Association analysis of polymorphisms of G protein-coupled receptor 54 gene exons with reproductive traits in Jiaxing Black sows

Fen Wu,Wei Zhang,Qian-Qian Song,Hai-Hong Li,Ming-Shu Xu,Guoliang Liu,Jin-Zhi Zhang 아세아·태평양축산학회 2019 Animal Bioscience Vol.32 No.8

Objective: The aim of this study was to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of G protein-coupled receptor 54 (GPR54) gene and explore association of this candidate gene with reproductive traits in Jiaxing Black sows. Methods: Six pairs of primers of the gene were designed to amplify all exons thus sequences of which were detected by means of direct sequencing and then SNP loci were scanned. The effects of SNPs on total number of piglets born (TNB), number of piglets born alive (NBA), number of still born piglets (NSB), and litter weight at birth (LWB) of Jiaxing Black sows were analyzed. Results: Three SNP loci, including T3739C, C3878T and T6789C, were identified via comparison of sequencing and two genotypes (AB, BB) at each SNP site were observed. T3739C resulted in the change of amino acid (Leu→Pro) in corresponding protein, and C3878T resulted in synonymous mutation (Ile→Ile). Statistical results demonstrated that allele B was the preponderant allele at the three SNP loci and Genotype BB was the preponderant genotype. Meanwhile, Chi-Square test of these three SNPs indicated that all mutation sites fitted in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (p>0.05). For GPR54-T3739C locus, Jiaxing Black sows with genotype BB had 1.23 TNB and 1.28 NBA (p<0.01) that were more than those with genotype AB, respectively. Jiaxing Black sows that had the first two parities with genotype BB had additional 2.23 TNB, 2.27 NBA (p<0.01), and 1.94 LWB (p<0.05) compared to those with genotype AB, respectively. However, for other two loci, no significant difference was found between TNB, NBA, NSB, and LWB, and different genotypes of Jiaxing Black sows. Conclusion: In conclusion, the polymorphisms of GPR54-T3739C locus were significantly associated to TNB, NBA, and LWB and could be used as a potential genetic marker to improve reproductive function of Jiaxing black sows.

Vocational Education System Architecture based on Blockchain Technology

Yan-Fen Wu,김형호 사단법인 한국융합기술연구학회 2022 아시아태평양융합연구교류논문지 Vol.8 No.6

With China's social and economic development, it has put forward various strategies for talent development, and all walks of life urgently need technical and skilled talents, which make vocational education more and more important. However, there are some urgent problems to be solved to develop China's vocational education, such as asymmetric information and imperfect certification and evaluation system. Although the state implements the "1+X" certificate system that is suitable for the training model of compound technical and skilled personnel in the new era, in the implementation process, there are insufficient anti-counterfeiting capabilities of academic certificates and vocational skills certificates, insufficient participation of multiple subjects, data security of credit banks and lower business efficiency. The blockchain technology not only contains the governance concept, but also has extremely high security and confidentiality performance. It can promote the linkage of education subjects and the integration of production and education, and can also be highly integrated and applied with intelligent technology. Therefore, it is very valuable in promoting and implementing of the new system. Through case analysis, comparative research, and summarization, this paper builds a vocational education system ground on blockchain technology with the help of blockchain-related features, smart contracts, decentralization, traceability, and non-tampering. This study integrates blockchain technology with certification evaluation system, resource circulation system, and learning credit system. With the application concept of vocational education resource database, decentralized certificate certification and evaluation system, online learning community based on "vocational learning currency", and intelligent learning materials and service trading platform are proposed. This study provides reference for vocational education system reform and sustainable development.

Comparison of single-drop microextraction with microvolume pipette extraction directly coupled with capillary electrophoresis for extraction and separation of tricyclic antidepressant drugs

Hui-Fen Wu,Suresh Kumar Kailasa,Ja-Yi Yan,Chen-Che Chin,Hsin-Yi Ku 한국공업화학회 2014 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.20 No.4

This paper describes the use of single-drop microextraction and micro-volume pipette extraction coupled with capillary electrophoresis for the analysis of five antidepressant drugs (nortriptyline, imipramine, trimeprazine, promethazine, and iminodibenzyl). The five antidepressant drugs are well separated by using micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography with SDS and organic modifiers. The best extraction was achieved within 10 min and effectively separated within 15 min by using ammonium acetate buffer at 28 kV. This method shows good reproducibility, with RSD values ranging from 4.3 to 8.7%. The LODs values were found to be 0.4 and 1.0 mg mL-1 for SDME-CE and 0.15 and 0.5 mg mL-1 for MVPE-CE. These methods are simple, rapid, sensitive and efficient for the extraction, separation and detection of tricyclic antidepressant drugs.

Research on the Application of Blockchain Technology in the Comprehensive Health Industry

Yan-Fen Wu,김형호 사단법인 미래융합기술연구학회 2022 아시아태평양융합연구교류논문지 Vol.8 No.3

Blockchain technology is widely used in finance, Internet and other fields, and has broad prospects. With the improvement of blockchain technology research, its application in the medical field has also made great progress. Many people believe that the healthcare field is the second largest blockchain application research field after the financial field. Whether the medical and health services are well developed is related to the country's economy and people's lives, and to the health of every citizen. It is also an important measure for the country to effectively deal with the problem of aging. China's policy has also released positive signals in the construction of the big health industry system. It encourages relevant institutions to give full play to the role of network technology and build an "Internet + medical and health" platform to make medical services more convenient. This paper mainly adopts the literature review method to explore the application of blockchain technology in the field of comprehensive health. It discusses the application ideas and systems of blockchain in the health care field by analyzing the core advantages of blockchain technology, the health industry development status, and combining with the current problems in the health care sector. It proposes three applications of blockchain technology in the health field: building a personal health database, an intelligent medical assistance platform, and an open medical resource mutual assistance and sharing center. This paper explores that blockchain technology can help hospitals, medical insurance, medicine, research institutions and other participating entities to share medical data safely and efficiently, improve the efficiency and quality of health care services, increase patients' sense of experience and autonomy, and realize the structure of the health industry. It aims promote the blockchain technology to better serve the health care department and individuals.

Bibliometric analysis of publications on inclusive education from the Web of Science Core Collection published from 1992 to 2020

Jia-Fen Wu,Xiaoxiao Lin 한국과학학술지편집인협의회 2021 Science Editing Vol.8 No.1

Purpose This study analyzed the bibliometric characteristics of publications on inclusive education in the Social Science Citation Index and Science Citation Index Expanded in the Web of Science Core Collection from 1992 to 2020. Methods Terms related to “inclusive education” and “inclusion of education” were used as keywords to search for journal articles on July 3, 2020. Results There were 1,786 articles, representing 3,376 authors, in the 345 journals scanned. The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia were the three leading countries/regions in this field. In the top 12 countries, the top 15 institutions and the top 10 most-cited journals were identified by either the number of publications or the number of total citations. Core themes from the 30 most highly-cited articles were teachers’ attitudes, teachers’ self-efficacy, and the effects of inclusive education. Teachers included both pre-service and in-service teachers; students represented those with and without special educational needs. Conclusion The results indicate that the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia dominated inclusive education research, originating most of the highly-cited articles, having more prolific authors, and presenting the most-cited institutions. Furthermore, three emerging core themes from the 30 most highly-cited articles were teachers’ attitudes, teachers’ self-efficacy, and the effects of inclusive education. Frontline teachers are recommended to submit manuscripts about their teaching experiences to the most-cited journals, which have a large readership. To measure the effects of inclusive education, it is essential to formulate reliable, valid, and culture-free research instruments for future studies.

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Intestinal Fibrosis

Wu Xiaomin,Lin Xiaoxuan,Tan Jinyu,Liu Zishan,He Jinshen,Hu Fan,Wang Yu,Chen Minhu,Liu Fen,Mao Ren 거트앤리버 소화기연관학회협의회 2023 Gut and Liver Vol.17 No.3

Intestinal fibrosis associated stricture is a common complication of inflammatory bowel disease usually requiring endoscopic or surgical intervention. Effective anti-fibrotic agents aiming to control or reverse intestinal fibrosis are still unavailable. Thus, clarifying the mechanism underpinning intestinal fibrosis is imperative. Fibrosis is characterized by an excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins at the injured sites. Multiple cellular types are implicated in fibrosis development. Among these cells, mesenchymal cells are major compartments that are activated and then enhance the production of ECM. Additionally, immune cells contribute to the persistent activation of mesenchymal cells and perpetuation of inflammation. Molecules are messengers of crosstalk between these cellular compartments. Although inflammation is necessary for fibrosis development, purely controlling intestinal inflammation cannot halt the development of fibrosis, suggesting that chronic inflammation is not the unique contributor to fibrogenesis. Several inflammation-independent mechanisms including gut microbiota, creeping fat, ECM interaction, and metabolic reprogramming are involved in the pathogenesis of fibrosis. In the past decades, substantial progress has been made in elucidating the cellular and molecular mechanisms of intestinal fibrosis. Here, we summarized new discoveries and advances of cellular components and major molecular mediators that are associated with intestinal fibrosis, aiming to provide a basis for exploring effective anti-fibrotic therapies in this field.

Promoting effect of the Maillard reaction products produced during the stir-frying process of Hordei Fructus Germinatus on the intestinal absorption of active ingredients in Hordei Fructus Germinatus

Lu Wu,Li Xia Tan,Fen Fang Gong,Yu Xia,Rui Ge Chu,Hua Sheng Yang 한국식품과학회 2021 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.30 No.5

This study was designed to evaluate theabsorption promoting capacity of Maillard Reaction Products(MRPs) produced during the stir-frying process ofHordei Fructus Germinatus on catechin, ferulic acid,quercetin and kaempferol by the ex vivo rat everted gut sacmodel, in situ single-pass intestinal perfusion model andthe whole animal model. Moreover, verapamil, EDTA andmannitol were used for determining the transport mechanismof catechin, ferulic acid, quercetin and kaempferol. The tight junction (TJ) proteins including zonula occudens-1(ZO-1) and claudin-1 were chosen to investigate thepromoting mechanism of MRPs by quantitative real-timePCR (qRT-PCR) and western blot analyses. The resultsshowed that the MRPs produced during the stir-fryingprocess of Hordei Fructus Germinatus could improve theintestinal absorption of catechin, ferulic acid, quercetin andkaempferol. And the absorption-promoting effect of MRPswas related to chelating effect and the reduced expressionof claudin-1 and ZO-1. Our results suggested that MRPscould be promising oral absorption promoters, which mightbe another processing mechanism of Hordei FructusGerminatus.

Original Article: Food Science/Microbiology : Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Camellia Oleifera Seed Oils

( Qing Fen Zhou ),( Xue Jing Jia ),( Qian Qian Li ),( Rui Wu Yang ),( Li Zhang ),( Yong Hong Zhou ),( Chun Bang Ding ) 한국응용생명화학회(구 한국농화학회) 2014 Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry (J. Appl. Vol.57 No.2

The antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Camellia oleifera seed oil were studied. Four kinds of seed oil samples were prepared, crude oil and refined oil, extracted by cold pressing method (CPC, CPR), and organic solvent extraction (OSC, OSR). Antioxidant activity analysis was measured in 2,2-azinobis (3- ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)-diammonium salt, ferric reducing Ability of Plasma, and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl assays. Besides, the percentage of inhibition of red blood cells hemolysis induced by 2,2´-azobis(2-amidnopropane) dihydrochlorid, the lag time of LDL conjugated dienes formation in vitro, and the inhibitors of loss in tryptophan fluorescence were all used to estimate the antioxidant activity of the samples. The total phenolic contents (TPC) were detemined by Folin-Ciocalteu method. The TPC of the C. oleifera seed oils can be arranged in descending order: CPC (1.9172 μg/mL) > OSC (1.5218 μg/mL) > CPR (1.0611 μg/mL) > OSR (0.6782 μg/mL). And the oils were investigated for activity against Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger. The results showed the antioxidant activity of crude oil by cold pressing method was stronger than others, and all oils did inhibit activity of the top three bacteria expert A. niger. The further significance of the study contributes to measure the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of the potential health benefits by the different methods of preparation and the oil of C. oleifera seeds acting as free radical scavenger, pharmaceuticals and preservatives may offer some information in medicine and cosmetic not just in food field.

Association of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Prostaglandin-endoperoxide Synthase 2 (PTGS2) and Phospholipase A₂ Group IIA (PLA2G2A) Genes with Susceptibility to Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Liu, Fen,Wei, Wen-Qiang,Cormier, Robert T.,Zhang, Shu-Tian,Qiao, You-Lin,Li, Xin-Qing,Zhu, Sheng-Tao,Zhai, Yan-Chun,Peng, Xiao-Xia,Yan, Yu-Xiang,Wu, Li-Juan,He, Dian,He, Yan Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.4

Background: The prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) and phospholipase A2 group IIA (PLA2G2A) genes encode enzymes that are involved in arachidonic acid and prostaglandin biosynthesis. Dysregulation of both genes is associated with inflammation and carcinogenesis, including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We therefore hypothesized that there is an association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in these genes and susceptibility to ESCC. Methods: We performed a gene-wide tag SNP-based association study to examine the association of SNPs in PTGS2 and PLA2G2A with ESCC in 269 patients and 269 healthy controls from Taihangshan Mountain, Henan and Hebei Provinces, the rural area of China which has the highest incidence of esophageal cancer in the world. Thirteen tag SNPs in PLA2G2A and 4 functional SNPs in PTGS2 were selected and genotyped using a high-throughput Mass Array genotyping platform. Results: We found a modest increased risk of ESCC in subjects with the PTGS2 rs12042763 AA genotype (OR=1.23; 95% CI, 1.00-3.04) compared with genotype GG. For PLA2G2A, a decreased risk of ESCC was observed in subjects with the rs11677 CT (OR=0.51, 95%CI, 0.29-0.85) or TT genotype (OR=0.51, 95%CI, 0.17-0.96) or the T carriers (CT+TT) (OR=0.52, 95%CI, 0.31-0.85) when compared with the CC genotype. Also for PLA2G2A, rs2236771 C allele carriers were more frequent in the control group (P=0.02). Subjects with the GC (OR=0.55, 95%CI, 0.33-0.93) or CC genotype (OR=0.38, 95% CI, 0.16-0.94) or the C carriers (GC+CC) (OR=0.52, 95%CI, 0.32-0.85) showed a negative association with ESCC susceptibility. Conclusions: Our results suggest that PTGS2 and PLA2G2A gene polymorphisms may modify the risk of ESCC development.

Comestible and temperature effects on the biological traits of fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda

Li Fen,Wang Likui,Lu Rongcai,Peng Zhengqiang,Malhat Farag,Lyu Baoqian,Wu Shaoying 한국곤충학회 2021 Entomological Research Vol.51 No.10

Spodoptera frugiperda is considered a serious pest for many crops throughout the world. Here, we develop an easy and quick-to-prepare solid medium with multiple benefits, including reductions in cost, post-rearing waste, storage space, and labor, for rearing S. frugiperda larvae. The body length and weight at each development stage showed no differences with those of the corn leaves treatment group (P > 0.05). The development time of F0 generation from the first to adults stage was 51.27 ± 4.62 days when the larvae were reared on artificial diet, which is slightly longer than the 50.69 ± 4.56 days for those reared on corn leaves diet (P > 0.05). The temperature changes have no effect on body length and weight when the fall armyworms are reared on artificial diet, however, the influence of temperature change on development was more obvious. The development time was significantly longer at 18°C and shorter at 35°C than that at 25°C (P < 0.05). Furthermore, in the age-specific two-sex life table method, the life table parameters (i.e., r, λ, R0, GRR) significantly decreased at 18°C and 35°C compared with those at 25°C. The age–stage survival rate of S. frugiperda was higher on artificial diet at 25°C than 18°C, 35°C, and on corn leaves at 25°C in all stages. The 35°C temperature change had more influence on the age–stage survival than the other temperatures. This study provided ideal indoor breeding conditions for fall armyworm and sufficient materials for further indoor and outdoor research.