• 생태와환경
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• 제37권1호통권106호
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• pp.122-129
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• 2004

In an effort to develop the biomarker for monitoring the contamination of xenoestrogen in the freshwater environment of Korea, reverse transcription-polymerasechain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis of vitellogenin (VTG) gene expression was optimized in Hearisarsus Iaseo, Based on the homology of the VTG cDNA sequences between the common carp and zebra fish, a set of PCR primers for VTG mRNA amplification for H; labo was designed. VTG mRNA level in livers from female and male fishes was analyzed by RT-PCR following single injection of 17 beta estradiol($E_2$ 10 mg $kg^{-1}$ B.W.). As an internal control, beta actin mRNA was amplified. One us of total liver RNA was subjected to RT-PCR. In female the amount of PCR productof VfC gradually increased in the range from 16 to 34 cycles of amplification. On the contrary, in control male, PCR product first detected at 32 cycles of amplification and linearly increased up to 40 cycles of amplification. In $E_2$ injected male liver, the VTC mRNA level was similar to that in the female. Taken together, this result suggests that liver of male H. labo expresses minute amount of VTG mRNA which are2-l6 equivalent of female and that induction of VTG mRNA occurs in male liver after estrogen treatment. In conclusion, the optimized protocol for RT-PCR analysis of VTG mRNA expression in liver of male H. labo will provide the environmental monitoring method for the xenoestrogen contamination in the rivers in Korea.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.4003-4007
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• 2016

Long interspersed elements-1s (LINE-1s) are dispersed all over the human genome. There is evidence that hypomethylation of LINE-1s and levels of sex steroids regulate gene expression leading to cancer development. Here, we compared mRNA levels of genes containing an intragenic LINE-1 in breast cancer cells treated with various sex steroids from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), with the gene expression database using chi-square analysis (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo). We evaluated whether sex steroids influence expression of genes containing an intragenic LINE-1. Three sex steroids at various concentrations, 1 and 10 nM estradiol (E2), 10 nM progesterone (PG) and 10 nM androgen (AN), were assessed. In breast cancer cells treated with 1 or 10 nM E2, a significant percentage of genes containing an intragenic LINE-1 were down-regulated. A highly significant percentage of E2-regulated genes containing an intragenic LINE-1 was down-regulated in cells treated with 1 nM E2 for 3 hours (p<3.70E-25; OR=1.91; 95% CI=2.16-1.69). Similarly, high percentages of PG or AN-regulated genes containing an intragenic LINE-1 wwere also down-regulated in cells treated with 10 nM PG or 10 nM AN for 16 hr (p=9.53E-06; OR=1.65; 95% CI=2.06-1.32 and p=3.81E-14; OR=2.01; 95% CI=2.42-1.67). Interestingly, a significant percentage of AN-regulated genes containing an intragenic LINE-1 was up-regulated in cells treated with 10 nM AN for 16 hr (p=4.03E-02; OR=1.40; 95% CI=1.95-1.01). These findings suggest that intragenic LINE-1s may play roles in sex steroid mediated gene expression in breast cancer cells, which could have significant implications for the development and progression of sex steroid-dependent cancers.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.379-388
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• 1991

이핵성 네자리 Schiff base cobalt(II) 착물로서 [Co(II)$_2$(SMPD)$_2$(L)$_2$] 및 [Co(II)$_2$(SPPD)$_2$(L)$_2$](L ; Py, DMSO, 및 DMF)들을 합성하여 원소분석, IR-spectrum 및 T. G. A을 측정하여 이핵성임을 확인하였다. 지지전해질로서 0.1M-TEAP을 포함한 비수용매(Py, DMSO 및 DMF)인 10 mM-착물용액에서 순환전압전류법과 DPP법으로 전기화학적 성질을 측정한 결과 일핵성인 Co(II)(SOPD)(L)$_2$는 일전자의 확산지배적인 두 단계 환원과정이 0.1 M TEAP-Py와 0.1 M TEAP-DMSO 용액에서는 가역 및 준가역적으로 일어나지만, 이핵성인 [Co(II)$_2$(SMPD)$_2$(L)$_2$] and [Co(II)$_2$(SPPD)$_2$(L)$_2$] 착물들은 비수용매에서 일전자의 확산지배적이고, 비가역적 네단계 환원과정이 Co(III)$_2\;{\longrightarrow^e}$ Co(III)Co(II) ${\longrightarrow^e}$ Co(II)$_2\;{\longrightarrow^e}$ Co(II)Co(I) ${\longrightarrow^e}$ Co(I)$_2$으로 일어남을 알았다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.1686-1694
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• 2019

Objective: Lignin plays a relevant role in the inhibition of cell wall (CW) structural carbohydrate degradation. Thus, obtaining accurate estimates of the lignin content in tropical plants is important in order to properly characterize the mechanism of lignin action on CW degradation. Comparing conflicting results between the different methods available for commercial use will bring insight on the subject. This way, providing data to better understand the relationship between lignin concentration and implications with tropical forage degradation. Methods: Five grass species, Brachiaria brizantha cv $Marand{\acute{u}}$, Brachiaria brizantha cv $Xara{\acute{e}}s$(MG-5), Panicum maximum cv Mombaça, Pennisetum purpureum cv Cameroon, and Pennisetum purpureum cv Napier, were harvested at five maturity stages. Acid detergent lignin (ADL), Klason lignin (KL), acetyl bromide lignin (ABL), and permanganate lignin (PerL) were measured on all species. Lignin concentration was correlated with in vitro degradability. Results: Highly significant effects for maturity, lignin method and their interaction on lignin content were observed. The ADL, KL and ABL methods had similar negative correlations with degradability. The PerL method failed to reliably estimate the degradability of tropical grasses, possibly due to interference of other substances potentially soluble in the $KMnO_4$ solution. Conclusion: ADL and KL methods use strong acid ($H_2SO_4$) and require determination of ash and N content in the lignin residues, therefore, increasing time and cost of analysis. The ABL method has no need for such corrections and is a fast and a convenient method for determination of total lignin content in plants, thus, it may be a good option for routine laboratory analysis.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.501-514
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• 2022

This study aimed to investigate the effects and potential mechanisms of Chikusetsusaponin V (CsV) on endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and vascular endothelial cell functions. Different concentrations of CsV were added to animal models, bovine aorta endothelial cells (BAECs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) cultured in vitro. qPCR, Western blotting (WB), and B ultrasound were performed to explore the effects of CsV on mouse endothelial cell functions, vascular stiffness and cellular eNOS mRNA, protein expression and NO release. Bioinformatics analysis, network pharmacology, molecular docking and protein mass spectrometry analysis were conducted to jointly predict the upstream transcription factors of eNOS. Furthermore, pulldown and ChIP and dual luciferase assays were employed for subsequent verification. At the presence or absence of CsV stimulation, either overexpression or knockdown of purine rich element binding protein A (PURA) was conducted, and PCR assay was employed to detect PURA and eNOS mRNA expressions, Western blot was used to detect PURA and eNOS protein expressions, cell NO release and serum NO levels. Tube formation experiment was conducted to detect the tube forming capability of HUVECs cells. The animal vasodilation function test detected the vasodilation functions. Ultrasonic detection was performed to determine the mouse aortic arch pulse wave velocity to identify aortic stiffness. CsV stimulus on bovine aortic cells revealed that CsV could upregulate eNOS protein levels in vascular endothelial cells in a concentration and time dependent manner. The expression levels of eNOS mRNA and phosphorylation sites Ser1177, Ser633 and Thr495 increased significantly after CsV stimulation. Meanwhile, CsV could also enhance the tube forming capability of HUVECs cells. Following the mice were gavaged using CsV, the eNOS protein level of mouse aortic endothelial cells was upregulated in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, and serum NO release and vasodilation ability were simultaneously elevated whereas arterial stiffness was alleviated. The pulldown, ChIP and dual luciferase assays demonstrated that PURA could bind to the eNOS promoter and facilitate the transcription of eNOS. Under the conditions of presence or absence of CsV stimulation, overexpression or knockdown of PURA indicated that the effect of CsV on vascular endothelial function and eNOS was weakened following PURA gene silence, whereas overexpression of PURA gene could enhance the effect of CsV upregulating eNOS expression. CsV could promote NO release from endothelial cells by upregulating the expression of PURA/eNOS pathway, improve endothelial cell functions, enhance vasodilation capability, and alleviate vessel stiffness. The present study plays a role in offering a theoretical basis for the development and application of CsV in vascular function improvement, and it also provides a more comprehensive understanding of the pharmacodynamics of CsV.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.515-521
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• 2015

SymMerge 알고리즘은 두 입력수열 u와 v ($\left|u \right|=m$, $\left|v \right|=n$, $m{\leq}n$)에 대한 효율적 병합 알고리즘이다. SymMerge 알고리즘의 비교횟수와 관련한 복잡도 분석을 하고자 하며 지금까지의 복잡도 분석은 복잡도의 상계값을 찾으므로 점근적 계산방법을 통해 이루어졌다. 이 논문에서는 지금까지의 분석방법과는 달리 SymMerge 알고리즘의 대표적 두 special case에 해당하는 "Symmetric case"와 "Maximum spanning case"에 있어서 병합을 위해 요구되는 정확한 비교횟수를 즉 비교횟수의 최소상계 값을 계산해 보이고자 한다. "Symmetric case"의 경우 사이즈 $m=2^k,\;n=2^l,l{\geq}k$인 임의의 입력수열에 대해 SymMerge 알고리즘이 필요로 하는 비교횟수는 정확하게 $m\;log\frac{n}{m}+4m-logm-3$ 이고 "Maximum spanning case"의 경우 사이즈 $m=2^k,n=2^m-m$ 인 임의의 입력수열에 대해 SymMerge 알고리즘이 필요로 하는 비교횟수는 정확하게 $\frac{1}{2}m^2+(m+1)logm-\frac{3}{2}m+2$ 임을 계산해 보인다. 추가로 이들 두 special case에 있어서 요구되는 비교횟수가 재귀적 함수에 의해 정의될 수 있음을 보인다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2023

본 연구의 목적은 한국의 금정산 얼레지(Erythronium japonicum) 집단의 지리적 분포에 따른 공간적 분석을 기술한 것이다. 얼레지의 공간적 양상은 Neatest Neighbor Rule, 분산 척도에 의한 다양한 플롯 크기에 따른 집단 응집, 그리고 공간적 상관관계로 분석하였다. 교란된 프롯은 5 m × 5 m 내에서 응집되었다. 얼레지의 대부분 자연 플롯은 산림 군락에서 일정하게 분포되어 있었다. 얼레지의 이웃 패치는 평균 약 7.5 m 에서 10 m 사이에서 이격되어 있었다. 얼레지 자연집단이 인간의 활동으로 교란되었다면 7.5 m~10 m 거리보다 짧은 크기에서 발생한다. 패치 지표(patchiness index, PAI)에 근거한 모리시타 지표(Morisita index, IM)는 금정산 서쪽 사면은 2.5 m × 5 m 플롯이었고 남쪽사면은 5 m × 5 m 이내에 나타났다. 금정산의 서쪽에서 패치 크기가 2.5 m × 5 m 방형구일 때 클러스터는 식물이 가진 종의 특성과 환경적 요인에 의해 결정되었다. 금정산 얼레지 집단은 Moran's I 값의 비교에서 로지스트 회귀로 분석었고, 거리에 의한 격리가 각 개체의 분산에 높은 유의성을 가지고 설명되었다.

• 한국컴퓨터산업학회논문지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.199-204
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• 2006

지금까지의 많은 모바일 전자상거래 프로토콜들은 비정형화된 설계 및 검증 방법을 통해 개발되었다. 그 결과 유.무선 네트워크 분야에서 보안상 안전하다고 여겨왔던 많은 프로토콜들의 보안 취약점들이 하나둘씩 발견되어오고 있다. 현재, 스마트 카드의 확산과 더불어 CEPS 전자상거래 표준을 이용한 모바일 전자상거래 영역이 큰 각광을 받고 있다. 본 논문에서는 정형적 검증 방법을 이용한 전자상거래 프로토콜의 보안성 분석을 위한 방법에 대해 기술하고, CEPS에서 정의한 구매 프로토콜의 보안 취약점을 분석한다. 마지막으로 구매 프로토콜의 보안 취약점을 해결하기 위한 방안에 대해 언급한다.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.61-81
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• 2024

eCall은 교통사고 발생 시 긴급구난 기관과 현장상황을 정확하게 파악할 수 있는 사고정보를 연계하여 교통사고 피해자를 신속하게 구조·구급하도록 지원하는 시스템을 말한다. 본 논문의 목적은 국내 긴급구난 기관의 요구사항을 반영한 한국형 eCall 시스템을 개발하고 통합실증을 통해 기대효과를 분석하는 것이다. 통합실증은 전국을 대상으로 진행되었고, 통합실증 결과 eCall IVS와 센터 간 통신성공율은 99.25%, 위치정보 평균 오차는 1.2 m로 측정되었다. 특히, 위치정보 평균 오차는 방송통신위원회의 국내 긴급구조 위치정보 품질 측정 결과인 21.6 m 보다 우수한 것을 확인할 수 있었다. eCall 시스템이 도입 시 교통사고 발생부터 병원도착까지 시간은 고속도로는 3분 38초, 일반도로는 1분 22초 단축 가능하다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이를 2005년부터 2022까지의 교통사고 사망자에 적용한 결과 교통사고 사망자 수는 82,662명, 사회적 비용은 약1,026,100천달러가 감소되는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2004

Nickel(II) compounds are carcinogenic metals which induce genotoxicity and oxidative stress through the generation of reactive oxygen species. In search of new molecular pathways toward understanding the molecular mechanism of nickel(II)-induced carcinogensis, we performed mRNA differential display analysis using total RNA extracted from nickel(II) acetate-treated normal rat kidney cells (NRK-52E). Cells were exposed for 3 days to 160 and 240 uM nickel(II) concentrations. cDNAs corresponding to mRNAs for which expression levels were altered by nickel(II) were isolated, sequenced, and followed by a GenBank Blast homology search. Specificity of differential expression of cDNAs was determined by RT-PCR and Western blot analysis. Two of them (SH3BGRL3 and FHIT) were down-regulated and one (metallothionein) was up-regulated by nickel(II) treatment. The expression of these mRNAs were nickel(II) concentration-dependent. The levels of FHIT and metallothionein proteins were also consistent with the results for mRNAs. Overall, although the fundamental questions related to function of these genes in nickel(II)-mediated carcinogenicity are not answered, our study suggests that they can be interesting candidates for studies of molecular mechanisms of nickel(II) carcinogenesis.