• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1172-1175
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• 1997

Calcium isotopic ratios are precisely measured by removing isobaric interferences originated from water in the plasma. Liquid Ar cryogenic trap combined with membrane desolvator could eliminate backgrounds at m/z 42 and 44. Slow drift of ICP-MS is corrected by the frequent running of the standards. It is found necessary to separate Ca from the sample matrix using Ca oxalate precipitation technique. Currently, the RSD is 0.5-1.0% for 2 minutes of measurement but is expected to be improved if the measurement time is increased. The technique was applied to 42Ca enriched baby fecal samples and successfully determined 42Ca/44Ca ratio changes.

• 약학회지
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.168-171
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• 2011

Chrysosplenol C [5,6-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3,7-dimethoxychromen-4-one] is a flavonoid found in Miliusa balansae and Pterocaulon sphacelatum. We have recently shown that chrysosplenol C has positive inotropic effect in isolated rat ventricular myocytes. In the present study, we explored a possible mechanism for the positive inotropic effect of chrysosplenol C by examining intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ transients during action potentials. The intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ transients were measured by confocal $Ca^{2+}$ imaging in field-stimulated single rat ventricular myocytes. Chrysosplenol C (50 ${\mu}M$) significantly increased the magnitudes (${\Delta}F/F_0$) of $Ca^{2+}$ transients (control, $1.08{\pm}0.05$; chrysosplenol C, $1.25{\pm}0.03$; n=8, P<0.01). Half decay time of the action potential-induced $Ca^{2+}$ transient was not altered by chrysosplenol C (50 ${\mu}M$) (control, $154{\pm}6$ ms; chrysosplenol C, $167{\pm}11$ ms; n=21). The $Ca^{2+}$ content in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), measured as caffeine (10 mM)-induced $Ca^{2+}$ transient, was significantly decreased by chrysosplenol C (50 ${\mu}M$). These results indicate that chrysosplenol C increases $Ca^{2+}$ transients without altering $Ca^{2+}$ removal kinetics in ventricular myocytes, providing a possible mechanism for its positive inotropic effect.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.125-131
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• 1991

Inactivation properties of Ca current in the unfertilized eggs of mouse were studied by using the whole cell voltage clamp technique and single microelectrode voltage clamp technique. Membrane potential was held at -80 mV and step depolarization was applied from -50 mV to 50 mV for $200{\sim}500\;ms$. Peak of inward Ca currents was $-2{\sim}-4\;nA$ at a membrane Potentials from -20 mV to 0 mV and outward currents were not observed within the membrane voltage range studied $(-50{\sim}50\;mV)$. Inward currents were fully inactivated within 200 ms after the onset of step depolarization. As the membrane became depolarized, time constant of inactivation (${\tau}$) was decreased but remained around $20{\sim}30\;ms$ beyond 10 mV. When $Ca^{2+}$ was used as a charge earlier, inactivation of inward $Ca^{2+}$ current also occured and time course of inactivation was similar to that of $Ca^{2+}$ currents as charge carrier. In the bathing solution containing high potassium $(131\;mM\;K^+)$, process of inactivation was not changed except a parallel decrease of value for the entire range of membrane potential. Steady-state inactivation of the $current(h_{\infty})$ obtained from the double pulse experiment showed the voltage-dependent change. These results suggested that inactivation of Ca currents in the unfertilized eggs of mouse was voltage-dependent.

• 분석과학
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2000

생활폐기물 소각처리시설에서 발생하는 비산재의 pH와 입자분포 상태 등 물성치를 측정하였으며, XRF와 ICP-AES 및 ICP-MS를 이용하여 성분원소를 분석하였다. XRF 분석결과 비산재의 주성분 원소는 Ca, K, Na, Si, Al, Cl, S 및 O로 확인되었으며, XRD 분석결과 이들 원소는 염화물과 수산화물, carbonate, 산화물 및 복합화합물의 형태로 존재하는 것으로 나타났다. 미량원소로 함유된 중금속류의 정량을 위하여 시료의 전처리 없이 XRF를 이용한 직접분석과 마이크로파 분해장치를 사용하여 시료를 분해시킨 뒤 ICP-AES 및 ICP-MS를 이용한 분석결과를 비교하여 보았는데 두 가지 분석방법의 곁과가 잘 일치하였으며, Zn, Pb, Cu, Cr, Cd의 순으로 함량이 높게 나타났다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.107-114
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• 1993

Most of voltage operated $Ca^{2+}$ channels can be divided into three types (T-, N-, and L-type), according to the electrical and pharmacological properties. Their distribution is closely related to cell specific functions. Properties of the voltage activated $Ca^{2+}$ current in mouse eggs were examined to classify channel types and to deduce the function by using whole cell voltage clamp technique. $Ca^{2+}$ currents appeared below -40 mV and reached a maximum at -15 mV (half maximum was -31 mV), then decayed rapidly (inactivation time constant ${\tau}=28.2{\pm}9.59$ ms at -10 mV within 50 ms after the onset of step depolarization. Activation and inactivation of the $Ca^{2+}$ channel was steeply dependent on voltage, in a relatively low range of $-70\;mV{\sim}-10 mV,$ half maximum of activation was -31 mV and that of inactivation was -39 mV, respectively. This current was not decreased significantly by nifedipine, a specific dihydropyridine $Ca^{2+}$ channel blocker in the range of $1\;{\mu}M\;to\;100{\mu}M.$ The inhibitory effect of $Ni^{2+}\;on\;Ca^{2+}$ current was greater than that of $Cd^{2+}.$ The conductance of $Ba^{2+}$ through the channel was equal to or lower than that of $Ca^{2+}$ These results implied that $Ca^{2+}$ current activated at a lower voltage in the mouse egg is carried via a $Ca^{2+}$ channel with similar properties that of the T-type channel.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제5권8호
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• pp.1040-1044
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• 1995

Sm의 농도가 각각 0.3, 0.4, 0.6인 세종류인(YSmLuCa)$_3$(FeGe)$_{5}$ $O_{12}$ 가넷트 박막을 LPE법으로 비자성재료인 Gd$_3$Ga$_{5}$ $O_{12}$(GGG)기판상에 성장시켜, 버블 자성재료의 자기적 성질을 조사하였다. 공명폭 ΔH는 4$\pi$Ms의 증가에 따라 증가하였고 Sm 농도의 감소에 따라 감소한다. 수직 자기 이방성에너지 Ku는 Sm증가에 따라 증가하며 같은 Sm농도에서는 4$\pi$Ms의 증가에 따라 증가한다. 자벽 이동도는 4$\pi$Ms의 증가에 따라 증가하며 Sm의 증가에 따라 감소한다. Ms.ΔH의 곱이 일정한 사실로 부터 새로운 자기손실인자 Eι을 구할 수 있으며 이는 Sm의 농도에 의존한다.ι을 구할 수 있으며 이는 Sm의 농도에 의존한다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.113-125
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• 2023

It has been reported that stressful events in early life influence behavior in adulthood and are associated with different psychiatric disorders, such as major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorder. Maternal separation (MS) is a representative animal model for reproducing childhood stress. It is used as an animal model for depression, and has well-known effects, such as increasing anxiety behavior and causing abnormalities in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. This study investigated the effect of MS on anxiety or aggression-like behavior and the number of GABAergic neurons in the hippocampus. Mice were separated from their dams for four hours per day for 19 d from postnatal day two. Elevated plus maze (EPM) test, resident-intruder (RI) test, and counted glutamic acid decarboxylase 67 (GAD67) or parvalbumin (PV) positive cells in the hippocampus were executed using immunohistochemistry. The maternal segregation group exhibited increased anxiety and aggression in the EPM test and the RI test. GAD67-positive neurons were increased in the hippocampal regions we observed: dentate gyrus (DG), CA3, CA1, subiculum, presubiculum, and parasubiculum. PV-positive neurons were increased in the DG, CA3, presubiculum, and parasubiculum. Consistent with behavioral changes, corticosterone was increased in the MS group, suggesting that the behavioral changes induced by MS were expressed through the effect on the HPA axis. Altogether, MS alters anxiety and aggression levels, possibly through alteration of cytoarchitecture and output of the ventral hippocampus that induces the dysfunction of the HPA axis.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.377-388
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• 1990

Ca movements during the late plateau phase in rabbit atrium implicate Na-Ca exchange. In single atrial cells isolated from the rabbit the properties of the inward current of Na-Ca exchange were investigated using the whole cell voltage clamp technique. The inward currents were recorded during repolarization following brief 2 ms depolarizing pulse to +40 mV from a holding potential of -70 mV. Followings are the results obtained: 1) When stimulated every 30 sec, the inward currents were activated and reached peak values $6{\sim}12\;ms$ after the beginning of depolarizing pulse. The mean current amplitude was 342 pA/cell. 2) The current decayed spontaneously from the peak activation and the timecourse of the relaxation showed two different phases: fast and slow phase. 3) The recovery of the inward current was tested by paired pulse of various interval. The peak current recovered exponentialy with a time course similar to that of Ca current recovery. 4) Relaxation timecourse was also affected by pulse interval and time constant was reduced almost linearly according to the decrease of pulse interval between 30 sec and 1 sec. 5) The peak inward current was increased by long prepulse stimulation, Bay K, isoprenaline or c-AMP. 6) The relaxation time constant of the inward current was prolonged by Bay K or c-AMP, and shortened by isoprenaline. From the above results, it could be concluded that increase of the calcium current potentiates and prolongs intracellular calcium transients, while shortening of the timecourse by isoprenaline or short interval stimulations might be due to the facilitation of Ca uptake by SR.

• 분석과학
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.358-367
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• 2003

이 연구는 먼저 침전물 속에 major 원소 (Al, Ca, K, Fe, Mg)를 측정하기위해 ICP-MS를 이용하여 분석방법을 개발하였다. Cool ICP-MS로 major원소를 분석한 결과 Normal ICP-MS보다 더 좋은 분석 결과를 얻었다. 또한 그 결과를 NAA의한 분석 결과와 비교해 보았다. NAA는 고체시료의 비파괴 미량분석법이며 침전물 속에 major원소들에 대한 측정 결과는 ICP-MS보다 더 좋은 결과를 얻었다. 또한 침전물 속에 minor 원소 (Cr, Ce, U, Co, Pb, As, Se)를 측정하기 위해 ICP-MS를 이용하여 분석방법을 개발하였다. 표준 검정곡선으로 분석한 결과 모체방해효과 때문에 정확도가 좋지 않았다. 그래서 ICP-MS를 이용하여 내부표준물법으로 minor 원소들을 분석했을 때 결과값이 향상됨을 알 수 있었다. 그 결과를 NAA분석법과 비교해도 ICP-MS를 이용한 방법이 더 좋은 결과였음을 알 수 있었다. 두 가지의 분석방법은 침전물 속에 존재하는 minor 원소를 충분히 측정할 수 있다. 그러므로 NAA 분석법이 모체가 복잡한 환경시료를 분석하는데 중요한 역할을 하며, ICP-MS 또한 NAA 분석법으로는 분석 할 수 없는 납을 검출할 수 있기 때문에 환경시료를 분석하는데 두 분석법은 상호 보완할 수 있는 중요한 분석법이다.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.33-45
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• 2009

Objectives This study was performed to evaluate the relation between hair tissue mineral elements(HTME) and Heart rate variability(HRV) of the metabolic syndrome(MS). Methods 89 persons(41-69 ages) who visited Oriental hospital for medical examination were divided MS group(n=22) and control group(n=67). HTME and HRV were compared, and were analyzed correlation with five contents of the MS. Results (1) In total subjects, waist circumference had a positive correlation with Pb. Blood pressure had a negative correlation with Mg. High density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-chol) had a negative correlation with Pb, Sb and K, while positive correlation with Ca/K. Triglyceride(TG) had a negative correlation with Mg and Na/K, while positive correlation with K and Ca/Mg. (2) In total subjects, TG and fasting blood sugar(FBS) had negative correlation with high frequency(HF), while positive correlation with low frequency/high frequency ratio(LF/HF). (3) In MS group, most of the level of toxic minerals were higher, and the level of major nutritional minerals were lower, but there were no statistical signficance. In two groups, there is no contrast between the correlations of the MS contents and HTME. (4) In MS group, HF was significantly lower and LF/HF was higher than normal group. LF/HF had a negative correlation with waist circumference in MS group, while positive correlation in normal group. (5) In total subjects, TP had a positive correlation with Mg. In two groups, there is no contrast between the correlations of the MS contents and HRV. However LF/HF had a positive correlation with Na in MS group, TP and LF had negative correlation with Ca, while RMSSD and HF had negative correlation with Cu in normal group. Conclusion These results may suggest that HTME and HRV are useful in diagnosing and preventing the metabolic syndrome.