Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely used to prepare corresponding porous metal oxides via thermal treatment. However, high temperature treatment always leads to obtained metal oxides with a large crystallite size, thus decreasing their specific surface area. Different from the conventional complete thermal decomposition of MOFs, herein, using Ce-MOF as a demonstration, we choose partial thermal decomposition of MOF, followed by selective etching to prepare porous/hollow structured ceria because of the poor stability of Ce-MOF under acidic conditions. Compared with the ceria derived from complete thermal decomposition of Ce-MOF, the as-prepared ceria is demonstrated to be a good support for copper oxide species during the CO oxidation catalytic reaction. Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction (H-TPR) analysis revealed that the as-prepared ceria is favorable for strengthening the interaction between the ceria and loaded copper oxide species. This work is expected to open a new, simple avenue for the synthesis of metal oxides from MOFs via partial thermal decomposition.
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have potential role in organ regeneration therapy. Previous work indicating that MSCs confer protection against liver disease. Here, we aimed to determine the potential application in liver regeneration of human placenta-derived MSCs extracellular vesicles (hPMSCs-EVs) via experimental hepatectomy. hPMSCs-EVs were administered intravenously 24 h before 70% partial hepatectomy, the specific composition of hPMSCs-EVs was identified by sequencing and validated by the quantitative polymerase chain reaction, including circ-RBM23. The role of circ-RBM23 in L02 cell was evaluated and it was found that circ-RBM23 knockdown inhibited L02 cell proliferation both in vitro and in vivo. The competing endogenous RNA function of circ-RBM23 was evaluated by the RNA immunoprecipitation assay and found that circ-RBM23 shares miRNA response elements with RRM2. Overexpressed circ-RBM23 bound competitively to miR-139-5p, preventing the miRNA-mediated degradation of RRM2, activating the expression of eIF4G and AKT/mTOR, and facilitating liver regeneration. These results indicate that hPMSCs-EVs prevent hepatic dysfunction and improve liver regeneration in vivo and hepatocytes proliferation in vitro, potentially via circ-RBM23 delivery.
Simultaneously maximizing the dispersion of noble metals and demonstrating optimal activity is of significant importance for designing stable metal catalysts. In this study, highly dispersed ultrafine platinum (Pt) particles with...
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