• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.313-318
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• 2009

TIAF1 is a TGF-${\beta}$1-induced anti-apoptotic factor that plays a critical role in blocking TNF (tumor necrosis factor) cytotoxicity in mouse fibroblasts and participates in TGF-${\beta}$-mediated growth regulation. In this study, we obtained the full-length cDNA sequence of the porcine TIAF1 gene. Real-time PCR further revealed that the TIAF1 gene was expressed at the highest level in liver and kidney with prominent expressions detected in uterus, and lower levels detected in heart, spleen, lung, stomach, small intestine, skeletal muscle and fat of Large White pigs. Sequence analysis indicated that a 6 base-pair deletion mutation existed in the exon of the TIAF1 gene between Meishan and Large White pigs. This mutation induced deletion of Gln and Val amino acids. PCR-RFLP was used to detect the polymorphism in 394 pigs of a "Large White${\times}$Meishan" $F_{2}$ resource population and four purebred pig populations. The frequencies of the A allele (with a 6 bp deletion) were dominant in Chinese Meishan and Bamei pigs, and the frequencies of the B allele (no 6 bp deletion) were dominant in Large White and Landrace pigs. Association analyses revealed that the deletion mutation had highly significant associations (p<0.01) with meat marbling score of the thorax-waist longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle (MM1) and intramuscular fat percentage (IMF), and significant associations (p<0.05) with carcass length (CL). The results presented here supply evidence that the 6 bp deletion mutation in the TIAF1 gene affects porcine meat quality and provides useful information for further porcine breeding.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.267-271
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• 2012

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of one alpha-hydroxycholecalciferol ($1{\alpha}$-OH $D_3$) on growth performance, tibia quality, and skin and meat color in broilers fed calcium (Ca)- and phosphorus (P)-deficient corn-soybean meal diets. A total of 288 male Ross broilers, at 21 days of age, were randomly assigned to three treatments with eight cages per treatment. Three levels of $1{\alpha}$-OH $D_3$ (0, 5, and 10 ${\mu}g$/kg) were added to a basal diet (0.50% Ca, 0.13% non-phytate phosphorus (NPP), and 0.35% total phosphorus (tP)) without vitamin $D_3$. As a result of this study, the addition of $1{\alpha}$-OH $D_3$ increased body weight gain (p<0.001), feed intake (p = 0.007), feed efficiency (p<0.001), tibia weight (p = 0.002), length (p<0.001), breaking-strength (p = 0.012), ash (p<0.001), Ca (p<0.001), and P content (p = 0.004). Dietary $1{\alpha}$-OH $D_3$ enhanced breast meat yellowness (p = 0.015) and the length and weight of the small intestine of the broilers. Moreover, $1{\alpha}$-OH $D_3$ decreased serum Ca concentration (p = 0.074) and breast meat redness (p = 0.010). These results indicate that the $1{\alpha}$-OH $D_3$ improves growth, tibia quality, and meat color in broilers fed Ca- and P-deficient corn-soybean meal diets.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.359-366
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• 2004

Iron (Fe) is an essential metal in biological processes, which maintains a homeostasis in the human body. Divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) has been known as an iron transporting membrane protein, which is involved in the uptake Fe at the apical portion of intestinal epithelium, and may transport Fe across the membrane of acidified endosome in peripheral tissues. In this study, we studied the tissue distribution of DMT1 in the Fe supplemented (FeS) diet fed rats, and the regulation of DMT1 expression by depleting body Fe. Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups, and fed FeS (120 mg Fe/kg) diet or Fe deficient (FeD, 2∼6 mg Fe/kg) diet for 4 weeks. The evaluation of body Fe status was monitored by measuring sFe, UIBC and tissue Fe concentration. Additionally, DMT1 mRNA levels were analyzed in the peripheral tissues by using the quantitative real time RT-PCR method. In the FeS diet fed rats, the tissue Fe was maintained at a relatively high level, and DMT1 was eventually expressed in all tissues studied. DMT1 was highly expressed in the testis, kidney and spleen, while a moderate levels of DMT1 expression was detected in the brain, liver and heart. In the digestive system, the highest level of DMT1 was found in the duodenum. Feeding the FeD diet caused a reduced body weight gain and depletion of body Fe with finding of decreased sFe, increased UIBC and decreased tissue Fe concentration. The depletion of body Fe upregulated DMT1 expression in the peripheral tissue. The expression of DMT1 was very sensitive to the body Fe depletion in the small intestine, especially in the duodenum, showing dramatically higher levels in the FeD rats than those of the FeS group. In the FeD diet fed animals, the expression of DMT1 was low significantly in other tissues compared with the duodenum. The expression of DMT1, however, was 60∼120% higher in the testis, kidney and spleen, and 30∼50% higher in the lung, liver and heart, compared to the FeS diet fed rats. In summary, DMT1 expression was ubiquitous in mammalian tissue, and the level of expression was the organ-dependent. The expression of DMT1 in peripheral tissues was upregulated by depletion of body Fe. Duodenum was the most sensitive tissue among organs studied during Fe depletion, and expressed the greatest level of DMT1, while other tissues were less higher than in duodenum. This study supports that DMT1 plays a role in maintaining the body Fe level through intestinal uptake as well as homeostasis of Fe in the peripheral tissue.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.3-9
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• 1984

경남 마산시, 진해시, 창원시에 거주하고 있는 일부 유치원 아동중 단백질(蛋白質) 급원(給源) 식품(食品)을 기피(忌避)하는 103명(名)에 대(對)한 식이형성(食餌形成)과 그 요인을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1) 남여비(男女比)는 1.2 : 1로서 남아(男兒)에 다소 높게 나타나고 생활(生活)은 중류(中流)이며 어머니의 학력은 고졸(高卒), 그리고 첫째 아이가 많았고 대부분 $2{\sim}3$형제의 핵가족(核家族)이였다. 2) 단백질(蛋白質) 급원식품(給源食品) 38개중 50%이상이 기피(忌避)하는 식품(食品)은 메주콩, 꽁치, 고등어, 멸치, 조개, 굴, 된장, 명태, 북어, 납세미, 미꾸라지, 도미, 민어, 조기, 곰국, 쇠간, 돼지고기, 칼치 등 18개 식품(食品)이였고 33%이상이 먹어보지 못한 식품(食品)은 쇠간, 쇠곱창, 쇠갈비, 뱀장어. 미꾸라지 등을 들고 있었다. 3) 기피(忌避) 이유(理由)는 맛이 좋지 않아서가 43.7%로 가장 많았고 독특한 냄새가 싫어서가 29.1%를 나타내었고 어머니의 생각으로는 몸에 좋다고 억지로 먹이려한 것이 가장 큰 원인으로 (30.1%) 보고 있었고 다음이 가족이나 친구의 영향 (29.1%) 으로 보고 있었다. 4)이의 교정을 위하여 아동은 맛있고 예쁘고 골고루 해주기를 원했고 어머니들은 이에 관한 구체적인 영양교육 실시를 원하고 있었다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.25-27
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• 2006

누에장려품종 중 혈당강하제 개발에 적합한 품종 결정을 위하여 DNJ 함량을 정량한 결과, 봄에 사육한 금옥잠이 5.45 mg/gDW으로 DNJ 함량이 가장 높았다. 또한 누에 유전자원 원종 66품종의 DNJ 함량을 결정한 결과, 품종간 DNJ 함량 차이가 매우 큰 것으로 밝혀져, 혈당 강하제용 누에 육종시 기초자료가 될 수 있으며, 또한 DNJ 함량이 낮은 품종은 DNJ 축적 기작 연구에 많은 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 1987

복부 및 골반부의 방사선 조사에서 정상소장의 손상은 대장에 비해 발생빈도는 낮다고 하나 때로는 치명적일수도 있음으로 치료선량을 제한시키는 가장 큰 원인 중의 하나이다. 많은 연구 및 임상보고가 있어 왔으나 동물실험의 경우 대부분이 단일조사 혹은 소수 분할조사에 의한 실험이었으며 인체의 경우 심한 합병증으로 인한 적출물의 생경 혹은 부검소견이 대부분이어서 임상에서와 같은 방법의 체계적인 실험에 의한 보고는 드물다. 이에 저자는 총 396마리의 마우스를 사용하여 전복부에 $2{\times}3cm$의 조사야로 $200{\times}51/wk$로 조사한 후 전 조사량 및 추적기간별로 구분하여 병리조직학적인 소장의 손상정도와 그 회복 및 잔여변화를 관찰하였다. 소낭세포의 분열감소, 융모의 단축, 점막궤양 등의 급성변화는 3,000cGy 이하의 선량에서는 1-2주 이내에 회복되었으나 4,000-5,000cGy군에서 잔여변화가 상당기간 동안 관찰되었다. 소 혈관벽의 비후, 소장점막의 섬유화 및 위축, 만성궤양 등의 후기 면화는 4,000-5,000cGy 조사군의 $2{\sim}3$주 후의 표본에서 현저히 나타나기 시작하여 시간이 경과함에 따라 약간의 회복을 보여주었으나 잔여변화는 15주까지 계속 관찰되었다. 동물실험에서 얻어진 결과를 임상에 직접 적용시키기는 어렵다고 하겠으나 임상에서 흔히 사용되는 선량인 5,000cGy이하에서도 지속적인 만성합병증이 가능함을 보여, 보다나은 임상결과를 위해서는 총선량, 선량율, 분할선량, 조사야 등의 예후에 영향을 줄 수 있는 모든 여건들의 적절한 가감이 필요함을 시사하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.313-321
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• 2017

바이오 고분자인 알긴산 나트륨(Sodium Alginate)을 이용하여 기존의 방법에 비해 생산성이 우수한 캡슐화의 상업화 공정을 개발하고자 하였다. 또한, 동일 공정으로 키토산을 알긴산과 함께 캡슐화하여 알긴산 나트륨으로 캡슐화 된 유산균과 비교하였다. 유산균 캡슐화의 상업화 공정의 주요 공정은 캡슐화 후 기존의 동결건조 대신에 본 연구진이 개발한 생산성이 우수한 유동화 건조 방법에 의하여 건조시간을 15~24이상 단축할 수 있었지만, 생균수는 동결건조와 유동층 건조의 비율이 1:0.75로 동결건조 방법이 좋았다. 하지만 건조에 드는 비용과 시간을 고려 해 볼 때 유동층 건조 방법으로 상업화 공정이 가능함을 확인할 수 있었다. Chitosan-alginate 캡슐은 알긴산 칼슘캡슐과 생균수를 비교하였을 때, 알긴산을 이용한 캡슐은 희석배수 $10^{-9}$, 즉 약 $1{\times}10^9$ 마리 이상의 균이 존재하고, 키토산을 이용한 캡슐은 희석배수 $10^{-3}$, 즉 약 $1{\times}10^3$ 마리의 균이 존재함을 확인 할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 기술로 제조된 유산균 캡슐은 pH 4.65, 6.01에서 96시간 이상 동안 안정하였지만, pH 7.07, 8.35에서는 1시간 이내에 모두 붕해되었다. 이는 유산균 캡슐이 위산에서 안정성을 보이고 pH 7이상을 띠는 소화기관인 소장과 대장에서는 쉽게 붕해가 일어날 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.146-154
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• 2006

Objectives : Siguan points (LI4, LR3) have been most frequently applied for various diseases, especially different digestive disorders such as constipation, abdominal pain or various intestinal inflammatory diseases. The fact that gastrointestina movement is closely connected with physiologic functions or pathologic process of alimentary canal led us to ask the question if Siguan points affects on intestinal motility. Design: To investigate the effect of Siguan acupuncture on the intestinal movement in both physiologic and pathologic conditions, we divided the experimental animals into 12 groups. Six groups were pre-treated with loperamide (0.5 mg/kg, sc) or scoploamine (0.5 mg/kg, sc) to suppress the intestinal movement and another three groups were pretreated with carbachol (0.5 mg/kg, po) to activate it, whereas the rest three groups didn't receive any pretreatment to be kept in the physiological condition. After the administration with charcoal meal, mice were acupunctured bilaterally on sham point or Siguan points as the manner of tap-stimulation, with the exception of no acupuncture groups. Methods : Mice were scarified in twenty minutes after the administration of charcoal to measure the distance of charcoal passage from stomach-duodenal junction. The effect on intestinal movement was presented by calculating the relative distance where charcoal arrived to total length of small intestine. Results : In physiological state, charcoal meal passed around 53%, and there was no significant difference between Siguan points and sham points groups. On the other hand. Siguan points-sitimulation significantly ameliorated loperamide or scoplolamine-induced suppressed travel rate of 17.3 % and 18.6% in sham point into 26% and 26.3% respectively (p<0.05). In carbachol-induced accelerated condition, Siguan points-stimulation didn't affect intestinal motility comparing to sham point group passed about 97.6%. Conclusions : These results postulate that acupuncture at Siguan points have a therapeutic effect by restoring cholinergic activity on pathogenically suppressed intestinal peristalsis, but does not affect the gastrointestinal motility in the normal or accelerated condition.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.789-798
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• 2009

In Sasang constitutional medicine, I have researched the process of visceral structure in the Eight Constitutionals under circulation of the five elements and the formation of primary source of illness. From this research, I could draw following conclusions through combination of the auxiliary psycho-formulas by applying the constitutional acupuncture therapy on the five elements diagnostic calculation. Since the arrangement for the five dimensions of organs in the eight constitutions has been formulated by circulation of the five elements in Sasang constitutions, if the five elements begin circulating count-clockwise from the reference point at the organs in Sasang constitutional medicine, the positive constitutional arrangement of organs is built up such as, the positive constitution of metal, earth, wood and water, while begin circulating clockwise, the negative constitutional arrangement of organs is formulated, such as the negative constitutions of metal, earth, wood and water. The source of illness results from imbalance of the organic force being generated by transfer of the five elements from compatibility to incompatibility when the five elements circulate. Hence, it has been acknowledged that if the source of illness comes from the strongest organ, it is the time when circulation of the five elements progresses from the second organ (the second strongest) in incompatibility, and if the source of illness comes from the weakest organ, it is the time when circulation of the five elements progresses from the third organ (the middle) in incompatibility. It is considered proper to diagnose meridians of the pericardium and the Triple Burners rather than to diagnose meridians of the heart and the small intestine which forms the visceral arrangement of the eight constitutions. For instance, the auxiliary psycho-formula obtains its prescription by attenuating the first organ (the strongest) while augmenting the fourth organ (the second weakest) when the axis of incompatibility in the five elements circulation crosses the second and the third organs, and it gets its prescription by attenuating the second organ(the second strongest) while augmenting the fifth organ(the weakest) when the axis of incompatibility in the five elements circulation crosses the third and the fourth organs. In addition, when medicating, the $4{\sim}5$ times of repeated performance can be assumed to represent the amount of an energy that each organ bears depending on the phase in the arrangement of the eight constitutional organs.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.267-273
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• 2012

개에서 이물, 신생물, 유문동비후, 위수술, 전해질불균형, 위확장성 염전 등에 의한 비정상적인 위 배출시간은 임상에서 소화기 질환으로 중요하다. 그러므로 위장관 운동이상에 대한 정확한 진단을 위하여 정상적인 위장관 운동시간에 대한 자료가 필요하다. 이 연구의 목적은 개에서 기존의 BIPS를 이용하는 검사 방식이 아닌 국내에서 개발한 방사선 비투과성 Kolomark를 이용한 위배출시간 검사에 대한 임상적 유용성에 대한 기초자료를 제공하기 위한 것이다. Beagle 9마리가 이번 실험에 사용되었으며 평균 체중 평균 10.3kg이며 평균 2.5살이었다. 검사를 위해 12시간 금식을 시행하였으며 화학적 보정은 하지 않은 채 검사 직전 하루 사료급여량의 25%용량에 Kolomark 1개의 capsule과 함께 급여하였고 2, 4, 8, 12시간 때 Ventrodorsal, Right lateral자세로 촬영하였다. 관심판독부분은 분문에서 위유문부까지의 위장 전체를 관찰하였으며 분석방법으로는 각 시간대별로 위장 내에 남아있는 Kolomark를 카운트하여 비모수검정인 Friedman 검정방법을 이용하여 P값이 0.05 미만인 경우를 유의한 것으로 판정하였다. 구강으로 Kolomark를 섭식 후 위에서 소장으로 완전히 Kolomark가 빠져나가는데 걸리는 평균시간은 7.55시간이었다. 이번 연구에서 성숙한 개에서 음식물 투여 후에 나타나는 위장관 통과시간을 Kolomark를 이용하여 정상적인 위장관 운동시간에 대한 기초자료가 되리라 판단된다.