• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.211-219
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• 2004

The effects of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) and ATP analogs, P/sub 2y/ purinoceptor agonists, on growth of normal mouse mammary epithelial cells (NMuMG) were examined. Cells were plated onto 24 well plates in DMEM supplemented with 10 % fetal calf serum. After serum starvation for 24 hours, ATP, P/sub 2y/ purinoceptor agonists (AdoPP[NH]P, ATP-α-S, ATP-γ-S, β, γ-me-ATP and 2me-S-ATP), P/sub 2u/ purinoceptor agonist (UTP) and P/sub 2y/ purinoceptor antagonists (Reactive Blue 2, more selective to P/sub 2y/ receptor than PPADS; PPADS) were added. DNA synthesis was estimated as incorporation of 3H-thymidine into DNA (1 hour pulse with 1 μ Ci/ml, 18～19 hours after treatment). ATP, Adopp[NH]P, ATP-α-S or ATP-γ-S, significantly increased DNA synthesis at 1, 10 and 100 μM concentrations with dose-dependency (P<0.05), and the maximum responses of ATP and ATP analogs were shown at 100 μM concentration (P<0.05). The potency order of DNA synthesis was ATP≥ATP- γ -S>Adopp [NH]P>ATP-α-S. β, γ -me-ATP, 2me-S-ATP and UTP did not increase DNA synthesis. In autoradiographic analysis of percentage of S-phase cells, similar results were observed to those of DNA synthesis. Addition of 1, 10 or 100 μM Reactive Blue 2 or PPADS significantly decreased ATP (100 μM)-induced DNA synthesis, however, PPADS was less effective than Reactive Blue 2. In Elvax 40P implant experiment, ATP directly stimulated mammary endbud growth in situ suggesting the physiological regulator of ATP in mammary growth. ATP 100 μM rapidly increased MAPK activity, reaching a maximum at 5 min and then gradually decreasing to the base level in 30 min. ATP analogs, Adopp[NH]P and ATP-γ-S also increased MAPK activity, however, β, γ-me-ATP and 2me-S-ATP did not. The inhibitor of the upstream MAPK kinase (MEK), PD 98059 (25 μM), effectively reduced ATP (100 μM) or EGF(10 ng/ml, as positive control)-induced MAPK activity and DNA synthesis (P<0.05). These results indicate that ATP-induced DNA synthesis was prevented from the direct inhibition of MAPK kinase pathway. Overall results support the hypothesis that the stimulatory effects of normal mouse mammary epithelial growth by addition of ATP or ATP analogs are mediated through mammary tissue specific P/sub 2y/ purinoceptor subtype, and MAPK activation is necessary for the ATP-induced cell growth.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.747-753
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 검은콩의 육모 촉진 효과를 평가하기 위하여 검은콩 추출물을 이용하여 모유두 세포의 성장 촉진과 모세혈관 확장에 미치는 효과를 평가하였으며, C57BL/6 마우스 모델을 이용하여 검은콩 추출물의 경구 섭취가 모발 성장에 미치는 효과를 2% minoxidil과 비교하여 평가하였다. 그 결과 검은콩 추출물이 모유두 세포의 증식을 촉진하고 모세혈관을 확장 시키는 효과가 있으며, 우수한 성장기 모낭 유도 촉진 효과를 통해 모발의 성장을 촉진하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 혈액의 항산화능을 증가시키고 혈중 중성 지질을 감소하는 효과를 가져 혈액을 맑게 하고 혈액 순환에 도움을 주어 육모 및 모발 건강 증진에 기여할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 검은콩 추출물의 우수한 육모 효과를 확신하기 위해서는 사람을 대상으로 6개월 이상의 인체 효능 평가와 검은콩 추출물 내의 유효 성분을 규명하는 연구가 후속으로 진행되어야 할 것이다. 그러나 본 연구는 민간에서 널리 알려진 검은콩의 육모 촉진 효과를 체계적으로 평가하였다는 것에 큰 의의가 있으며, 이를 통하여 검은콩 추출물이 혈액 순환 개선 및 모발 성장 주기 조절을 통해 모발 건강 개선 및 육모 촉진제로써 이용될 수 있다고 기대할 수 있다.

• 대한정형도수물리치료학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2006

PURPOSE: Previous studies have documented the lack of ultrasound's non-thermal effects on nerve conduction using frequencies of 1 MHz and 870 kHz. The purpose of this study was to determine the biophysical effects of continuous ultrasound on median local forearm temperature and motor nerve conduction velocities using frequencies of 3.0 MHz. SUBJECTS: Twelve healthy subjects (6 males, 6 females, age $22.30{\pm}2.41$ yrs, weight $61.33{\pm}10.16$ kg, height $167.58{\pm}8.04$ cm) without a history of neurological or musculoskeletal injury to their dominant arm volunteered for this study. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Each subject received a total of five treatments, one each at .0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 W/$cm^2$ of 3 MHz continuous ultrasound on the anterior surface of the middle area of dominant forearm for 10 minutes. Dependent measures for forearm local temperature and median motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) were taken pretreatment and immediately post-treatment. One-way ANOVA were used for each dependent measure. RESULTS: The posttreatment forearm local temperature were differed significantly (p<0.001) between intensities of ultrasound. The posttreatment forearm local temperature of the ultrasound treated with 1.0 w/$cm^2$, 1.5 w/$cm^2$ and 2.0 w/$cm^2$ were significantly higher than 0.5 w/$cm^2$ and 0.0 w/$cm^2$ of ultrasound (p<0.05). The posttreatment median MNCV were differed significantly from the respective pretreatment velocities (p<0.001). The MNCV of the ultrasound treated with 0.0 w/$cm^2$ and 0.5 w/$cm^2$ were significantly (p<0.05) slower than that observed pretreatment, while the three ultrasound intensities produced significantly increased posttreatment MNCV: 1.0 w/$cm^2$ and 1.5 w/$cm^2$ and 2.0 W/$cm^2$. The posttreatment MNCV at 2.0 w/$cm^2$ and 1.5 w/$cm^2$ was significantly faster than that at 0 w/$cm^2$, 0.5 w/$cm^2$ and 1.0 w/$cm^2$ (p<0.05), the MNCV at 1.0 w/$cm^2$ was significantly faster than that associated with 0 w/$cm^2$ and 0.5 w/$cm^2$ of ultrasound (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The decreased median motor forearm local temperature and MNCV of the ultrasound treated with 0.0 w/$cm^2$ and 0.5 w/$cm^2$ were attributed to the cooling effect by ultrasound transmission gel. Local forearm temperature and nerve conduction velocity were directly related to the intensity of ultrasound. Alterations in MNCV from ultrasound on healthy nerves appeared to be related to temperature changes induced by thermal effects of ultrasound.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.403-408
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• 2001

알코홀 증류폐액은 통상적으로 COD 50,000-60,000 ppm, TS 3-8%, SS 2-4%, TN 0.05-0.2% 정도가 포함되어 있어 높은 SS와 TN 함량 때문에 종합폐수로써 생물학적 처리를 하거나 혐기성 소화를 통하여 처리하는 데 문제가 있다. SS의 주성분으로는 미발효 원료 잔류물과 함께 균체, 단백질, 섬유질, 그리고 기타 현탁성 또는 용해성 물질들이 포함된다. 본 연구에서는 알코홀 증류폐액 처리의 한 해결책으로써 0.1 $\mu$m Pore size를 갖는 스테인레스 재질의 분리막을 이용한 pilot scale 정밀여과(microfiltration)를 실시하였다. Decanter로 처리된 증류폐액을 정밀여과 처리한 결과 2.5 bar, 6$0^{\circ}C$ 조건에서 VCR 농축도 10X 정도가지 원활한 permeate flux를 얻으며 24시간 이상 장시간 여과가 가능하였고 feed 중 0.7%였던 SS가 100% 가까이 제거된 permeate를 얻을 수 있었다. SS는 retentate 중에 7%까지 농축 가능하였으며 COD는 25-27% 정도 제거되었다. SS가 2.6%인 decanter를 거치지 않은 증류 원폐액의 경우, VCR 3X 이내의 조건으로 여과할 때 SS를 100% 가까이 그리고 COD는 약 50% 정도 제거 가능하였다. 무방류 시스템으로의 전용을 위하여 정밀여과로 얻어진 permeate와 retentate를 발효배지 사입수으로 재활용하여 알코홀 발효에 미치는 영향을 검토한 결과, 재활용 사입수를 사용하지 않은 경우에 비해 발효 도중 이상 현상이나 발효속도와 알코홀 생산량에 부정적인 영향을 미치는 징후는 발견되지 않았다. 발효에 의한 총 $CO_2$ 발생량과 최종 알코홀 함량은 약간 증가하고 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 발효시간 동안의 $CO_2$ 발생속도는 비교적 빨라져서 $CO_2$ 발생량 450 L/ton에 도달하는 시간은 재활용 사입수를 15% 사용했을 때 83-87%, 30%를 사용했을 때 72-76% 정도 단축되는 효과를 얻었다. 증류폐액을 처리하기 위해 사용되는 기존 decanter를 대체하여 정밀여과 막분리장치를 이용한다면 SS가 완벽하게 제거됨으로써 폐수처리의 부하를 줄이는 한편 부가적인 농축 공정을 줄일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 또한 여과 permeate를 발효배지 사입수로 재활용함으로써 발효속도를 증진시킬 수 있으며 용수사용량을 절약할 수 있다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.200-211
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• 1999

For many years permanent soft denture liners has been widely used in dental practice directly or indirectly because of its function in absorbing and distributing the impact force. However, it reveals problems such as lack of permanency and decreased bond strength in long term use. The purpose of this study is to measure the bond strength and failure between denture base resin and several permanent liners. Lucitone 199 was used as denture base resin with soft acrylic liners (Triad, Tokuso Rebase) and silicone elastomers (Tokuyama, Ufi Gel C) bonded to measure the tensile strength before and after thermocycling. The thermocycling was done in 2000 cycles at $5^{\circ}C,\;26^{\circ}C\;and\;55^{\circ}C$ and the measured tensile strength values before and after thermocycling were compared. The mode of failure was investigated in the separated specimens. The results are as follows. 1. As to tensile strength, the strongest material is Tokuso Rebase followed by Triad, Tokuyama, Ufi Gel C in before thermocycling and the order of Triad, Tokuso Rebase, Tokuyama, Ufi Gel C in after thermocycling state. There was significant difference between the values of Triad, Tokuso Rebase and Tokuyama, Ufi Gel C(p<0.05). 2. As to degree of displacement, Ufi Gel C showed most displacement with or without thermo-cycling treatment and also the difference was significant with the other materials(p<0.05). 3. As to comparisons before and after thermocycling, Tokuso Rebase and Tokuyama showed significant difference in bond strength, whereas Triad and Tokuso Rebase showed significant difference in the degree of displacement(p<0.05). 4. In debonded specimens, Triad and Ufi Gel C showed adhesion failure and Tokuyama showed cohesion failure. Both failures were observed in Tokuso Rebase with adhesion failure up to 70%. The results of this study showed that degree of bond strength between permanent soft denture liner and denture base resin were variable. There was a significant difference between soft acrylics and silicone elastomers with regard to bond strength. Further research in improving bond strength of widely used silicone elastomers and in developing the method of measuring bond strength between denture base resin and the lining materials is needed.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.38-43
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• 2011

The recent global warming may be estimated to give lots of impacts to the human society and biosphere of influencing climate change included by the natural climate variations through the human activity which can directly and/or indirectly play a major role of total atmospheric composition overall. Therefore it currently appears evidences such as hot wave, typhoon, and biosphere disturbance, etc. over the several regions to be influenced by global warming due to increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere through inducing forest destruction, fossil fuel combustion, greenhouse gases emission, etc. since industrial revolution era. Through the working group report of IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) for climate change was analyzed by the individual country's current status and figure out the important issues and problems related to the future trend of climate change science with advanced countries preparedness and research, In this study, the first working group report of IPCC focuses on those aspects of the current understanding of the physical science of climate change that are judged to be most relevant to policymakers. As this report was assessed and analyzed by including the progress of climate change science, the role of climate models and evolution in the treatment of uncertainties. This consists of the changes in atmospheric constituents(both aerosols and gases) that affect the radiative energy balance in the atmosphere and determine the Earth's climate, considering the interaction between biogeochemical cycles that affect atmospheric constituents and climate change, including aerosol/cloud interactions, the extensive range of observations snow available for the atmosphere and surface, for snow, ice, and frozen ground and for the oceans, respectively and changes in sea level, the paleoclimate perspective and assessment of evidence for past climate change and the extension, the ways in which physical processes are simulated in climate models and the evaluation of models against observed climate, the development plans and methods of improving expert and building manpower urgently and R&D fund expansion in detail for climate change science in Korea will be proposed.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권9호
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• pp.672-685
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• 2019

Currently, liver transplantation is the only available remedy for patients with end-stage liver disease. Conservation of transplanted liver graft is the most important issue as it directly related to patient survival. Carbonyl reductase 1 (CBR1) protects cells against oxidative stress and cell death by inactivating cellular membrane-derived lipid aldehydes. Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury during living-donor liver transplantation is known to form reactive oxygen species. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate whether CBR1 transcription might be increased during liver I/R injury and whether such increase might protect liver against I/R injury. Our results revealed that transcription factor Nrf2 could induce CBR1 transcription in liver of mice during I/R. Pre-treatment with sulforaphane, an activator of Nrf2, increased CBR1 expression, decreased liver enzymes such as aspartate aminotransferase and alanine transaminase, and reduced I/R-related pathological changes. Using oxygen-glucose deprivation and recovery model of human normal liver cell line, it was found that oxidative stress markers and lipid peroxidation products were significantly lowered in cells overexpressing CBR1. Conversely, CBR1 knockdown cells expressed elevated levels of oxidative stress proteins compared to the parental cell line. We also observed that Nrf2 and CBR1 were overexpressed during liver transplantation in clinical samples. These results suggest that CBR1 expression during liver I/R injury is regulated by transcription factor Nrf2. In addition, CBR1 can reduce free radicals and prevent lipid peroxidation. Taken together, CBR1 induction might be a therapeutic strategy for relieving liver I/R injury during liver transplantation.

• 공업화학
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.639-645
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• 2020

레독스흐름전지(redox flow battery, RFB)의 구성 부품 중 전극은 전해액의 확산층 역할을 함과 동시에 전자의 통로 역할을 담당하여 출력에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 주요 부품이다. 본 연구는 Fe2+/Fe3+와 V2+/V3+를 레독스 커플로 사용한 RFB 시스템에 chloric/sulfuric mixed acid 지지 전해액을 사용한 경우 전극 종류 및 활성화 정도에 따른 용량, 쿨롱 효율, 에너지 효율을 비교하여 최적의 전극 및 활성화 정도를 제시하였다. 실험에 사용된 5종의 탄소 전극을 사용한 단일셀 평가에서 모두 이론 용량에 근사한 값을 보여 신뢰성을 확보하였으며, 사용된 전극 중 GFD4EA는 상대적으로 우수한 에너지 효율 및 충방전 용량을 나타내었다. 활성화 온도에 따른 전기화학적 성능 고찰을 위하여 GFD4EA 전극을 공기 분위기 하에서 400, 450, 500, 600 및 700 ℃에서 열처리하여 활성화하였다. 질량 변화, 주사전자현미경(SEM) 및 XPS 분석을 통하여 활성화 전 후의 물성 변화를 관찰하였으며, 각각의 온도에서 활성화된 전극을 적용한 RFB 단일셀 평가를 실시하여 전기화학적 성능을 비교하였다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2013

Objectives : Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease caused by disorder of energy balance and lipid metabolism. This study was conducted by histopathology and histomorphometry to investigate the anti-obesity effects of mixed water extract of Plantaginis Semen & Poria (CJB) on liver, epididymal fat pads and pancreas zymogen granules in obese rats induced with high fat diet. Method : Male Sprague-Dawley rats to be divided four groups were fed into four different treatments: normal (NOR) diet, high-fat (HF) diet, HF diet+CJB (100 mg/kg and 300 mg/kg, P.O.) for 8 weeks. The weekly body weights were measured in four experimental groups, respectively. Also histopathological and histomorphometrical changes of liver, epididymal fat pads and pancreas zymogen granules were observed in normal control and obese rats, respectively. Results : Adminstration of CJB significantly reduced body weights compared to those of HF group for experimental period. After 8 weeks, liver weights in the CJB groups were lower than those of HF group. In addition, HF diet related steatohepatitis, adipocyte hypertrophy, exocrine disturbances (decreases of pancreatic zymogen granules) were also dose-dependently inhibited by treatment of test material, CJB 100 and CJB 300 as compared with HF group, respectively. Conclusion : Based on the results, it is considered that CJB will be showed hepatoprotective and anti-obese effects, may be directly and/or indirectly mediated by pancreatic zymogen granules because they dose-dependently inhibited steatohepatitis, hypertrophy of adipocytes and decreases of pancreatic zymogen granules induced by HF diet supply, respectively.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.360-365
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• 2010

본 연구는 예냉처리가 치콘의 MA저장에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 실시하였다. 치콘의 예냉은 강제송풍 예냉처리에 빠르게 진행되어 품온이 예냉 목표 온도인 $2{\pm}1^{\circ}C$까지 저하되는데 소요시간이 강제송풍예냉이 자연통풍식의 1/6 수준이었다. 반냉각시간은 자연예냉이 3시간 21분, 강제통풍식이 1시간 17분이었다. 저장중 치콘의 생체중은 $5^{\circ}C$와 $10^{\circ}C$ 저장에서 모든 처리구가 0.5% 미만의 감소로 극히 적었으며 예냉시간이 짧았던 강제송풍예냉이 가장 높게 유지되었다. 저장중 포장재내 산소와 이산화탄소 그리고 에틸렌의 농도변화는 $5^{\circ}C$에 비해 $10^{\circ}C$에서 변화폭이 컸다. 예냉에 의한 호흡 억제 효과는 $5^{\circ}C$에서 나타나지 않았으나, $10^{\circ}C$에서 저장 9일 이후 대조구보다 낮은 이산화탄소와 높은 산소 농도로 확인되었다. 에틸렌은 예냉처리구가 저장 3일까지 대조구에 비해 다소 낮았으나 저장 6일부터는 처리간에 차이를 보이지 않았다. 저장 15일째 조사한 외관상 품질은 $5^{\circ}C$와 $10^{\circ}C$ 모두에서 대조구에 비해 예냉처리구에서 높게 유지되었는데, 예냉처리별로는 예냉기간이 휠씬 짧았던 강제송풍예냉에서 품질저하가 자연예냉 보다 더 컸다. 이는 6.0m/sec의 강한 송풍으로 치콘의 외옆 일부가 물리적 상처를 입었기 때문이라 판단되어 송풍속도 등에 대한 세밀한 추가 실험이 요구된다.