Xylazole inhibits NO-cGMP pathway in fetal rat nerve cells

Xinyu Wang,Yue Wu,Lin Liu,Hui Bai,Zhiheng Zhang,Mingchao Zhao,Tianwen Ma,Xiaopeng Song,Lina Jia,Liangyu Lv,Yue Yu,Xinyu Xu,Hong Chen,Li Gao 대한수의학회 2022 Journal of Veterinary Science Vol.23 No.1

Background: Xylazole (Xyl) is a veterinary anesthetic that is structurally and functionally similar to xylazine. However, the effects of Xyl in vitro remain unknown. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the anesthetic mechanism of Xyl using fetal rat nerve cells treated with Xyl. Methods: Fetal rat nerve cells cultured for seven days were treated with 10, 20, 30, and 40 μg/ mL Xyl for 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45, 60, 90, and 120 min. Variations of amino acid neurotransmitters (AANTs), Nitric oxide-Cyclic GMP (NO-cGMP) signaling pathway, and ATPase were evaluated. Results: Xyl decreased the levels of cGMP and NO in nerve cells. Furthermore, Xyl affected the AANT content and Na+-K+-ATPase and Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase activity in nerve cells. These findings suggested that Xyl inhibited the NO-cGMP signaling pathway in nerve cells in vitro. Conclusions: This study provided new evidence that the anesthetic and analgesic effects of Xyl are related to the inhibition of the NO-cGMP signaling pathway.

Anti-swing and Positioning for Double-pendulum Tower Cranes Using Improved Active Disturbance Rejection Controller

Xinyu Kang,Lin Chai,Huikang Liu 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2023 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.21 No.4

In most working scenarios of tower cranes, the load swings around the hooks, resulting in a doublependulum effect. This makes the tower crane more underactuated and nonlinear, and thus more difficult to control. To solve these problems, we design an improved Active Disturbance Rejection Controller (I-ADRC). First, we propose a smooth and non-linear function to reduce the high-frequency oscillation of the system at steady-state and avoid the “chattering” phenomenon. Second, we construct a new type of Extended State Observer (ESO) to improve the dynamic response performance of the system. Then we prove that the closed-loop system is asymptotically stable under reasonable parameters by using the Hurwitz criterion and Lyapunov technique. Numerical simulation results show that our proposed controller has superior control performance and strong robustness.

A novel scheme to acquire enhanced up-conversion emissions of Ho3+ and Yb3+ co-doped Sc2O3

Chaoyi Zhang,Qian Jiang,Xinyu Wang,Jing Liu,Yantao Xiao,Chun Li,Hai Lin,Fanming Zeng,Zhongmin Su 한국물리학회 2020 Current Applied Physics Vol.20 No.1

A detailed investigation about the effect of Sc2O3: 1 mol%Ho3+/5 mol%Yb3+ co-doped with Ce4+ ions prepared by sol-gel methods was performed systematically. Under the excitation of 980 nm laser diode, both green emission (553 nm, 5F4/5S2→5I8) and red emission (672 nm, 5F5→5I8) were both observed in the emission spectra of the samples, which were found to be two-photon process and sensitized by Yb3+ ions. With the increasing of Ce4+ ions, the up-conversion green emission intensity are increased by 6.52, 8.69, 10.85, 13.92 and 16.66 fold, corresponding to the Ce4+ ions concentrations from 5 mol% to 13 mol%, respectively. The number of photons are necessary to populate the upper emitting state decreases to 2 and the infrared absorption coefficient is reduced, when the Ce4+ ions concentration increase to 13 mol%. Ce4+ ions play an important role in tailoring the local crystal field around Ho3+ ions, lowering the highest phonon cut-off energy of matrix and reducing the infrared absorption coefficient, thus hindering the non-radiative processes, which contribute to the increased emission intensity. The excellent enhancement makes it a promising multifunctional optical luminescence material.

Changes in plant anthocyanin levels in response to abiotic stresses: a meta-analysis

Yan Wenjie,Li Juanjuan,Lin Xinyue,Wang Lina,Yang Xiaoxiao,Xia Xiangyu,Zhang Yuxin,Yang Shaoyu,Li Hongbing,Deng Xiping,Ke Qingbo 한국식물생명공학회 2022 Plant biotechnology reports Vol.16 No.5

Anthocyanins are small molecule antioxidants that play important roles in plant response and resistance to abiotic stresses. Their levels increase when plants are exposed to abiotic stress. However, the general response patterns and magnitude of anthocyanin increase, and how they confer resistance to abiotic stresses, are difficult to evaluate because of the influence of experimental variables. In this study, changes in plant anthocyanin content under different abiotic stresses and the effect of anthocyanin overproduction on various physiological indicators were investigated through meta-analysis derived from 1039 datasets of 102 studies. Results showed that among the different stress types, heavy metals, especially copper (Cu) and mercury (Hg), induced the most significant synthesis of anthocyanins. Among the different types of drought treatments, mannitol caused anthocyanin content in plants to increase by 2.4-fold, which was more significant than that of polyethylene glycol and natural drought. Furthermore, UV stress led plant anthocyanins to increase 1.3-fold in C4 plants, which was higher than that in C3 plants. In addition, anthocyanins increased the most when the applied stresses were low and moderate, and of short duration. Moreover, plants overexpressing genes encoding MYB transcription factors increased anthocyanin content by 5.8-fold and significantly improved plant stress tolerance. Among the 21 physiological indicators, glutathione and proline levels increased the most in transgenic plants overproducing anthocyanins when exposed to abiotic stress. Taken together, this meta-analysis indicates that anthocyanins enhance stress tolerance by improving the antioxidant, metal-chelating, and osmoregulatory abilities of the plant. The results presented here can help guide future applications of anthocyanins as plant growth regulators in dryland agriculture and breeding for plant stress tolerance.

Paip1 Indicated Poor Prognosis in Cervical Cancer and Promoted Cervical Carcinogenesis

Nan Li,Junjie Piao,Xinyue Wang,김기열,배정윤,Xiangshan Ren,Zhenhua Lin 대한암학회 2019 Cancer Research and Treatment Vol.51 No.4

Purpose This study was aimed to investigate the role of poly(A)-binding protein-interacting protein 1 (Paip1) in cervical carcinogenesis. Materials and Methods The expression of Paip1 in normal cervical epithelial tissues and cervical cancer (CC) tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry. In vivo and in vitro assays were performed to validate effect of Paip1 on CC progression. Results Paip1 was found to be up-regulated in CC, which was linked with shorter survival. Knockdown of Paip1 inhibited cell growth, induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in CC cells, whereas its overexpression reversed these effects. The in vivo tumor model confirmed the pro-tumor role of Paip1 in CC growth. Conclusion Altogether, the investigation demonstrated the clinical significance of Paip1 expression, which prompted that the up-regulated of Paip1 can presumably be a potential prognostic and progression marker for CC.

Angle-sensitive Pixels Based on Subwavelength Compound Gratings

Yunlong Meng,Xuemei Hu,Cheng Yang,Xinyu Shen,Xueyun Cao,Lankun Lin,Feng Yan,Tao Yue 한국광학회 2022 Current Optics and Photonics Vol.6 No.4

In this paper, we present a new design for angle-sensitive pixels (ASPs). The proposed ASPs take advantage of subwavelength compound gratings to capture the light angle, which enables pixel size to reach the wavelength scale of 0.7 μm × 0.7 μm. The subwavelength compound gratings are implement-ed by the wires of the readout circuit inherent to the standard complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor manufacturing process, thus avoiding additional off-chip optics or post-processing. This technique allows the use of two pixels for horizontal or vertical angle detection, and can determine the light’s angle in the range from −45° to +45°. The proposed sensor enables surface-profile reconstruction of mi-croscale samples using a lensless imaging system.

Controlled synthesis of transition metal/conducting polymer nanocomposites

Liu, Zhen,Liu, Yang,Zhang, Lin,Poyraz, Selcuk,Lu, Ning,Kim, Moon,Smith, James,Wang, Xiaolong,Yu, Yajiao,Zhang, Xinyu IOP Pub 2012 Nanotechnology Vol.23 No.33

<P>A novel displacement reaction has been observed to occur between conducting polymers (CP) and metal salts which can be used to fabricate nanostructured CP–metal composites in a one-pot manner. Vanadium pentoxide (V <SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>5</SUB>) nanofiber is used during the synthesis as the reactive seeds to induce the nanofibril CP–metal network formation. The CP–metal nanocomposites exhibit excellent sensory properties for hydrogen peroxide (H<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB>) detection, where both high sensitivity and a low detection limit can be obtained. The sensory performance of the CP–metal composite can be further enhanced by a facile microwave treatment. It is believed that the CP–metal nanofibril network can be converted to a carbon–metal network by a microwave-induced carbonization process and result in the sensory enhancement. </P>

Recommendations on management of gynecological malignancies during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from Chinese gynecological oncologists

Yingmei Wang,Shiqian Zhang,Lihui Wei,Zhongqiu Lin,Xinyu Wang,Jianliu Wang,Keqin Hua,Manhua Cu,Jiandong Wang,Shixuan Wang,Wen Di,Yudong Wang,Ruifang An,Mingrong Xi,Ruixia Guo,Qi Zhou,Xing Xie,Fengxia X 대한부인종양학회 2020 Journal of Gynecologic Oncology Vol.31 No.4

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratorysyndrome coronavirus 2 has rapidly spread globally. Cancer patients are at a higher risk ofbeing infected with the coronavirus and are more likely to develop severe complications, ascompared to the general population. The increasing spread of COVID-19 presents challengesfor the clinical care of patients with gynecological malignancies. Concerted efforts should beput into managing gynecological malignancies in an orderly manner by strictly implementingthe measures that are specifically developed for controlling the spread of COVID-19. We havedrafted Recommendations on Management of Gynecological Malignancies during the COVID-19 Pandemicbased on our experience on controlling COVID-19 pandemic in China. We recommendthat patients with gynecological malignancies should be managed in hierarchical andindividualized manners in combination with local conditions related to COVID-19. Medicalcare decision should be balanced between controlling COVID-19 pandemic spread and timelydiagnosis and treatment for gynecologic oncology patients.

Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity and Selectivity of a Novel Magnetic PW@PEDOT Imprinted Photocatalyst with Good Reproducibility

Ziyang Lu,Zehui Yu,Jinbo Dong,Xinyu Xiong,Lin Gao,Minshan Song,Yang Liu,Di Fan,Yongsheng Yan,Pengwei Huo 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2018 NANO Vol.13 No.2

The novel magnetic PW-doped PEDOT (PW@PEDOT) imprinted photocatalyst with good reproducibility was prepared by the surface imprinting technique and microwave heating method. Due to the existence of PW@PEDOT and imprinted cavity in the imprinted layer, the as-prepared magnetic PW@PEDOT imprinted photocatalyst not only had higher photocatalytic activity, but also had the excellent specific recognition ability for selective photodegradation of TC. This paper proposed a new idea to prepare the imprinted photocatalysts.

Biomass-Based Synthesis of Green and Biodegradable Molecularly Imprinted Membranes for Selective Recognition and Separation of Tetracycline

Wendong Xing,Yilin Wu,Jian Lu,Xinyu Lin,Chao Yu,Zeqing Dong,Yongsheng Yan,Chunxiang Li 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2020 NANO Vol.15 No.02

Aggravating environmental problems have driven the unprecedented development of sustainable materials. Treatments of environmental pollutants with biomass-based sustainable materials are catching attention of more researchers. In the present work, a biomass-based strategy was developed to prepare sustainable molecularly imprinted nanocomposite membranes (S-MINMs). Based on this strategy, biomass-activated carbon nanoparticles (ACNPs) as the porous filler were integrated into the porous cellulose acetate (CA)/chitosan (CS) hybrid membranes to synthesize renewable and easy degradable basal membranes. The specific recognition sites were fabricated from simple free radical polymerization method, and using methacrylic acid (MAA) and acrylamide (Am) as functional monomers, we obtain improved adsorption capacity on tetracycline (TC, template molecule). Performance of S-MINMs was evaluated by adsorption isotherm, adsorption kinetics, perm-selectivity, reusability and biodegradability. Results indicated that the as-prepared S-MINMs not only exhibited desirable biodegradability, but also possess superior adsorption and separation performance toward TC (15.99 mg g -1 for adsorption capacity and 4.91 for perms-selectivity factor). The method developed here shows great potential for development of sustainable membranes for selective separation of various pollutants.