• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.512-515
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• 2005

An in vitro study was conducted to determine the effect of C18-polyunsaturated fatty acid on direct incorporation into the rumen bacteria, bio-hydrogenation and production of CLA in vitro. Sixty milligrams of linoleic acid ($C_{18:2}$) or linolenic acid ($C_{18:3}$) were absorbed into the 0.5 g cellulose powder was added to the 150 ml culture solution consisting of 120 ml McDougall's buffer and 30 ml strained rumen fluid. Four uCi of 1-$^{14}C_{18:2}$ or 1-$^{14}C_{18:3}$ (1 uCi/15 mg each fatty acid) were also added to the corresponding fatty acids to estimate the direct incorporation into the bacterial lipids. The culture solution was then incubated anaerobically in a culture jar with stirrer at 39$^{\circ}C$ for 12 h. Ammonia concentration and pH of the culture solution were slightly influenced by the fatty acids. Amount of fatty acid incorporated into the bacteria was 1.20 mg and 0.43 mg/30 ml rumen fluid for $C_{18:2}$ and $C_{18:3}$, respectively during 12 h incubation. Slightly increased CLA (sum of cis-9, trans-11 and cis-10, trans-12 $C_{18:2}$) was obtained from the $C_{18:3}$ addition compared to that from $C_{18:2}$ after 12 h incubation in vitro.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.22-32
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• 2021

Fluorine-18 is by far the most widely exploited radionuclide in PET (positron emission tomography) radiochemistry. The physical half-life of fluorine-18 allows for chemical manipulation within a restricted timeframe, and cyclotron-produced fluoride ion has been widely applied in aliphatic and aromatic nucleophilic radiofluorinations to produce a variety of established radiotracers. Radiotracers have become more structurally complicated to address diverse targets in physiobiological systems. There is therefore an unmet need to complement traditional C-¹⁸F bond-forming radiofluorination with new and efficient radiolabeling techniques to tackle the myriad of possible chemical environments. This review discusses recent advances in organometallic fluorine-18 bond creation in ¹⁸F-radiochemistry. Although not widely employed, new radiolabeling strategies for constructing boron-¹⁸F, silicon-¹⁸F, aluminum-¹⁸F, and other metal-¹⁸F bonds are described in view of their potential use in the development of novel radiopharmaceuticals.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2001년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.193-196
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• 2001

IL-18. formerly known as IGIF(interferon -gamma inducing factor), is structurally IL-l related but functionally IL-12 related pro-inflammatory cytokine. The human IL -18(hIL-lS), like IL-$1{\beta}$, is synthesized as a biologically inactive precursor of 24kDa lacking a signal peptide, and then cleaved into an active mature form by cystein protease IL-$1{\beta}$ converting enzyme (ICE: caspase- 1), We tested if the mature hIL -18 can be expressed and secreted into culture medium by transforming the forming gene construct consisting of a mature hIL-18 gene fused to signal peptide of rice amylase lA. Secondly, we were tested if the pro- IL-18 could be processed into a biologically active form by caspase-l like protease in plant. Cell suspension culture was established from the leaf-derived calli of transgenic tobacco plant. Southern and Northern blot analysis indicated the expression of both pro-hIL-18 and mature hIL-18 plant cells. Western blot analysis introduced the protein products of pro- hIL -18 and mhIL -18 were observed in transigenic cell lines. In addition, the molecular size of recombinant pro-hILl-18 and mhIL-18 were estimated to be 24kDa and 18kDa, respectively. ELISA revealed that the amount of pro- hIL -18 was 1.3ug per gram of fresh weight calli. Moreover, the presence of mhIL-18 was detected in the culture medium and it appeared to be 25ug/L.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2020

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-cancer effects of 18α-Glycyrrhetinic acid (18α-GA), a hydrolyzed metabolite of glycyrrhizin, in AGS human gastric adenocarcinoma cells. Methods : We used human gastric adenocarcinoma cell line, AGS cells. We examined cell death by MTT assay and caspase 3 and 9 assay with 18α-GA. To examine the inhibitory effects of 18α-GA, sub-G1 analysis was done the AGS cells after 24 hours with 18α-GA. Also, to investigate the inhibitory mechanisms of 18α-GA, mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation were examined. Results : 1. 18α-GA inhibited the growth of AGS cells in a dose-dependent fashion. 2. Sub-G1 fractions were significantly and dose-dependently increased by 18α-GA. 3. 18α-GA increased the caspase 3 and 9 activities in AGS cells. 4. 18α-GA inhibited proliferation of AGS cells via the modulation of c‑Jun N‑terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathways, which results in the induction of apoptosis. 5. 18α-GA enhanced ROS accumulation in AGS cells. Conclusions : Our findings provide insight into unraveling the effects of 18α-GA in human gastric adenocarcinoma cells and developing therapeutic agents against gastric cancer.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.222-230
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• 2018

Six bacterial strains 18JY42-3, 18SH, 18JY76-11, 17J11-11, 18JY14-14, and 18JY15-11 assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria were isolated from soil samples in Korea. The Cohnella species, strain 18JY42-3 was Gram-stain-positive, short rod-shaped and beige-colored. The Methylobacterium species, strains 18SH and 18JY76-11 were Gram-stain-negative, short rod-shaped and pink-colored. The Microterricola species, strain 17J11-11 was Gram-stain-positive, short rod-shaped and yellow-colored. The Paenarthrobacter species, strains 18JY14-14 and 18JY15-11 were Gram-stain-positive, short rod-shaped and white-colored. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strains 18JY42-3, 18SH, 18JY76-11, 17J11-11, 18JY14-14, and 18JY15-11 were most closely related Cohnella rhizosphaerae (MH497628; 98.8%), Methylobacterium goesingense (MH497632; 99.1%), Methylobacterium populi (MH497635; 99.9%), Microterricolagilva (MH504108; 98.4%), Paenarthrobacter nicotinovorans (MH497641; 100%), and Paenarthrobacter nitroguajacolicus (MH497646; 99.2%), respectively. All the six unrecorded strains showed resistance to UV radiation. This is the first report of these six species in Korea.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2017

Recently, the number of PET cyclotrons has increased in Korea. A cyclotron mainly produces $^{18}F$, which is used for the production of [$^{18}F$]FDG, a cancer diagnostic radiopharmaceutical. For radiation protection, the discharge control standard under the Nuclear Safety Act limits the radioactive concentration of $^{18}F$ in the exhaust discharged from a nuclear power utilization facility to below $2,000Bq\;m^{-3}$. However, the radioactive concentration of $^{18}F$ discharged during [$^{18}F$]FDG production at the cyclotron facility at Chosun University is maintained at about $1,500Bq\;m^{-3}$ on average, which is 75% of the concentration limit of the discharge control standard, and temporarily exceeds the standard as per the real-time monitoring results. This study evaluated the performance of the exhaust filter unit of the cyclotron facility at Chosun University by assessing the concentration of $^{18}F$ in the exhaust, and an experiment was conducted on the discharge reduction, where $^{18}F$ is discharged without reacting with the FDG precursors during [$^{18}F$]FDG synthesis and is immediately captured by the [$^{18}F$]FDG automatic synthesis unit. Based on the performance evaluation results of the exhaust filter at the cyclotron facility of Chosun University, the measured capture efficiency before and after the filter was found to be 92%. Furthermore, the results of the discharge reduction experiment, where the exhaust $^{18}F$ was immediately captured by the [$^{18}F$]FDG synthesizer, showed a very satisfactory 94.3% reduction in the concentration of discharge compared to the existing discharge concentration.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.291-298
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• 1984

먹장어근육지질을 Biobeads SX-2 및 Sephadex LH-20을 이용한 칼럼크로마토그래피에 걸어 트리글리세리드(TG)획분을 분획하고 이 TG획분을 HPLC에 걸어 partition number별로 분획하였다. 그리고 partition number에 따른 TG조성, 총탄소수에 따른 TG조성 및 지방산조성을 분석한 자료를 computer처리하여 TG 구성지방산조합을 추정하였다. 총지질의 경우 포화산 $34.3\%$, monoene산 $43.1\%$, polyene산 $22.7\%$, 중요지방산은 $C_{16:0}(16.6\%),\;C_{16:1}(12.5\%)$ 및 $C_{18:1}(28.0\%)$였고, 극성지질은 포화산 $31.8\%$, monoene산 $30.1\%$, polyene산 $38.2\%$, 중요지방산은 $C_{16:0}(15.0\%),\;C_{18:0}(10.8\%),\;C_{18:1}(18.5\%),\;C_{22:5}(16.5\%)$ 및 $C_{22:6}(10.3\%)$, TG는 포화산 $29.8\%$, monoene산 $53.1\%$, polyene산 $17.2\%$, 중요지방산은 $C_{16:0}(17.1\%),\;C_{16:1}(10.1\%)$ 및 $C_{18:1}(38.4\%)$였다. 전반적으로 보면 $C_{18:1}$의 함량이 높은 것이 특징이었으며, $C_{18:0}/C_{18:1}$의 비는 0.1이였다. 극성지질은 phosphatidyl choline($65.5\%$)과 phosphatidyl ethanolamine($28.0\%$)으로 구성되어 있었다. GLC 자료 및 HPLC에서 얻은 partition number를 사용하여 먹장어 지질 TG의 구성지방산조합을 computer를 이용하여 추정한 결과 이중결합을 1개, 2개, 3개, 4개, 5개, 6개, 7개 가지고, 총탄소수는 46에서 58의 범위내에 분포하며, $0.1\%$ 이상 함유될 가능성이 있는 TG는 44종류로 추정되었으며 그 합계는 69.75였고, 중요한 TG는 ($1{\times}C_{16:0},\;2{\times}C_{18:1};\;13.5\%$), ($1{\times}C_{16:0},\;1{\times}C_{18:0},\;1{\times}C_{18:1};\;7.2\%$), ($1{\times}C_{16:1},\;2{\times}C_{18:1};\;5.4\%$), ($2{\times}C_{16:0},\;1{\times}C_{22:5};\;5.2\%$), ($1{\times}C_{14:0},\;2{\times}C_{18:1};\;4.5\%$), ($2{\times}C_{18:1},\;1{\times}C_{22:5};\;3.6\%$), ($1{\times}C_{14:0},\;1{\times}C_{18:0},\;1{\times}C_{18:1};\;2.7\%$) 및 ($1{\times}C_{14:0},\;1{\times}C_{16:0},\;1{\times}C_{18:2};\;2.2\%$)등이었다. 이들 TG중 $C_{18:1}$을 1분자이상 함유하는 것의 조함비의 합계는 $52.4\%$, 2분자이상 함유하는 것은 $35.9\%$였다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.617-626
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• 2003

본 연구는 사료 내 농후사료의 비율을 높임으로서 불포화 지방산의 반추위 내 by-pass율의 향상 가능성을 조사하고, 아마종실과 전지대두 급여 시 CLA 생산을 상호 비교하기 위하여 연속배양장치를 이용하여 수행하였다. 지방 급원에 따른 발효 성상의 차이는 보이지 않았다. 한편 사료 내 농후사료 비율이 높은 (80%) 처리구는 농후사료 비율이 낮은 (40%) 처리구와 비교하여 pH는 감소하였으나, 암모니아, 총 휘발성 지방산, acetate, butyrate 및 valerate 농도가 증가되었다. 지방급원 (전지대두 vs 아마종실)과 사료 내 농후사료 비율은 organic matter (OM), total nitrogen, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) 및 acid detergent fiber (ADF)의 소화율에 영향을 끼치지 않았다. 반면에 전지대두는 아마종실과 비교하여 trans C18:1, C18:2 n-6 및 C18:3 n-3 유출율은 증가시켰다. 지방 급원에 의한 CLA flow는 영향을 받지 않았으나 사료 내 농후사료 비율이 높을 때와 전지대두와 아마종실의 함량이 높았을 때는 증가되었다. 수소 첨가현상은 C18:1 n-9 와 C18:2 n-6에서 지방 급원에 의하여 영향을 받지 않았으나, 아마종실 처리구에서는 C18:3 n-3 과 총 C18 불포화지방산의 수소 첨가현상이 전지대두 처리구와 비교하여 높은 비율로 발생했다. 한편 사료 내 농후사료 비율이 높을 때 처리구에서 C18:2 n-6, C18:3 n-3 및 총 C18 불포화 지방산의 수소 첨가현상은 농후사료 저 처리구와 비교하여 감소되었다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2012

$^{18}F$-fluorodeoxyglucose ($^{18}F$-FDG)는 상당한 양의 방사능이 신장과 비뇨기계에 저류 되어 영상의 질을 저하시키고 진단 성능을 저하시킨다. 이러한 $^{18}F$-FDG의 비뇨기계 저류를 막기 위해 이뇨제를 사용하여 검사를 진행하게 된다. 이때 사용되는 이뇨제가 영상에 미치는 영향과 $^{18}F$-FDG 배설률에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. PET/CT 검사를 시행한 환자 중 신장의 원발성 종양 또는 전이 병변이 없는 환자를 대상으로 $^{18}F$-FDG와 함께 이뇨제를 주사한 그룹, 생리식염수를 주사한 그룹, $^{18}F$-FDG만을 주사 한 정상군 그룹으로 진행하였으며, 각 그룹의 관심영역을 설정하여 SUV를 측정하였다. 또한 정량적 분석을 위하여 $^{18}F$-FDG를 주사 후 이뇨제 투여 여부에 따른 SUV를 비교 평가하였다. SUV 측정에 따라 영상의 배후방사능이 감소된 영상을 얻을 수 있었으며 이뇨제 사용으로 배설된 소변의 양이 늘어났지만, 소변에 방사능량의 변화가 없는 상반된 결과가 나타났다. 따라서 이뇨제가 영상의 배후방사능을 줄일 수는 있지만 $^{18}F$-FDG 배설에는 영향을 미치지 못함을 확인 하였다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.206-212
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• 2013

The herbal composition Gyeongshingangjeehwan 18 (GGEx18), which is composed of three herbs, Laminaria japonica Aresch (Laminariaceae), Rheum palmatum L. (Polygonaceae), and Ephedra sinica Stapf (Ephedraceae), has been used as an anti-obesity drug in Korean local clinics. Thus, we investigated whether GGEx18 regulates obesity by suppressing appetite in high fat diet-induced obese C57BL/6J mice. Administration of GGEx18 to obese mice for 9 weeks significantly decreased body weight gain, epididymal adipose tissue weight, and food efficiency ratio. GGEx18 also caused a significant decrease in the circulating levels of leptin, which were increased by about 450% in obese control mice compared with normal lean mice. Concomitantly, GGEx18 decreased mRNA levels of a potent appetite-stimulating hormone neuropeptide Y, but increased an appetite-suppressing hormone pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA levels. These results suggest that GGEx18 may prevent obesity through regulating appetite in nutritionally obese mice.