• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.4463-4468
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• 2014

태양광 모듈 효율의 증가를 위해 렌즈나 반사판 등을 이용한 집광 시스템 개발이 활발하게 진행되고 있으며, 집광장치는 일반적으로 렌즈를 사용하거나 고집속비의 광학장치를 이용하여 태양광 추적형으로 설계하여 고집속화를 추구하고 있다. 그러나 집속비에 비례하여 열로 소산되는 에너지 밀도가 증가하므로, 고집속에 따른 태양전지 온도상승에 의한 태양전지 효율 저하를 방지하기 위해 집광장치의 냉각에 유의해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 여러 가지 제약 조건을 피하여, 저가격의 반사형 광학장치를 이용한 경제적인 저집광형 태양광 모듈 시스템을 연구 개발하였다. 일반모듈에 저집광장치를 사용하여 태양광 모듈의 발전효율을 증대 시키면서 집광으로 인해 발생하는 열을 냉각장치를 통해 방출하였다. 제안된 저집광형 냉각장치(MCS, Micro Cooling System)의 특징은 모세관력에 의한 자연 순환 방식으로서 외부 동력원이 불필요하며, 유체 상변환시의 잠열을 이용함으로써 고성능 냉각 구현이 가능하다. 117W 태양광 모듈에 반사판을 설치하고 냉각장치가 있는 모듈과 냉각장치가 없는 모듈을 비교 하였다. 냉각장치를 설치한 모듈에서의 발전량이 28% 증가하였다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.683-687
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• 2001

Objective : Angiogenesis, the proliferation of capillary endothelial cells, is a vital component in the development, progression, and metastasis of many human tumors. Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) is an endothelial cell-specific mitogen and induces angiogenesis and vascular permeability. The features of glioblastoma, distinct from low grade astrocytomas, are the presence of necroses and vascular endothelial proliferation. In this study, we investigated VEGF expression in the different grades of astrocytomas and determined whether VEGF expression correlates with development of glioblastoma and progression of astrocytomas. Patients and Methods : Forty seven patients with astrocytic tumors(24 males and 23 females), aged 3 to 65 years, were evaluated. Immunohistochemical staining was carried out using labelled streptavidin biotin method and primary antibody was a antirabbit polyclonal Ab against N-terminus region of VEGF165(Oncogene research product, MA, USA). Immunoreactivity(IR) was classified into no IR(absent or a trace of stain), moderate IR and intense IR by level of staining amount and intensity. Results : Six pilocytic astrocytomas showed 3 no IR and 3 moderate IR, 10 astrocytomas showed 2 no IR, 6 moderate IR and 2 intense IR, 12 anaplastic astrocytomas showed I no IR, 7 moderate IR and 4 intense IR and 19 glioblastomas showed 1 no IR, 11 moderate IR and 7 intense IR. Immunoreactivity was significantly different between low and high grade of tumors but there was no significant difference between anaplastic astrocytomas and glioblastomas. Gemistocytic tumor cells represented the predominent VEGF-immunoreactive cell types, as compared with compactly-arranged small tumor cells. In glioblastomas VEGF IR was observed in both perinecrotic and vital tumor areas. Conclusion : VEGF seems to be a important angiogenic factor in anaplastic astrocytomas and glioblastomas and VEGF expression may contribute to neovascularization of human astrocytomas.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 phenanthrene 오염토양 정회를 위한 동전기-펜턴 공정을 2차원 토양 정화장치에서 실시하여, 중력 및 전기삼투흐름과 관련된 phenanthrene의 제거 특성을 조사하고자 하였다. 100 V의 정전압 조건 하에서 전류는 초기 1,000에서 290 mA까지 감소하였는데, 이는 토양 내 이온들이 전기삼투 및 전기이동에 의해 유출수를 따라 밖으로 배출되어 토양의 저항이 증가하였기 때문이다. 28일의 처리기간 동안 두 개의 음극 전극조로부터 배출되어 음극 탱크에 축적된 총 전기삼투유량은 10,280 mL였으며, 전기삼투유속의 감소는 발생하지 않았다. 실험 종료 후 토양내 의 phenanthrene 잔류량은 양극 부분은 매우 낮았으며 음극으로 갈수록 증가하였다. 이것은 과산화수소를 포함한 전해질 용액이 전기삼투에 의하여 양극에서 음극으로 공급되었기 때문이다. 또한 오염물의 농도는 바닥 부분에서 낮게 나타났으며 토양의 윗부분으로 갈수록 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이것은 공극의 크기가 큰 토양은 토양업자 표면과 유체간에 모세관 인력이 작으므로 중력에 의한 물의 흐름이 존재하였기 때문이다. 실험 종료 후 토양 내의 대부분의 지점에서 잔류 오염물은 초기 농도의 20% 이하의 값을 나타냈으며, 동전기펜턴 공정에 의한 평균 phenanthrene 제거율은 81.4%였다. 원위치 오염토양 정화기술인 동전기펜턴 공정을 이용함으로써 다른 토양 정화기술의 한계점을 극복하고 효과적으로 오염토양을 정화할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.339-345
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• 2006

The blood-neural barrier (BNB), including blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-retinal barrier (BRB), is an endothelial barrier constructed by an extensive network of endothelial cells, astrocytes and neurons to form functional 'neurovascular units', which has an important role in maintaining a precisely regulated microenvironment for reliable neuronal activity. Although failure of the BNB may be a precipitating event or a consequence, the breakdown of BNB is closely related with the development and progression of CNS diseases. Therefore, BNB is most essential in the regulation of microenvironment of the CNS. The BNB is a selective diffusion barrier characterized by tight junctions between endothelial cells, lack of fenestrations, and specific BNB transporters. The BNB have been shown to be astrocyte dependent, for it is formed by the CNS capillary endothelial cells, surrounded by astrocytic end-foot processes. Given the anatomical associations with endothelial cells, it could be supposed that astrocytes play a role in the development, maintenance, and breakdown of the BNB. Therefore, astrocytes-endothelial cells interaction influences the BNB in both physiological and pathological conditions. If we better understand mutual interactions between astrocytes and endothelial cells, in the near future, we could provide a critical solution to the BNB problems and create new opportunities for future success of treating CNS diseases. Here, we focused astrocyte-endothelial cell interaction in the formation and function of the BNB.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.105-112
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• 1996

The surface of albumin microspheres was modified with methotrexate(MTX) by using 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC). Surface-modified albumin microspheres entrapping no MTX (SAMS), free MTX (SAMSF) and MTX-bovine serum albumin(BSA) conjugates(SAMSC) were prepared. The organ-targeting ability of free $[^3H]MTX,\;[^3H]MTX-BSA$ conjugate and the above microspheres was evaluated after i.v. administration of the preparations, equivalent to 150 nCi via the tail vein of mice. The total radioactivity in the lung increased immediately in a few minutes after i.v. injection of the microspheres, and then declined for the period of 3-4 weeks. However, the radioactivity in the liver, spleen and kidney increased slowly during the rapid decrease in radioactivity in the lung. This suggested that the microspheres could be entrapped rapidly in the lung through mechanical filtration because of their large size and slowly redistributed to the liver, spleen and kidney due to either the microspheres being degraded enough for the size to allow passage through the capillary beds of the lung and/or the release of $[^3H]MTX\;or\;[^3H]MTX-BSA$ conjugates from the microspheres. The amount of $60{sim}70%$ of the dose was targeted to the liver after the i.v. injection of SAMS, SAMSF and SAMSC, and the values of $(R_e\;^*\;_{e)liver}$ from the microspheres were $5{\sim}7$ compared to free MTX. This suggested that the liver-targeting ability from surface-modified albumin microspheres could be $5{\sim}7$ times as that of free MTX. The liver-targeted drug was accumulated in the Kupffer cells at the initial stage, thereafter the drug in the Kupffer cell was slowly transferred into the hepatocytes. The value of AUQ for liver from SAMS was higher than that from SAMSF, but much lower than that from SAMSC. This suggest that MTX bound to their surface could be eliminated slower than the entrapped free MTX, and faster than the entrapped MTX-BSA conjugates. This is consistent with the in vitro release rates order in the presence of a proteolytic enzyme. Also, surface-modified MTX was scarcely released in the absence of a proteolytic enzyme. Therefore, the surface-modified MTX nay be released (or eliminated) rapidly from SAMSC at the target site, and thereafter MTX may be released (or eliminated) slowly from the entrapped MTX-BSA conjugates in SAMSC for a long period.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.118-151
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• 1997

계면활성제에 의해 유도된 흰쥐의 allergy성 접촉피부염에 미치는 영향을 검증하기 위하여 표피의 구조를 광학현미경으로 관찰하였고, 또한 각 항원항체반응에서 단백질의 변화양상을 알아보고자 SDS-PAGE법에 의한 단백질 band의 분석 그리고 피부내에 존재하는 복합당질의 당잔기를 알기 위해 Lectin 반응을 실시하였다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 계면활성제의 1일 처리군에서 혈관의 확장이 나타났고 3일 처리군에서 핵이 phknotic되어 세포질의 eosinophlic을 일으켰으며 6일 처리군에서 과각질화, 염증세포의 증가, 표피내로 림프구의 침윤 증가가 관찰되었고 9일 처리군에서 과각질층이 serum crust가 되어 탈락되고 다시 부분적으로 두터워진 Acathosis를 합성한다. 반면에 진피층은 세포내 액포화와 세포사이 공간이 확장되었다. 12일 처리군에서는 표피직하부의 진피층에 혈관이 확장되어 나타나고 표피층은 7층으로 두터워져 생성되며 진피전층에 염증세포의 양이 현저히 감소되었음을 관찰하였다. 2. 계면활성제의 처리군에서 degranulated type histamine, serotonin, hiparin 등의 물질을 함유하고 있는 분비과립이 증가함에 따라 전기영동상에서 나타난 단백질 band의 급격한 변화를 관찰하였다. 3. 피부내 복합당질의 변화는 LCA, PNA, SBA, WGA에서 모두 양성반응을 보였으나, Con-A에서는 음성 반응을 보였다. PNA와 SBA에서는 계면활성제 처리군에 비하여 강한 양성반응을 보였다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.261-266
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• 2003

소 뇌 미세혈관에서 분리한 내피세포(BBMECs)를 직경 $3.0{\mu}m$및 $0.4{\mu}m$인 구멍을 가지는 다공성막(Transwell)에서 일차배양하였을 때의 특징을 전자현미경을 사용하여 살펴보았다. 분리된 모세혈관의 작은 조각과 분리된 내피세포들은 콜라겐으로 도포한 배양기구의 표면에 고착되어 성장하였다. BBMECs들은 직경 $0.4{\mu}m$인 다공성막의 위쪽 구획에서만 성장하였으나 직경 $3.0{\mu}m$인 구멍을 가진 막에서는 세포들이 구멍을 통해 막의 반대쪽으로 이주하여 다공성막의 아래쪽 구획에서도 성장하여 세포단층을 형성하였다. 이상의 결과로 효소 처리에 의해 분리한 BBMECs는 직경 $0.3{\mu}m$의 다공성막을 통과하나 직경 $0.4{\mu}m$의 다공성막을 통과할 수 없음을 알 수 있었으며, 약물이동도를 관찰하는 실험이나 전기저항을 측정을 목적으로 하는 실험에서는 $3.0{\mu}m$의 다공성막을 사용하는 대신 $0.4{\mu}m$ 크기의 다공성막을 사용해야 한다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.433-452
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• 1997

Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) has been as an animal model for studing the neurological diseases such as stroke and epilepsy because of the congenital incompleteries in Willis circle, as well as the investigation of water metabolism because of the long time-survival in the condition of water-deprived desert condition, compared with other species animals. In order to accomplish the this research, first of all another divided the laboratory animals 5 groups of which each group include the 5 animals. In this study were investigated the histological structure in the kidney, measured the plasma osmolalities at the time of sacrifice of indivisual animals, and the body weights every day during water-deprived. The results obtained in this study were summarized as followings: 1. The body weights and decreasing rates of the body weight in water-deprived mongolian gerbil groups were continuosly decreased. 2. The plasma osmolalities were increased from the 5th water-deprived day, after then the gradually increasing reached nearly its equilibrium state at the 10th water-deprived day. 3. The urine volumes were abruptly decreased from the 2th water-deprived day, after then the gradually decreasing patterns were reached nearly its equilibrium state at the 10th day, and stopped the 11th day. 4. In the light microscopical observation of the kidney, glomerular capillary loop thickening, mesangial matrix increasing, sclerosis, glomerular cystic atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, tubular dilatation, mononuclear interstitial inflammation, interstitial mineralization, and hyperplasia of the collecting duct epithelium in the cortex area, were observed from the 10th water deprived day, and the lesions were gradually severe changed as the time lapse. 5. In the electron microscopical findings of the kidney, the degenerative changes of endothelial cell, podocyte and mesangial cell in glomeruli were initially observed on the 10th water-deprived day as well as the degeneration of microvilli and intracellular organelle in the renal tubules.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.282-288
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• 2008

혈관이 좁아지거나 막혀서 생기는 허혈은 심장, 뇌, 다리와 같은 인체의 여러 장기에 영향을 미친다. 최근 혈관신생 분야에서 많은 진전이 있어 기존 치료법으로 치료가 되지 않는 허혈성 환자들의 치료 가능성에 대한 기대가 많아졌다. 혈관형성은 여러 개의 인자들과 세포들이 관여하는 복잡한 과정이기 때문에, 한 개의 인자보다는 여러 인자들을 병합하는 요법이 점점 많이 시도되고 있는데, 이런 병합요법의 한 예로 전사인자를 전달하는 전략을 생각할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 cardiac ankyrin repeat protein (CARP)의 유전자를 대상으로 그 혈관신생 능력을 혈관내피세포에서 조사하였다. 아데노바이러스 벡터 내에 human CARP의 cDNA를 클로닝하여 재조합 아데노바이러스를 제조하였으며, 이를 이용한 유전자 전달실험 결과, CARP 유전자 전달 군에서 유의하게 혈관내피세포의 중식과 모세관 구조 형성, 그리고 vascular endothelial growth factor의 발현 등을 증가시킴을 확인하였다. 본 연구 결과는 CARP가 혈관신생 연구의 새로운 목표 유전자로서 그 기능에 대한 많은 연구가 필요함을 뒷받침해준다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.167-167
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• 1969

Two groups of esophagus graft were done in canine esophagus in 34 adult mongrel dogs. For the first group segmental replacement graft was done with fresh autologous pericardium tube, and for the second, patch graft was done utilizing fresh autologous pericardium, fresh homologous pericardium,and dacron piece. All eight dogs in the first segmental replacement graft group died 2 to 5 days after operation with severe empyema caused by anastomosis disruption. Among 26 patch graft dogs 2 died during operation and 7 died 13 to 18 days after operation. For the 17 long-term patch grafted survivors esophagography and postoperative weight check were done. Postoperative stool was collected and examined for dacron patch excretion. One, two, three, and four months postoperative long-term survivors were sacrificed to obtain specimens in each group respectively and the following observations were made.I. Survival; Autologous pericardium patch group showed no mortality but in homologous pericardium and dacron patch group only two thirds were long-term survivors. II. Postoperative swallowing; There was no case which demonstrated postoperative dysphagia. About half of the cases showed postoperative weight increase and in only 3 cases weight decrease followed operation. III. Dacron patch was excreted in the stool 8 to 23 days after operation. Animals which excreted dacron patch up to 9 days after operation all died of empyema due to anastomosis disruption.IV. Postoperative esophagogram; All esophagograms in each group showed no leakage of barium, no passage disturbances and no remarkable stenotic signs.V. Morphological findings; [A] Macroscopical findings; In one month group specimens of each group dense adhesion with surrounding structures was noted and luminal surface was smooth with contraction of the patched area. In two month groups anastomosis sutures were still exposed but patched area showed lesser abnormality. In three to four months groups sutures were covered completely and patched area showed only very slight signs of contraction. [B] Microscopic findings; In one month group luminal surface of the replaced tissue [transplanted tissue] showed almost complete epithelial covering that is composed of several layers of squamous cells with no evidence of keratinization. Basement membrane was also well distinct throughout. Slight to minimal inflammatory cells comprising of large mononuclears, lymphocytes and plasma cells were observed in the subepithelial fibrous stroma consisted entirely of loose fibrous tissue containing many newly formed capillaries and fibroblastic proliferation. Scattered suture granulomas were found, few of which became acutely inflamed. In two months group repairing process progressed with lesser degree of inflammatory cell infiltration and young capillary proliferation. Fibrous tissue was more matured showing even focal collagenization.Suture granuloma persisted but with lesser reactive changes. Epithelial covering was that of a mature non-keratinizing stratified squamous epithelium. In three and four months groups the replaced area showed essentially similar histological findings. However, subepithelial stroma still consisted entirely of connective tissue without evidence of smooth muscle regeneration. In this group, inflammatory cell infiltration was minimal or negligible. Among these patch materials autologous pericardium group showed the most satisfactory repairing process.The above mentioned results may signify the feasibility of autogenous pericardium patch graft in clinical esophageal surgery.