Intramuscular Administration of Zinc Metallothionein to Preslaughter Stressed Pigs Improves Anti-oxidative Status and Pork Quality

Li, L.L.,Hou, Z.P.,Yin, Y.L.,Liu, Y.H.,Hou, D.X.,Zhang, B.,Wu, G.Y.,Kim, S.W.,Fan, M.Z.,Yang, C.B.,Kong, X.F.,Tang, Z.R.,Peng, H.Z.,Deng, D.,Deng, Z.Y.,Xie, M.Y.,Xiong, H.,Kang, P.,Wang, S.X. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2007 Animal Bioscience Vol.20 No.5

This study was conducted to determine the effects of exogenous zinc-metallothionein (Zn-MT) on anti-oxidative function and pork quality. After feeding a corn-soybean meal-based diet for two weeks, 48 pigs ($Duroc{\times}Landrace{\times}Chinese\;Black Pig$) were assigned randomly to four groups. Pigs in Group 1 were maintained under non-stress conditions, whereas pigs in Groups 2, 3 and 4 were aggressively handled for 25 min to produce stress. Pigs in Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 received intramuscular administration of saline (control group; CON), 0 (negative control group; NCON), 0.8 (low dose group; LOW), and 1.6 (high dose group; HIGH) mg rabbit liver Zn-MT per kg body weight, respectively. Pigs were slaughtered at 3 and 6 h post-injection. Zn-MT treatment increased (p<0.05) the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione-peroxidase (GSH-PX) while decreasing the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) in liver. These responses were greater (p<0.05) at 6 h than at 3 h post Zn-MT injection. Zn-MT treatment increased (p<0.05) hepatic SOD mRNA levels in a time and dose-dependent manner and decreased (p<0.05) serum glutamate-pyruvate transaminase and lactate dehydrogenase activities (indicators of tissue integrity). Zn-MT administration decreased (p<0.05) lactate concentration and increased (p<0.05) pH and water-holding capacity in the longissimus thorasis meat. Collectively, our results indicate that intramuscular administration of Zn-MT to pre-slaughter stressed pigs improved tissue anti-oxidative ability and meat quality.

Use of In vitro Gas Production Technique to Investigate Interactions between Rice Straw, Wheat Straw, Maize Stover and Alfalfa or Clover

Tang, S.X.,Tayo, G.O.,Tan, Z.L.,Sun, Z.H.,Wang, M.,Ren, G.P.,Han, X.F. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2008 Animal Bioscience Vol.21 No.9

Measurement of gas produced during in vitro fermentation was used to investigate the fermentation characteristics and interactions of rice straw, wheat straw or maize stover mixed with alfalfa or clover at proportions of 100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75 and 0:100, respectively. Cumulative gas production was recorded at 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24 and 48 h of incubation, and the Gompertz function was used to describe the kinetics of gas production. In vitro dry matter and organic matter disappearances (IVDMD and IVOMD) were determined after 48 h incubation. The rate of gas production of clover was higher (p<0.05) than that of rice straw, wheat straw, maize stover and alfalfa when straws and hays were incubated separately. Increasing the proportion of alfalfa in the straw-alfalfa mixtures increased (p<0.05) the rates, but not the maximum volume of gas production. However, both rate and the maximum volume of gas production were increased (p<0.01) as the proportions of clover increased in the straw-clover mixtures. The cumulative gas production at 48 h, IVDMD and IVOMD showed no consistent interaction effects between different mixtures of cereal straws and hays. The extent of interactive effects was affected by the types of cereal straw, legume hay and their proportions in the mixture. The appropriate combination for the mixture of rice straw or maize stover with leguminous hays was 75:25 and 25:75, respectively. The better combination occurred at a proportion of 50:50 for the mixture of wheat straw and alfalfa. We conclude that the suitable proportion of low-quality straw and high quality legume hay combination should be considered in the ration formulation system of ruminants according to the extent of positive interactive effects.

Prevalence and Incidence of Epilepsy in an Elderly and Low-Income Population in the United States

Derek H. Tang,Daniel C. Malone,Terri L. Warholak,Jenny Chong,Edward P. Armstrong,Marion K. Slack,Chiu-Hsieh Hsu,David M. Labiner 대한신경과학회 2015 Journal of Clinical Neurology Vol.11 No.3

Background and Purpose Te purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence and prevalence of epilepsy among an elderly and poor population in the United States. Methods Arizona Medicaid claims data from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2010 were used for this analysis. Subjects who were aged ≥65 years and were continuously enrolled in any Arizona Medicaid health plans (eligible to patients with low income) for ≥12 months between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 were considered eligible for inclusion in the study cohort. In addition to meeting the aforementioned criteria, incident and prevalent cases must have had epilepsy-related healthcare claims. Furthermore, incident cases were required to have a 1-year “clean” period immediately preceding the index date. Negative binomial and logistic regression models were used to assess the factors associated with epilepsy incidence and prevalence. Results Te estimated epilepsy incidence and prevalence for this population in 2009 were 7.9 and 19.3 per 1,000 person-years, respectively. Te incidence and prevalence rates were signifcantly higher for patients with comorbid conditions that were potential risk factors for epilepsy and were of younger age than for their non-comorbid and older counterparts (p<0.05). Te prevalence rates were signifcantly higher for non-Hispanic Blacks and male benefciaries than for non-Hispanic Whites and female benefciaries, respectively (p<0.05). Conclusions Tis patient population had higher epilepsy incidence and prevalence compared with the general US population. Tese diferences may be at least in part attributable to their low socioeconomic status.

Vector prime protein boost vaccination in the setting of myeloablative-induced lymphopenia suppresses growth of leukemia and solid tumors

Han, T H,Tang, Y,Park, Y H,Maynard, J,Li, P,Akbulut, H,Petersen, L,Deisseroth, A Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010 Bone marrow transplantation Vol.45 No.3

We have developed a vaccine, which is designed to induce tumor-associated antigen (TAA)-specific T cells and antibodies in the setting of profound lymphopenia induced by myeloablative therapy and T-cell-depleted bone marrow transplantation. Test mice were injected subcutaneously (sc) with the 32DP210Bcr-Abl cell line, which is positive for the p210Bcr-Abl protein (Group 1). In Group 2, 7 days after injection of the 32DP210Bcr-Abl positive cell line, the mice received 900 cGy total body irradiation (TBI) followed in 1 h by the intravenous infusion of 10 million T-cell-depleted syngeneic bone marrow cells (TCDBMT) (Group 2). The leukemia-bearing group received an intravenous injection of 10 million spleen cells (donor lymphocyte infusions) from unvaccinated (Group 3) and TAA/ecdCD40L-vaccinated (Group 4) syngeneic mice 3 days after completion of the TBI and TCDBMT. Groups 3 and 4 mice received three additional sc vaccinations at 7-day intervals with the TAA/ecdCD40L vaccine, in which the TAA was taken from the junctional peptide of the P210bcr-Abl protein. The survival of Groups 3 and 4 mice was significantly longer than that in Groups 1 and 2 mice. Vaccinated mice from Group 4, which developed complete responses, survived up to 350 days post-injection of the leukemia cells without any evidence of leukemia regrowth.

Effects of Dietary Methionine Levels on Choline Requirements of Starter White Pekin Ducks

Wen, Z.G.,Tang, J.,Xie, M.,Yang, P.L.,Hou, S.S. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2016 Animal Bioscience Vol.29 No.12

A $2{\times}5$ factorial experiment, using 2 dietary methionine levels (0.28% and 0.48%) and 5 dietary choline levels (0, 394, 823, 1,239, and 1,743 mg/kg), was conducted to study the effects of dietary methionine status on choline requirements of starter white Pekin ducks from 7 to 28 days of age. Four hundred eighty 7-d-old male White Pekin ducks were randomly allotted to ten dietary treatments, each containing 6 replicate pens with 8 birds per pen. At 28 d of age, weight gain, feed intake, and feed/gain were measured and the legs of all ducks from each pen were examined for incidence of perosis. Perosis and growth depression were observed in choline-deficient ducks and supplementation of choline reduced perosis and significantly increased weight gain and feed intake regardless of dietary methionine levels (p<0.05). In addition, significant positive effects of dietary methionine supplementation on weight gain, feed intake, and feed/gain were observed at any choline level (p<0.05). Supplementation of 1,743 mg/kg choline in diets alleviated the depression of weight gain and feed intake caused by methionine deficiency at 0.28% methionine level. The interaction between choline and methionine influenced weight gain and feed intake of ducks (p<0.05). At 0.28% methionine level, 1,743 mg/kg choline group caused 4.92% and 3.23% amount of improvement in weight gain and feed intake compared with 1,239 mg/kg choline group, respectively. According to the broken-line regression, the choline requirements of starter Pekin ducks for weight gain and feed intake were 1,472 and 1,424 mg/kg at 0.28% methionine level and 946 and 907 mg/kg at 0.48% methionine level, respectively. It suggested the choline recommendations of starter Pekin ducks on a semi-purified diet were 1448 mg/kg at 0.28% methionine level and 927 mg/kg at 0.48% methionine level, respectively. Compared with the adequate methionine level, menthionine deficiency markedly increased the choline requirements of ducks.

Effects of Intra-duodenal Infusion of Limiting Amino Acids on Plasma Insulin-like Growth Factor I, Growth Hormone, Insulin and Liver Insulin-like Growth Factor I mRNA in Growing Goat Fed a Maize Stover-based Diet

Sun, Z.H.,Tan, Z.L.,Yao, J.H.,Tang, Z.R.,Shan, J.G.,Hu, J.P.,Tang, S.X.,Jiang, Y.M. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2007 Animal Bioscience Vol.20 No.5

The effects of intra-duodenal infusion of methionine (Met), lysine (Lys) and leucine (Leu) on dry matter intake (DMI), the concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), growth hormone (GH) and insulin in plasma, and liver IGF-I mRNA level were investigated in two experiments for Liuyang Black growing wether goats. In Experiment 1, three goats ($10.0{\pm}0.1$ kg) were fitted with ruminal, proximal duodenal and terminal ileal fistulaes to determine the infusion amounts of Met, Lys and Leu at the duodenum according to essential amino acid flows into the duodenum and their apparent digestibility. The infusion amounts were 0.77 g/d, 0.91 g/d and 0.58 g/d respectively. In Experiment 2, 4 groups of goats (($10.0{\pm}0.2$ kg) for each group, were cannulated at the duodenum, and were infused with a mixture of Met, Lys and Leu (Control), or mixtures with 21% Met, Lys or Leu replaced with glutamate respectively on a nitrogenous basis. The replacement of 21% Met, Lys or Leu with glutamate did not affect intakes of maize stover, concentrate or both (p>0.05) when compared with the control. The replacement of 21% Met or Lys significantly (p<0.05) reduced plasma GH, insulin and IGF-I concentrations and liver IGF-I mRNA level. The replacement of 21% Leu with glutamate reduced (p<0.05) plasma IGF-I concentration only, but not plasma insulin and GH, as well as liver IGF-I mRNA level (p>0.05). The close relationships between supplying Met and Lys in the lumen of the duodenum and plasma IGF-I, GH and insulin concentrations, as well as liver IGF-I mRNA level in this study indicate that the effects of the limiting amino acids on nutrition of animals are likely intermediated via their effects on these hormones, and these hormone profiles could be used as intermediate markers for the limiting order of amino acids.

Arsenate substitution in hydroxylapatite: Structural characterization of the Ca₅(P_xAs_1-xO₄)₃OH solid solution

Lee, Y.J.,Stephens, P.W.,Tang, Y.,Li, W.,Phillips, B.L.,Parise, J.B.,Reeder, R.J. MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2009 The American mineralogist Vol.94 No.5

Multi-task feature selection via supervised canonical graph matching for diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder

Wang, L.,Wee, C. Y.,Tang, X.,Yap, P. T.,Shen, D. SPRINGER SCIENCE AND BUSINESS MEDIA 2016 BRAIN IMAGING AND BEHAVIOR Vol.10 No.1

<P>In this paper, we propose a novel framework for ASD diagnosis using structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Our method deals explicitly with the distributional differences of gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) features extracted from MR images. We project linearly the GM and WM features onto a canonical space where their correlations are mutually maximized. In this canonical space, features that are highly correlated with the class labels are selected for ASD diagnosis. In addition, graph matching is employed to preserve the geometrical relationships between samples when projected onto the canonical space. Our evaluations based on a public ASD dataset show that the proposed method outperforms all competing methods on all clinically important measures in differentiating ASD patients from healthy individuals.</P>

Temperature and Electrode-Size Dependences of the Resistive Switching Characteristics of CuOx Thin Films

P. Zhou,L. Tang,Y. R. Chen,L. Y. Chen,H. B. Lv,T. A. Tang,Y. Y. Lin 한국물리학회 2008 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.53 No.4

Due to the excellent characteristics and great affinity with the current CMOS process, resistive random access memory (RRAM) storage for next generation non-volatile memory applications has been investigated widely. In this contribution, we will present advances in the resistance switching characteristics of CuOx thin films. The Al/CuOx/Cu sandwiched structure fabricated by using the electro-chemical- planting and the oxygen plasma reactive ionic etching method presents reliable switching behaviors. The Al/CuOx/Cu device shows two resistance states, the high-resistance OFF state and the low-resistance ON state. Analyses of the current-voltage behaviors have been performed, and it is suggested that the switching occurs at the interface between the CuOx film and the top electrode. The localized anode/oxide film interface effect, combined with the conductive filament formation and rupture phenomenological model, is used to elucidate the switching process.

Association among self-compassion, resilience and positive mental health and risk of gaming disorder in 18-30 years old Asian population

Tang, A.C.Y.,Lee, R.L.T.,Lee, P. H.,Cheng, W.L.S.,Chan, S.,Guo, Y.,Wang, Y.,Wang, Q.,Wongchaiya, P.,Suen, L.K.P. 한국간호과학회 2023 한국간호과학회 학술대회 Vol.2023 No.11