• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.172-178
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• 2013

Purpose: The aims of this study were as follow: 1) to de scribe the expression status of estrogen receptor-${\alpha}$ and -${\beta}$ mRNAs in five gastric carcinoma cell lines; 2) to evaluate in vitro the effects of $17{\beta}$-estradiol and estrogen receptor antagonists on the proliferation of the cell lines. Materials and Methods: Detection of estrogen receptor-${\alpha}$ and estrogen receptor-${\beta}$ mRNA in five human gastric cancer cell lines (AGS, KATO III, MKN28, MKN45 and MKN74) was made by the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction system. To evaluate the effect of $17{\beta}$-estradiol and estrogen receptor antagonists on the proliferation of gastric cancer cell line, the cell lines which expressed both es trogen receptors were chosen and treated with $17{\beta}$-estradiol and estrogen receptor antagonists (methyl-piperidino-pyrazole and pyrazolo [1,5-a] pyrimidine). Cell proliferation was assessed with the methylthiazol tetrazolium test. Results: Estrogen receptor-${\alpha}$ and estrogen receptor-${\beta}$ mRNAs were expressed in three (KATO III, MKN28 and MKN45) and all of the five gastric cancer cell lines, respectively. At higher concentrations, $17{\beta}$-estradiol inhibited cell growth of MKN28, MKN45 and KATO III cell lines. Neither estrogen receptor-${\alpha}$ nor estrogen receptor-${\beta}$ antagonist blocked the anti-proliferative effect of $17{\beta}$-estradiol. Conclusions: Our results indicate that estrogen receptor-${\beta}$ mRNAs are preferentially expressed in gastric cancers and also imply that hormone therapy rather than estrogen receptor blockers may be a useful strategy for the treatment of estrogen receptor-${\beta}$ positive gastric cancer. Its therapeutic significance in gastric cancer are, however, limited until more evidence of the roles of estrogen receptors in the gastric cancer are accumulated.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7363-7369
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• 2014

The present study aimed to prepare and evaluate polymeric micelles conjugated with folic acid through ${\alpha}$- or ${\gamma}$-carboxyl groups for antitumor efficacy. The isomeric block copolymers, ${\alpha}$- and ${\gamma}$-folate-polyethyleneglycol-distearoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (${\alpha}$- and ${\gamma}$-Fol-PEG-DSPE), were produced by solid phase peptide synthesis. Three types of doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded polymeric micelles (MPEG-DSPE-DOX and ${\alpha}$- / ${\gamma}$-Fol-PEG-DSPEDOX micelles) were prepared via the film formation method. Compared with MPEG-DSPE-DOX micelles, the ${\alpha}$- / ${\gamma}$-Fol-PEG-DSPE-DOX micelles presented a higher cellular uptake behavior in the live cell study. Cell viability percentages were 81.8%, 57.3%, 56.6% at 2 hours for MPEG-DSPE-DOX, ${\alpha}$- and ${\gamma}$-Fol-PEG-DSPE-DOX micelles, respectively (p<0.05). Using the KB xenograft tumor model, both ${\alpha}$- and ${\gamma}$-folate-conjugated micelles were found to have better antitumor effects with lower toxicity in comparison with MPEG-DSPE-DOX micelles. No difference in in vivo antitumor efficacy was found between ${\alpha}$- and ${\gamma}$-Fol-PEG-DSPE-DOX micelles. The folate-conjugated micelles might be a potentially useful strategy for tumor targeting of therapeutic agents, whether grafting with folic acid through ${\alpha}$- or ${\gamma}$-carboxyl groups.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.460-467
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• 2014

혼합야채추출물의 항산화와 ${\alpha}$-amylase 및 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 억제활성 증진을 위해서 톳, 매생이, 미역귀의 첨가효과를 분석하였으며 해조류 첨가된 야채추출물의 일반성분과 미네랄 함량 변화를 조사하였다. 3가지 해조류의 첨가량은 야채추출물의 일반성분에 유의적으로 영향을 미치지 않은 반면 톳과 미역귀 5% 첨가에 의해 칼슘, 나트륨, 칼륨, 마그네슘, 철분 함량이 유의적으로 증가하였다. 톳 20% 첨가한 경우 총 폴리페놀 함량과 환원능력이 야채추출물보다 각각 47.08와 16.82%로 유의적으로 증가하였다. 반면에 3가지 해조류 첨가에 의한 hydroxyl radical 소거활성이 큰 변화가 없었다. 톳, 매생이, 미역귀 20% 첨가에 의해 DPPH radical 소거활성이 각각 27.47, 22.25, 17.27%로 유의적으로 증가하였다. 해조류 첨가된 혼합 야채 추출물이 상대적으로 약한 ${\alpha}$-amylase 억제활성을 지니고 있는 동시에 강한 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 억제활성이 나타냈다. 특별히 미역귀 5% 첨가한 경우 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase을 98.26%로 유의적으로 억제하였다. 전반적으로 해조류 첨가를 통해 야채추출물의 미네랄 함량이 증가하였고 항산화와 2형 당뇨병 관련 효소 억제활성이 개선됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.877-877
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• 2016

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2008

Interleukin-23 (IL-23) is a novel pro-inflammatory cytokine which has been implicated to play a pathogenic role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study was undertaken to investigate the IL-23 inductive activity of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-17, $IL-1{\beta}$ and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-${\alpha}$) in RA synovial fluid mononuclear cells (SFMC). Expression of IL-23p19, IL-17, $IL-1{\beta}$ and TNF-${\alpha}$ in joint was examined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) of patients with RA and osteoarthritis (OA). The effects of IL-17 and $IL-1{\beta}$ on expression of IL-23p19 in human SFMC from RA patients were determined by reverse transcriptase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). IL-23p19 was expressed in the RA fibroblast like synoviocyte (FLS), but not from OA FLS. Similar to the protein expression, IL-23p19 mRNA could be detected by RT-PCR in RA SFMC. IL-17 and $IL-1{\beta}$ could induce RA SFMC to produce the IL-23p19. The effects of IL-17 were much stronger than $IL-1{\beta}$ or TNF-${\alpha}$. These responses were observed in a doseresponsive manner. In addition, IL-17 or $IL-1{\beta}$ neutralizing antibody down-regulated the expression of IL-23p19 induced by LPS in RA-SFMC. Our results demonstrate that IL-23p19 is overexpressed in RA synovium and IL-17 and $IL-1{\beta}$ appears to upregulate the expression of IL-23p19 in RA-SFMC.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.529-535
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• 2016

이론적 연구를 통하여 정수압의 영향을 받는 항복기준인 Mohr-Coulomb 항복기준과 Drucker-Prager 항복기준의 강도정수를 ${\pi}$-평면에 대해 일치시킴으로써 강도정수간의 상관관계를 분석해 보았다. Drucker-Prager 강도정수 ${\alpha}$와 k를 Mohr-Coulomb 강도정수인 c와 ${\phi}$를 이용하여 표현하였는데 k는 c, ${\phi}$의 함수로 표현되었고 ${\alpha}$는 ${\phi}$만의 함수로 표현되었다. Drucker-Prager 강도정수 ${\alpha}$값은 흙의 내부마찰각이 커짐에 따라 증가함을 알 수 있었는데 Drucker-Prager 항복기준을 나타내는 원이 Mohr-Coulomb 항복기준에 외접 및 내접하는 경우의 ${\alpha}$값을 나타내는 ${\alpha}_c$와 ${\alpha}_i$값에 대하여 평균값인 ${\alpha}_{av}$의 값은 내부마찰각에 비례하였는데 내부마찰각이 $10^{\circ}$인 경우 약 0.07이었으며 내부마찰각이 $45^{\circ}$인 경우 약 0.29이었다. 또한, ${\alpha}_c/{\alpha}_i$값은 내부마찰각에 비례하였는데 내부마찰각이 $10^{\circ}$인 경우 약 1.12이었으며 내부마찰각이 $45^{\circ}$인 경우 약 1.62이었다. Mohr-Coulomb 강도정수가 Drucker-Prager 강도정수 k에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았는데 본 연구에서 가정한 흙의 점착력 중 최소값이 10kPa인 경우를 제외하고 흙의 내부마찰각의 영향을 거의 받지 않고 전체적으로 흙의 점착력에 영향을 받음을 알 수 있었다. 일정한 점착력에 대하여 내부마찰각이 증가함에 따라 일축압축시 및 일축인장시의 Mohr-Coulomb 항복기준에 의한 축차응력인 $S_{c0}$와 $S_{t0}$ 그리고 두 값의 평균값인 $S_{0(ave)}$값은 감소하였다. 또한 내부마찰각이 증가할수록 Mohr-Coulomb 항복궤적을 나타내는 육각형이 더욱 불규칙해져 $S_{0(ave)}$로부터 $S_{c0}$와 $S_{t0}$ 사이의 편차가 내부마찰각이 증가함에 따라 커짐을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.374-379
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• 2007

Two experiments were designed to examine short-term effects of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and long-term effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa), $17{\alpha}-hydroxyprogesterone$ (17P), and $17{\alpha},20{\beta}-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one\;(17,20{\beta}P)$, alone or in combination, on milt production of the starry flounder Platichthys stellatus. In the first experiment, fish were injected with either 200 IU hCG/kg body weight or the same volume of marine fish Ringer's solution (MFRS). In the second experiment, each fish was implanted with a blank cholesterol pellet (control), $200\;{\mu}g$ GnRHa, $500\;{\mu}g$ 17P, or $100\;{\mu}g\;17,20{\beta}P/kg$ body weight alone or in combination. In the first experiment, hCG injection resulted in an increase in the expressible milt volume and a decrease in the spermatocrit (Sct). After pellet implantation in the second experiment, the milt volume was increased in males treated with GnRHa, GnRHa+17P, or $GnRHa+17,20{\beta}P$. On day 7 after hormone pellet implantation, the milt volume began to increase, and on day 14, the milt volume in the $GnRHa+500\;{\mu}g$ 17P group was significantly higher than that in the control group. Compared with the control group, the hormone pellet-treated groups had a significant reduction in the mean Sct and sperm concentration (Sc) at day 7 after pellet implantation, while there were no differences in total sperm number. The results suggest that increases in milt volume are generally associated with decreases in Sct and SC, suggesting that the main mechanism for the increase in milt volume was milt hydration.

• Journal of Life Science
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2001

In order to determine the role of the carboxyl terminal amino acid residues of unacetylated ${\alpha}$-tropomyosin in actin affinity two mutant tropomyosins were constructed by site-directed mutagenesis. TM16 was identical to the striated tropomyosin except that three amino acids in the carboxyl terminal end were altered to $^{282}TNM^{284}$ while in TM17 $^{282}TSI^{284}$ of the striated was replaced with$^{282}NSM^{284}$. TM16 and TM17 were overproduced in Escherichia coli and analyzed for actin affinity by comparing actin affinities of the striated and TM11 $^{282}NNM^{284}$). The apparent binding constants (Kapp) of unacetylated tropomyosins to actin were $5.1{\times}10^4M^{-1}$ for the striated, $1.1{\times}10^5M^{-1}$ for TM11, $1.09{\times}10^5M^{-1}$ for TM16, and $1.03{\times}10^5M^{-1}$ for TM17, respectively. Since the actin affinities of TM11, TM16, and TM17 were very similar, this result suggested that amino acid residues 282 and 283 were insignificant for acting affinity of unacetylated $\alpha$-tropomyosin. However, they all exhibited higher actin affinities than that of the striated, suggesting that Met residue at the carboxyl terminus of unacetylated smooth tropomyosin was rather important for actin affinity, presumably due to the nucleophilic nature of sulfur atom in Met residue.

• 생약학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.7-18
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• 2008

The chemical composition of the volatile constituents from the leaves, stems, and roots of Acanthopanax sessiliforus growing wild in Mt. Deok-Yu was determined by GC and GC-MS spectrometric analysis with the aid of NBS, Wiley Library and RI indice searches. The major constituents identified were ${\delta}-3-carene$ (7.24%), limonene (8.10%), ${\beta}-thujene$ (17.85%), trans-bicyclic hydrocarbon (13.35%) and ${\delta}-cadinene$ (4.28%) in the leaves from one year-grown plants, tricyclene (7.21%), ${\beta}-myrcene$ (7.62%), limonene (10.23%), ${\beta}-thujene$ (15.61%) and dihydroedulan I (6.12%) in the leaves from three years-grown plants, ${\delta}-3-carene$ (4.96%), limonene (5.93%), ${\beta}-phellandrene$ (17.31%) and naphthalene (7.79%) in the stems from one year-grown plants, ${\alpha}-pinene$ (5.21%), limonene (5.12%) and ${\beta}-phellandrene$ (9.82%) in the stems from three years-grown plants, ${\alpha}-pinene$ (12.73%), ${\beta}-pinene$ (11.16%), ${\delta}-3-carene$ (6.16%) and ${\gamma}-cadinene$ (23.39%) in the roots from one year-grown plants, and ${\alpha}-pinene$ (17.25%), ${\beta}-pinene$ (9.35%), ${\delta}-3-carene$ (7.26%) and ${\gamma}-cadinene$ (17.95%) in the roots from three years-grown plants.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.1003-1012
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• 2012

The gonadosomatic index (GSI), sex steroid hormones and gonadal development of roughscale sole Clidoderma asperrimum cultured in indoor tank were investigated to evaluate its sexual maturation and reproductive cycle. The highest GSI values of female and male were $6.91{\pm}4.03$ (May) and $0.16{\pm}0.08$ (August), respectively. The reproductive cycle would be classified into four successive developmental stages: growing stage (December to February), maturation stage (March to April), ripe and spawning stage (May to June), recovery and resting stage (July to November). The highest plasma testosterone (T) and estradiol-$17{\beta}$ ($E_2$) levels of female were $259.4{\pm}76.8$ and $633.3{\pm}182.5$ pg/mL, respectively in May. Also $17{\alpha}$, $20{\beta}$-dihydroxy-4-pregen-3-one ($17{\alpha}$, $20{\beta}$-OHP) levels of female peaked in April before spawning season ($244.2{\pm}42.5$ pg/mL). The highest plasma testosterone (T) and 11-ketotestosterone levels of male were $231.0{\pm}46.0$ and $273.9{\pm}54.5$ pg/mL, respectively in April. But there was no significant difference in $17{\alpha}$, $20{\beta}$-OHP.