1.STUDY ON NATURAL LANGUAGE INTERFACE OF NETWORK FAULT DIAGNOSIS EXPERT SYSTEM
Peiqi LIU ; Zengzhi LI ; Yinliang ZHAO
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2006;18(2):113-117
The expert system is an important field of the artificial intelligence. The traditional interface of the expert system is the command, menu and window at present. It limits the application of the expert system and embarrasses the enthusiasm of using expert system. Combining with the study on the expert system of network fault diagnosis, the natural language interface of the expert system has been discussed in this article. This interface can understand and generate Chinese sentences. Using this interface, the user and field experts can use the expert system to diagnose the fault of network conveniently. In the article, first, the extended production rule has been proposed. Then the methods of Chinese sentence generation from conceptual graphs and the model of expert system are introduced in detail. Using this model, the network fault diagnosis expert system and its natural language interface have been developed with Prolog.
2.Determination of Narasin in Chicken Tissues by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Post-column Derivatization
Yinliang WU ; Lijun WANG ; Ting YANG ; Jian ZHAO ; Weiguo HUANGFU
Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry 2009;37(7):1069-1072
A method was developed for determining residual narasin in chicken tissues by HPLC with post-column derivatization. The samples were extracted with iso-octane. Further cleanup was performed on LC-si cartridge after centrifugation. Then the eluent was dried by nitrogen and residues were dissolved in methanol, water mixture (90∶ 10 v/v). The samples were analyzed on an Inertsil ODS-3 C18 column with a mixture of methanol-acetic acid-water as the mobile phase and vanillin as the derivatization reagent. The detection wavelength was 520 nm. The samples were quantified with the external standard calibration curve method. The limit of detection and the limit of quantification for narasin in chicken tissues were 6.0 μg/kg and 20 μg/kg, respectively. The average recoveries of narasin in chicken tissues were 76.4 %-93.1 %, the intra-assay relative standard deviations were 2.6 %-8.9% and the inter-assay relative standard deviations were 4.7%-9.7% at spiked levels of 20-1800 μg/kg. There was a good linear correlation (the calibration coefficient is above 0.9993) between the peak areas and concentration of narasin in the range of 70-10000 μg/L.
3.Sanguinarine alleviates ulcerative colitis in mice by regulating the Nrf2/NF-κB pathway
Na ZHAO ; Mengdi SHEN ; Rui ZHAO ; Di AO ; Zetan LUO ; Yinliang ZHANG ; Zhidong XU ; Fangtian FAN ; Hailun ZHENG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(8):1467-1475
Objective To investigate the mechanism of sanguinarine(SA)for alleviating ulcerative colitis(UC)induced by dextran sodium sulfate(DSS)in mice.Methods Male C57BL/6 mouse models of 3.5%DSS-induced UC were randomized for treatment with 1,5 and 10 mg/kg SA by gavage,400 mg/kg sulfasalazine by gavage,or 10 mg/kg SA combined with intraperitoneal injection of 30 mg/kg ML385(a Nrf2 inhibitor).The changes in intestinal inflammation was assessed by monitoring weight changes,disease activity index(DAI)score,colon length measurement,and HE staining.After the treatments,the colon tissues were collected for detection of malondialdehyde(MDA)content using colorimetry,mRNA expressions of inflammatory factors using RT-qPCR,and the expressions of Nrf2,HO-1,Keap-1,p-p65,p65,occludin,and ZO-1 proteins were detected using Western blotting.Results SA treatment obviously alleviated weight loss,colon length shortening and DAI score increase and ameliorated structural destruction of the colon glands and colonic crypts in mice with DSS-induced UC.SA intervention significantly decreased the levels of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 mRNA and lowered ROS and MDA levels in the colon tissue of UC mice.The mouse models receiving SA treatment showed significantly increased expressions of Nrf2,HO-1,occludin and ZO-1 and lowered expressions of Keap-1 and P-P65 in the colon tissue without significant changes of p65 expression,and these changes were SA dose-dependent.Treatment with ML385 obviously attenuated the effect of high-dose SA for improving UC in the mouse models.Conclusion SA can improve UC-like enteritis in mice possibly by activating the Nrf2 pathway and inhibiting the NF-κB pathway in the colon tissue.
4.Sanguinarine induces ferroptosis of colorectal cancer cells by upregulating STUB1 and downregulating GPX4
Yinliang ZHANG ; Zetan LUO ; Rui ZHAO ; Na ZHAO ; Zhidong XU ; Di AO ; Guyi CONG ; Xinyu LIU ; Hailun ZHENG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(8):1537-1544
Objective To investigate the effect of sanguinarine(SAN)on proliferation and ferroptosis of colorectal cancer cells.Methods SW620 and HCT-116 cells treated with different concentrations of SAN were examined for cell viability changes using CCK8 assay to determine the IC50 of SAN in the two cells.The inhibitory effects of SAN on proliferation,invasion and migration of the cells were evaluated using colony-forming assay and Transwell assays.ROS production in the treated cells was analyzed with flow cytometry,and lipid peroxide production was assessed by detecting malondialdehyde(MDA)level.Glutathione(GSH)levels in the cells were detected,and Western blotting was used to detect the expressions of ferroptosis-related proteins STUB1 and GPX4.Results SAN significantly inhibited the proliferation,invasion and migration of SW620 and HCT-116 cells.SAN treatment significantly promoted ROS production,increased intracellular MDA level,and lowered GSH level in the two cells(P<0.05).Western blotting showed that SAN significantly upregulated the expression of STUB1 and down-regulated the expression of its downstream protein GPX4(P<0.05).Conclusion SAN induces ferroptosis in colorectal cancer cells by regulating STUB1/GPX4,which may serve as a new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer.
5.Sanguinarine alleviates ulcerative colitis in mice by regulating the Nrf2/NF-κB pathway
Na ZHAO ; Mengdi SHEN ; Rui ZHAO ; Di AO ; Zetan LUO ; Yinliang ZHANG ; Zhidong XU ; Fangtian FAN ; Hailun ZHENG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(8):1467-1475
Objective To investigate the mechanism of sanguinarine(SA)for alleviating ulcerative colitis(UC)induced by dextran sodium sulfate(DSS)in mice.Methods Male C57BL/6 mouse models of 3.5%DSS-induced UC were randomized for treatment with 1,5 and 10 mg/kg SA by gavage,400 mg/kg sulfasalazine by gavage,or 10 mg/kg SA combined with intraperitoneal injection of 30 mg/kg ML385(a Nrf2 inhibitor).The changes in intestinal inflammation was assessed by monitoring weight changes,disease activity index(DAI)score,colon length measurement,and HE staining.After the treatments,the colon tissues were collected for detection of malondialdehyde(MDA)content using colorimetry,mRNA expressions of inflammatory factors using RT-qPCR,and the expressions of Nrf2,HO-1,Keap-1,p-p65,p65,occludin,and ZO-1 proteins were detected using Western blotting.Results SA treatment obviously alleviated weight loss,colon length shortening and DAI score increase and ameliorated structural destruction of the colon glands and colonic crypts in mice with DSS-induced UC.SA intervention significantly decreased the levels of TNF-α,IL-1β and IL-6 mRNA and lowered ROS and MDA levels in the colon tissue of UC mice.The mouse models receiving SA treatment showed significantly increased expressions of Nrf2,HO-1,occludin and ZO-1 and lowered expressions of Keap-1 and P-P65 in the colon tissue without significant changes of p65 expression,and these changes were SA dose-dependent.Treatment with ML385 obviously attenuated the effect of high-dose SA for improving UC in the mouse models.Conclusion SA can improve UC-like enteritis in mice possibly by activating the Nrf2 pathway and inhibiting the NF-κB pathway in the colon tissue.
6.Sanguinarine induces ferroptosis of colorectal cancer cells by upregulating STUB1 and downregulating GPX4
Yinliang ZHANG ; Zetan LUO ; Rui ZHAO ; Na ZHAO ; Zhidong XU ; Di AO ; Guyi CONG ; Xinyu LIU ; Hailun ZHENG
Journal of Southern Medical University 2024;44(8):1537-1544
Objective To investigate the effect of sanguinarine(SAN)on proliferation and ferroptosis of colorectal cancer cells.Methods SW620 and HCT-116 cells treated with different concentrations of SAN were examined for cell viability changes using CCK8 assay to determine the IC50 of SAN in the two cells.The inhibitory effects of SAN on proliferation,invasion and migration of the cells were evaluated using colony-forming assay and Transwell assays.ROS production in the treated cells was analyzed with flow cytometry,and lipid peroxide production was assessed by detecting malondialdehyde(MDA)level.Glutathione(GSH)levels in the cells were detected,and Western blotting was used to detect the expressions of ferroptosis-related proteins STUB1 and GPX4.Results SAN significantly inhibited the proliferation,invasion and migration of SW620 and HCT-116 cells.SAN treatment significantly promoted ROS production,increased intracellular MDA level,and lowered GSH level in the two cells(P<0.05).Western blotting showed that SAN significantly upregulated the expression of STUB1 and down-regulated the expression of its downstream protein GPX4(P<0.05).Conclusion SAN induces ferroptosis in colorectal cancer cells by regulating STUB1/GPX4,which may serve as a new therapeutic target for colorectal cancer.
7.Cocktail hepatocarcinoma therapy by a super-assembled nano-pill targeting XPO1 and ATR synergistically
Liuyun GONG ; Yinliang LU ; Jing WANG ; Xinyue LI ; Jing ZHAO ; Yuetong CHEN ; Rongze MA ; Jinlu MA ; Tianya LIU ; Suxia HAN
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2023;13(6):603-615
Intensive cancer treatment with drug combination is widely exploited in the clinic but suffers from inconsistent pharmacokinetics among different therapeutic agents.To overcome it,the emerging nanomedicine offers an unparalleled opportunity for encapsulating multiple drugs in a nano-carrier.Herein,a two-step super-assembled strategy was performed to unify the pharmacokinetics of a pep-tide and a small molecular compound.In this proof-of-concept study,the bioinformatics analysis firstly revealed the potential synergies towards hepatoma therapy for the associative inhibition of exportin 1(XPO1)and ataxia telangiectasia mutated-Rad3-related(ATR),and then a super-assembled nano-pill(gold nano drug carrier loaded AZD6738 and 97-110 amino acids of apoptin(AP)(AA@G))was con-structed through camouflaging AZD6738(ATR small-molecule inhibitor)-binding human serum albumin onto the AP-Au supramolecular nanoparticle.As expected,both in vitro and in vivo experiment results verified that the AA@G possessed extraordinary biocompatibility and enhanced therapeutic effect through inducing cell cycle arrest,promoting DNA damage and inhibiting DNA repair of hepatoma cell.This work not only provides a co-delivery strategy for intensive liver cancer treatment with the clinical translational potential,but develops a common approach to unify the pharmacokinetics of peptide and small-molecular compounds,thereby extending the scope of drugs for developing the advanced com-bination therapy.
8.Bioinformatic analysis and characterization of myxobacteria laccase-like multicopper oxidases.
Xiuyan ZHAO ; Fei CHANG ; Zemin FANG ; Yinliang ZHANG ; Yazhong XIAO
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2017;33(4):609-619
Laccase is a widely-used environment-friendly copper-containing oxidase found in many plants, insects and fungi. Recently, more and more laccases are also found in bacteria. Myxobacteria are an important bacteria resource. However, myxobacteria are much more difficult to isolate and purify than other bacteria. We used bioinformatic approach to screen myxobacteria proteomes available in NCBI. Based on conserved sequences of four copper binding sites in multicopper oxidase, 30 potential laccase sequences were obtained. Among them, nine genes were synthesized and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). Seven proteins showed laccase activity when tested with traditional laccase substrates. One protein, named rSC-2, was chosen for further research because it exhibited the highest activity towards 2,6-dimethyl phenol (DMP). The molecular weight of rSC-2 was 57 kDa. Its specific activity to DMP was 0.27 U/mg. The optimal temperature and the optimal pH were 60 ℃ and 7.0, respectively. About 50% of the original activity was retained after incubation at 60 ℃ and pH 7.0-8.0 for 1 h. Metals showed different effects on rSC-2. rSC-2 activity was enhanced by several metalsat concentration of 1 mmol/L, such as Ca²⁺ and Mn²⁺. With a higher concentration of 5 mmol/L, the activity of rSC-2 was apparently inhibited. This is the first report of bioinformatics screening myxobacteria laccases in combination with expression in E. coli.
9. Analysis of influencing factors for rapid postoperative recovery of young lung cancer patients
Yanan SONG ; Yu QI ; Chunyang ZHANG ; Yinliang SHENG ; Song ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2020;36(1):17-21
Objective:
To explore the influencing factors of rapid postoperative recovery in young(≤40 years old) lung cancer patients.
Methods:
Retrospective analysis was performed on 82 young patients with lung cancer diagnosed by postoperative pathology admitted to the department of thoracic surgery of the first affiliated hospital of Zhengzhou University from March 2013 to March 2019, the patients were divided into two groups according to their postoperative hospitalization time(hospitalization time≤7d, hospitalization time >7d). The preoperative medical history and examination data, intraoperative(operative method, embedding materials), postoperative complications and postoperative treatment and other data of the enrolled patients were collected to analyze the relationship between various factors and postoperative hospitalization time.Univariate analysis used