Bile acids control inflammation and metabolic disorder through inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome

With the support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,the research team led by Prof.Wang Di(王迪)at the Immuno metabolism Lab,Institute of Immunology,Zhejiang University School of Medicine,uncovered the mystery of Bile Acids control inflammation and metabolic disorder,which was published in Immunity(2016,45:802—816)).

The neuroprotective effects of human growth hormone as a potential treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Human growth hormone（GH）is a single-chain polypeptide of 191 amino acids that is involved in the regulation of various physiological processes,such as growth and metabolism.GH is synthesized and secreted by somatotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland.Its secretion is primarily regulated by a balance between growth hormone-releasing hormone and growth hormone-inhibiting hormone,

仿生细胞膜涂层包覆肿瘤阻断代谢物传输

The metabolite transport inhibition of tumor cells holds promise to achieve anti-tumor efficacy.Herein,we presented an innovative strategy to hinder the delivery of metabolites through the in-situ besieging tumor cells with polyphenolic polymers that strongly adhere to the cytomembrane of tumor cells.Simultaneously,these polymers underwent self-crosslinking under the induction of tumor oxidative stress microenvironment to form an adhesive coating on the surface of the tumor cells.This polyphenol coating effectively obstructed glucose uptake,reducing metabolic products such as lactic acid,glutathione,and adenosine triphosphate,while also causing reactive oxygen species to accumulate in the tumor cells.The investigation of various tumor models,including 2D cells,3D multicellular tumor spheroids,and xenograft tumors,demonstrated that the polyphenolic polymers effectively inhibited the growth of tumor cells by blocking key metabolite transport processes.Moreover,this highly adhesive coating could bind tumor cells to suppress their metastasis and invasion.This work identified polyphenolic polymers as a promising anticancer candidate with a mechanism by impeding the mass transport of tumor cells.

Biomimetic copper single-atom nanozyme system for self-enhanced nanocatalytic tumor therapy

Single-atom nanozymes(SAZs)with peroxidase(POD)-like activity have good nanocatalytic tumor therapy(NCT)capabilities.However,insufficient hydrogen peroxide(H2O2)and hydrogen ions in the cells limit their therapeutic effects.Herein,to overcome these limitations,a biomimetic single-atom nanozyme system was developed for self-enhanced NCT.We used a previously described approach to produce platelet membrane vesicles.Using a high-temperature carbonization approach,copper SAZs with excellent POD-like activity were successfully synthesized.Finally,through physical extrusion,a proton pump inhibitor(PPI;pantoprazole sodium)and the SAZs were combined with platelet membrane vesicles to create PPS.Both in vivo and in vitro,PPS displayed good tumor-targeting and accumulation abilities.PPIs were able to simultaneously regulate the hydrogen ion,glutathione(GSH),and H2O2 content in tumor cells,significantly improve the catalytic ability of SAZs,and achieve self-enhanced NCT.Our in vivo studies showed that PPS had a tumor suppression rate of>90%.PPS also limited the synthesis of GSH in cells at the source;thus,glutamine metabolism therapy and NCT were integrated into an innovative method,which provides a novel strategy for multimodal tumor therapy.