China Three Gorges University

About: China Three Gorges University is a education organization based out in Yichang, China. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Catalysis & Landslide. The organization has 11161 authors who have published 8011 publications receiving 82224 citations. The organization is also known as: Sanxia Daxue.

Resveratrol pretreatment protects rat hearts from ischemia/reperfusion injury partly via a NALP3 inflammasome pathway.

Abstract: Inflammatory responses are key players in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Our previous studies showed that resveratrol alleviated I/R injury in myocardial I/R animal models, but whether the NALP3 inflammasome pathway contributes to the mechanisms remains to be elucidated. In this study, we explored the modulation effect of resveratrol on myocardial I/R-induced inflammatory responses in rats. Myocardial I/R rat animal models were induced by occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary arteries (LADs) for 30 min, followed by 2 h of reperfusion. Resveratrol was administered in different doses (2.5, 5, and 10 mg/kg) at the same time as the onset of reperfusion. The serum concentrations of the trinitrotoluene (TnT) and MB isoenzyme creatine kinase (CK-MB) were detected using an automatic biochemical analyzer. Myocardial ultrastructure and morphology were observed with an electron microscope and a light microscope. Myocardial ischemia and infarct sizes were evaluated using Evans blue and tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining. The NALP3, Caspase1, interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and interleukin 18 (IL-18) mRNA levels were evaluated using RT-PCR. The NALP3 and Caspase1 protein expression levels were detected by western blotting. The IL-1β and IL-18 content in peripheral blood was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The myocardial structure in myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury (MI/RI) rats was extensively damaged. After preconditioning with different concentrations of resveratrol (2.5, 5 and 10 mg/kg), the pathology and morphology were significantly improved in a dose-dependent manner. Our results showed that resveratrol treatment significantly reduced the infarct volume and myocardial fibrosis, resulting in myocardial cells that lined up in a more orderly fashion and dose-dependent decreases in TnT and CK-MB levels in the serum of the I/R rats. Resveratrol also significantly modulated mRNA and protein levels by down-regulating NALP3 and Caspase1 expression and IL-1β and IL-18 activation. These results suggest that the NALP3 inflammasome is activated during the myocardial I/R injury process and that the secretion of the inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18 mediates the cascade inflammatory response. Resveratrol may play an important role in protecting the myocardium against I/R injury in rats by inhibiting the expression and activation of the NALP3 inflammatory body. Therefore, the attenuation of the inflammatory response may be involved in the cardioprotective mechanisms of resveratrol in response to myocardial I/R injury.

Designing Ceramic/Polymer Composite as Highly Ionic Conductive Solid-State Electrolytes

Abstract: The design and fabrication of solid‐state electrolytes (SSEs) with high ionic conductivity is the most crucial obstacle for all‐solid‐state lithium batteries (ASSLBs). However, though polymer SSEs have the advantages of effective interfacial contact, polymer ASSLBs have not been able to deliver performance comparable to conventional lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) due to slow ion transport within the polymer framework. In contrast, the high inherent ionic conductivity of ceramic SSEs is limited by the poor electrolyte/electrode interfacial contact. Therefore, the concept of ceramic/polymer composite electrolytes (C/PCEs) was proposed to combine the advantages of these two electrolytes and simultaneously overcome their weaknesses. This work reviews the recent progress in C/PCEs development according to the morphology of the ceramic components in C/PCEs. In this review, we investigate the inherent relationship between the structures of C/PCEs and the performance of the resultant SSEs, and subsequently conclude some general C/PCE design principles for future SSEs.

MicroRNA-138 regulates chemoresistance in human non-small cell lung cancer via epithelial mesenchymal transition.

Abstract: OBJECTIVE Down-regulation of miR-138 is observed in a variety of cancers, which suggests that miR-138 may be involved in cancer pathogenesis. Our current work aimed to evaluate the effects of miR-138 in adriamycin (ADM)-resistant human NSCLC cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cell proliferation was determined by MTT assay. Real-time PCR and western blot were performed to detect the mRNA and protein expression levels. The target of miR-138 was validated by luciferase activity assay. RESULTS Compared with the chemosensitive parental cells, miR-138 was remarkably decreased in A549/ADM and NCI-H23/ADM cells. Ectopic expression of miR-138 sensitized chemoresistant tumor cells to ADM administration. In addition, the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) related markers E-cadherin or vimentin was up-regulated or down-regulated upon the overexpression of miR-138 in NSCLC cells. Further studies identified zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 2 (ZEB2) as the target of miR-138 and up-regulation of miR-138 suppressed the mRNA and protein expression of ZEB2. Notably, luciferase reporter assay confirmed that ZEB2 was a direct target of miR-138. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates that miR-138 sensitizes NSCLC cells to ADM via EMT, suggesting that miR-138 might be a potential therapeutic target for drug-resistant NSCLC patients.

Positional isomeric tunable two Co(II) 6-connected 3-D frameworks with pentanuclear to binuclear units: structures, ion-exchange and magnetic properties

Abstract: Two new Co(II) based metal–organic frameworks, namely {[Co5(μ3-OH)2(m-pda)3(bix)4]·2ClO4}n (1) and {[Co2(p-pda)2(bix)2(H2O)]·H2O}n (2), were prepared by hydrothermal reactions of Co(II) salt with two isomeric dicarboxyl tectons 1,3-phenylenediacetic acid (m-pda) and 1,4-phenylenediacetic acid (p-pda), along with 1,3-bis(imidazol-L-ylmethyl)benzene (bix). Both complexes 1 and 2 have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). 1 shows a 6-connected 3-D pcu cationic framework with pentanuclear [Co5(μ3-OH)2(COO)6(bix)2]2+ units, while 2 exhibits a 6-connected 3-D msw net based on [Co2(μ2-H2O)(COO)2]2+ clusters. The results indicate that the different dispositions of the carboxylic groups of dicarboxylates have an important effect on the overall coordination frameworks. Perchlorate anions in 1 can be partly exchanged by thiocyanate and azide anions, however they are unavailable to nitrate anions. Magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate that both 1 and 2 show weak antiferromagnetic interactions between the adjacent Co(II) ions.