• The Korean journal of internal medicine
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.1137-1142
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• 2018

Background/Aims: This study tested the hypothesis that prolonged low-dose cyclophosphamide (CTX) treatment after pulse therapy attenuate paraquat (PQ)-induced lung injury in rats. Methods: PQ (25 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally to induce PQ-intoxicated rat model. The rats were randomly divided into four groups: control group (1 mL/day saline solution for 14 days), PQ group (1 mL/day saline solution for 14 days after PQ exposure), pulse group (15 mg/kg/day CTX in 1 mL of saline solution for 2 days and subsequent 1 mL/day saline solution for 12 days), and prolonged low-dose group (15 mg/kg/day CTX in 1 mL of saline solution for 2 days and subsequent 1.5 mg/kg/day CTX in 1 mL of saline solution for 12 days). A 14-day follow-up was conducted to determine the survival rat, and lung hydroxyproline (HYP), wet-to-dry weight ratios (W/Dc) and histopathological changes were evaluated. Results: Results showed similar survival rate (55% vs. 50%, p > 0.05) between prolonged low-dose and pulse groups. Lung W/Dc ($4.94{\pm}0.38$ vs. $5.47{\pm}0.28$, p < 0.01), HYP ($3.34{\pm}0.29{\mu}g/mg$ vs. $3.65{\pm}0.19{\mu}g/mg$, p < 0.001), and fibrosis score ($2.69{\pm}0.84$ vs. $3.13{\pm}0.63$, p < 0.05) were lower in prolonged low-dose group than those in the pulse group. Conclusions: These findings suggested prolonged low-dose CTX treatment after pulse therapy could attenuate PQ-induced lung injury in rats.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.58-63
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• 2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Telomeres are located at the chromosomal ends and progressively shortened during each cell cycle. Telomerase, which is regulated by hTERT and c-MYC, maintains telomeric DNA sequences. Especially, telomerase is active in cancer and stem cells to maintain telomere length for replicative immortality. Recently we reported that walnut phenolic extract (WPE) can reduce cell viability in a colon cancer stem cell (CSC) model. We, therefore, investigated the effect of WPE on telomere maintenance in the same model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: $CD133^+CD44^+$ cells from HCT116, a human colon cancer cell line, were sorted by Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and treated with WPE at the concentrations of 0, 10, 20, and $40{\mu}g/mL$ for 6 days. Telomere lengths were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) using telomere specific primers and DNA extracted from the cells, which was further adjusted with single-copy gene and reference DNA ($ddC_t$). Telomerase activity was also measured by qRT-PCR after incubating the PCR mixture with cell protein extracts, which was adjusted with reference DNA ($dC_t$). Transcriptions of hTERT and c-MYC were determined using conventional RT-PCR. RESULTS: Telomere length of WPE-treated cells was significantly decreased in a dose-dependent manner ($5.16{\pm}0.13$ at $0{\mu}g/mL$, $4.79{\pm}0.12$ at $10{\mu}g/mL$, $3.24{\pm}0.08$ at $20{\mu}g/mL$ and $3.99{\pm}0.09$ at $40{\mu}g/mL$; P = 0.0276). Telomerase activities concurrently decreased with telomere length ($1.47{\pm}0.04$, $1.09{\pm}0.01$, $0.76{\pm}0.08$, and $0.88{\pm}0.06$; P = 0.0067). There was a positive correlation between telomere length and telomerase activity (r = 0.9090; P < 0.0001). Transcriptions of both hTERT and c-MYC were also significantly decreased in the same manner. CONCLUSION: In the present cell culture model, WPE reduced telomere maintenance, which may provide a mechanistic link to the effect of walnuts on the viability of colon CSCs.

• 대한수학회보
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• 제61권2호
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• pp.541-556
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• 2024

In this paper, we consider a model problem arising from a classical planar Heisenberg ferromagnetic spin chain $-{\Delta}u+V(x)u-{\frac{u}{\sqrt{1-u^2}}}{\Delta}{\sqrt{1-u^2}}={\lambda}{\mid}u{\mid}^{p-2}u$, x ∈ ℝ^N, where 2 ≤ p < 2^*, N ≥ 3. By the Ekeland variational principle, the cut off technique, the change of variables and the L^∞ estimate, we study the existence of positive solutions. Here, we construct the L^∞ estimate of the solution in an entirely different way. Particularly, all the constants in the expression of this estimate are so well known.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2013

Quantities as well as distributions of adipose tissue (AT) are significantly related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and can be altered with caloric restriction. This study investigated which cross-sectional slice location of AT is most strongly correlated with changes in CVD risk factors after caloric restriction in obese Korean women. Thirty-three obese pre-menopausal Korean women ($32.4{\pm}8.5$ yrs, BMI $27.1{\pm}2.3\;kg/m^2$) participated in a 12 weeks caloric restriction program. Subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) were measured using computed tomography (CT) scans at the sites of L2-L3, L3-L4, and L4-L5. Fasting serum levels of glucose, insulin, triglyceride, total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), leptin and homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were observed. Pearson's partial correlation coefficients were used to assess the relationship between AT measurement sites and changes in CVD risk factors after calorie restriction. When calories were reduced by 350 kcal/day for 12 weeks, body weight (-2.7%), body fat mass (-8.2%), and waist circumference (-5.8%) all decreased (P < 0.05). In addition, following caloric restriction, serum levels of glucose (-4.6%), TC (-6.2%), LDL-C (-5.3%), leptin (-17.6%) and HOMA-IR (-18.2%) decreased significantly (P < 0.05) as well. Changes in VAT at the level of L3-L4 were significantly greater than those at other abdominal sites, and these changes were correlated with changes in TC (P < 0.05), LDL-C (P < 0.001), SBP (P < 0.001) and HOMA-IR (P < 0.01). These results show that VAT at L3-L4 had a stronger correlation with CVD risk factors than with other AT measurement sites after caloric restriction.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.347-355
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• 2015

The growth kinetics of phototrophic microorganisms can be controlled by the light irradiance, the concentration of an inorganic nutrient, or both. A multi-component kinetic model is proposed and tested in novel batch experiments that allow the kinetic parameters for each factor to be estimated independently. For the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, the estimated parameters are maximum specific growth rate $({\mu}_{max})=2.8/d$, half-maximum-rate light irradiance $(K_L)=11W/m^2$, half-inhibition-rate light irradiance $(K_{L,I})=39W/m^2$, and half-maximum-rate concentration for inorganic carbon $(K_{S,Ci})=0.5mgC/L$, half-maximum-rate concentration for inorganic nitrogen $(K_{S,Ni})=1.4mgN/L$, and half-maximum-rate concentration for inorganic phosphorus $(K_{S,Pi})=0.06mgP/L$. Compared to other phototrophs having ${\mu}max$ estimates, PCC6803 is a fast-growing r-strategist relying on reaction rate. Its half-maximum-rate and half-inhibition rate values identify the ranges of light irradiance and nutrient concentrations that PCC6803 needs to achieve a high specific growth rate to be a sustainable bioenergy source. To gain the advantages of its high maximum specific growth rate, PCC6803 needs to have moderate light illumination ($7-62W/m^2$ for ${\mu}_{syn}{\geq}1/d$) and relatively high nutrient concentrations: $N_i{\geq}2.3 mgN/L$, $P_i{\geq}0.1mgP/L$, and $C_i{\geq}1.0mgC/L$.

• 생태와환경
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• 제37권2호통권107호
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• pp.180-192
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• 2004

본 연구는 2002년 11월부터 2004년 2월까지 수심이 얕은 부영양상태의 저수지에서계절에 따른 수질변화와이에 대한 유입 부하량 영향을 평가하기 위해 이루어졌다. 수심간의 수온차가 $1^{\circ}C\;m^{-1}$ 이상의 수온약층이 5월에 형성되었고, 심층에서 2 mg $O_2\;L^{-1}$ 이하의 낮은 산소농도가 5월부터 9월까지 관찰되었다. $Z_{eu}/Z_{m}$은 0.2${\sim}$l.1의 범위로 수온약층 형성으로 혼합 층이 수심 4m근처이고 유광대 층이 수심 4.3m였던 5월을 제외하고는 대부분의 기간 동안에 유광대층에 비해 혼합층의 수심이 깊은 것으로 나타났다. 수체내 질소는 1.1 ${\sim}$ 4.5 mg N $L^{-1}$ 의범위로, 대부분이 용존 형태(Avg. 58.7%)로 존재하고 있었으며 결빙된 수표면의 해빙 시에 암모니아성 질소와 질산성질소가 증가하였다. 저수지내 총인 농도는43.g${\sim}$126.6 ${\mu}g\;P\;L^{-1}$범위로 대부분은 입자성인의 형태(Avg. 80%)로 존재하고 있었다. 용존무기인 농도는 심층에서의 일시적인 증가가 관찰된 7월과 8월을 제외하고는 10 ${\mu}g\;P\;L^{-1}$ 이하였다. 엽록소 a 농도의 뚜렷한 증가는인 유입부하량이 많았던 7월 (99 ${\mu}g\;L^{-1}$)과 11월 (109 ${\mu}g\;L^{-1}$)에 관찰되었고 수체내 총인과 양의 상관성을 보였다(r=0.55, P<0.008, n=22).수층간의 평균 엽록소 a 농도는11월 8일에 84.5${\pm}$29.0 ${\mu}g\;L^{-1}$으로 가장 높았고 2월에13.5${\pm}$ 1.0 ${\mu}g\;L^{-1}$로 가장 낮았다. 유입수량이 증가할 수록유입수내 층인 농도도 증가하는 경향을 나타냈으며(r=0.69,P<0.001), 1년 중 강우량이 많았던 7월 25일 하루동안에 연간 총인 유입부하량의 40.5%가 유입되었고, 11월 8일에도 17.1%가 유입되었다. 유역으로부터 유입되는총인 부하량은 159.0kg P $yr^{-1}$였고, 식물플랑크톤에 의해직접 이용 될 수 있는 용존무기인 부하량은 126.3 kg P $yr^{-1}$로 총인의 77.7%에 해당하였다. 총 질소 부하량은 5.0 ton $yr^{-1}$로 총 인 부하량(159.0 kg P $yr^{-1}$)에 비해 30배 정도 많았으며, 총질소 부하 중 무기질소 부하량은3.9 ton $yr^{-1}$로 총 질소의 78%였다. 인 임계 부하량은 1.6 g ${\cdot}$ $m^{-2}$${\cdot}$$yr^{-1}$으로 과잉임계부하량을 상회하는 수준 이였다. 본 연구결과 저수지의 유역으로부터 유입되는 많은양의 유입 인 부하는 저수지 수질의 계절적인 변화 뿐 만아니라 부영양화의 가장 큰 원인으로 나타났으며, 중영양상태의 수질을 유지하기 위해서는 총인 유입부하량(159 kg $yr^{-1}$)의 71%가 감소되어야 할 필요성이 제기되었다. 또한 여름철 심층 산소 고갈이 야기되었고, 이 시기에 퇴적물로 용출된 인이 식물플랑크톤 성장에 이용될 수 있기때문에 퇴적물에 대한 관리도 수행될 필요가 있다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.81-84
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• 1983

견사에 대한 산성염료인 Orange II의 평형수착을 pH 2.2 HCl염욕중에서 온도 50$^{\circ}$, 70$^{\circ}$ 및 9$0^{\circ}C$로 변화시켜, 또한 온도 $50^{\circ}C$에서 pH를 1.5, 2.2 및 4.0으로 조절하여 수착식을 검토하였다. pH 1.5 및 2.2에서의 수착식은 이원 model 즉 Langmuir형과 Nernst형의 합으로 표시됨을 알았다. Langmuir 수착평행상수 $K_{L}$ 은 온도의 상승과 pH의 증가에 따라 감소하였고, Nernst분배계수 $K_{P}$ 도 비슷한 경향을 보였다. 수착 반응은 발열반응임을 알 수 있었고 표준 entropy는 정의 값임을 알았다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2017

Microcystis aeruginosa (M. aeruginosa) is a cyanobacterium species that can form harmful algal blooms in freshwater bodies worldwide. The use of pine needle extract (PNE) to control nuisance algae by allelopathic inhibition will be environmentally friendly and promising. PNE removed successfully upto 98% of M. aeruginosa at the following optimal conditions: pH 7, $25^{\circ}C$ of temperature, 100 rpm of mixing rate, 5 min of mixing time. These results was indicated that the amount of 1 g/L PNE was removed 1g dryweight/L of M. aeruginosa. The kinetic data showed substrate inhibition kinetics and maximum growth rate was obtained when the M. aeruginosa was grown in medium containing 0.5 g/L of initial concentration of PNE. Different substrate inhibition models were fitted to the kinetic data and found the Luong model was best. The model predicted kinetic parameters were in agreement with the experimental findings. The natural extract, PNE, can be a promising inhibition due to its high efficiency and low dose requirements.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.17-29
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• 2013

Long-Term Hydrologic Impact Assessment (L-THIA) model which is a distributed watershed model was applied to analyze the spatial distribution of surface runoff and nonpoint source pollutant loading from Imha watershed during 2001~2010. L-THIA CN Calibration Tool linked with SCE-UA was developed to calibrate surface runoff automatically. Calibration (2001~2005) and validation (2006~2010) of monthly surface runoff were represented as 'very good' model performance showing 0.91 for calibration and 0.89 for validation as Nash-Sutcliffe (NS) values. Average annual surface runoff from Imha watershed was 218.4 mm and Banbyun subwatershed was much more than other watersheds due to poor hydrologic condition. Average annual nonpoint source pollutant loading from Imha wateshed were 2,295 ton/year for $BOD_5$, 14,752 ton/year for SS, 358 ton/year for T-N, and 79 ton/year for T-P. Amount of pollutant loading and pollutant loading rates from Banbyun watershed were much higher than other watersheds. As results of analysis of loading rate from grid size ($30m{\times}30m$), most of high 10 % of loading rate were generated from upland. Therefore, major hot spot area to manage nonpoint source pollution in Imha watershed is the combination of upland and Banbyun subwatershed. L-THIA model is easy to use and prepare input file and useful tool to manage nonpoint source pollution at screening level.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.250-255
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• 2004

The aim of this work was to investigate the adsorption isotherm and kinetic model for the biosorption of lead $(Pb^{2+})$ by Rhodotorula aurantiaca and to examine the environmental factors for this metal removal. Within five minutes of contact, $Pb^{2+}$ sorption reached nearly 86% of the total $Pb^{2+}$ sorption. The optimum initial pH value for removal of $Pb^{2+}$ was 5.0. The percentage sorption increased steeply with the biomass concentration up to 2 g/l and thereafter remained more or less constant. The Langmuir sorption model provided a good fit throughout the concentration range. The conformity of these data to the Langmuir model indicated that biosorption of $Pb^{2+}$ by R. aurantiaca could be characterized as a monolayer, single-site type phenomenon with no interaction between ions adsorbed in neighboring sites. The maximum $Pb^{2+}$ sorption capacity $(q_{max})$ and Langmuir constant (b) were 46.08 mg/g of biomass and 0.04 l/mg, respectively. The pseudo second-order equation was well fitted to the experimental data. The correlation coefficients for the linear plots of t/q against t for the second-order equation were 0.999 for all the initial concentrations of biosorbent for contact times of 180 min. The theoretical $q_{eq}$ value was very close to the experimental $q_{eq}$ value.