Role of Dehydrocorybulbine in Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury Mediated by P2X4 Receptor

Zhongwei Wang,Wei Mei,Qingde Wang,Rundong Guo,Peilin Liu,Yuqiang Wang,Zijuan Zhang,Limin Wang 한국분자세포생물학회 2019 Molecules and cells Vol.42 No.2

Chronic neuropathic pain is one of the primary causes of disability subsequent to spinal cord injury. Patients experiencing neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury suffer from poor quality of life, so complementary therapy is seriously needed. Dehydrocorybulbine is an alkaloid extracted from Corydalis yanhusuo. It effectively alleviates neuropathic pain. In the present study, we explored the effect of dehydrocorybulbine on neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury and delineated its possible mechanism. Experiments were performed in rats to evaluate the contribution of dehydrocorybulbine to P2X4 signaling in the modulation of pain-related behaviors and the levels of pronociceptive interleukins and proteins after spinal cord injury. In a rat contusion injury model, we confirmed that chronic neuropathic pain is present on day 7 after spinal cord injury and P2X4R expression is exacerbated after spinal cord injury. We also found that administration of dehydrocorybulbine by tail vein injection relieved pain behaviors in rat contusion injury models without affecting motor functions. The elevation in the levels of pronociceptive interleukins (IL-1β, IL-18, MMP-9) after spinal cord injury was mitigated by dehydrocorybulbine. Dehydrocorybulbine significantly mitigated the upregulation of P2X4 receptor and reduced ATP-evoked intracellular Ca2+ concentration. Both P2XR and dopamine receptor2 agonists antagonized dehydrocorybulbine’s antinociceptive effects. In conclusion, we propose that dehydrocorybulbine produces antinociceptive effects in spinal cord injury models by inhibiting P2X4R.

Role of Dehydrocorybulbine in Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury Mediated by P2X4 Receptor

Wang, Zhongwei,Mei, Wei,Wang, Qingde,Guo, Rundong,Liu, Peilin,Wang, Yuqiang,Zhang, Zijuan,Wang, Limin Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology 2019 Molecules and cells Vol.42 No.2

Chronic neuropathic pain is one of the primary causes of disability subsequent to spinal cord injury. Patients experiencing neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury suffer from poor quality of life, so complementary therapy is seriously needed. Dehydrocorybulbine is an alkaloid extracted from Corydalis yanhusuo. It effectively alleviates neuropathic pain. In the present study, we explored the effect of dehydrocorybulbine on neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury and delineated its possible mechanism. Experiments were performed in rats to evaluate the contribution of dehydrocorybulbine to P2X4 signaling in the modulation of pain-related behaviors and the levels of pronociceptive interleukins and proteins after spinal cord injury. In a rat contusion injury model, we confirmed that chronic neuropathic pain is present on day 7 after spinal cord injury and P2X4R expression is exacerbated after spinal cord injury. We also found that administration of dehydrocorybulbine by tail vein injection relieved pain behaviors in rat contusion injury models without affecting motor functions. The elevation in the levels of pronociceptive interleukins ($IL-1{\beta}$, IL-18, MMP-9) after spinal cord injury was mitigated by dehydrocorybulbine. Dehydrocorybulbine significantly mitigated the upregulation of P2X4 receptor and reduced ATP-evoked intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ concentration. Both P2XR and dopamine receptor2 agonists antagonized dehydrocorybulbine's antinociceptive effects. In conclusion, we propose that dehydrocorybulbine produces antinociceptive effects in spinal cord injury models by inhibiting P2X4R.

Micro/nanofluidic Biosensor for Rapid Quantification of Bacteria

Zhongwei WANG,Tae-Joon JEON,Sun Min KIM 한국생물공학회 2013 한국생물공학회 학술대회 Vol.2013 No.4

Low-temperature and solvent-free production of biomass-derived diesel-range C17 precursor via one-pot cascade acylation–alkylation over Sn4+-montmorillonite

Zhongwei Wang,Hu Li,Wenfeng Zhao,Song Yang 한국공업화학회 2018 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.66 No.-

A novel carbon-increasing catalytic route via one-pot cascade acylation–alkylation of biomass-derived 2-methylfuran and acetic anhydride over Sn4+-exchanged K-10 montmorillonite (Sn4+-K-10) was demonstrated to be highly efficient for the production of C17 oxygenate 1,1,1-tris(5-methyl-2-furyl)ethane with a high yield of 87% and 90% selectivity at 60 °C in 8 h under solvent-free conditions. Characterization techniques manifested Sn4+-K-10 to have layered and mesoporous (5.7 nm) texture structure, Lewis–Brønsted acid paired sites and uniformly dispersed Sn species, which greatly contributed to the predominant reactivity and recyclability of Sn4+-K-10. Systematic studies based on GC–MS and NMR were also conducted to elucidate the catalytic mechanism.

Micro-/nanofluidic device for tunable generation of a concentration gradient: application to Caenorhabditis elegans chemotaxis

Wang, Zhongwei,Lee, Insu,Jeon, Tae-Joon,Kim, Sun Min Springer-Verlag 2014 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Vol.406 No.11

Application of Brodmann’s Area Maps for Cortical Localization of Tactile Perception Evoked by Fabric Touch

Qicai Wang,Yuan Tao,Jie Yuan,Zhaohui Jiang,Zuowei Ding,Zhongwei Zhang,Zhao Jia,Jing Wang 한국섬유공학회 2019 Fibers and polymers Vol.20 No.4

Different sensations are generated when we touch textiles with different performance. The mechanical propertiesrelated to fabric touch have been studied for a long time, the relationship between which and the subjective feelings is wellunderstood. However, the cognitive mechanism of our brain on the tactile perception evoked by fabric touch were rarelystudied. The relationship between mechanical properties of fabrics and the brain response in different areas is the vacancy ofthe study but urgent problem. In our previous study, the advanced technology of fMRI was proved to be an effective tool fordetecting brain response evoked by tactile stimulation of fabric touch with high spatial resolution. Now in this study, furtherfMRI experiments were conducted to observe brain response when participants touched different fabrics using their fingers ina specified way, and the most widely recognized functional atlas, Brodmann’s area maps, were applied to locate the corticalactivations in functional areas. Activations in the participants’s brain in different Brodmann areas was compared with themechanical preperties of the fabric samples tested by the instruments of KES-FB. The results showed that activationinformation in the participants’ brain can distinguish the fabric samples very well. Activations in several Brodmann areas areclosely connected with different tactile preperties of the fabrics. Therefore, Brodmann’s area maps were proved to be a usefulfunctional atlas for cortical localization of tactile perception evoked by fabric touch.

마이크로/나노 유체시스템에서 박테리아의 농축과 검출

왕중위(ZhongWei Wang),한태헌(Taeheon Han),김선민(Sun Min Kim) 대한기계학회 2011 대한기계학회 춘추학술대회 Vol.2011 No.10

Effect of Ionic Liquids on the Fibril-Formation and Gel Properties of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) Skin Collagen

Zhongwei Zhai,Haibo Wang,Benmei Wei,Peiwen Yu,Chengzhi Xu,Lang He,Juntao Zhang,Yuling Xu 한국고분자학회 2018 Macromolecular Research Vol.26 No.7

Self-assembled environment of collagen is one of the important factors for improving and regulating the properties of collagen-based biomaterials. This study aimed to investigate the effect of ionic liquids (ILs) on the fibril-formation and gel properties of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) skin collagen. Fibrillogenic kinetics analysis showed that the collagen self-assembly can be suppressed by the introduction of ILs, and the inhibitory effect is influenced by concentration and types of ILs. Scanning electron microscopy test indicated that the assembled collagen fibrils in the presence of ILs had bigger diameters than that in the conventional buffer. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis revealed that the thermal stability of collagen fibrils can be significantly increased when self-assembly is performed in the presence of ILs. Moreover, the introduction of ILs enhanced the mechanical strength of collagen gels. Finding from this work provides a new idea for improving the performance of fish-sourced collagen biomaterials.

Three-dimensional fuzzy influence analysis of fitting algorithms on integrated chip topographic modeling

Zhongwei Liang,Bangyan Ye,Yijun Wang,Richard Kars Brauwer 대한기계학회 2012 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.26 No.10

In inspecting the detailed performance results of surface precision modeling in different external parameter conditions, the integrated chip surfaces should be evaluated and assessed during topographic spatial modeling processes. The application of surface-fitting algorithms exerts a considerable influence on topographic mathematical features. The influence mechanisms caused by different surfacefitting algorithms on the integrated chip surface facilitate the quantitative analysis of different external parameter conditions. By extracting the coordinate information from the selected physical control points and using a set of precise spatial coordinate measuring apparatus,several typical surface-fitting algorithms are used for constructing micro-topographic models with the obtained point cloud. In computing for the newly proposed mathematical features on surface models, we construct the fuzzy evaluating data sequence and present a new three-dimensional fuzzy quantitative evaluating method. Through this method, the value variation tendencies of topographic features can be clearly quantified. The fuzzy influence discipline among different surface-fitting algorithms, topography spatial features, and the external science parameter conditions can be analyzed quantitatively and in detail. In addition, quantitative analysis can provide final conclusions on the inherent influence mechanism and internal mathematical relation in the performance results of different surface-fitting algorithms, topographic spatial features, and their scientific parameter conditions in the case of surface micro modeling. The performance inspection of surface precision modeling will be facilitated and optimized as a new research idea for micro-surface reconstruction that will be monitored in a modeling process.

miR-139-5p promotes neovascularization in diabetic retinopathy by regulating the phosphatase and tensin homolog

Zhongwei Zhang,Caiping Song,Tao Wang,Lei Sun,Ling Qin,Jianghua Ju 대한약학회 2021 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.44 No.2

Pathological retinal neovascularization is adriver of the progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Thepresent study sought to identify the microRNAs (miRNAs)that are diff erentially expressed during the progression ofDR as well as to explore the specifi c regulatory mechanismof those miRNAs in retinal neovascularization. Using amicroarray data set and a diabetic mouse model, it was determinedthat miR-139-5p was signifi cantly upregulated duringthe progression of DR. The in vitro investigation revealedan elevation in the miR-139-5p level in both the high glucose(HG)-treated mouse retinal microvascular endothelialcells (mRMECs) and the HG-treated human RMECs(hRMECs). The miR-139-5p overexpression elevated cellmigration, facilitated tube formation, and increased vascularendothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein level in thehRMECs. While the angiogenic eff ect of miR-139-5p overexpressionwas halted by an anti-VEGF antibody. Meanwhile,the miR-139-5p knockdown eliminated the VEGFinducedcell migration and tube formation in the hRMECs. The phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) was the targetgene of the miR-139-5p. PTEN overexpression removed theangiogenic eff ect of miR-139-5p overexpression, which ledto reduced cell migration and tube formation. In the diabeticmice, the miR-139-5p antagomir eff ectively decreased theacellular capillaries and suppressed the formation of aberrantblood vessels in the retinal tissues. Taken together, miR-139-5p promotes retinal neovascularization by repressingPTEN expression.