Fu Jen Catholic University

4 articles published in JoVE

• Immunology and Infection

  
  Rose Bengal-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy to Inhibit Candida albicans Jia-Horung Hung*^1,2, Zhao-Xiang Wang*^3,4, Yuan-Hsin Lo⁵, Chaw-Ning Lee^3,6, Yun Chang⁷, Rita Yuchiao Chang⁷, Chien-Chun Huang³, Tak-Wah Wong^{3,8,9 1}Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, ²Department of Ophthalmology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, ³Department of Dermatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, ⁴Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, ⁵Department of Dermatology, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, ⁶Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, ⁷School of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, ⁸Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, ⁹Center of Applied Nanomedicine, National Cheng Kung University The growing incidence of drug-resistant Candida albicans is a serious health issue worldwide. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) may offer a strategy to fight against drug-resistant fungal infections. The present protocol describes Rose bengal-mediated aPDT efficacy on a multidrug-resistant C. albicans strain in vitro.

• Behavior

  
  Computerized Adaptive Testing System of Functional Assessment of Stroke Gong-Hong Lin¹, Yi-Jing Huang¹, Yeh-Tai Chou², Hsin-Yu Chiang³, Ching-Lin Hsieh^{1,4,5 1}School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, ²Research Center for Psychological and Educational Testing, National Taiwan Normal University, ³Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, ⁴Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, ⁵Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University Here, we present a protocol to develop the computerized adaptive testing system of the functional assessment of stroke (CAT-FAS). The CAT-FAS can simultaneously assess four functions (two motor functions [upper and lower extremities], postural control, and basic activities of daily living) with sufficient reliability and administrative efficiency.

• Bioengineering

  
  Designing Microfluidic Devices for Studying Cellular Responses Under Single or Coexisting Chemical/Electrical/Shear Stress Stimuli Tzu-Yuan Chou¹, Yung-Shin Sun², Hsien-San Hou³, Shang-Ying Wu¹, Yun Zhu¹, Ji-Yen Cheng³, Kai-Yin Lo^{1 1}Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, ²Department of Physics, Fu-Jen Catholic University, ³Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Micro-fabricated devices integrated with fluidic components provide an in vitro platform for cell studies mimicking the in vivo micro-environment. We developed polymethylmethacrylate-based microfluidic chips for studying cellular responses under single or coexisting chemical/electrical/shear stress stimuli.

• Behavior

  
  Conscious and Non-conscious Representations of Emotional Faces in Asperger's Syndrome Vincent S. C. Chien^1,2, Arthur C. Tsai¹, Han Hsuan Yang³, Yi-Li Tseng⁴, Alexander N. Savostyanov^5,6, Michelle Liou^{1,7 1}Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, ²Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, ³Department of Psychology, Fo Guang University, ⁴Department of Electrical Engineering, Fu Jen Catholic University, ⁵State Research Institute of Physiology and Basic Medicine, ⁶Novosibirsk State University, ⁷Imaging Research Center, Taipei Medical University An EEG experimental protocol is designed to clarify the interplay between conscious and non-conscious representations of emotional faces in patients with Asperger's syndrome. The technique suggests that patients with Asperger's syndrome have deficits in non-conscious representation of emotional faces, but have comparable performance in conscious representation with healthy controls.