Reprograming immunosuppressive microenvironment by eIF4G1 targeting to eradicate pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Current therapies against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) have limited clinical benefits owing to tumor heterogeneity and their unique immunosuppressive microenvironments. The eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4F complex is involved in regulating translation and various downstream carcinogenic signaling pathways. We report that eIF4G1, one of the subunits of eIF4F, is overexpressed in cancer cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts, and this correlates with poor prognosis in patients with PDAC.

The Role of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in CKD-Related Vascular Calcification: From Mechanisms to Therapeutics.

Vascular calcification (VC) is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is closely associated with cardiovascular events. The transdifferentiation of vascular smooth muscles (VSMCs) into an osteogenic phenotype is hypothesized to be the primary cause underlying VC. However, there is currently no effective clinical treatment for VC.

[Development and clinical application of lateral segmental positioning plates of the body surface spine].

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of body-surface guide plates for lateral segmental positioning in the thoracolumbar spine.

Methods: From March 2018 to March 2021, 768 gerontal patientss underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty with balloon dilatation due to thoracolumbar compression fracturess, 356 males and 412 females. aged from 64 to 92 years old with an average of (77.

Clinical Characteristics and Analysis of Associated Risk Factors in Patients with Severe and Non-Severe COVID-19 Infection.

Objective: Our aim was to highlight the clinical characteristics and determine the risk factors associated with severe and non-severe COVID-19 infection.

Study Method: A retrospective review was conducted on clinical data obtained from patients with COVID-19 infection, admitted to the emergency department between November 2022 and January 2023. Total of 1684 participants were categorized into severe (312 cases,18.

Pyroptosis Remodeling Tumor Microenvironment to Enhance Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy Driven by Membrane Anchoring Photosensitizer.

Immunotherapy, the most promising strategy of cancer treatment, has achieved promising outcomes, but its clinical efficacy in pancreatic cancer is limited mainly due to the complicated tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment. As a highly inflammatory form of immunogenic cell death (ICD), pyroptosis provides a great opportunity to alleviate immunosuppression and promote systemic immune responses in solid tumors. Herein, membrane-targeted photosensitizer TBD-3C with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) feature to trigger pyroptosis-aroused cancer immunotherapy via photodynamic therapy (PDT) is applied.

Engineered a dual-targeting biomimetic nanomedicine for pancreatic cancer chemoimmunotherapy.

The therapeutic effect of chemotherapeutics such as gemcitabine against pancreatic cancer is considerably attenuated by immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment. Improvement of chemotherapeutic efficacy by targeting tumor-associated macrophage and reprograming tumor microenvironment to enhance their efficacy may become a promising strategy. To this end, we developed a biomimetic dual-targeting nanomedicine (PG@KMCM) where gemcitabine-loaded poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles are coated with a layer of bioengineered cancer cell membrane that stably expresses peptides targeting M2-like macrophages (M2pep) while reserving tumor-associated antigens (TAAs).

Rhodium(i)-catalyzed vinylation/[2 + 1] carbocyclization of 1,6-enynes with α-diazocarbonyl compounds.

A sequential Rh(i)-catalyzed vinylation/[2 + 1]carbocyclization between enynes and diazo compounds has been developed. This transformation features a wide range of enynes and acceptor/acceptor diazo compounds, providing easy access to versatile vinyl-substituted azabicyclo[3.1.

The phosphorylation of the N protein could affect PRRSV virulence in vivo.

The porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus (PRRSV) nucleocapsid (N) protein is a multiphosphorylated protein.It has been proved that the phosphorylation of N protein could regulate the growth ability of PRRSV in Marc-145 cells. However, further investigation is needed to determine whether phosphorylation of the N protein could affect PRRSV virulence in piglets.

Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Coupling-Cyclization of C═O Bonds with α-Diazoketones.

An unprecedented intermolecular nucleophilic attack of C═X bonds (X = O and S) on the rhodium(I)-carbenes has been developed. This transformation allows for the coupling-cyclization of aroylamides with α-diazoketones and provides concise access to 2,4,5-trisubstituted 1,3-oxazoles and 1,3-thiazoles with a broad tolerance of functional groups.

Minimally invasive surgery versus open hepatectomy for hepatolithiasis: A systematic review and meta analysis.

Objective: Hepatectomy for hepatolithiasis can be performed by following an open approach or a minimally invasive surgery (MIS) approach. MIS is associated with theoretical advantages, but there is no consensus regarding to the best treatment method for hepatolithiasis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of MIS hepatectomy compared with those of open hepatectomy in hepatolithiasis patients.

Copper-Catalyzed Annulation: A Method for the Systematic Synthesis of Phenanthridinium Bromide.

A novel procedure for the Cu-catalyzed systematic synthesis of phenanthridinium bromide is reported. This transformation was achieved with direct construction of central pyridinium core by using an in situ formed biaryl imine as a substrate. Tolerance of a very wide variety of N-substituents is indicated; this has never previously been disclosed by other reports.

Age-related activation of MKK/p38/NF-κB signaling pathway in lung: from mouse to human.

We and others previously reported that the pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-6 significantly accumulate with age in mouse lung. This is accompanied by elevated phosphorylation of p38. Here, we further investigate whether aging affects activation of p38 signaling and the inflammatory reaction after exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the lungs of mice in vivo and humans ex vivo.

Novel syntheses of fluorenones via nitrile-directed palladium-catalyzed C-H and dual C-H bond activation.

Novel procedures for the [Pd]/[Ag]/TFA system catalyzed cascade reactions of nitrile directed remote C-H and dual C-H bond activation with insertion of nitrile were developed, which afforded variously polysubstituted fluorenones in moderate to good yields with tolerance of a wide variety of substrates.

Altered Th1/Th2 commitment contributes to lung senescence in CXCR3-deficient mice.

Aging is an inevitable process associated with immune imbalance, which is characterized by a progressive functional decline in major organs, including lung. However, effects of altered Th1/Th2 commitment on lung senescence are largely unknown. To examine effects of altered Th1/Th2 balance on lung aging, we measured proportions of Th1 and Th2 cells and expression of cytokines, chemokines, collagen deposition and other relevant physiological and pathological parameters in 2- and 20-months-old (mo) CXCR3-deficient (CXCR3(-/-)) C57BL/6J mice compared with wild-type (WT) mice.

The use of cationic surfactants and ionic liquids in the detection of microbial contamination by capillary electrophoresis.

A rapid test of whether a laboratory sample contains any microorganisms is important and necessary for many areas of science and technology. Currently, most of the standard procedures for the detection of aerobic bacteria, anaerobic bacteria and fungi, require the preparation of microbial cultures in respective growth media, which are dramatically slow. Different approaches providing fast analysis such as CE are becoming more desired.

Evaluating the use of tricationic reagents for the detection of doubly charged anions in the positive mode by ESI-MS.

The analysis of anions remains an important task for many areas of science, and new sensitive analytical methods continue to be of great interest. In this study, we present the use of 17 tricationic reagents for use as gas-phase ion pairing agents for divalent anions. When the anion pairs with the tricationic reagent, an overall positive charge is retained and enables detection by ESI-MS in the positive mode.

Enantiomeric separation of alcohols and amines on a proline chiral stationary phase by gas chromatography.

A new chiral stationary phase for gas chromatography was prepared by covalently attaching a diproline chiral selector that has proven to be effective in liquid chromatography to a methylhydrosiloxane-dimethylsiloxane copolymer. With this new chiral stationary phase for GC, racemic aromatic alcohols could be resolved without derivatization. Racemic aromatic and aliphatic amines could also be resolved after derivatization of the amino groups with trifluoroacetic anhydride or isopropyl isocyanate.

Spectroscopic rationalization of the separation abilities of decaproline chiral selector in dichloromethane-isopropanol solvent mixture.

A chiral column, with decaproline as the chiral selector, has broad chiral selectivity. To understand the separation mechanism of this chiral column, multiple spectroscopic techniques, including optical rotation, electronic circular dichroism, infrared absorption and vibrational circular dichroism, have been used here to study the conformation of the decaproline oligomer in isopropanol(IPA)/dichloromethane(DCM) mixtures. These studies indicate that decaproline oligomer adopts polyproline II conformation in IPA/DCM solvent system (0% IPA approximately 100% IPA).

Improvement of proline chiral stationary phases by varying peptide length and linker.

Seven new stationary phases with different number of proline units and/or different linkage to silica gel were prepared and evaluated in order to improve the performance of proline chiral stationary phases. The average separation factor achieved with the 53 analytes increases with the number of proline units in the stationary phases. When the proline peptides are directly attached to the 3-methylaminopropyl silica gel without using the 6-methylaminohexanoic acid linker, the stationary phases perform better overall.

Improvement of proline enantioselective stationary phases by replacing the 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl group.

The role of 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) in previously reported proline enantioselective stationary phases was investigated. Seven stationary phases in which the Fmoc group was replaced by other groups were prepared and evaluated in normal phase mode. The Fmoc group proved nonessential for the broad enantioselectivity observed, as the stationary phase with a trimethylacetyl (Tma) group proved much more effective than the one with the Fmoc group.

Highly efficient chromatographic resolution of alpha,alpha'-dihydroxybiaryls.

[graph: see text] Separation factors as high as 115 were observed for the chromatographic resolution of many alpha,alpha'-dihydroxybiaryls with a single chiral stationary phase made from readily available amino acid derivatives. The stationary phase works well for biphenyl-type compounds. It works extremely well for larger bis-aromatic compounds, such as binaphthyl-type compounds.

Studies of the resolution of racemic 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol with a dipeptide chiral selector identified from a small library.

Several new stationary phases were prepared to study the structure-activity relationship of the chiral resolution of racemic 1,1'-bi-2-naphthol with a modified dipeptide Asn-Asn selector. The number of amino acid, the side chain protecting groups of the amino acid, and the Fmoc end-capping group all proved important for enantioselectivity. The linker also influenced enantioselectivity.

Preparation and evaluation of proline-based chiral columns.

Chiral stationary phases made of readily available proline peptides were prepared and evaluated for general chiral separation. With the proper structural elements, these columns demonstrated broad chiral selectivity. Among the 53 analytes tested, a tetraproline column resolved 31.

Recent advances in peptide chiral selectors for electrophoresis and liquid chromatography.

The application of peptides in chiral separations using techniques such as capillary electrophoresis (CE), electrokinetic capillary chromatography (EKC) and liquid chromatography is the focus of this review. Methods for finding peptide selectors using combinatorial library approaches are discussed, as well as recent advances in the use of peptides as general chiral selectors for electrophoresis and liquid chromatography. One example shows the effectiveness of polymeric dipeptide surfactants as general chiral selectors for electrophoresis.