Sorption Behavior and Mechanism of Phosphate onto Natural Magnesite

Xie, Fazhi,Hu, Tingting,Oh, Won-Chun,Sheng, Dandan,Li, Haibin,Wang, Xuechun,Xie, Zhiyong,Li, Guolian,Han, Xuan,Xie, Wenjie,Sun, Mei Materials Research Society of Korea 2017 한국재료학회지 Vol.27 No.3

Removal of phosphate from environmental water has become more important to prevent eutrophication. In the present study, sorption behavior of phosphate onto magnesite was investigated under different conditions. The optimum pH of phosphate adsorption was determined to be 6.0. The adsorption capacity was found to decrease with increasing temperature, which indicates that a low temperature was beneficial for phosphate adsorption. The sorption capacity for phosphate was found to be 10.2 mg/g at an initial concentration of 100 mg/L and a dose of 2 g/L. The first order kinetic equation and Freundlich isotherm model fit the data well. Phosphate adsorption on magnesite was explained by electrostatic attraction and weak physical interactions.

One-Step Synthesis of Rod-Shaped NiFe-MOF as a Highly Efficient Oxygen Evolution Catalyst

Dandan Zhang,Renxing Huang,Huaming Xie,Xingyong Liu,Ying Lei,Ming Pan 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2019 NANO Vol.14 No.8

Development of low-cost, highly active catalyst for efficient oxygen evolution reaction based on earth-abundant metals is still a great challenge. Here, we report that a rod-like bimetallic NiFe metal-organic framework (NiFe-MOF) can directly act as a highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst synthesized by a convenient-to-operate hydrothermal method. The rod-like NiFe-MOF can derive 10 mA cm -2 with a low overpotential of only 26 mV, and its Tafel slope is 40.82 mV dec -1, which is superior to that of monometallic Ni-MOF or Fe-MOF, and even can be comparable to that of RuO2. To identify the origin of enhancing OER activity, we resorted to X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, high resolution transmission electron microscopy image and nitrogen adsorption–desorption techniques and various electrochemical techniques to probe it gingerly. The results indicate that its high electrochemically active area and the synergistic effect of bimetallic node could be responsible for the surprisingly high catalytic performance of the NiFe-MOF. These results suggest that this kind of bimetallic MOF (NiFe-MOF) could be a promising electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction.

Statistical Analysis of the Vertical Temperature Gradient of the Web Plate of Steel Box Girder Bridges in Cold Regions

Dandan Hu,Baozhen Yan,Kai Xie,Yancheng Liu,Quansheng Sun 대한토목학회 2022 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.26 No.9

To understand the actual vertical temperature gradient mode of steel box girder webs in cold regions, nearly 1.5 million data measured for over a year by a comprehensive temperature collection system of a steel box girder bridge in a cold region were used to verify the typicality of the temperature screening samples, and a cluster analysis was performed to verify the statistical symmetry of temperature at the symmetry points of webs on both sides of the bridge. One years’ worth of daily temperature difference data were used to investigate the vertical temperature difference distribution on the web and to determine the probability distribution curve form. After selecting the extreme temperature difference samples, the standard vertical temperature difference of the web was calculated, and the actual vertical temperature gradient model of the steel box girder web was established. Results show that the probability distribution model of temperature at the symmetrical points of webs on both sides of the steel box girder was symmetric. The vertical temperature differences of the web demonstrated significant seasonal changes. The probability distribution of the positive and negative temperature differences can be described based on the sum of two Weibull distributionfunctions. The temperature gradients at all levels in the proposed vertical temperature gradient model were generally greater than the values indicated in the relevant specifications.

Granularity and Laxative Effect of Ultrafine Powder of Dendrobium officinale

DanDan Luo,Chao Qu,ZhenBiao Zhang,JianHui Xie,LieQiang Xu,HongMei Yang,CaiLan Li,GuoSheng Lin,HongFeng Wang,ZiRen Su 한국식품영양과학회 2017 Journal of medicinal food Vol.20 No.2

Constipation is a common disorder that is a significant source of morbidity among people around the world ranging from 2% to 28%. Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo is a traditional herbal medicine and health food used for tonicity of the stomach and promotion of body fluid production in China. This study aimed to prepare the ultrafine powder of Dendrobium officinale (UDO) and investigate its laxative effect and potential mechanism in mice with diphenoxylate-induced constipation. Results indicated that the mean diameter (d50) of UDO obtained by ball milling was 6.56 lm. UDO (62.5, 125, and 250 mg/kg, p.o.) could significantly enhance the gastrointestinal transit ratio and promote fecal output. Moreover, UDO treatment resulted in significant increases in the serum levels of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), gastrin (Gas), motilin (MTL), and substance P (SP), and obviously decreased serum contents of somatostatin (SS). Taken together, UDO, which can be easily obtained through milling to a satisfactory particle size, exhibited obvious laxative effect in diphenoxylate-induced constipated mice, and the mechanism might be associated with elevated levels of AChE, Gas, MTL, SP, and reduced production of SS. UDO has the potential for further development into an alternative effective diet therapy for constipation.

Concurrent classic driver oncogenes mutation with ROS1 rearrangement predicts superior clinical outcome in NSCLC patients

Li Dandan,Jiang Hua,Jin Faguang,Pan Lei,Xie Yonghong,Zhang Liang,Li Chunmei 한국유전학회 2023 Genes & Genomics Vol.45 No.1

Background There is high mortality rate and poor prognosis in lung cancer, especially non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Recent study showed that concurrent classic driver oncogene mutation with ROS1 rearrangement was found in NSCLC patients. However, whether this would affect the development and prognosis of NSCLC is still unclear. Objective To explore the clinical characteristics and prognosis of NSCLC patients harboring concurrent classic driver oncogene mutation with ROS1 rearrangement. Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 220 patients diagnosed with NSCLC. All samples were screened for EGFR and KRAS using amplification-refractory mutation system assay, and for ALK, ROS1 using RT-PCR. The clinical characteristics and clinical outcomes of concurrent gene alterations with ROS1 rearrangement were analyzed. Results In 220 patients, 12 (5.45%) were ROS1 rearrangement, who tend to be younger, non-smokers. The mutation rates of EGFR, KRAS, ALK and ROS1 in NSCLC were 28.64%, 1.82%, 3.64% and 5.45%, respectively. ROS1 rearrangement was identified to co-occur in 5 (2.27%) NSCLC patients. ROS1/EGFR co-alterations were found in 3.17% of NSCLC patients, 16.67% of ROS1-positive NSCLC patients. Concomitant ROS1/ALK rearrangement constituted 37.50% in ALK-positive patients, and 25.00% in ROS1-positive patients. SDC4-ROS1 was the most common fusion partner in concurrent ROS1 rearrangement patients. The median overall survival of NSCLC with concurrent ROS1 rearrangement group and single ROS1 rearrangement group were 25 months and 14 months. Conclusion Concurrent driver oncogenes mutation with ROS1 rearrangement defines a unique subgroup of NSCLC. Patients with concomitant ROS1 rearrangement might have a better prognosis.

Facile Fabrication of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Silicon Co-Doped Porous Carbon as an Efficient Oxygen Reduction Catalyst for Primary Zn-Air Battery

Renxing Huang,Ying Lei,Dandan Zhang,Huaming Xie,Xingyong Liu,Honghui Wang 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2019 NANO Vol.14 No.9

It is highly pleasurable but challenging to develop economical and efficient catalysts for accelerating the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) endowed with sluggish kinetics involved in renewable energy conversion and storage systems such as Zn-air batteries. Herein, N, P and Si tri-doped porous carbon (SiN-PA900) catalysts was prepared by a simple one-step pyrolysis strategy using the mixture of the ionic liquid formed by phytic acid (PA) and N-methylimidazole and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as N, P, Si and carbon sources, and the PA as pore-foaming agent. The resulting SiN-PA900 shows favorable catalytic activity toward ORR with an onset potential of 0.94 V versus RHE, half-wave potential of 0.81 V versus RHE, robust stability and excellent tolerance for methanol in alkaline medium, which are comparable to those of the commercial 20% Pt/C. More impressively, the assembled primary Zn-air battery employing the SiN-PA900 as cathode catalysts can achieve a peak power density of 181.4 mW/cm2. Those encouraging properties could be attributed to a synergistic effect of the doped N, P and Si atoms in the carbon matrix, good surface wettability, high surface areas and hierarchical porous structures for sufficient contact and rapid transportation of the reactants in terms of composition and structures.

Adsorption Behavior and Mechanism of Tripolyphosphate on Synthetic Goethite

Zhong, Yong,Sheng, Dandan,Xie, Fazhi,Li, Guolian,Li, Hui,Han, Xuan,Xie, Wenjie,Oh, Won-Chun The Korean Ceramic Society 2019 한국세라믹학회지 Vol.56 No.2

In order to study the transport behavior of tripolyphosphate (TPP) in aqueous solutions, the adsorption process of TPP on synthetic goethite, which exists stably in supergene environment, has been systematically studied. The adsorption properties under different conditions (pH, electrolyte presence, and temperature) were investigated. The adsorption of TPP in the presence of humic acid (HA)/fulvic acid (FA) has also been discussed in this paper. The results indicated that the adsorption capacity quickly increased within the first hour and equilibrium was reached within 24 h. The adsorption capacity decreased from 1.98 to 0.27 mg·g^-1 upon increasing the pH from 8.5 to 11.0, whereas the adsorption of TPP on goethite hardly changed with increasing electrolyte concentration. The results of analysis of the kinetic and isothermal models showed that the adsorption was more in accord with the pseudo second-order equation and Freundlich model. The adsorption capacity decreased obviously regardless of the order of addition of TPP, HA, and goethite. Subsequent addition of FA led to a large increase in the adsorption capacity, which might be attributed to the adsorption ability of FA. According to the predictions of the kinetic and isothermal models and the spectroscopic evidence (X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and scanning electron microscope (SEM)), the adsorption mechanism may be mainly based on surface complexation and physical adsorption.

Radon-induced demethylation of Cdk2 CpG island in the rat lung

Cheng Wu,Qiu Chen,Jian Tong,Xin Xie,Fengmei Cui,Yang Jiao,Dandan Qi,Jihua Nie,Tom K. Hei,Qisheng Jiang 한국유전학회 2014 Genes & Genomics Vol.36 No.6

Radon exposure has been linked to lung carcinogenesisin both human and animal studies. The identificationof sequential changes in DNA methylation duringtumour progression and the elucidation of their interplaywith genetic changes will broaden our molecular understandingof this disease. Rats were exposed to 120 or 400working level months (WLM) of radon, lung pathologicalchanges were examined by haematoxylin and eosin staining,lung single cell suspension cell cycles were detected byflow cytometry, lung cell cycle regulated gene (Cdkn2a,P53, Cdk4/2, Mdm4/2 and Rb1 genes) expression wasquantified by real-time PCR and methylation of CpG islandsin the promoters of cell cycle-regulated genes were detectedby bisulfite sequencing PCR. The alveolar walls of rat lungsafter exposured to radon exhibited papillae and the lungbronchial epithelial cells stained positively for proliferatingcell nuclear antigen. The bronchial epithelial cells displayedsome hyperplasia after challenged by 400 WLM of radon. Moreover, G1 arrest decreased; Rb1, Mdm2/4, and Cdk2/4expression decreased and Cdk2 was demethylated at thesecond and sixth CpG loci from base pairs 3092704 to3092953 of chromosome 7. Cdk2 demethylation may beapplicable as a biomarker of early lung damage that wasinduced by radon and other environmental carcinogens.

Downregulation of lysyl oxidase and lysyl oxidase-like protein 2 suppressed the migration and invasion of trophoblasts by activating the TGF-β/collagen athway in preeclampsia

Xiang-Hong Xu,Yuanhui Jia,Xinyao Zhou,Dandan Xie,Xiaojie Huang,Linyan Jia,Qian Zhou,Qingliang Zheng,Xiangyu Zhou,Kai Wang,Li-Ping Jin 생화학분자생물학회 2019 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.51 No.-

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific disorder that is a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality with a prevalence of 6–8% of pregnancies. Although impaired trophoblast invasion in early pregnancy is known to be closely associated with preeclampsia, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here we revealed that lysyl oxidase (LOX) and LOX-like protein 2 (LOXL2) play a critical role in preeclampsia. Our results demonstrated that LOX and LOXL2 expression decreased in preeclamptic placentas. Moreover, knockdown of LOX or LOXL2 suppressed trophoblast cell migration and invasion. Mechanistically, collagen production was induced in LOX- or LOXL2-downregulated trophoblast cells through activation of the TGF-β1/Smad3 pathway. Notably, inhibition of the TGF-β1/Smad3 pathway could rescue the defects caused by LOX or LOXL2 knockdown, thereby underlining the significance of the TGF-β1/ Smad3 pathway downstream of LOX and LOXL2 in trophoblast cells. Additionally, induced collagen production and activated TGF-β1/Smad3 were observed in clinical samples from preeclamptic placentas. Collectively, our study suggests that the downregulation of LOX and LOXL2 leading to reduced trophoblast cell migration and invasion through activation of the TGF-β1/Smad3/collagen pathway is relevant to preeclampsia. Thus, we proposed that LOX, LOXL2, and the TGF-β1/Smad3/collagen pathway can serve as potential markers and targets for clinical diagnosis and therapy for preeclampsia.

Hearing Improvement in A/J Mice via the Mouse Nerve Growth Factor

Lixiang Gao,Ruli Ge,Gang Xie,Dandan Yao,Ping Li,Oumei Wang,Xiufang Ma,Fengchan Han 대한이비인후과학회 2017 Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology Vol.10 No.4

Objectives. To investigate the otoprotective effects of mouse nerve growth factor (mNGF) in A/J mice. Methods. The mice at postnatal day 7 (P7) were randomly separated into a mNGF treated group (mNGF group) and a distilled water (for injection) treated group (control group). The mNGF dissolved in distilled water or distilled water alone was given to the mice once every other day from P7 by intramuscular injection in the hips. The otoprotective effects of mNGF in A/J mice were observed in a time course manner. The thresholds of auditory-evoked brainstem response (ABR) were tested from the age of the 3rd to the 8th week. Sections of the inner ears were stained by hematoxylin and eosin, and spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) were observed at the age of the 3rd, the 6th, and the 8th week. Counts of whole mount outer hair cells (OHCs) in the cochleae were made at the age of 8 weeks. Expression of apoptosis related genes was determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. Results. ABR thresholds of the mNGF group were significantly lower than those of the control group at the age of the 6th and the 8th week. Moreover, the mNGF preserved OHC and SGN in the mouse cochleae in this period. Further experiments showed that the expression of caspase genes (including caspase-3) was inhibited in the mouse inner ears in the mNGF group. Conclusion. The mNGF improves hearing in A/J mice by preserving SGN and OHC in the cochleae.