Dear Editor,Interleukin-25(IL-25,also called IL-17E)is an important IL-17 family member that helps initialize and regulate type 2 immunity,exerting an important influence on the pathogenesis of asthma(Corrigan et al.,...Dear Editor,Interleukin-25(IL-25,also called IL-17E)is an important IL-17 family member that helps initialize and regulate type 2 immunity,exerting an important influence on the pathogenesis of asthma(Corrigan et al.,2011;Barlow et al.,2012).Furthermore,it plays a vital role in initiating type 2 innate lymphoid cell activation and maintenance(Tong and Li,2018)and inducing Th2-type cytokine-mediated allergic airway eosinophilia(Morita et al.,2015).IL-25 expression increases in patients with asthma in different types of lung cells,including lung structural cells(such as endothelium and airway epithelium),eosinophils,T-cells,and mast cells.Following allergen exposure,cells in the bronchial submucosa increase and secrete or respond to IL-25(Corrigan et al.,2011).Plasma IL-25 levels increase in patients with asthma and correlate with lung function(Cheng et al.,2014).The association between IL-25 cells and pulmonary function indicates that IL-25 could be used to monitor asthma severity.In some mouse models,epithelial IL-25 cytokines are closely related with a range of airway inflammation modalities,including type 2 cytokine production,airway eosinophil inflammation,mucinous epithelial metaplasia,and airway hyperresponsiveness(AHR)(Suzukawa et al.,2012).展开更多
Summary of main observation and conclusion An efficient and environmentally benign electrochemical oxidative radical C-H trifluoromethylation of arenes by employing Langlois reagent as the CF3 source was developed in ...Summary of main observation and conclusion An efficient and environmentally benign electrochemical oxidative radical C-H trifluoromethylation of arenes by employing Langlois reagent as the CF3 source was developed in this work.Neither transition metal catalysts nor external chemical oxidants were required in this trifluoromethylation process.The reaction could be conducted in gram scale with high reaction efficiency.展开更多
Tyrosinase(TYR) is an important polyphenolic oxidase enzyme and usually regards as a biomarker of melano ma cancer.Highly effective tracking TYR activity in vivo will help to study the mechanism of TYR in living organ...Tyrosinase(TYR) is an important polyphenolic oxidase enzyme and usually regards as a biomarker of melano ma cancer.Highly effective tracking TYR activity in vivo will help to study the mechanism of TYR in living organisms and forecasts related diseases.In this study,we present a novel TYR-activatable fluo rescent probe(CHMC-DOPA) for tracking TYR activity in vitro and in vivo.CHMC-DOPA is constructed by incorporating dopamine(DOPA) moiety into a fluorescent chloro-hydroxyl-merocyanine(CHMC)scaffold.Upon exposure to TYR,the dopamine unit in CHMC-DOPA is oxidized to a dopaquinone derivative,and an intramolecular photo-induced electron transfer(PET) process between CHMC fluorophore and o-dopaquinone will take place,the fluorescence of CHMC-DOPA is quenched rapidly.Therefore,the evaluation of TYR activity is established in terms of the relationship between fluorescence quenching efficiency and TYR activity.In our experiments,CHMC-DOPA shows various advantages,such as fast response(8 min),low concentration of TYR activation(0.5 U/mL),good water-solubility,as well as the lowest detection limit(0.003 U/mL) compared with previously reported works.Furthermore,CHMCDO PA also exhibits excellent cell membrane permeability and low cytotoxicity,which is successfully used to monitor endogenous TYR activity in living cancer cells and zebrafish models.CHMC-DOPA performs well,and we anticipate that this newly designed novel platform will provide an alternative for high effective monitoring TYR activity in biosystems.展开更多
Cardiac valve replacement is an effective method to treat valvular heart disease.Artificial valves used routinely in clinic still have defects.In our study,we explored a novel method to modify the performance of Decel...Cardiac valve replacement is an effective method to treat valvular heart disease.Artificial valves used routinely in clinic still have defects.In our study,we explored a novel method to modify the performance of Decellularized Heart Valve(DHV)scaffold.The decellularized porcine aortic valve was prepared using sequential hydrophile and lipophile solubilization method.The sericin was extracted from silk fibroin-deficient silkworm cocoon by lithium bromide method.First,DHV was immersed in sericin solution to produce the sericin–DHV composite scaffold.Then,we modified the DHV by making a Polydopamine(PDA)coating on the DHV first and then binding the sericin.The physical properties and biological compatibility of our composite scaffold were assessed in vitro and in vivo.Sericin were successfully prepared,combined to DHV and improved its biocompatibility.PDA coating further promoted the combination of sericin on DHV and improved the physical properties of scaffolds.The decay rate of our modified valve scaffold was decreased in vivo and it showed good compatibility with blood.In conclusion,our modification improved the physical properties and biocompatibility of the valve scaffold.The combination of PDA and sericin promoted the recellularization of decellularized valves,showing great potential to be a novel artificial valve.展开更多
基金supported by the Health and Family Planning Commission of Jinan Municipality (2018-1-32)Shandong Health and Family Planning Commission (2018WS489, 2018WS490)Jinan Science Technology Bureau (20180519)
文摘Dear Editor,Interleukin-25(IL-25,also called IL-17E)is an important IL-17 family member that helps initialize and regulate type 2 immunity,exerting an important influence on the pathogenesis of asthma(Corrigan et al.,2011;Barlow et al.,2012).Furthermore,it plays a vital role in initiating type 2 innate lymphoid cell activation and maintenance(Tong and Li,2018)and inducing Th2-type cytokine-mediated allergic airway eosinophilia(Morita et al.,2015).IL-25 expression increases in patients with asthma in different types of lung cells,including lung structural cells(such as endothelium and airway epithelium),eosinophils,T-cells,and mast cells.Following allergen exposure,cells in the bronchial submucosa increase and secrete or respond to IL-25(Corrigan et al.,2011).Plasma IL-25 levels increase in patients with asthma and correlate with lung function(Cheng et al.,2014).The association between IL-25 cells and pulmonary function indicates that IL-25 could be used to monitor asthma severity.In some mouse models,epithelial IL-25 cytokines are closely related with a range of airway inflammation modalities,including type 2 cytokine production,airway eosinophil inflammation,mucinous epithelial metaplasia,and airway hyperresponsiveness(AHR)(Suzukawa et al.,2012).
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21702081)Jiangxi Provincial Education Department Foundation (No.GJJ160325).
文摘Summary of main observation and conclusion An efficient and environmentally benign electrochemical oxidative radical C-H trifluoromethylation of arenes by employing Langlois reagent as the CF3 source was developed in this work.Neither transition metal catalysts nor external chemical oxidants were required in this trifluoromethylation process.The reaction could be conducted in gram scale with high reaction efficiency.
基金We gratefully acknowledge the financial support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21702053,21901066,21676075,51603064)Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2020CFB601)+1 种基金Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Scientific Innovation Team of Colleges and Universities of Hubei Province(No.T201908)partially supported by Open Funding Project of the State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering.
文摘Tyrosinase(TYR) is an important polyphenolic oxidase enzyme and usually regards as a biomarker of melano ma cancer.Highly effective tracking TYR activity in vivo will help to study the mechanism of TYR in living organisms and forecasts related diseases.In this study,we present a novel TYR-activatable fluo rescent probe(CHMC-DOPA) for tracking TYR activity in vitro and in vivo.CHMC-DOPA is constructed by incorporating dopamine(DOPA) moiety into a fluorescent chloro-hydroxyl-merocyanine(CHMC)scaffold.Upon exposure to TYR,the dopamine unit in CHMC-DOPA is oxidized to a dopaquinone derivative,and an intramolecular photo-induced electron transfer(PET) process between CHMC fluorophore and o-dopaquinone will take place,the fluorescence of CHMC-DOPA is quenched rapidly.Therefore,the evaluation of TYR activity is established in terms of the relationship between fluorescence quenching efficiency and TYR activity.In our experiments,CHMC-DOPA shows various advantages,such as fast response(8 min),low concentration of TYR activation(0.5 U/mL),good water-solubility,as well as the lowest detection limit(0.003 U/mL) compared with previously reported works.Furthermore,CHMCDO PA also exhibits excellent cell membrane permeability and low cytotoxicity,which is successfully used to monitor endogenous TYR activity in living cancer cells and zebrafish models.CHMC-DOPA performs well,and we anticipate that this newly designed novel platform will provide an alternative for high effective monitoring TYR activity in biosystems.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China Stem Cell and Translational Research(2016YFA0101103)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers 81930052,81901904,82000367,82001701).
文摘Cardiac valve replacement is an effective method to treat valvular heart disease.Artificial valves used routinely in clinic still have defects.In our study,we explored a novel method to modify the performance of Decellularized Heart Valve(DHV)scaffold.The decellularized porcine aortic valve was prepared using sequential hydrophile and lipophile solubilization method.The sericin was extracted from silk fibroin-deficient silkworm cocoon by lithium bromide method.First,DHV was immersed in sericin solution to produce the sericin–DHV composite scaffold.Then,we modified the DHV by making a Polydopamine(PDA)coating on the DHV first and then binding the sericin.The physical properties and biological compatibility of our composite scaffold were assessed in vitro and in vivo.Sericin were successfully prepared,combined to DHV and improved its biocompatibility.PDA coating further promoted the combination of sericin on DHV and improved the physical properties of scaffolds.The decay rate of our modified valve scaffold was decreased in vivo and it showed good compatibility with blood.In conclusion,our modification improved the physical properties and biocompatibility of the valve scaffold.The combination of PDA and sericin promoted the recellularization of decellularized valves,showing great potential to be a novel artificial valve.
