Ameliorative effect of Chrysanthemum zawadskii Herbich var. latilobum (Maxim.) Kitamura extract on particulate matter 10-induced lung injury

Wen Yan Huang,Inhye Jeong,Bok Kyung Han,Mi Jeong Kim,Wan Heo,Young Jun Kim 한국식품영양과학회 2021 한국식품영양과학회 학술대회발표집 Vol.2021 No.10

Airborne particulate matter (PM) causes oxidative stress and inflammation and could chronically harm the human respiratory and circulatory systems. The protective effect of Chrysanthemum zawadskii Herbich var. latilobum (Maxim.) Kitamura (CZL) extract in PM10-induced lung injury model was studied herein. The mechanism of PM10-induced inflammation was also investigated using human alveolar epithelial A549 cells and BALB/c mice. Histological assessment showed that CZL administration significantly attenuated PM10-induced pathological injury, inflammatory cell infiltration and lung edema. Phosphorylation of AKT, ERK and P65 was increased by PM10 exposure was reduced by CZL treatment in both in vivo and in vitro models. In addition, CZL treatment inhibited the expression of iNOS and COX-2 levels and the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6) in PM10 challenged lung cells and mice. Based on the results of this study, CZL alleviated lung inflammation caused by PM10 exposure, and could be applied as a potent therapeutic candidate for the treatment measure of lung inflammatory diseases.

Improvement of Fatigue Symptoms and Endurance Capacity by the Combined Administration of Cervus elaphus L., Angelica gigas Nakai, and Astragalus membranaceus Bunge

Wen Yan Huang,육진수,한복경,허완,윤범식,김진수,구영태,황경아,윤진아,김영준 한국식품영양과학회 2021 Journal of medicinal food Vol.24 No.6

Fatigue is a common phenomenon usually observed in healthy, as well as in nonhealthy, individuals that affects their performance and quality of life. Efficient supplementation to relieve fatigue is of significant importance. This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of three prescreened natural resources (Cervus elaphus L. [CEL], Angelica gigas Nakai [AGN], and Astragalus membranaceus Bunge [AMB]) against fatigue symptoms induced by heavy exercise. Effects on muscle fatigue and endurance capacity during exercise were investigated in C2C12 myoblasts and exercised mice. A combination of CEL, AGN, and AMB (CEL:AGN:AMB, 1:2:1) treatment in myoblasts reduced intracellular reactive oxygen species levels induced by hydrogen peroxide by ∼20 times (P < .001). The optimal mixture extract combination was determined as CEL:AGN:AMB, 1:2:1 (CAA), which was recombined by applying the extraction yield of individual substance for in vivo study. Compared to the exercise control (EC) group, the serum lactate dehydrogenase level decreased by ∼40% due to CAA administration. The proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha protein expression increased significantly (P < .05) after CAA administration compared to that observed in the normal control group. In parallel, CAA treatment significantly (P < .05) enhanced the maximum running time compared to the EC group. Overall, combinatorial administration exhibited greater efficacy compared to each individual treatment, indicating that CAA could be used as an efficient ergogenic and antifatigue supplement.

Effects of Modafinil on Behavioral Learning and Hippocampal Synaptic Transmission in Rats

Wen-Wen Yan,Li-Hua Yao,Chong Chen,Hai-Xia Wang,Chu-Hua Li,Jun-Ni Huang,Peng Xiao,Cheng-Yi Liu 대한배뇨장애요실금학회 2015 International Neurourology Journal Vol.19 No.4

Purpose: Modafinil is a wake-promoting agent that has been proposed to improve cognitive performance at the preclinical and clinical levels. Since there is insufficient evidence for modafinil to be regarded as a cognitive enhancer, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of chronic modafinil administration on behavioral learning in healthy adult rats. Methods: Y-maze training was used to assess learning performance, and the whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to assess synaptic transmission in pyramidal neurons of the hippocampal CA1 region of rats. Results: Intraperitoneal administration of modafinil at 200 mg/kg or 300 mg/kg significantly improved learning performance. Furthermore, perfusion with 1mM modafinil enhanced the frequency and amplitude of spontaneous postsynaptic currents and spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents in CA1 pyramidal neurons in hippocampal slices. However, the frequency and amplitude of spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents in CA1 pyramidal neurons were inhibited by treatment with 1mM modafinil. Conclusions: These results indicate that modafinil improves learning and memory in rats possibly by enhancing glutamatergic excitatory synaptic transmission and inhibiting GABAergic (gamma-aminobutyric acid-ergic) inhibitory synaptic transmission.

Ultrafast liquid chromatographytandem mass spectrometry determination of donepezil in human plasma: application to a bioequivalence study

Yan-Wen Huang,Li Ding,Yuan-Ming Chen,Wei-chen Lin,Fei Lin,Yunsheng Hsieh 대한임상약리학회 2022 Translational and Clinical Pharmacology Vol.30 No.1

A liquid chromatography equipped with tandem mass spectrometric method using multistage flow rates was developed for the determination of donepezil in human plasma to support a randomized, crossover bioequivalence (BE) study in which healthy volunteers each received a single oral dose of the reference and test formulations of 10 mg donepezil hydrochloride. This integrated liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) system with electrospray ionization and a deuterium-labeled internal standard (IS) were employed for the positive multiple-reaction-monitoring (MRM) analyses. The baseline separation using a high-resolution monolithic column under gradient and flexible flowrate conditions between donepezil and multiple interfering peaks from the extracted quality control, calibration standard and study plasma samples following simple protein precipitation extraction procedures was accomplished within 1.5 minutes. The ultrafast monolithic column performance in terms of chromatographic separation efficiency, peak asymmetry and resolution and retention time reproducibility was found to be sustainable. The linear dynamic range was detected over a concentration range of 0.2–50 ng/mL. The intra- and inter-day assay accuracy and precision were within 15% for the analyte in individual biological fluids. A positive correlation coefficient (r) greater than 0.995 for donepezil concentrations in study plasma samplers measured by the proposed and the other validated LC-MS/MS methods in support of a bioequivalence study was observed.

Antifatigue and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Cervus elaphus L., Angelica gigas Nakai, and Astragalus membranaceus Bunge Complex Extracts in Physically Fatigued Mice

Wen Yan Huang,Jeong Hoon Pan,Inhye Jeong,Seong Ju Oh,Yong Geon Hyun,Moon Seong Kim,Bok Kyung Han,Jiyoun Hong,Yong Tae Koo,Ki Won Lee,Bora Jin,Dongjin Noh,Sangho Kim,김재겸,Eui-Cheol Shin,Young Jun Kim 한국식품영양과학회 2022 Journal of medicinal food Vol.25 No.12

Fatigue is a common complaint among people under stress, causing an array of negative effects on physical function. In this study, we investigated the antifatigue and anti-inflammatory effects of Cervus elaphus L., Angelica gigas Nakai, and Astragalus membranaceus Bunge complex extracts (CAA) using a treadmill stress test in animal models. The mice were administered various doses of CAA (50–200 mg/kg bw per day) once daily for 21 days. After exhaustive treadmill exercise, the running time of CAA-treated mice increased 1.5 times; fatigue-related biochemical parameters, including lactate dehydrogenase (∼30%), creatine kinase (∼20%), and proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β (∼10%), and IL-6 (∼10%) in the serum and muscle tissue were downregulated compared with those in exercised control mice. This study provides strong evidence for the prevention of CAA-induced inflammatory incidences mediated by the blockade of nuclear factor-κB activation. Collectively, our results indicate that CAA can alleviate symptoms of fatigue in mice as an effective anti-inflammatory agent.

Development of Sensing Signal Transmission and System in Intelligent Field

( Wen-luh Huang ),( Shu-yu Yang ),( Wen Sheng Chen ),( Yan-ru Huang ),( Yi-chen Wu ) 한국농업기계학회 2018 한국농업기계학회 학술발표논문집 Vol.23 No.1

There is a problem which is large manpower consumption on contract sweet potato field when measure the soil moisture, control weeds, pests and diseases currently. In addition, serious problems of aging and labor shortage are especially troublesome in domestic rural areas. Therefore, we develop a management system combined sensor, single-chip control module and real-time irrigation module to meet the needs. Throughout the wireless signal transmission, the management of operating system with instant control and output data achieves intelligent control. At present, the system has been able to collect moisture data from field and to do the corresponding treatment immediately. At the same time, upload the data to cloud, then we can monitor field in real-time. With the establishment of the database, we have been to achieve long-term or short-term analysis and management. We really hope that the result can enhance the intelligence of agricultural technology, increase farmers profits, sustain development of agriculture and keep competitiveness.

Research on the Machine for Acquiring Pineapple Stems

( Wen-luh Huang ),( Yu-hao Kang ),( Yan-ru Huang ) 한국농업기계학회 2018 한국농업기계학회 학술발표논문집 Vol.23 No.1

This research just want to pick up the stem of the pineapple plant which originally be abolished and be discarded as to be fertilizer in the pineapple field before, and let the stem of the pineapple plant be utilized by the Biotech Company extract pineapple raw materials of enzyme to make good use of waste materials again. This machine is mainly composed of an overhead pineapple exclusively machine, getting rid of the leaf apparatus and taking off the leaf apparatus.Especially, getting rid of the leaf apparatus is composed of one of Robin 22HP petrol engines been, oil pressure system which be raised , two sets of cutting knives, one set of longitudinal knife and other steering components. Through test statistics, it shows that getting rid of leaf rate is 53.40% much high if the cutting height and the process speed are under the terms of 35 cm and 0.56 m/s. Meanwhile, the rate of getting rid of leaf and taking off leaf will become reciprocal. According to the test, the result shows that the average of discarding rate of the leaf is 88.52% which proceeded by the whole 216 pineapple plant samples counted, and the average of rate of recovery is 10.13%. Under the above tests, the costs that the raw Biotech Company obtains pineapple stem raw materials are extremely high. That’s why to develop this machine should be much more important and urgent to study in the near future.

Risk Factors for Early Recurrence of HBV-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Meeting Milan Criteria after Curative Resection

Zhu, Wen-Jiang,Huang, Chu-Ying,Li, Chuan,Peng, Wei,Wen, Tian-Fu,Yan, Lv-Nan,Li, Bo,Wang, Wen-Tao,Xu, Ming-Qing,Yang, Jia-Yin,Jiang, Li Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.12

Background: The prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after curative resection varies greatly. Few studies had investigated the risk factors for early recurrence (recurrence-free time ${\leq}$ 1 year) of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related HCCs meeting Milan criteria. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the 224 patients with HCC meeting Milan criteria who underwent curative liver resection in our center between February 2007 and March 2012. The overall survival (OS) rate, recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate and risk factors for early recurrence were analyzed. Results: After a median follow-up of 33.3 months, HCC reoccurred in 105 of 224 patients and 32 died during the period. The 1-, 3- and 5-year OS rates were 97.3%, 81.6% and 75.6% respectively, and the 1-, 3- and 5-year RFS rates were 73.2%, 53.7% and 41.6%. Cox regression showed alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) > 800 ng/ml (HR 2.538, 95% CI 1.464-4.401, P=0.001), multiple tumors (HR 2.286, 95% CI 1.123-4.246, P=0.009) and microvascular invasion (HR 2.518, 95% CI 1.475-4.298, P=0.001) to be associated with early recurrence (recurrence-free time ${\leq}$ 1-year) of HCC meeting Milan criteria. Conclusions: AFP > 800 ng/ml, multiple tumors and microvascular invasion are independent risk factors affecting early postoperative recurrence of HCC. In addition resection appears capable of replacing liver transplantation in some situations with safety and a better outcome.

충적과정중 미국인삼 종자의 생리 및 생화학적 지표에 관한 동태학적 연구 I

Huang, Yao-Ge,Li, Xiang-Gao,Cui, Shu-Yu,Yu, Wen-Bo,Kuang, Ya-Lan,Yan, Jie-kun,Yang, Ji-Xiang,Liu, Ren-Song,Kim, Hack-Seang The Korean Society of Ginseng 1997 Journal of Ginseng Research Vol.21 No.1

Dynamic parameters of biochemistry including the contents of soluble carbohydrate (SC) , crude fat (CF) , fatty arid (FA) and soluble protein (SP) in American send (Panax qufnquelolium L.) seed are reported in the present paper. When embryo ratio (ER) increased from 7.31 to 20.48%, the SC content decreased from 4.08 to 1.16%. After that, SC content changed little. The CF content decreased successively from 34.50 to 14.40% from the beginning to the end during the embryo afterripening. The changes of FA content did not correlate with that of ER and the changing range of SP content was not large during the seed stratification. All of these may provide some information for understanding the dormancy mechanisms of American seng seed.

A Series of Transition-metal Coordination Complexes Assembled from 3-Nitrophthalic Acid and Thiabendazole: Synthesis, Structure and Properties

Wen-Jia Xu,Qi-Jun Xue,Peng Liang,Ling-Yu Zhang,Yan-Feng Huang,Yu Feng 대한화학회 2014 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.35 No.1

In order to explore new coordination frameworks with novel designed 3-nitrophthalic acid and the same N– donor ancillary ligand, a series of novel coordination complexes, namely, [Cd 2 (3-NPA) 2 (TBZ) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ]·2H 2 O (1), [Zn 2 (3-NPA) 2 (TBZ) 2 ] (2), [Zn 2 O(3-NPA)(TBZ)(H 2 O)] n (3), [Co(3-NPA)(TBZ)(H 2 O)] n (4) (3-NPAH 2 = 3- nitrophthalic acid), have been hydrothermally synthesized through the reaction of 3-nitrophthalic acid with divalent transition-metal salts in the presence of N-donor ancillary coligand (TBZ = thiabendazole). As a result of various coordination modes of the versatile 3-NPAH 2 and the coligand TBZ, these complexes exhibit structural diversity. X-ray structure analysis reveals that 1 and 2 are 0D molecular rings, while 3 and 4 are one- dimensional (1D) infinite chain polymers. And the weak O-H…O hydrogen bonds and C-H…O nonclassical hydrogen bonds as well as π-π stacking also play important roles in affecting the final structure where complexes 1, 3 and 4 have 3D supramolecular architectures, while complex 2 has a 2D supramolecular network. Also, IR spectra, fluorescence properties and thermal decomposition process of complexes 1-4 were investigated.