Sedum aizoon L.: a review of its history, traditional uses, nutritional value, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and quality control
Front Pharmacol. 2024 Mar 14;15:1349032. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1349032. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTIn China, Russia, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea, and Mexico, Sedum aizoon L. (S. aizoon) is used as an edible plant. Up to now, over 234 metabolites, including phenolic acids, flavonoids, triterpenes, phytosterols, and alkaloids, among others, have been identified. In addition to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fatigue, antimicrobial, anti-cancer, and hemostatic activities, S. aizoon is used for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. This paper provides an overview of the history, botany, nutritional value, traditio...
Source: Cancer Control - March 29, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bai-Ling Wang Zhen-Kai Ge Jing-Ran Qiu Si-Qi Luan Xin-Cai Hao Yong-Heng Zhao Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 457: Determination of Optimal Antigen Yield and Virus Inactivation Conditions for the Production of the Candidate Foot-and-Mouth Disease Recombinant Vaccine Strain Asia1 Shamir-R in a Bioreactor
This study evaluated the antigen yield and viral inactivation kinetics of the recombinant Asia1 Shamir vaccine strain (Asia1 Shamir-R). When Asia1 Shamir-R was proliferated in shaking flasks (1 L), a 2 L bioreactor (1 L), and a wave bioreactor (25 L), the antigen yields were 7.5 μg/mL, 5.2 μg/mL, and 3.8 μg/mL, respectively. The optimal FMDV inactivation conditions were 2 mM BEI at 26 °C and 1.0 mM BEI at 37 °C. There was no antigen loss due to BEI treatment, and only a decrease in antigen levels was observed during storage. The sera from pigs immunized with antigen ...
Source: Viruses - March 16, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Jae Young Kim Sun Young Park Gyeongmin Lee Sang Hyun Park Jong-Sook Jin Dohyun Kim Jong-Hyeon Park Seong-Yun Jeong Young-Joon Ko Tags: Article Source Type: research
Sedum aizoon L.: a review of its history, traditional uses, nutritional value, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and quality control
In China, Russia, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea, and Mexico, Sedum aizoon L. (S. aizoon) is used as an edible plant. Up to now, over 234 metabolites, including phenolic acids, flavonoids, triterpenes, phytosterols, and alkaloids, among others, have been identified. In addition to its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fatigue, antimicrobial, anti-cancer, and hemostatic activities, S. aizoon is used for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. This paper provides an overview of the history, botany, nutritional value, traditional use, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and quality control of S. aizoon. (Source: Front...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - March 14, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Mid-Term Strategic Plan for the Public Health and Medical Care Cooperation in the Korean Peninsula
J Korean Med Sci. 2024 Jan 29;39(4):e39. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e39.ABSTRACTAs extensive as the concept of and the resources required for 'Health for Korean Unification' are, and due to the limited access to information on the state of health and medical care in North Korea, discussion on 'Health for Korean Unification' has tended to be intermittent and lacked concrete action plans. In this article, we specifically distinguished areas of cooperation and selected five executable agenda that meet the goals of international development cooperation: 1) Health security; 2) Easing the burden of major diseases; 3) Resilient he...
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - January 30, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Yun Seop Kim Jin-Won Noh Yo Han Lee Sin Gon Kim Source Type: research
Mid-Term Strategic Plan for the Public Health and Medical Care Cooperation in the Korean Peninsula
J Korean Med Sci. 2024 Jan 29;39(4):e39. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2024.39.e39.ABSTRACTAs extensive as the concept of and the resources required for 'Health for Korean Unification' are, and due to the limited access to information on the state of health and medical care in North Korea, discussion on 'Health for Korean Unification' has tended to be intermittent and lacked concrete action plans. In this article, we specifically distinguished areas of cooperation and selected five executable agenda that meet the goals of international development cooperation: 1) Health security; 2) Easing the burden of major diseases; 3) Resilient he...
Source: J Korean Med Sci - January 30, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yun Seop Kim Jin-Won Noh Yo Han Lee Sin Gon Kim Source Type: research
North Korea ’s COVID-19 policy dilemma: epidemic prevention conflicting with trade
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, striking a delicate balance between sustaining economic activity and safeguarding public health has become a crucial concern. The border closures for COVID-19 prevention have furt... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - January 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Byungjin Park and Joonmo Cho Tags: Research Source Type: research
Functional characterization of Plasmodium vivax hexose transporter 1
Plasmodium vivax is the most widely distributed human malaria parasite. The eradication of vivax malaria remains challenging due to transmission of drug-resistant parasite and dormant liver form. Consequently, anti-malarial drugs with novel mechanisms of action are urgently demanded. Glucose uptake blocking strategy is suggested as a novel mode of action that leads to selective starvation in various species of malaria parasites. The role of hexose transporter 1 in Plasmodium species is glucose uptake, and its blocking strategies proved to successfully induce selective starvation. However, there is limited information on th...
Source: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - January 12, 2024 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Association Between Atopic Dermatitis and Suicidal Behaviors in North Korean Adolescent Defectors From 2011 to 2019
CONCLUSION: AD was significantly associated with suicide plans and suicidal attempts among adolescent defectors and suicidal ideation in Korean adolescents, based on a random sample of middle- and high-school students.PMID:38198830 | PMC:PMC10822740 | DOI:10.30773/pi.2023.0018 (Source: Psychiatry Investigation)
Source: Psychiatry Investigation - January 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shin Yi Jang Su Ra Seo Kyeongsug Kim Hye Ok Choi Chang-Kwan Lee Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 62: Metatranscriptomics Reveals the RNA Virome of Ixodes Persulcatus in the China & ndash;North Korea Border, 2017
This study provides invaluable insights into the virome of Ixodes persulcatus in the China–North Korea border region, enhancing our ongoing efforts to manage the risks associated with tick-borne viruses. (Source: Viruses)
Source: Viruses - December 29, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Ruichen Wang Shenghui Liu Hongliang Sun Chongxiao Xu Yanhan Wen Xiwen Wu Weijia Zhang Kai Nie Fan Li Shihong Fu Qikai Yin Ying He Songtao Xu Guodong Liang Liquan Deng Qiang Wei Huanyu Wang Tags: Article Source Type: research
RWD35 Health Status Changes of Refugees from North Korea After Defection: Using National-Wide Big Data in South Korea
This study examines the health status of NKRs living in Sough Korea and identify how does it change according to adaptation process. (Source: Value in Health)
Source: Value in Health - December 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: J. Lee, M. Choi, Y. Cha Source Type: research
Changes in the concept of time among North Korean refugees: A socio-cultural perspective
This study explores how North Korean refugees from remote rural areas in North Korea and China adjusted their time conception in a metropolitan city in South Korea. Data were collected through a pilot study (January-March 2017) and ethnographic fieldwork (February-July 2018), entailing semi-structured interviews, informal conversations, and field notes. Vygotsky's psychological tool and Ricoeur's interpretive approach were employed to solicit the mediation of time conception through organizational activities and narrative meanings. The analysis reveals themes that challenge refugees' time conception reflecting North Korean...
Source: Rural Remote Health - November 9, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Jinhee Choi Source Type: research
Changes in the concept of time among North Korean refugees: A socio-cultural perspective
This study explores how North Korean refugees from remote rural areas in North Korea and China adjusted their time conception in a metropolitan city in South Korea. Data were collected through a pilot study (January-March 2017) and ethnographic fieldwork (February-July 2018), entailing semi-structured interviews, informal conversations, and field notes. Vygotsky's psychological tool and Ricoeur's interpretive approach were employed to solicit the mediation of time conception through organizational activities and narrative meanings. The analysis reveals themes that challenge refugees' time conception reflecting North Korean...
Source: Rural Remote Health - November 9, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Jinhee Choi Source Type: research
Changes in the concept of time among North Korean refugees: A socio-cultural perspective
This study explores how North Korean refugees from remote rural areas in North Korea and China adjusted their time conception in a metropolitan city in South Korea. Data were collected through a pilot study (January-March 2017) and ethnographic fieldwork (February-July 2018), entailing semi-structured interviews, informal conversations, and field notes. Vygotsky's psychological tool and Ricoeur's interpretive approach were employed to solicit the mediation of time conception through organizational activities and narrative meanings. The analysis reveals themes that challenge refugees' time conception reflecting North Korean...
Source: Rural Remote Health - November 9, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Jinhee Choi Source Type: research
Comprehensive assembly and comparative examination of the full mitochondrial genome in Castanea mollissima Blume
This report marks the inaugural study of the C. mollissima mitogenome, serving as a benchmark genome for economically significant plants within the Castanea genus. Moreover, it supplies invaluable information that can guide future molecular breeding efforts and contribute to the broader understanding of chestnut genomics.PMID:37923179 | DOI:10.1016/j.ygeno.2023.110740 (Source: Genomics)
Source: Genomics - November 3, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Haili Guo Qiong Liu Ying Chen Hongyun Niu Qianru Zhao Hui Song Ruidong Pang Xiaolu Huang Jingzheng Zhang Zhiheng Zhao Dan Liu Jingle Zhu Source Type: research
Trafficking North Korean women into China for forced marriage: Evidence from court judgments
AbstractTrafficking in women for forced marriage is a serious violation of women ’s rights and a pervasive concern globally. However, empirical studies about trafficking North Korean women for forced marriage in China based on Chinese official documents have generally remained overlooked. Drawing on a sample of 66 court documents involving 222 traffickers and 192 buyers from 2 012 to 2020, this study contributes to the trafficking literature by providing an in-depth analysis of the trafficking of North Korean women for forced marriage in China. Content analysis is used to explore (a) the identity characteristics and moti...
Source: Crime, Law and Social Change - October 5, 2023 Category: Criminology Source Type: research
