Publications by authors named "Huifan Liu"

This study explored the novel mechanism of Astragaloside IV (As) in treating sepsis and its application through a biomimetic nano-delivery system (As@ZM). Sepsis, a condition of organ dysfunction caused by an abnormal host response to infection, poses a significant threat to global health due to its high mortality rate. Our findings revealed a new mechanism for As in treating sepsis, which involved the reduction of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) release, potentially related to As binding with IκBα to inhibit the activation of the NF-κB pathway.

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An α-l-Rhamnosidase gene with an open reading frame of 3192 bp encoding a 1036-amino acid protein (EhRha) was cloned from Emiliania huxleyi for flavonoid hydrolysis on the cell surface of Pichia pastoris (P. pastoris) strain GS115 by fusing with the anchor protein (AGα1) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry assays revealed that EhRha was successfully displayed on the cell surface of P.

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Citrus pectin is an anionic polysaccharide in citrus, which may improve the stability of citrus juices. This study investigated the influence of citrus pectin on the stability of protein-polyphenol complexes in the citrus juice model system and its interaction mechanism by multispectral and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed that the citrus pectin-proanthocyanidin-zein complex improved the model citrus juices' cloud and thermal stability.

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  • Factor-free biomaterial scaffolds are crucial for bone repair, but diabetes complicates healing due to issues like oxidative stress and infection.
  • A new multifunctional platform called GAD/MC, using copper-containing TiCT MXene nanosheets and hydrogels, aims to improve therapy for bone defects in diabetic patients.
  • This platform features enhanced mechanical properties, self-healing abilities, and can release bioactive copper in response to environmental changes, promoting antibacterial effects and reducing inflammation to support healing.
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Exosome-like nanovesicles (ELNs) derived from plants are nanoscale vesicles isolated from edible plant sources. Murray (LRM) has garnered growing attention for its dietary value and therapeutic benefits. In this study, a PEG6000-based method was developed to isolate LRM-ELNs.

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Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory disease that can cause multiple organ damage. Septic patients with cardiac dysfunction have a significantly higher mortality. Based on the results of bioinformatics analysis, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), we found that Erbin is vital in cardiomyocyte.

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polysaccharide (DP) was prepared with lactic acid bacterium fermentation to overcome the large molecular weight and complex structure of traditional DP for improving its functional activity and application range in this work. The structure was analyzed, and then the functional activity was evaluated using a mouse model of alcoholic liver damage. The monosaccharide compositions were composed of four monosaccharides: arabinose (0.

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  • Ovarian tumor domain-containing protease 1 (OTUD1) is crucial for regulating immune responses and plays a significant role in the development of sepsis, as demonstrated in multiomics analyses of clinical and experimental models.
  • The study found that increased OTUD1 expression negatively affects inflammatory responses and helps protect against sepsis-induced lung damage by inhibiting specific signaling pathways, namely MAPK and NF-κB.
  • Additionally, it was revealed that OTUD1 can deubiquitinate the protein TIPE2, which also provides protective effects against sepsis-related injuries, suggesting that OTUD1 could be an important therapeutic target for treating lung injuries associated with sepsis.
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The comprehensive management of diabetic bone defects remains a substantial clinical challenge due to the hostile regenerative microenvironment characterized by aggravated inflammation, excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS), bacterial infection, impaired angiogenesis, and unbalanced bone homeostasis. Thus, an advanced multifunctional therapeutic platform capable of simultaneously achieving immune regulation, bacterial elimination, and tissue regeneration is urgently designed for augmented bone regeneration under diabetic pathological milieu. Herein, a photoactivated soft-hard combined scaffold system (PGCZ) was engineered by introducing polydopamine-modified zeolitic imidazolate framework-8-loaded double-network hydrogel (soft matrix component) into 3D-printed poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) scaffold (hard matrix component).

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The ideal tissue engineering scaffold should facilitate rapid cell infiltration and provide an optimal immune microenvironment during interactions with the host. Electrospinning can produce two-dimensional (2D) membranes mimicking the extracellular matrix. However, their dense structure hinders cell penetration, and their thin form restricts scaffold utility.

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Metabolic disorder has been found to be an important factor in the pathogenesis and progression of sepsis. However, the causation of such an association between serum metabolites and sepsis has not been established. We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study.

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Several macromolecules from the pomelo fruitlet (PF) have demonstrated functional potential in previous research. In this study, pomelo fruitlet albumin (PFA) was extracted from PF, its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties were assessed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, and its capacity to clear free radicals was measured. Meanwhile, we hypothesize that the amino acid sequence may affect the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, and the two may rely on common significant sites within the amino acid sequence.

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Aquatic foods are nutritious, enjoyable, and highly favored by consumers. In recent years, young consumers have shown a preference for prefabricated food due to its convenience, nutritional value, safety, and increasing market share. However, aquatic foods are prone to microbial spoilage due to their high moisture content, protein content, and unsaturated fatty acids.

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Oats ( L.) are one of the worldwide cereal crops. Avenanthramides (AVNs), the unique plant alkaloids of secondary metabolites found in oats, are nutritionally important for humans and animals.

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The treatment of bone defects remains a substantial clinical challenge due to the lack of spatiotemporal management of the immune microenvironment, revascularization, and osteogenic differentiation. Herein, deferoxamine (DFO)-loaded black phosphorus nanosheets decorated by polydopamine layer are prepared (BPPD) and compounded into gelatin methacrylate/sodium alginate methacrylate (GA) hybrid hydrogel as a smart-responsive therapeutic system (GA/BPPD) for accelerated bone regeneration. The BPPD nanocomposites served as bioactive components and near-infrared (NIR) photothermal agents, which conferred the hydrogel with excellent NIR/pH dual-responsive properties, realizing the stimuli-responsive release of DFO and PO during bone regeneration.

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Background: Most bone-related injuries to grassroots troops are caused by training or accidental injuries. To establish preventive measures to reduce all kinds of trauma and improve the combat effectiveness of grassroots troops, it is imperative to develop new strategies and scaffolds to promote bone regeneration.

Methods: In this study, a porous piezoelectric hydrogel bone scaffold was fabricated by incorporating polydopamine (PDA)-modified ceramic hydroxyapatite (PDA-hydroxyapatite, PHA) and PDA-modified barium titanate (PDA-BaTiO, PBT) nanoparticles into a chitosan/gelatin (Cs/Gel) matrix.

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We investigated the optimum co-culture ratio with the highest biological nitrogen removal rate, revealing that chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen (TN), and ammoniacal nitrogen (NH-N) removal was increased in the and co-culture system at a 3:1 ratio. Compared with the control, TN and NH-N content in the co-incubated system was decreased within 2-6 days. We investigated mRNA/microRNA (miRNA) expression in the and co-culture after 3 and 5 days, identifying 9885 and 3976 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), respectively.

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  • A novel photoactivated bone scaffold designed for minimally invasive implantation offers effective repair for irregularly damaged bone tissues by integrating thermal stimulation capabilities.
  • It features an injectable hydrogel platform (AMAD/MP) made from specific materials that facilitate bone regeneration through immunomodulation and bacterial elimination while being biocompatible and osteogenic.
  • This multifunctional hydrogel reduces inflammatory responses and promotes new bone formation without needing external cells or growth factors, showcasing its potential in regenerative medicine.
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Ideal periosteum materials are required to participate in a sequence of bone repair-related physiological events, including the initial immune response, endogenous stem cell recruitment, angiogenesis, and osteogenesis. However, conventional tissue-engineered periosteal materials have difficulty achieving these functions by simply mimicking the periosteum via structural design or by loading exogenous stem cells, cytokines, or growth factors. Herein, we present a novel biomimetic periosteum preparation strategy to comprehensively enhance the bone regeneration effect using functionalized piezoelectric materials.

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Cell adhesion of four cultivars of tomato fruit, "Micro Tom (MT)", "Heinz 1706 (H1706)", "Money Maker (MM)", "Ailsa Craig (AC)" were evaluated and cell walls were analyzed in order to assess the possible contribution of pectic and hemicellulosic polysaccharides to the softening and altered cell adhesion at two different stages of ripeness. Cell wall material (CWM) and solubilised fractions of green and red ripe fruit were analyzed by chemical, enzymatic techniques. In comparison with the four cultivars of tomato fruits, H1706 and MM are harder than MT and AC at both green and red ripe stage.

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Bergamot ( L. var. ) contains different bioactive compounds, and their effects remain unclear.

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Background: Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) synthase is a multi-domain mega-enzyme that effectively synthesizes a series of PUFAs in marine microorganisms. The dehydratase (DH) domain of a PUFA synthase plays a crucial role in double bond positioning in fatty acids. Sequencing results of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi (E.

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