106 results on '"Zhou, Jinwei"'
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102. Mg/Al Double-Pillared LiNiO 2 as a Co-Free Ternary Cathode Material Ensuring Stable Cycling at 4.6 V.
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Zhou J, Chu Y, Liu W, Chu F, Guan Z, He Z, Li J, and Wu F
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Cobalt-free (Co-free) and nickel-rich (Ni-rich) cathode materials have attracted significant attention and undergone extensive studies due to their affordability and superior energy density. However, the commercialization of these Co-free materials is hindered by challenges such as cation disorder, irreversible phase changes, and inadequate high-voltage performance. To overcome these challenges, a Co-free ternary cathode material of Mg/Al double-pillared LiNiO
2 (NMA) synthesized via a wet-coating and lithiation-sintering technique is proposed. Fundamental studies reveal that Mg and Al have the potential to form a distinctive double-pillar structure within the layered cathode, enhancing its structural stability. To be specific, the strategic placement of Mg and Al in Li and Ni layers, respectively, effectively reduces Li+ /Ni2+ disorder and prevents irreversible phase transitions. Additionally, the inclusion of Mg and Al refines the primary grains and compacts the secondary grains in the cathode material, reducing stress from cyclic usage and preventing material cracking, thereby mitigating electrolyte erosion. As a result, NMA demonstrates exceptional electrochemical performance under a high charge cutoff voltage of 4.6 V. It maintains 70% of initial specific capacity after 500 cycles at 1 C and exhibits excellent rate performance, with a capacity of 162 mAh g-1 at 5 C and 149 mAh g-1 at 10 C. As a whole, the produced NMA achieves a high structural stability in cases of excessive delithiation, providing a groundbreaking solution for the development of cost-effective and high-energy-density cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries.- Published
- 2024
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103. Alkaline phosphatase LapA regulates quorum sensing-mediated virulence and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 under phosphate depletion stress.
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Tan X, Cheng X, Xiao J, Liu Q, Du D, Li M, Sun Y, Zhou J, and Zhu G
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- Humans, Virulence, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Biofilms, Alkaline Phosphatase pharmacology, Extracellular Polymeric Substance Matrix metabolism, Phosphates pharmacology, Virulence Factors genetics, Virulence Factors metabolism, Coloring Agents, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Quorum Sensing, Pseudomonas Infections
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Importance: Our previous study demonstrated that the expression of lapA was induced under phosphate depletion conditions, but its roles in virulence and biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa remain largely unknown. This study presents a systematic investigation of the roles of lapA in virulence induction and biofilm formation by constructing a lapA-deficient strain with P. aeruginosa PAO1. The results showed that deletion of the lapA gene evidently reduced elastase activity, swimming motility, C4-HSL, and 3-oxo-C12-HSL production, and increased rhamnolipid production under phosphate depletion stress. Moreover, lapA gene deletion inhibited PAO1 biofilm formation in porcine skin explants by reducing the expression levels of las and rhl quorum sensing systems and extracellular polymeric substance synthesis. Finally, lapA gene deletion also reduced the virulence of PAO1 in Caenorhabditis elegans in fast-kill and slow-kill infection assays. This study provides insights into the roles of lapA in modulating P. aeruginosa virulence and biofilm formation under phosphate depletion stress., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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- 2023
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104. Construction of Fe 3 O 4 @α-glucosidase magnetic nanoparticles for ligand fishing of α-glucosidase inhibitors from a natural tonic Epimedii Folium.
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Shen Y, Wang M, Zhou J, Chen Y, Wu M, Yang Z, Yang C, Xia G, Tam JP, Zhou C, Yang H, and Jia X
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- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 drug therapy, Drugs, Chinese Herbal chemistry, Flavonoids chemistry, Flavonoids isolation & purification, Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors chemistry, Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Humans, Ligands, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Ferric Compounds chemistry, Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors isolation & purification, Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles chemistry, alpha-Glucosidases chemistry
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Inhibition of α-glucosidase activity is an effective way for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Epimedii Folium is an important source of α-glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs), however bioactive compounds and pharmacological mechanisms remained unclear. In this study, a novel strategy was established, which harnessed α-glucosidase functionalized magnetic beads to fish out potential AGIs, followed by UPLC-MS/MS analysis for their identification. Furthermore, molecular docking was employed to predict binding patterns between the AGIs and the enzyme, and IC
50 values was estimated as well. After response surface methodology optimization, the highest activity of Fe3 O4 @α-glucosidase has been achieved when 1.17 mg/mL of α-glucosidase was immobilized in phosphate buffer (pH 6.81) for 4.22 h. Moreover, eight flavonoids were fished out from the extract of Epimedii Folium, and then identified to be epimedin A, epimedin B, epimedin C, icariin, sagittatoside A, sagittatoside B, 2"-O-rhamnosyl icariside II and baohuoside I. All of them were further confirmed to be AGIs through in vitro inhibitory assay and molecular docking. Among those, baohuoside I and sagittatoside B possessed stronger inhibitory activity than acarbose. The approach has a significant prospect in conveniently screening bioactive compounds that target various receptors, which provided an efficient platform for new drug development from natural products., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest We declare we have no competing interests., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2020
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105. Down-regulation of β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-8 by siRNA inhibits the growth of human gastric cancer.
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Liu Z, Shen L, Xu L, Sun X, Zhou J, and Wu S
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- Animals, Apoptosis, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Cell Survival, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Humans, Mice, Mice, Nude, N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases genetics, N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases metabolism, RNA, Messenger genetics, RNA, Messenger metabolism, Stomach Neoplasms genetics, Transfection, Down-Regulation genetics, RNA, Small Interfering metabolism, Stomach Neoplasms enzymology, Stomach Neoplasms pathology
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β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-8 (β3Gn-T8) is the most recently identified enzyme in the β3Gn-T family, but its biological function is poorly understood. To elucidate the effects of β3Gn-T8 on gastric cancer behavior, β3Gn-T8 was down-regulated in AGS cells using small interfering RNA (siRNA). The mRNA and protein expression levels of β3Gn-T8 were detected using RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively, and sequence-specific inhibition using siRNA was also measured using RT-PCR in human SPCA-1 and SGC-7901 cells. The cell proliferation rate was determined using MTT and the percentage of apoptotic cells was measured using flow cytometry. AGS cells transfected with β3Gn-T8 siRNA were subcutaneously transplanted into nude mice and tumorigenicity was assessed. The siRNA efficiently suppressed β3Gn-T8 expression in AGS cells, and the down-regulation of β3Gn-T8 caused significant inhibition of tumor cell growth in vitro. The apoptotic rate of AGS cells increased to 10.13% 48 h after siRNA transfection, which was five times that of the control cells. Furthermore, the knockdown of β3Gn-T8 expression reduced the tumorigenicity of gastric cancer cells in nude mice, suggesting that β3Gn-T8 has potential as a gastric cancer therapeutic target.
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- 2011
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106. Charge separation distance for flexible donor-bridge-acceptor systems after electron-transfer quenching.
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Zhou J, Lukin LV, and Braun CL
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Photoinduced transient dipole experiments are used to measure the effective charge separation distance, which is equivalent to the photoinduced change in dipole moment divided by the electron charge of flexible electron-donor/acceptor systems, D-(CH2)n-A, where D is 4- N,N-dimethylaniline, A is 9-anthryl, and n = 3, 4. We find that the dipole moments increase strongly with solvent polarity. For the compound with n = 4 (DBA4), analysis of dipole signals indicates that the effective charge separation distances in toluene, 1,4-dioxane, ethyl acetate, tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, 2-methylpentanone-3, 3-pentanone, and benzonitrile are 2.2, 2.5, 4.5, 4.7, 5.5, 5.5, 4.8, and 6.3 A, respectively. These values can be understood as the root-mean-square charge separation distance in the solutions of different solvents. We assume that the folded contact configuration has a separation distance of 3.5 A, the extended, solvent-separated configuration has a separation distance of 8.0 A, and that they are the only two stable species after electron-transfer quenching. The formation efficiencies of contact radical ion pairs (CRIPs) and solvent-separated radical ion pairs (SSRIPs) are estimated in different solvents. The results indicate that a significant fraction of the ion pairs exist as solvent-separated ion pairs when the dielectric constant of the solvent is larger than 10. These results indicate that electron-transfer quenching can indeed happen at large separations in polar solvents. They also reveal that there is a barrier for ion pairs formed at large separations, hindering collapse to a contact separation of around 3.5 A.
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- 2008
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