Nanomaterials that can sequentially respond to internal and external stimuli,functioning as a sequential gate,have great potential for targeting different aspects of antitumor immunity.Herein,we construct a mannose-mo...Nanomaterials that can sequentially respond to internal and external stimuli,functioning as a sequential gate,have great potential for targeting different aspects of antitumor immunity.Herein,we construct a mannose-modified,pH and reactive oxygen species(ROS) sequential-responsive,transformable dualimmunofunction nanoprodrug(MpRTNP).This nanoprodrug encapsulates a transforming growth factor-β(TGF-β) receptor inhibitor SD-208(MpRTNP@SD),to simultaneously alleviate the immunosuppressive effects of TGF-β and tumor-associated macrophages(TAMs).In the weakly acidic tumor microenvironment(TME),the vesicle-micelle morphology transformation occurs owing to the protonation of PC7A,which is accompanied by SD-208 release to inhibit cancer-associated fibroblasts and regulatory T cells.The transformed micelles then target TAMs via mannose receptor-media ted endocytosis.Upon laser irradiation,the thioketal linker is cleaved,releasing conjugated chlorin e6 and generating ROS,which facilitates TAM polarization.The PC7A^(+) segment activates the stimulator of the interferon gene in TAMs with elevated phosphorylation of TANK binding kinase 1 and interferon regulatory factor 3,and type I interferon secretion.MpRTNP@SD displays superior abscopal effects and robust antitumor immunity,as evidenced by increased CD8^(+)/CD4^(+) T cell infiltration and reduced regulatory T cell(Treg) ratios.Mouse survival time is prolonged after combination with the CD47 antibody.This study provides a novel strategy for potent antitumor immunotherapy through pH and ROS sequential-gated spatiotemporal regulation of the TME.展开更多
TiO_(2)photocatalysts have been widely studied and applied for removing bacteria,but its antibacterial efficiency is limited to the ultraviolet(UV)range of the solar spectrum.In this work,we use the gold(Au)nanorods t...TiO_(2)photocatalysts have been widely studied and applied for removing bacteria,but its antibacterial efficiency is limited to the ultraviolet(UV)range of the solar spectrum.In this work,we use the gold(Au)nanorods to enhance the visible and near-infrared(NIR)light absorption of TiO_(2)NBs,a typical UV light photocatalyst,thus the enhancement of its full solar spectrum(UV,visible and NIR)photocatalytic antibacterial properties is achieved.Preliminary surface plasmon resonance(SPR)enhancement photocatalytic antibacterial mechanism is suggested.On one hand,transverse and longitudinal SPR of Au NRs is beneficial for visible and NIR light utilization.On the other hand,Au NRs combined with TiO_(2)NBs to form the heterostructure,which can improve the photogenerated carrier separation and direct electron transfer increases the hot electron concentration while Au NRs as the electron channel can well restrain charge recombination.finally produces the high yield of radical oxygen species and exhibits a superior antibacterial efficiency.Furthermore,we design a sterilization file cabinet with Au NR/TiO_(2)NB heterostructures as the photocatalytic coating plates.Our study reveals that Au NR/TiO_(2)NB heterostructure is a potential candidate for sterilization of bacteria and archives protection.展开更多
The porous few-layer g-C_(3)N_(4)(PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4))is prepared by a simple molecular self-assembly method.Compared with pure g-C_(3)N_(4),the as-prepared PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4) is ultrathin,the surface is rich in pores,and ...The porous few-layer g-C_(3)N_(4)(PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4))is prepared by a simple molecular self-assembly method.Compared with pure g-C_(3)N_(4),the as-prepared PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4) is ultrathin,the surface is rich in pores,and the photocatalytic nitrogen fixation activity is greatly increased to 8.20 mM h^(-1) gCat^(-1).Few-layer and ultrathin nature of PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4) can provide a larger specific surface area,expose more active sites,and reduce the diffusion path of charges and protons from the inside to the surface.In addition,the porous structure can narrow the band gap,thereby increasing the light absorption range and enhancing the light absorption capability.Meanwhile,the presence of nitrogen vacancies causes PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4) to move to a more negative conductive band value.More importantly,the isotopic experiments using ^(15)N_(2) as nitrogen source confirm the ammonia production originating from N2 rather than the decomposition of g-C_(3)N_(4).Therefore,PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4) can greatly improve the efficiency of visible light photocatalytic nitrogen fixation.展开更多
To analyze oral microbial diversity in the saliva of 8 healthy individuals before and after chewing areca nuts. Saliva samples were collected before chewing areca nuts, after chewing areca nuts for 5 min and after che...To analyze oral microbial diversity in the saliva of 8 healthy individuals before and after chewing areca nuts. Saliva samples were collected before chewing areca nuts, after chewing areca nuts for 5 min and after chewing areca nuts for 30 min. DNA was extracted, and microbial diversity was examined using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(PCR-DGGE). When examining DGGE profiles collectively,the bands associated with Streptococcus and Veillonella were the most intense, making them the most prevalent bacteria. Furthermore, the band intensities did not decrease after chewing areca nuts for 5 or30 min; thus, these bacteria were unaffected. However, when examining some individuals, the band intensities for Streptococcus and Veillonella became more intense after 5 min of chewing and then returned to the pre-chewing level. This difference may be attributed to the mechanical movements of the oral cavity or individual differences. Other bacteria, such as Neisseria, Actinomycetes, and Rothia dentocariosa, were also found to have an increased or decreased prevalence following areca nut-chewing.Since the predominant species that are present following areca nut-chewing include Streptococcus and Veillonella, it would seem likely that these bacteria play an important role in the periodontal diseases associated with areca chewing.展开更多
In pursuit of scientific discovery,vast collections of unstructured structural and functional images are acquired;however,only an infinitesimally small fraction of this data is rigorously analyzed,with an even smaller...In pursuit of scientific discovery,vast collections of unstructured structural and functional images are acquired;however,only an infinitesimally small fraction of this data is rigorously analyzed,with an even smaller fraction ever being published.One method to accelerate scientific discovery is to extract more insight from costly scientific experiments already conducted.Unfortunately,data from scientific experiments tend only to be accessible by the originator who knows the experiments and directives.Moreover,there are no robust methods to search unstructured databases of images to deduce correlations and insight.Here,we develop a machine learning approach to create image similarity projections to search unstructured image databases.To improve these projections,we develop and train a model to include symmetry-aware features.As an exemplar,we use a set of 25,133 piezoresponse force microscopy images collected on diverse materials systems over five years.We demonstrate how this tool can be used for interactive recursive image searching and exploration,highlighting structural similarities at various length scales.This tool justifies continued investment in federated scientific databases with standardized metadata schemas where the combination of filtering and recursive interactive searching can uncover synthesis-structure-property relations.We provide a customizable open-source package(https://github.com/m3-learning/Recursive_Symmetry_Aware_Materials_Microstructure_Explorer)of this interactive tool for researchers to use with their data.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52103190 and 52103191)Special Program for Supporting Innovative Youth Talent Teams(No.32320683)+1 种基金Start-up Grant(Nos.32340311 and 35220151) from Zhengzhou UniversityNatural Science Foundation of Henan Province(No.242300420127)。
文摘Nanomaterials that can sequentially respond to internal and external stimuli,functioning as a sequential gate,have great potential for targeting different aspects of antitumor immunity.Herein,we construct a mannose-modified,pH and reactive oxygen species(ROS) sequential-responsive,transformable dualimmunofunction nanoprodrug(MpRTNP).This nanoprodrug encapsulates a transforming growth factor-β(TGF-β) receptor inhibitor SD-208(MpRTNP@SD),to simultaneously alleviate the immunosuppressive effects of TGF-β and tumor-associated macrophages(TAMs).In the weakly acidic tumor microenvironment(TME),the vesicle-micelle morphology transformation occurs owing to the protonation of PC7A,which is accompanied by SD-208 release to inhibit cancer-associated fibroblasts and regulatory T cells.The transformed micelles then target TAMs via mannose receptor-media ted endocytosis.Upon laser irradiation,the thioketal linker is cleaved,releasing conjugated chlorin e6 and generating ROS,which facilitates TAM polarization.The PC7A^(+) segment activates the stimulator of the interferon gene in TAMs with elevated phosphorylation of TANK binding kinase 1 and interferon regulatory factor 3,and type I interferon secretion.MpRTNP@SD displays superior abscopal effects and robust antitumor immunity,as evidenced by increased CD8^(+)/CD4^(+) T cell infiltration and reduced regulatory T cell(Treg) ratios.Mouse survival time is prolonged after combination with the CD47 antibody.This study provides a novel strategy for potent antitumor immunotherapy through pH and ROS sequential-gated spatiotemporal regulation of the TME.
基金fundings from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51872173,51772176)TaishanScholars Program of Shandong Province(Nos.tsqn201812068,tspd20161006)+6 种基金Higher School Youth Innovation Team of Shandong Province(No.2019KJA013)Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province(No.2018GGX102028)Science and Technology Special Project of Qingdao City(No.20-3-4-3-nsh)the Opening Fund of State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing(No.SKLOP202002006)Cooperative Education Project of the Ministry of Education(No.201902195026)Humanities and Social Sciences Program(GoMoruo Studies)of the Education Department of Sichuan Province(No.GY2020C01)Shandong Archives Science and Technology Project(No.2020-33)。
文摘TiO_(2)photocatalysts have been widely studied and applied for removing bacteria,but its antibacterial efficiency is limited to the ultraviolet(UV)range of the solar spectrum.In this work,we use the gold(Au)nanorods to enhance the visible and near-infrared(NIR)light absorption of TiO_(2)NBs,a typical UV light photocatalyst,thus the enhancement of its full solar spectrum(UV,visible and NIR)photocatalytic antibacterial properties is achieved.Preliminary surface plasmon resonance(SPR)enhancement photocatalytic antibacterial mechanism is suggested.On one hand,transverse and longitudinal SPR of Au NRs is beneficial for visible and NIR light utilization.On the other hand,Au NRs combined with TiO_(2)NBs to form the heterostructure,which can improve the photogenerated carrier separation and direct electron transfer increases the hot electron concentration while Au NRs as the electron channel can well restrain charge recombination.finally produces the high yield of radical oxygen species and exhibits a superior antibacterial efficiency.Furthermore,we design a sterilization file cabinet with Au NR/TiO_(2)NB heterostructures as the photocatalytic coating plates.Our study reveals that Au NR/TiO_(2)NB heterostructure is a potential candidate for sterilization of bacteria and archives protection.
基金fundings from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51872173 and 51772167)Taishan Scholarship of Young Scholars(No.tsqn201812068)+3 种基金Taishan Scholarship of Climbing Plan(No.tspd20161006)Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province(No.2018GGX102028)Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2017JL020)Higher School Youth Innovation Team of Shandong Province(No.2019KJA013).
文摘The porous few-layer g-C_(3)N_(4)(PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4))is prepared by a simple molecular self-assembly method.Compared with pure g-C_(3)N_(4),the as-prepared PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4) is ultrathin,the surface is rich in pores,and the photocatalytic nitrogen fixation activity is greatly increased to 8.20 mM h^(-1) gCat^(-1).Few-layer and ultrathin nature of PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4) can provide a larger specific surface area,expose more active sites,and reduce the diffusion path of charges and protons from the inside to the surface.In addition,the porous structure can narrow the band gap,thereby increasing the light absorption range and enhancing the light absorption capability.Meanwhile,the presence of nitrogen vacancies causes PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4) to move to a more negative conductive band value.More importantly,the isotopic experiments using ^(15)N_(2) as nitrogen source confirm the ammonia production originating from N2 rather than the decomposition of g-C_(3)N_(4).Therefore,PFL-g-C_(3)N_(4) can greatly improve the efficiency of visible light photocatalytic nitrogen fixation.
基金funded by the Hainan Province Science and Technology Major Project (No. ZDKJ2016003)the Hainan Province Applied Technology R&D and Demonstration Project (No. ZDXM2015013)+1 种基金the Hunan Province Xiangtan City Key Project (No. NY-ZD20161002)the Xiangtan Science and Technology Commissioner Project (No. CXY-TPZJ20171020)
文摘To analyze oral microbial diversity in the saliva of 8 healthy individuals before and after chewing areca nuts. Saliva samples were collected before chewing areca nuts, after chewing areca nuts for 5 min and after chewing areca nuts for 30 min. DNA was extracted, and microbial diversity was examined using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(PCR-DGGE). When examining DGGE profiles collectively,the bands associated with Streptococcus and Veillonella were the most intense, making them the most prevalent bacteria. Furthermore, the band intensities did not decrease after chewing areca nuts for 5 or30 min; thus, these bacteria were unaffected. However, when examining some individuals, the band intensities for Streptococcus and Veillonella became more intense after 5 min of chewing and then returned to the pre-chewing level. This difference may be attributed to the mechanical movements of the oral cavity or individual differences. Other bacteria, such as Neisseria, Actinomycetes, and Rothia dentocariosa, were also found to have an increased or decreased prevalence following areca nut-chewing.Since the predominant species that are present following areca nut-chewing include Streptococcus and Veillonella, it would seem likely that these bacteria play an important role in the periodontal diseases associated with areca chewing.
基金T.N.M.N.acknowledges primary support from the Nano/Human Interfaces Presidential Initiative and secondary support from National Science Foundation under grant TRIPODS+X:RES-1839234Y.G.,J.C.A.,S.Q.,and K.S.F.acknowledge primary support from National Science Foundation under grant TRIPODS+X:RES-1839234We graciously acknowledge all experimentalists who were involved in collecting the data used in this study.Contributors include Prof.Lane Martin and Ramamoorthy Ramesh.We want to recognize all trainees that took part in collecting this data,including Liv Dedon,Shishir Pandya,Anoop Damodaran,Sahar Saremi,Anoop Damodaran,Zhuhang Chen,Ran Gao,Shang-lin Hsu,Julia Mundy,Arvind Dasgupta,Gabe Velarde,Xiaoyan Lu,Sujit Das,Ajay Yadav,Bhagwati Prasad,James Clarkson,David Pesquera,Jieun Kim,Megha Acharya,Suraj Cheema,Eduardo Lupi,Wenbo Zhao,Lei Zhang,Margaret McCarter,Hongling Hu,and Derek Meyers.
文摘In pursuit of scientific discovery,vast collections of unstructured structural and functional images are acquired;however,only an infinitesimally small fraction of this data is rigorously analyzed,with an even smaller fraction ever being published.One method to accelerate scientific discovery is to extract more insight from costly scientific experiments already conducted.Unfortunately,data from scientific experiments tend only to be accessible by the originator who knows the experiments and directives.Moreover,there are no robust methods to search unstructured databases of images to deduce correlations and insight.Here,we develop a machine learning approach to create image similarity projections to search unstructured image databases.To improve these projections,we develop and train a model to include symmetry-aware features.As an exemplar,we use a set of 25,133 piezoresponse force microscopy images collected on diverse materials systems over five years.We demonstrate how this tool can be used for interactive recursive image searching and exploration,highlighting structural similarities at various length scales.This tool justifies continued investment in federated scientific databases with standardized metadata schemas where the combination of filtering and recursive interactive searching can uncover synthesis-structure-property relations.We provide a customizable open-source package(https://github.com/m3-learning/Recursive_Symmetry_Aware_Materials_Microstructure_Explorer)of this interactive tool for researchers to use with their data.
