MicroRNA-224-5p nanoparticles balance homeostasis via inhibiting cartilage degeneration and synovial inflammation for synergistic alleviation of osteoarthritis.

MicroRNAs play a crucial role in regulating cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) metabolism and are being explored as potential therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis (OA). The present study indicated that microRNA-224-5p (miR-224-5p) could balance the homeostasis of OA via regulating cartilage degradation and synovium inflammatory simultaneously. Multifunctional polyamidoamine dendrimer with amino acids used as efficient vector to deliver miR-224-5p.

Urine protein in patients with type I hypersensitivity is indicative of reversible renal tube injury.

Aims: In our clinical work, some patients with type I hypersensitivity could be detected protein in their urine. This study focused on the early renal injury in patients with type I hypersensitivity.

Main Methods: From 43 type I hypersensitivity patients with proteinuria, 10 patients were randomly selected for mass spectrometry analysis of 24-h urine together with 5 healthy volunteers.

Magnetic solid-phase extraction of pyrethroid and neonicotinoid insecticides separately in environmental water samples based on alkaline or acidic group-functionalized mesoporous silica.

Pyrethroids and neonicotinoids are widely used insecticides. However, their residues have unfavorable effects on ecological systems. Magnetic solid phase extraction is a reliable pretreatment method for a better detection of insecticides at low concentrations.

Regulates Oviductal Epithelial Secretion Through the WNT Signaling Pathway.

The WNT signaling pathway plays a crucial role in oviduct/fallopian development. However, the specific physiological processes regulated by the WNT pathway in the fallopian/oviduct function remain obscure. Benefiting from the knockout mouse model, we report the regulation of oviduct epithelial secretion by LGR4.

Paternal nicotine exposure promotes hepatic fibrosis in offspring.

Paternal nicotine exposure can alter phenotypes in future generations. The aim of this study is to explore whether paternal nicotine exposure affects the hepatic repair to chronic injury which leads to hepatic fibrosis in offspring. Our results demonstrate that nicotine down regulates mmu-miR-15b expression via the hyper-methylation on its CpG island shore region in the spermatozoa.

Magnetic Solid-Phase Extraction Based on Fe₃O₄/g-C₃N₄ Nanocomposite for the Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polychlorinated Diphenyl Ethers in Environmental Waters.

The graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) and the Fe₃O₄/g-C₃N₄ magnetic materials were synthesized in this paper. The structures of the materials were confirmed by a series of analysis. The Fe₃O₄/g-C₃N₄ was then used as a sorbent to adsorb polychlorinated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls.

UHRF1-repressed 5'-hydroxymethylcytosine is essential for the male meiotic prophase I.

5'-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), an important 5'-cytosine modification, is altered highly in order in male meiotic prophase. However, the regulatory mechanism of this dynamic change and the function of 5hmC in meiosis remain largely unknown. Using a knockout mouse model, we showed that UHRF1 regulated male meiosis.

Paternal nicotine exposure induces hyperactivity in next-generation via down-regulating the expression of DAT.

Many substances in cigarette smoke can induce changes in DNA methylation. Our previous studies have confirmed paternal nicotine exposure causes hyperactivity in the offspring via mmu-miR-15b. The main aim of the present study is to explore the molecular mechanism underlying the cross-generation effects of paternal nicotine exposure more comprehensively.

Magnetic adsorbent based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles for magnetic solid phase extraction of pyrethroid pesticides in water samples.

Mesoporous KIT-6-magnetite composite (FeO@SiO@KIT-6) was successfully prepared and characterized by transmission electron microscopy, scan electron microscopy, elemental mapping, energy dispersive X-ray spectrum, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, X-ray powder diffraction, Brunauer Emmett Teller analysis and magnetic property analysis. It was then applied as adsorbent for magnetic solid phase extraction of fenpropathrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, S-fenvalerate and bifenthrin from water samples before analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detector. A few factors impacting extraction were studied.

Magnetic solid-phase extraction of pyrethroid pesticides in environmental water samples with CoFe O -embedded porous graphitic carbon nanocomposites.

Magnetic CoFe O -embedded porous graphitic carbon nanocomposites were prepared through a facile solid-phase thermal reaction with NaCl as a template. The material was applied in the magnetic solid-phase extraction process coupled with high performance liquid chromatography with a diode array detector to detect the trace fenpropathrin, cyhalothrin, S-fenvalerate, and bifenthrin in different water samples. The synthesis conditions of nanomaterial including glucose concentration and calcination time on extraction performance for pyrethroid pesticides have been investigated.

Maternal nicotine exposure has severe cross-generational effects on offspring behavior.

Our previous studies showed that paternal nicotine exposure can lead to hyperactivity in the offspring. Nevertheless, the cross-generational effects of maternal and biparental nicotine exposure remain unclear. In this study, female and male mice were exposed respectively by nicotine before pregnancy.

Paternal nicotine exposure defines different behavior in subsequent generation via hyper-methylation of mmu-miR-15b.

The neurobehavioral effects of paternal smoking and nicotine use have not been widely reported. In the present study, nicotine exposure induced depression in the paternal generation, but reduced depression and promoted hyperactivity in F1 offspring. While this intergenerational effect was not passed down to the F2 generation.

Nicotine induces Nme2-mediated apoptosis in mouse testes.

In mouse testes, germ cell apoptosis can be caused by cigarette smoke and lead to declining quality of semen, but the exact molecular mechanisms remain unclear. To evaluate the effects of nicotine exposure on apoptosis during spermatogenesis, we first constructed a nicotine-treated mouse model and detected germ cell apoptosis activity in the testes using the TUNEL method. Then we analyzed the variation of telomere length and telomerase activity by real-time PCR and TRAP-real-time PCR, respectively.

Protein profile screening: reduced expression of Sord in the mouse epididymis induced by nicotine inhibits tyrosine phosphorylation level in capacitated spermatozoa.

Many studies have revealed the hazardous effects of cigarette smoking and nicotine exposure on male fertility, but the actual, underlying molecular mechanism remains relatively unclear. To evaluate the detrimental effects of nicotine exposure on the sperm maturation process, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry analyses were performed to screen and identify differentially expressed proteins from the epididymal tissue of mice exposed to nicotine. Data mining analysis indicated that 15 identified proteins were mainly involved in the molecular transportation process and the polyol pathway, indicating impaired epididymal secretory functions.

Nicotine Induced Murine Spermatozoa Apoptosis via Up-Regulation of Deubiquitinated RIP1 by Trim27 Promoter Hypomethylation.

Nicotine significantly promoted apoptosis in stages I, VII, VIII, and XI spermatogonia, stages I, VII, VIII, X, and XI spermatocytes, and stages I-V, VII, and VIII elongating spermatids. To explore the underlying molecular mechanisms, sperm mRNA next-generation sequencing of nicotine-treated mice was conducted. Out of the 86 genes related to apoptosis, Tnf (tumor necrosis factor alpha) was screened to be the most significant varied transcript, and the Onto-pathway analysis indicated that the TNF apoptotic pathway was especially activated by nicotine exposure.

Estimated diversity of messenger RNAs in each murine spermatozoa and their potential function during early zygotic development.

To study the diversity of mRNAs in murine spermatozoa and their potential function during zygotic development, total RNAs in murine spermatozoa were sequenced via RNA-Seq and analyzed through bioinformatics techniques. The delivery and translation of sperm-borne mRNA in fertilized oocyte were detected using RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction), Western blot, and immunofluorescence. A total of 35 288 825 reads matching 33 039 transcripts, including 27 310 coding transcripts, were obtained.