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The Blood-brain Barrier Permeability of Taurine in Senescence-accelerated Mouse and Normal Mouse (ICR) (노화촉진모델마우스(SAM)와 정상 마우스(ICR)에서 타우린의 혈액-뇌 관문 투과성의 비교)

  • 황인원;이나영;강영숙
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.218-223
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    • 2002
  • This study compared the blood-brain barrier permeability of [$^3H$] taurine in senescence-accelerated mouse (SAM) and normal mouse with common carotid artery perfusion (CCAP) method and intravenous injection technique to establish a possible relation between aging and changes in tissue levels of taurine. The SAM strains show senescence acceleration and age-associated pathological phenotypes similar to geriatric disorders seen in humans. In the result of this experiments, the plasma clearance of [$^3H$]taurine in SAM was almost comparable with that of normal mice by intravenous injection technique, but the brain volume of distribution ($V_{D brain}$) of [$^3H$]taurine in SAM by CCAP method reduced by 85% compared with that in normal mice. These results suggest that aging may have an effect on the brain transport activity of taurine in disease state model animal.

Analysis of brain protein expression in developing mouse fetus (임신일령에 따른 생쥐 태아 뇌조직의 단백질 발현 양상 분석)

  • Han, Rong-Xun;Kim, Hong-Rye;Diao, Yun-Fei;Woo, Je-Seok;Jin, Dong-Il
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.65-70
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    • 2011
  • Development of mouse fetus brains can be defined morphologically and functionally by three developmental stages, embryo day (ED) 16, postnatal stage one week and eight weeks. These defined stages of brain development may be closely associated with differential gene expression rates due to limited cellular resources such as energy, space, and free water. Complex patterns of expressed genes and proteins during brain development suggests the changes in relative concentrations of proteins rather than the increase in numbers of new gene products. This study was designed to evaluate early protein expression pattern in mouse fetus brain. The mouse brain proteome of fetus at ED 15.5, and 19.5 was obtained using 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis (DE). Analysis of the 2-DE gels in pH 3-10 range revealed the presence of 15 differentially expressed spots, of which 11 spots were identified to be known proteins following MALDI-TOF analysis; 3 spots were up-regulated and 8 spots were down-regulated in the mouse fetus brain at ED 15.5. UP-regulated proteins were identified as MCG18238, isoform M2 of pyruvate kinase isozymes M1/M2, isoform 2 of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H2, creatine kinase B-type, 40S ribosomal protein SA and hemoglobin subunit beta-H1. Down-regulated proteins were putative uncharacterized protein, lactoylglutathione lyase and secreted acidic cysteine rich glycoprotein. Our results revealed composite profiles of mouse fetus brain proteins related to mouse fetus development by 2-DE analysis implying possible roles of these proteins in neural differentiation.

Toxicoproteomic identification of $TiO_2$ nanoparticle-induced protein expression changes in mouse brain

  • Jeon, Yu-Mi;Park, Seul-Ki;Lee, Mi-Young
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.107-114
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    • 2011
  • A proteomic analysis of the proteins in mouse brain that were differentially expressed in response to $TiO_2$ nanoparticles was conducted to better understand the molecular mechanism of $TiO_2$ nanoparticle-induced brain toxicity at the protein level. A total of 990 proteins from mouse brain were resolved by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. A comparative proteomic analysis revealed that the expression levels of 11 proteins were changed by more than 2-fold in response to $TiO_2$ nanoparticles: eight proteins were upregulated and three were downregulated by $TiO_2$ nanoparticles. In addition, the activities of several antioxidative enzymes and acetylcholine esterase were reduced in $TiO_2$ nanoparticle-exposed mouse brain. The protein profile alterations seem to be due to an indirect effect of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles, because $TiO_2$ nanoparticles were not detected in the brain in this investigation.

The Determination of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability and Pharmacokinetics of a Rat Transferrin Receptor Monoclonal Antibody by Brain Perfusion Method and Intravenous Injection Technique in Mice (마우스에서 뇌관류법과 정맥투여법에 의하여 흰쥐 트란스페린 단일항체의 체내동태 및 혈액-뇌 관문 투과성의 검토)

  • 강영숙
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 2002
  • Brain drug targeting through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in vivo is possible with peptidornirnetic monoclonal antibodies that undergo receptor-mediated transcytosis through the BBB. Monoclonal antibody to the rat transferrin receptor, such as the OX26 was studied in rats as a transport vector through BBB on the transferrin receptor. But, OX26 is not an effective brain delivery vector in mouse. In the present studies, rat monoclonal antibody, 8D3 to the mouse transferrin receptor were evaluated for brain drug targeting vector intransgenic mouse model. Pharrnacokinetic parameters in plasma and organ uptakes were determined at varioustimes after i.v. bolus injection of [$^{}125}I$] 8D3 in Balb/c mice. Brain uptake of [$^{}125}I$] 8D3 was also studied with an internal carotid artery perfusioncapillary depletion method. After i.v. injection of [$^{}125}I$] 8D3, plasma concentrations declined biexponentially with elimination half lift of approximately 2.2 hours. Brain uptake of [$^{}125}I$] 8D3 was $0.50{\pm}0.09$ persent of injected dose per g brain after 2 hours i.v. injection. After perfusion 5 min the apparent volume of distibution of [$^{}125}I$] 8D3 in brain was $22.3 {\mu}l/g,$ which was 4.8 fold higher than the intravascular volume. These studies indicate rat monoclonal antibody to the mouse transferrin receptor, 8D3 may be used for brain drug targeting vector in mice.

The Need for the Development of Pig Brain Tumor Disease Model using Genetic Engineering Techniques (유전자 조작기법을 통한 돼지 뇌종양 질환모델 개발의 필요성)

  • Hwang, Seon-Ung;Hyun, Sang-Hwan
    • Journal of Embryo Transfer
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.97-107
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    • 2016
  • Although many diseases could be treated by the development of modern medicine, there are some incurable diseases including brain cancer, Alzheimer disease, etc. To study human brain cancer, various animal models were reported. Among these animal models, mouse models are valuable tools for understanding brain cancer characteristics. In spite of many mouse brain cancer models, it has been difficult to find a new target molecule for the treatment of brain cancer. One of the reasons is absence of large animal model which makes conducting preclinical trials. In this article, we review a recent study of molecular characteristics of human brain cancer, their genetic mutation and comparative analysis of the mouse brain cancer model. Finally, we suggest the need for development of large animal models using somatic cell nuclear transfer in translational research.

Identification of differentially expressed cDNAs in Acanthamoeba culbertsoni after mouse brain passage

  • HAN Kyu-Lee;LEE Jongweon;KIM Don-Soo;PARK Soon-Jung;IM Kyung-il;YONG Tai-Soon
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.44 no.1 s.137
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    • pp.15-20
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    • 2006
  • Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are causative agents of granulomatous amebic encephalitis and amebic keratitis. Because the virulence of Acanthamoeba culbertsoni cultured in the laboratory is restored by consecutive brain passages, we examined the genes induced in mouse brain-passaged A. culbertsoni by differential display reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (DDRT-PCR). Enhanced A. culbertsoni virulence was observed during the second mouse brain passage, i.e., infected mouse mortality increased from $5\%\;to\;70\%.$ Ten cDNAs induced during mouse brain passage were identified by DDRT-PCR and this was confirmed by northern blot analysis. BlastX searches of these cDNAs indicated the upregulations of genes encoding predictive NADH-dehydrogenase, proteasomal ATPase, and GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase B, which have previously been reported to be associated with A. culbertsoni virulence factors.

A Study on the Reconstruction and Quantitative Measurement Method of Cerebrovascular Structure in Cross-sectioned Images of the Whole Mouse Brain (쥐 전체 뇌의 단면 이미지에서 뇌혈관의 구조 재현 및 정량적 측정 기법에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Junseok
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.22 no.9
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    • pp.1020-1028
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    • 2019
  • Cerebrovascular disease is a common disease in the elderly population. However, we do not have enough understanding of brain-related diseases. Recent advances in microscopy technology have resulted in the acquisition of vast amounts of image data sets for small organs, and it has become possible to handle vast amounts of image data sets due to improved computer performance and software technology. In this paper, the author proposes introduce a method for classifying and analysing only cerebrovascular information in the mouse brain image, as well as a quantitative measure of the portion of the cerebrovascular in the mouse brain. The study of the cerebrovascular structure is significant, and it can be helpful to improve the understanding of cerebrovasculature. As a result, the author expects that this study will be useful for neuroscientists conducting clinical research.

High-Resolution MRI Study on Mouse Brain Using Micro-Imaging (초고해상도 미세영상 기법을 이용한 Mouse 뇌의 자기공명영상 연구)

  • Han, Doug-Young;Yoon, Moon-Hyun;Choe, Bo-Young
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.142-147
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    • 2008
  • Purpose : By using the micro-imaging unit modified from NMR spectrometer, the high resolution MRI protocols of finer than 100 micron in 5 minutes, is sought for mouse, which plays a central role in animal studies Materials and Methods : C57BL/6 mouse, lighter than 50 gram, is used for the experiments. The superconducting magnet is vertical type with 89 mm inner diameter at 4.9 Tesla. The diameter of rf-coil is 30 mm. Mostly used techniques are the fast spin echo and the gradient echo pulse sequence. Results : For 2D images, proton density and T2 weighted images are obtained and their optimum experimental variables were sought. Minute structure of mouse brain can be recognized and 3D brain image is also obtained additionally. 3D image will be useful particularly for the dynamic contrast study using various contrast agents. Conclusion : Like the case of human and other small animals, the high resolution of mouse brain is enough to recognize the minute structure of it. Recently, similar studies are reported domestically, but it seems only a beginning stage. Due to easiness of breeding/control, mouse MRI study will soon play a vital part in brain study.

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Time Courses of pCREB Expression after Dopaminergic Stimulation by Apomorphine in Mouse Brain

  • Jang, Choon-Gon;Lee, Seok-Yong;Lee, Han-Kyu;Suh, Hong-Won;Song, Dong-Keun
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.370-374
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    • 2002
  • Administration of dopamine agonist, apomorphine (2 mg/kg, s.c.), produces cage climbing behavior in mice that exhibit typical dopaminergic stimulation. The present study investigated the pCREB expression level in several brain regions following apomorphine treatment in order to determine whether the increased the dopaminergic activation produced by apomorphine accompanies the changes in pCREB immunoreactivity. A mouse brain was removed at 0min, 10 min, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 7 h, and 24 h after apomorphine treatment. The brain tissue was fixed by an intracardiac perfusion with ice-cold 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS. Immunohistochemical study was conducted using the ABC-DAB method. The data showed that the immunoreactivity of pCREB increased in the striatum, nucleus-accumbens, piriform cortex and the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus of a mouse brain 30 min after the apomorphine treatment. Increased immunoreactivity began to diminish 2 h after the apomorphine treatment in all the brain regions measured. The time course for the pCREB immunoreactivity was similar to the behavioral response induced by the apomorphine treatment. These results suggest that activation of the dopamine receptor is accompanied by an increase in pCREB expression in the mouse brain.

Mouse Models of Gastric Carcinogenesis

  • Yu, Sungsook;Yang, Mijeong;Nam, Ki Taek
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.67-86
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    • 2014
  • Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Animal models have been used to elucidate the details of the molecular mechanisms of various cancers. However, most inbred strains of mice have resistance to gastric carcinogenesis. Helicobacter infection and carcinogen treatment have been used to establish mouse models that exhibit phenotypes similar to those of human gastric cancer. A large number of transgenic and knockout mouse models of gastric cancer have been developed using genetic engineering. A combination of carcinogens and gene manipulation has been applied to facilitate development of advanced gastric cancer; however, it is rare for mouse models of gastric cancer to show aggressive, metastatic phenotypes required for preclinical studies. Here, we review current mouse models of gastric carcinogenesis and provide our perspectives on future developments in this field.