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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2020

Carbon Dots from

Yusheng Zhao, Yue Zhang, Hui Kong, Meiling Zhang, Jinjun Cheng, Jiashu Wu, Huihua Qu, Yan Zhao

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yusheng ZhaoSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
Yue ZhangSchool of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
Hui KongSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-1382-7985
Meiling ZhangSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
Jinjun ChengSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
Jiashu WuSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
Huihua QuCentre of Scientific Experiment, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
Yan ZhaoSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe charcoal processed product of

aimTo explore the hepatoprotective effects of

methodsPRAC-CDs were characterized using transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, ultraviolet, fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and high-performance liquid chromatography. The hepatoprotective effect of PRAC-CDs was evaluated and confirmed using the classic carbon tetrachloride acute liver injury model.

resultsPRAC-CDs averaged 1.0-2.4 nm in size and exhibited a quantum yield of 5.34% at a maximum excitation wavelength of 320 nm and emission at 411 nm. PRAC-CDs can reduce the ALT and AST levels of mice with carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury and have a mitigating effect on the rise in TBA and TBIL. More interestingly, PRAC-CDs can significantly reduce MDA and increase SOD levels, demonstrating that PRAC-CDs can improve the body's ability to scavenge oxygen free radicals and inhibit free radical-induced liver cell lipid peroxidation, thereby preventing liver cell damage.

conclusionThese results demonstrate the remarkable hepatoprotective effects of PRAC-CDs against carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury, which provide new insights into potential biomedical and healthcare applications of CDs.

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PMID33235451
PMCPMC7680119
OpenAlexW3103569717

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