Report of the CCQM-K97: measurement of arsenobetaine standard solution and arsenobetaine content in fish tissue (tunafish)

Ma, L D,Wang, J,WEI, C,Kuroiwa, T,Narukawa, T,Ito, N,HIOKI, A,CHIBA, K,Yim, Y H,Lee, K S,Lim, Y R,Turk, G C,Davis, C W,Mester, Z,Yang, L,McCooeye, M,Maxwell, P,Cankur, O,Tokman, N,Coskun, F G BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DES POIDS ET MESURES 2017 METROLOGIA -BERLIN- Vol.54 No.-

<P></P> <P>The CCQM-K97 key comparison was organized by the inorganic analysis working group (IAWG) of CCQM as a follow-up to completed pilot study CCQM-P96 and P96.1 to test the abilities of the national metrology institutes to accurately quantitate the mass fraction of arsenobetaine (AsB) in standard solution and in fish tissue. A pilot study CCQM-P133 was parallelized with this key comparison. National Institute of Metrology (NIM), China and National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ) acted as the coordinating laboratories.</P> <P>Six NMIs participated in CCQM-K97 and two institutes participated in CCQM-P133, and all of them submitted the results. Some NMIs submitted more than one results by different methods. The results were in excellent agreement with each other, and obviously better than those of previous P96 and P96.1. Therefore the calibrant which each NMI used was comparable. It shows that the capabilities of some of the participants have been improved after the previous pilot studies.</P> <H2>Main text</H2> <P> To reach the main text of this paper, click on <A HREF='http://www.bipm.org/utils/common/pdf/final_reports/QM/K97/CCQM-K97.pdf'>Final Report</A>. Note that this text is that which appears in Appendix B of the BIPM key comparison database <A HREF='http://kcdb.bipm.org/'>kcdb.bipm.org/</A>.</P> <P>The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by the CCQM, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).</P>

Eccentric morphology of jailed side-branch ostium after stent crossover in coronary bifurcation lesions: A three-dimensional optical coherence tomographic analysis

Yang, P.S.,Ha, J.,Kim, J.S.,Park, S.,Bae, J.,Shin, D.H.,Kim, B.K.,Ko, Y.G.,Choi, D.,Jang, Y.,Hong, M.K. Japanese College of Cardiology 2015 Journal of cardiology Vol.65 No.4

Background: Angiographic stenosis of a jailed side-branch ostium is usually observed after a single-stent crossover at coronary bifurcation lesions. However, the stenosis severity is typically overestimated due to the limited information obtained from two-dimensional morphology by angiography. We evaluated the actual stenosis of jailed side-branch ostium using three-dimensional (3D) optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods: Using 3D reconstructions of OCT data, we analyzed minimal lumen area (MLA) and eccentricity of the jailed side-branch ostium in 41 patients who were treated with single stent crossover at coronary bifurcation lesions and subsequently underwent serial OCT follow-up. Results: The MLA of jailed side-branch ostium calculated from quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) assuming a circular lumen markedly decreased after stent implantation (1.73+/-1.22mm<SUP>2</SUP> pre-intervention to 0.84+/-0.91mm<SUP>2</SUP> post-intervention, p<0.001). However, the MLA of jailed side-branch ostium measured at post-intervention by 3D-OCT (2.67+/-1.75mm<SUP>2</SUP>) was significantly larger than that measured by QCA (p<0.001). There were no statistically significant changes in MLA of jailed side-branch ostium based on 3D-OCT measurements during the follow-up (2.35+/-1.50mm<SUP>2</SUP> at 3-6 months post-intervention; 2.44+/-1.27mm<SUP>2</SUP> at 1-2 years post-intervention, p=0.098). The shapes of the jailed side-branch ostium were nearly elliptical (mean eccentricity index: 2.97+/-1.27 post-intervention; 2.79+/-1.17 at 3-6 months post-intervention; 2.59+/-1.02 at 1-2 years post-intervention). Conclusions: Compared to 3D-OCT measurements, QCA measurements overestimated the jailed side-branch ostial stenosis after single stent crossover due to eccentric morphology from orthogonal projection in coronary angiography. Significant changes in the MLA of jailed side-branch ostium by 3D-OCT were not observed during the follow-up.

Reproductive Performance, Milk Composition, Blood Metabolites and Hormone Profiles of Lactating Sows Fed Diets with Different Cereal and Fat Sources

Park, M.S.,Shinde, P.L.,Yang, Y.X.,Kim, J.S.,Choi, J.Y.,Yun, K.,Kim, Y.W.,Lohakare, J.D.,Yang, B.K.,Lee, J.K.,Chae, Byung-Jo Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2010 Animal Bioscience Vol.23 No.2

Different dietary cereal sources and fat types in the lactation diet were evaluated to investigate their effects on reproductive performance, milk composition, blood metabolites and hormones in multiparous sows. Twenty-four sows were randomly assigned to one of four treatments according to a 2${\times}$2 factorial arrangement of treatments. Each treatment had 6 replicates comprising 1 sow. Two cereal (corn or wheat) and two fat (tallow or soybean oil) sources were used to prepare iso-caloric and iso-nitrogenous diets. Sows fed corn-based diets lost less body weight (p = 0.003) and backfat thickness (p = 0.034), consumed more feed (p = 0.032) and had shorter wean-to-estrus interval (p = 0.016) than sows fed wheat-based diets. Fewer piglets and lower body weight of piglets (p<0.05) at weaning were noted in sows fed wheat-based diets than in sows fed corn-based diets. However, no significant effects (p>0.05) of dietary fat source and its interaction with dietary cereal source on sow body condition and reproductive performance were observed during lactation. Feeding of a corn-based diet improved (p<0.05) sow milk total solid, protein and fat, increased blood urea nitrogen (p = 0.032) and triglyceride (p = 0.018), and decreased blood creatinine (p = 0.011) concentration at weaning when compared with sows fed wheatbased diets. Sows fed corn-based diets had higher concentration of insulin (p = 0.048) and LH (p<0.05) at weaning than sows fed wheatbased diets. The results indicate that feeding corn-based diets to lactating sows improved sow body condition and reproductive performance compared with wheat-based diets regardless of fat sources.

Aluminium resistant, plant growth promoting bacteria induce overexpression of Aluminium stress related genes in Arabidopsis thaliana and increase the ginseng tolerance against Aluminium stress

Farh, M.E.A.,Kim, Y.J.,Sukweenadhi, J.,Singh, P.,Yang, D.C. G. Fischer 2017 Microbiological research Vol.200 No.-

<P>Panax ginseng is an important cash crop in the Asian countries due to its pharmaceutical effects, however the plant is exposed to various abiotic stresses, lead to reduction of its quality. One of them is the Aluminum (Al) accumulation. Plant growth promoting bacteria which able to tolerate heavy metals has been considered as a new trend for supporting the growth of many crops in heavy metal occupied areas. In this study, twelve bacteria strains were isolated from rhizosphere of diseased Korean ginseng roots located in Gochang province, Republic of Korea and tested for their ability to grow in Al-embedded broth media. Out of them, four strains (Pseudomonas simiae N3, Pseudomonas fragi N8, Chryseobacterium polytrichastri N10, and Burkholderia ginsengiterrae N11-2) were able to grow. The strains could also show other plant growth promoting activities e.g. auxins and siderophores production and phosphate solubilization. P. simiae N3, C. polytrichastri N10, and B. ginsengiterrae N11-2 strains were able to support the growth of Arabidopsis thaliana stressed by Al while P. fragi N8 could not. Plants inoculated with P. simiae N3, C. polytrichastri N10, and B. ginsengiterrae N11-2 showed higher expression level of Al-stress related genes, AtAIP, AtALS3 and AtALMT1, compared to non-bacterized plants. Expression profiles of the genes reveal the induction of external mechanism of Al resistance by P. simiae N3 and B. ginsengiterrae N11-2 and internal mechanism by C. polytrichastri N10. Korean ginseng seedlings treated with these strains showed higher biomass, particularly the foliar part, higher chlorophyll content than non-bacterized Al-stressed seedlings. According to the present results, these strains can be used in the future for the cultivation of ginseng in Al persisted locations.</P>

Circulating TNF receptors predict cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease

Bae, Eunjin,Cha, Ran-Hui,Kim, Yong C.,An, Jung N.,Kim, Dong K.,Yoo, Kyung D.,Lee, Su M.,Kim, Myoung-Hee,Park, Jung T.,Kang, Shin-Wook,Park, Jae Y.,Lim, Chun S.,Kim, Yon S.,Yang, Seung H.,Lee, Jung P. Williams & Wilkins Co 2017 Medicine Vol.96 No.19

<P>We prospectively recruited 984 patients with CKD from 11 centers between 2006 and 2012. The levels of cTNFR1 and cTNFR2 were determined by performing an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. During the mean follow-up period of 4 years, 36 patients experienced a CVD event. The median serum concentrations of cTNFR1 and cTNFR2 were 2703.4 (225.6-13,057.7) and 5661.0 (634.9-30,599.6) pg/mL, respectively, and the cTNFR1 level was closely correlated with the cTNFR2 level (r=0.86, P < .0001). The urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were significantly correlated with the cTNFR2 level (r=0.21 for UPCR, r=-0.67 for eGFR; P<.001 for all). Similar correlations were observed for serum cTNFR1 (r=0.21 for UPCR, r=-0.75 for eGFR; P < .001 for all). In the Cox proportional hazard analyses, cTNFR1 (hazard ratio [HR] 2.506, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.186-5.295, P=.016) and cTNFR2 (HR4.156, 95% CI 1.913-9.030, P < .001) predictedCVDrisk even after adjustment for clinical covariates, such as UPCR, eGFR, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. cTNFR1 and 2 are associated with CVD and other risk factors in CKD, independently of eGFR and UPCR. Furthermore, cTNFRs could be relevant predictors of CVD in CKD patients.</P>

D/H VLCC의 피로강도해석과 피로 신뢰성 해석

양박달치(P. D. C. Yang),이주성(J. S. Lee),윤장호(J. H. Yoon),서영석(Y. S. Seo) 대한조선학회 1997 大韓造船學會 論文集 Vol.34 No.2

하지마비 환자에서의 섬유소 용해능의 변화

양수현,양영표,이근,박봉철,채동호,이홍복,변종훈,계경채,박선양 대한내과학회 1992 대한내과학회지 Vol.42 No.1

혈전증과 색전증의 발생빈도는 하지마비 환자에서 높은 것으로 알려져 있다. 이런 환자들에서 혈전 발생에 섬유소 용해계의 변화가 어떤 작용을 하는가를 밝히기 위해 저자들은 1년에서 21년 동안 하지마비 상태에 있는 환자 11명의 혈중 섬유소 용해계 변화를 조사하였다. 환자군과 정상대조군 16명의 상지와 하지로부터 정맥혈을 채혈했다. PA 활성도는 ^(125)I-fibrin plate 방법으로 PAI 활성도는 Z-Lys-S-B키 assay로 각각 측정하였다. tPA와 PAI-1 항원은 ELISA법으로 측정했다. 환자군에서 상지와 하지 PA 활성도는 정상대조군에 비해 의미있게 감소했다. (상지 ; 0.13±0.09AU/㎖ vs 0.45±0.25AU/㎖, P=0.0001 : 하지 ; 0.18±0.18AU/㎖ vs 0.31±0.24AU/㎖, P=0.025). 환자군의 PAI-1 농도는 정상대조군에 비해 상지에서만 증가하는 경향을 보였다(23.46±10.39AU/㎖ vs 16.67±8.70AU/㎖, P=0.061). 환자군의 tPA 농도와 PAI 활성도는 정상대조군에 비해 의미있는 차이는 없었다. SDS-PAGE와 섬유소 Auto-graphy 분석에서 환자군에서 섬유소 용해대의 감소를 보였으나 분포형태는 본질적으로 정상대조군과 같았다. 하지마비 환자의 PA 활성도는 감소되고 PAI-1 농도는 증가하는 경향이 있는 것으로 나타나서 하지마비 환자에서 심부정맥 혈전증 발생과 관련이 있을 것으로 생각하였다. The incidence of thromboembolic complication has been shown high in paraplegic patients. To elucidate the possible role of changes in the fibrinolytic system in these patients to the development of thrombotic disorders, we evaluated the parameters of the blood fibrinolytic system in 11 patients who had been suffering from paraplegic limbs for one to 21 years. Venous blood samples were obtained from the upper and lower extremities of the patients and 16 normal volunteers as a control. Plasminogen activator (PA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI) activities were measured by the ^(125)I-fibrin plate method and Z-Lys-SBzl assay, respectively. Plasma concentrations of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) were determined by ELISA methods. PA activities in both upper and lower extremities of the paraplegic patients were significantly decreased compared to those in normal controls (upper extremities; 0.13±0.09AU/㎖ vs 0.45±0.25AU/㎖, P=0.0001: lower extremities; 0.18±0.18AU/㎖ vs 0.31±0.24AU/ ㎖, P=0.025). Plasma PAI-1 concentrations of the paraplgic patients showed increasing tendency only in the upper extrmities compared to those in normal subjects (23.46±10.39AU/㎖ vs 16.67±8.70AU/㎖, P=0.061). Plasma tPA concentrations and PAI activities in paraplegic patients were not significantly different from those in normal controls. SDS-PAGE and fibrin autographic analysis of the euglobulin fractions demonstrated decreased fibrinolytic bands in paraplegic patients. However, the patterns of distribution for the fibrinolytic bands were essentially the same as those in normal subjects. In conclusion, plasma PA activities from the paraplegic patients were demonstrated to be decreased with the increasing tendency in PAI-1 concentrations. We suggest that decreased fibrinolytic activity possibly resulting from an increase in PAI-1 concentrations might be a predisposing factor to deep vein thrombosis frequently associated in paraplegic patients.

Intramuscular Administration of Zinc Metallothionein to Preslaughter Stressed Pigs Improves Anti-oxidative Status and Pork Quality

Li, L.L.,Hou, Z.P.,Yin, Y.L.,Liu, Y.H.,Hou, D.X.,Zhang, B.,Wu, G.Y.,Kim, S.W.,Fan, M.Z.,Yang, C.B.,Kong, X.F.,Tang, Z.R.,Peng, H.Z.,Deng, D.,Deng, Z.Y.,Xie, M.Y.,Xiong, H.,Kang, P.,Wang, S.X. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2007 Animal Bioscience Vol.20 No.5

This study was conducted to determine the effects of exogenous zinc-metallothionein (Zn-MT) on anti-oxidative function and pork quality. After feeding a corn-soybean meal-based diet for two weeks, 48 pigs ($Duroc{\times}Landrace{\times}Chinese\;Black Pig$) were assigned randomly to four groups. Pigs in Group 1 were maintained under non-stress conditions, whereas pigs in Groups 2, 3 and 4 were aggressively handled for 25 min to produce stress. Pigs in Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 received intramuscular administration of saline (control group; CON), 0 (negative control group; NCON), 0.8 (low dose group; LOW), and 1.6 (high dose group; HIGH) mg rabbit liver Zn-MT per kg body weight, respectively. Pigs were slaughtered at 3 and 6 h post-injection. Zn-MT treatment increased (p<0.05) the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione-peroxidase (GSH-PX) while decreasing the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) in liver. These responses were greater (p<0.05) at 6 h than at 3 h post Zn-MT injection. Zn-MT treatment increased (p<0.05) hepatic SOD mRNA levels in a time and dose-dependent manner and decreased (p<0.05) serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase and lactate dehydrogenase activities (indicators of tissue integrity). Zn-MT administration decreased (p<0.05) lactate concentration and increased (p<0.05) pH and water-holding capacity in the longissimus thorasis meat. Collectively, our results indicate that intramuscular administration of Zn-MT to pre-slaughter stressed pigs improved tissue anti-oxidative ability and meat quality.

Ubiquitous formation of bulk Dirac cones and topological surface states from a single orbital manifold in transition-metal dichalcogenides

Bahramy, M. ,S.,Clark, O. ,J.,Yang, B.-J.,Feng, J.,Bawden, L.,Riley, J. ,M.,Marković,, I.,Mazzola, F.,Sunko, V.,Biswas, D.,Cooil, S. ,P.,Jorge, M.,Wells, J. ,W.,Leandersson, M Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan P 2018 NATURE MATERIALS Vol.17 No.1

Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are renowned for their rich and varied bulk properties, while their single-layer variants have become one of the most prominent examples of two-dimensional materials beyond graphene. Their disparate ground states largely depend on transition metal d-electron-derived electronic states, on which the vast majority of attention has been concentrated to date. Here, we focus on the chalcogen-derived states. From density-functional theory calculations together with spin- and angle-resolved photoemission, we find that these generically host a co-existence of type-I and type-II three-dimensional bulk Dirac fermions as well as ladders of topological surface states and surface resonances. We demonstrate how these naturally arise within a single p-orbital manifold as a general consequence of a trigonal crystal field, and as such can be expected across a large number of compounds. Already, we demonstrate their existence in six separate TMDs, opening routes to tune, and ultimately exploit, their topological physics.

Effect of Corticosterone Administration on Small Intestinal Weight and Expression of Small Intestinal Nutrient Transporter mRNA of Broiler Chickens

Hu, X.F.,Guo, Yuming,Huang, B.Y.,Zhang, L.B.,Bun, S.,Liu, D.,Long, F.Y.,Li, J.H.,Yang, X.,Jiao, P. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2010 Animal Bioscience Vol.23 No.2

The effects of corticosterone (CORT) administration on the weight of small intestine and the expression of nutrient transporter mRNA in the small intestine of broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) were investigated. One hundred and eight sevenday-old birds were randomly divided into two equal groups comprising a control group (CTRL) and an experimental group (CORT). CTRL birds were fed a basal diet and the CORT birds were fed a basal diet containing 30 mg corticosterone/kg from d 8 to 21. At 21 d of age, average daily feed intake (ADFI), serum corticosterone level, small intestinal absolute wet weight and relative weight, and relative abundance of SGLT1, CaBP-D28k, PepT1 mRNA in the duodenum and L-FABP mRNA in the jejunum were determined. The results showed that serum corticosterone level, liver weight and small intestinal relative weight (small intestinal wet weight/body weight) of CORT chickens were about 30.15%, 26.72% and 42.20% higher, respectively, than in the CTRL group (p<0.05). CORT birds had relative mRNA abundance of CaBP-D28k and PepT1 in the duodenum, and L-FABP in the jejunum which was 1.77, 1.37 and 1.94 fold higher, respectively, than in the CTRL group (p<0.05); the relative abundance of SGLT1 was 1.67 fold higher than in the CTRL group (p = 0.097). ADFI, small intestinal wet weight and length in CORT-treated broiler chickens was about 29.11%, 31.12% and 12.35% lower, respectively, than in the CTRL group (p<0.05). In conclusion, corticosterone administration lowered the wet weight but increased the relative weight of the small intestine and the expression of intestinal nutrient transporter mRNA of broiler chickens.