Publications by authors named "Jin-hui Shao"

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  • Panax notoginseng (PN) has been used for a long time in China as a medicine that helps improve blood health and fight cancer.
  • Researchers discovered that panaxadiol saponins (PDS) from PN can help the body’s immune system by fixing problems in blood cell development when there’s a tumor.
  • PDS changes the balance of certain blood cells, reduces inflammation markers, and affects how other blood cells develop, which can be important for cancer treatment.
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Objective: To explore the inhibition mechanism and safety of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one derivatives against proliferation of human lung cancer A549 cells, H322 cells, and human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC).

Methods: Cells were treated with 40 Μmol/L of the ppo3a, ppo3b, ppo3i, and 0.1% DMSO (control) for 48 hours, respectively.

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Malignant obstructive jaundice comprises a group of diseases that can be caused by primary biliary and extra-biliary carcinomas. Generally, surgical resection is the primary treatment for malignant obstructive jaundice; however, for the patients that are unable to undergo surgery, urgent treatment is required to improve hepatic function. Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) and stenting are emerging alternative treatments for malignant obstructive jaundice.

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Free volatile compounds in six varieties of citrus juices were analyzed by solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Bound fractions were isolated and extracted with methanol and Amberlite XAD-2 resin and then hydrolyzed by almond β-glucosidase. A total of 43 free and 17 bound volatile compounds were identified in citrus.

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Several approaches for parallel genotyping have been developed with increasingly available information on DNA variation. However, these methods require either complex laboratory procedures or expensive instrumentation. None of these procedures is readily performed in local clinical laboratories.

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A series of novel 2-ferrocenyl-7-hydroxy-5-phenethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-pyrazolo[1,5-a][1,4]diazepin-4-one derivatives with optical activity (2) was synthesized in the microwave-assisted condition and characterized by means of IR, (1)H NMR and mass spectroscopy, and furthermore confirmed by X-ray analysis of a representative compound (R)-2a. Preliminary biological evaluation showed that some compounds could suppress the growth of A549, H322 and H1299 lung cancer cells. Among the tested compounds, 2b-d were more effective and might perform their action through cell cycle arrest for A549 cell.

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A series of substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one was synthesized by the reaction of ethyl 1-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)-3-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylate derivatives and 2-(2-aminoethoxy)ethanol or 2-morpholinoethanamine in the condition of microwave-assisted one-step and solvent-free in a good yield. The structures of the compounds were determined by IR, (1)H NMR and mass spectroscopy. In addition, a representative single-crystal structure was characterized by using X-ray diffraction analysis.

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  • A beta-Glucosidase gene (BGL 1) was isolated from Sacchromycopsis fibuligera and integrated into the pPIC9K expression vector using PCR and restriction enzymes.
  • The recombinant plasmid pSHL9K was created and transformed into Pichia pastoris GS115 through electroporation, enabling the production of recombinant beta-Glucosidase.
  • The enzyme showed optimal activity at 50°C and pH 5.4, reaching a potency of 47 U/mL in the culture medium.
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