A new photocatalyst, TiO_2 powder immobilized on polystyrene (PS) thin films,was prepared using a novel method and its photocatalytic activity on the photodegradation ofacridine dye in aqueous solution was tested. By ...A new photocatalyst, TiO_2 powder immobilized on polystyrene (PS) thin films,was prepared using a novel method and its photocatalytic activity on the photodegradation ofacridine dye in aqueous solution was tested. By this method, the crystal form and grain size of theimmobilized TiO_2 were well maintained. Compared with TiO_2 powder, the photocatalytic activity ofTiO_2/PS thin films was not significantly reduced. The catalyst is stable and can be reused severaltimes without the loss of activity, which makes wastewater treatment using this photocatalyticdegradation technique of this way possible in the practical application.展开更多
The surface enhanced fluorescence effect of acridine orange fluorophore in the proximity of Au nanoparticles has been investigated experimentally in the system of aqueous solution.Significant enhancement of the fluore...The surface enhanced fluorescence effect of acridine orange fluorophore in the proximity of Au nanoparticles has been investigated experimentally in the system of aqueous solution.Significant enhancement of the fluorescence intensity was observed when the system was excited with 532 nm or 442 nm CW lasers.The influence of the distances between neighboring Au particles as well as that between the fluorophore molecules and the Au surface were explored experimentally.The results demonstrated that a compact distribution of metallic particles was able to produce stronger fluorescence enhancement.Proper separation between the fluorophore molecules and the metal surface was favorable for a better enhancement.展开更多
Graphene/acridine （G-Acr） hybrid structures were synthesized through covalent functionalization of graphene oxide with 9-（4- aminophenyl）acridine （APA） and its derivatives. The G-Act hybrids were characterized b...Graphene/acridine （G-Acr） hybrid structures were synthesized through covalent functionalization of graphene oxide with 9-（4- aminophenyl）acridine （APA） and its derivatives. The G-Act hybrids were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry, thermal gravimetric analysis and Raman spectroscopy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirms that the binding energies of APA and its derivatives shifted to higher values, revealing pronounced charge transfer at the interface of graphene and organic molecules.展开更多
Multi-target agents against tyrosine kinases and topoisomerases are potentially useful for the effective treatment of cancers.Discovery of new multi-target scaffolds are important for developing such agents. A series ...Multi-target agents against tyrosine kinases and topoisomerases are potentially useful for the effective treatment of cancers.Discovery of new multi-target scaffolds are important for developing such agents. A series of five novel acridine analogues,LXL 1-5,were synthesized and their antiproliferative activity against HepC-2 cell lines were evaluated,among which the 9-benzyloxyacridine analogue,LXL-5, showed inhibitory activity against tyrosine kinases,VEGFR-2 and Src.The results of UV-visible absorption spectra and fluorescence emission spectra,as well as DNA topoisomerase I inhibition assay, indicated topoisomerase I inhibitory activity.Our study suggested that acridine scaffold,previously shown to have no multi-target kinase and topoisomerase inhibitory activity,might be potentially developed as a multi-target inhibitor of tyrosine kinases and topoisomerase I.展开更多
Hydrogen has been deemed as one of the most efficient energy carriers for a broad variety of industrial applications[1,2].Large-scale,low-cost hydrogen production,safe storage and delivery represent a tremendous techn...Hydrogen has been deemed as one of the most efficient energy carriers for a broad variety of industrial applications[1,2].Large-scale,low-cost hydrogen production,safe storage and delivery represent a tremendous technological challenge and have become a subject of intense research and development activities in the past few decades[3–5].展开更多
Objective To estimate the predictive value of double fluorescence [acridine orange （AO）/propidium iodide （PI）] staining results for fertilization rate and clinical outcomes and analyze the correlation between th...Objective To estimate the predictive value of double fluorescence [acridine orange （AO）/propidium iodide （PI）] staining results for fertilization rate and clinical outcomes and analyze the correlation between the results of AO/P1 staining and sperm apoptosis. Methods A prospective study was carried out, 235 infertile couples remedied using traditional in vitro fertilization （IVF） were included. Semen collected from 235 patients were stained by fluorescence dye, AO and PL at the same time the spermatozoa apoptosis rate was calculated by using flow cytometry to detect the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI- . The result of fluorescence was divided into 3 groups as green （G）, yellow （Y） and red （R） according to the color of fluorescence. The correlation between the percent of the 3 colors and clinical outcomes and spermatozoa apoptosis rate was evaluated. Results Significant negative correlation was observed between the percentage of Y and fertilization rate （r= -0.42, P=0.04）, no significant correlation was observed between the percentage of G, R and fertilization rate. The percentage of G, Y, R was not significantly different between pregnant patients and non-pregnant patients, respectiw,ly, while the percentage of Y was significant different between miscarriage patients and liveborn patients （r=0.6L P=0.01） and no significant difference exist in the percentage of G and R between liveborn patients and miscarriage patients. There was a significant positive correlation between the percentage of Y and the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI （r=0.53, P=0.04）, and no significant correlation was shown between the percentage of G, R and the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI-.Conclusion The percentage of yellow group of double fluorescence （AO/PI） staining will affect the fertilization rate and the miscarriage rate, and this group of spermatozoa may be connected with the spermatozoa apoptosis.展开更多
Insights into the pharmacologic effect on cellular processes and the potential toxicological effects are vital to new drug development and evaluation,yet research on these subjects remains a great challenge due to the...Insights into the pharmacologic effect on cellular processes and the potential toxicological effects are vital to new drug development and evaluation,yet research on these subjects remains a great challenge due to the lack of information regarding the spatiotemporal distribution of drugs and metabolites within a single cell.Mass spectrometry imaging(MSI)has proven to be a label-free and high-throughput approach for visualizing drug distribution in spatial and temporal domains.However,single-cell drug imaging has been limited so far by detection sensitivity and microscale lateral resolution.Herein,we report near-field laser desorption/laser postionization mass spectrometry(NDPI-MS)for single-cell imaging of two structurally similar drugs,proflavine and ethacridine,and subcellular distributions of proflavine at different drug concentrations were investigated.The NDPI-MS imaging results indicate that proflavine was accumulated in lysosomes,which was verified by laser scanning confocal microscopy(LSCM).Additionally,a distinguished subcellular distribution pattern of ethacridine from proflavine could be visualized,highlighting the complexity of the interaction between the drugs and biological environment even though these two drugs possess similar structures.Taken together,the present results demonstrate the great potential of the integrated single-cell MSI platform for characterizing the drug distribution and its phenotype changes within individual cells,expediting the identification and evaluation of newly developed drugs.展开更多
Novel DNA binding agents against topoisomerases are needed for effective treatment of cancers. A series of new acridine-based derivatives 7a-7d were synthesized and their antiproliferative activity against K562 and He...Novel DNA binding agents against topoisomerases are needed for effective treatment of cancers. A series of new acridine-based derivatives 7a-7d were synthesized and their antiproliferative activity against K562 and HepG-2 cell lines were evaluated. Compound 7c with pyridin-2-yl-methanamino group substituted at the C9 position of acridine showed good antitumor activity against both cell lines. The DNA-binding affinity of compound 7c was evaluated by UV-vis absorption spectra and fluorescence emission spectra. DNA topoisomerase I mediated relaxation of plasmid pBR322 DNA was also tested. Our results suggested that compound 7c with good antitumor activity and topoisomerase I inhibition activity can be developed as a prime candidate for further chemical optimization.展开更多
基金This project is financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (QT program)
文摘A new photocatalyst, TiO_2 powder immobilized on polystyrene (PS) thin films,was prepared using a novel method and its photocatalytic activity on the photodegradation ofacridine dye in aqueous solution was tested. By this method, the crystal form and grain size of theimmobilized TiO_2 were well maintained. Compared with TiO_2 powder, the photocatalytic activity ofTiO_2/PS thin films was not significantly reduced. The catalyst is stable and can be reused severaltimes without the loss of activity, which makes wastewater treatment using this photocatalyticdegradation technique of this way possible in the practical application.
基金supported by the Foundation for the Key Project of the Chinese Ministry of Education (Grant No. 108118)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. GK200901022)
文摘The surface enhanced fluorescence effect of acridine orange fluorophore in the proximity of Au nanoparticles has been investigated experimentally in the system of aqueous solution.Significant enhancement of the fluorescence intensity was observed when the system was excited with 532 nm or 442 nm CW lasers.The influence of the distances between neighboring Au particles as well as that between the fluorophore molecules and the Au surface were explored experimentally.The results demonstrated that a compact distribution of metallic particles was able to produce stronger fluorescence enhancement.Proper separation between the fluorophore molecules and the metal surface was favorable for a better enhancement.
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21072040,21071040, 21101051 and 21272050)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of the Chinese Ministry of Education(No.NCET-11-0627)
文摘Graphene/acridine （G-Acr） hybrid structures were synthesized through covalent functionalization of graphene oxide with 9-（4- aminophenyl）acridine （APA） and its derivatives. The G-Act hybrids were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry, thermal gravimetric analysis and Raman spectroscopy. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirms that the binding energies of APA and its derivatives shifted to higher values, revealing pronounced charge transfer at the interface of graphene and organic molecules.
基金supports from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Nos. 2012ZX09506001-010,2012AA020305 and 2011DFA30620)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21272134 and 20902053)Shenzhen Sci & Tech Bureau(No. JCYJ20120831165730905)
文摘Multi-target agents against tyrosine kinases and topoisomerases are potentially useful for the effective treatment of cancers.Discovery of new multi-target scaffolds are important for developing such agents. A series of five novel acridine analogues,LXL 1-5,were synthesized and their antiproliferative activity against HepC-2 cell lines were evaluated,among which the 9-benzyloxyacridine analogue,LXL-5, showed inhibitory activity against tyrosine kinases,VEGFR-2 and Src.The results of UV-visible absorption spectra and fluorescence emission spectra,as well as DNA topoisomerase I inhibition assay, indicated topoisomerase I inhibitory activity.Our study suggested that acridine scaffold,previously shown to have no multi-target kinase and topoisomerase inhibitory activity,might be potentially developed as a multi-target inhibitor of tyrosine kinases and topoisomerase I.
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21473164,21603195 and 21875225)Major project of Technical Innovation of Hubei Province(No.2017AAA126)the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities,China University of Geosciences(Wuhan)(Nos.CUGL170405 and CUG180604)。
文摘Hydrogen has been deemed as one of the most efficient energy carriers for a broad variety of industrial applications[1,2].Large-scale,low-cost hydrogen production,safe storage and delivery represent a tremendous technological challenge and have become a subject of intense research and development activities in the past few decades[3–5].
基金supported by a grant from STCSM (Subject No.:074207002)
文摘Objective To estimate the predictive value of double fluorescence [acridine orange （AO）/propidium iodide （PI）] staining results for fertilization rate and clinical outcomes and analyze the correlation between the results of AO/P1 staining and sperm apoptosis. Methods A prospective study was carried out, 235 infertile couples remedied using traditional in vitro fertilization （IVF） were included. Semen collected from 235 patients were stained by fluorescence dye, AO and PL at the same time the spermatozoa apoptosis rate was calculated by using flow cytometry to detect the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI- . The result of fluorescence was divided into 3 groups as green （G）, yellow （Y） and red （R） according to the color of fluorescence. The correlation between the percent of the 3 colors and clinical outcomes and spermatozoa apoptosis rate was evaluated. Results Significant negative correlation was observed between the percentage of Y and fertilization rate （r= -0.42, P=0.04）, no significant correlation was observed between the percentage of G, R and fertilization rate. The percentage of G, Y, R was not significantly different between pregnant patients and non-pregnant patients, respectiw,ly, while the percentage of Y was significant different between miscarriage patients and liveborn patients （r=0.6L P=0.01） and no significant difference exist in the percentage of G and R between liveborn patients and miscarriage patients. There was a significant positive correlation between the percentage of Y and the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI （r=0.53, P=0.04）, and no significant correlation was shown between the percentage of G, R and the rate of Annexin V＋/ PI-.Conclusion The percentage of yellow group of double fluorescence （AO/PI） staining will affect the fertilization rate and the miscarriage rate, and this group of spermatozoa may be connected with the spermatozoa apoptosis.
基金The authors are grateful for the national support received from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21974116 and 21427813).
文摘Insights into the pharmacologic effect on cellular processes and the potential toxicological effects are vital to new drug development and evaluation,yet research on these subjects remains a great challenge due to the lack of information regarding the spatiotemporal distribution of drugs and metabolites within a single cell.Mass spectrometry imaging(MSI)has proven to be a label-free and high-throughput approach for visualizing drug distribution in spatial and temporal domains.However,single-cell drug imaging has been limited so far by detection sensitivity and microscale lateral resolution.Herein,we report near-field laser desorption/laser postionization mass spectrometry(NDPI-MS)for single-cell imaging of two structurally similar drugs,proflavine and ethacridine,and subcellular distributions of proflavine at different drug concentrations were investigated.The NDPI-MS imaging results indicate that proflavine was accumulated in lysosomes,which was verified by laser scanning confocal microscopy(LSCM).Additionally,a distinguished subcellular distribution pattern of ethacridine from proflavine could be visualized,highlighting the complexity of the interaction between the drugs and biological environment even though these two drugs possess similar structures.Taken together,the present results demonstrate the great potential of the integrated single-cell MSI platform for characterizing the drug distribution and its phenotype changes within individual cells,expediting the identification and evaluation of newly developed drugs.
基金the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China(Nos.2012AA020305and 2011DFA30620)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21272134 and 21372141)Shenzhen Sci.&Tech.Bureau(No.JCYJ20120831165730905)for the financial supports
文摘Novel DNA binding agents against topoisomerases are needed for effective treatment of cancers. A series of new acridine-based derivatives 7a-7d were synthesized and their antiproliferative activity against K562 and HepG-2 cell lines were evaluated. Compound 7c with pyridin-2-yl-methanamino group substituted at the C9 position of acridine showed good antitumor activity against both cell lines. The DNA-binding affinity of compound 7c was evaluated by UV-vis absorption spectra and fluorescence emission spectra. DNA topoisomerase I mediated relaxation of plasmid pBR322 DNA was also tested. Our results suggested that compound 7c with good antitumor activity and topoisomerase I inhibition activity can be developed as a prime candidate for further chemical optimization.
