached in a wide window of -0.4 to -0.7 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). Partial current density in CO was measured to be -19.35 mA cm-2at -0.8 V versus RHE under 1 atm of CO2. The excellent performance should be ascribed to its porous structure, abundant active sites, and large electrochemical active surface area. It provides a new method for preparation of AG with ultrafast gelation time and large production at room temperature, and the resulting pure AG was for the first time used in the field of CO2electroreduction.

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Opt Express ; 29(22): 36813-36827, 2021 Oct 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34809083

ABSTRACT

Ghost imaging (GI) reconstructs images using a single-pixel or bucket detector, which has the advantages of scattering robustness, wide spectrum, and beyond-visual-field imaging. However, this technique needs large amounts of measurements to obtain a sharp image. Numerous methods are proposed to overcome this disadvantage. Retina-like patterns, as one of the compressive sensing approaches, enhance the imaging quality of the region of interest (ROI) while maintaining measurements. The design of the retina-like patterns determines the performance of the ROI in the reconstructed image. Unlike the conventional method to fill in ROI with random patterns, optimizing retina-like patterns by filling in the ROI with the patterns containing the sparsity prior of objects is proposed. The proposed method is then verified by simulations and experiments compared with conventional GI, retina-like GI, and GI using patterns optimized by principal component analysis. The method using optimized retina-like patterns obtains the best imaging quality in ROI among other methods. Meanwhile, the good generalization capability of the optimized retina-like pattern is also verified. The feature information of the target can be obtained while designing the size and position of the ROI of retina-like patterns to optimize the ROI pattern. The proposed method facilitates the realization of high-quality GI.


Subject(s)
Diagnostic Imaging/instrumentation , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods , Light , Phantoms, Imaging , Retina/diagnostic imaging , Humans
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Nanotechnology ; 32(16): 165705, 2021 Apr 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33361577

ABSTRACT

To increase the specific surface area, high-density (i.e. number per unit area) Ag nanosheets (ANS) with large electrochemically active surface area and rich edge active sites over Ag plates were synthesized via a facile electrodeposition approach in a double electrode system at a constant current of -1 mA for 1800 s. By adjusting the concentration of H3BO3 (0.5 M, 0.1 M and 0.05 M), which is used to control the growth direction of ANS, ANS-20, -50, -350 were obtained with varying thickness of 20 nm, 50 nm, and 350 nm, respectively. Notably, ANS-20 showed a remarkable current density of -6.48 mA cm-2 at -0.9 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), which is almost 1.6 and 2.4 times as high as those of ANS-50 and -350, respectively. Furthermore, ANS-20 exhibits the best CO selectivity of 91.2% at -0.8 V versus RHE, while the other two give 84.6% and 77.9% at the same potential. The excellent performance of ANS-20 is attributed to its rich edge active sites and large electrochemically active surface area (ECSA).

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Sci Rep ; 10(1): 22015, 2020 12 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33328545

ABSTRACT

Combination chemotherapy is still of great importance as part of the standard clinical care for patients with HER2 positive breast cancer. As an attractive component, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been extensively studied as biosafety nanomaterials, but they are rarely explored as drug nanocarriers for targeted co-delivery of multiple chemotherapeutics. Herein, a novel affibody-DNA hybrid strands modified AuNPs were fabricated for co-loading nucleoside analogue (5-fluorodeoxyuridine, FUdR) and anthracycline (doxorubicin, Dox). FUdRs were integrated into DNA hybrid strands decorated on AuNPs by DNA solid phase synthesis, and Dox molecules were intercalated into their duplex regions. Affibody molecules coupled to the DNA hybrid strands were distributed the surface of AuNPs, giving them targeting for HER2. The new dual-drug-containing affibody-DNA-AuNPs (Dox@affi-F/AuNPs) owned compact and stable spherical nanostructures, and precise drug loading. Cytotoxicity tests demonstrated that these nanoparticles caused a higher inhibition in HER2 overexpressing breast cancer cells, and showed better synergistic antitumor activity than simple mixture of the two drugs. The related mechanistic studies proved that Dox@affi-F/AuNPs achieved a remarkable combined antitumor activity of Dox and FUdR by promoting more cells to enter apoptosis pathway. Our work provided a nanomedicine platform for targeted co-delivery of nucleoside analog therapeutics and anthracycline anticancer drugs to achieve synergistic treatment of HER2+ cancer.


Subject(s)
Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , DNA/chemistry , Doxorubicin/therapeutic use , Floxuridine/therapeutic use , Gold/chemistry , Metal Nanoparticles/chemistry , Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry , Cell Death/drug effects , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Survival/drug effects , Doxorubicin/administration & dosage , Doxorubicin/pharmacology , Drug Delivery Systems , Drug Liberation , Drug Synergism , Endocytosis/drug effects , Female , Floxuridine/administration & dosage , Floxuridine/pharmacology , Humans , Metal Nanoparticles/ultrastructure
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Sensors (Basel) ; 20(24)2020 Dec 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33322285

ABSTRACT

Computational ghost imaging (CGI), with the advantages of wide spectrum, low cost, and robustness to light scattering, has been widely used in many applications. The key issue is long time correlations for acceptable imaging quality. To overcome the issue, we propose parallel retina-like computational ghost imaging (PRGI) method to improve the performance of CGI. In the PRGI scheme, sampling and reconstruction are carried out by using the patterns which are divided into blocks from designed retina-like patterns. Then, the reconstructed image of each block is stitched into the entire image corresponding to the object. The simulations demonstrate that the proposed PRGI method can obtain a sharper image while greatly reducing the time cost than CGI based on compressive sensing (CSGI), parallel architecture (PGI), and retina-like structure (RGI), thereby improving the performance of CGI. The proposed method with reasonable structure design and variable selection may lead to improve performance for similar imaging methods and provide a novel technique for real-time imaging applications.


Subject(s)
Diagnostic Imaging , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted , Retina/diagnostic imaging , Humans
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Macromol Biosci ; 20(7): e2000083, 2020 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32558229

ABSTRACT

Affibody-conjugated RALA (affi-RA) are designed for delivering oligomeric 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (FUdR, metabolite of 5-FU) strand to raise the selectivity of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), decrease its toxicity and improve its suboptimal therapeutic efficacy. The nanodrugs, FUdR@affi-RA, are spontaneously assembled by electrostatic interaction between positively charged affi-RA and negatively charged FUdR15 -strands (15 consecutive FUdR). FUdR@affi-RA exhibits excellent stability under simulated physiological conditions. Compared with free FUdR, FUdR@affi-RA shows excellent targeting and higher cytotoxicity in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpressing gastric cancer N87 cells. Moreover, the anticancer mechanism studies reveal that FUdR@affi-RA enhances the expression and activity of apoptosis-associated proteins in the Bcl-2/Bax-caspase 8,9-caspase 3 apoptotic pathway induced by FUdR. This study indicates that the fusion vector, affi-RA, presents a promising delivery system platform for nucleoside analogue drugs and provides a new strategy for the development of therapeutics of cancer treatment.


Subject(s)
Floxuridine/therapeutic use , Molecular Targeted Therapy , Polymers/chemistry , Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/chemistry , Stomach Neoplasms/drug therapy , ral GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Biophysical Phenomena , Cell Death/drug effects , Cell Line, Tumor , Drug Liberation , Endocytosis/drug effects , Floxuridine/pharmacology , Humans , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Stomach Neoplasms/pathology
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Int J Nanomedicine ; 15: 885-900, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32103944

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Chemotherapy, as an adjuvant treatment strategy for HER2-positive breast cancer, can effectively improve clinical symptoms and overcome the drug resistance of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. Nucleoside analogues are a class of traditional chemotherapeutic drugs that are widely applied in adjuvant therapy. However, there are many critical issues that limit their clinical efficiency, including poor selectivity and stability, severe side effects and suboptimal therapeutic efficacy. Hence, this work aims to develop a new DNA nanocarrier for targeted drug delivery to solve the above problems. METHODS: Four 41-mer DNA strands were synthesized and 10 FUdR molecules were attached to 5' end of each DNA strand by DNA solid-phase synthesis. An affibody molecule was connected to the end of polymeric FUdR through a linker in one of the four strands. The affibody-FUdR-tetrahedral DNA nanostructures (affi-F/TDNs) were self-assembled through four DNA strands, in which one vertex was connected to an affibody at the end of a polymeric FUdR tail and three vertices were only polymeric FUdR tails. In vitro cellular uptake of affi-F/TDNs was examined visually with confocal fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry, and the cytotoxicity of affi-F/TDNs against cancer cells was investigated with MTT assay. Cell apoptosis was detected by Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining method. Using NOD/SCID (Mus Musculus) mice model, the targeted killing efficacy of affi-F/TDNs was also evaluated. RESULTS: The drug-loading of FUdR in affi-TDNs was 19.6% in mole ratio. The in vitro results showed that affi-F/TDNs had high selectivity and inhibition (81.2%) for breast cancer BT474 cells overexpressing HER2 and low toxicity in MCF-7 cells with low HER2 expression. During the in vivo application, affi-F/TDNs displayed good stability in the blood circulation, achieved specific accumulation in tumor region and the best antitumor efficacy (inhibition ratio of 58.1%), and showed excellent biocompatibility. CONCLUSIONS: The affibody-DNA tetrahedrons, as a simple and effective active targeting delivery nanocarrier, provided a new avenue for the transport of nucleoside antitumor drugs.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy , Floxuridine/pharmacology , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology , Animals , Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Apoptosis/drug effects , Breast Neoplasms/metabolism , Breast Neoplasms/pathology , DNA/chemical synthesis , DNA/chemistry , Drug Carriers/chemistry , Drug Delivery Systems/methods , Female , Humans , MCF-7 Cells , Mice, SCID , Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism , Recombinant Proteins/chemistry , Tissue Distribution , Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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Sensors (Basel) ; 19(18)2019 Sep 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31540368

ABSTRACT

Solid and liquid lenses are commonly used in optical design. Such lenses have suitable thicknesses due to their working principle and processing mode. Thus, zoom optical systems comprising solid and liquid lenses are extremely large. This work presents a new ultrathin tunable lens (UTL) comprising two liquid film lenses (LFLs) obtained through aspheric deformation and produced from the surface of a micro-liquid under gravity and boundary tension. The UTL can flexibly change focal lengths between positive and negative lenses when the device thickness is merely 2.15 mm. The proposed lens has the advantages of small volume, light weight, simple fabrication, and independence from external force during zooming. This research makes up for the drawback that traditional solid and liquid lenses cannot further reduce their thicknesses. The proposed UTL provides a new lens form and fabrication method, and can be used to replace solid and liquid lenses for designing miniature zoom optical systems.

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Endocrine ; 66(3): 485-493, 2019 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31410749

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Accumulated evidence has indicated that the gut microbiome affected the pharmacology of anti-diabetic agents, and their metabolic products induced by the agents transformed the structure of gastrointestinal microbiota in return. However, the studies around heredity, ethnicity, or living condition, referring to human microbiome were mostly represented by an occidental pattern partial and rare studies that focused on the effect of several first-line hypoglycemic agents on the gut flora in a single medical center. Therefore, we aimed to explore the interaction between gut microbiome and type 2 diabetes (T2D) or hypoglycemics in Chinese population. METHODS: A total of 130 T2D patients with a specific hypoglycemic treatment and 50 healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study. Gut microbiome compositons were analyzed by 16S ribosomal RNA gene-based sequencing protocol. RESULTS: Hypoglycemic agents contributed to the alteration of specific species in gut bacteria rather than its total diversity. Metformin increased the abundance of Spirochaete, Turicibacter, and Fusobacterium. Insulin also increased Fusobacterium, and α-glucosidase inhibitors (α-GIs) contributed to the plentitude of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus. Both metformin and insulin improved taurine and hypotaurine metabolism, and α-GI promoted several amino acid pathways. Although the community of gut microbiota with metformin and insulin showed similarity, significant differences were available in each diabetic group with hypoglycemia. CONCLUSIONS: Gut microbiota is significantly associated with anti-diabetic agents. The gut microbiome and metabolism have shown respective characteristics in different T2D groups, which were also significantly different from the healthy group. This study provides some new insights for identification and exploration of the pathogenesis of T2D.


Subject(s)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy , Gastrointestinal Microbiome/drug effects , Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology , Aged , Case-Control Studies , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/microbiology , Female , Humans , Hyperglycemia/microbiology , Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use , Male , Middle Aged
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Rev Sci Instrum ; 90(3): 033701, 2019 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30927812

ABSTRACT

A novel imaging method using Risley prisms is proposed to achieve super-resolution imaging and field of view (FOV) extension. The mathematical models are developed, and the solutions to sub-pixel imaging for super-resolution reconstruction are presented. Simulations show that the proposed method can enhance the image resolution up to optical diffraction limit of the optical system for imaging systems whose resolution is limited by pixel size. A prototype is developed. Experimental results show that the scene resolving capacity can be enhanced by 2.0 times with a resolution improvement factor of 4, and the FOV extension results accord with the simulations, providing a promising approach for super-resolution reconstruction, large FOV imaging, and foveated imaging with low cost and high efficiency.

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