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Zhou J, Qiao ML, Jahejo AR, Han XY, Wang P, Wang Y, Ren JL, Niu S, Zhao YJ, Zhang D, Bi YH, Wang QH, Si LL, Fan RW, Shang GJ, Tian WX. Effect of Avian Influenza Virus subtype H9N2 on the expression of complement-associated genes in chicken erythrocytes. Br Poult Sci 2023:1-9. [PMID: 36939295 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2023.2191308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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The H9N2 subtype avian influenza virus can infect both chickens and humans. Previous studies have reported a role for erythrocytes in immunity. However, the role of H9N2 against chicken erythrocytes and the presence of complement-related genes in erythrocytes has not been studied. This research investigated the effect of H9N2 on complement-associated gene expression in chicken erythrocytes. The expression of complement-associated genes (C1s, C1q, C2, C3, C3ar1, C4, C4a, C5, C5ar1, C7, CD93 and CFD) was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Quantitative Real-Time PCR (qRT-PCR) was used to analyse the differential expression of complement-associated genes in chicken erythrocytes at 0 h, 2 h, 6 h and 10 h after the interaction between H9N2 virus and chicken erythrocytes in vitro and 3, 7 and 14 d after H9N2 virus nasal infection of chicks. Expression levels of C1q, C4, C1s, C2, C3, C5, C7 and CD93 were significantly up-regulated at 2 h and significantly down-regulated at 10 h. Gene expression levels of C1q, C3ar1, C4a, CFD and C5ar1 were seen to be different at each time point. The expression levels of C1q, C4, C1s, C2, C3, C5, C7, CFD, C3ar1, C4a and C5ar1 were significantly up-regulated at 7 d and the gene expression of levels of C3, CD93 and C5ar1 were seen to be different at each time point. The results confirmed that all the complement-associated genes were expressed in chicken erythrocytes and showed the H9N2 virus interaction with chicken erythrocytes and subsequent regulation of chicken erythrocyte complement-associated genes expression. This study reported, for the first time, the relationship between H9N2 and complement system of chicken erythrocytes, which will provide a foundation for further research into the prevention and control of H9N2 infection.
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- J Zhou
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, Institute of Microbiology, Center for Influenza Research and Early-warning (CASCIRE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, China.,Shanxi Key Laboratory of protein structure determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan, China
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Yang JQ, Li H, Ren JL, Zhang LR, Zhao XQ. [Study of the inhibitory effect of cell entry inhibitory ezetimibe on hepatitis B virus in vitro]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2021; 29:1041-1045. [PMID: 34933420 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20201204-00641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To study the inhibitory effect of ezetimibe in an experimental model of human hepatoma cell line (HepaRG) infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) positive human serum in vitro. Methods: Mature HepaRG cells were divided into a treatment group (received drugs) and a control group (did not receive drugs). In the ezetimibe prevention experiment, the cells in the treatment group was treated with drugs 2 h before infection and 24 h during infection. In the ezetimibe treatment experiment, the cells in the treatment group were treated with drugs for 6 ~ 10 days continuously after 24 hours of HBV infection. The expression of HBV DNA and intracellular cccDNA in the supernatant was detected by fluorescence quantitative PCR. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) content in the cell supernatant were detected by chemiluminescence. Analysis of variance was used to compare the differences between multiple groups. Pairwise comparisons among groups were followed by t- test with normal distribution. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: Ezetimibe prevention experiment showed that compared with control group, the treatment group was added with 20, 60, and 100 μmol/L ezetimibe before and during infection, and the HBV DNA content in the supernatant 2 days before was significantly reduced (P < 0.05) in the treatment group. Compared with the control group, the HBsAg expression level 2 days before was significantly reduced (P < 0.05) with the addition of 60 μmol/L ezetimibe in the treatment group. Compared with the control group, the expression level of intracellular cccDNA was significantly reduced (P < 0.05) after 10 days with the addition of 100μmol/L ezetimibe in the treatment group. Ezetimibe treatment experiment showed that cccDNA content in the cells were significantly lowered with the immediate addition of 60μmol/L ezetimibe 24 hours after infection for 10 days when compared to control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Ezetimibe, as a cytosolic inhibitor, has a certain inhibitory effect on hepatitis B virus infection in both prevention and treatment experiment.
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- J Q Yang
- The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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- The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Lu GF, Huang LN, Ren JL, Hu GM, Zheng ZH, Wu JX, Zhu YP, Tang FA. [The expression and significance of CD(276) and CD(133) in colorectal cancer and precancerous lesions]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2018; 57:450-453. [PMID: 29925132 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2018.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In order to study the significance of CD(276) and CD(133) in the development and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC), the expression of CD(276) and CD(133) was detected by immunohistochemistry in CRC and precancerous lesions. The results showed that the intensity of CD(276) and CD(133) in CRC samples was higher than that in adenoma group and non-adenoma group. CD(276) and CD(133) single and double positive expression were significantly correlated with CRC lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis and survival. CD(276) and CD(133) are significantly correlated to the development and progression of CRC and associated with poor prognosis.
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- G F Lu
- Department of Gastroenterology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450014, China
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Hu GM, Chen HP, Wang CF, Wu HF, Feng YK, Ren JL. [Expression of CD10 in fibrous histiocytoma and its significance]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2018; 47:130-131. [PMID: 29429167 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2018.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Chen SH, Chan KC, Wang G, Wu FF, Xia L, Ren JL, Li J, Dahmen KA, Liaw PK. Loading-rate-independent delay of catastrophic avalanches in a bulk metallic glass. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21967. [PMID: 26912191 PMCID: PMC4766412 DOI: 10.1038/srep21967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The plastic flow of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) is characterized by intermittent bursts of avalanches, and this trend results in disastrous failures of BMGs. In the present work, a double-side-notched BMG specimen is designed, which exhibits chaotic plastic flows consisting of several catastrophic avalanches under the applied loading. The disastrous shear avalanches have, then, been delayed by forming a stable plastic-flow stage in the specimens with tailored distances between the bottoms of the notches, where the distribution of a complex stress field is acquired. Differing from the conventional compressive testing results, such a delaying process is independent of loading rate. The statistical analysis shows that in the specimens with delayed catastrophic failures, the plastic flow can evolve to a critical dynamics, making the catastrophic failure more predictable than the ones with chaotic plastic flows. The findings are of significance in understanding the plastic-flow mechanisms in BMGs and controlling the avalanches in relating solids.
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- S H Chen
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Centre, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Centre, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Laboratory for Microstructures, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Centre, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou, 121001, China
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- Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Centre, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Laboratory for Microstructures, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Xu WJ, Chen LG, Chen X, Liu YS, Zheng TH, Song JJ, Xu W, Li P, Zhang MQ, Xiao CX, Guleng B, Ren JL. Silencing ECHS1 attenuates the proliferation and induces the autophagy of hepatocellular carcinoma via impairing cell metabolism and activating AMPK. Neoplasma 2015; 62:872-80. [PMID: 26458321 DOI: 10.4149/neo_2015_106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the most common cancers in the world with a low survival rate. Our previous study showed Short chain enoyl-CoA hydratase (ECHS1) could bind to HBsAg (HBs) and that ECHS1's localization in mitochondria induced HepG2 cell apoptosis. However, the role of the ECHS1 in energy metabolism and autophagy during hepatocellular carcinoma development remains undefined. We aimed to determine what ECHS1 does to energy metabolism and its effects on HCC progression. We performed CCK-8, EdU assays in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines (HepG2 and HuH7) with stable ECHS1 knock-down. ATP and NADP+/NADPH levels were measured using an colorimetric assay. Our data demonstrated that ECHS1 silencing inhibited cell proliferation and induced autophagy. ECHS1 knockdown did not increase fatty acid synthesis, but decreased cellular ATP. This resulted in AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation and induced HCC cell autophagy. Our results showed that silencing ECHS1 to attenuate proliferation and induce autophagy may make it a novel cancer therapy target.
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Liu CF, Sun RC, Qin MH, Zhang AP, Ren JL, Ye J, Luo W, Cao ZN. Succinoylation of sugarcane bagasse under ultrasound irradiation. Bioresour Technol 2008; 99:1465-73. [PMID: 17446063 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.01.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2006] [Revised: 01/16/2007] [Accepted: 01/16/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The chemical modification of sugarcane bagasse with succinic anhydride using pyridine as solvent after ultrasound irradiation was studied. The optimized parameters included ultrasound irradiating time 0-50 min, reaction time 30-120 min, succinic anhydride concentration by the ratio of dried sugarcane bagasse to succinic anhydride from 1:0.25 to 1:1.50, and reaction temperature 75-115 degrees C are required in the process. The extent of succinoylation was measured by the weight percent gain (WPG), which increased with increments of reaction time, succinic anhydride concentration, and reaction temperature. The ultrasound irradiation has a positive effect on bagasse succinoylation process. On the other hand, the ultrasonic pre-treatment application broke down the cell wall polymers, resulting in, therefore, a negative effect on the WPG. Evidences of succinoylation were also provided by FT-IR and CP MAS (13)C NMR and the results showed that the succinoylation at C-2 and C-3 occurred. The thermal stability of the succinylated bagasse decreased upon chemical modification.
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- C F Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
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Ren JL, Peng F, Sun RC, Liu CF, Cao ZN, Luo W, Tang JN. Synthesis of cationic hemicellulosic derivatives with a low degree of substitution in dimethyl sulfoxide media. J Appl Polym Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/app.28256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Xu F, Geng ZC, Liu CF, Ren JL, Sun JX, Sun RC. Structural characterization of residual lignins isolated with cyanamide-activated hydrogen peroxide from various organosolvs pretreated wheat straw. J Appl Polym Sci 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/app.25156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Xu F, Liu CF, Ren JL, Sun JX, Sun RC, Curling S, Fowler P, Baird MS. Fractional Separation and Structural Characterization of Chlorophyll and Lignin from Perennial Ryegrass (L. perenne) and Cocksfoot Grass (D. glomerata). SEP SCI TECHNOL 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/01496390701242137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ren JL, Zhang J, Li DD, Cheng Y, Liu SM. Speciation and Seasonal Variations of Dissolved Inorganic Arsenic in Jiaozhou Bay, North China. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s11267-007-9123-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liu CF, Sun RC, Zhang AP, Ren JL, Wang XA, Qin MH, Chao ZN, Luo W. Homogeneous modification of sugarcane bagasse cellulose with succinic anhydride using a ionic liquid as reaction medium. Carbohydr Res 2007; 342:919-26. [PMID: 17324384 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2007.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2006] [Revised: 02/01/2007] [Accepted: 02/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The homogeneous chemical modification of sugarcane bagasse cellulose with succinic anhydride using 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (AmimCl) ionic liquid as a reaction medium was studied. Parameters investigated included the molar ratio of succinic anhydride/anhydroglucose units in cellulose in a range from 2:1 to 14:1, reaction time (from 30 to 160min), and reaction temperature (between 60 and 110 degrees C). The succinylated cellulosic derivatives were prepared with a low degree of substitution (DS) ranging from 0.071 to 0.22. The results showed that the increase of reaction temperature, molar ratio of SA/AGU in cellulose, and reaction time led to an increase in DS of cellulose samples. The products were characterized by FT-IR and solid-state CP/MAS (13)C NMR spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. It was found that the crystallinity of the cellulose was completely disrupted in the ionic liquid system under the conditions given. The data also demonstrated that homogeneous modification of cellulose with succinic anhydride in AmimCl resulted in the production of cellulosic monoester. The thermal stability of the succinylated cellulose decreased upon chemical modification.
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- C F Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Liu CF, Xu F, Sun JX, Ren JL, Curling S, Sun RC, Fowler P, Baird MS. Physicochemical characterization of cellulose from perennial ryegrass leaves (Lolium perenne). Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:2677-87. [PMID: 16934239 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2006] [Revised: 07/03/2006] [Accepted: 07/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this study, we investigated the physicochemical properties of the cellulosic preparations obtained from both untreated perennial ryegrass leaves and de-juiced leaves. It was found that treatment at 22 degrees C with 18% NaOH and 18% KOH for 2h, and 10% NaOH and 10% KOH for 16 h yielded 28.2%, 28.8%, 22.7%, 23.4%, respectively, of 'cellulose' residue from untreated ryegrass leaves and 35.7%, 36.8%, 32.8% and 34.6%, respectively, from the de-juiced leaves. For each cellulosic fraction, the glucose content was 71.6%, 69.6%, 67.8%, 66.7%, 69.7%, 68.6%, 63.9% and 61.7%, respectively. The structure of the cellulose samples was examined using FTIR and CP/MAS (13)C NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The cellulosic preparations were free of bound lignin except for noticeable amounts of residual hemicelluloses (28.4-38.3%), and had intrinsic viscosities between 275.1 and 361.0 mL/g, along with molecular weights from 144,130 to 194,930 g/mol. This study found that the cellulose samples isolated from both de-juiced ryegrass leaves and the untreated leaves had a much lower percent crystallinity (33.0-38.6%) than that from wood-based fibres (60-70%) and had much shorter fibres (0.35-0.49 mm) than those of either cereal straws, bagasse or wood. In addition, a partial disruption of the hydrogen bonds and microfibrils may occur during the de-juicing process by mechanical activity, which results in a decreased cellulose crystallinity and fibre length. These findings are significant in relation to hydrolysing ryegrass cellulose for bio-ethanol production.
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- C F Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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Xu F, Geng ZC, Sun JX, Liu CF, Ren JL, Sun RC, Fowler P, Baird MS. Fractional and structural characterization of hemicelluloses from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and cocksfoot grass (Dactylis glomerata). Carbohydr Res 2006; 341:2073-82. [PMID: 16750181 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2006.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2006] [Revised: 04/06/2006] [Accepted: 04/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sequential three-stage treatments with 80% EtOH containing 0.2% NaOH, 2.5% H2O2-0.2% EDTA containing 1.5% NaOH and 2.5% H2O2-0.2% TAED containing 1.0% NaOH at 75 degrees C for 3h released 8.0% and 10.4%, 79.1% and 77.0% and 12.9% and 12.5% of the original hemicelluloses from perennial grass and cocksfoot grass, respectively. It was found that the four alkaline peroxide-soluble hemicellulosic fractions contained higher amounts of xylose (33.4-38.2%), uronic acids (9.3-15.3%) and rhamnose (3.0-3.9%), but were lower in glucose (25.1-28.3%), galactose (13.3-15.3%) and mannose (0.4-1.5%) than those of the two alkaline EtOH-soluble hemicellulosic fractions in which glucose (32.9-36.0%), xylose (20.1-22.6%), arabinose (14.1-21.4%), galactose (16.6-19.9%), mannose (4.1-9.9%) and uronic acids (3.4-7.4%) were the major sugar components. 13C NMR spectroscopy confirmed that all the six hemicellulosic fractions were composed of galactoarabinoxylans, 4-O-methylglucuronoarabinoxylans and beta-glucan. In addition, the studies showed that the four alkaline peroxide-soluble hemicellulosic fractions were more linear and acidic and had larger molecular weights (Mw, 28,400-38,650 g mol(-1)) than those of the two alkaline EtOH-soluble hemicellulosic fractions (Mw, 16,460-17,420 g mol(-1)).
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- College of Material Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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Ren JL, Zhang J, Luo JQ, Pei XK, Jiang ZX. Improved fluorimetric determination of dissolved aluminium by micelle-enhanced lumogallion complex in natural waters. Analyst 2001; 126:698-702. [PMID: 11394317 DOI: 10.1039/b007593k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A modification of the aluminium-lumogallion fluorescence measurement in the presence of the non-ionic surfactant Triton X-100 is presented. The detection limit for dissolved Al is 0.7 nM, with a relative standard deviation of 3.6% at an Al level of 5.0 nM. Compared with previously reported methods in the literature, the method described here is free from matrix effects and can be used for the determination of aluminium in fresh, estuarine and saline waters. The interferences from iron and fluoride were minimized by the addition of o-phenanthroline and Be2+, respectively. The analysis of NIST SRM 1643C and PRC standard 2430101 by the proposed method provides results consistent with the certified values. A successful inter-laboratory calibration exercise also demonstrates the merit of the proposed method for the determination of Al in environmental and marine sciences.
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- J L Ren
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of Qingdao, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Zhou YP, Zhou ZH, Zhou WM, Ren JL, Wu YH, Rong XZ, Yang L. Successful recovery of 14 patients afflicted with full-thickness burns for more than 70 per cent body surface area. Burns 1998; 24:162-5. [PMID: 9625244 DOI: 10.1016/s0305-4179(97)00111-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Fourteen cases suffering full-thickness burns of more than 70 per cent total body surface area (TBSA) have been successfully treated during the last 8 years (1988-1995). Among these patients, 10 cases suffered from burns of more than 90 per cent TBSA. Five cases had full-thickness burns of 80-90 per cent TBSA. Escharectomy, followed by coverage of wounds with a homograft to the lower surface of which, adjacent to the wound bed, microautoskin grafts had been attached was employed to close wounds in the early stages after burn. The remaining non-surgically treated wound was treated by exposure and topical silver sulfadiazine. The temperature and humidity of the ward was controlled by air conditioning and dehumidification. Aggressive excision of eschar and auto-skingrafting was carried out 3 weeks post-injury. Strictly limiting the uncovered wound to less than 5 per cent appeared to be the major effective measure in preventing burn infection.
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- Y P Zhou
- Burn Unit, Nan-fang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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Ren JL, Dodds WJ, Martin CJ, Dantas RO, Mittal RK, Harrington SS, Kern MK, Brasseur JG. Effect of increased intra-abdominal pressure on peristalsis in feline esophagus. Am J Physiol 1991; 261:G417-25. [PMID: 1887890 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1991.261.3.g417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Our aim in this study was to determine the effect of variations in intrabolus pressure on esophageal peristalsis. In five cats, intrabolus pressure was altered by increasing intragastric pressure to 20-45 mmHg by use of a pressure cuff to compress the abdomen. In each cat, increases in intragastric pressure were associated with comparable increases in pressure of the esophageal bolus while the bolus was in the distal esophagus during esophageal peristalsis. Secondary peristalsis induced by a 5-ml injection of barium into the proximal esophagus was recorded by synchronized videofluoroscopy and esophageal manometry. Graded increases in intrabolus pressure caused an increased prevalence of ineffective, incomplete peristaltic sequences that did not completely clear barium from the esophagus. At intragastric pressures greater than 45 mmHg, 63% of the peristaltic sequences were incomplete. Increases in intrabolus pressure elicited by increased intragastric pressure also caused 1) slowing of the peristaltic wave in the distal esophagus, 2) increased pressure wave duration in the distal esophagus, 3) increased esophageal diameter, and 4) increased duration of lower esophageal sphincter opening. The incidence of retrograde bolus escape was inversely related to the difference between peristaltic wave amplitude and intrabolus pressure. A pressure difference of greater than 20 mmHg prevented retrograde barium escape at all esophageal levels, whereas a difference of less than 20 mmHg was generally associated with retrograde escape of barium in the distal esophagus. We conclude that an increase in intrabolus pressure causes an increase in esophageal distension that is transduced into alterations of esophageal peristalsis by either a myogenic or neural mechanism.
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Affiliation(s)
- J L Ren
- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226
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