Investigation on taste characteristics and sensory perception of soft-boiled chicken during oral processing based on electronic tongue and electronic nose

The sensory perception of food is a dynamic process,which is closely related to the release of flavor substances during oral processing.It’s not only affected by the food material,but also subjected to the individual oral environment.To explore the oral processing characteristics of soft-boiled chicken,the sensory properties,texture,particle size,viscosity,characteristic values of electronic nose and tongue of different chicken samples were investigated.The correlation analysis showed that the physical characteristics especially the cohesiveness,springiness,resilience of the sample determined oral processing behavior.The addition of chicken skin played a role in lubrication during oral processing.The particle size of the bolus was heightened at the early stage,and the fluidity was enhanced in the end,which reduced the chewing time to the swallowing point and raised the aromatic compounds signal of electronic nose.But the effect of chicken skin on chicken thigh with relatively high fat content,was opposite in electronic nose,which had a certain masking effect on the perception of umami and sweet taste.In conclusion,fat played a critical role in chicken oral processing and chicken thigh had obvious advantages in comprehensive evaluation of soft-boiled chicken,which was more popular among people.

The activation of adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase inhibits the migration of tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells by targeting Claudin-1 via epithelial–mesenchymal transition

Background:The role of Claudin-1 in tongue squamous cell carcinoma(TSCC)metastasis needs further clarification,particularly its impact on cell migration.Herein,our study aims to investigate the role of Claudin-1 in TSCC cell migration and its underlying mechanisms.Methods:36 TSCC tissue samples underwent immunohistochemical staining for Claudin-1.Western blotting and immunofluorescence analyses were conducted to evaluate Claudin-1 expression and distribution in TSCC cells.Claudin-1 knockdown cell lines were established using short hairpin RNA transfection.Migration effects were assessed through wound healing assays.Furthermore,the expression of EMTassociated molecules was measured via western blotting.Results:Claudin-1 expression decreased as TSCC malignancy increased.Adenosine monophosphate–activated protein kinase(AMPK)activation led to increased Claudin-1 expression and membrane translocation,inhibiting TSCC cell migration and epithelial–mesenchymal transition(EMT).Conversely,Claudin-1 knockdown reversed these inhibitory effects on migration and EMT caused by AMPK activation.Conclusions:Our results indicated that AMPK activation suppresses TSCC cell migration by targeting Claudin-1 and EMT pathways.

Current Research Status of MicroRNAs in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue

Tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is the most invasive type of oral malignant tumor, posing a serious threat to human life and health. Its pathogenesis is complex and has a high degree of malignancy. Recurrence and metastasis often lead to poor prognosis. MicroRNAs are a type of single stranded small molecule RNA with only 18 - 25 nucleotides, which can regulate the expression of various genes and participate in the occurrence and development of tumors. Studies have found that microRNA expression profiling can serve as a reliable and stable biological indicator for early diagnosis and prognosis of tumors. This article provides a review of the research status of MicroRNAs in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.

Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AR113 alleviates microbiota dysbiosis of tongue coating and cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide.However,information on stroke-related tongue coating microbiome(TCM)is limited,and whether TCM modulation could benefit for stroke prevention and rehabilitation is unknown.Here,TCM from stroke patients(SP)was characterized using molecular techniques.The occurrence of stroke resulted in TCM dysbiosis with significantly reduced species richness and diversity.The abundance of Prevotella,Leptotrichia,Actinomyces,Alloprevotella,Haemophilus,and TM7_[G-1]were greatly reduced,but common infection Streptococcus and Pseudomonas were remarkably increased.Furthermore,an antioxidative probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum AR113 was used for TCM intervention in stroke rats with cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R).AR113 partly restored I/R induced change of TCM and gut microbiota with significantly improved neurological deficit,relieved histopathologic change,increased activities of antioxidant enzymes,and decreased contents of oxidative stress biomarkers.Moreover,the gene expression of antioxidant-related proteins and apoptosis-related factors heme oxygenase-1(HO-1),superoxide dismutase(SOD),glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px),nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf2),NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase-1(NQO-1),and Bcl-2 was significantly increased,but cytochrome C,cleaved caspase-3,and Bax were markedly decreased in the brain by AR113 treatment.The results suggested that AR113 could ameliorate cerebral I/R injury through antioxidation and anti-apoptosis pathways,and AR113 intervention of TCM may have the application potential for stroke prevention and control.

Deep learning-based recognition of stained tongue coating images

Objective To build a dataset encompassing a large number of stained tongue coating images and process it using deep learning to automatically recognize stained tongue coating images.Methods A total of 1001 images of stained tongue coating from healthy students at Hunan University of Chinese Medicine and 1007 images of pathological(non-stained)tongue coat-ing from hospitalized patients at The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine withlungcancer;diabetes;andhypertensionwerecollected.Thetongueimageswererandomi-zed into the training;validation;and testing datasets in a 7:2:1 ratio.A deep learning model was constructed using the ResNet50 for recognizing stained tongue coating in the training and validation datasets.The training period was 90 epochs.The model’s performance was evaluated by its accuracy;loss curve;recall;F1 score;confusion matrix;receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve;and precision-recall(PR)curve in the tasks of predicting stained tongue coating images in the testing dataset.The accuracy of the deep learning model was compared with that of attending physicians of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).Results The training results showed that after 90 epochs;the model presented an excellent classification performance.The loss curve and accuracy were stable;showing no signs of overfitting.The model achieved an accuracy;recall;and F1 score of 92%;91%;and 92%;re-spectively.The confusion matrix revealed an accuracy of 92%for the model and 69%for TCM practitioners.The areas under the ROC and PR curves were 0.97 and 0.95;respectively.Conclusion The deep learning model constructed using ResNet50 can effectively recognize stained coating images with greater accuracy than visual inspection of TCM practitioners.This model has the potential to assist doctors in identifying false tongue coating and prevent-ing misdiagnosis.

Acute severe hypokalemia caused by treatment of tongue squamous cell carcinoma with docetaxel and cisplatin:A case report

BACKGROUND The tongue squamous cell carcinoma(TSCC)is an oral malignant tumor arising from the squamous epithelium of the tongue mucosa,characterized by a high malignant degree,invasive growth,early lymph node metastasis,and poor prognosis.Paclitaxel,represented by docetaxel,is now the standard first-line treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Docetaxel,which belongs to the class of drugs known as paclitaxel,is an antitumor drug that inhibits cell mitosis and proliferation.Its adverse effects include myelosuppression,hair loss,gastrointestinal reactions,fluid retention,and allergic reactions.However,hypokalemia is rare,most cases are mild or moderate,and severe hypokalemia is seldom reported.symptoms of adverse effects early.It is necessary to be considerate regarding individual differences between patients when selecting chemotherapy regimens and adhere to the principle of individualized treatment.Following multiple cycles of chemotherapy,patients should be aware of the accumulation of toxic side effects and receive blood tests reviewed within 24 hours of completion.It is essential to monitor electrolyte levels in patients suffering from severe gastrointestinal reactions to avoid complications that may result in death.

Comparative study on the efficacy of transoral robotic surgery and non-robotic surgery for tongue base tumors

Objective:To compare the efficacy of transoral robotic surgery(TORS)and non-robotic surgery(NRS)in the treatment of tongue base tumors.Methods:A total of 45 patients with tongue base tumors treated in our hospital were selected,and they were divided into the TORS group and NRS group according to different surgical methods.The surgical indicators and postoperative complications of patients in the two groups were compared and analyzed.Results:Compared with the NRS group,the operative time,bleeding volume and length of hospital stay were less in the TORS group,and the postoperative recurrence rate was less in the TORS group than that in the NRS group.The incidence rate of dysphagia and restricted mouth opening in the TORS group was lower than that in the NRS group within 30 d after surgery,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:TORS has better minimally invasive advantages in the treatment of tongue base tumors,including less intraoperative bleeding,smaller trauma,shorter length of hospital stay and faster recovery.

Development and validation of tongue imaging-based radiomics tool for the diagnosis of insomnia degree:a two-center study

Background:Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is commonly used for the diagnosis and treatment of insomnia,with tongue diagnosis being particularly important.The aim of our study was to develop and validate a novel tongue imaging-based radiomics(TIR)method for accurately diagnosing insomnia severity.Methods:This two-center analysis prospectively enrolled 399 patients who underwent tongue imaging between July and October 2021 and divided them into primary and validation cohorts by study center.Here,we referred to the Insomnia Severity Index(ISI)standard and the degree of insomnia was evaluated as absent,subthreshold,moderate,or severe.For developed the TIR diagnostic tool,a U-Net algorithm was used to segment tongue images.Subsequently,seven imaging features were selected from the extracted high-throughout radiomics features using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithm.Then,the final radiomics model was developed in the primary cohort and tested in the independent validation cohort.Finally,we assessed and compared the diagnostic performance differences between TCM tongue diagnosis and our TIR diagnostic tool with the ISI gold standard.The confusion matrix was calculated to evaluate the diagnostic performance.Results:Seven tongue imaging features were selected to build the TIR tool,with showing good correlations with the insomnia degree.The TIR method had an accuracy of 0.798,a macro-average sensitivity of 0.78,a macro-average specificity of 0.906,a weighted-average sensitivity of 0.798,and a weighted specificity of 0.916,showing a significantly better performance compared to the average performance of three experienced TCM physicians(mean accuracy of 0.458,P<0.01).Conclusions:The preliminary study demonstrates the potential application of TIR in the diagnosis of insomnia degree and measurement of sleep health.The integration of quantitative imaging analysis and machine learning algorithms holds promise for advancing both of TCM and precision sleep medicine.

Sternocleidomastoid flap for reconstruction of tongue small cell carcinoma: A case report

BACKGROUND The management of tongue carcinoma is excision and radical neck dissection followed with reconstruction.This is a case report of a patient with tongue squamous cell carcinoma(SCC)who underwent the procedure with sternocleidomastoid(SCM)flap reconstruction.CASE SUMMARY A 52-year-old woman without smoking history complained tongue ulcer since 3 years ago.Based on the histopathological examination,the patient was diagnosed with T2N2M0 right tongue SCC and underwent wide excision of tumor;right mandibular;neck dissection and were reconstructed with SCM flap.CONCLUSION SCC of the tongue requires wide excision and dissection of the neck and mandible if infiltration into the surrounding lymph nodes has been found.The SCM flap reconstruction could be used post-surgery.

The Negative Transfer of Mother Tongue in Vocabulary of Non-English Majors in Vocational Colleges

The transfer of mother tongue has always been influencing students in second language acquisition.This paper attempts to analyze the negative transfer in vocabulary of non-English majors in vocational colleges and briefly proposes some strategies to reduce the negative transfer of mother tongue.

Some Differences Between English and Chinese and the Negative Transfer of Mother Tongue in EFL Learning

The paper discusses 3 significant differences between Chinese and English. It proposes that because of the differences, the transfer of mother tongue into the target language tends to appear in the negative form. The negative transfer of Chinese into English is the major cause of the so-called Chinglish. The paper states some forms of the negative transfer.

A Brief Introduction to the Impact of the Negative Transfer of Mother Tongue on International Business Letter Writing and Countermeasures

Due to the impact of the negative transfer of mother tongue,students often think in their mother tongue when they write international business letters.Consequently,they may have difficulties communicating with the intended customers.In a bid to improve students'skills in international business letter writing,this article analyzes the impact of the negative transfer from three aspects:the word order in English,the position of modifiers and the use of conjunctions.

A Study of the Relationship between L2 Proficiency and Mother-tongue-reliance Strategies

By investigating the types of 371 non-English major freshmen's use of mother-tongue-reliance strategies in English languagelearning,the study showed that students' use of mother-tongue-reliance strategies would vary significantly with their different L2 profi-ciency.And it was negatively correlated with L2 proficiency.And the study discussed the implications to guide English language teach-ing and learning.

UPLC-Q-TOF-MS与电子舌分析不同产地多花酒黄精滋味特征

目的:分析不同产地多花酒黄精的滋味特征,为产地判别、分析方法改进提供依据。方法:以11个产地的多花酒黄精细粉为研究样品,采用超高效液相色谱-四极杆-飞行时间质谱(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS)分析多花酒黄精化学成分,采用电子舌智能感官评定技术分析多花酒黄精滋味雷达图,采用主成分(PCA)、Loadings方法分析电子舌信号响应结果,构建产地判别模型。结果:UPLC-Q-TOF-MS法结果共鉴别出68个化学成分,其中28个差异性成分可用于10个产地的区分。电子舌结果表明,主成分判别分析能较好地区分不同产地多花酒黄精,多花酒黄精在滋味上的差异主要体现在苦味、甜味、咸味、鲜味等。结论:不同产地多花酒黄精的滋味特征存在差异,可作为产地判别依据。电子舌技术可为多花酒黄精分析及质量标准提供简单、快速的新方法。

Molecular cloning,characterization and expression analysis of Sox9a and Foxl2 genes in half-smooth tongue sole(Cynoglossussemilaevis)

Two transcription factors, Sox9a and Foxl2 were cloned from half-smooth tongue sole （Cynoglossus semilaevis）. Sox9a is a new duplication of C.semilaevis Sox9 gene. The complete cDNA of Sox9a gene was 1 842 bp long coding for 487 amino acids and Foxl2 gene was 1 817 bp coding for 308 amino acids. Sox9a was expressed higher in male brain, pituitary and gonad and Foxl2 were higher in female brain, pituitary and gonad. The expression of Sox9a gene in gonads of neo-males was higher than that of normal females. Sox9a and Foxl2 were expressed higher in gastrula stage than in other stages. In the period of sex differentiation, the expression of Sox9a was first going up and then going down and Foxl2 was higher expressed at 37 dph. The highest expressions of Sox9a and Foxl2 genes occurred in nine-month and 12-month old gonad tissues, respectively. Sox9a gene was considered to have inevitable links with sex reversal, sex differentiation and cell differentiation of embryos and formation of spermatogenic ceils. Foxl2 was considered to play a role in sex differentiation, cell differentiation of embryos but not to be necessary for sex determination and sex reversal.

Development and characterization of a cell line from the embryos of half smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis)

A new cell line, CSEC, has been successfully established from embryos at gastrula stage of a cultured marine fish, half smooth tongue sole （Cynoglossus sernilaevis）. CSEC cells grow actively and stably more than 50 passages for over 200 d in DMEM medium supplemented with 15% FBS （fetal bovine serum）, 2.5 ng/cm^3 bFGF （basic fibroblast growth factor）, 1 ng/cm^3 LIF （leukemia inhibitory factor） and 50 mmol/dm^3 2-ME （2-mecaptoethanol）. The cells grew well in the temperature range of 24-30 ℃ and the optimal growth temperature was 24 ℃. FBS and bFGF concentrations are the two key components for CSEC cells proliferation. Chromosome analysis reveals that CSEC cells have a normal diploid karyotype with 2n=42t. The significant fluorescent signals were observed in CSEC after transfection with the GFP reporter gene, suggesting that the CSEC cell line can be used as a useful tool for transgenic and genetic manipulation studies. CSEC cells showed the cytopathic effect （CPE） after infection with lymphosystis disease virus （LCDV） in 2 d. Moreover, the LCDV particles can be observed in the cytoplasm of virus-infected cells by electron microscopy. It suggests that CSEC could be potentially used for the study of aquatic virus.

Effect of low-protein diet with supplementing different levels of DL-methionine on production performance of minks in growing-furring period

A study was conducted to evaluate production performance of minks in growing-furring period with supplementing DL-Methinnine （Met） in low protein diet. Seventy healthy male minks were randomly divided into five groups of 14 minks each. The minks were fed in five kinds of experiment diets （HP, LP, LP＋M1, LP＋M2 and LP＋M3）. The dietary protein levels, expressed as percentage of dry matter （DM）, were 32% （high protein, HP） and 24% （low protein, LP）. LP was supple- mented with Met 0.4% （M1）, 0.8% （M2） and 1.2% （M3） DM. From mid of September to December 10, apparent digestibility of CP （crude pro- tein）, N intake and urinary N excretion were decreased with declining dietary protein levels （p 〈 0.05） and N retained was the highest in treat- ment LP＋M2. No significant difference was found in total serum protein （TP） and serum urea nitrogen （SUN） among all treatment groups （p 〉 0.05）. Skin length of treatment HP and LP^M2 was higher than that of other groups （p 〈 0.05）. Body length, skin weight, length of guard hair and under hair were not affected by different dietary protein levels （p〉0.05）. The best performance could be observed in treatment LP＋M2. In diet, 24% （DM） protein level with 1.54% Met supplementing was enough for minks during growing-farring period. Dietary protein lowered from 32% to 24% with supplementing Met in diets would result in a37.9% decrease in urinary N excretion. Furthermore, addition of Met in diets for minks would be beneficial in terms of reducing feed expenses and lessening nitrogen emissions to the environment.

Effects of adjusting vertical resolution on the eastern equatorial Pacific cold tongue

The vertical resolution of LICOM1.0 (LASG/IAP Climate System Ocean Model, version 1.0) is adjusted by increasing the level amount within the upper 150 m while keeping the total of levels. It is found that the eastern equatorial Pacific cold tongue is sensitive to the adjustment. Compared with the simulation of the original level scheme, the adjusting yields a more realistic structure of cold tongue extending from the coast of Peru to the equator, as well as a temperature minimum at Costa Rica coast, north of the cold tongue. In the original scheme experiment, the sharp heating by net surface heat flux at the beginning of spin-up leads to a great warm- ing in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. The weak vertical advection due to a too thick mixed layer in the coarse vertical structure also accounts for the warm bias. The fact that most significant improvements of the upper 50 m temperature appear at the region of the thinnest mixed layer indicates the necessity of fine vertical resolution for the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. However, the westward extension of equatorial cold tongue, a defect in the original scheme, gets even more serious in the adjusting scheme due to the intensi- fied vertical velocity and hence vertical advection in the central-eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.

In vitro effect of iASPP on cell growth of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma

iASPP is an inhibitory member of the apoptosis-stimulating proteins of P53 （ASPP） family. iASPP is over expressed in several malignant tumors and potentially affects cancer progression. However, the expression and potential role of iASPP in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma （OTSCC） have not been addressed. In our study, we detected iASPP expression in OTSCC by immunohistochemistry, iASPP expression is up-regulated in OTSCC tissues. Moreover, in clinical pathology specimens, we found that increased iASPP expression correlates with poor differentiation and lymph node metastasis. Using multicellular tumor spheroids （MTS） and flow cytometry, we demonstrated that iASPP down-regulation arrests OTSCC cells at the G0/G1 phase, induces OTSCC cell apoptosis and inhibits OTSCC cell proliferation. These results indicate that iASPP plays a significant role in the progression of OTSCC and may serve as a biomarker or therapeutic target for OTSCC patients.

DAPT Enhances the Apoptosis of Human Tongue Carcinoma Cells

Aim To investigate the effect of DAPT （γ-secretase inhibitor） on the growth of human tongue carcinoma cells and to determine the molecular mechanism to enable the potential application of DAPT to the treatment of tongue carcinoma. Methodology Human tongue carcinoma Tca8113 cells were cultured with DAPT. Cell growth was determined using Indigotic Reduction method. The cell cycle and apoptosis were analyzed by flow cytometry. Real-time PCR and Immuno-Fluorescence （IF） were employed to determine the intracellular expression levels. Results DAPT inhibited the growth of human tongue carcinoma Tca8113 cells by inducing G0-G1 cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, The mRNA levels of Hairy/Enhancer of Split-1 （Hes-1）, a target of Notch activation, were reduced by DAPT in a dose-dependent manner. Coincident with this observation, DAPT induced a dose-dependent promotion of constitutive Caspase-3 in Tca8113 cells. Conclusion DAPT may have a therapeutic value for human tongue carcinoma. Moreover, the effects of DAPT in tumor inhibition may arise partly via the modulation of Notch- 1 and Caspase-3.