• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
• /
• 제3권6호
• /
• pp.597-603
• /
• 1999

Caldesmon (CaD), one of microfilament-associated proteins, plays a key role in microfilament assembly in mitosis. We have investigated the effects of overexpression of the high molecular weight isoform of CaD (h-CaD) on the physiology of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Rat aortic VSMCs were stably transfected with plasmids carrying a full length human h-CaD cDNA under control of cytomegalovirus promoter. The majority of the overexpressed h-CaD appears to be localized predominantly on cytoskeleton structures as determined by detergent lysis. The overexpression of h-CaD, however, does not decrease the level of endogenous low molecular weight isoform of CaD. h-CaD overexpressing VSMCs (h-CaD/VSMCs) show a decreased growth rate than that of vector-only transfected cells when determined by $[^3H]thymidine$ uptake and cell counting after fetal bovine serum (FBS) stimulation. h-CaD/VSMCs were smaller than vector-transfected cells by 18% in cell diameter. These data suggest that overexpression of h-CaD can inhibit the poliferation and the cell volume of VSMCs stimulated by growth factors and that the gene therapy with h-CaD may be helpful to prevent the conditions associated with hypertrophy and/or hyperplasia of VSMCs after arterial injuries.

• 한국통신학회논문지
• /
• 제15권8호
• /
• pp.639-647
• /
• 1990

음성 인식에서의 dynamic time warp(DTW)은 반복적 계산을 필요로 하며, 이 계산을 수행하기에 합당한 PE cell의 설계는 매우 중요하다. 따라서 이 연구에서는 실제에 가까운 실시간 어휘 인식을 가능하게 하는 large dictionary 의 DTW 알고리즘을 hardware로 구현하기 위한 PE(Processing Element) cell의 설계에 주안점을 두었다. 이 DTW 용 PE cell은 크게 세가지의 블록으로 대별된다. 즉 MIN block, ADD block 그리고 ABS block인데, "MIN"은 accumulated minimum distance를 계산하기 위한 블록이고 "ADD"는 이들 minimum distance들의 합을 계산하는 블록, 그리고"ABS"는 이러한 합에 의한 local distance의 절대값을 구하기 위한 블록이다. 본 연구에서는 이들 세가지 블록중 MIN 회로의 설계 및 검증을 행하였으며, 3um CMOS N-well 설계 규칙에 따라 MIN 블록에 대한 레이아웃을 행한 후 설계 규칙 검사(DRC)를 마쳤다.레이아웃을 행한 후 설계 규칙 검사(DRC)를 마쳤다.

• 분석과학
• /
• 제35권4호
• /
• pp.181-188
• /
• 2022

This paper describes a comparative analysis of yeast cell viability at exponential and stationary growth phases using multiple conventional techniques and statistical tools. Overall, cellular responses to various viability assays were asynchronous. Results of optical density measurement and direct cell counting were asynchronous both at exponential and stationary phases. Proliferative capacity measurement using SP-SDS indicated that cells at the end of the stationary phase were proliferative as much as exponentially growing cells. Metabolic activity assays using two different dyes concluded that the inside of cells at stationary phase is slightly less reducing compared to that of exponentially growing cells, implying that the metabolic activity imperceptibly declined as cells were aged. These results will be helpful to understand the details of yeast cell viability at exponential and stationary growth phases.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
• /
• 제49권3호
• /
• pp.79-86
• /
• 2024

Periodontal disease (PD) is strongly linked to increased risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC); however, the specific mechanism through which the development of PD and OSCC is simultaneously promoted remains unclear. This study explored the impact of periodontal pathogens on OSCC progression and the contribution of periodontal pathogen-stimulated OSCC to PD development. The expression of osteoclastogenesis-inducing factors was assessed using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis following stimulation of OSCC with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) derived from the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), a pathogen commonly responsible for PD. The cell counting kit-8 assay was used to determine the effects of Pg-LPS on OSCC proliferation and drug resistance to cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil. The effects of conditioned medium (CM) derived from Pg-LPS-stimulated OSCC on osteoclastogenesis was evaluated using tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining on bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMs). Pg-LPS administration in SCC-25 and YD-8 OSCC cell lines induced a significant increase in receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand mRNA expression; however, it did not affect cell proliferation. Treatment with CM derived from Pg-LPS-stimulated SCC-25 or YD-8 cells markedly enhanced the formation of TRAP-positive multinucleated cells during osteoclast differentiation of BMMs. Altogether, these findings demonstrate that Pg-LPS-stimulated OSCC promoted osteoclastogenesis through a paracrine mechanism.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
• /
• 제10권6호
• /
• pp.564-570
• /
• 2005

In the present study, the protective effects of Bcl-2 over-expression in a suspension culture (without any adaptation) and spent medium (low nutrient and high toxic metabolite conditions) were investigated. In the suspension culture without prior adaptation, the viability of the control cell line fall to 0% by day 7, whereas the Bcl-2 cell line had a viability of 65%. The difference in the viability and viable cell density between the Bcl-2 and control cell lines was more apparent in the suspension culture than the static culture, and became even more apparent on day 6. Fluorescence microscopic counting revealed that the major mechanism of cell death in the control cell line in both the static and suspension cultures was apoptosis. For the Bcl-2 cell lines, necrosis was the major mode of cell death in the static culture, but apoptosis became equally important in the suspension culture. When the NS0 6A1 cell line was cultured in spent medium taken from a 14 day batch culture, the control cell line almost completely lost its viability by day 5, whereas, the Bcl-2 still had a viability of 73%. The viable cell density and viability of the Bcl-2 cell line cultivated in fresh medium were 2.2 and 2.7 fold higher, respectively, than those of the control cultures. However, the viable cell density and viability of the Bcl-2 cultivated in the spent medium were 8.7 and 7.8 fold higher, respectively, than those of the control cultures. Most of the dead cells in the control cell line were apoptotic; whereas, the major cell death mechanisms in the Bcl-2 cell line were necrotic.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
• /
• 제19권4호
• /
• pp.558-563
• /
• 2009

무의 유방암 및 폐암 세포주에 대한 증식 저해 활성을 분석하였고, 항암 관련 지표 물질로 알려진 glucosinolate의 함량 및 sulforaphane의 함량을 조사하였다. 유방암 세포주의 하나인 MCF-7 세포주를 이용한 CCK(cell counting kit) assay분석법을 사용하여 재래종 무와 갯무 추출물의 세포 증식 저해율을 조사한 결과, 재래종 무보다 갯무의 세포 증식 저해율이 높았으며, sulforaphane 함량에서도 갯무가 재래종 무보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 폐암 세포주의 하나인 A-549 세포주를 이용한 세포 증식 저해율을 조사한 결과, 갯무가 재래종 무보다 높은 세포 증식 저해율을 보였으며, 총 glucosinolate함량에서도 갯무가 재래종 무보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통하여 갯무를 이용하여 재래종 무의 품질 특성을 개량할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
• /
• 제55권4호
• /
• pp.284-290
• /
• 2023

Adefovir dipivoxil (ADV)은 간염 바이러스 및 에이즈 치료제로 사용되고 있으나 장기간 복용 시 부작용으로 골다공증을 유발할 수 있다. 골다공증은 골밀도 감소를 특징으로 하는 질환으로 ADV와 골 분화 억제의 상관성에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 이에 대한 연구를 위해, 미분화 세포인 중간엽 줄기세포(mesenchymal stem cells. MSCs)와 골아세포(MG63)를 이용하여 ADV가 미분화 세포 수준에서 골세포 성숙과정에 미치는 영향력을 평가하였다. 먼저, MSCs와 MG63 세포에 ADV를 농도별로 처리한 후 각 세포의 증식에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위해 Cell Counting Kit-8 분석을 시행하였다. 또한 각 세포와 핵의 형태학적 분석을 위해 crystal violet과 Hoechst 염색을 시행하였다. 세포의 비대 현상의 원인을 규명하기 위해 TGF-β 발현을 조사하였고, 이에 따른 MSCs와 MG63 세포의 성숙한 골세포로의 분화도를 확인하고자 ALP 염색과 활성도를 측정하였다. 그 결과, ADV는 MSCs와 MG63 세포에서 핵과 세포질의 비대 현상, 세포의 증식능 억제, 성숙 골세포로의 분화 능력의 감소를 유발 할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 이러한 현상은 ADV가 TGF-β 발현을 증가시키는 것과 관련이 있었고, TGF-β의 증가는 MSCs와 MG63 세포부터 성숙한 골세포로의 분화 억제에 관여하고 있음을 시사하고 있다. 결론적으로, ADV 약물은 MSCs와 MG63 세포의 TGF-β 발현을 증가하여 세포 형태와 핵의 비대증을 유발하며, 세포의 증식억제 및 성숙한 골세포 분화능에 영향을 주어 골다공증을 유발할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 따라서 ADV 복용에 따른 부작용을 규명하기 위해 세포학적 수준에서 골다공증 유발에 미치는 생물학적 상관성과 원인을 이해하기 위한 근거자료로서 기초의학과 임상연구에 이용 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
• /
• 제54권2호
• /
• pp.147-154
• /
• 2016

Toxoplasma gondii infection induces alteration of the host cell cycle and cell proliferation. These changes are not only seen in directly invaded host cells but also in neighboring cells. We tried to identify whether this alteration can be mediated by exosomes secreted by T. gondii-infected host cells. L6 cells, a rat myoblast cell line, and RH strain of T. gondii were selected for this study. L6 cells were infected with or without T. gondii to isolate exosomes. The cellular growth patterns were identified by cell counting with trypan blue under confocal microscopy, and cell cycle changes were investigated by flow cytometry. L6 cells infected with T. gondii showed decreased proliferation compared to uninfected L6 cells and revealed a tendency to stay at S or G2/M cell phase. The treatment of exosomes isolated from T. gondii-infected cells showed attenuation of cell proliferation and slight enhancement of S phase in L6 cells. The cell cycle alteration was not as obvious as reduction of the cell proliferation by the exosome treatment. These changes were transient and disappeared at 48 hr after the exosome treatment. Microarray analysis and web-based tools indicated that various exosomal miRNAs were crucial for the regulation of target genes related to cell proliferation. Collectively, our study demonstrated that the exosomes originating from T. gondii could change the host cell proliferation and alter the host cell cycle.

• 한국환경과학회지
• /
• 제14권12호
• /
• pp.1163-1170
• /
• 2005

The microbial adsorption characteristics of two different media for biological treatment were studied using attached diverse microbes onto activated carbon and ceramic. The results in the experiments of the characteristics of physical adhesion on two different media with addition of high and low concentrated substrate in the culture were observed that the efficient of adhesion onto F-400 activated carbon was higher over that of ceramic due to the surface area of media. The irradiation treatment by ultrasonication with 400 W power and 3 min retention time on the media without addition substrate conditions and subsequent mixing throughly the culture showed the highest efficiency of cell detachment on the media. Three different microbes, P. ovalis, A calcoaceticus, and B. subtillis were used for the study of the characteristics of microbial adhesion on the media. p ovalis showed the highest adhesion capability while B. subtillis showed the lowest capability adhesion onto media either addition of substrate in the culture. The mixed bacterial culture showed $10\%$ lower removal efficiency of DOC in the low concentrated substrate culture compared to the single pure culture. Whileas, it did not show significant difference between two cultures at high concentrated substrate. It was also observed same population density of microorganism by counting of microbes adhered to microbial media with an ultrasound treatment.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
• /
• 제13권1호
• /
• pp.35-42
• /
• 2015

CD4+ T-cell count determines the effectiveness for antiretroviral therapy (ART) in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although ART slows the progression of HIV to AIDS, rapid counting of CD4+ T lymphocytes with a drop of patient's blood sample is urgently needed to ensure timely ART treatment in rural areas. Recently point-of-care CD4 testing devices have been developed by using non-flow based imaging cytometer incorporated with a sample cartridge where CD4+ T cells are reacted with fluorescently tagged specific antibodies. Here we conducted an experimental study using a conventional fluorescence microscope-based imaging system to quantitate the interaction of CD4 antibodies with CD4+ T cells at different reaction conditions. We demonstrated that a fast and affordable point-of-care CD4 test is feasible with a far less amount of antibodies and a shorter incubation time compared with a conventional sample preparation protocol for flow cytometry. We also proposed a general method to evaluate and compare the detection limit across different CD4 counting platforms by using fluorescently labelled microbeads for intensity calibration.