Physalin D inhibits RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis and bone loss via regulating calcium signaling

( Ning Ding ),( Yanzhu Lu ),( Hanmin Cui ),( Qinyu Ma ),( Dongxia Qiu ),( Xueting Wei ),( Ce Dou ),( Ning Cao ) 생화학분자생물학회(구 한국생화학분자생물학회) 2020 BMB Reports Vol.53 No.3

We investigated the effects of physalin A, B, D, and F on osteoclastogenesis induced by receptor activator of nuclear factor кB ligand (RANKL). The biological functions of different physalins were first predicted using an in silico bioinformatic tool (BATMAN-TCM). Afterwards, we tested cell viability and cell apoptosis rate to analyze the cytotoxicity of different physalins. We analyzed the inhibitory effects of physalins on RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis from mouse bone-marrow macrophages (BMMs) using a tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) stain. We found that physalin D has the best selectivity index (SI) among all analyzed physalins. We then confirmed the inhibitory effects of physalin D on osteoclast maturation and function by immunostaining of F-actin and a pit-formation assay. On the molecular level, physalin D attenuated RANKLevoked intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) oscillation by inhibiting phosphorylation of phospholipase Cγ2 (PLCγ2) and thus blocked the downstream activation of Ca2+/calmodulindependent protein kinases (CaMK)IV and cAMP-responsive element-binding protein (CREB). An animal study showed that physalin D treatment rescues bone microarchitecture, prevents bone loss, and restores bone strength in a model of rapid bone loss induced by soluble RANKL. Taken together, these results suggest that physalin D inhibits RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis and bone loss via suppressing the PLCγ2-CaMK-CREB pathway. [BMB Reports 2020; 53(3): 154-159]

기업CEO의 마이크로 블로그가 소비자 구매의도에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구

Ning Lu,민대환(Dai Hwan Min),Li Li Wan 한국경영학회 2014 한국경영학회 통합학술발표논문집 Vol.2014 No.8

참여와 소통 그리고 공유로 대변되는 웹 2.0시대에 들어서 소셜 미디어가 우후죽순처럼 나타났고 사람들은 소셜 미디어를 이용하여 언제 어디서나 실시간으로 의사소통을 할 수 있게 되었다. 결국 소셜 미디어의 대두에 힘입어 전통 매체에서 일방적으로 정보를 소비하던 과거의 소비자들은 이제 소셜 미디어를 활용하여 고유의 컨텐츠를 생산하고 전파하면서 생산자로서의 역할을 수행하고, 또한 의제를 설정하고 여론을 유도함으로써 사회 전반적인 분야에서 자신의 속마음, 혹은 대중의 속마음을 털어놓을 수 있게 되었다.

The modal characteristics of non-uniform multi-span continuous beam bridges

Lu-ning Shi,Wei-ming Yan,Hao-xiang He 국제구조공학회 2014 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.52 No.5

According to the structure characteristics of the non-uniform beam bridge, a practical model for calculating the vibration equation of the non-uniform beam bridge is given and the application scope of the model includes not only the beam bridge structure but also the non-uniform beam with added masses andelastic supports. Based on the Bernoulli-Euler beam theory, extending the application of the modal perturbation method and establishment of a semi-analytical method for solving the vibration equation of thenon-uniform beam with added masses and elastic supports based is able to be made. In the modal subspace of the uniform beam with the elastic supports, the variable coefficient differential equation that describes the dynamic behavior of the non-uniform beam is converted to nonlinear algebraic equations. Extending the application of the modal perturbation method is suitable for solving the vibration equation of the simply supported and continuous non-uniform beam with its arbitrary added masses and elastic supports. The examples, that are analyzed, demonstrate the high precision and fast convergence speed of the method. Further study of the timesaving method for the dynamic characteristics of symmetrical beam and the symmetry of mode shape should be developed. Eventually, the effects of elastic supports and added masseson dynamic characteristics of the three-span non-uniform beam bridge are reported.

Atomic Resolution Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy of Two-Dimensional Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

Lu, Ning,Wang, Jinguo,Oviedo, uan Pablo,Lian, Guoda,Kim, Moon Jea Korean Society of Microscopy 2015 Applied microscopy Vol.45 No.4

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a class of two-dimensional (2D) materials that have attracted growing interest because of their promising applications. The properties of TMDs strongly depend on the crystalline structure and the number and stacking sequence of layers in their crystals and thin films. Though electrical, mechanical, and magnetic studies of 2D materials are being conducted, there is an evident lack of direct atom-by-atom visualization, limiting insight on these highly exciting material systems. Herein, we present our recent studies on the characterization of 2D layered materials by means of aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), in particular via high angle annular dark field (HAADF) imaging. We have identified the atomic arrangements and defects in 2H stacked TMDs, 1T stacked TMDs, distorted 1T stacked TMDs, and vertically integrated heterojunctions of 2D TMDs crystals.

The modal characteristics of non-uniform multi-span continuous beam bridges

Shi, Lu-Ning,Yan, Wei-Ming,He, Hao-Xiang Techno-Press 2014 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.52 No.5

According to the structure characteristics of the non-uniform beam bridge, a practical model for calculating the vibration equation of the non-uniform beam bridge is given and the application scope of the model includes not only the beam bridge structure but also the non-uniform beam with added masses and elastic supports. Based on the Bernoulli-Euler beam theory, extending the application of the modal perturbation method and establishment of a semi-analytical method for solving the vibration equation of the non-uniform beam with added masses and elastic supports based is able to be made. In the modal subspace of the uniform beam with the elastic supports, the variable coefficient differential equation that describes the dynamic behavior of the non-uniform beam is converted to nonlinear algebraic equations. Extending the application of the modal perturbation method is suitable for solving the vibration equation of the simply supported and continuous non-uniform beam with its arbitrary added masses and elastic supports. The examples, that are analyzed, demonstrate the high precision and fast convergence speed of the method. Further study of the timesaving method for the dynamic characteristics of symmetrical beam and the symmetry of mode shape should be developed. Eventually, the effects of elastic supports and added masses on dynamic characteristics of the three-span non-uniform beam bridge are reported.

Prognosis and Clinicopathology of CXCR4 in Colorectal Cancer Patients: a Meta-analysis

Li, Lu-Ning,Jiang, Kai-Tong,Tan, Peng,Wang, Ai-Hua,Kong, Qing-Yin,Wang, Cui-Yue,Lu, Hua-Rong,Wang, Jing Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.9

The chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) has been widely used in diagnosis and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, there is no current consensus on the impact of CXCR4 on CRC patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic and clinicopathological importance of CXCR4 in CRC patients. Databases, such as PubMed, Cochrane library, CBM and EMBASE updated to 2014 were searched to include eligible articles. We analysed correlations between CXCR4 expression and clinicopathological features and overall survival (OS). A total of 1, 055 CRC patients from twelve studies were included in the study. The pooled odds ratios (ORs) which indicated CXCR4 expression was likely to be associated with TNM stage (OR=0.43, CI=0.34-0.55, P<0.00001), lymph node status (OR=2.23, CI=1.23-4.05, P=0.008) and vascular invasion (OR=2.21, CI=1.11-4.39, P=0.02). Poor overall survival of CRC cancer was found to be significantly related to CXCR4 overexpression (hazard ratio (HR) 1.36 CI=1.17-1.59, P<0.0001), whereas combined ORs revealed that CXCR4 expression had no correlation with gender or differentiation. Based on the published studies, CXCR4 overexpression in patients w ith CRC indicates poor survival outcome and clinicopathological factors.

Multibiometrics fusion using Aczel-Alsina triangular norm

( Ning Wang ),( Li Lu ),( Ge Gao ),( Fanglin Wang ),( Shi Li ) 한국인터넷정보학회 2014 KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Syst Vol.8 No.7

Fusing the scores of multibiometrics is a very promising approach to improve the overall system`s accuracy and the verification performance. In recent years, there are several approaches towards studying score level fusion of several biometric systems. However, most of them does not consider the genuine and imposter score distributions and result in a higher equal error rate usually. In this paper, a novel score level fusion approach of different biometric systems (dual iris, thermal and visible face traits) based on Aczel-Alsina triangular norm is proposed. It achieves higher identification performance as well as acquires a closer genuine distance and larger imposter distance. The experimental tests are conducted on a virtual multibiometrics database, which merges the challenging CASIA-Iris-Thousand database with noisy samples and the NVIE face database with visible and thermal face images. The rigorous results suggest that significant performance improvement can be achieved after the implementation of multibiometrics. The comparative experiments also ascertain that the proposed fusion approach outperforms the state-of-art verification performance.

A Comparison of Particulate-Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Long-Range Transported from the Asian Continent to the Noto Peninsula and Fukue Island, Japan

Lu Yang,Ning Tang,Atsushi Matsuki,Akinori Takami,Shiro Hatakeyama,Naoki Kaneyasu,Edward G. Nagato,Kei Sato,Ayako Yoshino,Kazuichi Hayakawa 한국대기환경학회 2018 Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment (AJAE) Vol.12 No.4

This is the first comparative study to examine two different background monitoring sites in Japan to compare differences in the concentration and composition of long-range-transported polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from the Asian continent. This study chose the Noto Peninsula (the Kanazawa University Wajima Air Monitoring Station; WAMS) and Fukue Island (the Fukue-jima Atmosphere and Aerosol Monitoring Station; FAMS) to compare 10 weekly periods in 2009 and 2010 from autumn to spring, seasons that are strongly influenced by the Asian continent. The PAHs concentration differed significantly for most periods at these two sites. The backward trajectory analysis found that the low height of the air mass may cause the low concentration and the similar air mass condition could result in the similar concentration. The concentration of long-range-transported PAHs depended more on the source of the coal combustion areas such as Northeast China in heating period.

Improving Energy Efficiency in Discrete Parts Manufacturing System using an Ultra-Flexible Job Shop Scheduling Algorithm

Ning Liu,Y. F. Zhang,Wen Feng Lu 한국정밀공학회 2019 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Vol.6 No.2

Improving energy efficiency has been one of main objectives in modern manufacturing enterprises. Various approaches aiming at efficient energy management have been proposed/developed, among which minimizing energy consumption by energy-sensible production scheduling techniques has emerged as a promising one. However, reported workshop models are quite simple and unrealistic. This paper studies a more realistic workshop model called ultra-flexible job shop (uFJS). In an uFJS, the sequence among operations for a job can be changed within certain constraints. To formulate this energy-efficient scheduling problem, a mixed-integer linear programming model was developed. To deal with large-sized problems, a specially designed genetic algorithm (GA) was subsequently proposed and implemented. Numerical results showed the proposed GA worked with decent effectiveness and efficiency. Finally, several comparative studies are carried out to further demonstrate its efficacy in terms of energy efficiency improvement. The advantage of the uFJS as compared to other relative simple workshop models is also shown. By considering the flexibility in operation sequencing in each job, the uFJS effectively integrates process planning and scheduling in discrete parts manufacturing system, thus providing a much larger solution space for more energy-efficient solutions. It therefore provides an excellent platform for decision-makers when developing energy-efficient techniques and strategies

Ultrasonic method for measuring the gas holdup of gas-liquid bubbly flow in a small-diameter pipe

Ning-De Jin,Zheng Gong,An Zhao,Lu-Sheng Zhai,Ying-Yu Ren 한국화학공학회 2016 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.33 No.4

Based on ultrasonic sound pressure attenuation, the ultrasonic pulse transmission method is proposed for measuring gas holdup in gas-liquid two-phase bubbly flows. Two ultrasonic transducers are positioned on opposite sides of a vertical upward pipe with an inner diameter of 20 mm. To obtain the relationship between ultrasonic attenuation and gas holdup, the mean value of the first pulse sequence of ultrasonic signals is first extracted as the measured signal. We used the quick closing valve method to obtain the gas holdup as the set value. Second, the relationship between the gas holdup and measured ultrasonic signals was established. The experiment result shows that the ultrasonic attenuation rate is significantly different at low and high gas holdups, as indicated by the bubble size images with a high-speed camera. We also investigated the ultrasonic field distribution using numerical simulation. The bubble size has an important effect on the ultrasonic attenuation coefficient, which provides a further physical explanation and reference for the experimental phenomena.