5-Formylhonokiol exerts anti-angiogenesis activity via inactivating the ERK signaling pathway

Wei Zhu,Lijuan Chen,Afu Fu,Jia Hu,Tianen Wang,Youfu Luo,Ming Peng,Yinghua Ma,Yuquan Wei 생화학분자생물학회 2011 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.43 No.3

Our previous report has demonstrated that 5-formylhonokiol (FH), a derivative of honokiol (HK), exerts more potent anti-proliferative activities than honokiol in several tumor cell lines. In present study, we first explored the antiangiogenic activities of 5-formylhonokiol on proliferation, migration and tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) for the first time in vitro. Then we investigated the in vivo antiangiogenic effect of 5-formylhonokiol on zebrafish angiogenesis model. In order to clarify the underlying molecular mechanism of 5-formylhonokiol, we investigated the signaling pathway involved in controlling the angiogenesis process by western blotting assay. Wound-healing results showed that 5-formylhonokiol significantly and dose-dependently inhibited migration of cultured human umbilical vein enthothelial cells. The invasiveness of HUVEC cells was also effectively suppressed at a low concentration of 5-formylhonokiol in the transwell assay. Further F-actin imaging revealed that inhibitory effect of 5-formylhonokiol on invasion may partly contribute to the disruption of assembling stress fiber. Tube formation assay, which is associated with endothelial cells migration,further confirmed the anti-angiogenesis effect of 5-formylhonokiol. In in vivo zebrafish angiogenesis model, we found that 5-formylhonokiol dose-dependently inhibited angiogenesis. Furthermore, western blotting showed that 5-formylhonokiol significantly down-regulated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) expression and inhibited the phosphorylation of ERK but not affecting the total protein kinase B (Akt)expression and related phosphorylation, suggesting that 5-formylhonokiol might exert anti-angiogenesis capacity via down-regulation of the ERK signal pathway. Taken together, these data suggested that 5-formylhonokiol might be a viable drug candidate in antiangiogenesis and anticancer therapies.

5-Formylhonokiol exerts anti-angiogenesis activity $via$ inactivating the ERK signaling pathway

Zhu, Wei,Fu, Afu,Hu, Jia,Wang, Tianen,Luo, Youfu,Peng, Ming,Ma, Yinghua,Wei, Yuquan,Chen, Lijuan Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Bion 2011 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.43 No.3

Our previous report has demonstrated that 5-formylhonokiol (FH), a derivative of honokiol (HK), exerts more potent anti-proliferative activities than honokiol in several tumor cell lines. In present study, we first explored the antiangiogenic activities of 5-formylhonokiol on proliferation, migration and tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) for the first time $in$ $vitro$. Then we investigated the $in$ $vivo$ antiangiogenic effect of 5-formylhonokiol on zebrafish angiogenesis model. In order to clarify the underlying molecular mechanism of 5-formylhonokiol, we investigated the signaling pathway involved in controlling the angiogenesis process by western blotting assay. Wound-healing results showed that 5-formylhonokiol significantly and dose-dependently inhibited migration of cultured human umbilical vein enthothelial cells. The invasiveness of HUVEC cells was also effectively suppressed at a low concentration of 5-formylhonokiol in the transwell assay. Further F-actin imaging revealed that inhibitory effect of 5-formylhonokiol on invasion may partly contribute to the disruption of assembling stress fiber. Tube formation assay, which is associated with endothelial cells migration, further confirmed the anti-angiogenesis effect of 5-formylhonokiol. In $in$ $vivo$ zebrafish angiogenesis model, we found that 5-formylhonokiol dose-dependently inhibited angiogenesis. Furthermore, western blotting showed that 5-formylhonokiol significantly down-regulated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) expression and inhibited the phosphorylation of ERK but not affecting the total protein kinase B (Akt) expression and related phosphorylation, suggesting that 5-formylhonokiol might exert anti-angiogenesis capacity $via$ down-regulation of the ERK signal pathway. Taken together, these data suggested that 5-formylhonokiol might be a viable drug candidate in antiangiogenesis and anticancer therapies.

ADRVis : an Information Visualization Platform for Adverse Drug Reactions

Wei Jian-Xiang,Zhu Yun-Xia,Sun Jun,Xu Hou-Ming,Li Ming,Sun Yue-Hong 보안공학연구지원센터 2015 International Journal of u- and e- Service, Scienc Vol.8 No.10

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a serious threat to people's lives and property safety. Currently, drug instructions are the main way for people to obtain information on ADRs. Due to drugs’ limited pre-market clinical trials, adverse reactionsstated in drug instructions are often not sufficient. Avisualization platform for ADRs isput forward to address this problem. Adverse drug events (ADEs) data include actual clinical adverse reactions of drugs detected by drug monitoring administrationand can compensate for the insufficiency of drug instructions. Based on drug instructions and ADEs data, ADRVis isrealized by data analysis, model design and JAVA programming. ADRVis presentsthe relationship of 656 common drugs and their respective ADRs. Three case studies show that the platform has the capacities of visual presentation of ADRs and early warning of drug risks.The platform can provide people more rich information about drugs and help them understand ADRs more accurately and comprehensively.

Dynamic Island Partition for Distribution System with Renewable Energy to Decrease Customer Interruption Cost

Zhu, Junpeng,Gu, Wei,Jiang, Ping,Song, Shan,Liu, Haitao,Liang, Huishi,Wu, Ming The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers 2017 Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology Vol.12 No.6

When a failure occurs in active distribution system, it will be isolated through the action of circuit breakers and sectionalizing switches. As a result, the network might be divided into several connected components, in which distributed generations could supply power for customers. Aimed at decreasing customer interruption cost, this paper proposes a theoretically optimal island partition model for such connected components, and a simplified but more practical model is also derived. The model aims to calculate a dynamic island partition schedule during the failure recovery time period, instead of a static islanding status. Fluctuation and stochastic characteristics of the renewable distributed generations and loads are considered, and the interruption cost functions of the loads are fitted. To solve the optimization model, a heuristic search algorithm based on the hill climbing method is proposed. The effectiveness of the proposed model and algorithm is evaluated by comparing with an existing static island partitioning model and intelligent algorithms, respectively.

Clinical Application of Recombinant Human Endostatin in Postoperative Early Complementary Therapy on Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Chinese Mainland

Zhu, Qiang,Zang, Qi,Jiang, Zhong-Min,Wang, Wei,Cao, Ming,Su, Gong-Zhang,Zhen, Tian-Chang,Zhang, Xiao-Tian,Sun, Ning-Bo,Zhao, Cheng Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.9

Objective: To explore the clinical application of recombinant human endostatin (Endostar) in the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Chinese mainland. Materials and Methods: A total of 75 patients diagnosed as NSCLC were randomly divided into control group (37 cases) and treatment group (38 cases). Control group was treated with postoperative complementary chemotherapy containing two-agent platinum protocol on postoperative d21, 3 weeks as a cycle, for totally 4~6 cycles. On this basis, treatment group was added with Endostar $7.5mg/m^2$ on postoperative d8~9, 3~4 h/time, qd, 14 weeks as a cycle, for totally 4 cycles. The interval between every two cycles was 7 d. The 5-year progression-free survival (PFS), 5-year survival time and complications in both groups were observed. Results: Compared with control group, the average PFS increased evidently in treatment group by 9.8 months (41.6 months vs. 31.8 months), and there was significant difference (P<0.05). And the median PFS was 42.5 months in treatment group, obviously longer than that in control group (33.7 months) by 8.8 months (P<0.05). Additionally, the 5-year overall survival rate (OS), average survival time and median survival time (MST) were 47.4%, 50.1 months and 59.3 months in treatment group, significantly higher than the 29.7%, 42.1 months and 43.5 months in control group (P<0.05). Only 1 patient showed poor healing of surgical wound in treatment group, but no surgery-associated complication was found in control group. Moreover, the postoperative complementary therapy-connected complication rates were 63.2% (24/38) and 59.5% (22/37) in treatment group and control group respectively, but there was no significant difference (P>0.05). Conclusions: The application of Endostar combined with sensitive platinum-contained chemotherapeutic agents in the postoperative complementary chemotherapy can be widely used in clinic because it can significantly prolong the long-term survival time of patients with NSCLC.

MOLECULAR MODEL BUILDING USING KNOWLEDGE BASE

Ming, Ai Zhu,Yu, Wei 대한전자공학회 1992 HICEC:Harbin International Conference on Electroni Vol.1 No.1

The approach for building 3-D molecular models automatically using a knowledge base has been proposed in this paper. The approach predicts molecular fragmental structure using artificial intelligence, and it has no restriction as that in templet methods. The results are accurate enough to be used in computer-aided molecular design. The knowledge base can be set up either from crystal database or experimental data.

Studies on the Time Stability of the Magnetic Performance of Nd-Fe-B Magnets

Zhu Ming-Gang,Liu Xing-Min,Li Zheng-bang,Li Wei 한국자기학회 2007 한국자기학회 학술연구발표회 논문개요집 Vol.- No.-

AFP, PIVKA-II, AFP-L3 alone and in combination for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A multicenter analysis

Ming-Cheng GUAN,Wei OUYANG,Si-Yu LIU,Li-Yang SUN,Wei-Yue CHEN,Xiang-Min TONG,Hong ZHU,Tian YANG 한국간담췌외과학회 2022 Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery Vol.26 No.-

Performance comparisons of two biomarker-based panels for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A multi-institutional case-control analysis

Wei OUYANG,Ming-Cheng GUAN,Si-Yu LIU,Xin-Fei XU,Li-Yang SUN,Ming-Da WANG,Feng SHEN,Xiang-Min TONG,Hong ZHU,Tian YANG 한국간담췌외과학회 2022 Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery Vol.26 No.-

Microbiome-metabolomics analysis of the effects of decreasing dietary crude protein content on goat rumen mictobiota and metabolites

Zhu Wen,Liu Tianwei,Deng Jian,Wei Cong Cong,Zhang Zi Jun,Wang Di Ming,Chen Xing Yong 아세아·태평양축산학회 2022 Animal Bioscience Vol.35 No.10

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of decreasing dietary crude protein content on rumen fermentation, mictobiota, and metabolites in goats. Methods: In an 84-day feeding trial, a total of twelve male Anhui white goat kids with initial body weight 15.9±1.13 kg were selected and randomly classified into two groups, feeding a normal crude protein diet (14.8% CP, NCP) or a low crude protein diet (12.0% CP, LCP). At the end of the experimental trial (on day 84), six animals were randomly selected from each group and were slaughtered to collect rumen fluid samples for the analysis of rumen fermentation parameters, microbiome, and metabolome. Results: The concentrations of ammonia-nitrogen, total volatile fatty acid, acetate, and propionate were decreased (p<0.05) in the LCP group in comparison with those in the NCP group. The abundances of genera Prevotella, Campylobacter, Synergistetes, and TG5, which were associated with nitrogen metabolism, were lower (p<0.05) in the LCP group compared with those in the NCP group. The levels of 78 metabolites (74 decreased, 4 increased) in the rumen fluid were altered (p<0.05) by the treatment. Most of the ruminal metabolites that showed decreased levels in the LCP group were substrates for microbial protein synthesis. Metabolic pathway analysis showed that vitamin B6 metabolism was significantly different (p<0.05) in rumen fluid between the two treatments. Conclusion: Decreased dietary protein level inhibited rumen fermentation through microbiome and metabolome shifts in goat kids. These results enhance our understanding of ruminal bacteria and metabolites of goat fed a low protein diet. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of decreasing dietary crude protein content on rumen fermentation, mictobiota, and metabolites in goats.Methods: In an 84-day feeding trial, a total of twelve male Anhui white goat kids with initial body weight 15.9±1.13 kg were selected and randomly classified into two groups, feeding a normal crude protein diet (14.8% CP, NCP) or a low crude protein diet (12.0% CP, LCP). At the end of the experimental trial (on day 84), six animals were randomly selected from each group and were slaughtered to collect rumen fluid samples for the analysis of rumen fermentation parameters, microbiome, and metabolome.Results: The concentrations of ammonia-nitrogen, total volatile fatty acid, acetate, and propionate were decreased (p<0.05) in the LCP group in comparison with those in the NCP group. The abundances of genera Prevotella, Campylobacter, Synergistetes, and TG5, which were associated with nitrogen metabolism, were lower (p<0.05) in the LCP group compared with those in the NCP group. The levels of 78 metabolites (74 decreased, 4 increased) in the rumen fluid were altered (p<0.05) by the treatment. Most of the ruminal metabolites that showed decreased levels in the LCP group were substrates for microbial protein synthesis. Metabolic pathway analysis showed that vitamin B6 metabolism was significantly different (p<0.05) in rumen fluid between the two treatments.Conclusion: Decreased dietary protein level inhibited rumen fermentation through microbiome and metabolome shifts in goat kids. These results enhance our understanding of ruminal bacteria and metabolites of goat fed a low protein diet.