Intestinal microbiota imbalance may worsen the progression of ulcerative colitis(UC).Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LS8(LR)has the potential ability to regulate microbiota through producing a novel antibacterial substan...Intestinal microbiota imbalance may worsen the progression of ulcerative colitis(UC).Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LS8(LR)has the potential ability to regulate microbiota through producing a novel antibacterial substance,cyclic opine:cycloalanopine.This study aimed to investigate whether LR could ameliorate dextran sulfate sodium-induced UC in mice via modulating intestinal microbiota using fecal microbiota transplantation(FMT)experiment.The results showed that both LR and FMT attenuated UC as evidenced by 1)alleviating disease activity index and colonic pathology;2)up-regulating MUCs and tight junction proteins;3)increasing oxidative mediators and decreasing antioxidant mediators;4)down-regulating proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines.These results were mainly attributable to the microbiota-regulating effect of LR,including increasing beneficial bacteria(like Akkermansia)and its related SCFAs,while decreasing harmful bacteria(like Proteobacteria)and its related LPS,thereby suppressing the hyperactivation of TLR4/NF-κB pathway.Consequently,LR can alleviate UC and is a potential dietary supplement to attenuate UC.展开更多
The CuO_x thin film photocathodes were deposited on F-doped Sn O_2 (FTO)transparent conducting glasses by alternating current(AC)magnetron reactive sputtering under different Ar:O_2 ratios.The advantage of this deposi...The CuO_x thin film photocathodes were deposited on F-doped Sn O_2 (FTO)transparent conducting glasses by alternating current(AC)magnetron reactive sputtering under different Ar:O_2 ratios.The advantage of this deposited method is that it can deposit a CuO_x thin film uniformly and rapidly with large scale.From the photoelectrochemical(PEC)properties of these CuO_x photocathodes,it can be found that the CuO_x photocathode with Ar/O_2 30:7 provide a photocurrent density ofà3.2 m A cm^(à2)under a bias potentialà0.5 V(vs.Ag/Ag Cl),which was found to be twice higher than that of Ar/O_2 with 30:5.A detailed characterization on the structure,morphology and electrochemical properties of these CuO_x thin film photocathodes was carried out,and it is found that the improved PEC performance of CuO_x semiconductor photocathode with Ar/O_230:7 attributed to the less defects in it,indicating that this Ar/O_230:7 is an optimized condition for excellent CuO_x semiconductor photocathode fabrication.展开更多
Transition metal sulfides are commonly studied as photocatalysts for water splitting in solar-to-fuel conversion.However,the effectiveness of these photoca-talysts is limited by the recombination and restricted light ...Transition metal sulfides are commonly studied as photocatalysts for water splitting in solar-to-fuel conversion.However,the effectiveness of these photoca-talysts is limited by the recombination and restricted light absorption capacity of carriers.In this paper,a broad spectrum responsive In_(2)S_(3)/Bi_(2)S_(3)heterojunction is cons-tructed by in-situ integrating Bi_(2)S_(3)with the In_(2)S_(3),derived from an In-MOF precursor,via the high-temperature sulfidation and solvothermal methods.Benefiting from the synergistic effect of wide-spectrum response,effective charge separation and transfer,and strong heterogeneous interfacial contacts,the In_(2)S_(3)/Bi_(2)S_(3)heterojunction demons-trates a rate of 0.71 mmol/(g∙h),which is 2.2 and 1.7 times as much as those of In_(2)S_(3)(0.32 mmol/(g∙h))and Bi_(2)S_(3)(0.41 mmol/(g∙h)),respectively.This paper provides a novel idea for rationally designing innovative heterojunc-tion photocatalysts of transition metal sulfides for photocatalytic hydrogen production.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32001652)Chinese Universities Scientific Fund(2452018062)Keypoint Research and Invention Program of Shannxi Province(2021ZDLNY05-06)。
文摘Intestinal microbiota imbalance may worsen the progression of ulcerative colitis(UC).Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LS8(LR)has the potential ability to regulate microbiota through producing a novel antibacterial substance,cyclic opine:cycloalanopine.This study aimed to investigate whether LR could ameliorate dextran sulfate sodium-induced UC in mice via modulating intestinal microbiota using fecal microbiota transplantation(FMT)experiment.The results showed that both LR and FMT attenuated UC as evidenced by 1)alleviating disease activity index and colonic pathology;2)up-regulating MUCs and tight junction proteins;3)increasing oxidative mediators and decreasing antioxidant mediators;4)down-regulating proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines.These results were mainly attributable to the microbiota-regulating effect of LR,including increasing beneficial bacteria(like Akkermansia)and its related SCFAs,while decreasing harmful bacteria(like Proteobacteria)and its related LPS,thereby suppressing the hyperactivation of TLR4/NF-κB pathway.Consequently,LR can alleviate UC and is a potential dietary supplement to attenuate UC.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41506093)
文摘The CuO_x thin film photocathodes were deposited on F-doped Sn O_2 (FTO)transparent conducting glasses by alternating current(AC)magnetron reactive sputtering under different Ar:O_2 ratios.The advantage of this deposited method is that it can deposit a CuO_x thin film uniformly and rapidly with large scale.From the photoelectrochemical(PEC)properties of these CuO_x photocathodes,it can be found that the CuO_x photocathode with Ar/O_2 30:7 provide a photocurrent density ofà3.2 m A cm^(à2)under a bias potentialà0.5 V(vs.Ag/Ag Cl),which was found to be twice higher than that of Ar/O_2 with 30:5.A detailed characterization on the structure,morphology and electrochemical properties of these CuO_x thin film photocathodes was carried out,and it is found that the improved PEC performance of CuO_x semiconductor photocathode with Ar/O_230:7 attributed to the less defects in it,indicating that this Ar/O_230:7 is an optimized condition for excellent CuO_x semiconductor photocathode fabrication.
基金supported by the Science,Technology,and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality(Grant No.JCYJ20220818103417036)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.22261142666 and 52172237)+2 种基金the Shaanxi Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(Grant No.2022JC-21)the Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing(NPU),China(Grant No.2021-QZ-02)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant Nos.3102019JC005,D5000220033).
文摘Transition metal sulfides are commonly studied as photocatalysts for water splitting in solar-to-fuel conversion.However,the effectiveness of these photoca-talysts is limited by the recombination and restricted light absorption capacity of carriers.In this paper,a broad spectrum responsive In_(2)S_(3)/Bi_(2)S_(3)heterojunction is cons-tructed by in-situ integrating Bi_(2)S_(3)with the In_(2)S_(3),derived from an In-MOF precursor,via the high-temperature sulfidation and solvothermal methods.Benefiting from the synergistic effect of wide-spectrum response,effective charge separation and transfer,and strong heterogeneous interfacial contacts,the In_(2)S_(3)/Bi_(2)S_(3)heterojunction demons-trates a rate of 0.71 mmol/(g∙h),which is 2.2 and 1.7 times as much as those of In_(2)S_(3)(0.32 mmol/(g∙h))and Bi_(2)S_(3)(0.41 mmol/(g∙h)),respectively.This paper provides a novel idea for rationally designing innovative heterojunc-tion photocatalysts of transition metal sulfides for photocatalytic hydrogen production.
