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1% to 101.7%. The prepared sensor displays excellent sensitivity and high selectivity towards anthraquinones, mainly due to the specific hydrogen binding sites for the target molecules. Overall, this fluorescence sensor can selectively recognize anthraquinones in TCMs, and provide a method for quality monitoring and rational utilization of TCMs.In this work, fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) was prepared using natural on ions as carbon source with hydrothermal method and it was modified with polyethyleneimine (PEI). The properties of PEI modified CQDs (PEI-CQDs) were characterized by fluorescence, infrared spectroscopy and ultraviolet method, the morphology characteristics of PEI-CQDs was observed by transmission electron microscope. The results shown that the fluorescence excitation and emission wavelength were at 340 nm/462 nm, respectively. The fluorescence quantum yield was 8.68%, the average diameter of the PEI-CQDs was 2.82 nm. The infrared showed that the PEI-CQDs contained hydroxyl and amino groups on its surface. The Co2+ has selective quenching effects on fluorescence of PEICQDs, PEI-CQDs can be used for detection and analysis of Co2+ in samples. The limit of detection and linear range of Co2+ using the PEI-CQDs as fluorescence probe are 0.048 μM and 0.05-11 μM, respectively. The recovery was in the range of 97.00-100.64%. Moreover, the PEI-CQDs are also successfully utilized for monitoring the Co2+ content of tap water.The delivery of therapeutic molecules such as drugs, nucleic acids, or other active molecules into the target tissue and cells is limited because of biological and cellular barriers. Recently, many efforts are being made to bypass these barriers using nanosized drug delivery vehicles. For the targeted transfer of anticancer agents into the cancer tissue with higher efficiency and lower cellular toxicity, synthesis of nano-scale smart materials hold great promise due to the enhanced permeability and retention capability. Encapsulation of natural anticancer compounds such as resveratrol displaying low water-solubility and poor chemical stability into nanomaterials are intensely being studied to achieve the enhanced anticancer activity. The aim of this study is to investigate the drug delivery efficiency of the poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA)-chitosan nanoparticles (PCNPs) against PC-3 human prostate cancer cells In Vitro. To achieve this aim, resveratrol (RES), one of the widely known natural anticancer agent, is encapsulated into pHEMA core and pHEMARES nanospheres were coated with a cationic polymer, chitosan. Then, developed PCNPs-RES complexes were characterized using fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, ultraviolet (UV) visible spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), zeta potential and atomic force microscopy (AFM) analyses. The characterization studies revealed the synthesis of PCNPs nanoparticles and the entrapment of RES into PCNPs. Also, the cytotoxicity and drug delivery efficiency of PCNPs-RES complexes were tested in human prostate cancer cells, PC-3, In Vitro. As a consequence, PCNPs was shown to be a promising candidate as a new generation nanotherapeutic against prostate cancer In Vitro.In the current pandemic situation raised due to COVID-19, drug reuse is emerging as the first line of treatment. The viral agent that causes this highly contagious disease and the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) share high nucleotide similarity. Therefore, it is structurally expected that many existing viral targets are similar to the first SARS-CoV, probably being inhibited by the same compounds. Here, we selected two viral proteins based on their vital role in the viral life cycle Structure of the main protease SARS-CoV-2 and the structural base of the SARS-CoV-2 protease 3CL, both supporting the entry of the virus into the human host. The approved drugs used were azithromycin, ritonavir, lopinavir, oseltamivir, ivermectin and heparin, which are emerging as promising agents in the fight against COVID-19. Our hypothesis behind molecular coupling studies is to determine the binding affinities of these drugs and to identify the main amino acid residues that play a fundamental role in their meformation. The ligands ivermectin, heparin and ritonavir showed stable conformations. Our in-silica docking data shows that the drugs we have identified can bind to the binding compartment of both proteases, this strongly supports our hypothesis that the development of a single antiviral agent targeting Main protease, or 3CL protease, or an agent used in combination with other potential therapies, it could provide an effective line of defense against diseases associated with coronaviruses.Sentinel animals remain a common means of evaluating rodent health in research colonies. An evaluation of our sentinel program revealed that using CrlCD1(ICR)-Elite (CD1-E) mice was expensive, occasionally disrupted by limited supply, and minimally responsive to the 3Rs. This evaluation prompted us to explore the use of CRLNU-Foxn1nu/+ (Het-nude) mice as soiled-bedding sentinel (SBS) animals. AMG 232 ic50 Het-nude mice are a byproduct of breeding outbred athymic nude mice and are reared in isolators, with similar health status as CD1-E. Het-nude mice have a thymus, but may have smaller thymic size and fewer bone marrow stem cells than do wildtype controls, suggesting that Het-nude mice might not be immunologically normal. This study compared the antibody titer and seroconversion kinetics of Het-nude and CD1-E SBS to murine norovirus (MNV) and mouse hepatitis virus (MHV). Het-nude and CD1-E female SBS (n = 22 mice of each stock) were housed continuously on soiled bedding collected from MNV-positive or MNV- and MHV-positive colonies at cage changes. Blood was collected for serology at 3, 9 and 12 to 19 wk after the start of soiled bedding exposure. Antibody titers to MNV or MHV did not differ significantly between Het-nude and CD1-E mice. A significant relationship was found between weeks of exposure and titer levels with an increase in titer over the testing period. This study supports the possible use of Het-nude mice as SBS, given that their antibody responses to MNV and MHV are equivalent to those of CD1-E mice.