• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.5-21
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• 2009

암반에 근입된 현장타설말뚝의 주면마찰력에 대한 최근의 연구결과에 따르면 주면마찰력은 암석의 일축압축강도 외에 굴착면의 거칠기, 암반의 재료특성, 초기 수직음력, 말뚝의 직경, 암반의 절리 및 풍화도 등에 크게 영향을 받는 것으로 보고되어 있다. 지금까지 개발된 굴착면 거칠기 시스템들은 공기 중에서만 측정가능하므로 현장의 굴착공내에서 직접 측정하는 것은 불가능하였다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 수중에서 사용가능한 굴착공 벽면거칠기 측정 시스템(BKS-LRPS)을 개발하였으며, 특수 제작된 보정장치를 통하여 여러 가지 경우에 대한 검증을 수행하였다. 연구결과에 의하면, 개발된 BKS-LRPS는 장치제작조건 및 현장조건을 반영하도록 계획된 검증조건들에 대하여 유효측정영역을 제시할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.55.1-55.17
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• 2021

Background: Naringenin and its glycoside naringin are well known citrus flavonoids with several therapeutic benefits. Although the anti-adipogenic effects of naringenin and naringin have been reported previously, the detailed mechanism underlying their anti-adipogenesis effects is poorly understood. Objectives: This study examined the anti-adipogenic effects of naringenin and naringin by determining differential gene expression patterns in these flavonoids-treated 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Methods: Lipid accumulation and triglyceride (TG) content were determined by Oil red O staining and TG assay. Glucose uptake was measured using a 2-[N-(7-Nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino]-2-deoxy-d-glucose fluorescent d-glucose analog. The phosphorylation levels of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and acetyl Co-A carboxylase (ACC) were observed via Western blot analysis. Differential gene expressions in 3T3-L1 adipocytes were evaluated via RNA sequencing analysis. Results: Naringenin and naringin inhibited both lipid accumulation and TG content, increased phosphorylation levels of both AMPK and ACC and decreased the expression level of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase (HMGCR) in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. RNA sequencing analysis revealed that 32 up-regulated (> 2-fold) and 17 down-regulated (< 0.6-fold) genes related to lipid metabolism, including Acaca, Fasn, Scd1, Mogat1, Dgat, Lipin1, Cpt1a, and Lepr, were normalized to the control level in naringenin-treated adipocytes. In addition, 25 up-regulated (> 2-fold) and 25 down-regulated (< 0.6-fold) genes related to lipid metabolism, including Acaca, Fasn, Fabp5, Scd1, Srebf1, Hmgcs1, Cpt1c, Lepr, and Lrp1, were normalized to the control level by naringin. Conclusions: The results indicate that naringenin and naringin have anti-adipogenic potentials that are achieved by normalizing the expression levels of lipid metabolism-related genes that were perturbed in differentiated 3T3-L1 cells.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.231-239
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• 2006

인체의 골수내에 존재하는 중간엽 줄기세포는 성장인자나 환경적 요인에 의해 지방세포, 골아세포, 연골모세포 및 연골세포 등으로 분화됨이 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 정상 인체의 골수으로 얻어진 중간엽 줄기세포로부터 골아세포의 분화 가능성을 알아보고 이에 관여하는 유전자의 발현을 조사하였다. 정상 골수의 중간엽 줄기세포를 골유도성 자극보조제로서 $\beta$-glycerol phosphate, L-ascorbic acid 및 dexamethasone을 첨가하여 골아세포로의 분화를 유도한 세포와 골유도성 자극보조제를 첨가하지 않은 세포를 배양하여 일정 간격으로 cDNA microarray를 이용하여 각각의 단계에서 발현되는 유전자를 검사하고 이로 인해 얻어진 유전자의 발현량을 분석하기 위해 real time quantitative RT-PCR 을 시행하였다. 골유도성 자극보조제를 첨가한 군에서 첨가하지 않은 군에 비하여 정상적인 골아세포로의 성장이 유도되었고, 분화과정에서 36개의 유전자의 발현이 증가되었고, 59개의 유전자의 발현이 억제되었다. 주로 골 생성 과정과 연관이 있다고 알려진 osteoprotegerin, LRP5 및 metallothionein 2A 등의 유전자들이 분화과정에서 발현 증가되어 나타났고, 줄기세포로부터 분화될 수 있는 조직들 중 근육, 지방, 연골, 혈관 및 신경 조직과 연관된 유전자들은 분화 후기에 감소하거나 혹은 전분화 과정 동안 발현이 억제되었다. 본 연구에서는 골아세포의 분화와 연관된 유전자 발현을 확인함으로써 특정 조건하에서 중간엽 줄기세포로부터 골아세포로의 분화가 가능함을 확인할 수 있었고, 이 과정에 관련된 특정 유전자의 발현 양상을 밝힐 수 있었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.806-817
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• 2014

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of providing different levels of a supplement on the nutritional characteristics and productive performance of heifers on pasture during the rainy-dry transition and dry season in Brazil or tropical area. Thirty crossbred heifers with predominance of Zebu breed were used in a completely randomized experimental design. Treatments consisted of a mineral supplement and 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 kg/animal/d of a protein supplement containing 300 g crude protein (CP)/kg of dry matter (DM). In the rainy-dry transition season there was quadratic effect of the protein supplementation (p<0.10) on daily weight gain (DWG). A linear relationship (p<0.10) was found between increasing supplement intake and intakes of DM, organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), non fibrous carbohydrates (NFC) and total digestible nutrients (TDN). Coefficients of apparent digestibility of CP, EE, and NFC increased linearly (p<0.10) with increasing supplement levels, but there was no effect on the DM apparent digestibility (p>0.10); the microbial efficiency (g CPmic/kg TDN) and the relationship of microbial nitrogen flow with nitrogen intake (g/g nitrogen intake) were negative linear profiles. In the dry season, the descriptive pattern least squares means showed a trend of stabilization of DWG from the supply of 0.98 kg of protein supplement; the intakes of DM, OM, CP, EE, NFC, and TDN showed increasing linear relationship (p<0.10) with protein supplement levels; the means of apparent digestibility coefficients of the different dietary fractions presented a linear-response-plateau (LRP); the microbial nitrogen flow (g/d) showed positive linear profile (p<0.10) for supplementation levels. It is concluded that supplementation improves the productive performance of grazing heifers and that 1.0 kg/d of supplement per animal gives the maximum increment of weight gain.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.62-68
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• 2016

Osteoporosis is a medical condition of global concern, with increasing incidence in both sexes. Bone mineral density (BMD), a highly heritable trait, has been proven a useful diagnostic factor in predicting fracture. Because medical information is lacking about male osteoporotic genetics, we conducted a genome-wide association study of BMD in Korean men. With 1,176 participants, we analyzed 4,414,664 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) after genomic imputation, and identified five SNPs and three loci correlated with bone density and strength. Multivariate linear regression models were applied to adjust for age and body mass index interference. Rs17124500 ($p=6.42{\times}10^{-7}$), rs34594869 ($p=6.53{\times}10^{-7}$) and rs17124504 ($p=6.53{\times}10^{-7}$) in 14q31.3 and rs140155614 ($p=8.64{\times}10^{-7}$) in 15q25.1 were significantly associated with lumbar spine BMD (LS-BMD), while rs111822233 ($p=6.35{\times}10^{-7}$) was linked with the femur total BMD (FT-BMD). Additionally, we analyzed the relationship between BMD and five genes previously identified in Korean men. Rs61382873 (p = 0.0009) in LRP5, rs9567003 (p = 0.0033) in TNFSF11 and rs9935828 (p = 0.0248) in FOXL1 were observed for LS-BMD. Furthermore, rs33997547 (p = 0.0057) in ZBTB and rs1664496 (p = 0.0012) in MEF2C were found to influence FT-BMD and rs61769193 (p = 0.0114) in ZBTB to influence femur neck BMD. We identified five SNPs and three genomic regions, associated with BMD. The significance of our results lies in the discovery of new loci, while also affirming a previously significant locus, as potential osteoporotic factors in the Korean male population.