Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD),including both ulcerative colitis(UC) and Crohn's disease(CD),emerged and dramatically increased for about a century.Despite extensive research,its cause remains regarded as unknown...Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD),including both ulcerative colitis(UC) and Crohn's disease(CD),emerged and dramatically increased for about a century.Despite extensive research,its cause remains regarded as unknown.About a decade ago,a series of findings made me suspect that saccharin may be a key causative factor for IBD,through its inhibition on gut bacteria and the resultant impaired inactivation of digestive proteases and over digestion of the mucus layer and gut barrier(the Bacteria-Protease-Mucus-Barrier hypothesis).It explained many puzzles in IBD such as its emergence and temporal changes in last century.Recently I further found evidence suggesting sucralose may be also linked to IBD through a similar mechanism as saccharin and have contributed to the recent worldwide increase of IBD.This new hypothesis suggests that UC and CD are just two symptoms of the same morbidity,rather than two different diseases.They are both caused by a weakening in gut barrier and only differ in that UC is mainly due to increased infiltration of gut bacteria and the resultant recruitment of neutrophils and formation of crypt abscess,while CD is mainly due to increased infiltration of antigens and particles from gut lumen and the resultant recruitment of macrophages and formation of granulomas.It explained the delayed appearance but accelerated increase of CD over UC and many other phenomena.This paper aims to provide a detailed description of a unified hypothesis regardingthe etiology of IBD,including the cause and mechanism of IBD,as well as the relationship between UC and CD.展开更多
Simple, reliable and sensitive analytical methods to determine anticariogenic agents, preservatives, and artificial sweeteners contained in commercial gargles are necessary for evaluating their effectiveness, safety, ...Simple, reliable and sensitive analytical methods to determine anticariogenic agents, preservatives, and artificial sweeteners contained in commercial gargles are necessary for evaluating their effectiveness, safety, and quality. An ion chroma-tography (IC) method has been described to analyze simultaneously eight anions including fluoride, chloride, sulfate, phosphate, monofluorophosphate, glycerophosphate (anticariogenic agents), sorbate (a preservative), and saccharin (an artificial sweetener) in gargles. In this IC system, we applied a mobile phased gradient elution with KOH, separation by IonPac AS18 columns, and suppressed conductivity detection. Optimized analytical conditions were further evaluated for accuracy. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) of the inter-day's retention time and peak area of all species were less than 0.938% and 8.731%, respectively, while RSDs of 5-day retention time and peak area were less than 1.265% and 8.934%, respectively. The correlation coefficients for targeted analytes ranged from 0.999 7 to 1.000 0. The spiked recoveries for the anions were 90%~102.5%. We concluded that the method can be applied for comprehensive evaluation of commercial gargles.展开更多
Nanocrystalline cobalt coatings were produced from cobalt sulfate based electrolytes by using pulse current electrodeposition technique.The effects of bath composition and electrodeposition condition on current effici...Nanocrystalline cobalt coatings were produced from cobalt sulfate based electrolytes by using pulse current electrodeposition technique.The effects of bath composition and electrodeposition condition on current efficiency,morphology,structure and hardness of the coatings were investigated and the optimum deposition condition was determined.It was found that increment of cobalt sulfate concentration and sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS)concentration in the bath had a negligible effect on microhardness of the coatings,while they were effective on electrodeposition current efficiency.Adding saccharin to electrodeposition bath decreased crystallite size of hexagonal close-packed(hcp)cobalt films and increased their microhardness without significant effect on current efficiency.Smoother and less defective coatings were also obtained from baths containing SDS and saccharin.The results revealed that both the current efficiency and microhardness were changed by variation of peak current density and duty cycle.Besides change of smooth morphology of the coatings to needle-shaped one,crystallite sizes and preferred orientation also varied with increasing the current density and duty cycle.展开更多
Quantitative analysis of saccharin in preserved fruits was performed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The separation was observed on a reversed phase ODS C)8 column (4.6 × 250 mm). Mobile ph...Quantitative analysis of saccharin in preserved fruits was performed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The separation was observed on a reversed phase ODS C)8 column (4.6 × 250 mm). Mobile phase system consisted of ammonium acetate buffer: Methanol (60:40 v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL.min^-1, and UV detector was set at 235 nm. The calibration curve of saccharin was linear in the concentration range between 1 to 100 mg·L^-1), while the detection limit of saccharin was found to be 0.08 mg.L^-1. The mean value of recovery was 98.24% with standard deviation of0.32% (n=12). The proposed method was successfully applied to determine the amount of saccharin in 12 preserved fruits, commercially available in Chiang Mai local markets. The results showed that the saccharin contents were found in the range of 6.22-78.60 mg.kg^-1.展开更多
The efficient, facile and green synthesis of 4-bromo pyrazolone by using N-bromo saccharine as valuable green reagent encouraged us to prepare some new fused heterocycles as furopyrazole, pyranopyrazole, imidazopyrazo...The efficient, facile and green synthesis of 4-bromo pyrazolone by using N-bromo saccharine as valuable green reagent encouraged us to prepare some new fused heterocycles as furopyrazole, pyranopyrazole, imidazopyrazole, pyrazolothiazole, pyrazol thiazolopyrimidine, pyrazolothiazine, oxathinopyrazole, pyrazolobenzooxazine, and pyrazoloquinoxaline. The synthesis was carried out by a basic condensation of bromo pyrazolone 2 and a suitable reagent in a one-pot reaction using chitosan as a green basic catalyst. The reactions were carried out by microwave irradiation technique as a green source of energy as well as the conventional heating. The antioxidant activity of the prepared compounds was studied using 1,1-phenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay and their antibacterial activity against Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria and antifungal activity was evaluated.展开更多
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary saccharin sodium supplementation on production performance,serum biochemical indicators,and rumen fermentation of dairy goats in summer.Twelve Guanzh...The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary saccharin sodium supplementation on production performance,serum biochemical indicators,and rumen fermentation of dairy goats in summer.Twelve Guanzhong dairy goats with similar body weight,days in milk,and milk yield were randomly divided into two dietary treatments:(1)CON:basal diet;(2)SS:basal diet+150 mg/kg saccharin sodium on the basis of dry matter.The experiment lasted 35 d,including 7 d for adaptation and 28 d for dietary treatments,sampling and data collection.Each dairy goat was housed individually in a clean separate pen with ad libitum access to diet and water.The goats fed SS diet had increased dry matter intake(DMI;P=0.037),4%fat corrected milk yield(P=0.049),energy corrected milk yield(P=0.037),milk protein yield(P=0.031),and total solids yield(P=0.036).Serum activity of aspartate aminotransferase(P=0.047)and concentrations of 70-kDa heat shock protein(P=0.090),malondialdehyde(P=0.092),and total protein(P=0.057)were lower in goats fed SS diet than those fed CON diet.Supplementation of saccharin sodium tended to increase activity of glutathione peroxidase in serum(P=0.079).The concentrations of rumen total volatile fatty acid(P=0.042)and butyrate(P=0.038)were increased by saccharin sodium supplementation.Dietary supplementation of saccharin sodium increased the relative abundance of Lachnobacterium(P=0.022),Pseudoramibacter(P=0.022),Shuttleworthia(P=0.025),and Syntrophococcus(P=0.037),but reduced the relative abundance of Prevotella_1(P=0.037)and Lachnospiraceae_UCG_008(P=0.037)in rumen.Saccharin sodium was observed in feces and urine of goats fed diet supplemented with saccharin sodium,but saccharin sodium was undetectable in the milk of goats receiving SS diet.In conclusion,administration of saccharin sodium was effective in increasing fat and energy corrected milk yield by increasing DMI and improving rumen fermentation and antioxidant capacity of dairy goats in summer.In addition,saccharin sodium residue was undetectable in the milk.展开更多
A novel copper-catalyzed direct C–N formation reaction of simple arenes with cheap and pharmacological saccharin derivatives under relatively mild conditions was developed with arenes as limiting reagents.This work p...A novel copper-catalyzed direct C–N formation reaction of simple arenes with cheap and pharmacological saccharin derivatives under relatively mild conditions was developed with arenes as limiting reagents.This work provided a new method for oxidative coupling of aromatic C(sp2)–H bonds and N–H bonds.展开更多
The reactions of N-substituted saccharins and phthalimides with amines were promoted by water.Various o-sulfamoyl benzamides and N,N′-disubstituted phthalamides were prepared in moderate to good yields.These reaction...The reactions of N-substituted saccharins and phthalimides with amines were promoted by water.Various o-sulfamoyl benzamides and N,N′-disubstituted phthalamides were prepared in moderate to good yields.These reactions have prominent advantages,such as short reaction time,less by-products and simple isolation of the products.Water can probably stabilize the reaction intermediates and facilitate precipitation of the ring-opening products.When steric hindrance arose,hydrolytic compounds,either free acid or salts of the acids,were obtained.Possible reason for the formation of amine salts of o-sulfamoyl benzoic acids was proposed.展开更多
A series of novel saccharin derivatives containing 1,2,3-triazole moiety was synthesized in satisfactory yields. The structures of all the compounds were elucidated and confirmed by Fourier transform infrared(FTIR) ...A series of novel saccharin derivatives containing 1,2,3-triazole moiety was synthesized in satisfactory yields. The structures of all the compounds were elucidated and confirmed by Fourier transform infrared(FTIR) spectroscopy, ^1H and ^13C nuclear magnetic resonance(^1H NMR, ^13C NMR) spectroscopy, and high resolution mass spectrometry(HRMS). The bioassays indicated that most of the title compounds displayed some extent herbicidal activities at 100 μg/mL.展开更多
Background:Mucociliary clearance is an important defense mechanism in human upper and lower respiratory airways.Impairment of this process by certain conditions such as cigarette smoking can predispose to chronic infe...Background:Mucociliary clearance is an important defense mechanism in human upper and lower respiratory airways.Impairment of this process by certain conditions such as cigarette smoking can predispose to chronic infection and neoplasm of the nose and paranasal sinuses.Methods:This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Kano metropolis,Nigeria.Eligible adults were enrolled,a saccharine test was conducted,and the nasal mucociliary clearance time was assessed.Analysis of the result was carried out using Statistical Product and Service Solutions version 23.0.Results:There were 225 participants categorized into 75 active smokers(33.3%),74 passive smokers(32.9%),and 76 nonsmokers(33.8%,living in a smoking-free zone).The age range of the participants was between 18 and 50 years,with a mean age of(31.2±5.6)years.All participants were males.There were 139(61.8%)of Hausa-Fulani ethnic group,24(10.7%)Yoruba,18(8.0%)Igbo,and 44(19.5%)other ethnic groups.Findings in this study showed that the average mucociliary clearance time among active smokers was prolonged([15.25±6.20]min)compared to passive([11.41±4.25]min)and nonsmokers([9.17±2.76]min)respectively,with a statistical significance(F=33.59,P<0.001).Binary logistic regression revealed that the number of cigarettes smoked per day was an independent predictor of prolonged mucociliary clearance time(P=0.008,odds ratio=0.44,95%confidence interval=0.24–0.80).Conclusion:Active cigarette smoking is associated with prolonged nasal mucociliary clearance time.The number of cigarette sticks smoked per day was found to be an independent predictor of prolonged mucociliary clearance time.展开更多
文摘Inflammatory bowel disease(IBD),including both ulcerative colitis(UC) and Crohn's disease(CD),emerged and dramatically increased for about a century.Despite extensive research,its cause remains regarded as unknown.About a decade ago,a series of findings made me suspect that saccharin may be a key causative factor for IBD,through its inhibition on gut bacteria and the resultant impaired inactivation of digestive proteases and over digestion of the mucus layer and gut barrier(the Bacteria-Protease-Mucus-Barrier hypothesis).It explained many puzzles in IBD such as its emergence and temporal changes in last century.Recently I further found evidence suggesting sucralose may be also linked to IBD through a similar mechanism as saccharin and have contributed to the recent worldwide increase of IBD.This new hypothesis suggests that UC and CD are just two symptoms of the same morbidity,rather than two different diseases.They are both caused by a weakening in gut barrier and only differ in that UC is mainly due to increased infiltration of gut bacteria and the resultant recruitment of neutrophils and formation of crypt abscess,while CD is mainly due to increased infiltration of antigens and particles from gut lumen and the resultant recruitment of macrophages and formation of granulomas.It explained the delayed appearance but accelerated increase of CD over UC and many other phenomena.This paper aims to provide a detailed description of a unified hypothesis regardingthe etiology of IBD,including the cause and mechanism of IBD,as well as the relationship between UC and CD.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 20375035 and 20527005)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (Nos. Z404105 and Y405415)the Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, China (No. 2007C33016)
文摘Simple, reliable and sensitive analytical methods to determine anticariogenic agents, preservatives, and artificial sweeteners contained in commercial gargles are necessary for evaluating their effectiveness, safety, and quality. An ion chroma-tography (IC) method has been described to analyze simultaneously eight anions including fluoride, chloride, sulfate, phosphate, monofluorophosphate, glycerophosphate (anticariogenic agents), sorbate (a preservative), and saccharin (an artificial sweetener) in gargles. In this IC system, we applied a mobile phased gradient elution with KOH, separation by IonPac AS18 columns, and suppressed conductivity detection. Optimized analytical conditions were further evaluated for accuracy. The relative standard deviations (RSDs) of the inter-day's retention time and peak area of all species were less than 0.938% and 8.731%, respectively, while RSDs of 5-day retention time and peak area were less than 1.265% and 8.934%, respectively. The correlation coefficients for targeted analytes ranged from 0.999 7 to 1.000 0. The spiked recoveries for the anions were 90%~102.5%. We concluded that the method can be applied for comprehensive evaluation of commercial gargles.
文摘Nanocrystalline cobalt coatings were produced from cobalt sulfate based electrolytes by using pulse current electrodeposition technique.The effects of bath composition and electrodeposition condition on current efficiency,morphology,structure and hardness of the coatings were investigated and the optimum deposition condition was determined.It was found that increment of cobalt sulfate concentration and sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS)concentration in the bath had a negligible effect on microhardness of the coatings,while they were effective on electrodeposition current efficiency.Adding saccharin to electrodeposition bath decreased crystallite size of hexagonal close-packed(hcp)cobalt films and increased their microhardness without significant effect on current efficiency.Smoother and less defective coatings were also obtained from baths containing SDS and saccharin.The results revealed that both the current efficiency and microhardness were changed by variation of peak current density and duty cycle.Besides change of smooth morphology of the coatings to needle-shaped one,crystallite sizes and preferred orientation also varied with increasing the current density and duty cycle.
文摘Quantitative analysis of saccharin in preserved fruits was performed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The separation was observed on a reversed phase ODS C)8 column (4.6 × 250 mm). Mobile phase system consisted of ammonium acetate buffer: Methanol (60:40 v/v) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL.min^-1, and UV detector was set at 235 nm. The calibration curve of saccharin was linear in the concentration range between 1 to 100 mg·L^-1), while the detection limit of saccharin was found to be 0.08 mg.L^-1. The mean value of recovery was 98.24% with standard deviation of0.32% (n=12). The proposed method was successfully applied to determine the amount of saccharin in 12 preserved fruits, commercially available in Chiang Mai local markets. The results showed that the saccharin contents were found in the range of 6.22-78.60 mg.kg^-1.
文摘The efficient, facile and green synthesis of 4-bromo pyrazolone by using N-bromo saccharine as valuable green reagent encouraged us to prepare some new fused heterocycles as furopyrazole, pyranopyrazole, imidazopyrazole, pyrazolothiazole, pyrazol thiazolopyrimidine, pyrazolothiazine, oxathinopyrazole, pyrazolobenzooxazine, and pyrazoloquinoxaline. The synthesis was carried out by a basic condensation of bromo pyrazolone 2 and a suitable reagent in a one-pot reaction using chitosan as a green basic catalyst. The reactions were carried out by microwave irradiation technique as a green source of energy as well as the conventional heating. The antioxidant activity of the prepared compounds was studied using 1,1-phenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay and their antibacterial activity against Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria and antifungal activity was evaluated.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32102569)the Science&Technological Project of Shaanxi Province,China (2022ZDLNY01-09,2022GD-TSLD-46-0501,2022QFY11-05).
文摘The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary saccharin sodium supplementation on production performance,serum biochemical indicators,and rumen fermentation of dairy goats in summer.Twelve Guanzhong dairy goats with similar body weight,days in milk,and milk yield were randomly divided into two dietary treatments:(1)CON:basal diet;(2)SS:basal diet+150 mg/kg saccharin sodium on the basis of dry matter.The experiment lasted 35 d,including 7 d for adaptation and 28 d for dietary treatments,sampling and data collection.Each dairy goat was housed individually in a clean separate pen with ad libitum access to diet and water.The goats fed SS diet had increased dry matter intake(DMI;P=0.037),4%fat corrected milk yield(P=0.049),energy corrected milk yield(P=0.037),milk protein yield(P=0.031),and total solids yield(P=0.036).Serum activity of aspartate aminotransferase(P=0.047)and concentrations of 70-kDa heat shock protein(P=0.090),malondialdehyde(P=0.092),and total protein(P=0.057)were lower in goats fed SS diet than those fed CON diet.Supplementation of saccharin sodium tended to increase activity of glutathione peroxidase in serum(P=0.079).The concentrations of rumen total volatile fatty acid(P=0.042)and butyrate(P=0.038)were increased by saccharin sodium supplementation.Dietary supplementation of saccharin sodium increased the relative abundance of Lachnobacterium(P=0.022),Pseudoramibacter(P=0.022),Shuttleworthia(P=0.025),and Syntrophococcus(P=0.037),but reduced the relative abundance of Prevotella_1(P=0.037)and Lachnospiraceae_UCG_008(P=0.037)in rumen.Saccharin sodium was observed in feces and urine of goats fed diet supplemented with saccharin sodium,but saccharin sodium was undetectable in the milk of goats receiving SS diet.In conclusion,administration of saccharin sodium was effective in increasing fat and energy corrected milk yield by increasing DMI and improving rumen fermentation and antioxidant capacity of dairy goats in summer.In addition,saccharin sodium residue was undetectable in the milk.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21172033,21372041,21302017)
文摘A novel copper-catalyzed direct C–N formation reaction of simple arenes with cheap and pharmacological saccharin derivatives under relatively mild conditions was developed with arenes as limiting reagents.This work provided a new method for oxidative coupling of aromatic C(sp2)–H bonds and N–H bonds.
基金We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.20802049)for financial support.
文摘The reactions of N-substituted saccharins and phthalimides with amines were promoted by water.Various o-sulfamoyl benzamides and N,N′-disubstituted phthalamides were prepared in moderate to good yields.These reactions have prominent advantages,such as short reaction time,less by-products and simple isolation of the products.Water can probably stabilize the reaction intermediates and facilitate precipitation of the ring-opening products.When steric hindrance arose,hydrolytic compounds,either free acid or salts of the acids,were obtained.Possible reason for the formation of amine salts of o-sulfamoyl benzoic acids was proposed.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21302139).
文摘A series of novel saccharin derivatives containing 1,2,3-triazole moiety was synthesized in satisfactory yields. The structures of all the compounds were elucidated and confirmed by Fourier transform infrared(FTIR) spectroscopy, ^1H and ^13C nuclear magnetic resonance(^1H NMR, ^13C NMR) spectroscopy, and high resolution mass spectrometry(HRMS). The bioassays indicated that most of the title compounds displayed some extent herbicidal activities at 100 μg/mL.
文摘Background:Mucociliary clearance is an important defense mechanism in human upper and lower respiratory airways.Impairment of this process by certain conditions such as cigarette smoking can predispose to chronic infection and neoplasm of the nose and paranasal sinuses.Methods:This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Kano metropolis,Nigeria.Eligible adults were enrolled,a saccharine test was conducted,and the nasal mucociliary clearance time was assessed.Analysis of the result was carried out using Statistical Product and Service Solutions version 23.0.Results:There were 225 participants categorized into 75 active smokers(33.3%),74 passive smokers(32.9%),and 76 nonsmokers(33.8%,living in a smoking-free zone).The age range of the participants was between 18 and 50 years,with a mean age of(31.2±5.6)years.All participants were males.There were 139(61.8%)of Hausa-Fulani ethnic group,24(10.7%)Yoruba,18(8.0%)Igbo,and 44(19.5%)other ethnic groups.Findings in this study showed that the average mucociliary clearance time among active smokers was prolonged([15.25±6.20]min)compared to passive([11.41±4.25]min)and nonsmokers([9.17±2.76]min)respectively,with a statistical significance(F=33.59,P<0.001).Binary logistic regression revealed that the number of cigarettes smoked per day was an independent predictor of prolonged mucociliary clearance time(P=0.008,odds ratio=0.44,95%confidence interval=0.24–0.80).Conclusion:Active cigarette smoking is associated with prolonged nasal mucociliary clearance time.The number of cigarette sticks smoked per day was found to be an independent predictor of prolonged mucociliary clearance time.