Realgar transforming solution suppresses angiogenesis and tumor growth by inhibiting VEGF receptor 2 signaling in vein endothelial cells

Peng Song,Yang Hai,Xin Wang,Longhe Zhao,Baoqiang Chen,Peng Cui,Qin-Jian Xie,Lan Yu,Yang Li,Zhengrong Wu,Hong Yu Li 대한약학회 2018 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.41 No.4

Realgar (As4S4), as an arsenic sulfide mineraldrug, has a good therapeutic reputation for anticancer inTraditional Chinese Medicine, and has recently beenreported to inhibit angiogenesis in tumor growth. However,considering the poor solubility and low bioavailability ofrealgar, large dose of realgar and long period of treatmentare necessary for achieving the effective blood medicineconcentration. In present study, we resolved the crucialproblem of poor solubility of realgar by using intrinsicbiotransformation in microorganism, and investigatedunderlying mechanisms of realgar transforming solution(RTS) for antiangiogenesis. Our results demonstrated thatRTS had a strong activity to inhibit HUVECs proliferation,migration, invasion, and tube formation. Moreover, RTSinhibited VEGF/bFGF-induced phosphorylation ofVEGFR2 and the downstream protein kinases includingERK, FAK, and Src. In vivo zebrafish and chickenchorioallantoic membrane model experiments showed thatRTS remarkably blocked angiogenesis. Finally, comparedwith the control, administration of 2.50 mg/kg RTSreached more than 50% inhibition against H22 tumorallografts in KM mice, but caused few toxic effects in thehost. The antiangiogenic effect was indicated by CD31immunohistochemical staining and alginate-encapsulatedtumor cell assay. In summary, our findings suggest thatRTS inhibits angiogenesis and may be a potential drugcandidate in anticancer therapy.

Anti-proliferation Effects of Interferon-gamma on Gastric Cancer Cells

Zhao, Ying-Hui,Wang, Tao,Yu, Guang-Fu,Zhuang, Dong-Ming,Zhang, Zhong,Zhang, Hong-Xin,Zhao, Da-Peng,Yu, Ai-Lian Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.9

IFN-${\gamma}$ plays an indirect anti-cancer role through the immune system but may have direct negative effects on cancer cells. It regulates the viability of gastric cancer cells, so we examined whether it affects their proliferation and how that might be brought about. We exposed AGS, HGC-27 and GES-1 gastric cancer cell lines to IFN-${\gamma}$ and found significantly reduced colony formation ability. Flow cytometry revealed no effect of IFN-${\gamma}$ on apoptosis of cell lines and no effect on cell aging as assessed by ${\beta}$-gal staining. Microarray assay revealed that IFN-${\gamma}$ changed the mRNA expression of genes related to the cell cycle and cell proliferation and migration, as well as chemokines and chemokine receptors, and immunity-related genes. Finally, flow cytometry revealed that IFN-${\gamma}$ arrested the cells in the G1/S phase. IFN-${\gamma}$ may slow proliferation of some gastric cancer cells by affecting the cell cycle to play a negative role in the development of gastric cancer.

Simulation Analysis of Potential Energy Recovery System of Hydraulic Hybrid Excavator

Peng-Yu Zhao,Ying-Long Chen,Hua Zhou 한국정밀공학회 2017 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Vol.18 No.11

A new hydraulic hybrid excavator potential energy recovery system is proposed in this paper. The energy recovery system uses threechamber cylinders (TCCs) and accumulators to recover potential energy during work cycle. Within this structure, there is no throttle valve in the primary loop, and the recovered energy is stored in the form of hydraulic energy. Hence, energy loss of throttle valve and energy conversion process are avoided, and energy efficiency is improved. The mathematical model is established to analyze dynamic and energy recovery characteristics. From simulation analysis, the usage of accumulators and TCC influences the dynamic response and stability. The increase of accumulator volume weakens the control performance but heightens the stability. When the cross sectional area of the TCC increases, the control performance of the system are improved. In addition, the maximum power and energy consumption of pumps and engine with different accumulator volumes and different TCC diameters are obtained. Also, the maximum power and energy consumption of each pump and engine in different working conditions are obtained and compared with those without potential energy recovery system. According to the comparison, the potential energy recovery system can reduce the maximum power and energy of engine by 50%.

Identification of Novel Subregions of LOH in Gastric Cancer and Analysis of the HIC1 and TOB1 Tumor Suppressor Genes in These Subregions

Jingcui Yu,Songbin Fu,Peng Liu,Xiaobo Cui,Yu Sui,Guohua Ji,Rongwei Guan,Donglin Sun,Wei Ji,Fangli Liu,An Liu,Yuzhen Zhao,Yang Yu,Yan Jin,Jing Bai,Jingshu Geng,Yingwei Xue,Jiping Qi,Ki-Young Lee 한국분자세포생물학회 2011 Molecules and cells Vol.32 No.1

Previously, we identified 3 overlapping regions showing loss of heterozygosity (LOH, R_1-R_3 from 11 to 30 cM) on chromosome 17 in 45 primary gastric cancers (GCs). The data indicated the presence of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) on chromosome 17 involved in GC. Among the putative TSGs in these regions, HIC1 (in SR_1) and TOB1 (in SR_3) remain to be examined in GC. By immunohistochemistry (IHC), methylation-specific PCR (MSP) and western blot, we evaluated the expression and regulation status for HIC1 and TOB1 protein in GC. We narrowed down the deletion intervals on chromosome 17 and defined five smaller LOH subregions, SR_1-SR_5 (0.54 to 3.42 cM), in GC. We found that HIC1 had downregulated expression in 86% (91/106) and was methylated in 87% (26/30) of primary GCs. Of the primary GCs showing downregulation of HIC1 protein, 75% (18/24) had methylated HIC1 gene. TOB1 was either absent or expressed at reduced levels in 75% (73/97) of the GC samples. In addition, a general reduction was found in total and the ratio of unphosphorylated to phosphorylated TOB1 protein levels in the differentiated GC cell lines. Further analysis revealed significant simultaneous downregulation of both HIC1 and TOB1 protein in GC tissue microarray samples (67%, 52/78) and in primary GCs (65%, 11/17). These results indicate that silencing of HIC1 and TOB1 expression is a common occurrence in GC and may contribute to the development and progression of the disease.

Breastfeeding and Ovarian Cancer Risk: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 40 Epidemiological Studies

Li, Da-Peng,Du, Chen,Zhang, Zuo-Ming,Li, Guang-Xiao,Yu, Zhi-Fu,Wang, Xin,Li, Peng-Fei,Cheng, Cheng,Liu, Yu-Peng,Zhao, Ya-Shuang Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.12

The present systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess any association between breastfeeding and the risk of ovarian cancer. A systematic search of published studies was performed in PUBMED and EMBASE and by reviewing reference lists from retrieved articles through March 2013. Data extraction was conducted independently by two authors. Pooled relative risk ratios were calculated using random-effect models. Totals of 5 cohort studies and 35 case-control studies including 17,139 women with ovarian cancer showed a 30% reduced risk of ovarian cancer when comparing the women who had breastfed with those who had never breastfed (pooled RR = 0.70, 95% CI: 0.64-0.76; p = 0.00), with significant heterogeneity in the studies (p = 0.00; I2 = 76.29%). A significant decreasd in risk of epithelial ovarian cancer was also observed (pooled RR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.61-0.76). When the participants were restricted to only parous women, there was a slightly attenuated but still significant risk reduction of ovarian cancer (pooled RR = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.69-0.83). For total breastfeeding duration, the pooled RRs in the < 6 months, 6-12 months and > 12 months of breastfeeding subgroups were 0.85 (95% CI: 0.77-0.93), 0.73 (95% CI: 0.65-0.82) and 0.64 (95%CI: 0.56-0.73), respectively. Meta-regression of total breastfeeding duration indicated an increasing linear trend of risk reduction of ovarian cancer with the increasing total breastfeeding duration (p = 0.00). Breastfeeding was inversely associated with the risk of ovarian cancer, especially long-term breastfeeding duration that demonstrated a stronger protective effect.

Alkaloids from Lycoris caldwellii and their particular cytotoxicities against the astrocytoma and glioma cell lines

Peng Cao,Dong-Sheng Pan,Song Han,Chun-Yong Yu,Qing-Jie Zhao,Yan Song,Yong Liang 대한약학회 2013 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.36 No.8

Phytochemical investigation of the ethanolextract of the bulbs of Lycoris caldwellii afforded fournew alkaloids, (?)-N-methoxylcarbonyl-nandigerine (1),(?)-N-methoxycarbonyl-lindcarpine (2), (?)-10-O-methylhernovineN-oxide (3), and (?)-3-hydroxy-anhydrolycorineN-oxide (4). Structural elucidation of all the compounds wereperformed by spectral methods such as 1D and 2D (1H-1HCOSY, HMQC, and HMBC) NMR spectroscopy, in additionto high resolution mass spectrometry. All the alkaloids werein vitro evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against eighttumor cell lines (BEN-MEN-1, CCF-STTG1, CHG-5, SHG-44, U251, BGC-823, HepG2, and SK-OV-3). Alkaloids 1and 2 exhibited particular cytotoxic activities against astrocytomaand glioma cell lines with IC50 of 9.2–11.3 lM and10.4–12.2 lM respectively.

Highly stable N-doped carbon dots as the sensitive probe for the detection of Fe3+

Zhao Youjun,Yu Lixin,Deng Yakun,Peng Kangliang,Huang Shuai 한국물리학회 2023 Current Applied Physics Vol.50 No.-

The nitrogen-doped carbon dots (NCDs) are facilely fabricated by a one-step hydrothermal strategy using citric acid and o-phenylenediamine as start ingredient. The as-synthesized NCDs with a high quantum yield of 38.63% at 370 nm excitation maintain significant fluorescence stability in various complex environments, indicating that NCDs have the possibility of application in harsh environments. Moreover, after adding the Fe3+ to this as-synthesized NCDs, the emission intensity at 446 nm is remarkably reduced and exhibits line-dependent relationship in the range of 0.5–90 μM with a detection limit of 0.37 μM. Meanwhile, the fluorescence lifetime and absorption characteristics are compared respectively, and Stern-Volmer is calculated. These results illustrate that the quenched fluorescence is attributed to the synergistic effect of internal filtration effect (IFE) and static quenching. Moreover, this carbon-based sensing material has elevated efficiency in detecting Fe3+ in practical samples, implying that the sensing probe provides a fast and accurate new technique for the detection of Fe3+.

The enhancement of oxygen sensitivity of ZnO macropore film by functionalizing with azo pigment

Peng, Liang,Zhai, Jiali,Wang, Dejun,Zhang, Yu,Zhao, Qidong,Wang, Ping,Pang, Shan,Fan, Zhiyong,Xie, Tengfeng Korean Society of Photoscience 2009 Photochemical & photobiological sciences Vol.8 No.6

Azo-ZnO hybrid films were prepared by functionalizing the ZnO macropore films with azo pigment (1,1'-(biphenyl-4,4'-diylbis(diazene-2,1-diyl))dinaphthalen-2-ol). Scanning electronic microscopy, current-voltage, UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy and Kelvin probe were used to characterize these films. The oxygen sensing characteristics of hybrid films and pure ZnO film were measured under the irradiation of UV light. The results show that the sensitivity of hybrid film is about 500 times higher than that of pure ZnO film. The high sensitivity to oxygen of hybrid films is mainly attributed to the increasing of the photo-generated electron concentration. Enhanced photo-induced charge separation after functionalization is confirmed by the pattern of transient photovoltage. Our results demonstrate that the functionalization with azo pigment is a promising approach to enhance the oxygen sensitivity of ZnO under the irradiation of UV light.

Purification and Identification of Antioxidant Peptides from Enzymatic Hydrolysate of Spirulina platensis

Yu, Jie,Hu, Yuanliang,Xue, Mingxiong,Dun, Yaohao,Li, Shenao,Peng, Nan,Liang, Yunxiang,Zhao, Shumao The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnol 2016 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.26 No.7

The aim of this study was to isolate antioxidant peptides from an enzymatic hydrolysate of Spirulina platensis. A novel antioxidant peptide was obtained by ultrafiltration, gel filtration chromatography, and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, with the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging assay used to measure the antioxidant activity, and the sequence was determined to be Pro-Asn-Asn (343.15 Da) by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. This peptide was synthesized to confirm its antioxidant properties, and it exhibited 81.44 ± 0.43% DPPH scavenging activity at 100 μg/ml, which was similar to that of glutathione (82.63 ± 0.56%). Furthermore, the superoxide anion and hydroxyl free-radical scavenging activities and the SOD activity of the peptide were 47.84 ± 0.49%, 54.01 ± 0.82%, and 12.55 ± 0.75%, respectively, at 10 mg/ml. These results indicate that S. platensis is a good source of antioxidant peptides, and that its hydrolysate may have important applications in the pharmaceutical and food industries.

Effects of Three Types of Resistant Starch on Intestine and Their Gastric Ulcer Preventive Activities in vivo

Yu Qian,Xin Zhao,Gui-Jie Li,Kai Zhu,Huayi Suo,Peng Sun 한국응용생명화학회 2013 Applied Biological Chemistry (Appl Biol Chem) Vol.56 No.6

To examine the effects of three types of resistant starch (RS) on intestinal metabolites, structure and their gastric injury preventive activities, Sprague-Dawley mice were fed diet containing 15% RS for 4 weeks. Response relationships among three types of RS (RS2, RS3, and RS4) food intake, body weight gain, food efficiency, wet weight of cecum (with or not with contents), pH, ammonia production, and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) concentration of cecal contents as well as intestinal structure were investigated. All three types of RS had effects on food intake, weight control, lowering of pH, ammonia production in cecal contents, increasing the wet weight of cecum (with or without contents), changes in SCFAs concentration of cecal contents, and physiological structure of small intestine and cecum compared to the control group (common starch-fed rats). RS3group showed minimum weight gain and food efficiency,compared to both the control group and the other two types of RS diet. RS3 group showed more significant lowering of pH,ammonia production, and SCFAs of cecal contents. In addition, all three types of RS shortened villous height, and muscle and mucosal thickening in small intestine, resulting in significantly decreased villous height and mucosal thickness, whereas significantly increased muscle thickness in the cecum. However,they did not cause detectable pathological changes in the small intestine and cecum. Animal model was also used to check its gastric ulcer preventive effects. The gastric ulcer level was significantly down-regulated by RS3, demonstrating its antiinflammatory properties. RS3 reduced the levels of serum proinflammatory cytokines of IL-6, IL-12, TNF-α, and IFN-γcompared to RS2 and RS4. RS3 increased the somatostatin (SS)and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), decreased the motillin (MOT) and substance P (SP) serum levels. These results suggest that RS3 shows the best gastric ulcer preventive effect.