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Development of respiratory trees in the holothurian Apostichopus japonicus (Aspidochirotida: Holothuroidea)

Cell and Tissue Research, 2011
The development of respiratory trees in the holothurian Apostichopus japonicus has been studied using light and electron microscopy. Primordial respiratory trees emerge in 2-3-mm-long animals (2 months after fertilization). They arise as two independent outgrowths from the dorsal wall of the anterior part of the cloaca.
Igor Yu, Dolmatov, Lidia T, Frolova, Ekaterina A, Zakharova, Talia T, Ginanova   +3 more
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Antioxidant and antihyperlipidemic activities of polysaccharides from sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus

Carbohydrate Polymers, 2012
Polysaccharides (AJP) were prepared from Apostichopus japonicus by protease hydrolysis method. Antioxidant activity in vitro and antihyperlipidemic activity in vivo was investigated. Chemical composition analysis indicated that AJP was mainly composed of glucosamine, galactosamine, glucuronic acid, mannose, glucose, galactose and fucose, with an ...
Xin, Liu, Zhenliang, Sun, Miansong, Zhang, Xiumei, Meng, Xuekui, Xia, Wenpeng, Yuan, Feng, Xue, Changheng, Liu   +7 more
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Apostichopus japonicus in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

2015
Summary This chapter provides a brief introduction to the history of consumption and fishery of the Japanese sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus, in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (i.e., North Korea). Commercial fishing of this holothurian species dates back to the early fifteenth century; collection was mainly by hand by women skin ...
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Structure and rheological characteristics of fucoidan from sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus

Food Chemistry, 2015
Sea cucumber is a traditional health food consumed in East Asia. In this study, fucoidan from sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Aj-FUC) was isolated, and its structure and rheological characteristics were elucidated for the first time. Aj-FUC was a branched polysaccharide mainly composed of a novel repeating unit [α-L-Fucp2(OSO3(-))-1 → 3,(α-L-Fucp ...
Yu, Long, Xue, Changhu, Chang, Yaoguang, Hu, Yanfang, Xu, Xiaoqi, Ge, Lei, Liu, Guanchen   +6 more
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VEGF-like protein from Apostichopus japonicus promotes cell proliferation and migration

Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2019
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key conservative regulator of inflammation response by promoting cell proliferation, migration, and vascular permeability. It also induces the release of inflammatory factors in vertebrates. We previously characterized NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 and HMGB3 homology in Apostichopus japonicus ...
Zhimeng, Lv, Ming, Guo, Chenghua, Li, Yina, Shao, Xuelin, Zhao, Weiwei, Zhang   +5 more
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HMGB3 modulates ROS production via activating TLR cascade in Apostichopus japonicus

Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2017
High mobility group box protein 3 (HMGB3) regulates proliferation and inflammatory response in vertebrates. However, its functional roles in invertebrates are largely unknown. In this study, a HMGB3 homologue molecule was identified from Apostichopus japonicus (designated as AjHMGB3) by RACE approach. The full-length cDNA of AjHMGB3 was of 2298 bp with
Zhimeng, Lv, Zhen, Zhang, Zhixin, Wei, Chenghua, Li, Yina, Shao, Weiwei, Zhang, Xuelin, Zhao, Jinbo, Xiong   +7 more
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A novel TNFAIP8 gene mediates l -arginine metabolism in Apostichopus japonicus

Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2017
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-induced protein 8 (TNFAIP8) family is a newly identified protein with vital roles in maintaining immune homeostasis. In the current study, we first cloned and characterized a TNFAIP8 gene from the invertebrate sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus. The gene was designated as AjTNFAIP8.
Yina Shao, Huahui Chen, Miao Lv, Chenghua Li, Weiwei Zhang, Ye Li, Xuelin Zhao, Yongbo Bao   +7 more
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Expression of Apostichopus japonicus lysozyme in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris

Protein Expression and Purification, 2011
Apostichopus japonicus (sea cucumber) is one of the economically important farmed echinoderm species in Northern China. As a crucial enzyme in innate immunity, lysozyme plays a key role in the overall defense against pathogens in A. japonicus. In the present study, a lysozyme gene from A.
Tingting, Wang, Yongping, Xu, Wenjia, Liu, Yongxin, Sun, Liji, Jin   +4 more
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Apostichopus japonicus: A Key Species in Integrated Polyculture Systems

2015
Summary Integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) of deposit-feeding sea cucumbers with other species would be beneficial economically (increased harvests) and environmentally (decreasing farm wastes). On the eastern Asian coast, the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus is considered an excellent candidate for marine IMTA systems.
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Anti-inflammatory Effects of the Fucoidan from Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus

Marine Biotechnology
Fucoidan from Apostichopus japonicus (Aj-FUC) has shown anti-inflammatory activity, whereas its mechanism was not explicated. This study investigated the anti-inflammatory potential and mechanism of the fucoidan from green and purple A. japonicus (G-FUC and P-FUC) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW264.7 cells. Results showed that Aj-FUCs at 25-400 
Tingting, Hou, Xiaolin, Liu, Shuai, Zhang, Kui, Tang, Shilin, Liu, Jialiang, Liu, Xiaoteng, Fan, Zaizhao, Wang   +7 more
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