Anti-inflammatory and Anti-oxidant Effects of PHBV/Collagen (PHCP) on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Skin Inflammation

Jin-Yi Han3*, Xu Zi Guang, Jyung-Sik Kwak, Ki-Wan Oh, Han-Ik Bae 충북대학교 동물의학연구소 2012 Journal of Biomedical and Translational Research Vol.13 No.1

The anti-inflammatory effect of PHBV/Collagen (PHCP) was examined in a mouse model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced skin inflammation. Vascular permeability on the back skin was measured by the local accumulation of Evan’s blue dye after subcutaneous injection of LPS (30 μg site-1). Dye leakage in the skin showed a significant increase at 2 h after injection of LPS. This LPS-induced dye leakage was also completely inhibited by HO-1 inhibitor, ZnPP, and antioxidants, including methyl gallate, trolox, and mannitol. To study the possible mechanisms underlying the in vivo anti-inflammatory effect of PHCP against LPS-induced inflammation, we also examined the effects of PHCP on malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione levels in skin tissues and found that pretreatment with PHCP resulted in inhibited MDA elevation and a remarkable reduction of glutathione level. In addition, similar results were obtained after pretreatment with antioxidants, including trolox and mannitol, and HO-1 inhibitor, ZnPP. Histopathologically, an influx of neutrophils into the skin dermis was detected between 24 h and 72 h after LPS injection (30, 100 μg site-1), compared to control animals after injection of saline. This increase was greater in mice treated with 100 μg of LPS than in those treated with 30 μg of LPS and was significantly suppressed by pretreatment with PHCP, antioxidants, and HO-1 inhibitor. These results collectively suggest that PHCP has an anti-inflammatory effect against LPS-induced inflammation model in vivo and may be a good candidate for the skin tissue engineering biomedical application primarily through manipulation of the redox state.

The Gene Polymorphism of VMAT2 Is Associated with Risk of Schizophrenia in Male Han Chinese

Hongying Han,Xiaowei Xia,Huirong Zheng,Chongbang Zhao,Yanming Xu,Jiong Tao,Xianglan Wang 대한신경정신의학회 2020 PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION Vol.17 No.11

Objective To investigate the association between gene polymorphism of vesicular monoamine transporter type 2(VMAT2) and schizophrenia in Han Chinese population.Methods 430 patients with schizophrenia and 470 age-sex matched controls were recruited from four mental health centers. All patients were diagnosed by two psychiatrists based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID). The ligase detection reactions (LDR) method was used to assess the polymorphism of the two SNPs (rs363371 and rs363324) of VMAT2.Results No associations of two SNPs with schizophrenia was found. When we stratified males and females for the analysis, we found that that in the recessive model of rs363371, there was an obvious significant association between rs363371 and schizophrenia in males (OR=0.564, 95% CI=0.357–0.892, p=0.014) but not females. For the association between rs363324 and schizophrenia, no association was found in either males or females. No association was found when stratifying early-onset schizophrenia and late-onset schizophrenia.Conclusion Our findings indicate that both rs363371 and rs363324 were not associated with schizophrenia, while it seemed that the AA genotype of rs363371 plays a protective effect in male Chinese in developing schizophrenia.

RNAi suppression of nuclear receptor genes results in increased susceptibility to sulfoxaflor in brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens

Lu Xu,Chun-Qing Zhao,De-Jin Xu,Guang-Chun Xu,Xiao-Long Xu,Zhao-Jun Han,Ya-Nan Zhang,Zhong-Yan Gu 한국응용곤충학회 2017 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.20 No.2

Nuclear receptors (NRs), which belong to a superfamily of ligand-dependent transcription factors, play essential roles in gene regulation to affect numerous physiological pathways. Twenty NR genes were identified in Nilaparvata lugens by using genomic, transcriptomic and GenBank databases, and categorized into NR0-NR6 subfamilies according to standard nomenclature. Among them, three NR geneswere classed into NR0, four into NR1, eight into NR2, one into NR3, one into NR4, two into NR5, and one into NR6, respectively. A phylogenetic tree of NRs from N. lugens and other representative species was constructed, which provided evolutionary insight into genetic distance. In order to investigate the NRs,whichwere induced by sulfoxaflor, time- and tissue-specific expression profiles of NR genes in fourth-instar nymphs were determined following LD50 sulfoxaflor treatment (0.28 ng/insect) and compared with control samples. NlUSP, NlE78, NlTLL, NlHR51, NlHR83, NlPNR and NlFTZ-F1 were highly expressed following 12–48 h of sulfoxaflor treatment. NlHR39 and NlDSF transcripts were detected in the head and the thorax, respectively. High-level and constitutive expression of NlHR3, NlTLL, NlHR83, NlFTZF1 and NlHR4 were found in the abdomen. Feeding of dsRNAs reduced the expression of NlHR3, NlUSP, NlTLL, NlHR83, NlPNR, NlFTZ-F1 and NlHR4 (35.48–49.77%) and caused significant nymph mortality (69.21–81.45%). These NRs, considered as insecticide targets, may play important function in sulfoxaflor detoxification.

On the Application of Game Theory to the Competition among Major Ports in NE Asia for T/S Cargos

Xu, Han(한욱),Gyei-Kark Park(박계각),Tae-Young Ahn(안태영) 한국지능시스템학회 2012 한국지능시스템학회논문지 Vol.22 No.2

동북아시아 경제의 급성장으로 인한 지역 물동량 및 해운시장 환경 변화에 따라서 부산항과 상해항은 동북아 물류 중심 허브가 되기 위하여 항만개발 및 항만 경쟁력을 강화해 왔으며, 최근에는 환적 컨테이너 화물 유치경쟁이 더욱 심화되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 동북아 주요 컨테이너 항만중 경쟁관계에 있는 부산항과 상해항을 대상으로 이 두 항만이 피더항의 환적화물을 유치하기 위한 경쟁의 게임모형을 수립하여 경쟁상황을 분석하였다. Due to rapid growth of East Asian economy, aome changes are being made in trade volume and shipping market of this area. Busan port in Korea and Shanghai port in China are continually increasing their investment in port development and competitiveness in order to become the logistics hub of Northeast Asia. Especially the competition for transshipment containers becomes more and more fierce. So in this study, we set a goal of increasing the port competitiveness on transshipment cargo by an analysis of competition strategies. We choose the Busan port and the Shanghai port as the research objects, games competition model and real data is used to analyze the two ports" price strategies and merket share. According to the results, some sdvices will be put forward to enhance competitiveness of the two ports.

여대생의 인유두종 바이러스 및 인유두종 바이러스 백신 관련 지식과 예방접종 실태와의 상관관계

Xu, Meiling,김현지,이희수,이윤지,한동연,박소영,엄효윤,최정민,홍서진,홍예림,이경은,이혜림 이화여자대학교 간호과학대학 2017 이화간호학회지 Vol.- No.51

Purpose: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is readily available, but immunization rate is minimal. Lack of knowledge concerning the HPV infection and vaccine is expected as the primary reason. The correlation between knowledge levels and vaccination will provide applicable guidelines for successful interventions. Method: 309 female university students have completed surveys September 2016, reporting of HPV infection knowledge, HPV vaccine knowledge, source of knowledge, and attitudes concerning vaccination. Result: HPV infection and vaccine knowledge levels were both suboptimal(9.57±1.84, 7.59±1.58), and the Internet(16.2%) was recognized as the most generally used means of obtaining information on the HPV vaccine. However, vaccination rates were reported to be low(28.2%), with lack of information(46.6%) hindering immunization. Correlations were found between HPV infection knowledge and cervical cancer insight, but the correlations between knowledge levels and vaccination rates were insignificant. Conclusion: Prior information on cervical cancer had an effect on the knowledge levels of HPV infection, but other factors were insignificant. Lack of information on the HPV vaccine was speculated, thus programs should focus on accessibility and effectiveness.

Systematic Review on Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) DNA in Diagnosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Asian Populations

Han, Bao-Lin,Xu, Xiang-Ying,Zhang, Chun-Zhi,Wu, Jian-Juan,Han, Chun-Feng,Wang, Hui,Wang, Xuan,Wang, Guang-Shun,Yang, Shu-Juan,Xie, Yao Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.13 No.6

Objective: To conduct a meta-analysis to investigate the value of EBV DNA in diagnosis of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) in Asian populations, and provide important evidence for screening. Methods: Prospective or respective case-control or cohort studies regarding the detection role of EBV DNA for NPC were included in our study. We conducted a comprehensive literature search in PubMed, EMBASE, and the Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM database between January 1980 and March 2012. Results: A total of 18 studies with 1492 NPC cases and 2641 health controls were included. Almost of the included studies were conducted in China, and only one other conducted in Thailand. The overall results demonstrated that the pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood (+LR) and negative likelihood (-LR) were 0.73 (0.71-0.75), 0.89 (0.88-0.90), 8.84 (5.65-13.84) and 0.19(0.11-0.32), respectively. The overall EBV DNA detection showed the largest area of 0.932 under the summary receiver operator curve (SROC). The accuracy of detection by plasma for NPC (0.86) was higher than in serum (0.81), with largest areas under the SROC of 0.97 and 0.91, respectively. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated the EBV DNA detection in plasma or serum has high sensitivity and specificity in diagnosis of NPC, especially in Chinese populations with a high risk of cancer.

Erratum to: Experimental Study and Numerical Analysis on Mechanical Behavior of T-shape Stiffened Orthotropic Steelconcrete Composite Bridge Decks

Xu Jiang,Qing-Tian Su,Xu Han,Changyu Shao,Liang Chen 한국강구조학회 2017 International Journal of Steel Structures Vol.17 No.4

Improving primary sludge dewaterability by oxidative conditioning process with ferrous ion-activated peroxymonosulfate

Xu Zhou,Wenbiao Jin,Lan Wang,Wanqing Ding,Chuan Chen,Xijun Xu,Renjie Tu,Song-fang Han,Xiaochi Feng,Duu-Jong Lee 한국화학공학회 2020 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.37 No.9

Enhancement of sludge dewaterability is key for sludge management and disposal of wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). In this study, the Fe2+-peroxymonosulfate (PMS) conditioning approach was first used to oxidize the primary sludge from the primary sedimentation tank of a full scale WWTP. The combination of Fe2+ (0.05-0.5 g/g TSS) and PMS (0.05-0.5 g/g TSS) could significantly improve the dewaterability of primary sludge. The optimal addition amount of Fe2+ and PMS was 0.1 g/g TSS and 0.25 g/g TSS, respectively, under which the capillary suction time (CST) and specific resistance to filtration (SRF) of the sludge was reduced by 79% and 95%. The physicochemical properties (particle size, zeta potential, EPS composition) of the primary sludge before and after oxidative conditioning were measured. Results showed that sulfate radicals generated from Fe2+-PMS system effectively reduced organic matter in different EPS fractions, further destroying sludge floc cells. Then the bound water in the sludge flocs was released, thereby improving the sludge dewaterability. The microscopic morphology also indicated that the sludge flocs have a blocky structure with tight texture before conditioning. After conditioning, the sludge flocs become smaller, and many irregular pores are formed on the surface, which facilitates the passage of internal moisture. Economic analysis showed that Fe2++PMS conditioning is more economical than the traditional Fenton method.

Development of Chinese TVET Curriculum Policies in the New Century

Han XU,Jiang Chun YANG,Zhang MIAO 한국직업자격학회 2017 한국직업자격학회 학술대회 Vol.2017 No.10

Curriculum is considered to be a bridge for the realization of teaching objectives. In order to train high-quality technical and skilled talents who are the right person that social development needs so that our country promulgated a series of policies which can promote the curriculum reform of vocational education. Through the analysis of such curriculum policies, we can found that movements and intrinsic curriculum values of the curriculum policy of vocational education in our country since the new century. This paper tries to make people think about the curriculum policy of vocational education deeply and provide directional guidance for the curriculum reform of vocational education in our country.

Comparative study of homogeneous nucleation rate models for wet steam condensing flows

Xu Han,Zhonghe Han,Hengfan Li,Peng Li 한국화학공학회 2016 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.33 No.12

To accurately describe the homogeneous nucleation process in a wet-steam dual-phase flow and to improve the reliability of computations of the condensing steam flow, classical homogeneous nucleation theories were derived and summarized based on the molecular agglomerate thermodynamic free energies. To obtain more accurate homogeneous nucleation rates, various modified homogeneous nucleation rate models were described. Experimental data were used in a comparative study of these models to select a nucleation rate model to provide calculated values for engineering projects. This study indicates that the main difference between different nucleation theories lies in the difference in the influence of temperature on the nucleation rate.