• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 자체 제작한 움직임 팬텀을 이용하여 다양한 호흡모사를 하고, PET/CT 장비 내의 데이터기 기반 보정프로그램을 적용하여 영상을 획득하고, 영상의 SUVmax 및 병변 부피를 분석하여 호흡에 따른 장기 또는 종양의 움직임으로 인한 인공물의 감소효과를 확인하였다. 이동거리 3 cm에서 데이터 기반 게이팅을 적용한 영상이 데이터 기반 게이팅을 적용하지 않은 영상보다 SUVmax가 팬텀 구의 지름이 10 mm, 13 mm, 17 mm, 22 mm, 28 mm, 37 mm에서 각각 2.37, 2.02, 1.44, 1.20, 0.42, 0.52 향상시키는 것으로 나타났고, 향상률로 표시하면 각각 72.5%, 73.3%, 51.3%, 25.8%, 8.6%, 7.2%이었다. 크기가 작은 병소의 SUVmax의 개선효과가 크게 나타났다. 데이터 기반 게이팅을 적용하지 않았을 때에 비하여 적용하였을 때에 1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm에서 각각 5%, 12%, 18%의 영상의 면적이 감소하는 개선효과가 있었고, 그리고 움직임에 의한 인공물이 클 때 감소 효과도 커졌다. 데이터 기반 게이팅을 적용하면 검사절차가 간소화되고, 사술자의 피폭선량 감소효과와 더불어 호흡으로 인한 인공물을 감소시켜 영상의 질을 개선할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.218-228
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• 2023

Objective: This study investigated the effects of feeding anthocyanin-rich black cane treated with ferrous sulfate and molasses on animal performance, rumen fermentation, microbial composition, blood biochemical indices, and carcass characteristics in meat goats. Methods: Thirty-two Thai-native×Anglo-Nubian crossbred male goats (14.47±2.3 kg) were divided equally into two groups (n = 16) to investigate the effect of feeding diet containing 50% untreated anthocyanin-rich black cane silage (BS) vs diet containing anthocyaninrich black cane silage treated with 0.03% ferrous sulfate and 4% molasses (TBS) on average daily gain (ADG) and dry matter intake (DMI). At the end of 90 d feeding trial, the goats were slaughtered to determine blood biochemical indices, rumen fermentation, microbial composition, and carcass characteristics differences between the two dietary groups. Results: Goats fed the TBS diet had greater ADG and ADG to DMI ratio (p<0.05). TBS diet did not affect rumen fluid pH; however, goats in the TBS group had lower rumen ammonia N levels (p<0.05) and higher total volatile fatty acid concentrations (p<0.05). Goats in the TBS group had a higher (p<0.05) concentration of Ruminococcus albus but a lower (p<0.05) concentration of methanogenic bacteria. The TBS diet also resulted in lower (p<0.05) thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances concentration but higher (p<0.05) total antioxidant capacity, superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase concentrations in blood plasma, while having no effect on plasma protein, glucose, lipid, immunoglobin G, alanine transaminase, and aspartate aminotransferase. Meat from goats fed the TBS diet contained more intramuscular fat (p<0.05) and was more tender (p<0.05). Conclusion: In comparison to goats fed a diet containing 50% untreated anthocyanin-rich black cane silage, feeding a diet containing 50% anthocyanin-rich black cane silage treated with 0.03% ferrous sulfate and 4% molasses improved rumen fermentation and reduced oxidative stress, resulting in higher growth and more tender meat.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권10호
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• pp.1459-1466
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• 2010

본 연구는 농촌지역 주민들의 대사증후군 예방을 위한 영양 사업에 기초 자료를 제공하고자 안동시 읍면 지역 농촌의 45세 이상 1,431명의 주민을 대상으로 대사증후군 집단과 정상 집단의 생화학적 특성 및 영양소 섭취 상태를 조사하고 대사증후군 발생 위험도와의 관련성을 다항로지스틱회귀모델을 사용하여 분석하였다. 대사증후군 집단과 정상 집단간에 연령 차이는 없었으며, 혈액 AST, ALT, $\gamma$-GT 및 과산화지질은 대사증후군 집단이 정상 집단에 비해 유의적으로 높았다. 대사증후군 위험도 분석에서 여자가 남자에 비해 위험도가 2.953배 높았으며, 연령에 따른 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 혈액 AST, ALT 및 $\gamma$-GT의 경우, 30 U/L 이상 집단에서 각각 1.839배, 2.302배 및 2.143배 위험도가 높았으며, 혈액 과산화지질 농도도 5.7 nmole/mL 이상 집단에서 위험도가 1.874배 높은 것으로 나타났다. 각 진단요소별 위험도 분석에서, 혈액 AST, ALT 및 $\gamma$-GT가 각각 30 U/L 이상에서 AST는 복부비만, 고혈압, 고 중성지방혈증 위험도가 각각 1.394배, 1.514배, 1.528배 높으며, ALT는 고 중성지방혈증과 높은 공복혈당이 각각 2.138배와 2.310배, $\gamma$-GT는 복부비만, 고혈압, 고 중성지방혈증 및 높은 공복혈당이 각각 1.513배, 1.594배, 2.354배 및 1.858배 높은 것으로 나타났다. 혈액 과산화지질은 5.7 nmole/mL 이상에서 복부비만, 고 중성지방혈증 및 높은 공복혈당이 각각 1.607배, 3.095배 및 1.757배 높았다. 대사증후군 집단과 정상 집단의 영양소 섭취 상태는 유의적인 차이가 없었으며, 대사증후군 위험도 분석에서 에너지의 70% 이상을 탄수화물로 섭취하는 경우 대사증후군 위험도가 0.781로 낮은 경우를 제외하고는 영양소와 대사증후군 간에 유의한 관련성이 나타나지 않았다. 영양소 섭취와 대사증후군 진단요소별 위험도 분석에서 열량 섭취가 EER 미만인 집단의 복부비만 위험도가 유의적으로 낮았으며(OR 0.696, p<0.05), 열량에 대한 탄수화물 비율이 55% 미만인 경우 저 HDL-콜레스테롤 위험도가 1.630배 증가하였고, 70%를 초과한 경우 복부비만과 고혈압 위험도가 각각 0.724배와 0.733배 낮았으며, 지질 섭취가 25%를 초과한 경우 저 HDL-콜레스테롤 위험도가 1.864배 높았다. 이상의 결과로부터 대사증후군 집단의 혈액 트랜스아미나제 활성과 과산화지질 농도가 정상 집단에 비해 유의하게 높으므로 이 지역 주민들의 대사증후군 예방을 위해서는 정기적으로 혈액 트랜스아미나제와 과산화지질 농도의 측정을 통한 관리가 필요하다고 생각되며, 영양소 섭취가 대사증후군 발생에 미치는 영향에 대해서는 더 많은 연구가 필요한 것으로 사료된다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.61-68
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• 2012

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation of quercetin ($Kocetin^{TM}$, QR) on antioxidative activity and meat quality of beef cattle (Holstein-Friesian). Beef cattle were divided into 3 groups; dietary supplementation of QR at 21 (n=4) and 42 ppm (n=3), and non-supplemented control (n=4). The QR comprised of 10% of quercetin. After slaughtering the beef cattle, loins were obtained and analyzed. Dietary supplementation of QR at 42 ppm showed significantly higher final pH of loin but did not affect the water holding capacity, drip loss, cooking loss, surface color, total phenolics content, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity. Dietary QR showed no difference in both 2-thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and volatile basic nitrogen values. Textural characteristic results also showed no difference, except for cohesiveness. Cohesiveness was significantly higher in loin from beef cattle treated by dietary QR at 42 ppm when compared to control. Results suggest that dietary QR, which has only 10% of quercetin is not sufficient to have positive biochemical effects on beef meat quality.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.229-237
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• 2008

Recently, parabens have been believed to act as xenoestrogens, an identified class of endocrine disruptors (EDs). These environmental compounds are the most well-known as preservatives in many commercial products, including food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. It has been demonstrated that the human health risks of parabens result from a long-term exposure to skin in which this chemical group is rapidly absorbed through the skin. On the other hand, parabens are also completely absorbed from gastrointestinal tract. It has reported that these substances possess several biological effects in which inhibitory property involved in membrane transports and mitochondrial functions is considered to be important for their action. Testing of parabens has revealed that estrogen-like activities of these chemicals are much less potent than natural estrogen, $17{\beta}$ estradiol (E2). Additionally, the estrogenicity of individual paraben- compounds is distinct depending upon their biochemical structure. Recent findings of paraben-estrogenic activities have shown that these compounds may affect breast cancer incidence in women, suggesting adverse ecological outcomes of this environmental group on human and animal health. Although the biological and toxicological effects of parabens have been demonstrated in many previous studies, possible mechanism(s) of their action are required to be explored in order to bring the better understanding in the detrimental impacts of parabens in human and wildlife. There have several different types of parabens which are the most widely used as preservatives. These include methyl-paraben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben and p-hydroxybenzoic acid, a major metabolite of parabens. In this review, we summarize current database based on in vitro and in vivo assays for estrogenic activities and health risk assessment of paraben- EDs which have been published previously.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.165-173
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• 1997

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of DA-9601, an extract of Artemisiae Herba, which is known to possess mucoprotective action either by free radical scavenging effect or increase of mucus secretion, against animal models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) induced by trinirobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) or other noxious agents. Experimental colitis was induced by intracolonic administration of TNBS in 50% ethanol, or 1 ml of 7% acetic acid solution (AA), by subcutaneous injection of indomethacin (INDO) in rats, or by supplementing drinking water with 5% dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) in albino mice. DA-9601 was treated orally for 4 to 7 days. Animals were euthanized 1 day after the last treatment for morphological and biochemical analysises. All the noxious agents including TNBS, AA, INDO and DSS elicited severe colitis. The animals treated with DA-9601 showed a consistent, dose-related reduction in the severity of colitis, grossly and histologically. The reduction was significant (p<0.05) after administration of DA-9601 at dose range of 10 mg/kg or above. In TNBS-induced colitis, the rats receiving DA-9601 showed significantly decreased mucosal myeloperoxidase (MPO) and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBA-RS), when compared to control and mesalazine groups. Mucosal proinflammatory cytokine levels were also decreased after DA-9601 treatment. In conclusion, DA-9601 ameliorated macroscopic and histologic scores in experimental colitis either through decreasing oxidative stress or by attenuating cytokines involved in inflammation. DA-9601 could be a promising drug for the therapy of IBD.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.1555-1563
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• 2008

A novel $\alpha$-amylase ($\alpha$-1,4-$\alpha$-D-glucan glucanohydrolase, E.C. 3.2.1.1), ScAmy43, was found in the culture medium of the phytopathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum grown on oats flour. Purified to homogeneity, ScAmy43 appeared as a 43 kDa monomeric enzyme, as estimated by SDS-PAGE and Superdex 75 gel filtration. The MALDI peptide mass fingerprint of ScAmy43 tryptic digest as well as internal sequence analyses indicate that the enzyme has an original primary structure when compared with other fungal a-amylases. However, the sequence of the 12 N-terminal residues is homologous with those of Aspergillus awamori and Aspergillus kawachii amylases, suggesting that the new enzyme belongs to the same GH13 glycosyl hydrolase family. Assayed with soluble starch as substrate, this enzyme displayed optimal activity at pH 4 and $55^{\circ}C$ with an apparent $K_m$ value of 1.66 mg/ml and $V_{max}$ of 0.1${\mu}mol$glucose $min^{-1}$ $ml^{-1}$. ScAmy43 activity was strongly inhibited by $Cu^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$, and $Ba^{2+}$, moderately by $Fe^{2+}$, and was only weakly affected by $Ca^{2+}$ addition. However, since EDTA and EGTA did not inhibit ScAmy43 activity, this enzyme is probably not a metalloprotein. DTT and $\beta$-mercaptoethanol strongly increased the enzyme activity. Starting with soluble starch as substrate, the end products were mainly maltotriose, suggesting for this enzyme an endo action.

• 환경생물
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.415-420
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• 1999

용존 유기물의 농도를 BOD로 신속히 측정하여 폐수 처리 공정에 feed back할 수 있는 Candida BOD sensor를 이용하여 BOD를 측정하였다. Glucose, acetic acid, aspartic acid 및 glutamic acid에 대한 sensitivity는 lactose, sucrose및 lactic acid의 sensitivity보다 더 높게 나타나서 오염물질의 종류에 따라 BOD sensor의 출력 신호가 다르게 제시되었다.$Zn^{2+}$내성주가 충전된 BOD sensor는 중금속 비내성주의 경우와 유사한 정도의 감응도를 나타내었으나 $Cd^{2+}$ 내성주를 사용하였을 때는 매우 낮은 sensitivity를 보였다. 수용액의 $Cd^{2+}$의 농도가 증가함에 따라 중금속 비내성주와 $Zn^{2+}$ 내성주의 sensor 의 sensitivity는 거의 일정하였으나 $Cd^{2+}$ 내성주의 BOD sensor의 경우에는 sensitivity가 오히려 감소하였다. 반면 수용액 중의 $Zn^{2+}$ 의 농도가 증가함에 따라서는 중금속 비내성주, $Zn^{2+}$ 내성주 및 $Cd^{2+}$ 내 성주 모두 거의 동일한 감응도를 나타내었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제63권7호
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• pp.239-250
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• 2020

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading globally. Although its etiologic agent is discovered as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), there are many unsolved issues in COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. The causes of different clinical phenotypes and incubation periods among individuals, species specificity, and cytokine storm with lymphopenia as well as the mechanism of damage to organ cells are unknown. It has been suggested that in viral pneumonia, virus itself is not a direct cause of acute lung injury; rather, aberrant immune reactions of the host to the insults from viral infection are responsible. According to its epidemiological and clinical characteristics, SARS-CoV-2 may be a virus with low virulence in nature that has adapted to the human species. Current immunological concepts have limited ability to explain such unsolved issues, and a presumed immunopathogenesis of COVID-19 is presented under the protein-homeostasis-system hypothesis. Every disease, including COVID-19, has etiological substances controlled by the host immune system according to size and biochemical properties. Patients with severe pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 show more severe hypercytokinemia with corresponding lymphocytopenia than patients with mild pneumonia; thus, early immunomodulator treatment, including corticosteroids, has been considered. However, current guidelines recommend their use only for patients with advanced pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome. Since the immunopathogenesis of pneumonia may be the same for all patients regardless of age or severity and the critical immune-mediated lung injury may begin in the early stage of the disease, early immunomodulator treatment, including corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin, can help reduce morbidity and possibly mortality rates of older patients with underlying conditions.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2010

An endospore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium was isolated from forest soil samples collected at the Taebaek mountain of Gangwon province, Korea, and taxonomically characterized by physiological, biochemical and phylogenetic methods. Its 16S rRNA sequences showed the maximum similarity of 97% with B. amyloliquefaciens. In addition, the isolate BCNU 2002 was determined to have the ability to produce enzymes such as amylase, protease, gelatinase and catalase. The in vitro antifungal activity of Bacillus sp. BCNU 2002 was also examined against human pathogenic fungi such as Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Epidermophyton floccosum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton rubrum. A maximum production level of antifungal substances of Bacillus sp. BCNU 2002 was achieved under aerobic incubation at $28^{\circ}C$ for 7 days in LB broth. BCNU 2002 showed strong antifungal activities against T. mentagrophytes and T. rubrum with the range of percentage inhibition from 56.25 to 63.23%. It was also confirmed that ethylacetate extract of cultured broth showed a strong antifungal activity against A. niger, C. albicans, S. cerevisiae and T. rubrum by agar diffusion method. The peptide fraction also exhibited broad antifungal spectrum against various pathogenic fungi. The minimum inhibitory concentration values for active extracts ranged between 125 ${\mu}g$/mL and 1000 ${\mu}g$/mL.