Publications by authors named "Yue-Ling Zhao"

As an important process for enhancing aroma of Wuyi rock tea, roasting has gradually been applied to the processing of bud green tea (BGT). However, there is a lack of comprehensive research on the impact of roasting on BGT aroma. This research provides a detailed analysis of the changes in aroma perception and compounds during the low-temperature roasting process (105°C, 90 minutes) of BGT.

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Several lines of evidence implicate that chronic periodontitis (CP) increases the risk of mental illnesses, such as anxiety and depression, yet, the associated molecular mechanism for this remains poorly defined. Here, it is reported that mice subjected to CP exhibited depression-like behaviors and hippocampal memory deficits, accompanied by synapse loss and neurogenesis impairment in the hippocampus. RNA microarray analysis disclosed that albumin D-site-binding protein (DBP) is identified as the most prominently upregulated target gene following CP, and in vivo and in vitro immunofluorescence methods showed that DBP is preferentially expressed in microglia but not neurons or astrocytes in the hippocampus.

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  • Protein palmitoylation, specifically involving A-kinase anchoring protein 150 (AKAP150), plays a crucial role in depressive-like behaviors in mice triggered by chronic stress, although the exact mechanisms remain unclear.
  • Experimental methods included assessing palmitoylated proteins in the brain and utilizing various genetic and pharmacological approaches to understand the AKAP150 signaling pathway's involvement in these behaviors.
  • The study found that chronic stress increased AKAP150 palmitoylation and expression of the protein DHHC2, both of which were linked to depressive-like behaviors, suggesting that targeting this palmitoylation pathway could offer new treatment options for major depressive disorder.
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  • * DHHC2 activity increases in the hippocampus following fear conditioning, and knockdown of DHHC2 disrupts fear-induced memory and long-term potentiation (LTP).
  • * The study shows that fear learning enhances the palmitoylation of AKAP150 and highlights the importance of DHHC2 in the interaction between AKAP150 and PSD-95, affecting GluA1 phosphorylation and LTP.
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Instant dark teas (IDTs) were individually liquid-state fermented using the fungi , and . To understand how the chemical constituents of IDTs were affected by the fungi, samples were collected and measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Untargeted metabolomics analysis revealed that 1,380 chemical constituents were identified in positive and negative ion modes, and 858 kinds of chemical components were differential metabolites.

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Background: Primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is extremely rare and highly aggressive with poor prognosis. Few studies concerning PNET's the imaging features have been published.

Methods: Six cases of PNET, all confirmed by pathology and immunohistochemical (IHC) examinations, were treated during January 2012 to December 2016.

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In plants, the transcription factor families have been implicated in many important biological processes. These processes include morphogenesis, signal transduction and environmental stress responses. Proteins containing the lateral organ boundaries domain (LBD), which encodes a zinc finger-like domain are only found in plants.

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Certain 4-(phenylamino)furo[2,3-b]quinoline and 2-(furan-2-yl)-4-(phenylamino)quinoline derivatives were synthesized and evaluated in vitro against the full panel of NCIs 60 cancer cell lines. The preliminary results indicated these tricyclic 4-(phenylamino)furo[2,3-b]quinolines were more cytotoxic than their corresponding 2-(furan-2-yl)-4-(phenylamino)quinoline isomers. For the 4-(phenylamino)furo[2,3-b]quinolines, compounds 2a and 3d are two of the most potent with a mean GI50 value of 0.

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A number of 2-(furan-2-yl)-4-phenoxyquinoline derivatives have been synthesized and evaluated for anti-inflammatory evaluation. 4-[(2-Furan-2-yl)quinolin-4-yloxy]benzaldehyde (8), with an IC(50) value of 5.0 microM against beta-glucuronidase release, was more potent than its tricyclic furo[2,3-b]quinoline isomer 3a (>30 microM), its 4'-COMe counterpart 7 (7.

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The present report describes the synthesis and cell growth inhibition of certain 4-anilino-2-phenylquinoline derivatives. 4-(4-Acetylphenylamino)-6-methoxy-2-phenylquinoline (11), its oxime 15a, and its methyloxime 15b, exhibited significant cytotoxicity against all 60 cancer cells with mean GI(50) values of 3.89, 3.

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A number of fluoroquinolone derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for antimycobacterial activity. Preliminary results are (1) for 1-aryl fluoroquinolones, 1-(4-nitrophenyl) derivatives were inactive while their 1-(2-fluoro-4-nitrophenyl) counterparts were active anti-TB agents (3a vs 4a; 3b vs 4b) indicated the fluoro substituent at C-2 position is important. For the 1-(2-fluoro-4-nitrophenyl)quinolones, 7-piperidinyl derivative 4a and 7-(3,5-dimethylpiperazinyl) derivative 4e, which exhibited 97% and 98% inhibition, respectively, were more active than their 7-morpholinyl, 7-(4-methylpiperazinyl) and 7-piperazinyl congeners, 4b,4c and 4d, respectively.

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