Achieving increasingly finely targeted drug delivery to organs,tissues,cells,and even to intracellular biomacromolecules is one of the core goals of nanomedicines.As the delivery destination is refined to cellular and...Achieving increasingly finely targeted drug delivery to organs,tissues,cells,and even to intracellular biomacromolecules is one of the core goals of nanomedicines.As the delivery destination is refined to cellular and subcellular targets,it is essential to explore the delivery of nanomedicines at the molecular level.However,due to the lack of technical methods,the molecular mechanism of the intracellular delivery of nanomedicines remains unclear to date.Here,we develop an enzyme-induced proximity labeling technology in nanoparticles(nano-EPL)for the real-time monitoring of proteins that interact with intracellular nanomedicines.Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)nanoparticles coupled with horseradish peroxidase(HRP)were fabricated as a model(HRP(+)-PNPs)to evaluate the molecular mechanism of nano delivery in macrophages.By adding the labeling probe biotin-phenol and the catalytic substrate H_(2)O_(2)at different time points in cellular delivery,nano-EPL technology was validated for the real-time in situ labeling of proteins interacting with nanoparticles.Nano-EPL achieves the dynamic molecular profiling of 740 proteins to map the intracellular delivery of HRP(+)-PNPs in macrophages over time.Based on dynamic clustering analysis of these proteins,we further discovered that different organelles,including endosomes,lysosomes,the endoplasmic reticulum,and the Golgi apparatus,are involved in delivery with distinct participation timelines.More importantly,the engagement of these organelles differentially affects the drug delivery efficiency,reflecting the spatial–temporal heterogeneity of nano delivery in cells.In summary,these findings highlight a significant methodological advance toward understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in the intracellular delivery of nanomedicines.展开更多
In this paper,a control scheme based on current optimization is proposed for dual three-phase permanent-magnet synchronous motor(DTP-PMSM)drive to reduce the low-frequency temperature swing.The reduction of temperatur...In this paper,a control scheme based on current optimization is proposed for dual three-phase permanent-magnet synchronous motor(DTP-PMSM)drive to reduce the low-frequency temperature swing.The reduction of temperature swing can be equivalent to reducing maximum instantaneous phase copper loss in this paper.First,a two-level optimization aiming at minimizing maximum instantaneous phase copper loss at each electrical angle is proposed.Then,the optimization is transformed to a singlelevel optimization by introducing the auxiliary variable for easy solving.Considering that singleobjective optimization trades a great total copper loss for a small reduction of maximum phase copper loss,the optimization considering both instantaneous total copper loss and maximum phase copper loss is proposed,which has the same performance of temperature swing reduction but with lower total loss.In this way,the proposed control scheme can reduce maximum junction temperature by 11%.Both simulation and experimental results are presented to prove the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed control scheme for low-frequency temperature swing reduction.展开更多
A warming device for car driving is proposed in this paper,which includes support rods and warning plates.In this device,several display screens are insalled on one side of the warning panel.Indicator lights are set o...A warming device for car driving is proposed in this paper,which includes support rods and warning plates.In this device,several display screens are insalled on one side of the warning panel.Indicator lights are set on the display screen.A waning board is mounted on the top box.Several radar detectors are mounted on one side of the top box,and the radar detectors orrespond to the display screens.Several waming lights are installed on the top box,and the waning lights orespond to sevenl radar detectors.The sliding side of the support rod cleans the unit.The change of positions of the indicator lights based on the radar detectors will be rellected on the display screens,which allows drivers to understand the situation of the road.Therefore,they can prepare for changing lanes and overtaking,and understand the position and speed of all vehicles in this road section in advance.展开更多
Reducing oxidative stress and hepatoprotective effect of Pu-erh tea water extracts on rats fed with high-fat diet were researched for explaining health care of Pu-erh tea.Fifty SD rats were divided into five groups.Th...Reducing oxidative stress and hepatoprotective effect of Pu-erh tea water extracts on rats fed with high-fat diet were researched for explaining health care of Pu-erh tea.Fifty SD rats were divided into five groups.The body weight was measured once a day.The malondialdehyde(MDA)and glucose(Glu)levels and the activities of alanine aminotransferase(ALT),aspartate aminotransferase(AST),nitric oxide synthase(NOS),and pyruvate kinase(PK)in serum were determined.Furthermore,the hepatic glycogen level(HGL)and the activities of hepatic total superoxide dismutase(T-SOD),catalase(CAT),and glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px)were also measured after continuous administration for 12 weeks.The result demonstrated that Pu-erh extract caused the decreases in body weight,fat index,MDA and NOS levels,and the increases in hepatic T-SOD,CAT and GSH-Px activities,indicating that the extract may be due to inhibiting the increases of body weight and fat index,reducing oxidant stress state and inhibiting lipid peroxidation,thus decreasing the activities of ALT and AST,and protecting the liver in rat.Meanwhile,the extracts could increase the production of hepatic glycogen and the activity of PK,and reduce glucose level,protecting the liver from the diseases associated with type II diabetes.展开更多
Currently,the cancer immunotherapy has made great progress while antitumor vaccine attracts substantial attention.Still,the selection of adjuvants as well as antigens are always the most crucial issues for better vacc...Currently,the cancer immunotherapy has made great progress while antitumor vaccine attracts substantial attention.Still,the selection of adjuvants as well as antigens are always the most crucial issues for better vaccination.In this study,we proposed a biomimetic antitumor nanovaccine based on biocompatible nanocarriers and tumor cell membrane antigens.Briefly,endogenous calcium pyrophosphate nanogranules with possible immune potentiating effect are designed and engineered,both as delivery vehicles and adjuvants.Then,these nanocarriers are coated with lipids and B16-OVA tumor cell membranes,so the biomembrane proteins can serve as tumor-specific antigens.It was found that calcium pyrophosphate nanogranules themselves were compatible and possessed adjuvant effect,while membrane proteins including tumor associated antigen were transferred onto the nanocarriers.It was demonstrated that such a biomimetic nanovaccine could be well endocytosed by dendritic cells,promote their maturation and antigen-presentation,facilitate lymph retention,and trigger obvious immune response.It was confirmed that the biomimetic vaccine could induce strong T-cell response,exhibit excellent tumor therapy and prophylactic effects,and simultaneously possess nice biocompatibility.In general,the present investigation might provide insights for the further design and application of antitumor vaccines.展开更多
Small GTPase is a kind of GTP-binding protein commonly found in eukaryotic cells.It plays an important role in cytoskeletal reorganization,cell polarity,cell cycle progression,gene expression and many other significan...Small GTPase is a kind of GTP-binding protein commonly found in eukaryotic cells.It plays an important role in cytoskeletal reorganization,cell polarity,cell cycle progression,gene expression and many other significant events in cells,such as the interaction with foreign particles.Therefore,it is of great scientific significance to understand the biological properties of small GTPases as well as the GTPase-nano interplay,since more and more nanomedicine are supposed to be used in biomedical field.However,there is no review in this aspect.This review summarizes the small GTPases in terms of the structure,biological function and its interaction with nanoparticles.We briefly introduced the various nanoparticles such as gold/silver nanoparticles,SWCNT,polymeric micelles and other nano delivery systems that interacted with different GTPases.These current nanoparticles exhibited different pharmacological effect modes and various target design concepts in the small GTPases study.This will help to elucidate the conclusion that the therapeutic strategy targeting small GTPases might be a new research direction.It is believed that the in-depth study on the functional mechanism of GTPases can provide insights for the design and study of nanomedicines.展开更多
The systematic clustering analysis based weight determination methods are suitable for the experts of complex multi-attribute large-group decision-making (CMALGDM) in interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy environment. ...The systematic clustering analysis based weight determination methods are suitable for the experts of complex multi-attribute large-group decision-making (CMALGDM) in interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy environment. However, these methods mainly have two shortcomings: they do not consider the consistency of the experts in each aggregation; the aggregation weights are often determined simply by the 'majority principle', and neglect the quantity of information provided by the holistic aggregation, leading to decision biases. Hence, a double weight determination method for experts is proposed to solve these problems. As for the first shortcoming, a mathematical programming model is used to solve for the optimal expert weights within each aggregation, ensuring consistency in the overall preferences of the aggregations. As for the second shortcoming, we propose a modification of the aggregation weights based on the information entropy, which fully considers both the number of experts and the amount of information provided by the holistic aggregation. With the proposed method, the final expert weights are determined more rigorously and objectively. The feasibility of the proposed method is investigated through an illustrative example. ? 1990-2011 Beijing Institute of Aerospace Information.展开更多
Sympatric reptiles are the ideal system for investigating temperature-driven coexistence. Understanding thermally physiological responses of sympatric lizards is necessary to reveal the physiological mechanisms that u...Sympatric reptiles are the ideal system for investigating temperature-driven coexistence. Understanding thermally physiological responses of sympatric lizards is necessary to reveal the physiological mechanisms that underpin the sympatric occurrence of reptiles. In this study, we used three lizard species, Eremias argus, E. multiocellata, and Phrynocephalus przewalskii, which are sympatric in the Inner Mongolia desert steppe, as a study system. By comparing their resting metabolic rates(RMR) and locomotion at different body temperatures, we aimed to better understand their physiological responses to thermal environments, which may explain the sympatric occurrence of these lizards. Our results showed that E. argus had significantly higher RMR and sprint speed than E. multiocellata, and higher RMR than P. przewalskii. In addition, the optimal temperature that maximized metabolic rates and locomotion for E. argus and E. multiocellata was 36°C, whereas for P. przewalskii it was 39°C. Our study revealed the physiological responses to temperatures that justify the sympatric occurrence of these lizards with different thermal and microhabitat preferences and active body temperatures. Eremias argus and E. multiocellata, which have lower body temperatures than P. przewalskii, depend on higher RMR and locomotion to compensate for their lower body temperatures in field conditions. Our study also highlights the importance of using an integrative approach, combining behavior and physiology, to explore the basis of sympatric occurrence in ectothermic species.展开更多
The cost of highway is affected by many factors.Its composition and calculation are complicated and have great ambiguity.Calculating the cost of highway according to the traditional highway engineering estimation meth...The cost of highway is affected by many factors.Its composition and calculation are complicated and have great ambiguity.Calculating the cost of highway according to the traditional highway engineering estimation method is a completely tedious task.Constructing a highway cost prediction model can forecast the value promptly and improve the accuracy of highway engineering cost.This work sorts out and collects 60 sets of measured data of highway engineering;establishes an expressway cost index system based on 10 factors,including main route mileage,roadbed width,roadbed earthwork,and number of bridges;and processes the data through principal component analysis(PCA)and hierarchical cluster analysis.Particle swarm optimization(PSO)is used to obtain the optimal parameter combination of the regularization parameter c and the kernel function width coefficientin least squares support vector machine(LSSVM).Results show that the average relative and mean square errors of the PCA-PSO-LSSVM model are 0.79%and 10.01%,respectively.Compared with BP neural networks and unoptimized LSSVM model,the PCA-PSO-LSSVM model has smaller relative errors,better generalization ability,and higher prediction accuracy,thereby providing a new method for highway cost prediction in complex environments.展开更多
Objective:Therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a major challenge,and targeted therapies provide only a modest benefit in terms of overall survival.Treatment with antibodies to programmed cell death protein 1(PD...Objective:Therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a major challenge,and targeted therapies provide only a modest benefit in terms of overall survival.Treatment with antibodies to programmed cell death protein 1(PD-1)/PD-L1 can restore the functions of tumor-infiltrating T cells in HCC and has shown clinical efficacy in 20%of patients with advanced HCC.Novel approaches are urgently needed to treat HCC and to augment the efficacy of immunotherapy.Methods:Tumor-bearing mice were treated with Agrocybe aegerita galectin(AAGL)alone or in combination with anti-PD-1,and the tumor sizes and lifespans of mice were determined.Transcriptome analysis,cytokine analysis,flow cytometry analysis of the number and proportion of immune cell subsets in the liver and spleen,and molecular and cellular analyses of tumors were used to define the underlying mechanisms.Results:AAGL significantly inhibited the growth of liver tumors in a dose-dependent manner.Furthermore,AAGL increased the expression of multiple cytokines and chemokines in tumor-bearing mouse livers;this effect was associated with the activation and migration of T cells and macrophages,in agreement with the in vitro results.Importantly,the aggregation of T cells and macrophages induced by AAGL in tumor-bearing mouse livers clearly enhanced the response to PD-1 blockade immunotherapy.Conclusions:The results showed that AAGL induced the activation and migration of lymphocytes to the liver,and that the combination of AAGL and anti-PD-1 may be a promising strategy for HCC treatment.展开更多
Photothermal(PTT) and photodynamic(PDT) combined therapy has been hindered to clinical translation, due to the lack of available biomaterials, difficult designs of functions,and complex chemical synthetic or preparati...Photothermal(PTT) and photodynamic(PDT) combined therapy has been hindered to clinical translation, due to the lack of available biomaterials, difficult designs of functions,and complex chemical synthetic or preparation procedures. To actualize a high-efficiency combination therapy for cancer via a feasible approach, three readily available materials are simply associated together in one-pot, namely the single-walled carbon nanohorns(SWCNH), zinc phthalocyanine(ZnPc), and surfactant TPGS. The established nanodispersion is recorded as PCT. The association of SWCNH/ZnPc/TPGS was confirmed by energy dispersive spectrum, Raman spectrum and thermogravimetric analysis. Under lighting, PCT induced a temperature rising up to about 60 ℃ due to the presence of SWCNH, production a 7-folds of singlet oxygen level elevation because of ZnPc, which destroyed almost all4T1 tumor cells in vitro. The photothermal effect of PCT depended on both laser intensity and nanodispersion concentration in a linear and nonlinear manner, respectively. After a single peritumoral injection in mice and laser treatment, PCT exhibited the highest tumor temperature rise(to 65 ℃) among all test groups, completely destroyed primary tumor without obvious toxicity, and inhibited distant site tumor. Generally, this study demonstrated the high potential of PCT nanodispersion in tumor combined therapy.展开更多
The combination regimen of trastuzumab(Tras)plus Nab-paclitaxel(Nab)is recommended to treat HER2-positive(HER2+)cancers.However,they exert effects in different mechanisms:Tras need to stay on cell membranes,while Nab ...The combination regimen of trastuzumab(Tras)plus Nab-paclitaxel(Nab)is recommended to treat HER2-positive(HER2+)cancers.However,they exert effects in different mechanisms:Tras need to stay on cell membranes,while Nab need to be endocytosed,therefore the concurrent combination regimen may not be the best one in HER2+tumors treatment.Caveolin-1(Cav-1)is a key player in mediating their endocytosis and is associated with their efficacy,but few researches noticed the opposite effect of Cav-1 expression on the combination efficacy.Herein,we systematically studied the Cav-1 expression level on the combination efficacy and proposed an optimized and clinically feasible combination regimen for HER2+Cav-1 High tumor treatment.In the regimen,lovastatin(Lova)was introduced to modulate the Cav-1 expression and the results indicated that Lova could downregulate Cav-1 expression,increase Tras retention on cell membrane and enhance the in vitro cytotoxicity of Tras in HER2+Cav-1 High cells but not in HER2+Cav-1 Low cells.Therefore,by exchanging the dosing sequence of Nab and Tras,and by adding Lova at appropriate time points,the precise three-drug-sequential regimen(PTDS,Nab(D1)-Lova(D2)-Lova&Tras(D2+12 h))was established.Compared with the concurrent regimen,the PTDS regimen exhibited a higher in vitro cytotoxicity and a stronger tumor growth inhibition in HER2+Cav-1 High tumors,which might be a promising combination regimen for these patients in clinics.展开更多
Conventional chemotherapy based on cytotoxic drugs is facing tough challenges recently following the advances of monoclonal antibodies and molecularly targeted drugs.It is critical to inspire new potential to remodel ...Conventional chemotherapy based on cytotoxic drugs is facing tough challenges recently following the advances of monoclonal antibodies and molecularly targeted drugs.It is critical to inspire new potential to remodel the value of this classical therapeutic strategy.Here,we fabricate bisphosphonate coordination lipid nanogranules(BC-LNPs)and load paclitaxel(PTX)to boost the chemo-and immuno-therapeutic synergism of cytotoxic drugs.Alendronate in BC-LNPs@PTX,a bisphosphonate to block mevalonate metabolism,works as both the structure and drug constituent in nanogranules,where alendronate coordinated with calcium ions to form the particle core.The synergy of alendronate enhances the efficacy of paclitaxel,suppresses tumor metastasis,and alters the cytotoxic mechanism.Differing from the paclitaxel-induced apoptosis,the involvement of alendronate inhibits the mevalonate metabolism,changes the mitochondrial morphology,disturbs the redox homeostasis,and causes theaccumulation of mitochondrial ROS and lethal lipid peroxides(LPO).These factors finally trigger the ferroptosis of tumor cells,an immunogenic cell death mode,which remodels the suppressive tumor immune microenvironment and synergizes with immunotherapy.Therefore,by switching paclitaxel-induced apoptosis to mevalonate metabolism-triggered ferroptosis,BC-LNPs@PTX provides new insight into the development of cytotoxic drugs and highlights the potential of metabolism regulation in cancer therapy.展开更多
Mild photothermal therapy combined with immune checkpoint blockade has received increasing attention for the treatment of advanced or metastatic cancers due to its good therapeutic efficacy.However,it remains a challe...Mild photothermal therapy combined with immune checkpoint blockade has received increasing attention for the treatment of advanced or metastatic cancers due to its good therapeutic efficacy.However,it remains a challenge to facilely integrate the two therapies and make it potential for clinical translation.This work designed a peptide-photosensitizer conjugate(PPC),which consisted of a PD-L1 antagonist peptide(CVRARTR),an MMP-2 specific cleavable sequence,a self-assembling motif,and the photosensitizer Purpurin 18.The single-component PPC can self-assemble into nanospheres which is suitable for intravenous injection.The PPC nanosphere is cleaved by MMP-2 when it accumulates in tumor sites,thereby initiating the cancer-specific release of the antagonist peptide.Simultaneously,the nanospheres gradually transform into co-assembled nanofibers,which promotes the retention of the remaining parts within the tumor.In vivo studies demonstrated that PPC nanospheres under laser irradiation promote the infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and maturation of DCs,which sensitize 4T1 tumor cells to immune checkpoint blockade therapy.Therefore,PPC nanospheres inhibit tumor growth efficiently both in situ and distally and blocked the formation of lung metastases.The present study provides a simple and efficient integrated strategy for breast cancer photoimmunotherapy.展开更多
Inorganic phosphate(Pi)availability is an important factor which affects the growth and yield of crops,thus an appropriate and effective response to Pi fluctuation is critical.However,how crops orchestrate Pi signalin...Inorganic phosphate(Pi)availability is an important factor which affects the growth and yield of crops,thus an appropriate and effective response to Pi fluctuation is critical.However,how crops orchestrate Pi signaling and growth under Pi starvation conditions to optimize the growth defense tradeoff remains unclear.Here we show that a Pi starvationinduced transcription factor NIGT1(NITRATE-INDUCIBLE GARP-TYPE TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR 1)controls plant growth and prevents a hyper-response to Pi starvation by directly repressing the expression of growth-related and Pisignaling genes to achieve a balance between growth and response under a varying Pi environment.NIGT1 directly binds to the promoters of Pi starvation signaling marker genes,like IPS1,mi R827,and SPX2,under Pi-deficient conditions to mitigate the Pi-starvation responsive(PSR).It also directly represses the expression of vacuolar Pi efflux transporter genes VPE1/2 to regulate plant Pi homeostasis.We further demonstrate that NIGT1 constrains shoot growth by repressing the expression of growth-related regulatory genes,including brassinolide signal transduction master regulator BZR1,cell division regulator CYCB1;1,and DNA replication regulator PSF3.Our findings reveal the function of NIGT1 in orchestrating plant growth and Pi starvation signaling,and also provide evidence that NIGT1 acts as a safeguard to avoid hyper-response during Pi starvation stress in rice.展开更多
Inverse stochastic resonance(ISR)is a phenomenon in which the firing activity of a neuron is inhibited at a certain noise level.In this paper,the effects of potassium channel blockage on ISR in single Hodgkin-Huxley n...Inverse stochastic resonance(ISR)is a phenomenon in which the firing activity of a neuron is inhibited at a certain noise level.In this paper,the effects of potassium channel blockage on ISR in single Hodgkin-Huxley neurons and in small-world networks were investigated.For the single neuron,the ion channel noise-induced ISR phenomenon can occur only in a certain small range of potassium channel blockage ratio.Bifurcation analysis showed that this small range is the bistable region regulated by the external bias current.For small-world networks,the effect of non-homogeneous network blockage on ISR was investigated.The network blockage ratio was used to represent the proportion of potassium-channel-blocked neurons to total network neurons.It is found that an increase in network blockage ratio at small coupling strengths results in shorter ISR duration.When the coupling strength is increased,the ISR is more significant in the case of a large network blockage ratio.The ISR phenomenon is determined by the network blockage ratio,the coupling strength,and the ion channel noise.Our results will provide new perspectives on the observation of ISR in neuroscience experiments.展开更多
基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality(L212013)National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFA1206104)+2 种基金AI+Health Collaborative Innovation Cultivation Project(Z211100003521002)National Natural Science Foundation of China(81971718,82073786,81872809,U20A20412,81821004)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(7222020).
文摘Achieving increasingly finely targeted drug delivery to organs,tissues,cells,and even to intracellular biomacromolecules is one of the core goals of nanomedicines.As the delivery destination is refined to cellular and subcellular targets,it is essential to explore the delivery of nanomedicines at the molecular level.However,due to the lack of technical methods,the molecular mechanism of the intracellular delivery of nanomedicines remains unclear to date.Here,we develop an enzyme-induced proximity labeling technology in nanoparticles(nano-EPL)for the real-time monitoring of proteins that interact with intracellular nanomedicines.Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)nanoparticles coupled with horseradish peroxidase(HRP)were fabricated as a model(HRP(+)-PNPs)to evaluate the molecular mechanism of nano delivery in macrophages.By adding the labeling probe biotin-phenol and the catalytic substrate H_(2)O_(2)at different time points in cellular delivery,nano-EPL technology was validated for the real-time in situ labeling of proteins interacting with nanoparticles.Nano-EPL achieves the dynamic molecular profiling of 740 proteins to map the intracellular delivery of HRP(+)-PNPs in macrophages over time.Based on dynamic clustering analysis of these proteins,we further discovered that different organelles,including endosomes,lysosomes,the endoplasmic reticulum,and the Golgi apparatus,are involved in delivery with distinct participation timelines.More importantly,the engagement of these organelles differentially affects the drug delivery efficiency,reflecting the spatial–temporal heterogeneity of nano delivery in cells.In summary,these findings highlight a significant methodological advance toward understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in the intracellular delivery of nanomedicines.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62271109)。
文摘In this paper,a control scheme based on current optimization is proposed for dual three-phase permanent-magnet synchronous motor(DTP-PMSM)drive to reduce the low-frequency temperature swing.The reduction of temperature swing can be equivalent to reducing maximum instantaneous phase copper loss in this paper.First,a two-level optimization aiming at minimizing maximum instantaneous phase copper loss at each electrical angle is proposed.Then,the optimization is transformed to a singlelevel optimization by introducing the auxiliary variable for easy solving.Considering that singleobjective optimization trades a great total copper loss for a small reduction of maximum phase copper loss,the optimization considering both instantaneous total copper loss and maximum phase copper loss is proposed,which has the same performance of temperature swing reduction but with lower total loss.In this way,the proposed control scheme can reduce maximum junction temperature by 11%.Both simulation and experimental results are presented to prove the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed control scheme for low-frequency temperature swing reduction.
文摘A warming device for car driving is proposed in this paper,which includes support rods and warning plates.In this device,several display screens are insalled on one side of the warning panel.Indicator lights are set on the display screen.A waning board is mounted on the top box.Several radar detectors are mounted on one side of the top box,and the radar detectors orrespond to the display screens.Several waming lights are installed on the top box,and the waning lights orespond to sevenl radar detectors.The sliding side of the support rod cleans the unit.The change of positions of the indicator lights based on the radar detectors will be rellected on the display screens,which allows drivers to understand the situation of the road.Therefore,they can prepare for changing lanes and overtaking,and understand the position and speed of all vehicles in this road section in advance.
文摘Reducing oxidative stress and hepatoprotective effect of Pu-erh tea water extracts on rats fed with high-fat diet were researched for explaining health care of Pu-erh tea.Fifty SD rats were divided into five groups.The body weight was measured once a day.The malondialdehyde(MDA)and glucose(Glu)levels and the activities of alanine aminotransferase(ALT),aspartate aminotransferase(AST),nitric oxide synthase(NOS),and pyruvate kinase(PK)in serum were determined.Furthermore,the hepatic glycogen level(HGL)and the activities of hepatic total superoxide dismutase(T-SOD),catalase(CAT),and glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px)were also measured after continuous administration for 12 weeks.The result demonstrated that Pu-erh extract caused the decreases in body weight,fat index,MDA and NOS levels,and the increases in hepatic T-SOD,CAT and GSH-Px activities,indicating that the extract may be due to inhibiting the increases of body weight and fat index,reducing oxidant stress state and inhibiting lipid peroxidation,thus decreasing the activities of ALT and AST,and protecting the liver in rat.Meanwhile,the extracts could increase the production of hepatic glycogen and the activity of PK,and reduce glucose level,protecting the liver from the diseases associated with type II diabetes.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFA0205600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81690264,81821004).
文摘Currently,the cancer immunotherapy has made great progress while antitumor vaccine attracts substantial attention.Still,the selection of adjuvants as well as antigens are always the most crucial issues for better vaccination.In this study,we proposed a biomimetic antitumor nanovaccine based on biocompatible nanocarriers and tumor cell membrane antigens.Briefly,endogenous calcium pyrophosphate nanogranules with possible immune potentiating effect are designed and engineered,both as delivery vehicles and adjuvants.Then,these nanocarriers are coated with lipids and B16-OVA tumor cell membranes,so the biomembrane proteins can serve as tumor-specific antigens.It was found that calcium pyrophosphate nanogranules themselves were compatible and possessed adjuvant effect,while membrane proteins including tumor associated antigen were transferred onto the nanocarriers.It was demonstrated that such a biomimetic nanovaccine could be well endocytosed by dendritic cells,promote their maturation and antigen-presentation,facilitate lymph retention,and trigger obvious immune response.It was confirmed that the biomimetic vaccine could induce strong T-cell response,exhibit excellent tumor therapy and prophylactic effects,and simultaneously possess nice biocompatibility.In general,the present investigation might provide insights for the further design and application of antitumor vaccines.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[81690264]the National Basic Research Program of China[2015CB932100,2017YFA0205600]the Innovation Team of the Ministry of Education[BMU20110263]。
文摘Small GTPase is a kind of GTP-binding protein commonly found in eukaryotic cells.It plays an important role in cytoskeletal reorganization,cell polarity,cell cycle progression,gene expression and many other significant events in cells,such as the interaction with foreign particles.Therefore,it is of great scientific significance to understand the biological properties of small GTPases as well as the GTPase-nano interplay,since more and more nanomedicine are supposed to be used in biomedical field.However,there is no review in this aspect.This review summarizes the small GTPases in terms of the structure,biological function and its interaction with nanoparticles.We briefly introduced the various nanoparticles such as gold/silver nanoparticles,SWCNT,polymeric micelles and other nano delivery systems that interacted with different GTPases.These current nanoparticles exhibited different pharmacological effect modes and various target design concepts in the small GTPases study.This will help to elucidate the conclusion that the therapeutic strategy targeting small GTPases might be a new research direction.It is believed that the in-depth study on the functional mechanism of GTPases can provide insights for the design and study of nanomedicines.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(7157212371172148)
文摘The systematic clustering analysis based weight determination methods are suitable for the experts of complex multi-attribute large-group decision-making (CMALGDM) in interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy environment. However, these methods mainly have two shortcomings: they do not consider the consistency of the experts in each aggregation; the aggregation weights are often determined simply by the 'majority principle', and neglect the quantity of information provided by the holistic aggregation, leading to decision biases. Hence, a double weight determination method for experts is proposed to solve these problems. As for the first shortcoming, a mathematical programming model is used to solve for the optimal expert weights within each aggregation, ensuring consistency in the overall preferences of the aggregations. As for the second shortcoming, we propose a modification of the aggregation weights based on the information entropy, which fully considers both the number of experts and the amount of information provided by the holistic aggregation. With the proposed method, the final expert weights are determined more rigorously and objectively. The feasibility of the proposed method is investigated through an illustrative example. ? 1990-2011 Beijing Institute of Aerospace Information.
基金Animal Ethics Committees at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences approved the ethics and protocol (IOZ14001) for the collection, handling, and husbandry of the study animalsBI J. H. (No.31660615) and SUN B. J. (No. 31870391 and 31500324) are supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Sympatric reptiles are the ideal system for investigating temperature-driven coexistence. Understanding thermally physiological responses of sympatric lizards is necessary to reveal the physiological mechanisms that underpin the sympatric occurrence of reptiles. In this study, we used three lizard species, Eremias argus, E. multiocellata, and Phrynocephalus przewalskii, which are sympatric in the Inner Mongolia desert steppe, as a study system. By comparing their resting metabolic rates(RMR) and locomotion at different body temperatures, we aimed to better understand their physiological responses to thermal environments, which may explain the sympatric occurrence of these lizards. Our results showed that E. argus had significantly higher RMR and sprint speed than E. multiocellata, and higher RMR than P. przewalskii. In addition, the optimal temperature that maximized metabolic rates and locomotion for E. argus and E. multiocellata was 36°C, whereas for P. przewalskii it was 39°C. Our study revealed the physiological responses to temperatures that justify the sympatric occurrence of these lizards with different thermal and microhabitat preferences and active body temperatures. Eremias argus and E. multiocellata, which have lower body temperatures than P. przewalskii, depend on higher RMR and locomotion to compensate for their lower body temperatures in field conditions. Our study also highlights the importance of using an integrative approach, combining behavior and physiology, to explore the basis of sympatric occurrence in ectothermic species.
文摘The cost of highway is affected by many factors.Its composition and calculation are complicated and have great ambiguity.Calculating the cost of highway according to the traditional highway engineering estimation method is a completely tedious task.Constructing a highway cost prediction model can forecast the value promptly and improve the accuracy of highway engineering cost.This work sorts out and collects 60 sets of measured data of highway engineering;establishes an expressway cost index system based on 10 factors,including main route mileage,roadbed width,roadbed earthwork,and number of bridges;and processes the data through principal component analysis(PCA)and hierarchical cluster analysis.Particle swarm optimization(PSO)is used to obtain the optimal parameter combination of the regularization parameter c and the kernel function width coefficientin least squares support vector machine(LSSVM).Results show that the average relative and mean square errors of the PCA-PSO-LSSVM model are 0.79%and 10.01%,respectively.Compared with BP neural networks and unoptimized LSSVM model,the PCA-PSO-LSSVM model has smaller relative errors,better generalization ability,and higher prediction accuracy,thereby providing a new method for highway cost prediction in complex environments.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81670531)Hubei Key Laboratory of Edible Wild Plants Conservation and Utilization(Grant No.EWPL201804).
文摘Objective:Therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a major challenge,and targeted therapies provide only a modest benefit in terms of overall survival.Treatment with antibodies to programmed cell death protein 1(PD-1)/PD-L1 can restore the functions of tumor-infiltrating T cells in HCC and has shown clinical efficacy in 20%of patients with advanced HCC.Novel approaches are urgently needed to treat HCC and to augment the efficacy of immunotherapy.Methods:Tumor-bearing mice were treated with Agrocybe aegerita galectin(AAGL)alone or in combination with anti-PD-1,and the tumor sizes and lifespans of mice were determined.Transcriptome analysis,cytokine analysis,flow cytometry analysis of the number and proportion of immune cell subsets in the liver and spleen,and molecular and cellular analyses of tumors were used to define the underlying mechanisms.Results:AAGL significantly inhibited the growth of liver tumors in a dose-dependent manner.Furthermore,AAGL increased the expression of multiple cytokines and chemokines in tumor-bearing mouse livers;this effect was associated with the activation and migration of T cells and macrophages,in agreement with the in vitro results.Importantly,the aggregation of T cells and macrophages induced by AAGL in tumor-bearing mouse livers clearly enhanced the response to PD-1 blockade immunotherapy.Conclusions:The results showed that AAGL induced the activation and migration of lymphocytes to the liver,and that the combination of AAGL and anti-PD-1 may be a promising strategy for HCC treatment.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81690264)the National Basic Research Program of China (2015CB932100)the Innovation Team of the Ministry of Education (BMU20110263)。
文摘Photothermal(PTT) and photodynamic(PDT) combined therapy has been hindered to clinical translation, due to the lack of available biomaterials, difficult designs of functions,and complex chemical synthetic or preparation procedures. To actualize a high-efficiency combination therapy for cancer via a feasible approach, three readily available materials are simply associated together in one-pot, namely the single-walled carbon nanohorns(SWCNH), zinc phthalocyanine(ZnPc), and surfactant TPGS. The established nanodispersion is recorded as PCT. The association of SWCNH/ZnPc/TPGS was confirmed by energy dispersive spectrum, Raman spectrum and thermogravimetric analysis. Under lighting, PCT induced a temperature rising up to about 60 ℃ due to the presence of SWCNH, production a 7-folds of singlet oxygen level elevation because of ZnPc, which destroyed almost all4T1 tumor cells in vitro. The photothermal effect of PCT depended on both laser intensity and nanodispersion concentration in a linear and nonlinear manner, respectively. After a single peritumoral injection in mice and laser treatment, PCT exhibited the highest tumor temperature rise(to 65 ℃) among all test groups, completely destroyed primary tumor without obvious toxicity, and inhibited distant site tumor. Generally, this study demonstrated the high potential of PCT nanodispersion in tumor combined therapy.
基金by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81872809,82073786)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(L212013).
文摘The combination regimen of trastuzumab(Tras)plus Nab-paclitaxel(Nab)is recommended to treat HER2-positive(HER2+)cancers.However,they exert effects in different mechanisms:Tras need to stay on cell membranes,while Nab need to be endocytosed,therefore the concurrent combination regimen may not be the best one in HER2+tumors treatment.Caveolin-1(Cav-1)is a key player in mediating their endocytosis and is associated with their efficacy,but few researches noticed the opposite effect of Cav-1 expression on the combination efficacy.Herein,we systematically studied the Cav-1 expression level on the combination efficacy and proposed an optimized and clinically feasible combination regimen for HER2+Cav-1 High tumor treatment.In the regimen,lovastatin(Lova)was introduced to modulate the Cav-1 expression and the results indicated that Lova could downregulate Cav-1 expression,increase Tras retention on cell membrane and enhance the in vitro cytotoxicity of Tras in HER2+Cav-1 High cells but not in HER2+Cav-1 Low cells.Therefore,by exchanging the dosing sequence of Nab and Tras,and by adding Lova at appropriate time points,the precise three-drug-sequential regimen(PTDS,Nab(D1)-Lova(D2)-Lova&Tras(D2+12 h))was established.Compared with the concurrent regimen,the PTDS regimen exhibited a higher in vitro cytotoxicity and a stronger tumor growth inhibition in HER2+Cav-1 High tumors,which might be a promising combination regimen for these patients in clinics.
基金supported by National Key Research and Development Program (2022YFA1206100, China)Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (L212013, China)+1 种基金AI+Health Collaborative Innovation Cultivation Project (Z211100003521002,China)National Natural Science Foundation of China(82073786, 81872809, U20A20412, 81821004)
文摘Conventional chemotherapy based on cytotoxic drugs is facing tough challenges recently following the advances of monoclonal antibodies and molecularly targeted drugs.It is critical to inspire new potential to remodel the value of this classical therapeutic strategy.Here,we fabricate bisphosphonate coordination lipid nanogranules(BC-LNPs)and load paclitaxel(PTX)to boost the chemo-and immuno-therapeutic synergism of cytotoxic drugs.Alendronate in BC-LNPs@PTX,a bisphosphonate to block mevalonate metabolism,works as both the structure and drug constituent in nanogranules,where alendronate coordinated with calcium ions to form the particle core.The synergy of alendronate enhances the efficacy of paclitaxel,suppresses tumor metastasis,and alters the cytotoxic mechanism.Differing from the paclitaxel-induced apoptosis,the involvement of alendronate inhibits the mevalonate metabolism,changes the mitochondrial morphology,disturbs the redox homeostasis,and causes theaccumulation of mitochondrial ROS and lethal lipid peroxides(LPO).These factors finally trigger the ferroptosis of tumor cells,an immunogenic cell death mode,which remodels the suppressive tumor immune microenvironment and synergizes with immunotherapy.Therefore,by switching paclitaxel-induced apoptosis to mevalonate metabolism-triggered ferroptosis,BC-LNPs@PTX provides new insight into the development of cytotoxic drugs and highlights the potential of metabolism regulation in cancer therapy.
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFA0205600)Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(H2022206171)。
文摘Mild photothermal therapy combined with immune checkpoint blockade has received increasing attention for the treatment of advanced or metastatic cancers due to its good therapeutic efficacy.However,it remains a challenge to facilely integrate the two therapies and make it potential for clinical translation.This work designed a peptide-photosensitizer conjugate(PPC),which consisted of a PD-L1 antagonist peptide(CVRARTR),an MMP-2 specific cleavable sequence,a self-assembling motif,and the photosensitizer Purpurin 18.The single-component PPC can self-assemble into nanospheres which is suitable for intravenous injection.The PPC nanosphere is cleaved by MMP-2 when it accumulates in tumor sites,thereby initiating the cancer-specific release of the antagonist peptide.Simultaneously,the nanospheres gradually transform into co-assembled nanofibers,which promotes the retention of the remaining parts within the tumor.In vivo studies demonstrated that PPC nanospheres under laser irradiation promote the infiltration of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and maturation of DCs,which sensitize 4T1 tumor cells to immune checkpoint blockade therapy.Therefore,PPC nanospheres inhibit tumor growth efficiently both in situ and distally and blocked the formation of lung metastases.The present study provides a simple and efficient integrated strategy for breast cancer photoimmunotherapy.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32222078,32272810,32130096,and 31972493)supported by the Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences。
文摘Inorganic phosphate(Pi)availability is an important factor which affects the growth and yield of crops,thus an appropriate and effective response to Pi fluctuation is critical.However,how crops orchestrate Pi signaling and growth under Pi starvation conditions to optimize the growth defense tradeoff remains unclear.Here we show that a Pi starvationinduced transcription factor NIGT1(NITRATE-INDUCIBLE GARP-TYPE TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR 1)controls plant growth and prevents a hyper-response to Pi starvation by directly repressing the expression of growth-related and Pisignaling genes to achieve a balance between growth and response under a varying Pi environment.NIGT1 directly binds to the promoters of Pi starvation signaling marker genes,like IPS1,mi R827,and SPX2,under Pi-deficient conditions to mitigate the Pi-starvation responsive(PSR).It also directly represses the expression of vacuolar Pi efflux transporter genes VPE1/2 to regulate plant Pi homeostasis.We further demonstrate that NIGT1 constrains shoot growth by repressing the expression of growth-related regulatory genes,including brassinolide signal transduction master regulator BZR1,cell division regulator CYCB1;1,and DNA replication regulator PSF3.Our findings reveal the function of NIGT1 in orchestrating plant growth and Pi starvation signaling,and also provide evidence that NIGT1 acts as a safeguard to avoid hyper-response during Pi starvation stress in rice.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12175080)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.CCNU22JC009),China.
文摘Inverse stochastic resonance(ISR)is a phenomenon in which the firing activity of a neuron is inhibited at a certain noise level.In this paper,the effects of potassium channel blockage on ISR in single Hodgkin-Huxley neurons and in small-world networks were investigated.For the single neuron,the ion channel noise-induced ISR phenomenon can occur only in a certain small range of potassium channel blockage ratio.Bifurcation analysis showed that this small range is the bistable region regulated by the external bias current.For small-world networks,the effect of non-homogeneous network blockage on ISR was investigated.The network blockage ratio was used to represent the proportion of potassium-channel-blocked neurons to total network neurons.It is found that an increase in network blockage ratio at small coupling strengths results in shorter ISR duration.When the coupling strength is increased,the ISR is more significant in the case of a large network blockage ratio.The ISR phenomenon is determined by the network blockage ratio,the coupling strength,and the ion channel noise.Our results will provide new perspectives on the observation of ISR in neuroscience experiments.
基金The National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0205600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81690264,81573359 and 81703441)。
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81690264)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0205600)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.7162108)