• Toxicological Research
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2003

A teratogenic study of dimethyl dimethoxy biphenylate derivative (DDB-S) was carried out on Sprague-Dawley rats. DDB-S dissolved in saline was administered to male and female rats by intravenously injection at daily doses of 50 mg/kg, 75 mg/kg, and 100 mg/kg. A half of dams were sacrificed at 20th day of gestation to scrutinize the pregnant performances and fetal development. And the remaining dams were allowed to deliver. The growth, reflex, behaviour and reproductive function of F1 offsprings were examined. There was no treatment-related difference in body weight, food consumption and necropsy findings of dams. No gross, skeletal and visceral abnormalities was observed in F1 fetuses from dams treated with DDB-S. F1 offsprings did not show any treatment-related difference in growth, reflex, behaviour and reproductive performance. At caesarean section of F1 dams, no growth retardation and gross abnormality was observed in F2 fetuses. In conclusion, DDB-S did not show any potential teratogenic effect in rats.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.680-687
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• 2017

미생물을 이용한 천연물 발효 시 유용생리활성 증가가 보고된 바, 천년초(Opuntia humifusa; OH)를 Lactobacillus plantarum 을 이용하여 발효시켰으며(fermented Opuntia humifusa; fOH), fOH 의 비만 억제 효과를 확인하기 위해 45%Kcal 고지방식이(HFD)로 비만을 유도하였다. 이 전의 동물실험에 근거하여 OH 400 mg/kg 농도로 처리하였으며, fOH 는 최고 농도 400 mg/kg을 비롯하여 200, 100 mg/kg으로 처리하였다. 지속적인 HFD 공급으로 HFD 대조군에서는 체중, 복부지방 밀도, 난소주위 축적 지방 및 복부 축적 지방량 등이 증가하였으나, fOH 400, 200 mg/kg 처리군에서는 이들 비만인자들이 모두 유의적으로 감소하였다. fOH 100 mg/kg 처리 된 HFD 마우스는 OH 400 mg/kg 처리 마우스에 비해 의미 있는 억제 효과가 나타나지 않았다. 이는 OH에 비해 L. plantarum 로 발효된 fOH가 HFD공급 마우스에서 항비만 효과를 상승시키는 것으로 보인다. 추가적으로 2형 당뇨병 및 관련 합병증으로 확대하여 비만, 고지질혈증, 간지방증, 신장 기능 등을 이용하여 억제 기작 연구가 진행되면 대사증후군을 위한 새로운 강력한 치료제로서의 제안될 가능성이 있다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.550-554
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• 2020

이 연구의 목적은 시험관내 TCD (테스토스테론 화합물 검출) 시스템으로 8개 한약재의 테스토스테론 유사 활성을 검색하는 것이었다. 녹각상, 백수오, 야관문, 홍삼, 토령, 민들레, 남가세, 호로파의 열수 추출물과 80% 에탄올 추출물을 5, 50, 500 ㎍/ml의 농도로 in vitro TCD 시스템에 적용하였다. 80% 에탄올 추출물의 테스토스테론 유사 활성은 일반적으로 농도에 비례하였고, 음성대조군보다 0.9 내지 5.0 배 더 높았다. 호로파와 야관문은 동일한 농도에서 우수한 테스토스테론 유사 활성을 보였으며 민들레와 홍삼이 그 뒤를 이었다. 토령과 남가세는 낮은 테스토스테론 유사 활성을 보였으며 녹각상과 백수오는 매우 낮은 활성을 나타냈다. 양성대조군 5α-DHT의 활성과 비교하면, 호로파 및 야관문의 80% 에탄올 추출물은 500 ㎍/ml에서 10^-8 M 5α-DHT보다 높은 테스토스테론 유사 활성을 나타냈다. 열수 추출물은 80% 에탄올 추출물보다 낮은 테스토스테론 유사 활성을 보였고, 농도에 따른 활성의 증가도 에탄올 추출물보다 낮았다. 호로파, 야관문 및 민들레 등의 80% 에탄올 추출물이 테스토스테론 관련 유전자의 전사 효율을 향상시킬 수 있음이 확인되었다. 따라서, 본 연구는 남성 갱년기 증상의 개선에 필요한 건강 기능성 식품 재료 또는 의약 재료를 개발하는 데 참고가 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1311-1318
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• 2015

본 연구는 9월과 11월에 수확한 영귤 미성숙과와 성숙과의 항산화 및 항당뇨 활성을 비교하였다. 총 폴리페놀, 플라보노이드 및 카로티노이드 함량을 분석한 결과 모두 성숙과의 함량이 높았다. 항산화 활성을 DPPH radical, hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide 소거능, 금속 결합능 및 환원력으로 평가하고 이를 EC₅₀으로 나타낸 결과 금속 결합능을 제외하고 성숙과의 활성이 유의적으로 높았다. α-Glucosidase 저해 활성을 통해 항당뇨 활성을 확인한 결과 성숙과가 높은 저해도를 나타내었다. 이를 통해 출하 시기를 놓친 영귤 성숙과도 건강기능식품 및 의약품 소재로 개발 가능성이 있다고 판단되며 이를 활용하기 위한 추가적인 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.110-116
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• 2012

누룩은 탁주와 약주의 제조를 위한 당화효소와 알코올발효를 위한 미생물의 공급원으로서 제품의 맛과 품질을 결정하는 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서는 산성누룩의 세균과 진균의 다양성을 조사하기 위해 순수분리 종과 16S 및 28S rRNA gene를 대상으로 한 PCR-DGGE를 이용한 분석을 수행하였다. 누룩 내 세균의 수는 $2.7{\times}10^9$ CFU/g이었으며 순수분리와 PCR-DGGE 분석에서 우점종은 Kocuria spp., Pantoea spp., Lactobacillus spp., Pediococcous spp., Weissella spp., Staphylococcus spp. 그 외 endophytic bacterium, uncultured gamma-proteobacteria, uncultured Cyanobacteria와 Actinobacteria였다. PCR-DGGE profile에서 주된 우점종은 Pediococcous pentosaceus와 uncultured Cyanobacteria 이었다. 누룩 내 진균의 수는 $3.5{\times}10^8$ CFU/g이었으며 순수분리와 PCR-DGGE 분석에서 우점종은 Trichomonascus spp., Pichia spp., Torulaspora spp., Wickerhamomyces spp., Sacharomycopsis spp., Lichtheimia spp., Mucor spp., Rhizopus spp., Aspergillus spp., Cladosporium spp.였다. PCR-DGGE profile에서 주된 우점종은 Pichia kudriavzevii와 Aspergillus oryzae이었다. PCR-DGGE 기술은 본 연구에서 누룩의 미생물군집을 평가하기 위해 처음으로 사용되었으며 미생물 다양성을 설명하는 데 효과적임을 입증하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1455-1463
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• 2006

Effects of different levels of molasses in a concentrate supplement on milk yield of cows grazing Setaria grass pastures were investigated. Thirty Friesian cows, 6-7 years old with mean pre-experimental body weight of $428{\pm}6.5$ kg, in early stage of lactation were randomly allotted to five dietary treatments in a completely randomized design experiment that lasted for 126 days. Experimental dietary treatments were forage alone and forage/concentrate mixtures with molasses included at 0, 5, 10 or 15% levels designated as $T_1$, $T_2$, $T_3$, $T_4$ and $T_5$, respectively. The parameters studied were voluntary dry matter (DM) intake, average daily live weight change (LWC), milk yield, body condition score (BCS) and apparent nutrient digestibility coefficients. The DM and energy contents of Setaria grass were low compared to the concentrate diets. Fibre fractions-NDF, ADF, ADL, hemicellulose and cellulose; and gross energy were higher in concentrate mixtures than in the forage. Total DM intake (forage+concentrate mixtures) was significantly higher (p<0.001) in cows on the concentrate mixtures. LWC was not significantly different (p>0.05) between the cows. Average milk yields were significantly different (p<0.05) between cows. Fat corrected milk (FCM) was similar among cows in the treatments. BCS was better (p<0.001) in cows on concentrate mixtures. Digestibilities of DM, CP, NDF, ADF, ADL, OM, and energy were significantly higher (p<0.001) in cows on $T_2$, $T_3$, $T_4$ and $T_5$ than in those on $T_1$. There were no significant differences in the digestibility of DM, CP, NDF, ADF and ADL (p>0.001) in cows on concentrate mixtures. This study therefore demonstrated that lactating dairy cows in Fiji need a level of readily fermented energy source such as molasses in their diets; however, a level above 10% is not nutritionally suitable for lactating dairy cows. Based on data on production parameters-milk yield, fat corrected milk, body condition score and apparent nutrient digestibility coefficients-molasses levels that range between 5-10% are recommended, however, 10% is the best and therefore recommended for inclusion in the concentrate mixture of lactating dairy cows on a basal diet of Setaria sphacelata in Fiji.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.3841-3850
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• 2012

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the knowledge and perceptions of Malaysian tradition healers towards cancer and cancer prevention. Methodology: A total of 25 participants agreed to participate in this qualitative study during the period from $20^{th}$ July 2011 until $24^{th}$ of September 2011. The proposal of this study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Management and Science University (MSU). Once the participant agreed to be interviewed, date, time and place of the interviews were determined. Consent form was obtained from participants before the interview began. Participants were briefed about the study and its purpose, and after asking their permissions, their replies were recorded. The data was organized into themes and analyzed manually. Results: Twenty-five Malaysian traditional healers participated in this qualitative study. The age of participants ranged between 26 to 78 years old. The majority were in the age group of 31-60 years old, male, Chinese, degree holders with a monthly income ranging from 1,000-5,000 Ringgit Malaysia (RM) and were married (56%, 80%, 48%, 52%, 68%, 84% respectively). The majority defined cancer as having high cholesterol or abscess accumulation. A few of them defined cancer as a type of cell growth. The majority mentioned that food and unhealthy lifestyles are the primary causes of cancer. Surprisingly some of them mentioned that cancer is caused by interference by ghosts. Regarding the diagnosis of cancer, the majority mentioned that they refer their patients to modern physicians' medical report when it comes to diagnosing or treating patients with cancer. The most common cancers that many patients came to seek treatment were breast cancers, followed by colon cancers, liver and lung cancers. Conclusions: Despite good knowledgeabout the causes of cancer among traditional healers, misconceptions still exist. Insufficient knowledge about the definition of cancer was noted among the traditional healers. This urges immediate action by the Ministry of Health of Malaysia to set up a strict regulation and regular monitoring of the traditional healers nationally. Traditional and Complementary Medicine may be integrated into the healthcare system and need to have sustained cooperation for the benefit of patients since about 80% of patients use traditional medicines.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.176-189
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of clinical nutrition services at various medical centers in Seoul, Korea. A questionnaire was distributed to the departments of nutrition at 44 hospitals in Seoul on July 2009. Nutritional screening carried out at a rate of 59.1% at the medical centers, and a significant difference was found according to the type of center, from 100% in tertiary hospitals to 18.8% in normal hospitals. On annual average, the numbers of inpatients, inpatients for malnutritional screening, inpatients with malnutrition, and inpatients for malnutrition management were 15,169.5, 10,870.9, 2,224.8, and 1,546.2, respectively. On average the group nutrition education was done 36.1 times/year for diabetes, 8.2 times/year for cancer, and 1.9 times/year for renal disease, and the numbers of participants 423.1, 95.1, and 31.5, respectively. On average the individual nutrition education of inpatients with diabetes was done 135.4 times/year for ordered-type, and 119.3 times/year for unordered-type, 106.2 times/year for paid-type, and 148.5 times/year for unpaid-type. The mean fee for education and counseling was the highest for peritoneal dialysis (73,090.9 won) but the lowest for heart disease (23,609.1 won). On average the individual nutrition education of outpatients with diabetes was done 234.6 times/year for ordered-type, and 2.5 times/year for unordered-type, 204.4 times/year for paid-type, and 32.7 times/year for unpaid-type. The mean fee for education and counseling was also the highest for peritoneal dialysis (63,500.0 won) but the lowest for heart disease (21,336.4 won). To implement more effective clinical nutrition service, a national medical insurance imbursement policy should be urgently instituted such that diseases left as unpaid are covered by health insurance, including all nutrition-related disease.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.713-722
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• 2009

Vitamin D levels have been reported to be associated with diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome. There have been studies on the nutritional status of vitamin D in postmenopausal women at Seoul and premenopausal women at Busan, and these studies showed that nearly no relationship between serum vitamin D levels and the obesity index existed. However, there have been no studies that examined about the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and insulin resistance in Korea. In this study, we investigated serum vitamin D levels and the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and insulin resistance (homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance), obesity index (body mass index, percentage of body fat and waist circumference) in 180 premenopausal women (non-obese women 87.8%, obese women 12.2%) in spring (March~April), fall (September~October) and winter (January~February) at Daejeon. Serum vitamin D levels were lower in winter than in spring-fall, after adjusting for age and the obesity index. The frequency of vitamin D inadequacy (serum vitamin D levels were $\leq$ 20 ng/mL) was 45.5% in winter and, 23.5% in spring-fall, and which showed that vitamin D inadequacy was higher in winter than in spring-fall. Multiple regression analysis showed that serum vitamin D levels had no relationship with the obesity index or insulin resistance. There was no difference in the obesity index or insulin resistance between the vitamin D inadequacy and normal group, and there was no relationship between serum vitamin D levels and the obesity index or insulin resistance in non-obese and obese premenopausal women, respectively. In conclusion, serum vitamin D levels in premenopausal women at Daejeon were lower in winter than in spring-fall, and the frequency of vitamin D inadequacy was higher in winter than in spring-fall. Serum vitamin D levels had no relationship with the obesity index or insulin resistance in premenopausal women, most of whom were not obese.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.712-723
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• 2016

본 논문은 생명공학기술을 통해 생산된 LM벼에 대한 비표적 생물체 중 곤충을 중심으로 한 환경위해성 평가방법을 제시하고자 작성하였다. 자료조사를 위해 농업 해충관련 도감 및 서적을 활용하였고 참고문헌과 환경위해성 평가 관련 홈페이지를 참조하였으며, 논문이나 벼와 관련된 서적들을 통해 국내 현황을 참조하였다. 조사결과, 벼에 서식하는 곤충은 약 140여종으로 조사되었고, 초식성 곤충 분류군은 각각 수액섭식자, 곡물섭식자, 잎섭식자, 화분섭식자로 세분화하였다. LM벼에 피해가능성이 큰 비표적 곤충은 12종, 중간인 비표적 곤충은 28종, 경미한 비표적 곤충은 101종으로 조사되었으며, 바이러스를 매개하는 종은 11종, 잠재적 해충으로 분류되는 종은 9종으로 나타났다. 위해가설 가설적립단계 모식도를 작성하기 위하여 LM벼에 악영향을 받기 쉬운 곤충의 지리적 분포, 서식지의 특수화, 확산정도, 종풍부도 등을 이용하여 순위를 매겼으며, 10종(벼총채벌레, 애멸구, 벼멸구, 멸강나방, 혹명나방, 우리가시허리노린재, 먹노린재, 벼멸구붙이, 벼메뚜기, 벼잎굴파리)을 추려내었다. 이후 위해가설 가설정립단계 모식도를 작성하였으며 LM벼의 비표적 생물에 대한 영향을 추론하였다. 본 논문은 국내 자연생태계의 지속가능한 이용 및 보존에 기여하고, LMO의 환경위해성 평가, 심사를 통해 사전위해성을 차단할 수 있는 방법을 제시하고자 작성되었으며, 결과적으로 국민의 건강 및 생물다양성유지, 자연 생태계 보전을 위한 사후 안전관리 체계구축에 활용될 연구 자료를 제공하고자 한다.