• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.806-812
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• 2003

Attempts have been made to establish relationship between the response to ACTH challenge in female calves, growth and first lactation performance. A total of 19 Holstein calves weighing 100 kg i. v. were given 0.50 IU of ACTH/kg $BW^{.75}$ (EXACTHIN inj., Richter G., Budapest) at 60 days of age. Serial blood samples were taken at times 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 hours and analyzed for cortisol, glucose insulin and FFA levels. From challenge series the area under the curve from time of administration and the following 5 h were calculated. Negative, and mostly loose relationship between response to ACTH challenge for cortisol, insulin, or FFA and ADWG during growth have been established (p>0.05) with positive one for glucose. Bivariate coefficients of correlation varied within the range from -0.35 to 0.15. Estimations reveal negative correlation between the length of first lactation and cortisol or insulin (r=-0.80, p<0.001 and r=-0.45, p<0.10, resp.) Close association between cortisol or insulin and actual first lactation milk yield was found (r=-0.48, p<0.10; r=-0.64, p<0.01, resp.). Close relationship between the response to ACTH challenge and milk protein yield was present only for insulin (r=-0.59, p<0.05).

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.22-26
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• 2017

Purpose: The diagnosis of cow's milk (CM) allergy is a challenge. The Cow's Milk-related-Symptom-Score ($CoMiSS^{TM}$) was developed to offer primary health care providers a reliable diagnostic tool for CM related symptoms. The predictive prospective value of the $CoMiSS^{TM}$ was evaluated in three clinical trials. Methods: Pooled analyses of the three studies were conducted based on regressing the results of the month-1 challenge test on the month-1 $CoMiSS^{TM}$, adjusting for baseline $CoMiSS^{TM}$ using a logistic regression model. In addition a logistic regression model was also fitted to the month-1 challenge test result with the change in $CoMiSS^{TM}$ from baseline as a predictor. Results: Results suggest that infants having a low $CoMiSS^{TM}$ (median, 5) after 1 month dietary treatment free from intact CM protein have a significant risk of having a positive challenge test (odds ratio, 0.83; 95% confidence interval, 0.75-0.93; p=0.002). Pooled data suggest that the change in $CoMiSS^{TM}$ from baseline to month-1 can predict CM related symptoms as a confirmed diagnosis according to the challenge test at month-1. However, in order to validate such a tool, infants without CM related symptoms would also need to be enrolled in a validation trial. A concern is that it may not be ethical to expose healthy infants to a therapeutic formula and a challenge test. Conclusion: Pooled data analysis emphasizes that the $CoMiSS^{TM}$ has the potential to be of interest in infants suspected to have CM-related-symptoms. A prospective validation trial is needed.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2010

This study was performed to test the hypothesis that Brucella abortus strain RB51 (SRB51) might protect Korean indigenous mongrel dog against challenge with either virulent B. abortus biotype 1 or B. canis. A total of 12 Korean mongrel dogs were divided into four groups (Group A, B, C and D). Dogs belonging to Group A and C were inoculated subcutaneously with $1{\times}10^9$ CFU of SRB51 in 1ml of sterile phosphate buffered saline (PBS). Dogs of Group B and D were inoculated subcutaneously with 1ml of sterile PBS as control. At 12 weeks post vaccination, dogs of Group A and B were challenged by oral inoculation of virulent strain of B. canis ($5.0{\times}10^9$ CFU) and dogs of Group C and D were challenged by oral inoculation of virulent strain of B. abortus biotype 1 ($4.4{\times}10^{10}$ CFU). The serum antibodies titers in all dogs were monitored at regular interval for eight weeks after challenge (AC) by standard tube agglutination test, plate agglutination test, rose bengal test, 2-mercaptoethanol rapid slide agglutination test and 2-mercaptoethanol tube agglutination test. No antibody titers in Group A and C was detected. Also, the challenge strains were not found from blood of all dogs of Group A and C from 1 week AC till the end of the experiment by culture and modified AMOS-PCR, whereas B. canis and B. abortus challenge strains were detected from blood of Group B and D, respectively. In addition, neither of two challenge bacteria was recovered from liver, spleen, kidneys, lymph nodes and reproductive tracts of Group A and C dogs after postmortem. However, B. canis and B. abortus challenge strains were isolated from these tissues of Group B and D, respectively. These data suggest that SRB51 could be a promising vaccine candidate for immunizing dogs to control canine brucellosis caused by B. canis or B. abortus.

• 정보처리학회논문지C
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• 제12C권3호
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• pp.309-316
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• 2005

최근 유비쿼터스 환경의 실현을 위한 핵심기술로서 RFR 시스템에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 그러나 RFID 시스템이 가지고 있는 특성으로 인하여 사용자 프라이버시 침해 문제가 대두되고 있으며, 이를 해결하기 위한 프로토콜들이 개발되었다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 기법들이 가지고 있는 프라이버시 침해 문제를 분석하고 보다 안전하고 효율적으로 사용자의 프라이버시를 보호할 수 있는 인증 프로토콜을 제안한다. 또한 기존의 RFID 인증 기법들과 비교하여 제안하는 프로토콜이 안전하고 효율적임을 증명한다. 제안하는 프로토콜은 일방향 해쉬 함수와 난수를 이용한 Challenge-Response 방식에 기반하고 있으므로 공격자의 재전송 공격 및 스푸핑 공격 등에 안전하고, 분산 데이터베이스 환경에 적합하다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.1150-1156
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• 2014

This trail was conducted to study the effect of L-proline on the growth performance, and blood parameter in the weaned lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-challenged pigs. Thirty six pigs ($9.13{\pm}0.85$ kg) were assigned randomly to dietary treatments in a $2{\times}3$ factorial arrangement in a 20-d growth assay. Factors were intraperitoneal injection with saline or LPS, and three dietary L-proline supplement levels (0%, 0.5%, or 1.0%). On d 10, blood samples were collected at 3 h after LPS (100 ${\mu}g$ LPS/kg body weight [BW]) or saline injection. On d 20 of the trial, all pigs were orally administrated D-xylose (0.1 g/kg BW) at 2 h, and blood samples were collected at 3 h after LPS or saline injection. As a result, dietary supplementation with 0.5% proline had a tendency to increase average daily gain (ADG) in piglets during d 10 to 20 (p = 0.088). Without LPS challenge, dietary supplementation with 1.0% proline had no effect on growth hormone (GH) concentrations on d 10 (p>0.05), but decreased it after LPS challenge (p<0.05). There was LPS challenge${\times}$proline interaction for GH concentrations on d 10 (p<0.05). Dietary supplementation with 1.0% proline decreased glucagon concentration on d 10 after LPS challenge (p<0.05). In addition, dietary supplementation with proline increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity significantly on d 10 and 20 (p<0.05), and 1.0% proline increased heat shock proteins-70 concentration on d 10 (p<0.05). Moreover, proline supplementation increased diamine oxidase (DAO) concentrations after LPS challenge (p<0.05). There was LPS challenge${\times}$proline interaction for DAO (p<0.05). Furthermore, dietary supplementation with 1.0% proline increased the D-xylose level when no LPS challenge (p<0.05). These results indicate that proline supplementation could improve growth performance, increase SOD activities, and has a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract digestibility in early weaned pigs.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.1294-1298
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• 2010

흰반점바이러스(WSSV)는 새우양식산업에 막대한 경제적 손실을 일으키는 가장 치명적인 바이러스성 질병 원인체 중 하나이다. 본 연구는 인위적인 실험모델로서 WSSV에 대한 자주새우(Crangon affinis)의 감수성을 확인하고자 실험을 수행하였다. WSSV가 희석된 수조 내에서 침지법으로 감염된 새우는 감염 후 7일째에 100% 누적폐사율을 보여 자주새우가 WSSV에 대해 매우 높은 감수성을 갖고 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 재조합단백질인 rVP466에 대한 항혈청의 중화효과를 확인하기 위해 항혈청과 반응시킨 바이러스액($1{\times}10^4$ 배로 희석된 WSSV)을 이용하여 침지법으로 자주새우에 대해 공격실험(challenge test)을 수행하였다. 실험 결과, WSSV로 challenge한 감염대조구(positive control)의 새우들은 감염 후 5일째에 100% 폐사하였으며, WSSV와 rVP466 항혈청을 1:0.01, 1:0.1, 1:1로 혼합한 액으로 challenge한 새우들은 감염 후 14일째에 각각 100%, 68.8%, 68.8%의 누적폐사율을 보였다. 따라서 본 연구 결과는 연안서식종인 자주새우가 양식장으로부터 배출된 WSSV에 의해 자연상태에서 감염 될 수 있는 가능성과 함께 항혈청에 대한 중화효과를 나타냄으로써 겨울철 저수온기에 WSSV 감염을 위한 대체 실험생물로서의 유용성을 확인하였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1427-1432
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• 2010

본 연구는 WSSV의 재조합단백질 rVP466에 대하여 생산된 항혈청을 사용하여 WSSV에 대한 neutralization (중화) 효과를 확인하고자 수행하였다. 먼저 재조합단백질 rVP466의 생산을 위해 WSSV의 구성단백질 VP466을 암호화하는 유전자인 VP466을 포함하는 재조합 플라스미드 pCold-VP466을 제작한 다음 이것을 발현용 숙주인 E. coli RIPL에서 발현하였다. 발현된 rVP466에 대한 항혈청은 토끼를 사용하여 생산하였으며, 항원 rVP466에 대한 특이면역반응은 Western blot을 통해 확인하였다. WSSV에 대한 항혈청의 중화효과를 확인하기 위해 항혈청과 반응시킨 바이러스액($1{\times}10^4$ 배로 희석된 WSSV)을 이용하여 실험용 새우(Penaeus chinensis)에게 주사 감염을 통해 공격실험(challenge test)을 수행하였다. 실험 결과, WSSV로 공격실험한 감염대조구(positive control)의 새우들은 감염 후 17일째에 100% 누적폐사율을 보였으며, preimmune serum과 WSSV의 혼합액을 challenge한 preimmune control의 새우들은 감염 후 25일째에 83%의 누적폐사율을 보였다. WSSV와 rVP466 항혈청을 1:0.01, 1:0.1, 1:1로 혼합한 액으로 challenge한 새우들은 감염 후 25일째에 각각 73%, 53%, 46%의 누적폐사율을 보였다. 이상의 결과를 통해 WSSV가 rVP466 항혈청에 의해 농도의존적으로 neutralization됨을 확인하였으며, 이는 WSSV 감염과정에 VP466이 관여함을 나타내는 것이다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.1717-1724
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• 2004

The study was conducted to determine the effect of Salmonella typhymurium lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge on egg-laying performance, inflammatory response, zinc metabolism in layer fed diets supplemented with organic or inorganic zinc since 3-wk-old. The three dietary treatments were corn-soybean meal basal diet without supplemental zinc or with supplemental zinc at 60 mg/kg zinc from $ZnSO_4$ or zinc amino acid complex (ZnAA). At the age of 58 wk-old, twelve hens from each dietary treatment were allotted into two sub-groups. On day 1, 3, 5, 7 of the $58^{th}$ week of age, six birds of one sub-group were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 2 ml LPS (1.0 $\ell$/ml) or sterile saline. Neither zinc source ${\times}$ immune challenge interaction nor zinc source effect on egg production performance was observed (p>0.05), LPS-challenge decreased egg production (p<0.04) and increased percentage of cracked eggs (p <0.01). With LPS challenged, the fever response of hens fed ZnAA peaked and subsided earlier than in hens fed $ZnSO_4$ or basal diet. Serum IL-1$\beta$ at 3 h was higher (p<0.01), but lower (p<0.001) at 12 h post-challenge with LPS in hens fed ZnAA than $ZnSO_4$. In salinetreated groups, serum IL 1$\beta$ was higher in hens fed ZnAA than the basal diet at 3 h post-injection (p<0.01). LPS-challenged birds had lower serum zinc and higher zinc sequestered in liver and spleen (p<0.001). In saline-treated birds, there was no difference in zinc concentration of serum, liver and spleen among different dietary treatments (p>0.05). Supplementation of 60 mg/kg zinc from either ZnAA or $ZnSO_4$ significantly (p<0.05) elevated metallothionein (MT) concentration in liver and spleen. MT concentration in liver of birds fed ZnAA diet was higher than in those fed $ZnSO_4$ diet (p<0.05). The magnitude of increase of hepatic and splenic MT due to LPS challenge was higher by supplementation of ZnAA than $ZnSO_4$. The results suggest that zinc amino acid complex enhanceed MT synthesis and zinc sequestered in liver and spleen and increased the sensitivity to immune response due to LPS challenge.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.357-364
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• 2006

This study was undertaken to develop a reliable mice model demonstrating similar immunologic phenomena as human atopic dermatitis characterized with predominance of type-2 immune response. BALB/C mice and NC/Nga mice were sensitized twice with $100{\mu}l$ of 1% 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) or vehicle (acetone : olive oil=4:1 mixture) in a week and challenged twice with $100{\mu}l$ of 0.2% DNCB or the vehicle at the following week. Mice were sacrificed at 19 days following the second DNCB or vehicle challenge for NC/Nga mice and at 28 days following the second DNCB or vehicle challenge for BALB/c mice. Upregulation of plasma 1gE, a hallmark of atopic dermatitis occurrence, was evident in the plasma obtained 4 day after the second DNCB challenge from BALB/c mice (approximately 4-fold) and NC/Nga mice (approximately 6-fold) treated with DNCB in comparison with that of the vehicle treated-control mice, and remain higher $3{\sim}4$ week after the second challenge. Ratio of plasma IgG1 versus IgG2a concentration was significantly higher in the mice treated with DNCB than the control mice, which also implies the skewed type-2 reactivity in vivo. Ratio of interleukin-4 versus interferon gamma produced in the splenic T cell culture supernatants was approximately 3-fold higher in the both strains of mice treated with DNCB than their control mice, respectively. The DNCB-treated mice demonstrated atopic dermatitis-like skin legions characterized with erythma, scaling, and hemorrhage, which was not observed with the control mice. Scratching on face or dorsal area was significantly more frequent (approximately 25-fold) in the DNCB-treated mice than the control at next day of the second DNCB challenge, and scratching frequency remains higher (approximately 4-fold) in the mice treated with DNCB than the control at 14 day following the second DNCB challenge. Overall, the mice model developed through sensitization and challenge with DNCB may be useful for research on atopic dermatitis and development of treatment materials for atopic dermatitis.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.137-153
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• 2003

비교구매는 e-Marketplace의 매출에 큰 영향력을 미치고 있으나 운영 수익은 대부분 광고에 의존한다. 하지만 인터넷 광고의 수익률은 열악한 상태이며, 종량제 기반 광고 방법의 확대로 소비자에게 덜 알려진 판매자의 제품정보 노출 기회는 더욱 줄어들고 있다. 따라서 비교구매 사업자의 광고 수익을 높이면서 판매자 입장에서는 예산 및 제약 조건 범위 내에서 광고 노출의 효율성을 최적화하는 방법 및 시스템에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 비교도전을 이용한 비교광고 방법을 제안하고 그 실행 방법으로 판매자의 비교도전 계획 모델을 사용하는 e-Marketplace기반 비교구매 사업자의 비교광고 시스템을 설계하고 구현하였다. 비교도전 계획 모델은 경쟁사(Competitor), 경쟁 제품(product) 그리고 제품의 사양(Specification)에 대한 수준별 도전 정책을 적용하며, 양 사의 제품 사양 속성 값들간의 기능적 거리를 양적 수치화 하여 판매자 제품이 경쟁사 제품에 가장 유사하지만 우세한(Similar but Superior) 쌍들에 대한 비교광고 포트폴리오를 구성함을 목적으로 한다. 비교도전 계획 시스템은 비교가치의 생성과 최적화의 단계로 이뤄진다. 주요 5개 PC제조사의 데스크탑 제품자료를 사용하여 프로토타입을 구축하였으며, 타 비교광고 방법과 대비한 성능 평가를 수행하였다. 또한 e-Marketplace기반 비교구매 사업자의 비교도전에 의한 비교광고 표시 방법을 예시하였다.