Research progress and treatment of radiation enteritis and gut microbiota

Huiwen Ren(Huiwen Ren),Qi Wu(Qi Wu),Zhiqiang Sun(Zhiqiang Sun),Mingming Fang(Mingming Fang),Jun Liu(Jun Liu),Judong Luo(Judong Luo) 대한방사선종양학회 2023 Radiation Oncology Journal Vol.41 No.2

Radiation enteritis is a kind of intestinal radiation injury in patients with pelvic and retroperitoneal malignancies after radiotherapy, and its occurrence and development process are very complicated. At present, studies have confirmed that intestinal microecological imbalance is an important factor in the formation of this disease. Abdominal radiation causes changes in the composition of the flora and a decrease in its diversity, which is mainly manifested by a decrease in beneficial bacterial species such as Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria. Intestinal dysbacteriosis aggravates radiation enteritis, weakens the function of the intestinal epithelial barrier, and promotes the expression of inflammatory factors, thereby aggravating the occurrence of enteritis. Given the role of the microbiome in radiation enteritis, we suggest that the gut microbiota may be a potential biomarker for the disease. Treatment methods such as probiotics, antibiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation are ways to correct the microbiota and may be an effective way to prevent and treat radiation enteritis. Based on a review of the relevant literature, this paper reviews the mechanism and treatment of intestinal microbes in radiation enteritis.

A Supervision Contract Design of Electronic Products Manufacturers Controlling E-waste Pollution at Source under the Government and Consumers Supervising

Mingming Ren,Cong Liu 보안공학연구지원센터(IJUNESST) 2013 International Journal of u- and e- Service, Scienc Vol.6 No.4

Ship information system: overview and research trends

Liu, Sheng,Xing, Bowen,Li, Bing,Gu, Mingming The Society of Naval Architects of Korea 2014 International Journal of Naval Architecture and Oc Vol.6 No.3

Ship Information Systems (SISs) have been one of the main research focuses in ship design and become a multidisciplinary area. With these growing research trends, it is important to consolidate the latest knowledge and information to keep up with the research needs. In this paper, the SIS and its different forms are introduced and discussed. The beginning of this paper discusses the history and evolution of SIS. The next part of this paper focuses on different fields and research areas such as networking technology, information fusion, information decision, message display, ship control in real-time SISs. A Semi-Physical Simulation Platform (SPSIM) designed for SIS research and its running effect through a new Fuzzy-PID fusion algorithm are introduced in this paper then. A brief literature survey and possible future direction concerning each topic is included.

Periparturient stocking density affects lying and ruminating behavior and one-week-calf performance of Holstein cows

Jiang Mingming,Alugongo Gibson Maswayi,Xiao Jianxin,Li Congcong,Ma Yulin,Li Tingting,Cao Zhijun,Liu Dasen 아세아·태평양축산학회 2021 Animal Bioscience Vol.34 No.4

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of stocking density on the behavior, productivity, and metabolism of periparturient Holstein cows as well as calf performance. Methods: A total of 48 periparturient cows were randomly assigned into three groups at 28 days (±3 days) before their expected calving date. The stocking densities of the groups, relative to the standard cubicle and feed bunk number, were i) 80% (13 cows), ii) 100% (16 cows), and iii) 120% (19 cows). Lying and rumination behavior was recorded using electronic data loggers and HR-Tags from d -21 (“d-” means days before calving) until the calving date, d 0. Lying time was assessed to determine the diurnal total hours spent lying per day. Rumination time was averaged in 2 hours interval periods over 24 hours during the experimental period. Results: Cows in the 80% group spent more time lying and ruminating between d -21 and d -7 and tended to ruminate more between d -14 and d 0. Calcium levels tended to be higher for cows in the 80% group, no other observable differences were found in monitored blood parameters. Moreover, 3.5% fat corrected milk and energy corrected milk yields were higher in 80% group in the first month of lactation. No other observable differences were found in the yield and composition of colostrum and milk in the first 10 months of lactation. The growth and performance of calves in the first week of life was not affected by stocking density of the dams. Conclusion: We concluded that lower stocking density may increase lying and ruminating behavior of prepartum Holstein cows. However, this did not translate into improved productivity and metabolism. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of stocking density on the behavior, productivity, and metabolism of periparturient Holstein cows as well as calf performance.Methods: A total of 48 periparturient cows were randomly assigned into three groups at 28 days (±3 days) before their expected calving date. The stocking densities of the groups, relative to the standard cubicle and feed bunk number, were i) 80% (13 cows), ii) 100% (16 cows), and iii) 120% (19 cows). Lying and rumination behavior was recorded using electronic data loggers and HR-Tags from d -21 (“d-” means days before calving) until the calving date, d 0. Lying time was assessed to determine the diurnal total hours spent lying per day. Rumination time was averaged in 2 hours interval periods over 24 hours during the experimental period.Results: Cows in the 80% group spent more time lying and ruminating between d -21 and d -7 and tended to ruminate more between d -14 and d 0. Calcium levels tended to be higher for cows in the 80% group, no other observable differences were found in monitored blood parameters. Moreover, 3.5% fat corrected milk and energy corrected milk yields were higher in 80% group in the first month of lactation. No other observable differences were found in the yield and composition of colostrum and milk in the first 10 months of lactation. The growth and performance of calves in the first week of life was not affected by stocking density of the dams.Conclusion: We concluded that lower stocking density may increase lying and ruminating behavior of prepartum Holstein cows. However, this did not translate into improved productivity and metabolism.

Ship information system: overview and research trends

Sheng Liu,Bowen Xing,Bing Li,Mingming Gu 대한조선학회 2014 International Journal of Naval Architecture and Oc Vol.6 No.3

Ship Information Systems (SISs) have been one of the main research focuses in ship design and become a multidisciplinary area. With these growing research trends, it is important to consolidate the latest knowledge and in-formation to keep up with the research needs. In this paper, the SIS and its different forms are introduced and discussed. The beginning of this paper discusses the history and evolution of SIS. The next part of this paper focuses on different fields and research areas such as networking technology, information fusion, information decision, message display, ship control in real-time SISs. A Semi-Physical Simulation Platform (SPSIM) designed for SIS research and its running effect through a new Fuzzy-PID fusion algorithm are introduced in this paper then. A brief literature survey and po-ssible future direction concerning each topic is included.

Functional significance of cholesterol metabolism in cancer: from threat to treatment

Xiao Mingming,Xu Jin,Wang Wei,Zhang Bo,Liu Jiang,Li Jialin,Xu Hang,Zhao Yingjun,Yu Xianjun,Shi Si 생화학분자생물학회 2023 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.55 No.-

Cholesterol is an essential structural component of membranes that contributes to membrane integrity and fluidity. Cholesterol homeostasis plays a critical role in the maintenance of cellular activities. Recently, increasing evidence has indicated that cholesterol is a major determinant by modulating cell signaling events governing the hallmarks of cancer. Numerous studies have shown the functional significance of cholesterol metabolism in tumorigenesis, cancer progression and metastasis through its regulatory effects on the immune response, ferroptosis, autophagy, cell stemness, and the DNA damage response. Here, we summarize recent literature describing cholesterol metabolism in cancer cells, including the cholesterol metabolism pathways and the mutual regulatory mechanisms involved in cancer progression and cholesterol metabolism. We also discuss various drugs targeting cholesterol metabolism to suggest new strategies for cancer treatment.

ZnO Nanowires/ CdS Nanorods Structure Grown on Silica Micropillars Array for Photosensitive Application

Jing Liu,Yuanze Xu,Xiaoxiao Liang,Mingming Yan,Bo Wang,Tianchong Zhang,Zhen Hong,Futing Yi 대한금속·재료학회 2021 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS Vol.17 No.6

Utilizing silica micropillar arrays as substrate, a kind of Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires/Cadmium sulfi de (CdS) nanopillars heterojunctionstructure is prepared successfully by twice hydrothermal reaction method. This ZnO nanowires/CdS nanorods/silicamicropillars structure is tree-liked morphology from the SEM and TEM images, and both the ZnO nanowires and CdS nanorodsare well crystallinity on the silica surface from the X-ray diff raction curves. The CdS nanorods/silica micropillars structure has alow refl ectivity to the incoming light for wavelength from 200 to 800 nm. After the ZnO nanowires growing, the refl ectivity oftree-liked structure is much lower than that without ZnO nanowires especially for the wavelength less than 350 nm. The resistanceresponse of the CdS nanorods/silica micropillars based photoresistors with and without ZnO nanowires are tested. And theresults reveal that the ZnO nanowires covering can improve the response of the CdS nanorods/silica micropillars photoresistors. The best photosensitivity response of the ZnO nanowires/CdS nanorods/silica micropillars photoresistor for 450 nm wavelengthlight with 5 mW/cm 2 illumination can achieve to 23.3, while that for CdS nanorods/silica micropillars photoresistors is 18.8.

The Cholesky rank-one update/downdate algorithm for static reanalysis with modifications of support constraints

Haifeng Liu,Jihua Zhu,Mingming Li 국제구조공학회 2017 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.62 No.3

Structural reanalysis is frequently utilized to reduce the computational cost so that the process of design or optimization can be accelerated. The supports can be regarded as the design variables and may be modified in various types of structural optimization problems. The location, number, and type of supports can make a great impact on the performance of the structure. This paper presents a unified method for structural static reanalysis with imposition or relaxation of some support constraints. The information from the initial analysis has been fully utilized and the computational time can be significantly reduced. Numerical examples are used to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Performance of Ca-Based Oxygen Carriers Decorated by K₂CO₃ or Fe₂O₃ for Coal Chemical Looping Combustion

Guo, Qingjie,Liu, Yongzhuo,Jia, Weihua,Yang, Mingming,Hu, Xiude,Ryu, Ho-Jung American Chemical Society 2014 ENERGY AND FUELS Vol.28 No.11

<P>Chemical looping combustion (CLC) of coal is an attractive technology with inherent CO<SUB>2</SUB> separation and high energy utilization efficiency. The large-scale preparation of a cheap oxygen carrier with high attrition resistance challenges the scale-up step of CLC reactor systems. To improve the reactivity between the CaSO<SUB>4</SUB>/bentonite (CaBen) oxygen carrier and coal, CaSO<SUB>4</SUB>–Fe<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB>/bentonite (CaFeBen) and CaSO<SUB>4</SUB>–K<SUB>2</SUB>CO<SUB>3</SUB>/bentonite (CaKBen), decorated by Fe<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> and K<SUB>2</SUB>CO<SUB>3</SUB>, respectively, were prepared in this work. The active component content, multi-cycle reactivity, and enhancement mechanism of two decorated oxygen carriers were investigated in a fluidized bed with steam as the gasification–fluidization medium. Finally, three types of coals, including lignite, bitumite, and anthracite, were used as fuel. The addition of Fe<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> and K<SUB>2</SUB>CO<SUB>3</SUB> can improve the reactivity of the CaBen oxygen carrier but degrade the attrition resistance slightly. The multiple-cycle experiments indicated that Fe<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>3</SUB> itself is the oxygen carrier for coal CLC with high reactivity, while K<SUB>2</SUB>CO<SUB>3</SUB> acts as the catalysis for coal gasification. The carbon conversion rate of the three coals that reacted with the CaKBen oxygen carrier was higher than that with CaFeBen as the oxygen carrier because of catalysis of potassium on the coal gasification reaction. However, the CaKBen oxygen carrier particles were seriously sintered, and the potassium content in the oxygen carrier reduced with the increasing redox cycles. The coals with high volatile and ash contents have a high instantaneous rate of carbon conversion reacted with two decorated oxygen carriers.</P>

Performance of Homologous and Heterologous Prime-Boost Immunization Regimens of Recombinant Adenovirus and Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Expressing an Ag85B-TB10.4 Fusion Protein against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

( Yiming Kou ),( Mingming Wan ),( Wei Shi ),( Jie Liu ),( Zhilei Zhao ),( Yongqing Xu ),( Wei Wei ),( Bo Sun ),( Feng Gao ),( Linjun Cai ),( Chunlai Jiang ) 한국미생물생명공학회(구 한국산업미생물학회) 2018 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.28 No.6

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious health issue around the word. Adenovirus (Ad)-based vaccine and modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA)-based vaccine have emerged as two of the most promising immunization candidates over the past few years. However, the performance of the homologous and heterologous prime-boost immunization regimens of these two viral vector-based vaccines remains unclear. In the present study, we constructed recombinant Ad and MVA expressing an Ag85B-TB10.4 fusion protein (AdH4 and MVAH4) and evaluated the impact of their different immunization regimens on the humoral and cellular immune responses. We found that the viral vector-based vaccines could generate significantly higher levels of antigen-specific antibodies, IFN-γ-producing splenocytes, CD69⁺CD8⁺ T cells, and IFN-γ secretion when compared with bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in a mouse model. AdH4-containing immunization regimens (AdH4-AdH4, AdH4-MVAH4, and MVAH4-AdH4) induced significantly stronger antibody responses, much more IFN-γ-producing splenocytes and CD69⁺CD8⁺ T cells, and higher levels of IFN-γ secretion when compared with the MVAH4-MVAH4 immunization regimen. The number of IFN-γ-producing splenocytes sensitive to CD8⁺ T-cell restricted peptides of Ag85B (9-1p and 9-2p) and Th1-related cytokines (IFN-γ and TNF-α) in the AdH4-MVAH4 heterologous prime-boost regimen immunization group was significantly higher than that in the other viral vector-based vaccine- and BCG-immunized groups, respectively. These results indicate that an immunization regimen involving AdH4 may have a higher capacity to induce humoral and cellular immune responses against TB in mice than that by regimens containing BCG or MVAH4 alone, and the AdH4-MVAH4 prime-boost regimen may generate an ideal protective effect.