Molecular identification of DNA barcoding of Leguminous toxic species and quantitative analysis by ELISA kits

Wang Jie,Wang Shuangyu,Sun Fenglin,Liu Chang,Zhao Jinquan,Yu Hongwei,Lv Xiaojing,Liu Ze,Bu Shuhua,Yu Weisen 한국식물생명공학회 2024 Plant biotechnology reports Vol.18 No.2

Some edible Leguminous are toxic when raw, and the Chinese are particularly fond of beans, so Leguminous poisoning is very common in China. Rapid and accurate identification of poisoned species and determination of their toxic components would better assist physicians in treating patients. However, traditional morphology-based identification methods possess many limitations. DNA barcoding technique is a new species identification technique developed in recent years, which is expected to make up for the shortcomings of traditional morphological identification. In this study, a comprehensive evaluation system based on DNA barcoding and ELISA kits was attempted. A total of 30 Leguminous toxic plants were collected, involving 9 genera and 10 species. We used simulated gastric fluid (SGF) to simulate the human gastric environment. Three markers (rbcL, trnH-psbA, and ITS) were amplified and sequenced for all untreated and 15 mock-digested samples. The validity of DNA barcoding for species identification was assessed using the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) method and the tree construction method. The levels of three toxic components (saponin, phytoagglutin and trasylol) were determined in all samples using ELISA kits. The amplification success rate of all three regions was high (rbcL 96.67%, trnH-psbA 100%, and ITS 100%), but the sequencing of the trnH-psbA region was less satisfactory (66.67%), and SGF had a significant impact on the sequencing of the ITS region (After 40 min of SGF treatment, the sequencing success rate decreased by 46.67%). The samples from different species and origins contained different levels of toxic components, and the levels of all three sub- stances decreased significantly after undergoing SGF digestion. After 1 h of SGF treatment, the saponin content decreased to 0–8.60% in untreated content (PHA decreased to 8.62–36.88%, trasylol decreased to 4.70–47.06%). The current results suggest that DNA barcoding has great potential for rapid identification of Leguminous poisoning in clinical settings. Toxins are probably not detectable in the patient for longer periods of poisoning. We recommend DNA barcoding technology as a first step for rapid screening and combined with toxin analysis for clinical diagnosis.

Pirfenidone ameliorated AGE-induced EMT and attenuated peritoneal fibrosis in peritoneal mesothelial cells

Fenglin Xiao,Shengyuan Wang,Zhiyong Zhang,Hai Yu,Mingxu Li 대한독성 유전단백체 학회 2021 Molecular & cellular toxicology Vol.17 No.3

Background Peritoneal dialysis has greatly improved patient survival for patients with chronic kidney disease. However, peritoneal fibrosis is a progressive fibrotic peritoneal disease caused by dialysis, which may lead to ineffective dialysis or dialysis failure. It is well known that the EMT of peritoneal mesenchymal cells has been known to contribute to peritoneal fibrosis. Therefore, at present, inhibiting the formation and development of EMT has become the focus of peritoneal fibrosis. Objectives Pirfenidone has shown clinically relevant benefits in patients with pulmonary fibrosis, however, there is no research on peritoneal fibrosis. Thus, we examined the effect of pirfenidone on AGE-driven EMT in peritoneal mesenchymal cells and assessed its efficacy in inhibiting peritoneal fibrosis. Results AGEs were added with or without pirfenidone to the culture medium of HMrSV5 cells and we detected the changes of EMT and the signaling pathways involved. AGEs greatly reduced the E-cadherin level and augmented the α–SMA and vimentin expression. However, these effects were dramatically suppressed by pirfenidone treatment. Meanwhile, the reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by AGEs were suppressed by pirfenidone. Furthermore, under the action of AGEs, pirfenidone activated the nuclear transport of Nrf2, and accelerated the production of antioxidant factors. Conclusion Pirfenidone could attenuate AGE-mediated EMT in HPMCs and might be a promising therapeutic drug to antagonize peritoneal fibrosis.

An Efficient Service Function Chains Orchestration Algorithm for Mobile Edge Computing

( Xiulei Wang ),( Bo Xu ),( Fenglin Jin ) 한국인터넷정보학회 2021 KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Syst Vol.15 No.12

The dynamic network state and the mobility of the terminals make the service function chain (SFC) orchestration mechanisms based on static and deterministic assumptions hard to be applied in SDN/NFV mobile edge computing networks. Designing dynamic and online SFC orchestration mechanism can greatly improve the execution efficiency of compute-intensive and resource-hungry applications in mobile edge computing networks. In order to increase the overall profit of service provider and reduce the resource cost, the system running time is divided into a sequence of time slots and a dynamic orchestration scheme based on an improved column generation algorithm is proposed in each slot. Firstly, the SFC dynamic orchestration problem is formulated as an integer linear programming (ILP) model based on layered graph. Then, in order to reduce the computation costs, a column generation model is used to simplify the ILP model. Finally, a two-stage heuristic algorithm based on greedy strategy is proposed. Four metrics are defined and the performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated based on simulation. The results show that our proposal significantly provides more than 30% reduction of run time and about 12% improvement in service deployment success ratio compared to the Viterbi algorithm based mechanism.

Flame Retardancy of Epoxy Resin Improved by Graphene Hybrid Containing Phosphorous, Boron, Nitrogen and Silicon Elements

Li Li,Huan Wang,Fenglin Hua,Mingming Wang,Yuanshuo Zhang,Hui Xi,Jing Yang,Zhiwang Yang,Ziqiang Lei 한국고분자학회 2021 Macromolecular Research Vol.29 No.9

An effective ternary organic-inorganic composite flame retardant of reduced graphene oxide-poly-dopamine@graphitic carbon nitride@10-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)- 10-H-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide (RGO-PDA@g-C3N4@ODOPB) was successfully fabricated by co-precipitation method. Its property concerning the intrinsic flame retardancy and the mechanical performance was well studied when it was used as co-additives in combination with ammonium polyphosphate (APP) in epoxy resin (EP) samples. The surface morphology and the structure of RGO-PDA@g-C3N4 @ODOPB were characterized by SEM, and the molecular structure and compositions were investigated by FT-IR, powder XRD and 1H NMR. TGA, limit oxygen index (LOI), vertical burning test (UL-94), cone calorimeter test, and SEM were also used to investigate the thermal properties and flame retardancy of materials. As expected, the flame retardancy of EP was significantly heightened after adding of RGOPDA@ g-C3N4@ODOPB composites. It showed that with the 20% adding of RGO-PDA@g-C3N4@ODOPB/APP into EP led to the decreasing of the peak heat release rate and the total heat release at 78% and 62.5%, respectively. Meanwhile, the LOI value of the EP composites was as high as 29% and reached UL-94 V-0 rate. It was deemed that the excellent flame retardancy was attributed to the forming of compact and stable carbon layer, which was being catalytic carbonization by APP existed in the RGO-PDA@g-C3N4@ODOPB/APP composites. At the same time, the non-combustible gas released from thermal cracking of g-C3N4 during the combustion also benefited the flame retardant performance of EP.

Characteristics and formation mode of salt-bearing series in typical rift valley basin, eastern China

Yanjun Zhao,Chenglin Liu,Hua Zhang,Licheng Wang,Baokun Liu,Fenglin Lv 한국지질과학협의회 2015 Geosciences Journal Vol.19 No.1

The Shulu Sag is a typical rift valley basin in easternChina, where the formation mechanism of Cenozoic salt-bearingseries has been poorly understood. In this paper, petrologic analysis,X-ray powder Diffraction (XRD) analysis and the analysis ofhalite ion concentrations of the first member of the Shahejie Formationfrom two drilling cores were conducted to interpret theformation mechanism of these salt-bearing series in Shulu Sag. Theresults indicated that the salt-bearing series is mainly composed of calcilutiteor mudstone at top and bottom, and anhydrite-bearing haliteand thin interbeds of salt-bearing calcilutite and dark grey shale inthe middle part. These thin interbeds with porphyritic or petalshapedglauberite crystals or some thinner dark grey shale interbedsseparated halites into several members with the average thicknessof only 9~12 cm in the two drilling holes. This typical rhythmicpattern due to frequent alternation of concentration was evidencedby the variation of chemical composition and hydrogen isotopes ofhalite fluid inclusions. The presence of large number of primaryfluid inclusions within chevron crystals and vertically orientedbottom-growth crystals showed that the halite were precipitated inshallow water (<60 cm). These features are direct evidence for thisfrequent alternation of dissolution and concentration of brines andterrigenous detrital-chemical shallow-water sedimentary model ofthese small rift-valley basins in eastern China.

An automated longquan celadon glaze thickness measurement method based on optical coherence tomography

Yang Zhou,Longjie Shi,Gang Ceng,Tiebing Liu,Yang Shi,Zhengwei Chen,Fenglin Wang,Yuefeng Ceng 한양대학교 세라믹연구소 2020 Journal of Ceramic Processing Research Vol.21 No.3

The thickness of glaze is one of the important indicators in the quality evaluation of Longquan celadon. But till now, there isno automatic and non-destructive method to measure it. In order to satisfy this demand, an automated method has beenproposed to measure the glaze thickness based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) technique. According to themorphological characteristics of celadon glaze in OCT image, the proposed method locates the upper and lower boundariesof the glaze layer, then the glaze thickness is automatically calculated after the axial resolution calibration of the OCT imagesfor different categories of Longquan celadon. In the experiment, the glaze OCT images of 6 different categories of Longquanceladon were applied in the glaze thickness estimation. By comparing with the physical measuring result, this method is provedto be able to measure the glaze thickness rapidly and non-destructively and the performance is enough to meet the demandof the industrial application.