• Applied Microscopy
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.68-73
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• 2014

With wide use of nano-materials, it is increasingly important to address their potential toxicity to mammalian cells. However, toxic effects of these materials have been mainly assessed by the cell survival assays. Considering that mitochondrial morphology and quality are highly sensitive to the condition of the cells, and the impairment of mitochondrial function greatly affect the survival of cells, here we tested the impact of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) on the survival, mitochondrial morphology, and their membrane potential in HeLa cells. Interestingly, although MWNT did not induce cell death until 24 hours as assessed by pyknotic cell assay, mitochondrial length was elongated and the mitochondrial membrane potential was significantly reduced by exposure of HeLa cells to MWNT. These results suggest that MWNT exposure is potentially harmful to the cell, and the mechanism how MWNT alters mitochondrial quality should be further explored to assess the safety of MWNT use.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.167-172
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• 1998

의료용 아미노산인 오르니틴을 생산하는, 용존산소농도와 pH가 일정하게 유지되는 회분식 배양에서 산화환원전위의 시간에 따른 변화를 주요 발효 상태변수들(균체, 포도당, 오르니틴 농도)과 함께 관찰하였다. 산화환원전위는 배양상태를 반영하는 네 개의 다른 구간을 나타내었으며 특히 균체농도의 변화와 밀접한 관계가 있으며 오르니틴 농도에 의해서도 영향을 받음을 알 수 있었다. 산화환원전위와 발효상태변수들과의 상관관계를 구하기 위해 먼저 오르니틴 및 포도당이 산화환원전위에 미치는 영향을 별도의 실험을 통해 알아보았다. 이들 실험 결과들을 바탕으로 하여 산화환원전위의 발효상태변수에 대한 상관관계를 제시하였다. 이 상관관계는 산화 환원전위, 포도당 농도, 균체농도의 on-line data로부터 오르니틴 농도를 on-line 추정하는데 이용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.893-902
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• 2020

Propolis is a resinous substance that is collected by Apis mellifera from plant sources and is used in traditional medicine. To study the phytochemical constituents and apoptotic potential of Jordanian propolis extract against different cancer cell lines, propolis was extracted using methanol, hexane, and ethyl acetate and was fractionated using chromatographic methods. Cytotoxicity was assessed using MTT and LDH assays. The apoptotic potential was investigated using florescence microscopy, multicaspase assay, Annexin-V and dead cell assay, and cell cycle assay. The phytochemical constituents were analyzed using GC-MS. The methanol extract of propolis exhibited cytotoxic potential against all cell lines tested. The IC₅₀ values of the methanol extract were 47.4, 77.8, 91.2, and 145.0 ㎍/ml for HepG2, LoVo, MDAMB231, and MCF7 cell lines, respectively. The IC₅₀ values of the F1 fraction were 31.6 (MDAMB231), 38.9 (HepG2), 36.7 (LoVo) and 75.5 (MCF7) ㎍/ml. On further purification using thin-layer chromatography, the IC₅₀ values of the F1-3 fraction were found to be 84.31(HepG2), 79.2 (MCF7), 70.4 (LoVo), and 68.9 (MDAMB231) ㎍/ml, respectively. The anticancer potential of the F1 fraction was confirmed through the induction of apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase. The GC-MS analysis of the F1 fraction revealed the presence of 3-methyl-4-isopropylphenol (29.44%) as a major constituent. These findings indicate the potential of propolis extract as a cancer therapy. However, further investigation is required to assess the acute and subacute toxicity of the most active fraction.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.483-491
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• 2009

In vitro produced porcine embryos have potential application in reproductive biotechnology. However, their development potential has been very low. This study evaluated the in vitro developmental ability and quality of cloned and parthenogenetic porcine embryos having 2-4 cells or 5-8 cells on Day 2 of in vitro culture. Analysis of results showed that 2 to 4 cell embryos had higher ability to form blastocysts than 5 to 8 cell embryos (p<0.05). Blastocysts produced from culture of 2 to 4 cell embryos also contained higher cell numbers and had lower BAX:BCLxL transcript ratio than those produced from 5 to 8 cell embryos (p<0.05), thereby suggesting 2 to 4 cell embryos have higher development potential. Further investigation revealed that 5 to 8 cell embryos had higher incidence (100${\pm}$0.0%) of blastomeric fragmentation than 2 to 4 cell embryos (15.2${\pm}$5.5% for parthenogenetic and 27.7${\pm}$7.1% for cloned embryos). This suggests that low development potential of 5 to 8 cell embryos was associated with blastomeric fragmentation. In conclusion, we have shown that morphological selection of embryos based on cell number on Day 2 of in vitro culture could offer a practical and valuable non-invasive means to select good quality porcine embryos.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.74.1-74.13
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• 2021

Tissue engineering has been extensively investigated and proffered to be a potential platform for novel tissue regeneration. The utilization of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from various sources has been widely explored and compared. In this regard, MSCs derived from bone marrow have been proposed and described as a promising cell resource due to their high yield of isolated cells with colony-forming potential, self-renewal capacity, MSC surface marker expression, and multi-lineage differentiation capacities in vitro. However, there is evidence for bone marrow MSCs (BM-MSCs) both in vitro and in vivo from different species presenting identical and distinct potential stemness characteristics. In this review, the fundamental knowledge of the growth kinetics and stemness properties of BM-MSCs in different animal species and humans are compared and summarized. Finally, to provide a full perspective, this review will procure results of current information studies focusing on the use of BM-MSCs in clinical practice.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.227-234
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• 2002

본 연구는 조골세포의 특성을 가지고 있는 G292세포주를 이용하여 세포막 이온통로에 대한phorbol ester의 효과를 조사하여 protein kinase C (PCK)의 이온통로에 대한 작용기전을 밝히고자 하였다. Patch clamp 기법을 이용하여 G292 세포에서 cell-attached configuration으로 단일이온통로의 활동을 관찰하고 Phorbol 12, 13-dibutyrate (PDBu)의 효과를 관찰하였다. 안정상태 G292 세포에서 cell-attached 모드로 세포막의 단일이 온통로 활동을 관찰한 결과 45pS의 $K^+$통로가 특징 적으로 우세하였다. 유리 전극 내부에 세포내 액과 세포외 액을 사용하여 전류-전압의 관계를 조사한 결과, 세포내 액을 사용하는 경우에는 역전전압이 5.5mV이었으며 세포외액을 사용하는 경우에는 -27mV이었다. PDBu는 45pS의 이온통로를 10nM이상의 농도에서 이온통로의 열릴 확률을 증가시켰으며 PKC억제제인 staurosporine 10nM에 의하여 차단되는 특성을 보였다. PDBu는 45pS의 이온통로에 작용하여 전류-전압의 관계에서 역전전압을 음의 방향으로 이동시켰으며 동일한 막전압에서 단일이온통로의 전류 크기를 증가시켰다. G292세포에서 PDBu에 의하여 PKC가 활성화되는 것을 western blot으로 확인한 결과 PDBu 0.luM은 세포질에서 세포막으로 PKC translocation을 유의하게 증가시키는 것을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과는 G292세포에서 phorbol ester의 일종인 PDBu가 세포내 PKC를 활성화시켜 45pS의 이온통로를 활성화시키며 이러한 작용의 결과로 세포막전압의 변화가 세포의 기능을 조절할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2014년도 추계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.3-4
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• 2014

There is high probability of steel corrosion on the reinforced concrete exposed to marine environment by penetration of chloride ion. When making concrete structure with slag as admixture in marine environment, salt damage can be prevented. Therefore, this paper presents experimental results of steel corrosion resistance of slag concrete considering marine environment through half-cell potential method which is one of the nondestructive test. As a result of half-cell potential experiment, it was assumed that every specimen exposed to marine environment was not corroded, and as a result of destroying specimens, it was confirmed that there was no corrosion in specimens.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.199-206
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• 2005

Cell therapy (CT) is a group of techniques to treat human disorders by transplantation of cells which have been processed and propagated independent of the living body. Blood transfusion and bone marrow transplant have been the primary examples of cell therapy. With introduction of stem cell (SC) technologies, however, CT is perceived as the next generation of biologies to treat human diseases such as cancer, neurological diseases, and heart disease. Despite potential of cell therapy, insufficient guidelines have been implemented concerning safety test and regulation of cell therapy. This review addresses the safety issues to be resolved for the cell therapy, especially SC therapy, to be successfully utilized for clinical practice. Adequate donor cell screening must preceed to ensure safety in cell therapy. In terms of SC culture, controlled, standardized practices and procedures should be established. Further molecular studies should be done on SC development and differentiation to enhance safety level in cell therapy. Finally, animal model must be further installed to evaluate toxicity, new concepts, and proliferative potential of SC including alternative feeder layer of animal cells.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.563-569
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• 2013

This study was undertaken to apply the yin-yang theory in action potential. In order to apply the yin-yang theory in action potential, nature of yin and yang, interrelation of yin and yang and action potential in cell were reviewed. According to the yin-yang theory, inner cellular space corresponds to yin, but outer cellular space corresponds to yang. If we classify ions in intracellular fluid or extracellular fluid by nature of yin and yang, potassium(K+) corresponds to yang within yin(陰中之陽), protein(Pr-) corresponds to yin within yin(陰中之陰) in intracellular fluid, and sodium(Na+) corresponds to yang within yang(陽中之陽), chloride(Cl-) corresponds to yin within yang(陽中之陰) in extracellular fluid. Double donnan equilibrium and equilibrium potential were caused by intracellular anion(Pr-) and extracellular cation(Na+) are related with mutual rooting of yin and yang(陰陽互根) and opposition of yin and yang(陰陽對立). The influx and efflux of ion through cell membrane means waxing and waning of yin and yang(陰陽消長), the change of membrane potential means yin-yang conversion(陰陽轉化) during action potential.

• Rapid Communication in Photoscience
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.82-85
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• 2015

Photoelectrochemical cell (PEC) is one of the attractive ways to produce clean and renewable energy. However, solar to hydrogen production via PEC system generally requires high external bias, because of material's innate electronic band potential relative to hydrogen reduction potential and/or charge separation issue. For spontaneous photo-water splitting, here, we design dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) and their monolithic tandem cell incorporated with a $BiVO_4$ photoanode. $BiVO_4$ has high conduction band edge potential and suitable band gap (2.4eV) to absorb visible light. To achieve efficient $BiVO_4$ photoanode system, electron and hole mobility should be improved, and we demonstrate a tandem cell in which $BiVO_4/WO_3$ film is connected to cobalt complex based DSSC.