• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2001

In the present study, the locomotor and feeding activities of single red sea bream, Pagrus major were simultaneously investigated to examine the existence of such dual behaviour. Seven red sea bream of 13cm body length on average were placed individually in 35L tanks equipped with an infrared sensor and a newly developed demand-feeding device. Fish were exposed to a light: dark 12: 12h cycle and constant darkness (DD) to study endogenous rhythmicity. Under LD 12: 12 h, the daily pattern of behaviour differed between individual fish; some red sea bream were diurnal and others were nocturnal. Futhermore, some of them displayed an extraordinary flexibility in phasing because they were dark active but light feeding, and vice versa. Under DD, red sea bream showed free-running rhythms for locomotor activity and feeding. These results indicate that the type of phasing of locomotor activity did not necessarily decide the feeding phase; much of this is explained by the fact that red sea bream were demand-fed. Flexibility in phasing and a certain degree of independence between locomotor and feeding activities could be seen as an adaptative response of the highly adaptable circadian rhythms of fish.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2014

A 'circadian rhythm' is a self-sustained biological rhythm (cycle) that repeats itself approximately every 24 hours. Circadian rhythms are generated by an internal clock, or pacemaker, and persist even in the absence of environmental time cues, collectively termed 'zeitgebers.' Although organisms generate circadian rhythms internally, they are entrained by environmental stimuli, particularly the light-dark cycle. Measurement of the endogenous melatonin rhythm provides relatively reliable surrogate way of assessing the timing of the internal circadian clock. Also, core body temperature and cortisol can be used as markers of circadian rhythms. The sleep-wake cycle, body temperature, and melatonin rhythm have a stable internal phase relationship in humans and other diurnal species. They play an important role in controlling daily behavioral rhythms including task performance, blood pressure, and synthesis and secretion of several hormones. In this review, we address not only the properties, methods of measurement, and markers of circadian rhythms, but also the physiological and psychological importance of human circadian rhythms.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2002

Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) were collected on April, 1999 and March­September, 2000 from Goseung Bay along the southern coast of Korea. The oysters tested cp;;ected from a depth of 0.5-2 m in which they cultured by a long line hanging method. The oxygen consumption rates (OCR) of oysters held under constant temperature and darkness (CC), were determined using an automatic intermittent-flow-respirometer (AIFR). Depending on holding periods after oyster collection, the experiments were divided into two groups: Group 7-d (held to ambient temperature for ca. 7 days) and Group 2l-d (held to ambient temperature for ca. 21 days). The OCR for Group 7-d single oyster displayed two peaks every day under CC, while Group 2l-d single oyster showed one peak every day. It is likely that the rhythmic patterns 02.6-12.8 hours) of the OCR in the Group 7-d single oyster may have been influenced by tidal currents at the sampling site. The rhythmic patterns (24.3-24.7 hours) in the Group 2l-d single oyster may have been shifted from two peaks to one peak each day under CC. The present study concludes that the OCR rhythm of wild oysters in nature is governed by two lunar-day clocks (24.8 hours); one driving one peak and the other driving the second peak. When oysters are subjected to the long-term CC conditions, one of the two-clock systems is depressed or only intermittently becomes active. Jpwever. the OCR rhythms by two to three oysters occurred arrhythmic patterns during the experiments and exhibited some evidence of weak rhythmicity of compared to those of a single oyster. It could be partly due to differences group effects.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2002

Plasma melatonin, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and body temperature were measured simultaneously and continuously before and after the sleep-wake cycle was shifted in 4 healthy males and changes in the circadian rhythm itself and in the phase relationship among these circadian rhythms were determined. Normal sleep-wake cycle (sleep hours: 2300-0700) was delayed by 10 h (sleep hours: 0900-1700) during the experiment. Even after this shift the typical melatonin rhythm was maintained: low during daytime and high during night. The melatonin rhythm was gradually delayed day by day. The TSH rhythm was also maintained fundamentally during 3 consecutive days of altered sleep-wake cycle. The phase was also delayed gradually but remarkably. The daily rhythm of body temperature was changed by the alteration of sleep-wake cycle. The body temperature began to decrease at the similar clock time as in the control but the decline during night awake period was less steep and the lowered body temperature persisted during sleep. The hormonal profiles during the days of shifted sleep/wake cycle suggest that plasma melatonin and TSH rhythms are basically regulated by an endogenous biological clock. The parallel phase shift of melatonin and TSH upon the change in sleep-wake cycle suggests that a common unitary pacemaker probably regulates these two rhythms. The reversal phase relationship between body temperature and melatonin suggests that melatonin may have a hypothermic effect on body temperature. The altered body temperature rhythm suggests that the awake status during night may inhibit the circadian decrease in body temperature and that sleep sustains the lowered body temperature. It is probable but uncertain that there ave causal relationships among sleep, melatonin, TSH, and body temperature.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 1997

Leaf movements in nyctinastic plants are produced by changes in the turgor of extensor and flexor cells, collectively called motor cells, in opposing regions of the leaf movement organ, the pulvinus. In Samanea saman, a tropical tree of the legume family, extensor cells shrink and flexor cells swell to bend the pulvinus and fold the leaf at night, whereas extensor cells swell and flexor cells shrink to straighten the pulvinus and extend the leaf in the daytime. These changes are caused by ion fluxes primarily of potassium and chloride, across the plasma membrane of the motor cells. These ion fluxes are regulated by exogenous light signals and an endogenous biolgical clock. Inward-directed K$^+$ channels are closed in extensor and open in flexor cells in the dark period, while these channels are open in extensor and closed in flexor cells in the light period. Blue light opens the closed K$^+$ channels in extensor and closes the open them in flexor cells during darkness. Illumination of red light followed by darkness induces to open the closed K$^+$ channels in flexor and to close the open K$^+$ channels in extensor cells in the light. The dynamics of K$^+$ channels in motor cells that are controlled by light signals are consistent with the behavior of the pulvini in intact plants. Therefore, these cell types are an attractive model system to elucidate regulations of ion transports and their signal transduction pathways in plants. This review is focused on light-controlled ion movements and regulatory mechanisms involved in phosphoinositide signaling in leaf movements in nyctinastic plants.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.417-422
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• 2009

Mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) are known to get activated during various stress signals and transduce the message from the cell membrane to the nucleus for appropriate cellular reorganization. Though, a certain basal activity of MAPK is often observed in the control plants. Prolonged exposure of rice plants to lowered or elevated temperature exhibited a rhythm in the activation of MAPKs. We analyzed existence of a possible endogenous rhythm in the activity of MAPKs in rice plants. The plants growing at constant temperature entrained in 16/8 h day-night cycle showed diurnal rhythm in activity. When the activation of MAPK was tested under continuous conditions by shifting plants to continuous darkness for a period of 72 h, the periodic rhythm persisted and followed a circadian pattern. Analysis of the transcripts of group A, B and C members of MAPKs under above conditions by quantitative real time PCR revealed that the members of group C exhibit periodic rhythm. Our data indicates that the MAP kinase activity in rice follows rhythmic expression in a circadian manner.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2008

We characterized the human endogenous retrovirus (HERV-W) family in humans and primates. In silico expression data indicated that 22 complete HERV-W families from human chromosomes 1-3, 5-8, 10-12, 15, 19, and X are randomly expressed in various tissues. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis of the HERV-W env gene derived from human chromosome 7q21.2 indicated predominant expression in the human placenta. Several copies of repeat sequences (SINE, LINE, LTR, simple repeat) were detected within the complete or processed pseudo HERV-W of the human, chimpanzee, and rhesus monkey. Compared to other regions (5'LTR, Gag, Gag-Pol, Env, 3'LTR), the repeat family has been mainly integrated into the region spanning the 5'LTRs of Gag (1398 bp) and Pol (3242 bp). FISH detected the HERV-W probe (fosWE1) derived from a gorilla fosmid library in the metaphase chromosomes of all primates (five hominoids, three Old World monkeys, two New World monkeys, and one prosimian), but not in Tupaia. This finding was supported by molecular clock and phylogeny data using the divergence values of the complete HERV-W LTR elements. The data suggested that the HERV-W family was integrated into the primate genome approximately 63 million years (Myr) ago, and evolved independently during the course of primate radiation.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.251-264
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• 1994

패독발생의 원인규명을 위한 모니터링의 일환으로 원인생물의 출현과 휴면포자의 발아에 의한 현장 개체군의 유입가능성을 조사하기 위하여 1993년 9월부터 진해만을 중심으로 Alexandrium속의 발생현황, 원인생물의 잠재력을 제공하는 저질중의 휴면포자의 분포 및 실내 발아율을 조사하였다. 만내의 조사된 모든 정점에서 1월부터 Alexandrium속이 출현하여 대곡리 정점(칠천도)에서 3월에 533 개체/l의 최고치를 보였으며, 다른 지점에서는 100개체 이하를 나타냈으나 수온상승기인 4월에는 출현량이 감소하였다. 저질중의 Alexandrium속 휴면포자의 분포밀도는 채집한 정점간의 차이가 많아 100-800 개체/$cm^3$의 밀도를 보였으나, 채집지역의 저질상부층$(0\~4cm)$에서 $700\~800$ 개체/$cm^3$의 분포 지점이 많았다 휴면포자의 발아율은 수정리 정점에서 1월$(72.5\%)$, 4월$(68.0\%)$, 7월$(44\%)$ 및 10월$(9.0\%)$ 순으로 채집 계절에 따른 차이를 나타냈으며, 1월 채집한 만내의 다른 2 정점의 휴면포자도 $71\~97|%$의 높은 발아율을 보였다. 한편, 수심이 얕은 다대포 지점의 휴면포자는 6월$(86.5\%)$과 10월$(70.0\%)$에도 높은 발아율을 보여 진해만의 각 지점과는 대조적인 결과를 보였다. 이상의 결과로부터 Alexandrium속 휴면포자의 발아는 지역환경에 따라 차이를 보일 수 있으며 비교적 수심이 깊은 지역에서는 온도 등의 환경요인의 변동 외에 내재적 발아리듬의 영향이 클 것으로 추정되었다. 따라서 진해만에서는 저수온기일지라도 휴면포자의 발아에 의한 Alexandrium속의 출현이 놀게 나타나며, 이 지역의 패독발생의 원인생물로 기여할 가능성이 높은 것으로 시사되었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.1063-1071
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• 1997

연구배경 : 스테로이드제제는 기관지 천식 및 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환 환자치료에 매우 효과적으로 항염작용, 기관지내 과민반응 억제 및 기타 면역학적인 기전으로 작용한다. 그러나 부신피질 기능억제, 쿠싱 증후군, 골다공증 등의 전신적 부작용으로 인해 그 사용 범위가 제한되어 왔다. 1970년대 초반부터 고도의 국소적 작용을 갖는 흡입성 스테로이드제제가 천식 치료에 활발히 이용되고 있으나 이 약물 투여에 따른 기저 코티솔 농도에 미치는 영향에 대해서는 아직도 논란이 많다. 이에 저자들은 최근에 개발된 강력한 흡입성 스테로이드제제인 fluticasone propionate의 시상하부-뇌하수체-부 신축에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 기관지천식과 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환 환자를 대상으로 하여, 단기간 투여용량에 따른 fluticasone propionate의 기저 코티솔 농도에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. 방 법 : 1993년 7월부터 1997 년 3월까지 전북대학교 병원 내과에 입원치료한 기관지 천식과 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환환자를 대상으로 하였다. 환자는 흡입성 fluticasone propionate 투여전 최소한 10일 동안 어떠한 종류의 스테로이드도 투여하지 않았고, 치료기간 12일 동안 하루에 $500{\mu}g$과 $1000{\mu}g$을 Metered Dose Inhahler(MDI) 방법으로 투여하였다. Fluticasone propionate의 투여전과 투여후 3일, 6일, 9일 및 12일째 오전 8시에 혈철 코티솔을 측정하였고, 이와 동시에 24시간 소변을 채취하여 요중 유리 코티솔 농도를측 정하였다. 결 과 : $500{\mu}g$/day 투여군에서는 투여하기 전의 혈철 및 24시간 요중 유리 코티솔 농도는 투여기간 및 투여 후와 비교시 변화를 보이지 않았다. $1000{\mu}g$/day 투여군에서는 혈철 코티솔 농도는 투여 9일 그리고 12일째 (p<0.05). 24시간 요중 유리 코티솔 농도는 투여 3일 그리고 12일째 유의있는 감소(p<0.05)를 보였으며, 전반적으로 투여전과 비교시 투여기간에 따른 혈청 및 24시간 요중 유리 코티솔 농도의 감소를 보였다. 결 론 : 이상의 결과로, 단기간 하루 $500{\mu}g$의 fluticasone propionate 투여는 내인성 코르티솔 생산에 영향을 주지 않지만, 하루 $1000{\mu}g$의 fluticasone propionate투여는 내인성 코리티솔 생산에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.888-899
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• 1995

연구배경: 경구 및 주사용 스테로이드 제제는 기관지 천식 치료제로서 중요한 역할을 하여 왔으나 그 부작용 때문에 사용이 제한되어, 근래에는 부작용이 적은 흡입성 스테로이드제제인 Beclomethasone dipropionate나 Budesonide 등이 개발되어 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기관지 천식 환자와 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환 환자에서 흡입성 스테로이드 제제인 Beclomethasone과 Budesonide을 투여하여 투여하여 용량과 투여방법에 따라 기저 코르티솔 농도에 미치는 영향에 대해서 연구하였다. 방법: 대상은 1989년 3월부터 1994년 2월까지 전북대학교 병원 내과에 입원해 치료받은 44명으로 흡입성 스테로이드 제제를 투여하기전 10일 동안은 어떠한 종류의 스테로이드도 복용하지 않도록 한후 12일 동안 $800\;{\mu}g/day$ 또는 $1,600\;{\mu}g/day$를 흡입 투여하였다. Budesonide는 metered dose inhaler(MDI)나 MDI에 large spacing device를 부착해 흡입하였고 Beclomethasone은 diskhaler로 흡입하였으며, 투여 중단후 6일간은 어떠한 종류의 스테로이드도 복용치 않았다. 혈청 코르티솔과 24시간 요중 코르티솔농도를 투여전(O일)과 투여 3, 6, 9, 12일째 그리고 투씩 중단 6일후인 18일째 측정하여 다음과 같은 성적을 얻었다. 결과: 1) Beclomethasone과 Budesonide치료는 용량에 따라 코르티솔의 내인성 생산을 감소시켰으며, $1,600\;{\mu}g$ 투여할때의 Budesonide제제가 Beclomethasone제제보다 코르티솔의 생산을 더욱 억제시켰다. 2) MDI로 Budesonide를 투여한 군에서 MDI에 large spacing device를 부착해 투여한 군 보다 내인성 코르티솔생산을 더 억제시켰다. 결론: 이상의 성적으로 흡입성 스테로이드는 투여제제 용량과 투여방법에 따라 내인성 코르티솔의 생산에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 사료된다.