• The Science & Technology
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• v.31 no.6 s.349
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• pp.30-31
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• 1998

1953년 창립된 영국 조류학회는 매년 정초에 전국 각 대학을 순회하면서 학술대회를 열고 있는데 올해는 지난1월5일부터 8일까지 런던대학 RHC에서 열렸다.'환경변화 추적도구로서의 조류의 이용성'이란 주제아래 14개국에서 1백50여명의 학자들이 참가한 가운데 열린 이번 학술대회에서 인천대 자연과학대 한태준교수는 '파래라고 불리우는 해조류를 대상으로 자외선이 세포내 엽록체와 생식세포의 운동성에 미치는 영향'등 네편의 논문을 발표했다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.1145-1150
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• 2000

면역증강물질을 생산하는 균주를 해수로부터 분리하여 동정한 결과 크림색의 둥근 점질성의 집략을 나타내었으며, Gram 음성의 간산형이고, 미약한 운동성을 가지며 catalase 양성과 oxidase 음성 반응을 보였다. 균주를 6시간 , 20시간, 72시간, 및 144시간 뱅양하여 전자 현미경사에서 관찰한 결과 20시간 배양한 영양세포는 1.25~0.6$\times$0.6$\mu\textrm{m}$ 크기의 간균 형태를 갖추었으며 시간이 흐를수록 세포내 관립의 밀도가 증가하면서 세포형태가 다형태성으로 변하였다. 세포내 과립의 존재를 확인하기 위해 sudan black B로 염색한 결과 양성으로 polyhy-droxy butyrate로 예상되었다. 생육을 위한 최적 온도는 3$0^{\circ}C$, pH는 3.0~10.0이었으며, 호기성균이었다. D-Glu-cose, D-mannose, D-mannitiol. insitol, maltose 등의 당과 L-asparagine, L-glutamate 등의 아미노산을 이용하였고 특시, O/F test에서 glucose와 maltose를 산화 하였다. 이상과 같은 결과로 해양세균 유래인 Pseudo-mallei group의 Burkholderia 속으로 확인되었음로 본 균주를 Burkholderia sp. IS-203으로 명명하였다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.28 no.10
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• pp.1127-1131
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• 2018

Cortisol, a steroid hormone, functions within metabolism, immune response, and stress. Intense or prolonged physical exercise increases cortisol levels to enhance the gluconeogenesis pathway and stabilize blood glucose level. However, cortisol also exerts a negative impact on muscle function and creates a stressful environment in skeletal muscle cells. The present study investigated the function of cortisol as a stress hormone. To examine the effect of the exercise-induced hormone cortisol on skeletal muscles, C2C12 cells were cultured and treated with cortisol at different concentrations. As a result, we found that the morphology of C2C12 changed remarkably with 5 ug/ml cortisol treatment. Western blot analysis was conducted to learn whether ER-stress and autophagy were induced. We found that the expression ratio of LC3I/LC3II decreased and BiP expression increased after cortisol treatment. In addition, immunocytochemistry analysis with IER3 antibody clearly showed that apoptosis is induced after 12-hour cortisol treatment. These results indicate that cortisol treatment could induce apoptosis, ER-stress, and autophagy in muscle cells. This study would provide valuable information in the study of the effects of exercise on skeletal muscle cells and the development of additives to reduce cortisol stress.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.78-91
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• 1995

한국산 산민달팽이(Incilaria frushtorferi)의 웅성생식기관 및 자웅공통생식기관에 대하여 조직화학적 방법을 이용하여 염색하고 광학현미경으로 관찰한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다.1. 자웅동체관은 가늘고 꾸불꾸불하고 긴 관으로 대부분 성숙한 정자로 가득차 있었다. 이 관의 내강상피는 단충섬모상피와 단층섬모원주상피 그리고 위중층 원주상패 등 다양한 세포로 구성되어 있었다.2. 대자웅동체관은 위로 소자웅동체관과 알부민성이 있으며, 그 밑으로는 수란관과 연결되어 있었다.이들의 내강상피는 불규칙한 단층섬모원주상피로 구성되어 있으며, 결합조직내 선세포로부터 형성된 산성 및 중성 점액성 과립들이 기막을 통과하여 내강 속으로 분비되었다.3. 전립선의 내강은 키 큰 단층원주섬모세포로 구성되었으며, 결합조직 내의 분비과립세포에서 형성된 중성 점액과립을 상피세포를 통해 내강으로 분비하였다.4. 정관은 직경 0.5 x 0.25mm 정도인 타원형의 관상구조로 이루어져 있고, 이 관을 0.1mm정도의 매우 두터운 근육층이 둘러싸고 있었다.5. 수정관의 내강은 결합조직성 돌기에 의해 4부분으로 분지되어 있으며 내강은 키 큰 단층섬모원주상피세포로 구성되어 있었다. 또한 수정관 주위에는 두터운 환상근층이 둘러싸고 있었는데, 이들 사이에서 2종의 분비성 과립이 확인되었다.6. 상음경은 내강이 십자로 열려있으며, 키 큰 단층섬모원주상피와 단층입방상피세포로 구성되어 있었다. 내강을 구성하는 근육들은 매우 두터웁고 환상근층과 종주근층이 교대로 둘러싸고 있었다.7. 음겨은 상음경이 점점 굵어져서 형성된 큰 형성된 큰 생식기관으로 내강은 주름 형태인 많은 돌기들을 가지고 있었다. 내강상피 세포는 키가 단층원주상피세포와 단층입방상피가 부위에 따라 다르게 분포하고 있으며, 상피세포 및 결합조직에는 두터운 근육층이 있어 음경의강한 운동성이 감지 되었다.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2015.03a
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• pp.53-60
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 random walk하는 입자와 암세포 확산을 비교하여 Fick's law를 따르는 확산 모형과 암세포 확산의 차이를 밝힌다. 암세포 확산은 암 전이 메커니즘을 이해하는데 매우 중요하다. 하지만 아직까지 암세포 확산은 정확하게 이해되지 않고 있다. 따라서 이번 연구에서는 가장 간단한 2차원 random walk와 암세포 확산을 비교하고, 동역학적인 차이를 규명해 암세포 확산을 이해하고자 한다. Random walk하는 입자는 EDISON 전산화학 전문센터의 프로그램 중 dynamic Monte Carlo(dynamic MC) 전산 모사 소프트웨어를 이용하여 2차원에서 움직이는 레나드-존스 입자의 운동을 통해 살펴보았다. 암세포 확산은 실제 암세포의 시간에 따른 위치 변화 정보 (세포의 궤적)를 직접 구하여 분석하였다. Dynamic MC 결과는 Fickian 확산 모형을 잘 따르는 것을 평균 제곱 거리와 밀도 함수를 통해 확인할 수 있었다. 암세포 확산의 경우 평균 제곱 거리는 시간에 대해서 선형적으로 비례하지만 밀도 함수는 가우시안 형태로 나오지 않으며 Fick's law를 따르는 확산 모형과 다른 확산 형태를 보인다. 이러한 확산 형태는 암세포의 동역학적인 다양성 때문에 나타나며 각각의 암세포가 다른 운동성을 가지는 것에 기인하는 것으로 보인다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.303-310
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• 2019

The purpose of the study was to compare the effect of either moderate or high intensity aerobic exercise on inflammasome, M1, M2 macrophage infiltration and brown adipocyte markers in subcutaneous adipose tissue of the high fat diet-induced obese mice. The 4 weeks male C57BL/6 mice were randomly assigned to four groups: normal diet control (NC; n=10), high-fat diet control (HC; n=10), high fat diet with moderate intensity exercise (HME; n=10), or high fat diet with high intensity exercise (HIE; n=10) groups. The high fat diet was given 60% calories from fat whereas normal diet was given 18% calories from fat. The moderate intensity exercise group (HME) was set at 10m/min in the first 2 weeks, 12m/min in 3-5 weeks and 14m/min in 6-16 weeks and the high intensity exercise group (HIE) was set at 14m/min in the first 2 weeks, 17m/min in 3-5 weeks and 18m/min in 6-16 weeks. The semi quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) was used to analyze the gene expression. The moderate intensity exercise significantly reduced the expression of NLRP3, F480, CD11c and CD86. Further, the moderate intensity exercise significantly increased CD206 and $PGC1{\alpha}$, BMP7 and PRDM. The high intensity exercise significantly reduced NLRP3, CD11c and CD86. Further, the high intensity exercise significantly increased $PGC1{\alpha}$ and BMP7. In conclusion, moderate intensity exercise has more positive effects on inflammasome, M1, M2 macrophage infiltration and brown adipocyte maskers compared to high intensity exercise in high fat diet induced obese mice.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.418-428
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• 2020

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of resistance exercise(RE) on beta-amyloid(Aβ) metabolism, neuronal cell death, and cognitive function in the transgenic mice model of Alzheimer's disease(AD). Fourteen transgenic(tg) mice and fourteen non-transgenic(non-tg) mice were divided into four groups: (1)non-tg-control(NTC, n=7) (2)non-tg-RE(NTRE, n=7) (3)tg-control(TC, n=7), and (4)tg-RE(TRE, n=7). The groups with RE were performed to progressive RE on ladder equipment for 8 weeks. The groups with RE were performed to progressive RE on ladder equipment for 8 weeks. After then, the cognitive function was measured by using the water maze test, and Aβ metabolism-related proteins, neuronal cell death, and SIRT1/PGC-1α pathway were also measured. Here, we found escape latency and time were significantly increased in the TC compared to the NTC group, but it was significantly reduced in the TRE group, indicating RE may ameliorate cognitive dysfunction. Next, we found an increased in Aβ protein of TC compared to NTC, but it was significantly reduced in the TRE group following RE. In neuronal cell death, Bcl-2 was also significantly decreased and Bax was significantly increased in the TC compared to the NTC group, but RE can increase Bcl-2 and reduce Bax, which may elevate the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax. We further found a decrease in the level of ADAM10 and RARβ protein was significantly increased whereas increased in ROCK1 and BACE1 expression level was significantly reduced following RE in the TRE compared to the TC group. In addition, the level of SIRT1/PGC-1α proteins was decreased in the TC group compared to NTC group, but, these markers were significantly increased in the TRE group following RE. Therefore, our finding indicated that RE may ameliorate cognitive deficits by reducing Aβ protein and neuronal cell death via regulating SIRT1/PGC-1α, amyloidogenic pathway, and non-amyloidogenic pathway, which may play a role in an effective strategy for AD.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.15 no.1 s.68
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• pp.80-86
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• 2005

To achieve the purpose of this study, forty-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to control and three endurance exercise group. 36 rats were forced to exercise according to exercise intensity for 8 weeks and 12 rats were untrained for control group. Cardiac cytosol was extracted from cardiac tissue and cardiac mitochondria was purified from the cytosol. Purified mitochondria were separated into four fraction: inner membrane, outer membrane inter membrane space and matrix. The changes of cytosolic and mitochondrial LDH isozymes activity were measure. Relative activity $(\%)$ of cytosol for low and control group showed the following order of prevalence $AB_3>A_2B_2>B_4>A_3B>A_4$ for moderate and high group : $AB_3>B_4>A_2B_2>A_3B>A_4$. Outer membrane for low group showed $AB_3>B_4>A_2B_2$, for moderate group:$ B_4>AB_3>A_2B_2$, for high and control group: $B_4>A_3B$. Inter membrane space for low, moderate and high group showed $B_4>AB_3>A_2B_2>A_3B>A_4$, for control group: $B_4>A_3B>AB_3>A_2B_2>A_4$. Inner membrane for all group showed $B_4>AB_3>A_2B_2>A_3B>A_4$. Matrix for control, low, moderate and high group showed $B_4>AB_3>A_2B_2>A_3B>A_4$. These results suggest that long term exercise intensity effect on cardiac tissue cytosolic and mitochondrial activity and $A_4,\;A_3B,\;A_2B_2,\;AB_3\;and\;B_4$ isozymes were found entirely in mitochondrial fraction.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.102-109
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• 2011

The genioglossus muscle plays an important role in maintaining upper airway patency during inspiration; if this muscle does not contract normally, breathing disorders occur due to closing of the upper airway. These occur because of disorders of synaptic input to the genioglossus motoneurons, however, little is known about it. In this study, the distribution of GABA-, glycine-, and glutamate-like immunoreactivity in axon terminals on dendrites of the rat genioglossus motoneurons, stained intracellularly with horseradish peroxidase (HRP), was examined by using postembedding immunogold histochemistry in serial ultrathin sections. The motoneurons were divided into four compartments: the soma, and primary (Pd), intermediate (Id), and distal dendrites (Dd). Quantitative analysis of 157, 188, 181, and 96 boutons synapsing on 3 soma, 14 Pd, 35 Id, and 28 Dd, respectively, was performed. 71.9% of the total number of studied boutons had immunoreactivity for at least one of the three amino acids. 32.8% of the total number of studied boutons were immunopositive for GABA and/or glycine and 39.1% for glutamate. Among the former, 14.2% showed glycine immunoreactivity only and 13.3% were immunoreactive to both glycine and GABA. The remainder (5.3%) showed immunoreactivity for GABA only. Most boutons immunoreactive to inhibitory amino acids contained a mixture of flattened, oval, and round synaptic vesicles. Most boutons immunoreactive to excitatory amino acids contained clear and spherical synaptic vesicles with a few dense-cored vesicles. When comparisons of the inhibitory and excitatory boutons were made between the soma and three dendritic segments, the proportion of the inhibitory to the excitatory boutons was high in the Dd (23.9% vs. 43.8%) but somewhat low in the soma (35.7% vs. 38.2%), Pd (34.6% vs. 37.8%) and Id (33.1% vs. 38.7%). The percentage of synaptic covering of the inhibitory synaptic boutons decreased in the order of soma, Pd, Id, and Dd, but this trend was not applicable to the excitatory boutons. The present study provides possible evidence that the spatial distribution patterns of inhibitory and excitatory synapses are different in the soma and dendritic tree of the rat genioglussus motoneurons.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.31 no.7
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• pp.662-670
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• 2021

Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) are the pacemaking cells in the gastrointestinal (GI) muscles that generate the rhythmic oscillation in membrane potentials known as slow waves. In the present study, we investigated the effects of mirtazapine, a noradrenergic and serotonergic antidepressant, on pacemaking potential in cultured ICCs from the murine small intestine. The whole-cell patch-clamp configuration was used to record pacemaker potential in cultured ICCs. Mirtazapine induced pacemaker potential depolarizations in a concentration-dependent manner in the current clamp mode. Y25130 (a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist), RS39604 (a 5-HT4 receptor antagonist), and SB269970 (a 5-HT7 receptor antagonist) had no effects on mirtazapine-induced pacemaker potential depolarizations. Also, methoctramine, a muscarinic M₂ receptor antagonist, had no effect on mirtazapine-induced pacemaker potential depolarizations, whereas 4-diphenylacetoxy-N-methyl-piperidine methiodide (4-DAMP), a muscarinic M₃ receptor antagonist, inhibited the depolarizations. When guanosine 5'-[β-thio] diphosphate (GDP-β-S; 1 mM) was in the pipette solution, mirtazapine-induced pacemaker potential depolarization was blocked. When an external Ca²⁺ free solution or thapsigargin, a Ca²⁺-ATPase inhibitor of the endoplasmic reticulum, was applied, the generation of pacemaker potentials disappeared, and under these conditions, mirtazapine induced pacemaker potential depolarizations. In addition, protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, calphostin C, and chelerythrine inhibited mirtazapine-induced pacemaker potential depolarizations. These results suggest that mirtazapine regulates pacemaker potentials through muscarinic M₃ receptor activation via a G protein-dependent and an external or internal Ca²⁺-independent PKC pathway in the ICCs. Therefore, mirtazapine can control GI motility through ICCs.