• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.121-132
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• 2009

Purpose : To investigate the effects of 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) and quercetin (QCT) on gene expression of bone sialoprotein (BSP) and osteocalcin (OC) during the differentiation in irradiated MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells. Materials and Methods : When MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells had reached 70-80% confluence, cultures were transferred to a differentiating medium supplemented with 5 mM 2-DG or $10{\mu}M$ QCT, and then irradiated with 2, 4, 6, and 8 Gy. At various times after irradiation, the cells were analyzed for the synthesis of type I collagen, and expression of BSP and OC. Results : The synthesis of type I collagen in cells exposed to 2 Gy of radiation in the presence of 2-DG or QCT showed no significant difference compared with the control group within 15 days post-irradiation. When the cells were irradiated with 8 Gy, 2-DG facilitated the irradiation mediated decrease of type I collagen synthesis, whereas such decrease was inhibited by treating with QCT. During MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cell differentiation, the mRNA expression of BSP and OC showed the peak value at 14 days and 21 days, respectively. 2-DG or QCT treatment alone decreased the level of BSP mRNA, but increased the OC mRNA level only at early time of differentiation (day 7). In the cells irradiated with 2, 4, 8 Gy, the mRNA expression of BSP and OC decreased at 7 days after the irradiation. The cells were treated with various dose of radiation in the presence of 2-DG or QCT, the mRNA level of both BSP and OC increased although this increase was observed at low dose of radiation (2 Gy) and at the early stage of differentiation. However, when the cells were exposed to 4, 6, or 8 Gy, the increase of BSP and OC mRNAs was detected only in cells co-incubated with QCT. Conclusion : This study demonstrates that 2-DG and QCT affect differently the expression of bone formation related factors, type I collagen, BSP, and OC in the irradiated MC3T3-E1 osteoblasic cells, according to the dose of radiation and the times of differentiation. Overall, the present findings suggest that 2-DG and QCT could have the regulatory roles as radiation-sensitizer and -protector, respectively.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.569-576
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• 2013

본 연구는 우리나라 여성을 대상으로 경구피임약 복용과 치주질환의 관련성을 분석하여 피임약이 치주질환에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구자료는 제4기 국민건강영양조사 자료 중 2008년과 2009년 결과를 이용하였고, 19-50세 폐경 전 가임여성 1,101명을 대상자로 선정하였다. 인구사회경제적 요인과 구강보건행태, 피임약 복용기간 및 치주질환 상태를 파악하여 chi-square 검정과 logistic regression 분석을 통해 경구피임약 복용과 치주질환과의 관련성을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 인구사회경제적 요인 중 연령과 결혼여부, 흡연상태가 경구피임약 복용과 통계적인 유의성을 나타내었다. 현재 경구피임약 복용여부와 치은조직 상태는 연관성이 없는 것으로 확인되었다. 치주질환 유병율은 연령에 따라 증가하였지만, 피임약 복용기간과 흡연, 칫솔질과 치간관리를 포함한 구강보건형태와는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 마지막으로 logistic regression 분석 결과, 혼란변수 보정여부에 따라 큰 차이 없이 치주질환은 경구피임약 복용여부 및 복용기간과 관련성이 없는 것으로 확인되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1205-1210
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• 2014

Background: Previous studies on the association of oral contraceptives (OC) use and lung cancer generated inconsistent findings. The aim of this study was to confirm any definite correlation between OC use and lung cancer risk. Methods: Publications were reviewed and obtained through PubMed and EMBASE databases literature search up to November, 2013. Reference lists from retrieved articles were also reviewed. The language of publication was restricted to English. A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association by calculating pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: A total of 14 studies consisting of 9 case-control studies and 5 cohort studies were finally included in this meta-analysis. There was no significant association observed between OC use and lung cancer risk in the overall analysis (OR=0.91; 95% CI=0.81-1.03). There was a significant protective effect in Europe (OR=0.74; 95% CI=0.60-0.91) and a borderline significant protective effect with an adenocarcinoma histology (OR=0.90; 95% CI=0.80-1.01) in subgroup analyses. No association was observed for methodological quality of study, study design, smoking status and case number of study. Conclusion: This meta-analysis suggests that OC use is not likely to be associated with the risk of lung cancer at all. While a significant protective effect of OC use on lung cancer was observed in Europe, interpretation should be cautious because of the potential biases of low-quality studies. At the same time, more attention should be paid to the possible association of OC use with adenocarcinoma of lung. Our findings require further research, with well-conducted and large-scale epidemiological studies to confirm effects of OC use on lung cancer.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.561-569
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• 1999

In the atherosclerotic subjects, arterial endothelial cell injury and plaque formation are suspected to be strong causable factors in developing acute coronary syndrome, and it was revealed that platelets have a very important role in this case. Women are exposed to atherosclerosis at a different degree after menopause or oral contraception. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of endogenous and exogenous estrogen on the degree of platelet aggregation in platelet rich plasma(PRP) in twenty nonsmoking healthy Korean women for 12 weeks. The subjects were assigned to three groups: (1) eight women aged 49 to 60(yr) for the postmenopausel(Pst) group, (2) eight, aged 22 to 30(yr) for the premenopausa(Pre) group, (3) four, aged 23 to 30(yr) for the oral contraceptive (OC) group which used triphasic OC formulation. Fasting blood sample were obtained from the subjects, (1) once per 6 weeks in the Pst group, (2) every phase of the menstrual cycle in the Pre group, (3) each once during and after OC administration in the OC group. ADP, collagen and epinephrine were used as aggregating reagents, and platelet aggregation and time(Δt: time reaching to the maximum point of aggregation) in PRP were measured at the maximum point of aggregation in five minutes. All the data were adjusted for dietary effects, personality type and body mass index(BMI) by using analysis of covariation(ANCOVA). Platelet aggregation to ADP and collagen(MADP and MCOLL) were not significantly different among the three groups, and Δt to ADP and collagen(TADP and TCOLL) were not either. But maximum platelet aggregability and Δt to epinephrine(MEPIN and TEPIN) were significantly different among the three groups, and the OC group showed the lowest value (p<0.01). Maxtimum platelet aggregability and Δt during the menstrual cycle were not significantly different in the Pre group. Any other significant differences in the maximum platelet aggregability and Δt were found between oral contraception phase and washing out phase(menstruation) in the OC group. In results, maximum platelet aggregability and aggregation time to ADP and collagen seemed not to be affected by endogenous and exogenous estrogen, even though MEPIN and TEPIN showed significantly low in the OC group among the three groups.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권15호
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• pp.6131-6136
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• 2014

Objective: Epidemiology studies have reported conflicting results between glutathione S-transferase Mu-1 (GSTM1), glutathione S-transferase theta-1 (GSTT1) and glutathione S-transferase pi-1 (GSTP1) and ovarian cancer (OC) susceptibility. In this study, an updated meta-analysis was applied to determine whether the deletion of GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 has an influence on OC susceptibility. Methods: A published literature search was performed through PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Science Citation Index Expanded database for articles published in English. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were calculated using random or fixed effects models. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed using the Cochrane Q test and $I^2$ statistics. Sub-group analysis was conducted to explore the sources of heterogeneity. Sensitivity analysis was employed to evaluate the respective influence of each study on the overall estimate. Results: In total, 10 published studies were included in the final analysis. The combined analysis revealed that there was no significant association between GSTM1 null genotype and OC risk (OR=1.01, 95%CI: 0.91-1.12). Additionally, there was no significant association between GSTT1 genetic polymorphisms and OC risk (OR=0.98, 95% CI: 0.85-1.13). Similalry, no significant associations were found concerning the GSTP1 rs1695 locus and OC risk. Meanwhile, subgroup analysis did not show a significant increase in eligible studies with low heterogeneity. However, sensitivity analysis, publication bias and cumulative analysis demonstrated the reliability and stability of the current meta-analysis. Conclusions: These findings suggest that GSTs genetic polymorphisms may not contribute to OC susceptibility. Large epidemiological studies with the combination of GSTM1 null, GSTT1 null and GSTP1 Ile105Val polymorphisms and more specific histological subtypes of OC are needed to prove our findings.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2010

HCCI 엔진은 배출가스 중 PM과 NOx 가 저감되나, 일반적으로 상용디젤 엔진보다 HC, CO 가 증가하는 특성을 보인다. 특히 과도한 HC 에서 발생하는 SOF 로 인해 total PM 에 영향을 미친다. 이는 HCCI 엔진에서 DOC 를 통한 HC 저감이 중요하며 HC 의 정화성능이 우수한 OC 의 개발이 필요하다. 실험은 모델가스를 이용하여 2Pt/1Pd 의 충전량이 다른 3 종의 OC(600cpsi cordierite)를 가지고 수행하였다. OC 에서 HC, SV, $H_2O$, $O_2$의 조건을 달리하여 OC 성능특성을 $LOT_{50}$에서 평가하였다. 그 결과 CO 는 $170^{\circ}C$에서 3 종의 촉매 모두 90% 이상의 정화특성을 나타내었고 Pd 가 충전 된 OC 는 열화 된 후 Pt 만충전 된 OC 보다 우수한 내구특성을 나타내었다. Fresh 와 aged 된 OC 에서 SV 의 증가 및 $H_2O$의 반응참여는 $LOT_{50}$성능이 낮아지는 결과를 나타내었다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2020

국가정책사업인 유기질비료 지원사업은 1999년부터 시작되었고, 유기질비료의 과다 시용은 시설재배지의 양분집적을 초래했다. 시설상추 재배시 안정적인수량 확보와 과다 시비로 인한 환경오염을 예방하기 위해 유기복합비료의 적정 추천량 기준을 설정하고자 시험하였다. 유기복합비료의 무기질 질소 기비량의 대체비율은 토양검정 질소 기비량(8.6 kg 10a^-1)을 기준으로 100%에서 작물수량이 높았다. 토양의 질산태질소와 전기전도도도 무기질비료 처리구보다 낮은 함량을 나타냈다. 또한, 기비량 100%를 유기복합비료로 대체한 경우에 질소이용율은 23%로 무기질비료 처리구와 유사하게 나타났다. 이러한 결과로부터 상추의 수량을 증가시키고 토양 중에 투입된 비료성분의 토양 잔류 정도를 최소화하는 관점에서는 유기복합비료를 무기질 질소 기비량의 100%를 대체하는 것이 타당하다고 판단된다.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2013

ATP synthase produces ATP, a major energy source for metabolic processes in organisms, from ADP and inorganic phosphate in cellular membranes. ATP synthase is known as a rotary motor, in which the c-subunit ring functions as a rotor. In this work, we have tried to develop a more general preparation procedure of thermophilic $F_oc$-ring ($TF_oc$-ring) for NMR measurements. The expression of $TF_oF_1$ is easily affected by various experimental conditions such as temperature, shape and size of a flask, a volume of medium, and shaking rate of an incubator. Accordingly, we have tried to optimize the expression conditions of $TF_oF_1$. $TF_oc$-rings were purified from $TF_oF_1$ according to a reported method. We modified purification procedures to improve purity and yield of $TF_oc$. On top of them, we found a new combination of detergents for the purification at anion-exchange column chromatography. To examine the effect of lipid environments on the structure, the $TF_oc$-rings were reconstituted into two kinds of lipid bilayers, namely, saturated and unsaturated lipid ones. Then, we have compared characteristics of the $TF_oc$-ring structures in these membranes with solid-state NMR.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2007

SiOC 박막은 산소와 bistrimethylsilylmethane 전구체를 사용하여 CVD방법을 이용하여 만들었다. 유량비에 따라서 유기물, 하이브리드 그리고 무기물 특성의 3가지 특성으로 분류되어지는데 유기물의 특성을 지니는 박막에서 기공이 생성되었다 기공의 생성은 유전상수가 낮아지는 효과가 있으며, 본 연구에서는 기공이 형성되는 유기물 특성의 SiOC 박막내의 기공율을 Maxwell-Garnett 등식을 이용하여 계산하였다. 박막의 기공율은 IR분포에서 blue shift특성을 가지며, 기공율이 증가할수록 유전상수는 감소하였다.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.146-156
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to analyze characteristics of the obese children in depth and provide basic information for a comprehensive educational program for the obese children. Physical and biochemical characteristics, nutrient intake, and self-esteem, etc. of 16 obese elementary school children (OC) and 14 normal weight elementary school children (NWC) were examined. Self-esteem was measured using Likert-type scales with description. Plasma levels of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and glucose of OC were higher than those of NWC. Dietary intake with a lunch provided more energy and vitamin B1 in OC than in NWC. Physical appearance and athletic competence among self-esteem in OC were lower than in NWC. However, there was no significant difference in physical activity between OC and NWC. In OC, atherogenic index was positively related with waist circumference, obesity index and BMI while athletic competence self-esteem was negatively related with them. It is recommended that the children should receive the comprehensive educational program for improving children' dietary behavior and their self-esteem.