Effect of Paclitaxel-loaded Nanoparticles on the Viability of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma HepG2 Cells

Hou, Zhi-Hong,Zhao, Wen-Cui,Zhang, Qi,Zheng, Wei Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.5

Objective: To explore effects of paclitaxel-loaded poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) particles on the viability of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) HepG2 cells. Materials and Methods: The viability of HepG2 cells was assessed using MTT under different concentrations of prepared paclitaxel-loaded particles and paclitaxel (6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 mg/L), and apoptosis was analyzed using Hochest33342/Annexin V-FITC/PI combined with an IN Cell Analyzer 2000. Results: Paxlitaxel-loaded nanoparticles were characterized by narrow particle size distribution (158.6 nm average particle size). The survival rate of HepG2 cells exposed to paclitaxel-loaded PLGA particles decreased with the increase of concentration and time period (P<0.01 or P<0.05), the dose- and time-dependence indicating sustained release (P<0.05). Moreover, apoptosis of HepG2 cells was induced, again with an obvious dose- and time-effect relationship (P<0.05). Conclusions: Paclitaxel-loaded PLGA particles can inhibit the proliferation and induce the apoptosis of HCC HepG2 cells. This new-type of paclitaxel carrier body is easily made and has low cost, good nanoparticle characterization and sustained release. Hence, paclitaxel-loaded PLGA particles deserve to be widely popularized in the clinic.

Hepatic Angiomyolipoma: Contrast Patterns with SonoVue-enhanced Real-time Gray-scale Ultrasonography

Wei, Rui-Xue,Wang, Wen-Ping,Ding, Hong,Huang, Bei-Jian,Li, Chao-Lun,Fan, Pei-Li,Hou, Jun,He, Nian-An Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.2

This study was conducted to retrospectively evaluate the pattern of contrast enhancement with SonoVue on gray-scale ultrasonography of hepatic angiomyolipoma (HAML). Imaging features of 33 pathologically proven HAML lesions in 33 patients who underwent baseline ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) were assessed retrospectively. All lesions were enhanced in the arterial phase and showed whole-tumor filling in. Thirty-two of 33 (97%) lesions showed early positive enhancement in the arterial phase. Twenty-three of these exhibited isoechoic or hyperechoic features in the portal phase. HAML demonstrate characteristic manifestations with SonoVue-enhanced real-time gray-scale ultrasonography.

ADRVis : an Information Visualization Platform for Adverse Drug Reactions

Wei Jian-Xiang,Zhu Yun-Xia,Sun Jun,Xu Hou-Ming,Li Ming,Sun Yue-Hong 보안공학연구지원센터 2015 International Journal of u- and e- Service, Scienc Vol.8 No.10

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a serious threat to people's lives and property safety. Currently, drug instructions are the main way for people to obtain information on ADRs. Due to drugs’ limited pre-market clinical trials, adverse reactionsstated in drug instructions are often not sufficient. Avisualization platform for ADRs isput forward to address this problem. Adverse drug events (ADEs) data include actual clinical adverse reactions of drugs detected by drug monitoring administrationand can compensate for the insufficiency of drug instructions. Based on drug instructions and ADEs data, ADRVis isrealized by data analysis, model design and JAVA programming. ADRVis presentsthe relationship of 656 common drugs and their respective ADRs. Three case studies show that the platform has the capacities of visual presentation of ADRs and early warning of drug risks.The platform can provide people more rich information about drugs and help them understand ADRs more accurately and comprehensively.

Microstructure and electrical properties of La_2O_3-doped Bi_0.5(Na_0.68K_0.22Li_0.1)_0.5TiO_3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics

Hong Pan,Yuting Hou,Xiaolian Chao,Lingling Wei,Zupei Yang 한국물리학회 2011 Current Applied Physics Vol.11 No.3

La_2O_3-doped Bi_0.5(Na_0.68K_0.22Li_0.1)_0.5TiO_3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics have been successfully prepared by conventional solid state method and the effects of La_2O_3 doping on microstructure and electrical properties of the ceramics were investigated. The X-ray diffraction patterns demonstrated all ceramics possessed pure perovskite structure with rhombohedral symmetry. The temperature dependence of dielectric constant and dielectric loss revealed two abnormal dielectric peaks of T_d and T_m,which implied that from room temperature to 500 ℃ all ceramics underwent two phase transitions which were from ferroelectric to anti-ferroelectric and anti-ferroelectric to paraelectric, respectively. It was also found that the transition temperature T_d decreased with the addition of La_2O_3. Diffuse phase transition and frequency dispersion of the dielectric constant were observed in all ceramics. Dielectric relaxor behavior obeyed the modified Curie―Weiss law. The results revealed that all samples had relaxor characteristics. In addition, for the ceramics with 0.1 wt.% La_2O_3, optimized electrical properties were obtained, which were as follows: ε_r = 1254 (1 kHz), tan δ = 0.0483, d_33 = 192 pC/N, K_p = 0.27,P_r = 29.1 μC/cm^2, and E_c = 29.0 kV/cm.

Molecular characterization and expression profiles of IscA1 gene in a longdistance migrant, Agrotis segetum

Hong Chang,Jiang Long Guo,Xiao Wei Fu,Xiu Jing Shen,Youming Hou,Kongming Wu 한국응용곤충학회 2018 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.21 No.4

Cryptochrome (CRYs) proteins have been elucidated as the molecular basis for magnetoreception in Drosophila, and a putative magnetic receptor (named IscA1) protein may aslo be involved in sensing magnetic fields in Drosophila. However, whether IscA1 has a conserved role in diverse animals and functions in orientation during animal migration is unknown. Here we report on the cloning and sequencing of the IscA1 gene from Agrotis segetum, which encodes a predicted protein IscA1 that has 131 amino acids and two conserved iron-sulphur cluster binding domains. Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis were used to show that IscA1 had a relatively high homology from species of Noctuoidea. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction showed that IscA1 was ubiquitously expressed in adult organs and, among all developmental stages, expression was higher in adults. When Agrotis segetum was exposed to 14 h light/10 h dark, IscA1 expression also showed daily oscillations, and constant light or dark disturbed these oscillations. IscA1 expression levels in a migratory population were higher than in a reared population and higher in a southward migratory population than in a northward. These findings suggest that the IscA1 gene in A. segetum might be associated with migration and provide a molecular basis for further study on the functions of IscA1 gene in magnetoreception and potential control of the turnip moth.

In Vivo Detection of Lipid-Core Plaques by Coronary CT Angiography: A Head-to-Head Comparison with Histologic Findings

Wei-hua Yin,Yan Zhang,Xiang-nan Li,Hong-yue Wang,Yun-qiang An,Yang Sun,Zhi-hui Hou,Yang Gao,Bin Lu,Zhe Zheng 대한영상의학회 2020 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.21 No.2

Objective: We sought to distinguish lipid plaques using a CT quantitative pixel density histogram, based on the pathological diagnosis of lipid cores as the gold standard. Materials and Methods: Eight patients awaiting heart transplantation due to end-stage coronary heart disease underwent coronary CT angiography (CCTA) spectroscopy prior to heart transplantation; coronary artery pathological analysis was performed for all patients. Lipid-core plaques were defined pathologically as manifesting a lipid core diameter > 200 μm, a circumference > 60 degrees, and a cap thickness < 450 μm. The percentage distributions of CT pixel attenuation ≤ 20, 30, 40, and 50 HU were calculated using quantitative histogram analysis. Results: A total of 271 transverse sections were co-registered between CCTA and pathological analysis. Overall, 26 lipid cores and 16 fibrous plaques were identified by pathological analysis. There was no significant difference in median CT attenuation between the lipid and fibrous plaques (51 HU [interquartile range, 46–63] vs. 57 HU [interquartile range, 50–64], p = 0.659). The median percentage of CT pixel attenuation ≤ 30 HU accounted for 11% (5–17) of lipid-core plaques and 0% (0–2) of fibrous plaques (p < 0.001). The sensitivity and specificity of the method for diagnosing lipid plaques by the average CT pixel attenuation ≤ 30 HU were 80.8% and 87.5%, respectively. The area under the receiver operator characteristics curve was 0.898 (95% confidence interval: 0.765–0.970; 3.0% was the best cut-off value). The diagnostic performance was significantly higher than those of the average pixel CT attenuation percentages ≤ 20, 40, and 50 HU and the mean CT attenuation (p < 0.05). Conclusion: In in vivo conditions, with the pathological lipid core as the gold standard, quantification of the percentage of average CT pixel attenuation ≤ 30 HU in the histogram can be useful for accurate identification of lipid plaques.

Safety and Efficacy of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir in a Genotype 1 HCV Infected Chinese Population: Results from a Phase 3, Clinical Trial

( Lai Wei ),( Qing Xie ),( Jin Lin Hou ),( Hong Tang ),( Qin Ning ),( Jun Cheng ),( Yuemin Nan ),( Lunli Zhang ),( Jun Li ),( Jianning Jiang ),( Megan Kim ),( Brian Mcnabb ),( Fangqiu Zhang ),( Gregor 대한간학회 2018 춘·추계 학술대회 (KASL) Vol.2018 No.1

Aims: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a major health threat in China, affecting at least 10 million people, with approximately 58% having genotype (GT) 1 infection. There is a critical need for simple, all oral, direct-acting antiviral regimens to treat GT1 HCV in this region. Treatment with ledipasvir (LDV)/sofosbuvir (SOF) results in high sustained virologic response rates 12 weeks after therapy (SVR12) in GT1 HCV infected patients in clinical trials and real-world settings. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of LDV/SOF for 12 weeks in Chinese patients with chronic GT1 HCV infection. Methods: Treatment experienced and treatment naïve patients with chronic GT1 HCV infection with no cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis were eligible to enroll in a single-arm, openlabel trial to receive a fixed dosed combination of LDV/SOF 90/400 mg daily for 12 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint was SVR12 using the CAP/CTM HCV 2.0 assay (LLOQ =15 IU/mL) and the primary safety endpoint was adverse events (AEs) leading to LDV/SOF discontinuation. Results: A total of 206 Chinese patients were enrolled and treated. Of these, 50% were male, 16% had compensated cirrhosis, 49% were treatment-experienced, 76% had IL28B CC genotype, and 100% had GT1b HCV infection. The mean (range) age and body mass index of enrolled subjects were 47 (21-72) years and 23 (14-34) kg/m2, respectively. The overall SVR12 rate is 100% (206/206). All 32 patients with cirrhosis (15 of whom were treatment-experienced), achieved SVR12. There were no discontinuations due to AEs. No serious or severe AEs were assessed by the investigator as related to study drug and there were no deaths. Conclusions: Treatment with the single tablet regimen of LDV/SOF for 12 weeks resulted in 100% SVR12 and was well tolerated in treatment experienced and treatment naïve GT1 HCVinfected Chinese patients with and without cirrhosis.

Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with a Sb Accumulator Plant, Ramie (Boehmeria nivea), in an Active Sb Mining

( Yuan Wei ),( Zhi Peng Chen ),( Feng Chang Wu ),( Ji Ning Li ),( Yu Xian Shangguan ),( Fa Sheng Li ),( Qing Ru Zeng ),( Hong Hou ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2015 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.25 No.8

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have great potential for assisting heavy metal hyperaccumulators in the remediation of contaminated soils. However, little information is available about the symbiosis of AMF associated with an antimony (Sb) accumulator plant under natural conditions. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the colonization and molecular diversity of AMF associated with the Sb accumulator ramie (Boehmeria nivea) growing in Sb-contaminated soils. Four Sb mine spoils and one adjacent reference area were selected from Xikuangshan in southern China. PCR-DGGE was used to analyze the AMF community composition in ramie roots. Morphological identification was also used to analyze the species in the rhizosphere soil of ramie. Results obtained showed that mycorrhizal symbiosis was established successfully even in the most heavily polluted sites. From the unpolluted site Ref to the highest polluted site T4, the spore numbers and AMF diversity increased at first and then decreased. Colonization increased consistently with the increasing Sb concentrations in the soil. A total of 14 species were identified by morphological analysis. From the total number of species, 4 (29%) belonged to Glomus, 2 (14%) belonged to Acaulospora, 2 (14%) belonged to Funneliformis, 1 (7%) belonged to Claroideoglomus, 1 (7%) belonged to Gigaspora, 1 (7%) belonged to Paraglomus, 1 (7%) belonging to Rhizophagus, 1 (7%) belonging to Sclervocystis, and 1 (7%) belonged to Scutellospora. Some AMF sequences were present even in the most polluted site. Morphological identification and phylogenetic analysis both revealed that most species were affiliated with Glomus, suggesting that Glomus was the dominant genus in this AMF community. This study demonstrated that ramie associated with AMF may have great potential for remediation of Sb-contaminated soils.

The impact of microphysical schemes on hurricane intensity and track

Tao, Wei-Kuo,Shi, Jainn Jong,Chen, Shuyi S.,Lang, Stephen,Lin, Pay-Liam,Hong, Song-You,Peters-Lidard, Christa,Hou, Arthur Springer-Verlag 2011 Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences Vol.47 No.1

Effects of Endogenous Hormones on Variation of Shoot Branching in a Variety of Non-heading Chinese Cabbage and Related Gene Expression

Xue-Wei Cao,Hong-Mi Cui,Yuan Yao,Ai-Sheng Xiong,Xi-Lin Hou,Ying Li 한국식물학회 2017 Journal of Plant Biology Vol.60 No.4

Shoot branching (tillering) primarily determinesplant shoot architecture and has been studied in many plants. Shoot branching is an important trait in non-heading Chinesecabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. chinensis Makino). The B. rapassp. chinensis var. multiceps exhibits unique and multipleshoot branching characteristics. Here, we analyzed the variationin shoot branching between ‘Maertou,’ with multiple shootbranching, and ‘Suzhouqing,’ a common variety. The levelsof endogenous indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), zeatin ribosideand active gibberellins in the shoot meristem tissues of thetwo cultivars were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbentassay during the vegetative growth stage. High levels of IAAmaintained axillary bud dormancy and repressed axillary budoutgrowth allowing shoot branching to form in the vegetativestage in ‘Suzhouqing.’ In contrast, low levels of IAA did notinhibit axillary buds in ‘Maertou,’ while a high level of cytokininpromoted axillary bud growth and branch shoot development. Exogenous hormone (rac-GR24 and 6-benzylaminopurine)treatment showed that ‘Maertou’ was relatively sensitive tocytokinin, because the fold changes of cytokinin-responsivegenes in ‘Maertou’ were significantly more frequent than thosein ‘Suzhouqing’. Cytokinin was the direct regulator for axillarybud growth of ‘Maertou’. Compared with ‘Suzhouqing’,‘Maertou’ was sensitive to cytokinin and this weakened thestrigolactone–cytokinin branching pathway.