11 results on '"Tai-An Chiang"'
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2. Visualization of Carrier Transport in Luminescent Polymer Thin Film by Using Transient Photoluminescence Decay Imaging
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Dai Taguchi, Tai-Chin Chiang, and Takaaki Manaka
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Electron mobility ,Photoluminescence ,Materials science ,business.industry ,Surfaces and Interfaces ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Visualization ,Organic semiconductor ,Materials Chemistry ,Optoelectronics ,Transient (oscillation) ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Luminescence ,business ,Polymer thin films - Published
- 2020
3. Monoamine oxidase A variants are associated with heavy betel quid use
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Ying-Chin Ko, Albert Min-Shan Ko, Tien-Yu Shieh, Tai-An Chiang, Yi-Shan Tsai, Shu-Jung Wang, Chien-Hung Lee, Ping-Ho Chen, Hung-Pin Tu, Chi-Pin Lee, Shang-Lun Chiang, and Chih-Hung Ko
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Pharmacology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,biology ,Monoamine oxidase ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Single-nucleotide polymorphism ,biology.organism_classification ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Endocrinology ,Biochemistry ,Polymorphism (computer science) ,In vivo ,Internal medicine ,Genotype ,medicine ,biology.protein ,Arecoline ,Monoamine oxidase A ,medicine.drug ,Areca - Abstract
Few studies have investigated whether genetic abnormalities predispose individuals to heavy betel quid (BQ) use. One of the major ingredients of BQ, arecoline, is known to affect the expression of monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A). We investigated the extent to which arecoline inhibits MAO-A expression and the role of MAO-A polymorphisms in BQ use in Taiwanese aborigines. Cytotoxicity assays, microarrays and quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction were used to examine the effects of arecoline and areca nut extract (ANE) on cell viability and MAO-A expression in neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. After identifying the effective concentrations of arecoline and ANE in vitro, we examined the in vivo effects of these compounds using a rat model system. Our results indicate that arecoline and ANE inhibit MAO-A expression both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, we examined the correlation between plasma MAO-A activity and cumulative exposure to BQ in humans. We recruited 1307 aborigines from a large-scale community-based survey to determine whether MAO-A variants were associated with high BQ use and a preference for use with smoking or alcohol and whether gender bias existed. MAO-A expression was significantly downregulated by arecoline and ANE at 100-200 µg/ml and in rat whole brains on days 30 and 45. MAO-A activity levels in human plasma were positively correlated with the extent of BQ exposure, and individuals with at-risk alleles exhibited lower activity, although this result did not reach statistical significance. We found two single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) in aboriginal males [rs2283725, odds ratio (OR) = 2.04; rs5953210, OR = 2.03] and females (rs2283725, OR = 1.54; rs5953210, OR = 1.59) that were associated with heavy BQ use. Those individuals carrying at-risk alleles who drank alcohol were twice as likely to be heavy BQ users. However, the effects of these SNPs on BQ use were significant even after controlling for alcohol use. Our results suggest that two specific loci may confer a susceptibility to BQ abuse and affect MAO-A enzymatic activity.
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- 2011
4. α-Mangostin, A Novel Dietary Xanthone, Suppresses TPA-Mediated MMP-2 and MMP-9 Expressions through the ERK Signaling Pathway in MCF-7 Human Breast Adenocarcinoma Cells
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Yuan-Bing Lee, You-Xin Shih, Kung-Chung Ko, Ming-Der Shi, Yi-Chen Liao, Pei-Fen Wu, Yuan-Wei Shih, and Tai-An Chiang
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MAPK/ERK pathway ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cell Survival ,Xanthones ,Blotting, Western ,Breast Neoplasms ,Adenocarcinoma ,Biology ,Downregulation and upregulation ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Internal medicine ,Gene expression ,Cell Adhesion ,medicine ,Humans ,Protein Kinase Inhibitors ,Wound Healing ,Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 ,Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ,Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Activator (genetics) ,Kinase ,DNA, Neoplasm ,Endocrinology ,Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ,MCF-7 ,Cell culture ,Carcinogens ,Cancer research ,Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 ,Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate ,Female ,Signal transduction ,Food Science - Abstract
This study first investigates the anti-metastatic effect of alpha-mangostin on 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expressions in human breast adenocarcinoma cells, MCF-7. First, the result demonstrated alpha-mangostin could inhibit TPA-induced abilities of the adhesion, invasion, and migration by cell-matrix adhesion assay and Boyden chamber assay. Data also showed alpha-mangostin could inhibit the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) involved in the downregulation the enzyme activities, protein, and messenger RNA levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 induced by TPA. Next, alpha-mangostin also strongly inhibited TPA-induced degradation of inhibitor of kappaBalpha (IkappaBalpha) and the nuclear levels of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB), c-Fos, and c-Jun. Also, a dose-dependent inhibition on the binding abilities of NF-kappaB and activator protein-1 (AP-1) by alpha-mangostin treatment was further observed. Further, the treatment of specific inhibitor for ERK (U0126) to MCF-7 cells could inhibit TPA-induced MMP-2 and MMP-9 expressions along with an inhibition on cell invasion and migration. Presented data reveal that alpha-mangostin is a novel, effective, antimetastatic agent that functions by downregulating MMP-2 and MMP-9 gene expressions.
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- 2010
5. Acacetin Inhibits TPA-Induced MMP-2 and u-PA Expressions of Human Lung Cancer Cells Through Inactivating JNK Signaling Pathway and Reducing Binding Activities of NF-κB and AP-1
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Kun-Hung Shen, Yaou Fong, Yuan-Wei Shih, and Tai-An Chiang
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Male ,Lung Neoplasms ,Cell Survival ,MAP Kinase Kinase 4 ,Biology ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Cell Adhesion ,Humans ,RNA, Neoplasm ,Cell adhesion ,A549 cell ,Acacetin ,Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Kinase ,Activator (genetics) ,NF-kappa B ,NF-κB ,Flavones ,Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator ,Molecular biology ,Transcription Factor AP-1 ,Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ,chemistry ,Biochemistry ,Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate ,Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 ,Phosphorylation ,Female ,Food Science - Abstract
Acacetin (5,7-dihydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone), a flavonoid compound, has antiperoxidative and antiinflammatory effects. The effect of acacetin on 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced MMPs and u-PA expressions in human lung cancer A549 cells was investigated. First, the result demonstrated acacetin could inhibit TPA-induced the abilities of the adhesion, invasion, and migration by cell-matrix adhesion assay and Boyden chamber assay. Data also showed acacetin could inhibit phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 and 2 (JNK1/2) involved in the down-regulating protein expressions and transcriptions of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) induced by TPA. Next, acacetin also strongly inhibited TPA-stimulated the nuclear levels of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB), c-Fos, and c-Jun. Also, a dose-dependent inhibition on the binding abilities of NF-kappaB and activator protein-1 (AP-1) by acacetin treatment was further observed. Further, the treatment of specific inhibitor for JNK (SP600125) to A549 cells could inhibit TPA-induced MMP-2 and u-PA expressions along with an inhibition on cell invasion and migration. Taken together, these results suggest the antimetastatic effects of acacetin on the TPA-induced A549 cells might be by reducing MMP-2 and u-PA expressions through inhibiting phosphorylation of JNK and reducing NF-kappaB and AP-1 binding activities.
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- 2010
6. CD36 is a novel and potential anti-fibrogenic target in albumin-induced renal proximal tubule fibrosis
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Jinn-Yuh Guh, Fang Rong Chang, Tai-An Chiang, Lea-Yea Chuang, Yu-Lin Yang, Wen-Teng Chang, Tao-Chen Lee, Min-Yuan Hung, Tung-Nan Liao, Shyh-Horng Lin, and Chien-Ya Hung
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CD36 Antigens ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cell Survival ,Swine ,Blotting, Western ,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ,Models, Biological ,Biochemistry ,Kidney Tubules, Proximal ,Transforming Growth Factor beta1 ,Diabetic nephropathy ,Downregulation and upregulation ,Western blot ,Fibrosis ,Albumins ,Internal medicine ,TGF beta signaling pathway ,medicine ,Animals ,RNA, Small Interfering ,Molecular Biology ,Cell Proliferation ,Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ,biology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Chemistry ,Cell growth ,Albumin ,Hypertrophy ,Cell Biology ,medicine.disease ,Fibronectins ,Fibronectin ,Endocrinology ,biology.protein - Abstract
Albumin is not only a risk factor for diabetic nephropathy (DN), but also a therapeutic target. Hence, scientists have long sought ways to elucidate the interactions between albumin and diabetic renal tubule fibrosis. CD36, a surface receptor for thrombospondin-1, has been reported to interact with latent transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) and activate its fibrogenic bioactivity. This study elucidates the interactions between CD36 and renal tubule fibrosis. LLC-PK1 cells were applied to represent renal proximal tubule cells. The expression of CD36 was evaluated by flow cytometry. Fibronectin was assayed by Western blot and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Bioactive TGF-beta1 was assayed by ELISA. We demonstrated that albumin was shown significantly to inhibit cell growth without affecting hypertrophy status since protein content and cell size remained unaffected under albumin treatment. Moreover, albumin dose-dependently (0, 1, or 10 mg/ml) enhanced the secretion of bioactive TGF-beta1 and fibronectin with the upregulation of CD36. Intriguingly, CD36 siRNA, a potent silencer for CD36 effectively suppressed the albumin-induced increase in CD36, TGF-beta1, and even fibronectin level. Accordingly, albumin is a pro-fibrogenic factor for proximal tubule cells since albumin per se markedly upregulated the expression of TGF-beta1 and fibronectin. Most importantly, CD36 may mediate albumin-induced cellular fibrosis since CD36 siRNA appeared to have anti-fibrosis effects. This work suggests that CD36 is a novel and potential therapeutic target for diabetic renal tubule fibrosis.
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- 2007
7. Photoemission spectroscopy in solids
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F. Seitz and Tai-Chang Chiang
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Materials science ,Photoemission spectroscopy ,Condensed Matter::Superconductivity ,Inverse photoemission spectroscopy ,General Physics and Astronomy ,Condensed Matter::Strongly Correlated Electrons ,Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy ,Time-resolved spectroscopy ,Photoelectric effect ,Atomic physics ,Soft X-ray emission spectroscopy ,Electronic band structure ,Spectroscopy - Abstract
The photoelectric effect was discovered and explained in terms of quantum physics about a hundred years ago. Today, photoemission spectroscopy using vacuum ultra- violet radiation and x-rays is an important tool for studying the electronic properties and atomic structure of solids. This paper reviews the development of an understanding of the photoemission process and the basic applications of photoemission spectroscopy in solids, including band structure determination, studies of quasiparticle properties, and core level spectroscopy.
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- 2001
8. Prevention of exposure to mutagenic fumes produced by hot cooking oil in Taiwanese kitchens
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Ying-Chin Ko, Pei-Fen Wu, and Tai-An Chiang
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food.ingredient ,Cooking oil ,Epidemiology ,Chemistry ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,fungi ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,food and beverages ,Animal oil ,Soybean oil ,respiratory tract diseases ,Extractor ,Ames test ,food ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,Food science ,Mutagenicity Test ,Genetics (clinical) - Abstract
We evaluated the mutagens in fumes produced by heating three different cooking oils used in Taiwan to temperatures of 100 degrees C, 200 degrees C, and 300 degrees C, and constructed models to study the efficacy of fume extractors used commonly by Taiwanese women. Particulates of volatile emissions from lard (at 200 degrees C and 300 degrees C) and soybean oil (at 300 degrees C) were found to be mutagenic in the Salmonella/microsomal test with S9 mix, indicating that exposure of Taiwanese women to cooking oil fumes may be an important risk factor in the etiology of their lung cancer. Mutagenicity of lard and soybean oil fumes collected at 300 degrees C was obtained when a commonly used fume extractor was located at a usual distance of 70 cm above the oil surface, whereas the fume samples were not, or weakly, mutagenic in the Salmonella/ microsomal assay when the distance between fume extractor and oil surface was 60 cm or less. Reduction in mutagenicity was on average 1.2 +/- 0.5 revertants/cm (the percent reduction in mutagenicity was 46%), pointing to a possible cooking practice involving significant reductions in exposure to harmful oil fumes and, consequently, a decreased risk of lung cancer in Taiwanese housewives.
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- 1998
9. Tattooing as a risk of hepatitis C virus infection
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Tai-An Chiang, Mei-Shang Ho, Shun-Jen Chang, Po-Ya Chang, and Ying-Chin Ko
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Adult ,Male ,HBsAg ,Adolescent ,Hepatitis C virus ,Jaundice ,Hepacivirus ,medicine.disease_cause ,Virus ,Risk Factors ,Virology ,Odds Ratio ,medicine ,Humans ,Hepatitis Antibodies ,Risk factor ,Hepatitis B virus ,Hepatitis B Surface Antigens ,Tattooing ,biology ,business.industry ,virus diseases ,Odds ratio ,Hepatitis C Antibodies ,biology.organism_classification ,Hepatitis C ,digestive system diseases ,Infectious Diseases ,Hepadnaviridae ,Immunology ,Viral disease ,business - Abstract
The association of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and tattooing was studied in 87 tattooed and 126 tattoo free healthy young men who did not engage in intravenous drug use or multiple sexual activity. Antibody against HCV (anti-HCV) was tested in serum specimens by enzyme immunoassay with C100-3, NS3, and core antigens; 11 of the 87 (12.6%) tattooed and 3 of the 126 (2.4%) tattoo free subjects were positive for anti-HCV (odds ratio = 5.9, 95% CI = 1.6-22.0). A relationship was demonstrated by an increased risk for HCV infection with an increasing number of tattooed site (P(trend) = 0.002). All but one of the 87 tattooed subjects had been infected by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and 25 were carriers of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). None of the 25 HBsAg carriers was positive for anti-HCV whereas 11 of the 62 HBsAg non-carriers had anti-HCV, suggesting a negative association between the HBsAg carriage and the long lasting anti-HCV (P = 0.02, Fisher's exact). The status of the tattooer was also an important determinant for HCV infection; the risk was higher if tattooing was done by a non-professional friend than by a professional tattooist. Tattooing, probably with improperly sterilized needles, can clearly pose an increased risk for HCV infection in Taiwan. This study indicates the need for legal standards for hygienic tattooing as part of preventive measures for the control of parenterally transmitted infections.
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- 1992
10. Prevalence of betel quid chewing habit in Taiwan and related sociodemographic factors
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Ying-Chin Ko, Tai-An Chiang, Shun-Jen Chang, and Shu-Feng Hsieh
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Adult ,Male ,Cancer Research ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Alcohol Drinking ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Taiwan ,Betel quid chewing ,Education ,Pathology and Forensic Medicine ,Habits ,Sex Factors ,Epidemiology ,Ethnicity ,Prevalence ,medicine ,Humans ,Occupations ,Child ,Areca ,media_common ,Plants, Medicinal ,biology ,Traditional medicine ,business.industry ,Smoking ,digestive, oral, and skin physiology ,Betel leaf ,Middle Aged ,Betel ,biology.organism_classification ,Chinese people ,stomatognathic diseases ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Mastication ,Periodontics ,Female ,Habit ,Oral Surgery ,Betel quid ,business ,Demography - Abstract
The prevalence of betel quid chewing habit in Taiwan was surveyed in a group of Chinese people from Kaohsiung city and in a second group from the aboriginal inhabitants of South Taiwan. In all 1299 participants constituted Group 1 (85.2% response rate) and 827 Group 2 (70.1% response rate). People were interviewed in their homes in house-to-house survey, according to a structured questionnaire developed and evaluated by the authors. Of the Kaohsiung inhabitants covering all ages and both sexes, 6% was a current betel chewer and 4% was an ex-chewer, whereas 42% of the aborigines aged over 15 yr was a current chewer and 1% an ex-chewer. Lifetime prevalence was 10%. Betel chewing enjoys islandwide popularity among the 20 million inhabitants of Taiwan; the number of current and ex-users was estimated at 2.0 million (95% CI 1.6-2.4 million). The betel quid was prepared in two different ways. In one, used mainly by aborigines, fresh areca nut was simply wrapped with betel leaf and in another, popular mainly among Chinese, a lengthwise piece of betel fruit and lime paste was sandwiched between two halves of an areca nut. A high proportion of chewers was also a smoker and drinker, but tobacco was not found to be chewed together with betel quid. Consumption varied between 14 to 23 portions per day, with individual frequencies ranging widely from 1 to over 200 portions a day. A statistical analysis of sociodemographic factors showed that lesser educated older men, blue collar workers, smokers and drinkers were the likeliest betel chewers.
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- 1992
11. Analysis of oscillation characteristics and design of a plate-type impatt oscillator
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Tai‐Ho Chiang, Ikuo Suemune, Masamichi Yamanishi, Makoto Fukushima, and Tadsu Kawanos
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Admittance ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,Computer Networks and Communications ,Oscillation ,Computer science ,Physics::Optics ,law.invention ,Computational physics ,Vackář oscillator ,Voltage-controlled oscillator ,law ,Electronic engineering ,Equivalent circuit ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Parametric oscillator ,Hartley oscillator ,Diode - Abstract
The admittance of an IMPATT-diode pellet is calculated by a large-signal analysis and the equivalent circuit parameters of the diode package are obtained by measurement. The operating characteristics of a rectangular-plate-type IMPATT-diode oscillator are measured and compared with those obtained analytically employing the diode admittance and are almost in good agreement with the experimental ones. A stepped-plate-type IMPATT-diode oscillator is proposed and designed by the aid of a computer. The oscillation frequencies and the output powers of the constructed oscillator are almost in good agreement with the designed ones.
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- 1980
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