• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.37-42
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• 1999

The vocal fold has three major function-phonation, respiration and protection, and is richly innervated. The vocal 1314 its autonomic innervation-adrenergic and cholinergic from superior cervical ganglion and the vagus nerve, respectively. The action of both system account for vasoregulation and glandular activity. In e vocal fold several kin of neuropeptides, including SP, CGRP, VIP, TH, NPY, ENK have been reported at the animal including cat or dog. But information regarding the distribution of autonomic nerve fibers containing neuropeptides in the human vocal fold is lacking. Two neuropeptides are of special interest : 1) vasoactive intestinal polypeptide(VIP)that is known to be contained in the parasympathetic(cholinergic) neuron. 2) tyrosine hydroxylase(TH)is located in the cytoplasm of noradrenergic neuron and is the rate-limiting enzyme in noradrenaline synthesis. To understand specific autonomic function of vocal fold we did immunohistochemical examination of VIP and TH in the human vocal fold.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1998년도 Proceedings of UNESCO-internetwork Cooperative Regional Seminar and Workshop on Bioassay Guided Isolation of Bioactive Substances from Natural Products and Microbial Products
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• pp.95-98
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• 1998

Ginseng (the root of Panax ginseng C. A. MEYER, Araliaceae) has been used for traditional medicine in China, Korea, Japan and other Asian countries for the treatment of various diseases including psychiatric and neurologic diseases as well as diabetes mellitus. So far, ginseng saponins (ginsenosides) have been regarded as the principal components responsible for the pharmacological activities of ginseng. Ginsenosides are glycosides containing an aglycone (protopanaxadiol or protopanaxatriol) with a dammarane skeleton and have been shown to possess various biological activities including the enhancement of cholesterol biosynthesis, stimulation of serum protein synthesis, immuno- modulatory effects and anti-inflammatory activity. Several studies using ginsenosides have also reported anti-tumor effects, particularly the inhibition of tumor-induced angiogenesis, tumor invasion and metastasis, and the control of phenotypic expression and differentiation of tumor cells.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.530-536
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• 2010

Cdc25B is a mitotic regulator that might act as a starter phosphatase to initiate the positive feedback loop at the entry into mitotic (M) phase. In the present study, distribution of Cdc25B mRNA in duodenal mucosa of the chicken was demonstrated by means of in situ hybridization histochemistry (ISHH) using sense and antisense digoxigenin (DIG)-labeled RNA probes. The results showed that there were many labeled cells distributing in the duodenal mucosa of the adult chicken. Of these labeled cells, 81.60${\pm}$9.63% of Cdc25B mRNA positive cells was distributed in the basilar part and mid-portion of the intestinal gland and 36.21${\pm}$8.81% in the middle and basilar portion of villi of the small intestine of the chicken, respectively. Most of these labeled cells were positive in the regions of the stem cell and proliferation. The signals of ISHH decreased from basilar to upper part in the crypt of Lieberkuhn and weakened in the inferior villi of the duodenum. Moreover, the positive signals were both in the cytoplasm and cell nucleus. However, the labeled cells were negative in both the lamina muscularis mucosae and muscular layer. The results of ISHH suggested the existence of Cdc25B mRNA and vigorous proliferation activities in the duodenal mucosa of adult chicken, replenishing the cells which had sloughed off from the superior part of the villus. Our results provide some molecular evidence for a regular pattern of avian intestinal epitheliosis and functional partition and provide an approach to further study of the locations of Cdc25B in the chicken.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.709-713
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• 2009

The aim of this study was to develop novel intestinal specific drug delivery systems with pH sensitive swelling and drug release properties. The carboxyl group of ibuprofen was converted to a vinyl ester group by reacting ibuprofen and vinyl acetate as an acylating agent in the presence of catalyst. The glucose-6-acrylate-1, 2, 3, 4-tetraacetate (GATA) monomer was prepared under mild conditions. Cubane-1, 4-dicarboxylic acid (CDA) linked to two 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) group was used as the crosslinking agent (CA). Methacrylic-type polymeric prodrugs were synthesized by the free radical copolymerization of methacrylic acid, vinyl ester derivative of ibuprofen (VIP) and GATA in the presence of cubane cross linking agent. The structure of VIP was characterized and confirmed by FTIR, $^1H$ NMR and $^{13}C$ NMR spectroscopy. The composition of the cross-linked three-dimensional polymers was determined by FTIR spectroscopy. The hydrolysis of drug polymer conjugates was carried out in cel-lophane membrane dialysis bags, and the in vitro release profiles were established separately in enzyme-free simulated gastric and intestinal fluids (SGF, pH 1 and SIF, pH 7.4). The detection of a hydrolysis solution by UV spectroscopy at selected intervals showed that the drug can be released by hydrolysis of the ester bond between the drug and polymer backbone at a low rate. Drug release studies showed that increasing the MAA content in the copolymer enhances the rate of hydrolysis in SIP. These results suggest that these polymeric prodrugs can be useful for the release of ibuprofen in controlled release systems.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.1392-1400
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• 2017

Galactooligosaccharides (GOSs) are known to be selectively utilized by Bifidobacterium, which can bring about healthy changes of the composition of intestinal microflora. In this study, ${\beta}-GOS$ were synthesized using bifidobacterial ${\beta}-galactosidase$ (G1) purified from recombinant E. coli with a high GOS yield and with high productivity and enhanced bifidogenic activity. The purified recombinant G1 showed maximum production of ${\beta}-GOSs$ at pH 8.5 and $45^{\circ}C$. A matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis of the major peaks of the produced ${\beta}-GOSs$ showed MW of 527 and 689, indicating the synthesis of ${\beta}-GOSs$ at degrees of polymerization (DP) of 3 and DP4, respectively. The trisaccharides were identified as ${\beta}-{\text\tiny{D}}$-galactopyranosyl-($1{\rightarrow}4$)-O-${\beta}-{\text\tiny{D}}$-galactopyranosyl-($1{\rightarrow}4$)-O-${\beta}-{\text\tiny{D}}$-glucopyranose, and the tetrasaccharides were identified as ${\beta}-{\text\tiny{D}}$-galactopyranosyl-($1{\rightarrow}4$)-O-${\beta}-{\text\tiny{D}}$-galactopyranosyl-($1{\rightarrow}4$)-O-${\beta}-{\text\tiny{D}}$-galactopyranosyl-($1{\rightarrow}4$)-O-${\beta}-{\text\tiny{D}}$-glucopyranose. The maximal production yield of GOSs was as high as 25.3% (w/v) using purified recombinant ${\beta}-galactosidase$ and 36% (w/v) of lactose as a substrate at pH 8.5 and $45^{\circ}C$. After 140 min of the reaction under this condition, 268.3 g/l of GOSs was obtained. With regard to the prebiotic effect, all of the tested Bifidobacterium except for B. breve grew well in BHI medium containing ${\beta}-GOS$ as a sole carbon source, whereas lactobacilli and Streptococcus thermophilus scarcely grew in the same medium. Only Bacteroides fragilis, Clostridium ramosum, and Enterobacter cloacae among the 17 pathogens tested grew in BHI medium containing ${\beta}-GOS$ as a sole carbon source; the remaining pathogens did not grow in the same medium. Consequently, the ${\beta}-GOS$ are expected to contribute to the beneficial change of intestinal microbial flora.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.70-88
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• 2020

대부분의 스타터 배양균은 유산균(LAB)군(group)에 속하며 미국 식품의약국(FDA)과 유럽식품안전청(EFSA)에 의해 안전하다고 인정받고 있다. 그러나, LAB는 항생제 내성(antibiotic resistance) 유전자를 위한 내적 또는 외적 저장소로 작용할 수 있다. 하지만 저항 유전자 전달이 수직이기 때문에 이 사실은 그 자체가 안전상의 문제가 아닐 수도 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 외부 유전적 요소는 심각한 안전 문제를 나타내는 인체 장내 미생물뿐만 아니라 병원균의 저항성 수평 전달에 유리한 변화를 유도할 수 있다. 항생제 내성을 가진 유산균의 일부 속(genus)에는 발효육 및 유제품에서 분리된 Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Pediococcus, Streptococcus 등이 포함된다. 현재 WHO는 식품산업에서 사용되는 LAB는 저항이 없어야 한다고 권고하고 있다. 다행히도 한국의 식품의약품안전처가 인정한 프로바이오틱스 균주 중 Enterococcus에 해당되는 균주는 E. faecium과 E. faecalis인데, 2019년 4월 1일부터 E. faecium과 E. faecalis의 독성인자와 항생제 내성전달인자 모두 없다고 인정된 경우에면 사용이 허가된다. 따라서 LAB의 산업적 중요성을 고려할 때 앞으로 인체와 동물장관 유래의 LAB은 체계적인 탐색 및 동정, 병원성 및 항생제 내성 유전자의 확인, 식품 및 가축사료 첨가제로의 활용, 안전성 평가연구는 계속 필요하다고 사료된다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2009

The aim of this study was to investigate if dietary Chlorella vulgaris(chlorella) intake would be effective on cadmium(Cd) detoxification in rats fed dietary Cd. Fourteen-week old male Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats weighing $415.0{\pm}1.6\;g$ were randomly divided into two groups and fed slightly modified American Institute of Nutrition-93 Growing(AIN-93G) diet without(n=10) or with(n=40) dietary Cd(200 ppm) for 8 weeks. To confirm alteration by dietary Cd intake, twenty rats fed AIN-93G diet without(n=10) and with(n=10) dietary Cd were sacrificed and compared. Other thirty rats were randomly blocked into three groups and fed slightly modified AIN-93G diets replacing 0 (n=10), 5 (n=10) or 10% (n=10) chlorella of total kg diet for 4 weeks. Daily food intake, body weight change, body weight gain/calorie intake, organ weight (liver, spleen, and kidney), perirenal fat pad and epididymal fat pad weights were measured. To examine Cd detoxification, urinary Cd excretion and metallothonein (MT) concentrations in kidney and intestine were measured. Food intake, calorie intake, body weight change, body weight gain/calorie intake, organ weight and fat pad weights were decreased by dietary Cd intake. Urinary Cd excretion and MT concentrations in kidney and small intestine were increased by dietary Cd. After given Cd containing diet, food intake, calorie intake, body weight change, body weight gain/calorie intake, organ weights and fat pad weights were not influenced by dietary chlorella intake. Renal MT synthesis tended to be higher in a dose-dependent manner, but not significantly. And chlorella intake did not significantly facilitate renal and intestinal MT synthesis and urinary Cd excretion. These findings suggest that, after stopping cadmium supply, chlorella supplementation, regardless of its percentage, might not improve cadmium detoxification from the body in growing rats.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.268-274
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• 2009

Porphyromonas gingivalis, the gram-negative anaerobic oral bacterium, initiates periodontal disease by binding to saliva-coated oral surface. The cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) genetically linked to FimA1 (1-200 aa) or FimA2 (201-337 aa) of the P. gingivalis fimbrial antigen were introduced into Solanum tuberosum cells by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation method. The integration of CTB-FimA1 or CTB-FimA2 fusion genes were confirmed in the chromosome of transformed leaves by genomic DNA PCR amplification method. Synthesis and assembly of the CTB-FimA fusion proteins into oligomeric structures with pentamer size was detected in transformed tuber extracts by immunoblot analysis. The binding activities of CTB-FimA fusion proteins to intestinal epithelial cell membrane receptors were confirmed by GM1-ganglioside enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (GM1-ELISA). The ELISA showed that the expression levels of the CTB-FimA1 or CTB-FimA2 fusion proteins were 0.0019, 0.002% of the total soluble protein in transgenic tuber tissues, respectively The synthesis of CTB-FimA monomers and their assembly into biologically active oligomers in transformed potato tuber tissues demonstrates the feasibility of using edible plants for the production of enterocyte targeted fimbrial antigens that could elicit mucosal immune responses.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.628-635
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• 2013

본 연구는 복분자 미숙과와 홍삼 물 추출물을 이용하여 인간 간암세포주(HepG2)와 위장관세포주(Caco-2)를 이용하여 콜레스테롤 억제효과 및 그와 연관된 HMG-CoA reductase 활성 억제효과 및 LDL 및 HDL과 관련된 분자기전을 조사하였다. 그 결과 복분자 미숙과와 홍삼 추출물은 모두 콜레스테롤 합성 억제 효과를 보였을 뿐만 아니라 HMG-CoA reductase 활성 억제효과를 보였다. 또한 두 추출물은 단독 투여시 보다 복합 투여시 부가효과를 보였다. 그리고 LDL receptor와 이를 조절하는 SREBP-2를 증가시키고 콜레스테롤 transport 인 ABCA1의 발현을 증가시켜 LDL를 낮추고 HDL를 높이는 효과가 있을 것으로 판단된다. 특히 두 추출물의 복합 투여시 훨씬 높은 시너지 효과를 나타냄을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 전통적으로 오랜 기간 사용되어온 천연물인 복분자와 홍삼이 콜레스테롤 예방에 효과적임을 입증한 결과로 관련 대사증후군의 예방에 기여할 것으로 사료된다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.407-412
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• 2014

락툴로오스는 식품과 제약분야에서 기능성 성분으로 알려져 있으며, 산업적으로 많이 활용되고 있어 주목을 받고 있다. 식품분야에서는 정장작용을 위한 비피더스 인자, 제약분야에서는 주로 변비, 간성뇌증, 간질환의 합병증 그리고 혈액 내 포도당(glucose)과 인슐린 수치의 유지 등을 위하여 이용되고 있다. 락툴로오스 합성은 크게 화학적, 생물학적 방법으로 분류할 수 있으며, 화학적 방법에서는 젖당(lactose)의 알칼리 이성질체화법에 의하여 합성되지만, 생성물의 분해 및 다양한 부반응에 의한 정제의 난점과 폐기물 관리 등의 문제점들을 가지고 있다. 이러한 문제점들을 해결하고자, 효소를 이용한 합성 방법이 최근 연구되고 있다. 베타-갈락토시다아제(${\beta}$-galactosidase)는 젖당의 가수분해물 생산이 가능하기에 유제품 산업에서 매우 중요한 효소이며, 과당(fructose)으로 갈락토실(galactosyl) 잔기의 전달반응에 의하여 젖당으로부터 락툴로오스를 합성할 수 있다. 그러나 정제된 젖당은 매우 고가의 물질로써 락툴로오스를 합성하기에는 경제적으로 적합하지 않다. 본 총설에서는 락툴로오스를 합성하기 위한 화학적, 생물학적 공정에 대한 연구 동향을 간략하게 소개하고, 저가의 기질을 활용한 경제적인 락툴로오스 생산에 대한 연구 및 전망을 제시하고자 한다.