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Effect of Prenatal Dexamethasone on Sex-specific Changes in Embryonic and Placental Growth

  • Yun, Hyo Jung;Lee, Ji-Yeon;Kim, Jongsoo;Kim, Myoung Hee
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.43-47
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    • 2014
  • To understand the effect of prenatal stress on sex-specific changes in embryonic and placental growth, a synthetic glucocorticoid (dexamethasone) was administered intraperitoneally at a dosage of 1 mg/kg body weight (BW) (Dex1) or 10 mg/kg BW (Dex10) to pregnant ICR mice at the gestational days 7.5, 8.5 and 9.5 post coitum (p.c.). Embryos and placentas were then harvested at days 11.5 and 18.5 p.c., and their body weight and size were measured following the determination of sex through PCR using Sry specific primers in tail tissues. As a result, female embryos presented reduced fetal body weight and size in Dex1- and Dex10-treated groups than those of control group at the embryonic day 11.5 p.c. Interestingly, the growth seems to be recovered at day 18.5 as there was no difference in growth between control and dexamethasone treated groups. In the case of males, Dex1 induced a decrease in fetal weight in day 11.5 and this pattern was maintained until day 18.5, whereas their growth was not affected by Dex10 treatment. Placental growth showed similar patterns to fetal growth in both sexes but the extent of reduction was not statistically significant in most cases. Placental weights in Dex1- and Dex10-treated group were decreased significantly in male only. The results imply that the effect of prenatal stress is largely sex dependent due to different strategies for growth and survival in a stressful environment.

Excessive Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Affects Hepatic Lipid Content and Muscular Fatty Acid Composition in Young Chicks

  • An, B.K.;Shinn, K.H.;Kobayashi, Y.;Tanaka, K.;Kang, C.W.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제16권8호
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    • pp.1171-1176
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    • 2003
  • The effects of dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on lipid concentrations and fatty acid composition of various tissues were studied in young chicks. From 7 days of age, a total of 160 chicks were divided into 4 groups, placed into 4 pens per group (10 birds per pen) and fed one of four experimental diets containing 6% tallow (TO 6%), 4% tallow plus 2% CLA (TO 4%-CLA 2%), 2% tallow plus 4% CLA (TO 2%-CLA 4%) or 6% CLA (CLA 6%) for 3 weeks. There were no significant differences in growth performances and the relative weights of various organs, but relative liver weight of chicks fed dietary CLA at 4 and 6% levels was significantly higher (p<0.05) than that of TO 6% group. The chemical compositions of leg muscle were not affected by CLA feeding. However, hepatic total lipid of chicks fed 6% CLA diet was significantly higher (p<0.05) than those of TO 6% and TO 4%-CLA 2% groups. The concentrations of various lipid fractions in serum were not affected by CLA feeding. With the increase in dietary CLA levels, cis 9-trans 11 CLA, trans 10-cis 12 CLA and total CLA of leg muscle increased linearly. The relative proportions of C18:1 $\omega$ -9 and C20:4 $\omega$-6 fatty acids in the leg muscles of chicks fed the CLA containing diets were significantly lower (p<0.05) than those of TO 6% group. These results indicate that the levels of CLA isomers were increased linearly in dose-dependent manner after feeding of synthetic CLA source. But it was also observed that excessive amount of dietary CLA resulted in the possible adversely effects, such as increase of liver weight, hepatic lipid accumulation and serum GOT level.

Anti-obesity effects of two herbal extracts in C57BL/6N mice fed high-fat diet

  • Hyuck Kim;Jihwan Lee;Seyeon Chang;Dongcheol Song;Jaewoo An;Sehyun Park;Kyeongho Jeon;Jungseok Choi;Jinho Cho
    • 농업과학연구
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    • 제51권1호
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    • pp.87-95
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    • 2024
  • The objective of this study was to investigate the anti-obesity effects of adding Momordica charantia (MC) and Chrysanthemum zawadskii var. latilobum (CZ) extracts to drinking water on obesity-induced mice. A total of 84 eight-week-old C57BL/6N male mice with an initial body weight (BW) of 28.11 ± 1.39 g were used in this study. All treatments were fed a high-fat diet for d 28. Mice were randomly divided into seven drinking treatments (six replicate each treatment) based on the initial BW. Treatments are as follows: control (CON), normal tap water, MC 1, CON with 1% MC aqueous extract, MC 2, CON with 2% MC aqueous extract, CZ 1, CON with 1% CZ aqueous extract, CZ 2, CON with CZ aqueous extract (2%), MCZ 1, CON with 1% MC aqueous extract and 1% CZ aqueous extract, MCZ 2, CON with 2% MC aqueous extract and 2% CZ aqueous extract. During the entire period, the CZ 1, MCZ 1, and MCZ 2 significantly decreased (p < 0.05) gain to feed than CON. The CON significantly higher (p < 0.05) water intake than other treatments on d 0 to 14. The MCZ 1 significantly decreased (p < 0.05) relative (ratio of absolute organ weight to BW) organ weights, including retroperitoneal white adipose tissue (RWAT) weight and inguinal white adipose tissue (IWAT) weight, compared to CON. In conclusion, our study suggests that there was no significant difference in the anti-obesity effects between MC and CZ, and MCZ 1 has synergistic effects by regulating adipose tissue.

Effect of Potassium Silicate Amendments in Hydroponic Nutrient Solution on the Suppressing of Phytophthora Blight (Phytophthora capsici) in Pepper

  • Seo, Sang-Tae;Wang, T.C.;Jang, Han-Ik;Pae, Do-Ham;Engle, L.M.;Lee, Jung-Sup
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • 제20권4호
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    • pp.277-282
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    • 2004
  • Amendments of a recirculating nutrient solution with potassium silicate were evaluated as a means to control Phytophthora capsici infections on pepper plant(Capsicum annuum L.). Supplying the solutions with 100 or 200 ppm of silicate significantly reduced motility, root decay, and yield losses attributed to infection of P. capsici. Treating inoculated plants with potassium silicate increased root dry weights and number of fruit, especially high-grade fruit. Results were slightly superior to non-inoculated controls. The two varieties, PBC 137 and PBC 602, responded similarly to the treatments. No significant differences were observed between the 100- and 200 ppm silicate treatments. Results were better when greenhouse conditions favored the spread of P. capsici. Silicon alone did not increase pepper yield, suggesting that it acts as a disease suppression agent rather than as a fertilizer, The phenomena by which silicon confers protection against P. capsici infection and disease development are not fully understood, but our results indicate that mechanisms other than a mechanical barrier to fungal penetration are involved.

Streptomyces coelicolor의 3-Phytase 상동성 유전자 ID1103135의 기능분석 (Functional Analysis of Gene ID1103135 Encoding a 3-Phytase Precursor Homologue of Streptomyces coelicolor)

  • 김미순;강대경;이홍섭;연승우;김태영;홍순광
    • 미생물학회지
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    • 제40권2호
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    • pp.81-86
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    • 2004
  • Streptomyces coelicolor의 전 유전체 청보를 분석한 결과(7), 유전자 ID1103135가 코드 하는 open reading frame SCO7697이 phytase[myo-inositol hexakisphosphate phosphohydrolase상동성 (3-6,8,23)]에 유의하게 유사한 것으로 판단되었다. S. coelicolor A3(2)M의 염색체 DNA를 주형으로 PCR 방법으로 SCO7697 전체를 포함하는 DNA 단편을 클로닝하였다. 두 가지의 서로 다른 길이를 갖는 클로닝 된 ID1103135 DNA 단편을 E. coli 발현용 벡터pET728a(+)에 삽입하여,두 종의 재조합 벡터 pET28-SP와 pET28-LP를 얻었다. pET28-SP 와 pET28-LP를 각각 E. coli BL2l에 도입하여, IPTG로 발현 유도된 단백질을 SDS-polyacrylamide 전기영동으로 확인한 결과, 발현은 성공적으로 이루어 졌으나 대부분불용체를 형성하고 분자량은 예상보다 약간 큰 것으로 나타났다. 불용체 형성은 단백질의 불활성화를 수반 함으로서, 배양 온도를 $37^{\circ}C$에서 $30^{\circ}C$로 변화시켜 배양하는 방법으로 발현된 단백질을 가용화 시켰다. 발현된 단백질을 추출하여 조추출물 또는 정제한 상태로 phytase활성을 측청하였으나 효소활성은 관찰할 수 없었다. 대장균 시스템에서의 발현이 효소 활성의 소실을 초래했을 가능성이 있으므로, ID1103135 유전자를 자신의 promoter를 함유하도록 PCR 클로닝하여, E. coli - Streptomyces의 shuttle vector인 pWHM3에 삽입하고, 이를 방선균 호스트인 S. lividans에 도입하였다. 형질 전환체의 세포조추출액 및 세포배양액의 phytase 활성을 측청하였으나, 역시 활성을 확인할수 없었다. 이와 같은 결과는 SCO7697이 아주 높은 확률(E value; $6e^{-89}$)로 phytase일 것으로 annotation 되었으나, 실제는 이와는 다른 기능을 함유하고 있음을 시사하고 있다.

식이지방과 토마토가 BALB/c 마우스의 면역활성에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Dietary Fats and Tomato on the Immune Functions of BALB/c Mice)

  • 임상동;한찬규;성기승;김기성
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제38권2호
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    • pp.273-278
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    • 2006
  • 본 연구는 식이지방(우지, 잇꽃유)을 급여한 마우스에게 토마토가 면역활성에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 수행하였다. AIN-76 diet에 포화지방(beef tallow)과 불포화지방(safflower oil)을 각각 5%씩 중량비로 혼합한 식이를 대조군으로 하였고, 실험군은 토마토(수분함량, 95%)를 고려하여 건물기준으로 0.5%를 첨가한 실험식이를 제조하여 BALB/c 마우스에게 10주 동안 급여하였다. 지연성 과민반응검사는 4, 7, 10주에, 항체생산 세포수측 정은 7, 10주에 실시하였다. 혈액은 심장천자(heart puncture)로 채취하였으며 저장된 혈청은 양적혈구(SRBC)에 대한 적혈구응집소가측정(AGG test)에 이용하였다. 각각의 장기는 적출하여 칭량하였고, DTH test후 적출한 비장을 대상으로 세포조직학적 검사를 실시하였다. 토마토군은 대조군에 비해 4주와 10주의 비장계수(spleen index)와 흉선계수(thymus index)가 통계적으로 높았다(p<0.05). 양적혈구에 대한 지연성 과민반응검사에서 토마토군은 4주, 7주, 10주 모두 24시간의 반응값이 대조군 보다 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 토마토군은 3시간은 7주, 24시간은 4주, 48시간은 4주와 10주에서 대조군에 비해 통계적인 유의성이 있었다(p<0.05). 항체생산 세포수는 식이급여 7주에 토마토군이 대조군보다 통계적인 차이가 나타난 반면 10주는 차이가 없었다. 양적혈구에 대한 응집소가는 식이의 급여기간이 길어질수록 감소하였는데, 토마토군이 대조군에 비해서 특히 10주의 응집소가는 유의성이 있었다. 임파구(Iymphocyte)는 토마토군이 대조군보다 다소 증가하였고, 비장조직 검사결과 토마토군은 백색수(white pulp)가 심하게 증식되어 활발한 면역반응을 보였다.

복상어와 고등어의 Trypsin에 관한 비교 효소학적 연구 -1. Trypsin의 정제와 반응조건- (Comparative Studies on the Enzymatic Properties of Trypsins from Cat-shark and Mackerel -1. Purifications and Reaction Conditions of the Trypsins-)

  • 변재형;조득문;허민수
    • 한국수산과학회지
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    • 제24권5호
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    • pp.273-288
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    • 1991
  • 연골어류와 경골어류의 진화에 관한 생리생화학적 차이를 특정한 소화효소의 성질과 구조면에서 밝혀 보고자 본 연구를 시도하였다. 양 어종을 대표하는 종류로서 복상어와 고등어를 시료로 선정하고, 소화효소 중 trypsin을 대상으로 하여, 우선 그 정제방법의 확립, 분자량의 측정, 반응 및 안정성에 미치는 pH 및 온도의 영향, 그리고 금속이온과 화학약제가 반응에 미치는 영향 등을 분석 검토하였으며, 그 내용을 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 정제방법에 관하여, 민저 복상어 trypsin은 4 염화탄소로서 탈지 추출한 조효소에 대하여 $50-70\%$ 포화 황산암모늄 염석, DEAE-Sephadex A-50칼럼 크로마토그래피, benzamidine-Sepharose 6B, 친화성 크로마토그래피, Sephadex G-75-120 겔 여과법을 거쳐 disc- 전기영동법, SDS-PAG 전기영동법 및 겔 여과법상 균질상태로 얻었다. 또, 고등어의 trypsin은 역시 4염화탄소로서 탈지 추출한 조효소에 대하여 $30-70\%$포화 황산암모늄 염석, benzamidine-Sepharose 6B 친화성 크로마토 그래피, DEAE-Sephadex A-50 크로마토그래피 등의 재크로마토그래피, benzamidine-Sepharose 6B에 의한 재크로마토그래피 등의 정제과정을 거쳐 disc- 전기영동법, SDS-PAG 전기영동법 및 겔 여과법으로 균질의 가칭 trypsin-A와 B를 달리하였다. 2. 이들 유래를 달리하는 각 trypsin의 분자량은 SDS-PAG 전기영동법으로 측정했을 때, 복상어 trypsin 31,700, 고등어 trypsin-A 30,000, 고등어 trypsin-B 29,000, 그리고 겔 여과법으로 측정했을 때, 복상어 21,500, 고등어 trypsin-A 23,700, 고등어 trypsin-B 21,500이었다. 3. 이들 효소들의 알맞은 반응조건은 복상어 trypsin pH 9.0, $45-50^{\circ}C$, 고등어 trypsin-A와 B pH 8.0, $50^{\circ}C$였다. pH와 온도조건에 따른 안정성을 각각 pH와 온도조건별로 30분간 전처리한 후에 그 활성에 미치는 영향으로 비교해 본 결과, pH의 변화에 대하여는 복상어 trypsin은 pH 10.0에서, 그리고 고등어 trypsin-A는 pH 7.0-9.0에서, 고등어 trypsin-B는 pH 8.0에서 안정하였고, 온도조건에 대하여는 복상어 trypsin은 $25^{\circ}C$까지, 그리고 고등어는 trypsin-A가 $10^{\circ}C$까지, 고등어 trypsin-B는 $35^{\circ}C$까지는 안정하였으나, 그 이후부터는 불안정하였다. 4. 이들 효소들은 공통적으로 금속이온 Ag^{2+},\;Cu^{2+}$$Hg^{2+}$에 의하여 저해를 받았으며, 그 저해의 정도는 고등어 trypsin-A와 B가 보다 심하게 받았다. 또 이들 효소들은 antipain, leupeptin, TLCK(to-syllysine chloromethyl ketone) 및 SBTI(soybean trypsin inhibitor)에 의하여 현저한 저해를 받았고, PMSF(phenylmethane sulfonylfluoride), DFP(diisopropyl fluorophosphate) 및 benzamidine에 의하여 어느정도 저해를 보여 모두 serine-계의 trypsin임을 뒷받침하였다

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Exo-polygalacturonase를 이용한 사과박의 펙틴 추출 (Extraction of Pectin with Exo-polygalacturonase from Apple Pomace)

  • 이승철;육현균;배성문;황용일;최정선;조용진
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제31권1호
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    • pp.68-73
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    • 1999
  • 사과박에서 WAIP의 함량은 32.5%로 추출되었으며, 산처리를 통한 펙틴 추출수율은 약 8%로 나타났다. EPG는 불용성의 프로토펙틴을 수용화시켜 펙틴을 생산하는 효소로 최적조건시 높은 수율을 나타낼 수 있기 때문에 EPG를 이용하여 펙틴추출 조건을 pH, 시간, 온도, 효소 첨가량 등을 조사하였다. 먼저 최적조건을 조사한 결과 pH 7, 60시간, $45^{\circ}C$로 그 추출률은 27.1%로 측정되었다. 펙틴의 순도를 측정한 결과 산 추출 펙틴은 75.7%이었고, 효소를 이용하여 추출한 펙틴은 80.1%로 나타났다. 또한 methoxyl 함량을 측정한 결과 산 추출 펙틴은 2.44%, 효소 추출 펙틴은 6.36%로 저 methoxyl 펙틴으로 나타났다. 따라서 효소 추출물의 경우 저 methoxyl 펙틴으로 설탕을 전혀 첨가하지 않아도 2가 이상의 금속이 존재하면 겔의 망상구조를 만들 수 있으므로 저 칼로리 식품에 대한 겔화제로서 이용이 기대된다.

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Effects of Stomach Worm (Haemonchus contortus) Infection on The Kids Born of Infected Mother Goats

  • Howlader, M.M.R.;Capitan, S.S.;Eduardo, S.L.;Roxas, N.P.;Sevilla, C.C.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제10권4호
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    • pp.435-438
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    • 1997
  • Twelve newborn goat kids born of philippine does (3.5 and 5 years old) were used in this study. Four mother (candidate) doe goats were randomly allocated to each group. The mother does were infected orally with three levels (0, 15,000 and 30,000 larvae) of infective Haemonchus contortus larvae. Before infection all animals were housed in individual pens with concrete floors. They were provided with a uniform management. Estrus of does were synchronized using PGF2 alpha. All the animals were bred naturally by the same buck. Baby goat born of infected mother goats were divided into three groups. $T_1$, $T_2$ and $T_3$), respectively, from mother treatment groups. Birth weight and growth of goat kids born from H. contortus infected mother goats were determined. Birth weights of kids of $T_1$, $T_2$ and $T_3$ were 1.9, 1.5 and 1.2 kg, respectively. No significant (p > 0.05) differences in birth weight of kids for the 3 treatment groups were found. However, significant (p < 0.05) effects of stomach worm infection and duration of infection on liveweight gain of kids were observed. After second and third week of birth, respectively, the kids of groups 3 and 2 registered lover liveweight gains than the kids in control group. However, no significant (p > 0.05) difference in liveweight gain was found between the kids of infected mother does. Fecal egg counts of the infected mother does showed patent infections which also indicated by postmortem worm counts. However, no worm egg was found in the feces of the test kids.

Decreased Triglyceride and Cholesterol Levels in Serum, Liver and Breast Muscle in Broiler by the Supplementation of Dietary Codonopsis lanceolata Root

  • Shim, K.S.;Park, G.H.;Choi, C.J.;Na, C.S.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.511-513
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    • 2004
  • Effects of the dietary supplementation of Codonopsis lanceolata root on triglyceride and cholesterol levels in the serum, liver, breast muscle and bile in male Cobb$\times$Cobb chicks were investigated. The chicks (15-42 days old) were fed diets supplemented with 0, 0.25 and 0.5% Codonopsis lanceolata root. No differences were observed in body weight, feed conversion ratio, gall bladder weight or abdominal fat deposition among the control group and the two treatment groups. Liver weights were higher in chicks fed a 0.5% Codonopsis lanceolata diet than in those fed the control diet (p<0.05). However, serum levels of both glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) and glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) were not different among the three groups. Broiler chicks fed either 0.25% or 0.5% dietary Codonopsis lanceolata root showed decreased serum levels of triglyceride, total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol compared to the control group (p<0.05). Supplementation with either 0.25% or 0.5% dietary Codonopsis lanceolata root decreased the triglyceride and total cholesterol levels in liver and breast muscle compared to the control group (p<0.05). Biliary cholesterol increased by 15% in chicks fed 0.5% dietary Codonopsis lanceolata root, suggesting that the biliary excretion of cholesterol had been elevated by dietary Codonopsis lanceolata root (p<0.05). In conclusion, these results indicate that dietary Codonopsis lanceolata root can decrease triglyceride and cholesterol levels in the serum, liver and breast muscle of broilers.