Clinical Comparison between Paclitaxel Liposome (Lipusu^®) and Paclitaxel for Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Gastric Cancer

Xu, Xu,Wang, Lin,Xu, Huan-Qin,Huang, Xin-En,Qian, Ya-Dong,Xiang, Jin Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.4

Aim: To compare the efficacy and safety of paclitaxel liposome (Lipusu$^{(R)}$) with paclitaxel in combination with tegafur and oxaliplatin in treating patients with advanced gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: Patients with advanced gastric cancer receiving chemotherapy were retrospectively collected, and divided into two groups. Patients in group A received paclitaxel liposomes at a dose of 135 $mg/m^2$ on day 1 of each cycle, and patients in group B were given paclitaxel at the same dose with the same timing. All patients received tegafur at a dose of 500 $mg/m^2$ on days 1-5, and oxaliplatin at a dose of 80-100 $mg/m^2$ on day 1 for 2 cycles (each cycle was 21 d in total). Results: Fifty-eight patients could be evaluated for efficacy. The overall response rate was 47% in group A (14/30), and 46% in group B (13/28). Disease control rate was 73% in group A (22/30), and 71% in group B (20/28) (P>0.05). No significant differences were detected in hematologic and neurologic toxicities between the two groups (P>0.05). However, nausea, vomiting and hypersensitive reactions were significantly lower in group A than in group B (P<0.05). Conclusion: Paclitaxel liposomes are as effective as paclitaxel when combined with tegafur and oxaliplation in treating patients with advanced gastric cancer, but adverse reactions with paclitaxel liposomes are less common.

A Study on the Construction of “Life-production- e cology” space of Golf Course in China

Xu Jin,Xu Hao Long,Wang Jin Long,Tan Hao Yu,Yan Hong,Jing Wen Wu 한국글로벌무역학회 2022 한국글로벌무역학회 학술대회자료집 Vol.2022 No.-

Ginsenoside Rh2 attenuates microglial activation against toxoplasmic encephalitis via TLR4/NF-kB signaling pathway

Xiang Xu,Lan Jin,Tong Jiang,Ying Lu,Fumie Aosai,Hu-Nan Piao,Guang-Hua Xu,Cheng-Hua Jin,Xue-Jun Jin,Juan Ma,Lian-Xun Piao 고려인삼학회 2020 Journal of Ginseng Research Vol.44 No.5

Background: Ginsenoside Rh2 (GRh2) is a characterized component in red ginseng widely used in Korea and China. GRh2 exhibits a wide range of pharmacological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer properties. However, its effects on Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection have not been clarified yet. Methods: The effect of GRh2 against T. gondii was assessed under in vitro and in vivo experiments. The BV2 cells were infected with tachyzoites of T. gondii RH strain, and the effects of GRh2 were evaluated by MTT assay, morphological observations, immunofluorescence staining, a trypan blue exclusion assay, reverse transcription PCR, and Western blot analyses. The in vivo experiment was conducted with BALB/c mice inoculated with lethal amounts of tachyzoites with or without GRh2 treatment. Results and conclusion: The GRh2 treatment significantly inhibited the proliferation of T. gondii under in vitro and in vivo studies. Furthermore, GRh2 blocked the activation of microglia and specifically decreased the release of inflammatory mediators in response to T. gondii infection through TLR4/NF-kB signaling pathway. In mice, GRh2 conferred modest protection from a lethal dose of T. gondii. After the treatment, the proliferation of tachyzoites in the peritoneal cavity of infected mice markedly decreased. Moreover, GRh2 also significantly decreased the T. gondii burden in mouse brain tissues. These findings indicate that GRh2 exhibits an antieT. gondii effect and inhibits the microglial activation through TLR4/NF-kB signaling pathway, providing the basic pharmacological basis for the development of new drugs to treat toxoplasmic encephalitis.

RNAi suppression of nuclear receptor genes results in increased susceptibility to sulfoxaflor in brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens

Lu Xu,Chun-Qing Zhao,De-Jin Xu,Guang-Chun Xu,Xiao-Long Xu,Zhao-Jun Han,Ya-Nan Zhang,Zhong-Yan Gu 한국응용곤충학회 2017 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.20 No.2

Nuclear receptors (NRs), which belong to a superfamily of ligand-dependent transcription factors, play essential roles in gene regulation to affect numerous physiological pathways. Twenty NR genes were identified in Nilaparvata lugens by using genomic, transcriptomic and GenBank databases, and categorized into NR0-NR6 subfamilies according to standard nomenclature. Among them, three NR geneswere classed into NR0, four into NR1, eight into NR2, one into NR3, one into NR4, two into NR5, and one into NR6, respectively. A phylogenetic tree of NRs from N. lugens and other representative species was constructed, which provided evolutionary insight into genetic distance. In order to investigate the NRs,whichwere induced by sulfoxaflor, time- and tissue-specific expression profiles of NR genes in fourth-instar nymphs were determined following LD50 sulfoxaflor treatment (0.28 ng/insect) and compared with control samples. NlUSP, NlE78, NlTLL, NlHR51, NlHR83, NlPNR and NlFTZ-F1 were highly expressed following 12–48 h of sulfoxaflor treatment. NlHR39 and NlDSF transcripts were detected in the head and the thorax, respectively. High-level and constitutive expression of NlHR3, NlTLL, NlHR83, NlFTZF1 and NlHR4 were found in the abdomen. Feeding of dsRNAs reduced the expression of NlHR3, NlUSP, NlTLL, NlHR83, NlPNR, NlFTZ-F1 and NlHR4 (35.48–49.77%) and caused significant nymph mortality (69.21–81.45%). These NRs, considered as insecticide targets, may play important function in sulfoxaflor detoxification.

Ginsenoside Rh2 reduces depression in offspring of mice with maternal toxoplasma infection during pregnancy by inhibiting microglial activation via the HMGB1/TLR4/NF-kB signaling pathway

Xiang Xu,Yu-Nan Lu,Jia-Hui Cheng,Hui-Wen Lan,Jing-Mei Lu,Guang-Nan Jin,Guang-Hua Xu,Cheng-Hua Jin,Juan Ma,Hu-Nan Piao,Xuejun Jin,Lian-Xun Piao 고려인삼학회 2022 Journal of Ginseng Research Vol.46 No.1

Background: Maternal Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection during pregnancy has been associated with various mental illnesses in the offspring. Ginsenoside Rh2 (GRh2) is a major bioactive compound obtained from ginseng that has an anti-T. gondii effect and attenuates microglial activation through toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB) signaling pathway. GRh2 also alleviated tumor-associated or lipopolysaccharide-induced depression. However, the effects and potential mechanisms of GRh2 on depression-like behavior in mouse offspring caused by maternal T. gondii infection during pregnancy have not been investigated. Methods: We examined GRh2 effects on the depression-like behavior in mouse offspring, caused by maternal T. gondii infection during pregnancy, by measuring depression-like behaviors and assaying parameters at the neuronal and molecular level. Results: We showed that GRh2 significantly improved behavioral measures: sucrose consumption, forced swim time and tail suspended immobility time of their offspring. These corresponded with increased tissue concentrations of 5-hydroxytryptamine and dopamine, and attenuated indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase or enhanced tyrosine hydroxylase expression in the prefrontal cortex. GRh2 ameliorated neuronal damage in the prefrontal cortex. Molecular docking results revealed that GRh2 binds strongly to both TLR4 and high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1). Conclusion: This study demonstrated that GRh2 ameliorated the depression-like behavior in mouse offspring of maternal T. gondii infection during pregnancy by attenuating the excessive activation of microglia and neuroinflammation through the HMGB1/TLR4/NF-kB signaling pathway. It suggests that GRh2 could be considered a potential therapy in preventing and treating psychiatric disorders in the offspring mice of mothers with prenatal exposure to T. gondii infection.

Functional Components and Antioxidant Effects of Colored Onions

Xiao Nan Yang,Enning Xu,Mi Jin Park,In Jong Ha,Jin Seong Moon,Young-Hwa Kang 경북대학교 농업생명과학대학 2015 Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences Vol.33 No.2

The antioxidant capacities, total phenolic contents (TPC), and total quercetin contents (TQC) of a red (Chenjujuck), a yellow (Sunpower), and a white (Grasier) onion cultivar were determined in this study. Onion was separated into edible portion and dry skin. In the case of edible portion, the yellow onion had the highest antioxidant activity, followed by the red onion. The white onion showed neither antioxidant activity nor quercetin compounds. On the other hand, the dry skin of the red onion showed higher antioxidant activity than yellow onion skin. The white onion skin had slight antioxidant activity, low TPC, and no quercetin compounds. In addition, the flavonoid compounds of the edible portion and dry skins of these colored onions were analyzed by UFLC(ultra-fast liquid chromatography). The major compounds were quercetin 3,4-diglucoside and quercetin 4- glucoside in yellow and red onion edible portion, whereas the major compounds in yellow and red onion skins were quercetin 4- glucoside, quercetin, and quercetin 3,4-diglucoside.

2-Arc-transitive metacyclic covers of complete graphs

Xu, Wenqin,Du, Shaofei,Kwak, Jin Ho,Xu, Mingyao Elsevier 2015 Journal of combinatorial theory. Series B Vol.111 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Regular covers of complete graphs whose fibre-preserving automorphism groups act 2-arc-transitively are investigated. Such covers have been classified when the covering transformation groups <I>K</I> are cyclic groups <SUB> Z d </SUB> for an integer d ≥ 2 , metacyclic abelian groups Z p 2 , or nonmetacyclic abelian groups Z p 3 for a prime <I>p</I> (see S.F. Du et al. (1998) [5] for the first two metacyclic group cases and see S.F. Du et al. (2005) [3] for the third nonmetacyclic group case). In this paper, a complete classification is achieved of all such covers when <I>K</I> is any metacyclic group.</P>

Effect of Emotional Labor on Counterproductive Work Behavior: Mediating Effect of Organizational Identification and Moderating Effect of Career Plateau

Xu, Jin(서진),Chung, Soo-Jin(정수진) 한국경영교육학회 2020 경영교육연구 Vol.35 No.4

[연구목적] 본 연구의 목적은 감정노동이 비생산적 업무행동의 관계에 대해 알아보았으며, 조직 동일시의 매개효과 검증 및 경력정체의 조절효과 검증을 실시하였다. [연구방법] 본 연구는 선행연구를 기초하여 3개 가설을 도출하였다. 이를 위해 358명 중국 직원들을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였다. SPSS 23.0을 통해서 수집된 자료로 가설을 검증하였다. 신뢰도 및 타당성 분석, 탐색적 요인분석, 상관관계 분석, 회귀 분석 등 통계분석 기법을 활용하였다. [연구결과] 가설검증 결과, 감정노동의 표면행위는 비생산적 업무행동에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 감정노동의 내면행위는 비생산적 업무행동에 부(-)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 조직 동일시는 감정노동과 비생산적 업무행동 사이에서 매개 작용을 하는 것으로 확인되었으며, 경력정체는 감정노동과 비생산적 업무행동 사이에서 조절 작용을 하는 것으로 확인되었다. [연구의 시사점] 기업 관리자는 기업에 불리한 비생산적 업무행동을 줄이기 위해 직원들의 감정노동에 더 많은 관심을 기울여야 하며, 직원의 조직 동일시 향상을 중시하고, 또 직원의 경력정체문제를 주목해야 한다. [Purpose] This study aims to verify the effect of emotional labor on counterproductive work behavior, the mediating effect of organizational identification and the moderating effect of career plateau. [Methodology] Based on theoretical research, three key research hypotheses are proposed, and a research model is established. The data source is a questionnaire survey involving 358 Chinese employees. In addition, SPSS programs were used to test the hypotheses of the research model. [Findings] The surface acting of emotional labor is positively related to counterproductive work behavior, while the deep acting of emotional labor is negatively related to counterproductive work behavior. In addition, emotional labor and counterproductive work behavior can be influenced by organizational identification as a mediating variable and career plateau as a moderating variable. [Implications] This study contributes to both theory and managerial practice. Business managers should pay more attention to employees’ emotional labor and focus on improving employees’ organizational identification and paying attention to the problem of career plateau, to reduce counterproductive work behaviors detrimental to the organization.

Chitosan - Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode and Its Application in Environmental Analysis

(Jin Rui Xu) 한국키틴키토산학회 2000 한국키틴키토산학회지 Vol.5 No.3

Improving primary sludge dewaterability by oxidative conditioning process with ferrous ion-activated peroxymonosulfate

Xu Zhou,Wenbiao Jin,Lan Wang,Wanqing Ding,Chuan Chen,Xijun Xu,Renjie Tu,Song-fang Han,Xiaochi Feng,Duu-Jong Lee 한국화학공학회 2020 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.37 No.9

Enhancement of sludge dewaterability is key for sludge management and disposal of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). In this study, the Fe2+-peroxymonosulfate (PMS) conditioning approach was first used to oxidize the primary sludge from the primary sedimentation tank of a full scale WWTP. The combination of Fe2+ (0.05-0.5 g/g TSS) and PMS (0.05-0.5 g/g TSS) could significantly improve the dewaterability of primary sludge. The optimal addition amount of Fe2+ and PMS was 0.1 g/g TSS and 0.25 g/g TSS, respectively, under which the capillary suction time (CST) and specific resistance to filtration (SRF) of the sludge was reduced by 79% and 95%. The physicochemical properties (particle size, zeta potential, EPS composition) of the primary sludge before and after oxidative conditioning were measured. Results showed that sulfate radicals generated from Fe2+-PMS system effectively reduced organic matter in different EPS fractions, further destroying sludge floc cells. Then the bound water in the sludge flocs was released, thereby improving the sludge dewaterability. The microscopic morphology also indicated that the sludge flocs have a blocky structure with tight texture before conditioning. After conditioning, the sludge flocs become smaller, and many irregular pores are formed on the surface, which facilitates the passage of internal moisture. Economic analysis showed that Fe2++PMS conditioning is more economical than the traditional Fenton method.