The Prebiotic Lactosucrose Modulates Gut Metabolites and Microbiota in Intestinal Inflammatory Rats

Xiaoli Zhou,Zheng Ruan,Xiaoliu Huang,Yan Zhou,Shiqiang Liu,Yulong Yin 한국식품과학회 2014 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.23 No.1

The effect of lactosucrose on the short chainfatty acid (SCFA) content, the intestinal flora, the acidity,and the amino nitrogen (NH3-N) content of the intestine ininflammatory bowel disease (IBD) rats was investigated. Dietary lactosucose supplementation increased amounts ofbeneficial bacteria and diminished amounts of pathogenicbacteria. Lactosucrose decreased the NH3-N content in cecaland colonic digesta, compared to inflammatory rats. Lactosucrose increased the acidity in the intestinal lumen,and the acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acidcontents in cecal and colonic digesta, compared toinflammatory rats. The butyrate content in the lactosucrosegroup was higher than for the inflammatory, sulfasalazine,and normal groups. Lactosucrose promoted beneficialintestinal health and prevented intestinal inflammation.

Cloning and Characterization of Filamentous Fungal S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductase from Aspergillus nidulans

( Yao Zhou ),( Shengmin Zhou ),( Haijun Yu ),( Jingyi Li ),( Yang Xia ),( Baoyi Li ),( Xiaoli Wang ),( Ping Wang ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2016 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.26 No.5

S-Nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) metabolizes S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) and has been shown to play important roles in regulating cellular signaling and formulating host defense by modulating intracellular nitric oxide levels. The enzyme has been found in bacterial, yeast, mushroom, plant, and mammalian cells. However, to date, there is still no evidence of its occurrence in filamentous fungi. In this study, we cloned and investigated a GSNOR-like enzyme from the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. The enzyme occurred in native form as a homodimer and exhibited low thermal stability. GSNO was an ideal substrate for the enzyme. The apparent Km and kcat values were 0.55 mM and 34,100 min-1, respectively. Substrate binding sites and catalytic center amino acid residues based on those from known GSNORs were conserved in this enzyme, and the corresponding roles were verified using site-directed mutagenesis. Therefore, we demonstrated the presence of GSNOR in a filamentous fungus for the first time.

Biosorption Behaviors of Biosorbents Based on Microorganisms Immobilized by Ca-alginate for Removing Lead (II) from Aqueous Solution

Xiaoli Li,Yaolong Wang,Yanfeng Li,Lincheng Zhou,Xiaoning Jia 한국생물공학회 2011 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering Vol.16 No.4

Multiple microorganisms directly or treated with NaOH were immobilized by using Ca-alginate embedding to form biosorbents I and II, successively. The biosorption behaviors of biosorbents I and II for Pb(II)from aqueous solution were investigated in a batch system. Effects of solution pH, initial metal concentration, biosorbent dosage, contact time, temperature, and ionic strength on the adsorption process were considered to study the biosorption equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanism of Pb(II) ion adsorption on the 2 types of biosorbents. The results showed that the adsorption capacity of biosorbent II for Pb(II) was higher than that of biosorbent I, and biosorbent II had a faster adsorption rate for Pb(II) ions. According to FTIR spectra, the carboxyl,amine, and hydroxyl groups on the biomass surface were involved in the biosorption of Pb(II). EDX analysis showed that ion exchange may be involved in the biosorption process, and the morphology observed by SEM micrograph of biosorbent I was completely different from that of biosorbent II. Desorption and regeneration experiments showed that the 2 types of biosorbents could be reused for 3 biosorption-desorption cycles without significant loss of their initial biosorption capacities.

Ultrasonic/microwave synergistic synthesis of well-dispersed hierarchical zeolite Y with improved alkylation catalytic activity

Yuming Zhou,Xiaoqin Fu,Xiaoli Sheng,Zhiwei Fu,Shuo Zhao,Zewu Zhang,Yiwei Zhang 한국화학공학회 2016 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.33 No.6

Well-dispersed hierarchical zeolite Y, structure-directed by ionic liquid 1-methyl-3-[3'-(trimethoxysilyl) propyl] imidazolium chloride, was synthesized for the first time using a novel ultrasonic/microwave synergistic synthesis (UMSS). The time required for the synthesis of zeolite Y by UMSS method was remarkably reduced to 6 h instead of 24 h under conventional hydrothermal conditions. The structures of all samples were characterized by XRD, BET, FT-IR, SEM and TEM. The results clearly demonstrated that the UMSS is a promising strategy to achieve zeolite Y with improved crystallinity, large BET surface area, bulky mesopore volume, well-dispersed morphology, small zeolite nanoparticle. The catalytic activity of hierarchically micro-mesoporous zeolite Y was evaluated by using the alkylation of o-xylene with styrene. Mesoporous zeolite Y synthesized by UMSS method showed significantly higher catalytic activity, stability and reusability, compared with conventional hydrothermal synthesis. It might be ascribed to its large mesoporous volume, small crystal nanoparticle and high surface area, minimizing the diffusion length as the reactant molecules diffuse into the pores, and correspondingly the products diffuse out of zeolites. This study suggests that UMSS method is a good alternative for the synthesis of micro-mesoporous zeolite Y, which may be of remarkable benefit for industrial applications.

Isolation and characterization of heat-responsive gene TaGASR1 from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Liyuan Zhang,Xiaoli Geng,Haiyan Zhang,Chunlei Zhou,Aiju Zhao,Fei Wang,Yue Zhao,Xuejun Tian,Zhaorong Hu,Mingming Xin,Yingyin Yao,Zhongfu Ni;Qixin Sun,Qixin Sun,Huiru Peng 한국식물학회 2017 Journal of Plant Biology Vol.60 No.1

GA-stimulated transcript (GAST) family genes have been identified in numerous plant species. In this paper, we isolated and characterized a heat-responsive gene, TaGASR1, from heat tolerant variety TAM107. The complete ORF of TaGASR1 was cloned, which encoded a 98-kDa protein, and the sequence shared 51.52% similarity to OsGASR1. Analysis of the TaGASR1 promoter region showed that it contained a heat shock element (HSE) and several cis-elements involved in abiotic stress response and hormone signal transduction. Expression patterns of TaGASR1 revealed that it was strongly induced by stress factors, such as high temperature, drought, high salinity and oxidation, as well as the phytohormones, including MeJA, ACC and ABA, which suggested the TaGASR1 gene might participate in these stress and hormone signal transduction pathways. Transient expression of TaGASR1-GFP fusion proteins in onion epidermal cells indicated that TaGASR1 protein was localized to the cell membrane or cytosol. Further analysis showed that ectopic expression of TaGASR1 in Arabidopsis enhanced thermotolerance and reduced the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) after heat stress. Moreover, we also found that TaGASR1-overexpressing wheat improved tolerance to heat stress and oxidative stress.

Evaluation of 관-Amyloid Peptides Fibrillation Induced by Nanomaterials Based on Molecular Dynamics and Surface Plasmon Resonance.

Hou, Yafei,Li, Pengfei,Zhou, Hongjian,Zhu, Xiaoli,Chen, Haifeng,Lee, Jaebeom,Koh, Kwangnak,Shen, Zhongming,Chen, Hongxia American Scientific Publishers 2015 Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Vol.15 No.2

<P>This report investigated the effect of carbon nanomaterials, single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) and graphene oxide, on fibrillation of 관-amyloid 40 (A관40) based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and molecular dynamics (MD). MD simulations are carried out in order to reveal the molecular mechanisms of the interaction between nanomaterials and A관40. The strong interaction between A관40 and nanomaterials is related to Van der Waals forces and the Coulomb force, inducing delicate manipulation of the main bonding energy for fibrillation of A관40. The interaction energy between the A관 peptide and graphene is higher than that of SWCNT. Experimental results show both carbon nanomaterials enhance the appearance of a critical nucleus for nucleation of peptide fibrils. Graphene is more beneficial to assist the nucleation process than SWCNT. Combination of SPR and molecular dynamics could be a high-throughput method to screen protein fibrillation.</P>

Investigation on the Temperature Characteristics of Water Inner-Cooled Stator Coil of HTS Motor

Dong Qi,Zhao Junjie,Zhou Yong,Fu Xiaoli 대한전기학회 2023 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.18 No.6

This study investigates the temperature characteristics of water inner-cooled stator coil based on Litz wire for high temperature superconducting (HTS) motor. Rich experience in transposed Litz bundle windings is accumulated by manufacturing scaled-down water inner-cooled coil prototypes for high-capacity HTS motors. On this basis, the temperature rise test and calculation simulation are carried out. The maximum relative error between the two results is only 5.13%, which verified the rationality of the numerical temperature field calculation method. Subsequently, the effects of pipe blockage and epoxy thermal conductivity changes on the coil temperature are further explored. Thus, a relatively complete method for evaluating the temperature characteristics of water inner-cooled windings is formed, which can greatly help guide the design and manufacture of future high-capacity HTS motors.

Transport of a Novel Angiotensin-I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptide Ala-His-Leu-Leu Across Human Intestinal Epithelial Caco-2 Cells

Ying Li,Jiangtao Zhao,Xiaoli Liu,Xiudong Xia,Ying Wang,Jianzhong Zhou 한국식품영양과학회 2017 Journal of medicinal food Vol.20 No.3

The transport behavior and absorption mechanism of Ala-His-Leu-Leu (AHLL) intestinal absorption in Caco-2 cell monolayers were clarified systemically. The safe absorptive concentration of AHLL was 200 μg/mL, which was determined by the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay. The permeation of AHLL was concentration dependent in a bidirectional transfer and reached a plateau at 90 min. The efflux ratio was above 0.5, suggesting that AHLL was absorbed by both active transport and passive diffusion. The apparent permeability coefficients (Papp) of AHLL both from the apical (AP) to basolateral (BL) side (PappAB) and from the BL to AP side (PappBA) decreased when the temperature was lowered from 37°C to 4°C.The uptake of AHLL was more at pH 7.4 than at other pHs. Both verapamil and (E)-3-[[[3-[2-(7-chloro-2- quinolinyl) ethenyl] phenyl]-[[(3-dimethyl amino)-3-oxopropyl]thio] methyl] thio]-propanoic acid (MK571) inhibited the absorption of AHLL, indicating that P-glycoprotein and multi-drug resistant proteins (MRPs) were all involved in AHLL secretion, especially multi-drug resistant protein 2 (MRP2). AHLL was transported through both trans- and paracellular pathways across the Caco-2 cell monolayer. This work first elucidates the AHLL absorption mechanism in Caco-2 cells and provides the basis for future studies on the improvement of bioavailability.

pH-Based immunoassay: explosive generation of hydrogen ions through an immuno-triggered nucleic acid exponential amplification reaction

Mao, Dongsheng,Chen, Tianshu,Chen, Huinan,Zhou, Mengru,Zhai, Xingwei,Chen, Guifang,Zhu, Xiaoli The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019 The Analyst Vol.144 No.13

<P>In this work, we propose a novel concept and a proof-of-concept strategy for the fabrication of a pH-based immunoassay platform with a certain degree of universality and scalability to make it adaptable for different application scenarios. The immunoreactions for the target detection are converted to pH changes through an engineered and optimized isothermal nucleic acid amplification, named exponential amplification reaction (EXPAR). Thus, a variety of well-developed methods for pH analysis, <I>e.g.</I> pH indicators, pH-strips and pH meters, can be applied for immunoassay directly. Here, we show that this proof-of-concept strategy is applicable for both macromolecular and micromolecular antigens by adopting human platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) and chloramphenicol (CAP) as the model targets, respectively. The detection can be achieved using a colorimetric pH indicator after a 15 min reaction of the immuno-triggered isothermal nucleic acid amplification. In addition, compared with the traditional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), the performance of our strategy, especially the detection limits, is improved to varying degrees for different targets, making the strategy a promising alternative for diverse application scenarios of immunoassay.</P>

MiR-214 inhibits apoptosis in thyroid epithelial follicular cells induced by amiodarone through the FASL/MAPK pathway

Wen Jing,Deng Chaonan,Shi Lixin,Zhou Shi,Zhang Miao,Hu Xiaoli,Wang Nianxue,Luo Lijuan 대한독성 유전단백체 학회 2022 Molecular & cellular toxicology Vol.18 No.2

Background Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, is one of the most common autoimmune disease (AITD) in clinical practice. It is urgent to explore the mechanism of amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction. Objective This study aims to assess the expression levels of miR-214 and FasL in amiodarone contact type of HT, and the effect of miR-214 on cell viability and apoptosis and potential mechanism. Results We found that miR-214 was low expressed in the tissues of amiodarone-treated thyroiditis patients. MiR-214 increased the survival rate of amiodarone-induced thyroid epithelial follicular cells and inhibited apoptosis. Mechanically, we found that miR-214 could bind to FASL and regulate MAPK signaling pathway through FASL. Conclusions Our results suggested that miR-214 could be a potential therapeutic target for Hashimoto's thyroiditis.