• Molecules and Cells
• /
• 제44권10호
• /
• pp.770-779
• /
• 2021

Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana expressing an anti-rabies monoclonal antibody (mAb), SO57, was obtained using Agrobacterium-mediated floral dip transformation. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retention signal Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL) was tagged to the C-terminus of the anti-rabies mAb heavy chain to localize the mAb to the ER and enhance its accumulation. When the inaccurately folded proteins accumulated in the ER exceed its storage capacity, it results in stress that can affect plant development and growth. We generated T₁ transformants and obtained homozygous T₃ seeds from transgenic Arabidopsis to investigate the effect of KDEL on plant growth. The germination rate did not significantly differ between plants expressing mAb SO57 without KDEL (SO plant) and mAb SO57 with KDEL (SOK plant). The primary roots of SOK agar media grown plants were slightly shorter than those of SO plants. Transcriptomic analysis showed that expression of all 11 ER stress-related genes were not significantly changed in SOK plants relative to SO plants. SOK plants showed approximately three-fold higher mAb expression levels than those of SO plants. Consequently, the purified mAb amount per unit of SOK plant biomass was approximately three times higher than that of SO plants. A neutralization assay revealed that both plants exhibited efficient rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test values against the rabies virus relative to commercially available human rabies immunoglobulins. KDEL did not upregulate ER stress-related genes; therefore, the enhanced production of the mAb did not affect plant growth. Thus, KDEL fusion is recommended for enhancing mAb production in plant systems.

• Animal Bioscience
• /
• 제34권10호
• /
• pp.1616-1622
• /
• 2021

Objective: Bioactive compounds in ruminant products are related to functional compounds in their diets. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the effect of forage sources, Italian ryegrass (IR) silage vs corn silage (CS) in the total mixed ration (TMR), on milk production, milk composition, and phytanic acid content in milk, as well as on the extent of conversion of dietary phytol to milk phytanic acid. Methods: Phytanic acid content in milk was investigated for cows fed a TMR containing either IR silage or CS using 17 cows over three periods of 21 days each. In periods 1 and 3, cows were fed CS-based TMR (30% CS), while in period 2, cows were fed IR silage-based TMR (20% IR silage and10% CS). Results: The results showed that there were no differences in fat, protein, lactose, solids-not-fat, somatic cell count, and fatty acid composition of milk among the three experimental periods. There were no differences in the plasma concentration of glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, and nonesterified fatty acids among the three experimental periods, while the blood urea nitrogen was higher (p<0.05) in period 2. The milk phytanic acid content was higher (p<0.05) in period 2 (13.9 mg/kg) compared with periods 1 (9.30 mg/kg) and 3 (8.80 mg/kg). Also, the phytanic acid content in the feces was higher (p<0.05) in period 2 (1.65 mg/kg dry matter [DM]) compared with period 1 (1.15 mg/kg DM), and 3 (1.17 mg/kg DM). Although the phytol contents in feces did not differ among the three feeding periods, the conversion ratio from dietary phytol to milk phytanic acid was estimated to be only 2.6%. Conclusion: Phytanic acid content in cow's milk increases with increasing phytol content in diets. However, phytol might not be completely metabolized in the rumen and phytanic acid, in turn, might not be completely recovered into cow's milk. The change of phytanic acid content in milk may be positively correlated with the change of phytol in the diet within a short time.

• 한국융합학회논문지
• /
• 제10권3호
• /
• pp.39-47
• /
• 2019

본 논문에서는 실시간으로 보행자를 추적할 때 배경 제거를 이용하여 변형된 HOG(Histogram of Oriented Gradients) 특징 추출을 제안하였다. 기존의 HOG 특징 추출은 연산량이 많아 추적 속도가 느린 문제가 있다. 배경 제거를 통해 연산량 감소와 추적률을 향상시키기 위해 연구하였다. 불필요한 영역에서의 특징 추출을 감소시키기 위해 HSV 색공간에서 S 채널과 V 채널을 이용하여 영역 제거를 진행하였다. 영상의 평균 S 채널과 V 채널로 배경 제거 후 입력 영상이 전체적으로 어두워 객체 추적에 실패하는 경우가 있다. 이러한 경우를 방지하기 위해 히스토그램 평활화를 하였다. 제거된 영역에서 추출되는 HOG 특징이 감소되고, 객체에서는 명확한 HOG 특징이 추출되어 객체 추적 속도와 추적률이 향상되었다. 본 실험에서는 다수의 보행자나 한명의 보행자가 존재하는 영상, 배경이 복잡한 영상, 흔들림이 심한 영상을 가지고 실험하였다. 제안하는 방법은 기존의 HOG-SVM 방법과 비교하여 처리 속도는 약 41.84% 향상되었으며 오 추적률은 약 52.29% 감소되어 개선된 추적률을 보였다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
• /
• 제10권6호
• /
• pp.7-14
• /
• 2019

본 논문에서는 YCbCr 색공간을 이용한 피부색 추출에서 조명과 그림자에 의한 손실 영역을 Flood Fill 알고리즘을 이용하여 보완하고 Haar-like 특징을 이용한 Cascade Classifier 얼굴 검출 방법을 제안하였다. Haar-like 특징을 이용한 Cascade Classifier는 이미지에서 기존의 YCbCr 색공간을 이용한 피부색 추출은 단순히 임계값만 사용하기 때문에 조명, 그림자 등에 의해 잡음과 손실 영역이 발생할 수 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 침식, 팽창 연산을 사용하여 잡음을 제거하였고 손실 영역을 추정하기 위해 Flood Fill 알고리즘을 사용하여 손실 영역을 추정하였다. 추정한 영역에 대하여 YCbCr 색공간의 임계값을 추가로 허용하였다. 나머지 손실영역에 대하여 위에서 추정한 영역중 추가로 허용한 영역의 평균값으로 색을 채워 넣었다. 추출한 이미지에 Haar-like Cascade Classifier를 사용하여 얼굴을 검출하였다. 기존의 Haar-like Cascade Classifier의 방법보다 제안하는 방법이 정확도가 약 4% 향상되었으며 YCbCr 색공간만을 이용한 피부색 추출보다 제안하는 방법의 검출률이 약 2% 향상되었다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
• /
• 제61권4호
• /
• pp.391-395
• /
• 2018

논토양과 쌀의 비소 오염은 식품의 안전성과 관련하여 관심이 증가하고 있다. 본 연구는 우리나라 비오염 논토양에서 생산된 현미와 백미 중 비소 총함량 및 무기비소 함량을 조사하였다. 쌀 중 비소화학종은 1% 질산($HNO_3$)을 사용하여 추출하였고 HPLC-ICP-MS로 분석하였다. 현미 및 백미 중 총비소 함량은 각각 0.18, $0.11mg\;kg^{-1}$이었고, 무기비소의 함량은 각각 0.11, $0.07mg\;kg^{-1}$ 이었다. 이들 함량은 코덱스 식품규격위원회 권장 기준인 현미 $0.35mg\;kg^{-1}$과 백미 $0.2mg\;kg^{-1}$을 초과하지 않았고 우리나라 백미 기준 이하로 안전한 수준이었다. 현미 및 백미 중 총비소 함량에 대한 무기비소의 평균 함량비은 각각 0.65과 0.67이고 범위는 0.08-1.0 수준이었다. 본 조사에서 수행한 백미 중 무기비소 모니터링 한 결과에 대한 발암 위해도는 평균과 범위가 $9.37{\times}10^{-5}$ ($2.38{\times}10^{5}-1.90{\times}10^{-4}$)로 허용 수준인 $10^{-6}-10^{-4}$을 고려할 때 장기간의 쌀 섭취를 통한 암발생 확률은 낮게 나타나 위해성이 낮은 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
• /
• 제45권2호
• /
• pp.264-272
• /
• 2021

Background: Gintonin is a ginseng-derived exogenous G-protein-coupled lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptor ligand, which exhibits in vitro and in vivo functions against Alzheimer disease (AD) through lysophosphatidic acid 1/3 receptors. A recent study demonstrated that systemic treatment with gintonin enhances paracellular permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) through the LPA1/3 receptor. However, little is known about whether gintonin can enhance brain delivery of donepezil (DPZ) (Aricept), which is a representative cognition-improving drug used in AD clinics. In the present study, we examined whether systemic administration of gintonin can stimulate brain delivery of DPZ. Methods: We administered gintonin and DPZ alone or coadministered gintonin with DPZ intravenously or orally to rats. Then we collected the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and serum and determined the DPZ concentration through liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis. Results: Intravenous, but not oral, coadministration of gintonin with DPZ increased the CSF concentration of DPZ in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Gintonin-mediated enhancement of brain delivery of DPZ was blocked by Ki16425, a LPA1/3 receptor antagonist. Coadministration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) + gintonin with DPZ similarly increased CSF DPZ concentration. However, gintonin-mediated enhancement of brain delivery of DPZ was blocked by axitinip, a VEGF receptor antagonist. Mannitol, a BBB disrupting agent that increases the BBB permeability, enhanced gintonin-mediated enhancement of brain delivery of DPZ. Conclusions: We found that intravenous, but not oral, coadministration of gintonin facilitates brain delivery of DPZ from plasma via LPA1/3 and VEGF receptors. Gintonin is a potential candidate as a ginseng-derived novel agent for the brain delivery of DPZ for treatment of patients with AD.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
• /
• 제27권3호
• /
• pp.245-253
• /
• 2022

Objectives: This study was conducted to find out if the dietary iron intake of Koreans estimated by 2 different methods (iron content sources) using the food intake data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) are comparable. One method was based on the KNHANES's Food & Nutrient Database (FND) derived mainly from the Korean Food Composition Table and the other used the iron content (IC) of food samples processed in the Korean Total Diet Study (KTDS). Methods: Dietary intake data from the 2013-2016 KNHANES was used to select representative foods (RFs) in KTDS for iron analysis. Selection of the RFs and cooking methods for each RF (RF × cooking method pair) was performed according to the 'Guidebook for Korean Total Diet Studies' and resulted in a total of 132 RFs and 224 'RF × cooking method' pairs. RFs were collected in 9 metropolitan cities nationwide once or twice (for those with seasonality) in 2018 and made into 6 composites each, based on the origin and season prior to cooking. Then, the RF composites prepared to a 'table ready' state for KTDS were analyzed by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Dietary iron intake of the Korean population was estimated using only RFs' intake data based on the 2 sources of iron content, namely FND-KNHANES and IC-KTDS. Results: RFs in KTDS covered 92.0% of total food intake of Koreans in the 2016-2018 KNHANES. Mean iron intake of Koreans was 7.77 mg/person/day by IC-KTDS vs 9.73 mg/person/day by FND-KNHANES. The major food groups contributing to iron intake were meats (21.7%), vegetables (20.5%), and grains & cereals (13.4%) as per IC-KTDS. On the other hand, the latter source (FND-KNHANES) resulted in a very different profile: grains & cereals (31.1%), vegetables (16.8%), and meats (15.3%). While the top iron source was beef, accounting for 8.6% in the former, it was polished rice (19.2%) in the latter. There was a 10-fold difference in the iron content of polished rice between 2 sources that iron intakes excluding the contribution by polished rice resulted in very similar values: 7.58 mg/person/day by IC-KTDS and 7.86 mg/person/day by FND-KNHANES. Conclusions: This study revealed that the dietary iron intake estimated by 2 different methods were quite comparable, excluding one RF, namely polished rice. KTDS was thus proven to be a useful tool in estimating a 'closer-to-real' dietary intake of nutrients for Koreans and further research on various nutrients is warranted.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제54권9호
• /
• pp.3250-3259
• /
• 2022

A new approach to the use of rice straw as a difficult-to-recycle agricultural waste was proposed. Potassium aluminosilicate was obtained by spark plasma sintering as an effective material for subsequent immobilization of ¹³⁷Cs into a solid-state matrix. The sorption properties of potassium aluminosilicate to ¹³⁷Cs from aqueous solutions were studied. The effect of the synthesis temperature on the phase composition, microstructure, and rate of cesium leaching from samples obtained at 800-1000 ℃ and a pressure of 25 MPa was investigated. It was shown that the positive dynamics of compaction was characteristic of glass ceramics throughout the sintering. Glass ceramics RS-(K,Cs)AlSi₃O₈ obtained by the SPS method at 1000 ℃ for 5 min was characterized by a high density of ~2.62 g/cm³, Vickers hardness ~ 2.1 GPa, compressive strength ~231.3 MPa and the rate of cesium ions leaching of ~1.37 × 10^-7 g cm^-2·day^-1. The proposed approach makes it possible to safe dispose of rice straw and reduce emissions into the atmosphere of microdisperse amorphous silica, which is formed during its combustion and causes respiratory diseases, including cancer. In addition, the obtained is perspective to solve the problem of recycling long-lived ¹³⁷Cs radionuclides formed during the operation of nuclear power plants into solid-state matrices.

• 분석과학
• /
• 제20권3호
• /
• pp.219-226
• /
• 2007

유리 같은 미세 증거물은 전이(transfer)의 결과로서 법과학 실험실에 자주 제시되는 증거물의 일종이다. 이들 시료에서 미량 원소 분석의 반복성과 재현성을 검토하였다. 미세 증거물의 유출원을 규명하기 위하여 LA-ICP-MS를 사용하여 분산 분석이 이루어졌다. 짝지음비교가 모든 시료에 대하여 이루어졌고 각 시료는 이동식별을 위하여 총 [n(n-1)/2] (n :시료의 수) 쌍이 비교 되었다. 이번 실험의 목적은 법과학 시료의 다원소분석에 대한 LA-ICP-MS의 이용 가능성을 검토하는 것이다. 유리의 경우, 2개의 제조 공장으로 부터의 12개 시료를 수집하여 분석에 사용하였다. 유리에서 미량원소 분석용 표준품 NIST 612를 사용하여 31개 원소를 분석하고 분산분석(ANOVA)이 수행되었다. 원소들은 정밀도와 시료간 분산값을 고려 하여 4개의 그룹으로 나뉘어 졌다. 11개의 원소(209Bi, 90Zr, 121Sb, 178Hf, 59Co, 238U, 208Pb, 140Ce, 118Sn, 49Ti, 137Ba)가 선택 되었고 137Ba 만으로 66개의 가능한 pair들 중 6개를 구별(p<0.05)하지 못하였으나, 49Ti과 137Ba의 두 원소를 사용할 경우 모든 시료들이 구별 가능 한 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 결론적으로 LA-ICP-MS에 의한 다원소 분석은 법과학 시료의 이동 식별에 잠재력있는 분석기법이라 하겠다.

• 분석과학
• /
• 제21권4호
• /
• pp.272-278
• /
• 2008

$AG^{(R)}$ 50W-X8 양이온교환수지를 이용하여 14종의 희토류원소와 Y를분리하고, 유도결합플라스마 원자방출분광법(ICP-AES)으로 분석하는 방법에 대해 연구하였다. 수지에 대한 희토류원소의 이온교환용량은 매우 커 pH 1~6 범위와 0.3~1.0mL/min의 흐름속도에서 희토류원소는 모두 정량적으로 이온교환 되었다. 희토류원소의 돌파점 용량 곡선은 경희토류원소(Cerium 그릅)의 이온교환능력이 중희토류원소(Yttrium 그릅) 보다 큰 것을 보여주었다. 100mg의 이온교환수지에 각각 $200{\mu}g$의 희토류원소들이 이온교환 되어있을 때 대부분의 중희토류원소는 2.0M의 질산 10 mL로, 경희토류원소는 30mL로 정량적으로 탈착시킬 수 있었다. 본 방법으로 모나자이트 중에 희토류원소를 분석하였다. 모나자이트 중에 공존하는 Ti, Mn, Mg, Ca 등의 원소는 상대적으로 희토류원소 보다 이온교환 능력이 낮아, 매트릭스 원소로 부터 희토류원소의 분리가 가능하였다. 그러나 본 방법에서 분석 결과의 상대표준편차는 1~5%로 향상되지 않았다.