The function of point injection in improving learning and memory dysfunction caused by cerebral ischemia

Hua-de Chen 대한약침학회 2001 Journal of pharmacopuncture Vol.4 No.1

This experiment has investigated the influence of Yamen (Du. 15) point injection on learning and memory dysfunction caused by cerebral ischemia and reprofusion in bilateral cervical general artery combined with bleeding on mouse tail to mimic vascular dementia in human beings. By dividing 40 mice into 4 groups (group1false operation group, group2model group, group3point injection with Cerebrolysin group4point injection with saline.) According to random dividing principles, we observed the influence of Yamen(Du. 15) point injection on the time of swimming the whole course used by model mice which had received treatment for different days in different groups, and the influence of those mice on wrong times they entered blind end. The result showed that point injection with Cerebrolysin and saline could improve learning and memory dysfunction of the mice caused by cerebral ischemia.

Photodetachment of H^− near two perpendicular metal surfaces

De-Hua Wang 한국물리학회 2011 Current Applied Physics Vol.11 No.5

It is a well-known fact that the surfaces can affect the photodetachment of negative ion. In this paper, we focus on how the photodetachment cross-section of H^− is altered when it is placed near two perpendicular metal surfaces. We begin by briefly presenting the electrostatic image potential of the detached electron caused by the metal surfaces, then we study the classical motion of the photo-detached electron near two perpendicular metal surfaces. The photodetachment cross-section of this system has been derived and calculated based on the closed orbit theory. The results show that the cross-section depends on the photon energy and the ion-surface distances sensitively. Compared to the case of the photodetachment of H^− near one metal surface, the oscillatory structure in the cross-section of our system becomes much more complicated. This study provides a new understanding on the photodetachment process of negative ion or atoms in the vicinity of surfaces or cavities.

S100A4 Gene is Crucial for Methionine-Choline-Deficient Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

Yin-Hua Zhang,De-Ping Ding,De-Qiang Ma,Juan Li,Lin-Li Chen,Kang-Jian Ao,You-You Tian 연세대학교의과대학 2018 Yonsei medical journal Vol.59 No.9

Purpose: To explore the influence of S100 calcium binding protein A4 (S100A4) knockout (KO) on methionine-choline-deficient(MCD) diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in mice. Materials and Methods: S100A4 KO mice (n=20) and their wild-type (WT) counterparts (n=20) were randomly divided into KO/MCD, Ko/methionine-choline-sufficient (MCS), WT/MCD, and WT/MCS groups. After 8 weeks of feeding, blood lipid and liverfunction-related indexes were measured. HE, Oil Red O, and Masson stainings were used to observe the changes of liver histopathology. Additionally, expressions of S100A4 and proinflammatory and profibrogenic cytokines were detected by qRT-PCR andWestern blot, while hepatocyte apoptosis was revealed by TUNEL staining. Results: Serum levels of aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, triglyceride, and total cholesterol in mice were increasedafter 8-week MCD feeding, and hepatocytes performed varying balloon-like changes with increased inflammatory cell infiltrationand collagen fibers; however, these effects were improved in mice of KO/MCD group. Meanwhile, total NAFLD activity scoresand fibrosis were lower compared to WT+MCD group. Compared to WT/MCS group, S100A4 expression in liver tissue of WT/MCD group was enhanced. The expression of proinflammatory (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6) and profibrogenic cytokines (TGF-β1, COL1A1,α-SMA) in MCD-induced NAFLD mice were increased, as well as apoptotic index (AI). For MCD group, the expressions ofproinflammatory and profibrogenic cytokines and AI in KO mice were lower than those of WT mice. Conclusion: S100A4 was detected to be upregulated in NAFLD, while S100A4 KO alleviated liver fibrosis and inflammation, inaddition to inhibiting hepatocyte apoptosis.

The function of point injection in improving learning and memory dysfunction caused by cerebral ischemia

Chen, Hua-De KOREAN PHARMACOPUNCTURE INSTITUTE 2001 Journal of pharmacopuncture Vol.4 No.1

This experiment has investigated the influence of Yamen (Du. 15) point injection on learning and memory dysfunction caused by cerebral ischemia and reprofusion in bilateral cervical general artery combined with bleeding on mouse tail to mimic vascular dementia in human beings. By dividing 40 mice into 4 groups (group1false operation group, group2model group, group3point injection with Cerebrolysin group4point injection with saline.) According to random dividing principles, we observed the influence of Yamen(Du. 15) point injection on the time of swimming the whole course used by model mice which had received treatment for different days in different groups, and the influence of those mice on wrong times they entered blind end. The result showed that point injection with Cerebrolysin and saline could improve learning and memory dysfunction of the mice caused by cerebral ischemia.

Chemical reconstruction of Castor Oil Research of Environmentally Friendly Lubricants

TAO De-hua,YE bin 한국트라이볼로지학회 2002 한국트라이볼로지학회 학술대회 Vol.2002 No.10

Natural castor oil was chemically reconstructed to extend the carbon chains by means of iso-reaction so as to improve the rheological behavior, by way of increasing the viscosity index and decreasing the pour point. The rheoloaical and triboloaical characteristics of the reconstructed castor oil were comparatively investigated with those of the natural castor oil and several other vegetable oils and a mineral oil. The friction and wear test results on a four-ball machine indicate that the chemically reconstructed castor oil has considerably improved rheological and tribological properties as compared with the natural castor oil. It shows a greatly increase viscosity index and largely decreased pour point, which makes it applicable to low temperature lubrication. The chemically reconstructed castor oil even shows better tribological behavior than pentaerythritol ester or di-iso-capryl sebacate. However, it is still needed to increase the oxidation stability of the reconstructed castor oil.

RTN4 3'-UTR Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Chinese Han Population

Lu, De-Yi,Mao, Xu-Hua,Zhou, Ying-Hui,Yan, Xiao-Long,Wang, Wei-Ping,Zheng, Ya-Biao,Xiao, Juan-Juan,Zhang, Ping,Wang, Jian-Guo,Ashwani, Neetika,Ding, Wei-Liang,Jiang, Hua,Shang, Yan,Wang, Ming-Hua Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.13

Nogo protein, encoded by gene reticulon-4 (RTN4), includes three major isoforms by different splicing, named Nogo-A Nogo-B and Nogo-C. Nogo proteins play an important role in the apoptosis of cells, especially in tumor cells. RTN4 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) can influence the efficiency of transcription and translation thus being related with an individual's predisposition to cancer. The CAA insertion/deletion polymorphism (rs34917480) within RTN4 3'-UTR has been reported to be associated with many cancer types. In order to investigate the relationship between this polymorphism and susceptibility to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the Chinese population, we conducted the present case-control study including 411 NSCLC patients and 471 unrelated healthy controls. The genotype distributions were significantly different between cases and controls (p=0.014). We found that the del allele could significantly increase NSCLC risk (ins/ins vs ins/del: p=0.007, OR 1.46, 95%CI=1.11-1.93; dominant model: p=0.004, OR 1.47, 95%CI=1.13-1.92 and allele model: p=0.008, OR 1.35, 95%CI=1.08-1.67). This association was stronger in participants over 60 years old, males and smokers. We therefore conclude that the CAA insertion/deletion polymorphism (rs34917480) contributes to non-small cell lung cancer risk in Chinese population. Age, sex and environmental exposure are also related to carcinogenic effects of rs34917480.

A novel charring agent containing caged bicyclic phosphate and its application in intumescent flame retardant polypropylene systems

Hua-Qiao Peng,Qian Zhou,De-Yi Wang,Li Chen,Yu-Zhong Wang 한국공업화학회 2008 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.14 No.5

A novel charring agent, bis(2,6,7-trioxa-1-phosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-1-oxo-4-hydroxymethyl) phenylphosphonate (BCPPO), was synthesized and characterized by FT-IR, 1H NMR and 31P NMR spectroscopies. Moreover, the novel charring agent combining with ammonium polyphosphate (APP) as well as melamine (MA) was adopted as intumescent flame retardants (IFR) to impart flame retardance and dripping resistance to polypropylene (PP). Flammability and thermal behaviors of the treated PP were investigated by Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), Vertical Burning Test (UL-94), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Cone Calorimeter test. Results indicate that the intumescent flame retardant with the novel charring agent shows both excellent flame retardance and anti-dripping abilities for PP when the three main components of IFR coexist at appropriate proportions, and the optimum flame retardant formulation is APP:MA:BCPPO = 3:1:1 that gives an LOI of 30.3 and UL- 94 V-0 rating, moreover, both the heat release rate (HRR) and the total heat release (THR) of IFR-PP with the optimum formulation decrease significantly relative to PP from cone calorimeter analysis. The residues from decomposition of the IFR-treated PP was characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy and SEM micrograph, and it was found that the char yield as well as char properties have direct effects on the flame retardance and anti-dripping behaviors of the treated PP.

A Rapid and Efficient Pre-deployment Key Scheme for Secure Data Transmissions in Sensor Networks Using Lagrange Interpolation Polynomial

Hua-Yi Lin,De-Jun Pan,Xin-Xiang Zhao,Zhi-Ren Qiu 보안공학연구지원센터 2008 International Journal of Security and Its Applicat Vol.2 No.3

This study proposes a pre-deployment key management scheme that requires a few memory capacities and CPU computations to address secure data transmissions in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). The proposed scheme exploits threshold key management mechanisms by Lagrange Interpolation polynomial generating a key set for sensor nodes, and uses symmetric and irreversible cryptography schemes to encrypt transmitted data by the generated keys with Message Authentication Code (MAC). The sensor nodes merely have to aggregate and encrypt received data without complicated cryptography operations. The proposed approach can achieve rapid and efficient secure data transmissions with low communications, and is proper to be implemented on large-scale sensor networks.

Poly (dimethylsiloxane)-poly (tetrafluoroethylene)/poly (vinylidenefluoride) (PDMS-PTFE/PVDF) hollow fiber composite membrane for pervaporation of chloroform from aqueous solution

De Sun,Ping Yang,Lin Li,Hai-Hua Yang,Bing-Bing Li 한국화학공학회 2014 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.31 No.10

A novel PDMS-PTFE/PVDF hollow fiber composite membrane using PTFE-PDMS as the top active layerand PVDF hollow fiber as the support layer was prepared for the pervaporation of chloroform from water. Sorptionand diffusion behaviors of chloroform and water in PDMS-PTFE membranes, which had different PTFE content, wereinvestigated. The results showed that with increasing PTFE content from 0 wt% to 40 wt%, chloroform/water idealseparation factor first increased and then decreased, and permeabilities of both chloroform and water increased. Forthe 30% PTFE-PDMS membrane, when feed temperature ranged from 40 oC to 60 oC, permeabilities of both chloroformand water increased, but ideal separation factor for chloroform/water first increased and then decreased. Effects of op-erating conditions, such as feed flow rate, active layer thickness, feed concentration and feed temperature, on PV per-formances of the 30% PDMS-PTFE/PVDF hollow fiber membrane for the pervaporation of chloroform-water mixtureswere studied. Examination showed that concentration polarization on the membrane surface occurred when feed flowrate was less than 3,000 mL/min. With the increase in active layer thickness from 13.8 to 78.0 µm, chloroform fluxand water flux dropped from 21 to 13 g·h−1·m−2and from 93 to 22 g·h−1·m−2, respectively, but the separation factorincreased from 1494 to 3949. With an increase of feed concentration from 55 to 850 ppm, chloroform flux increasedlinearly but water flux remained constant, and separation factor decreased. With an increase of the feed temperaturefrom 40 to 60 oC, both flux and separation factor increased, the variation of permeation flux followed the Arrheniusrelationship, and the activation energy values were 21.65 and 9.6 KJ/mol for water and chloroform, respectively.

THE POTENTIAL INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC TOXICITY OF SILICA NANOPARTICLES AND ITS IMPACT ON MARINE ORGANISMS

HUA ZHANG,YOLANDA LEUNG,DANIEL LOUDEN,ROCKY DE NYS,ROBERT LAMB 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2008 NANO Vol.3 No.4

The intrinsic and extrinsic toxicity of SiO2 nanoparticles (Aerosil OX50, φ ∼ 40 nm) are investigated with a comparison to the particles in micron size (SiO2 gel, φ ∼ 1.5 μm). Nanoparticles potentially functioned as a carrier of harmful substances transfer was assessed by examining the surface adsorption behavior of the nanoparticles towards γ-picoline (4-methylpyridine), recognized as one type of the marine pollutants, as well as the penetration behavior of the nanoparticles towards a typical marine macro-organism (Caulerpa taxifolia). Silica nanoparticle surface can take up to 2.6 molecules/nm2 of γ-picoline in an aqueous solution comparable to the marine environment. These nanoparticles can further travel onto the surface and into the bulk of the algae (Caulerpa taxifolia) with a depth of ∼ 1 μm while carrying toxic γ-picoline. The integrated intrinsic and extrinsic toxicity of SiO2 nanoparticles has a significant effect on the growth of the algae. The large surface area of the silica nanoparticles results in a high adsorption capability and allows the particles to participate in possible toxic carrier activities in water medium towards marine organisms.