Protective Effects of Scutellaria barbata Against Rat Liver Tumorigenesis

Dai, Zhi-Jun,Wu, Wen-Ying,Kang, Hua-Feng,Ma, Xiao-Bin,Zhang, Shu-Qun,Min, Wei-Li,Lu, Wang-Feng,Lin, Shuai,Wang, Xi-Jing Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.1

Scutellaria barbata D. Don (S. barbata), a traditional Chinese medicine, is used to treat cancers, inflammation, and urinary diseases. This study aimed to determine any protective effects of S. barbata crude extract (CE-SB) against rat liver tumorigenesis induced by diethylnitrosamine (DENA). Liver malfunction indices in serum were measured by biochemical examination. Hematoxylin and eosin staining was performed to examine liver pathology. Contents of malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were measured in liver homogenates to evaluate oxidative stress. The levels of liver malfunction indices in the CE-SB groups, especially in the CE-SB high dose group, were lower than that of the model group (P<0.05). The results from histological examination indicated that the number of liver nodules in the CE-SB groups decreased compared with the model group (P<0.05). Content of MDA determined in liver was significantly decreased, and level of SOD elevated by CE-SB. CE-SB can inhibit experimental liver tumorigenesis and relieve hepatic injury in rats.

Study of compensatory growth based on different nutrition conditions of Bombyx mori

Dai Minli,Feng Piao,Mao Tingting,Gu Haoyi,Bian Dandan,Sun Haina,Li Fanchi,Wei Jing,Li Bing 한국응용곤충학회 2022 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology Vol.25 No.3

Organisms achieve compensatory growth after a period of nutrient restriction followed by recovering the nutrient status. However, the underlying mechanisms associated with such growth acceleration remain unclear. The silkworm Bombyx mori is a lepidopteran model insect. This study aimed to investigate the physiological characteristics and the underlying mechanisms in B. mori fed on mulberry leaves (MG), artificial diet (AG), and artificial diet + mulberry leaves (AG-MG), respectively. Silkworms in AG-MG which fed on artificial diet from 1st to 3rd instars followed by feeding on mulberry leaves from 4th to 5th instars exhibited a higher weight gain rate than that in MG and AG, indicating that compensatory growth occurred as a result of the switch in the silkworm food regime. Trypsin and lipase activities of silkworms in AG-MG were shown to be up-regulated at 72 h after changing food. Digital gene expression profiling (DGE) analysis revealed that genes related to metabolism and development in silkworm midguts were differentially expressed. The quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) re sults showed that the expression levels of IIS/PI3K-AKT pathway genes including INR, IRS, AKT, PI3K60 and PI3K110 of silkworms in AG were down-regulated compared with that in MG at 0 h. Whereas AKT, PI3K and PI3K60 of silkworms were significantly increased by 1.68-, 1.49-, 1.67-fold, respectively, at 72 h after switched to mulberry leaves than the same instar fed on artificial diet. PDK’s expression of silkworms in AG was higher than that in other two groups at each timepoint. Compared with MG and AG, PTEN and IRS were down-regulated at 48 and 72 h in AG-MG. Collectively, these results indicate that compensatory growth in B. mori is regulated by IIS/ PI3K-AKT signaling pathway.

The Visible Human Projects in Korea and China with improved images and diverse applications.

Dai, Jing-Xing,Chung, Min Suk,Qu, Rong-Mei,Yuan, Lin,Liu, Shu-Wei,Shin, Dong Sun Springer International 2012 Surgical and radiologic anatomy Vol.34 No.6

<P>The Visible Human Projects, which were launched in the United States, have also been developed in Korea and China during the past decade. This article includes the new trials to promote a variety of their applications.</P>

The evaluation of online course of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Medical Bachelor, Bachelor of Surgery international students during the COVID-19 epidemic period

Zhang Qing,He Yi-Jing,Zhu Yu-Hang,Dai Min-Chen,Pan Man-Man,Wu Jia-Qi,Zhang Xian,Gu Ying-Er,Wang Fang-Fang,Xu Xiang-Rong,Qu Fan 한국한의학연구원 2020 Integrative Medicine Research Vol.9 No.3

Background: During the COVID-19 epidemic period, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) course for international students of Medical Bachelor, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program in Zhejiang University has shifted from traditional classroom to online environment. This study aimed to investigate MBBS international students’ perception on online TCM course, and to assess the online learning efficacy. Methods: A total of 84 MBBS international students attending course of “Basic Traditional Chinese Medicine” during 2020 academic years at Zhejiang University were enrolled in this study. A quantitative questionnaire was respectively completed before and after the TCM course using a pretest–post-test design. By means of two online learning platforms, Learning in ZJU and DingTalk, TCM course was broadcast in both live and archived format to students. Results: A total of 48 participants completed both baseline and follow-up questionnaires. The majority of participants preferred face-to-face classroom learning (26, 54.17% of total) when compared with online learning. Students felt that the course had brought in much benefits (mean 3.88, SD 0.87), and they were satisfied with the course content (mean 3.83, SD 0.95). Students’ TCM related knowledge and their behaviors of discussion and consulting were significantly improved by online TCM course (all P < 0.001). Students’ awareness of the necessity of TCM education and their feeling of difficulty in learning TCM were significantly strengthened (P = 0.042, 0.025, respectively). Conclusion: Online learning is a good alternative for TCM course of MBBS international students when classroom learning is suspended, whereas it cannot replace the need for onsite and face-to-face learning.

Inhibitory effects of piceatannol on human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) in vitro

Wang San-Ying,Zhang Jing,Xu Xiao-Gang,Su Hui-Li,Xing Wen-Min,Zhang Zhong-Shan,Jin Wei-Hua,Dai Ji-Huan,Wang Ya-Zhen,He Xin-Yue,Sun Chuan,Yan Jing,Mao Gen-Xiang 한국미생물학회 2020 The journal of microbiology Vol.58 No.8

Human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus, which results in the establishment of a latent infection that persists throughout the life of the host and can be reactivated when the immunity is low. Currently, there is no vaccine for hCMV infection, and the licensed antiviral drugs mainly target the viral enzymes and have obvious adverse reactions. Thus, it is important to search for compounds with antihCMV properties. The present study aimed to investigate the suppressive effects of piceatannol on hCMV Towne strain infection and the putative underlying mechanisms using human diploid fibroblast WI-38 cells. Piceatannol supplementation prevented the lytic changes induced by hCMV infection in WI-38 cells. Furthermore, piceatannol suppressed the expression of hCMV immediate-early (IE) and early (E) proteins as well as the replication of hCMV DNA in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, hCMV-induced cellular senescence was suppressed by piceatannol, as shown by a decline in the senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) activity and decreased production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). p16INK4a, a major senescence-associated molecule, was dramatically elevated by current hCMV infection that was attenuated by pre-incubation with piceatannol in a dose-dependent manner. These results demonstrated that piceatannol suppressed the hCMV infection via inhibition of the activation of p16INK4a and cellular senescence induced by hCMV. Together, these findings indicate piceatannol as a novel and potent anti-hCMV agent with the potential to be developed as an effective treatment for chronic hCMV infection.

Antimicrobial glycoalkaloids from the tubers of Stephania succifera

Yan-Bo Zeng,Dai-Jing Wei,Wen-Hua Dong,Cai-Hong Cai,De-Lan Yang,Hui-Min Zhong,Wen-Li Mei,Hao Fu Dai 대한약학회 2017 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.40 No.4

Three new glycoalkaloids, N-formyl-asimilobine-2-O-b-D-glucoside (1), (-)-1-O-b-D-glucoside-8-oxotetrahydropalmatine(2), and 1-N-monomethylcarbamateargentinine-3-O-b-D-glucoside (3) were isolated fromtubers of Stephania succifera. The structures were establishedbased on spectroscopic analysis, and the antimicrobialactivities of the three glycoalkaloids are reported.

Infrared Image Edge and Texture Analysis Method based on Visual Habit

Yu Tian-he,Yu Xiao-yang,Dai Jing-min 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Signal Processing, Image Vol.9 No.10

The general edge extraction algorithm is not ideal to process infrared images, which is low contrast and blurred edge. In this paper, we used the multi-fractal spectrum to edge of infrared image. We extracted the edge information of the image and calculate the measure and fractal spectrum with multiple singular values of each pixel. Analysis of the similarities and differences of multiple measure, the function in edge extraction, meanwhile, analyzed the fiction of fractal characteristics to edge image extraction. This method differs from the traditional gradient algorithm,It determines whether the edge or not just according to the local extreme points , but according to the pixels in the local and global relationships to determine whether the pixel is a real edge. It can neglect important edge pixel and texture pixel,which is more in line with the human visual mental. It provide a good reference for recognition of infrared image and further processing.

Isoindolin-1-ones from the stems of Nicotiana tabacum and their antiviral activities

Guang-Yu Yang,Jia-Meng Dai,Zhen-Jie Li,Jin Wang,Feng-Xian Yang,Xin Liu,Jing Li,Qian Gao,Xue-Mei Li,Yin-Ke Li,Wei-Guang Wang,Min Zhou,Qiu-Fen Hu 대한약학회 2022 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.45 No.8

In previous studies, several isoindolin-1-oneanalogs that exhibited signifi cant anti-tobacco mosaic virus(anti-TMV) activities were isolated from Nicotiana tabacum . Since gene-editing mutants provide a new sample for thediscovery of active metabolites, we focused on the stems ofYN-18–23 (a mutant N. tabacum for gene editing with thealkaloid metabolic pathway cultivated by Yunnan TobaccoCompany), which led to the isolation of four new ( 1–4 )and four known ( 5–8 ) isoindolin-1-ones. To the best of ourknowledge, nicindole C ( 3 ) is the fi rst subclass of isoindolin-1-one bearing a pentacyclic ketone, while nicindole D ( 4 )is the fi rst example of isoindolin-1-one bearing a methylpyridin-2-(1 H )-one moiety. Compounds 1–4 were testedfor their anti-TMV activities, and the results revealed thatcompounds 1 , 3 , and 4 exhibited high anti-TMV activities atconcentrations of 20 μM with inhibition rates of 48.6, 42.8,and 71.5%, respectively. These rates are higher than the inhibitionrate of the positive control (33.2%). The mechanisticstudy of compound 4 , which had the highest anti-TMV activityrevealed that increased potentiation of defense-related enzyme activities and downregulation of expression of theNtHsp70 protein may induce resistance in tobacco againstthe viral pathogen TMV. Molecular docking studies alsorevealed that the isoindolin-1-one substructure is fundamentalfor anti-TMV activity. The methyl-pyridin-2-(1 H )-onemoiety in compound 4 and the 2-oxopropyl groups in compounds1 and 3 at the N -2 position may increase inhibitoryactivities. This study of the structure–activity relationshipis helpful for fi nding new anti-TMV activity inhibitors. Tostudy whether the isoindolin-1-ones have broader antiviralactivities, compounds 1–4 were also tested for their antirotavirusactivities. Compound 4 exhibited high anti-rotavirusactivity with a therapeutic index (TI) value of 20.7. This TI value is close to that of the positive control (20.2).