Reactive oxygen species sensitive nanomicelles promote the antifungal activity of ketoconazole against Candida albicans in vulvovaginal candidiasis.

Excessive local accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) leads to oxidative stress and aggravates inflammation. This study aimed to optimize and synthesize four ROS-sensitive polyethylene glycol (PEG)-boride polymers (PB, PCB, BPB, and BCPCB). A nanomicelle (BCPCB-K) was constructed using BCPCB-encapsulated ketoconazole (KTZ).

Correlation between circulating advanced glycation end products and thioredoxin-interacting protein levels and renal fat content in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.

Background: This study sought to explore the clinical relevance of the associations of serum levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), soluble receptor for AGEs (sRAGE), and thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) with the renal fat fraction (RFF) in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods: A total of 133 patients with T2DM were enrolled in the study. RFF, which represents the renal fat level, was determined utilizing Dixon magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

An update on the role of thioredoxin-interacting protein in diabetic kidney disease: A mini review.

Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) was first isolated from Vitamin D3-exposed HL60 cells. TXNIP is the main redox-regulating factor in various organs and tissues. We begin with an overview of the TXNIP gene and protein information, followed by a summary of studies that have shown its expression in human kidneys.

New insights into the role of empagliflozin on diabetic renal tubular lipid accumulation.

Background: Glucose cotransporter (SGLT) 2 suppression provides potent renal protective effect during diabetic kidney disease (DKD). This work aimed to explore how empagliflozin (EMPA, the selective and strong inhibitor of SGLT2) affected renal lipid deposition among patients undergoing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a T2DM mouse model and human renal proximal tubular epithelial (HK-2) cells.

Methods: This work divided subjects as 3 groups: non-diabetic volunteers, patients treated with metformin and those treated with metformin plus EMPA.

ROS-sensitive calcipotriol nano-micelles prepared by methoxypolyethylene glycol (mPEG) - modified polymer for the treatment of psoriasis.

Oxidative stress due to excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the skin microenvironment is one of the main mechanisms in psoriasis pathogenesis. A nano drug delivery system based on ROS-responsive release can enhance drug release at the target site. In this study, a ROS-sensitive material methoxypolyethylene glycol-thioether-thiol (mPEG-SS) was synthesized using mPEG as the parent structure with sulfide structural modification.

Serum Tenascin-C and Alarin Levels Are Associated with Cardiovascular Diseases in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Background: Tenascin-C (TNC), an extracellular matrix glycoprotein, is elevated in inflammatory and cardiovascular pathologies, whereas alarin, a novel orexigenic peptide, participates in insulin resistance and glycometabolism. The roles of these molecules in individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), clinical conditions associating with metabolic disorders, and chronic inflammation, remain controversial. Our study aimed at determining the potential role of TNC and alarin in CVD adult patients with T2DM.

C/,'-bis(1-naphthyl)-,-diphenyl-1,1'-biphenyl-4,4'-diamine:MoO as the interconnection layer for high efficient tandem blue fluorescent organic light-emitting diodes.

The high efficient tandem blue fluorescent organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) with the transparent interconnection layer (ICL) of fullerence (C)/Molybdenum oxide (MoO)-doped ,'-bis(1-naphthyl)-,'-diphenyl-1,1'-biphenyl-4,4'-diamine (NPB) were presented. A stack consisting of 0.5 nm of LiF and 1 nm of Ca, which is located from C to adjacent electron transporting layer is used as an electron injection layer.

[Effects of white organic light-emitting devices using color conversion films on electroluminescence spectra].

The authors report a novel white organic light-emitting device (WOLED), which uses a strategy of exciting organic/ inorganic color conversion film with a blue organic light-emitting diode (OLED). The luminescent layer of the blue OLED was prepared by use of CBP host blended with a blue highly fluorescent dye N-BDAVBi. The organic/inorganic color conversion film was prepared by dispersing a mixture of red pigment VQ-D25 and YAG : Ce3+ phosphor in PMMA.

Photoinduced organic field-effect transistor based on poly-3-hexyl-thiophene active layer.

Top-contact organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) were fabricated by using a poly-3-hexyl-thiophene (P3HT) active layer. The characteristics of OFETs without and with the light-illumination were investigated. The experimental results indicate that the light has a great influence on the OFETs properties.

Buffer layer of PEDOT:PSS/graphene composite for polymer solar cells.

High-efficiency polymer solar cells were made with a hydrophilic graphene oxide (GO) doped in poly(ethylene dioxythiophene) (PEDOT)-polystyrene sulfonic acid (PSS) composites using a structure of indium tin oxide/PEDOT:PSS:GO (40 nm)/poly(3-hexylthiophene-1,3-diyl) (P3HT)-[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) (1:0.6, 100 nm)/LiF (1 nm)/Al (70 nm). The energy conversion efficiency eta was enhanced from 2.

Subunit assembly of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors analyzed by fluorescence resonance energy transfer.

N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors play major roles in synaptic transmission and plasticity, as well as excitotoxicity. NMDA receptors are thought to be tetrameric complexes mainly composed of NMDA receptor (NR)1 and NR2 subunits. The NR1 subunits are required for the formation of functional NMDA receptor channels, whereas the NR2 subunits modify channel properties.