Compendium of the most significant studies with reference to properties, intake, effects.

Chowdhury MS, Zheng W, Singh AK, Ong ILH, Hou Y, Heyman JA, Faghani A, Amstad E, Weitz DA, Haag R. Linear triglycerol-based fluorosurfactants show high potential for droplet-microfluidics-based biochemical assays. Soft Matter. 2021 Aug 11;17(31):7260-7267. doi: 10.1039/d1sm00890k.

Abstract. ...Thus, our approach to design user-friendly surfactants reveals the aspects of spatial geometry and facile tunability of the polar head groups that have not been captured or exploited before.

Zhu Y, Jia J, Zhao G, Huang X, Wang L, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Konduru N, Xie J, Yu R, Liu H. Multi-responsive nanofibers composite gel for local drug delivery to inhibit recurrence of glioma after operation. J Nanobiotechnology. 2021 Jul 3;19(1):198. doi: 10.1186/s12951-021-00943-z.

Abstract. In this study, we synthesized reactive oxygen species (ROS)-triggered poly(propylene sulfide)60 (PPS60) mixed with matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)-responsive triglycerol monostearate (T) lipids and TMZ.

Liao S, Dillon JT, Huang C, Santos E, Huang Y. Silver (I)-dimercaptotriazine functionalized silica: A highly selective liquid chromatography stationary phase targeting unsaturated molecules. J Chromatogr A. 2021 May 24;1645:462122. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462122.

Abstract.  In this study, we evaluate a new silver-thiolate stationary phase: silver(I)-dimercaptotriazine (Ag-DMT) functionalized silica gel targeting the separation of unsaturated compounds.

Fujita K, Norikura T, Matsui-Yuasa I, Kumazawa S, Honda S, Sonoda T, Kojima-Yuasa A. Carob pod polyphenols suppress the differentiation of adipocytes through posttranscriptional regulation of C/EBPβ. PLoS One. 2021 Mar 8;16(3):e0248073. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248073.

Abstract. Obesity is a major risk factor for various chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer; hence, there is an urgent need for an effective strategy to prevent this disorder. Currently, the anti-obesity effects of food ingredients are drawing attention. Therefore, we focused on carob, which has high antioxidant capacity and various physiological effects, and examined its anti-obesity effect.

Wang X, Zhu X, Zhou H, Xia L, Wang T, Wang Z, Li Y, Yan J, Wang T. Anti-β2GPI antibodies enhance atherosclerosis in ApoE-deficient mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019 Apr 23;512(1):72-78. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.03.020.

Abstract. Here, we present a mouse model to observe the effect of anti-β2GPI IgG in the development of atherosclerosis.