• 대한본초학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2015

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation effect of Cynomorii Herba(CH) extract on contracted rabbit carotid artery.Methods : To clarify the vasorelaxation effect of CH extract, arterial strips with intact was used, to endothelium -dependent vasorelaxation effect of CH extract, arterial strips damaged endothelium was used for experiment using organ bath. Arterial strips was contracted with phenylephrine(PE) before treated with CH extract(0.01, 0.03 and 0.1 ㎎/㎖). To study mechanisms of CH-induced vasorelaxation effect, CH extract infused into arterial rings after treatment by indomethacin(IM), tetraethylammonium chloride(TEA), Nω-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA), methylene blue(MB) for comparing with non-treated. And calcium chloride(Ca²⁺) 1 mM was treated into precontracted arterial ring induced by PE after treatment of CH extract in Ca²⁺-free krebs solution. Cytotoxic activity of CH extract on human umbilical vein endothelial cell(HUVEC) was measured by MTT assay, and nitric oxide(NO) concentration was measured by Griess reagent.Results : PE-induced arterial strips was significantly relaxed, but the damaged endothelium arterial ring wasn't relaxed by CH extract. Pretreatment of IM, TEA didn't inhibit the vasorelaxation of CH extract, but pretreatment of L-NNA, MB inhibited the vasorelaxation of CH extract. Pretreatment of CH extract reduced the increase of contraction by influx of extracellular Ca²⁺ in contracted arterial ring induced by PE, CH extract increased nitric oxide concentration on HUVEC significantly.Conclusions : This study shows that CH extract have the vasorelaxation effect by blocking the influx of extracellular Ca²⁺ through the activating NO-cGMP system.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.152-154
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• 2018

Klebsiella pneumoniae는 그람 음성균에 속하고 막대 형태를 가지며 인간이나 동물의 폐에 감염하여 병을 일으키는 균이다. K. pneumoniae는 흔히 항생제 내성을 나타내는데 이로 인해 항생제를 통한 치료가 어려워지게 된다. 이런 상황에서 숙주 균에 특이적이고 민감하게 반응하는 박테리오파지는 항생제 내성균의 치료에 대한 대체적인 접근법으로 제안될 수 있다. 박테리오파지 KP1은 하수처리장에서 분리되었으며 K. pneumoniae에 대해 특정적인 감염성이 있다. 본 연구에서는 Klebsiella pneumoniae 박테리오파지 KP1의 유전체 초안 분석을 수행하였다. KP1의 유전체 초안은 167,989 bp의 길이, 39.6%의 G + C 비율로 구성되어있다. 295개의 예측된 ORF들과 14개의 tRNA 유전자를 가지고 있다. 또한 이들은 lysozyme, 그리고 holin과 같은 다양한 세포 용해 관련 효소들을 포함하고 있다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.597-603
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• 2015

Trichomonas vaginalis is a flagellated protozoan parasite that causes vaginitis and cervicitis in women and asymptomatic urethritis and prostatitis in men. Mast cells have been reported to be predominant in vaginal smears and vaginal walls of patients infected with T. vaginalis. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), activated by various stimuli, have been shown to regulate the transcriptional activity of various cytokine genes in mast cells. In this study, we investigated whether MAPK is involved in ROS generation and exocytotic degranulation in HMC-1 cells induced by T. vaginalis-derived secretory products (TvSP). We found that TvSP induces the activation of MAPK and NADPH oxidase in HMC-1 cells. Stimulation with TvSP induced phosphorylation of MAPK and $p47^{phox}$ in HMC-1 cells. Stimulation with TvSP also induced up-regulation of CD63, a marker for exocytosis, along the surfaces of human mast cells. Pretreatment with MAPK inhibitors strongly inhibited TvSP-induced ROS generation and exocytotic degranulation. Finally, our results suggest that TvSP induces intracellular ROS generation and exocytotic degranulation in HMC-1 via MAPK signaling.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.225-234
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• 2019

마찰 나노 발전을 활용한 TENG(: Triboelectric nanogenerators)는 작은 진동에서 높은 변환 효율과 지속적인 전력을 얻을 수 있는 장점이 있다. 하지만, 마찰 전기 에너지 수집을 위해서는 비선형 에너지 추출 기술이 요구되며, 연결 인터페이스 회로를 통한 동기화 기반의 능동적인 스위치회로가 요구된다. 본 연구는 사람으로의 움직임으로부터 발생한 비선형(non-linear) 에너지를 효율적으로 저장하는 기법을 제시하였다. 또한, 개발된 보드는 서로 다른 방향으로 움직이는 동작으로부터 발생하는 에너지를 효율적으로 수확하고 저장할 수 있다. 본 연구에서 개발된 실리콘기반 압전기반의 TENG 셀과 다중모듈이 연결 가능한 에너지 하베스팅 보드의 측정하였다. 결과적으로, 다중입력 에너지 수집환경에서 안정적인 에너지의 저장 유지를 통해 약 49.2mW/count를 발전하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2021

Skin photoaging occurs due to chronic exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UV), the main factor contributing to extrinsic skin aging. Clinical signs of photoaging include the formation of deep, coarse skin wrinkles and hyperpigmentation. Although melanogenesis and skin wrinkling occur in different skin cells and have different underlying mechanisms, their initiation involves intracellular calcium signaling via calcium ion channels. The ORAI1 channel initiates melanogenesis in melanocytes, and the TRPV1 channel initiates MMP-1 production in keratinocytes in response to UV stimulation. We aimed to develop a drug that may simultaneously inhibit ORAI1 and TRPV1 activity to help prevent photoaging. We synthesized nootkatol, a chemical derivative of valencene. TRPV1 and ORAI1 activities were measured using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Intracellular calcium concentration [Ca2+]i was measured using calcium-sensitive fluorescent dye (Fura-2 AM). UV-induced melanin formation and MMP-1 production were quantified in B16F10 melanoma cells and HaCaT cells, respectively. Our results indicate that nootkatol (90 μM) reduced TRPV1 current by 94% ± 2% at -60 mV and ORAI1 current by 97% ± 1% at -120 mV. Intracellular calcium signaling was significantly inhibited by nootkatol in response to ORAI1 activation in human primary melanocytes (51.6% ± 0.98% at 100 μM). Additionally, UV-induced melanin synthesis was reduced by 76.38% ± 5.90% in B16F10 melanoma cells, and UV-induced MMP-1 production was reduced by 59.33% ± 1.49% in HaCaT cells. In conclusion, nootkatol inhibits both TRPV1 and ORAI1 to prevent photoaging, and targeting ion channels may be a promising strategy for preventing photoaging.

• 공업화학
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.557-562
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• 2022

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a mucopolysaccharide, occurring naturally in living organisms. It is one of the most hydrophilic molecules, so it has been known as being related to skin hydration and skin aging. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Cimicifuga heracleifolia ethanol extract on the hyaluronic acid synthesis and the inhibition of hyaluronidase activity. To determine cytotoxicity, hyaluronic acid synthase 2 (HAS2) gene expression, HA production and, hyaluronidase inhibitory effects, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-ly)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, real time - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), hyaluronic acid enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (HA-ELISA), and hyaluronidase assay were used, respectively. When the Cimicifuga heracleifolia extract was treated in the HaCaT cells up to 500 ㎍/mL concentration, cytotoxicity was confirmed by the Cimicifuga heracleifolia extract at concentrations above 200 ㎍/mL. Therefore, the optimum concentration of all experiments used in this study was determined to be 200 ㎍/mL. HAS2 gene expression increased by Cimicifuga heracleifolia extract in a concentration-dependent manner at all treatment concentrations. The production rate of HA was tended to decrease at the highest concentration of 200 ㎍/mL. The hyaluronidase activity inhibition effect of Cimicifuga heracleifolia extract was very high compared to the control group. Based on these results, Cimicifuga heracleifolia extract was expected to have a moisturizing effect on human skin and special attention should be paid to the determination of the concentration of Cimicifuga heracleifolia when developing cosmetic materials using it.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.260-275
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• 2022

Sterile alpha motif (SAM) domains bind to various proteins, lipids, and RNAs. However, these domains have not yet been analyzed as prognostic biomarkers. In this study, SAM domain containing 13 (SAMD13), a member of the SAM domain, was evaluated to identify a novel prognostic biomarker in various human cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Moreover, we identified a correlation between SAMD13 expression and immune cell infiltration in HCC. We performed bioinformatics analysis using online databases, such as Tumor Immune Estimation Resource, UALCAN, Kaplan-Meier plotter, LinkedOmics, and Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis2. SAMD13 expression in HCC samples was significantly higher than that in normal liver tissue; additionally, SAMD13 was higher in primary tumors, various stages of cancer and grades of tumor, and status of nodal metastasis. Higher SAMD13 expression was also associated with poorer prognosis. SAMD13 expression positively correlated with CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, B cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells. In the analysis of SAMD13 co-expression networks, positively related genes of SAMD13 were associated with a high hazard ratio in different types of cancer, including HCC. In biological function of SAMD13, SAMD13 mainly include spliceosome, ribosome biogenesis in eukaryote, ribosome, etc. These results suggest that SAMD13 may serve as a novel prognostic biomarker for HCC diagnosis and provide novel insights into tumor immunology in HCC.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.201-211
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• 2024

Background: Organic ultraviolet (UV) filters are widely used in sunscreen products and have been identified as an emerging contaminant. Organic UV filters co-exist with multiple components, but their mixture toxicity remains largely unknown. Objectives: We investigated the toxicity of single and binary mixtures of commonly used UV-filters using the human adrenocarcinoma (H295R) cell line. Methods: After exposure to non-cytotoxic concentrations of avobenzone (AVO), homosalate (HS), octisalate (OS), octinoxate (OMC), and octocrylene (OC), the levels of testosterone (T) and 17β-estradiol (E2) were measured. The median effective concentration (EC₅₀) values for the E2 of the individual substances were used to determine the mixture effect of four binary combinations: OMC+AVB, OMC+HS, OMC+OS, and OMC+OC. The synergistic, additive, and antagonistic effects of the mixture were determined by calculating toxic units (TU). To examine the mechanism of mixture toxicity, eight genes involved in steroidogenesis were analyzed using the real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: The significant increase in E2 in H295R cells exposed to AVO, HS, OS, OMC, and OC suggest an estrogenic effect of the tested UV-filters. A significant decrease in T was observed in cells exposed to HS and OS. EC₅₀ values for E2 increase were 105 nM for AVO, 110 nM for HS, 120 nM for OS, 55 nM for OMC, and 80 nM for OC. Both binary mixtures consisting of OMC+HS and OMC+OS have synergistic effects. Conclusions: Our results showed that five types of UV-filter substances increase E2 in H295R cells. We examined the mixture toxicity in terms of increased estrogenicity and confirmed that E2 significantly increased when OMC was mixed with a salicylate-based UV-filters. These findings highlight the importance of determining the impact of UV filter mixtures.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.587-601
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• 2024

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: UV radiation is a major factor contributing to DNA damage in skin cells, including stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells, leading to the depletion of these crucial cells. This study examined whether a mixture of Indian gooseberry and barley sprout (IB) could inhibit UVB irradiation and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX)-induced photoaging and oxidative stress in the skin using HaCaT, Hs27, and B16F10 cells. MATERIALS/METHODS: The moisturizing-related factors, the collagen synthesis-related c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)/c-Fos/c-Jun/matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) pathway, and the melanogenesis-related cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)/protein kinase A (PKA)/cAMP-responsive binding protein (CREB)/melanocyte inducing transcription factor (MITF)/tyrosinase-related protein (TRP)/tyrosinase activation pathways were analyzed in vitro by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and Western blot analysis. RESULTS: The IB complex increased the hyaluronic acid and sphingomyelin levels and the collagenase inhibitory activity, enhanced hydration-related factors, including collagen, hyaluronic acid synthase (HAS), elastin, long chain base subunit 1 (LCB1) (serine palmitoyltransferase; SPT), and delta 4-desaturase sphingolipid 1 (DEGS1), modulated the inflammatory cytokines levels, antioxidant enzyme activities and the NF-κB/MMPs/cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) pathway in UVB-irradiated HaCaT cells, and inhibited wrinkle formation by down-regulation of the JNK/c-Fos/c-Jun/MMP pathway and up-regulation of the transforming growth factor-𝛽 receptor I (TGF𝛽R1)/small mothers against decapentaplegic homolog (Smad3)/procollagen type I pathway in UVB-irradiated Hs27 cells. Moreover, the IB complex prevented melanin production by down-regulating the PKA/CREB/MITF/TRP-1/TRP-2 pathway in IBMX-induced B16F10 cells. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that the IB complex has the potential to serve as a safeguard, shielding the skin from UVB radiation-induced photo-damage.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.313-319
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• 2009

본 실험은 해수에서 배양된 Spirulina maxima를 $100^{\circ}C$와 초음파 병행 $60^{\circ}C$ 물 추출물, $80^{\circ}C$ EtOH 추출물을 이용하여 실험을 수행하였다. AOAC법에 의한 일반 조성 및 무기질, 아미노산 조성 분석결과 조 단백질과 무기질 중 나트륨이 각각 56, 60%의 비교적 높은 비율을 차지했으며, 다양한 균주의 필수 아미노산을 포함하고 있었다. 그중 피부와 관련된 leucine의 함량이 9.83%로 상대적으로 풍부하여 S. maxima 피부면역 활성 증진에 효율적인 소재의 가능성을 확인했다. 본 연구에서는 피부 면역과 인체 면역과의 밀접한 상관성이 있으므로 본 연구에서는 T 세포와 B 세포의 생육증진 및 cytokine의 분비량 측정과 NK 세포의 활성 및 항염증 효과인 hyaluronidase 저해 활성 효과를 측정하였다. 먼저 정상세포(HEK293)에 대한 세포독성 결과 인체에 큰 독성을 나타내지 않는 것으로 나타난 S. maxima를 추출조건에 따른 면역 증진 효과를 비교한 결과 $60^{\circ}C$ 초음파 병행 물 추출물이 면역 B세포와 T세포에서 각각 $11.3{\times}10^4$ cells/mL, $12.8{\times}10^4$ cells/mL으로 6일째 가장 높은 생육도를 보였다, 이러한 면역 세포들이 분비하는 cytokine(IL-6, TNF-${\alpha}$)의 분비량은 가장 높은 생육도를 보인 $60^{\circ}C$ 초음파 병행 물 추출물을 첨가한 B세포, T세포의 경우 IL-6와 TNF-${\alpha}$는 유의적으로 증가된 분비량을 보이며, 면역 및 기능성 소재로서의 활성이 뛰어난 것으로 나타났다. B세포에 각 시료를 첨가하여 배양 후 그 배양액을 NK 세포에 첨가하였을 때, 6일 동안 생육도를 관찰하였는데 시료에 대한 생육도가 증가하며, 6일째 $12.40{\times}10^4$ cells/mL를 나타내어 $11.49{\times}10^4$ cells/mL를 나타낸 대조군에 비해 높은 활성을 나타내었으며, 이로써 활성물질을 포함하고 있음을 알 수 있다. 또한 항염증 효과의 hyaluronidase 저해 활성 효과에서 $60^{\circ}C$ 초음파 병행 물 추출물이 1.0 mg/mL 농도일 때 62.4%의 저해 활성을 보여 $100^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온 추출에서 야기되는 단백질이나 미립자 활성 물질의 파괴가 최소화되고 저온 초음파 추출 시 유용성분들의 용출량 증가와 새로운 물질들의 생산 혹은 활성변형에 의한 추출을 통해 인체면역과 피부면역 활성 증진에 활용이 가능한 효율적인 소재화가 가능한 것을 확인했다. 이로써, 본 연구 논문은 S. maxima의 물질 분리보다 피부면역관련 활성을 통한 소재로서의 탐색이 주목적이므로 향후 이 추출물의 분리, 동정을 통해 피부 면역 활성도에 따라 물질의 구조 분석에 관한 연구를 보이고자 한다.