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Supratentorial non-RELA, ZFTA-fused ependymomas: a thorough phenotype genotype link featuring the volume of zinc palms throughout ZFTA-NCOA1/2 fusions.
In order to overcome unpredictable side-effects and increased cytotoxicity of conventional carrier-based anticancer drug delivery systems, several systems that consist exclusively of the pure drug (or prodrug) have been proposed. The behavior and dynamics of these systems after entering cancer cells are, however, still unknown, hindering their progress towards in vivo and clinical applications. Here, we report a comprehensive in cellulo study of carrier-free SN-38 nanoprodrugs (NPDs), previously developed by our group. The work shows the intracellular uptake, localization, and degradation of the NPDs via FRET microscopy. Accordingly, new FRET-NPDs were chemically synthesized and characterized. Prodrug to drug conversion and therapeutic efficiency were also validated. Our work provides crucial information for the application of NPDs as drug delivery systems and demonstrates their outstanding potential as next-generation anticancer nanomedicines.The ferritin cage iron-storage protein assembly has been widely used as a template for preparing nanomaterials. This assembly has a unique pH-induced disassembly/reassembly mechanism that provides a means for encapsulating molecules such as nanoparticles and small enzymes for catalytic and biomaterial applications. Although several researchers have investigated the disassembly process of ferritin, the dynamics involved in the initiation of the process and its intermediate states have not been elucidated due to a lack of suitable methodology to track the process in real-time. We describe the use of high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) to image the dynamic event in real-time with single-molecule level resolution. The HS-AFM movies produced in the present work enable direct visualization of the movements of single ferritin cages in solution and formation of a hole prior to disassembly into subunit fragments. Additional support for these observations was confirmed at the atomic level by the results of all-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, which revealed that the initiation process includes the opening of 3-fold symmetric channels. Our findings provide an essential contribution to a fundamental understanding of the dynamics of protein assembly and disassembly, as well as efforts to redesign the apo-ferritin cage for extended applications.We explored a series of squaraine homodimers with varying π-bridging centres to probe the relationship between the chemical structure and the two-photon absorption (2PA) characteristics. SEL120-34A nmr To this end, we designed and synthesised six linear homodimers based on two indolenine squaraine dyes with transoid configuration (SQA) which are connected by diverse bridges. In this regard, we investigated the effect of exciton coupling in these dimeric systems where the variation of the bridging units affects the magnitude of exciton coupling and leads to an alteration of their linear optical properties. Using two-photon absorption induced fluorescence measurements we determined the two-photon absorption cross section in this series of homodimers and found sizable values up to 5700 GM at ca. 11 000 cm-1 and 12 000 GM at 12 500 cm-1. The 2PA strength roughly follows the exciton coupling interaction between the squaraine chromophores which therefore may be used as design criteria to achieve high 2PA cross sections. The results were substantiated by polarization dependent linear and nonlinear optical measurements and by density functional theory calculations based on time dependent and quadratic response theory.Efficient drug nanocarriers with high drug loading capacity and luminescent ability are in high demand for biomedical applications. Here we show a facile and bio-friendly synthesis of macrophage membrane coated persistent luminescence nanoparticle (PLNP)@metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived mesoporous carbon (MC) core-shell nanocomposites (PLMCs) for autofluorescence-free imaging-guided chemotherapy. MOF UiO-66 is used as both the precursor and the template, and is controllably coated on the surface of the PLNP to form a PLNP@UiO-66 core-shell composite. Subsequent calcination enables the transformation of PLNP@UiO-66 to PLMC due to the pyrolysis of the UiO-66 shell. link2 PLMC with a small particle size of 70 nm, a tunable large pore size from ∼4.8 to ∼16.2 nm in the shell and near-infrared persistent luminescence in the core was prepared by controlling the calcination conditions. The prepared PLMC showed an enhanced drug loading capacity for three model drugs (doxycycline hydrochloride, acetylsalicylic acid, and paclitaxel) compared with PLNP@UiO-66. Further coating of the macrophage membrane on the surface of PLMC results in MPLMC with enhanced cloaking ability for evading the mononuclear phagocyte system. The drug-loaded MPLMC is promising for autofluorescence-free persistent luminescence imaging-guided drug delivery and tumor therapy.Microsolvated complexes of ethyl carbamate (urethane) with up to three water molecules formed in a supersonic expansion have been characterized by high-resolution microwave spectroscopy. Both chirped-pulse and cavity Fourier transform microwave spectrometers covering the 2-13 GHz frequency range have been used. link3 The structures of the complexes have been characterized and show water molecules closing sequential cycles through hydrogen bonding with the amide group. As is the case in the monomer, the ethyl carbamate-water complexes exhibit a conformational equilibrium between two conformers close in energy. The interconversion barrier between both forms has been studied by analyzing the spectra obtained using different carrier gas in the expansion. Complexation of ethyl carbamate with water molecules does not appear to significantly alter the potential energy function for the interconversion between the two conformations of ethyl carbamate.Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is commonly used in medical devices because it is non-toxic and stable against oxidative stress. Relatively high blood platelet adhesion and the need for chemical crosslinking through curing, however, limit its utility. In this research, a biostable PDMS-based polyurethane-urea bearing zwitterion sulfobetaine (PDMS-SB-UU) was synthesized for potential use in the fabrication or coating of blood-contacting devices, such as a conduits, artificial lungs, and microfluidic devices. The chemical structure and physical properties of synthesized PDMS-SB-UU were confirmed by 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and uniaxial stress-strain curve. In vitro stability of PDMS-SB-UU was confirmed against lipase and 30% H2O2 for 8 weeks, and PDMS-SB-UU demonstrated significantly higher resistance to fibrinogen adsorption and platelet deposition compared to control PDMS. Moreover, PDMS-SB-UU showed a lack of hemolysis and cytotoxicity with whole ovine blood and rat vascular smooth muscle cells (rSMCs), respectively. The PDMS-SB-UU was successfully processed into small-diameter (0.80 ± 0.05 mm) conduits by electrospinning and coated onto PDMS- and polypropylene-based blood-contacting biomaterials due to its unique physicochemical characteristics from its soft- and hard- segments.We present data-driven coarse-grained (CG) modeling for polymers in solution, which conserves the dynamic as well as structural properties of the underlying atomistic system. The CG modeling is built upon the framework of the generalized Langevin equation (GLE). The key is to determine each term in the GLE by directly linking it to atomistic data. In particular, we propose a two-stage Gaussian process-based Bayesian optimization method to infer the non-Markovian memory kernel from the data of the velocity autocorrelation function (VACF). Considering that the long-time behaviors of the VACF and memory kernel for polymer solutions can exhibit hydrodynamic scaling (algebraic decay with time), we further develop an active learning method to determine the emergence of hydrodynamic scaling, which can accelerate the inference process of the memory kernel. The proposed methods do not rely on how the mean force or CG potential in the GLE is constructed. Thus, we also compare two methods for constructing the CG potential a deep learning method and the iterative Boltzmann inversion method. With the memory kernel and CG potential determined, the GLE is mapped onto an extended Markovian process to circumvent the expensive cost of directly solving the GLE. The accuracy and computational efficiency of the proposed CG modeling are assessed in a model star-polymer solution system at three representative concentrations. By comparing with the reference atomistic simulation results, we demonstrate that the proposed CG modeling can robustly and accurately reproduce the dynamic and structural properties of polymers in solution.The skin houses a developed vascular and lymphatic network with a significant population of immune cells. Because of the properties of the skin, nucleic acid delivery through the tissue has the potential to treat a range of pathologies, including genetic skin conditions, hyperproliferative diseases, cutaneous cancers, wounds, and infections. This work presents a gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) microneedle (MN)-based platform for local and controlled transdermal delivery of plasmid DNA (pDNA) with high transfection efficiency both in vitro and in vivo. Intracellular delivery of the nucleic acid cargo is enabled by poly(β-amino ester) (PBAE) nanoparticles (NPs). After being embedded in the GelMA MNs, sustained release of DNA-encapsulated PBAE NPs is achieved and the release profiles can be controlled by adjusting the degree of crosslinking of the GelMA hydrogel. These results highlight the advantages and potential of using PBAE/DNA NP-embedded GelMA MN patches (MN/PBAE/DNA) for successful transdermal delivery of pDNA for tissue regeneration and cancer therapy.Highly efficient photoactive antimicrobial coatings were obtained using zinc oxide-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites (ZnO-rGO). Their remarkable antibacterial activity and high stability demonstrated their potential use for photoactive biocide surfaces. The ZnO-rGO nanocomposites were prepared by the sol-gel technique to create photocatalytic surfaces by spin-coating. The coatings were deeply characterised and several tests were performed to assess the antibacterial mechanisms. rGO was homogeneously distributed as thin sheets decorated with ZnO nanoparticles. The surface roughness and the hydrophobicity increased with the incorporation of graphene. The ZnO-rGO coatings exhibited high activity against the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. The 1 wt% rGO coated surfaces showed the highest antibacterial effect in only a few minutes of illumination with up to 5-log reduction in colony forming units, which remained essentially free of bacterial colonization and biofilm formation. We demonstrated that these coatings impaired the bacterial cells due to cell membrane damage and intracellular oxidative stress produced by the photogenerated reactive-oxygen species (ROS). The enhancement of the ZnO photocatalytic performance upon rGO incorporation is due to the increased detected generation of hydroxyl radicals, attributed to the reduction of electron-hole pair recombination. This intimate contact between both components also conveyed stability against zinc leaching and improved the coating adhesion.
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