Single-cell analyses reveal cannabidiol rewires tumor microenvironment via inhibiting alternative activation of macrophage and synergizes with anti-PD-1 in colon cancer

Colorectal tumors often create an immunosuppressive microenvironment that prevents them from responding to immunotherapy.Cannabidiol(CBD)is a non-psychoactive natural active ingredient from the cannabis plant that has various pharmacological effects,including neuroprotective,antiemetic,anti-inflammatory,and antineoplastic activities.This study aimed to elucidate the specific anticancer mechanism of CBD by single-cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq)and single-cell ATAC sequencing(scATAC-seq)technologies.Here,we report that CBD inhibits colorectal cancer progression by modulating the suppressive tumor microenvironment(TME).Our single-cell transcriptome and ATAC sequencing results showed that CBD suppressed M2-like macrophages and promoted M1-like macrophages in tumors both in strength and quantity.Furthermore,CBD significantly enhanced the interaction between M1-like macrophages and tumor cells and restored the intrinsic anti-tumor properties of macrophages,thereby preventing tumor progression.Mechanistically,CBD altered the metabolic pattern of macrophages and related anti-tumor signaling pathways.We found that CBD inhibited the alternative activation of macrophages and shifted the metabolic process from oxidative phosphorylation and fatty acid oxidation to glycolysis by inhibiting the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-protein kinase B signaling pathway and related downstream target genes.Furthermore,CBD-mediated macrophage plasticity enhanced the response to anti-programmed cell death protein-1(PD-1)immunotherapy in xenografted mice.Taken together,we provide new insights into the anti-tumor effects of CBD.

A review of automatic detection of epilepsy based on EEG signals

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder that occurs at all ages.Epilepsy not only brings physical pain to patients,but also brings a huge burden to the lives of patients and their families.At present,epilepsy detection is still achieved through the observation of electroencephalography(EEG)by medical staff.However,this process takes a long time and consumes energy,which will create a huge workload to medical staff.Therefore,it is particularly important to realize the automatic detection of epilepsy.This paper introduces,in detail,the overall framework of EEG-based automatic epilepsy identification and the typical methods involved in each step.Aiming at the core modules,that is,signal acquisition analog front end(AFE),feature extraction and classifier selection,method summary and theoretical explanation are carried out.Finally,the future research directions in the field of automatic detection of epilepsy are prospected.

Targeting HMGCS1 restores chemotherapy sensitivity in acute myeloid leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia(AML)is a common hematological malignancy with overall poor prognosis.Exploring novel targets is urgent and necessary to improve the clinical outcome of relapsed and refractory(RR)AML patients.Through clinical specimens,animal models and cell-level studies,we explored the specific mechanism of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase 1(HMGCS1)in AML and the mechanism of targeting HMGCS1 to attenuate cell proliferation,increase chemotherapy sensitivity and improve the occurrence and development of AML.Here,we reveal that HMGCS1 is overexpressed in RR patients and negatively related to overall survival(OS).Knocking out HMGCS1 in AML cells attenuated cell proliferation and increased chemotherapy sensitivity,while stable overexpression of HMGCS1 had the opposite effects.Mechanistically,we identified that knockout of HMGCS1 suppressed mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK)pathway activity,while overexpression of HMGCS1 could remarkably enhance the pathway.U0126,a MEK1 inhibitor,offset the effects of HMGCS1 overexpression,indicating that HMGCS1 promotes RR AML through the MAPK pathway.Further,we verified that hymeglusin,a specific inhibitor of HMGCS1,decreases cell growth both in AML cell lines and primary bone marrow cells of AML patients.Furthermore,combination of hymeglusin and the common chemotherapeutic drug cytarabine and adriamycin(ADR)had synergistic toxic effects on AML cells.Our study demonstrates the important role of HMGCS1 in AML,and targeting this protein is promising for the treatment of RR AML.

Engineering Multifunctional Thylakoid as an Oxygen Self-Supplying Photosensitizer for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy

Photodynamic therapy(PDT)has emerged as an alternative treatment strategy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC).However,the clinical therapeutic efficiency of PDT is severely limited by poorly targeted photosensitizer delivery,insufficient oxygen supply,and neutralization by excessive glutathione(GSH)in tumor tissue.Herein,an engineered multifunctional thylakoid nanostructure,TMEM@PLGA@GA(abbreviated as TEPG),composed of a thylakoid membrane(TM)and ESCC cell membrane(EM)-fused biomembrane(TM-EM)shell and gambogic acid(GA)-loaded poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)nanocore,was designed for enhanced PDT for ESCC.When fused with EM,TM-EM exhibits a tumor targeting advantage due to the homologous affinity of tumor membrane camouflage.The catalase present on TM-EM catalytically decomposes endogenous hydrogen peroxide into oxygen to alleviate hypoxia in the tumor tissue.Moreover,when TEPG was selectively internalized by ESCC cells,GA was released to consume the excessive intracellular GSH.Under infrared irradiation,the PDT effects were enhanced by the self-oxygen supply and GSH scavenging ability provided by TEPG.An in vivo study showed that TEPG effectively induced ESCC tumor cell apoptosis and greatly inhibited the growth of ESCC tumors under infrared irradiation.This study constructed an engineered multifunctional thylakoid-based nanomedicine as an integrated solution to enhance PDT for ESCC.

Immunogenic cell death effects induced by doxorubicin improved chemo-immunotherapy via restoration of granzyme B activity

Chemotherapy remains one of the irreplaceable treatments for cancer therapy.The use of immunogenic cell death(ICD)-inducing chemotherapeutic drugs offers a practical strategy for killing cancer cells,simultaneously eliciting an antitumor immune response by promoting the recruitment of cytotoxic immune cells and production of granzyme B(GrB).However,numerous malignant cancers adaptively acquired the capacity of secreting serpinb9(Sb9),a physiological inhibitor of GrB,which can reversibly inhibit the biological activity of GrB.To circumvent this dilemma,in this study,an integrated tailor-made nanomedicine composed of tumor-targeting peptide(Arg-Gly-Asp,RGD)decorated liposome,doxorubicin(DOX,an effective ICD inducer),and the compound 3034(an inhibitor of Sb9),is developed(termed as D3RL)for breast cancer chemo-immunotherapy.In vitro and in vivo studies show that D3RL can directly kill tumor cells and trigger the host immune response by inducing ICD.Meanwhile,D3RL can competitively relieve the inhibition of Sb9 to GrB.The restored GrB can not only effectively induce tumor immunotherapy,but also degrade matrix components in the tumor microenvironment,consequently improving the infiltration of immune cells and the penetration of nanomedicines,which in return enhance the combined antitumor effect.Taken together,this work develops an integrated therapeutic solution for targeted production and restoration of GrB to achieve a combined chemo-immunotherapy for breast cancer.

Photo-degradation organic dyes by Sb-based organic-inorganic hybrid ferroelectrics

The organic-inorganic hybrid halide compounds have emerged as one of the most promising photoelectric material for their superior optoelectronic properties and hold great prospects for renewable energy substitutes and environmental protection as photocatalysis.Here,we report the optical properties of the Sb-based organic-inorganic hybrid ferroelectric materials:pyridine-4-aminium tetrachloroantimonate((C_(5)H_(7)N_(2))SbCl_(4),sample 1),piperidin-1-aminium tetrachloroantimonate((C_(5)H_(13)N_(2))SbCl_(4),sample 2)and tris(trimethylammonium)nonachlorodiantimonate(((CH_(3))_(3)NH)_(3)Sb_(2)Cl_(9),sample 3),which are a kind of exploited efficient photocatalysts.Samples 2 and 3 exhibit distinct photoelectric respond,which are mainly ascribed to their minor narrow band-gap compared with sample 1.For the ferroelectrics,the intrinsic of spontaneous polarization of sample 3 at room temperature is favourable for the separation of photogenerated electrons and holes within the photorespond process.Moreover,sample 3 shows the highest efficiency of photo-decomposed Rhodamine B(90.2%within 80 min)and Methyl Orange(MO)(97.4%within 50 min),thanks to the photo-excited electrons and holes promoting the formation of oxidative radical species during the photo-redox progress.These findings prove that the development of a novel Sbbased organic-inorganic hybrid halide compounds with good stability in the degradation of organic dyes paves a way to designing new photocatalyst.