Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yuan Zhou, Zhuo Xu, Yuanyi Wang, Qiang Song, Ruofeng Yin
Summary: This study investigates the role of MALAT1 in osteogenic differentiation and cell apoptosis in osteoporosis. MALAT1 upregulates the expression of Bmp4, Col1a1, and Spp1, enhances ALP activity, and inhibits apoptosis. MALAT1 promotes osteogenic differentiation and inhibits cell apoptosis through the miR-485-5p/WNT7B axis, suggesting its potential as a target for alleviating osteoporosis.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Iris Frasheri, Nikoletta Dimitra Tsakiridou, Reinhard Hickel, Matthias Folwaczny
Summary: The objective of this study was to compare the biological reactions of periodontal ligament cells to hyaluronic acid (HA) with different molecular weights. The results showed that HA can promote metabolic activity and mineralization of the cells, with low molecular weight HA being the most effective.
CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Dongdong Fei, Yanmin Xia, Qiming Zhai, Yazheng Wang, Feng Zhou, Wanmin Zhao, Xiaoning He, Qintao Wang, Yan Jin, Bei Li
Summary: This study focuses on the clonal osteogenic heterogeneity of periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) and uncovers a mechanism where exosome-mediated PINK1/Parkin-dependent mitophagy regulates interclonal communication among SCCs with osteogenic heterogeneity, promoting osteogenic differentiation.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cell Biology
Jun Li, Ting Zhang, Chenglong Huang, Min Xu, Wenhua Xie, Qilin Pei, Xinxin Xie, Bin Wang, Xi Li
Summary: The study revealed the role of chemerin in bone metabolism, demonstrating its ability to promote osteogenic differentiation and bone formation. This provides a new theoretical basis for chemerin as a therapeutic strategy for osteoporosis.
JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Daniela S. C. Bispo, Catarina S. H. Jesus, Marlene Correia, Filipa Ferreira, Giulia Bonifazio, Brian J. Goodfellow, Mariana B. Oliveira, Joao F. Mano, Ana M. Gil
Summary: This article presents the first untargeted nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) metabolomic characterization of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells during osteogenic differentiation. The results reveal significant changes in metabolism, including amino acid metabolism, protein synthesis, energy metabolism, and antioxidative mechanisms.
JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Xiaojing Nie, Xueyan Zhang, Baozhen Lei, Yonghua Shi, Jingxin Yang
Summary: This article introduces the application of magnesium based metal materials in bone defect repair and discusses the research hotspot of composites synthesized with magnesium based metal as matrix and the significance of host immune response in bone binding. By regulating immune response, the bone immune microenvironment can be optimized to promote good bone binding.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mohammad Rumman, Jyotsna Dhawan
Summary: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play a crucial role in bone regeneration and homeostasis, and MSCs in a quiescent state can provide a source of repair cells. A protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type U (PTPRU), has been found to repress osteogenesis during quiescence.
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Jing-Jin Yang, Wei-Xia Peng, Mei-Biao Zhang
Summary: This study investigated the role of lncRNA KCNQ1OT1 in osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. The results showed that KCNQ1OT1 can upregulate the expression of RICTOR by inhibiting miR-205-5p, thus promoting osteogenesis.
EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Cell & Tissue Engineering
Huina Liu, Lei Hu, Guoxia Yu, Haoqing Yang, Yangyang Cao, Songlin Wang, Zhipeng Fan
Summary: Bone regeneration and remodeling are complex physiological processes regulated by key transcription factors. The SIRT7/RBM6 protein complex affects the osteogenic process of MSCs by regulating the expression of the key factor OSX.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Yongchang Yang, Li Miao, Shuai Chang, Qiuli Zhang, Lijuan Yu, Ping He, Yue Zhang, Weixiao Fan, Jie Liu, Xiaoke Hao
Summary: The long non-coding RNA TCONS_00072128 can promote the progression of postmenopausal osteoporosis by regulating caspase 8, and may be a key regulator in balancing cell differentiation and inflammation activation.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiao Song, Yiwen Xue, Siyu Fan, Jing Hao, Runzhi Deng
Summary: This study demonstrates that in periodontitis, macrophages mediate inflammatory stimulation and inhibit the osteogenic differentiation of bone cells through the release of exosomes, providing new insights for the treatment of bone tissue regeneration in inflammatory states.
Article
Cell Biology
Zijie Zhang, Qin He, Shuangyan Yang, Xiaolu Zhao, Xiaoyu Li, Fulan Wei
Summary: This study reveals the important role of long non-coding RNA SNHG8 in the osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) under mechanical force. The downregulation of SNHG8 promotes osteogenic differentiation through epigenetic pathways. These findings provide solid evidence for the regulation of cell differentiation by non-coding genes, offering new insights into potential therapeutic targets for bone reconstruction or periodontal tissue regeneration.
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chenyang Song, Yu Guo, Fenyong Chen, Wenge Liu
Summary: Osteoporosis affects the quality of life in elderly individuals. Dysfunction of osteoblasts is one of the causes of osteoporosis. The study investigates the correlation between IRF-1 and XIST in osteogenic differentiation, as well as their roles in osteoporosis.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jinwu Bai, Weijun Zhang, Chenwei Zhou, Guangfeng Zhao, Huiming Zhong, Kai Hang, Jianxiang Xu, Wei Zhang, Erman Chen, Jiaqi Wu, Ling Liu, Deting Xue
Summary: MFG-E8 promotes osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs by regulating the GSK3 beta/beta-catenin signaling pathway and therefore, is a potential therapeutic target. This study has important clinical significance in addressing fracture nonunion and bone defects.
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Wei Zhang, Xiao Yuan
Summary: This study investigated the role of miR-20a in DPSCs, revealing that up-regulated miR-20a enhanced cell viability, migration, osteogenic/odontoblastic differentiation potential, and regulated the NF-kappa B/p65 signaling pathway by targeting IL-8. The findings suggest that miR-20a may serve as a potential treatment target for dental diseases.
ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Zi-Hao Chen, Yong-Sheng Wang, Ning Zhang, Bin Zhou, Jie Gao, Yan-Xia Wu, Yong Ma, Hong-Jun Hei, Yan-Yan Shen, Zhi-Yong He, Sheng-Wang Yu
Summary: In this study, Ga2O3 films were deposited on Si and quartz substrates by magnetron sputtering and annealing, and the effects of preparation parameters on the growth and properties of the films were investigated. The results showed that the thickness, crystallization quality, and surface roughness of the films were influenced by the preparation parameters. The β-Ga2O3 films exhibited good optical properties, with the bandgap value dependent on the film quality and the number of oxygen vacancy defects. Ohmic behavior was observed between metal and β-Ga2O3 films at 900 degrees C. These findings provide useful insights for further research on β-Ga2O3 photoelectric semiconductors.
Article
Fisheries
Xu Ding, Yaosi Liang, Qinghua Hou, Shuisheng Li, Wan Peng, Ruozhu Li, Haoran Lin, Yong Zhang, Danqi Lu
Summary: In this study, NLRX1 gene was cloned and identified in orange-spotted grouper, showing high expression in mitochondria-rich tissues and its involvement in regulating host immune response and oxidative stress through inducing ROS generation. This finding provides a new perspective on fish immunometabolism.
Article
Thermodynamics
Jie Pan, Yun Liu, Shuai Zhang, Xiucui Hu, Yadi Liu, Tao Shao
Summary: In this paper, a multi-layer feed-forward deep neural network is used for plasma/plasma catalysis kinetics modeling. The deep learning-assisted modeling extracts initial input parameters from experimental data after the neural network is trained. The neural network efficiently predicts target product densities under specific input parameters in place of kinetics simulation. This method is validated in plasma and plasma catalysis models and shows good agreement with numerical results, providing the potential for integrating experimental and simulated data in research optimization.
ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yongkang Huang, Xinyun Zhai, Tengfei Ma, Mengzhen Zhang, Houzhi Yang, Shuai Zhang, Junbo Wang, Wenguang Liu, Xin Jin, William Weijia Lu, Xiaoli Zhao, Weiyu Hou, Tianwei Sun, Jie Shen, Haobo Pan, Yaping Du, Chun-Hua Yan
Summary: This study developed a gadolinium (Gd)-complex and molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) co-doped N-acryloyl glycinamide (NAGA)/gelatin methacrylate (Gel-MA) multifunctional hydrogel (GMNG) for the treatment of osteosarcoma in children and adolescents. The hydrogel exhibited attractive mechanical properties and controllable degradation ability due to the combination of NAGA and Gel-MA. Moreover, the MoS2 improved the hydrogel system with excellent photothermal ability to kill tumor cells and inhibit bacterial infection.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lixin Yin, Yang Zhou, Sheng Hong, Feiqing Ding, Hui Cai
Summary: Cancer vaccines harness the patient's immune system to induce a specific immune response to kill cancer cells. Glycoprotein mucin 1 (MUC1) is a promising candidate for cancer vaccines but faces challenges due to poor immunogenicity. Conjugation with immune activators is necessary. This review focuses on MUC1 glycopeptide synthesis, advanced vaccine designs, and a comparison of different strategies.
Article
Thermodynamics
Jinliang Zhang, Siya Wang, Zhongfu Tan, Anli Sun
Summary: An improved hybrid model based on VMD-CSA, SARIMA, and DBN is proposed for short-term power load prediction in order to enhance accuracy and stability. Experimental results demonstrate that this model provides more accurate and stable predictions.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yu-Liang Qin, Shuai-Bing Zhang, Wen-Zheng Ding, Yang-Yong Lv, Huan-Chen Zhai, Shan Wei, Ping-An Ma, Yuan-Sen Hu
Summary: The study demonstrates the potential application of clove bud volatile organic compounds, specifically eugenol, as effective biofumigants for controlling the growth of Aspergillus flavus in postharvest grains. Eugenol disrupts cell membrane integrity, fatty acid beta-oxidation, and induces apoptosis in A. flavus.
Article
Immunology
Jiachao Guo, Ranyue Ren, Zhou Guo, Kai Sun, Jinpeng He, Jingfan Shao, Xiaolin Wang
Summary: Osteoporosis is a systemic and endocrine bone disorder characterized by decreased bone mineral density, compromised bone strength, and destruction of trabecular structure. The excessive osteoclastogenesis and bone erosion contribute to the progression of the disease. However, existing medications have poor adherence and adverse reactions, highlighting the urgent need for novel therapies for osteoporosis.
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Physics, Applied
Xin Zeng, Shuai Zhang, Chenhua Ren, Tao Shao
Summary: Electric field calculations based on the Poisson equation have been widely used in high voltage and plasma technology. However, the traditional simulation technology often simplifies the complex electric field distribution in practical applications, leading to a large error between simulation and actual measurements. To address this, Physics informed neural networks (PINNs) are introduced as partial differential equation solvers for electric field calculations. This paper discusses and compares 2D and 3D electric field distributions and proposes a method for dividing dielectric distribution based on the sigmoid function. PINNs, combined with data and a physical model, establish a method to solve the inverse problem of relative permittivity.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jianfeng Jiang, Lin Xu, Chenguang Qiu, Lian-Mao Peng
Summary: The IRDS predicts that the scaling of silicon-based MOSFETs will stop at 12 nm and the ultimate supply voltage will not decrease to less than 0.6 V. Two-dimensional indium selenide (InSe) has been explored as a potential channel material for further miniaturization of electronic devices, but no 2D semiconductor-based FETs have shown better performance than silicon FETs. In this study, a FET with 2D InSe as the channel material is reported, operating at 0.5 V with record high transconductance and surpassing the performance of silicon FETs. Yttrium-doping-induced phase-transition method is developed for making ohmic contacts with InSe and the InSe FET is scaled down to 10 nm in channel length. Low subthreshold swing and drain-induced barrier lowering are achieved in the InSe FETs, as well as low contact resistance and smaller energy-delay product than predicted for silicon.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Guocheng Wang, Liujun Xiao, Ziqi Lin, Qing Zhang, Xiaowei Guo, Annette Cowie, Shuai Zhang, Mingming Wang, Songchao Chen, Ganlin Zhang, Zhou Shi, Wenjuan Sun, Zhongkui Luo
Summary: Plant root-derived carbon inputs are the main source of carbon in mineral bulk soil, but a fraction of these inputs may be quickly lost without contributing to long-term soil carbon storage. This study quantified the loss of root-derived carbon on a global scale and found that about 80% of the carbon inputs are lost rather than stored in the soil. The depth distribution of root-derived carbon inputs and their contribution to soil carbon storage were also determined, and a global map of the lost carbon and its distribution was created.
SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Na Feng, Mingrui Li, Kun Ma, Chunlin Chen, Lixin Yin, Gang Zhou, Chengwen Tan
Summary: The penetration of thin metallic plates caused by hypervelocity impacts of cylindrical projectiles was analyzed experimentally. The projectile resulted in a hole-expanding effect due to dynamic shear failure and extrusion. A new empirical model was proposed to predict the perforation diameter in thin plates impacted by high-velocity cylindrical projectiles. The accuracy of the proposed model is much higher than that of Hill's model, and it can effectively describe the variations of different parameters with the normalized penetrated hole, considering the strength of materials.
ACTA MECHANICA SOLIDA SINICA
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Jianjian Zhao, Chang-Yin Yang, Lianrui Hu, Lin Xu, Wei-Tao Dou
Summary: Quantitative chiral sensing using circular dichroism (CD) is crucial for determining enantiomeric excess or concentration of small molecules lacking strong chromophores. Three-dimensional cages show promise as platforms for chiral CD due to their flexibility and variety of binding sites, making them suitable as chiral CD sensors. This minireview explores recent advances, challenges, and opportunities in using cage sensors for quantitative chiral sensing of small molecules through host-guest and peripheral complexes with CD.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Yun Zeng, Jie Zhang, Rui Xie, Ting Zheng, Hui Dong, Xiaobo Liu, Xiaohua Chen
Summary: The protective effect of EPS geofoam on buried pipes was investigated. It was found that using EPS as protection resulted in smaller axial strain and ovalisation compared to soil. Factors such as pipe diameter-thickness ratio, internal pressure, surrounding soil, and EPS thickness also influenced the strain and ovalisation of the pipe. Without protection, pipes buried in rock soil were more prone to buckling.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Correction
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Linping Xu, Hui Yang, Meimei Yan, Wei Li
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)