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  1. Article ; Online: Peptides for disrupting and degrading amyloids.

    Liang, Chu-Qiao / Li, Yan-Mei

    Current opinion in chemical biology

    2021  Volume 64, Page(s) 124–130

    Abstract: Amyloid proteins can aggregate into insoluble fibrils and form amyloid deposits in the human brain, which is the hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases. Promising strategies toward pathological amyloid proteins and deposition include investigating ... ...

    Abstract Amyloid proteins can aggregate into insoluble fibrils and form amyloid deposits in the human brain, which is the hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases. Promising strategies toward pathological amyloid proteins and deposition include investigating inhibitors that can disrupt amyloid aggregation or induce misfolding protein degradation. In this review, recent progress of peptide-based inhibitors, including amyloid sequence-derived inhibitors, designed peptides, and peptide mimics, is highlighted. Based on the increased understanding of peptide design and precise amyloid structures, these peptides exhibit advanced inhibitory activities against fibrous aggregation as well as enhanced druggability.
    MeSH term(s) Amyloid/chemistry ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/chemistry ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism ; Humans ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/metabolism ; Peptides/chemistry ; Peptides/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Amyloid ; Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Peptides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1439176-4
    ISSN 1879-0402 ; 1367-5931
    ISSN (online) 1879-0402
    ISSN 1367-5931
    DOI 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.05.011
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  2. Article: Triangular pulley traction facilitates endoscopic full-thickness resection of exogenous gastric tumor in the fornix of the stomach.

    Li, Yan-Mei / Zhou, Xiang-Rong / Du, Zhi-Qiang / Wang, Wei / Liu, Wei-Hui

    Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas

    2024  

    Abstract: A 65-year-old woman was diagnosed with an exogenous submucosal tumor located in the fornix of the stomach, on the basis of the endoscopic ultrasound and enhanced CT findings. She refused surgery and referred for EFTR. It is difficult to perform EFTR at ... ...

    Abstract A 65-year-old woman was diagnosed with an exogenous submucosal tumor located in the fornix of the stomach, on the basis of the endoscopic ultrasound and enhanced CT findings. She refused surgery and referred for EFTR. It is difficult to perform EFTR at the gastric fornix and suture the large surgical defect. Therefore, we created technique of triangular pulley traction combined with pre-closure.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-18
    Publishing country Spain
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1070381-0
    ISSN 1130-0108 ; 0212-7512
    ISSN 1130-0108 ; 0212-7512
    DOI 10.17235/reed.2024.10171/2023
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  3. Article ; Online: Chemoselective Methods for Labeling and Modification of Peptides and Proteins.

    Brimble, Margaret A / Ackermann, Lutz / Li, Yan-Mei / Raj, Monika

    Organic letters

    2023  Volume 25, Issue 36, Page(s) 6605–6606

    MeSH term(s) Peptides
    Chemical Substances Peptides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Editorial
    ISSN 1523-7052
    ISSN (online) 1523-7052
    DOI 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02630
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  4. Article ; Online: Sunlight Stimulated Photochemical Self-Healing Polymers Capable of Re-Bonding Damages up to a Centimeter Below the Surface Even Out of the Reach of the Illumination.

    Li, Yan Mei / Zhang, Ze Ping / Rong, Min Zhi / Zhang, Ming Qiu

    Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

    2023  Volume 35, Issue 14, Page(s) e2211009

    Abstract: The development of photochemical self-healing polymers faces the the following bottlenecks: i) only the surface cracks can be restored and ii) materials' mechanical properties are lower. To break these bottlenecks, cross-linked poly(urethane- ... ...

    Abstract The development of photochemical self-healing polymers faces the the following bottlenecks: i) only the surface cracks can be restored and ii) materials' mechanical properties are lower. To break these bottlenecks, cross-linked poly(urethane-dithiocarbamate)s carrying photo-reversible dithiocarbamate bonds covalently linked to indole chromophores and benzyl groups are designed. The conjugated structure of the chromophore and benzyl enhances the addition reactivity of thiocarbonyl moiety and facilitates photo-cleavage of CS bond, so that transfer of the created radicals among dithiocarbamate linkages is promoted. Accordingly, reshuffling of the reversibly cross-linked networks via dynamic exchange between the activated dithiocarbamates is enabled in both surface layer and the interior upon exposure to the low-intensity ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun. It is found that the damages up to a centimeter below the surface can be effectively recovered in the sunshine, which greatly exceeds the maximum penetration distance of UV light (hundreds of microns). Besides, tensile strength and failure strain of the poly(urethane-dithiocarbamate) are superior to the reported photo-reversible polymers, achieving the record-high 33.8 MPa and 782.0% owing to the wide selectivity of soft/hard blocks, multiple interactions, and appropriate cross-linking architecture. The present work provides a novel paradigm of photo self-healing polymers capable of re-bonding cracks even out of the reach of the illumination.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-28
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1474949-X
    ISSN 1521-4095 ; 0935-9648
    ISSN (online) 1521-4095
    ISSN 0935-9648
    DOI 10.1002/adma.202211009
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  5. Article ; Online: New opportunities for immunomodulation of the tumour microenvironment using chemical tools.

    Su, Jing-Yun / Li, Wen-Hao / Li, Yan-Mei

    Chemical Society reviews

    2022  Volume 51, Issue 18, Page(s) 7944–7970

    Abstract: Immunotherapy is recognised as an attractive method for the treatment of cancer, and numerous treatment strategies have emerged over recent years. Investigations of the tumour microenvironment (TME) have led to the identification of many potential ... ...

    Abstract Immunotherapy is recognised as an attractive method for the treatment of cancer, and numerous treatment strategies have emerged over recent years. Investigations of the tumour microenvironment (TME) have led to the identification of many potential therapeutic targets and methods. However, many recently applied immunotherapies are based on previously identified strategies, such as boosting the immune response by combining commonly used stimulators, and the release of drugs through changes in pH. Although methodological improvements such as structural optimisation and combining strategies can be undertaken, applying those novel targets and methods in immunotherapy remains an important goal. In this review, we summarise the latest research on the TME, and discuss how small molecules, immune cells, and their interactions with tumour cells can be regulated in the TME. Additionally, the techniques currently employed for delivery of these agents to the TME are also mentioned. Strategies to modulate cell phenotypes and interactions between immune cells and tumours are mainly discussed. We consider both modulatory and targeting methods aiming to bridge the gap between the TME and chemical modulation thereof.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Immunity ; Immunomodulation ; Immunotherapy/methods ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Tumor Microenvironment
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1472875-8
    ISSN 1460-4744 ; 0306-0012
    ISSN (online) 1460-4744
    ISSN 0306-0012
    DOI 10.1039/d2cs00486k
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  6. Article ; Online: Rational Design of T-Cell- and B-Cell-Based Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines.

    Li, Wen-Hao / Su, Jing-Yun / Li, Yan-Mei

    Accounts of chemical research

    2022  Volume 55, Issue 18, Page(s) 2660–2671

    Abstract: ConspectusCancer vaccines provide an efficient strategy to enhance tumor-specific immune responses by redeploying immune systems. Despite the approval of the first cancer vaccine (Sipuleucel-T) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2010, most ... ...

    Abstract ConspectusCancer vaccines provide an efficient strategy to enhance tumor-specific immune responses by redeploying immune systems. Despite the approval of the first cancer vaccine (Sipuleucel-T) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2010, most therapeutic cancer vaccines fail in clinical trials. Basically, tumor-specific immune responses rely on not only T-cell but also B-cell immunity, which indicates that cancer vaccines should leverage both arms of the adaptive immune system. For example, CD8
    MeSH term(s) Adjuvants, Immunologic/therapeutic use ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes ; Cancer Vaccines/therapeutic use ; DNA ; Epitopes ; Humans ; Hydrogels ; Immunoglobulin G ; Interferons ; Lysine ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Phosphorus ; Receptors, Pattern Recognition
    Chemical Substances Adjuvants, Immunologic ; Cancer Vaccines ; Epitopes ; Hydrogels ; Immunoglobulin G ; Receptors, Pattern Recognition ; Phosphorus (27YLU75U4W) ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; Interferons (9008-11-1) ; Lysine (K3Z4F929H6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1483291-4
    ISSN 1520-4898 ; 0001-4842
    ISSN (online) 1520-4898
    ISSN 0001-4842
    DOI 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00360
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  7. Article ; Online: Chemical Strategies to Boost Cancer Vaccines.

    Li, Wen-Hao / Li, Yan-Mei

    Chemical reviews

    2020  Volume 120, Issue 20, Page(s) 11420–11478

    Abstract: Personalized cancer vaccines (PCVs) are reinvigorating vaccine strategies in cancer immunotherapy. In contrast to adoptive T-cell therapy and checkpoint blockade, the PCV strategy modulates the innate and adaptive immune systems with broader activation ... ...

    Abstract Personalized cancer vaccines (PCVs) are reinvigorating vaccine strategies in cancer immunotherapy. In contrast to adoptive T-cell therapy and checkpoint blockade, the PCV strategy modulates the innate and adaptive immune systems with broader activation to redeploy antitumor immunity with individualized tumor-specific antigens (neoantigens). Following a sequential scheme of tumor biopsy, mutation analysis, and epitope prediction, the administration of neoantigens with synthetic long peptide (SLP) or mRNA formulations dramatically improves the population and activity of antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. Despite the promising prospect of PCVs, there is still great potential for optimizing prevaccination procedures and vaccine potency. In particular, the arduous development of tumor-associated antigen (TAA)-based vaccines provides valuable experience and rational principles for augmenting vaccine potency which is expected to advance PCV through the design of adjuvants, delivery systems, and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) reversion since current personalized vaccination simply admixes antigens with adjuvants. Considering the broader application of TAA-based vaccine design, these two strategies complement each other and can lead to both personalized and universal therapeutic methods. Chemical strategies provide vast opportunities for (1) exploring novel adjuvants, including synthetic molecules and materials with optimizable activity, (2) constructing efficient and precise delivery systems to avoid systemic diffusion, improve biosafety, target secondary lymphoid organs, and enhance antigen presentation, and (3) combining bioengineering methods to innovate improvements in conventional vaccination, "smartly" re-educate the TME, and modulate antitumor immunity. As chemical strategies have proven versatility, reliability, and universality in the design of T cell- and B cell-based antitumor vaccines, the union of such numerous chemical methods in vaccine construction is expected to provide new vigor and vitality in cancer treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Adjuvants, Immunologic ; Animals ; Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology ; Cancer Vaccines/chemistry ; Cancer Vaccines/immunology ; Humans ; Immunotherapy ; Neoplasms/immunology ; Neoplasms/therapy
    Chemical Substances Adjuvants, Immunologic ; Antigens, Neoplasm ; Cancer Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 207949-5
    ISSN 1520-6890 ; 0009-2665
    ISSN (online) 1520-6890
    ISSN 0009-2665
    DOI 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00833
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  8. Article: Emerging Adjuvants for Cancer Immunotherapy.

    Hu, Hong-Guo / Li, Yan-Mei

    Frontiers in chemistry

    2020  Volume 8, Page(s) 601

    Abstract: Cancer is a life-threatening disease, and immunotherapies have been developed as a novel, potent treatment for cancer. Adjuvants, used alone or in combination with other agents, play crucial roles in immune activation. This is necessary for cancer ... ...

    Abstract Cancer is a life-threatening disease, and immunotherapies have been developed as a novel, potent treatment for cancer. Adjuvants, used alone or in combination with other agents, play crucial roles in immune activation. This is necessary for cancer immunotherapy, particularly in the construction of therapeutic cancer vaccines. Adjuvants activate antigen-presenting cells and promote the presentation of antigen epitopes on major histocompatibility complex molecules, further enhancing adaptive immune responses, including cytotoxic T lymphocytes, to elicit cancer-cell death. However, the applications of adjuvants are limited by their poor efficacy or insufficient safety. In recent studies, researchers attempted to develop safe, efficacious adjuvants for cancer immunotherapy, and many compounds (including inorganic compounds, organic molecules, polymers, and colloids) have been identified and optimized as agonists of various pathways. In this review, we focus on the discovery and structural design of emerging adjuvants and discuss how these findings benefit healthcare.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2711776-5
    ISSN 2296-2646
    ISSN 2296-2646
    DOI 10.3389/fchem.2020.00601
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  9. Article ; Online: Tailored modular assembly derived self-healing polythioureas with largely tunable properties covering plastics, elastomers and fibers.

    Li, Yan Mei / Zhang, Ze Ping / Rong, Min Zhi / Zhang, Ming Qiu

    Nature communications

    2022  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 2633

    Abstract: To impart self-healing polymers largely adjustable dynamicity and mechanical performance, here we develop libraries of catalyst-free reversible polythioureas directly from commodity 1,4-phenylene diisothiocyanate and amines via facile click chemistry ... ...

    Abstract To impart self-healing polymers largely adjustable dynamicity and mechanical performance, here we develop libraries of catalyst-free reversible polythioureas directly from commodity 1,4-phenylene diisothiocyanate and amines via facile click chemistry based modular assembly. By using the amine modules with various steric hindrances and flexibilities, the reversible thiourea units acquire triggering temperatures from room temperature to 120 °C. Accordingly, the derived self-healable, recyclable and controlled degradable dynamically crosslinked polythioureas can take effect within wide temperature range. Moreover, mechanical properties of the materials can be tuned covering plastics, elastomers and fibers using (i) different assemble modules or (ii) solid-state stretching. Particularly, unidirectional stretching leads to the record-high tensile strength of 266 MPa, while bidirectional stretching provides the materials with biaxial strengths up to over 120 MPa. The molecular mechanism and technological innovations discussed in this work may benefit promotion and application of self-healing polymers towards greatly diverse demands and scenarios.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-022-30364-x
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  10. Article ; Online: Regulation of liquid-liquid phase separation with focus on post-translational modifications.

    Luo, Yun-Yi / Wu, Jun-Jun / Li, Yan-Mei

    Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

    2021  Volume 57, Issue 98, Page(s) 13275–13287

    Abstract: Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), a type of phase transition that is important in organisms, is a unique means of forming biomolecular condensates. LLPS plays a significant role in transcription, genome organisation, immune response and cell ... ...

    Abstract Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), a type of phase transition that is important in organisms, is a unique means of forming biomolecular condensates. LLPS plays a significant role in transcription, genome organisation, immune response and cell signaling, and its dysregulation may cause neurodegenerative diseases and cancers. Exploring the regulatory mechanism of LLPS contributes to the understanding of the pathogenic mechanism of abnormal phase transition and enables potential therapeutic targets to be proposed. Many factors have been found to regulate LLPS, of which post-translational modification (PTM) is among the most important. PTMs can change the structure, charge, hydrophobicity and other properties of the proteins involved in phase separation and thereby affect the phase transition behaviour. In this review, we discuss LLPS and the regulatory effects of PTMs, RNA and molecular chaperones in a phase separation system. We introduce several common PTMs (including phosphorylation, arginine methylation, arginine citrullination, acetylation, ubiquitination and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation), highlight recent advances regarding their roles in LLPS and describe the regulatory mechanisms behind these features. This review provides a detailed overview of the field that will help further the understanding of and interventions in LLPS.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1472881-3
    ISSN 1364-548X ; 1359-7345 ; 0009-241X
    ISSN (online) 1364-548X
    ISSN 1359-7345 ; 0009-241X
    DOI 10.1039/d1cc05266g
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