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The results showed that matcha ethanol extracts could significantly reduce the release of inflammatory cytokines and the expression and phosphorylation of JAK2 and STAT3.A novel expanded metal-organic framework (UTSA-111a) with functional pyrimidine sites exhibits simultaneously high gravimetric and volumetric methane storage working capacities of 309 cm3 (STP) g-1 and 183 cm3 (STP) cm-3 at 298 K and 5.8-65 bar.Herein, we design inflammation-responsive nanocapsules containing two antibiotics. The releases are programmed to be triggered under conditions occurring at the different stages of wound healing. The nanocapsules exhibit excellent antibacterial activities against Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Incorporation of small amounts of nanocapsules in hydrogels leads to efficient antibacterial wound dressings.A ratiometric fluorescent probe (N-butyl-4-(4-amino-styryl)-1,8-naphthalimide) was developed for the quantitative detection of styrene in air. The sensing mechanism was found to involve a Heck reaction between the pretreated probe (diazotization) and styrene. A probe solution absorption method was established to detect gaseous styrene quantitatively.Phenol-metal coordination polymers are used in applications such as catalysis, sensing and separation science. In addition, combining eco-friendly conditions with economical and handling advantages of the polymeric catalyst is of interest to the community. Here, we report a simple one pot synthesis of a tetracatechol based ligand and its coordination polymer with copper ions. The Cu polymer showed electrochemical potential with a band gap of 1.01 eV. The BET surface area of the metallopolymer was 91.19 m2 g-1 with 0.14 cm3 g-1 pore volume. The polymer catalyst was used in a one pot three component click reaction and in the borylation of unsaturated carbonyl compounds with a maximum 99% conversion in water and good turnover efficiency even after 4 repetitive catalysis cycles. selleck chemicals offers several advantages such as high activity, easy handling, scalability, recyclability and cost effectiveness.Drug resistance and side effects are the two main problems of chemotherapy. #link# In order to address these big challenges, p-PB@d-SiO2, which has the ability to co-deliver both the hydrophobic drug doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX) and the hydrophilic drug ibuprofen (IBU), is constructed to achieve synergistic treatment. The drug-loaded nanoparticle consists of porous Prussian blue (p-PB) as the core and dendrimer-like SiO2 (d-SiO2) as the shell, which is further thiolated and coated with polyethylene glycol thiol (HS-PEG) to form the "Dual-Key-and-Lock" drug carrier p-PB@d-SiO2-SS-PEG. The locked drugs can only be released in the presence of cooperative triggers, i.e., a high glutathione concentration (the first key) and an acidic environment (the second key). The "dual key"-triggered release is much more significant in cancer lesions than in normal tissues, reducing side effects. Furthermore, cell viability experiments highlight the superior therapeutic efficacy of the dual-drug-loaded nanoparticles compared with the single-drug systems (60%, 73% and 86% vs. 56%, 68%, and 76% at 100, 200 and 500 μg mL-1, respectively). In vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrate the potential application of p-PB@d-SiO2-SS-PEG for dual-mode fluorescence and magnetic-resonance-imaging-guided chemo-photothermal therapy. The "Dual-Key-and-Lock" drug carrier system exhibits the "1 + 1 > 2" effect, demonstrating its excellent performance in synergy therapy for improved therapeutic efficiency and thereby reducing conventional drug resistance and side effects.Mandarin juice is a rich source of antioxidant bioactive compounds. While the content and profile of bioactives are known, the impact of high-pressure processing (HPP) on their stability and bioaccessibility (BA) is unknown, but may allow obtaining safe, nutritious, and fresh-tasting juices with highly extractable bioactive compounds. The stability and BA of bioactive antioxidant compounds in untreated and HPP-treated (400 MPa/40 °C/1 min) Clementine mandarin juices, and the cytoprotective effect of its bioaccessible fractions (BF) obtained after simulated gastrointestinal digestion against H2O2-induced oxidative stress in differentiated Caco-2 cells were investigated. The BF of HPP-treated juices showed a better retention of carotenoids, flavonoids, ascorbic acid, total polyphenols and FRAP value, and slightly higher cytoprotection (mitochondrial membrane potential and ROS) than untreated juices. Therefore, HPP can be recommended as a suitable technology to retain or indeed increase antioxidant bioactives and their cytoprotective activity in mandarin juices after gastrointestinal digestion.Previous researches have indicated that sleep plays a vital role in cognitive functions. Sleep deprivation (SD) causes learning and memory damage, which is associated with oxidative stress. This study was performed to investigate the neuroprotective effects of an extract of Abelmoschus manihot flower (EAM) against memory deficit induced by SD in mice. The SD model was evoked by multiple platform method for 5 days, successively. The learning and memory-improving effects of EAM were assessed by behavioral trials and the underlying mechanism was investigated by measuring the oxidative stress alteration. Our findings indicated that the SD-induced memory deficit and the EAM treatment improved the cognitive functions of mice in the object location recognition test and passive avoidance task. In addition, EAM effectively improved the activities of the antioxidant enzyme, decreased the content of malondialdehyde (MDA), and restored the protein expression of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), tyrosine kinase B (TrkB) and glutamate receptor 1 (GluR1) in brain tissues. In conclusion, EAM could improve the SD-evoked learning and memory impairments. The possible underlying mechanisms of EAM may be related to its antioxidant capacity and enhanced BDNF/TrkB/GluR1 levels in the hippocampal memory.Copper(i) complexes [Cu(L1-7)2](ClO4) (1-7) of bidentate ligands (L1-L7) have been synthesized via spontaneous reduction and characterized as catalysts for aromatic C-H activation using H2O2 as the oxidant. The single crystal X-ray structure of 1 exhibited a distorted tetrahedral geometry. All the copper(i) complexes catalyzed direct hydroxylation of benzene to form phenol with good selectivity up to 98%. The determined kinetic isotope effect (KIE) values, 1.69-1.71, support the involvement of a radical type mechanism. The isotope-labeling experiments using H218O2 showed 92% incorporation of 18O into phenol and confirm that H2O2 is the key oxygen supplier. Overall, the catalytic efficiencies of the complexes are strongly influenced by the electronic and steric factor of the ligand, which is fine-tuned by the ligand architecture. The benzene hydroxylation reaction possibly proceeded via a radical mechanism, which was confirmed by the addition of radical scavengers (TEMPO) to the catalytic reaction that showed a reduction in phenol formation.In this work, a solid-state electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor based on resonance energy transfer (RET) was proposed using MoS2QDs@g-C3N4 as a donor and NH2-SiO2@PTCA as an acceptor. Herein, MoS2QDs could significantly facilitate the stability and efficiency of the ECL of g-C3N4. PTCA provided a large platform to anchor NH2-SiO2 nanoparticles. The prepared MoS2QDs@g-C3N4 exhibited good spectral overlap with the UV-vis absorption spectrum of NH2-SiO2@PTCA. Based on this, we designed an "off-on" ECL sensing strategy for sensitive and selective detection of glutathione (GSH). Under the best conditions, the linear range of the sensor for GSH detection was from 0.001 to 100 μM with a detection limit of 0.63 nM (S/N = 3). More importantly, GSH in commercial samples can be detected using the proposed sensor, which indicated its superior detection capabilities and potential application value in commercial medicines.In this work, a simple, specific and ultra-sensitive electrochemical aptasensor was successfully developed based on a novel signal reduction strategy for the detection of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB77). This aptasensor was prepared by the electrodeposition of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on an Au electrode (AuE) modified with cobalt phosphide (CoxP, a mixture of CoP and Co2P) decorated porous carbon microspheres. In this study, the thiolated single-complementary DNA (cDNA) was immobilized on the surface of the modified electrode via the Au-S bond. Subsequently, the gold nanorod@methylene blue connection aptamer (AuNRs@MB-Apt) signal labels were immobilized onto the modified electrode through the principle of complementary base pairing. Further, the aptamer preferentially binds to PCB77, decreasing the amount of AuNR@MB-Apt. The DPV current response was related to the PCB77 concentration. Under the optimized experimental conditions, a low detection limit of 5.9 × 10-2 ng L-1 and a wide linear range of 1 × 10-11 mg mL-1 to 1 × 10-4 mg mL-1 (S/N = 3) for PCB77 were achieved. link2 Moreover, the proposed aptasensor offered high selectivity, stability and reproducibility, indicating the broad potential application in environmental monitoring.Non-intrusive detection systems have the potential to characterise materials through various transparent glass and plastic containers. Food and drink adulteration is increasingly problematic, representing a serious health risk as well as an economic issue. This is of particular concern for alcoholic spirits such as Scotch whisky which are often targeted for fraudulent activity. We have developed a Raman system with a novel geometry of excitation and collection, exploiting the beam propagation from an axicon lens, which results in an annular beam at the bottle surface before focusing within the sample. link3 This facilitates the efficient acquisition of Raman signals from the alcoholic spirit contained inside the bottle, while avoiding the collection of auto-fluorescence signals generated by the bottle wall. Therefore, this technique provides a way of non-destructive and non-contact detection to precisely analyse the contents without the requirement to open the bottle.Subcutaneous abscesses caused by drug-resistant pathogens pose a serious challenge to human health. To overcome this problem, herein an acidity-responsive aggregated W/Mo-based polyoxometalate (POM) was developed for photothermal-enhanced chemodynamic antibacterial therapy in the second near-infrared (NIR) region. The POM can self-assemble into larger-sized aggregates with stronger absorption in the NIR region, making it remain in the acidic infected tissue. Furthermore, the hydrogen peroxide at the site of infection can be converted to a hydroxyl radical for chemodynamic therapy (CDT) and simultaneously the glutathione in organisms is consumed by the POM to further enhance the CDT effect. More importantly, under laser irradiation, the hyperthermia produced by the POM not only can kill drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, but also enhance the performance of CDT. Benefitting from the inflammatory retention and acidity-responsive photothermal-enhanced CDT properties, the POM exhibits an obvious therapeutic effect against drug-resistant bacterial infection without significant side effects under 1060 nm laser irradiation.
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