• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2008

Formation of ${\beta}$-amyloid $(A{\beta})$ fibrils has been identified as one of the major characteristics of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Inhibition of $A{\beta}$ fibril formation in the CNS would be attractive therapeutic targets for the treatment of AD. Several small compounds that inhibit amyloid formation or amyloid neurotoxicity in vitro have been known. Citrate has surfactant function effect because of its molecular structure having high anionic charge density, in addition to the well-known antibacterial and antioxidant properties. Therefore, we hypothesized that citrate might have the inhibitory effect against $A{\beta}$ fibril formation in vitro and have the protective effect against $A{\beta}$-induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells. We examined the effect of citrate against the formation of $A{\beta}$ fibrils by measuring the intensity of fluorescence in thioflavin-T (Th-T) assay of between $A{\beta}_{25-35}$ groups treated with citrate and the control with $A{\beta}_{25-35}$ alone. The neuroprotective effect of citrate against $A{\beta}$-induced toxicity in PC12 cells was investigated using the WST-1 assay. Fluorescence spectroscopy showed that citrate inhibited dose-dependently the formation of $A{\beta}$ fibrils from ${\beta}$-amyloid peptides. The inhibition percentages of $A{\beta}$ fibril formation by citrate (1, 2.5, and 5 mM) were 31%, 60%, and 68% at 7 days, respectively in thioflavin-T (Th-T) assay. WST-1 assay revealed that the toxic effect of $A{\beta}_{25-35}$ was reduced, in a dose-dependent manner to citrate. The percentages of neuroprotection by citrate (1, 2.5, and 5 mM) against $A{\beta}-induced$ toxicity were 19%, 31 %, and 34%, respectively. We report that citrate inhibits the formation of $A{\beta}$ fibrils in vitro and has neuroprotective effect against $A{\beta}$-induced toxicity in PC12 cells. Neuroprotective effects of citrate against $A{\beta}$ might be, to some extent, attributable to its inhibition of $A{\beta}$ fibril formation. Although the mechanism of anti-amyloidogenic activity is not clear, the possible mechanism is that citrate might have two effects, salting-in and surfactant effects. These results suggest that citrate could be of potential therapeutic value in Alzheimer's disease.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제8권11호
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• pp.182-188
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• 2008

최근 방사선치료의 중추적 역할을 담당하고 있는 다엽콜리메이터는 사용의 편리성 때문에 기존의 납합 금 차폐물을 급속도로 대체하고 있다. 그러나 다엽콜리메이터는 엽간 누설선량이나 디지털 신호를 입출력 알고리즘에 따른 오류가 발생할 수 있다. 저자는 미국 Varian사에서 제공하는 다엽콜리메이터의 입력 방법에 따른 차이를 모의치료장치 프로그램(XimaVision)값을 기준으로 전자펜 정보 전송장치(MLC shaper)와 디지털 변환장치(film scanner)에서의 오차와 유효 조사야를 여러 형태의 차폐윤곽으로 비교하였다. 기준 값과 비교하여 기본적인 차폐 윤곽(test1-5)에서 전자펜 전송방식은 $0{\sim}0.29cm$, $0.23{\sim}3.59cm^2$, 디지털 변환장치 방식은 $0{\sim}0.20cm$, $0.72{\sim2.59cm^2$ 차이를 보였다. 임상에서 적용되는 차폐 윤곽에서 전자펜 전송방식은 $0{\sim}0.54cm$, $0.04{\sim}1.68cm^2$, 디지털 변환장치 방식은 $0{\sim}0.78cm$, $0.24{\sim}3.89cm^2$ 차이를 보였고, 대부분 선속 중심선에서 멀어질수록 조사야가 클수록 오차범위가 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 다엽콜리메이터의 임상적용을 위한 다양한 정보 입력과정에서 기준점으로부터 수 mm 이내에서 오차가 잇었다. 그리고 유효 조사야는 실제 면적에 대하여 수 $cm^2$이내에서 오차가 발생하여 기계적 선량(Monitor Unit)이나 조사야 내 선량변화에 관여하지 않았다. 그러나 임계장기를 차폐 할 경우 장기의 움직임으로 표적용적의 일부가 포함되지 않을 수 있기 때문에 문제의 여지가 있다. 그러므로 오류를 최소화하기 위한 다엽콜리메이터의 입력과정에 세심한 주의를 기울여야 한다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2008

목적 : 방사성옥소 치료팀에서 이루어지고 있는 모든 행위가 나름대로의 원칙과 규정이 있으므로 단일화 된 모델은 적절한 최적화가 아닐 것으로 생각되나 통일성 있는 기준제시에 접근하고자 함이다. 실험재료 및 방법 : 2007년 11월 5일부터 11월 17일까지 29개 병원을 대상으로 핵의학 담당자에게 설문조사하였다. 설문조사의 내용은 환자에 대한 진료부문, 환자관리, 검사 부문, 폐기물관리, 안전관리 등 5개의 카테고리로 정하였으며 질문에 대한 응답내용을 선택하는 방식으로 조사하였다. 결과 : 2007년 10월 기준으로 전체 30개 병원에서 58개의 병실을 운영하고 있었으며 치료계획에 따른 검사 및 일정관리는 약간의 차이가 있었다. 환자에 대한 교육부문은 의사 및 간호사가 주로 담당하였으며 교육에 대한 환자의 만족도는 높은 것으로 평가되었다. 폐기물 관련 자료와 정기적으로 실시되고 있는 정기 감사로 인하여 각 병원별 폐기물 관리 수행은 원만히 이루어지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 환자 및 작업종사자들에 대한 안전관리는 원자력법에 근거하여 잘 수행되고 있었으며 치료병실에 대한 오염관리에 대해서 대부분 병원에서 철저하게 수행하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 항목별 자료 수집내용을 충분히 검토하여 현실성 있는 설문조사를 통해 구체적인 표준안이 제시되었어야 하나 그러지 못한 부족함이 많다. 그럼에도 불구하고 본 조사에 대해 임상의 활용도 가치를 응답자 중 70.9%로 비교적 높이 평가해 주심에 감사를 표한다. 향후 본 자료를 토대로 각 항목별 세부사항에 대한 조사와 연구가 필요할 것으로 본다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.438-442
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• 1997

Antisense oligonucleotide represents an interesting tool for selective inhibition of gene expression. However, their low efficiency of introduction within intact cells remains to be overcome. Antisense-$TGF{\beta}$ (25 mer) and antisense-$TGF{\beta}$ (18 mer) were used to study the cellular transport and biological function of antisense oligonucleotide in vitro. Since TGF and TNF play on important role in regulating the nitric oxide production from macrophages, the action of the above antisense oligonucleotides was easily monitored by the determination of nitrite. Poly-L-lysine, benzalkonium chloride and tetraphenylphosphonium chloride were used as polycations, which neutralize the negative charge of antisense oligonucleotide. The production of nitric oxide mediated by .gamma.-IFN in mouse peritoneal macrophage was increased by antisense-TGF.betha. in a dose-dependent manner. Antisense-$TGF{\beta}$ reduced the nitric oxide release from activated RAW 264.7 cells. Significant enhancement in the nitric oxide production was investigated by the cotreatment of poly-L-lysine with antisense-$TGF{\beta}$On the meanwhile, inhibition effect of antisense-$TGF{\beta}$ is not changed by the addition of poly-L-lysine. These results demonstrate that control of expression of $TGF{\beta}$ and TNF.alpha. gene is achieved using antisense technology and the cellular uptake of antisense oligonucleotide could be enhanced by ion-pairing.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2004

Exogenous carbon monoxide (0.2%) increases L-type calcium $(Ca^{2+})$ current in human jejunal circular smooth muscle cells. The stimulatory effect of carbon monoxide (CO) on L-type $Ca^{2+}$ current is inhibited by pre-application of L-NNA, a classical competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) with no significant isoform selectivity (Lim, 2003). In the present study, we investigated which isoform of NOS affected CO induced stimulation of L-type $Ca^{2+}$ current in human jejunal circular smooth muscle cells. Cells were voltage clamped by whole-cell mode patch clamp technique, and membrane currents were recorded with 10 mM barium as the charge carrier. Before the addition of CO, cells were pretreated with each inhibitor of three NOS isoforms for 15 minutes. CO-stimulating effect on L-type $Ca^{2+}$ current was partially blocked by N-(3-(Amino-methyl) benzyl) acetamidine 2HCl (1400W, an iNOS inhibitor). On the other hand, 3-bromo-7-nitroindazole (BNI, a nNOS inhibitor) or $N^5-(1-Iminoethyl)-L-ornithine$ dihydrochloride (L-NIO, an eNOS inhibitor) completely blocked the CO effect. These data suggest that low dose of exogenous CO may stimulate all NOS isoforms to increase L-type $Ca^{2+}$ channel through nitric oxide (NO) pathway in human jejunal circular smooth muscle cells.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.881-889
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• 2004

현재 시범 시행중인 자동요금징수(ETC: Electronic Toll Collection) 서비스는 차량 주행 중에 차량내의 자동요금징수 서비스 전용 단말기에 내장된 카드 리더 장치로부터 삽입된 스마트 카드의 정보를 읽어 과금을 결재하는 방식을 채택하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 현 ETC 시스템인 카드 리더 방식에서 발생되는 단점을 극복하고 처리하여 성능이 향상된 자동요금징수 서비스를 위하여 차량이 주행 중에 휴대폰을 이용하여 통행료를 자동으로 징수하는 시스템을 제안한다. 휴대폰을 이용한 자동요금징수 결재 시스템을 통하여 운전자는 카드리더의 이용시 발생되는 카드와 카드 리더간의 불일치로 발생될 수 있는 문제점을 극복할 수 있으며 나아가 휴대폰을 이용하여 요금을 결재함으로서 보다 능률적인 데이터 처리 및 편리한 사용자 환경을 구축하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 1998년도 제14회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.133-133
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• 1998

In the thin film alloy formation of the transition metals ion-beam-mixing technique forms a metastable structure which cannot be found in the arc-melted metal alloys. Sppecifically it is well known that the studies about the electronic structure of ion-beam-mixed alloys pprovide the useful information in understanding the metastable structures in the metal alloy. We studied the electronic change in the ion-beam-mixed ppt-Ct alloys by XppS and XANES. These analysis tools pprovide us information about the charge transfer in the valence band of intermetallic bonding. The multi-layered films were depposited on the SiO2 substrate by the sequential electron beam evapporation at a ppressure of less than 5$\times$10-7 Torr. These compprise of 4 ppairs of ppt and Cu layers where thicknesses of each layer were varied in order to change the alloy compposition. Ion-beam-mixing pprocess was carried out with 80 keV Ae+ ions with a dose of $1.5\times$ 1016 Ar+/cm2 at room tempperature. The core and valence level energy shift in these system were investigated by x-ray pphotoelectron sppectroscoppy(XppS) pphotoelectrons were excited by monochromatized Al K ａ(1486.6 eV) The ppass energy of the hemisppherical analyzer was 23.5 eV. Core-level binding energies were calibrated with the Fermi level edge. ppt L3-edge and Cu K-edge XANES sppectra were measured with the flourescence mode detector at the 3C1 beam line of the ppLS (ppohang light source). By using the change of White line(WL) area of the each metal sites and the core level shift we can obtain the information about the electrons pparticippating in the intermetallic bonding of the ion-beam-mixed alloys.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.108-125
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• 2014

Although South Korea had managed fishery resources based on elements included in the fishery like fisheries licence, after agreeing on UN Convention on the law in 1999, it became inevitable to adopt TAC that regulates yield. Therefore, currently operating an indecisive system by maintaining the fisheries license system while applying TAC only to some fisheries. However, it became imperative to find ways to improve the current system as it dose not solve problems such as decrease of fishery resources and catch per unit effort, excessive input of fishing boats, rising costs for fishery management, and shortage of fishery population. For those reasons, it is time to review ITQs, which is recognized globally as the most innovative fisheries management system. To adopt the ITQs, it seems necessary to compare how the fisheries act of New Zealand which is currently most successfully operated and Fisheries Resources Management Act of Korea. To do so, in this study, the provisions on TAC of the two countries are compared to analyze the institutional necessity for Korea to adopt ITQs. The following conclusions have been made : First, it will be necessary to gradually expand the species and fisheries for which TAC is enforced, and accumulate correct data on fisheries resources. Second, while forcing traders to obtain license as well, the species and quantity of traded fisheries must be reported separately for cross-checking with the catch reported by the fisheries. Third, the number of observers must be increased and report the species and quantity of the catch to person in charge at the relevant port, and observers must check the report before disembarkation. Fourth, penalty for violating Fisheries resources management act must be enhanced, especially regarding false report of fishery activities and catch.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2012

다양한 염기도를 가진 PAC 응집제를 이용한 응집실험에서, 염기도를 낮게 함유하고 있는 PACB (Polymeric Aluminum Chloride Basicity)의 경우 염기도가 높은 PAC 보다 유기물과 인에 응집효율이 높게 나타났다. 저 염기도의 PACB는 고 염기도의 PAC 보다 monomeric Al(III) 가수분해 종을 많이 함유하였다. 하수처리수의 응집에 있어서 전하중화와 sweep floc 형성에 따른 응집효율은 저 염기도의 PACB가 고 염기도의 PAC에 비하여 다소 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 이에 따라 PACB와 PAC를 이용한 응집실험 결과 $Al_2O_3$ 농도가 유사한 경우 고 염기도의 PAC에 비하여 저 염기도 PACB가 탁도, $COD_{Mn}$ 그리고 TP 및 $PO_4$-P에 대하여 보다 우수한 응집효과를 나타내었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.157-166
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• 2021

The probiotic market is constantly continuing to grow, concomitantly with a widening in the range and diversity of probiotic products. Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms that provide a benefit to the host when consumed at a proper dose; the viability of a probiotic is therefore of crucial importance for its efficacy. Many products undergo lyophilization for maintaining their shelf-life. Unfortunately, this procedure may damage the integrity of the cells due to stress conditions during both the freezing and (vacuum-) drying process, thereby impacting their functionality. We propose a lysine-based mixture for rehydration of freeze-dried probiotics for improving their viability during in vitro simulated gastric and duodenum stress conditions. Measurement of the zeta potential served as an indicator of cell integrity and efficacy of this mixture, while functionality was estimated by adhesion to a human enterocyte-like Caco-2 cell-line. The freeze-dried bacteria exhibited a significantly different zeta potential compared to fresh cultures; however, this condition could be restored by rehydration with the lysine mixture. Recovery of the surface charge was found to influence adhesion ability to the Caco-2 cell-line. The optimum lysine concentration of the formulation, designated "Zeta-bio", was found to be 0.03 M for improving the viability of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Lp-115 by up to 13.86% and a 7-strain mixture (400B) to 41.99% compared to the control rehydrated with distilled water. In addition, the lysine Zeta-bio formulation notably increased the adherence ability of lyophilized Lp-115 to the Caco-2 cell-line after subjected to the in vitro stress conditions of the simulated gastrointestinal tract passage.