cyanoacrylate and a mixture of 72% chromated glycerinwith hypertonic glucose solution in management ofgastric varices.METHODS： Ninety patients with gastric varicespresented to Endoscopy Unit of Ain Shams UniversityHo...cyanoacrylate and a mixture of 72% chromated glycerinwith hypertonic glucose solution in management ofgastric varices.METHODS： Ninety patients with gastric varicespresented to Endoscopy Unit of Ain Shams UniversityHospital were included. They were randomly allocatedinto three groups; each group included 30 patients treatedwith intravariceal sclerosant injections in biweeklysessions till complete obturation of gastric varices;Group I （n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate; Histoacryl？）, GroupII （iso-amyl-2-cyanoacrylate; Amcrylate？） and GroupIII （mixture of 72% chromated glycerin; Scleremo？with glucose solution 25%）. All the procedures wereperformed electively without active bleeding. Recruitedpatients were followed up for 3 mo.RESULTS： 26% of Scleremo group had bleeding duringpuncture vs 3.3% in each of the other two groups withsignificant difference, （P 〈 0.05）. None of Scleremogroup had needle obstruction vs 13.3% in each of theother two groups with no significant difference, （P 〉0.05）. Rebleeding occurred in 13.3% of Histoacryl andAmcrylate groups vs 0% in Scleremo group with nosignificant difference. The in hospital mortality was 6.6%in both Histoacryl and Amcrylate groups, while it was0% in Scleremo group with no significant difference. Inthe first and second sessions, the amount of Scleremoneeded for obturation was significantly high, while the amount of Histoacryl was significantly low. Scleremo was the less costly of the two treatments. CONCLUSION： All used sclerosant substances showed efficacy and success in management of gastric varices with no significant differences except in total amount,cost and bleeding during puncture.展开更多
Two novel sugar-conjugated 5-fluorocytosine(5-FC)antineoplastic compounds were designed and synthesized to improve the selective drug uptake by targeting the tumor-specific glucose transporter(GLUT).The antitumor acti...Two novel sugar-conjugated 5-fluorocytosine(5-FC)antineoplastic compounds were designed and synthesized to improve the selective drug uptake by targeting the tumor-specific glucose transporter(GLUT).The antitumor activity of these compounds was evaluated in four different human cancer cell lines:A549(human lung cancer cell line),HT29(human colorectal cancer cell line),H460(human lung cancer cell line),and PC3(human prostate cancer cell line).The sugar conjugates exhibited cytotoxicity similar to or higher than 5-FC and 1-hexylcarbamoyl-5-FC in A549,HT29,H460,and PC3.Furthermore,GLUT-mediated transport of the glycoconjugate was investigated with GLUT inhibitor-mediated cytotoxicity analysis in a GLUT-overexpressing HT29 cell line.The cell-killing potency of 5-FC glycoconjugate was found to depend significantly on the GLUT inhibitor,and the cellular uptake of molecules was regulated by GLUT-mediated transport.All the results demonstrate the potential advantages of glycoconjugation for Warburg effect-targeted drug design.展开更多
It is known that the high level of sugar including glucose suppresses seed germination through ABA signal.ABI5 is an essential component to mediate ABA-dependent seed germination inhibition,but underlying mechanism ne...It is known that the high level of sugar including glucose suppresses seed germination through ABA signal.ABI5 is an essential component to mediate ABA-dependent seed germination inhibition,but underlying mechanism needs more investigation.Previous study demonstrated the PIF4 activated the expression of ABI5 to suppress seed germination in darkness.Here we reported that PIF4 also mediated the seed germination inhibition through ABI5 under high concentration of glucose treatment.Furthermore,we found that PIF4 interacted with PAP1,the central factor to control anthocyanin biosynthesis.Such interaction was confirmed in vitro and in planta.Biochemical and physiological analysis revealed that PAP1 bond the promoter of ABI5 to suppress its expression,thus enhanced seed germination under high concentration of glucose treatment.Specially,PAP1 competed with PIF4 to antagonize the activation of PIF4 on ABI5 expression,thus promoted seed germination under high glucose treatment.Given these,we uncover a novel role for PIF4 and PAP1 in controlling seed germination under high glucose treatment,and reveal their antagonistic mechanism by which coordinates ABI5 expression to control seed germination in response to the glucose signal.展开更多
With the aim of achieving a high 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF)yield from glucose with H-ZSM-5 catalyst at low cost,three inexpensive biphasic reaction systems,H2O?tetrahydrofuran(THF),H2O?2-methyltetrahydrofuran(MeTHF)...With the aim of achieving a high 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF)yield from glucose with H-ZSM-5 catalyst at low cost,three inexpensive biphasic reaction systems,H2O?tetrahydrofuran(THF),H2O?2-methyltetrahydrofuran(MeTHF)and H2O?2-butanol,were discovered and proved to be particularly effective in promoting the formation of HMF from glucose over H-ZSM-5 zeolite.In order to determine the optimal process conditions,the effects of various experimental variables,such as reaction temperature,reaction time,catalyst dosage,volume of organic solvent,as well as inorganic salt type on glucose conversion to HMF in three systems were investigated in detail.It was found that under optimal reaction conditions,H2O?THF,H2O?2-butanol and H2O?MeTHF allowed the glucose dehydration process to achieve HMF yields of up to 61%,59%,and 50%,respectively.Moreover,in the three biphasic systems,the H-ZSM-5 catalyst was also demonstrated to maintain excellent stability.Thus,the catalytic approach proposed in this paper can be believed to have potential prospects for industrially efficient and low-cost production of HMF.展开更多
Zirconium doped mesoporous KIT-6 samples with different Si/Zr ratios were synthesized by the direct hydrothermal method.Various characterization techniques confirm that highly distributed ZrO_2 nanoparticles and multi...Zirconium doped mesoporous KIT-6 samples with different Si/Zr ratios were synthesized by the direct hydrothermal method.Various characterization techniques confirm that highly distributed ZrO_2 nanoparticles and multicoordinated Zr^(4+) species are incorporated in the mesoporous composites.One-pot synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfura(HMF) from glucose was examined in the presence of Zr-KIT-6(20) the molar ratio of Si to Zr is 20 under aqueous system.The effects of temperature,reaction time,catalyst dosage and biphasic solvent system on the conversion of glucose and the HMF yield were investigated.It was found that the glucose conversion and the HMF yield have been improved from 54.8% to 79.0% and from 19.5% to 34.5% in the biphasic MIBK-water system,respectively.Both the acidity of Zr-KIT-6(20) and the biphasic MIBK-water system are responsible for the improved performance of glucose dehydration to HMF.展开更多
Intraperitoneal administration of the non-selective adenosine receptor agonist 5’-N-ethylcarboxamide-adenosine (NECA) (0.1 or 0.3 mg/kg) increased fasting serum glucose levels in mice. To clarify the mechanism respon...Intraperitoneal administration of the non-selective adenosine receptor agonist 5’-N-ethylcarboxamide-adenosine (NECA) (0.1 or 0.3 mg/kg) increased fasting serum glucose levels in mice. To clarify the mechanism responsible for this, the expression of liver glucose 6-phosphatase (G6Pase: a gluconeogenic enzyme) was analyzed, and it was found that G6Pase mRNA was increased by NECA treatment. Administration of 0.3 mg/kg NECA resulted in elevated serum glucose levels at 1 h and were further elevated at 6 h. Administration of 0.1 mg/kg NECA increased serum glucose levels at 1 h and had returned to control levels by 6 h. The increase in fasting serum glucose levels induced by NECA are thought to be caused, in part, by elevated G6Pase expression.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the effect of different blood glucose levels on viscera injury, oxidative stress response and Wnt5a inflammatory pathway in children with sepsis.Methods:70 children with sepsis treated in our ...Objective:To investigate the effect of different blood glucose levels on viscera injury, oxidative stress response and Wnt5a inflammatory pathway in children with sepsis.Methods:70 children with sepsis treated in our hospital between January 2014 and December 2015 were retrospectively collected and divided into the sepsis group A (blood glucose>10 mmol/L) (n=29) and the sepsis group B (blood glucose ≤10 mmol/L) (n=41) according to the different blood glucose levels, and 50 healthy children who accepted vaccination and were with normal blood glucose levels in our hospital during the same period were selected as healthy control group. The day after admission, RIA method was used to determine liver function indexes;automatic biochemical analyzer was used to determine oxidative stress indexes;enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect Wnt5a inflammatory pathway index levels.Results: Liver function indexes total bilirubin (TBIL), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels of sepsis group A were higher than those of sepsis group B and healthy control group (P<0.05);oxidative stress indexes advanced protein oxidation products (AOPPs), lipid hydrogen peroxide (LHP), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were higher than those of sepsis group B and healthy control group while glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) level was lower than that of sepsis group B and healthy control group (P<0.05);serum Wnt5a inflammatory pathway indexes interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-12 (IL-12) and macrophage inflammatory protein-1β (MIP-1β) levels were higher than those of sepsis group B and healthy control group (P<0.05).Conclusions:Sepsis children with high blood glucose are with severe liver function damage as well as intense oxidative stress and inflammatory response, which are the important indexes for severe illness and poor prognosis.展开更多
文摘cyanoacrylate and a mixture of 72% chromated glycerinwith hypertonic glucose solution in management ofgastric varices.METHODS： Ninety patients with gastric varicespresented to Endoscopy Unit of Ain Shams UniversityHospital were included. They were randomly allocatedinto three groups; each group included 30 patients treatedwith intravariceal sclerosant injections in biweeklysessions till complete obturation of gastric varices;Group I （n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate; Histoacryl？）, GroupII （iso-amyl-2-cyanoacrylate; Amcrylate？） and GroupIII （mixture of 72% chromated glycerin; Scleremo？with glucose solution 25%）. All the procedures wereperformed electively without active bleeding. Recruitedpatients were followed up for 3 mo.RESULTS： 26% of Scleremo group had bleeding duringpuncture vs 3.3% in each of the other two groups withsignificant difference, （P 〈 0.05）. None of Scleremogroup had needle obstruction vs 13.3% in each of theother two groups with no significant difference, （P 〉0.05）. Rebleeding occurred in 13.3% of Histoacryl andAmcrylate groups vs 0% in Scleremo group with nosignificant difference. The in hospital mortality was 6.6%in both Histoacryl and Amcrylate groups, while it was0% in Scleremo group with no significant difference. Inthe first and second sessions, the amount of Scleremoneeded for obturation was significantly high, while the amount of Histoacryl was significantly low. Scleremo was the less costly of the two treatments. CONCLUSION： All used sclerosant substances showed efficacy and success in management of gastric varices with no significant differences except in total amount,cost and bleeding during puncture.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21772144 and No. 21801184)Tianjin Municipal Applied Basic and Key Research Scheme, China (No. 18JCQNIC06400)
文摘Two novel sugar-conjugated 5-fluorocytosine(5-FC)antineoplastic compounds were designed and synthesized to improve the selective drug uptake by targeting the tumor-specific glucose transporter(GLUT).The antitumor activity of these compounds was evaluated in four different human cancer cell lines:A549(human lung cancer cell line),HT29(human colorectal cancer cell line),H460(human lung cancer cell line),and PC3(human prostate cancer cell line).The sugar conjugates exhibited cytotoxicity similar to or higher than 5-FC and 1-hexylcarbamoyl-5-FC in A549,HT29,H460,and PC3.Furthermore,GLUT-mediated transport of the glycoconjugate was investigated with GLUT inhibitor-mediated cytotoxicity analysis in a GLUT-overexpressing HT29 cell line.The cell-killing potency of 5-FC glycoconjugate was found to depend significantly on the GLUT inhibitor,and the cellular uptake of molecules was regulated by GLUT-mediated transport.All the results demonstrate the potential advantages of glycoconjugation for Warburg effect-targeted drug design.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31970289).
文摘It is known that the high level of sugar including glucose suppresses seed germination through ABA signal.ABI5 is an essential component to mediate ABA-dependent seed germination inhibition,but underlying mechanism needs more investigation.Previous study demonstrated the PIF4 activated the expression of ABI5 to suppress seed germination in darkness.Here we reported that PIF4 also mediated the seed germination inhibition through ABI5 under high concentration of glucose treatment.Furthermore,we found that PIF4 interacted with PAP1,the central factor to control anthocyanin biosynthesis.Such interaction was confirmed in vitro and in planta.Biochemical and physiological analysis revealed that PAP1 bond the promoter of ABI5 to suppress its expression,thus enhanced seed germination under high concentration of glucose treatment.Specially,PAP1 competed with PIF4 to antagonize the activation of PIF4 on ABI5 expression,thus promoted seed germination under high glucose treatment.Given these,we uncover a novel role for PIF4 and PAP1 in controlling seed germination under high glucose treatment,and reveal their antagonistic mechanism by which coordinates ABI5 expression to control seed germination in response to the glucose signal.
基金Project(3207049713)supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Southeast University,China
文摘With the aim of achieving a high 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF)yield from glucose with H-ZSM-5 catalyst at low cost,three inexpensive biphasic reaction systems,H2O?tetrahydrofuran(THF),H2O?2-methyltetrahydrofuran(MeTHF)and H2O?2-butanol,were discovered and proved to be particularly effective in promoting the formation of HMF from glucose over H-ZSM-5 zeolite.In order to determine the optimal process conditions,the effects of various experimental variables,such as reaction temperature,reaction time,catalyst dosage,volume of organic solvent,as well as inorganic salt type on glucose conversion to HMF in three systems were investigated in detail.It was found that under optimal reaction conditions,H2O?THF,H2O?2-butanol and H2O?MeTHF allowed the glucose dehydration process to achieve HMF yields of up to 61%,59%,and 50%,respectively.Moreover,in the three biphasic systems,the H-ZSM-5 catalyst was also demonstrated to maintain excellent stability.Thus,the catalytic approach proposed in this paper can be believed to have potential prospects for industrially efficient and low-cost production of HMF.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21476267)the China–Japan International Cooperation Project(2013DFG50150)the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department Plan Project(2016TP1007)
文摘Zirconium doped mesoporous KIT-6 samples with different Si/Zr ratios were synthesized by the direct hydrothermal method.Various characterization techniques confirm that highly distributed ZrO_2 nanoparticles and multicoordinated Zr^(4+) species are incorporated in the mesoporous composites.One-pot synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfura(HMF) from glucose was examined in the presence of Zr-KIT-6(20) the molar ratio of Si to Zr is 20 under aqueous system.The effects of temperature,reaction time,catalyst dosage and biphasic solvent system on the conversion of glucose and the HMF yield were investigated.It was found that the glucose conversion and the HMF yield have been improved from 54.8% to 79.0% and from 19.5% to 34.5% in the biphasic MIBK-water system,respectively.Both the acidity of Zr-KIT-6(20) and the biphasic MIBK-water system are responsible for the improved performance of glucose dehydration to HMF.
文摘Intraperitoneal administration of the non-selective adenosine receptor agonist 5’-N-ethylcarboxamide-adenosine (NECA) (0.1 or 0.3 mg/kg) increased fasting serum glucose levels in mice. To clarify the mechanism responsible for this, the expression of liver glucose 6-phosphatase (G6Pase: a gluconeogenic enzyme) was analyzed, and it was found that G6Pase mRNA was increased by NECA treatment. Administration of 0.3 mg/kg NECA resulted in elevated serum glucose levels at 1 h and were further elevated at 6 h. Administration of 0.1 mg/kg NECA increased serum glucose levels at 1 h and had returned to control levels by 6 h. The increase in fasting serum glucose levels induced by NECA are thought to be caused, in part, by elevated G6Pase expression.
文摘Objective:To investigate the effect of different blood glucose levels on viscera injury, oxidative stress response and Wnt5a inflammatory pathway in children with sepsis.Methods:70 children with sepsis treated in our hospital between January 2014 and December 2015 were retrospectively collected and divided into the sepsis group A (blood glucose>10 mmol/L) (n=29) and the sepsis group B (blood glucose ≤10 mmol/L) (n=41) according to the different blood glucose levels, and 50 healthy children who accepted vaccination and were with normal blood glucose levels in our hospital during the same period were selected as healthy control group. The day after admission, RIA method was used to determine liver function indexes;automatic biochemical analyzer was used to determine oxidative stress indexes;enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect Wnt5a inflammatory pathway index levels.Results: Liver function indexes total bilirubin (TBIL), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels of sepsis group A were higher than those of sepsis group B and healthy control group (P<0.05);oxidative stress indexes advanced protein oxidation products (AOPPs), lipid hydrogen peroxide (LHP), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were higher than those of sepsis group B and healthy control group while glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) level was lower than that of sepsis group B and healthy control group (P<0.05);serum Wnt5a inflammatory pathway indexes interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-12 (IL-12) and macrophage inflammatory protein-1β (MIP-1β) levels were higher than those of sepsis group B and healthy control group (P<0.05).Conclusions:Sepsis children with high blood glucose are with severe liver function damage as well as intense oxidative stress and inflammatory response, which are the important indexes for severe illness and poor prognosis.
