Identification of highly pathogenic Beauveria bassiana strain against Pieris rapae larvae

Jun‐Nan Ding,Yong-cai LAI 한국곤충학회 2018 Entomological Research Vol.48 No.5

Seven different strains of Beauveria bassiana were used in a bioassay on Pieris rapae larvae. The results showed that an B. bassiana strain showed relatively high pathogenicity towards P. rapae larvae. The adjusted mortality rate was 92.86 %, and the infection rate was 85.71 % in 10 days post inoculation. Molecular identification was performed to identify the unknown strain. Internal Transcribed Spacer sequence analysis showed that the polymerase chain reaction amplicon length of the unknown strain of Beauveria sp. was 573 bp, and sequence similarity to the known B. bassiana sequences in the NCBI database was 99 %. The B. bassiana strain was named Bb01. The changes of proteins and PPO of P. rapae larvae infected by B. bassiana Bb01 strain at different times was determined. The activity of PPO increased in 1–6 d and decreased in 7 d again after inoculation. The B. bassiana invaded into the insect body affected the balance of the proteins and PPO.

활동기와 동면기 살모사의 위장관 점액세포내 점액질에 관한 조직화학적 연구

한현주,박래백,임영민,김효성,박경수,노영복 조선대학교 기초과학연구소 1990 自然科學硏究 Vol.13 No.1

살모사(Aekistrodon halys Pallas)의 위장관 점액세포내 점액질을 활동기와 동면기로 나누어 조직화학적으로 비교관찰하였다. 일반관찰을 위하여 H-E 염색을, 조직화학적 소견을 관찰하기 위하여 PAS reaction, Ab2.5 염색, AB1.0염색, AB2.5-PAS 염색, AB1.0-PAS 염색 AF1.7 염색 및 AF1.7-AB2.5 염색등을 시행하였다. 위(胃)는 표면점액세포와 점액경세포의 점액질을, 소장은 은롸롸 융모의 점액세포를 관찰한 결과를 다음과 같이 요약하였다. 1. 활동기와 동면기의 위점막에서는 현저한 차이는 없으나, 소장점막은 동면기에는 점막 주름수가 감소하고 높이가 낮아지며 점액세포가 위축되었다. 2. 위 표면점액세포는 활동기에 중성점액질과 약간의 Sialomucin을 포함한 산성점액질로 구성되었으나, 동면기에는 중성점액질과 Sialomucin이 약간 감소하였다. 3. 위 점액경세포는 활동기에 중성점액질만을 포함하고 있었으나, 동면기에는 Sialomucin을 포함한 산성점액질이 소량 검출되었다. 4. 소장 점액세포는 활동기에 산성점액질과 중성점액질로 구성되었으며 산성점액질에는 Sulfomucin과 Sialomucin이 포함되어 있었으나, 동면기에는 Sulfomucin과 Sialomucin이 다소 감소하였다. This study was performed in order to investigate the histochemical properties and compositions of the mucosubstances in the mucous of the gastrointestinal tract of Vipers, Agkistrodon halys Pallas, in active and hibernating phases. The specimens from stomach and small intestine were fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin, embedded in paraffin wax, sectioned at a thickness of 4㎛, and stained with Hematoxyling-eosin for general histological observation and with PAS reaction, Alcian blue pH 2.5 or 1.0, Alcian blue pH 2.5-PAS or 1.0-PAS reaction, Aldehyde fuchsin pH 1.7, and Aldeliyde fuchsin pH 1.7-Alcian Blue pH 2.5 for histochemical finding. The mucous compositions in mucous cells of the gastrointestinal tract examined by their stain reaction were neutral mucin, acidic mucin, sulfomucin, sialomucin, The results obtained were as follows; The folds of the gastrointestinal tract in the hibernating phase, compared with the active phase, shrink and lower. Also, the shrinkage of epithelial cells were observed in the hibenating phase. The surface mucous cells of the stomach in the active phase composed mainly neutral mucin and a little amount of acidic mucin including sialomucin, but in the hibernating phase neutral mucin and sialomucin slightly decreased. The mucous neck cells of the stomach in the active phase constituted mainly neutral mucin, In the hebernating phase the mucous neck cells were composed of neutral mucin and a little amount of acidic mucin contained sialomucin. The mucous cells of the small intestine in the active phase consist of neutral mucin, acidic mucin including sulfomucin and sialomucin but in the hibernating phase sulfomucin and sialomucin slightly decreased.

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.

Efficacy and Safety of Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/Ritonavir and Dasabuvir in Non-Cirrhotic Asian Patients with Genotype 1b HCV Infection: ONYX-I SVR24 Results

( Lai Wei ),( Jinlin Hou ),( Yan Luo ),( Jeong Heo ),( Chi-jen Chu ),( Zhongping Duan ),( Mong Cho ),( Jun Cheng ),( Jun Li ),( Jidong Jia ),( Wenjing Lu ),( Linda M Fredrick ),( Tami Pilot-matias ),( 대한간학회 2017 춘·추계 학술대회 (KASL) Vol.2017 No.1

Aims: HCV genotype 1b is the most common genotype in Asian patients. ONYX-I is a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the 3-DAA regimen of OBV/PTV/r and DSV in treatment- naive and treatment-experienced non-cirrhotic patients with HCV GT1b infection in China, South Korea and Taiwan. Methods: In this study, the safety/efficacy of OBV/PTV/r + DSV administered for 12 weeks were evaluated in non-cirrhotic Asian patients. Patients in Arm A received active study drug during a 12-week double-blind (DB) period, while patients in Arm B received placebo during the same period followed by an open-label (OL) period in which they received 12 weeks of active study drug. Efficacy was assessed by SVR12 and SVR24. Efficacy and safety were assessed in all patients who received at least one dose of active study drugs. Results: 650 HCV GT1b patients (54% female, 100% Asian, 44% treatment-experienced) were enrolled from China (n=410) South Korea (n=120) and Taiwan (n=120), and randomised 1:1 to Arms A and B. In Arm A, SVR12 and SVR24 rates were 99.5% (183/184) in treatment-naive patients and 100% (141/141) in treatment- experienced patients. Most treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) in patients receiving the active drug were mild in severity. The most common (≥5%) TEAEs in Arm A were upper respiratory tract infection (10.5%), headache (6.2%) and dizziness (5.2%). Seven patients had serious AEs during active treatment (Arm A) and one patient in Arm A discontinued treatment. Conclusions: In non-cirrhotic Asian adults with HCV GT1b-infection, treated with OBV/PTV/r + DSV for 12 weeks, SVR24 rates equalled previously reported SVR12 rates from this study (99.5% of treatment- naive and 100% of treatment-experienced patients), and are consistent with other clinical trials with this drug combination. The treatment was generally well tolerated with mostly mild TEAEs reported.

The Important Anti-Apoptotic Role and Its Regulation Mechanism of PTTG1 in UV-Induced Apoptosis

( Yong Qing Lai ),( Dian Qi Xin ),( Jun Hai Bai ),( Ze Bin Mao ),( Yan Qun Na ) 생화학분자생물학회 2007 BMB Reports Vol.40 No.6

Occurrence of Intracranial Hemorrhage and Associated Risk Factors in Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy With Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Qilun Lai,Yinxi Zhang,Jun-Jun Wang,Ye-Jia Mo,Li-Ying Zhuang,Lin Cheng,Shi-Ting Weng,Song Qiao,Lu Liu 대한신경과학회 2022 Journal of Clinical Neurology Vol.18 No.5

Background and Purpose Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is thought to be a rare but probably underestimated presentation of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis with the aim of comprehensively revealing the occurrence of ICH in patients with CADASIL. Methods English-language studies published up to September 30, 2021 were searched for in the MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases. The design, patient characteristics, occurrence rate of ICH, and associated risk factors were retrieved for each identified relevant study. Results We enrolled 13 studies in the final meta-analysis, which included 1,310 patients with CADASIL. The probability of ICH occurrence in patients with CADASIL was 10.1% (95% confidence interval [CI]=5.6%–18.0%, I2 =85.1%). When stratified by geographic region, the occurrence rate of ICH was much higher in Asians (17.7%; 95% CI=11.0%–28.5%, I2 =76.3%) than in Europeans (2.0%; 95% CI=0.4%–10.8%, I2 =82.8%). A higher burden of cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) and a history of hypertension were the most commonly recorded risk factors for ICH, which were available for three and two of the included studies, respectively. Conclusions Our study suggests that ICH is an important clinical manifestation of CADASIL, especially in Asians. A higher burden of CMBs and the existence of hypertension were found to be associated with a higher probability of ICH occurrence in patients with CADASIL.

TAp73 and ΔNp73 Have Opposing Roles in 5-aza-2'-Deoxycytidine-Induced Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells

Lai, Jing,Yang, Fang,Zhang, Wenwen,Wang, Yanru,Xu, Jing,Song, Wei,Huang, Guichun,Gu, Jun,Guan, Xiaoxiang Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology 2014 Molecules and cells Vol.37 No.8

The p73 gene contains an extrinsic P1 promoter and an intrinsic P2 promoter, controlling the transcription of the pro-apoptotic TAp73 isoform and the anti-apoptotic ${\Delta}Np73$ isoform, respectively. The DNA methylation status of both promoters act equally in the epigenetic transcriptional regulation of their relevant isoforms. The aim of this study was to analyze the different effects of these p73 isoforms in 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-aza-dC)-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells. We investigated the effects of the DNA demethylation agent, 5-aza-dC, on the T-47D breast cancer cell line, and evaluated the methylation status of the p73 promoters and expression of TAp73 and ${\Delta}Np73$. Furthermore, we assessed the expression of p53 and p73 isoforms in 5-aza-dC-treated T-47D cells and p53 knockout cells. 5-aza-dC induced significant anti-tumor effects in T-47D cells, including inhibition of cell viability, G1 phase arrest and apoptosis. This was associated with p73 promoter demethylation and a concomitant increase in TAp73 mRNA and protein expression. In contrast, the methylation status of promoter P2 was not associated with ${\Delta}Np73$ mRNA or protein levels. Furthermore, demethylation of P2 failed to inhibit the expression of ${\Delta}Np73$ with 5-aza-dC in the p53 knockdown cell model. Our study suggests that demethylation of the P1 and P2 promoters has opposite effects on the expression of p73 isoforms, namely up-regulation of TAp73 and down-regulation of ${\Delta}Np73$. We also demonstrate that p53 likely contributes to 5-aza-dC-induced ${\Delta}Np73$ transcriptional inactivation in breast cancer cells.

Orthogonal 방법을 통한 Poly(AM-DMDAAC)/MMT 고흡수성나노복합체 제조 연구

Jun Dong Yuan,Ming Zhou,Shuang Qiao Yang,Yong Guo Zhou,Nan Qin,Song Tao He,Dong Lai,Zhong Qiang Xie 한국고분자학회 2014 폴리머 Vol.38 No.1

A novel poly(AM-DMDAAC)/MMT superabsorbent nanocomposites are prepared by radical polymerizationusing ammonium persulfate (APS) and anhydrous sodium sulfite as a free radical initiator and N,N-methylene bisacrylamide(MBA) as a crosslinker. In this paper, an optimization study on the synthesis of superabsorbent nanocompositesis carried out. Orthogonal array experiment indicates that the optimized conditions is acrylamide (AM) content 23 wt%,diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DMDAAAC) content 6 wt%, montmorillonite (MMT) content 4 wt%, initiatorcontent 0.2 wt% and crosslinker content 0.02 wt%. Under the optimization syntheses conditions concluded, the maximumwater absorbency in distilled water is 659.53 g·g-1 and in 2 wt% sodium chloride solution is 116.25 g·g-1. Compared withthe range values of different factors (Rj), the order of significance factors in distilled water is C (MMT) > B (DMDAAC)> A (AM) > D (crosslinker) > E (initiator). MMT is intercalated during polymerization reaction and a nanocompositestructure is formed as shown by TEM analysis and XRD analysis.

Non-pulsed Energy Modeling Based on Energy Consumption Subunits in Wire Electrical Discharge Machining(WEDM) Process

Jun Zheng,Xuwei Lai,Xingjian Zhou,Ankai Chen,Wang Zheng 한국정밀공학회 2019 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Vol.20 No.5

The scientific and reasonable prediction of energy consumption in WEDM process is the key for energy-saving optimization of wire-cutting process in the design stage. The existing research about WEDM energy-saving studies mainly focus on the pulsed power control strategies. And, the research on non-pulsed energy consumption of WEDM is deficient. The non-pulsed energy consumption takes up a larger proportion in the whole WEDM process through theoretical analysis and case verification, and the energy consumption characteristics are equally representative. Therefore, the paper analyzes the energy characteristics based on non-pulsed energy consumption subunits of WEDM. A non-pulsed auxiliary energy consumption and feeding energy prediction model is established, and a WEDM machine tool is used for the experiment. The accuracy of the prediction model proposed in this paper can reach more than 96%. The raise and establishment of the model provides the basis for energy saving optimization of the subsequent wire cutting process.

복강경 충수절제술의 임상적 유용성

신준호,박용래,김흥대 대한대장항문학회 1998 Annals of Coloproctolgy Vol.14 No.3