• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.402-415
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• 1989

Extracorporeal circulation leads to functional disorder and structural damage of organs, especially hematologic and pulmonary system, mainly by sequestration of neutrophils and deposition of macrophages at lung. Then, proteases are secreted, which insult vascular basement membrane of pulmonary capillary and alveolar septa of the lung. Among these, the most important protease at lung is elastase, because major component of lung is elastin. For prevention of lung injury, inactivators or antidotes to elastase should be necessary and Alpha 1-Proteinase Inhibitor is the elastase inactivator. Clinical experimental study was carried out to investigate the immediate postoperative change of serum Alpha 1-PI level following cardiopulmonary bypass for 20 heart cases [congenital 16 cases, acquired 4 cases] and 10 control [subtotal gastrectomy] cases. Also preliminary study was performed for 31 cases of open heart patients. The results were as follows: l. Immediate postoperative serum levels of Alpha 1-PI was significantly decreased at open heart surgery group [P< 0.005], but not decreased at control group. 2. There were no significant difference in change of serum Alpha 1-PI level between and membrane and bubble oxygenator group.Z 3. There were no significant difference in changes of serum Alpha 1-PI level between CHD and AHD. Alpha 1-PI is consumed at lung during cardiopulmonary bypass and increase after operation compensatedly and protect multiple organic damage especially lung. Therefore, Alpha 1-PI can be indicator for evaluation of prevention and treatment of pump-lung syndrome.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.266-272
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• 1996

봄에 채집한 참개구리의 난소조각 배양계를 사용하여 난자의 배란과정에 프로스타글란딘과 protein kinase C(PKC)가 관여하는 지를 조사하였다. 난소조각을 배양하면서 뇌하수체추출물(FPH) 혹은PKC의 활성제인 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate (TPA)를 처리한 후 배란율과 프로스타글란딘의 생상량을 방사면역측정법으로 조사한 결과 농도에 의존하여 난자의 배란이 유도 되었으며 프로스타글란딘의 생성이 촉진되었다. FPH와 TPA에 의한 배란과 프로스타글란딘 생성은, 4월 보다는 5월에 채집한 개구리에서 훨씬 더 효과적이었다. FPH처리는 프로스타글란딘과 함께 progestreone의 생성을 촉진하였으나 TPA는 progestreone의 생성을 촉진하지는 못하였다. FPH와 TPA에 의한 배란과ㅣ 프로스타글라딘 생성 억제제인 indomethacin에 의해서는 난자의 배랑니 억제되지는 않았다. 이러한 결과들은 참개구리 난자의 배란 과정에 PKC의 활성화가 중요한 역할을 하며, 프로스타글라딘의 생성이 매개할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.43-47
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• 2014

Patients with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) are predisposed to develop central nervous system tumors, due to the loss of neurofibromin, an inactivator of proto-oncogene Ras. However, to our knowledge, only three cases of ependymomas with NF1 have been reported in the literature. The authors present a case of NF1 patient with a spinal cord ependymoma. She was referred for about half a year history of increasing numbness that progressed from her fingers to her entire body above the bellybutton. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a relative-demarcated, heterogeneously enhanced mass lesion accompanied by perifocal edema in C5-7 level, a left-sided T11 spinous process heterogeneously enhanced mass in soft tissue, intervertebral disk hernia in L2-5 level, and widespread punctum enhancing lesion in her scalp and in T11-L5 level. The patient underwent C5-7 laminectomies and total excision of the tumor under operative microscope, and intraoperative ultrasonography and physiological monitoring were used during the surgery. Histopathologically, her tumor was found to be a ependymoma without malignant features (grade II in the World Health Organization classification). Therefore, no adjuvant therapy was applied. Following the operation, the patient showed an uneventful clinical recovery with no evidence of tumor recurrence after one year of follow-up.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.954-960
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• 2004

Expression of the NF-$textsc{k}$B-dependent genes responsible for inflammation, such as TNF-$\alpha$, IL-1$\beta$, and nitric oxide synthase (NOS), contributes to chronic inflammation which is a major cause of neurodegenerative diseases (i.e. Alzheimer＇s disease). Although NF-$textsc{k}$B plays a biphasic role in different cells like neurons and microglia, controlling the activation of NF-$textsc{k}$B is important for its negative feedback in either activation or inactivation. In this study, we found that ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) inhibited I$textsc{k}$B$\alpha$ degradation to block expression of the NF-$textsc{k}$B-dependent genes in microglia when activated by $\beta$-amyloid peptide (A$\beta$). We also showed that when microglia is activated by $A\beta$42, the expression of A20 is suppressed. These findings place A20 in the category of ' protective ' genes, protecting cells from pro-inflammatory reper-toires induced in response to inflammatory stimuli in activated microglia via NF-$textsc{k}$B activation. In light of the gene and proteins for NF-$textsc{k}$B-dependent gene and inactivator for NF-$textsc{k}$B (I$textsc{k}$B$\alpha$), the observations now reported suggest that UDCA plays a role in supporting the attenuation of the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and NO via inactivation of NF-$textsc{k}$B. Moreover, an NF-$textsc{k}$B inhibitor such as A20 can collaborate and at least enhance the anti-inflammatory effect in microglia, thus giving a potent benefit for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as AD.uch as AD.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2024

Recently, enhanced in situ bioremediation using slow substrate release techniques has been actively researched for managing TCE-contaminated groundwater. This study conducted a lab-scale batch reactor experiment to evaluate the feasibility of natural attenuation for TCE dechlorination using microsized corn-oil droplet (MOD) as an activator considering the following three factors: 1) TCE dechlorination in the presence or absence of MOD; 2) TCE dechlorination in the presence or absence of inactivator of native microbial activity; and 3) MOD concentration effects on TCE dechlorination. Batch reactors were constructed using site groundwater and soil in which Dehalococcoides bacteria were present. Without MOD, TCE was decomposed into dichloroethylene (DCE). However, other by-products of TCE dechlorination were not detected. With MOD, DCE, vinyl chloride (VC), and ethylene (ETH) were sequentially observed. This result confirmed that MOD effectively supplied electrons to complete dechlorination of TCE to ETH. However, when an excess of MOD was provided, it formed unfavorable conditions for anaerobic digestion because dechlorination reaction did not proceed while propionic acid was accumulated after DCE was generated. Therefore, if an appropriate amount of MOD is supplied, MOD can be effectively used as a natural reduction activator to promote biodegradation in an aquifer contaminated by TCE.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2008

This study was carried out to investigate inflammation-related gene expression altered in ovary and endometrium of Korean cattle with reproductive disorders using microarray. In the present study, nine inflammation-related differential1y expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in the cystic ovary and endometrium with endometritis. In the follicular cyst, eotaxin and alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein (AHSG) were up-regulated, whereas complement component 3 (C3) and oxidised low density lipoprotein (lectin-like) receptor 1 (OLR1) were down-regulated. Complement component 4A (C4A) was up-regulated in luteal cyst. In the endometritis, chemokine 1igand l and 2 (CXCL1 and CXCL2), protein C (inactivator of coagulation factors Va and VIIIa), and complement component C5 were up-regulated, whereas kininogen was down-regulated. Of these genes, we focused on eotaxin and kininogen, which were highly regulated in the follicular cyst and endometritis, respectively and on C3 commonly regulated in both reproductive disorders. The microarray data of eotaxin, kininogen, and C3 were validated by semi-quantitative PCR. Consistent with microarray data, eotaxin was up-regulated by 4-fold in the follicular cyst, while kininogen was down-regulated by 5-fold in the endometritis. C3 was down-regulated in the both follicular cyst and endometritis. Our results suggest that these inflammation-related genes could be useful markers for diagnosis of cystic ovary and endometritis of Korean cattle.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.113-123
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• 2005

본 연구는 약병원성 조류인플루엔자 사독백신 개발을 위하여 백신 후보주(ADL0401)로서의 생물학적 특성 및 개발 백신에 대한 면역원성 및 안전성 평가를 실시하였다. 백신 후보주인 ADL0401의 병원성을 조사한 결과 폐사는 없었으며, 임상증상 및 바이러스 재분리율 양상이 국내 표준 야외주인 MS96과 상당히 유사한 생물학적 특성을 나타내어 약병원성 조류인플루엔자의 특징을 갖고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 표준야외주인 MS96과 백신후보주인 ADL0401간의 이종항원의 중화능 실험을 한 결과 r값 = 0.71로 동종항원(r값 = 1)에 비하여 다소 낮은 중화능을 나타내었지만, 두 바이러스간의 항원성엔 큰 차이가 없음을 알 수 있었다. 불활화 능력실험으로 $0.1\%$ Formalin을 $37^{\circ}C$ 조건에서 처리하였을 때 가장 효과적인 결과를 가져왔으며, MS96은 2시간, ADL0401은 1시간만에 다소의 역가 저하는 있었으나 빠르게 불활화가 이루어짐을 확인하였다. 개발 백신의 면역원성 및 안전성 실험 결과 ISA 70 adjuvant 백신 접종시 백신 접종 전후로 폐사율 및 임상증상은 관찰되지 않았으며, 높은 수준의 항체 역가를 형성함으로써 가장 면역원성이 우수한 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.508-514
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 오리나무유래 HST의 T 세포 비활성화 효능을 확인하고 그 기전을 탐색하여 새로운 항아토피 천연소재로의 개발 가능성을 제시하고자 하였다. HST는 T 세포 mitogen으로서 anti-CD3 mAb가 처리 된 마우스 비장에서 Th 사이토카인(IL-2, IFN-${\gamma}$, IL-4, IL-5, IL-10)의 발현을 효과적으로 억제하였으며, T 세포 early activation marker인 CD25 유전자 발현이 INCA-6에서 매우 효과적으로 억제되는 것으로 보아, NFAT inactivator-유사 NFAT 탈인산화 억제 기전을 가지는 것으로 예측되었다. 또한 세포주기조절 단백질인 p21과 p27의 유전자도 HST에 의해 upregulation이 되어 효과적인 T 세포 증식 및 분화를 억제할 것으로 생각되었다. 이러한 세포주기조절 효과는 AD를 악화시키는 세균인 S. aureus 성장억제 실험에서 확인되어 향후 항박테리아 효능을 갖는 우수한 항아토피피부염 천연소재로서 HST의 활용 가치가 높을 것으로 판단된다.