A5101635955- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Ion channel regulation and function
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Magnesium in Health and Disease
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Smart Grid Security and Resilience
- Medicinal plant effects and applications
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
- Advanced Data Processing Techniques
- Phytoestrogen effects and research
- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Herbal Medicine Research Studies
- Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
2021
Chongqing University
2013-2015
Nanjing University
2010-2015
Nanjing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital
2010-2014
China Ocean Shipping (China)
2011
Yale University
2003-2009
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
2009
University of Iowa
2008
North Central College
2008
Agricultural Research Service
2008
Abstract Plant innate immune response to pathogen infection includes an elegant signaling pathway leading reactive oxygen species generation and resulting hypersensitive (HR); localized programmed cell death in tissue surrounding the initial site limits spread. A veritable symphony of cytosolic molecules (including Ca2+, nitric oxide [NO], cyclic nucleotides, calmodulin) have been suggested as early components HR signaling. However, specific interactions among these secondary messengers...
Mutations in the kinase WNK4 cause pseudohypoaldosteronism type II (PHAII), a syndrome featuring hypertension and high serum K(+) levels (hyperkalemia). has distinct functional states that regulate balance between renal salt reabsorption secretion by modulating activities of transporters channels, including Na-Cl cotransporter NCC channel ROMK. WNK4's functions could enable differential responses to intravascular volume depletion (hypovolemia) hyperkalemia. Because hypovolemia is uniquely...
Humidity sensors are commonly based on the resistance change of metal oxide semiconductors, which show high sensitivity in low humidity but humidity. In this work, we design a novel sensor airflow-induced triboelectric nanogenerator (ATNG) that can serve as self-powered to detect (especially humidity) and airflow rate. The output current or voltage is investigated under different (20–100% relative at fixed rate rates (15–25 L/min) working principle ATNG-based illustrated. We find both...
The steroid hormone aldosterone is secreted both in the setting of intravascular volume depletion and hyperkalemia, raising question how kidney maximizes NaCl reabsorption former state while maximizing K(+) secretion latter. Mutations WNK4 cause pseudohypoaldosteronism type II (PHAII), a disease featuring increased renal impaired secretion. PHAII-mutant achieves these effects by increasing activity Na-Cl cotransporter (NCC) Na(+) channel ENaC concurrently inhibiting outer medullary (ROMK)....
Harvesting airflow energy and light from the ambient environment to build a self-powered system is attractive challenging work. In this article, an airflow-induced triboelectric nanogenerator (ATNG) has been fabricated that converts wind alternating electricity. The mechanism of ATNG also illustrated. performance ATNGs with different sizes was studied, which we discovered (size: 1 cm × 3 cm, electrode gap: 1.5 mm) could easily collect gentle (5.3 m s−1). Due relatively high electricity...
A triboelectric generator based on checker‐like interdigital electrodes (TEGC) with a sandwiched polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thin film that can convert translation kinetic energy in all directions to electricity is reported. The design of the PET effectively avoid direct wear between metal and sliding panel. mechanism TEGC described detail. performance different studied, indicating maximum output power density 1.9 W m ‐2 open‐circuit voltage 210 V achieved X or Y direction. used charge...
Waste heat has been regarded as one of the most important renewable and green energy sources, its widespread reclamation could help to reduce negative impacts global warming crisis.
Photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants is an important application area in solar energy utilization. To improve material photocatalytic properties, understanding their mechanism indispensable. Here, the performance ZnWO4 nanocrystals was systematicly investigated by photodegradation tetraethylated rhodamine (RhB) under simulated sunlight irradiation, including influence morphology, AgO/ZnWO4 heterojunction and comparison with CoWO4 nanowires. The results show that activity higher...
Homeostasis of intravascular volume, Na + , Cl − and K is interdependent determined by the coordinated activities structurally diverse mediators in distal nephron colon. The behavior these flux pathways regulated renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system; however, mechanisms that allow independent modulation individual elements have been obscure. Previous work has shown mutations WNK4 cause pseudohypoaldosteronism type II (PHAII), a disease featuring hypertension with hyperkalemia, due to altered...
Flexible interdigital-electrodes based triboelectric generator can not only harvest sliding mechanical energy but also be used to rotating energy. The has advantages of flexibility, light weight, durability, portability and high output power.
The serine–threonine kinase WNK3 modulates Cl − transport into and out of cells through its regulation SLC12A cation–Cl cotransporters, implicating it as (one of) the long‐sought /volume‐sensitive kinase(s). Integrators in homeostatic systems regulate structurally diverse but functionally coupled elements. For example, related WNK4 regulates Na + –Cl cotransporter (NCC), paracellular flux, K channel ROMK1 (Kir1.1) to maintain renal NaCl homeostasis; mutations PRKWNK4 , encoding WNK4, cause a...
AIM:To investigate the efficacy of anal fistula plug (AFP) compared to mucosa advancement flap (MAF), considered best procedure for patients with a complex fistula. METHODS:The literature search included PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and OVID original studies on topic AFP MAF fistula-in-ano that had deadline publication by April 2011.Randomized controlled trials, clinical trials prospective cohort were in review.After information collection, meta-analysis was performed using data overall...
Ongoing studies have developed strategies for identifying key bioactive compounds and chemical profiles in Echinacea with the goal of improving its human health benefits. Antiviral antiinflammatory–antipain assays targeted various classes chemicals responsible these activities. Analysis polar fractions E. purpurea extracts showed presence antiviral activity, evidence suggesting that polyphenolic other than known HIV inhibitor, cichoric acid, may be involved. Antiinflammatory activity...
Increased guard cell cytosolic [Ca2+] is known to be involved in signal transduction pathways leading stomatal closure, and inhibit the inward rectifying K+ channel KAT1. Guard calcium-dependent protein kinase (CDPK) has been shown phosphorylate KAT1; such phosphorylation modulate other channels cascades. The work reported here focused on demonstrating CDPK-dependent inhibition of KAT1 currents. A cDNA encoding soybean CDPK was generated it's translation product functional; Ca2+-dependent...
Ceria (CeO2) nanocubes were synthesized by a hydrothermal method and weak ferromagnetism was observed in room temperature. After ultraviolet irradiation, the saturation magnetization significantly enhanced from ~3.18 × 10-3 to ~1.89 10-2 emu g-1. This is due increase of oxygen vacancies CeO2 structure which confirmed X-ray photoelectron spectra. The first-principle calculation with Vienna ab-initio simulation package used illustrate mechanism after calculating density states (DOSs) partial...
Great attention has been paid to nanogenerators that harvest energy from ambient environments lately. In order give considerable output current, most require high-velocity motion in cases can hardly be provided our daily life. Here we report a notepad-like triboelectric generator (NTEG), which uses simple structure generate elastic deformation so as turn low-velocity kinetic into through the conversion of potential energy. Therefore, NTEG achieve high current under motion, completely...
Background/Aim: Overexpression of inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress increase the risk colorectal cancer (CRC) in obesity hyperlipidemia. The aim this study was to investigate whether monoterpene antioxidant p-cymene would reduce incidence CRC a rat model Materials Methods: hyperlipidemic established by high-fat diet dimethyl hydrazine (DMH) induction. All rats received 30 mg/kg DMH induce CRC, were then assigned groups with normal or with/without mg/kg/day orally during entire...