Bioengineering College of Chongqing University 2 articles published in JoVE Medicine Optimization of the Epimedii Folium Mutton-Oil Processing Technology and Testing Its Effect on Zebrafish Embryonic Development Jiuyu Fan1, Xingjian Wen1,2, Shengrong Li1, Rui Chu1, Yilong Chen1, Zhimin Su1, Na Li1,2 1Chongqing Academy of Chinese Materia Medica, 2Bioengineering College of Chongqing University In this protocol, the mutton-oil processing technology of Epimedii folium (EF) was optimized by applying a Box-Behnken experimental design-response surface methodology, and the effect of crude and optimized water-extracted EF on zebrafish embryonic development was preliminarily investigated. Medicine Investigating the Protective Effects of Platycodin D on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Palmitic Acid-Induced In Vitro Model Xingjian Wen*1,2, Jia Wang*1, Jiuyu Fan1, Rui Chu1, Yilong Chen1, Yajing Xing1, Na Li1,2, Guixue Wang2 1Chongqing Academy of Chinese Materia Medica, 2Bioengineering College of Chongqing University This protocol investigates the protective effects of platycodin D on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a palmitic acid-induced in vitro model.