• 한국가금학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국가금학회 2004년도 제21차 정기총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.9-10
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• 2004

형질전환 가금의 생산은 생체반응기(Bioreactor)가금에 의한 고부가가치의 생의약 물질을 저비용, 고효율로 생산할 수 있으며, 배 발달과정 및 유전자 조절기작 규명을 통한 학문적 이용성 등 다양한 분야에 응용될 수 있다. 형질전환 가금을 생산하기 위한 방법 중 닭의 배 발생 초기에 발생하는 성세포(정자 혹은 난자)의 전구세포인 원시생식세포를 이용한 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 그러나 이를 검증할 원시생식세포 특이적 마커의 부재로 많은 어려움을 겪고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 원시생식세포의 특성 분석을 위해 PAS(Periodic acid-Schiff) 염색 및 특이항체 (SSEA-1,3,4 & Integrins $\alpha$6, $\beta$l) 그리고 lectins (STA, DBA, ConA, WGA)를 이용하였다. 이번 연구결과를 통한 닭 원시생식세포의 특이적 마커의 개발은 원시생식세포를 이용한 가금의 형질전환 연구에 기여할 것이다.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 1997

Cefaclor is a second generation cephalosporin antibiotic that shows a potent antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, when it is orally administered. Due to its patent expiration, a number of generic drugs have been marketed, but not yet elucidated to ensure therapeutic equivalence. In this study, cefaclor capsules manufactured by Chong Kun Dang were bioequivallently assessed by comparing with $Ceclor^{TM}$ introduced originally by Daewoong Lilly. A total of 16 healthy male volunteers were evaluated in a randomized crossover manner with a 2-week washout period. Concentrations of cefaclor in plasma were measured upto 6 hours following a single oral administration of two capsules (500 mg of cefaclor) by high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection. Although the plasma concentration at 6 hours was not detected, the computed half-life of cefaclor was approximately 0.5 hours. The area under the concentration-vs-time curve from 0 to 4 hours $(AUC_{0-4h})$ was calculated by the trapezoidal summation method. The differences in mean values of $AUC_{0-4h}$, peak plasma concentration $(C_{max})$, and time to peak concentration $(T_{max})$ between the two products were $4.63\%,\;1.84\%,\;and\3.28\%$, respectively. The least significant differences at $\alpha4= 0.05 for $AUC_{0-4h},\;C_{max},\;and\;T_{max}\;were\;6,53\%,\;4.05\%,\;and\;6.47\%$, respectively. In conclusion, the test drug was bioequivalent with the reference drug.

• 에너지공학
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2004

간접법을 이용한 표면오염도 측정 시 시료채취와 동시에 방사선 검출이 가능한 스메어 매체를 제조하고 성능을 평가하였다. 스메어 매체는 무기섬광체를 고분자 막에 함침시킨 것으로서, 용매로는 디메틸포름아마이드(DMF)와 메틸렌클로라이드(MC) 그리고 고분자 소재로서 폴리설폰(PSF)을 사용하였고, 무기섬광체는 CAYS(cerium activated yttrium silicate)를 사용하였다. 함침막은 단일 및 이중구조로 제조하였고, 물. 메타놀 등 비용매성 욕조에 침지하거나 용매 증발을 통하여 고형화하여 특성을 비교하였다. 방사선과의 상호작용에 의하여 무기섬광물질 함침막으로부터 방출되는 광자의 계측은 광전증배관과 고전압원, 증폭기. 계수기로 구성된 원형계수기를 사용하였다. $^{14}$ C표면오염에 대해 무기섬광 함침막을 이용해 얻은 계수율을 통상의 저준위 알파/베타 계수기로 얻은 결과와 비교할 때 상대 감도가 약 50%로 나타났다. 또한, 계수효율이 상대적으로 낮았지만 저에너지 베타선 방출핵종인 $^3$H표면오염도측정이 가능하다는 것을 확인하였다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.241-253
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• 2015

Furan ($C_4H_4O$) is a volatile compound formed mostly during the thermal processing of foods. The toxicity of furan has been well documented previously, and it was classified as "possible human carcinogen (Group 2B)" by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Various pathways have been reported for the formation of furan, that is, thermal degradation and/or thermal rearrangement of carbohydrates in the presence of amino acids, thermal degradation of certain amino acids, including aspartic acid, threonine, ${\alpha}$-alanine, serine, and cysteine, oxidation of ascorbic acid at higher temperatures, and oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids. Owing to the complexity of the formation mechanism, a vast number of studies have been published on monitoring furan in commercial food products and on the potential strategies for reducing furan. Thus, we present a comprehensive review on the current status of commercial food monitoring databases and the possible furan reduction methods. Additionally, we review analytical methods for furan detection and the toxicity of furan.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.959-967
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• 2010

Down syndrome (DS) is an abnormality of the 21st chromosome that commonly occurs in children born to older women. Thus, amniotic fluid (AF) is usually collected from such women for prenatal diagnosis. This study analyzed human AF supernatants (AFS) using a mass spectrometric (MS) approach to search for candidate biomarkers of a DS pregnancy. The AFS were collected from older pregnant women at weeks 16-18 of their gestation by amniocentesis for cytogenetic analysis. The AFS from the pregnancies carrying DS (n=4) or chromosomally normal (n=6) fetuses, as revealed by the cytogenetic analysis, were then subjected to global protein profiling based on liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS). Affinity chromatography was also applied prior to the LC-ESI-MS/MS to minimize the masking effect of highly abundant albumin and immunoglobulin and thereby increase the diversity of the identified proteins. As a result, at least 30 new AFS proteins were identified and 44 AFS proteins were found to be differentially expressed between the DS and normal cases, where 6 of the proteins were unique to the DS cases and 11 were unique to the chromosomally normal cases. In addition, in the DS cases, 19 AFS proteins were downregulated and 8 were upregulated to varying degrees. A Western blot analysis confirmed the LC-ESI-MS/MS data, indicating that the combined detection of apolipoprotein A-II (apoA-II) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) could be a potential tool for diagnosing DS cases.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.144-151
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• 2014

Increasing the gene copy number has been commonly used to enhance the protein expression level in the yeast Pichia pastoris. However, this method has been shown to be effective up to a certain gene copy number, and a further increase of gene dosage can result in a decrease of expression level. Evidences indicate the gene dosage effect is product-dependent, which needs to be determined when expressing a new protein. Here, we describe a direct detection of the gene dosage effect on protein secretion through expressing the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) gene under the direction of the ${\alpha}$-factor preprosequence in a panel of yeast clones carrying increasing copies of the EGFP gene (from one to six copies). Directly examined under fluorescence microscopy, we found relatively lower levels of EGFP were secreted into the culture medium at one copy and two copies, substantial improvement of secretion appeared at three copies, plateau happened at four and five copies, and an apparent decrease of secretion happened at six copies. The secretion of EGFP being limiting at four and five copies was due to abundant intracellular accumulation of proteins, observed from the fluorescence image of yeast and confirmed by western blotting, which significantly activated the unfolded protein response indicated by the up-regulation of the BiP (the KAR2 gene product) and the protein disulfide isomerase. This study implies that tagging a reporter like GFP to a specific protein would facilitate a direct and rapid determination of the optimal gene copy number for high-yield expression.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2010

Objectives: Gallic acid (GA) is the major component of tannin which could be easily founded in various natural materials such as green tea, red tea, grape juice, and Corni Fructus. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Gallic acid (GA) on production of interleukin (IL) in mouse macrophage Raw 264.7 cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Methods: Productions of interleukins were measured by High-throughput Multiplex Bead based Assay with Bio-plex Suspension Array System based on $xMAP^{(R)}$ (multi-analyte profiling beads) technology. Firstly, cell culture supernatant was obtained after treatment with LPS and GA for 24 hour. Then, it was incubated with the antibody-conjugated beads for 30 minutes. And detection antibody was added and incubated for 30 minutes. And Strepavidin-conjugated Phycoerythrin (SAPE) was added. After incubation for 30 minutes, the level of SAPE fluorescence was analyzed on Bio-plex Suspension Array System and concentration of interleukin was determined. Results: The results of the experiment are as follows. 1. GA significantly inhibited the production of IL-3, IL-10, IL-12p40, and IL-17 in LPS-induced mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cells at the concentration of 25, 50, 100, 200 uM (p<0.05). 2. GA significantly inhibited the production of IL-6 in LPS-induced mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cells at the concentration of 50, 100, 200 uM (p<0.05). 3. GA diminished the production of some cytokine such as IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 in LPS-induced mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. 4. GA did not show the inhibitory effect on the production of IL-$1{\alpha}$ and IL-9 in LPS-induced mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. Conclusions: These results suggest that GA has anti-inflammatory activity related with its inhibitory effects on the production of interleukins such as IL-3, IL-10, IL-12p40, IL-17, and IL-6 in LPS-induced macrophages.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.7345-7349
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• 2013

Background: Because of the high prevalence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Egypt, new markers with better diagnostic performance than alpha-feto protein (AFP) are needed to help in early diagnosis. The aim of this work was to compare the clinical utility of both serum and mRNA glypican3 (GPC3) as probable diagnostic markers for HCC among Egyptian patients. Materials and Methods: A total of 60 subjects, including 40 with HCC, 10 with cirrhosis and 10 normal controls were analyzed for serum GPC3 (sGPC3) by ELISA. GPC-3 mRNA from circulating peripheral blood mononuclear cells was amplified by RT-PCR. Both markers were compared to some prognostic factors of HCC, and sensitivity of both techniques was compared. Results: Serum glypican-3 and AFP were significantly higher in the HCC group compared to cirrhotic and normal controls (p<0.001). Sensitivity and specificity were (95% each) for sGlypican-3, (82.5% and 85%) for AFP, and (100% and 90%) for Glypican3 mRNA, and (80% and 95%) for double combination between sGPC3 and AFP respectively. Conclusion: Both serum GPC-3 and GPC-3mRNA are promising diagnostic markers for early detection of HCC in Egyptian patients. RT- PCR proved to be more sensitive (100%) than ELISA (95%) in detecting glypican3.

• 인지과학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.51-71
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 도로 주행에서 취득한 영상을 개선하는 방법을 제안한다. 일반적인 도로주행 영상은 다양한 조명 환경과 날씨 상태로 인하여 선명하지 못한 영상이 취득되기도 한다. 특히 역광이나 야간에는 품질이 좋은 선명한 영상을 얻기가 더욱 어려우며, 이는 비전기반 지능형 자동차 기술의 응용에 많은 어려움을 준다. 인간의 시각 인지방법은 여러 가지조명 조건을 고려하여 색을 지각한다. 하지만 기존의 영상 개선 방법들은 광원의 위치와 광도, 기하학적 관계를 고려하지 않기 때문에 완벽한 결과를 얻기가 어려우며, 오히려 영상의 질이 떨어지는 경우도 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해서 1) 주어진 입력 영상의 전처리 과정을 수행한 후, 2) 선명도를 추정하여 색채의 대비를 평가하고, 3) 과대 및 과소평가 결과를 전처리된 영상과 혼합하여 사람이 지각하는 색상과 같이 개선된 영상을 얻는 효과적인 방법을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 방법은 시각적으로 개선된 결과를 보여줄 뿐만 아니라 비전기반 지능형 자동차 기술의 한 응용분야인 교통표지판 검출의 전처리 과정으로 적용되어 성능이 향상됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.69-75
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• 2011

This study assessed the effect of preparation design on marginal adaptation and also compared the sensitivity and specificity of clinical evaluation techniques for marginal accuracy of cast restorations to stereomicroscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Three Ivorine molar teeth of different designs were prepared. (A)-A complete crown preparation with buccal shoulder and beveled finish line. (B)-A complete crown preparation with chamfer finish line. (C)-A three-quarter crown preparation with proximal boxes and beveled finish line. Twenty four castings were prepared with eight castings for each design respectively. Each casting underwent examination with an explorer, disclosing media, and a stereomicroscope. Stereomicroscopy at a value less than or equal to 30 microns was used as a gold standard to evaluate the significance of different designs on marginal adaptation. Chi-square tests of independence and Kruskal-Wallis were used to evaluate the effect of preparation design and compare the agreement between examination methods for detection of marginal gap size of greater than or equal to 30 microns (${\alpha}$=.05). Sensitivity and specificity for explorer and disclosing media as compared to stereomicroscope was calculated using statistical formula given by Park. RESULTS. The preparation design did not significantly affect overall marginal adaptation. Examination by explorer and disclosing media at $30 \;{mu}m$ revealed 39% and 10.06% sensitivity and 91% and 82% specificity respectively. CONCLUSION. Preparation designs examined in this study did not significantly affect the marginal adaptation of the castings. Commonly used clinical evaluation techniques using explorer and disclosing media appeared to be inadequate for assessment of marginal accuracy.