A biothiols and H 2 O 2 responsive fluorescence probe for selective cancer imaging

Yin Nan,Qin Guixin,Wang Yuting,Tang Jiali,Yao Xin,Xu Qingling 대한화학회 2024 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.45 No.3

Identification of cancer from normal tissues is important for early diagnosis of cancer. Combined detection of multiple tumor markers is important for accurate diagnosis. It is urgent to develop fluorescent probes that are responsive to multiple cancer characterizations for selective cancer imaging. Herein, we designed a novel near‐infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe ( IRAPA ) using a hemi‐cyanine skeleton as fluorophore and 3‐acrylamidopropanoic ester as recognizing unit that is responsive to both oxidative and reductive molecules. IRAPA has faint fluorescence emission as the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) process is blocked. H 2 O 2 , glutathione (GSH) and cysteine (Cys) can individually induce the hydrolysis of ester bond and give fluorescent NIR IROH . IRAPA shows low cytotoxicity and produces strong fluorescence specifically in cancer cells/tissues. While the normal cells/tissues showed very weak fluorescence. Moreover, IRAPA shows higher differences between cancer and normal cells compared to probes that only response to biothiols or ROS. Identification of cancer from normal tissues is important for early diagnosis of cancer. Combined detection of multiple tumor markers is important for accurate diagnosis. It is urgent to develop fluorescent probes that are responsive to multiple cancer characterizations for selective cancer imaging. Herein, we designed a novel near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe (IRAPA) using a hemicyanine skeleton as fluorophore and 3-acrylamidopropanoic ester as recognizing unit that is responsive to both oxidative and reductive molecules. IRAPA has faint fluorescence emission as the intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) process is blocked. H2O2, glutathione (GSH) and cysteine (Cys) can individually induce the hydrolysis of ester bond and give fluorescent NIR IROH. IRAPA shows low cytotoxicity and produces strong fluorescence specifically in cancer cells/tissues. While the normal cells/tissues showed very weak fluorescence. Moreover, IRAPA shows higher differences between cancer and normal cells compared to probes that only response to biothiols or ROS.

Numerical simulation investigation on centrifugal compressor performance of turbocharger

Jie Li,Yuting Yin,Shuqi Li,Jizhong Zhang 대한기계학회 2013 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.27 No.6

In this paper, the mathematical model of the flow filed in centrifugal compressor of turbocharger was studied. Based on the theory of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), performance curves and parameter distributions of the compressor were obtained from the 3-D numerical simulation by using CFX. Meanwhile, the influences of grid number and distribution on compressor performance were investigated,and numerical calculation method was analyzed and validated, through combining with test data. The results obtained show the increase of the grid number has little influence on compressor performance while the grid number of single-passage is above 300,000. The results also show that the numerical calculation mass flow rate of compressor choke situation has a good consistent with test results,and the maximum difference of the diffuser exit pressure between simulation and experiment decrease to 3.5% with the assumption of 6kPa additional total pressure loss at compressor inlet. The numerical simulation method in this paper can be used to predict compressor performance, and the difference of total pressure ratio between calculation and test is less than 7%, and the total-to-total efficiency also have a good consistent with test.

Caspase Recruitment Domain Containing Protein 9 Suppresses Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Proliferation and Invasion via Inhibiting MAPK/p38 Pathway

Linyue Pan,Yuting Tan,Bin Wang,Wenjia Qiu,Yulei Yin,Haiyan Ge,Huili Zhu 대한암학회 2020 Cancer Research and Treatment Vol.52 No.3

Purpose Caspase recruitment domain containing protein 9 (CARD9) has been demonstrated to be a pro-tumor factor in various cancers. However, our previous study found a significant decrease of CARD9 in malignant pleural effusion compared with benign pleural effusion. So we investigated the role of CARD9 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its working mechanism. Materials and Methods Immunohistochemistry, western blot, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction were used to detect the expression of CARD9 in specimens of NSCLC patients. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was also used to analyze the expression of CARD9 in NSCLC and its predicting value for prognosis. Immunofluorescence was used for CARD9 cellular location. Cell growth assay, clonal formation assay, wound healing assay, matrigel invasion assay, and flow cytometry were used to test cell proliferation, migration, invasion, apoptosis, and cycle progression of NSCLC cells with CARD9 knockdown or CARD9 overexpression. Co-immunoprecipitation was used to identify the interaction between CARD9 and B-cell lymphoma 10 (BCL10). SB203580 was used to inhibit p38 activation. Results CARD9 was decreased in NSCLC tissues compared with normal tissues; low CARD9 expression was associated with poor survival. CARD9 was expressed both in tumor cells and macrophages. Downregulation of CARD9 in NSCLC cells enhanced the abilities of proliferation, invasion, and migration via activated mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK)/p38 signaling, while overexpression of CARD9 presented antitumor effects. BCL10 was identified to interact with CARD9. Conclusion We demonstrate that CARD9 is an independent prognostic factor in NSCLC patients and inhibits proliferation, migration, and invasion by suppressing MAPK/p38 pathway in NSCLC cells.

Liquid phase catalytic dehydration of glycerol to acrolein over Brønsted acidic ionic liquid catalysts

Lingqin Shen,Hengbo Yin,Aili Wang,Xiufeng Lu,Changhua Zhang,Fen Chen,Yuting Wang,Huijuan Chen 한국공업화학회 2014 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.20 No.3

Liquid phase dehydration of glycerol to acrolein catalyzed by Brønsted acidic ionic liquids (BAILs) usingsemi-batch reaction technique was investigated. For the BAILs catalysts, the acrolein yields were inan order of [Bmim]H2PO4 > [Bmim]HSO4 > [BPy]HSO4 > [PSPy]HSO4 > [N2224]HSO4 > [PSPy]H2PO4> [BPy]H2PO4 > [N2224]H2PO4. When [Bmim]H2PO4 and [Bmim]HSO4 were used as the catalysts at 270℃ with the molar ratio of catalyst to glycerol of 1:100, the acrolein yields were 57.4% and 50.8%,respectively, at complete conversion of glycerol. The BAILs with [Bmim] cation and moderate acidityfavored the formation of acrolein in liquid phase glycerol dehydration.

A Bi2WO6-based hybrid heterostructures photocatalyst with enhanced photodecomposition and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution through Z-scheme process

Muhammad Arif,Zhang Min,Luo Yuting,Hongfei Yin,Xiaoheng Liu 한국공업화학회 2019 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.69 No.-

A Bi2WO6-based hybrid heterostructure photocatalyst were fabricated by two step hydrothermal method. Bi2WO6 nanosheets with side length of 100–200 nm and thickness and about 20 nm thickness was homogeneously overcoated at the surface of CdS nanowires with an average diameter of 50 nm. The formation of hybrid heterostructures could efficiently enhanced the photocatalytic activity. The hybrid heterostructures photocatalyst of Bi2WO6/CdS achieved the highest photocatalytic H2 evolution (1223 μmol h−1g−1) under visible light irradiation which is much higher than the pristine CdS (602 μmol h−1g−1). Furthermore, the photocatalytic pollutant decomposition efficiency of hybrid heterostructures was well promoted compare to Bi2WO6 and CdS. The role of main oxidative species in the photocatalytic process was confirmed by the active species trapping experiments. The experimental results concluded that the enhanced photocatalytic activity and photostability of hybrid heterostructures is mainly associated with the Z-scheme photocatalytic charge transfer of the photogenerated charge carriers. Based on the obtained experimental results and calculation, a precise Z-scheme mechanism was proposed and discussed, which was further evaluated by the electrochemical spectroscopic study of the prepared photocatalyst. The Z-scheme photocatalytic system bestows the Bi2WO6/CdS hybrid heterostructures with efficient reducibility, stability and excellent oxidizability.

High Temperature Oxidation Resistance of NiCoCrAl High Entropy Alloy Coating on the TiAl Alloy

Yuanyuan Sun,Qiang Miao,Wenping Liang,Kai Zang,Yuting Wu,Haiyang Yu,Mengjuan Yin,Xiguang Gao,Yindong Song 대한금속·재료학회 2024 METALS AND MATERIALS International Vol.30 No.1

The high entropy alloy coating is considered as one of the most promising methods to improve the high-temperature oxidationresistance of titanium aluminum alloys due to its fine mechanical property and thermal stability. However, the high entropyalloy coating prepared so far has poor coating quality, and low coating forming efficiency and there are certain requirementsfor the substrate alloys. To this end, a NiCoCrAl high entropy alloy coating was developed using the double glow plasmaalloying technique on the TiAl alloy. The morphology, phase structure, and high temperature oxidation resistance of thecoating were comprehensively studied. The results indicate that a uniform and dense coating with a single solid solution offace-centered cube phase formed on the alloy surface. Furthermore, isothermal oxidation test was performed, and the oxidationfailure process of the TiAl substrate and the NiCoCrAl-coated sample with different oxidation times was analyzed. It isfound that the coating efficiently prevented the TiAl alloy from degeneration for up to 100 h at 900 °C.