• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the high voltage pulsed Current (HVPC) stimulation on the healing rate and the proliferative activity of keratinocytes and IGF-I mRNA expression of an incisional wound in rat skin. Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats ($265{\sim}290g$) were randomly divided into HVPC (n=10) and control group (n=10). Rats received 10 mm length of full-thickness incision wound on the back under the anesthesia. The HVPC group received electrical stimulation with a Current intensity of 50 V at 100 pps for a duration of 30 minutes, while the control group was given the same treatment without electricity for a week. Polarity was negative in first three days and positive thereafter. The wound length was measured and evaluated as percentage. The mean number of nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) per nucleus and level of IGF-I mRNA expression were calculated. The mean percent of wound closure were $51.17{\pm}17.76%$ and $80.71{\pm}11.91%$, respectively, in the sham treated control and HVPC stimulated groups (t=-4.308, P<0.001). The mean NOR number per nucleus of the keratinocytes in the control and HVPC group were $1.85{\pm}0.20$ and $2.70{\pm}0.23$, respectively (t=8.638, P<0.001). The IGF-I mRNA level were $0.76{\pm}0.44$ and $1.32{\pm}0.41$, respectively, in the control and HVPC stimulated wounds (t=2.906, P<0.01). There was a positive correlation between the mean NOR number per nucleus and IGF-l mRNA level with a Pearson product moment correlation coefficient of 0.72 (P<0.05). These findings suggest that the HVPC may activate the rRNA of the basal keratinocytes and upregulate the IGF-I mRNA levels by alteration of the electrical environment, and it may increase proliferative activity of the keratinocytes in the skin wound of the rat.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.335-356
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• 1997

Injection of bovine growth hormone (bGH) to lactating dairy cows increases milk yield and yields of milk components including fat. It is generally believed that most of the anabolic effects derived from bGH in animal tissues are primarily mediated by IGF-1. IGF-1 is a strong anabolic peptide in the plasma of animals and exerts mitogenic and metabolic effects on target cells. Contrary to most protein hormones, the majority of IGF-1 in circulation is bound to the binding proteins (IGFBPs) which are known to be responsible for modifying the biological actions of IGF-1, thus making determinations of IGF-1 actions more difficult. On the other hand, fat is a major milk component and the greatest energy source in milk. Currently, the fat content of milk is one of the major criteria used in determining milk prices. It has been known that flavor and texture of dairy products are mainly affected by milk fat and its composition. Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) is the rate limiting enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA for fatty acid synthesis in 1ipogenic tissues of animals including bovine lactating mammary glands. In addition to the short-tenn hormonal regulation of ACC by changes in the catalytic efficiency per enzyme molecule brought about by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of the enzyme, the long-term hormonal regulation of ACC by changes in the number of enzyme molecules plays an essential role in control of ACC and lipogenesis. Insulin, at supraphysiological concentrations, binds to IGF-1 receptors, thereby mimicking the biological effects of IGF-1. The receptors for insulin and IGF-1 share structural and functional homology. Furthermore, epidermal growth factor increased ACC activity in rat hepatocytes and adipocytes. Therefore, it can be assumed that IGF-1 mediating bGH action may increase milk fat production by stimulation ACC with phosphorylation (short term) and/or increasing amounts of the enzyme proteins (long term). Consequently, the main purpose of this paper is to give the readers not only the galactopoietic effects of bGH, but also the insight of bGH action with regard to stimulating milk fat synthesis from the whole body to the molecular levels.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1760-1765
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• 2008

A total of 60 one-day-old Yellow-feather broiler chickens were allotted into treatment and control groups. The treatment group was fed with the diet supplemented with 3% conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) for 48 d, while control group was fed with the diet supplemented with 3% rapeseed oil. Chickens were slaughtered in each group at the age of 49 d, and the blood and the abdominal adipose tissue were sampled. Serum cLeptin and serum cAdiponectin were measured by ELISA. The total RNA was extracted from adipose tissue to measure the abundance of the chicken growth hormone receptor (cGHR), insulin-like growth factor 1 (cIGF-1), insulin-like growth factor I receptor (cIGF-IR), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ($cPPAR{\gamma}$), cAdiponectin and cAdipoIR mRNA by RT-PCR using ${\beta}$-actin as an internal standard. Results showed that the CLA decreased the abdominal fat index by 20.93% (p<0.05). The level of serum cLeptin but not serum cAdiponectin was significantly increased by CLA treatment (p<0.05). CLA down-regulated the relative abundance of cGH-R mRNA and $cPPAR{\gamma}$ mRNA in abdominal adipose tissue by 24.74% (p<0.05) and 66.52% (p<0.01) respectively. However, no differences were found between CLA treatment group and control group (p>0.05) in the relative abundance of cIGF-1, cIGF-IR, cAdiponectin, and cAdipoIR mRNA in abdominal adipose tissue. The data suggested that CLA inhibited abdominal fat deposition in broiler chicken may be determined by decreasing the GHR available for GH, and by inhibiting the differentiation of preadipocytes via down-regulation of $PPAR{\gamma}$, but independent of IGF and (or) GH-IGF pathway or adiponectin action.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.659-665
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• 2000

A nitrogen (N) balance trial was conducted to examine the effect of N deprivation on subsequent N retention, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and IGF-I levels and the ratio of IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-3 to IGFBP-l and -2. Pigs in treatment (T) 1 were given diet A (2.39% N) and those in T2 and T3 were given diet B (1.31% N) and excreta were collected (period 1 (P1)). Pigs in T1 continued to receive diet A while diets for T2 and T3 were changed to diets A and C (2.74% N), respectively. The excreta were collected for two more periods (P2 and P3). During P1, pigs in T2 and T3 retained 50% less N (p<0.001) than those in T1. However, pigs provided T2 (p<0.01) and T3 (p<0.05) retained more N than those assigned to T1 during P2. Pigs in T3 tended to retain more (p=0.10) N than those receiving T2 for the same period. The BUN values were lower (p<0.05) for pigs assigned to T2 and T3 than T1 during P1 and P2. Both IGF-I and IGFBP ratios of pigs assigned to T1 were higher (p<0.05) than those given T2 and T3 during P1 but no differences were found during P2 and P3.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.19-35
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• 2007

본 연구는 돼지 난포란의 체외배양액과 배발달배양액에 성장인자인 EGF와 IGF-I을 각각 0, 1, 5 및 10 ng/ml 첨가배양함으로서 돼지 난포란의 체외성숙과 체외배발달에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 실시하였다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 돼지 난포란을 체외성숙배양액인 NCSU-23 배양액에 EGF와 IGF-I을 각각 0, 1, 5 및 10 ng/ml 첨가배양하여 성숙을 유기한 다음, 체외수정을 실시한 결과, 모든 처리구에서 핵성숙률, 정자침투율, 웅성전핵형성률, 다정자 침입률 및 평균침입정자수에서 유의적인 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 2. 체외수정을 실시한 후, 배발달배양액인 NCSU-23에 7일간 배양한 결과, 배반포형성률은 EGF첨가군이 각각 $11.2{\pm}1.5%$, $15.0{\pm}0.8%$, $16.8{\pm}2.8%$ 및 $21.4{\pm}2.0%$로서 10 ng/ml의 첨가군이 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높은 결과를 나타냈으며, IGF-I첨가군도 $10.7{\pm}1.4%$, $12.8{\pm}2.0%$, $16.0{\pm}2.5%$ 및 $21.9{\pm}2.4%$로서 10 ng/ml의 첨가군이 유의적으로 높은 결과를 나타냈다. 또한, 총세포수에 있어서도 EGF첨가군이 $22.8{\pm}3.7$개, $25.7{\pm}5.5$개, $26.0{\pm}4.2$개 및 $35.1{\pm}4.7$개, IGF-I첨가군은 $21.5{\pm}3.7$개, $25.2{\pm}2.8$개, $26.2{\pm}2.9$개 및 $33.2{\pm}3.6$개로서 각각 10 ng/ml 첨가군이 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높은 결과를 나타냈다. 3. 돼지 난포란을 체외성숙 기본배양액인 함유된 NCSU-23 배양액에 44시간동안 체외성숙을 유기한 다음, 체외 수정용배양액인 mTBM에 정자와 같이 6시간동안 공배양함으로서 체외수정을 유기한 후, 배발달배양액인 NCSU-23에 EGF와 IGF-I을 각각 0, 1, 5 및 10 ng/ml 첨가하여 7일간 배양한 결과, 배반포기 도달률은 EGF첨가군에서 각각 $14.0{\pm}1.7$개, $16.2{\pm}1.4$개, $16.9{\pm}1.2$, $23.1{\pm}1.6$개로서 10 ng/ml 첨가군이 유의적으로 높은 결과를 나타냈고, IGF-I첨가군도 각각 $13.6{\pm}1.7$개, $15.7{\pm}4.5$개, $16.0{\pm}0.2$개 및 $25.0{\pm}0.8$개로 10 ng/ml군이 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높은 결과를 나타냈으며, 총세포수에 있어서는 EGF첨가군이 각각 $21.8{\pm}2.9$개, $25.2{\pm}2.8$개, $39.7{\pm}2.7$개 및 $46.2{\pm}3.6$개로 10 ng/ml첨가군이 유의적으로 높은 결과를 나타냈고, IGF-I첨가군도 $20.7{\pm}2.9$개, $26.2{\pm}2.9$개, $24.6{\pm}2.4$개 및 $46.1{\pm}3.5$개로 10 ng/ml 첨가군이 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높은 결과를 나타냈다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때, EGF와 IGF-I은 돼지 난포란의 체외성숙과 배발달과정에 영향을 미치며 특히, 10 ng/ml의 농도에서 효과적인 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.439-446
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• 2007

생식의 섭취가 실험동물의 길이성장 및 균형성장에 미치는 효능을 평가하기 위하여 12주간 생식을 1g/kg/day(1xJS), 2g/kg/day(2xJS) 및 4g/kg/day/(4xJS)의 용량으로 경구투여한 후 처치시점 4주, 8주 및 12주에 각각 희생시켜 성장에 관련된 요인들을 측정하였다 실험동물의 식이섭취량, 체중증가량 및 장기무게는 생식을 경구투여한 실험군과 대조군 간에 유의적인 차이가 없었으며, 공복 시 혈중 AST와 ALT의 농도 역시 군 간에 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았고 모두 정상수치를 기록하였다. 실험동물의 신장 및 대퇴골 길이의 변화는 12주간의 실험기간 중 생식을 경구투여한 실험군이 대조군에 비하여 평균적으로 증가하였으며 특히, 처치시점 12주에서는 신장과 대퇴골 길이의 변화가 생식을 경구투여한 모든 실험군이 대조군에 비하여 유의하게 증가한 것으로 관찰되었다. BMD와 BMC의 결과에서도 BMD의 경우 4xJS군, BMC의 경우 1xJS군과 4xJS군이 대조군에 대하여 유의한 증가를 나타내었으나, 생식 투여량에 대한 농도의존적인 경향은 나타나지 않았다. 또한, 성장인자의 하나인 혈중 IGF-1의 경우 처치시점 4주에서 생식을 경구투여 한 모든 실험군이 유의적인 증가를 나타내었으며, 8주 이상에서는 4xJS군에서만 유의적인 증가가 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서 성장기에 장기적인 생식의 보충 섭취는 실험동물의 골성장을 통한 성장 발육에 도움을 준 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2011

Objective : This study was carried out to investigate effect of korean medicinal herbs-included hair tonic (MHT) and food (MF) on hair growth in an alopecia model of C57BL/6 mice. Methods : Six-weeks old mice were given laboratory rodent chow diet for 1 week. Then, we used a depilatory for hair removal on mice. The next day, mice were randomized and separated in 3 groups of 6 mice; normal group (N, vehicle epidermal application+normal diet-treated group), positive control group (C, 3% minoxidil sulfate epidermal application+normal diet-treated group), and the treatment group (T, HT epidermal application+ MF diet-treated group). The hair regrowth was determined by photograph, which was taken at 7, 14 and 21 days. And scoring indices, hair density and hair thickness, were evaluated by Folliscope at same day. In addition, the hair regrowth was analyzed insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) in the dorsal skin of mice. Results : As a result, not only external appearance but also hair density and hair thickness on dorsal skin were increased more in C, T groups than in N group at 21 days with mixed treatment. Therefore, distinct regrowth pattern is appeared by treatment of herbal tonic and natural food for 21 days. Also, the expressions of IGF-1 on dorsal skin were higher in C, T groups than in N group. Conclusion : These results suggested that this herbal hair tonic and natural food has hair growth promoting activities and may be useful for treatment of bald or alopecia.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.733-741
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• 2007

The effects of intra-duodenal infusion of methionine (Met), lysine (Lys) and leucine (Leu) on dry matter intake (DMI), the concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), growth hormone (GH) and insulin in plasma, and liver IGF-I mRNA level were investigated in two experiments for Liuyang Black growing wether goats. In Experiment 1, three goats ($10.0{\pm}0.1$ kg) were fitted with ruminal, proximal duodenal and terminal ileal fistulaes to determine the infusion amounts of Met, Lys and Leu at the duodenum according to essential amino acid flows into the duodenum and their apparent digestibility. The infusion amounts were 0.77 g/d, 0.91 g/d and 0.58 g/d respectively. In Experiment 2, 4 groups of goats (($10.0{\pm}0.2$ kg) for each group, were cannulated at the duodenum, and were infused with a mixture of Met, Lys and Leu (Control), or mixtures with 21% Met, Lys or Leu replaced with glutamate respectively on a nitrogenous basis. The replacement of 21% Met, Lys or Leu with glutamate did not affect intakes of maize stover, concentrate or both (p>0.05) when compared with the control. The replacement of 21% Met or Lys significantly (p<0.05) reduced plasma GH, insulin and IGF-I concentrations and liver IGF-I mRNA level. The replacement of 21% Leu with glutamate reduced (p<0.05) plasma IGF-I concentration only, but not plasma insulin and GH, as well as liver IGF-I mRNA level (p>0.05). The close relationships between supplying Met and Lys in the lumen of the duodenum and plasma IGF-I, GH and insulin concentrations, as well as liver IGF-I mRNA level in this study indicate that the effects of the limiting amino acids on nutrition of animals are likely intermediated via their effects on these hormones, and these hormone profiles could be used as intermediate markers for the limiting order of amino acids.

• 대한방사선방어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한방사선방어학회 2011년도 춘계 학술발표회 및 심포지엄
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• pp.14-15
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• 2011

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권9호통권89호
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• pp.1298-1302
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• 2007

${\beta}-lapachone$은 남미지역에서 자생하는 Tabebuia avellanedae라는 나무의 수피에서 동정된 quinone계 물질로서 다양한 인체암세포에서 항암효과가 있는 것으로 알려져있다. 본 연구에서는 ${\beta}-lapachone$의 암 전이 억제에 대한 연구의 일환으로 HepG2 및 Hep3B 인체 간암 세포의 전이관련 유전자의 발현에 미치는 ${\beta}-lapachone$의 영향을 조사하였다. MTT assay 및 세포형태변화 관찰 결과에서 ${\beta}-lapachone$ 처리에 따라 HepG2와 Hep3B 세포들은 ${\beta}-lapachone$ 농도 의존적으로 세포의 증식이 억제되었으며 그 형태적 변형도 동반하였다. ${\beta}-lapachone$처리에 의한 암 전이 지표가 되는 IGF-lR, Tjs (ZO-1, claudin-3,-4) 및 Tj 조절인자(${\beta}-catenin$)의 발현을 RT-PCR과 Western blot analysis를 통하여 확인한 결과 ${\beta}-lapachone$ 처리가 IGF-1R의 발현 억제와 Tj 유전자 발현의 증가를 유도함으로써 ${\beta}-lapachone$이 Tj를 강화하여 암세포의 전이 억제작용을 하는 것으로 관찰 되었다. 이상의 결과는 인체 간암세포에서 ${\beta}-lapachone$의 항전이 작용의 이해에 중요한 기초 자료가 될 것으로 생각한다.